Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-12-27
GLEANINas PROM EvERYwaERE.
Pithy Paragraphs of Late News in Con-
densed Form.

densed Form.
Whittier has refused an offer of 80. 500
for Christmas poem.
New York is left in temporary darkness
because the authorities are taking down
the dangerous poles and wires.
Postmaster-General Wanamaker in
forms the public over his signature that
some gingham wrappers have taken a
tumble. " John should do the same.
If he could tumble to himself he would
be both aslonished and amused.
Investors in real estate at the beginning
of the year 1889, in New York City, and
who have been selling out during the last
three months of the year, have realized
greater profits than were made in the
same line of business any year during
this decade.
Complaints are being made in many
cities that too many inquests into the
causes of murder are held with closed
doors, by which the public are excluded
from knowledge of such affairs and the
opportunity to furnish facts lost because
there are no suggestions made or encour-
agements given to collect information.
Ladies who are racking their brains for
novel ideas to use in connection with
church and similar charitable devices
will be interested in the scheme devised
by Brussels lady in aid Of the sufferers
by the Antwerp disaster She proposes
chattering contest, the woman speaking
the largest number of words IN an hour to
take the prize.
The abnormaily wet season seems to
have crossed the Rocky Mountains and
the downpour is astonishing the dwellers
on the usually parched.up lands of Cali
fornla. The floods in some sections of
that State are almost unprecedented. 1t
is asking rather much to believe that the
influence of the Gulf Stream reaches clear
across the continent.
The Postal card, called in England a
post card, and on the continent a
correspondence card" celebrated its
twentieth birthday on September 25, 1889.
Prussia suggested it in 1866, but America
began it in 1869. America took it up in
1872, and by 1873 its use was universal.
During the Franco German war they were
issued free to the German soldieas in the
field and sold five for a cent to their fam.
lilies at home,
Miss Maud Cotton, daughter of Mr..
Charles Cotton, editor of the New ALBANY
Ledger, has been appointed Deputy Inter-
nal Revenue Collector for the Seventh
Indiana District. Several days ago she
walked quietly into several saloons in
New Albany and presented her card,
which read Miss Maud Cotton, Deputy
Collector of Seventh District" After this
she proceeded to investigate in her bust
ness like way, leaving the men too much
astonished for words It was the first
time any one had ever heard of or seen "a
female United States Revenue Collector.
The one session day for the public
schools is be agitated in Philadelphia and
the interest manifested on the subject is
shown by the diversity of comment.
some say two sessions overtax the youth
full minds and are detrimental to the al
vancement of the scholars. Others main
tain that there has always been double
session and those who have reaped the
benefit should speak out. The proposition
is to do as much and better work in a
single session and the best educators claim
it can be done
In 1854 James G. Blaine and Melville
w. Fuller were fellow journalists in Au-
gusta, Me. Mr.. Blaine edited the Ken
nebec Journal and Mr.. Fuller looked
after the Augusta Age. They were rivals,
but good friends personally. Mr., Fuller
left Augusta for the West soon after Mr..
Blaine took charge of the Journal. 1t is
said that the Secretary of State and Chief
Justice often meet in Washington and
talk over their early newspaper exper-
fences. They refer to them as the hap
piest days of their lives.
One of the leading chiefs of the Sioux
Indians now in Washington is thus de-
scnbed 10y an observer g Chief Gall is a
remarkable man. He was leader of the
band that killed Custer and eight years
ago was bitter and effective warrior
He has fine, regular features, ending in
very fat chin and neck, his body growing
big to obesity at the waist. He used to
be much more slender and active. He
looks more like well-fed Mayor or
Councilman than fighter, is always
smiling aud never moves without a big
palm-leaf fou, which he keeps rapidly
going to and fro while the perspiration
pours down his face"