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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1876-01-06
SHERIFF'S SALES-Bv virtue of

S1lfklFf - SAIES.-Bv virtue of
~ snndry writs of Tepd. Erpon, Lerari Fo-
mon Pleas of Cambria County and to ulc direct
ed. there viii be exposed 10 Public Sale. at the
2Is. day OF snnoary next, at 4 O'Clock, p.
NJ. the following real estate. to wit:
ALL the right. title and interest of James Fat
ton OF, in and To piece lot OF ground situate in
the Fourth Ward OF Johnstown borough. Cambria
county. Pa: fronting on Market street and adion-
ing lot of Jerry iiyers the side and lot of
Conrad Smith on the other side. and lot of Henry
two story dwelling house and stable. in the
occupancy Oi James Patton. Taken in execution
and To be sold at the suit of Frank Taylor.
ALSO, all the right. title and interest of William
SouInweii Of in and to lot of ground situate in
the Third WGrd OF Johnstown borough, cambria
ing lot of W IN. Layton the west. 10. Of Widow
hoSan , on the east aud extending back to lot Of
hopert fiIiy having thereon erecJed a two story
tenement house and weaver's shop now in the
occupancy OF William Suutlwell. taken in exc
well.
Also, tho following described huildiug and lot
OF ground Of David Coulter. Louis Orris and F.
Cobaugh. Trustees of the a. United Brethren
tam two story frame building. the = United Rreth
! ren Church in East Conemaugh. e2 feet inches
IN iehg,n OF deep by 10 feet 10 inches in width or
wide situate on Main rect in front near alley,
and rs used for church PURPOSES. and the lot or
piece ot ground and curtilage appurtcnances to
/ said building. Taken in execution and T. be sold
mt the suit of George Eichensehr.
ALSO, the following described building and lot
ot ground OF w m: j Levi. to wit: All that Ger.
tain two story building situated lot of ground
on the west side OF Market street in the First
/ Ward of the borough of Johnstown Cambria coun-
tv, having n front of IS feet Market street and
depth OF 81 fee, and having lot of Bcni. Hoffman
on the north. an alley on the south. and alley
on The rear; also the main building berg dwell
lug house of plank. two story high. with front of
40 feet and depth of 81 feet. and Outhuildings.
consisting of prvies and coal sheds for the of
said dwelling and erected ON said lot. Taken in
execution and to be so'd at the suit OF the Johns
/ town Mechanical Works.
Also. ala the right, title and interest of George
Shafter, or in and to piece or lot Of ground situ
ate in the Fifth Ward. .ohnstown boI Ough- Cam
/ bria county. Pa. fronting Napoleon street
one side. Haynes street on the other side. sdjon-
ing lot OF John 'ahoc and running back to al
ley. having thereof erected a TIVE story dwelling
I house with store-rOOm. now in the occupancy Of
George Shaffer; and two story double house and
PLANK stable. in the occupancy of William Griith h
and Louis Weigand. Taken in execution and to
! be sold at the suit of the Johnstown building and
! Loan Association.
! TERMS OF SALE Cn"-third OF tho purchase
/ money TO he paid when the property II knocked
/ down. and the remaining two-thirds upon con-
| firmatiOn of the Deed.
! HERMAN BANNER, Sheriff.
| SheriT's Office, Ebeusburg, De ., 1872
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GOOD RESOLUTION.-Nowi is the time to turn
over new leaves and make good resolutions,
among which should be a determination on part
of our masculine friends to buy all their made
up clothing during the centennial year at Hess
renowned clothing bazarr, 24I and 243 Main
street, JGhnstOwn. resolution OF that kind
need only be kept log enough to try the cN-
pertinent. as thereis no danger of any one going
back OMIT after they have found that money
can he saved and satisfaction secured by deal
ing with Hess.
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TIE world rolls freedom swelling wave, a nd
ripcns with lis sorrow; keep heart who bears
the cross To-Day will wear the crown to- rEor-
row.: All of which is very fine sentiment,
but IT is more' minently practical to wear warm
clothing at this inclcnIent season of the year
than TO wear crown tomorrow, at any
other time The warm clothing speak of,
well made and OF the best material. can b.
found in good variety at Myers & LIoyd's ch-aD p
cash store, where dry, goods. groceries, etc ,
also in great PrOfusion abound.
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-, AND PERSONAL.

RecO0ni-inO the "''-
~ Drecedented search
-. fuof money. and de-
- ,to Unfo others rs IRE UO"td
1rihg Us Us do unto as. are nOtC pro
pre- o'ncrf '',creDf notes poy0bte in from,
,'e 70 ",,i t,reire months. TtthOut in
. .ree 10 .,,,, . an in arrears rhO are
trcf. J ~ MINK ,fOtcH the cash. pro-
ra1t,, ,ner tV wW pay 81 in ndcnnce
ided '",g 'g,,jl0 Uenr. Hare is a fair,
br me 'O',fion. and thry acho do not oc>
/ a +, l must either be rery RooT' rery negt',
H. ~. .'5,: ,,,' rsars ,cW faH to recefre the pG-
n ,,. ~', nsit reeE, and their accounts aoW
\ t,H i Ne Londs If IN oficer for cotlecs
! b. .,,. ~ a ne hedr from them torth'ctth.
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CHEST SPRINGS. Dec. p. ISI5.

DEAR FREEMAN-In answer to "Lorctto's'
assertion. that the same piece OF cheese may
weigh either or l21.lbs.. would just hint that
one piece of cheese could only have one lCeigit.
The true weight of the cheese was found by
multiplN wing its two false weights together and
taking the square root of the products.
Answer to :" LorcttO's" cider problem 22fCal-
Ions at p cents, cost price: 10 gallons in first
lot he sold, at 81 cents 4 ggallon; loO gallons in
second LOT he sold at 4eE cents gallon.
In reply to Rob Roys' remarks. | wonid
suggest that il takes big gun. tusfre q ball
from Cambria county 10 California. and
thought the Arabs took precedence OF the Irish
I'm arithmetic; also, as to his problem, 1t he can
with the aid VI all the sines, coSiues. grocery
signs, signs of the times, and Aud Lang Syne,
make a land 4s0 rods long by wide. turn out
Il days work of 20 acres Zach day, think he
ought to help count votes at elections.
Answer to \. st. B. C.'s proSlcm-1n a mile
there $3.50 feet, which number multiplied
by 2640 feet in q mile gives lGGSfS00 square
feet within the borough limits. and mat mum
bor divided Ivy >. gives the numhcr of persons
who could stand on the same, which is 6969iUJ,
" hich last number divided by 3oCOOO gives z
202-615 times the entire population of Pennsyl-
Vania.
Answer 70 a,ling problem 39G64 feet.
As there will be a good many empty bottles
about New Years day the following might be
a good exercise:
Ir an empty corked bottle be sunk in water
the depth of 1870 feet before the cork is driven
in. what pressure to the square inch WAS the
cork capable of sustaining before entering the
bottle? a. ID. I'll.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1876-01-06

AN ENTERTINMENT THAT WAS REALLY
ENTERTAINING.-Pro j John Hart, of Lam
caster, Pa, who is one of the best, il not
the very best, Elocutionisfs and Dramatic
Readers now before the American public,
gave two entertainments in connection with
the Ebcnsburg Silver Cornet Band and un-
der the auspices of the Cambria Guards, at
the Court House, in this place. on Friday
and Saturday evenings last. The audience
at the first entertainment was not in point
of numbers what it should have been, but
the reputation of the Professor having gone
abroad in the meantime, n full house greet
ed him on Saturday evening. In voice and
gesture the Professor is so far as we know
without peer, and his selections being adj
mirable and his rendition of them unexcep-
tionable, il is not saying TOO much to aver
that all who listened TO him were perfectly
delighted with his efforts. He held his aIl-
diences spell-bound as it were, from first to
last, and whether he thrilled them with his
pathos or convulsed them with his fun. the
power of master mind was plainly visible
in every word and movement. Add 10 this
the fact that he is n genial aud accomplished
gentleman, aud that his business and social
intercourse with the Guards i'll particular
and with our citizens in general was such as
10 impress all with his worth, aud il NAV
well be conceived that hearty welcome
awaits his promised return, which we hope
will come to pass ere many moons wane.
That we have not drawn upon our imagi-
natiou in thus paving tribute TO the genius
aud versatility of Prof Hart may be iufer-
red from The following card
WHAT OUR PEOPLE THINK OF PROF HART.
We. the undersigned. having had the pleasure
of hearing Professor Hart at the Court House last
( evening, can truly say that EIOcutionist and
Dramatic Reader we esteem him wit hOut rival
SO far as our experience extends. His voice and
/ gestures are unexceptionable his selections first
class and his rendition of the various poetic and
prose gems well calculated to edify and instruct
all who listen. We ask for Professor Hart the
dial support of our people. and trust that the
tendance ut the Court House this ing viii tes-
tfy that the credit given to the citizens of Ebens-
burg for possessing literary taste AMI culture has
+ not been mi placed. Prof Hart is indeed a master
of his profession and believing that true merit is
not without appreciation in our midst, have
every reason to hope that the Court House will be
! hled to overlooking on his Occa siOE.
Signed-Rev. J. N. MacCfon glc Rev. !. BOYLE.
&. L. Roberts, A. u. Criste. &. F. O'Donnell Jas
p. Murphy, John Kennedy, VIM. III Sechler. Geo.
( II. Roberts John FitZharris. Alvin Evans, A. V.
Barker, John ). Rhey, Jonn q Lake, Il. James,
III. A. McPike.
Ebcnsburg, J n l, 1875.
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III 3 G
PROBLEM NO. l.

%. L.
bought Of Bx3w worth Of sugar and handel in
have changed.and for which he received a 50. a 81
and - bill The first and the last he gave TO A,
who left with his sugar and went to C's store
and purchased pound of tea for ~ and gave in
payment the ~ bill, which G carried to B for
change and received back two 81 bills, one of
which he gave A. who departed with his pur-
chases. That night II discovered that the 81
to he of the same character. As a could not
be found. they arranged the matter between
themselves justly. How much was the total
loss of the operations with A, and how much
fell upon each?
PROBLEM no. q
A Chinaman dying left eleven I'D sheep and
three CD sons and making a will, left one-half
next, and onc-sixth h to the third SON. Now they
wished to divide without killing a sheep, but
could not see how to do il : they sent for q
wise man. who showed them il was easy enough.
SINGULAR COMBiNATTON OF LETTERS.
which spell back ward and forward all the same:
1St. All the first letters of each word spells
the first word.
I'd. All the second letters of each word spells
the second word.
Sd. All the third letters of each word spells
the third word.
4th. All the fourth letters Of each word spells
the fourth word.
5th. All the fifth letters of each word spells
the fifth word. the first word back wards.
9th. Then go backwards, commencing with
the first word, and the second last letter of ch
spells the second word, aud so until you get
through backwards.
The combination is five sylables of five letters
each. What are they?
Yours, sc, J.F. STORM.
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NOTICE.-Having bought and left
Az in possession of JOHN BURKHART of
Susquchanna township the following described
personal property. 1 hereby caution all persons
against interfering in any way with the same to
wit: ] horse. ] wagon. sets harness. oats. corn,
buckwhcat. straw. corn fodder, hay, grain In the
ground, plough spreaders, butts and other chains.
C. w. STALB.
Susquehanna Twp. Dec. 81, 1873. Hist. |
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OUTGOING AND INCOMING OFFICIALS
The several county officers elected in No
vember have with the new year entered or
are about entering upon the discharge of
their respective duties, aud that they will all
perform them TO The entire satisfaction of the
people of the county there is certainly no
reason to dOnbt.
Mr.. y. NJ. Singer succeeds himself as Reg
lister and Recorder, and it is faint praise to
say that a more competent or obliging officer
never had n more worthy successor.
AS County Treasurer, Mr.. n. j. Fredh off
takes the place of Mr.. A. ID. Criste, and il is
proper to say that if lie ellis the bill'' with
as much success and satisfaction his pre-
decessor, and that he will do we are far
from doubling, he will retire from office three
years hence as Mr.. Criste retircs at this time,
well worthy indeed of the earnest plaudits
of every taxpayer in the county.
Ir the Commissioners office, Messrs. w.
d. McClelland, Anthony Anna and Martin
Campbell have given place to Mcssrs. John
Campbell, j. d. Parrish and Reese S. Lloyd.
So far the outgoing Commissioners are
concerned, we deem it our duty on behalf of
the citizens of Cambria to bear testimony to
their constant watcbfulness and care in the
disbursement of the public monies, and are
sure that the universal verdict will be- not
withstandng the seeming impossihility of
avoiding censure in that position, that none
could have done better. The new board,
composed as it is of honest and capable men,
one of whom (Mr. Campbel) has had con-
siderable experience in that office, will be no
less diGgeut and faithful than We're their
immediate predecessors, and more than that
it would be unreasonable to expect.
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a ianswerS TO prob ems, but as ha We aIreaf
.SNt ten moro space tidu OOtlid we'll
70 this department., they must do without
hearing this week.
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CREssEY STATION, Mcrced CO., Cal

DOC. 70, $40. J
DEAR FREEMAN-In the question sent you
| think made Il mistake The number OF acres
is 2i0 number ri0wed per nay, 20: and the
number OF days. II. i think / have the days l..
Please correct.
propose another question growing out of
the above:
Suppose two gang plows start to pillow around
30 acres or a paralielogram, one and a half
miles long and eighty rods wide. each gang
turning eight and quarter feet in With at
one round how much farther will the outside
tea M travel tnan the inside one in piowiug the
entire piece. the outside team keeping the outer
place all the time?
There is a difference of opinion here about 1t,
one party claiming that the outside team will
only travel two rods farther than the inside
one, and the other party claiming a gain at
every round. There are arguments fer both
Sides Ron Roy.
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Our Puzzle Department.
ALTOONA. Dec. 2S. 1875

n =.
DEAR FREEMAN-An answer {, Mr. Browns
puzzle may be late, but better late than never
say |. You will observe that have answ cred
it Is different ways, and still retain the abiI-
ity TO answer IL no less than 23S different ways,
256 ways i'm all
Three only of the solutions are here prose nt-
ed. hut any one curious to see the eighteen
different answers spoken of by our correspon-
dent can do so by calling at this off1ce.-Ed.l:
l3 IGI I14I4 4IJ5 21Q 2 *
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p AGS, &c, WANTED.-I will pay
Az CASH for COTTON and WOoLES RAGS,
OLD STOCKINGS. FEANSELS. OLD BLANK T and
HARD Wool " AsTE from the looms InqL r at
the Saddlery and Shoemaker Shop of kNoHR *
NoGnL, High street, Ebensburg.
Jan 7.-2t NJ. BEAUMONT.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1876-01-06

DECEMBER ~ lSIJ-
DEAR FREEMAS-If you look at the manu-
script | think you will find 2iS0 lbs. my solution
to the cannon ball problem, instead OF 242S lbs.
to he more exact. $3.50 2955i26 lbs. may he given
as another solution to it. If it were meant IN
the problem the greatest cube that would be
contained IN the bore of the cannon. then the
former solution Is right. But if il were meant
that the greatest cube that could be made out
of the greatest ball the bore of the cannon
would admit, then the latter solution is correct
that is in both cases allowing a ball 4 inches
in diameter to weigh 30 lbs But according to
BOnHycastle, ball of cast 4 inches dinme
ter would only weigh about lhs Then at that
1892 lbs, instead of the abnve. But the first
answ ers are in accordance with the proposition
of r. J. p.
Mr. A. u. II and differ about the solution
10 the lever problem. | contend the ratio OF
power to be as is to- II 1-12
withStandng his demonstration. Rob
Roy's'' plonghing problem is another GiSIuduH.
Plougiiny at the rate of 20 per day it
wOulu require II days to finish $40 acres. where
as the land as given, II mile long and rods
wide, would contain only "a acres. Just l Is
days plnughing at the rate given. Let facts be
stated, then he solution can be given, as re-
0uired, although with more trou Bile than profit
have made rule by which it can be done
arithmeticaly.
Answer to A. d. HIS. falling bodies is 1920 feet.
Yours, &c., LORETTo-
p, ,S-Ccrtain!y Mr.. T. J. p. must he misrr ken
W hen he saws that Brooks made spheres inches
diameter weigh 30 lbs. A sphere of fine gold
inches in diameter would not weigh quite "a
lbs. avordupois. and gold is more than ~ times
the weight of caSt-iron.
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NOTICE.
INECUTOR'S NOTICE.

EXECUTOR'S NOTICE.
AA Estate of JACOB SHARRAIGH, decd.
Letters testamentary on the estate of said dece-
dent late of Carroll township. having been grant
ed to the undersigned. notice is hereby given TO
all persons Indebted to said estate that payment
must he made without delay. and those having
accounts against the same should produce them
duly au henjicated for settlement.
MARY c. .SHARBAUGH, Exccutrix.
JOHN W. SHARBAUGH, Executor.
1l-7.-5t.i
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EXTENSIVE TOBACCO WORKs.--The sci
ant tobacco Works" of Louisville, Ky, are
the most extensive of the kind in the West
ern country. The business of this house has
been steadily increasing for years and the
proprietors found that larger quarters were
necessary in order to meet the greatly in
creased demands for their superior goods
The PITTSBURGH GAZETTE of a recent date
says:
GIANT TOBACCO WORKS.
We observe that the above named works
located at Louisville, KY, and OF which the
Messrs. Musselman & Co. proprietors
have removed to an establishment 10 uch more
comnodious and of much greater capacity.
Their works are now located on Ninth and
Jefferson streets and, extending to Greene
street have n frontage of eighty feet, and Il
depth of two hundred and ten feet, with a
capacity of three million pounds per annuin
They are the manufacturers of all kinds of
chewing tobacco, but make as specially of
"Giant" and "Ironside" navy brands, which
have n reputation among users of the weed
second to no other. Messrs. Musselman &
Co. belong to that class of manufacturers
who prefer good name 10 the accumulation
of wealth by 81 mushroom popularity, and
therefore their tobaccos are prcpared TO the
end that they may increase in popularity aud
be productive OF satisfactory results where
ever used. Dealers are invited to a trial of
their brands, as possessing the virtues of ex-
cellence and cheappess. Read their adver-
tisement i'll this paper.
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THE MARTHA WAsuISGToS TEA PAR
TY.-Proverbial az our people long have been
ton the elegance and harmony of their social
gatherings, doubt whether anything 40
enjoyable and so complete in all its details
as the event of last Thursday night at Bel
mont has ever taken place in our midst. 1t
WAS indeed what we prophesied 1t would be,
the crowning glory of the Ladies' Fair, and
although we have not the space necessary TO
speak of it in detail, we cannot refrain from
giving il something more than mere pass
ing notice. The attendance was large, the
music was excellent, the supper was fit for
an epicure, the enjoyment was complete and
universal, the order throughout unmarried
by siugle unpleasant occurrence, and the
great feature of the evening, the grand en-
trauce of Geuerai aud Lady Washington and
their retiuue, all properly powdered and ell
cgautlv appareled in costumes fashioned in
imitation of the toilets peculiar to the early
days of the republic, was all and more shan
all that the most sanguiue FREUD OF the cause
could have anticipated. The festivities were
kept up until au early hour next morning and
the total receipts including the revenue de-
rived from the shooting match, Will foot up
little if any less thau $3.50. There is some
talk of repeating the entertainment on wash
iugtou's birthday very appropriate occa-
siou-aud ii so trust we shall have room
to give it a more extended notice than we
have been able 20 do on This occasion.
Below will be found the nanes of the Ia
dies aud gentlemen who, duly costumed,
powdered aud rerriwiged, appeared in the
grand triumphal march aud reception, and
subsequently participated in n Virginia
Reel" danced no doubt in honor of the fact
that the immortal q. w. was born i'll that
poed old State which has long been recog-
nized as the .'inother of Presidents
James p. Murphy and Mrs. Winnie Moore, as
General and Lady Washington.
Al ward and Miss Maggie Rhey.
w w. Blair and Mrs. r. w. Shoemaker.
NJ ID KittelI aud Miss Annie D'Neil.
H. A. Shoemaker and wife. as Sir william ana
Lady Penn.
]. NJ FenIan. a la mi1tdire. and Miss Frances
Mcdonald -
C. ~, Parrish and Miss Maud Kittell.
II. II. Myers and Miss Kntie Fenlon.
Peter Schwab and Miss Lucinda Byrne
G. X. Myers and Miss Frances Ivory.
f. IL. Kitteli and Miss Mary Blair.
Simon SuitzUach and Miss Katie Bum.
w J. Ward and Miss Maggie Glass.
j e. a. Blair and Miss Julia Lennon.
A. w. Buck, Ia mltdire, and Miss Hattie
Phil. Mcdonald and Miss Amelia Zahm.
A FACT WORTH KNowING.-Are You
suffering with Consumption, Coughs, Severe
Colds settled on the breast or any disease of
the Throat and Lungs? II so, go to your
Druggists Lemon 81 Murray, Ebensburg, or
TO woleslagle & Son, Wil,nore, and get a
bottle of BoSCHEE's GERMAN SYRUP. This
medicine has lately been Introduced from
GERMANY ard is selling on its own merits
The people are going wild over its success,
and druggists all over our country are
writing us of it's wonderful cures among their
customers If you wish TO try its superior
virtue get q Sample Bottle for 10 cents.
Large size bottle 15 cents. Three doses VIII
relieve you. Try il.
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CHEST SPRINGS, Jan. 4, 1876,
DEAR FREEMAN--Picase insert the following
problem:
Suppose the arms of n feceitful ba lance TO he
to each other rs 3 to 4, what weight will be re-
Quired at the end of the shorter arm to coun-
terbalance a weight of 9 lbs. at the end of the
longer arm? Also. what weight will be rcQuir-
ed at the end of the lov ger arm to counterbal-
ance a weight of Is lbs at the end of the shorter
arm?
"Loretto" and +. ]. p. will please take tilt
at the above pI obIem. Yours &c, Z. F. NJ.