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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-10

look of such tender appeal that even
though she had had relatives would
have thought it INV duty to take her
home with me. She went into the
house and soon returned with 3 small
bundle.
4 haven't much 70 take, > she said.
tsGrandpa and were very poor, and you
see, having inherited his poverty, am
poorer than ever
was not surprised 20 hear her make
such remark, for had discovered that
she had never associated with children,
and was consequently wise Of her age.
You shall have some nice dresses
after awhile, Ireplied.
Pretty red onesF'
The child was asserting itself.
Yes, and blue ones.
She went anew as we mounted the
horse she seated behind me. AS long
as we were within sight Of the house she
said nothing, but when we had de-
gcended into the thick woods, she said
81 won't cry any more if ! can help
ssYour grandfather must have been
good to your
stYcs, but he made me read many
books that were very dull-great law
books. don't like them. His eyes for
many years have been SO bad that had
to do all his reading for him He wrote
book full of awful curious things aud
murders. but one day when he found me
reading 1t he took it away from me and
burned it up. It must have been bad,
and he must have been sorry that he
wrote it. !"
The day passed rather pleasantly,
with the exception Of the influence
Of the night before, which natur-
ally enough she could not dispel and
which could not keep from arising
occasionally. We sat on a log and ate
dinner, and Munette's remarks gave me
additional insight into her close habit of
observation. When evening came we
stopped at farmhouse, where the sad
story of the little girl awoke such SYM
pathy that the kind hearted housewife
begged me to allow the child to remain
with her.
ut is a question that she must decide,
/ rejoined. What do you say, Mu-
netteg''
Il am surprised that you should ask
me such question: she replied, APP
preaching the chair where sat and TAX
ing my hand. 'sWould it not be migrate
full in me to desert you SO soon, or to ever
desert youg"
"She's got more sense than an old
woman right now, said the host, adj
dressing his wife. .sOur twenty-eight-
year-old daughter that married last month
amt patchin' to this girl. y
IVY, Jesperson, said his wife. in
mild censure, Margaret amt twenty
eight years DID,"
.'She's mighty nigh it. !"
tan beside that" continued the
woman, she never had no chance. =
Didn't 60 to school three months
outen nearly every year, eha What show
does gal want, I'd like to know This
little creetur, warrant you never has
been to school.
''Oh, yes, sir. Ny whole life has been
q school. The old house where used
to live contains many books If you
want them you may 60 there and get
them. shall never 60 after them.
could never read them again.
well, blame my buttons if don't
mosy up that way. amt much Of q
scholar, but reckon I can worry through
with q lot Of them"
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-10

+ IS said that mice IS just Is much
afraid q women IS women are Of mice.
But e their screaming apparatus Is not
constructed on The same principle they
are restrained from communicating the
intelligence to the people in the ada
cent towns.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-06-19

There Is scarcely shrub or plan6 about
the yard, says a writer in the Journal of
Agriculture 50 little appreciated fn pro
portion 20 It's real beauty. at a time when
beauty and fragrance Hre IT a premium.
as the lilac a few showers VIII bring
them out and cover the whcle bush with
leaves and bloom making q huge bc7fuuet
in the corner Of the yard or along the
walk, from which each gentle breaze wiz
watt sweet perfume .aH# over tlre grounds.
Yet tine bush requires but little at1esltfon
and gels still less. We ara. apt TO value
things hy what they cost rs and tEis Is
one reason why the lilac IS mt mora. high
ly appreciated
Another instance OF ueCscted besuty
is the hollyhock- growing mp like q corn
stalk and filed with large blooms all over
its spiral form it cau be seen. frary Al
parts Of the grounds: hut because 50
easily obtained. and 50 easily observed.
scarcely any one gives 1t a second glance.
With all the neglect. however Il has been
much improved since our f7r=- ts-rrafut-
suce with II: very nicely doubled and q
great variety OF shades and cUlbrS The
Sweet William. Lark Spur ana the old
fashioned pink, are not aVpreci sted at
their full value either as a general rule,
though few, from pleasant reCo ieCrIoIs
of "ye olden time continue IL admire
them and give them a prominent place in
the Hover garden and it VIII he many
years before they are entirely Esuislred
Many of the newer kinds Of flowers arp Of
rare beRuty and delicaCy but OTHERS of
them that attract attention rni gf.t. vel Toe
spared. and the care now beStuv-p-i- unun
them be better reuuupr rated il siren 70
those now partially neglected.
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an Entcrrrl.tn- -.

During trip thr9aEh position Of Cali
.ornta. last suInr cr. we stopped at neat
larn house. whesl tFlerc y,--is every com
fort ana luxury sf = home. Amonrthe
o'euibers ot the fgraa4y was "a q ana, ter ~
Sr ~ yearl old r. she morning we v-eru
invited 90 Sc tEc woEk in which tho
youEg lady wse er--.rel wa r6u-id =
complete arri srlscer-sfuT fowl ras f-inr e.
Enlistment. A Hunpj sr q -ulilI fhclos-
ares with a car acity 81 iA fowls each. hal
acen made. Trere was a Ittic house ia
the center uf ts-eii eu-lres're. The whole
cost % tlse iu,i9suI eet -spT houses corId
not has been nIsre tIan z1l. Wuh ihis
investment sheAsis raising E.gl3. chickens.
and "a pcrle,t sv-.trn4l Of duUs-s and turkeys.
"a! iu uerfec. health.
\ breeder N Iarscy fowls Rad sent ont
800 Of hi- rhgicp chicks to 81 ~c~r-d for
which thiz youny lldy was tC receive $50
apiece. OF ss.=t. Wuhout any unforeseen
accident IN IS LITTLE est aa5Itsh1ue-ai would net
-er~8u. Ti5.s j. better -7I-f0 ro-nurfiffr
win q taIus8HaH ia "a hot b s-Een over
HnrulUE HHrUnlDI cIhHHze. Dr. is better
iGau % -tE--gip with the ~erdle for 81
l7shio"g .c LIKING In q field already over
lnil-. lgU 81 l~ 90 Thousand s.nes better than
idleucss il ~ha5iiv -eutiHty What this
energetic yosn- lady Is 0oinE, thousands
ni others can do : beginning can be
made IN suu.E WY. and additions can
he mare TO he builliuG- ans Enclosures as
the profits vilj uar Tor them Here is a
pleasant uuI probable husinsSs for hun
dreds Of idle people who are wishing Tor
something 10 do 4 little CuarLy. enter
prise. and courage Is tine principal capital
ce~-. VIII follow NoIUsriUs Cali Up
peal.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-06-19
TaE 2EolLE,r OF LEE
'.ouu@ -san's Esfi-z11 rIIa-'Tlfc source
OF Eruc FRPPIne4--ssNer
day Philosophy.

fuu 20. you don't know just what pro
frSs'eu q ado.t, remarked The ful-e TO
Jameson s few mornings age.
.ies sjr-s4-Crf arIled tEc 80 sIh. Il
proposed three professions L. ron bat y0a
discouraged me each time / thoa-ht II
becoming = journalist and yol advised me
not TO. Then l proposed politics and yau
paGteI suCh "a dark picturs of it that
gave that up at once. Aud at last when I
wi he'd Tor great wealth yoa told me that
would lead to misery and sorrJw. Now, I
don't exactly know want 10 wish for.
" IL yoa have reached that conii ION. ."
observed the old gentleman. Il feel salts
fed with the result Of my phiIosophy
did not point ont the lliSagreesble thinl-s
in each profession 10 DISCOURAGE you. /
only waited 10 show you The opposite SIDE
from that which your fau y painted N
such glowing Colors A brilliant picture
needs. strong background, and that is
whut iutcnded to give YOU leu very
f0oiishly Thought thar journalism suve
yOuut once reputation. power ard cgsftigIl.
J ou also believed III the iuexpcrience OF
your youth. that il brought alth.
] showed yOu the journalist as
he is. mot as yOgiaucied him. ThcnEvhcu
EOu suggested politics as uotl- and ele-
waiting nlethOd u labor. / eudgaVert.d 10
illustrate some Of the unpleasant iguOhie
you lonEel FOR money ] led you into the
couuuug-room of u ID illicuaire and pointed
out some OF the manifold duties ana ga5l
ing cares which great wealth imposes Ou
those who are Douud with its golden fet-
ters- ! desire to show you that true hap
plueSS comes from COuteutmeut rather
than great success in the worlds riean ming
OF that term. All professions OF callinCs
n lie offer happiness TO him who does
not expect too much. To the COutented
man perfect happiness Is an assured re
suit. Whatever YOU 20 into. remember
that there Is hard work. care aud anxiety.
Those must he expected The journalist
il ms newspaper office, the politician in
she " hite House, and tine millionaire in
his palace al have their cares their trolb-
les and their sDyleties. AL those lows
which tempt you to initiate their careers
exist ONLY in your youthful imagination
They may eni Joy themselves. but il is not
the enjoyment you have as fondIy pictur-
ed Follow any prOfBssiOn in which yOu
are most likely TO succced " WOrk kHrd
and CDuScIentlOuSly. Take the bad to-
geUner with the good and make the lest
of everything BE satisfied with yurlr lat
and conteuted and ] viii feel that have
not udNlSed you III vain / reCnliect q IL
alOgue which once occurred between n
years ago.
81. want said the young man. L want
soft thing
- You 6avo it, answered the clergy
:" ".Where ?
"' Under your hat
q" don't mean that replied the youth,
blushing:a / mean I want an easy posi-
tion, where ! can have little to do and
plenty Of enjoyment. Can you tell me
where 7 will get it7'
'' Yes answered the minister: moth
ing is easier. You are bonnd to get it
When you die" ~. l. sunday
Graphic.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-06-19

Miss Carrie :. Straight is a plucty sin
nesota girl. who, when her father became
involved, assumed control Of his several
ereameries, and is now operadiiEI- them
with excellent Success.
The dairy business is bringing sons Of
our Western farm girls to the f-unt i1 a
way that IS rejecting honor and profit to
themselves, and the communities and
States in which they live.
Miss Fannie VI Jzely, Of Ba-aboo. WIS.
Miss Coffin, of Fort Dodge. Iowa. aad
Miss Straight, OF Minnesota, are worth to
the country ten thousand dawdlfng miss
es, whose only accomplishment. Is. TO trea ad
on the tail Of q piano. -eyokinE E.ulost heart
rendlnE expressions Of agony while
" mother does the only wCmauis part in
the household.
One of the grand results of dairyiuE Is
that L elevates She work Of woman ON. the
farm above the plane Of common dr1dg-
cry and gives her something 10 do that
will bring hcT sal stauti Il respect. aud
honor IN The community. AnHecamphsh-
ed dairyw oman is a blessing - the public
at large, and beue5i-tion 81 peace aud
prosperity TO him whose home she hanors
as wife. Give us more f uhsm-a aEGFes-
son COUufW EHtDu.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-06-19
what is the Bible Like t.

It is like a large beautiful tree, which
bears sweet,fruit for those who are hun
CRY, and affords shelter and shade for pill
grims on the way to the Kingdom Of
Heaven.
1t is like a cabinet of Jewels and pre-
cious stones, which are not only to be
looked at and admired. but used and
worn.
1t is like a telescope, that brings distant
objects and far-off things of the world
very near. so that we can see something
of their beauty and Importance.
1t is like treasure house, for all sorts of
valuable and useful things which are to
be had without money and without price
1t is like a deep, broad, calm, flowing
river, the banks of which are green and
ffowery where birds sing. lambs play and
dear little children are loving and happy.
-Foq'm and FircSides
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-06-19
what Fools We uortaIs Re.

Some little time ago there appeared an
advertisement in a weekly journal in
which the writer affected to make an offer
to the reader, which he assumed no one
would answer, simply on account Of incre-
dulity. His proposition was made as
test 10 show If there was any faith left
in mankind. He didn't expect any reply,
but ne simply made the experiment. The
offer was to the effect that if any Of the
readers would send him five Scent stamps
he would return them a present suitable
to their wishes. Nine people out of ten
would have said that no man or woman
could be gull enough to be taken in by
such bait As this nevertheless. several
parties sent the stamps. entered into par
ticulars of the station of life in which they
moved, and indicated the kind of presents
that would be acceptable One young
lady stated that she was about to 90 to q
ball, and no doubt believed she would
either get a silk dress or pair of dia-
mond bracelets by return post. Consider
ing the mum Der of respectable persons
there are always ont of employment il
will not be wondered at that scores Of
tempting baits are laid out to allure them
by gentlemen who live by their wits.-CiH-
CiftHdtj Commercial Gazette.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-06-19
Cultivate tho Mind.

This is true A bright young man of
our acquaintance says Good Cheer, was a
market gardener, who owned a farm OF
some acres and was doing wen thereon.
But he rented his place. and although now
still engaged in agricultural work, is so
situated that he Is better enabled to study
farming and broaden his knowledge Of az
riculture. In response 70 cur inquiry as
to his move, he remarked that he found
that by his incessant manual labor he
was narrowing down his brain work
neglecting 10 improve his mind as he
ought. II was the hard, daily toll that
caused this. He was not well enough of
TO employ all the help he desired, and
work less and think more. SO he changed
his position to one more cOngenial to his
taste is not this the very thing that so
retards our agricultural progress Do
our farmers not use their hands too much,
and their brains too little We fear they
do We cannot bid too high for intelll-
gent farmers thinkers, aud the agriCul-
tural press cannot too strongly impress
upon their readers the great necessity of
enlarged thought and studious applica-
tiOn to the duties of the farm.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-06-19

How EsguInsau Boys Engage I'm
Reindeer ETuntius-An Exciting
Pastinc. ..-.

One sport that anuses- the Esquimau
boys very much would probably be called
in our language - reindeer hunting"
Having found a long and gentle slope Oh
side hill they place along the bottom of
the hill a number of reindeer antlers, or,
as we sometimes incorrectly call them,
deer horns, for you boys must not forget
that the antIers Of deer are not horn at
all, but bone) These antlers OF the
reindeer are stuck upright in the snow,
singly or in groups, in such amanner that
a sled, when well guided. can be run be-
tween them without knocking any Of
them down. the number of open spaces
between the groups being equal TO at least
the number of sledS. The quantity of
reindeer autlers they can thus arrange
will. of course. depend upon their fathers
success the Autumn before in reindeer
hunting: hut there are nearly ALWAYS
enough antlers to give two or three, and
sometimes i've or six. to each fearless
young coaster. The hoys, with their
sleds, numbering from four to six in
fair-SiZed village, gather on the ton of the
hill. each boy having with him two or
three spears, or bow with as many ar
rows. They start together, each boys
object being to knock down as many an
tiers as possible and not be the first to
reach the bottom of the bill. You can
see that in such a case the slower they 20
when they are passing the antlers the
IerS with their spears or arrows only, as
those thrown down by the sled or with
the bow or spear in the hand, do not
count They begin to shoot their arrows
and throw their spears as soon as they
can get within effective shooting distance:
and, even after they have passed between
the rows of Untlers. the more active boys
VIII turn around on their flying sleds and
hUri back spear-Or arrow with Sufficient
force to bring down an antleF. When al
have reached the bottom Of the hill they
Hrrr-H hrfa Ns.r.a u
boy picks ont those he has rightfuIly
captured and places them in pile by
Themselves. Then those accidentally
Knocked over by the sledges are again
put up and the boys return for another
dash down the.hill, until all tie antlers
have been " speared.' Sometimes there
is but one antIer left, and when there are
five or six COrtesting sleds tile race be
comes very exciting, for then sneed counts
in ?. aching the Sutler nrst. When all are
down the boys count their winnings. and
the victor Is, of course, the one who has
obtained the greatest number of antlers
Lieut. Frederick SchUatIu, in st. Mich
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-06-19

What is it that determines a girls pop
ulauty in socictys is "a question often
heard in these days Of social strife and az
Crandizement, and question that nc. one
Is quite able 10 an<yrr in word is
not because she is welI-dressed, or even
pretty; it is not that her fairy godmcther
bestowed a witty tongue to amuse The
dullards; it is not because She is rarely
intelligent or highly educated or so
amiable'-nO, none of these desirable
qualities would render the popular girl
more popular than she is, th0;,-h uCrhups
she is fortunate enough to possess one or
more of them for her stock iu trade. The
girl every body likes need have neither
money or beauty, which, iu the worlds
estimation, constitutes social power; but
manner. a certain graceful bearing deCid-
ed intelligence, instructive generosity. and
above all, the greatest gift ever awarded
to wOman-persOnal magnetism. Beauty
is called the fatal gift, but personal mag
uetism. which Is independent of beauty,
IS the gilt of power. and. though scarcely
recognized at ErsJ, only reliuquishes its
hold with death itself The popular girl
always has this fascination in more or
less degree, and, if with IL 90 the other at
fractions of happy circumstances. she
rules the indisputabie queen Of her small
sphere. Her friends do not aualyzc the
effect she has on them: they simply like
her. love her. and later. when the time
comes, adore hor.-EDSfUa Beacon.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-06-19
CornstnIk stntIsties.

Cornstalks are never stacked or taken
into account in some parts of the coun-
try. In few places yet the corn itself is
never husked or harvested, but left stand
ing, while cattle and hogs are turned into
the fields in winter TO help themselves.
In Virginia 10 per cent. of the crop, or
nearly 100000 bushels, was left in the
field over winter last year: in Tennessee,
5 per cent, or 3.2S6.0O0 bushels; Ken
tucky and Ohio had each nearly 6,O00.OOO
bushels, while Illinois left Il, 11S,0O0 bush
els unharvested. Thrifty Kansas left %
per cent. of her crop. or 21 ,905. 900 bushels,
ungathered, while in the whole United
States llH,Sll,oO0 bushels were left to the
mercy of winter weather under this prim-
tive form of husbandry
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-06-19
CUsTER,s CONFEDERATE FRIEND.
An BRetdent In the Ltfe of the Com
srui az Recorded by hts widow
- Srr e. Boots and SaddIes.ss

1K FsooEH anu NaA0icHs27
The seventh Cavalry were sent to guard
the engineers Of the Northern Pacific
while they surveyed the route TO the Yel-
lowstone This party Of citizens joined
the. command a few days ont from Fort
Ride. Gen. Custer wrote me that ne was
lying on the but'Hlo robe In his tent.
resting after his march, when he heard a
voice outside asking the sentinel which
was Gen. Custer'4 tent The General
called outs !" Halloo. old fellow ] have Vt
heard that voice for Is years, but / know
it. Come in ana welcome . Gen. Rosser
walked ia and such reunion as was had
These two had been classmates and warm
friends aL West Point and parted with
sorrow when Gen. ROsser went into the
Southern army Afterward they had
fought each other in the Shenandoah
Valley time and time again. Both of them
lay on the robe for hours talking over the
campaign in Virginia. In the varying
fortunes OF war sometimes one had got
possession of the wagon train belonging TO
the other. | knew of several occasions
when they had captured each others
Headquarters wagon with their private
luggage. IL one drove the other back in
retreat before he went into camp he
wrote a note addressing the other as
Dear friend, and saying, " You may
have made me take few steps this way
to-day, but IL be even with you to-mor-
row, Please accept my good wishes and
this little gift y These notes and presents
were left at the house of some Southern
woman as they retreated out of the village.
Once Gen. Custer took all OF his friends
luggage and found in It q new uniform
coat of Confederate gray. He wrote a
humorous letter that night thanking Gen.
ROsSer for setting him up in so many new
things. but audaciOusly asking him If he
would direct his tailor to make the coat
tails of his next uniform a little shorter
as there was q difference in the height of
the two men. Gen. Custer captured his
herd of cattle at one time but he was so
hotly pursued by Gen. Bosser that he had
dismounted, cut whip, and drove them
himself until they were secured
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-06-19
PROFIT OF TEE FARM.
sensible Reniarl1s by the National
FAD live stock Journal


The writer met farmer who declared
that farming was tile poorest paying bllsi-
ness ia tie world, and yet, in course OF
conversation, it lt,ned out thar 23 years
previously this man had arrived in one of
the western states with a wife and sonle-
thing less than so. and gone 10 works . a
farm. To day, or rather at the time gf
meeting, Le was tho owner OF farm OF
$50 acres, worth, with improvements, not
less than sG5 an acre; in addition, lie
owned some good stock, Including q pure
bred bun, i've good horses and fair
plant in the way Of implements, wagons,
farm tools, etc. In a word, ne could not be
worth less than 81 600 at least. This man
had sort o. impression that he earned
little or uothiug in a word to use his
own e:sI ress.ou, to just managed ITO keep
things go,ng,'' vt no had not only made a
living. no doubt an economical one, for
hims Ii and family, bUt had accumulated
$1,000; and Vet. beyond certain shre'vd-
ness and good Judgment, this man had no
special ability, and according to his own
admission, he had had ne educational adj
2 rvantages. Could ne have done better or
as well in any other line of life On the
other hand. we have constantly present
cases where men have started in with
some capital in farming and lost it all, or
are worse OIL 10 CLly ll3n tAey were LIleen
years ago, while The cases are legion
where, after a painful struggle with
fortune, lasting 10, 10, or 20 years, the
farmer has SCCCUmbed to the temptation
of selling his farm for twice what he paid
for it, and taking what was left after pay
ing mort gage and debts has made another
move west ward to begin. life anew under,
let us hope, more favorable auspices. But
Is it not a fact that. in most OF these cases,
the victims o. what they call i'll luck are
men who would not have risen anywhere
to a higher position than that Of mere
labOrers- WOrkmen there are in abUnd-
ance- carpenters, jo!ucrs- blaCksWiths,
painters. printers, but how man arc there
who, ia addition TO knowing Uheir trade,
have the additional qualifications 10 con
duct a business OF their own or even to
make cumPcteut tSTemcu? 80 Nvish farm
eTS, how many there are compel Ont enough
TO condIcJ the ordinary operut ous of the
tarn,, but lacking in the GOO sense the
judgment. intelligence and sgr'r rrul Capac-
lJy TO conduct the business OF farming sue
cesstully- such men manage 30 eke out a
poor living, and on farms hot worth more
than > { o so an acre their IL success is
not quite so conspicuous, but as the
country grows aud their neigi bo!hoJd be
comes settled. and land rises in value
they feel out of place and behind the rest
of the procession, and as they have never
made an effort at seIf-imp ovenIent. and
probably are unequal TO The task perhaps
the best thing they can Dc is TO sell ont to
q better man and move out Of the way.