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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1892-10-20

days when piracy was no crime: hardy,
courageous, entcrprisiug, lrrsistent and
ayaricious, the type of man hat succeeds
We have this mans name varously as
Cristohal Colon, Chnstoforo Colombo, and
Iatini2ed, Christopher Columugs,
Tie thought filled his MIND and told him
that the world was round md that the
magic island of Xipauuu and ne fahulously
wealthy Indies could bc reached by sailing
west In ships, instead of riding east ON
lromadar cs. And Culumh"s believed it
and thought there was money in the
scheme.
80. on Aug g. 1902, with three ships
N'iei ont bv the impossible Queen Isabella
ot Cesti @, hc set sail from ialos harhor,
touched AT the tauaTics Sept G aud on oct.
j., after voyage that wa. not lacking
either In dangers or hardship,, landed on
Gggualaui one of the Bahama islands. I'm
mciiafcIy on touching solid Garth the bold
navigator raised the cross of the true faith
and the banner of their Spanish maiesties
of CASTLE and Aragon, Offered up prayers
for his safe yoyage-anl proceeded TO claim
everything in 81 ght.
IL is this landing that we Who live four
centuries later inhabitants of the new world,
that Columbus in all his life never knew.
was q new world, are about ll celebrate in
the dedicalory ceremonies Of the world x
lAllF sANlbN0 lllf NbNN ollNt 90 t'N blSN NfAlo
the sIirit of discovery will clssp hands with
the spirit Of progress, marking at once the
close and beginning of an epoch.
These are in the French phrase, fin dc
steele, "ond of the age" day, and in a
sense they are, for the tremendous Nine
teenth century Is drawing To It's hnality
and not long hence will be historic rather
! than actual, Therefore it Is lifting that he
Preparations and plans for the Chicago dis
! play should include not only trophies of
| present achievement, but also tangible eX-
| hibits of past endeayor.
And what a magnificent period il is TO be
| commemorated by these preliminary page
ants at Jackson park! No other volume Of
| mans record so teens with tales Of
! toll and success! First the discovery of the
new world; then the exploration; after that
| the conquest and settlement; the creation OF
new states, and finally the yindcation OF
the principle of the republic.
These but barely hint at some of the
things which naturally suggest themselves
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1892-10-20
Tho Dog Went.

When a candidate for the A
mie, DE Musset went 10 pay The
tomary visit to an influential
mortal" whose chateau was q,
environs OF Paris. At the moi
that the poet rang at the gate, (
noble whelp Of incredible ugi
covered with mud, rushed 10
him with joyous barks, and fli
upon him To the detrimcnt n
poets new pantaloOns. Disgust
De Musset was, it would have
perilous TO drive off the Immc1
faithful dog, SO he was compclf
let the frightful animal liHl
hands, cover him with carcs's'
dirt, and precede him TO the dra
room. a moment later the Aca
clan entered. DE Musset notici
embarrassment, at which he W.
surprised, considering the bclr
Of the animal. They adjouTrf
the dining-rOom, followed by
dog, which, after giving vent
delight by various gambols and
placed two muddy paws on thef
seized the wing OF a cold chickc-
began cUntentedly TO deyOlf
"rhat's the most abominable lI
ever heard Of" thought De NJ
and continued aloud-"You ar
OF dogs, / see." Fond OF dogs
oed the Immortal" Il hate
IBut this animal here?" 81 hay
Grated the beast only becauS
yours, SIR" "Mine!" said De-
II thought 1t was yours, which
prevented me from killing him
TWO men roared with laughls
Musset had made a friend. IL
was speedily elected.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1892-10-20

Says "L3uage.' in the New Yur.
Critic. "Ttc A,acaalm is t4e .caiin.
literary i7lgaa. O., Eaglari-:ac lcal!u.
literary loarna, %. ,ac Eashsa.speakin.
world. The U.i,ci STATE, is al Eac
lisa speaking c7glry containing som,
G5.0Jq,gyJ .uag5.;la,s, whose authors
names are ka7vu and their books reat
ia England as ve. as America. Ye.
wac4 one Of tae best known mea.oi.
letter, in America, our most distinguished
orator, the po,,ica, editor of our mos
iudaeut.a. weekly newspaper, the write
@; an ci.tor.a, department; in an old.cs
tao.i,Lei magazine ", !cIy read not oaly
here bat IN Eaghad, and tie leader it
the movement Tor Civil Service Reform
in United States Government Offices
when this eminent American passc.
away, still. in t.e active discharge cC al
bis duties, the A,heuplm 6ads only thi.
10 SAY Of him, 'Dr. Curtis, the clitoI
Tor ,A.r.y-.our years OF Iarpcr's Maga
zine, AMI high authority on eluca,ioall
questions, died on wednesday last at
New York, in his six.y-uiuth year.
Gcor-e William Curtis was never known
as 'Dr. Curtis, he was never the editol
Of HaTpcr's Magazine; and while he held
the almost honarary) post OF Chancello,
OF the University of the State of New
York, and was well informed on matters
pertaining to education, he was not gen.
orally known as - high authority on ed.
ucauonal questions II is as il the
Critic should note the death Of Mr. Nor
icy tmay it be long before it has occasion
to do SOY in some such wise as this: 'Mr.
Morley, literary editor of the Pail Mail
Gazette, aud high authority on the
subject of copyright (or church history,
or French history, or what nop died.
ETC."
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1892-10-20

RECENTLY Archibald Smith and o
named Wyman uf Milkesbarre, @.
an option on 30 aces Ol land in Sch
county. In exa mining II MondT
struck a vein of anthracite coal val.
$1,000, 900. The option cost them 81.
NEWTON RFpp cH, of Greene count
been sentenced tu pay q fine of c10
serve nine months in the ALLEGHENY
house, and Nathaniel Chamber lo
fine of 5000 AMI serve three months
Tor illegal liquor selling.
JACK RAMSEY, the outlaw who was
Frank Cou'cr whcn he was Shot, and
awaiting trial i'm the luiOutuwn jail,
ting a neat income BY selling bis
graphs to curious visitors.
A LITTLE son of. d. Brewer, OF G
burg. was accd,n'ly drowned in
Tuesday evening.
Ar Shenandoah. Michael Mckee. a.
was instantly killed by being cru-he
tween mine cars ON the kohiuoor dl.i
and jeremiah liurns, aged 10, wa~ h'
manglcd nt Ellangm collicry by ial1l
revolving machinery.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1892-10-20
Nancy IIauks must look to her laurcls,

I& i5Ghe><4-:-.!.p-r-~p" 'E55ft6 q
pneumatic tired ball bearing sulky, the
Geet little mare has made n mile in ,; O1
on an oval track. AZ Springfield, Mass,
Arthur A. Zimmerman, the bicycle
champion, beat the record of Nancy
Hanks by making mile in 2:Oj 1 ;.
The gain IN speed made Ivy the man over
the horse is only ii,rh Of second,
But it is interesting as showing tn,
mechanical perfection to which the bi
cycle has bccn brough. and the trcmca.
dous power there is in o set OF we.
developed, thoroughly trained human
muscles. \ race between Nancy and
Zimmerman owe. an oval traca would Jl
siyh: worth going far t5 see.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1892-10-20

The worst convict in the Missouri
ponitcntiary is man nauiel Johnson.
Tie once made IN attempt to escape by
ietting the prison on fire, and $500, ,oOC
worth oi property was destroyed. II,
'eceatly attempted lassoing keeper
with nose made OF bed ticking, but
vas not strong enough to ovcrpower him,
aud was himself forced back in his cell.
which be had ingeniously unlocked.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1892-10-20

NCE n Thought came
from the great un-
known and wandered
through the busy haunts
of men. II was not
a sublime thought, n
holy or a lovely thought.
But 1t wns a great
thought, brave and
heroic, with a high dcs-
tiny for the benefit of
the human race. At
first It moved through
court and market place
bodiless and unseen,
but people felt its in
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1892-10-20
HORSES AND TRAINERS KlLLED
COLLISION CAUSES rHE DEATH OF rIYR
AND TOun HORSES.


COLLISION CAUSES rHE DEATH OF rIYE NJ
AND rom HORSES.
The Boston express freight collided VI
the Bra;tlcboro freight at Harrison's Lad
ing, Conn, on the New London NORTH
railroad. The men killed were Kinney \
Gillen, Of Balston Sp'. n. V; EdwI
OF Norwich. Conn. McKenna residence
known. or the flfth man nothing Is knoI
The race horses killel were Teddy II. Bt
away, Wonderful Cure and Jennie Mayn
The collision was caused through an "a
Of the operator.
THE OFFICIAL BALLOT SETTLED.
There is no longer anv doubt that the I
OF the official ballot fjr Pennsylvania vii
about 22x!S inches. varying in length
cording to the number Of offices and ca,
dates In the several counties, aud the
lot will be cer'ite from the State det
inent In the form d scrlbed in the c'rl
of instructions issued yesterday by ca
nlnn Recder; that is, each Of the five n
cal parties will have its electoral ticket
separate column. The various county
missioners are proceeding on this dec,
and the ballots will all be really in tim,
oil voters to cast their ballot on election
HoMEsrEAD's DILL To THE STATE. +
Warrants to the amount Of $3.50 q,
have been drawn by Adjutan. Cen
Greenland FOR the expenses incurred b,
State by calling out the entire division
the National Guard during the early Ian
the trouble ut Homestead OF this amol.
1905. 0Jj 81 was for individual pay::j 4.
to quartermaSters for supplies; Sl2,l,
horse hire; SS3S 50, transportation, &.
50, surgeon general 81 l5i 81, misc,
eous expenses S2L OIL 81 commis,!
the total expense will reach $500, ,0))
AFARMER DRAGGED TO DEATH.
Thomas Roy, farmer living six n
west Of Washington met with t,ri
death. He was driving home from va
ington when his team ran away, th07
him out in such way that the wagon
ing caught and dragged him along VI
the horses tsamplcd upon him. Ab Il
year ago Roy met and made up with Il
wife from whom he had been parted
twenty-five years.
TERRIBLE WORK Of AZ ENGINE.
A carriage containing a. d. MaXwt.
two Misses Taylors and Miss Kate Hoe.
went was returning frcm Trcvor,0u
whsle crossing he Reading Railroal 1
Snamokin on engine dashed into The r
ragc. Maxwell received fatal injure
Miss Taylor and Miss Iloughaweut 81
terribly bruised. The formers sister "A
found under the wreck of the carliage
cred with bloc |. She cannot recover.
TIM scuUYLKILL DRYING Up.
The SchUyikill river Is 30 low a y.
miles below Reading that boats h, H
times become grounded at that point, "a
the river and canal are one. The rive <
not been so low as now for 80 year IA
,jeIHflle miles s.hqye Reedjng IT contains
ly more water than small creek. w
drying up and wheat sown last moa
dying. f
KILLED ny 4 HUNTING ACCIDENT. W
Ten days ago Marry Croman, of Il
dale, was accident y shot in the alb W
while out hunting with an Italian u '
Thomas Helm, and Friday he del M
his injuries This the second trasJ
this locality within year.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1892-10-20

The extent to which railways have
erved to open up India is we'll illus.
rated by the director generals report.
The railways now give employment to
'G0, ,59S persons, Of whom over 250, 900
,ro natives. The numoer of European
employees shows slight decrease, aud o.
East 1nians slight decrease, to 1926
,nd 1886 respectively.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1892-10-20

nuence and wondered. At length a
bold sea captain found favor with IT,,
came its slave. lie was a rover from
his childhood half trader half pirate, in the
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1892-10-20

NOTHING good can be found ou
earth that will not be found in
Heaven. -.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-06-24
Burglars I'm EbensburE.

On last Saturday morning about one
o'clock the millinery store Of Miss Mary
Davis. on High street. in this place. was
entered by burglars and two trays Of jewel
ry taken from a show case. The entrance
10 the store was effected by breaking out
one Of the large lights Of glass at the side
of the front door. Quite number Of the
ncighborS heard the noise Of the breaking
glass. but did not know where IL came
from. After gaining access To the store
the midnight providers broke in the side of
the showcase where the jcwclrv was kept
and carried of two trays Their exit and
retreat must have been a hurried one, a
pieces Of broken glass and icwclry were
scattered along down the alley adjoining
Miss Davis property towards the railroad
depot for some distance. evidently falling
from the tray in their hasty flight. 1t is
reported that one ring was found some
three miles south of town on the Wilmorc
road
On Friday night or Saturday morn
ing the warcroom of Mr.. Andrew Stritt-
mater near the depot was entered by bur
glars and as near a can bc aSccrtaincd
about thirty or forty pounds Of bacon car
ricd off. The entrance To the room wa
effected by breaking the glass and sash o
a window. The burglars had first tried tC
get into Mr.. Strittmaters' store room by
breaking one Of the windows of that room
but after breaking one of the lights Of glaS
they found the window secured on the in
side by iron bars running across which
prevented their access 10 the store room
A couple of pieces of the bacon were
found on Saturday on the Wilmore roaC
near the bridge below Grinith's dam.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-06-24

READE.-Died at his home i'm EbcnS-
burg. on Wednesday. June -. 1892. Geo
NJ. Readc, Esq. aged about 73 years.
Mr.. Rcade. who was one Of the oldest at
torneys practicing at the Cambria county
bar, was born in Fairfield tnwnship, West
morcland county. After finishing his edu-
cation at the Allegheny Institute. he began
the study of law i'm PittSburg with Read
Washington, Esq, of that city. and after
wards completed his studies with MeSSrS.
Potts Il Kopelin. Of .TOhnStOwn. and was
admitted TO the Cambria county bar on the
Sth day October. ISL. Some time in 1S52,
Mr.. Readc opened an Office in this place.
and commenced the practice of his profess
sion. He was possessed of indominable in
duStry ard energy and by close applica-
tion he soon acquired a large and lucrative
practice which he retained up until the
time of his death. and il is said that in the
forty years of his practice at the bar i'm
this place the term of court ending last
week was the only one he ever missed in
all that time.
Mr.. Readc was a Republican in politics
but was never seeker after political hon
Ors. In lSS3 when Cambria county became
a separate judicial district, his party hon
dent Judge. but his party being in the mi
nority, he was defeated by the late Judge
Johnston. MI Reade is survived by one
son, Matthiat, of Ebensburg. who made
his home with his father. His wife died
about thirty years ago and a daughter
some ten or twelve years ago,
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-06-24
ROId Robbery

ON Saturday night between the hours of
10 and II o'clock. the back door of the
dwelling house Of Mr.. George Il. Wike. in
the peaceful village of BelSano. eight
miles west Of EbcnSburg. was broken in.
and three men. disguised with eNtcmporc
masks. ran TO the room in which the old
gentleman and his wife were sleeping.
They were aroused by the noise made by
breaking the door bur did not have time
time 10 get up until they were confronted
I by the three men. one of whom flouriSEcd a
revolver and demanded their money.
While one Of the men stood guard over the
! old couple in bed the other two began ran
Sacking the house. opening bureaus. cup
boards. trunks and searching every place
where they thought money might be con-
ccalcd They found between seven and
| eight hundred dollars in cupboard. which
! they took and then demanded the old manS
watch which was at once handed over.
| Before leaving they helped themselves 10
| some canned goods and other edibleS. which
| they took along along with them. leaving
| the premises about one o'clock. The next
| morning some Of the neighborS tracked the
thieves as far a. Mundays. but there the
| tracks were lost sight of.
| Mr.. Wikc is about 50 years of age and he
and his wife live alone. he having retired
| from business several years ago. He is
| not certain "a 10 the exact amount of mon
| cy but places the amount somewhere be-
| tween seven and eight hundred dollars.
The parties who are supposed to hav,
| committed the robbery were seen in the
neighborheod during the day nut wer,
strangers TO that locality.
ItiS a very foolish practice for people u
keep large sums of money about theil
houses, and especially where they live il
country or in small villages.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-06-24

The following marriage licenses Were is
sued by the Clerk of the Orphans Court
for the week ending Wednesday, June
-. IS92:
Michael Murphy and Mary f. Prosser.
No. Six. Blair county.
Daniel Il. McGarey and Mary Farren,
GallitZin.
William +. Ribblet and Ehzabeth Ellen
Riblctt. West Taylor township.
w. Dick Shupe and Anna c. Benford
.IohnStOwn.
Ladisiaus Kozusko and Mary Kalcher
.IohuStOwn.
James Marin and Amanda j Bailey
JohnStOwn.
Robert Ralston and Ella X. Ling, Indi-
ana. Pa.
William Hysong and Mary NJ. Hess
Coopersdale.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-06-24
4 ShOoting I'm Bedford County.

In the Snake Spring Valley. in the east
ern part of Bedford county. on Monday
Adam Hofccker was mortaIly shot by Dan
lei Miller. The Miller and Hofeeker fam
lilies live on adjoining farms. Hofecker
moved there from Johnstown last fall,
aud before long was on intimate terms
with Mrs. Miller, who is the mother Of
two children. Last April. after leading
her husband TO believe that she was going
TO visit relatives in Martinsburg, Mrs.
Miller elOped with HOfecker TO Johns
town.
Miller found them. but both were for
given by pleading innocence of any wrong,
and all returned home and resumed their
usual duties. Miller found letter from
his wife's seducer appointing a meeting,
they thinking he had gone 10 Bedford. In
stead Of going to Bedford. however, Miller
hid near the house with shotgun. In a
short time HofeekeT appeared and entered
the house. As the couple left the house
| together Miller approached them and filled
Hofecker's body with shot, several enter
| ing the kidneys.
IIOfcckeT was removed To his home. \
physician who extracted the shot said tn,
wounds would be fatal. Public feeling i.
with Miller, who IS extremely distressed
| over the affair. while his wife shows nc
| signs OF regret or feeling in the matter.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-06-24
Leave aaly except sunday .

Leave daily except sunday.
leave Sunday Crlv
Black letters indicate telegraph stations.
Denny :. MD0rc's and Cristic's Gro 5sings " III
l,e flag stations for al; trains
No. connects At Crcsson with JohnStHwn ~
,iress at = for points between CTesson end
Iuhr stown, and with Pacific Express a. y Tor
poiutS west OF IOhnstOwn. Also with Maj rain
20 . - for points east Of CrersOn.
No. connects with Mall Train az 1 20 for points
West Of Cre-sou, and Mai. Express FOR points
east OF Eresson.
From points west of Cresson No. connects
with Mail train az >. and from points east or
CrcssDu with JchnstOwn Express az p, End Pa
cihc Express al i5.
no. o connects with Mail Train ~ % rom
points east Of Cresson. and Mail Express at 3 II
from points west OF Cressnn.
Sunday trains connect with Pacific Express aud
Mail Train west and mail Express east.
Passengers 10 or from points on Pennsylvania
\ Northwestern Railroad can take train at Coal
port or Irvona.
Stations marked ff' are flag statiOns. Pas
sengers wishing 20 get of VIII notify the con-
ductOr. Passengers ing 20 get on VIII hag
the train at these stations. Trains will not stop
unless 50 notified. w. p. RATHBUN.
General Manager and Superintendent.
=. J. BURGOON. Train Master.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-06-24
Eminent Eacts

The question is often asked and scarcely
ever answered, why whiSkey made now is
not as pure and reliable as il was forty
years ago. 1t l. nevertheless fact that
il is made purer AMI better to-day than at
that time. With the improved methods
fuSil oil and other impurities are entirely
eliminated. y sworn statement as TO the
purity, age and quality of the whisky sold
Is furnished by one dealer who advertises
full quarts, six year old pure Penn,S Rye,
at sl.OO per quart, or six quarts for $500.
Silver Age SEQ per quart. Duquesne - .25
per quart. Port, Sherry, Sweet California
Wines at SOC. \ complete catalogue and
price list of all foreign and domestic liq-
uors mailed on application by
MAX KLEIN
- Federal St. Allegheny. Pa.
For sale by j. Il a. E. Bender, Ebens-
burg, Pa.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-06-24
A TTENIIUN. sOLnIEKN.

q II IN III.N 81 ITIIEIN-
y have been apIoiut-d by the Hon. sSccro-
fary Of tie Interior PENSi ~ AND CLAIM
AGENT. I have WEIA = YEARS EAPEk-
IENCE. All CLAIMS entrusted q viii receive
prompt att n ion. Any so!diers drawing les
Than 80 Ter onth PcLsiou can have u increased
T. 80, - tlH aud sl2 Ter month according 70 dsa-
biIity. under thc act ai iguc .. 1870
Please give au old wIaliri cDmralU your pat
rguage. once with N .a- ID. Scchlyr. Attorney at
Law. Reade's Row. centre street Ehensburs,
Pa. j e. BU IKE.
Pension Attorney.
Late MAJOR Ilth Ke-r, Pouna. Reserves
Nav -. 1872 8u
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-06-24
Agent. EBEN snURG, PA.

nRGPDSATS FOR FURNISHING STA
Il tlOnary. Furniture. Fuel aud other supplies.
In compliance With fAe Consultation and laws
OF the Com uuuV.r1Iff Of PCuusy lyauia. hereby
invite seated proposals. ~ prices below maxi
mum rates fixed 90 srl. r.iules. Go igrut station
ary Furniture Fuel and other supplies Tor the
several departments uf the state Govern mcnt
and tor making repairs in tuc several depart
merits. and Tor the distribution OF ;hc public doc
umeHts. for tie year cuGlcg tnc hrst Monday Of
June. 4 -. lss2.
Separate proposals N;il Doe received and sepa-
rate contracts awarded gs announced IN said
sched-les Each ftrupHsHI must ru accompanied
bY "A bond with approved surc;ics, e5ndit toned Tor
the iaitiiu! performance ui the cuatract, and al
dressed and delivered 20 f.fOrt twelve O'Clock
NJ. OF wednesday the > fh dag Of June, A. D..
lsg2 1T hen time tBe lffHfosI.s viii be opened
and contracts awarded. ia the deception room Of
he Exscutiye Department ~ harrisburg.
Blank bonds and schedules containing all ne
ccSsarg ia Information raa tr obtained At this De
partmeut. WILLIAM r. HAkRlIG.
Secretary Of the Commonwealth
juno 10Th Esp-.3t
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-06-24
SATURDAY. July 9. 1892.
WASHINGTON HOUSE,

a Frame Stable. an Ice House. and all necessary
OoutbuiIdings. The Washington House Is one OF
the hest hotel buildings in said borough or Gal
litZin. and has been lcen sed for many years
No. ?. A Niece or lot Of ground situate in said
borough of CialitZin. bounded on the north by lot
OF )seph Ciutwsld: on the east bv Nutter alley
and on the south by Zachrish Topper said lot
fronting hity feet Main street and extending
back one hundred and seventy feet TO Nutter al
". and hayIng thereon erected a tNo-storled