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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-08-23

DENNIS kEARNEY, having delivered
three or four of his blood aud-tbunder
harangues ia Massachusetts, has sought
fresh fields aud pastures new, and on Sat
urday last made his appearance at Indian
apolis. His stay in the West will be brief
as he Intends returning to Boston and
stumping the Bay State in favor Of tho
election of his friend, the demagogue Ben
Butler to the office Of Governor. Butler
is certain Of being made the nominee Of the
greenback party in that state for Governor,
and is putting forth all his efforts to get a
nomination also from the Democrats,
which will result, il lie is successful in the
game lie is playing, in complete rupture
Of The Democracy, yho will never consent
to lower their tirle-houored flag and march
under the piiaiical banner held aIoft by a
political jumping jack like Butler 1t is
difficult to conceive how sensible working
men can be led astray by the insane and
scnseless rawlings Of Dennis kearrev, whose
entire stock in trade consists in a single
idea-a chronic hatred of the Chinese.
The following extract from one Of his
speeches in Boston. will servo to show
Vhat sort Of Z man this rautiug reformer is
The wOrkinEUeu's party Is going to be the
nattohal party Of the future. IAppIause.l
That party must win though the luria flames
" hrc shali lick she midnight sky. It must WIN
though bell itself should boil over. The work
inEmeu have long enough submitted 10 the die
taJCs OF bank presidents, bank smashers, rail-
road thieves and political bummerr. The work
iuEmen have been dragged q % over the country
ike cattle 10 the slaughter house. The work
lnSncEr he glorious, gallant sons Of toll the
men whose bTawny arms and developed brains
und force Of intellect lave built up and made
nation. are entitled at least to some respect
i'm this great republic. IApplguse.1 Let your
issues he pooled. Cries of Good ~ Let those
Internal pirates put that in their pipes and
smoke j. itaughter.l Let them take timely
warming. The air is filed with the rnutterinEs
Of he thunder that pre- cedes the coming storm
Even the leaves in the forest whispering 10
eacd other about the desOlatiOn which is TO take
place We caution these iCCi.e-Cus WheIpS to
beware We are making all necessary prepara-
iunSr and Oh God! how sweet is revenge when
II comes. tApplausc-1 VIII you adopt NV
battly-cryE ICries Df we Wilt 1t is CaifoT-
illS ly the heavens above and the stars that
are IN II by the moon, thar pale empress Of tle
night by the san, that shines by day; by tho
earth and all its inhabitants and by he'll beneath
US, the Chinese must 70. prolonged applause.l
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-08-23

As Gen. John A. Logan, of Illinois, is
said to have Joined the church by message
over the telegraph wires, so General Camp
bcl has been renominated for Congress bv
the conferees from Somerset county de-
claring him to be the nominee in a pub
iished letter or circular, and the conferees
from each Of the. other three counties in
the. district have concurred in writing in
:he action of Somerset. OF course, the re-
suit would have been the same il there had
been formal meeting Of the conferees,
and for one special reason it is to be re-
GREETED that there was not. Gen. Camp
bell earned place on the Republican Ma
tional Committee by going 70 the White
House one day last Spring and inducing
Hayes to agree TO practical revocation OF
his circular Of 2 year ago, prohibiting Office
holders from making contributions to an
eioctjoneering fund, and even getting him
(Hayes) 10 say that he intended to put up
some Of his money in that way himself.
That interview and it's results, by which
Hayes stultiled himself, created a good
deal Of surprise, and to this day The country
/ IS ignorant Of the "aodus op6raEdi,by which
so modest and mildly hammered a man as
General Campbell succeeded in so COM
pletoly reversing Hayes civil service order.
If the conferccs Lad met General Campbell
would have been present, and in response
to the action OF the conference would have
made a speech, in which ho undoubtedly
would have explained to theconfeEees. and
through them to the country, just how he
set the thing up on Hayes at the momora-
bic Interview referred to. As it Is, con.
lecture must continue 90 play its part IL
! attempting to cut the Gordiau knot.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-08-23

a WOMAN SAVES THE DAY.-How
Plummer turned the tables on Smith in
Butler county has been heretofore related
In these columns. Smith had Switted
RUNNER for lighting free pipe bill while
IN the Legislature. Plummer replied that
he did move the indefinite postponement
OF the bill, but that he was representing
Crawford county then, and his constitu-
ents demonstrated against it as tending to
Kill the refining interests here and buil0 il
up in Baltimore, at our expense. But as
luck would have it, the original petitions,
or remonstrances, were found by Mrs
Plummer at her home i'm this city. She
has been iii the habit of preserving her
husbands letters and writings, he being
very careless in that respect. Casting her
eye over the remonstTaDceS, whose name
/ slould she see there, bold as John Han
cocks but l.. II. Smiths, her husbands :
rival and antagonist. Her womon's wit
told her how to make use of his discovery.
and armed with this damaging document
she took the cars and repaired to Butler
the scene of the Convention. and the arena
| OF contest. Plummer then turned on
/ smith, showed him up, and turned the
tide, won an easy victory and is now the
National nominee ior Congress. Plurumer
! denies, however that Senator Fertiu's
name was on the remonstrance at ALL He
/ says the assertion is a manufactured lie
Fertlg refused to give his name against
the Free Pipe bill, and was then it's advo-
cate, as he was last winter whom he intro
duced the Free Pipe bill! in the State SEN
/ ate. The Bradford Era owes it to the oil
men, and to Mr.. Fertig as a representative
oi the OIL interest, to retraot the calumnv
into which l. has been misled Mr. Plum
mer is not running on the same ticket NOR
same party as Senator Eertig but be does
not wish to see him illuminated nor mis-.
represented tor all that, for political effect
lie Tesents the idea that he started the
story and ever charged that FeItig's name
was attached - the remonstrance aoaiusr
a Free Pipe bill. ~ T3ttsCitge Heruld.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-08-23

~ POLITICAL TRIMMER is tue tile
which Galusha \. Grow has now earned
for himself. lie labore6 under the sinEu-
lar delusion up 20 the meeting of the Re-
publican State convention, that he could be
nominated rs the Republican candidate for
Governor nspite of Mackcy and Quay. who
we've running the machine IN favor Of Hnyt
On last Saturday week, he delivered a
speech to O Republican meeting at Oil City,
la which lie defended the National Banks.
opposed the substitution of greeubacks for
National bank notes, and closed by vigor
ously shaking the bloody shirt In 1872.
Grow was a warm supporter of Greeley for
President, and endorsed all oGGreeley 'skind
hearted and benevolent appeals in favor
" peace and reconciliation. And uow
that true and genuine peace d0es prevail
throughout the South, Grow wants to dis
turb il and to revive the hatred Of races
aud the auimOsi.y Of sections. 1t is enough
To Cause the bones Of Horace Greeley to
turn around in their coffin, when one Of
his supporters in 1872 thus dishonors him
self and insults his memory. Grow has an
object iu view in the game he is now play
ing. lie will support Iioyt with tho hope
ria; # he is elected, turn in the tide #
tie present uncertain aspect Of political af
fam mint wafl him Grow into the UuiteG
5rIIes Senate as ihe successor Of Don
Cameron. That is his present purpose.
ard he Is trusting largely To political Jack
- assisl him Al rUCoH, plisLing it,
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-08-23
DoDI0cratIo Congty Ticket.

~ff9~A~a NestS +gDttfetD n INIT
ASSEMBLY.
.s- -. WDpDRI FF. COnemaugh Borough (;
.DiN FENLDS, EuuHsburZ-
REGISTER AND RECORDER.
JOHN G.. LAKE, E5ensuurE.
TREASURER.
DR.. \. YEAGLEE, Johustovn
COMMISSIONERS,
-yHN CAMPBELL. C01cmaugh Beraugb
rEOEGE GURLEY, EhensbUrV.
POOR DIRECTOR,
JESSE PATTERSON, JUhnstovTu-
SURVEYOR,
HENRY SEAMAN. Carrollto "
AUDITORS,
PliILIP- u. SE ELY. POrtnge Twp:
PATRICK DILLON, Elder Twp.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-08-23

DEAocEATIc State, Congressional dis
iricL county, city and town committees
that have not already done so, are requested
20 communicate at once with the Demo
-ugtnn, d. C., addressing their communi-
-It!uns to Hon. Joseph c. 5. Blackburn.
Chairman, or TO Duncan 5. Walker, secre-
-Iry. \ complete list Of each committee,
Tith the post-oGice address Of zach mem
hsr, is desired. Democratic exchanges
viii confer favor by giving this notice
yue or more Insertions.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-08-23
Democratic sfate I9chet.

FOR GOyERSOR,
~ DREW II. Dill, of Union County
FOR LIEUFESANT GOVERNOR,
JOHN FERTIG, Of Crawford County.
FOR SUPREME JUDGE.
ENRT ?. ROSS, of Montgomery County
SECRETARY INTERNAL AFFAIRS,
Z. SIMPSON AFRICA, Of Huntingdon.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-08-23

THE people Of that portion of Luzerne
7nunty proposed to be erected into q new
county, to be called LackAwanna, with
scranton - the county seat, voted on the
question last week with .he following re-
fult: for the new county Q, ,615 against it,
.,98S, showing a majority of 1929 in it's
favor. Lackawanna will make the sixty
syeuLh county 10 the State.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-08-23


How STRONG ARE THET?-A CORES
POndent Of the New York Tribune. writing
from Reading, in this State, pre.euds 10
give full inside history Of the knights Of
Labor. The order, he says, was born in
Philadelphia several years ago, when tho
cloth weavers conceived it, and now num-
bers oUO, 600, in the country at large, %, 600
Of them being Penusylyanians. The order
IS exceedingly secret, having until lately
kept even its name from the public 1T
Is 50 subtly secret that members are prohib-
tied from mentioning it even, outside of
the doubly-guarded doors of their secluded
assembly rOOms.'' This correspondents
says the railroad riots of 1877 gave the or
| der great impetus, as the Saffied strikers
afterward Joined i, in great numbers. No
professional men or merchants are admits
ted 10 membership, which is confined
strictly to wOTkIngmen. The Tribune
man gives the grips and signs of the order.
| the mannar OF effecting an entrance to the
assemblies, etc. His account is more inter
estIng than that heretofore published of
: tbs order, because more particular and
positive, and because of the immense num-
Der of Knights he represents as belonging
10 II. Ii we accept his story as true. we
must admit that this order is very formida-
bic Ia respect 10 its political power and its
power to lnaugurate and control universal
strike, The correspondent concludes bis
/ letter with the following
- The wonderful increase of mem bershtp which
mas start led the knights OF Labor themselves Of
. iaie ana made continued secrecy absolutely i'm
i possible, attributable to a settled purpose on
/ the parl or leading secret labor society mon TO
! ConSoiGate al the trades, unions under one
/ mead. They reason that " hen this has been nc
1 cOInpilshed they can make q strike so universal
that resistance viii he utterly i'm possible. The
strlkers OF last year aver that with the present
unity they could have been successful. Last
/ spring they thought the work OF anna lganutiou
4 mao gone lar enough TO insure success, and de-
/ sired 10 begin universal strike in July, but
| were del Gated by the more conservative MEM
bers. The hot-heUds are still insisting on max
J ing the great attempt 10 grasp capital hy the
/ throat. Ihey next suggested August l5, as an
suspicious date. There seems 70 he deter
mlnation 10 force a strike when the railroads
/ are Ia greatest demand for moving the boUntirul
harvest and shipping goods for the fall trade.
rumors of projected strike, while they have
their hands full holding their restless followers
/ IN checlz They may hold back the storm for n
( Time, Dut as they hold II 1t gathers the more
! force.
| The vote polled by the Nationals in No
/ vem6er will show whether the Order of the
! knights OF Labor is as strong as here rep
resented, and wo may presume that there
J VIII be no demonstration in the way of a
| general strike before the election.
| A WOMAN SAVES THE DAY-How
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-08-23

THE proceedings OF the Democratic COuu-
~ Committee vhichmet at the Court House
on Wednesday last, to determine tic mode
ot filing the vacancy 0ccasioncd by the
deClination Of Joseph 4. Wertuer, the nom
inee tUr County Treasurer, will be found
on cur local page. n majority of the com
uittee having decided that it would fill
The vacancy itself, and having made a
nomination, it is too late now to discuss
the propriety Of its action. Jrder other
circumstances the exercise Of such a power
by the committee might De a fruitful
source IF danger, but in the present in
stance no fear Of trouble OF disSeusion in
the party need be appIeheudod. At the
county convention held in June, DR.. An
drew leagley received on the final ballot
4CyoLes out of 102, for Treasurer, and being
tie second choice Of the convention, the
committee could not now disregard bis
claims. "AHs well that ends well, - aud
a. Dr. Geagley's fitness is not questioned,
the Democracy Of the county will yield
Lin cordial aud united support.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-08-23

-S"ciety at Newport, r. l., was apita-
ted yesterday by report that Miss Sand
fotd, Of New Haven, niece of Judge Sand,
ford, Of New Go:k, ran away The night be
fore with Seth Bateman Dodge, adopted
son of the keeper of = fashionable boarding
house at 3aJcaan's Point
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-08-23

Ia his speech at MaIblchead, Massa-
ehusotts, last W, ok, Dennis EeaTaey among
o;her choice things said: Il am down on
.awyers-they are pirates and thieves. -
Aearuey was y narblc-hearted teud, -
aud 4 marblo-headed poltroon, to thus
ahndcr his particular friend, GLORIOUS Ben
Butler" as he called him in his first speech
1t Boston. Wo would not now be SUI
pTisod # Dennis should. give Ben the un-
kindest cut Of 81, by blur,ins out to the
next Massachusetts, audience lie addresses,
that lie was not born with a slssr spoon in
his mouth.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-08-23

TIE Republicans Of Chester county ore
after Don Cameron with a very long and
very dangerous pole. At their usual an
uuaI meeting last week they unanimously
adopted the following resolution
RESOLVED, That this meeting approves the
course uf Hon James Is. Everhart, our repro
sentative iu the State Senate, and that In
Etruct The members OF the Legislature from
this county 70 vote for him for United States
cure his election.
The sting in this resolution is that Ever
hart refused to 60 into the Republican
caucus last winter to nominate Cameron
for United States Senator and refused tc
vote for him in the joint convention
charge, Chester, charge"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-08-23

Democratic District Ilc6ct.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-08-23
L CAMBRIA FREEhAH.

EsENSBURc, pa,
DAY, AUG. %, 1878.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-08-23

FOR COSGREss.
EEs'- y. Il. COFFROTH. os Somerset.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-08-23

The days are perveptibly abbreviated
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-12-05
Why Should Not Farmers be Legislators ?

Last week l was invited TO attend a
grange picnic at one of my neighbours
The day was fine-one Of those soft,
baimy, September days, that We read
about but seldom enjoy. About one
hundred in all were gathered together,
to enjoy the good things which each
had donated and to talk over the boun.
tiful crops which the good Father had
vouchsafcd 10 them. II was beauti.
full sight. The table spread beneath
the green trees and loaded with the
handiwork Of the thirty housewives,
and as | looked upon the scene,
thought in all the world, where could
we find such picture Of independ-
eHce and true enjoyment as among the
farmers? They are really the men
who rule the world: sturdy, honest
and upright, and l wondered, while
looking into their intelligent faces,
why il was that our Congress was not
composed OF such men. Truly, they
are the representative men of our ma
ton; and could we but have such men
to make our laws instead of the dissi-
patcd, broken down politicians, our
country would not be in the condition
il is. 1t would not cost us millions
yearly to send men to Congress who
do little else but get drunk, quarrel
and bring disgrace upon us.-Rural
NEG YORKER.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-12-05
What is Q Car Loail

The New York Butter, Cheese and
Egg Reporter, answers the question,
"Whst is q car load 2" as follows:
Nominally an American car load IL
10000 pounds.
1t is also seventy barrels of salt.
Seventy barrels of lime.
Ninety barrels of -four.
Seventy barrels of whisky.
Two hundred sacks of flour.
Six cords Of soft wood.
Fifteen or twenty head of cattle.
Fifty or sixty head of hogs.
Eighty TO one hundred head sheep
Six thousand feet of solid boards.
Three hundred and forty bushels Of
wheat.
Four hundred bushels of corn.
Six hundred and eighty of oats.
Four hundred of barley.
Three hundred of fax seed.
Three hundred and sixty Of apples
Four hundred and thirty of lrisl
potatoes.
Three hundred of sweet patatoes.
One thousand of bran.
One hundred and thirty to one hun
bred and ninety barrels of eggs.
Fifteen to twenty thousand pound
of butter.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-12-05
Storing Roots for Winter.

The mann portion oil all root crops
will now have been lifted and piled.
Only turnIps, rutaba gas, and perhaps
some carrots, parsnips aud satisfy will!
yet remain in the ground. These two
latter may be left in the ground all
winter without injury. Yet we have
always dug and stored for winter the
main portion of the crop. They are
essentially n vegetable for winter use.
No time should be lost in securing al!
that may be left in the ground of any
of the root crops.
Secured in piles with sufficient COW
ering to keep them from ordinary
freezing, they msy there remain in
better condition until severe weather
may be expected, whether the inten-
ton be to winter in cellar or in pits.
If TO be wintcred in pits care should
be taken that such class of plants have
tie requisite temperature and ventil-
alton. Potatoes, carrots, onions, par
ships and satisfy, will require no ven
tilation after freezing weather comes,
while the former two should not
freeze, the latter three are better that
the temperature should be down to or
even below the freezing point. if they
be allowed to thaw before being ex-
posed TO the air and light. Turnips
aud rutabagas should also be kept as
cold as possible without freezing, and
unless they have been thoroughly ven-
tilated in the heap, will require winter
ventilation.
The absence Of facilities for storing
in cellars in the West, especially in
the newer settled portions, makes it
necessary that roots, whether for
feeding or for family use, should be
stored in pits or heaps. When large
quantities are 10 be stored, pits are
altogether preferable; but when the
supply is for family use, il is better
that they be stored on the surface for
thus they may be the more sasily TAX
en- out from time TO time. How to do
this the most economically we have
heretofore stated. 1t will bear re-
peating:
Pile the desired quantity on well
drained piece Of land, in round pile,
for the reason that the roots will be
the more easily reached in the winter
time without having to disturb the
frost crust in the covering. Being
carefully piled in conical heap. lay
straw over the whole to depth
of about four inches, cover with about
eight inches OF earth, again with
another covering of straw, and then
with six or eight inches Of earth.
When the outer crust of earth is
solidly frozen, give an additional COW
ering over all to keep it frozen.
and no frost, however hard, will
enter.
When you want supply OF yegeta-
bles for a week or ten days, cut hole
through the frosted earth into the heap
and take out what is required, then fill
the space left firmly with straw
and keep the outside we'll COW
cred with stable manure to keep out
frost. SO proceed from time to
time as you may need vegetables. be-
ing careful to always keep the hole IN
side well filled with straw, and
Won need not be without vege- |
tables in winter, although you may
have no cellar.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-12-05
Storing Bulbs and Plants.

| When the frOSts nave cut down inc
dahlias, tuberoses, giadioluses, vaila-
| tas and all other tender bulbs, it is
about time to remove them TO winter
quarters. Yet, if the days are bright
and warm, they will sustain no harm
if they remain in the ground till
it freezes slightly at night, because the
bulbs gather strength and vigor, or
rather con,,ensc their strength, after
their leaves have withcred away, and
| flower better another year. When
ready to commence the work select
some sunny forenoon, and dig up the
bulbs and tupers carefully, shaking of
the earth gently. Then put them on
boards or newspapers in the sun, and
let them dry until the earth ali
rattles of. Cat off the stalks
few inches from the roots, and put all
the smaller bulbs into paper bags,
labelling each variety. a little dry
sand can be added (buekwhcat hulls
would be bctter), TO keep them
in proper condition. Hang up the
bags after tying string around
the upper part of them, in FROST
proof closet or cellar, free from rats
and mice, and they will keep till an
other spring.
Tuberoses will not blossom again,
but there will be numerous little off,
sets cling,ng to the parent bulb
that will make nice plants in two or
three years.
Dahlias should be put into boxes
ard covered with dry sand, and kept
where potatoes are stored.
The blue saliva can be kept in the
same manner; also madeira vines and
tigridias.
Japan lilies Of all kinds will endure
the hardest winters in the north
with no ore protection than a bed
of leaves affords.
Geraniums aud scarlet salvias can
be lifted from tho ground and every
uOWCI, IC0i anu ASsu eAoot Sut
away. Then shake off the earth from
their roots, and hang them by
string from the beams in the cellar.
In the early spring plant them in
good earth and they will make large
plants for the lawn.
Fuchsias can be stored like Gahlias
in boxes of sand, after all the leaves
have fallen. Cover their roots and
branches to the depth of halt foot,
and place where they will not become
chilled.
Oleanders, pomegranates, oranges,
lemons and pittospolums can be kept
in their boxes in cool, frost-proof
cellcrs, aud a little water should be |
given them once month.
Heliotropes and roses will also live
in the cellar, If all their tender branch
es are cut away before putting them |
in .thcir winter quarters, and if
brought into q warm kitchen early
in March the will soon be covered
with leaves aud flowers.- The Prairie
Farmer, Oct. l6. |
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