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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-10-18

In that large composition called the
moral world what ideas, as the painters
would say, lie here and therel Stand.
ing before the landscape Of great
artist you find a large assemblage Of
thought. There is the expanse of blue
sky, there is band Of white cloud,
there Is the charm Of great distance in
the mountain, there Is the charm Of
nearness in the foreground; the back
ground reminds US Of eternity, the fore
ground Of time, the mountain awakens
the sense Of the sublime, the grass and
violets in the foreground awaken the
beautiful, the crumbling house or
church appeals 10 our natural sadness,
the vines on the wall recall us to hope;
the immenseness Of the scene proclaims
God, the hunter or fisherman Just visi-
bic proclaims man. Thus the picture
bursts upon us with its many truths All
woven into one effect on the soul. Thus
our moral world Is a composition into
which for thousands OF years the Gre
ator has been casting His varied and
divine thoughts. What the whole scene
will at last be has been limited ut by ex-
allied prophets, but can be fully imagin-
ed by none. Isaiah has seen the desert
rejoice and blossom as the rose, the
thorn displaced by the fir tree and the
myrtle growing where the bramblc had
been; but except in such figures the
heart can not approach the ultimate
ofthe scene. II Is thought
enough for the hour that a spiritual
realm is in the hands CT powerful and
wise Creator, whose works in the ma
'erial universe astronomers have found
q be stupendous. We may infer com
ng vastness Of spiritual things.
SWinq.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-10-18

--" Now, boys" said Sunday-schoo
teacher, who was trying to impress The
doctrine Of repentance on the class
:. now, boys, Judas, as have told you,
betrayed his master, and then went and
hanged himself. What was the very
best thing he could have done before
hanging HIMSELF" "The very best
thing he could have DONE said the very
worst boy in the class, "was TO change
his mind" His Sunday school Adrocaie
was At once stopped. -Keoknk Const'tH-
fi0n.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-10-18

One Of the vilest receptions Of the
day Is the small fried oyster. which y
made TO appear large BY means Of 2
huge Indian-meal epidermis.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-10-18

-. -. 'A.S. Bat "a iticuu lauEutu ~
the absurdity Of the idea.
Then there came roar--unmistaka-
bly, that of wild beast-and we all
three sprang to the window. believe
1 was ahead, for | found myself upon
the veranda. The sight that met all
our eyes simultaneously was enough TO
make any ones blood stand still.
There, in my own back yard, close 10
the fence, but apparently entangled in
the board-w0rk, sat or crouched huge,
tawny lion, with black lock over his
forehead and scar over his left eye.
Stark was staring at him in a daxed
kind Of way. In fact, we were all ut
terly bewildered, and unable to shake
on the conviction that we were in some
way the victims of fearful illusion.
However, that did not last long, for a
man appeared on the fence and shouted
70 US to 90 in and close the shutters.
which We did, hurriedly, without speak
ing . word.
never knew exactly what II was
Stark said, but he went away, and about
half an hour after man came 20 the
'front.' door and explained every thing.
IL seems that the old stage stables
were used BY one Of the travelling shows
p store number Of newly imported
animals In, and this lion had broken
put Of bis cage that night, carryin with
him enough OF the iron work 10 fasten
him in the old fence.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-03-22
THE LOST CHILD,
BY ROSSITER JOHNSON.

Did you ever hear the dreary cry of
''LosL child? ~ Ii So you cannot have tor
gotten how 1T sounded. especially if it was
i'll tie night The picture which i: brings
up, OF the distracted mother and the desc
late bone, aud the poor wandering iuno-
cent-sired. hungry, frightened, and foot
sore, crying for its parents-is too sad to
be soon forgotten. believe everybody, at
the sound of that alarm, is thrilled with
an impulse to do something to assist ill the
search.
In orr town it was customary, when a
child bad wandered away from home. to
send a black man about the streets ring
ing a bell, crying, Lost c-h lid ~ and
describing the appearance Of the missing
cher9b. | never kne " whether he per-
formed any oiher public service, nor indeed
whether it was always the same negro.
One summer evening, just at dusk, as
the boys were playing their last games,
the cang of bell and the well known
sound of those words came rolling down
our street. Play was stopped at once, and
the approach of the crIer was awaited with
intense interest.
1t turned out to be, not the black man
this tiIne-that useful gent leman was i'll,
or dead, ont of town, something-but
Isaac Holman, a boy who was always able
aud willing to turn his hand to anything
not to be found, Is sac had volunteered for
the service, borrowed the school bell. and
started out on his exploring expedition.
In bis ca j and description 6e initiated the
style OF the Original Jacob as nearly as
possible. The full text of the alarm was
as follows
cd ing d n-g d-i n do n g Lost
child Three years old-had on when
left home brown pants aud yellow apron,
light hair and blue eyes, ba-efooted and
bareheaded. belonged to Mrs. Mulrooney,
sixty-scven Brown street; D-i II G d on <
ding dong -
The idea that white boy could actually
enjoy the inestimahle privilege of ring ing
the bell FOR a lost child struck us like a
new revelation, 1t seemed as If the liber-
ties Of the Caucasian race had suddenly
been widened. We wanted to ling bell,
and g 20 crying ''L-o st c-h i.l-d"' down the
street. The former was too high happi-
ness to hope for, but certainly not the
latter.
''Might we go with him and help him ?''
''Of course we might. Come along y!
Half dozen of us joined the ringer, and
he moved on. changing his bell aud repeat
ing the burden of his mcurnful story. Our
voices strengthened the chorus wonderful
ly, as we struck in with power at every
recurrence of the ''L-o-s-t C-h-,-i-d!''
Some OF us also set about committing to
memory the descriptive passage, and ere
long we were able To give Isaac some help
on that.
AT every corner our numbers were in
creased. Boys came running down the
cross streets from each side, and most of
them Joined us enthusiastically. The most
bashful vocalist among them felt fully CON-
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-03-22

petent for the chorus, and not few quickly
caught the recitative. Two of them con-
tributed to the instrumental music by
ringing their mothers dinner bells.
Within half an hour we had a vast
throng, which nstinc5ively disposed itself
in a sort of rude order, two abreast.
Through one street and into another went
the procession, slowly threading all ways
of the town.
"D-i-n-g d-o=n-g, d=i-n-g 9-o-n-g J"
would come from the leaders, bell, and
then from his throat the 'I-o-s-t c-h-i-l-d,
Three years old-had on when'-and those
who did not know the song very perfectly
wonld pick up the words as he dropped
them ; and newer oomers would take them
at second hand from them and so the
doleful story would go rolling aud echoing
down the line, until the Mrs. Mulrooney
Brown street-Murooney Brown street.
rooney brown street--Brown stree
s-t=r-e-e-t," and the jangle of the dinner
bells was heard at the tail of the procession,
some times AROUND the corner in another
street.
Doors and windows were thrown open as
we approached, and heads thrust ont in
amazement. They mig mt have thought we
were searching for the lost tribes of the
children of Israel instead of Mrs, Null
rooney's single infant.
Often when a father and mother were
standing in the door, looking at the strange
spectacle, their boy was seen to dart out
between them, run down the steps and join
the procession. The way the misfortunes
of the house of Mnlrooney had wrought
upon the imaginations and drawn ont the
sympathies of juvenile humanity was a
spectacle to move heart of stone. The
children's S crusade was utterly eclipsed. If
we had been ordered to search every closet
and drag every well in the city it would
have been promptly done. But our only
defined duties were vocal and ambulatiye,
and we performed them with JUNCTION.
It must have been near midnight when
a Lorseman dashed down the street, and
drew rein at the head of the procession.
Our army had ceased to receive accessions,
for it now included every available boy in
the town. But the enthusiasm was una
bared, there were no descrtions, the bell
still changed at regular Intervals, and we
were in full cry.
The horseman spoke briefly to Isaac and
rode off. Word came down the line The
child is found" and a sudden silence fell
upon the city. The principle of cohesion
being lost, the procession Immediately
went to pieces like raf: with its pins
drawn out and in few minutes thous,
and anxious mothers reclaimed the boys
who seemed more than. half lost to hem in
being out at such an unreasonable hour.
As for Mrs. Mulrooney's hopeful three
years old, he was found in his mother $
hen coop, whore he had laid down and
gone to sleep with an egg in each hand
I1risfiuH IniOn
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-03-22
THE MOT ER.

Down the goldenest of streams,
Tide of dreams.
The fair Graded man child drifts;
Sways with cadenced motion slOw-
AS the mother foot, poised lightly, falls and
He, the firstling-he. the light
or her sight
He, the breathing pledge of love,
Meath the holy passion lies.
OF her eyes
Smiles to feel the warm, life giving ray above.
She believes that In his vision.
Skies elysian
Ger an angel people shine,
Back to gardens OF delight,
Taking flight,
His auroral spirit 5asks in dreams divine.
But she smiles through anxions tears;
Unborn years
Pressing forward, she perceives.
Shadowy m uffed sha pes they come
Deaf and dumb,
Bringing what? dry chaf and lures, or full
cared sheavesT
What for him shall she invoke?
Shall the oak
Bind the mans triumphant brow
Shall his daring foot alfght
On the height
Shall he dwell amidst The humble and the low
Through what tears and sweat and pain,
Must he gain
Fruitage from the tree OF iife2
Shall il yield him bitter flavor?
Shall IL SAVIOR
Be as mamma midst the turmoil and the strife?
In his cradle slept and smiled,
Thus the child
Who Prince of Peace was hailed;
Thus anIgh the mother breast,
LulIed To rest,
Child Napoleon down the lilied river sailed,
Crowned or crucified-the same
CLOVIS the flame
OF her deathless love divine.
Still the blessed mother sands,
In all lands,
As she watched beside thy cradle and BY mine.
Whatso gifts the year bestow,
Still men know,
While she breathes. lives one who sees
Stand they pure or su-dCti ed
But the Child
Whom she crowned tc sleep and rocked upon
her knees.
-ScribneT'S NunfhlY. EMMA LAZARUS.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-03-22

That's a long while, | said. 4 suppose
you are glad to get back
She did not reply to this, but, sweeping
the deck with her eyes. said quickly:
Are you rich p
No, on the contrary, am poor
what could you do with thousand
dollars?' she asked.
The note | had found came into my mind
like flash, and for a moment | could not
speak. Was the girl going to offer me
money to take human life? AS did not
answer at once, she repeated the question,
and | said:
i could do good deal with thousand
dollars, but | refuse
The girl gave suspicious glance over
the deck, and, turning, | saw Two black
eyes glaring at mo, and the next moment
the tall, black whiskered companion of the
girl strobe toward us.
ly, looking at me.
Nothing replied, only looking at the
sea. Who are You 2
Il am the guardian of this girl, he thun-
dered, 'and don't dare to speak to her
again.
And here is where he threatened TO kick
me into the sea.
| left the deck at once, more perplexed
than ever, and l saw neither the man noI
and then we landed.
At the wharf l net a reporter Of one OF
the city papers, and showed him the note
without hesitation and he smiled and said
Il understand it. Come with me-
Half au hour later We entered yard
which led to Q low, rambling house, on the
veranda of which was man of great age.
His hair was perfectly white, likewise his
beard, and his form was bent and totter-
ing.
what is it y said the o'd man, as we
halted before him.
a note from your granddaughter an
swered my friend, the reporter.
What does she say?'
'She offers Jean La Rus, the murderer,
81, 900 to kill Nasquez, the renowned rob
ber'
Poor girl sighed the old man, Il fea,
she is as crazy as ever. My son, | suppose,
is bringing her home?'
Yes and then turning to me the re-
porter said You do not understand this
so I will now tell you the story.
This young girl is crazy; SIZE has been
in the asylum at S ockton for over year.
To begin with, she had lover, a fine young
man, who met his death eighteen months
ago at the hands of NasqueZ, the robbeI.
\ former lover of the girl hired the outla "
to commit the deed and when it Gas known
that lie was dead, Margaret lost hei reason
Everything has been done that can be done.
She thinks constantly of her lover and .he
man who took his life, and seems only to
wreak vengeance on the murderer
| understood all now, and turned 20 GO,
and there. coming up the walk, was the
man and the girl.
did not wish to meet them, so taking
my friend by The arm, we took by-path
to the road.
For several weeks following | heard
nothing of the case, when one morning my
friend theireportei, told me that the beau
tlful bat unfortunate girl Marguret was
dead.
She had bribed Mexican attendant to
bring her tarantula, and placing the
enormous spider Oh her arm, like Cleopatra
of old, deliberately left the world.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-03-22

a TgGsAs CAT is a more independent
animal than man. When man comes
home ar two or three O'Clock IN the mons
ing he slips IN as quietly as possible. bu "a
Thomas cat don't seem 10 Gaze The later
he hour, and ilc nearer the hous- A an
proaohes, the louder it viii gea.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-03-22

n CORRESPONDENT. speaking Of he diff
Guilty of swine driving says il is 8s easy as
whistlinE. af'er on know how, TO wit /:
To the erd of a tout ccd tie an ear of
corn drop it in front of the pig, to within,
five or six inches of his nose, ard commences
walking away slowly in the .fi,cction you
wish him 10 p~orel-- lf his pigship shows
evidence of bliEhfed hopes or abberatio,, Of
mind 10y the singular conduct Of the ,..lu.
persuade him it j. all right by lcttigg him
Save n bii.-f nibhie at il, and then resume
,our llie al match. Ia this way. The most
obdurale pig may be decuyed ANY leasona-
ble disI auCe.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-03-22
PROOF THAT ADVERTIsING PAYS

The American public is familiar with the Ad-
vertislng Agency OF Geo. =. Rowell n 20. II aay
firm doing business on the continent eau afford to
move on" with SPLENDID reputation through
these hard times, this would seom to be the one.
1t s advertised by aa appreeiati4e newspaper fra
ternity very largely hout charge; yet, in view
of all these facts, the list sent Ms Tor use next
month, for which they pay us fair price, in mon
ely, per inch, is devoted largely to their own busi
ness The order taxes somewhat by surprise.
end il would reassure us if we we're disposed to
doubt the wisdom of PUSHING business through
the hardest times we add for the benefit of the
Thomases who may read that Geo Il. Howell *
Go. come neurer knowing all about the adyertis
ing business than any other firm, having handled
millions aud millions of dollars Tins apprcpria-
ted Another feature worth noting lie their liber-
ality will. Uncle Sam They have doubtless
expended more money for posta ge during the last
quarter Of century than any other firm in the
United dStates.-ChdttdIi0g Tints.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-03-22
kSSICNEE'S SALE
Ry order of the Courts Of Blair
~ and Cambria Counties.

,,ur balance Of the Real Estate of II. +. Bell,
iii,rated i'm said counties of Blair and Cam
e. will be offered at Public Sale, at Bell's
Ills, Blair county, Pa, on
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-03-22
I NE ITO PROPERTY ATT PRI

'vats -, - . a a LIZ The undersigned offer
|jron,I &c their Store and Tavorn Stand ia
i to,sti Loretto. known as the ..SHiELDs
hd. aSher a large, well cultivated I..,t of
lldnys frame Barn, Stable and other
Room sold 9,i, before the ist OF April next the
(n call " vii be for rent. For further infor-
leLs ls-s j.: L. SHIELDS & BRO.
Loretto, Pa.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-03-22
Books Rebound TO Look Like New
CDITORS NOTICE,-In the
A. X. BELL,
e. 81. Assigpee of B. F. Ben.

CDltOR'S NOTICE!-In the
ta,r',tr OF the petition of MicE'I III. Ra-
sf ia.''.isITator OF Peter Rager. decd for an
tsa o'ari ti as To the share of Harriet Rager,
|a,5sII neirs OF said Peter Rager, and to be
Fet,r ivn ,ul liability as Administrator
|tor ~ ., lH's, NJ. Y. Buckley. Esq, appointed
l. he ttePort iacts, and it he ind said Harriet
|ens1,iae CeAsed, then, after allowing proper
fSHsion 10 Administrator. distribute balance
N''se legally entitled to the same.
|pursu,,. BY the Court.
i t,I1nce t6 lance Of the above appointment, 1 VIII
|u Fbnse duties Of said APPOINTMENT, at my
b. 2o.cIIsn,urg, on TUEsDAY. MARCH 26th,
tter,S.ggcA' ?. when and where all par,
/ 1'0s'ed may attend
''O'g' March l, 1875. 81.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-03-22
NEW WADVERTISEMENI,S.
SheriH's Sales,

I(f virtue of sundry wrts of Tend. Eypou
and PHI. Vend. ErpOn. issued out of the
Court or Common Pleas of Cambria county and
10 me greeted, there will be exposed to public
TUESDAY, APRIL I'd, 1879.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-03-22

TRADE kTSsEs.-Ihe isarnesville WV
EntePprise says that curious diFoice case
is on the tapis in Harrison county. = nifc
who was greatly i'm need OF mess oi cab
bage made bargain aud sale " with a
neighbour trading three kisses for three
heads &c cabbage. TIE irate husband ac-
cused her of the act. when she owned up
aud said she thought she made Il good
bargain. The husband did not care much
for the loss of the kisses. but fearful that
they indicated more than apparen' on 'fbe
face of the returns" he has filed has peti
ton for divorce,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-05-29
ALEXANDRIA LA.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 1878.
Bic and wild excitement again

Bic and wild excitement again,
early Monday morning, on our levee,
and specially fine sport and fun to
the "boys," but lightning on the iron
chests and money drawers of the two
steamboats, causing this rally. AT
precisely twenty minutes to- o'clock
A. NJ, the Bart. Able made her Pine
Vile landing, making her business
trip and run in thirty-fye hours and
a half; she made sixteen landings in
the Mississippi and sixteen freight
landings in this river, beating the
Assumption here one hour and a
half. This will do finely fol, eur ia.
yorite Packet, and plainly indicates
she is all we claim for her, q side,
wheel steamboat in the true sense of
the word, and no discount on her ex,,,
cellent management her staying
qualities, and accommodations I'M
surpassed in any trade, and certainly
three hundred per cent. ahead Of. any
boat in Red River. IN eaF
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-05-29

Hon Robert NJ. Lnsher, the able
and highly cultured Superintendent
of Public Education of our State,
left New Orleans on the Sd of.this
month, on tour Of inspection and
examination of the Public Schools,
and reached our Town, Uid Opelousas
on Sunday evening. He remained
here sufficient time to pay a visit to
our Town Schools and those OF, Pine
vile, and we are pleased to note that
he expressed himself gratiied at the
status of all Of these, and found them
under good discipline and exceed
ingly we'll managed. He also, by in
vitation, visited our, private pay
schools and was pleased to note
also their very excellent condition.
While here we paid Mr.. iLusher q
visit, and had full hours interest
ing talk with him about the schools
of our State and their present condi.
tion, and learned from him, that thus
far he had found his trip a pleasant
one, and highly gratifying to him Of
6cially and personally, and that be
was proud of the condition Of, the
schools that he had visited, and that
he found they were gradually rising
out of the chaos he found them in
when be took charge Of his office
We are also glad to know, that our
Town comes under the donation of
money from the Peabody Fund, and
that he paid into the Treasury here
three hundred dollars, being one half
of the amount due by that Fund for
the extra pay of the Teachers of the
Town for ten, months tuition. This
money is specially appropriated and
donated for the pay of, Teachers in
the Town schools proper, cannot be
touched for other purposes, must be
kept separate and distinct for this
special purpose, and is not to go to
or be mixed with the general school
funds of the Parish. Mr.. Lusher
left for Natchitoches on Monday, by
the Texas. --ss ~
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-05-29
Home POETRY.

The following piece of im.promptw
verse was penciied on the wall Of one
of the Court House jury rooms, by an
and tired young talisman,
one day last week, in the shape of
Gan appeal to his Honor, Judge
Blackman, in the Letchford and LIE,
gras case" and has been transcribed
and handed us by planter, who fol-
lowed tie young talisman as regu-
lar Juror in the next case that was
brought up
Oh, cruel Judge! Oh, cruel Judge
Why can't you let US out? ss
We can't agree, we can't agree:
Have mercy !-let us out!
'1is dinner time, tits dinner time,
We hear the hotel bells;
And our bellies, oh, our bellies,
Are like empty, empty wells.
Your Honor sits upon the bench,
In comfort, ease aud grace,
While we poor devils walk this room
With nervous, restless pace,
We saw your Honor walk down Town,
We think to take drink, ..
We saw you 60 with curious eyes, y
Said nothing-but how We did think.
"'Tfll Saturday s,h',, "a; night must you re-
Good God what awful words;
We heard them, our knees did shake
Come, Judge, take back those words.
sss
Once more, your, Honor, tslet US out, -
And we will never cease to pray
That you may hold u right hand place,
In that awful Judgment day! !,