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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-05-31
TIE EERS STORY.
BY EBEN f. RESFoRD,

Yes, sir, | dc believe in ghosts. Why?
Well, sir, because ] saw one once. Tell
you about it? Well, sir. | viii, if you'll
set down an listen. 'Taint very much to
tell, but it was a good deal to see, you can
just bet your life, an | never 60 by the
place when | see it without feelin' kind U
scary.i
Lem me see. Twas in go. / was list
heginnin my work on this road that year.
I'd been on road out West, but a friend
got me the position here that I've KEEP ever
sence.
It. was a rainy, disagreeable day when
the affair I'm goin' To tell you about hap
pcned. Jest one o. them days that makes
Il feller feel blue in spite of himself, an lie
can't tell why, neither, less he lays it ali
to the weather.
don't know what made me feel so. but
it seemed as if there was danger ahead ever
after we left Woods Station. An what
made it seem so curious was that the feeln'
q danger come on me all to once. 1t was
Jest about 4 o'clock. as near as | can tell.
Anyway, Jest about the time when the
down express must have got safely by the
place where what I'm gOin' to- tell you
about happened, [ was staudn' with one
hand on a lever, n-loOkiu' ahead through
the drizzlin' rain, feelin' chilly an kinder
6ownhearted, as I've said, though | didn' t
know why, when, all of a sudden, the idea
come to me that sOmerhin' was wrong
some where. 1t took hold o me an
couldn't git red OF it, nohow. l knew that
all was right about the engine. But that
! fcelin' that there was danger ahead never
| let up once after il got into my head -
Queer, wasn't it2 But twas so. | couldn t
account for it after I'd found out there was
danger, jest as I'd felt. an hain'I never
been able ~ account for it sence.
! 1t got dark quite early, on account o the
! l. 81.
we left lIolbroouk, which was the last sta
| tion we passed afore we come to the place
/ whore | see the ghost.
! Il never felt so queer in my life afOre, y
said Jimmy, the fireman, to me, all of a
sudden.
As l WAS feelin' queer myself. he kinder
startled me. n sayin' what he did.
'Why What dye mean - said |, with
out letiin' on that felt uneasy myself
"DO' know" answered Jimmy can t
tell how | do feel, on y as if suthin' was
! goin' to happen"
That was Just it felt the same thing,
| an | tole him SO, am we talked about II
til we both got real fidgety.
There's purity sharp curve about twen-
| ty mi lies from HClbTooN. The road makes
turn round a muuntain, an the river runs
| below We, about forty foot, or sech a matter.
It's a pokeIish- -lookin' place when you hap
pen to DC goin' over it an think what 'ud
be If the train should pitch over the bluff
inter the river.
Wall, we GOT to the foot o the mountain
Just where the curve begins. The ligh'
from the head lamp lit up the track and
made ii bright a day, about as fur as Iron
me to the fence yonder ahead - the engine
Outside o that spot, all was dark as yo'
ever see il, III bet.
All tn once / see suthin' right ahead, il
: the BRIG ht light. We alters run slow 'rount
J this curve, so could see distinct. My hai
riz right up, tell ye, fer what | see was
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AN AFFECTING ANECDOTE. aOn one of
the many bridges in Chen. stand two large
brazen images of father and son, who OBJ
tanned this distinguished mark of their
fellow citizens by the following incidents
Both the father and the son were for some
offence against the Stale, condemned To die.
some favorable circumstances appearing On
the side of the son, he was granted a remis-
sion of his sentence, under certain provisions,
in short he offered pardon, on a most
cruel and barharOuS cOudiIion-namesv, that
he would become the execu.ionpr of his
fafher He at first resolutely refused to
preserve his life by means so fatal and de-
testable. This is not 10 be wondered at !:
for let us hope, for the honor of our nature.
that there are very few Sous who would not
have spurIed with adherence life sustained
on n condition so hurrid and unnatural. The
son, though long iuhexible, AT length
overcome by the tears and entreaiies OF a
fond father, who represents TO him that, at
all events, his (the father 5 life was forfeited,
and that IL would be the greatest possible
consolation for him in his last moments that
in his death he was an instrument of his
sons preservation. The youth consented to
adopt the hOrCible means of recovering his
life and liberty. he lifted the axe-but as il
was about to fell his arm sunk rerveless. aud
the axe dropped from his hand Had he as
many lives as hairs IRE could lave yielded
them all, one after another rather than again
/ conceive, much less perpetrate Such an act.
/ Life, liberty, everything vanished, before
tie dearer interests of filial affection he fell
| upon his fathers neck and embracing him,
/ triumphaCtly exclaimed
my father we die together - and then
called for another eXeCutioner to fulfill he
| sentence of the law.
/ Hard must their hearts indeed be-berefi
| of every sentiment of virtue. every sensation
/ of hunanity-who could stand inssusihlt
/ spectators of such scene. a sudden pea
J of involuntary applause, mixed with moans
[ and sighs, rent the air. The execution was
| suspended, and, ola a simple report of the
/ transaction To the authorities, both wer,
/ paUdoned. High rewards and hOnurs wer,
conferred on ;he son and finally these tw'
! admirable braseu images were raised .,
/ commemorate a transaction so honorable {,
I human nature, and transmit IL TO the iustruc
/ tion and emulation Of pusterity. The statu
represents the son in the very act o. letting
fall the axe.
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tered a refractory horse and bad bolter in
the 253d and 25Sth miles.
The next ten miles were travelled in 1880
without break.
He flew over the 277th mile in 2:15, re-
ceIving vociferous round Of applause.
The ten miles ending the 2S0th were run in
23:O5. Al this Stage Peralto's doctor gave
him light dose of aromatic spirits of am
mouia.
From the 2SOth to the 290th mile there
was an even round of running, the ten
miles scoring 1882.
Peralto's physician, Dr.. Johr II. Eden,
informed the reporter for The Sun that
the rider had danced nearly all The night
previous to the race at a picnic, and had
only about an hours rest Although Per
altos lips turned blue on the 291st mile he
finished it in 2:3O, and seemed infused with
new life. From this time out to the
close of the 30Jth mile the wonderful horse
man was sent off at each mile with cheers
and yellS from the spectators and stable
men. In closing the 3O2d mile he vau Ited
from the back of one horse to the other
without touching the ground. The last IA
miles were run i'll the following remarka-
be time: 292d, 2:13 293i, 2:32 294th,
2:26; 295th, 2;27 296th, 2:24 297Jh, 2i29;
29Sth, 2:25 299th, 2:21; Booth, 2i25
3)lsf, 2:26 202d, 2;31 3O4th. 2:19 305t 5th
aud last, 2:14.
he last mile was within three seconds of
! the quickest mile run. 1t was finished at
exactly 6:3l, thus giving Peralto 20 min
utes to spare in his great race against time.
". 7. Sun.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-05-31

4 PECULIAR RIvER.-The Colorado river
mot the Texas Colorado is noted Tor swirls
so called. They occur everywhere, but
only at high water. a bubble rises from
the bottom and burstf with slight sound
on the surface, The wafer at this point
begins rotary motion so small that an IN
verted teacup might cover it. Larger and
larger grows the circle. ;ill surface of 80
feet in di meter is n motion, spinning
arc md funnel shaped hole in the centre,
two or three feet across the top and coming
20 point in the debJh below. Often a
large tree floating down the stream is
caught, aud its foremost end thrust up in
air twenty or thirty feet while the other
passes underneath-the exposed end TO be
slowly drawn DOM again and disappear.
Three soldierS--GeseItp from Camp
Mohave-paSsiug the ravine in skiif, i'm
medatcly below the fork, suffered theiI
craft to run into a swirl. One Of the crew,
a. the fist intimation of danger, threw
himself overheard beyond the charmed
circle, and as lie SWAN away, he saw the
boat spin around until one end being dowt
in the vortex and the other upheaved ia
the air, it sank as it revolved into tho tur
bid bosom of the river, its huGlan freight
to be seen no more for the Colorado rivel
does not give up the dead-no cOrpse'
lodge on its shores.
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REGISTERS NOTICE.

1-OTTCE is hereby given that the following
\ named Accounts have been passed and filed
= ,ba Registers Office at EhenSburg, in and for
H. countv Of Cambria, and will be presented
~ ,1 ne orphans Court Of said county. for con-
srnarfOn and allowance. on WEDNESDAY, the
81, day of JUNE, a. ID. ISIS, to wit:
I The account OF Francis o Frlel, administra-
Tor of Sylvester Little. deceased
''5 The mrs. and final account of John Benton
executor of George Nounker, late of JOhnstown,
me FIRST and final account of Thomas Davis.
administrator Of samuel Henry, late of E5ens-
burg borough. deceased.
The second and final account OF Daniel
I6uther. administrator of Frederick Tesh, late Of
T0bnstOwn borough, deceased.
s The first and final account of Annie 9. NJ.
Rates administrative Of George A. Bates, late of
Johust0wn borough. deceased.
g. The frst and final account of Mary Jane
Iarimer eNecutriX of VIM LIZ rimer. late OF Cam
: The inaI account of Peter Strittmatter,
guardian Of Anna Mary Wetbse, late OF Carroll
s Th9 irst and final account of b. F. Speedy,
administrator C. I. a. of VIM. Mcpherson, late OF
J1hustoNu borough. deceased.
g. The FIRST and fna! account Of G, B. Ellis, ad-
m.nistrator Of Daniel Morgan Parke, deceased.
Iu. The second account Of Elizabeth NJ Donald,
ADMINISTRATIVE of Daniel VI Donald, late of Cam
hrl borough. deceased.
L. The account Of George Mayer. guardian of
minor children Of John HeimgaTt, late of Cam
bria hCrOulh. deceased
- The first and final account of Jacob Foust
administrator of Susannah EOust, late OF Richland
township. deceased.
18 The irst and partial account of Thomas
N. D
Duncan, minor children of Henry II. Duncan
late OF Blacklick township. deceased.
Il The second and final account of Mrs. Mary
N. kopelin. ADMINISTRATIVE of A. kOpelin, late oil
Johustuwn borough, deceased.
Is The account of Sarah Boyle, executrfN o
Daniel Boyle. deceased. who was one of the eX
Crut0rS Of James J. McGOugh, late of Washing g
ton township. deceased.
t. The first and partial account of John Wag
ner amt James McMulIen, executors Of Jane!
Ue7rmitt. deceased.
l.. The first and final account of John F. Tib
and IEfu IFnf in izfr fRrs q a
!. LLOYD, dccea sed. who was guardian of J JOhn L
deceased.
Is The first and final account of Richard Git
tugs. guardian of Seward W. Jones a minOl
child Of Hugh Jones, late of EbensbuTg borough
deneas a.
u. The second aud nnal account of John Gels
guardian Of minor children of Geo. j. Newkamp
deceased.
- The second account of Iohn G. Kaylor
of Peter kaylOr, late of Munster township, de
ceased
2I The account of Joseph Criste guardian 0
Matte d Callan. minor child OF William Cal
IAN. deceased.
- The first and final account of Grifith ]
Lloyd. surviving administrator Of John Lloyd
late Of Cambria township. deceased.
%. The first and partial account of Jas. Hawks
one of the administrators of a. A. Brooks, late o
CIeardeId township. deceased.
JAMES VI. SINGER. Register.
Registers Office, Ebeusburg, May d, 1873.
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THE PEN.-The earliest mode Of writing
was on bricks, tiles, oysier-shells, stones,
ivory, bark, and leaves nf trees and from
the Latter the term ''lCaves Of book Is
probably derived. Copper aud brass plates
were very early in use and blll "i leon
meui on copper was some years since dis
covered in Iudia bearing date 100 years T.
G. Leather WAS also used, as vel as
wooden tablets. Then the papyruS came
into vogue. aud about the eighth century
the papyrus was superseded 10y pnichmen ,
Paper however, is Of great antiquity, eS-
pecially among the Chinese but the first
paper mill in England was bult in 1853 by
a German, at Dariford, in Kent. Never
tbeless, 1t was nrarly century and hall
namely. gn 1713-before Thomas Wat
kins, a statiouer, brought paper making
to anything like perGeCtio iob. The first mp
prOach To Ven was the stylns, kind col
iron bodkin but the Romans forbade Us
use on account ot is frequent aud even IA
tai use in quaiIels, and then it was made
of bone. Subsequently, reeds, pointed ans
split, like pens as in the present day, weIi
used.
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ADVERTISEMENTS.

Notice Is hereby given that the fol
lowing named appTafScmUnts of property OF
dgcedents, selected and set apart for the widows
90 Iutcstdtes under the Act OF Assembly Of
itto OF april. \. D. 1851, have been filed in the
registers S office at E5o nshurg, aud will be pre-
sruted % the Orphans Court Of Cambria coun-
lA.iDr approval and allowance, on WEDN ESDAY,
the "th day Of JUNE. 4. ID. 1873 20 wit:
J. Inventory and appraisement Of certain real
estate appraised and set apart for Elizabeth Bet-
.Tam, widow Of Peter Bcrtram. late of Carroll
town borough decea sed-S5OO.OO
inventory and appraisement Of certain per-
S'hAt property and real estate appraised and set
apart Tor lane NJ. Phillips, widow of John Phil
'ps, late 0f IOhustuwn borough. dec'd-$3OO co.
o. inventory and appraisement OF certain per
s.NGi property appraised and set apart for Harri-
y. L. Lloyd, widow of Thomas !. Lloyd, late OF
L.'4s'urg borough, deceased-S3OO 90.
inventory and appraisemcnt OF certain per
s'Al- property appraised and set apart for Mar
-aLeJ Smay. widow of Isaac Smay, late of \ dams
if"usal o. ueccHsei-S23S 3.
.. inventory and appraisement Of certain per
Tr"aI property appraised and get apart for Sarah
hE.e, widow OF Daniel Boyle, late Of CrOyle towns
snip deceased $4,000.
~. inventory and apuraiscmcnt of certain real
~ .tir appraised and set apart tor Margaret N
I'a-h, widow OF Jas J. EcCiuu1 b. late of POr-
-aEer Cambria county, dcceAsud-$2jO.OO.
JANIS II. SINGER. Register.
REGISTERS Oface, Ebensburg, May 9. 1873.
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Two REMARKABLE ACCIDENTS I'm the
transactions of the Medical Society of New
jersey, for 1877, DIR. Ryerson reports the
case of child which lived four weeks
with over an inch of No. 1 sewing needle
IN the heart. Search for the needle before
death was unsuccessful. At the autopsy
!: was found to have passed partially
through the cartilage of the fourth rib, in
to the wall of the right veutricle. Pus
welied mp through The perforated ca tilage,
and loose IN an abscess holding an ounce
or more of pus, in the muscular substa auce,
lay the needle. 1t was supposed that un-
I'll loosened by suPpuration the broken end
OF the needle remained fixed in the rib,
thus pinning the heart to the chest wall.
y still more remarkable accident. which
with recovery, is reported in the Transac.
lions OF the Medical Society of Pennsy Iva
MA, Tor the same year. In this case a boy
OF fourteen was impaled on one end of a
/ carriage shaft, the point Of the shaft enter
ing one incn below the left nipple and
coming out at the back. The victim was
swung three times into the air by the rear
/ ing oil the horses. then pushed himself off.
/ and walked home with some assistance
! No cough or hemoptysiS followed anC
! apparently little shock. Effusion into tho
/ pleuIa occurred with discharge of nus
/ front and back. THIS gradually lesSened
and finally both wounds closed. the one il
the breast last. The boy has recovered
robust health.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-05-31

SINGULAR PHENOMENON. There was
once found, says the Inyo (CaL) "Inde
pendent" a pair of fielG glasses in the
desert near what is known Death :
Valley. The glasses are supposed to have
belonged to Hahn, lost guide OF Wheeler 5
Expedition. They were brought into one
of the interior towns by an Indian, aud
purchased from him. The most singular
fact connected with them Is that every
object within range OF where the glasses
bad been lying for & year or more is dis
t;nctly photographed upon them. We
have heard Of such phenomena before, hui
this is one Of the must remarkable instances
we remember Both object gl sses are
covered with perfect and beautirul photo
graphs or etchings Of desert shrubs, stems,
branches, leafstalks. Leaves and leaflets
are distinctly marked, rs if laid on by a
master hand. There is no mixture oI
confusion of one plant with another, each
having a clear border Of unmarked glass,
rendering it probable that the sun or lighin
ing photograph, CT whatever 1t may be
was received through the eye glass. These
pictures Seem 10 occupy position about
the center of each of the object glasses
bur a little nearer the plane than the con
vex side.
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to destruction. An he'd saved us.
| Found out aTterward that there WAS a
lot o money on board an | s'pose the men
who tore up the track knew it.
So that's my ghost st'ry, an it's a true
one, sir Chicago Ledger.
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UP IN the loft the old man kept a keg nf
the very best. The carpenter who had
been working on the first floor was found
in the loft, and he tried TO fool the old gent
by saying that he bad Just come up to
measure a rafter.' The old man simply
winked and said, 1 think you re after my
measure
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-05-31

"JUsT one, " murmured he, iuvolun'arily
drawing closer to the luscious lips that
smiled upon him with SuCh ravishing be
witchinguess, while his own quiveIed in an
agony of expeciant anticipation. so
notice" replies she. cuolly, glancing At the
clock, ''and time foT you to turn mp your
coat collar and shut the door from the out
side He went.
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TABMS At PRIVATE SALE

: The undersigned offers AT private sale
sls i'IgwiHE properties. to wit: A tract of land
~ ~ NhNIer township, Blair county. ~ miles from
Eas. Tyrone. containing Iss acres wefl improved
Lr+t.lh@ thereon all the necessary farm buildings
lHte larm viii he divided into two or three parts,
~ Ues'ret by purchasers and il not sold before the
'ls INST ni March next. it will then be rented.
alsg, the farm on which / now reside. in Logan
toNusEip. 81 miles from Altoona. Tbs proper v
= .h high state Of cultivation and has "A splendid
"'ase' Darn and other buildings thereon erected
g. $50 a tract of improved land situated partly
ln Blair and Cambria counties containing 27s
IeIes This tract is underlaid with coal OF excel
~ quality well covered with timber, and has a
'".tpdd built 10 It, ready for shipping coal.
hese lands viii be sold as a whole or divided.
ui on terms TO suit purchaser :. or will exchange
H. 1ljgona city property. For further intOrma-
tlLn call on or address WNI. DECK Err
Nov p, ISI7.-Iy Box s69, Altoona.
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Notice to Taxpayers

II accordance with an Act of the General AS
L semblyO Of this COmmonw euIth. approved he
9th day of April. a. u. 1872, ''Iteldtiug TO the
Election OF taxes in the County OF Cambria
notice Is hereby given to the taxpayers reSid-
lag iu the districts below named, that the COun-
" Treasurer. in compliance with the ~ section
ut said act, will attend at the places of holding
the Borough and Township elections. on the
following named days, for the purpose Of re
celving the County, Poor and State taxes for
the year 1873:
For Portage township, Monday, June 18th.
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90 WiImure borough Tuesday. June lSfn.
" Summerhill township. wednesday, June 18th.
" Washington township. Thursday, 10th.
" Munster township. Friday. 2lSt.
" Summitville borough. Tuesday, 25th.
" Gallitzin borough. Wednesday. - 26th.
% IuunelhilI borough. Thursday, ." nth.
G1llitzin township. Friday, " 2Sth.
" LorestO borough, Saturday, - 10Th.
" Allegheny township. Monday, July lSt.
" Chest Springs borough. Tues Jay. July ID.
" Ebenshurg borough. East ward. Friday, July
5th; West ward, Saturday. July 9th.
" Dean township, Monday. July Sth.
" tlearLeld township. Tuesday. July 9th.
. hte two. at !. Beers. Wednesday. July
10Th; At LloydsviIle. Thursday July 18th.
q" Chest township, at st. Lawrence, Friday, Ju-
Iy 18th.
" Elder township, at st. Bonirace, Saturday
July 18th.
Sc tarrulltUwu borough, Monday. July 18Th.
vs. Carroll township. Tuesday. July 10th.
' SuSqUcbaRna twp, Wednesday, July l7.h.
'' Barr township. Thursday. - 18Th
80 BlIcklick township Friday, l9, h.
90 cambria township, Saturday, 10Th.
90 jackson township, Monday, 22d.
And, i'm accordance with the second section
OF said Act, on all taxes paid to the Treasurer
before the ist day of September. there will he
2 reduction uf per cent, while per cent. will
ue added 20 all unpaid taxes and placed ID the
hands OF a constable
y. 7, FRETDHOFF, Treasurer.
Ireasurer's Once, Ebeusburg. April Ii, 1873.
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TIE hen becomes rooster when the
sun goes down.
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'ortage township, Monday, June 18th.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1878-02-13

A contemporary gives the substance
of bill pending before the House Com
mittee on Commerce to adopt as the laws
of the Nation, the acts of certain of the
Western States designed to prevent dis
ordinations in railroad charges-laws
which have the sanction of the Supreme
Court Of the United States 1t makes
it unlawful for any railroad company to
charge or receive more from one person
than another for like service binds all
railroad companies to treat through tram
sit over several roads as one continuous
carriage; prohibits drawbacks rebate
ments, commissions and all other devices
whereby one shipper is favored over
others forbids the charging great
er rate for a short distance than for
longer one, and requires all railroad
companies to keep posted copies of their
schedule of rates, which schedule may be
changed from time to time, but shall be
impartially applied to all shipments, no
matter by whom made. The penalty for
violation of either of these provisions
is 81 900, to be recovered in the United
States Circuit Court, or District Court,
one-half the fine to go to the informer.
The bill is reproduction of the laws en-
forced by Illinois, Wisconsin, and other
Western States, to protect the public
against extortion and discrimination, and
is designed to apply to all the roads in
the country, and thus secure uniformity
under the clause in the Constitution
authorizing Congress to regulate COM
merce between the States.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1878-02-13
The North Mississippi state Line
POntOtOc and Ship island
Railroad.

'Pious Jeems" continues his graphic
and very entertaining letters from the
capital to the Pontotoc Democrat. In
his last, he has the following to say in
reference to the above enterprise, which
we insist belongs to no particular Sec
ton, but to the whole State:
There will be presented charter for a
new road, under the head of, North Mis-
sissippi State Line, PODtOtoc and Ship Is
land Railroad" How is that for high
When we get the charter through we will
tell the people how we propose TO build iC.
But we must not be too fast; we must con-
fine ourselves to past and present and if we
succeed in our expectations, a new era will
dawn upon our country. Soon will the Iron
Horse awake with its neigh our people
from the lethargy that years Of commercial
inertia has held them in. When the first
earth is turned up by the convict labor in
Pontotoc county, we will hail the day as
one of the happiest of our lives, and feel re-
paid for every sacrifice of personal interest
we are making now to serve our people.
In this letter the pronOunS zoe and our are
often uset, not in the sense editors use it.
but to include my colleague, Mr.. Wilson,
our fiOater, who is working with your eoun-
ty representative with a zeal worthy of the
great undertaking before Us.