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A vICTInIzED CLERK.
He MONKEYS Around the ParIoT and 4,
Promptly Promoted

He Monkeys Around the ParIoT and Is
Promptly Promoted
A Young clerk Of a French merchant re-
Gently received an invitation 10 a masked
ball at his employers and was the envy OF
his comrades. 1t was considered a mark
Of very great favor, and was looked upon
as a sign that he would soon be offered a
place in the firm itself. Resolved to Go
all he could 70 make the occasion q sue
cess, he spent good deal Of time and con-
siderable money IN devising and m-kiug
his masquerade costume, which after long
dehberation be resolved should be that OF
a monkey. Then he spent a week Learn
ing number Of ftrickB-grinuiug Chamber
ing on the chimney, spriuging over tie
bed, and balancing himself on the back Of
q chair. The evening came. He rang the
bell. flung his Ov erCURt into the servant 3
arms and with q grin and cater turned
sOmersault under the chandelier. The
gentlemen stood stupefed, the ladies
screamed. His mask prevented him from
seeing much, but the noise encouraged
him 70 bound over sofa and throw down
a cabinet OF old china At this moment a
hand seized him, tore OF his mask, and
the voice Of his employer asked him what
he meant by his disgrsceful conduct. Be
fore he could explain he was hustled out
of the house, learning by one glimpse that
the rest Of the company was IN evening
dress The next day he was sent for and
entered the Office with trembling knees
Il had the pleasure OF a visit from You
last evening, ~ said the gentleman " Yes,
sir-that is i" No excuses, " SAID
the other, mo excuses have raised your
salary. l noticed you were overlooked fol
promotion last year. Good morning shut
the door after you" His employer had
made an early investigation into the mat
ter, and found that the other clerks had
hoaxed the young man by sending him Z
bogus invitation
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The American Taby.

No doubt Grover Cleveland 90 Sum
mcrs aro was a fat Iabv in a pink
calico sun bonnet. carried alout by
ndmirinC female friends and there IS
little doubt that the neiEhHors Ec7t1d
at the idea Of his. being President when
a fond Crandmoth. declared that she
felt her bones a-tIngle with such prop1-
ecies.
Abraham Lincoln couldn't have boon
a pretty baby, and Eoecher was only
ono OF the feeble infants over whom
nurses solomulv gucUCt Il u was
9 worth while 10 try to ral5e him
baby Is good deal like an apple
sprout. You can't tell What sort Of
fruit it's going to bear aua II a good
deal depends upon the stock no less
depends upon tLecare ItEats. A man
simply locking 1T the growing pip can
tell what its coming %. Auu may tn
years hcucc pick lulcy Forters from H.
and in forty odd years you or your sons
nav ba begging that pug nosed baby
for Post Office.
Nobody knows what the American
babv will turn out OF whom he III turn
ont. hut we'll give him a smile and
Good word whcrevcr we meet hlm. Na7
his lungs never be weaker. has legs
never less sturdy, OF hls ronks les
full. Heaven bless him LSw-stol
! CNel To-r1zl
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-09-03
EDUCATING APPRENTICES.
4 System which Has Resulted in the Is
Practical Results.

4 System which Has Resulted in the Beet
Practical Results.
Years ago the late Richard Marsh Hoe
studied the apprentice question not
alone IL this country but in England,
I'T nee and Germany.
He became convinced that education
was necessary II al branches Of indus
try, In fact that 1t was indispensable to
success. In the manufacture Of print
ing presses the utmost accuracy must
be observed. Skill and intelligence are
indispensable IN such work, and thor
Ough knowledge cannot be obtained by
short spprenticeships Unlike many
trades, employees cannot be changed -
Will without seriously lmpaIring the per
lection of the machines.
Besides the men employed IN the Hoe
establishment a great number Of boys
are required as apprentices.
In order to secure place IN the estab-
hshment the boy has to make mp his
mind to make his work q life study.
Upon entering the establishment he has
to answer questions as 10 his age, the
occupation of his parents, and how far
be Is advanced IN his studies. BE must
also agree to remain five years.
A record is kept of all this IN q book
kept expressly for this purpose, 80 that
the superintendent may have a general
idea of the new apprentice without see
ing him.
After accepting a boy, the next thing
done Is 10 educate him. During the day
he has practical education In the shop
and In the evening at school There are
more than q dozen departments, includ-
ing the foundry, carpenter, pattern,
blacksmith and machine shops. As q
rule the boys are put into the grinding
/ room, a preparatory department, where
1 they grind chisel-bits for use In the
I factory.
/ When a vacancy occurs in one of the
other departments. a boy is selected
] whose inclinations best fit him for the
/ place. Every two or three months they
are changed around on the lathes,
/ planers, shearers, etc, III order that
7 they NAV get a thorough knowledge Of
the whole work As the last thing, be
fore they emerge into practical mechan-
les, they are put on the floor TO erect the
T presses.
The boys are required TO be at work
at seven O'Clock IN the morning and con
tinue until five in the evening, with one
hour for dinner Then they wash up
and go across TO a building on Sheriff
street, where they are obliged to attend
school until half-past SIX O'Clock. This
school Is In charge Of a gentleman who
Is regarded as particularly vel fitted
for bis duties.
The instruction, books and materials
are free, and the teachings of this an
mex to the practical work Of the day are
also thoroughly practical IN every par
ticular. The boys are instructed III the
common branches, but particular atten-
ton is paid TO mathematics and uecLan-
iCal drawing.
The capacity and tastes Of each lad
are carefully noticed aud determine his
particular course. II le las q pro-
uounced aptitulc Tor drawing. he is
placed under th- care Of AIr SpalcE
havar in that le1,arE:- :-ort Once month
the foreman Of ola room max, s q re-
port about al the boys under his care.
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kPPETIZERS.


One summer evening after Harry and
his little sister Helen had been put to
bed. q severe thunderstorm came mp.
Their cribs stood side by side, and
their mother, In the next room, heard
them as they sat up IN bed and talked,
in low voices, about the thunder and
lightning.
They told each other their fears.
They were afraid the lightning would
strike them.
They wondered whether they weuld
be killed right off and whether the
house would be burned up. They
trembled afresh At each peal
But tired nature could not hold out
as long as the storm.
Harry became very sleepy, and at
last with renewed cheerfulness IN his
voice, he said, as he Laid his head on
the pillow:
well, I'm going to trust In God.
Little Helen sat a minute longer
thinking 1t over, and then laid he1
own little head down, saying:
"Wen, I dess / VIII tool
And they both went to sleep, without
more words.
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A SYSTEMATIC s7Aee RoeBEA
Daring Msesaods b. which .sBlacE Bare
RoDbed on the aIahNnrA

" BLACK BAR" stage rObbeE, who BE-
came the terror Of wells Fargo s. Co.'S
Express Company, lOoks Ike a respectable
business man. and bears no trace o6 the
criminal BE first began the systematic
course Of stage robbery which be followed
for years in 1857. His plan was TO thor
oughly acqUaint himself with any section
OF country and then 70 waylay a stage
which he knew contained money. he
always operated single-handed and he
never tackled stage which carried a
shotgun express messenger. Most Of his
rObberies were committed ia lonely pieces
In the foot hills The passengers n a
coach, just after daybreak, would Be sur
prlsed BY the Hpparitiou Of man IN the
roadway with a gunny sack over his head
and Winchester IN his hand, who would
order the driver to throw down the express
box and mail bag He never disturbed
the passengers and he never left any Clew
70 his identity except bits Of doggerel verse
slgued BLACK Bart, the po-s'' As these
were always written in a different hand.
this clew was yaluless. In six years be com
mitted tvyenty-thres robberies and the re-
wards for his capture, offered in the var
ious counties, amounted to the handsome
sum Of S1s, 400. About every three months
he emerged from secIusion and startled the
State with fresh robbery and new set
OF verses In which he generally ridiCuled
the police and detectives for theiT failure
to catch him
But, finally In November. 1888, he be-
trayed himself by bit OF CareIessness. In
that month he robbed the stage from
Sonora to Milton, in Calaveras county. The
treasure consisted of 81, 400 IN gold am
algam and $3.50 in coin. He used a pow
errul pair Of field glasses to survey the
stage from distance. The driver, under
the strong persuasion of q Winchester,
threw down the express box and the stage
proceeded on its way. When IL reached
Milton the Sheriff started IN pursuit
They found the rified treasure box, but nc
trace Of the rObber OF his booty be had
evidently left In a great hurry, however
as a cuff and pocket handkerchief wert
found on the ground The cuff bone
plainly white laundry mark, and was tht
first real clew the police had ever gained
After long search the detectives located
the laundry office where the cuff had beer
taken from. They learned that it had
formed part Of the wash Of a mining MAJ
named Bolton, who always brought hi
clothes IL person and took away the freshly
laundsTed parcel They watched for hin
and were rewarded in a few days by tn
appearance Of the supposed mining man
He was arrested, and visit 10 his room
/ revealed many implements Of his craft
He confessed TO his latest crime. and b
/ was punished for that alone. Il seem
that he lived quietly in this city, and frou
time to time went of on a stage robbin
trip to recruit for funds The people wit
I whom he lived supposed those excursion
! were prospecting tours. His immunit
from discovery was due mainly TO the fac
that he never drank anything strUngc
than coffee, and never made any one th
cOnt1dant of his crimes He isinCarCerate
In the san Quentin prison
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-09-03
WORLD. women.

Lady Anne Blunt, the granddaughter
of Byron, is one of the Clevorest women IN
ENGLAND she is an author an adep. l1
u1usic and painting. a student Of Driclta
politics. a scholar capabia Of writing go
hsr Cevlon friends in their own Ian -UaEe
the capable manBaer OF her beaudfu- hO...-,
CTab1et Park, and the teacher Of her Oulg
daughter.
The fame Of Nine. I.e Bruu'S famous
Greek slipper spread oil over Paris Tie
King was told that the supper cost TWEEN y
thousand francs. Tho sum wa sFy.i.,d $50
forty thousand by the time the story Tc1c..e ei
Rome. Nme Ic i5run writes: at
Vienna the Baroness de Stro-ouau told Me
that I had spent sixty Thousand francs llr
my Greek supper; at -. Petersburg .ae
price was fixed al eighty thousand francs
ana the truth is that supper cost me atuHi
fifteen francs.
Mrs. Ella Offul Kean, whom Joaquin
Miller pronounced the most beautiful
woman he had seen i'm any cline, d
f described as tall and stylish, ana nriEI
and agrrcahls III manner. Her eyes ar
dark brown and her hair golden tint
Her complexion is "A clear cream, ar'
her features are classic and slight.
sqoiline.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-09-03
A Paving Investment.

One of the best paying investments
we have heard of in this region In
long time Is that made by Henry Aldrich
of Galena.
A year ago, being out of health, he
leased twelve acres Of land for year for
1920. He planted 1t with peppermint
roots at a cost of $3.50, and cultivated
and distilled the crop at an expense Of
Sl64 more - making the total outlay
S644.
In return he had 363 pounds Of pep
permint oil, which he sold few weeks
ago for 81 q pound, OF 81, ASP for the
whole yield.
Then he sold all the peppermint
roots on the land at fifty cents a square
rod, or Sis for the whole.
When he closed the books q short
time ago be found that his total receipts
were 81, 10, and his total disburse-
ments SS64-leaving profit of 81, 306
for his little investment one year ago
and a few months labor Lyons (N.
Y Republican.
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Busiu items. rTst insertion lOc. per lne eacn
subsequent insertion Sc. per line.
Administrator and Executors Notices---.- = ~
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stray and similar NOTICES -aN
~ Resolutions proceeding Of any corr
or society CH6 0rE tcEsguef 20 cali ties
fion am rGffer Ct tlfs1 .rrirltl1 in' f sft
ult,sf b. D1ia T0l &c utucrfiEeHerfs-
JoB PErETISa Of an kinds neatly and eEu11it-
ously executed at lowest prices Dou'- yCu t1rset
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L.hnrr Wnr sInrr.

heard = short story the other day about
the late Delegate Raymond, Of Dakota who
died early in the year, which Is quite
romantic He was the last man to see
General Mcpherson alive ~ the attic OF
Atlanta He was just in the act OF deiiv-
ering . messeSs to the General when the
party OF Confederate horsemen came upon
them and Mcpherson was shot down and
sent to Audsrronvillo. After he had been
there a year OF 90 there was al exchange
OF prisoners and the whols body OF men in
the prison were assembled in line TO hear
read the list of those were TO be eXchang-
ed Those whose names were read were
ordered to answer Here and stop for
ward. when the officer in charge was
going ever the roster he called cut the
name OF one who had died the night be-
fore. Raymond had the presence OF mind
to say here in the place OF the dead
man and stepped forward and although
his deception was Immediately discovered
by his follow prisoners they were all toe
generous 10 give him away. He was eN
changed under the name of his dead com
rade returned North and Te-entered the
army Philadelphia Times
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Advertising rates.

The large and reliable circulation OF the CAH
BBTA Freeman commends 10 70 the favUrsr e con
giderattun Of advert isers. Ise faFors viii BE n
serted at the fnIlcNinR low rates
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CHAPTER XI.
RETRIBTTTON.

Mr.. Lilburne caught Kate in his
arms, and expressed hls delight at see
ing her, then ne grasped Roland's hand
and bade him also welcome.
You see | have taken you at your
word, 5" said the bridegroom gaily.
Kate and L were married more than a
week ago"
"A week! But where has she been
all the past year2'
That is too long a story to tell now,o
was the reply; but where is Grace?"
In the general delight at welcoming
back the lost heiress and the new bride.
Grace had for the moment been forgot
ten. r.
But they had not far to seek for her.
There in their midst she lay like one
stricken with death, and people looked
at each other curiOusly as they lifted
her, for this sudden swoon looked moro
like the consequence Of fear than the
effect of Joy.
stake her to her room. she has only
tainted" said Mr.. Lilburne to the SER
wants who were called.
The order was quickly Obeyed, Vic
tor somewhat carelessly giving his as
sistance.
But her father and friends noticed
that Kate showed no sympathy for her
sister, neither did she offer in any way
to help her.
.Ali4N vas HNtg uLA4lhC AliC TActtt VI
former days. ...
Then she had been the first to hasten
to ths side OF the suffering and to try
I to aSsuage their pain.
I But now she only looked after her
4 sister with an expression on her face of
/ wondering pity not unmiXed with aver
/ sion, and she neither tried to caress nor
/ to receive her.
The curiosity of the guests. however.
/ was not to be restrained. and so many
questions poured in upon our heToine
Z that she at length briefly told her
friends that in finding a hidingplace
{ the previous Christmas, she had fallen
down trap-dOOr in the disused tower
I and would have remained there. and
perished. if her foster-brother had not
rescued her.
And then Roland told the rest of the
story. even down to the present day.
There is something she has not told
us. said Miriam Hindman to Victor
Gayherd; "she has not told us wha'
hand Grace had in her disappearance
Depend rpon it, we have only hearC
half the story"
Miriam's curiosity was not satisfied
however; only Mr.. Lilburne was eve
told how Grace had consigned her sis
ter TO what she believed would be he
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Probably Expensixe.

Smith SCI saw you carrying home q
couple of nice wntermelons last night,
Brown. How much did they cost
you ?"
Brown 81 don't know vet. The
doctor is up at the house ncv. life.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-09-03
CLAHEMONT COLONY
CLAREMONT COLONY
CLAREMONT COLONY
CLAREuONT COLONY
CLAREmONT COLONY
CLAREmONT COLONY
CLAREMONT COLORK

a new House eyery 10 days IN the Iast years; Our
village, only 32 months old, has stores, hotels,
churches. school, Newspaper, factory, foundry,
steamboats,, tysins and mail daily. Land rapidly
advancing. Send, send, send by all m cans, send
for circulars with maps, 90 Photographic cuts Of
houses all about the wonderful growth Of our coll
soil climate markets business opportunities,
health prices terms and % other distinct subj jects
Farms for 500 monthly iustallments TO those
iAyiu ernploymeTn without leaving their situation.
Address .. II. mANCIIA. .ClAremont, ,Surry Co. Va
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-01-06
RELIGIOUS READING.
a NEW YEAR.

know not what the year may bring,
Nor know what the year may take
But take or bring whate'er II may.
1koow that there can come no day
In " atch may not trust and sing;
fhe Lord, my soul. will not forsake."
His promise stands forever sure;
Mid chang ng scenes unchanging, He;
Whatever else may pass away,
Upon His word my faith III stay:
His mercy must for aye endure.
Aud that is Joy enough for me.
Should care be mine or loss of health -n
Or poverty. or loss of friends,
Since the dear Lord of all is miae
My soul Shut never more repine; -
For happiness comes moi Of wealth.
Nor Joy on earthly source depends.
With God forgiveness for the past,
And with Ills RraCe.fOr DAYS in store,
Though short or long those days may I've,
The future bath no drerd for me;
He will be with me to the last,
His love be mine for evermore.
Come bane or blessing. good or III.
All things are under His control;
The bOundless universe His care,
none the less His mercy share,
And all things serve to work His will
For the best welfare of my soul.
So will ] starr the year with song,
And bless God name from day to day;
Sing when the sky is clear and bright
Sing mid the darkness OF the night;
Through all will His praise prolong,
And prasing pass from earth away.
n NJ Oford, IN ". Y. Observer.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-01-06
THE "UNKNOWABLE."

The Scientists' Strange and Incredible
Conclusion--(iOd'sM Manifestation Of Him.
self.
1t is peculiarly suggestive fact that
scientists, who are so largely disciples
OF the positive philosophy, keep run
ming against evidences of the super
natural, as a blind man will run
against obstacles in his course. "Some-
thing that makes for righteousness"
they say; the ultimate; the sun
movable. They can not see it, nor
define it nor comprehend it, but there
is great Something back of this infin-
ite maze of phenomena. And now the
evolutionists are feeling after sub
ordinate truth. One of them inquiries:
"What is ahead? If there is nothing
higher, is degeneration to followP Is
Maudsley rightP Is Hartmann with
the pessimists correct Are we to
expect constant physical wonders
and no psychical? Are we to
pass steadily into the instructive, auto
matte state of the life forms that pre-
cede usp If not, what limits are there
to our spirit powersP As moral beings,
are we to become as unconscious as we
are in nutrition and reflex actionp l
believe the optimists are rightp" Very
well. Now suppose that the positive
philosophers and scientists should sue
coed after another century, or ten of
them, in getting some kind of delini-
ton of that influence which is every
where making for righteousness; in as
pertaining something positive in re-
gard to its modes Of manifestation; in
discovering in il some clear evidence
OF consciousness and purpose thus
demonstrating its personality, would it
not seem strange to them that such a
personality should leave us to grope
after Him in darkness. crying like lost
children for their Father, and not once
stretch out hand of help and assur-
ance? 1t would be passing strange,
nay, incredible. care we to expect
constant physical wonders and no psy-
! chicalp" Such would certainly be an
unreasonable expectation. Christians
on yhtI b b. more dsvoutly thankful for
this tn for anything else, that we are
not leff'dlone and without God in the
world; that Christ has come in the
darkness bearing aloft the light Of i'm
morality. My Father! My Brother!'
a child would cry with rapture when a
torch was thus brought to it when lost
and in the darkness, and struggle with
sore feet and benumbed limbs to rush
forward. Thus indeed do all upon
whom God lifts up the light of His
conference.-the .i .
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-01-06
GEMS OF THOUGHT.

The word of the Lord is suited to
each individual as if he were the soil.
tary occupant of the universe. Y
Observer.
God sometimes washes the eyes of
His children with tears, in order that
they may read Alright His providence
and His commandments Cuylcr.
Last year Buddhist priest of very
high rank ate with Mrs. Ingalls,, a
Baptist missionary. A few years ago
a priest would not even speak to a wO-
man. This is a striking illustration OF
the indirect and mighty leveling in
tiuence of the Christian religion
tral Baptist. .
"A certain strain of nobility of char.
acter is needed to enable one to see
without envy the better fortune Of his
neighbor, even though that neighbor is
also his friend. 1t sounds absurd to
declare that success is not sinful in it.
self; but it is truth that many never
learn, or if they believe, never practice.
Baptist Weekly.
There are some Sunday-school
classes in Boston, composed chiefly Of
young people from wealthy and cul-
tured families, whose teachers make it
condition of membership that each
scholar shall choose some person in sick
ness or need, for whom he or she
agrees to spend some part Of the time
each week. One young lady reads
aloud to poor boy confined by an &C.
cident in the hospital. Another is
teaching servant to read. Another
makes garments for some poor chill.
dren.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-01-06
WHICH WILL YOU TAKE?

A Few Thoughts for the New Year--Ths
Upward and the Downward Path.
Again you stand at the parting Of
the ways, and again you must choose
which road you will take. You can
not stay where you are; nothing stands
still in the whole range of Gods uni
verse. Sun, moon and stars move on.
ward; earth, with it's winds and tides,
moves; the days, years, centuries move
on; the generations are carried ire
sistibly forward. and every individual
life is borne on by the mi hty inpul-
sion which guides all to some supreme
contamination. In this universal sweep
your life is bound up, and, struggle as
you may, you can not escape from it;
indeed, to separate from it would be to
separate yourself from God and to be-
come solitary in darkness which no
sun would ever tighten again. 1t is
only for you to choose which path you
will take; you may be born on to larger,
nobler, diviner life, or you may be
swept onward to ever-incrcasing weak
ness, failure and decline. In every
experience there is a two-fold posi-
bility; it must leave you stronger or
weaker; it can not leave you as it found
you. God forces no man to become
good OF evil, wise or foolish, strong or
weak. He presents to every man, in
every hour, the choice between the
two. A moral purpose is cut into the
very heart Of the universe, and written
in fla cahlv on avery minuta IF time.