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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-01-24

THE Inauguration Of Henry NJ Hoyt as
Governor of the s ate, took place at Iar-
risburg on Tuesday last, in The presence OF
a vast crowd Of people, and was preceded
by grand miitar, dsP ay by the National
Guard aud other troops.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-01-24

CAMERON ELECTED. On Tuesday
last the Republican members OF the Legis-
lature, with free honorable exceptions
three iu the Senate and ftCO in the House
voted for J. d. Cameron for United States
Senator, which cf course elected him. -
The Democrats supported Heister Clymer.
The vote was as follows Cameron, 135 :;
Clymer, % Agnew, 16; Mcpherson, 3 !;
Thayer. l J.; Grow, 1. OF the twenty-five
Republicans who refused 70 attend the
caucus which nominated Cameron. all bnt
fire, after they had been interviewed by
CameTOB's buShwhacllers, surrendered at
discretion, and consented te wear his collar.
The three Republicans in the Senate who
refused to vote for Cameron we're Ever
hart, of Chester, Kaufman, of Lancaster,
and Lee, of Nenaugo; aud the two in the
House were Wolfe, OF Union, and Mapes,
of NeuangO.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-01-24

A FIRE Friday night destroyed the three
large wholesale dry goods houses at Nos.
5S. CO. 81 Ga. 66 and 6S Worth street, and
Nos. 66. IS, 20 aud - Thomas street, New
York. The stocks of nineteen large dry
goods firms were wholly destroyed. involv-
ing loss estimated at 81, 600, 600. The
firms which suffer the greatest loss are
Walkinson & Weight, whose stock was
valued at S400, 00O, and Van Nalkenburgh
& Leavitt, whose loss is placed at $500 600.
No accurate estimate Of the losses of the
other firms is given, but the total is placed
all :he way from 81 600, 600 o So 600, 000
The origin of the fire is unknown. The
block was regarded by insurance men as
the one upon which the heaviest risks
were placed of any in the city.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-01-24

OWING to the Inauguration of Governor
Hoyt being delayed until 1:20 p m 6,
Tuesday, the State was without a Cover
nor for an hour and twenty minutes,
Hartranft's term having oApited at nOon.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-01-24

CITY for Hu points in Kansas and G...ra..
Two hundred pouuds Of baggage are CLl-s--
free for cniouiSrs.
~ IT unable TO procure tickets 10y the Pas
HASDLE ROUTE ut nearest raiIrHal station. Pee
senEers should call on Agents aI uEuu Depot.
or at . tlify avenue FItfStu~EH. Pa. ar" u...
Tor tickets via PAN HANDLE ROUTE rF
which line bmuihus Transfers arg avoided.
For Maps uf Western Lands. Circulars I.E.E De
lets, &c., address W. l. % BHiEy. GeuI T---.--
ger a gent. Columbus. Ohio. rl2 2.-fr-..
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-01-24
Dur Rates are the Lowest.
Dur Trains Connect in UNION DEP0TS
WE RUN NO EMIGRkNT TRAINS.
PROM THOSE SEEKING

Al flgssss ~ Passengers are FrsftrTrItE .r EE.u-
ltT EXPRESS IR ITN>. and r. Through
WITHOUT DETENTION.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-01-24

HON eS in tn q w EST
We invite correspondence. and tritavHT %
give trustworthy inf Hruafiuu- " ben rela=-l-
~, our Travelling Agents viii meet parties and
5e prepared to give sat i~factnrE rates Tor Fr---
porfhtion OF passengers household goods. live
stock. etc.
Following is the time uf Daily Express Trains
via Pan Handle Route
Leave Pittshurrh-..---s - q. m. 1I.4- g. m
arrive 81 Louis -------7. sd a N as. H. -l-
hanEas L--E---l--Il .. N. 200 y u
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-12-12
A Touching Scene in Court.

A few days ago Capt. Starkweather, of
the Trumbull avenue precinct. had occa-
sion to exercise his humanity and good
judgment IN the treatment of a twelve
year-old boy who had been arrested on
the charge Of petty larceny. The boys
face and behavior indicated that he was
NOT. at all vicious, while his extreme
youth, and other facts in the case, prompt
ed the Captain to discharge hi1,, which
was done after the lad had listened to o
fatherly talk upon the results ola vicious
life or of any dishonest act. The boy
was in tears, and his shame and giet
were indicated by the most solemn prom
ises Of futura g.od behavior. ~ ri
! When the heart of every man in the
station was deeply touched by the scene,
a hardened vagrant about SO years. of
age was brought into the station on "a
Charge OF drunkenness The, prisoner
" IS not so drunk, however, that he could
n 1t realize the, position Of. the boy. to
whom the Captain was talking. Making
9 q effort, he ovcrcame the influence OF
the liquor, and related the story Of his
Ii fe to those wbotWere in hearing. Ac-
&C vding to the narrative Of, the vagrant,
he was the SON of parents in easy circum-
sta res. HissfBt great error was the
{ teA ing Of q pocket knife from his cous-
in, and his. next offense waa playing ffu-
ant from school, during which time he
leaned to use tobacco and acquired 9TH
ler bad habits For nearly IN hour The
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-12-12
HLay on. Macduff!O

An actor, in the character of Macduff
well known to be an excellent COM
batant-was one night seized with a
sudden and uncomfortable PRESENT.
ment that he should be MORALLY wound
ed in the fight that terminates the
tragedy, so threw his sword down, and
made hasty and ignominious retreat.
Poor Macbeth, thus left in the lurch,
imagined that some alarming illness
had caused his enemy to back out.
What was to be done?. His death alone
could satisfy poetic justice, and bring
the piece to the orthodox conclusion !;
so in desperation he rushed off and
dragged in the first person he met with !;
this happened to be the physician.
Handing Macduff's sword to him, he
spoke this remarkable extempore
speech: @As killing is thy trade, now
try thy hand upon thy master, rs proxy
for his coward foe." The combat was
fought, and terminated with the tyrant
King being defeated and stabbed
through and through several times-to
make quite sure Of him. The audi
ence cheered and called uproariously
for the combatants. But the manager
was not so well pleased, and fined the
trio of actors Macduff for.not attend
ing to his business; Macbeth for daring
to gag" (take liberties with the text
in Shakespeare; and the unlucky physi-
clan for doing what he was actually
forced to do.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-12-12

In most Of the papers may be seen an an
nouncement of new rubber boot, made by
the Candee Rubber Co., of New Haven, CT.
This boot marks new era in the manufacture
of rubber goods, and is called the 80 Per
Cent Sterling" to denote its high quality, and
is covered by no less than seven patents, all
owned by the Candee Co.! One of the boots,
split to show its exact character, is on cxhibi-
ton at the stores, and shows an article Tor
genuine service, that is seemingly indestruct-
ible. The Company warrants these boots three
months, although there is abundant testimony
that the boots will stand six months hard
wear every day. The "Candee" is the largest
rubber goods company IN the world, and its
warrant is equal to bond One Of the patents ,3
leg, in which are engraved spaces for every
day and month i'll the year, so that the store
keeper can punch out the date of sale, and SO
months warrant. Altogether, it is the most
wonderful boot that has yet appeared.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-12-12
Hamilton and Talleyrand.

Talleyrand, the great diplomatist of
Europe in the first quarter of our cent
ury, had an exalted opinion of the tai
ents and character of Alexander HAM
ilton. He had met in society with the
leaders of European thought and the
prominent statesmen of the great ma
tons, but he thought Hamilton superior
to them all. When George Ticknor
was in Europe, Talleyrand spoke freely
of his great admiration for Hamilton,
and said:
II have never known one on the
whole equal to him."
When Mr.. Van Buren, was Minister
to England, Talleyrand said to him, I
consider Napoleon, Fox and Hamilton
as the three greatest men of our epoch,
and, if I should decide between the
three, I should give, without hesitation,
the first place to Hamilton"
Few men in our century have had
such insight into character as the French
diplomatist, or have been shrewder
judges of men. His opinion, there
fore, may we'll confirm the judgm emit of
those Americans who look on Hamilton
as the wisest Of our statesmen at the
birth of the nation.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-12-12
A Valuable Servant.

Paddy said that the toad was a
beautiful Bird and really there is
nothing SO very Objectionable about the
little fellow, who is certainly very use
full in his way. loads live upon beetles,
bugs, flies, grubs, and such small game.
They are easily tanned, and will learn
to accompany a weeder about the gar
den and pick up such morsels as
squash bugs, rose-bugs, cut worms and
potato beetles as are thrown them. A
toad has been known to put away with
in him over o hundred different kinds
of bugs and flies, and then wink for
more. Such services as this surely
ought to be recognized, and such a
servant accommodated with board and
lodging in the garden. No animal is
more inofensive or minds his own
business more closely. He is a valued
assistant, and should by all means be
encouraged.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-12-12

without EN- it would not be much of a
world anyhow. We love 'en, and the
dear beings can help it; we control EN-
and the precious fellows don't know it.
As husbands they are alu ays convenient,
though not always on hand; as beaux,
they are by no means s'matchless." They
Me most agreeable visitors; they are
handy at State fairs and indispensable
at oyster saloons. They are splendid as
escorts for some other fellows wife or
sister, and as friends they are better than
women. AS for fathers, they are mex
prcsssbly grand. A man may be fail
ure in business, wreck in constitution,
not enough to boast of as y beauty, moth
ing as wit, less than nothing as a
legislator for women's rights, and even
not very brilliant as member of the
press; but if he Is our OWL father, we
overlook his shortcomings and cover his
peccadilloes with the divine mantle of
charity, H. =
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-12-12
Madagascar.

Although Madagascar is known to be
the third-largest island in the world, its
actual size and extent is not very gen.
orally understood. It is easy to see
how misconception on this point arises,
for in maps the island is usually seen
only in connection with Africa, and
that great continent, is so large that it
dwarfs by comparison with itself every.
thing in its near neighborhood, so that
the really-large island sheltering under
its southeastern side appears but an in
considerable appendage ;, to It's vast
neighbor. If, however, we Take a good
sized map of Madagascar, and put by
its side the outline, to the same scale,
OF another country with whose dimen-
sions we are familiar, such, for instance,
as England, we begin to realize how
important an island it is as regards
size, being nearly 1000 miles long by
about $50 in average breadth, so that it
is nearly four times as large az England
and Wales Nature. (.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-12-12
The Moment Of Fear.

Bonaparte lost four aids-de-camp
during the short time he was in Egypt.
One Of them, Croisier, appearing to
Napoleon to lack the proper degree of
boldness at the proper moment, he
burst out against him in one of his vio-
lent and humiliating attacks of abuse
and contempt. The word coward es-
capped him; Croisier determined not to
survive it; he sought death on several
occasions, but did not succeed till the
siege of Acre. BE was in attendance
on Napoleon in tho trenches there,
when such sharp lookout was kept by
the garrison that if an elbow or feather
showed itself above or beside them it
wac Immediately grazed by bullet.
Croisier watched his opportunity and
jumped upon the platform. "Come
down, I command you |" cried Napoleon,
in q voice of thunder; but it was too
late; the victim of his severity fell at
his feet. Murat, the chivalrous Drawer
of oil danger, had also his moment of
fear, which lost him tho countenance
of his General until displeasure could
no longer resist the brilliancy of his
achievements. It was at the siege of
Mantua, in the first italian campaign,
that Murat was ordered to charge body
of troops that were making a sortie
from the garrison. He hesitated
ind, in his confusion, declared himself
wounded. He was removed from the
presence of the General and in every
way discountenanced. In Egypt he
was sent out on the most distant and
dangerous services; in short, he more
than reconquered his character before
the battle of Aboukir, on which coca
sion Napoleon himself was obliged to
declare he was superb. The brave
Marshal Lannes one day severely rep
rimanded Colonel who had punished
o young officer for moment Of fear.
aThat man" said he, "is worse than a
poltroon who pretends he never knows
&oo~.0 ~ = .g 81 rgs-
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-12-12
The Future Center Of Commerce and
Culture.

As Mr.. Gladstone has thought that
the commercial center of the world
may shift from London to New York,
so M. Littre, the famous French lexi-
cographer, thinks that the center of
culture will move from the Seine to the
banks of the Hudson. This gentleman
is OF opinion that the ruling language
of the future will be Anglo Saxon, and
its chief seat of learning will be in the
United States. As regards population
that race comes first; it's numbers in
generation or two will probably reach
400, 100000 of the human race. After
them comes the Chinese, equal in num-
Der, but, as static people, unworthy to
rank with Western races as factor in
the worlds development. After the
Anglo Saxon, as governing races, M.
Littre puts the Russian, and then the
Spanish, to whom he comedies in the
future the greatest part of the South
American continent The capacity for
expansion of the United States and
Russia may possibly menace the indie
pendence of old European states; but,
in this respect, M. Littre argues that
the security to human life Individually,
which has followed in the wake of civil
ization, will also be accorded to the
etates, and that Russia and America,
unlike the ancient Babylon and Egypt,
will develop without injury to the ma
tions upon whose frontiers they may
touch.
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- ~
in person and BY letter, besiege the CASH
ier's Office day after day. It was stated
on Saturday at the mint that. S35, 900
worth of pennies could be disposed Of in
side Of week, SO great is the demand. "A
month ago, before the coinage was sus-
pended, from 81, 1000. to 81, 500 worth
sold daily, and the books are. now. filed
with orders from all parts of the country.
The officers were taken aback on Satur-
day by the receipt of request from San
Francisco. for pennies to the amount OF
$1,000. This is stated to be the first Or
der from that part Of the country for
many years. Various parts of the South
are also beginning to take some stock in
cents, large orders having been received
from Georgia and Alabama in the last few
DAYS.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-12-12
THE.TWO LIGHTS.
BY GORDON GUN. 81.

- WAe.s I'm MAJ, y ts tie poetry Of youth. 4
Whes soas young y Is the poetry Of old age,
when I'm man." the stripping cries.
And strives the coming years TO scan
An, then BhAu be strong and wise,
When I'm mani"
when was young" the old man sighs.
3Bravely the lark and linnet sung
Their carol under sunny skies,
When was young"
when I'm man, shall be free
To guard the right, the truth uphold"
When was young, bent no knee
To power or gold."
"Then shall satisfy my soul
With yonder prize, when I'm man."
Too late found how vain the goal
To which ram"
When I'm man, these idle oys
Aside forever shall lie flung"
"There was no poison in my Joys
When was young"
The boys bright dream is all before.
The mans romance lies far behind;
Had We the present and no more,
Fate were unkind.
But, brother toiling in the night,
Still count yourself not all unblest
II in the east there CLEANS light,
Or in the west
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-12-12
SELECTED MISCELLANY.

OE all thieves fools are the worst
they rob you of time and temper
Goethe.
WOULD you have men speak well OF
you? Then never speak we'll of your.
self.
The abuse or misapplcation of truth
is as blameworthy as the invention OF
falsehood.
ONCE" sighed Madame Bonaparte,
II had everything but money; nov /
have nothing else."
OBsCUR1TY and comfort are frequent
~ friends, but popularity and trouble
generally go together.
No MAN ever regretted that he was
virtuous and honest in his youth and
kept aloof from idle companions.
To BE wise is to feel that all that is
earthly is transient, and to experience
misfortune is to become wise.
A MANS virtues should be measured
not by his occasional exertions, but by
the doings of his ordinary life.
THERE are many men whose tongues
might govern multitudes if they could
govern their tongues.-Pre'atice.
IT is always safe to learn, even from
our enemies; seldom safe to venture to
instruct even our friends.-Coltou.
A WEAK mind is like microscope,
which magnifes triAing things, but can.
not receive great ones.-Cheste7Jfed.
The family brandy bottle was left
within reach Of little girl in Albany,
and she very nearly died of the effects
of the drink she took.
Mrs. DARLINGTON, speaking of the
rapid manner in which evil deeds were
perpetrated, said that it only required
two seconds to fight duel.
ALL the axes and bucksaws found in
the ruins of Pompeii are of light make,
as if constructed for woman's use.
Those old ancients knew their little
business.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-12-12
A Doctor with Too Many Patients.

a UOcCOr VIII loo many faClenLSs
Prot. Virchow, the celebrated Berlin
Psychologist, went one season to Asia
Minor for the sake of rest and recrea-
ton, and passed q large part of his vaca
ton at Hissarlik, on the invitation of
DR.. Schlemann. On his arrival at His
sarik he found several Of the working
men engaged at the excavations suffer-
ing from an obstinate fever, and al
though it was long since he gave up prac-
hce, he took them under treatment. He
cured them, and Immediately his repu-
tation as magician was established
there; and, as there were many sick
people everywhere in Asia Minor, and
nowhere a doctor or an apothecary, the
fame of The great magician spread with
great rapidity from village to village.
Every morning when Virchow left the
little wooden shanty in which he slept
he found first a few persons, then a
crowd, and at last mass OF people en-
camped in front of the door, and wait
ing patiently, but with eager glances,
for his appearance. To send them
away was impossible, for they needed
his help sorely, and they had often come
from very long distances, on foot, on
horseback, on camels, or carried on lit
ters and in baskets. But to help them
involved an almost complete sacrifice
of rest and recreation, for they were
many, and the consultation generally
demanded the employment of two or
three Interpreters. The sacrifice was
made, however, and it has an odd re-
suit. For the purpose of making some
geological observations, Virchow had
a hole dug in the bed of dried-up
river in the neigbborhood, and people
noticed that, until the hole filed up
with water, the magician every day
climbed down there and made some Gu
rious researches by means of Lighted
candle. As soon as Virchow had left
Hissarlik people assembled around the
hole, lined its sides with neat brick
work and marble, baptized it "Vir-
chow's Well" and began to bring their
sick to his we'll, to be cured by drinking
it's water and by additions.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-12-12
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

A CORRESPONDENT of the Troy Times
gives the following explanation =: the
origin of "hurrah: - Zip, hip, i.lrrah
was originally war-cry adopted by the
assailants of German city, in which
many Jews had taken refuge. Tbu
place was taken, and they we've all put
to tie sword, amid shouts of Hero:
sylma est perditap and from the first
letters of those words m exclamation
was contrived."
THERE is only one country in the
world in which there are no iliterate
people. It is the Sandwich islands.
The population of the islands is $4,000.
They have eleven high educational in
situations, 1863 middle public schools,
and forty-three private schools. The
public instruction is under the super
vision of committee appointed by the
King, and composed of five members,
who serve without remuneration. The
committee appoint General Inspector
and a number of sub-inspectors. The
Government takes cn1e that every per-
son shall be able ct least to read and
write, and pursues energetically all
parents who neglect to send their chill
dren to school.
SIR HENRY BuLwER, uncle of Lord
Lytton, for months fancied himself af-
fected with paralysis of the legs, and
refused to put foot to the ground, but
was wheeled in o chair by servant.
One day the Rhone steamer, on which
he was travelling, caught fire, and the
Captain having run the boat ashore
plank was thrown out by which the pas
sengers might land. The first person
on this new bridge, and stepping MIN
bly, down, was Sir Henry. When safe
on shore he remembered himself, and
called out to his servant: "Carry me,
Forster" But it was too late. Forster
refused to hear more of his masters
folly, and Sir Henry walked very we'll
to the day of his death.
LEw1NBEcK tells of an insect seen
with a microscope, of which 27,O0O,OOO
would only equal mite. Insects of
various kinds may be seen in the cavi-
ties of grain of sand. Mold is a forest
of beautiful trees, with branches, leaves,
and fruit. Butterfiesare full-feathered.
Hairs are hollow tubes. The surface
CT our bodies is covered with scales
like a fish; single grain Of sand would
cover $50 of these scales, and yet each
scale would cover 500 pores. Through
the narrow openings the perspiration
forces itself like water throug h sieve.
The mites take 500 steps a second.
Each drop of stagnant water contains
world of animated beings, swimming
with as much liberty as whales in the
sea. Each leaf has colony of insects
grazing on it like COWS in q meadow.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-12-12

old man talked, pointing out to the boy
the danger Of reading trashy novels, the
evil effects Of bad associates, and last Of
all, warned him by all his hopes of a
happy life, to abstain entirely from the
use Of intoxicating liquors. With. his
bleared eyes streaming teara, and with
everyone in the room deeply affected. the
old topper. grasped Capt. Starkweather',s
hand, and said: There are officers who
would have worked hard to send this bow
to prison, but God bless you, you'll live
to thank him that you're not such q
man." --'-' ..-
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-12-12

her hair was deliberately got up with
the brass wire and palm.oil Of the pc
Rod. But what entertained us the
most was the blase, contemptuous ex-
preston Of her countenance, which was
evidently the highest mode for Kafir
brides to assume.-Mrs. H1tchiaaso7a's
"Trip in the TrG7aSvGQl."