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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-05-21

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Balance ou I'd NIlun-s Judgment 1882
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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-05-21

yKTM. H. SECHLER, Attorney al
w Lam, Ebensburg, Pa. Once in Col
onade Row, trecently occupied by VIM. Kitteil,
Esq.,) CentreStreet fl-2l. '7n.-tLl
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-24

At dance in the Seventh ward the other
hight, the bishop expressed himself highly
|1ispleased with the round dances. He said
hat it was condemned by the priesthood and
that if the saints could not get along without
round dances they had better go home The
young people demonstrated with him, but all
TO no purpose. "If you must waltz, let me
show you how to do it." said he, and he got
on the floor with a 1S3pound blonde. The
band struck up the Blue Danube" and down
|Ihe hall giided the bishop and the blonde.
The tips Of her fingers touched his and cruel
cold space between them. This was the
church method-the armslength waltz. Soon
here was slight contraction of the arms and
khe space between them gradually decreased
\esently one arm enclrcled the far form
blonde was first to give way, and her
1eek looked like suntlower in a turnip field
hs it rested On the shoulder of the bishop
Round and round they went, and the fascinat.
Ing, wlerd- like strains floated like heavenly
music to his soul. Forgotten was the round
dance dogma of the church, and by the calm
|smile that stole across his face we knew that
theology was defeated and one man at least ut
|terly Indifferent to a future punishment.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-24
BUDGET OF FUN.

Kisses by telephone are compared by the
New York Commercial .4drertiser to boiled
China eggs on toast
From Puch's Dictionary of Definitions
Ovation from the Latih ora)-A throwing of
sggs, c. g. THE Count Joannes received a
perfect ovation"
Robert, who fears he is rejected-"But you
lnow Rcbecca, we are commanded to love ev-
,rybody." Rebecca-"Yes; and so do love
Everybody" Robert Plnaforically) What,
,veryhodyW Rebecca (shyly)-"Well, you
know, present company is always excepted"
Here is little domestic economy comedy
rom England; Clergyman-"So l hear you
have married again, Jacobs" Jacobs-"Ies,
sur; thought as how winter was coming on
and Betty, she'd got one blanket and got
9other, we might as well make 1t pair, and
De more comfortable like"
"Yes, sir l have stopped drinking for Il
whole year." said young man toa compan-
on last night II have sworn that for 800
lays, my friend, shall not drink drop"
But you see" replied his companion, that
his being leap year, has 3GG days" That's
fact" mused the sworn-Sif man. Guess I'd
,ettcr select some other year, and they went
ITO n saloon.
F"I know | am losing ground, Sir" teartully
nurmurcd the pale faced Freshman, "Dut IL Is
lot my fault, sir. If were to study on Sunday,
rs the others do, | could keep up with my
class, sir-lndeed, could but Ipromlsed my
mother ne-ne-never to work on the Sabbath,
and ! can't, sir, ne-nen never" and as his emo
lions overpowered him he pulled out his
handkerchief with such vigor that he brought
out with it small flask, three faro chips and
a euchre deck, and somehow or other the pro-
lessor TOOK no more stock in that Freshman's
Sequence than if he had been craven image.
-ACtd COlumdidna.
1t occurred to one Of the editors in the West
who had quarreled, that IL reference to his adj
versary's life would prove telling, and he
launched it off accordingly. CAS- for our con-
Temporary" he wrote, what can be expected
from man who five years ago was peddling
around with mule, and an illcondiuoned
beast at that" His rival did not deny it..
"Our contemporary" he wrote in his next
number "says that five years ago we were ped
ding around with mule, and an illcondi-
toned beast at that He is right We were
80 occupied. But we are surprised to find that
the mule has such good memory"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-24

A young man by the name Of William Kotz
coachman for Mr.. Charles Mcclellan, came To
my store one morning complaining that his feet
hurt him very badly, and expressing fears that
they were frost bitten. He had in vain tried to
get relief by consulting physicians, and had en-
deavored, without success, to ease the pain by
rubbing his feet with snow and ice, the remedy
applied in such cases. Being exposed great
deal to the cold by his occupation, his feet got
daily until one day he tainted In the street.
A few days after he again came to my store and
showed me his feet. have seen great many
sores in my life, but nothing to equal this, and
was afraid the poor fellow would lose his limbs.
He asked me for st. Jacobs Oil; but at first re-
fused as did not wish TO take the responsibility
upon myself, not being a great admirer Of So
called Patent Medicines. However some friends,
who happened to be in the store at the time,
begged me give the st. Jacobs Oil TO the suffer
err; 80 we rubbed his feet we'll with the oil, and
he took the remainder with him. After nine
days the same man again came into my store,
perfectly well, and requested me TO write to you
Of this wonderful cure; he also stated, that two
other persons had been cured Of Rheumatism by
the same bottle which helped him.
JOHN LESZES.
Avon, Lorraine Co., Ohio, Jan. II, 1879.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-24
Not O PANORAMA.

An old man with a satche and cane yester.
Y stood IN front of the Detroit Opera House
for long halt-hour. surveying the building
with curious eye, and he finally entered,
walked up to the boX-ollice and asked
Whats the regular price to go in:"
"Well, about six shillings," answered Shaw.
"I'll give you ten cents"
The Treasur err hesltated for awhile, but final
|ly took the money and told him to go up. The
|old man went up stairs, to find everything
dark and deserted. He took seat fixed his
gaze on the drop-curtaln, and didn't get tired
out for about half an hour. Then he walked
down stairs with slow dlgnifled step, put his
head into the box office, and said
"If you call that panorama, then you don't
know what panorama is; and If folks come
along and pay six shillings to see it, there's a
heap of fools IN this country! Good day."
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-24

Travelling sharpers continue TO play tricks
on Missouri farmers. A short time ago two
scamps, calling themselves agents for hay
fork and carrier manufactured at lndlanapo
lis, entrapped respectable Buchanan county
farmer into a contract to act as their a. emit
they TO send the machines TO him and he to
sell them and account to them for onehalf the
profits, which were represented to be large
In pursuance of this agreement they persuaded
him to sign what he supposed was condi-
tional obligation to pay them $3.50 out Of the
proceeds of the sales, but which turned cut 10
be plain note Of hand for $3.50. They never
shipped the implements 10 him and never IN
tended to, ther only object being to &c, his
promlssory note and sell it, A farmer Of eli =
ton county named Fagen was similarly i'm
posed On, and his notes offered for discount at
the bank of st. Joseph; but the trick was dis
covered by the officers of the bank and the
transfer of the note enjoined. Farmers unac-
customed TO the methods of doing business
cannot be too cautious OF travelling agents who
ask them to sign their names to papers.-.St
Louis Republican.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-24
Bob Burdett,

Of the Burlington Uaukeye, on his way home
rom an extended lecture tour in the East
passed over the c., b. & G., and he comments
bn the rames of some of our neighboring
Eowns:
ON THE HOME STRETCH.
as this the Burlington sleeper?" | ask and
when the porter says it is | fall into his arms
and weep.
1t doesn't seem great ways down to where
The boy is now.
Good Ed. Sadd has iatherly charge of us,
and with impatient hearts we skim over the
miles and
RUN THE STATIONS
pf the best railroad in the world.
Aurora shouted the brakeman.
"Then," said the fat passenger, I'VE are the
rosy fingered hours, because we are In Auro
ta's train"
"And l." called back the engineer, IAN the
incense breathing morn"
Saying which, he ignted large helfpiHt
pipe full of killikInic incense and breathed a
little Of It,
ONCE MORE FOR THE BOYS.
And this" the fat passenger said, lis Somo-
Faux. 1t is so called because one time an old
indian came to buy few white scaps for the
FUR trade, and some one knocked him in the
head"
"With what?" asked the sad passenger
"Say it again for me-" begged the man on
The wood box.
And then the entire car sang in mournful
chorus:
"Braves Of mine, is dy-hing
Put him In his little bed;
From the foe as he was flying,
Somonauked him on the head"
THIS TINE FOR LUCK.
"And here is Earl" remarked the passenger
with the goatee.
"Named after anybody in particlar?" asked
The man with the sample cases
"Yes,' the passenger said, latter old Ben
Franklin. He wrote a little song about this
kown, beginning Earl he to bed, and Earl he
to rise The result is this town goes to bed at
dark and gets up in the night TO eat break
fast"
AND ONCE MORE FOR THE PEANUTS.
As VIC rolled into the next stop the CON-
mercial traveller said IN low, sweet tones:
"There was young man from Mendoza,
Who f0ndly exclaimed, I'll devote
Few lines to my girl.
With his head in a whirl
This kind Of letter he wrote her:
oh, silver trimmed pearl Of Mendoza,
am not much of wroter;
But what have writ.
p You're the subject of it
And she bounced the unlettered young voter"
And / reckon" the passenger with the
randy goatee snarled, that al the rest Of the
1lendotad on her"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-24

have nice line OF Pearl Card Cases, Childrehs cups
and Saucer Cut Glass Bottles. Pocket Cigar Cases. Ladies'
Pocket Books Mems Pocket Books Boys Pocket Books
Magic lanterns Colored Cups and Saucers Shaving Mugs
Bottles for Covering Cigar Sets Toilet Sets Jewel Boxes
Motto Frames Perfumes, Vases, Box Papers, Writing
Desks Dressing Cases. Card Stands Colognes Moustache
Cups Chldrens Dishes, Glass Ink Stands, Ladies work
Boxes Gold Pens and Holders Gold Tooth Picks Gold
Glove Buttoners Gold Pencils Fine Lamps, Suitable for
Presents Face and Sachet Powders Hair Oils. SrATUA
Ry-The noted pieces by lingo" Can you Talk, and
nice pieces Velvet Frames card sze Velvet Frames
cabinet size. Best &c CIGAR in the County.
| MAKE STRICTLY PURE BAKING POWDER-S5c per
pound three pounds for 81 Warranted pure strong and
wholesome. CHRONOS, ALL VERY CHEAP
Never Before has such stock OF Chromes come to Ottawa
Chromos in Al In Gilt Frames. Chromos in New Style
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-24

Frames Chronos In Walnut Frames. sE-Come and see
my Stock OF Chromos whether you want TO buy not Il:
PANEL AND OTHER PICTURES, silk Transfers,
Scrap Book Pictures Before you buy Autograph AL
bum see my stock and prices Photograph Abums-I have
case feet high and 10 feet long nearly full Of them. DC
SOAP FOR Sc; TEN CENT BOX OF BLACkING. &c;
l ,rge loo Soap, for Sc Children's and Houths'
Books. Paper Covered Books Board Covered Picture
and Story Books Cloth Bound Picture and Story Books.
Chatter Box Books all prices, conts TO $50. LARGE
STOCK OF FAMILY BIBLES Perforated Board, all va
rictcs lowest prices large lot OF BLANK BOOKS.
direct from the manufacturer, nom 10 to Is cents per Qure
Old stock of Blank Books cent below cost TO close out
THESE GOODS Hays bf TINES R2s fRlck kI
have an immense stock and will sell them all very close.
pease give me call and guarantee ii will pay ysu.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-24

All kinds OF school stationery, books, straps
bags, DC, at Osman & Hapmans.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-02-20
The Lady.kiIler.

Mary Kyle Dallas gives a Effectiveness
of the lady killer of 1880. lie goes
about to five O'Clock teas and lunches.
she says; is happiest where there are
more women then men, and in paradise
if he happens, as in professional circles
it sometimes will to be, "the only gen
tleman present." lie drinks a great
deal of tea, and eats many sweet things
and inevitably turns his teacup upside
down when it is empty to see the mark
on the bottom. lie can tell YOU all
about the old milk-jugs, tcapots, and
irons and spinning wheels that it is the
fashion just now to hunt up from all
corners. Never a sensible word can he
utter about any.of the great matters of
the world, but he scents maiolica from
afar of, and always has an anecdotc
about friend who has given the most
enormous sum for little bit of crackie
ware. He goes from house to house.
smirking and drinking tea, can tell YOU
every article of raiment and iewelry the
guests shave on" and in secret corners
regales delighted dowagers with horri-
BILE little bits of scandal about the peo-
pie who last entertained him; fans him
self with japanese fans, and wears curl
Gus rings ard cufl-pins, and is always
the first to get cards when anybody re-
ccives or when parlor concert is Civ
ell.
Ladies, old and young, fashionable
and studlous, consider him so nice and
so splendid, and he is conscious of the
fact, and rejoices in his small "study,'
where he is surrounded by so much
china bronze and hric-o .b,.ac that i, l.
dangerous to turn himself about. This
actually is the lady-killer of the day. the
love of man of 1880
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-02-20

es--the heated belts of the equator and
the cold districts of the poles. Between
these regions currents of air are con-
stantly circulating. The cold arctic
currents sweep to the tropics, chilling
the lands over which they pass, while
the mild winds from the equator exert
a corresponding influence upon local
temperature. II has been claimed that
mid and cold winters may be directly
traced to the prevailing winds-it being
found that al air current once estab-
llshed in general direction north or
south often continues during an entire
season, with brief variations. II this is
the case, the discovery of the laws gov
erning the circulation of the air cur
rents and their disturbance will be all
Important advance in meteorology.
Prof. Piazzi Smith, the eminent astron-
omer of Scotland. believes mild seasons
to be due to solar influence. lie sup
poses the heat waves to attain their
greatest degree shortly after a mini
mum of spots on the sun (the last sun
spot minimum was passed some months
ago); the cold waves TO be due TO ter
restrial causes. Like other sun-spot
theorists, Prof. Smith points to remark
able condolences of the "sun-spot pc
riod' of ten or eleven years and; the
supposed cycle of warm and cold sea-
SONS.
The Desert of Sahara is the site OF
once fertile region. 1t is supposed to
have been reduced TO its present state
by the removal of its forcsts-its eli
mate being greatly affected thereby.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-02-20

every hour of my life. I am owing
nincty-six dollars board now"
"Why, Toni" cried Ivah, shocked,
"Why don't you go to cheaper board
ing housoY
al can't get away from Mrs. Hills
till have settled arrears, unless leave
my trunks. Think of the humiia-
tionl"
"Oh, Tom l would do anything. |
would live on parched corn, before |
would live in debt"
".But you could not help the debt if
you were bound to such person as my
wife"
That night she lay awake planning
for Tom, remembering her vow to
stand by him-to desert him never
He needed her now.
The next day she called at Mrs.
HIPS and by becoming surety for the
payment of Toms arrears, she had
Toms belongings moved to her board
ing house. AS this was now a stylish
establishment, Marie made no objcc-
ton to the move, especially as some of
the ladies at Mrs. Hills had begun to
cut her.
Ivah believed with Tom that the
secret of Marie's extravaganza and dis
content and dissipation was the want
of useful employment. Ivah set her.
self to meet this want.
"Thc French women have such q
knack at making things look their best,
and you have such taste, Marie, that il
would be real favor to me if you
would see the setting of the table"
onth will ha,
which was very pretty indeed.
So Marie, her skill and sclf-esteem
flattercd, went to the dining-room and
dld her best at spreading the table, and
lvah praised the result. BY some SINH
lar .fneSse Marie was induced to take
charge of the ladies' parlors.
Then Ivah beguiled Marie, who was
really good-natured, to learn cake-bak-
ing. Marie became positively infatu-
ated with the work, and every morn
ing right after breakfast, she would 90 to
the kitchen and make the cakes for the
following day.
Time which belonged to her own af-
fairs and to baby, Ivah gave to attend
ing Marie to lectures and concerts and
other amusemcnts less dissipating than
the theatre.
To tell how Ivah's work for Marie
was done would be to tell long and
wonderful story of patient, persistent,
watchful, adroit devotion, under many
trying circumstances.
In the midst of the training, Ivah
was asked to become the wife of man
whom she much esteemed, and toward
whom her heart had been tending.
lie was talented young lawyer, well
started upon a promising practice. 1t
was very enticing to the girl-for Ivah
was not yet twenty-one-the thought of
quiet home where she could get away
from people and have a rest, cherished
and cared for-she had always been
caring for others.
But she dared not let go of Marie and
Tom, and there might be such thing
as baby being unwelcome.
Years passed, and Ivah, well, when
she saw clearly that Tom could do
without his sister, she went to help a
certain young lawyer, who declared
that he could not do without her. And
"baby" is Ivah's baby yet, for her two
strong boys, who came to her in her
happiness and prosperity, can never
displace her mothers baby, with whom
lvah learned to bear the cross, whose
pathetic cry called her into the sacred
path of duty, which lcadctll toward the
sunrising.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-02-20

Mr.. MACKEY on BEATs.-Thc San.
Francisco Post tells this story. MIR.
Mackey, the herny-han6ed miner who
is endeavoring to pull through the pres
ent hard winter on an income of SI5.
600 day. gives the following little per
sonal reminiscence.
"Ialking of beats, my boy, those in
this country don't compare in skill a,
audacity with the Partisan variety. The
first time visited that city my coming
was mentioned in the French papers,
and also the fact that my apartments
had been engaged at the Hotel Anelais.
When | arrived Mt the station | was.
therefore, not surprised to have a fine
looking man walk up, ask my name.
request me to be seated in a carriage
ready to be driven to the hotel. This
person saw to my baggage, ode up to
the box, and escorted me to the hotel
register, which signed, my conductor
in the meantime carefully holding Il
blottirg pad over the name of the hotel
at the top of the page. When turned
away he said:
Il trust, Mr.. Mackey, Won will find
the Hotel Grande to your liking
But | don't wish TO stop there |
said much annoyed. 1T is the Hotel
Anglais at which am expected
=" is it possible?' said the stranger.
"A thousand pardons. was not aware
you had preference. How stupid of
me- and quickly recalling the coupe.
he transferred myself and my effects to
their proper destination
"Where upon examination, Won dis
covered your trunks had been rifled bv
his accomplice, the driver?' we said.
in the hope of heading him of for Mac
is terribly long winded as We all know.
"Nothing of the kind, smartv," con-
timed Mackay, who was beginning TO
get irritated by our persistant yawning.
"The baggage was all right, but six
months after that received from the
proprietor of the Hotel Grande the
most terrific bill for five months board.
wines and extras, you ever saw. You
see the rascal had gone back to that
hotel, passed himself off as me, and lived
thereafter on the fat of the land, giving
wine parties every night. Whenever
the bill would be sent in he would pnt
it of until suspicious were excited.
when tho landlord sent the re csistcr
around to the Nevada Banks Paris
agency and had my signature identified.
That made matters all right again until
the fellow left, when he actually had
the gall to direct that the bill be sent
to my address over here for collection.
Now, what do you think of thatT'
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-02-20
posr-oFFICE NOTICE.
CHURCH DIRECTORY.


f5onorsoafional-Corner Pleasant and Main SITS
nav X IS uooker pastor. Sunday services III
~. A, M. and 100 PM Thursday evening
nraver meeting at TOO.
Hefhodist-N0rth Pleasant-st. Rev. W. H. Row
som pastor Sunday services at 10: 40 AM. and
7 .M PM Thursday evening prayer meeting Al
400. Class meeting on Friday evening at 80.
FpiscopaI-St Stephens Church-Main-st. Rev
,rmes r. Franklin, rector. Sunday school at &c
TN, Sunday services at 10 AS AN. and :o0P.M.
Pnunu 1Gfhoiic--Weybrid Rev. T.. Gun
nlnS nam, P,'o, 80 ~. 40 N Vnsners and
beuediction at q 80 PM
r.sr MrpprrpuRy
,,,n,.., ~ " nostnr sunday seryices
mesmo",s' a, M P" '
NJ '-''o r'A'
vERGENNRs.
Bdpfisf-Rev Charles HlDDaru, pastor' ouhuay
services at 10:45 Am. and TOO Pm weekly
prayer meeting on Thursday evening at 7 :oo.
MethOdist-Rev. III. N. Munger, pastor. SUNDAY
services at | 100 and 100 PM Weekly prayer
meeting on Thursday evening at w.; q r,.,
Ep.scopuI i ~ . y = ~ ~ a. =, and M p N
Friday evening at 90.
Mission Chapei-Dr. II. A. Ingham. Sunday
services at 10 rs AN and 7:Oo PM. Weekly
PRAYER meeting on Thursday evening.
HoDraa Cafheiic-Rey p Cunningham, pastor.
eryices alternate Sabbaths; High Mass at 10 90
AM; Vespers and benediction at o :O0P.M
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. George E. Hall, pastor.
Sunday services at 10 AS AM. and 100 PM Week
prayer meeting on Thursday evening at :OO
n-,s.., D,rootOr,
CHURCHES