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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-11-02

"Prin will never come to meet YOU
again, he's drowned"
Drowned! Who drowned him?
Il did myself. You said it would be
pest. 1t was the only way to save him
from those Cleaver boys
You did it yourself?'
" wasn't likely to let anybody else
40 1T. Yes, I did it my own self-off the
bridge this evening""
Oh, my poor little grill
did not notice very much Just then.
TOR L felt like stone, but did notice he
dropped back again in his armchair.
and put his hand over his eyes. Never
but that once-except ON the day of
mothers funeral-did I see father cry.
" lie had spoken in haste, not in earn
est, he said, and now that all was over.
and 1t was too late, his grief was almost
as sharp as my own. Sharper, perhaps,
for he had caused mine, which, indeed.
was obliged to hide in order to comfort
him little.
" He brought me half dozen puppies
to choose from, and would have given
me any dog I liked, but I wanted none.
L could never love any dog but Prin.
"And I never did, children" contin
ued Mrs Jane. "Not that I blame N.Y.
self much and I have long ceased to
blame my poor father. Indeed, in some
sense Prin's death was a bond between
father and me; from that hour he never
gave me harsh word. And I was so
very sorry for him-sorrier even than I
was for mysef-that it made me
especially anxious to please him; indeed,
1 think [ grew better girl from that
day forward.
''But / never was child any more.
My childish life ended when [ lost Prin.
And sometimes when l see a dog that
puts me in mind of him, or little girl
as fond of a dog as you are of Rose, the
old days come back as fresh as ever, and
especially that day-the quiet midsum-
mer twilight, the bridge across the Med
way, with stars shining in the water, and
all | suffered when I drowned my poor
little Prin.
But l loved him-oh, [ loved him -
added she for the twentieth time, as she
took her own child off to bed in her
motherly arms, mine following with
Rose in hers. And so the story was
done.
Has it any moral I fear not. /
fear also it is almost too sad story to
tell to children except for the fact of be-
ing so literally true. Also, that consider
ing how little love-real love-there is
in the world, and how great need of it,
if poor Jane erred she may well be for
given. At least, it may be said of her
that she ''loved much"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-11-02
THE YESTERDAYS.
BY MARY CLEMMER.

/ take your gifts, o yesterdays,
And safe from all unfriendly eyes
l set them one by one away,
Secure from change or sore surprise.
/ take your gifts, glad Yesterdays!
And when turn from work TO play,
From care to rest, they'll make me JOY
And make my heart its holiday.
I take your gifts, sad yesterdays
The better deeds / might have done,
The tears I might have wiped away,
The higher heights ] might have won.
You show. O fearful yesterdays,
How poor my life's most perfect part;
You tie the crown of pride away,
And give instead the plying heart.
/ see the wave of summer woods,
hear the lapse of far-off streams;
The murmur of the honeyed pines
Runs sweet and low along my dreams.
And still tender heart enfolds
faded face, haunting tome
The lingering fragrance of JOY
One yesterday made all its own.
take your gifts, rich yesterdays!
Henceforth may no soul call me poor;
Fortune may strip her guards away,
The wealth of all the past is sure,
We jostle in the careless crowd,
We meet, we part, we go our ways;
But each, unseen, bears up to God
The sum of all his yesterdays.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-11-02
What Lincoln Said to Joshua Speed.
denver Tribune Interview with Ward Lamon.


Joshua F. Speed was one of Lincoln's
younger days, and their friendship con-
tinued through all trials. After the Ca
pitulation of Gen. Lees army, Speed
came from his home in Louisville, KY,
to visit Mr. Lincoln, and while In Wash
ington was invited to an informal meet
ing of the cabinet. The question of the
disposition of Jefferson Davis and other
prominent Confederates after they
should be captured was discussed, each
member of the cabinet giving his opin-
ion, most of them for hanging the trait
ors, or some severe punishment. Lin
coin said nothing. Finally Mr.. Speed,
addressing the President, said: " Now
Mr.. Lincoln, you have invited me here
and this seems to be a free fight I
have heard the opinion of your minis
tiers and would like to hear yours"
We'll, JOSH" replied Lincoln, " that
reminds me of story. When / was
boy in Indiana / went to neighbours
house one morning and found boy of
my own size holding coon by string.
| asked him what he had and what he
was doing. He says: 1T is a coon.
Dad cotch six last night, and killed all
but this poor little cuss. Dad told me
to hold him until he came back, and I'm
afraid he's going to kill this one, too.
And oh, Abe I 90 wish he would get
away well, why don't you let him
loose? That would not be right, and,
if L let him go, dad would give me hell;
but, if he would get away himself, it
would be all right "Now," said Mr..
Lincoln, "if jeff Davis and those other
fellows will only get away, it will be all
right, but if we shonld catch them, and
I should let them go, dad would give
me hell :"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-11-02

Miss ARTHUR, the daughter of the
President, is blonde-halred young lady
who is now at school in Albany.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-11-18
The Indian Who Did Tt.

A dealer in hardware on Jefferson
avenue. says the Detroit Free Press,
has mad a straw cutter standing on he
walk in front of his store for some da
past to catch the public eve, and yes
terday forenoon two boys discovere it
and had considerable sport feeding
papers under the knife They were
still at work, one at the wheel and the
other feeding all the old papers he could
find, when along came three Canada
Indians with something less than a
thousand baskets hitched To them They
were evidently father, mother and
son. and when thev saw the straw-cut-
ter at work they came to a dead halt
and exhibited great curiosity to know
how the old thing chewed up papers in
that manner. After some conversation
between them the Indian put dow lis
basket and made a closer inspection.
The BOYS fell back to give him fair
show, and as he picked up a long strip
of paper the squaw began turning the
wheel in about 40 time"
The machinery worked beautiful, and
a grin of quiet delight had Just COM
menced to spread over the red mans
face when the end OF the paper was
reached and the knife sliced Of the
end of his forefnger There was Just
one howl, accompanied by jump three
feet high. When the Indian landed he
was as silent as the grave and as
straight as a bean pole. He looked
from his finger to the straw-cut. er and
back, took in the general laugh from
the sidewalk without giving himself
away. and with the dignity of Sal an
he walked over to his baskets, resumed
his load, and marched off with his
wounded hand in his pocket and his
nose set on a bee-line for home.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-11-18

A SINGULAR GHOST STORT.-Previous to
Nov Z, 1859, slways laughed at the bare
idea of ghosts. J was staying at Brighton on
the dav mentioned with some friends who
were about to proceed abroad. Two ladies,
cousin, and myself went ont to dine at
KempUown. 1t beinga most charming moon
light night l told my friends I should prefer
walking home to Brunswick square Cthe
other end OF the town.. I accordingly pro-
ceeded on the seaside of the Esplanade.-
When just opposite the Bedford hotel a car
Tiage and pair Of horses drew up alongside
the rails with two men on the box and an ell
derry lady inside.
I was greatly startled as the wheels made
no noise but at once I took about half
dozen steps toward the carriage to see what
it meant, when 1 distinctly recognized the
occupant as my grandmother, whom I had
left perfectly well at Cheltenham a few days
before, also her coachman and f0otman on
the box. ! at once vaulted over the rails op-
posite the carriage. At the same moment it
struck nae as most out of the way that an Old
lady of 81 should bring all her belongings
from Cheltenham to Brighton without in
forming her relations of She move. As
touched the ground made one step forward
to greet her, when to my horror the whole
thing vanished.
When recovered myself l went straight
home and told the whole circumstances of
the case. OF course, every one laughed at
me, and told me that il was fortunate that
there were witnesses who could speak TO my
perfect sobriety. ! was very put out, and
oil
we received a telegram that my poor old
grandmother had been found dead in her bed
at 7:30 O'Clock that morning.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-11-18
EBENSBURG, PA FRIDAY, NOVEMBER Is, 1881

up IN her own breast for many weeks. Not
more than a couple of months ago a letter
came to Mrs. Lonely addressed in an unfam-
liar hand. The exact contents of the letter
are known only to her who received it, but
the parport was to the effected that for long
time Rob had been leading a fast life, had
gambled and associated with men without
principle and woman without morals. He
sank in this way all the money he had earn
ed and all his mother had sent him, and fin
ally losing some money at cards, which he
could not pay, he had taken several hundred
dollars belonging to his employers and had
disappeared. The firm did not care to push
the case against Rob. and if the amount Of
the defalcation was paid nothing further
would be said. The lawyer in the city who
had been called upon by Mrs. Lonely for ad-
vice, received letter from her ordering him
to a send a certain amount Of money to an
Eastern firm at once. For week the neigh
bors thought tho widow was away from
home, because she was not to 5e seen. Then
they found she was sick and had grown thin
and pale and nervous. Patty was very much
worried about the mothers illness and her
changed appearance, and as sne was quite
big girl she wondered why Rob did not
come home to see his sick mother in spite Of
all the demands of business. When she ask
ed why Rob did not come, the mother began
to cry and put her arms around Patty and
sobbed and sobbed but did not answer.
One morning last week PATTY came run
ming into the kitchen with eyes wide open
with terror and said a strange man was "
ing on the front porch. Mrs. Lonely went
to see who it could be and found it was only
tramp. He was so dirty that one scarcely
tell his original color. his shoes were full Of
holes, his hat was weather-beaten and bat
tered. \ muddy, drabble5, ragged coat aud
vest were all the clothes he had and they
smelt strongly of liquor He lay with his
head on the threshold Of the door and his
hat partly drawn over his face. He was snor-
ing loudly, and was evidently sleeping OFF
his potations. Patty followed Mrs. Lonely
and she thought the stranger was the ugliesi
ard diTtiest man she had ever seen. She
saw the mother bent over the man and then
heard her scream, and saw her wind her
arms around him, and lift his head uD and
kiss him. Poor little Patty did not under
stand it until she heard the mother say ''My
boy. Oh, my poor, poor boy. Ny dear Rob =
and then she opened her eyes wide and said:
"Rob has come at last Pitts51trg Post.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-11-18

LOCAL PAPERs.-The Printers Circular
makes the following sensible suggestions
concerning the important institution, the To-
cal newspaper:
"A large portion of the people do nothing
10 support their local papers, yet reap the
benefit every day of the editors work. A
man will say, Advertising does not pay in
business I have to Keep men on the road,
and get nv customers by going after them.
And vet the fact Is that the town I'm which he
does business would be unknown, the rail-
road over which he ships his goods would be
unheard OF. ii it were not Tor the newspaper,
which he says does him no good.
The local paper Is OF advantage 70 every
man i'm the community, and when mar re-
Eases 20 contribute TO the support OF the pa
per on the ground thar it does hIm no good,
he might lust as well refuse TO pay las taxes
for the support df the courts auc the ponce
force on the ground that Le does not break
the law aud does not need amy police oihcers-
There are men who believe themselves 60 be
honast a nd nious who are doing business an
tavarv community. aud every day appfoprla-
tfur 70 their own use The fruits OF other
mems labors by reaping the neneHI OF the
newspaper without contributing a sent 70
t. sin1ort aud vet they would DC terribly
Shocked if they should be charged with stesl-
mo wood from their neighoors- But the
principle is Just the same, the only difference
being that IN one case the law can reach
them. and IN the other 10 cannot but, moral
~. il is Just as dishonest 10 steal the fruits oI
your ueighbor's enterprise As U sIeAi MS ilal
Or chickens Tao much credit cannot he
Given the weekly paper for the work t has
done and is still doing for the benehI of Une
country
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-11-18

Don't MENTION IT.-A citizen of Detroit
entered a Michigan avenue grocery the 9th
er day and said he wanted a private word
with the proprietor. When they had retired
to the desk he began; 4 want to make con
fession and reparation. Do You remember
OF my buying sugar here two or three days
ago?'' Il do" ''Well, in paying for it 1
worked of a counterfeit quarter on the clerk.
1t was a mean trick. and 1 come to tender
you good money" ooh, don't mention it, -
replied the grocer. "But want too make it
ali right" cts all right-all right. We
knew who passed the quarter on US, and thal
afternoon when your wife sent down 81
bill and wanted a can Of sardines, ! gave her
that bad quarter with her change. Don't let
you're conscience trouble you at all-it's all
right-DetroH Free Press.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-11-18

TAKING HIS FATHERS ADyICE.-NOt long
ago a young man in Carson go5 married and
started for California with his young wife.
As he boarded the train his father bade him
good-by and gave him his paternal blessing.
"My son." said the aged sire. shaking with
emotion, etc, remember these woIds if You
never see me again. Never go into a place
where you wouldn't take your wife
The couple settled in NaripoSa county, and
last week the old man went down to visit
them. They proposed a bear hunt, and they
were fortunate enough to track a grizzly to
his lair among some boulders in the chappaT-
al As the two approached, the bear reused
up and sent forth a growl of defiance that
shook the -rees.
'Go in there and kill i'm" said the old
man, excitedly.
The son held back, further acquaintance
with the bear seeming in some respects un-
desirable.
Count me out said he
"Have l crossed the seas and settled in
America to raise a coward 90 said the old
man, brandishinC the gun.
81 recollect your advice when I left Car
son. was the reply. "How can [ forget
your sage precepts ? Didn't you tell never
to go where I couldn't take my wife ? Now.
how would Sal look in there with that bear -
The old man clasped his dutiful son to his
bosom, and as the bear issued forth he ex-
claimed
Speaking of Salle, let US hasten home
Our prolonged absence viii cause her need
less ALARM"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-11-18

were but as three sprats TO this eater" AZ
ter all, he was perhaps outdone by the dis
tiDguished booT who visited the camp Of
Charles Gustavss, Offering to eat pig by
way of paying his footing, and when Gener-
al Konigsmark denounced him a. a sorcerer,
volunteered to eat the General would he but
lay of his sword and spurs, opening so large
a mouth that the General, one of the heroes
of his time, took 70 his heels and ran.-N. 7.
IE--~T7
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-11-18

Sfxtean months since IN eruption broke out
ny Leg an both feet which turned OFT To be Ex-
zenna. and eGus-d me great pain ana annoyance.
] tried Fari1us remedies with no good results,
til used the E-rrUURt RE5OLVEEr Internally and
CuTIcrRA and EUTrCUEA SOAR eE-e. .nltIy. which
entirely Ycurai me sd that my szin is smooth and
natural es ever.
LES. H. F-.rLEv. Ga South 81. Baltimore
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-11-18

s - cd % - - %
Stray and similar Notices. 10
Business items. first Insertion llc. per line each
subsequent insertion SC. per line.
- Res0itlficns or proceeding Of eng corp y1r1ftsE
society cHd c7l7i ic1ti0rz dsf.gnsf 90 c1i 1tte-
fion matter Of limited frirfuqf irfe7esf.
r7iisf Be- paid for afrertisenlslfs
jon PRINTEse Of all kind neatly and cxpeditf-
ously executed a. lowest prices Don't you forget
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-11-18
CUTJCTR

The Cutieuui treatment for the cure OF Skin,
scalp aLd Blood Diseases. consists ia the internal
ne Of LCrIr-HA EE-DL-EET- the new Blood Puri-
E1t and the external Use Of CUTTCURA and CUTT-
z74 30 rgs Great Skin Cures
=4fre of CUTICUaA. small boxes. SOC. large box
- CUTCURA BEs0LvEET- 81 per bottle. Gu
[fEfIHA Soar. -5c- CUTICUHt SHAvTN8 SOAP. 15cF
Depot. W WEEKS * POTTER. Boston. Mass.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-11-18

FOR Chronic Catarrh, take FERUNA 1
l,sv,. tried it. HEBBLISG, Allegheny City
Pa.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-11-18

Liver pads are of recent invenuon
but foot pads have been known fof
many years.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-11-18
9f1tiCuTa
ScrofftIOHs. Itching and ScdLy HIT
mos Of the .SEclH. ScGEp and
Blood Cured.
mm1CELOrS CTRE.

Hfil now state that ! made = miraculous cure
ef one of the worst cases Of skin disease known.
The eatieEr i- man forty years old; had suffered
Hf.e1n year. His eyes. scalp and nearly MS en-
.Ire body presented n frightful appe3rance- tad
nAa the attention Uf twelve different physicians
vs. rrescrfnrI the best remedies known % the
profezsisn such as i.dtfe potassium arsenic, cor
rnsfee sublinatc sarsluariITa. etc Had paid $500
fof medical e4rrneut with but little relief pre-
vailed upon him 20 use the CrTICUEA RESoLy ESr
Internally and the CUTICrI. and tUIte ~ @ s9oAP
The skin on Hfz head, face, and many other parts
Of his body. which presented Q M t'ttHsllae aI
with no scar u- trace ol the disease lcit hehlnd.
III has now been cured twelve months
Reported Hg
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-11-18

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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-12-01


1t was all mistake about Ed Max
we'll, and great injustice has been done
the peaceable and law-abiding people
of Durand by representing that he was
murdered by mob. A coroner's jury
has sat upon his suspended remains
and returned the verdict that he came
to his death by falling down the court
house steps and breaking his neck
The kind hearted citizens carried his
senseless body out of doors and hung
it on a tree in the hope that the fresh
air might revive him. The community
testified their esteem for the deceased
and their regret at his untimely death
by giving him public funeral at the
expense of the county.-Ptoneer
Press.
The above editorial from the Pho
neer Press of Wednesday is a fair sam
pie of the articles it has contained ever
since the sad tragedy here last Satur-
day. It might pass for one of the p
P's. CHASTITY jokes if it were not for
the purported dispatch in their tele-
graph column. The simple reason for
this continued Misrepresentation can
only be found in the fact that the Pr
oneer Press sent bull-headed reporter
down here with Maxwell expecting to
see lynohing Immediately on his ar
rival and who went away disguised a
couple of hours before it really did
come off. Disguised because no one
would or could inform him for a dead
certainty that it would be done and
the very minute it would take place.
The reporter did all the talking he
could to excite the citizens to take the
law in their own hands, and spent the
most of his time in saloons trying to
stir up mob-so that he could get
the glory of wri ting it all up for his
paper Our citizens were not in hu-
NOR that day to pay any attention to
his maudlin rawlings, hence, his disgust.
But the Pioneer Press was furnished
by their local correspondent with
truthful and full account of the lynch
ing, sent by special messenger to Me-
nomonie before the body was cut down
and telegraphed to St. Paul inside Of
three hours after the lynching. Why
did it suppress that account and sub
stitute their own version Of the affair.
--Pepin Coanty Courier
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-12-01
Hang-Gui teau-quick.

Hang-Guiteau-qulck.
A slight sprinkling of snow fell on
Wednesday.
Read carefully the Board proceed
ings in this issue.
The new court house is now rooted
and assuming fine appearance.
Go to Spaford & Coles and see the
Coraline Corsets just received. If
T. c. StAmour has the finest lot of
goods in the city. Go and see them.
DIR. G.F. Witter, residence Drake
St., office P. 0. building. If.
John Martin is making rapid pro-
gress with Silber's new building.
In the city of Wausau there has
been expended nearly $4,000 in new
buildings for the year 1881.
The oyster supper given at the base
ment of the Cong. Church last Thurs
day evening melted about $1,000.
Good natured Gus. Frank, who oc-
cupies a counter at the City Cash
Store, has been sick With the measles
Mr.. Philleo is not growing any bet
ter and fears are entertained he will
grow worse. We hope for the best.
Messrs. Bisbee and son have quit
work at City Point where they have
been running a saw mill for the past
year and will make this city their home
for the present.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-12-01

Uncle Billy Armstrong made his
appearance in this city yesterday, hav-
ing lately returned from the east. He
has been in Washington and Philadel-
phia. He is an old veteran, having
served in both the Mexican war and
Rebellion, but is still quite a hearty
old man though his left arm is dis
abled. He will write a short letter for
the REPORTER next week.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-12-01

''Sel6shness cannot flourish where
magnanimitY reigns. The man of
large soul sees far beyond his own lit
tie orbit; his heart thrills with sympa-
thy in joys and sorrows that touch not
his own life Like the astronomer.
who sees our earth to be but speck
in the great universe, he sees himself
to be but speck in the great humani-
ty that lives aud throbs around him.
Instead of fixing an intense and micro
scopic vision of himself, with his little
round of interests, his large heart
swells with sympathy for others, and
his hands hastens to do them good.
Generosity, however liberal, may be
self conscious. but the essence of mag
nanimity is to forget the claims of self
in yearning for others. to pass by the
less in the search of the greater.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-12-01

MARRIED. MEG iatchie-Lowe on
the oath instant, at the home of the
BRIDES parents, by Rev. Sweet, Mr.
Henry McClatchie and Miss Nellie
Lowe, both of Spencer, Wis. The
wedding was glorious affair and at
tended by large circle of friends.
The presents made this excellent young
couple are too numerous for this
weeks publication.