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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-12-04

In all desirable materials and colors, from low prices to
Black and Colored Apacas in all grades and prices
Black Mohar in all qualities at new prices.
New Fancy Plads in all that is new, including Scotch
New Cashmeres in Black and Colors at very low prices
New Mourning Dress Goods, Bombazines, Grapes,
New Black Dress Silks very cheap, from 81 to 81 vi
New Stock of Popns, all the best makes, including Iris
truly immense in quantity beautiful in quality and chea
the Lowest
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-12-04

Pigs feet, tripe, cranberries, etc, at Piergue'
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-07-16

ANTIQUITY OF 1NvENTIoS.-ToN Noah il
attributed the invention of wine. e347 II.
{. Ale was known at least 4O4 B. c., and
beer is mentioned by Xenophon 401 Il. c.
backgammon, the most ancient of our
games, was invented Ly Palamedes. of
Greece, 1924 Il. c. Chess is of later date.
ard originated ESQ years before the Chris
tian era. The first circus was built bv
1arquin, Cos B. c., and theatrical reDre.
sentations took place as long ago as 5G2 B.
{. The first tragedy represented was
written by Thespis. $50 B. c. So it seems
that the ancients were not as destitute of
amuseinehts as one would suppose. Is il
not possible that the great PHILOSOPHER.
Socrates, delighted in chess ? that Sopbo.
cles amused his little friends by taking
them to see the gladiators and traredians?
and that even the immortal Homer cou,d
play fair game of backgammon As for
musical instruments, they possessed the
psaltry, harp and flu;e, and that most an
clent instrument, the cymbal, which is
spoken of as long ago as 1880 b. c. The
ifute was ehe invention of uayaginus. 1906.
b. c. Organs were invented by Archi-
medes, geo 3. c., and Nero played upon
the melodious bagpipe 81 4. d.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-07-16

bering. He walked back from where we
were standing, to give greater effect to the
Illusion, no doubt and throwing a powder
in the air seemed to fan it into n bur,inrs
flame with his breath. It revolve6 i'm the
air, growing smaller, until it seemed but
ball of fire. He opened his mouth: he
watched its evolutions with distended nos
trils and glaring eyeballs, and finally it
dalted to his mouth and disappeared.
once again his whole frame trembled and
shook; once more his mouth opened a
blue flame came from it: il changed to
red. From flame of fire it seemed to
turn to blood. The man fell, apparently
fainting: l thought he had rupttred a
biood-vessel and was dying. | sprapp to
his side TO aid him if l could The blask
devil opened his mouth y Shiny head of a
snake protruded from the opening: it
Missed at me with its forked tongue and
glared at me with its eyes of fire. turned
away, sickened with the hcrrid sight
Enough, Nolan" | said II have seen
enough
We paid the Black Juggler a few coin,
and he left us without uttcring 2 word. L
learned from Nolan (who spent twelve
years i'll India) that feats such as | had
witnessed were common with the juggiers
of India. No offer can tempt one of them
to divulge their mysteries. A few pennies
a day give them subsistence, and they ar.
parently have no higher ambition. Most
of them are sullen and morose, and under
no circumstances will leave their native
land.
l have no explanation to offer the reader
as to how the Black .Juggler deceived me.
Deceive me he certainly did, for each feat
was but a trick and a delusion
Robert Dale Owen, in a labored article
in one of the magazines of the tlay. tries to
astonish the world with the feats of the
| Eddy Brothers of Vermont. If he will
! visit India, and witness the wonderful ner-
| formances of the Black Juggler. with no
| paraphernalia or cabinet bet the clear sun
| light OF heayen.to aid him, he will wonder
why he became dured by the tricks of
charlatans who work in the dark for fear
! of detection.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-07-16

n WoNDERFUL CLoCK.-A marvellous
piece of mechanism, in the way Of clocks.
is described in the French Journals. 1t is
an eight-ddy instrument, with dead beat
escapement maintaining power. It chimes
the quarters, plays sixteen tunes, plays
three tunes every twelve hours; or will play
at any time required. The hands 90 round
as follows one, once minute one. once
an hour; one, once week one, once a
month: one, once year. It shows the
moons age the rising and setting of the
sun the time of high and low water, half
ebb, and half food, and, by a beautiful
contrivance, there is a part which repre-
sents the water. which rises and falls, lift
ing some ships NJ high water tide as if they
were i'll motion, and, as il recedes, leaves
these little -automaton ships dry on the
sands. The clock shows the hour of the
day, day of the week, day If the month.
month of the year, and in the day Of the
month there is provision made for the long
and short months. 1t shows the signs of
The zoditc If strikes or not, chimes OF rot.
as may be desired and it has the equation
table, shrwing the difference of clock and
sun every day in the year.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-07-16
thoughts on the Commandment.
BY GEORGE A. BAKER, JR.

BY GEORGE A. BAKER, JR.
Love your neigh Dor as yourself
SO the parson breaches;
That's one-half the decalogue-
So the prayer book teaches
Half my duty can do
With but little labor;
For with all my heart aud soul
do love my neighbor.
Mighty little credit, that,
To my self-denial;
Not to love her, though, might be
Something of n trial.
Why, the rosy light that peeps
Through the glass above her
Lingers round her lips; you see
Fen the sunbeams love her
So, to make my merit more,
I'll go beyond .he letter:
Love my neighbor as myself?
Yes, and ten times better.
For she's sweeter than the breath
OF the spring that passes
Through the fragrant, budding woods.
Ger the meadow grasses
And I've preached the word, l know,
For it was my duty
To convert the stubborn heart
OF the little beauty.
Once again success has crowned
Missionary labor,
For her sweet eyes own that she
Also loves her neighbor
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-07-16

THE GARDEN OF CHiNA.-The China
men who walk over bridges built 2,Ge0
years ago, who cultivated Tie cotton plaut
centuries before this country was heard of.
and who fed silk worms before King
Solomon built his thrune-have $4,000
square miles around Shanghae which are
called the Garden of China, and which has
been titled by countless generations. This
area is larger shan New York or PeupsyI-
yania, and is all meadow, aud raised but !,
few feet above the river-lakes. rivers.
canais--a complete net work OF water COM
munication the land under the highest
tilth three crops a year harvested: popu-
lation so dense that " harever you look YOU
sec men and women in blue pants and blous-
es; so numerous that you fancy some fair or
muster is coming of and all hands have
turned out for holiday.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-07-16

ROCHESTER wife being caught by her
husband with her arms about the neck of
the landlord explained the situation in this
way: ''You see, my dear, l am deter
mined to force that man to reduce our
rent, and we weak women, you know,
must fight with such weapons as we have. !"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-07-16

A BOOK AGENT took refuge under a hay
stack during thunder storm, and the light
ming struck him on the cheek, glanced off
and killed a mule two hundred yalds away.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-07-16
CHERIFF'S SALES.-By virtue of

S III ERlEf l. = SA IES.-Dy virtue OF
~ sundry writs of Fl. td. and TeHd. E6-
pom. issued out of the District Court OF Com
mon Pleas OF Cambria county and to me direct
ed, there will be exposed to Public Sale, at the
Opera House in JOhnstOwn. on MONDAY. the
SIN day OF July next, at one o'clock, p. NJ, the
following real estate, to wit:
ALI the right. title and interest of David
Strpusc, of. in and to piece or lot of ground stu
ate i'm the Borough Of COncmaugh, Cambria coun-
ty. Pa fronting an alley aud bounded by lot
OF ID. w. GOuShnOur's heirs on one side, lot of
Henry Smith the other side. and an alley on the
hack, having thereon erected a two story plank
house and plank stable now i'm the occupancy of
David Strause. Taken in execution and TO be sold
at the suit of Benton X James, for of Eben
James.
ALso. all the right. title and interest OF SyIves-
ter Wissinger and John Thomas, OF, in and to n
piece or lot of ground situate in the Fourth Ward
Of Johnstown borough, Cambria county, fronting
Bedford street and adjoining lot of LemueI Cor
thorn the eide. Michael Hclsel on the other
side, aud running back to the "Old Feeder y hav-
ing thereon erected "A two story dwelling house,
now in the occupancy of Sylvester Wissingcr. IT,
ken in execution and to lie sold ut the suit of Jas.
T. Brown. HERMAN BAUMER. Sheriff.
SheTihs Office, Johnstown June H. 1878
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-07-16
A UDITOR'S NOTICE-Having

~ cbl Oh . NJ IL f.-HaNln1
- been appointed Auditor by tho Orphans
Court of Cambria county 10 hear and report upon
the exceptions hed to the first and partial account
OF CHRfsToPHER A WARNER, Administrator of
JoHY J. WARSRR, late OF Chest township. decd
and report distribution of the funds hfs hands
notice is hereby given to all parties Interested
that will attend to the duties of said appoint
ment, at my office with the Recorder of Cambria
county, in Ebensburg, on Friday. the 18th day
of July next at 10 o'clock. A. NJ, when and where
they may attend ii they see proper.
June 25.-3t j. q. LAKE. Auditor
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-07-16

THE largest church in Europe is in st.
Petersburg. IT was begun in I'LL and in
twenty years two thousand men had not
finished the walls. 1t is of polished mar
BILE, both outside and in.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-07-16
Steel plOW Points.

lNER-. ono AMI all. are hereby informed
/ n'ucy time anI labor can lie saved by
1st Steel Fiow shares, Of which only one
many cases proved sufficient for Il whole
1 pl"n.ag. oId tu some soils. by being twice
rl, one share has lasted two seasons.
..ur Dor -ht and make the plOw scnur and
.r 'ul gIc s0 strong and tOu2 u that they
break. When worn dull. they can be
I ,ut 'rrsprrci by any good blacksmith
Disturbing De iittin2 part.
~ 1.tr-z- kept ON hand AMI mt any Pitts
tHu.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-07-16
The RLooD is tho LIE.

'HkI The BLOOD il the LIFE.
I'LL ana t Do " impure ;hc whole sys-
igI ] 'rW viii be diseased. You can
IH purify a stream while the
ti.' neither can YOU inpart good
.r human body while the blood is con-
4 rl,, ID. b. .sease 10 all parts oft. There
mn iH' BLOOD. and nature will heal
.' N' remedy has ever been discovered
y l'..'I s' great a number Of DCTinG-
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-07-16
[AIL PRICES of POINTS,

'I1rs ha7 my trade mark and the words
>'r..' .a-. thereon.
....r Na" 'i these AZ once and try il now,
'.' '-g Hf more cast points hereafter.
.'''.s "' making this steel is patented, ,
L'.HiJ IS made Js no other Steel Works
.'. Axle Boxes and Wagon Skeins also
patent, having from four 10 six times
-.l ana only half the weight Of those
...a- j. G.. ElDW ELL.
'at'a.Ae Way aud Garrison Alley.
Pittsburgh. Pa.
..Ia Plough Works, June !, Is75.-3m.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-07-16
ERANCIS MULyEHILL, YER

TISARY SURGEON AND FARMER
All diseases of Horses and Mules treated prompt
Iy mtelligently, and upon very moderate terms.
Residence on High street, near the western eH-
remity of Ebe nsDurg. Is-l4-tfl
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-07-16

NNEES. GO TO HUNTLEY'S and
of tl. best HORSE HAY RAKE
i5-r-4rrsI. CHEAP FOR CASH.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-11-04
81 NM AIRY.

The question. what shall be the
number nf ,araies for the second
month. was asked in our first report.
The answer is 300. During the
third and fourth weeks OF the first
month the number was 2222. During
the corresponding weeks Of the Sec
ond month the number has been So.
We are glad to say that, with a
few exceptions, the parents are CO.
operating with The teachers to reduce
the number to the very lowest posi-
bic. The monthly report cards, filed
out by the teachers with great care,
have been sent to parents during this
week for their approval or disappov
al. r the report be approved-'hat
is, if the parent has reason TO believe
that his child has done as well as he
is capable Of doing the parent will
sign bis name on the back Of the
card. If not, he will not sign II until
the pupil shall receive a report
worthy of his approval.
When the Superintendent has dis
approved of report he has called
special attention" by this mark, y,
to that part OF the report that has
caused the disapproval.
One year between the Grammar
department and the High School is
termed the Preparatory year. For
high standing in application, deport-
ment and scholarship, the following
named pupils have been promoted to
the first year Of the High School:
Anna Ocheltree, Mary Shearer, En-
ma Mahanev and Julia Willer. The
next monthly examination will be
held Nov. s and ~.
\. c. Ross. S"yR.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-11-04

GREEN COUNTY, in this State must
be an excellent locality or it could
never have drawn SO many citizens
from old Cedar. 1T is true that this
summer aud fall they have been flood
ed out there. Field after field of
small grain is either wholly uncut or
spoiled in the shock, and what was
saved is small in quantity and poor
in quality. Much corn was drowned
out, aud much more injured, while it
has continued SO wet that little plow-
ing could he done, and ponds stand
everywhere. This is. however I'M
doubtedIy exceptional, and is a
scourge to which great part of the
State has been subject this year in
greater or less drgree-we in this
immediate vicinity being most fortu-
nateiy exempt. We conclude, there
fore, that Green usually looks more
inviting, for as intimated, there are
hosts Of Cedar county people there
who surely would never have left
here otherwise.
New Jefferson, the county seat, is
well situated, and is handsome
town for a new one, boosting very
fine large brick school house, good
Court House and many good business
buildings. Here we ioud our old
landlord of the City Hotel, Mr.. Shir-
cliff, holding forth at the Revere
House, getting lots Of custom and de-
serving it by keeping most excel
lent stopping place. Here also are
Messrs. : Ed" Young and " Dave F"
Bossert, doing thriving boot and
shoe business. The present Sheriff
of the county appointed to fill a va
cancy, is John b. Kelly, former Ce-
dar county man. So also is John
Ayres, the Sheriff elect. Among the
other former Cedar county people we
recolect are the Eshers, Paul Baugh-
man, Levi Stockwell, John NJ. Reed.
er, r. H. Stryker, Joseph Thompson;
and there are many more, most of
them farming and doing well.
Messrs. Rhoads j. Alexander, pro-
prietors of the Bee, give the good
people a.large and admirably conduc-
ted local newspaper, and the good
people respond by giving TO the Bee
large circulation and strong support.
As you would naturally suppose from
this, Green is strong Republican
county.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-11-04

STACK BURNING. Two weeks ago
tonight straw stack belonging to
Mr.. Young, some two miles east of
town, was fired and burned up. No
further damage was done and we
learn of no arrests. But last Satur-
day night some one fred three stacks
belonging to Geo. F. Carey, greatly
endangering his buildings, which
were only saved by tearing down
an intervening corn crib and other
vigorous measures. Yesterday, one
Christian lhms-a man who worked
for Carey last summer and was dis
charged by him just after harvest
was arrested for the crime, and after
a hearing before justice Bassett, was
held to answer before grand jury, in
default Of bail being committed to
jail.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-11-04

MORE CHALLENGE.--M. Editor :.
In your paper of last week com es
= response from Vim. Kelly which
does not in any sense meet the chal-
lenge made by me in behalf of my
colt, Fleetwiug. challenge to run
half mile heats, three in five, and he
accepts by offering to run a single
half-mile dash. Comment is not
necessary, and | have only TO say to
Mr.. Kelly that my challenge as !
made it is still open. And having
been hearing in various ways of late
from Mr.. James Brown, l will say
here to that gentleman that | will
match Fleetwing a single half mile
dasl, against any horse owned by him
for any desired sum Of money.
Respect'y,
THo's. HARRISON.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-11-04

PERSONAL. = Squire Alexander,
formerly of Louden bu' uoy resi-
dent in Nebraska, was in town yes
terday.
H. G. Piatt visited Vinton this
week in an official capacity, as oae of
the trustees of the asylum for the
blind which is located there.
Rev. A. NJ. Geiger, formerly and
for several years pastor of the Luz
theran church here, spent last Sab
bath in town, supplying Mr.. Blooms
pulpit in the morning. Mr.. Geiger
is now located in Ohio.
Mrs. Louisa NJ. kearns, better
known in Upton as "Dick" SWEET
land, spent last week Thursday here
as she passed en- route from Europe
to her home in San Francisco.
Copies of London spiritualistic
newspaper which Mrs. X. left here
contained an address delivered by
her before the Spiritualis's of that
city, and also an account of a seance
given by her, in which by the aid of
her spiritual visitants she performed
numerous wonderful feats. The ad-
dress reads somewhat funnily, if not
farcically, to her old school fellows
but 'Louie" is arrayed in purple and
fine linen, evidently losing nothing
in this world by her familiarity
with the next.
N. N. Friend, of Grand Junction,
is visiting in town accompanied by
Mr.. 7. B. Grove, an attorney from
the place named.
H. G. Carr returned Saturday from
New York and is occupying his OLD
desk again, which makes things OF
Cedar Street look natural.
Hon. Alex. Motif and f. Fl
Williams, of Mechanicsville, were il
town Tuesday.
s. Y. Yates, an alumnus of tn,
State Agricultural College, spent las
week attending the commencement
exercises of that institution at Ame'
and Des Moines.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-11-04

LEcIuREs.-The course of lectures
as at present arranged by the CON-
mittee will open with Gen. Kilpat-
rick about Dec. LIST. VIM. Parsons
whose lecture here two years ago
was SO universally admired, will be
next. Then comes DR.. Villars, an
inimi.ably funny man, January 2lst.
Miss Helen Potter, who successfully
personates all nationalities and pecu-
liarities, as we'll as the most eminent
speakers and actors, will be here
about the first of February; and Ma
jor Dane, a great traveller and one o.
the most popular of lecturers, viii
complete the course a few weeks
later.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-11-04

ALBIN & How lRp have Just re-
turned from Kentucky with IS head
of shorthorns. TIE West Branch
Times says it is the finest herd ever
imported into this part Of the State.
The entire herd will be sold at Wat.
erloo Nov. 9th. Farmers and breed
ers Of Cedar county are cordially in
vited to attend this sale.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-11-04

The miserable canard about the
murder, near Upton, of a man named
Little, is going the rounds Of the pa
pers the country over-ano'her illus
tration Of how slowly the truth can
overtske falsehood. We hope for
the credit of this peaceable commun.
ity that some Of the Iowa papers, al
least, will acknowledge their error.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-11-04

jim WILLS was working some rs
feet deep in Lungs vel Saturday
when ''cave' brought dowa sundry
stones and dirt, but beyond few
cuts aud bruises did him no injury.
The big stone which fell on the top
Of his head, Jim says was mashed
too fine for plaster sand.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-11-04

APRON FEsrIvAL.-The ladies OF
the Presbyterian church will give an
Oyster Supper and Apron Festival at
the City Hall on Tuesday evening,
Nov. l6th-proceeds for the purpose
of furnishing the church now in pro.
cess Of erection. All are most cor
dially invited, 2w44
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-11-04

We the undersigned, merchants Of
Upton, agree to close our places OF
business at s o'clock p. NJ, from
Nov. st, 1875, to March lst, 1876,
SO that the employees, and all con-
cerned, may have some time for
recreation aud Improvement.
DEAN 4 INGMAN, F. J. VAN SLyck,
PERRIEN DEAN, w. A. logNG.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-11-04

,Mesvs. Reichert d Cobb:-The
Dubuque stove l bought Of you last
winter has been severely tested with
six months steady fire, and | pro-
nounce it the best soft coal base
burner l have seen. 1t is good
heater, economical and clean, burn.
ing all the gas and SCOT so common
in soft coal. 1
THos. Rico.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-11-04
DEB.

In this city, at the residence of her hus
band, DR.. j. &, Turner, Tuesday night, Nov
I'd, ls.o, Mrs. MUNDANE TURNER, in til,
forty third year o, her age.
Oct. 3oth, 1915. in Adair county, Iowa
DAVID WATKINS, in the 57th year Of his age
He was faithful, consistent christian
and was loved aud respected by all who knew
him. His loss Is mourned by father and
mother, two brothers, two sisters and a
large circle of friends.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-11-04

THE CONCERT of the Continentals,
last Thursday evening, was tolerably
well attended, and gave to the audi
ence excellent satisfaction. The
troupe is composed of gentlemen, il
every sense of the word, and they
are also very fine singers. The tenor
of Mr.. Root and Mr.. Green's bass
we're especially commended, while
the humorous gentlemen drew their
full share Of applause.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-11-04

A SAD EvENr--Nothing could be
more sudden or more sad than the
accident which happened yesterday
morning to son Of Mr.. and Mrs. S
Y. Landt, of this place. Willie, the
oldest boy, and bright and promis-
ing little lad Of six years, while eat
ing an apple, drew piece about the
size Of hazel nut into his wind
pipe, and in very few minutes died
from strangulation in spite Of every
effort which could be made for hi.
relief. Doctors Chambers and May.
nard were both summoned, and as a
last resort the trachea was opened,
but the obstruction had made it.
way clear TO the bronchial division
SO that no help was afforded, even il
not already too late.
1t is a bereavement only less sud
den than sad; and the stricken
parents, who have been Frustrated
with grief from the moment tina,
hope ceased, have the heartfelt sym.
pathy of the entire community.