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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-04-25

y MODEL Confession N-Seyeutv
years ago. in a Vermont town. a Young
lawyer-got drunk. The bretheru said
he must confess. He demurred He
knew the members to be good people
but that they had their little faults. such
as driving sharp bargains. screwiug the
laborer down To low wages loauiug
money at illegal rates. miSTepreSentiug
articles they had for sale. etc. But they
were a good dpe0pleand pressed the lawyer
to come before the church meeting to
own TO his sin of taking a glass too much.
FOR they were a temperance people be-
fore temperance societies existed. The
sinner finally went To the confession
found q large gathering of brethren and
sisters. whose bowed heads rose and
whose eyes gliStened with heavenly de
light as the lawyer began confession =
confess. began he. THAT I never took
ten per cent. FOR money" Six WAS the
legal rate On this confession down
went q brothers head with crOau i
never turned a poor man from lay door
who needed food or shelter Down
went another htad u confess I never
sold "a skinned milk cheese for "a new
one. Nhereupou "a sister >hripEed for
mercy. But. concluded the sinner. Il
have got drunk. and am very sorry for
it. Whereupon the meeting pyaceahly
dismissed
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-04-25

4 CITY OF CAvEs.-Away out ON the
Texas frontier. and in the eastern mar
GIN Of that vast desert eNpanSe, the
LIano Estacado. sixty miles north of the
little town of Graham. SAYS letter to
St Louis paper. there settled about a
year ago a colony from Oregon consist
ing of nine families The locality was
distant from market. and lumber scarce
" to be had. The settlers. therefore, as
the cold northers of winter We're ap-
preaching. determined 10 build hahita-
tionS underground. They selected a
hill. i'm whose sides they eNcavated rooms,
halls. kitchens and sleeping apartments,
not unlike the ancient dwellers in the
rocks of Judea y chimney was formed
10y running Il stoyepipe up through the
hill to the surface. The dwellings are
perfectly dry and warm in the coolest
and most freezing nOrther. This little
city of caves has been named Oregon
City. and will be the capital of Baylor
county.
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SOME OF the disadvantages OF life are
thus catalogued 10y exchange:

SOME OF the disadvantages OF life are
thus catalogued 10y exchange:
Cultivating beard.
Sitting at the foot oI q h03Tijng-iaU-o Ia
bile
Wearing tight boots with big wad uf rot-
tOn-darning in the heel.
Walking through crowded feTryhoat with
a year-uld baby In your arms.
Passing the club or billiard room without
dropping in 10 see who's There
Having a bad cold i'm the head and uo
handkerchief within hailiHG distance.
Being asked what time II is when your
uncle Is keeping your watch 10 suit lis time
EndeayoTiug to persuade a tailor that fl-
longer Your bill goes over the. sooner win the
sun of resumption rise ike q forty cent sky
rocket.
Carrying a scuttle ui coal mp stairs while
the partner of your JOYS stands iu the hail.
and yellS "Oh, Henry, what q dirt Son are
making on my new carpet,
For the first time in cue' $ life asking "a girl
if she wouldn't like 10 20 out some evening
next week, - and have her coldlv sag. .'No.
You mustu t keen late hours o..
Taking OF ores shoes i'm the lower lIall tp
walk up stairs uoisele>sls, ami Just as the
top Is reached. to drop one shoe, and bear it
90 ratt ing to the bottom Ike the cong af
eternity.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-04-25
I~DTTOR-S NOTICE II = - - :

4 UDITOR'S NOTICE.. :. Stray
n er. Assignee Of L. =. Shafcr. as. Jeremiah
Crowley and Catharine Cruwley.-IH the Court Of
Common Pleas OF Cambria County No. 81. Deem
Der Term. ls7g. Ts4d. ETgOH.
And now April Zl ls14. on motion of Johnston
4 ScauIau- the Court appointed Joseph Mcdonald.
ESQ Auditor to report distribution of the mon
~ iu the hands of the Sheriff arising from the sale
OF defendants real estate. BY the Court
In pursuance ot the above appointment. the Au-
iitOr will sit at the Court House In Ehtusburg.
THURSDAY. the Sth day of MAY, 1872. at ! o'clock.
T.. NJ. when and where parties interested may at
tend u they think proper.
JOSEPH MCDONALD. Auditor.
Ebenshur-s. April Il. ls7g.-3t.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-04-25

\ PRETTY EXPERIMENT. con-
mon air which we breathe is a substance
having weight, can be shown 10y filling a
glass goblet full, or partly full of water,
and then placing over it d piece of finn
paper or cardboard. If the hand is held
firmly upon the paper, the glass may be
turned bottom upward and the hand re
moved without any water being lost.
That is. the paper rests upon the air and
prevents the water from falling out OF
the glass. 4 bowl or cup of china viii,
Of course. serve for the purpose. but the
experiment appears to better advantage
with a tumbler or glass vessel that per
mits the water to be- seen supported hy
the air
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-04-25

y DEsPEBATE HT~EAND.-A coTrc-
spondent of the New Bloomfield fjmos
relates the following
John lives in the upper end and had some
trouble i'm his family. His wife left him. and
he was determined 10 have her back. 50 lc
sought her hiding place ami tIicd 10y '-fuul
means and fair to comre' Ler TstUI with
him home she not complying. it drew re-
Voiver and told her that The bad plenty of
trouble in this world, and was going tu pui
himself out Of il, as soon as the Lord. or That
other fellow, would let him.. lie started
cut OF the house and Went beEind @u old
shop, aud soon the family heard q -hut.
They di5 n0t 20 ont. however. 10 took 1er tac
CORPSE, and .iuiiu thinking, perhaps tLsE cld
not hear the shot got into the orchard and
another shot was heard Not finding any
one coming out. john came in and said, ''the
darn thing wvuidn't go of He at last got
his wife coaXyl up and she went home with
him
N,~g @ SEQ. af toll Is rv.gfh NANNY t"rl 81
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-04-25

\ IDlIOR = NOIIt John Brad
"a ley rs. Martin WOodley.-Iu the Court Of
Com mon Pleas of Cambria County No. l02 March
Term, ISIS. EsHd. ErH0u.
And now. - April .lSIa. Joseph Mcdonald. Esq.
appointed Auditor 90 distribute funds iu the hands
of the sheriff arising from the sale of defendant
real estate above stated writ In making diStri-
button. 90 hear evidence and allow defendant such
credits may be duly proven BY the Court.
In pursuance % the above IppOf fufmtut. the Au-
ditur will sit at the Court House. i'm EbruSbUrg. on
TUESDAY. the 9Th day Of NAY. 1872 It o'clock,
p. NJ. when and where parties interested may T.
tend if they think proper.
JOSEPH MCDONALD. Auditor.
ArIrfI
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| TnITnR.S NOTICE

III INftI - NJ / ~ I-----l ilt Hllfltl-
"a signed Auditor. appointed by the Orphans
Court of Cambria county 20 rrFur. distribution Of
the fund In the hands of John 7. Tibbott. Admin
f-trstt8- Of John Evans fBeulah.j deceased to and
amongst those legally entitled 60 receive the same
hereby notifies all parties interested that he will
attend Co the duties of said appointment at his Of
Hc- boz EDeu-bur-g. saturday. fbs 9Th day Of ipri
f. ID. 1879. NJ two o'clock. j.. NJ. when and where
all parties iutcrc- ted may attend if they proper
ALVIN EVANS Auditor.
EhCusburg. april Il. Is7g.-3t
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-04-25

\ MEMBER of the rhetorical class in
certain college had just finished his de-
clamation when the professor said: ''Mr.
-. do you suppose a general would adj
dress his soldiers in the manner you
spoke that piece - Yes, sir. | do,
was the reply. ''if he was half scared to
death
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-04-25
4 TDTTOR, SNOTICE.-Havingbeen

4 UDITOR' SNOTICE.- Having been
"a appointed Auiitur hy the Court Of Common
Pleas Of Cambria county TO report distribution OF
the money in rhc SheriT'S hands arising from the
sale ui the real estate Of Luke Durhju. one Of the
defendants in the case of Charles Flick vs. John
Uuriiu and Luke DUrhiu. No % March Term. $50
alias 81 "a. on which the real estate Of Luke Dur
bin was sold Tor the sum of S12T5'y, notice p here
ny given 60 all parties interested that viii attend
20 the duties ut that appointment. at my office lu
EbcnsburE on TUr.'ag NGy efh. IS.9, At > o'clock.
y. NJ. when and where they must present their
claims or be forever drbarrcd from coming in on
thai fund
GEO. ". OATNIAN Auditor.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-04-25

THERE was a tide in the affairs of
Noah taken at the flood. which did not
lead on TO glorious fortune. though the
patri-ark managed TO keep his head
above water. and save ''thc only COM
pletc collection Of wild and trained an-
i.rnl- iu i,r world
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4 UDITOR,s NOTICE.-Tnthe mat

~
~ ter OF the account Of James AIcCloSEcy. As
sigucc of Charles Johnston.
Having been appointed Auditor 90 report distribu-
ti8n Of the money in the hands of said Assignee.
shown by his said account notice hereby given
that VIII attend 10 iile dutlee el my appointment
7t O'Clock. n. when and where all parties in
Jere-ted may attend If they see proper.
r. A. SHOEMAKER. Auditor.
EhgusbUr-. April u. Is79.-2t.
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Advertising Rates.

The large and rapidly increasing circulation
o. TIE FREENAS Commcnds "a to the favors le
consideration OF advertisers. Advertisements
will be inserted 81 the following "a tee.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-04-25

A Administrator and Executors Notices. 2 50
Auditors > offices. ....-.-.....-....... 200
Stray and similar Notices ...-..--.. 80
business items, hrst insertion l0c- per line;
each 50 nseQueut insertion sc. per line.
81 Resolutions proceedings Bf rrfy c1r7l0rd-
ton nT snctctU. aud tllicuti1fs Cssfgfcd 10
cdtt ttdtfetf1H o. ufu rndffcTof limited ur Uft1I
interest. must be paid JnT a. aducrfisrn7efts
JOB PRISTTSG of all kind neatly and cxuedT-
uousiy executed al lowest prices. Don't for
get IL.
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A AI-DITOR.S NOTICE.- Having been

4 JBITOR'S Having been
~ appointed Auditor by the Orphans Court of
Cambria county 20 hear and decide on the cNcvp-
ttuns hled to the account led in the estate Of a.
A. Brooks deceased. / hereby give notice that
viii attend 10 the duties OF that appointment. at
my office iu Eheusbur-. FridGy. May 2d fss3 at
O'Clock j. N-. when and where an parties interest
Ell must present their claims be 'OrcN cbaTrcd
from coming in this fund
GEO. ". OATNINN Auditor.
I.hcn-burg. April p 1sTq.-3t
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-04-25

ALWAYS on bust-the head. neck
and shoulder
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NOTICE Notice is hereby given
~ that the FIRST and partial account Of Jacob
1caele, Assignee Of Paul EIwangcr. has been nlcd
in the ONCE OF the PruthouOtary Of Cambria county
and will be presented 20 the Court Of Common Pleas
OF Cambria county. for allowance the first Mon
day Of June next.
G. r O'DONNELL. prothouotsry.
irpthonotary Office, EbensbuFg. April = lsIg.-St
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-04-25

NOTICE Notice is hereby given
~ thar the first accouut Of D. \. Clark Assignee
gl =. las Adams. has been nlcd in the Office Of the
i'f1tEguotary Of Cambria county. and will be pre-
sentet o. the Court Of Common Pleas af said c0uu-
y I"r allowance on TUESDAY. the I3tE day OF
G. +. OBDN%ELI.. Profh0uotary.
P"th"nut5ry's Dfir". EheusbUrs April T. ls7a-at
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.f. -'Lrym0. Snowflake. Sc. uo9aIiL-c
-'.f. d. NiuklerS * t'n Nassru \ y
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IUE Observation-Disclosures

- d. Eued Offers himself as canfi-
= r.l- - ABOVE once, subject 10 the decision
a-f Iit- County Convention. If noni-
ut.as ~ ~ pc pledges himself 20 perform
--e 'ln' 'r with honesty and fidelity.
syharg-- T. ? SANDERS
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.-'TN EE'~ NOTICE.-NOtice is
r oven that John D-C0uueII. of Cambria
.f --.ra county, Pa. and Bridget. his
-H .-Iuttry O. i-guElsut have as Ign
-.. .-... real and personal. Of the said John
~ j Ereiih1n. of Eu-ushur,y pa IN
..g.-ra of the creditor OF thc said John
r. d. persons. therefore. indebted 90 the
II So. "aHell viii make payment t. the
-1... and those having claims or demands
SHOWN the same without delay.
d r.- n J. FkElBHbFF.
Assignee Of J1uh D't'uuuelf
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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-04-25

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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-14

was sick and don't curs don't use any
Bad language Of any cind i hope God
will pardin me if i had my - and
since | come in this house and on the
18th lam 3 months here and i cant do
any more D Mile i cried more
since last month and troublet
my self more han my head
allows me onley let me know what is
the matter if you love anybody els
dear don't stop for me, for you know
how it is when two lovers are in the
Rode. But j prey my luv you don't
luv any Body els, or you amt cross at
me if i could see the day j could meet
you for | am so lonely and so far from
you But hope we can meet Before
long u Stay so we need not part n
More. well Amillia my Dear Beloved
Wife | must come to Aclose Excuse
me for talking so cross But don't hey
no hard feeling against me for You are
mine | Suppose for Ever & Ever so
Good By a. a Kiss on your sweet Rosy
little lips darling Baby Answer Soon
soon & please Send your picture by SO
doing you will Gladen my heart so
Buy by a Kiss a Kiss a Kiss m a
Kiss iii on the 70 look for $4,000 on
monday next letter you get from me
you will Reeve $4,000 with q fond
Kiss to my Dear Wife
&C GRAVES Louisville ky
The case was continued until Thurs
day.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-14

languages may be found who charge
only from 80 to 90 cents per hour.
The fees for instruction at the uni
versities are very small in all depart
ments save the scientific, where appa-
ratus and chemicals are required, and
there they are comparatively slight.
Six lectures per week for an entire
semester cost from 81 to Sc, and the
rates dwindle thence down to g for
two lectures a week. Many lectures
are quite gratuitous. Heating in win
ter costs from 81 TO 50 per month
extra. This item varies with the
weather, as it is the custom to let the
hire go out and to rekindle it on very.
short notice. The fuel is either Of a
soft, pea-like coal, or wood. Our coal
stoves are almost unknown.
The expenses for books are much
lessened by the liberal policy of all
German Libraries, academical and mu-
nicipal. Upon giving the guaranty,
the student may take TO his rooms for
long periods books from the libraries.
Besides, there are many loan Libraries
where books may be had for three
cents per week"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-14

want to prove that a man can be happy
and hold his tongue" Another
am trying to think of something good
enough to say ont loud. A clergy
man once asked lnman whether he
didn't think the Lord gave him his
tongue to be used. The pencilled re-
ply was: ''The Lord gave me a mind
that tells me when to use my tongue"
In 1872, while he was travelling with
his wife in a stage between Syracuse
and Rochester, the vehicle was halted
in front ola small country tavern. A
child was sleeping on the porch. In
man, looking out, saw a large black
snake crawl to the side of the infant.
Grasping his wife's arm, he shouted /:
"Seel' and, pointing to the snake,
sprang from the stage, pursued the
reptile for some distance, and finally
killed it. He left a snug fortune,
which his son inherits. His last writ
ten message was: "Silence is golden. =
His oft-pencilled admonition to his
son was: Keep your mouth shut"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-14

hASAfAtECAs r.
The London Saturday Review says
Nowhere out of the Almanach des
Gourmets is so much to be read about
eating and drinking as in these vol
umes of Herr Busch. The princes
wit, audacity, piety and cunning sink
into insignifcance when compared
with the range and voracity of his
truly princely appetite. On the day
when he delivered himself of his ut
terance on the Black Sea question he
was recovering from an attack of in
disposition, and his meals would pre-
sumably be lighter than usual. But
beer, champagne, turtle-soup, boar's
head. and a mess of mustard and rasp-
berry Jelly { which was very good,
says Herr BUSCH formed only a part
on that day of his repast. He could
at one time dispose of eleven hard
boiled eggs at a sitting. He is fond of
mid Sle-sized trout, weighing not over
half a pound, but can eat marane all
day long. Carp and sand eel, on the
contrary, are not grateful to his palate.
Besides his favorite drink of porter
mixed with champagne, he strongly
recommends another compound, said
TO be the invention of Field Marshal
MOltke, consisting of hot tea, sherry
and champagne. Heenjoys mutton, but
is less addicted to fllets of beef or
to roast beef in general. He even
suggests playfully that a plump child
or a fresh young girl would be any
thing but bad eating; once when an
unpleasant onion-like smell greeted
his olfactories as he was driving near
the smoking village Of Bazeilless, he
pronounced it to be the odor of burnt
Frenchmen. His bill of fare of Fri
day, the 23d of December 1870, has
fortunately been rescued from obliv-
ion. We are told that it is only a
sample of the rest. First came onion
soup with port wine then a saddle of
wild boar together with beer; upon
this, Irish stew, turkey and chestnuts,
all washed down with ehampage and
red wine at discretion finally dessert,
in which the quality of the pears is
especially noted. The German peO-
pie says the prince, are resolved to
have a fat chancellor. Hampers from
Berlin conspired with the native pro-
duce of France to bring about this
happy result. But though a great
eater, the chancellor can not be called
a delicate or scientific eater"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-14

The observation of practical and
experimental gardeners seem to con-
firm the fact, that to produce brilliant
colors in flowers, it is necessary to
supply the soil with an abundance of
ferruginous constituents and silica.
The latter supplies a material which
is of vast Importance in the produc-
sion of that brillianey of the petals
and the dark green Of the leaves.
Then, if potash be added, or the
ground dressed round about the
growing flowers with unleached
wood ashes, an increased brilliancy
will appear in every petal and leaf.
Any person who c~ultivates only a
few flowers in pots, or on grassy
lawns, or on spacious ~parteries, may
readily satisfy himself of the exceed
ingly useful part the foregoing ms
terials play in the production of beau
tiful flowers.
Even white flowers, or roses that
have petals nearly white, will be
greatly improved in briliancy by pro
viding iron-sand and unleached ashes
for the roots Of growing plants. Fer.
ruginous may be applied to the soil
where flowers are growing, or where
they are to grow, by procuring !
supply of oxide of iron in the form OF
the dark colored scales that fall from
the heated bars of iron when the
metal is hammered by the black.
smiths.
Iron t%urnings and iron filings, which
may be obtained for a trihe at mos
machine shops, should be worked int
the soil near the flowers, and in a few
years 1t will be perceived that al
minute fragments will have been dis.
solved.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-14
HAVE BETTER HOPES

IA number Of the friends Of the late I. B.
FOlssr, Of this city, have requested that the
following beautiful lines from his pen be re-
printed. The author was a true poet, as the
meritOriOus composition, written over thirty
years ago, viii testify
Have better hopes, wen meet again"
were the last words Of a dying mother.
4" Have better hopes "-how oft that little
word,
As if by whispering angels sweetly given,
Comes gliding down along the golden chord
That elankless links my longing soul with
heaven.
IT'S as the distant beacon's peering light
That guides the wandering seaman to his
Who, in the storm and cherries gloom Of
Is wildly toss'd amidst the oceans foam,
II points whore hate was never known to
Nor sinful passion ever come to mar,
And bids me hope, in her bright, glowing
OF heavenly bliss, to be a burning star,
Have better hopes ZION lifo's unfathomsd
In ever changeful, turbid, wild unrest,
Tho tempest-toss'd my fragile bark may be-
With gently breathing gales ne'er to be
blest,
That golden word shall nerve the tagging
arm
To firmly seize and hold the guiding helm,
And dauntless steer amidst the wide alarm,
Where lashing seas may deeply overwhem;
I'll trust in Him whose potent breath I'M
furls
The storm in all its majesty and W
Whose hand ~sustains q million rolling worlds
And lulls TO sleep the little garden flower.
As twilight fingers softly in the west
Between the shades of night and golden
day,
And in its bright and mellow loneliness
Bespeaks s0f brighter fields far, far away,
SO didst thou linger, mother, mother dear,
On the horizon of my early life,
To light Tor mo the darkling pathway here,
And guide me safely from temptation rife.
And 0, thou tender, unforgotten light!
Thou sweet reflection Of Gods bOundless
Lowell
Tho lost forever here, in deaths dark night,
Wen meet again" in thy bright home
above.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-14
A MAN.
The Curious Whim of an Eccentric
Character.

The career of a silent man is out
lined with such seriousness and vrai-
semblance by the Syracuse Standard
that the story ought to be true. even
if it isn't. Asahel p. Inman. who
died IN Utica a few days ago. had
uttered scarcely a word for more than
half a century. He was not dumb /.
he could talk well enough; but he
became convinced at an early stage of
his life that more harm than good vas
wrought by speech, and remained true
to his principles ever after. When
his first child was born he rode seven
miles for a physician. He carried
slate and pencil, wrote a statement of
the situation, returned with the medi-
cine man, and received the announce
ment of his paternal responsibilities
in silence. His wife, who survives
him, says that no woman ever had A
kinder husband. The relations be-
tween the couple were always pleas
ant, and Mrs. lnman has remarked to
her neighbors: IF Asahel talked as
much as | do, the Lord knows what
might happen Some of his written
replies to the questions of acquaint.
ances who were curious to know why
he preferred silence to speech are
worthy of mention. One retort was :
"A good listener is to be preferred to
a poor talker." Another was 81