"i CAMBRIA FREEMAN
j i pbMIIi1 Wtly at
j,gysBUIlG Cambria Co., Fa.,
AcivortlBitiu ltaten.
The lance and reltabie circulation CtVtfcs.Oa.Jf-
Nut Fnin commend It to the tavorariea
side-ration of wltwUfri. bin favors f be -serte4
at the following low rats :
BY H. A. McPIKE.
1 toeh, times 1 ?
1 8 qoi'.Li W
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3 l year
on- venr. cash in advance
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V col'D 6 months '
. " " If out p'd within 3 mos. 1.75
" if not p'd witum 6 mos. 2.'J
" " If not p'd wlthiu year.. 2.25
6 months
1 year
6 months
snnrm reiJirnf outsia? tne county
l ' 1 Tfir
nilnaal per year will be charred to
Administrator's and Executor's Iotloe
Auditor's Notices
Stray and similar Notices
Hnainest Items, first Insertion 10c. per Haa ;
-, i event will the above terms be de--n.
ai 1 t hose who d'n 't consult t he-ir
'rt by pHf.r.f ic advance must not
, :( placed on the am footing as those
;,t !hn .'act be distinctly understood
4 time forward.
. t.ii y 'jr paner before yon stop It, If
'. raii't. Voce but seal wiirs do nth
; , ;'t be a aU-life's too short.
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H. A. McPIKE, Editor and Publisher.
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w" ftetoluttoni or prtrr!inc of any corporation
or society, and communttxttont demrntd to ciit atten
tion to any mottrr o f limited or individual tnttrott,
?nui be paid for a advertitemrntl.
Jon Pitus-ruio of all kind neatly and expediti
ously exeomed at lowest prices, l'en't jealurfet
It.
VOLUME XVI.
NUMBER 8.
(fir!
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m assaa aaaaaa
ecu Vf anted, I
300 Bushels Potatoes,
300 Bushels Apples,
! 200 Lbs. Dried Apples.
The above arc some of the articles we
arc just now in need of, but any
thing you have to sell bring to
us and we will give you
HIE HiOHSET MARKET PRICE
EITHER IH EXCHANGE FOR GOODS OR CASH
t the same time we wish to mil vnnr
I attention to the fact that we have a
fERY LARGE STOCK OF GOODS
: mums at present, all of which we
I are positively offering at
XTREI3ELY LOW PRICES !
IF YOU WANT ANYTHING IN THE WAY OF
)ofd Weather GOODS,
SXJCII AS
i
on can save money by buying them
now, as we are offering
jOiVIE SPECIAL BARGAINS
1 roods that we have on hand, so that
jWc can dispose of as many as possi
j hie before the 1st of April next
j DONT FORGET OXJR
(TOOK OF BOOTS KM SHOES,
ich is the largest ind most complete
l'bcnsburg. To make a long story
rt, bring us what you have for sale
1 we will sell you what you want at
f nrlit limircs.
If. S. BARKER & BRO.
pensburg. Feb. 24, 1882.
The Best Place
s
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i
TO 1JUY
y
ak Hall,
p:xth and Market Streets,
PHILADELPHIA.
THE LARGEST CLOTHING HOUSE IS AMERICA.
I
Jo.
PEOPLE'S STORE!
CO-OPERATIVE STORE IH JOHHSTON.
3 MORRIS Stx-eet,
WILL SELL
ALL KIND OF GOODS
KEPT IX .1 FIRST-CLASS GEXER.IL STORE,
AT THE VERY LOWEST PRICES.
rJ, Vrf awfl fuelling plate for horses, free of charge,
i eiixtomers.
JN0. E. STRAYER, Secretary.
'V
.tly
Ma.
a WMk In year own ton. Terms and M oatllt
?l".fre. A!lrss iff. HetHetl f t-i., KoTtlm,
SEEK
health and avoid sickness.
Instead of feeling tired and
worn out, instead of aches
and pains, wouldn't you
rather feel fresh and strong?
Vou can continue feeling
miserable and good for no
thing, and no one but your
self can find fault, but if yon
are tired of that kind of life,
you can change it if you
choose.
How ? By getting one
bottle of Brown' Iron Bit
ters, and taking it regularly
according to directions.
Mansfield, Ohio, No.a6, iS3z.
Gentlemen : I haveratTered with
pain in my side and back, and ereat
soreness on ny breast, with shoot
ing pains all through my body, at
tended with great weakness, depres
sion of spirits, and toss of appe
tite. I have taken several different
tnedicines, and was treated by prom
inent physicians ft my liver, kid
revs, and spleen, but I (t it no relief.
I thought I wonid try Brown's Iron
Bitters ; I have now taken one bottle
and a half and am about well pain
in side and bark all gone soreness
all out of my breist, and I have a
jood appetite, and am gaining in
strength and flesh. It can justly be
called the king qf tntdicintt.
Jona K. Allsndes.
Brown's Iron Bitters is
composed of Iron insoluble
form ; Cinchona the great
tonic, together with other
standard remedies, making
a remarkable non-alcoholic
tonic, which will cure Dys
pepsia, Indigestion, Malaria,
Weakness, and relieve all
Lung and Kidney diseases.
4
HOW HER HAIR TURNED WHITE.
M S500
i
REWARD
Over a Million
or
PROFESS OR
r. w5r . ,,tj
if II...
sold In this
cenntrr
and In France, ev
ery one of which
It as arlven per
fect satlsfao
Mns and
has effeeted erjres
every time when
when nsea ae
We noie say to the afflicted
9 that we will nay the
f
Ttrjr
eordlna to direcunns.
ati d douhtinir oe
above rewart for a sli isxle cn e cf
LVlVlTiJ B ACK
That the Vad fn11-tr. eore. 1 'his OresfRemedy
will POSITIVELY erad PKR MANENILY core
Lumbooo. Lame Brwk, Sriatnc a. fSrmvet, Iriabetn
Vropty. hrighf THteimof thr A :idni; fnconttnrnc'e
and rrtnlion of the Urine. In.j Inmatitm of the Kid
ney,, tfamrrh of the 'bladder, Utah t'oiored t rine
Pain in the Hnrk, Side-or Loinn, Serf met Weaknei,'
and InTact all disorders of th Bladder and Uri
nary Ontns, whether contra eted by private dis
ease or otherwise.
I-mcI f-. If vouar.ifferinir Trotn FenialeWealt
ne?s. Ieneorrhwaj or any dlse sse or the Kidneys
Bladder, or Urinary Organs. '
YOV CAN 13?: ClIRKl)
withont wallowtnsr nanseous inediMe, by slm
ply wearing ;
iiof. crrn.nfiETTir's
FRENCHICIDNEYAD
WHICH CURES BY AIWRPTHIN.
Afc yonr rtr:iirflt Tnr I"Rf)F. OUIIMETTTF'S
FKKNCH KIIINKY P.T. and tike no other, 'if
he has nut iret it. send -42.00 and you wU receive
the Pad by return mall.
TFSTrSIOXIALS FUO.V THE PEans.
Jvonm Bwosiahas, Isjeryer, Toledo, says
"One nf -pmf.-Onllaettea Fench Kl1rey Pais
cored sne of Iaml nui) intihre weeks', tiroo. jiy
ea had heen civen p try the best Itortnrs as ln
curahVe. JHiriaif all thlicilme I saflered untold
agony and paid ot lsn?ejm of money."
irrwR, J. P., Toledo, O., savs : suf
fered fei- threw years with Se.atloa and IvMney lis
ease.'ntwl oltenihad to no sk lut on cratches. I was
entirelrand pernjanentivesr. ed after wearlnej Prof
OnllmefWs Vreacli Kld'ner-Pads four weeks "
'SQrut N. ott, Syanla, ., wrltrn: "I
haveheea a rreateuflerer fti5years with Bsif ht's
Kisease ' thc'Ktdnevs. For weeks at a time was
nnable U sreteut et h'ed ; took barrels of medicine
but thee arnve me only temporary relief. I wore
two of Prr.f. Ontlraettp KMevs Pads six weeks
and I now know I a.-n entirely iired." '
Mks. Han.KM Jkkomie, Tulaco. O.. says: "for
years 1 have been conflncd. a iarreat part of tbe
time to my ed. with LucerrhiM and female weak
ness. I s-niweoi Juilmette Kidney Pads and
was cured im one oioath.'"
H. B. (iu:bk, 'Wholesale (1imt, Flndlay. O..
writes : -I i(iM-er1 years witr. lame back, and
In three weeks was permanently eared by wearing:
one or Prof. utlmett"." Kidney fads." j
B. F. Kiwuiio.iiM. D., DrnicKist, Tiffansport.
Ind., Insenditw an order for Kid net- Pads, writes-
.'I '.( , K A i r i . : . .
... .un uiDLiwur, up unu b uu x recviFM
tno'e benent. tixu it hn anythirar I overused.
in met me i-as (five httler xenera.1 satis faction
rn any aiany retneoy we ecer soiil."
Rat Sl Shcsakbr. Jjruirirlst, Hainlbal, Mo.,
"We are w..rkljf up a littelv trade (n your Pads
aao are nearing i gooa results froas them every
t i7. iy.1
t r" For sale at James' Drug Store, sEbensburg.
BOBBED
inousaaits or srraves
am annually tbbed of
tneir v'ctims, ilves pro
lonared. happttes and
hea.ifh restoreil by the
use ui me stream
GERMAN INVIGORATOR
which positively and permaneatlv cures Iaipo
tenst -ansel by ex.'essoe of anv kind). Kml
siol Mltn', and all diseases that follow as
aeqiietM of Self-Amse, as loss of energry, less of
memory, universal lassitude, paan in the back
rilmnet rf viin. premsttire old aee, and many
ti.rt.M- mjf.'c" mat icaa to ineanii.y or consumptWn
and a t-rs. mature irrave.
Serid for eirt'iilnrs with testimonials free by mall
The I i lt.UR.4TOR Is sold ac $1 yer box, or
six boxes tor 5, by all drufocist. r will be sent
free by mail, securely scaled, on reoe-pt of price by
addrcsslnsr
r. . rnniT, Ttmrsriat.
17 tiimmil St.. TOLfclHf. OHIO,
12-17. -ly.l Sole Anent forth,e t nit! States.
ale at James In-ni; Store, Ebt-usbura;.
Prof. Gnilmette's FRENCH LITER PAD
Will pnsltlv-ly eure Fever and Aene, Pumb
Ae-ne t'ske, Billions Fever. Janndioe. Ivsrepsia
snd all disease o the I.iver, Stomash and Bloed.'
Price 1.50 by mall. Send for Pror. Oullmette's
Treaties on the Kidneys and Ilver. free by mall
Address F. J. OHEJiEY. IrU(rtrlsC.
Tot,arx, Onto.
ar-For sale at Jstnas' IruB Store. Kbensburir
Pa. ra-17 -iv i
a. - - - - j
I was invited to a lnnc party in one of the
inland cities of Pennsylvania riot long ago,
anfl was much impressed by the appearance
of one of the younp; ladies present. She was
not tx-autifnl, but united the striking char
tcter sties of a brirfkint fresh complexion,
and a profusion of Trair white as snow. She
was very merry, a (rood tatter, and, I roust
confess, l contrtved to occupy the larger
part of her attention.
After bidding adieu to the ladies, I trrrntd
to the obligrnR friend who had been my
sponser at these Incidental payetfes, and cas
ually remarked of my new acquaintance :
"By jove, what hair f It accents Tier whole
appearance. "Wasn't she lucky to achieve it
young ?"
My friend removed his cigar.
"That depends on how yoTilook nt it. I
doubt Tf she wouldn't say to-day' that the
price was rather large. D you like-stories ?
I'm minded to tell yoa rme, lfyru like,
about that white hair yon -admire so much."
We Trent over to the rrrftel, and something
like this my friend told me :
Ycru have no idea, yon rlty people, the In
terest we country people take 1n the court
ships of young folks. TTOm the time ITenry
Welts began to sidle ttd to Mamie Clausen at
chrtrch socials, until Their marriage in the
First Presbyterian timjich. the entire com.
mnnity cave minute consideration to their
affairs. Mamie's frffher, Jorrr.'Clausen, was
and is now a prorrriinent commission mer
chant, generally considered wealthy, and has
always lived at e.t like a man of means.
Mamie was pretty, dashing,-a local belle and
a great favorite. Harry's family lived a few
railes from town, and they,' too, are people,
of reputation in the eonfity. Old Jack Wells
represented ns a Tew times in the legisla
ture, and has accumulated in one way and
another a handsome property.
The marriage was ln every way a suitable
one. narry was educate'd- at rrirereton, and
although he haft at one time the reputation
of being wild, he had sobered down, and
was at any rrrte such a' frank, n lanly yonng
fellow that he was generally forg i ven any in
discretion. As I say, the marriage-was the occasion of
general rejoicing. Mamie's fat' ner gave her
an unusually good ser.d-off, an rl the details
were sent far and wide throng) j the State.
Harry had studied law, aithoi igh be didn't
have, much nntural intlinatio n for it, and
had settled down into a country notary,
drawing up deeds and doing ' hack-work Yf
that sort. They lived about f pnr miles ntit
of town, and two miles from old Jatilt's.
Tie had built them a pretty m odern cothrge
on a detached portion- of his fa ,rm, and there
they lived as happy as two bir ds.
Gradually Harry picked up business, -arM
finally through his father beoa me tmstesj for
the Minor heirs. They were an odd lot of
children, with a half-crazy i nother and no
end of coai lands and mining investments.
It was a good thing for Flar ry, althorrgh it
gave a naturally lazy man s. ome additional
work. The worst thing was that It obliged
him to go to Scran ton now and them and
leave Mamie. Ton may ima gfn that there
was a good deal of Visiting a ,t the house of
two such popular voont? rte onl unri 'K,.i
fonr-mlle stretch of road was generally kept
pretty warm. When" Hairy I lad to go away
Mamie would get in' her phai ton and drive
in town, nd there was alwaj-s some ofthe
young people ready to- go out and keep her
company. Ilarry always insisted that sh
mustn't stay alone. For a lavr-abidingState
we have a pretty rough-elemei it in It, and al
though we haven't had much to complain of
here, there is a general6ense of uneasiness.
One August afternoon Harry had an n
expeeted -summons to go toSemnton about a
suit connected with the Mino heirs. "He
had recently sold gome-of their property,
and had been making -various collections'
which left in hi3 hands about f 4,500. "When
he found he had to go ofl at a few moments'
notice, be wrapped up a bundle of Daner
this -money and tok them into the
Mamie was makinar nrsnsmtint.. ,w
m : t - ma ' 41
- ...c x,.y were to go to the next day. and
KKu mora lo wait until the day after.
"Tint nw Jai. Ai. : 1 ,j y , .. ..
, .j S.HUU, i naven t time even
tO tTO to town a n ft m.l
... n5 in me oanir, so
y.un nave to take care -of them. I'll try
m two dayt the furthest
mean while nobody will know that the money
is here." J
Then he explained to her-the value of the
papers ant handed her a -eanva. s t
which was the 1 4,600 belong, to the Minor
urns.
"Where will I keep It, narry ?
the mattresses-?"
ft T 4. .'
oustiiKe a-womanl No. 'Eut I declare
I don t know where to tell you. The most
insecure plaee -apparently is often the most
ocu'"" Ay r, but between the
mattresses. I leave that to ym. But you
must guard it, H necessary, wit your life
for remember the money Is not om, and at
an hazards I am responsible. I do-t. ro'i
euppose there Is the least danger, for no one
wnoW8 I have ft. ?But one ontrht . u
and
honse.
but the next day without fail, Ilarry wrote,
he would be home. Turning round she saw
the tramp a graceless-looking fellow, un
shaven and ill-dreesed, who with a certain
gentlemanly Instinct has risen up as she
came in.
"I suppose my girl toVd you we had noth
ing for you, and that it will be a great kind- j
ness if you will leave as soon as possible,"
said Mamie.
"Yes, she did Just that, madam, but I took
it upon myself to believe it wasn't so, urgent
The truth is, I'm very hungry and dead tired,
and I didn't believe but that you wouhl f?ive
me something to -eat ; at least I've waafesd to
ask you In person."
Women are oft-headed creatures. Mamie
went and gofhim something to rt "herself .
The darkness that had been Increasing for
some time -came down rapidly, ycnH there
burst one -of thoso terrific thymer-storms
that gather suddenly and wit -such force
in this -country. After its tieen2th was
spent there fell steady sheets of rain thf.t
brougbtTiock Creek over theiidge before
morning.
"Maitem, it's no use talVrBg. You tn't
mean to -send a fellow rot in -sucn a stoiro,"
said a tramp as the three stood on the porch
warchirg the storm.
"iTn orry, but I've no -place for you."
"What, In a house like this? It's -a pity
there isn't a cranny for . stowaway. I was
walking around it, waiting'for the and
it seems to. hie it oujcht to be aWe to hold
three people. "
"Tou are very Impertinent. Ttell you 1
have no place for you, -and the stcrm Is al
Tea3y breaking away."
"As she spoke, even the rain cam a down In
Winding sheets, and lijzhthing Streaked the
'heavens.
"Well," he said -carelessly,' -we don't go
'much on manners on the road; but I knowl
wouldn't send a dog out sucb a night as this.
I'm not a particular chap, teastwise not
nowadays, and I'll have to Insist on yonr
giving me some sort Of shelter. If it's only
your dog kennel."
The man spoke with decision. Mamie felt
that after all they were really In his power,
and possibly it might be -worth while to do
j civilly what she would probably have to do
at last.
"I will keep you on one condition," 6he
said. "There Is a loft tor the house, a sort of
garret, which is very comfortable. It is
closed with trap-door, and you may sleep on
the lounge there tf you wtll allow us to lock
the door on the outside."
"Bless my stars and carters !" he said,
looking at her enriousty, "I don't care where
yon lock the door."
They took him up stairs, and he climbed
up the steep attic stairs. The woman shut
the door as he politely bade them good night,
and they fastened the padlock, hearing him
chuckle to himself as he kicked off his boots.
"I'd take the key, mum," said Sarah.
Mamie took the key with her. and the two
descended to shut up the house. After they
had made everything secure they went back
up stairs.
"You must sleep in my room to-night,
Sarah," the mistress-said. Sarah drapd i
her bedding and made a pallet on the floor,
..u men, arter tne custom of women, they
examined the closets. looked under the bed
and piled the chairs against the locked door.
The rain was still Tailing heavily and the
nignt oiaclr as Ink. The mistress and maid
went to bed and. although worried and anx
ious, nnany went to sleep.
After midnight Mamie found herself wide
awake and a bright light shinig in the room.
She started np and aw that it wa the moon
light. The storm had cleared away at last
She got up, unable to compose herself imme
diately, and went to the window. The moon
was indeed shining brightly. As she stood
looking at the peace nl sceDe before her she
Raw away down the road, for it was as bright
u.iy, several Horsemen. It was such an
WUs l Do you want to know now why her
Viair is white? resumed my friend, after a
pause.
"It's no use to ask why Harry did it. Mo
tives don't matter In such a case. But she,
MamieMrs. "Wells though she has her
KTsy bak, there is no trace of that midnight
tragedy in her face," said I. "I believe she
Was 111 for a long time," answered my friend.
"They say small-pox cures one of other dis
eases. Well, some griefs are like the small
pox they cure one of lesser weaknesses
tenderness of the heart, for example. This,
IrtKink, was one of them."
-And the tramp"
""He and Sarah were of course the witness
es at the Inquest The next day he was off
on his journey, and 1 bave never heard of
"him. since."
Thb Carpenter. The carpenter does
everything by rule. It 4s rule or ruin with
bim.
The carpenter never -vVals in fiction, n Js
stories have always foundation.
The carpenter's weapon Is the hammer.
He uses it to drive the nails home.
The carpenter Is not very much of a fisher
man, but is veiy fond of the angle.
Though a strong man the carpenter cannot
raise his frame without assistance.
But the carpenter never deserts his friends.
He does everything on the square.
Here is another funny thing about the car
penter. His finest workis his plane work.
When a carpenter sells a bouse he sells the
cellar with it The buyer is also frequently
sold.
It is a mistake to suppose that a carpenter
ties his fratae together with the knots in the
timber.
His work is usually constructed on correct
models, though e Is not always a model man
himself.
When hungry, the carpenter can dine off
one of his joints, take rabbit plane for entree
and his plumb for dessert.
The carpenter, children, Is one of the
strangest subjects that you ever saw. It
grows in interest the mortise stuJied.
The most celebrated carpenter I ever heard
of was the Carpenter of Rouen. Yoa never
saw him, but you have seen the ruin of the
carpenter, perhaps.
The carpenter's voice Is not first-rate for
singing. He wants timber, nowever, he is
accurate in his measure, and, if a boss, is
carefu! to keep good time.
With some men, if you give them an inch
they will take an elL The carpenter, on the
contiary, will not give you an L until ;he
has taken a great many inches.
The carpenter has many tools. You may
auger from this that he has to brace up a bit
to keep them awl sharp. This adz to Lis la
bor, which 6honld be borne in mind by those
who would e'lisel bim out of his earnings.
The carpenter is a pillar of society, and
though coping with ail sorts of difficulties is
seldom floored. He writes no political arti
cles for the columns of the press, excepting
now and then something relating to cabinet
work. Boston Transcript.
ROMANCE OF A RAILROAD.
The following chapter is from Mrs. Bur
net's story "Through One Administration, "
published In the Century for March. The
story is prettily told.
"Just think of those Westoria lands, and
what they will be worth if the road is carried
through them and as to romance, what could
be more romantic than the story attached to
them ?" said Richard.
"But I don't know the story." said Bertha,
'"'What is It ?"
"It is a very affecting story," he replied,
"and it was the story which first called my
attention to the subject,
Bertha clenched h-r hand and struck her
knee a fierce little blew.
"Richard," she said, "if that bad happened
in my day. I should have torned lobbyist, and
every thought and power and gift I had
would have been brought to bear to tsoure
the passage of that bill."
LAW, SOT JUSTICE.
William Shaw, a it-specta'.i!" tradesnr-an of
; Edinburch was blessed witi a daughter who
J bad forme 1 a foo'M) attachment for a young
: man of bad t-li arnrtrr. Naturally enough,
i the father oMnctd to tlie whole business.
There was a poor i Tnp fooit, rnrir, woman, prowir.tr rtestr.
Visionary fellow whose name was Welter, to atf stabbed nereT in tbr throM of
whom a large tract ot this land came sud- j dpBthi Jn tht, presPnre pf w1ft,essMi ,,pr fath.
denly as an inheritance from a distant rela- I arpeared, and before expiring sbe uttered
five. He was not practical enough to make ? ., i.r-,i ,i. ,,
I iu n us, v iuri inuiri, IIRI u nit illt vluae
uiucn use or it, ana ne uvea in me nouse
upon it in a desolate shiftless way for several
years, when he had the ill-fortune to discover
coal on the place. I say it was Ill-fortune,
because the discovery drove him wild, ne
worked, and starved, and planned, and
scraped together all the money he could to
buy more land, keeping bis secret closely for
some time. When he could do no more he j If Wn9 e!inpiyt .rter mi. going on th
came to vasningxon ana negan to worx for
a railroad which would make hi9 wealth
available, nis energy was a kind of frenzy,
they say. He neither ate, slept, nor rested,
and really managed to get the matter into
active movement, ne managed to awaken a
kind of enthusiasm, and, for a short time,
he was a good deal talked cf and noticed,
ne was a big, raw-boned younfc Westerner,
and created a sensation by his very unconth
ness in its connection with the wildly fabu
lous stories told about bis wealth, ne had
among his acquaintances a man of immense
Influence, and at this man's house he met the
Inevitable young woman. She'amused her
self, andhe fell madly in love, and became
more frenzied than ever. It was said that
she Intended to marry him if he was success
ful, and that she made his poor, helpless life
such an anguish to him that he lost his bal
ance entirely. There came a time when he
was entirely penniless, and his prospects
were so unpromising, and his despair so
great, that he went to his boarding house one
day with the intention of killing himself, and
just as he finished loading his pistol a letter
was handed In to him, and when he opened
it he found it contained the information that
another distant relative, affected by the ru
mors concerning him, had left him twenty
thousand dollars. lie laid his pistol in a
drawer, and left the houe to begin again.
He had an interview with his lady-love, and
one with his man cf influence, and at the end
of a few wr l kid bought more land, and
hart pertert i-i aome mysterious way with the
rest of his money
of my death !" The father, at this accua
tion, was said to exhibit great agitation.
On the evidence then, of the daughter' dy
ing speech, and the decided alarm which he
displayed, the unfortunate father was con
demned to the gallows. Apparently no evi
dence could be more conclusive ; but still,
be it remembered, it was on!y "arparentlv."
e ques
tion of precedent. It was only a pi esump
tion of fact, grounded on the general bs-T1ef
that the confpssion of a dying person may
always be taken for granted to be true. But
circumstance proved otherwise. A year or
so afterward, as a new tenant of Shaw's for
mer apartments was rummaging by chance
in the room in which Catherine Shaw had
died, he accidentally discovered a paper
which had fallen into a cavity on one side of
the chimney. It was folded as a letter, and
on being opened the following confession
was brought to light :
"Barbarous Father Your cruelty having
put it out of my power ever to join my fate
to that of the only man I could love, and tyr
annically insisting upon my marrying one
whom I always hated, has made me form a
resolution to put an enj to an existence
which has become a burden to me. I doubt
not I shall find mcrcv in another world, for
sure no benevolent Being can require that I
should live any longer in torment .o mrelf
in this. My dpath I la to your charge -When
you read this, consider vourself an In
human wretch that plunged the murderous
knife into the bosom of the unhappv
"Catharine Shaw."
For another case might be quoted the fa
mous trial and conviction of Bradford, the ,
j innkeeper, nere the evidence which pro-
j duced conviction consisted of the fact tha
j he was seen standing with a bloody knife In
i his hand over the body of the murdered man.
Bradford was executed, but by a deathbed
! ronfinn of -jiiilt it subsequently bpcarce
' known that the rcsl murderer was the ser
vant f.f the vi't'-m, who -ad been tempted to
Between
TT'XECUTOU'S XOTICE.
-L Karate of M. J. XarrKLBATTf , dee'd.
Whereas letters testamentary en the estate of M.
J. TeitHhanm. late el Lrfretto boronifh, deceased
have been granted to the undersla-ncd. all persons
'"','hi'd to saldestate are req nested to make Imme
diate payment, and thoae haviner claims or de
mands against the same will present them proper
ly authenticated for settlement wfhonf delay
t.S'1J'OM' ,V TEITELBACM, Executor.
Ixiretto. Feb. lo. pe.e.
REATTT'S ORG A J. 27 Stops. 10 set Reerfe en It
usees (is. op. Bare Holiday I
Heady, tVrtte or eall en BEAT IT. I
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ladaeemea'a
Washisgton, K
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iut one outrnt ti tot..
proper precautions.nd I beg of you not to
dmlt any tramps -while I am gone). Tell
Sarah not even to alow them to eto jong
enough to eat a biscuit" K
"All right, dear; we won't let the teamps
have a drink even, and I'll take care of the
money, you may be sure."
H.rry bade his wife good-bye. and Mamie
gave -up the picnic. At the end of two d,s
she received a telegram from him, saying he
had been detained and telling ber to get
some one to stay with her for two days.
w..r.. wouia oe at home. She drove Into
town and one of her old friends went out
anoJb ; M f tW AS 8h
another tek-grani saying he was detained un
til the nextday. Her friend went home, and
In place of Harry came a third telegram ,r.x
so every day for ten days he was exneeted
-mr, -Ha every aay came a diaappointino-
tAleirrftm T? .. 1. 1 . :
i,,n uuie sne Had ruvnm& -
customed to her charrB. whih .-j
. . -r- "i JIU Bet
nice a bag of seed -beans i
dark closet opening from ber room. The af
ternoon of the tenth dav was a bnt m...v
afternoon. Mamie sad rone nr. .t.ie. '
take a nap and refresh before dressing to
meet Harry, who was exnwtst
- -s- eavsuJC? Ml lt?r
the longest absenee be had ever made from
her. After a tim Ksnh .. , . ..
up ana toia
her there was a tramp down stairs who
wanted something to eat and who wouldn't
"You oughtn't to leave him a minnte
alone, Sarah. Go down and watch him. and
l win come down and send him off "
She dressed herself qiy went
down stairs, surprised to find how late it had
Rrown. When she reached the kitchen she
found a messenger with another telegram,
which announced another disappointment
as
uuusnai eignt at this hour that she stood
watching them as they came nearer. To her
surprise they turned up the lane leading to
their house, and on reaching the gate came
into the yard. Now, almost oaralvzed with
fear, sbe saw that they were "masked. The
truth a'most blinded her. They knew that
she was alone, that she had this money, aDd
...t-y nau come to get it. FOr a moment she
was paralyzed. She remembered narry's
last words .- "You must guard It with your
mo it necessary.
She ran to the sleeping Sarah and awaken
ed her. She got down Harry's rifle, which
be had loaded and taught ber to use. The
sleeping girl was soon thoroughly awake,
a.ie expiamea to tier tfceir condition
Tt 's the tramp that's done it"
hip rramp jno. Sarah, the toy the
ry vi me arnc.
She flew up the stairs, unlockf d the pad
.: ana openea tne trap. The tramp
up i ine souna.
"Come, come with me," she eried.
Aim -wwn senses alert, and hearing the
noise of the horses below and steps about
ine noose., ne followed her without a word
At trie foot of the stairs she stooned.
,-
nave a large sum of money Id the house
A Fable. Two haies who were looking
for a change of abode happened to meet at
the entrance of a den which bad been de
serted by a woodchuck.
"I saw it first !" exclaimed one.
"No you didn't I had my left eye on this
place when I saw you with the other."
"Oh I come now that's too thin. As I am
the elder I shall take possession."
"Don't be too sure. As I am the stronger
I shall turn you out"
"Come to reflect" said the older hare after
carefully scratching his ear, "there is no need
of a quarrel. Right is right the world oyer
As we are both sensible hares I think wo can
come to a perfect understanding "
oaouot we could," replied the other,
"but as there comes the fox, we will ask him
to decide between us."
"What's all this row about?" exclaimed
the fox as he came up.
V e have a dispute as to which of us is
entitled to this vacant burrow."
Ah I ha I A case of law I You did wli
to call me in," grinned the fox. I.et m
first Inspect the disputed claim."
He disappeaied down the hole, and wa
absent so long that the impatient hares final
ly cried out :
"nello! you !"
"nello.yourself I" was the impudent reply
"Are you down there ?"
"You bet I ara I"
"Have you decided the case ?"
"Long ago. My decision is that when two
hares are foolish enough to quarrel over the
possession of a burrow large enough for a
whole family, the fox Is entitled to take pos
session I"
Moral Two neighbors who can't settle a
question of equity should call in a lawyer.
I the crime bv tbe ktmwit'll
and wi on tht very ev of . m9strr wa ,.,,,.,.; .
puccpss. Toot fellow !" i ,,f , JT T, .
... y "ww. ji:a it-i -.-up. jit-re again,
was another cae of the fallibility of arnuing
on precedent. Other undoubted murderers
! have been convicted because they had been
caught red-handed in the presence of their
victims. Therefore Bradford was undoubt
edly guilty becaue he was discovered under
the same circumstances, and it was quite un
natural to suppose anything to the contrary.
As to tiie well known case of the Courier of
Lyons, the Geddeley cae and the recent
case of nebron, who fortunately escaped the
callows f li ore i q rtn tnunT in n . 4 , . : .. -
lady was visiting, and sat there, a lank, un-, rart,Pri,ar detaiIs as those alrpa1v Qnab
are sufficient for any ordinary purjoses of
exposition. It may be taken for granted,
then, that the lawyer is not always the best
and never at any time the only, judge of the
value of evidence.
'Toor fellow I" said Bertha. "Oh ! don't
say that anything went wrong !"
"It would not be half so dramatic a story
if everything had gone right," said Richard,
with fine artistic appreciation. "You could
never guess what happened. Everything he
did seemed to work to a miracle ; every train
was laid and every match applied. On the
day that was to decide his fate he did not go
near the Capitol, but wandered out and took
his place on one of the seats in the park
which faced the house at which the young
A Vc I-.
vuK.Biiu.rtB TO THB MAJT WHO
urikk8. Who had turkey stuffed with ova-
ters, and all the "flxins" Thanksgiving day,
yon, or the man who sold you whisky and
Deer 7
Whn till Ilia fil a tk. I..J -ii ......
. , . i . . . ,uv .a. ut ujo iauu. sii last mnnsv
and thOSe CTien hava enrna n u. iki.i I i .. ' ".viucjr
. " " .uiuing iu uuy, you or me saloon keeper ?
i ara alone. If they kill me that mnnn I Whn
.. Ka uvi auu uurs uis wne ana
are
they kill me that tnnnnv
musk oe guaraed. "
"What have you pistols. shot-rnn?" no
wnisperea, taking in the whole situation
nere is my husband's rifle. It is loaded."
lit Where are thev coino- to hroair
in v"
The steps came boldly on the niazz tn th
irons aoor.
uet behind me. I will fire at the first
man that enters. How monV
.. j vBixvie
there 7"
"Six, all loaded."
Very well. Keep this cane In your hand
iot me in case I need it"
There was no etormintrof the shattpra
They heard the key applied to the door soft
ly, is opened, and a man follnwnd hv two
others confidently entered. The first figure
wamea directly to the stairs. He bad taken
up a step, when three shots came in rapid
succession. There was a heavy thud ; this
man dropped and the other two fled. Sarah
ran to the window and two horses galloped
uuwn ine lane.
"Don't faint, madam ; there's work yet to
ao, said the tramp.
Mamie caught bold of the rail for support,
and then went into the room. "Get a can
dle, Sarah."
They lighted a candle and cave it to the
tramp, who went down stairs, the two wo
men following with branny and ammonia.
The man ha8 fallen backward and lay with
his face up and head toward the door.
"Raise the mask and give bim air first
madam."
Mamie raised the mask and fell back with
a wiJd shriek. It was ber husband, Harry
children out riding, you or the man who takes
your money for drink ?
Who wears good clothes, you or the saloon
keeper?
Whose children are dressed nicely, and
have all that children want to make life com
fortable, yours or the saloon keeper's ?
who eats the stale bread because it Is
cheap?
Who eats cheap meat, buys soup-bones.
and everything that is a little poor because It
is cheap ? Is it the saloon keeper ?
When you are hauled up before the Police
Justice for being drunk and disorderly whom
does the Justice smile noon, bow to. and
treat with deference, von or thn man who
jingles your week's wages in his trowsers
pocket ?
v no pays your fine, the man who has your
money, or your heartbroken wife who lias
earrea a lew extra coliars, washing.
wnat eood has ever come to vou from
arm Ring ?
Has it made yoa a better man ?
Has it made you a better father ?
Does yonr family love you better because
you criuK :
jjo your neignoors show you more respect?
Are the men that get vonr monev friends
to whom you can turn in time of need ?
Is your head clearer, yoursoul purer, your
intellect brighter, your hand steadier, your
pocket fuller, your home happier, when vou
drink beer and whisky?
These are a few points, of hundreds, for
your consideration.
Colds yield to onions like magic, but Dr.
Bull's Cough Syrup is a still better and bv
far more agreeable means of curing a cold or
cough. You can buy a bottle for 25 cents at
any drug store, and we are sure it will do the
work every time.
shorn, haggard figure, either staring at her
window, or leaning forward with his head
upon his hands. Feople actually heard of
his being there and went to look at him, and
came away without having dared to address
him. The young woman looked out from
behind her blind and was furious, and even
sent word to him to go away. But he would
not go, and only glared at the man who was
sent to him with the message, ne sat there
until night, and then staggered across and
rang at the bell, and inquired for the man ot
influence, acd was told what do you sup
pose ho was told ?"
"Oh !" cried Bertha, desperately, "I don't
know."
"He was told that he was occupied."
"Occupied?" echoed Be; tha.
Richard clasped his hands comfortably and
gracefully behind his bead.
"That's the climax of the story," he said.
He was occupied in being married to the
young woman of whom he had ben greatly
enamored for some time, and who had dis
creetly decided to marry him, because be had
proved to her that the other man's bill could
not possibly pass. It could not pass because
he had the eneigv and influence to prevent
its doing so, and he prevented its psssing
because be knew he would lose the young
woman otherwise. At least tbatU the story,
and 1 like the version."
"I don't like it I" said Bertha. "It makes
me feel desperate."
"What it made the poor fellow feel," Rich
ard went on, "nobody ever found out, as he
said nothing at all about it. On hearing the
truth he sat down on the steps a few minutes
and then got up and went away. He went
to his boarding-house and had an interview
with his landlady, who was a kind-hearted
creature, and when she saw him began to
cry because his bill had not passed. But
when she spoke of it she found he knew
nothing of It be had never asked about it
and be said to her, 'Oh, that doesn't matter ;
it
only troubled about your bill. I haven't
money enough to pay it. I've only enough
to take me home, and you'll have to let me
give yon the things I have In my room for
pay. I only want one thing out of there if
you'll let me go and get it I won't take any
thing else.' So she let him go, and stood
outside his door and cried, while he went In
and took something out of a drawer."
"Richard !" cried Bertha.
"Yes," said Richard. "He actually found
a use for It after all, but not in Washington.
He went as far as he could by rail, and then
he tramped the rest of the way to Westoria.
They say it must have taken him several days,
and that his shoes were worn to shreds, ami
his feet cut and bruised by the walk. When
he reached the house it had been shut up so
long that the honeysu?kln which climbed
about it had grown across the door, and he
could not have got in without breaking or
pruning it aside. People fancied that at first
ne tnougnt of going In, but that when he saw
the vine it stopped him slight barrier as it
was. They thought he had Intended to go in
uecause ne naa evidently gone to the door,
and before he had turned away bad broken
off a spray of flowers which was just begin
ning to bloom he held it crushed In his hand
when they found him two or three days later.
He had carried it back to the edge of the
porch, and sat down and finished everything
with the one thine he had brought back with
him from Washington the pistol. How does
that strike you as the romance of a railroad?"
For Grate who Go Back o the "Old
Wovaji." "Cnrac here. Sis, and sit down
beside me, and let me give yoa a talking to.
I wish to speak to you of your mother. It
may be you have seen a care-worn look upon
ber face lately. Of course it has not been
brought there by any act of your, still It is
your duty to try and chase it away. I don't
mean for you to 'run at it and shake your
skirts and tell it to 'shon,' as yon would a
ben, nor do I expect you to net on the nthr
side of thp fence and throw old oyster cans
and barrel stives at it. B'lt I want yon to
get up early in the mornlne and cet breakfas
and when your mother comes down and be
gins to exnreos her surprise, go np to her and
kiss her. You can't imagine how.it will
brighten np her dear old face. ITer face has
more wrinkles than yours, far more, and yet
if you were sick that face would appear to
be as beantifnl as an ancei's, as it hovered
over yon. watching every chance to minister
to your wants, and every one of these wrin
kles would seem to be brieht wavelets cbas
insr each other over that dar old face. She
will leave yon one of these days. These
burdens, if not lifted from her shoulders, will
break her down. There, don't cry ; she has
not left you yet. She is in tlie kitchen string
ing beana for dinner, and If you feel so bad
you might go and finish them and let her
change her drees and rest an hour before
dinner. And after dinner vou m'oht wanh
np 'the dishes while be takes a little nap..
Then yon mljhr take down her hair and do
It up for her. Yon need not wind it over
your finger and fuss to make Fpit curls as she
used to make yours, but eive It a gantle
brushing and wind it np tenderly as though
isn't any consequence particularly; I'm 'm enjoyed doing It for ber. The gentleman
in the parlor can wait until you have per
formed thee dntle. If h expresses any
Impatience you can explain to him that you
feel under more obligations to your mother
than you do to him."
"Sit" asd "Set." Many of the agricul
tural Journals are sorely troubled to know
whether a hen sits or Rets. If some editor of
dignity would set a hen on the nest and the
little editors would let her set. It would be
well for the world. Now a roan, or woman
either cau set a ben although they cannot pit
her; neither can they set on ber. although
the old hen might sit on them bv the honr if
they would allow it A man cannot aef nn
the wash bench, but he could set tbebaain on
It, and neither the basin nor the gramman'sns
would object. He could sit on a dog's tall,
if the dog were willing : or he might set his
foot on it But if he ahonld set on the afore
said tail, or sit hla foot there, the grammari
ans as well as the dog would howl. And yet.
strange as It may fm, the man mirht et
the tail aside and then sit down, and neither
be assailed by the dog or the grammarians.
Srx tt.afs of constant and most excrucia
ting pain from ten ible sores all over m v body
pronounced cancer, and incurable by all ex
cept Dr. nartman. After I was reduced to
the faintest ebb of existence Feki-xa saved
mv liTe and cured roe. I am enHre'v well
and doit! mv tioue work. I had na'd tbe
heat and the worst rihrstcian over SI ooo
5fy r'io TT ?, A"?eny C.'y. T
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