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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-03-03
1893 BY oAhsLES KING

the ciimb OK 4vU feet were a mere bag
atellc.
Whats up? jackson here:" he
asked. shoys OF breath, as he reached the
little nook in which their brush covered
tents We're pitched. There was no re-
ply.
''Pii.ci Pike! Where are you:"
he called.
And presently, faint and far. some
where down in the dark canyon TO the
south. n voice replied:
Down hyar. Something's coming
up the road"
Surely enough. Probably quarter
mile away a dim light as OF "a swing
ing lantern could be seen following the
winding OF the rough and rock ribbed
road. Then came the clicl; of ironshod
hoofs. the crack of the long mule whip,
and n resonant imprecation in Spanish
lovcled at the invisible draft ami
mails. Bounding lightly down the
southwark path, Sergeant Wing soon
reached the roadside. and there found'
Pike in Converse with brace of horse
men.
Its old Harvey s outfit, from Yuma,
making for Morero's, ," vouchsafed the
soldier.
"Oh. is that you, Sergeant Wing:.
ought TO have known you were here.
I'm Ned Harvey" And the taller
horseman held out hand, which Wing
graspcd and shook with cordial fe-vor
(which way. Mr.. Harvey, and who
are with your"
Home 10 Tucson. Ny sisters ere in
Concord behind US, going 10 visit the
old folks for a few weeks before their
trip 10 Cuba
"Tou don't tell me"' exclaimed
Wing. They're the frst ladies to pass
through here since ! came on duty at
the station two months ago. You stay
! ut Noreno's, / SUPPOSE
"Yos; the governor meets rs there
with relays and four or five men. We
know there would 10 no danger west
OF the Santa Maria"
Well. did You stop at Ccralvo's
or sec any OF their pcorio:"
no, never put in there. Fathers
very suspicious of that gang. Why do
You ask. thought
Wing hesitatcd. "There was some
story af,o-t about Apaches. he finally
said. THE paymaster's escort threw
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-03-03

The taller torscmnn held out his hand.
trhich Wing shook tritt cOrdiul fCrUOr.
OF n detachment toward the ella this
morning. and sent one of my two men
hack TO Ceralvo's 10 inquire. you
must have met him."
mo. we made circuit-came Nv
the old trail around the head of the
slough. Ne haven't passed anybody.
have we. Tony" he asked OF tie 81
lent horseinan by his side.
NON. senior: hut there were many
hoof trails leading to Ceralvo's. " was
the answer. in the Spanish tongue.
Then you'll need water here. Ny.
Harvey. It's 10 mile pull across 10
Mdrcno's, said Wing. as the four mule
team came laboring mp to the spot and
willingly halted. the lantern Mt the for
ward axle slowly settling into inertia
from its penduluInlil;e swing.
Where are we, Ned?" hailed q
blithc young voice. Sweet and silverv
!; sounded to the troopers unaccus-
toned ours. surely not at Morenos
yct?'
Not yet, paquita mia. Is Ruth
awaEes Tell her TO poke that curly
pate OF hers ont of the door. want
you to know Mr.. Wing. Sergeant Wing,
who has charge Of the signal station
here"
Almost instantly slender hand, hold
ing little brass hurricane lantern. an
pcared ut the opening, followed by a
sweet. smiling face. while gust behind
II pcered another, only trifc older and
more serious. yet every whit rs pretty.
Wing raised his old felt hat and mentally
cursed the luck that had sent him down
there in his ragged shirt sleeves Pike.
the cyIiic, busied himself in getting
the buckets from underneath the s.out
spring wagon. ard bumped his head
savaguly against the trunk laden boo, rs
he emerged.
- never dreamed of seeing ladies
tonight. 3" Iuughed the sergeant. ITS
the rurcst sight IN NIL the world here.
but ! remember you well when YOU
came to Yuma last year. That was
when you were going TO school at Sun
francisco. believe"
That was when I was in short
dresses and lorg face, sergeant. {"
mcrrily answered the younger girl. II
hated the idea Of going there TO school.
&an. here. was willing enough, but 1
had never know anything but Arizona
and Mexico. AL could think Of was
that was leaving home
''She was soon reconci!cd. Mr..
Wir.y." said Miss Harvey; there were
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-03-03
tell you all we Know.
A moment more and, with glaring
eyes with agonized, ashen face, the
Arizona merchant stood at the entrance

Up through the gloon, strobe q tau figure.
fearless and confident.
Of the ranch, clinging to the horse rail
for support, listening with gasping
breath to Piummer's faltering recital
Of the events Of the morning. sssi
Are you sure it was my sonny
Ned?2 he moaned.
never SAW him before, 1fr. Har-
vey. Tut some of my men were sure.
and old Moreno here"-
The wooden shutter behind them
swung open. From the inner darkness
Moreno s voice, tremulous with SYM
pathy and distress. fell upon their cars
Senior Harvey, my heart bleeds for
yen. 1 saw him but an instant. but it
was he-Senor Edward, Your SON..
God of heavenl And your men have
gone, all of them.''
"All but Feeny here"
Northeast. toward the Christobal 2"
YES, but stop one moment how and
look ut this note. sit your son S writ
ing?" And Plummer produced the
crumpled page while Feeny held the
light. Feve,-ishly Harvey examined
the scrawl, his hand trembling so hard
he could not steady the paper.
1T is like enough he moaned. "It
was written in such mad haste. My
horse.' he cried. 'and you come with
me, George. Send the others on our
trail as soon as they get in. Give me
another pistol if yen can, have but
one, and in Gods name order along
the first troops that reach you"
Then in less than u minute even the
gailopins hoofs had nufiled their dull
thunder in the darkness and distance.
With wild dread squirting him on, the
father was gone TO the rescue Of his
children. leaving old Plummer and his
faithful sergeant shocked and nerveless
at the ranch.
ITO he continued
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-03-03
complete
Manhood
aad f,os,, fosa<Aa;n Il
and how to attain it.

At last medical work that tells the cauees.
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subjects treated are Nervous Debility, Impo-
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The Husband, Those intending Marriage. etc.
Every man who would know the grand truths, !,
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'and avoid future pitfalls should write for thu,
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Iris Medical 60 .Pusaio ny.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-03-03

..All run down" from the weaken
ing effects of warm weather. you
need n good tonic and blood purifier
ike Hoods Sarsaparilla. Do not put
off taking it. Numerous little all
ments, if neglected. will soon break
up the system. Take Hoods Sarsa-
parrilla now, to expel disease and
give you strength and appetite.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-03-03

Hoods pills are the best family
cathartic and liver medicine. Harm
less. reliable, sure. Il N
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-03-03

For sale by L. II. Thomas, 1880
Second avenue and 206 Seventeenth
street.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-16
Down the BIBckiIck.

Things down the Blacklick are booming
now because of the building of the new
railroad. Just forty years ago
Blacklick had its first boom, a. an old ar
ticle OF agreement, handed into the FREE
MAN few days ago aud which we publish
below. will show. The agreement is as
follows:
ELIZA FURNACE. October Sd. 1915.
Terms upon which David Ritter pro-
poses To sell To Lot w. Irwin. one half of
two thousand acres of and lying on the
north AID south branches of Black Lick
together with all the improvements made
towards erecting furnace upon said
property.
David Ritter asks for the above de-
scribed property. Seven thousand dollars
tO be paid "a follows: ls:. the one ha of
the original purchase money yet due by Rit-
ter on the land, l. To be paid out of the 81,
0JO.OO as the payments fall due-which in
all are supposed to amount to S2.OOO.OO: of
the remaining 5000, 3. 800 is 10 bc paid on
the lst of January 1916. 81 ,25O on the ISt of
July 1916 and 81 go on the lst of October
1916.
Ritter is bound to pay all debts contract
ed previous to the closing of the bargain
and uSing the store goods on hand and the
horses, gears and wagons. which are to be
put into the concern, the goods at cost and
horses, gears and wagons at valuation.
Ritter il TO remain at the works and
Superintend the business until the furnac.
is in blast. at the rate of Sl,OOO.OO per an
mum for his services, out of which he is To
ind himself and family and find his own
horse. the horse to be kept by the concern.
y fter tie furnace is in blast other arr ange-
mentS are To be made If advisable. Rit-
ter is To have house on the Black Lick
rent free. Said Ritter gives Irwin until
Monday the 18th OF October 10 accept the
above proposal. aud binds himself TO full
Ill the contract iflrvin should comply with
the terms. DAVID RITTER.
l.. w IRWIN
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-16
Death OF Hon. R. l.. Hewitt

Hon. Benjamin l.. Hewitt, of Holidays
burg. eX-speaker of the House of Repre-
Sentatives, and one of the best known Re-
publican politicians in the state, died
about . o'clock on Saturday morning in
the bingham House, Philadelphia, where
he wen: for medical treatment i few weeks
ago. Mr.. Hewitt was born i'm Petersburg,
Huntingdon county, June 4, 1888. He was
admitted To- the Blair county bar in 1SJ6.
During the civil war he was a field pay
master with rank of ma jOr. He served
eight years in the House of Representa-
tiveS and in 1881 was chosen speaker of
that body. He was a fish commissioner
from 1873 until 1SS4 and planted the Cory
Matching house, the best fish Matching
establishment in America. He was chair
man of the House committee in 1S73 on
the revision of the civil code. In 1879 he
helped TO prevent the passage of the riot
bill whose provisions would have taken
81 OO0OOO out of the state treasury. Dur
ing the great struggle in 1881 over the
election of a United States senator Mr..
Hewitt received several votes on different
ballots for that high office. During the
late legislature he became prominent IN
the opposition 10 the seating of Andrews
and also as the father of the pure food bill
lie leaves a wife and two sons.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-16
Whai Grand Jury SaYs

The grand jury, before being discharged
made the following report To the court:
To the Honorable Court:
We. the grand jurors of March sessions
1894. beg leave To submit to you the fol-
lowing report of the several public build
ings of Cambria county, Pa.
First, Having carefully examined the
county almshouse and finding everything
in ard around the building To be i'm good
sanitary condition, we must say that Mr.
and Mrs. Hoover deserve credit for the
faithful performance of the duties en-
trusted To their care.
Second, Having examined the Jail, We
find IL in frSt-class condition.
Third, After carefully examining tn,
basement of the court house we find th,
sanitary condition of the water closets
very bad.
Fourth, We would recommend the
adoption of metallic steel files for the pro
thonotary's and the register and recorder:
offices. Respectfully submitted,
GEO. Il. RICHARDS,
Foreman
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-16
Marriage Licenses.

The following marriage licenses were is
sued by the Clerk of the Orphans Court
for the week ending Wednesday, March II,
1894.
Fred Saxon and Katie Badior, Johns
town.
John T.. Johnston, DunlO. and Martha
Ann Allison, Scalp Level.
David H. Stevens and Addie RageI Z.
Jackson township.
McGarie HoStetter and Carrie Felix.
Lower Yoder township.
BE Cole and Eliza A. wilkins, Patton.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-16
AnathPr Railroad /.

A telegram from Harrisburg dated
March II. says: A charter was granted
at the state department to-day 10 the
Clearfeld X Conemaugh Railroad Com
paEy, which will construct "A line CD miles
long through CIearfield and Cambria coun-
ties. The capital stock is Sl,350,O0. John
f. Faunce. of Philadelphia; George X.
Fleming. David Fleming, eX- Congressman
H. Myers and III. j. McCarrell, of Harris
burg. are among the incorporators,
The line mentioned above will begin at
BeIsena Mills, in Clearfield county, on the
line of the Beech Creek railroad, and con-
meet with the Baltimore ~ Ohio railroad
at Johnstown. II will follow up some OF
the branches of the Clearfeld creek through.
White and Clearlield townships until il
strikes the divide. and then take the Con
maugh waters west.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-16
The GosIing aud It's Guardians.

After the issue of last weeks FREEMAN
the guardians of the Costing resolved To
have a picture. a carpenter was ordered
TO manufacture a cut, and after occupying
the nest night and day for Is hours. one OF
the guardians, who can look wiser than
the others, concluded that the picture
should he IA man mp tree The editor
of the Costing ond the other guardians
could not see the point, but from the look
of wisdom on the parent goose, they con
cluded that there was point in il some
where. and the cut appears in the GOSiiHq
this week. We cannot Ieproduceit il on this
short notice OF we would, as we generally
give our readers specimens OF the GOStjng'S
wisdom. Here is what the Costing says.
however:
When an editor gets so badly ''up
tree IN Il controversy that he has to leave
the subject and attack diSintcrcSted citi-
ZenS 10y calling them geese and making OBJ
scene pictures TO represent them, its time
To call Il halt.
The Costing can call halt whenever il
sees fit. The FEEEMAN's motto when at
tackled Is
LAY on. Macduff,
And damned be ne who first cries hold,
enough!'
As far aS We are concerned. personally.
we acknowledge that we do feel Somcw hat
like goose. because il has been necessary
for us 10 defend ourselves and our business
from the despairug attacks of our enemies
in a manner that was not very dignihed,
but at that we do not So much a. murmcr.
believing that We have thoroughly defeat
ed the ends sought for by our Jealous con-
tempOraries and shown the coI recJneSS OF
our position on the ballot work.
The above reads very fine but when We
take into consideration tine fact that il
was the Costing that spread its feathers,
sailed in and was the aggreSSOr, il is
pretty hard to see where it has thorough
ly defeated the ends sought for by our
Jealous contemporaries and shown the
correctness of our position on the ballot
work. Ii i rather the position of rush
ing into scrimmdge and coming out with
its feathers plucked.
In all fairness and honor we wish to say
to the editor mp street that we hope he
Will not continue To be 80 cowardly as To
attack private citizens and their business
over onr shoulders If be has anything tn
saw To w. X. ThOmpSOn-the editor OF this
naper-plraSc be 50 kind aS Ia address IL To
him and he will try To take care of him
self but if he wishes TO Slander other per
sons. We sincerely hope that he viii not
connect uS with them. 1t II very Unfair
and unmanly species of warfare.
If we haYe anything to say To w. r.
Thompson, we will say tiff to the Cos
| Iing's guardians, we will say it so that ii
will be understood The FREEMAN does
| not propose to waste ammunition on a clay
pigeon when there are live birds waddling
around the establishment.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-16
Trial List.

I I>ST Of causes set down Tor trial on Ind ana
Il q 3rd weeks In March, 1884
wEDrEsDAY. 2Np WEEK.
DorAn ct al vs. Piper ct al.
Christy W. Mitchell.
Same same.
Mayer. assignee. vs.. Thco. Helster X %.
MeeDan vs.. Douelly ct al
Nctl vs. Smlth X smaller.
PrutZnan = 60. W. Farmers Supply 90.
3ED WEEK.
Davis et al. We. Bradley.
Trefts W.. Suppes.
Strause. Rothschild y Co vs.. Hochstein, ad-
ministratOr.
Hughes administrators vs.. Reese.
Burgah W. lOhnstoWn Passenger Hallway 90.
Streams vs.. Sloan.
Wendnath We. Bloom.
Gardner strayer.
Fry vs.. Rummel
Shoemaker ". .iOOi.
Blair same.
Hoffman vs.. &. Bauerlfne Brewing 90.
WingHrd ~. Nodor.
Alden W. Hoiaeman.
Mock ys. Jennings.
Same vs.. Fuller.
Osborn VI. Confer ct al.
Davis W Richard sOn.
DOnOhay Bros. vs. krepbs
" yland : Sullivan.
klvey T. X *. Co.
McSpaddcn VI. IOhnstown B. Il. 90.
Snyder W. Cambria Iron 90.
March Brownhnck stove Co. VS. Pike N Miller.
Cailihan We. Walters executors.
10. D.RBY.
irO. Monetary.
Prothonotary's office, Ebensburg, Pa, February
T. 1891.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-16
Howor,h.. Comedy Go.

Howorth's Hibernica Comedy and
Speciality Company appeared before a
large audience at Music Hall last evening
and made a most favorable impression,
judging from the hearty applause that was
frequently evoked. The Two Dams were
so cIeverly made up that it was very diff
cult to distinguish them apart The songs
and jigs We're especially good and were en-
Enthusiastically enchoied. The PLAY fairly
bubbles over with mirth and wit, and the
characters were all acceptably presented.
The entertainment will we repeated this
evening" and the merits of the performance
should insure a large eattendance.-Gdzette,
PittstOn. Pa.
At the Ebensburg Opera House, Monday,
March 10.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-16
GOODS ron sorrs1 MONEY

~ "SN Io W (N X v :
On recript Of $500, Postal
Note, Money OTdcr, OF KE-
istercd Letter, We send o. any
part Of the a.. ). one pair OF
our Ladies' Celebrated
bright 1ongoIa kid
ISoots.cqua tothc best g. nj
shoe iu the void Being uui
own make. w. guarantee ni,
style, and ~eaE - mot satIsi1c-
tory. EIIlEs MtIiitN Tis
DAYS aud money Nil De- rr-
funded or another pair s-Tt.
Button or Lace, oprru nT Conn
mon sense Toe. Hlals Toe uf
Patent Leather TIP. sizes, z
to IS, iu half sizes. " ldihs, r.
IC. -. uul ~. d. ordering
seud SIR. idth. aud style.
Libc., !, Shoe have no LquAi.
We Deliver Free.
LIBERTY SHOE CO..
~ Mix ~. Boston, Mass.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-16

VIM. Dick Shupe, a member OF the
Cambria county bar, died at his home In
Johnstown on Monday. The deceased had
been in attendance at court in this place
last week and was suddenly taken i'll and
returned to his home, where he continued
to grow worse until death came on Mon
day evening. He was % years of age and
leaves a wife but no family.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-16
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
Schedule in effect November 10. 1888.

Ebensburg Brsnch.
Trains leaves follows: 40, 10. 20 a. m. and
$50 p. and arrive at CresSOn ut 757. l0l55 a.
and 405 m Leave Cresson at y 80. II 80 n
and SD =. m, and arrive at Ebensburg at
1905 a. N. and 1llb and 05 p.
CressOn and CIearneld.
Leave Irvona at e.45 n IN. and 40 p. m. arrlv-
ing Mt Cress 1 s O5 IN. and 4 p IN Leave
Cresson IS n IN. and Is y. m, arriving at IT.
vona at 10 IS a IN and 6-i5 y. m
For rates maps. etc call on agent or address
THos. T.. WATT. l.. A W. d.. ITO ftth Ave,
Pittsbur2 Pa
:. M. PRENOST. J. r. WOOD,
General Manager. General Manager.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-16

FUKKsc FKsoras, r,s,.,,.ss ., r,sn.buru nav.
the highest market price for all kinds Ct turs.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-07-05

NAL and then the guard, and the post.
man. And cayalryman headed of
the horse They recognized it as the
private's, and then they lifted the
SenseleSS girl from the animal.
Indians back of us and coming" the
postman gasped. and theu the cavalry
men saw the Indians. The trumpet
sounded charge, and away at a mad
gallop the horses went and the caval
rymen realized that one of their num-
Der had died, and that those red ma
rauders now fleeing away were to
blame. Like tidal wave the cavalry
swept across the prairie, and soon
they came across the private lying
dead.
He had not been Scalped, He was
lying upon the ground with the smile
of death upon his lips, Tenderly they
raised him and tears were In many
eyes as they bore him through the
brilliant sunlight to the fort. For days
the girl lay almost at deaths door,
with Mrs. Colonel by her side crying
with JOY for the safe arrival of her
sister, and the girl raved and told over
again and again in her delirium all
the private had done, When shelf
nally recovered and walked. they
showed to her new mound In the
little cemetery over In one corner Of
the fort. She fell upon her knees, and
her tears moistened the clay, and she
cried
"Oh, brave hero. though in life they
called you only a private in the ranks"
r.. A. Eaton in Omaha World-H Her
aid.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-07-05
GOOSE Is YEARS OLD.
1t Was Labeled by a Friend of Kit
Carsons During Hunt In 1919.

Colonel b. b. Jackson OF Sskiyou
county who is one OF the commission.
crS to the fair, is anXiously awaiting
the appearance of live goose which
is supposed to be on its way to this
city and which IL its identity proves
what every indication points it to be,
will rffcctually knock the pins from
under all the tales told about goose
not living to a great age. History
does not tell us at Just what age the
old grey goose" died of which the
old song treats. but the general i'm
precision seems to be that the fowl in
question seldom attains a greater age
than 10 or l. years The evidence at
hand, however, would seem to indicate
that his gooseship of which this item
is a hale old fellow of over AZ years.
Colonel Jackson gives the following
particulars of the goose's early history.
in 1S49 l and eight other Oregon
ians ran across Kit Carson and Gen
men near the sink of the Humboldt
in Nevada. They had been rounded
up by lot of Indians, but we beat
them off and all went into camp to-
gether on the spot. Provisions had
got pretty low, and one day Carson
proposed to me that we go out and try
for some deer. We started out to-
gether and met with poor luck, and
while separated from Kit | took a
shot at fat buck in the brush, but
he got away from me. Just after l
fired | noticed tluttering sound COM
ing from the direction In which had
aimed, and upon investigation | found
Il young goose, which had been slight
ly injured, but had become entangled
in the thick underbrush and thus pre-
vented from escaping. At this june
ture Carson came up and | proposed
that we take rest, at the same time
telling him that | was going to mark
the goose and let 1t go. For this pur-
pose took the tin tag which always
came around the percussion-cap boxes
furnished by Uncle Sam in those days,
and marked the initials OF my name
and the date on the tag in heavy and
enduring character with n file which
we carried to repair the locks of our
guns. This tag was twisted around
the goose's beg in such manner as
to prevent its falling Off, and he was
released. That was the last | ever
heard of the goose until few days
ago. when letter Informed me that
Jim Sturgeon, editor Of The Homer
Index, had the goose in his possession,
alive and we'll. My information states
that the tag Is intact and that the
initials are still plainly visible. San
Francisco Call