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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-02-11
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Fritz. 81 can scare him away. Furnish me
with sheet, show me the room, and go to
your rest, Barbara. You will find Inc at my
post in the morning"
Barbara did as he required, and saw the
tanner step blithely away to his task. 1t
was then nearly twelve o'clock, and She
sought her own chamber
Barney had been sitting at his vigil, and
so far all had been well. The night seemed
very long, for he had no means OF counting
the time. At times thrill went thro' him,
for it seemed to him as if he could hear low,
suppressed breathing not far away; but he
persuaded himself that it was the wind blow
ing thro' the crevices of the old house. Still
it was very lonely and not at all cheerful.
The face in the coffin cleaned whittier thro'
the darkness. The rats squeaked as if fam
inc was upon them and they smelled flesh
The thought made him shudder lie got up
and walked about, but something was be-
hind him, and he put his chair with the back
against the wall and sat down again.
He had been hard at work all day, and,
in spite of everything he grew sleepy.
Finally he nodded and snored.
Suddenly it seemed as if somebody touch
ed him. Then he awoke with start, but
saw nobody near, though in the centre of the
room stood white figure Curse you, get
out of this - he exclaimed in a fright using
the very first words that came to his tongue.
I The figure held up its right arm and slowly
approached him. He started to his feet. -
The spectre came nearer, pressing him into
I a corner. ''The devil take you =" cried Bar
ney. in his great extremity.
Involuntarily he stepped back. still the
figure advanced, coming nearer and extend
ing both arms The hair started upon Bar
ney's head he grew desperate, and, as the
cleaning arms would have touched him, he
fell upon the ghost like a whirlwind, tearing
off the sheet, humping and pounding, beat
ing and kicking, more and more enraged at
the resistance he met which told him the
truth
As the reader knows, he was big and
Fritz was little and while pummeling the
little tanner numerically, and Fritz was try
ing 10 lunge at BaTney's stomach, to take
the wind out of him, both punEing and
kicking like horses, they were petrified by
hearing a voice cry
Take one of your size big Barney -
Looking around they saw the corpse sit
ting mp his coffin. This was too much; they
released each other and sprang for the door.
They never knew how they got out; but
they ran home in haste painting like stays.
1t was Barbara herself who came and
opened the door upon Ernest the next morn
ing.
Its very early one more little nap,
said he, turning over in his coffin.
So she married him, and though she sent
Fritz and Barney invitations to the wedding,
they did not appear. If they discovered the
trick, they kept the knowledge to themselves,
and never willingly faced Barbara's laugh
ing eyes again.
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LOVES QUANDARY.

sit in my chamber. bevildered, and sighi
II ever a maiden was troubled, tits /.
I've one lover rich, though he's awfully old,
His pockets lust running over with gold.
Another Is handsome, and loves me, know,
With all % the love that he doesn't bestow
On himself The other is poor, plain and true,
But carries heart that is pure as the dew
But-there are NY sisters Now beautiful Lou
Has married a man who is rich as Jew;
She sings for n husband who is handsome and gay,
Whose face is not wTnkled, whose hair iSUOt gray
Kate married 4 beauty, yet she has no JOY;
She's head OF the hOuse-he's more ike q toy:
He don't know much boy out OF school,
Like all handsome men he's a simpering fool
Meg welded for love, and that's worst OF all,
For in n poor cottage. that's terribly small,
She lives like the old woman who lived in shoe,
And grumbles and grumb bIes now what can do?
There's Lou would give wealth IL il beauty would
bring;
And Kate. who wed beauty, would take anythiL g:
And she who has love is the worst of the three
Love, beauty or riches-O which shall il be? -
say to my sisters, I'll be old maid,
And be sure Of the sunshine, since they have the
shade;
And all three declare with hands held on high,
Than to be old maid they would much rather
die
Or live as they are. Now, that's just the way
I 90 to my mother-she's nothing to say,
The way out OF trouble / ne'er can dsscry:
If ever maid was perplexed. II is l.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-02-11

How You've Men FAIL.-""Therei is Alfred
Sutton home with his family to live with the
old folks, " said one neighbOr to another. 1T
seems hard, aftsr his father has done all to fit
MIN for business, and the capital he invested
to start him so fairly. 1t is surprising he
turned out so poorly. lie is a steady Young
man, no bad habits, as far as 1 know he
has good education and was always con-
sidered smart bit he doesn't succeed in any
thing I am told he has tried number of
different sorts of business, and sunk money
every time. What can be the trouble with
Alfred 1 would like to know, for don't want
my boy to take his turn
'Alfred is smart enough" said the other,
Sc and has education enough, but he lacks the
one element Of success. He never wants to
give dollars work for a dollar OF money,
and there is no other way for young man
to make a fortune. He must dig il would
get gold. Al the men that have succeeded
honestly or dishonesty in making money had
to work Tor it, the SharperS sometimes the
hardest of all. Alfred wished to set his
brain in motion, and let it take care OF itself.
No wonder Ii soon run off the track and a
smash-up was the result Teach your boy
friend Archer, to work with a will when he
does work. Give him play enough to make
him happy and healthy, but let him learn ear
ly that work IS the business of life. Patient,
sef-denying work is the price of SUCCESS.
Ease and Incidence not only eat away the
price of capital, but worse still, all mans
nerve power. Present qualification tends to
put of duty till tomorrow or next week. and
so the golden moments slip by. 1t is n rare
thing for the sOns Of rich men to die rich.
Too often they Squander in a half-score years
what their fathers were a lifetime in aceun-
ulating | wish | could ring it in the ears of
aspiring yOnng men that work, hard work.
CT head aaI hands. = the price o. success.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-02-11

Two CASES OF PURE "LUCK. Al bout
forty years ago = poor but industrious pros
Dector in this country had the misfortune
or good fortune-to lose his horse. 1t was
an old bay horse, and, like his master, was
wandering Urospector. only that he pros
Pected for grass, while the master prospected
for quartz. This particular day the old bay
wandered further than he was wont to do.
probably because the bunch grass was few
and far between. At any rate the prospec-
tor desired to move his camp, but could not
do so without the assistance of his bav COM
panion. He must needs find linn. He was
at last successful, and while returning with
the tTuant he noticed the horn Of a mountain
ram sticking in The rocks STOPPING to ex-
anime it he saw rich looking quartz scattered
about, and following it up he hit upon what
is now the noted RamShorn Mine-the long
est and richest silver ledge that we know Of
The district was named Bay Horse, as it
should have been, and it Is the richest silver
district in the salmon River country.
on the mountain trail in California there
used to he big boulder which furnished a
favOrite resting place for tired footman.
Thousands Of men had sat on the stone ard
rested their weary limbs. In fact, it was Of
so peculiar shape that it seemed to mt every
one who tiled it. With long usage it had
worn as smooth as ivory, and was greasy
with frequent contact with miners clothing.
One day an old prOspector squatted himself
upon this favority resting tone, and while
getting his wind he carelessly and uncon-
sciously pecked away at the boulder with his
pick. 4 piece of rock flew of and revealed
the surprising truth that he was sitting on
rich chunk of quartz. He at once proceeded
up the hill and found the ledge, and il was
full Of gold and brought him much wealth.
Omaha Republican.
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Stray and similar Notices l-s
Business items. frst insertion Ice. per line ese
subsequent insertion SC. per line.
e1E- Resolutions proceeding o. any csrp5rsftos
society," end deffgncs 10 cell Ghrn
fion 10 any matter Of limited OF tHsfueNsi tHfsrssf,
/ must be paid for sdusrfisenleHff.
| JOB PRINTING OF al kind neatly and expesfsI-
[ ously executed at lowest prices Don't y0u forget
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g. WOLF.
WE NAvE 5CsT BOUGHT
AT ASSIGNEE'S SALE
LAEaE AND SELECT STOCK or
.Overalls and Shirts,

made sr heavy dsek. sad as we have no room TO
r.-P theH very Ienz We VIII give cur patrons tho
ssasat G the bargain wo got In the purchase BY
,,l.rs them 1t FIFTY CENTS PER sET,T. or at
THEyrY- Five CENTS for each article sspa-
ratsIy. Tnsy are worth 1T least DOUBLE THE
elUyET.
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Advertising Rates-

The large and reliable circulation cf the CAN-
BEIA FREEMAN commends it 70 the favorable son-
sderation Of advertisers whose IL Tors viii be fr
serted O. the following low rates
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-02-11

JONAH was the first if not the very worst
conundrum-tAe whale gave him up.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-02-11

4 NEBRASKA farmer calls his crop ''re
yenge, because It's wheat,
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-02-11
E!ta:Ii.ai asaat One Fourth ai a Century
Open EVERY DAY UNTIL 10 O'CLOCK, P. N.
Reversible OV0rCOats

The Ksv=rzi5Ie UTorcoat hrst manifested itself
favor uatu the p-esezt scnson. It Is made withsut
lining, o. course, and the seams ars arranged in
such way that thers Il 70 wrong side to It. One
side Of the slsth is hnIssed In = variety Of styles
Sueh as dIssonaIs. mixed. etc, ETC. and the other
Is usually quilted plaid or cheek. The pockets
which siGs ef the coat IS cut they always in the
rgat place, ready fer business We VIII show this
week all the Reversible Goats We have: also every
ts,nE IA Iiae shat you ask for. 1t will puzzle
ysu to ask for any thing We haven't got.
G- WOLF.
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ELIZABETH ZANE.

HOW A BEAUTIFUL YOUNG GIRL CHECRssk
TED SIMON GIHTY.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-02-11

s'Bc-coTr'' is -hat the Dutchm7a savs
when he rc.s mad cnou j % swear.
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SVBsCRIPFION RATES.

Guaranteed Circulation LOGS.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-04-29
GREIT MEN.s PETS.

Oh all animals cats are perhaps the
most graceful, and from time i'm
memorial ave been favorites with
tho "Id aud the young, the rich and
the pJor. Many great men have
had an inOr,linaic fondness for cats.
Richelicu's special faYorife was a
sl'endid Angora, his furry confidant's
usual resiing-place being his en-
inence's table, among State docu-
ments, books. eic. Cardinal Wol>ey's
cat sat 1n the arm Of his chair of
state, or took up her position Al the
back OF his thronc when he held
audiences. MOntaigne used ts OBJ
tain relaxation by playing with hi.
eat. The cat OF the poet I1eirsxLn
after death occupied embalmed a
niche In his studio. COlber: reared
half Il dozen eats in his private study,
and taught them, after lengthy dis
play ofpatienee, to perform all sorts
OF tricks. Tass.', reduced la .uch
strait OF poverty as TO be obliged to
borrow crown from u friend to
subsist on through week, turns for
mute sylnp sthy TO his faithful cat
and dlsburdens his case in a charm
ing sonnet, in which he entreats her
tc assist him through the night with
the lustre Of her moonlight eyes,
having no candles by which he could
sec to write his verses. The cat of
Pierre Jean de Beranger has been
similarly honored. Fontenelle was
very fond Of cats, and used to place a
particular cid 'rrOm" in an armchair
and deliver an Grafton before him.
Dr.. johnson set cut to purchase
oysters for his pet cat, Hodge, when
he Was old and sick, and fancied no
ether food; aud the poet, not content
with cutting one hnie in his library
door TO let his nOuser in aad out,
fashioned secon smaller hole flr
the necessities of the kitten. L,dy
Gust reminds Us of Grey'S ode, 'sOn
the death OF II favorite cat drowned
In Vase OF gold fishes" This cat,
by the way, was not the poets but
Horace Walpole's aud the cat -slstrophe
occurred at Strawberry hill in I747,
after the rupture of their "unequaled
friendship" as DIR. Johnson phrases
Ii, had heen receInented. The ca,
supplied Perrault with one of the
most attractive subjects of his stories
and that under the pen OF his ad
mirable story-teller, "Puss in Boots, T"
has become an example OF the power
Of work and industry. DR.. Stables,
with whom cats are stdarlings,'
assures US In his book on tsCats," that
one sitting purring ON the hearth-rug
to tho music nf the kissing tea urn
blinking her eyes before bright fire
Is the very personification of femi
nine virtue. In this favorable view
Of the fcIis estus lady-like character
he was proceeded by Mr.. Broderriss,
who tells Us in his geological Rec
reations," that the eat is closely
connected with the untranslatablt
word sscomfort"-a word that ha
neither name. nor representation on
Of Great Britain.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-04-29
A HUGE SHIP.

Tho new oCsan steamship Ssrxie.
built for the Cunsrd line. i sui %
be larger than any vessel sii.eaf x
cept the Great E4stern- Her i'.ssssifs
i $40 feet; breadth G. fret sie.'ils.
~ feet, inches gross fsi:sssag'.,
600 uIns. Her cargo cap-sriiy i
G, 500 tons. The machinery CONSISTS
.f three cylinder cOmpoua'i ~Hrface
condensing engines, with a stroke of
piston Of feet, inches. The en-
giues are capable of 10000 horse
power. Tie ship is divided into nine
waier-tight buIkheads, and is provid-
ed with twelve life-hlalS- Prsetie-
ally the Servia Is Ave der.kcr, ali'l
she is built with four decks aii'i q
promenade reserved far passengers
Everything within reach of = heavy
sea is of iron and s'cei snd riveled 10
the steel decks. Therr are los stale
rooms, and the vessel has accommo-
dations fr $50 first-clasS and GOO
steerage passengers, besides a crew
of 300 officers and men.
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monds," and the gentleman descril,c,l
the relative ppsition Of the stones at
was lost either ia the Academy Of
Music last night, or OH the way to or
from that placc."
Johpny's coat was of IN twinkIipo
and with rip at the stitches which
confined his treasure, be took IL ont and
put on his csat again. 81 appose this
is it," he said, hnuding II to the gentle
man. 81 wantel to keep them sinners
awful bad" he continued. "'They'd ~
"et nae up ia business, them sinner.
would, bat yon see ! couldn't got TO be
such ofScOuring as that, though /
have been trying 70 be thief ali night
long. II was your folks" he went
on, "Id get stronger string 70 hold
them sinners, for fear they'd be gcae for
good and all next time"
What is yourname ?" tie gentleman
inquired, AS the lad, with bis cap In hi.
hand, stood modestly before him.
John Rssney," the boy replied.
"Have you father and mother r.
was the next question.
Nobody, ysr honor, but myself"
(which would you prefer TO do.
Johnny" the gentleman next inauiresl:
Ego into business or go to school r.
"Why, / should rather 20 to school
ten to one" said Johnny, "but there
amt no show for that"
"We will see" said the gentleman
"Will ysu come into my Office, Johnny,
until l. see what is best to be done r.
Yes, sir" replied JOHNNY, the tears
starting To his eyes.
IL shall want you to 10 home viii,
me in an hour or two, and give nv
wife her diamonds, and see what she
thinks Of you"
"All right" said Johnny, Lrushing
away the tears. Anything to do nov.
yer bonorT
The following Sunday Johnny vent
TO the hission school for the last time.
and In such good clothes that Miss Lee
hardly know him. The grateful bow
told his teacher what hal happened.
aud concluded ~ follows
81 aus going away to school to-mOr-
row, and If I've got the learning stuff
IN lac | can go To college; bat, Miss
Lee, IT IL hadn't been for you and God
| shonld have been offscourinR all the
days If my life"
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-04-29
DIFFIDEaCE.

";'m Hftiier akin, Biddy dear
AMI here IIe paused awhile
To- fringe bis words tie merest ME
With something Of smile;
A smile that found Ifs image
la l1'as of beaute7ns mid,
wi,'sso liquid eyes were peeping
Fiom 5ro!dery OF gOid.
1--WE r,inc 10 AZ ye, Biddy dear,
If'-shen he stopped again,
As if his heat had bubbled DER
AID "ysrii 1wed his braIu;
His lips we're twItchink berT"usiy
DER what they had TO tell.
Aux ,ineI ibeIr quavers with the eyes
1hl; gently rose and fell
1--WE cone''-and then he took her hands
And held them Ia his own
'"ro ax"-and then he waichei the Osies
That on her cheek had blown,
"Afe purity dear"-and then ne heard
The throbbing Of her heart,
That I'D how love had entered i'm
And claimed its every part.
.'och don't be tain me" said she,
With just tho fAintest sigh.
''I've siDse enough to zee you've come,
But what's ths ray-on why2"
''To ax"-and once again the tongue
Forbore its sweets TO tel,
''To ax-if Mrs AaIgda
Has asy pigs 70 seH r
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-04-29
SLIPPING AWAY.

Slipping awsy-slippiDg awayi
Out Of our brief year slips tho May;
And Winter linger-, and Summer fIies:
And Sorrow abide.h, and Pleasure dies;
And the days are short. and the nights are
long;
And little Is right, and much is wrong.
slipping away Is tho norningIinIe:
It has lost it's rytlIm and 1ilting rhyme
For the grace goes out Of the day 50 son,
And the tired head aches in the glare Of
noon,
And tho Way seems long to The hills that
lie
Under the calm Of the Western shy.
ping ~ ay are he friends y hose wostI
T. mt glow 10 tbs sad old earth;
One b. one they slip from cur sight;
One by One their graves RIeufn white;
Or We count them lost by the erueliersies ia
or trust betrayed, or = murdered faifii
clipping away arc the hopes that made
BlIss out Of sorrow, and sun out Of shade;
Slipping away Is our hold Ou life:
And out OF the struggle and weary s'f.'',
From joys that diminish and Woes 'iszf
increase,
wo are slipping away 10 the shores 4
peHse
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-04-29
JEFFERSON DAVIS IDEA.

tFrOm prospectus Of Davis forthcoming tOek-l
In all free governments the eunsti-
tuition or organic law is supreme over
the government, AMI in our federal
union this was most distinctly marked
by Limitations and prohibitions against
all which WAS beyond the express
grants of power To the general gov
ernment. In the faregrnund, there
fore, take the posi;ion that those
who resisted violations of the CON-
pact were the true friends, aud those
who maintained the usurpation of
the undelegated powers were the
real enemies OF the constitutional
union.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-04-29
NUTllEGS.

Nutmegs grow onlirtie tree which
look like small peNr sr-es aud Are
generally twenty feet high. The
flowers are like The lily III the valley.
They are pale and very fragrant.
The nutmeg is the seed of the fruit,
and mace Is the thin covering over
the seed. The fruit is about as large
as peach. When ripe it breaks
open and shows the little nut inside.
The trees grow on the islands af Asia
and in tropical America. They bsar
fruit seventy or eighty. years, having
the ripe fruit upon them at all se',-
sons.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-04-29
WHAT TuET ANEW rorE TH0rstsp.
YEARS AG0.

Tie Poptstar Science Monthly for
June publishes abstracts from tho
address of Chief Justice Daily before
the Geographical Society, in which he
says:
From one of these books, compiled
after the manner of our modern ency-
clopndias, and the compilation OF which
is shown to have been made more than
1000 years B. c., il has been ascertained
what has long been supposed, that
Chaldea was the parent land of astrono-
my, but il is found, from this compila.
ton and from other bricks, that the
Babylonians catalogued the stars, and
distinguished and named the constel-
latiens that form our present zodiac 10
show the course Of the suns path in
the heavens; divided time into weeks,
months, and years; that they divided
the week, as we have it, now into
seven days, six being days of labor
and the seventh day Of rest, 20 which
they gave name from which we have
derived our word Sabbath" and which
day, as day of rest from all labor of
rest from all labor of every kind, they
observed as vigorously as the Jew or the
Puritan. The motion of tho heavenly
bodies and the phenomena of the wealth
er were noted down, and connection,
as l have before stated, detected, as Nj.
de Perville claims to havo discovered,
between tho weather and the changes
of the moon, They invented the sun
dial to mark the movements OF the
heavenly bodies, the water clock to
measure time, and thoy' speak in this
work Of the spots on the sun, fact they
could only have known by the aid Of
telescopes, which it is supposed they
possessed, from observations that they
have noted down of the rising of Venus
and the fact that Layard found crystal
lens. in the ruins Of Einevah. These
ebricks" contain an account of the
Deluge, substantially the same as the
narrative in the Bible, except that the
names are different, They disclose that
houses and land were then sold, leased
and mortgaged, that money was loaned
at interest, and that the market gar
deners, to use an American phrase
"worked on shares" that the farmer
when blowing with his oxen, beguilec
his labor with short and honiely song'
two of which have been found, ant
connect this very remote civilization
with the usages Of to-day.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-04-29
Albany Bath House.
TO THE WORKING CLASS,

We prepared to furnish all classes with con-
slant employment at home, the whole Of the time
for their spare moments. Business new, light and
profitable. Persons OF either easily earn from so
cents 70 S. per evening, and proportional sum by
devoting their whole time to the business Boys and
girls earn nearly as much as men. That all who see
this notice may send their address and test the bus
ness we make this offer: To such not well sat
sed will send dollar to pay for the trouble Of
writing. Full particulars and outfit free. Address,
GEORGE STIEsoS Co., Portland. Mana. 2y1
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-04-29

A meteoric stone, weighing SO
grammes, triangular in shape and of
a crystalline appearance, fell last
month at Wiener Neusiadts, ard as
it fell To the earth, which II pene-
tr.ted considerable distance. it
gave forth very brilliant light.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-04-29

Banks have materially advanced
their loans on leading Comstock
shares since the revival in the market.
Ten thousand dollars have heen
offered and refused for seat in the
big board, one of which was recently
bought for five thousand.