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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-01-20
a Snake Charmed by Bells.

A Denison (Tex.) dispatch says:
Mrs ID. NJ. Madden is a lady of nerve.
Yesterday afternoon, her little girl
Mary, aged two years, was seated on
the ground under a tree playing with
tin hoop. To- which were attached bells
The noise of the bells attracted Il large
blacllsnalzc, which erawled To the feet
of the child and stretched at full
length, with its head resting on her
left foot. The jingle of the bells
seemed to charm it, for the snake closed
its eyes and was motionless. Mrs.
Madden saw the snake. She did not
scream for assistance, as most women
would have done under the circum-
stances She darted to the child,
grabbed the snake by the tail and
hurled it through the air. The peculiar
music of the bells had evidently placed
the snake under a spell, as it did not
move until it felt the touch of Mrs.
Madden's hand.
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EBENSBURG FRIDAY. JANUARY
/ loaded, but it might go off"

amt loaded, but II might go OFT
But on it came and Charlie found that
his legs wouldn't move in spite of all he
could do To make them
One step more and he stood face to
face with his strange discovery, and
Charlie saw that it was not only II
woman. but a young and handsome
one, and he began To feel better.
Il beg your pardon" he said. ''but
the night air is cool and you appear TO
be dressed rather lightly. Can | rem
der you any assistance? Is there any
one in the house that has frightened
you?''
Still no answer, and Charlie, embold-
ened 10y his own words, stepped To the
young woman's side and gently took
her 10y the arm.
She turned her face To him and then
the mystery was solved.
Another Amina," he said LA
Sonnambula' off the stage with a re-
porter rs first tenor and leading man.
Well. this il n go!''
I've got To take her in the house,
anyhow, that's plain" he said to him
self, and he gently led the willing walk
er back up to the door and rang the
bell, and rang it with 4 forty horse
power draft.
The next minute the beautiful sleep
walker was no longer asleep, but wide
awake, and Charlie had a very plump
Young woman in his arms in a dead
faint, and he made a dash with his
burden into the hall, only to meet n
healthy young man in even less dis
habi!ie.
What's this?" he shouted, making a
grab ut Charities throat
shut the door, You idiot gurgled
Charlie. dropping the girl on the floor
and almost putting sis foot on her,
after the manner of sic semper tvrannis.
What does this Inean?' arain
shouted the young man, and the re
mainder of the family came tumbIing
downstairs, none of them fixed To see
company.
Let go of me and shut that door
and I'll tell your wheezed Charlie.
You don't want to raise the neigh
borhood and bring the patrol wagon,
do you?"
Some of the other members of the
family by this time had rescued the re-
porter and shut the door. and, while
the mother and the servants carried
the unconscious girl upstairs, Charlie
met the young lady and what the
trouble was. Both men knew Linn by
sight and had met him on change and
lscwherc, and it was not difficult To
explain the situation.
Half an hour later the reporter was
at home, in bed and dreaming sweet
dreams of pretty girls and al sorts of
romantic Things.
When lac reached the Office next day
a note was waiting for him and he was
invited To call that evening on the
mother of the young lady.
lie called, OF course. He saw the
mother; he saw the daughter, blushing
and beautiful, and now if Charlie j.
bachelor much longer there will be &
breach of promise suit or some other
dreadful calamity, for Charlie's mind
is made up.-Detroit Free Press.
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Business items, nrst insertion, l0c. per line
subsequent insertions. &c. per line
Administrator and Executors Notices 81 80
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Book and Job Printing Of all kinds neatly and
exediousiy executed at the lowest prices. And
don 'tyou forget IL.
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Habits of "Gents-r IS

The gents" have a contempt for the
ordinary decencies of life They ''cuss.
chaw terbaclIer, and drink red Ticker, q"
and they desire that you shall be made
aware of the fact. They were raised"
To do il, and if you don't like il you can
lump it-sce?" They pay their way"
and don't ask no man no odds" As
they see him the gentleman is always a
dude, the lady ''high-hyer." They
rush against you, jostle You, outrage
your sense of propriety and rejoice in
the discomfort they cause you. They
sport" paste diamonds and take in
the town." and are not afraid of the
whole police force" They will have
You know they are gents" and priv
ileged under the law to outrage decen-
y.-Birmingham Age-Herald-
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Raises Her Own Tea.

Mrs Increase Sumner, of Starle,
Bradford county, raises her own tea,
and has treated her guests to cups of
the homemade beverage, which was
pronounced delicious. She says that
owing to rapid growth she has to cut
off the bushes every three or four years,
while in China this is done only once in
seven years. She gathers three crops a
year; the finest tea costs fifteen dollars
pound, but will not stand sea voy-
age, and never gets farther than Russia
but her bushes furnish it To her for the
picking.
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a dvertiSing Rates.

The large and reliable circulation Of the CAV
BRiA FREEMAN commends IL 20 the favorable
cons de ra tiOn Of advertisers whose iavors
Inserted at the following low rates
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Cam bri1 Freeman
- l'usIJsncd weekly Ht
.BENSBURG, SAMBRIA CO.. PENNA..
BI JAMES q. HASsON,
Subscription, Rates

&c To pers1us residing outside uf the county
A. cents additional Iscr year vii 10 charged to
pay postage.
<sIu no event VIII the above terms he de-
nrIed frum and these who Don consult LnciT
~ IA interests 10y payiu4 10 advance must not
pect To he placed on che -nne "oIing as those Wit
d Let TINS fact be distinctly understood TrvU.
tnis time fogWtrd.
srFay TOR your paper before you stop It, u stoI
1, YOU must None tut Sc9lawalgs 30 otherwise
,fnnt a sCalawag-Iiie rs too short.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-11-22

vaults Of wine; but piled against the
inner wall was hoard OF treasures to
make a smrggler's mouth water or
turn wreciTer's brain.
Puncheons OF rum and other spirits,
bales Of wool, planks Of mahogany and
pine, oars, broken masts, coils Of rope,
tangles Of running rigging, flags OF all
nations and articles of such material
as Is used on shipboard, swinging
tables, brass swinging lamps, mast
head lanterns and hammocksI enough,
and to spare, in short, to fit out a small
fleet Of vessels. Lost In amazement,
Brinkley examined this extraordinary
hoard, the accumulation, doubtless, OF
many years. All at once his eye fell
upon large canvas bag, rotten with
age, and gaping open. 1t was as full
as it could hold Of pieces Of gold, bear
ing the superscription Of the mint OF
Spain. ta QEa
william Jonesl William Jones! And
all this was yours, at least by right OF
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-11-22

In the recollections Of "a Man OF
Letters Under the Empire and the Res
toration" q story is told Of a French
poet, Marquis de Saint-Marc, which
would do credit TO some Of the military
heroes Of history.
When Saint-Marc was fifteen years
old he was ensign OF troop Of cavalry
In the French army and took part in
the battle OF Fontenoy. The hrst
charge OF the English columns scat
tered and overthrow the first line OF
Saint-Mare's regimcnt, and the boy,
seated on his horse and uuharmed. was
left alone. ..-
} 'In that terrible moment" he said.
speaking Of II Afterward, II remem-
bered nothing except that had been
told not to finch, and always 10 hold
my standard upright I did that with
all my strength Then the second line
rushed forward. Before quite under
stood II was surrounded with friends,
who wrapped me up In my flag and
carried me 10 Louis XIV, who embraced
me and made me lieutenant then and
thare" f'I
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TOM AND /.

Tho meadow with its clover sweet
Stretched far before our view,
The daisies grew beneath our feet
The hyacinths were blue ~ ~
I saw o'erhead . merry band ~
OF purple swallows ny,
When we walked through the meadow-land
Together. Tom and ]. I, tar,ba
The l.nnet piped bnid the sedgo rst -al
The blaclfbird's notes were gay,
On hill and plain. on bough and hedge,
The happy sunshine lay,
he questioned as he held my hand,
Imurmured reply,
As wo walked through the meadow-land
Together, Tom and
and Oft tho spring has brought since then
The bloom 10 pear and peach.
The yiolets 70 the lowly glen,
The greenleayes 70 the beech,
And scattered with her fairy wand
The gray rnists from tho sky.
Since we walked through that meadow-land
Together, Tom and L
And we have had since that spring day
Our share OF good and III,
And now, though old. and bent and gray,
We're fond, true lovers still
In perfect faith, and hand In hand,
selWc wait tho parting nigh,
Since we'll meet IN tho bettcr land
Together, Tom and I,
, M Rock, in Chambers Journal
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the modification not merely of elicit
ing no reply, but of finding that. he
had not heard word Of her converse
ltion.
Now this style of proceeding would
certainly have caused her some an
inoyance, but for one compensating
fact which put the balance entirely on
the other side. 1t was evident that,
despite the change, Brinlxley's inter.
est was not lessening, nay, it rather
seemed to be on the increase-and this
fact Matt, very woman as she was, was
quick to perceive, Z rr
Very often on looking suddenly at
him she found his eyes fixed wonder
ingly and sympathetically upon her.
She asked him on one occasion what he
was thinking about. y, 4.t,t .g7re
y"You, Matt" he answered, prompt
ly. u was trying to imagine" he con-
tinued, seeing her blush and hang her
head, "how you would look in silks
and velyets; got up, In fact, like .
grand demoiselle. What would you
say, now, II a good fairy were to find
you out some day and were to offer to
change you from what you are to fine
young lady--would you say yes?"
Matt reflected for moment, then
she followed her feminine instinct
and nodded her head vigorously.
"Ah-by the way, Matt, can you
read?"
"Print, not writing"
"And writer"
"Just bitv'
"Who taught you? William Jones2''
"No, that he didn't; learned of Tim
Penrenn down village. William Jones,
he can't read and he can't write; no
more can William Jones father"
This last piece of information set the
young man thinking so deeply that the
rest of the interview became rather
dull for Matt. When she rose to 60,
however, he came out Of his abstrac-
tion, and asked her II she would re-
turn on the following day.
II don't know-p'rapsw she said.
"Ah," returned the young man, as
suming his flippant manner. ''you find
me tedious company, / fear. The fact
is, am generally affected in this man.
ner in the present state of the moon.
But come tomorrow, Matt. Your
presence does me good"
However, the next day passed and
the next again, and there was no sign
Of Matt. He began to think the child
had taken offense, and that he would
have to seek her in her own home,
when her opportune appearance pre-
vented the journey. He was taking
his breakfast one morning inside the
caravan, when he suddenly became
conscious that Matt was standing out.
side watching him.
"oh, you are there, are your" he said
coolly. "Come In and have some break
fast, Matt"
fro BIZ Continued
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EXTENSIVE ACQUAINTANCE.

A Rural Visitors View of some Of the
Names OF Streets In Chicago.
The Philadelphia Inquirer prints q
story related by man who went TO
the opening Of the worlds fair at Chi
icago, and had occasion to call upon
some old friends on the West side.
Many Of the streets in that quarter
have the baptismal names Of women, .
fact which seemed natural enough to
him, as he had formerly lived there.
But he says:
II seemed to puzzle an old country
man, who was doubtless visiting Chi
cago for the first time. Among the
passengers were many ladies. Tho
conductor was calling the names Of the
streets, and stopping the car as one
after another Of the passengers wished
to get of.
"Elizabethl'' he called. A woman
rose, he rang the bell, and she got off.
A few squares farther ada" was
called, and another woman made her
exit.
The old countryman began to look
interested, and when the conductor
shouted, "MIaryv" and another woman
gathered up her bundles, he made no
attempt TO conceal his astonishment.
In quick succession came "Paulina,
Roberta" and Augusta" and as II
happened every call was followed by
the departure of a passenger. The old
man could stand 1t no longer With
bulging eyes he made his way to the
rear platform, where he said in stage
whisper TO the conductor:
"Great shakes, misterl Do you know
the names Of all the women folks in
this town9"-Philadelphia Inquirer.
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cnAPTER Ix.-CoNrrNunD.


The result of the information thus
communicated was TO leave the young
man of the caravan far more curious
than ever. lie determined to turn the
tables on William Jones, and to watch
his movements, not In the daytime,
but during the summer night, waiting
for his appearance in the immediate
neighborhood of the DEVILS Caldron.
The first night he saw nothing-it
was stormy, with wild gusts OF rain.
The second night was equally unevent-
full. Nothing daunted, he went for a
third and last time, and lay in the
moonlight on the cliffs, looking toward
the village.
The night was dark and cloudy, but
from time to time the moon came out
with sudden brilliance on the sea,
which was gently stirred by breeze
from the land.
He waited for several hours. About
midnight he rose to go home.
As he did SO he was startled by the
sound of oars, and, lying down, per-
ceived small boat approaching on a
silver patch Of moonlit sea.
The moon came out, and he saw that
the occupant of the boat was solitary
man.
1t approached rapidly, making direct
for the DEVILS caldron. Lying down
on his face and peeping over, Brinkley
saw 1t stop just outside the foaming
passage, while the man stood up,
stopped, lifted something heavy from
the bottom and threw It overheard.
Then, after Watching for moment a
dark object which drifted shoreward,
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right into the Caldron, he rowed away
until he reached sheltered creek,
close 10 the scene Of the swimming ad-
venture. Here he ran the boat ashore
and leaped out.
The next minute Brinkley heard him
coming up the cliffs.
Trembling with excitement, he lay
down fat on his face and waited.
Presently the man emerged on the top
of the cliffs, within a few yards Of
Brinkley's hiding-place. Just then the
moon flashed brightly out, and Brink
ley recognized him.
It was William Jones, carrying on
his shoulders something like a loaded
sack, aad dangling from his left wrist
a horn lantern
He looked round once or twice and
then hurried toward the sand hills.
Brinkley followed stealthily. The
moon now went In, and II became
pitch dark. Presently Jones paused,
set down the load and lit the lantern;
then he hurried on.
For fifty or sixty yards q coarse car
pet,of greensward covered the cliffs
then the sand hills began. Passing
over the first sand hill, Jones disap-
peared. Quick rs thought the young
man followed, and, peering over, saw
the light in the hollow beneath; itrose
higher and higher till II reached the
top Of the next sand hill, where II
paused. Crawling ON hands and knees,
Brinkley slipped down into the hol'
low, and then crept upward half way
up the mound; heESund huge rock,
behind which he crouched and peeped.
As he did so william Jones, light In
hand, seemed TO dive down into the
solid earth and disappear.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-11-22
CHAPTER x.
THE SECRET or THE CAVE.

For q minute after the disappearance
Charles Brinkley lay as II petriaed,
and, indeed, he was altogether lost in
wonder. What had happened? Had
an earthquake swallowed the mysteri-
Gus one, or had se tumbled down In q
fit9 Brinlxley waited and watched;
Ave minutes had passed, ten minutes
and still the light did not re-emerge.
At last, overcome by curiosity, Brink
10y rose. and, STOPPING close to the
ground, crept from the rock behind
which he had lain concealed. and
orawled across tae summit Of ithcsand
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-11-22

Pete Amsterdam--A day Of reckon
ing will come for every rich man.
McCynical-Yes, II comes 10 him on
the day Of tho month on which he fig-
ures up tho Interest due him.--Texas
Siftings. ~ 49, fatf, ~
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-11-22

Dix--You must be making money;
I've seen . boy leave six new gowns
for your wife this week.
y Hicks-You don't understand; she
bought one Monday and has changed
II every day since. IN. Y. Times
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-11-22
CHAPTER XII
nYsrrmous BEHAVIOR OF THE YOUNG oEE'
TI.HMAn IL !. Ia. 1

About this time Matt noticed o curi'
GUS change come over her artist friend.
He was more thoughtful and conse-
quently less entertaining. Often when
she appeared and began chatting 70
him about affairs In which she thought
he might take somc interest she had
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-11-22
Nothing strangy About II.

Strange, living so long here, thnt I
haven't met you before" ha. n
Not ntall ! don't owe you any
thingw-Chicago Record. ~ ls ~
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-08-31
uoLETs in THE A

The blue Wild violets In the grass.
They smile mp at me as ! pass;
The tender hue OF April skies,
They mind me of my baby's eyes.
My bonnie little laughing lass
Amid the violets I'm the grassl
The bonniest babe was ever bornl
Her tresses like the tasselcd corn,
Her mouth the sweetest half blown rose,
Her laugh the merriest breeze that blowsi
Her eyes, what could their blue surpass2
Not cen the violets in the grass.
All mel how plain I see her stand,
Her feet sunk In them, and her hand
Eager to pluck them all for me,
Her face aglow with baby glee,
Her fingers hidden In the mass
OF blue wild violets in the grassi
Again I see her, laid at rest.
The violets nesting In her breast
The wax fingers white n cold,
Sull clasp them In their patient hold.
But know not now, alas. alasl
The touch of violets from b grassl
Soft Graded on q sunny slope,
Watched by twin angels, Faith and Hope.
My pretty baby sleeping lies;
And On IL were her own sweet eyes
Smile up 10 greet me a. ] pass
The blue wild violets in the grass.
katharine Festetits In Youths Companion.
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It is the popular impression that the
smaller affairs of government are very
loosely run and that in any Of the de-
partments are opportunities for fat pick
ings by any man not overscrupulous.
As evidence of the in~correctness OF this
theory one Of the treasury department
employees relates an incident of the first
day of Mr.. Carlisle's administration.
Secretary Foster had occupied one chair
at his desk for q long time, and, as men
will, had become attached to it. He ex-
pressed q desire to take it with him.
Certainly" said his successor, "take II
along" II was more easily said than
done. First an order was necessary;
then the chair was to be accounted fol
to the official who has such matters In
charge; then it was to be paid for. II
was a valueless piece of furniture. As q
short way out of the difficulty the ap.
praiser was sent for. He eyed the wreck
over and said 1t might be worth % te
anybody who wanted it very much
"All right" said the new secretary,
Then he put his hand in his pocket
pulled out o % bill, paid the official and
presented the chair to his predecessor
Washington Post.
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J.. III. WILLIAMSON,
Attorney for Plaintiff.

NOfice.
State Of South Dakota. Second judicial circuit.
In the circuit court within and for Lake county.
]. IL. williamson, plaintiff, vs.. Frederick 7.
Day, defendant. The state OF South Dakota
sends greeting: To the above named defend
ant: You are hereby summoned and required to
answer the complaint of j. III. Williamson, plain
TIFF. which viii be fled In the Office OF the clerk
Of the circuit court, = within and for said
Lake county, at Madison, South Dakota, and
serve o copy OF Your answer on the sub
scriber ~ his Office in Madison. state OF
South Dakota, within thirty days after the
service of this summons, exclusive OF the
day OF service, or the plaintiff win take judgment
against you for one hundred and fifteen dollars
with interest at Z per cent. per annum from July
Ii, 1889, besides costs.
Dated at Madison, 8. D., this 9Th day Of June,
1893. J.H. WILLIAMSON,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
To Frederick r. Day, the above named de-
PENDANT: Take notice that the complaint In the
above entitled action and referred 70 In the
above mmo was fled In the ONCE Of the
clerk OF the circuit court Of Lake county, state Of
South Dakota. In the second Judicial circuit
thereof, in the city of Madison. eaid coun-
ty and state, on the 5th day Of June, 1888.
III WILLIAMSON,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
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Estate OF SouthfDakota, county OF Lake, ss. In
circuit court, second judicial circuit. Charles b.
Maynard, plaintiff, Va. Maud 8. Maynard, defend
ant. Notice 70 take dispositions. To Maud y.
Maynard. the above named defendant. You will
take notice that Charles B. Maynard, the plain
till in the above entitled action, will take the de.
positions of Geo. VOse and Ellen SeRer, at the
ONCE of ALBERT Vose. In the town of Pitts6eld In
Rutiand county and state Of Vermont, by and be
fore Albert Voee, q notary public In and Tor said
and state. Tor In case said notary cannot
act, then before some other qualified notary
public1 on Friday the 18th day OF August, 1888.
commencing at the hour OF 10 o'clock In the fore
noon Of that day that the taking Of said deposi-
tons viii be continued and adjourned from day
to day until fully taken and completed, and that
the deposition so taken viii be read In evidence,
the trial OF the above entitled action on tho
part of the plaintiff.
III. WILLIAMSON,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
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Land ONCE at Mitchell, South Dakota, August
"a, 1893. Notice lie hereby given that the foIlow
ing named settler has nled notice OF her inten.
tion to make Gnal proof In euppor OF her claim.
and that said proof will be made before the clerk
OF the circuit court, IN and for Lake county, 8.
D., on October ii, 1885. viz: Marian Barton,
widow OF Smith Barton, deceased, for the sea
section n, township l07, range 53, tH. E. No.
2S,6001 She names the following Witnesses 70
prove her continuous residence upon and Guilt
walton OF, said land, via: Joseph Cress, OF Ra-
mona, and Robert Oliver, Edgar Langhlin and
r.. n. KRATZ,
Register.