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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-11-22

THE TWO GLASSES.

There sat two glasses filled TO the brim
on n rich msns table, rim To rim.
One was ruidy and red as blood,
a nd one was clear as the crystal hooo.
Said the glass of wine TO the paier brother,
can tell OF BANQUET, aud reveI, and mirth
And the nroudest and grandest souls on eartn
Fell under my touch as though struck ny oIlght'
Where | was king, for ruled i'm might,
From the heads of kings have torn the crown
From the height of fame l have hurried men
have blasted many an honOred name,
| have taken virtue and given shamei
I have tempted the youth with sip, a taste'
That has made his future a barren waste
Far greater than II king nm l.
Or than any arm beneath the sky,
/ have made the arm OF the driver fail,
And sent the train from the iron rail-
I have made good ships go down at sea-
nd the shrieks Ot the lost we're sweet TO me;
For they said, ''Behold how great you be
Fame strength. wealth, genius. before you ran,
And your might and power are over all
'.Hol hol pale brother" laughed the wine.
"Can you boast of deeds as great as mine.
Said the water glass, at cannot hosst
OF a king dethroued OF murdered host;
But can tell or \ heart once sad-
By my crystal drops made light and glad
or thrstS I've Quenched and brows I've iaved
OF hands Eve cooled and souls I've saved;
l have leaped through the valleys, dashed down
Flowed in the river, and played in the fountain
Slept in the sunshine, and dropped from the
Aud everywhere gIaddened the landscape and
1 have eased the hot forehead of fever and pain
l have made the parched meadows grow fertile
with grain; -
I can tell OF the powerful wheel Of the mill
That ground out the -four and turned at mS
will;
/ can tell of manhood debased by yOu
That ha lifted and crowned anew,
| cheer, help, strengthen and aid
l gladden. tn heart of man and maid
l set the chained wine-captve free,
And all arc better for knowing me,
These are the tales they told each other,
The glass of wine and its pHler brother,
AS they sat together, filled to the brim.
On the rich mans table, rim TO rim.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-11-22
BET his HAND.

The Franklin Mass Register tells this
little story:
A few evenings since a party was given
At the house of one of our prominent citi-
zens. One OF the guests was most charm
ing and accomplished lady, who had worn
the wee,is of widOwhood for years another
was a gentleman but recently come to our
iown-a native of Hartford, Connecticut
The amusements of the evening were varied
aud thoroughly enjoyable; but the chief at
traction proved, by delightful event, 10 be
the game of bassino. Several had tried
their skill at the hoard, with varied fortunes
when the gentleman aud the lady referred
to approached the table, and the gentleman
suggested TO his partner that they should
try their skill At the pins. The challenge
was accepted, and the lady proposed that
tbey plav for a wager. The gentleman gal
lanfly assented and asked her TO name the
stake. Seeing her confusion the host jUk-
ingly said:
His hand against yours 20
The lady demurred. and was turning 70
leave the table, when the gentleman, after a
moments thought, said:
"My band for yours, if win, or at your
disposal for any young lady of respectable
ty Cher consent being first obtaiued) if l
lose"
A pToposition 40 gallant the lady could
not resist. for the gentleman was a prize
whoever might win him. Excitement now
ran hich-all other amusements being sus-
pended as the company gathered around
the hassino board. The lady was reputed
skillful with the mace, but the gentleman
knew nothing about The gaT q, yet possessed
All admirable cUolnesSs. which was almost
an offset for ineXperieuce. The lady led
off, getting "king striking, aud the gen.
tleman followed. missing little bassno and
making a "muff-' with the third hall. a
laughing sensation was INDUCED in when
the score for first play was announced
lady, 45, and a bassino spare gentleman
minus 1S Nothing daunteG, s. continued
the play, followed With eqnal spirit by ihe
fair antagonist, until near the close of the
game after the seventh play, when the
| score stood-gentle emau, 215; lady. l64. =
/ The excitement among the guests was now
| intense aud the lady, flushed and tremb
| ling played very badly her last three plays
! losing heavily. At the close of the tenth
and last play the score stood-ladv, 2eo
] gentleman, 3S5-said to be the best scors
/ ever made i'm town. A decUrOus applaus'
/ followed the announcement and the LADY
! covered with confusion, scarce had presenc'
I Of mind enough To acknowledge TIE 'oV
/ bow of s., who murmured few senian
| Gee expressive OF joy. The hostess now 'ssi
! vanced took the feebly-resisting hand q
the fair widow, and PLACID IL in tEat Of ID
! winning gentleman. And we hear that ia
latter ceremony is to be repeated with NOR
solemnity, some few months hence, due nt
tice of which will be published in the Regu
ter The mace used s. begged OF hi
host, saying that he would treasure 1t car
fully, fog 9 perpetual cf chs. .sarcy eys2i u
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-11-22

A Coon CAPTURE.-A Belgian BRIDE
groom was about to start for Paris ou his
wedding tour, when his bride informed him
that sue thought Of cOneealing about her
several thousand fraDos' worth Of lace,
hoping by It's sale To defray the csSst Of the
Journey. The bridegroom was afraid OF
the searchers ou the frontier, and TO hOmur
him the bride promised ID give up the
plan, but sccreted the lace itlst the same.
As they approached the frontier the bus
baud reflected thAe If his wife we're nut
seal cbsd his fears would be mocked ~
ground,ess and his prestige would be i'm
paired. Accordingly be took favorable
opportunity 10 whisper 10 an official tha 10y
searching yonder lady he might iiud sumo
lace The official winked and the bIile
was led into the female searobeTs' room,
ON which soon issued sObs and screams.
aud presently the official said Ia The h, J.
fed husband THANK you. s;r; us
good capture. The lady viii be taken 90
prison, and half the fines will go Ia ga.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-11-22

THE Memphis teiegraPherS stood hy 10
an,ther and died al heir psssts like her
during the weeks - Plag lie. OHt of i~r'i-
ty-five men employ cd In tie service eisv'-ia
died, nine recovered and fVs escaped hat
inasmuch A. there were - VPrsl new cVi,is-Es.
only one man Tad the gooi fortune fo q. .id
his ground frnn FIRST Ia last. This i''al
WAS Pntnam, and many long uigbi hile
the fever was raging he Was the Ouls man
in the operating room. The manage, I've
operators and The clerks went down nns
after another until ne VS. the only srsu
left to c0Ps vitb he soOz0Oas poss- -
o7sioesa
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-11-22

Sl200 profits On 10 days investment of 1,cn
PAOOO in Western Union. October 10Th. lUU
Proportional returns every week on Stock Options
of $40, $50. StOO. e5OO.
Of1ctal Reports and Circulars free Address
7. Potter Wight Co., Bankers, 35 Wall St, y
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-11-22
ADJOURNED ASSIGNEE'S SALE.

DE virtue of an ul1nS order of the Court of Com
ID mon Pleas of Cambria county TO me direct
ed. will offer at public sale, at BIum's Hall in
CarrOlltown borough
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-06-13
June s, 1878.
The Grand Lodge of Masons is in
Milwaukee this week. Col. Clark is
there.
A Pen Picture.

few months, or even weeks, since, her
paid countenance was The very type of ruddy
health--the delight of the school and the pride
of the household. She was always welcome
wherever duty or pleasure led her. Diligeut,
punctual, and exemplary, in the classroom,
obedient and loving at home, she won the
hearts of all. But alas those glowing cheeks
and lips are now bleached by consumption.
The voice once SO enchanting in laugh and
song is feeble, husky and broken by hollow
cough. Let US approach her couch and gently
take her bloodless hand in our own Do not
shudder because of its feeble passionless grasp.
The hand once so warm and plump shows its
bony outlines, while the cords and tortuous
veins are plainly mapped upon its surface. The
pulse that bounded with repletion, imparting
beauty, vivaclty, health and strength, to the
system, is delicate to the touch. The ener-
waited heart feeby propels the thin scanty
blood. Must we lose her while yet so young
and so fair? No. There is relief But some-
thing more is required than the observance of
hygienic rules, for enfeebled nature calls for
aid and she must have it. Administer this
pleasant medicine. 1t is invigorating. 1t all
lays the irritable cough, improves the appetite
and digestion, and sends healthy Jingle
through her whole being. The blood is en-
riched, nervous power increased, and the
heart bounds with a new impulse. Her face
brightens-the blood is returning, her voice is
clearer, and her requests are no longer deliv.
cred in that peevish, fretful tone so deadening
to sympathy. Her step is still faltering, but
strength is rapidly returning Let US take her
out in the warm, life. giving sunshine. In
few weeks she will go without our aid and be
able to join her companions in their pleasant
pastimes and feel her whole being .iwarmed
and expanded into Derfect Iifen The chanoa
is so great that we think she is sweeter and
nobler than ever before. And the medicine
which has wrought this transformation, we
look upon as blessing to humanity, for there
are other loved ones to be rescued from the
grasp of the insidious destroyer. Dr. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery has raised her. 1t
will raise others.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-06-13
Spicy Letter Furnished by Pres. HAYES.

Feliciana Anderson swore that
Stanley Matthews had told him be
had written q letter to the President
urging his (Anderson's) appointment
to good Office and that the Presi-
dent had told him he had received
such letter. The Potter Committee
thereupon sent request to the Pres
ident for all the correspondence he
had received touching the appoint
ment of Anderson to office. The
President replied that he had no such
letter as the one referred to and had
no recollection of any such letter, and
sent copies of all the letters received
about Anderson. Among them was
the following:
Washington, d. C.-Sir: Under
standing that Mr.. James e. Anderson,
carpet-bagger of New Orleans, is
an applicant for a Consulship, and
that he would like letters from those
who know him, / take the liberty to
enclose this to you. am the person
who attempted to rid the State Of him
last Fall. See his testimony before
the Congressional committee in New
Orleans. Being unfortunately unsuc-
cessful in my attempt, and the people
of this State look to you for relief and
with one voice implore you, if you
have any vacant ConsuIship al any
earthquake shaken point, any cholera
infected point, or smallpox ridden
community, or any vacant Commits
slonership to the fiercest of our Indian
tribes, to send HIM to one of these
places at once, because we consider
the said Anderson a person who has
just sufficient character to serve the
party that pays the most money, and
of the class of patriots who can best
serve their country by dying for it
Hopeful of an affirmative response, /
subscribe myself
JNo. w. BULLDozER.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-06-13

My father is now poor man,
His property is gone at last,
And the old farm where he and mother lived
To the hands of another has passed.
It is fourteen years since mother died
And left her companion behind,
With eight small children to support
And heavy weight on his mind.
While father and mother lived on the farm
He had property in those days,
But after poor mother died
1t went in different ways.
But father was not to blame
Because the property 80 fast fed,
He had to pay for the children's support
After their kind mother was dead
And once when we lived on the farm,
The flames to our home they came;
And burned the house and its contents
No insurance had we on tie same.
But what hurt my feelings most
Was the blow that came the last,
And that was when the old farm
To the hands of another passed.
An ny ulu ne sell the farm
This many one might say,
l tell you here it was because he wished
An honest debt to pay.
And after the place was sold
A store bill soon was paid,
That was then drawing interest
And for many day had laid.
1t has been said ga mans not worth much,
When his locks are turning to snow"
And though my fathers are turning
He's worth much to me know,
Yes my father is worth very much to me
Though his farm and property fled,
And the only thing that we have left
Is the little roof over our head.
BETsIE,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-06-13
How 1t has Been Slmplified by Two
Ingenious Young Men Of Lam
CASTER

From the Lancaster, Pennsylvania, DAILY Era.
We witnessed few days ago what
was to US an interesting illustration
of how sounds may be transmitted to
a considerable distance, after the
manner of telephoning and without
the nse of either expensive apparatus
or material. And as such experi-
ments will not only prove interesting
to those trying them, but may lead
to valuable discoveries, we publish
description of the material and in
struments used, and the results OBJ
tanned, so that others may possibly be
induced to engage in like investIga-
tions. The sons of major Jeremiah
Rohrer have an ordinary cotton
wrapping yarn stretching from their
fathers store on north Queen street
back TO his warehouse On Christian
street. This thread is held up or
by other threads tied to
different trees in the yard, and is
probably 200 feet IN length. At ell
Their end is tin cylinder, an old
fruit can with it's top and bottom
taken off, and the one end covered
with q piece of bladder. In the GEN.
ire of this piece of bladder the string
enters and is hsld by knot. These |
cylinders are in common cigar boxes
having their lids partially open.
These boxes evidently serve as
and repeated ex-
perimeDts have demonstrated their
value. With this simple contrivance
persons may talk at pleasure from
one end of the string to the other,
and the sounds or reports are much
louder than we have ever heard
Them from regular made telephone
and when musical instrument was
played in the warehouse the air
,onld be distinctly heard by those
who are in the store, and all came
through the cotton thread. The
hing is really wonderful, and any
,ne having seen or heard it would
scarcely credit its efficiency.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-06-13
National Greenback Congressional
Convention.

The National Greenbacl1 party of the Sd
Congressional District in Wisconsin, composed
of Crawford, Richland, Grant, Green, Iowa
and Lafayette, will hold their Congressional
Convention to nominate candidate to repre-
sent this district at Muscoda, on Wednesday,
July 10, at 2 o'clock, P. NJ and for the trans
action of such other business as NAV come
before the Convention. The representation
will be one delegate to each SEQ voters upon
the population of 1875, without regard to
fractional, to-wit: Crawford 8, Richlaud 5
Grant Z, Green 4, Iowa 4, Lafayette f. All,
who favor the nomination and election of a
member of Congress to represent the labor
and prod ucing classes, that have received so
little attention at the hands of the representa-,
tives of the people in the past, are invited to
assist in the nomination and election of rep
resentative of the whole people, and one who
will be held responsible to the high trust COM
mitted to his care. The nominee of this
Convention must depend upon the free suf-
fragcs of the people and not be allowed to pur-
chase his seat in Congress with money fur
nished from any source. The counties in the
district are recommended to meet at their re-
spective county seats on Saturday, July 6, at
Q o'clock, P. NJ, to elect delegates to the
Convention to be held at Muscoda, July 10,
HIP. curInn, Congressional Com.
j. P. KEPLER.>
June g. 1878
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-06-13
The Flood In Waterloo-The Light
ming Strikes g Bridge Slaughter 81
Sheep by Dogs-Farms going South
While their Owners are Away.

We had a fearful rain storm on the
evening of the lst June. The rain
began at half past six, and Grant
river the next morning was all over
the corn fields-the highest water
since the great flood of August, 1876.
All the plowed soil of some fields was
washed away; others where the cur
rent was slow the mud settled six to
twelve inches deep, covering the corn
so that 1t can never get through. The
damage is very great Sulky plows,
stubble plows, sleighs aud other tools
are lost. The lightning struck the
Wilcox bridge and shivered one
ssringer. The damage is not serious.
The water washed the filing from the
west abutment Small bridges are
taken away. The water was thick
with the soil and many fish were
found dead along the river after the
water subsidized. Many sheep car.
casses foated down, supposed to be
those that the dogs killed for Mr.. d.
Donaldson. They killed about twen-
ty-seven sheep in one night. The
dogs were owned by D. Williams and
d. Donaldson Our neighbors f. A.
Elwell, G. Chapman, B. Mccormick
and f. Mccormick, were all at the
Adventist camp meeting at Madison,
and as | write do not know that their
crops and the soil on which they
grew are on the way to the sunny
South. The Mississippi rises very
fast. Grant river is filled with cord.
wood. G.. S j.
Watarloo lima Q
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-06-13
HOME POETRY.
Decoration Poem in German.


Written by Johannes Benner, an aged citizen
Of Liberty, and read by him at the Decora-
tion of the Soldiers monument in Lancaster,
May 80, 1873
Gebt die Ehr, dem Ehr' gebuert,
Dem der das Komando fuehrt,
Vor allen aber danken wir nun
Allen denen welche in Gettysburg ruin;
DEM viele uns'rer Lieben,
Sind i'm Kanpf geblieben.
Uns're Brueder haben unverzagt
Blut und Leben dram gewagt
Unser fTeier Staaten Bund,
Cling Colt Lob uns NIGHT zu Grund';
DEM es hattie stets der Nord'
Doch das Herr am rechten Ort.
Ach vie mancher ward vermist
bort bel dem Rebellenzwist.
Webb und Kinder, weinen Thraenen
Eltern ueber hire Soehne,
Mancher schreit auch Kuemmerlich
Pardon; Bruder' schone mich!
ALE die SIGH vorberaitet,
Die das Glueck i'm Kampf begleitet.
Die fuer uns gefochten haben
Die noch leben und sind begraben.
Die dem Bundle blieben treu,
Gott sci Dank dies Land list frei
Erst ergeht elm Landesrecht,
Ehe es koemmt yum Kriegsgefecht;
DEM Ihr wart i'm Krieg und STREET.,
Diener der Gerechtigkeit.
Gott, hat nit dem Nord' gekriegt,
Darum hat das Schwert gesiegt.
Die gakaempft fuer Land und Rechte,
Dass sind Lauter Gottesknechte;
Dafuer warren sic gebohren.
Uns're Freiheit sollt NIGHT gehn verloren
Die Washington SO saur erworben,
Davor war lincoln vor der Zeit gestorben.
Krieg war schon Won Anbeginn;
UId or dau'rt noch immerhin,
Wenn de voelker SIGH empoeren
Und SIGH NIGHT zu Colt bekehren,
Damn wird Stadt und Land verheert,
Oft durch Hunger, Krieg und Schwert.
JOHANNES BENNER.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-06-13
A Popular Subject.

This question I'll now discuss,
Some people sore perplexes;
And all this terrible fuss,
Is just rights of the sexes.
You know that women claim,
mean, at least, some do,
That they've right to name
And rule the country too.
a right to make our laws,
And judge the right or wrong;
And for their petted cause
They'll talk nonsense all dav long.
Then men come stepping proudly
And say, with voices quite commanding
That they'll protest against it loudly,
AS longs the country shall be standing.
And that could they the household rule,
'Twould be model of perfect beauty
On such things no time they'd fool,
But tend alone to their own duty.
Then women come with quick reply.
And give them chance to do it,
And say they'll gladly let them try,
With hopes that they'll not rue it,
Then one woman hastily uprising,
Whose often heard of everywhere;
Thinks it a thing quite surprising,
That women mems garb won't wear.
Now men, you've pride enough, know,
That you'd not like to see,
Your mother or sister walking 60,
Dressed up as you would be.
And women I'm sure you'd not consent
That men your household should command
or like to see them on dinner>getting bent
A spoon and ladle in each hand.
And for each sex the surest way,
Their own rights to have, tits clear
That they think it best to stay
And work in their own sphere.
GERALDINE.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-06-13
Greenbaok Call.

There was a party last year calling
itself the Greenback party. This
year some of it met in Ohio and said
their name was the National p srty.
Formerly it was called by various
other names. 1t has never been sat-
isfied with its name for no name t is
willing to accept fits it.. The Ohioans
agreed on simply NATIONAL for this
year but in the different sections of
the Union this is not satisfactory.
They want "Greenback" "Ref0 M"
or labor" or "Currency"-anytl ing
that some blatherskite has put upper.
most in their minds in any particular
locality. In this District they call
their Congressional Convention by
the name "National Grsenback," and
they want call who favor the nomlna-
ton aud election of member of Com
gress to represent the labor aud pro-
ducing classes" to help this conveu.
ton. This is their pretence. /. is
what they mean, too. But the pre-
tence will prove sham aud the intent
failure. They are party of Outs
ana if they would call themselves by
that name they would find it would
fit better than any they have as
sumed. They are for the greent acks
but their work if successful would de
stroy the greenbacks. They are for
labor but they are men who "laborn
only at some nonsense or foolishness.
They are for the producer but they
produce nothing but distemper. They
beget only ill feeling, i'll winds. We
have about come to the conclusion
that the unusual and unnatural lorna
does, rains, mud, cold in summer and
warm In winter, which is setting ev-
erything cross-grained and unsuccess-
full, is only the result of the elements
trying to set themselves in tune with
our Brick Pomeroys, George W.Lees
and John Battles. The convention at
Muscoda will have no laborers or pro-
ducers in it. They will take the
straightest hard.money man in the
State for their mouthpiece if he offers
his services. They will call the devil
ish Brick Pomert : into their vine.
yard as readily as the angelic Luther
Brown. They harness together foxes
and asses, hawks and doves. The
combination has, after all, but two
elements-the deceivers and tie de-
ceived. Yet, as we have often said,
the mass of them are honest meaning
men. They think they are working
in good cause. They believe that il
their party was in power
heaven would rain greenbacks. They
do not know that they are blind men
guessing that an elephant is a rope
when they have hold of its tail They
do not know that If even John Bate
were in Congress, where as an honest
man when he would get his eyes
open, would be the last man to vote
as he now talks. No, gentlemen, Re.
publicans are the laborers, Republi.
cans are the producers, Republicans
are the Greenbackers. Their labor,
their produce and their greenbscks
have saved the country, made i a
great country and Their greenbacks
are as good as gold. You had better
stickto the old party, boys, and stick to
the farm and you will be all right in
the end.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-06-13
WOMAN VINO had spent the

A WOMAN VINO had spent the
greater part at the day in going to
auction sales concluded she would at
tend service at fashionable church
in New York on her way home.
Wearied and worn out, she soon be-
came obliVious 10 her surroundings,
and was only awakened by the rust
ling Of the congregation as they
arose TO receive the benediction. See-
ing tho minister's hand raised IN the
air, she waived her handkerchief at
him and said in q firm, clear voice,
sI'll take the green washstand if
you'll throw in the bowl and pitcher
Bazaar.