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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-03-04

II is HARD TO UEDERsTAND.-Why an
endless procession of drinkers from public
dipper will, without exception, drink close to
the handle.
Why people will go into society to get bored
when they can get bored just as well at home
Why woman will make excuses for her
bread when she knows it is the best she ever
made, and knows her company knows it.
Why a ''young gentleman swears so much
louder and more copiously when stranger la
dies are within ear-shot; or, in other words,
Why the desire to make fool of ones self
springs eternal IN the human breast.
Why we are so much angrier against him
who tells us of our error than him who leads
us therein.
Why people will get married when court
ing is so sweet.
Why man who claims to have found mar
riage delusion will again embrace that de-
lusion upon the first convenient opportunity
Why cold weather comes during the season
when it is least agreeable.
Why it is so much easier to be polite to
people whom we shall probably never see
again than to those whose good opinion we
have every reason to cultivate
Why boys should run after the girls when
there is whole houseful at home.
Why Jane finds Sarah's hateful brother so
attractive, and why the hateful brother of
Jane finds favor with Sasah.--Pc.sor Trans
eytpt
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A SCENE IN CONGRESS.

Ny son, it may be that as you grow older
YOU win be seized with an ambition TO 60 TO
Congress. To this end you should begin now
to acquire that polish and easy elegance Of
language which viii enable You TO shine In
debate. Read the daily papers, and thus
familiarize yourself with tire language and
manners of the American Legislator. Cut
out the official report Of the great financial
debate between the Hon. 2Ir. Cleaver and
the Hon. Mr.. Shark. that it may be your text
book upon monetary matters. Here it is;
Mr.. Clsaver-In presenting this Bin for
the issue of 400. .ul0, eco copper dollars per
diem, Mr.. Speaker. l am moved TO say
Hon. Mr.. SnaTk.-Ihc honorable gentle
man IS dirty liar and dassen't take it up.
Hon. Mr.. Cleaver.-Sir, Mr. Speaker. IL
the honorable gentleman doesn't take that
back in two sk@zes Of a Sleeps tail ] viii
kick theeverlasting stula.,E right ont Of him
The Speaker.-The gentleman must be
careful in the heat Of the debate not 10 over
step the bounds of courtesy and parliamen-
tary usage.
Hon. Mr.. Snark.-The gentleman is a lop-
cared son-of-a gun from a wooden shoe cOun-
try, and he can't whip one side Of me.
Hon. Mr. Cieaver.-Wil the gentleman
step out from behind his desk and put ND hia
mauleys Dance TO me: You sucker weigh
only pound
Hon. Mr.. Snsrk.-TH slap your nasty
mouth, YOU venom0us old beast
Hon. Mr.. Cieaver.-Aw-w, shut up, Skin-
ny what are you givin' rs
Hon. Mr.. GrOans, Of TeXas.-Biack his eye
Hit him in the mouth
Other honorable gentlemen from various
States.-Smear him one send him back
one on the paste-horn, for luck Smack
him il the snoot
Hon. Mr. Can Handle, Cthe Speaker
mildly-The honorable gentlemen viii please
keep within the bounds Of parliamentary
courtesy.
Hon. Mr.. Cleaver. Dumping "a. m t'le AZ
and cracking his heels togather) -t-ho0f
l kin chaw up and carry cut any son Of q
+ thief between Chicago and Cairo II you
4 don't believe Z smell my boots.
Hon. Mr. Snark.-HOld me down. sore
/ body I'm the lad man from the river lis
/ trict, and / eat raw buffalo, Where do = N
want me to hit first
/ And just here the police. on their way n
I close disorderly house an the ncighborhOo-
/ stepped in and closed the debate.
/ From this page Of Congressional history, my
son, you can see how 10 direct your reading
/ in order to acquire sufficient knowledge Ct
financial matters TO participate in a debate
on the funding bill 1t may be q grand thing
to 20 to Congress. won't discourage yOu,
( nv dear boy. If your ambition leans in that
direction. still, SO long as you can get a
! steady situation as chamber1aaid in Every
stable, or a clerk on a raft. Z wOuidu' { advise
you to set your heart on Congress The
American people really do not have much
respect for Congress as a body They are
always glad when il adjourns. Individually,
/ the members Of Congress are / believe good
men. But. for lot Of raw material, my
bov. they can make the meanest aggregate
when they get together. Don't worry shout
going to Congress, Telemaehus. GO to the
mines OF Join the mihstTels- Your parents
will think more Of YOU
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A PENNSYLVANIA BoY.-Nearly forty
years ago, in South Huntingdon township,
Westmoreland county, says the Pittsburg
Telegraph, lived John Hinton. He was an
orphan boy, rude and uneducated, and had
wandered there from the neighborhood Of
MasontowD, Fsyette county.
With no known relatives, he was kicked
from one family to another till manhood, en-
listing then in the war. At its close he
helped to escort the Cherokess beyond the
Mississippi From Indian Territory he went
to New Orleans and shipped as a common
sailor on vessel bound fOr the East Indies.
At the bay of Madras, on the western shores
Of the bay of Bengal, he deserted, and en-
listed in a Bristish regiment. He served
many years, and during the memorable Sc
poy rebellion was noted for his daring brave
". At his discharge he was presented with
a gold medal by the Governor General him
self
He is next heard of travelling in a caravan
from Delhi, westward across the Indus river,
through Afghanistan and Persia, to Turkey
and back.
In time, from trading, he became i'm
mensely wealthy, and was the owner of five
! Caravans cOHJdiliiiS ONtI 105VOU iOISeS anu
/ camelS and fifty elephants.
| In 1854 he visited Cabul, the capital of
/ Afghanistan, for copper, great quantities of
/ which are there mined and smelted His
magnificent retinue attracted the attention
! of the Ameer, and be was invited to an au-
/ dience-an honor never before received by a
! Christian. present of a hundred of his
/ best horses and a three tusked elephant
/ made the Ameer his eternal friend. Wher,
yearly, it was followed by similar presents,
/ beside camels and merchandise, John Hinton
gained the monopoly of trade from the sum-
nit of the Hindoo KOsh Mountains to the
/ confines of Belochistan, and in real power
/ is second only to the Ameer himself. About
/ 1870 he was made Military Commander OF
the District of Herat, and in 1876 suppressed
I a local rebellion to the great satisfaction OF
his sovereign. Trained in the arts of wal
among the savages of North America, and
among the superstitious natives of India
where he became thoroughly familiar with
British soldiers and resources, together witt
his years Of service as the ldolized command
er Of the Mohammedan tribes to tens o.
thousands half-civilized men, he is to-day
the ablest soldier in Asia.
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BACKWARDS AND FORWARDS WITH EQUAL
SENsE.-The clever puzzle Editor of Lon
don Truth exercises immense ingenuity in
providing entertainment for his readers. He
offered prize for sentences making sense
whether read backward OF forward" Here
are a few sent in:
Dies slowly, fading day; winds mournful sigh;
Bright stars are waking;
Flies owIet. hooting. holding revel high,
Nightly silence breaking
Solomon had vast treasures-silver and
gOld-things precious. Happy and rich and
wise was he. Faithfully served he Coo.
She sits lamenting sadly, often too much
alone.
Dear Harry-Devotedly yours remain I.
Have you forgotten 2O-pound cheque? Re
ply Immediately, please, and hand to yours
Grace Daring
Man is noble and generous often, but some
times vain and cOwardiy.
Carefully boiled eggs are good and palata-
bic.
says. All beware says age Trying IS pow
eTty and fieeting is love.
Badly governed and fearfully troubled
now is Ireland.
Adieu, darling Time flies fast; sails are
set, boats are ready. FAREWELL
Exercise take, excess beware;
Rise early and breathe fresh air;
Eat slowly; trouble drive away;
Feet TaTmish keep; slend work with play.
Matter and mind are mysteries Never
mind. What is matter? Matter is-never
mind. What is mind Mind is-never
matter.
Honesty and truth are good and admira-
BILE qualities, as sympathy and love ars en-
dearing traits.
Politics and religion avoid arguing in.-
Here is good and sound advice.
Seandalous society and life make gossips
frantic.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-03-04
DON'T HURRY TOO PAST TO BE RICH

Your road through life may be stormy,
Your bed not Of roses or down
Remember what Shakespeare has written
OF those on whose head lies a crown;
1t Is hard to toll late and early
To del7e OF to weartly stitch
Do your best to improve your condition
But don't hurry too fast to be rich
We find In the good book this sentence
As long as the world twill endure
''He who to be rieh"-it says-'hasteneth.
Becometh the suddenly poor"
Just turn to the passage and read it,
When for lucre your fingers shall itch,
And Of the camel and eye Of the needle
And don't hurry too fast to be rich
There are those in palace residing,
Yes, many, ! venture to say,
Who'd rejoice and be glad to change places
with you my dear fellow, to-day;
All little we know Of the troubles,
The cares and anxieties which
Attend like shadow, these people
50 don't hurry too fast to be rich
How exalted ana noble the wages
That always reward honest toll,
Be they earned meath the fierce sun of MONDAY
Or by those who consume midnight OIL
There lies beneath wealth and contentment
Onimes an impossible ditch;
Don't fall in 1t, brother, be CAREFUL
Don't hurry too fast TO be rich
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upon an objectthatstood before him There
between himself and the door, stood a mo-
tionless, silent figure, perfectly realizing that
object of rather doubtful existence in our en-
lightened days, namely, ghost. The moon
light streamed in upon the floor and plainly
revealed the outlines Of a white-robed figure
to the distracted gaze OF Fred Lawrence
He gazed at it for Just two minutes, then
dashed down the stairs. Again the dinner
bell sounded, and in another moment the
almost distracted Fred was Ieaping over the
tables and chairs with the intention of max
ing his exit through the window.
''What is the matter?" exclaimed Mrs
Lawrence, appearing with a light just as
Fred vanished from the room.
'What is the matter p" cried Lucy Law
renee from the top of the stairs
''What is the matter?'' spoke the suppos-
ed ghost, throwing off the white robe, and
disclosing the face and form of Katie Myrtle
1t is needless to say that the girls were at
the bottom of the affair. They had deter
mined that Fred should be entirely cured of
staying so late at Mrs. Mqrston's and of com
ing in at the window. Kate and Lucy laugh
ed dimmoderatly at their success in frightening
Fred Mrs. Lawrence looked grave, and the
| servants, who had been reused by the uproar.
surprised and astonished. The girls explain
/ ed all, and their reasons for doing SO.
| In less than an hour the furniture was re-
/ placed, the bell taken down, and silence
reigned. But it was two hours more before
Fred ventured to enter the house, and then
! didn't attempt to enter by that window.
| The lesson had the desired effect and
/ Fred afterward returned from Mrs. Marston':
before the girls and their mother retired, and
entered properly by the door. And about
two weeks after there was a wedding at the
widow Marston's and Miss Annie Marstor
became Mrs. Fred Lawrence. Though many
years have passed since then, still Fred Law
renee has not yet forgotten this incident o.
his counting days.
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ez big ez de Imagination OBJ a chile, and eZ de
heart is de birthplace OBJ de soul my marster
is on de right hand OBJ God, close up to de
throne. May we all meet death wild as little
fear, and may de angels be ez glad to see US
all ez / knows dey bez been ter make de
heabenly quaintance OBJ Mars Louis GULL.
Amen. 4"
Dent fed to Texas, but was brought back,
and by some technicality acquitted. He left
Tennessee Immediately after the trial and
went. 10 one knew OF cared where.
Several weeks ago a tall man stood on Sup
erior street in Cleveland, His hair was al
most as white as the snow at his feet. His
face wore a sad expression and his eyes
wandered as though tired of every object.
An old colored man came walking along.
Seeing the white-haired man he stopped,
gazed intentIy for a moment, approached
the stranger and said:
rs your name Mr. Dent?'
eyes, that's my name"
''Did da uster call yer Bad Dent ?"
eyes; do you know me %
Il does. NV name is Buck Gull. 1 uster
long ter Mars Louis GULL. Don't yer recoI-
Iect me %
''Why yes, Buck how is your health %
extending his hand.
"No, sar, yer doesn't touch my han in de
grasp of friendship. was at de picnic, yer
recolIeck, when yer stabbed Mars Louis. He
died in nv arms. Fore he died he made me
promise dat I'd kill yer in far fight. cassen
de law didn't hang yer. Now 1 'sposes to
fight yer wild barlow knives"
"Did Louis make you promise this %
Eyes, sab"
"Then you must keep your promise.
Whatever Louis GULL said must be done
shall be done. have never refused to fight
any living man. Where shall the encounter
take place %
"In de little orchard near de old farm
house."
'sWhen %
''Jes ez soon ez we ken 90 dar."
The two men boarded the next train and
went to Nashville. Engaging private con-
vevance, they went up into East Tennessee
and stopped at a roadside inn near the old
GULL farm house 1t was agreed that there
should be one witness to the encounter, and
after engaging man, Dent wrote an explain
atory letter and gave it to the innkeeper 1t
through the old orchard-orchard only in
memory, for nothing b=t the decaying trunks
of the trees remained. Buck led the way.
He stopped at the sunken grave. dis Is
! Mars Louis grabe,'' he said. Stan on the
udder side. Doan step Obber hit"
Dent, without uttering q word, took po-
sition as directed. The witness stood a few
yards away, and was to count three when al
was ready. The two men, old men, drew
/ their knives. zone. two three"
/ They grappled in deadly embrace. A
/ desperate struggle for old men. Dent wres
/ ted bis right arm from the grasp of Buck
and with sweeping stroke almost severed
/ the black mans head from his body. BucE
/ still held Dent around the waist, and as ht
/ fell backward plunged his knife into tht
murderer's heart
When the coroner came, the two men la!
across the grave locked in tight embrace
A strange sight the pale face of death an,
the ashened hue of earthly dissolution.
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ANOTHER KIND OF GOOD BoY.-A De-
troit grocer was the other day hungrily
waiting for his clerk to return from dinner.
and give him a chance at his own MONDAY
meal, when boy came into the store with
basket in his hand, and said
81 seed boy grab mp this ere basket from
the door and run, and l run after him, and
made him give it up
''My lad, you are an homes. boy"
eyes, sir
"And you look like good boy"
eyes, sir
"And good boys should always be encour-
aged. In box in the hack room there are
eight dozen eggs. You may take them home
to your mother, and keep the basket"
The grocer had been saving those eggs for
days and weeks to reward some one. In re-
warding good boy he also got eight dozen
bad eggs carried out of the neighborhood
free of cost, and he chuckled a little as be
walked bomeward.
The afternoon waned, night came and
went, and once more the grocer went to his
dinner. When he returned he was picking
his teeth and wearing a complaeent smile
His eye caught basket of eight dozen eggs
as he entered the store, and he queried:
''Been buying some eggs?"
eyes got hold Of those from farmers
boy" replied the clerk.
"a lame boy with blue cap on 90
Yes"
1.-TWO front teeth out ?''
yes"
The grocer sat down and examined the
eggs. The shells had been washed clean,
but they were the same eggs that good boy
had lugged home the day before.
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A MAIDEN'S RAID UPON THE TREASURY.
The following story of a determined little
woman is told by a correspondent in Wash
ington of the Atlanta (Ga.) Republican:
zone bright morning last spring the Hon.
John Sherman was sitting in his Office, when
suddenly bright haired, pretty girl dashed
into his presence. She was apparently 10,
and had about her an air of business which
even the cold gaze of the Ohio statesman
could rot transform into maiden fright OF
furry. Deliberately taking a seat, the girl
said, Mr.. Sherman, 1 have come here to get
a place There are none vacant was the
reply. I know you can give me place if
you want to, and 1 am as much entitled to it
as anybody. My father spent his life in the
United States army, and when he died he
left nothing. The responsibility of the fam
lily is on me, and l think, I've got as good a
claim as any one else on the government
What kind Of place do you want?' don t
care what it is, but l must have work at
once Mr.. Sherman assured her that there
were ten applicants for every one place, and
there was very little chance. She very de-
liberately told him that such an answer
wouldn't do, and declared that if he would
allow her she would come up every day and
black his shoes if he couldn't do better for
her. The Secretary was struck with her de-
termination and charmed by her bright face
and her sprightly manner. He told her to
come back. In less than week she had a
good place in the treasury, which she still
holds. Every morning she walks to the de-
partment with the step of a business little
woman who is proud that her delicate little
hands can be the support of others. She re-
ceives 500 a month, and supports in COM
fort her mother and sister. This brave
bright young woman is May Macauley, for
merly of Atlanta. Her father was lieu
tenant in the Eighteenth Infantry
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A PROMISING YOUTH recently surprised his

A PROMISING YOUTH recently surprised his
father by asking;
''Father, do you like mo.her?"
'tWhy, YES, Of course"
''And she likes yOu2''
''Of course she does"
''Did she ever say so %
MANY a time, my son.
'Did she marry you cause she loved you.
"Certainly she did"
The boy carefully serutinized his parent,
and, after a long pause, asked, We'll, was
she - nss-sifhted then as che 8 noT ?
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EXECUToR's NOTICE.

H Estate OF JAMES COLLINS, doc d.
Letters testamentary to the estate Of James Col
Inns late of Tuunelhill borough, deceased, having
been issued TO the undersigned by the Register OF
Cambria county notice is hereby given TO all per
sons indebted TO said estate that yment must be
made without delay. and those having claims OF
demands against the same will present them pro
perly probatcd for settlement.
EDWARD ROONEY, Executor.
TuuucIhfll. Jan. p. Isst.-5t.
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THEY were talking of literature when she
remarked: How | admire Hoeg. His ten
der Pms fairly bristle with COED points" 81
am partial to Bacon" said he, 'and 1 con-
slider Hogg a boar 'Did you ever study
the metrical rhythm of Hoeg's feet" she
asked. eyes, but do not find so much wis
dom interlarded as in Bacon's prose" And
then they sat down in one chair, and he held
her Akenside.
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NOTICE

H Estate OF JoHS WIss. deceased.
Letters teStamentnry to the estate Of John Wtss,
late Of Croylo township. Cambria county, dec d,
having been issued to the undersigned by the Reg
ister Of sad county all persons indebted to the es
tate IN question hereby notified 70 make speedy
pay meut- aud these having claims against the
same viii present them ia legal shape for settle
meut. I0SEPH 4 WISS Executor
CroyIo Twp Feb u 1881 st
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IT isn's necessary to search the rocks for
the sntediluvian man he is here, and can be
found in the store that don't advertise
LeekTort r,n,en,
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II w. DICK. ATTORNEY-AT-LAw.
a . Ebensburg, Pa once IN building OF T.
j. Lloyd Decd. (Grst a0o-,) Centre street. All
manner Of legal business attended TO sa sisfaeto-
Yliy and collections = speciality. f10-H.-tfl
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wHEx one gets so much humility that be
is proud Of It, he IS Just a little too EoOd- te'
i've.
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AUDITORS Notices. .-.....-.-.-. zee
Stray and similar Notices -...-....---.-..-. 80
Business items frst Insertion Zee per line each
subsequent insertion Sc. per line.
saE- Resolutions or proceeding o. Gug ro-porsfis1
society and communication dcrgned % call sffea-
fion 70 eng mailer qf ficd fndfriduGi irfsrcHf
must he paid for Gs dducTfisCHlcrfr.
Jon PRINTING Of all Kind neatly and erpedIti-
ously executed al lowest prices. Don't youforgst
II.
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Advertising Rates.

The large and reliable cirCulstion Of the CnE
BEfA FREEMAN commends q 20 the favorable ucs
sideratiun OF advertisers. whose ~ viii be %
serted 81 the following low rates
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Tribute of Respect.

The following tribute of respect
was passed at special communica-
tion of Equality Lodge No. Al. A.
+. and A. Nj, heid on the oUtn uay
Of October A. L. 1851, A. ID. 1881:
WHEREAS, 1t has pleased an ALI
wise Providence to remove by death
our dearly and well-beloved brother,
Andrew w. McCleary, from the fra
ternal circle of this Lodge, and we
shall no more greet him within it's
sacred precincts, and, whereas, he
has been connected with this Lodge
for more than half a century, and
has always exemplified the true spirit
of Master Mason, therefore, be it
Res0lUed, That it is with feelings
OF the most profound sorrow that
we mourn his death and commit his
mortal remains to the ground.
RESOLVED, That in the death Of our
worthy and much lamented Brother
McCleary, we have lost one of our
oldest and most honored members,
the community an honest, conscien-
tious and useful citizen, one who, in
all the relations of life, has so per
formed his duty as to ehdear him TO
all who knew him.
ReselUed, That we will try to en-
ulate the virtues of the deceased
brother, practice his example, and
keep green in our memories toe
pleasant recollection OF his zeal for
cur time-honored institution.
ResolUed, That we do hereby ten
der to the family of our deceased
brother and friend, our deepest and
tenderest sympathy in this sad be-
reavement, and with them deeply
mourn his sudden departure from
among US.
Resolved, That as a further mark
Of respect for the memory Of our
dear departed brother, that the
members of this Lodge shall wear
the usual badge OF mourning and
and the lodge-room shall be appro-
priately draped for the period OF
thirty days.
Resolved, That these resolutions
shall be entered upon the minutes of
the Lodge, published i'll the papers
Of the city and copy of the same be
sent to the family Of the deceased
brother.
Respectfully submitted,
Alley. PARKS, JR.,
J. l.. w. BAKER,
VIM. h. CoLsToN,
THOMAS KRAFT,
T.. FAULKNER, JR.,
Committee.
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Morgan County.

MIR. Austin Newbaugh. died at
his residence in TIN Der Ridge dis
tat IN 'he 29l i''at. - tho 1871
year OF his age.
We were pleased to meet Gener-
al Strother, u. s Consul to Mex
leo, in Berkeley Springs last week /.
He was on short visit, and is
looking as ii the climate Of Mexi
co agreed with MIN.
The old folks objected. and to
overcome the objection, Mr.. Pc
ter Michael ana Miss. Indiana
Spriggs, nil OF this county, went
quietly over the river, and were
married on the public highway,
just over the Pennsylvania line, u
short distance from Hancock.
The chestnut crop in this county
is almost an entire failure. There
will be greater scarcity than was
at first anticipated.
The last County Court allowed
go 40 for hawk heads and fox
sca.p5.
ARAB.