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SENSE LIKE 4 HORSE.

A man armed with an army gun ana II
butcher knife went INTO a South Arkan-
sas newspaper office and remarked to 4
man sitting at a table:
Are you the editOr?"
"No, sir; am the proprietor. Can
l do anything for yOu?"
81 want to see the editor"
"On very particular business; sir?"
"NO, not very. l simply wanted to
kill him for publishing an article about
me last week"
els your other business SO press
ing that you have to kill him this week."
eff it is any accommodation 1 can
wait few days."
81 wish you would, for I sold him
calf some time ago, and he owes me S5
on it. If you kill him now I'll never get
the money"
"But you could take the calf back
and make what has already been paid
clear of all expenses"
"That's fact" said the proprietor,
musing. "I'll send a boy after him.
No; that would be taking advantage of
him, and he may not like it. Call
around next week and I'll have him
here"
The man left, and the newspaper man
remarked to himself $50 much for
disobeying my wife. She told me not
to forget my pistol. If 1 hadn't played
proprietor that fellow would have shot
me with that old Yankee gun. 1
wouldn't be found dead shot with such
gun. Next week, just about the time
I'm busy, this fellow will come around
again with his stalwart field-piece. If
he'd only come with an Arkansaw pistol
I would not mind it, but it would he an
eternal disgrace to be killed with such
gun. After this 1 shall obey my wife.
That woman's got horse sense, and
looks into the future like mule"
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-08-07
IN INTELLIGENT DOG.

Rover, the most intelligent dog i'll
Connecticut, as fallen a victim to pois-
oned meat. His master, Mr.. Dishrow.
of Bridgeport, used to converse with
him freely, and the dog, looking up with
intense gr.vity, always understood what
was said To him. At the word of COM
mand he would go down stairs and close
or open the door, or climb upon GER
tain chair and place his paw upon GER
tain article named. He would some
times make slight failure ut the first
trial, and would then appear deeply
abashed, but on the second or third at
tempt he invariably succeeded. In this
respect he differed from the ordinary
trick-dOg, as few Of the acts which the
dog sometimes performed at his masters
orders, for the benefit of visitors, had
ever been rehearsed. As an illustration
of what the animal would do, Mr.. Dis
brow, at a friends suggestion, told him
once to go to the news-room and get his
morning paper. The dog had never
been sent on the errand before, but, for
all that, executed it faithfully. He sub
sequently fell out of the habit, but at
the word of command, about two weeks
ago, went to the news-rOOm and got the
paper again, although he had not done
the errand for the previous four months.
This was another of the incidents re-
lated by Mr.. DisbrOw of the dogs clev-
erness "Mr. Terry usually had charge
of Rover when 1 was absent" said he,
"but lately a lady friend down Main
street, who knew was going away, pro-
posed that the dog should come down to
her house and stay until I returned.
ageeed, and the next two nights Rover
went down there and stayed, although
he never did such a thing before or
since" Rover seemed to feel his su-
periority over the rest of the dog crea-
ton, as he generally trotted by other
dogs on the street without offering to
make their acquaintance, or accepting
their attentions.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-08-07
EARLY MARRIAGES..

OF course young people ought to mar
ry early, and build up home together.
The idea that q man must he wealthy be-
fore he weds fills the community with
fortune-seeling bachelors and unhappy
spinsters it endangers virtue, destroys
true economy and design, and the
benefcent intentions of the home. 1t
promotes vice, idleness, ineficiency and
imbecility among females, who seem,
from an unsympathetic outset thencefor-
ward, to expect to be taken up by fort
une and passivsly sustained, and without
any concern on their part. 1t is thus
that a man finds it difficult to obtain a
helpmeet,
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-08-07
A TEN volume dictionary of the ancient

A TEN volume dictionary of the ancient
language of France has Just been sent
to press, and the first volume is ont.
1t has cost the compiler thirty years
work and $4,000. The Government
gives $4,000 toward it, and receives
200 copies for distribution among the
public libraries and colleges of France.
This work deals chiefly in words found
in the literature of the eleventh, twelft:,
and thirteenth centuries.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-08-07
THE GRATEFUL GAMBLER.

The cool, unflinching gaze of brave
man, it is said, will awe tiger. The
statement is perhaps an exaggerated
one, but we will tell an incident of a
man who awed human tiger.
Some forty years ago, the citizens of
Natchcz, aroused by the excesses of the
gamblers infesting their city, drove them
out and threatened them with death if
they ever returned. Prominent among
these citizens was Capt. QuitInan, a
leading lawyer of Natchez. A month or
two later, he and a small band of men
crossed into Texas to aid those who were
fighting Santa Anna and his Mexicans.
Late one night Quitman arrived at
San Augustine, where he found the
people overawed by large gang of
gamblers, some of whom had lately
come from Natchez. They recognized
him and resolved to have revenge.
Quitman quartered his men in large
building, while he occupied room in
an adjacent house. He had Just taken
off his coat, when the door was thrown
violently open. A tall, fierce-looking
man entered. In his belt was a bowie
knife, and in his right hand he held a
pistol.
Fortunately, Quitman had not laid
aside his belt-pistols, and drawing one
he raised it quickly, so that the man
was covered by it,
81 know you and you know me-" he
said, looking the gambler calmly in the
eye. 81 desire no quarrel with you,
but I don't fear you"
The gambler glared at him for a mo-
ment, and then, his features relaxing
into smile, said
"Captain, you're brave man, and 1
will be your friend" and he retired
quietly, closing the door after him.
A few weeks after, the war being at
an end, Capt. Quitman was returning
home overland, accompanied only by
his negro servant. Crossing a small
stream, and mounting the bank, which
had dense underwood on both sides, he
found two trees felled across the path.
Suspecting that he was in a trap, he
turned and saw three men, armed with
guns, coming up in the rear. He could
neither advance nor retreat.
Instantly springing TO the ground, he
drew his pistol, and placed the horse
between himself and the robbers. The
sharp crack of rifle behind him, and
the rush of the ball over his head,
caued him to turn. Seeing the gambler
whom he had met at San Augustine gal
Looping his horse at full speed toward
him, he prepared to sell his life as
dearly as possible.
The man, dropping his gun to show
that he was not an enemy, approached.
Recognizing Quitman, he said:
"Captsin, I'm mighty glad I had the
chance to serve you. land my partners
we're coming this way, and I, being in
The advance, saw, as turned the angle |
Of the path, the situation. Let's see if
I hit one of those robbers"
On searching, they found traces of
blood, but no signs of the robbers.
Some years after, this gambler was
convicted of gambling, and sentenced
10 six months imprisonment and 81 900
inc. Qmtman paid one-half of the fine.
The gambler, 1t is said, subsequently
and became an estimable man,
by all who knew him.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-08-07

Rhode ISLAND has the following stat
ute: "All marriages between white per-
son and q negro shall be absolutely null
and void and the person joining them
in marriage shall be subject to penalty
of 5000" Samuel d. Dorrell, full
blooded negro, was lately married at
Providence to Ellen Carrlngton, a white
Girl The Rev. George H. Smith, who
,erformed the ceremony, is to be prose-
cutad. in order to test the law.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-08-07

A DExURE, diminutive girl, aged 1s,
is under arrest in Philadelphia for biga-
nv. She has three living husbands, all
of whom she has married within two
wears. When asked why she had done
this, she said: "They were all good fel-
lows. and they coaxed me so."
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-08-07

What Is a score? 2 Pupil
ga base. ball record" Teacher-"No,
mn what I mean is, how much does a
score signify numerically; what idea
does,it give your That lis to say, if l
were to tell you that I had . score OF
horses, what would you thinkr Pupil
please, marin, I should think you was
e4uian',"
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-08-07

WHEN at the jug 30 often does he pull
That II is empty aud the man is full,
Him does the peeler to the station lug,
And, for his health. puts him within the jug.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-11-05
PA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5.
A HUNDRED YEARS FROM NOW.

The surging sea Of human life forever onward rolls;
Bearing to the eternal shore each day its freight
Of souls.
But though our bark sails brayely on, pale death
sits at the PROV,
And few shall know we ever lived hundred years
from now.
o, mighty human brotherhood, why hercely war
and strive,
W hile Gods great world has ample room for every
thing alive.
Broad fields uncultured and unclaimed are wait
ing for the pIow
OF progress that shall make them bloom a hun
dred years from now.
Why should VIC toll so earnestly in nfe's short,
span,
ON golden stairs to climb so high above brother
man.
why blindly on an earthly shrine our souls in
homage bow,
Our gods will rust, ourselves be dust hundred
years from now.
why prize so much the worlds applause? Why
dread so much its blane2
feeting echo is its voice of censure or Of fame.
The praise that thrills the heart the scorn that
dyes with shame the brow
VIII be a long forgotten dream hundred years
from now.
Earth empires Use idll- "
on thy shore.
They rush upon thy rocks Of doom, are seen and
seen more.
The starry wilderness of worlds that gem nights
radiant brow
VIII light the skies for other eyes hundred years
from now.
o, Thou before whose sleepless eyes the past and
future stand
An open page like babes wecling to thy protecting
hand.
Change sorrow, death are naught to us If we may
safely bow
from now.
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Pastor NJ. L. Church, Patterns Min, N. Y.

KENDALL's s SPAvIN CURE is sure in its effects and
mild in its action it does not blister, yet it is
penetrating and powerful TO reach every deepScat-
ed pain or TO remove any hony growth OF other en-
largemcnt sue as spavIns splints. eurbs, eallous,
sprains. swcllings, any lameness and all enlarge
ments Of the joints or limbs. rheumatism in man,
for any purpose for which liniment is used for
or beast. 1t is now known to be the best lini
ment for man ever used being as mild in its action
it is certain in its effects Send address for IL
lustrated circular, which we think gives positive
proof of it, virtues. No remedy for man well as
beast has ever to knowledge met with such Un-
qualified success.
Fs-Price, a per bottle OF six bottles for 81 ALL
DEUoGIsTs have it get it for you, or it viii
be sent to any address receipt of price by the
prOprietOrs. DI;. Il. J. KENDALL y CO. Enos-
burgh Falls, Vermont SOLD BY ALL DRUG
GISTS [9-1O.-l4m.1
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y LITERARY CUBIOsTTY.-The following
rather curious piece Of composition was
placed upon the blackboard at a teachers
institute, and prize of a Webster's diction-
airy offered to any person who would read
and pronounce every word correctly. The
book was not carried of, however, as twelve
was the lowest number of mistakes made in
pronunciation
"a sacriligious son of Belial, who suffered
from bronchitis, having geXhaused his finances,
in order TO make good the deficit, resolved to
ally himself TO cOmely, lenient and docile
young lads of the Malay OF Caucasian race.
lie accordingly purchased a cllliope and CO
raj necklace of a chameleon hue, and secur-
ing suite Of rooms at a principal hotel, en-
gagged the head waiter as his cOldiutor He
then dispatched a letter of the most unex-
ceptional calgraphv eXtant, inviting the
young lady TO matinee. She revolted nj
the idea, refused to consider herself Sacrific-
able TO his desires, and sent a polite note of
refusal, ON receiving which, he procured a
caTbine and bowie knife, and said he would
not now forge letters hvmeuial with the
queen, went to an isolated spot, severed his
luguiar vein, and discharged the contents OF
his carbine into his abdomen. The debris
was removed by the coroner"
The mistakes in pronunciation were made
on the following words: Sacriligious, Belial.
bronchitis, exhausted, finances, deficit. come
". lenient, docile, Malay, calliope, chamele-
on, suite, coadjutor, caligraphy, matinee,
saerihcable carbine, hymenial, isolated. Jug
ular and debris.
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NUMBER Al.

enough to get to this rendezvous of his gang.
His fearful death in this out-of-the-way
place was a fitting termination to such a life
as his.
The contents of the box found near his re-
mains are exposed topublic view in the Office
of the county clerk, and people from all
parts of the county have examined them.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-11-05

y LOVERS REvENGE.-WhenJ James Lick
was young man he fell in love with a mil
ler's daughter in Pennsylvania. Young Lick
faced the stern old miller and asked for the
hand of his daughter. Now James was a
poor young man, but honest and industrious,
and withal full of pride. The man refused
to grant James request and advised him not
to marry until he had a competency to sup
port wife.
These remarks were rather humiliating to
young Licks pride, ana with emphasis he
replied; ''Slr, will see the day when your
boasted mill would not make respectable
wheat bin for one I shall own Years pass
ed away, and James Lick erected in Santa
Clara county, Cal, mill, the wood work of
which is solid mahogany. Shortly after its
erection he had photographs taken Of the in
side and outside of his mill, and sent then. to
the miller who had refused him the hand of
his daughter.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-11-05

\ BACKwooDs preacher once elucdate6 as
follows in connection with the parable OF the
virgins: ''In ancient times, my beloved
hearers, it was the custom, after couple had
been married, for ten virgins to go out with
lighted lamps and meet em on the way home,
five of these virgins being males and five fe-
males"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-11-05

a sKEPTIC who was trying to confuse
Christian colored man by the apparently
contradictory passages of the bible, asked
how it could be that we were in the Spirit
and the Spirit in us, received the reply: ooh,
dar's no puzzle bout dat. Its like dat poker.
puts it in de fire, till it gets red hot. Now,
de pokers in de fire, an de fires IN de pO-
iler." Aprofound theologian could not have
made a better reply.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-11-05

MICE.-Dr. Henderson confirms the story
told by an Icelandic traveller Of six or more
mice taking piece of dried mud, placing
berries upon it and using it as raft to cross
stream. They range themselves around
the edge their heads in the middle and
their tails in the stream to serve as rndders
They carry potatoes or eggs on land by one
lying down and holding the egg between his
fore paws while his companions draw him
along by the ears. Mr. George J. Romanes
tells the story of a dog in Scotland, who, in
going to church with his master, had to
swim channel a mile wide. If the tide was
flowing he ran north a Dlile if ebbing, south
an equal distance, always landing at point
near the church. Shall we not be very kind
to animals whom God has made with so much
intelligence
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STATEMENT MADE UNDEROATH.

10 WHOM IT NAY CONCERN. In the year 1873
treated with kendall'S SPAWN Cure "a bone SPAWN
OF several months growth. nearly half as large m
mems egg, and completely stopped the lamencss
ana removed the enlargement. / have worked the
horse ever since very hard. and he never has been
lame, nor could ever see any difference in the size
OF the hook Joints since treated him with Ken
dail SPAWN Cure. II. 4. GAISEs.
Enosburgh Fails. VI, Feb. 25 1879
Sworn and subscribed To before me this 25th dav
of February 4. ID. 1879.
IgHy JF.SNys Tustico of tho FBe,oe
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n SOUTH HILL debating club is wrestling
with, "Can a community exist without wo-
men - We think it might exist for while
but then i. wouldn't knOw what was going
on burlington Halckcye
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Dr Jones' TARAXCANUM tonic

ar DYSPEPSIA MEDICINE. vegetable compound
rirttIcs has stood the test Of 80 years IS IN
tIiile i'm the cure Of Dyspepsia, General Debility,
chronic Weakness Of Lungs, spleen ana hidheys,
Ssi-,~t pre,fb Heartburn. ST. Nitus' Dance. pains
a. tbe Stomach Back and Chest Particularly
,dapted to ali Female Diseases. no matter what
~, t,--1,.,g,fsts (5-9.'S1.-iy.I
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Is a sure cure alIiordnary diseases Of Horses,
Cattle Sheep and Swine. 1t cures and prevents
CHICKEN CHOLERA. Your COW is certain TO yield
20 PER CENT. MORE AND BETTER MILK AND BUTTER.
STOCK FATTENS ON ONE-FOURTH LESS
FEED!
Being in possession of large number OF excel
lent testimonials subiOin a few:
I have been using your Cattle Powder for horses.
cows chickens and pigs, and hnd II a fiissT-CLAss
thing-GRORGE BoSD, Germantown, Pa
l have used two packs Of your Cattle Powder on
NV COW and chickens The COW GAVE NEAHiN
TWICE THE oUASTIrT MILK she did before. Ay
chickens were dying. but were CURED IMMEDIATE
~, after had used the powder.
- yonrs trllv JoNAs PAsoUR. Dallas, n. G.
I have used your Cattle Powder and must say il
is the best for horses cattle sheep, etc Tried It
on uoultry for many complaints. with SUCCESS IN
~ EIlY rAsE-JoN. WEAVER, BcrrysNille, IA
Last summer YOU sent me package Of your pow
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one droopy turkey or chicken since.-Mrs- WIN
KSAPP Orange, y. Y.
Send me n pack or two Of your Cattle Powder
The mack / got from you last winter CURED TUE
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Spruce Vale. Ohio.
Address for a pamphlet, J.. A MlLLEk, 81
Areb ~ PHII.A DELPHIA, Pa. iI-9, oo--ly.I
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-11-05

II was at a late quarterly meeting Of the
Seventh-day Baptist churches in Wisconsin,
that two clergymen were TO present papers
ON the same day, and the question Of prece-
dence having arisen, Mr. A sprlng TO his
feet and said I'll think Brother B. ought to
have the best place on the programme he is
an older man than ] am, and, besides, is full
of his subject When the audience remem-
bercd that Brother y s subject WAS .The
Devil, a cheerful smile seemed % beem
around The assembly
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-11-05

Auditors Notices 400
Stray and similar Notices. 10
Business items first insertion 1oc per line each
subsequent insertion SC. per line
~ Resolutions OF proceeding q any corporation
society. Gud communication dcstcncf 20 coll nffc
fion 70 any matter Of ffHffes iHdiUdu0i iufcref
must BE- paid for as adrerfissHaenfs.
Jos PRINTING Of all kind neatly and eNpedftl-
ously executed at lowest prices. Don't you forget
. IL.
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K ENDALL'S SPAWN CURE
ON HUMAN FEESH.

PATTEN's MILLS. Washington Co. N.Y.
February p. 1850.
B. !. kEsnALI, VI. D.-Dcar Sir: The particular
case ON which / used your spawn Cure" was
malignant ankle sprdin of sixteen months stand
ing. l had tried many Things butEin vain Your
spawn Cure pUt the foot To the ground again.
and for the hrst time since hurt. in a natural DO
sitiou. For a family liniment il cxeels ANYTHING
VIC have ever used. Yours truly.
REV. NJ. Z. BILL.
Pastor NJ L. Church. Patterns Mil. n. Y.
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Advertising Rates

The large and reliable circulation OF the CAV
BRIA FREEMAN commends ft 20 the favorable con
sideration OF advertisers whose favors viii be in
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Kendalls SPAWN Cure.

ASHLAND, Schuylkill Co., Pa, juno 3. lssO.
DIR. Il. J. KENDALL & Co.-feuts. A case "A
spawn that came under my observation was entire
ly cured by one bottle of your Kendall-s Srayin
Cure and the horse sold afterwards for two nun.
drcd dollars. " '
Yours truly. CHAs. H. BARN,RD
ha"r TRrrt,r
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A WONDERFUL WATCH.-Mr. II. L. Bor-
den, of Elgin, H., is the possessor of most
wonderful watch. It gives the hours, min
utes and seconds, the day of the week, day
of the month, the lunar month Of twenty
nine days, and the phases of the moon at all
times. It provides for the thirty and thirty
one day months, twenty-eight DAYS in Febru-
AIRY for leap year, making all its own changes
at twelve O'Clock night. Il is a chronOgaph
for timing horses TO the fifth a. a second.
And lastly, it strikes the hours, quarters and
minutes. This extraordinary timepiece was
made in Switzerland, and cost 81, 800.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-11-05

WHAT is called the enchanted mountain
in Texas, is an immense oval rock, 500 feet
high, and about eighty miles from Bastrop.
Its surface IS highly polished. and those who
ascend Il have to wear mocc..siHs or 20 i'm
their sJ0clin. feet
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THE RATIONAL TREATMENT

t,pres Catarrh- Sore Throat BronchItis-
4s,s.Toa and Consumption. a well as Dys-
nensia Liver Complaint Kidney Dis
eease womb Disease seNuaI weak ness
- Nervous Exhaustion Nopatent- medi
cine scheme; bat remedies prescribed 10 suit each
.,,r fpli name Il. o. State and Co, in plain hand.
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PERSEVERANCE YTJI yrErr

SToUGHToN, Mass, March l6 1850
Is = hENDALL CO.-Gents In Justice to Won
anu @ myself think | ought to let YOU know that
nave removed two bone spavins with EendaII-s
spawn Cure--one very large one: don't know how
long the spawn had been there. l have owned the
morse ci9ht months. 1t took me four months 70
IakS 'le large on and two for the small one have
uscI zen ooJtles The morse is entirely we'll not
NJ All stilt, and no bunch to be or felt This -
aWohderiul medicine. 1t il new thing here but
II ~ does for all what il has done for me its sale
viii be very great.
Respectfully yours C;UAs = P.vpyy
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