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The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1882-09-11

THERE seems to be lack of enthusiasm
in the political canvass this year, with the
exception Of Maine, where there is coasid-
cradle harmony" The Republicans in the
various States appear to he availing them.
selves Of the OFF year to settle their intsr
necine feuds. The result is q pleatiful
record of bitter contests in nominating con.
ventions, with no flattering prospect fsuc.
cess at the polls. 1t Is worth while to note
that very little account is tlken of the
great American voter in all these sluabbles.
Perhaps it is not necessary to consider the
voter. 1t is possible that he has come to be
regarded by the managers ~ kind of ad-
junct to their plans, but By no mems an
unavoidable factor iu them. In New York,
for example, the contest does not seem to be
for the purpose eofnominating OF the candidate
who will be strongest before the poople,
but the one who will b. least oSnoxi )us TO
Jay Gould. Suppose the convention should
succeed in satisfying Mr.. Gould and at the
same time create objection on the part of
the populace? This would be awkward,
unless perchance Mr.. Gould should b, found
to possess in his turn some adequate means
of removing the objections OF the populace
If one glances furtively at the Democrat,
there does not seem much t) choose. They
may not he particularly anxious to suit
Mr. Gould, but they arc wnrie enough
about the predictions of one Samuel j.
Tildcn to make things even.
Meantime, whereas the great Greenback
party2 That there is such party we are
reminded once week by the publication
of its organ in our midst. But apart from
that recurri g phenomenon there is no
sign. The situation on the whole does no
afford a clear field for nronhecv
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RlARlLNG.

noARDINo-ULARE DINING AND
ID Lunch House, eos II st., opposite Masonic
Temple; recently opened; transient and regular
board; Arst class; prices reasonable huifiiu|
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~. TENNESSEE REPUBLICANS.

There will be meeting of the Tennessee Re.
publcans SATURDAY EVENING, September
0. at $50 O'clock at 23 East Capitol street for the
purpose of organizing Tennessee Republican
Association. lt*
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Monday, Sept. II, 1882.
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wAz THE CoRPoRAToRs OF THE LOOMS
H94 MANUFACTURING COMPANY are
hereby notified TO meet at the office of said Com.
pany TO transact such business may legally
come before them on MONDAY, September ii,
at o'clock a. M, 1882. Per order Of the Corpora.
au2B geDt2and0
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LOST AND FOUND

EouND-A. PocKETBooK CoN,Tr;AAiNdNaal N,r;Ad l,Hal
IL a sum of money, papers, etc. The owner
can recover the same by calling at 025 0th ~ y;
W.. and Identifying the properly. sps-atI
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COOL DRINKS,

Soft Crabs, Turtle Soup, Clam Chowder, Luxu-
riesin Season. Best Liquors.
PLATES
t,,tt
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FOR SALE--Houses

VNoR SALE-A TWO.STORY PRESS-BRICK
~ nont house, nine rooms, with bath; lot 25x
lSO rect 10 H. alley; yard paved from front to
rear; 20 feet Of grape arbor with choice grapes
and other fruits; woodshed l2x25 feet; all In good
ORDER No. 12ii "a ST. 8. W. Apply at 1905 az st.
s.w. api Lots
T,oR SALE-122s FOURTH ST. N. w.,THRRE-
~ story bay window frame. house OF seven
rooms; gas and water; back and side yard with
fruit INQUIRE Mt 1il0 9Th st. n. W. nu28-ims
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uTANTED-Te exchange new stoves ror old
w ones at Butler's Stove Exchange, cor. otn
and X. Smokey chmneyB cured or no pay, ntsyes tre5
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ron RENT-Bouses.

AdyertIsements Of Three lines under this head
Inserted times for 25 cents.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-06-09

tained for him the name of Nero" imme-
diately said, LET the original sentence be
executedl''
The alternative was announced 20 the IN
happy prisoner. He chose rather to live,
wretehed as his life was, and submitted at
once to the order for his production in court
For years after this KnaresbOrough was
"trotted out" at each comm ission court, but
the form was at length discontinued.
More years passed, and Knaresborough
was released, an old and decrepit man. What
his exact fate was is a matter OF conjecture
various statements being made in regard to
1t. Some say that he crept back to the haunts
and homes of the friends and relatives who
had befriended him in his long past youth,
only to find that they had preceded him to
that bourne whence no traveller returns that
his means having been exhausted by their
efforts to save him from the gaIlows. he had
not the wherewithal to procure crust of
bread or a truss Of straw TO lie upon, and
that he subsisted by begging in the streets.
One day, it is related that totrering with
the feehleness of age and semi-starvation, he
opened the door of a carriage at the curb
stone. A white haired matron alighted and
flung him penny for his pains. 1t was the
woman whom he had carried off as a girl |!
She had married the millionaire for whom
she had been designed by her parents, an0
had passed her life in luxury, while his had
been worn painfully way in prison. Not
a word of regret or sympathy from her had
ever reached him there-not even a flower to
cheer his solitude.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-06-09

A NOVEL WAY OF RAISING CHURCH
WIND. Up at Clear Lake the churches be-
came tired of the old stereotyped plans Of
raising money, and after a long discussion it
was decided to bring about the desired end
by putting all the girls Of the church up at
auction to be disposed of to the highest bid
der.
The time came around, and every young
man in that part of Iowa in OF near Clear
Lake who had any money or could possibly
borrow any was promptly on hand, eager to
bid TO the fullest extent. But there were
some of the girls on whom it would have
been impossible to obtain the bid of an old
fashioned copper cent, while there were 9th
ers for whom the love sick swains would
willingly have bid their last dollar, and, in
the spirit of Artemus Ward, the last dollar
of any of their relatives. So to give all the
boys an equal chance, the girls were wrap
ped up in sheets, so as to be completely un-
recognizable Each young man was posi-
tive that beneath the snowy folds Of the
sheet he could discern the outline of the girl
on whom he dotted, and when from fifteen to
twenty of the Young fellows singled out one
particular sheeted object on which to stake
their fortunes. excitement ran high and mo
ney ran out of pocket books like water down
a slanting roof.
After all the fair ones were disposed Of
the order was given to ''haul up the sheets,
and then ensued an indescribable scene of
mingled happiness and sappoiutment-
Maidens who had been purchased for mere
song. owing to a lack Of bidders, turned out
to be the best looking girls in the town,
while beings whose sylph-like appearance
under a sheet had excited the greatest ad-
miration and drew hard earned money from
poeket-books were found TO be
most commonplace creatures indeed. But
all made the best Of 1t, and the disappointed
ones bore themselves bravely.
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ELEPHANTS WINDING THE BABY.

There is nothing by any means uncom-
mon or incredible in the stories which have
been reported, says BuckIand, about the
children Of a nahout being cared for bv the
mahout's elephant It is always expedient
to employ married mahout if you can, with
a hard working wife and two OF three chill
dren. The whole family become. as it were
parasites to the elephant by whom they earn
their living. It is only a question OF degree
TO what extent an elephant may be trusted
with baby but have seen a baby placed
by its mother systematically under the ele-
plants care, and within reach of its trunk,
whilst the mother went to fetch water OF tn
get wood OF material to cook the family
diLner. No jackal or wolf would be likely
to pick up and carry off baby who was
thus confided to the care of an elephant f;
but most people who have lived life in the
iungles know how very possible it is for
iackal or wolf to carry off baby, even when
lying in hut, when the mothers back is
turned
The children thus brought up in the com
panionship of an elephant became ridicu-
lousy familiar with If, and take all kinds Of
liberties with it. which the elephant seems
10 eUVuTH on INe nTiNclple tflaI TT noes neI
hurt her while it amuses the child. You
see little naked black imp about two feet
high, standing on the elephants bare back,
and taking It down to the water to bathe,
vociferating all the time in the Ilost unbe-
coming terms Of native abusive langua -
On arriving at the water the elephant, os-
tensibly in Obedience to the fmp's command,
lies down and enjoys Itself, Just leaving
part of It's body like a small island above
water, on which the snail imp stands and
he has several companions of his own age,
also in charge Of their elephants, all wallow-
ing in the water around him. If the imp
slips off his island, the elephants trunk
promptly replaces him in safety. These
little urchins as they grow up become first
mates to mahOuts, and eventually arrive at
the dignity of being mahouts.
The wife of a mahOut is almost always a
great favorite with her elephant, and I re-
member case in which the wife of a ma
hout who was killed by his elephant q be-
leve more by accident than from actual ma
lice) succeeded in quieting the beast, which
seemed to understand the poor wOman's an
guish at the death of her husband, and en-
deavOred in the elepbantine way to make
amends for his offense. 1t is nothing new to
say that the elephant is the most sagacions
of animals, and those who have the most to
do with them cannot help liking and admir-
ing them.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-06-09

A Jolly old fellow am l. boys,
All seasons to me are the Same;
SOFT clothing and jewels are folly and toys
Which often are purchased with shame.
Bad Luck and Miss Fortune. a long while ago,
Were wed-as good people should be;
They loved one another, I'd have you to
know
And / am their offspring, you see, hal ha |
And 1 am their offspring, you see.
The Church and the State may connive at
nv fall,
Their PRAYERS and their laws won't avail !;
I'll ha' my existence in spite of them all
And many true saints I'll asSail
The bench may arrest me, condemn me as
vile,
And cover my body with scars
Then put me in prison, but there I will
smile,
And beat tattoo on the bars, ha ha
And beat a tattoo on the bars.
The greatest OF prophets, in speaking OF me,
Said "The poor will be always with you"
So make up your minds and bid brave char
ity
And love do the most that they can do.
I'd rather be lord of the homeless and free
Than Pres dent, Gar. Kaiser or King;
They're always in danger of death, don't you
see?
While in my rags dance and sing, hal hal
While / in my rags dance and sing.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-06-09

SAVED BY STARvATTOS.-NO regiment
from New Hampshire suffered more in ac-
ton than the Twelfth, and a narrower
squeak for life than that OF Captain-but
better known as Elder-Durgin. is not often
recorded. In one Of the many Engagements
that the Twelfth participated in he was
struck by bullet, which literally bored
hole through him just above the stomach
He fell amid a heap Of killed and wounded,
and was left for dead on the ield. A col
umn Of the enemy advancing with a quick
step moved directly over the ground. and,
as they were marching by, he was barely
able 10 make motion sufficient 70 attract
the attention Of a Confederate captain. who
stopped, looked at him Ditvinglv. and said 2
''POor fellow your are booked through. I
can't help you, but I'll at least put you ont
of the way Of further harm - so shifting the
action to tie words. be took him tenderlv in
his arms, carried him some distance TO one
side and placed him in a sitting posture.
with his back against tree. This saved his
life, as he was shortly afterwards found.
treated FOR his wound, and ultimately recov-
cred. The surgeon said that had he had
his breakfast that morning he would as
surediY have been killed Thirtv-six hours
abstinence, being short Of rations had con-
tracted the stomach and saved his life SO
the Elder lives, and is the life Of the annual
reunions. Manchester, Y. r.. Mirror.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-06-09

A TALE OF A ASHIRT.-Apropos Of General
Sherman's visit to Denver, a story is told of
the Generals experience with Henry CLAW
Dean. The two had been friends for wears.
and when Sherman became General and
Dean happened to be in Washington, the
latter, naturally enough, felt a desire TO re-
new the old acquaintance. So he called at
Sherman's house, and the General received
him with open arms. They talked over old
times, and nothing would do but Dean must
stay for dinner. "But, General. ,, remon-
strated Mrs. Sherman in her husbands oar
II can't have such a dirtyIookinp man at
my table; can't you spruce him up littleq,,
The General said he'd fix that, and so at an
opportune moment he hustled Mr.. Dean mn
STAIRS, ransacked bureau, and produced a
clean shlrt Tor him to put on, Mrs Sherman
was Modified, and the dinner was really a
charming affair, for there is no more DELIGHT
fnl entertaining and instructive conyersa-
tionalist than Henry Clay Dean. One wear
after this event General Sherman was at the
Lindeh Hotel, st. Louis with his family. A
caro- was brought up bearing Henry CLAW
Deans name. Mrs. Sherman was very much
pieased. He is such charming taIker wa
must have bim to dinner. Only you must sea
that he looks presentable. These were
madam's words to the warrior. Sc sherman
welcomed Dean, and, just before going IN
dinner, slipped him into a side room and
gave him clean shirt to wear. Dean doff
ed his coat and vest, and, after brief ,truo.
gle, divested himself of the shirt he had On
"a soiled, grimy, black thing that looked "a
II It had seen long and hard service. Then
they all went down to dinner, and Mr.. Dean
was more charming than ever, and Mrs
sherman was in ecsuasies The next dav as
Mrs. Sherman was getting her husbands
duds and clothes together, preparatory To
packing them for the onward march. she
gave wild, hunted scream. ''What is it
dear?' called the General from the next
room. 'Just come here moment replied
Mrs. sherman, between faint gasps. The
General went in. There stood Mrs Sher-
man, holding in her hand the bee-imed shirt
Henry Clay Dean had left With her right
hand she pointed to certain initials on the
lower edge of the bosom. The initials read
Nv. I. s" 1t was the identical shirt Gem
erai Sherman bad loaned Henry Clay Dean
n washington twelve months before.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-06-09

THE DEBT 10 MOTHERS. Mothers live
for their children, make self-sacriices for
them and manifest their tenderness and love
so freely that the name mother is the sweet
est in the human language. And vet sons.
youthful and aged, know but little Of the
anxiety and the nights of sleepless and pain
fol solictude which their mothers have spent
over their thoughtiess waywardness. Those
loving hearts 20 down TO their graves with
their hours Of secret agony untold. As the
mother watches by night. or prays in the
privacy of her closet, she weighs well the
words she viii address to her son in order to
lead him to a manhood Of honor and useful
ness. She will not tell him all the priefs ard
deadly fears which beset her soul. She
warns him with trembling lest the saws over
much. She tries to charm him with CHEEKY
love while her heart IS bleeding. No worthy
and successful man ever vet knew the
breadth and depth Of obligation which he is
under to the mother who guided his steps at
the time when his character for virtue and
purity so narrowly balanced against a course
OF vice ana ignOminy. Let the dutiful son
do his utmost 70 smooth bis mothers path
way let him obey as implicitly as he can her
wishes and advice, let him do everything
that viii contribute to her peace rest and
happiness, and yet he viii part with her at
the tomb with the debt to her not half 4 is
charged.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-06-09

A TREE OF IROT.-A Columbia IS. c.
letter to the Syracuse .S,11d1rd says The
iron palmetto is the greatest work OF art I'm
the StatehOuse yard. This is a casting oe
iron, commemorating the death Of mary II
CarOlna's slain, whose names are found In
raised letters on two brass tablets at the base
The success OF the casting consists in It's per
feet imitation Of the living palnetto-the "a
vorite tree Of South Carolina. We had
heard Of this statue in other places. but had
never been able to believe the stories Of the
flexible leaves bending in the breeze. sup
posing this phenomenon an optiacl delusiou.
but such IS really the case. The long, thir
leaves Of iron, Ife-like even to the bsir-lfk-
fbers OF the twigs and branches, wava
tremuiously in every zephyr, and the whols
tree, painted artistieally. has 50 close a re-
to the real tree as to deceive the
acutsst observer at the distance Of I've rods.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-06-09

IT has lately been discovered that tobacco
cuds make good manure. Tramps can now
drive lucrative business by lying out in a
corn field and chewing tobacco for agricul-
tural demands. Farmers are reminded that
as compounds are sometimes eficaeious. it
would be well, when the tobacco was all re-
duced to pulp. to have few alligators, OF
something of that sort, on hand, to chew up
the tramps and utilize them as fertilizers
They are composed OF good material for the
purpose.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-06-09

A NEW WAY to compliment a mean man is
to say He is pretty mean man in some
respects, but then, after all, he is meaner in
other respects" This sort of lets the man
down easy, and makes him thiak he is not so
confound ed, alfred mean after all.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-06-09

Browns IRON BITTERs
does not contain whiskey
or alcohol, and will not
blacken the teeth, or cause
headache and constipation.
1t will cure dyspepsia, indi-
gestion, heartburn, sleep
lessness, dizziness, nervous
debility, weakness, &c.
Use only Browns Iron Bitters made by
Brown Chemical Co, Baltimore. Crossed
red lines and Trademark on wrapper.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-06-09

If vou make your youth a wings bank
yoa VIII not need anyone's charity ia cid
age OF adversely.
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- Dearborn Ave, Chicago, Nov. ,.
l have been a great sufferer from
averyweak stomach, heartburn, and
dyspepsia in its worst form. Nearly
everything ate gave me distress,
and / could eat but little. have
tried edeverythingrecommended, have
taken the prescriptions Of a dozen
physicians, but got no relief until I
took Browns Iron Bitters. l feel
none Of the old troubles, and am a
new man. I am getting much
stronger, and feel hrst-rate. lam
a railroad engineer, and now make
my trips regularly. l can not say
too much in praise Of your wonder
ful medicine. D. c, MACK.
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By thorough and rapid
assimilation with the blood,
it reaches every part Of the
system, healing, purifying
and strengthening. Com
mencing at the foundation
itbuilds up and restores lost
health-in no other way can
lasting benefit be obtained.
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TheSeCret

Of the universal success of
Browns Iron Bitters is sim
ply this: 1t is the best Iron
preparation ever made; is
compounded on thoroughly
scientific, chemical and
medicinal principles, and
does just what is claimed for
it-no more and no less.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-08-08

THE PRESIDENTS VETO.-The Pres
ident's veto of the River and Harbor
Bill, by its tone, gave offense even to
Republicans. The Washington CORES,
pondent of the State says:
"Some members who had voted
against the bill voluntarily pledged
themselves to vote to pass the bill over
the veto, and the general sentiment was
undoubtedly in favor of thas course,
but the cooler heads advised consulta-
ton before doing anything with the
bill, or before any individual should
commit himself to any line of action.
It was not the refusal to approve the
bill, but the tone of the veto which
gave offence"
That correspondent says:
"That which gave particular offence
was the Presidents assumption of su.
perior honesty of purpose and greater
wisdom than Congress as to what works
for Improvement of navigation should
be undertaken. His intimatiOn that
Congress had engaged in general
scramble for part of the plumber with
out regard to the public interests was
vigorously resented by some and ex-
cused by few"
1t is supposed that if the appropriae
tions had been confined to the North,
that the President would not have We
toed the Bill. The present administra-
ton is hostile to the South and should
have no friends in the South.