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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-12-13

4 SLESCED FATHER The other day q
boy abuut fifteen SeaIs Of age entered q
gruCeFy store nn Grafton avenne, aud III.
looking aruund for a few mi"utes he .
C. eIed a leaf of bread under his eE,t AZ
started ,u. lie Was oyvrliaulrtl bn tha
stree by the grocer. who sAs shvuting f.,,.
an ofic r, when the lad > fa:heI came alui q
and c,ied Oui
What Is It nay Thomas Has niy
Thomas came to be thief2 Take him ~
the staii 'n ~ once -
You want him locked up, d, you -
asked The grpCer.
Il do, \ child of mine Who steals s',s.li
go to prison. Ihum IS Is a - ild. bad l. \ 20
'An VINO has made ne sOS' Z led the.
by as he looked around On The crowd -
''MWher-nluiher died three wears ag,,.
and father lhele hasn't spike \ kind word
to any OF the children since ] haven
slept IN the house for months Sae here
how be bats me Look at the bruises IN
my arms -
Thomas. you know I'm kind t. all +
y'u." replied the father. as the lad barred
his arms
kind Have yon eYe.- read US a word
about Heaven, As n-mniher uSrd 20 .
Have yon ever ssen her grave but t,Dce ,
Have You sent uS 10 sehoOl9 When I've
worked bavet't Ynu pounded ne till
gave mp The ninnpy -
"But-hnt Thomas, yon are \ thief, s"
s'ammered the father
IL haven't got shiit to my name g
continued the boy az be threw ol,rn his
coat, land Sam and Mary a3e worse of.
Cause they are GalefouIrd. There hsSu' {
been lire o. wuod in uur houSu To- tUs
day, and when came hrIe io steal a s
bread the children were ia bed II iveri ?
aud starving. lf yoH don. be i've It cut,.,,
along with me -
he crowO believed il there weYs tear
in the boys eyes and quiveT to- bis chm.
aud when the Father went "a rutnonSi rate a
man Ia the crowd seized him, shook has
heels in the air and yelled
lyon old Satan, yuu are a lnAfer and a
gutter drunkaId, and know u. aud II yua
ever lay hand on one % the children again
III follow you tO Texas but what III break
every bone in your body
Let Il e boy go - cried lie crowd. and
he was released. More. he was given
more bread and proVi>iuhs Than hs could
cany home al one load. - Free Press.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-12-13

He LOVED A GUN.-In the county Of Du
Page, not twenty miles from st. Charles,
stands little countTy sChool>hp Near
the school house lives 1ell-tO do farmer,
who boasts a solid. able bodied boy Of SIX
teen. To teach that school for some time
past, a buxum maid has been engaged
fair, fat aud thirty. Our farmers boy was
her pupil-m mOIe ways Than one, 1t
seems. She taught him how Ia love, ~
well as how tn cipher; how swee. i To nIi e
gle kisses wiki the Prosy lessons IF his
book how love was more ihan lie. The
a6ruit maidea wocd aud wun the tender
bny-aud toy the grace of the public school.
But how were this twain To be made one
il what bntheted the dear maid. who, on
account of her Iilper years, had the man
agemenL of the case. Her lover lacked at
least one acquirtment-age. lie WAS but
sixteen, u minor, aud father aui mother
stood before our heroic maid Ike giants,
and blasted her sweet dreams of welded
bliss What could be done ! c,andcs
tiuie departure To Kansas was decided
npun. ] here the vain could toe made one
flesh. But Z" here's many a slip 'twixt tho
cup aud the hp,' ~ d there was slip
here These lovers vows and piU came
iu the ears uf the old folks. The parents
objected. The mother plo I'd la vain. The
father threatened. Twas no go. At last
the father belh"ught himself the bay was
fond IF hunting. I'm hiie him with a
shot gun la throw the dame away" said
the sire. The propnsal To bny the boy a
gun vas made After snme reflection,
young Adpuis told his sire if he would get
him "a real nice, double barrelrd shot
gun lie would surrender the giil forever.
The gun was got, and the boy Osteusibly
dismissed his lover.
But the eud is not yet. The boy 3
chums aud plIymatGs ia the neighborhood
got hol'i of the story, and SO Wolliei our
young Adonis that he has wrapped his lusy
arms about that guh aud skipped.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-12-13

STRING AEOUNDA IoE-A vaunr lady
in Manchester. Eug.. who found il impuS-
sible To Ii>e early enough la the morning
la be At her music .eaChei's in Time 10
take htr lessons, accepted ,ho profiered
services of a gentleman Il lend y no offered
a somewhat nnyel suggestion to overcome
the difficulty liU proposed that size
should ur string io her toe presumably
the great toe At night when sue Nent To
bed. aud hang il tthe string. nni the tosl
out the window. When Il Ras time for
heF Ia get up he oh his way down town
wonid stop under her window and pu!l the
sfiius. This plan was put in'O operation
with the chuSent of the lahy'S mother aud
the tuephobe Was found =, work admirably.
l. ke the cnuise of trne iuv : ter @ me-
! fail Il to lun Sm" T.. IL Was through
nn iault of the a. tnat tit lie Aruse.
Ii toe al ay, TO lnd with lie oord
ready Tor The young m Ia Iing il hOm
the other end, aud hOT dreams We're bliss
ful sceuo> in which she was led Ia liytHen's
altar Toy n sizing attached 10 the identical
the. while Cupids inuumerahie, with tnes
by The hundred, fitted through her viSioi s.,
shooting Hith gu,deu arruNR at toes sus-
pended by silken eurdz. Neither did The
young man pruye Teereaat Ia his trust. lie
took pleasure in performing his relf i'm
posed duty, aud each mnrninR the lady's
dreams were disturbed by ting At her toe
The trouble came fIOm another quarter.
The rector OF the church the yonng people
attended heard nf the tOephOus, and hold
ing il WAS an ''act Of impiuprieiy" T" 20.
fused the young man the saerBneniE.
The Bishnpof l.itehfeli has bern Kppsaisd
/ tn. bat he declines Ia iniegfere. and the toe
/ phone inventor is Etih debRrred the sac, A.
ment aud tise sOang hsdv's toe IS reoGsrr.
1 ing TroEl dS frequent dial lcatiouE, while
J hor S,osic teacher dsihF ScOlds tss Is,
= hing ale
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-12-13
ANOTHER GREAT
REDUCTION IN PRICES /!
At THE EBENSB URG
Hardware & House Furnishing Store.

lWINti to the large increase in my sales since
> the last reduction in prices and the adoption
OF the cash system. | nni myself able to ben. 1T
my customers by a still further reduction in the
prices OF all goods compriseh in NV lar. e stock.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-12-13

A SEALED PosTMAN-You've We all heard
of sealed ictierS. oi cuursP, aud seen some,
too, doubt; but lid yoI ev, hear OF the
letter carrier al-o being sealed Well,
bat ot news has come. saying that among
the IlImsiaya Mountains the men who
carry the mails nn horseback are sealed tu
their saddles III such way that while
they can ride easily enough. thsy cannot
get down from their seats aud, what il
more. the mail packages are sealed Io the
men. Once STATED un the route, the seals
are not ALLOW To be broken, eX cepL by the
postmaster at the next station, and. If they
happen tn get broken otherwise than by
accident The caIiier is severely punished.
The result of This scaling is thai mail
carrier whn " iSlIes To steal the letters in
his charge is obliged 10 steHl also the sad
die aud hoIse--aud himself as we'll, | sup
pose.
Nice places these carriers have TO ride
through at Times 7. Why, in some parts,
the road is So steep that, in going down,
The rider is kept upright by rope passed
under his arms aud held in the hduds OF
two men who are above him on the noun
tain. IL it were not for this the rider
would fall over the bead of lis horse, oT
el.e cause the horse itself TO 60 over head
hrst.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-12-13

ROMANCE OF PEARLS The following is
from - correspondent Uf LuudJ Ju Land and
W6teF:
L VIII tell You rcumSt Ince that hap
peUed some twenty-five or thIrty years ago
W wheI ] was residing III Ca c.itIa. One u o-ti-
ing our friend. the late Dc. NISs. surgeon of
The royal army, brought To my husband. d.
Johu Grant, "a box containing Twelve or thin
teen pearls of various SIZES say ing: Grant,
you are a we'll known man in Ca!cutia AMI
| want yOu tn hear the curious account OF
These pearls and tu iakH charge of the box
and let nae know any ch nge you NAV sea
ia them. Their history IL aS follows: a bn Il
forty years ago "A lady at Ambuyua gave "a
pearl TO each of Two sisters, saying, These
are breeding pearls; take good care uf hem;
meyer toGcn them with The hand, hcsl; in
cures them, aud Iced Them on rice. One of
These sisters has just come To- Calcutta aud
she has lent The box 10 ire to show To You.
IH the furry years sIte has bad it this IL the
reSuit-twelNe or thirteen young ones. The
box was ,I'eue,l, and there lay cotton the
mother pearl. rather large but i'll shaped
individual. The eldest daughter, as | call
ed ii, was "A ,pvely pearl, about the size Ihat
jewellers generally set three In a riuE. The
others were perfrcI ia shapr. bnt gradually
decreased ia size two very small ] called
the TWINS, they stuck tng-tlier. and the
last was n very wee seed pearl. According
Ia instructions rice was put in the nuX, which
was locked iii "a secret drawer in the cabinet,
of which my husband alone kept the key.
\ ffeT some DAYS we opened the box. and To
our establishment we found that eve v grain
of rice had been nihhled. cannot think OF
"a brtIer word. How uihbitd I cannot i'm
agine hut thai one fart | can vonch for. A
few WEEKS after had to leave Caicutta.
The hnx returned la Dr N.tss, and what
l,came of it | know uot. l have otter men
toned IL Ia INV friends, ani some years age
saw ia book that lay upon my friend = IA
ble that friends ia tie East believed iI bres
Ii -
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-12-13

4 NATURAL TEkEPHoNE'-Tha lnyo
Cali IHdepeL deHt has tie follnwingi: On
the authority of Colonel Falcuti, who
vouches for the truth of the matter, there
is u certain point un ridge high up On
Keai sarge MouniaiE where can be heard
the rumble of trains on the Southern Pa
eific railroad. as they cruss the range to the
west of Mnhave. 40 miles distant. There
j. "a regular daily train passing at lo:3O
O clock. and upon reaching the place at
this hour the noise OF Ihe tram is heard a.
stated. 1t is curious thing ia nature, bat
scarcely more wonderful than some nf the
mountain echoes read of. not more in
comprehensive than late achievements oi
science in telephones. phOnngraphs, and
megraphones. possibiy involving the same
principle nf conducting s,sI,,ds lhIvuxl
tile sir oi s-SituS-
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-12-13

''LeJ the engine take breath,
Ia mas nOtuIUg IL DO,
EOr the law that Jugs worlds
VIII wnIri the ttdIu tHrutixu.
Streams ~ tlrc from the wheels
Like tit>hos from IDuutaIaS.
Ana ThC tiiZLy tram reels.
As IL swoUps down the Innnntains.'
From Garland at the foot .of the noun
,ain a hong level pull of rhuS mIies over a
pant OF the great San LUIS Park, brought
us to a new IaIlIuau town Un the bank Of
the Rio Grande. bearing the musical name
of AEImOsa. This is one of the baby
towns of our baby Iailroad." 1t Is only
SIX months old, and yet has uear Il thous
aud inhabitants. Like Jonah's gOuId 1t
spraug ~ in night. This town is the
nearest railroad station 10 that new aud
rich FL Dorado the San Juan gold ami
silver muing region. Hence The Denver
aud Rio Grande Road controls the trade
and travel To these mines. Correspondence
Troy Times.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-01-15
Egg Nogg for Christmas

TNHE undersigned respectfully calls
i tho attention of the citizens Of Fair
field to the fact that no has full stock of
tho finest LIQUORS and WINES in tho
Boro, and guarantees its purity in every
instance. In his stock arc tho follow
ing:
Dupuy, Otard e. Co., Cognac Brandy,
Old genuine Jamaica Rum, genuine 1868
Cabinet Rye, genuine 1868, Roanoke
Ryo Whiskey, genuine Knickerbocke er
Ryo Whiskcy, genuine N. G. Apple
WThanHy gsn" n sons O. Sweet M"sh Corn
Mash Corn Whiskey, genuine Bnuche,
Fills & Co., Champagne, tino Pnlo Table
Sherry; and full stock Of all Domestic
Liquors, Wines, Alos, Cigars, Tobacco,
Pipes, &C.. &c.
Respectfully
oos f. W. HABEN ICH T.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-01-15

THIS standard article is CON-
pounded with the greatest care.
Its effects are as wonderful and
as satisfactory as ever.
1t restores gray or faded hair to
It's youthful color.
It removes all eruptions, itching
and dandruff. It gives the head a
cooling, soothing sensation Of great
comfort, and the scalp by its use
becomes white and clean.
BY its tonic properties it restores
the capillary glands to their normal
vigor, preventing badness, and
making the hair grow thick and
strong.
AS dressing, nothing has been
found 50 effectual or desirable.
A. A. Hayes, M. D., State AS
saycr Of Massachusetts, says, "The
constituents arc pure, and carefully
selected for excellent quality; and
consider it the BEST PREPARATION
for it's intended purposes"
Price, One Dollare
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-01-15
RENTOVElD::-

THE subscribor has removed his Boot
l. and Shoe Mandatory to a few doors
below W. r. Doty & Co.'S, groeery store.
and opposite ]. n. Galloway's hardware
store, whore he will be pleased to 500 his
friends and customers. Ho has lowered
the prices Of all kinds Of work in his
line, viz:
Fine Frsnoh Calf Skin Boots to $40.
CATERS, $500.
Shoes from $500 to $500.
Mending land repairing promptly At.
tendod 70 at reasonable rates.
@U> Alwork warranted,
jan 8 ]. CLNNDININd.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-01-15
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

~ The Now Year opened with nine
teen prisoners in tho Abbeville jail.
Some half dozen or more farmers
with their families have recently
come over from Darlington county
and rented or purchased lands in
Kershaw.
Edmund Lomax, colorod, of Alb
beyille, froze to death on last
Thursday night. He was on his
way homo from Hodges, and was
drunk.
The residence of Mrs. Mary e.
Hair, III Barnwoll, was totally de-
stroyed by fire on Monday last.
The house caught from sparks, on
tho top.
jim Burgess, who was in jail ut
kmgstroe for tho murder Of Mr..
Low Brown, and who escaped few
weeks ago, has been recaptured.
The Libcrian Exodists on Salko.
hatchic say the Great Eastern will
bo at Port Royal on the LIST of Juno,
with hor union-jack up for Mon-
rovia and tho land Of monkeys.
Efforts are being made to l,e-
cover compensation from the gem
oral government for damages dono
to tho college building at Nowberry
by tho Federal soldiers in 1865.
Henry Williams, tho colorcd man
who identified and helped to arrest
Niles G. Parker in his attempt to
escape through Camden somo years
ago, was accidentally drowned while
attempting to cross tho Wateree
during the late freshet.
Ono night last week, an aged
negro woman, living in the Antioch
neighborhood, in Kershaw county
was shot and severely wounded b,
some unknown person, several shot
lodging in hor shoulder and side
1t appears that she had opened hol
door for some purpose, when tht
gun was fred.
A bold robbery was pcrpetratet
just across the Savannah sevora
weeks ago by IN organized band O.
robbors from Abbeyille county
Seven bales of cotton were stoler
from Alex. Blackwell, Georgia
farmer. The cotton has never
boon recovered, but the evidenc.
against the thieves is accommodating
and they will shortly be in t6t
hands of the law.
There is no excitement whatever
in Union county over the lat,
alleged interference with United
States marshals, about which 81
much fuss has been made. Th,
persons accused of the alleged
offence are prepared to surrende,
to tho proper authorities on Lawful
summons, and are confident O.
acquittal of any charge Of resist.
ance to the law. ~
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-01-15

will continae the business heretofore
conducted by Leetch & Co., and respect
fully solicit continuance of the patron
age OF tho public. All persons owing tho
hrm Of Leetch & Co. will settle with me if
paying by january 20, 1878; and those
having any claims against the same will
present them to me tor payment.
+. ELDER
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-01-15

In consequences of my withdrawing
IRON the firm of Lcetch & Co., and being
about to leave the State, all persons in
debted to tho old firm will find their ac-
counts with +. Elder; and any accounts
unpaid by January 20, will be placed
with my attorney, 4. M. Mackey, for col
lection. No cxcopti ms made.
jan 6-tXtJan2O Il. L. LEETCH.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-01-15
"THE BANNER OF THE BARS.

By Mrs. CLARA DAHGAN MCLEAN.
].
Aloft 1t streamcd o'er hill and dalo,
O'cr river, lake and plain;
II waved above ten thousand braves
Amidst the lcaden rain;
At masthead tloatcd wild and free,
Beneath the midnight stars,
And morning broke upon 1t there
"'The Banner OF the Bars! !"
How wildly beat each Southern heart
How fond each maiden VOW
All, silent arc those burning breasts,
And huShcd those voices now
fct victory wccps her dcar-DOught prize,
NO stain It's honor mars
Lay IL away with tears embalmcd-
'Ihe BanHCr or tho Bars"
Low In the dust It's folds must lie,
u,, ana drapcd IN deepest woe,
Blt who Shall dare to mock it thcro
10 tnunt fallen foe?
AS woman turns to him she loves,
N.oycd better for Ills Scars)
Wonow adore with tcndcrcr pride
"Thc Banner or the Bars"
The cpltaph runs thus -
BENEATH THIS SLAB
REpOSES THE MORTAL BODY
"CONFEDERATE SOLDIER"
PAUSE HERE!
AND WHILE YOU DROP A TEAR
TO HIS MEMORY,
SIGH ALSO FOR THE "LOST CAUSE"
TO WHICH HE GAVE
Ills LIFE!
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-01-15
RATES OF ADVERTISING.
JOB WORK.
POETR Y.

tTho following lines wcro composed in 1866
being sul gcstcd by an cptaph written by tho
authorcss at tho request OF a lady OF Memphis,
Tennessee and placed In the cemetery OF that
place over the romans OF one OF our fallen braves
Although tlmo has oblIterated many OF the
features OF that sad epoch, still, from the inner
most rcce'sscs OF the hearts Of those who passed
through the ordeal, comes a responsive thrill ut
the mention OF our "Lost Cause" Ed]
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-01-15
NOTICE.

NHE firm of Lootoh & Co. is this day
i dissolved by mutual consent,
January l, 1878. +. ELDER,
r Il. LEETCH.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-05-10
TIE DEAF MUTE SCHOOL.

This useful and charitable institution
at Salem closed its years work on the
Both OF April. The pupils numbered
tweuty-six boys and girls, and the
teachers, Mr.. and Mrs. Tuck, have la
bored with great faithfulness, and given
abundant satisfaction. The examina-
tions in writing showed great improve
ment. One little girl less than eight
years OF age, who had been in the school
nine weeks, writes legibly her name
aud n number Of short sentences. An
other about the same age, who had been
seven months in school, writes as well
as an ordinary child Of ten. A number
Of the prominent citizens Of Salem were
present at the closing exercises. Rev.
p. 5. Knight, who has in the past la
bored so effectively for the interests Of
this school, took occasion to speak be-
fore those present Of the necessity Of
suitable apparatus to aid I'm conducting
a school Of this kind, and il is to be
hoped that our Legislators, whoever
they may be, will lose sight Of party
preferment and Senatorial contest long
enough to consider carefully the claims
that this humane institution has upon
the people for proper support. Superin-
tendents, teachers, and managers are
alike commended for their faithful and
efficient labor during the past year.
A commonwealth can well afford TO
turn aside from the accustomed hurry
and moil that prevails among its IA
vored classes TO bestow care, sympathy,
and financial aid upon those who,
with wisdom al one entrance quite shut out,'
Appeal TO Us with mute eloquence for
means that alone can open to them the
mystic portals Of knowledge.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-05-10
NEWS ITEMS.
STATE AND TERRITORIAL,

Wild strawberries are ripe up the
valley.
MeAIihuville reports los pupils in her
public school.
Grading was begun on the Yaquina
Railroad on Monday.
The cannery at Gardiner is putting
up herring in large quantities.
Tacoma was treated TO a slight blaze
on Wednesday night Of last week.
An abundant wheat crop throughout
the state is regarded as certainty.
A herd of 800 goats is owned by john
Marx, of Applegate Creek Jackson
county.
Two physicians Of Baker City report
I25 cases of dipbtheria ing their practice
since last November.
Tacoma expects soon to be able TO
ship one hundred barrels Of lime per
week from her lime quarries.
A man named Logan arrived at the
insane asylum on Monday in charge of
Sheriff Conn, of Lake county.
The mining season just drawing to
close in Southern Oregon has been the
most prosperous one for years.
The barkeutiue portland" from
Kuappton for san Francisco, went to
sea on Friday with 800 600 feet of lumber.
A paper on the value of forests was
read before the Olympia Academy of
Sciences by Hon. Elwood Evans re-
Gently.
The contract let to A :. Miller Il Son
to build a bridge across the South san
tiam, at Roses Ferry, was let for Sl2,-
900, instead of s., 600.
Walla Walla breweries made 1889
barrels of beer from May lst, 1877, TO
/ May lst, 1873. The government revenue
| from it was Sl,S94 S3.
A salmon measuring fifty-one inches
and Weighing fitiy-three and half
pounds was taken by one of BadOllet *
/ Co.'s fishermen last week.
The honse Of DR.. William Geiger, of
Forest Grove, was entered one night
last week, aud between $500 aud 500
gold coin abstracted from trunks.
Commencement exercises of the Will
lamette University will take place on
the 18th Of June. The graduating class
consists of sixteen persOus-seven ladies
and nine gentlemen.
The annual pamphlet published by
the Oregon PiOueer Society Will be pub
lished next week. Ii will contain among
other things the names Of members, with
date Of their arrival 10 the State.
The locomotive for the Olympia and
TeniuO Railroad arrived in San Fran
cisco early last week from Pittsburg.
Work on the road is progressing very
rapidly at both ends Of the track.
At Puget Sound short logs, twenty
four TO forty feet long, glut the mark ct,
aud are doll sale at 81. Long logs rang
ing from forty TO seventy feet are in
good demand, and find ready sale.
The graduating class at the State Uni
versity this year consists of four young
men aud one young lady. The last,
Miss Nellie Condor, is eldest daughter of
Professor CondOn, formerly of Pacific
University, Forest Grove, where Miss
Nellie was born.