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We have received from the Sweet Singer
81 Michigan black edged postal card convey
ing the following proposition:

'4 Ml'llEi4 u Nlt'h -''ls'l postal cara convey J.
ing the following Proposition:
IN yca ly The terrible sun, ring. of thc afflicted SOUTH
nui dc.reu- % contributing hrr g. 90 aI the woman
heart a Jtii, Moou. tho sweet SINGER 90 N.etl-au
has been prompted tu ,cr the press hcr latest ,a u
cnutcd THE suath,ru scor-, The mos, pcral otof
shall n. te ncceIt.l one Inc uonr, o. gwen BIO her
mann" 4, any rch,'c headquarters Tor receiving oour
ric purchaser shah have the privilege of seeing the
purin before hu, n- audli NOT -au,u'd wuh 90, uer,,
cutcra.n,l gnui >,tnrli The oth il,t nl,n te i,.t
The oin b, ,he,, to hc the very hest eff n Of Mr..
Moore inc subject ne.ns snsuary n,tcI To h,r style
twill be- Observed that today II the last day
on which bids for " The southern Scourge'
may We sHit to Mrs Moore. We print In THE
NuS the Sweet Singers womanly oiIcr because
We know that 1t Will thereby como early this
morning under the eyes If q. WAsHfNGroN
CHILDs. \. NJ. We are sure that this eminent
man Will he grateful for the opportunity to help
advertise sister poet who is trcuding IN his
own obituary footsteps. though. Of course. far
behind, and at the same time to do decd of
h-neyolence in manner ainEulary fitted to his
style.
The Bo-ton Hrohi is in the habit Of pub
fishing the ariasc intentions filed in that
city, in accor'lau,e with the laws ~ Massacau-
srus, hy couples intending To- lcuuitel The
LIST gives the names, ages, and places II rosi-
douee II the parties A. an almost inyarial,e
RUE tho women are much younger than the
men whom they propose % take for husbands.
Yesterday HFdR ntaiuod six notices. one
II the mai" candidates for matrlmony was
33. and the girl ha lad chosen fora wife Isl;
another 4s, and his bctrothod 81. and So on.
Only ono damsrl IN the half dozen ayowcd that
size was born before the man who had won her
heart. auI elo conf .ss q tohutasiu-les summer
Before the cricket season closes why not
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-19
On Titles.

A respected correspondent asks us the fol-
lowing questions:
"lfasany President of the United states ever had the
title of Ills EXccncucy conferred upon him ny law II
not where did the Pre- ,id,nt obtain his title of Ills En-
ccll,ncyi"
No President has ever had this title con-
icrrcd upon him by law; aud no one has
ever obtained it. except from fools and snobs.
In the Convention which framed the pres
cnt Constitution of the United States it was
proposed to lc-tow upon the President the
title of His ENccllcncy. Another PROPOSE
ton was that hc should Ice known as His
lIighncss Both If these propositions were
rejected; and 1t was determined that his
only title should bc President of the United
States. Accordingly. the proper way Of adj
dressing him. and the only title which is ever
employed 10y persons ~ sense sclf-rcspcct.
and knowledge, is simply Mr.. President
All the rest is humhuy and nonsense.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-19

The man who has got stolen horse has
n sacred right to keep it. and the real owner has
no power to help himself. such is the doctrine
II Mr. JAMES W. COVERT. now representative
in Congress Of tho First District of New York.
But do the people Of Richmond. Queens. and
Suffolk believe this doctrine with Mr.. COVERT
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-19

If Mr.. A. J. DIrrENuoErrR should be the
candidate for District Attorney ON the COM
bincd Anu-Tammany ticket. that part Of the
ticket at least will deserve to be- beaten.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-19

One OF the strangcst stories ever chron-
cled in police court annals was brought out
yesterday in the Jefferson Market Police Court.
\ Frcnchman comes to this country in 1876
after passing years 81 adventure as n diamond
hunter Ia Brazil and South Africa. He has met
STANLEY and claims TO have killed many
negroes. lie falls in with Il young girl 81 good
family here. and induces her to fec with him
ont TO the Black Hills. lie marrics her there
and at once becomes herccly jealous. His
mining speculations failing he returns to this
city. and runs through what money he had
Then he forces his wife TO a dishonorabo life
to support him. He becomes jealous Of his
wiios affection for a younger sister, and also
hates the sister for trying 20 keep his wife in
the ways OF virtue. llo catches them together
ono day. shows them his dexcrity with
weapons and warns them what may hap
pen to them. They escape from the
room, and he turns his pistol against
himself. He fails to inlct fatal wound and
RECEIVERS to recommcucc his career Of crime
The sister finally induces his wife to fee from
him. On Tuesday he breaks down the door Of
this sisters house and threatens to Kill her. He
is arrested and arraigncd in the police court
yesterday. The tragic scenes which followed
are described in THE Sun 1t is n strange story
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We suppose this marriage il perfectly valid
although celebrated ia So peculiar manner. In
tho eye II tho law every marriage ceremony is
merely the Iub.r declaration Of the nuutial
contract. and this tcl"grarhicweddng IL just Is
truly such declaration a. that Ia oraina., use.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-01-11

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an Optical Manufacturing Company, have
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ton, succeeded in Producing a genuine III
crOscOpe, with three fine Lenses Stand. etc
which, hy use Of machinery. and very large
mandatory, is NOW made \: far less cost
than has ever before been done. Scientific
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to anything ever before offered So low as
50 90 but This one is sold for 81 30 But
on" IS gireU to every subscriber 10 The 1Dier-
acdn AgrtcUH'rtst, who simply adds 30 cents
10 the regular subscription pricr-that is
the paper Is sent one year. with tn. b 80
Microscope, for only ;32 90. It TO be 3cIirer-
e6 free 10 any part of the country - cents
extra is 10 be added. a fuiI description
and all particulars can he had bv sending
your address on n postal card TO ORANGE
JUDD COMPANY. y " York or, better still
send them 10 cents (half prce) for a post
paid sample cOny of the paper, which will
give full description of the MicroScnpe.
anu also much valuable reaGiug and engrav-
ingS, etc, and be richly worth tar more than
its cost.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-01-11
THE TREE PEDDEER.

The frauds practiced upon farmers
by unprinciplei nurserymen are well
pointed out in the following from the
lVesterH Former: There Is no great
er humbug practised upon the credu-
lity Of the people than the offering of
new fruits bv tree agents and nursery
men, as the last thing that was ever
discovered or planted. Nineteen out
of every twenty of all these new fruits
are entirely worthless. One nursery
man has &n apple that i superior to
all others, another pear no one can
do without, free from blight and an
immense bearer, and the fruit of the
finest quality. Another has currant.
a strawberry, or q raspberry, all en-
tirely indispensable to the unsuspccting
farmer And still others have grapes
that ripen early, are very large, deli
cious, and just the thing 20 supply all
others for all purposes. One has
cherry that will take the place Of the
Early Richmond and the English
MorellO. All these will do, according
to the opinions of the several owEcrs
of the humbug, III any and all climates
and localities, like the patent medicines
that are warranted to cure any and all
diseases. One man, whose aim Ost OK
elusive stock of evergreens is the Eu-
rOpcan larch, recommends its planting
without limit. Another has supplied
himself abundantly with the Utah
hybrid cherry, which is really not a
cherry at ALL but a very inferior small
plum and that is the cherry that ey.
e-y ybody must have. Our common
Wild plums are trarsplanted and nursed
and n large stock propogated-some
significant name given them. and then
heraided to the world as indispensable,
high quality, large size, cnrculio proof,
and indeed possessed with more good
qualities than any and all other plums
combined. Now the result of nlI this
Is, the farmers pay out thousands of
dollars every year for stock that is not
only worthless, and known to be worth
less by the venders. but important
time is lost in waiting for the results
that are so boastingly promised, and
only. after several years waiting, to
find how they have been swindlcd."
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-01-11

\ SMALL SPECIMEN OF HUMANITY -
Master Frankly Flynn. OF Norwich. y Y.
l. probably Tie smallest specimen of a hoy
ever known. He is four and a half wears
old, anl is thus drscrihcd hv n correspont,-
ent of the Utica OJSegrer:
W. went to see him. Expecting Tom Thumb
or Co'nmo modOte NuJt to walk IN before rs. I'm
ag'h" our surprise when MS rranduot her
brought him ia as one would a ,ruod-sizrd ca .
&c IS not so large as one OF Tom IhIIrn bs legs
in ON InUmb'S carriage he would lock as
lou'SpInr as an ordinary man in a circus band
wagon 10 SIT upon one of Tom Thumb s tasy
cldits would he to h m what il is 10 he ordir-
airy hpy 10 perch upon n gaze post when the
Sprlhg comes. He is smaller than any one tsn
CONCEIVE VINO has not actually seen him. Yes
lclnaN ne hdu on two PAIR of stockings, and
even then the smallest sIZ"d baby shoes were
TOO large Tor him. lis wrist - the size of an
ordinary mHH's thumb. his ankle but a slight
increase. tie was dressed in tan sui like "A
man ne stauos twentN-thTec inches ia his
shoes, and weighs, clothes and all, twelve
pounis. Ihdt is the most he ever weighed in
nus ilte SiIii te l. lively, snrightly boy. very
active, cllinblng into chars and getting down {;
walks afounn with ms hands back of him, like
ms grandpa ana tn ks and laughs, ant is as
cute 6S any boy of hts years. He is no longer
thdn he was when one year DID,
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-01-11

EGYPTIAN LOVE OF SOMETHING Rre
The notion of bigness seems to have
held a closer grip over the despotic
Egyptian mind than over anv other
psychological specimen with which va
are acquainted. 1t does not need
journey up the Nile to show as their
fondness for the immense; haitian bour
at the British Museum is quite su(a.
cient. Now, why did the Egyptians so
revel in enormous works of art? This
question is usually answered bv savipr
that Sheir absolute rulers loved TINS to
show the vastness of their power; and
doubtless the answer is very true as far
as it goes. and quite falls in with our
theory given above. But it does rot
always happen that despotic monarcbs
build pyramids er Momnons. and the
further question suggests itself-wbat
was there in the circumstances Of
Egypt which determined this specioI
and exceptional display of architectural
extravaganza As we cast about for
an answer, an analogy strikes US a.
once. Taking the world as a whole
think it will be seen that the greatest
otCttttStCiial 3CllGNeinenDS are To ln
found in the great plain countries, aid
that mountain districts are compora.
lively bare Of large edifices. The nlain
of Lombardy, the plain Of the Low
Countries, the plain OF Chaltres. the
lower Rhine Valley. the Eastern coun.
tries-these are the spots where our
great European cathedrals are to be
found ; and if we pass over to Asia.
we shall similarly discover the country
for pagodas, mosques and temples in
the broad basins Of the Euphratcs the
Ganges, the Indus, the Hoang Ho and
the Iang-tze kiang. No doubt castles
and fortresses are to be found every,
where on heights for purposes of de-
Tense; but purely ornamental architec.
ture Is most fourishing in leyelexpan-
ses of land. Now, there is no level
eXpanses of land in the world hahitabIe
by man so utterly unbroken and con-
tinuoUs as The Valley Of the Nile
Herein, doubtless, we have a clue to
II e special Egyptian love for colossal
undertakings Of every sort Cor1ltU
Magazine.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-01-11

AN EXTINCT RACE.-Onc of the
most remarkable races that ever in
habited the earth is now extinct
They were known as the Guanches.
and were the aborigines Of the Canary
Islands. In the sixteenth century.
pestilence, slavery snd the cruelty of
the Spaniards succeeded in totally
eXterminating them. They are de-
sclibed as being gigantic in stature.
hut of Il singularlv mild and gentle
nature. Their food consisted of barley.
wheat, goats milk, and their agricul
ture was of the rudest kind. They
had religion which taught them of a
future state, of rewards and punish
ments after death, aud of good and
evil spirits. They regarded the vol
cano Of TcnerifTe as the place of pun
ishmcnt for the bal The bodies of
the dead were carefully embalmed. and
deposited in catacombs. which still
continue TO be an object OF curiosity to
those who visit the Islands Their
marriage rites were very solemn. and
before engaging in them the brides
were fattened on milk At the present
day these strange people are totally
standardization Globe
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-01-11

a CURIOUS CALCULATTON-A very
ingenious speculation WAS published
about half a century ago as to the
number of mans ancestors II was
said that as every man must have two
parents, four grandparents, eight
great grandparents, and so on. it might
fairly be assumed Of anv given man
that the mum Der of his direct ancestors
living at the time of the Conquest
might amount to upward of eight
millions, pTesuming that tEe number
doubled about thrice in each century.
There are several curious sequences Of
this idea, which are given bv Sir
Richard Phillips, in his Mornings
Walk from London 10 Kew" GREY,
according to Walpole, in II49. had
computed that ''there must 90 a mil
lion Of ancestors in twenty generations
10 every body's composition. ." Touch
ing the idea itself, it NAV be noted that
there Is in it a fundamental error. or.
rather. counteracting element which
soon checks the increase of ancestors
then neutralizes it, and finally dimin-
Ishes it. This cause is the ''brotncr
and sister, element. 1t is soon found
that in tracing up ancestors. that. fol
example, two men and a woman. who
ought in the preceding generation to
have SIX parents, being brothers and
sister, have only two. Hence. every
mans pedigree, if it could be fairly
traced ont, would be represented as a
double cone; two cones Joined at their
bases, the apex Of the one being him
self, the apex of the other Adam
Probably the true form of such tam
lily tree would be an elipsis.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-01-11

LACK OF APPETITE AND ACIDITT OF
THE SToMACH-Use lime water to
correct Acidity of the stomach, and the
following tonic bi,ters: Gentian root,
two ounces dried orange peel, one
ounce; cardamon seed, half an ounce
all to be bruised. and the same
placed IN a quart of whisky or diluted
alcohol; let it stand for two weeks
dose, one or two tablespoonfuls in
water two or three times day This
Is good for dyspepsia, loss of appetite,
and general weakness or debility.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-01-11

GOOD SENSE -SomebDdv nuts good dol
ot good sense aud good many p's in a verv
small space, as follows
fersous who patr0nize papers shoulG nav
pI'mp ply, Tor the pecuuiary prospects OF the
press nave peculiar power in pu4 hing forw,rd
puhhc prosperity. II the printer is n u n
promptly aud his pOck 4 boG X krpt Dlethoric
W ns ProihptspaNing pa rons, he puts his pen 10
lng events ~ more plea, NJ rolots and ibe
p'1'sai oi MS paHer Is - more pleasure 10 his
people Paste this pirce 1T proyurhiaI ubil os,-
DIV IN some place where ali persons can me-
ceiVe u. b. pleased, Hlss,, to ponder upnt, II
petua!iy. fP'S = -
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-01-11

NEVER SEBvED-An English writer
speaking OF Pompeii, saws: One
house in Pompeii had evidently been
in state Of repair when the volcano
storm buried it. Painters. and deco
rators, and cleaners were masters Of
the situation. The household goods
were all in disorder. and the family. if
not out Of town, must have been un-
dergoing that condition Of misery
which spring cleaning and other like
infections invariably entail. Painters
pots and brushes. and vorlliupmen's
tools were scattered about: telLtale
spots Of whitewash starred wall and
floor"
Such domestic implements as pots
and kettles had been bundled up i'm
corner all by themselves. and the cook
was nowhere. Dinner. however. had
not been forgotten. A solitary pot
stood simmering Of it ever old sim
mer) on the stove. And (start not,
Tor tits true) there was a bronze dish
in waiting before the oven. and on the
dish a sucking PIC. all ready to be
baked. But the oven was already
engaged with its full complement of
bread, so the sucking pig had to wait.
And it never entered the oven, and
the loaves were never taken out till
after n sojourn of seventeen hundred
years They had been cooking ever
since November 3. a. u. %. NJ
Florelli has them now in his museum
Mt Pompeii, twenty~one of them. rather
hard, of course, aud black, but per
fectIy preserved.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-01-11

BALLOU'S MONTHLY MAGAZINE FOR
JANUARY. The January number of this
favorite magazine is n sample of what il will.
I've the whole year-light, attractive, and \
family friend, to DE welcomed in every
household, aud read with pleasure bv old
aud young. There is nothing ike it III this
coTntry; for it is a marvel ,.f cheapness and
good taste, witE the most choice variety of
reading matter that can be found i'm any So
rial 'n This country. Now is good time 10
subscribe for Ballou's, rs it costs hut a a olIar
and a half year aud is postpaid at tba,
Just try II for year. Published hv Thones
81 Talbot, % Hawley street, Boston. A
sample copy of the January number will he
sent TO any address on the receipt of ten
CENTS ny me publishers then, it you wish
10 continue, II will ouly be necessary tn re-
nilt , 40 for the balance of the wear Or
whai is still better, send So 70 the CANRRr,
FREEMAN ana get our paper and Balloon. :
MONTHLY both for one year
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-01-11

SMALL ANIMALS CRAVING TREES
Every winter the agricultural ;Ju1.-
nails contain inquiries as tea remedy
to prevent mice and rabbits gnawing
trees and we are nearly annually an
swering them Our remedy, which
we have tried with success, has proved
eftectual in every instance in which it
has been properly applied 1t is to
bandage the trees with an old cotton
or wooden cloth; or veIy stiff paper
will dO-foT mice eight or ten inches
high will answer; for rabbits not less
than two fees. Tue latter standing
upright will reach up very nca.lv two
feet and rs far as they can reach they
will gnaw. The same cloth. if put
away, will last Cor several years. OF
course handIging must be well done
and tied to the tree securely.
In gardens, where rabbits are sure to
be found, If there are any in the vicin-
ity, good protection is % feed them
with cabbage stalks, or decaved heads
of cabbage, offals Of ruta bagas, cal
rots, etc, a supply Of which is to be
found on every farm. A dead trap. -
baited with apple, will also clear The
garden; but, if in starving condition,
half dozen rabbits will destroy fifty
young trees in q single night. One
winter they not only injured several
young pear trees for us, but nipped off
the tender ends Of certain shrubs as
cleanly as If done with pruning shears.
But, Jas we say, they are driven to this
by starvation, when the ground is
covered with snow.-G.rmQHtolcR Tel
PgTGDb.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-01-11

4 PASTE FOR FAMILY UsE The
Druggists Circular gives the follow
ing recipe for making paste similar to
that used on postage stamps and
gummed labels: Dextrine. two ounces;
acetic acid, tour drachms alcohol,
four drachms; water, two and half
ounces. Mix the lextrine. acetIc acid
and water, stirring until thoroughly
mixed, then add alcohol For attach
ING labels to tin. first run the surface
with a mixture Of muriatic acid and
alcohol; then apply the label with
very thin coating of the paste, and it
will adhere almost as well rs on glass.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-01-11

To PRESERVE POTAToEs FROM RoT.
Dust over the floor of the bin with
lime, and put in about six or seven
inches of potatoes. then dust with lime
as before, then more potatoes, using
about one bushel of lime to forty
bushels OF potatoes. The lime i'm
proves the favor of the potatoes, and
efiectually kills the fungi which causes
the rot
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-01-11

A CARROT that went % inches toward
CHINA, and turIip 81 inches around
the waist. are recent opponents of the
c pabilities of Kansas soil.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-01-11

To THE oTHEP ARGUMENTS in favor Of
turning the soil in autumn Mr. Olcott
ADDS that i must seriously disturb the
potato bug to he plowed
out OF bed late in November
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