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Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-12-13
ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY.

Another opportunity for some of the
wise moralizlng people to get in their
work is at hand. Johnstown-poor ill
fatcd place-is again the subject of a
wrathful providence, according to tho
wiseacres who know all about what they
call the operations of special prov
licences. Such persons can now in
dulge in the luxury of harping on
doomed Johnstown with the persistency
ola Hamlet who C. was still harping on
old Polonius' daughter" The ise in the
little Conemaugh that destroyed three
bridges will afford handy text TO dem
onstrate the excessive wickedness of the
place. All adopts in seeing beams IN
other peoples eyes, can descant upon the
judgments of Heaven. They can easily
assume that heavy rains prevailed in the
Conemaugh valley only, and that the
bridges swept away were costly as well
as models of strength.
But in the eyes of sensible people moth
ing could be more natural than the de-
struction of such frail structures as
spanNed the Conemaugh at Woodvale, at
the mouth of Walnut street, and down at
Cambria City. In the name of reason,
don't charge Providence with doing
what nature could not help but do.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-12-13
TOYS That Last,

The doll is thousands of years old; 10
has been found inside the graves of little
Roman children, and will be found again
by the arch@ologists of a future date
among the remains of our own culture.
The children of Pompeii and Hercu-
laneum trundled hoops just as you and
l did; and who knows whether the rock
ing horse on which we rode in our young
days is not a lineal descendant of that
proud charger into whose wooden flanks
the children of Francis Is time dug their
spurs.
The drum is also indestructible, and
setting time at naught across the centu-
ries, it beats the Christmastide and New
Year summons that bids the tin soldier
prepare himself for war, and shall con-
tinue to beat as long as there exist boy
arms to WELD the drumsticks, and
grown up peoples ears to be deafened
by the sound thereof. The tin soldier
views the future with calm; he will not
lay down his arms until the day of gen.
eral disarmament, and there is, as yet,
no prospect of universal peace.
The toy sword also stands its ground;
it is the nursery symbol of the inerad-
icable vice of our race-the lust for bat
tie. Harlequins, foors-cap-crowned and
bell-ringing, are also likely to endure;
they are sure to be found among the
members of the toy world as long as
there are fools to be found among the
inhabitants of our own. Gold laced
knights, their swords at their sides, curly
locked and satin shod princesses, stall
wart musketeers, mustached and top
booted, are all types which still hold
their own. The Chinese doll is young as
yet, but she has brilliant future before
her.-Blackwood's Magazine.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-12-13
That Satisfied Him.

Last Monday morning" he began, in
a solemn voice, last Monday morning
stopped here and ordered a large list of
groceries. Today is Thursday, and they
have not come up YETI
They haven't! Oh, yes, | remember
now," replied the grocer.
"What's the excuse!'
"You are owing us $40 and we can fill
no further order until that is paid"
"Is that it,
"It is"
"Then it is all right. l didn't know
but one Of your horses was sick-a wagon
smashed up-forgetful clerk, or some
thing of that sort. That makes it all
right. Detroit Free Press.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-12-13
A THUNDER STORM AT NIGHT.

The lightning Is the shorthand of the storm
That tells Of chaos; and read the same
AS one may read the writing of a name
As one In hell may see the sudden form
or Gods forefnger pointed as In blame
How weird the scene The dark is sulphurw warm
With hints Of death; and in their vault enorne
The reeling stars coagulate in flame
And now the torrents from their mountain beds
Roar down unchecked; and serpents shaped of
mist
writhe up to heaven with unforbidden heads
And thunder clouds, whose ghtnings inter
twist
Rack all the sky, and tear it into shreds,
And shake the air like Titans that have kiss'd
Eric Mackay
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-12-13

The story is an old one of the party Of
tired travellers who entered house decor
ated by peculiar sign ana demanded
oysters.
This is not a restaurant" said lie
courteous gentleman who met them. Il
am an aurist."
"Isn't that an oyster hung outside the
door, asked one.
"No, gentlemen, it is an ear"
A body of sailors from an American
vessel, stopping at Samoa, went to the
German consulate and demanded dinner.
"This is not a hotel said the offended
domestic official who met them.
"Well, if it isn't a restaurant, what's
that black fowl hung out for? Amt it a
sign?" inquired the spokesman.
The sign was the German eagle, the
consular coat of arms.-Youth's Com
naniOn
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-12-13
a Queer Coincidence.

In Berks county, Pa, at the little vii
lage of Shillington, lives Samuel Shil-
ling, a living fulfilment of a remark
able coincidence. He first saw the light
of day on Feb. %, 1919. Beginning with
the date of his birth, it seems that the
father of his country has kept watch
full eye on Samuel Shilling every day
for the past seventy years.
Shilling was married on Feb. % to
woman, who, like himself, was born on
that date Their first child-a boy-was
born on Washington's birthday, exactly
one year to a day after their marriage,
and two years afterwards, on the same
date, twins-a boy and girl-were added
to the Washington-blesse household.
Five years rolled around, when, on the
fifth anniversary of their wedding, an
other infant. little girl, was added to
their blessings. The fifth and sixth child,
another pair Of twins, came around on
schedule time two years later, exactly,
and upon the seventh anniversaryso the
welded life begun on the natal day of
our first president.
Mr.. Shilling Is very proud OF the lucky
coincidence that has connected his namG
and that of bis family so inseparably
with that of the immortal George Wash.
ington.
Many remarkable stories, all true, as
far as the writer has been able to ascer-
tain, have been related, but it is doubtful
if there is another case on record where
father, his wife and six children all
claim one birthday, and that, too. one of
the most historical in the whole calen
dar.-St. Louis Republic.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-12-13
Improved in Jail.

Every time batch of Jail prisoners are
arraigned in the criminal court | am
struck by the vast improvement in their
personal appearance that few months
confinement gives them. In 80 cases out
of 100 they are coarse, brutal, heavy
drinking class, and show their low
habits in their faces. In the Jail they
get the whisky out of their skins, the SO
called jail pallor leaves their faces clear
and white, and more or less refined, and
they make a better impression upon a
jury than they certainly would if brought
to trial when first arrested. A striking
case in point was Sanders, the dog
catcher, who killed Police Officer Printz
When he was first put in Jail he was
about the toughest, bloated and alto
gether brutalized specimen of humanity
l had ever seen. Eight months later he
was brought to trial. 1t was almost inn
possible to recognize in the pale, finely
drawn features of the quiet, self pos
sessed and intelligent talking prisoner
the hoodlum of the previous year. His
appearance made such good impression
that he got off with two years SEN
tence, when l believe if the same jury
had seen him as did he would have
been sent up for life.-Circuit Attorney
in st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-12-13
a NOTED LAWYER GONE.

The sad suicide of so brilliant law ger
as Mr.. franklin b. Gowen, in Washing.
ton, the other day, is not only the occa-
sion of unfcigned sorrow, but one that is
involved in mystery so profound as to
battle all attempts to account for the rash
act Apparently there is no conceivable
reason for such taking off of life so
distinguished and useful as his. The
usual reasons for suicidal acts such as
financial embarrassments, family trouble,
or woman at the bottom" Incorporate
habits, bad company and delicate health,
seemingly have no place in his case. His
position at the bar, his success in his pro
fession and his pleasant and prosperous
SUI roundings were of the kind as are usu-
ally thought TO make life worth living.
In the absence of any known cause, the
conclusion jumped at is that the act was
the result of insanity, on the ground that
no sane person ever commits suicide.
But this, though generally received
fact, admits of a doubt. Men perfectly
sane 10 avert exposure, as well as threat
ened bodily calamities have been known
to suicide, Others who have attempted
the act, hut have been thwarted in their
efforts, have given testimony that they
were perfectly sane when they tried to
commit the act Again; Insanity and
suicide are by no means as closely linked
together, as the theory that insanity lead,
TO suicide supposes. Instead Of
the lives and conduct Of insane per
sons proving the theory to be correct
they rather prove the contrary. sWhilC
some insane persons have taken. thciI
own lives, the overwhelming number..oi
such uniortunates drag ont many long
years of existence. The most that can be
said in a case like Mr.. G.'s is, that it is {
mystery too deep TO be fathomed, unless
subsequent discoveries throw light upol
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-12-13
CleanlIness a Modern Virtue.

The English upper classes are clean,
but cleanliness of any high degree is a
very modern virtue among them. 1t is
an invention of the Nineteenth century.
Men and women born at the close of the
Eighteenth century did as the French
people do today; they took warm bath
occasionally for cleanliness, and they
took shower baths when they were pre-
scribed by the physician for health, and
they bathed in summer seas for pleasure,
but they did not wash themselves all
over every morning. However, the new
custom took deep root in England, be-
cause it became one of the signs of class
1t was adopted as one of the habits of &
gentleman. Pail Mall Budget.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-12-13
Looking for the Twitter.

"The mortality among the domestic
animals up in our block increased great
ly last week." said South side young
man yesterday, "One of our neighbors
owns pretty canary bird, and his little
son has always been anxious to ascertain
the source of the birds twitter. So the
other evening, while his father was away
at the office and his mother was down
town on shopping expedition, the
youngster reached the cage, captured
the bird and picked off all of its pretty
yellow feathers. But he did not discover
the source of the twitter, and the bird
caught a severe cold through its loss of
drapery and died with pneumonia the
next morning. The little boy was locked
in an upper room when his experiment
was discovered by his parents, and now
he firmly believes that two in the bush
are of much more value than a bird in
the hand. Herald.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-12-13
THE ABSOLUTE MONARCH.

A mighty king long, long ago,
With voice of grief and face Of woe
To his court wizard did complain:
'..Sir Wizard, am said to reign,
But what with councillors and hordes
OF bishops, judges, generals, lords,
Prime ministers and those they call
The people, have no right at all
To call my life my own. They talk
OF duty. laws and charters, balk
My wishes, dog my steps, torment
My every hour with precedent,
State tactics and prerogative,
Till would rather die than live
bid thee, then-if aught hold
or royal power TO bid-be bold;
Take thou my crown, grudge it not,
And give me in exchange lot,
care not how confined IL be,
Wherein is absolute sovereignty
Then groaned the wizard sad, but still
Received the crown against his will,
And swift, with wand and astrolabe, he
Transformed the king into babyl
Amos r. Wells in Wide Awake
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-12-13

Little Johnnie-Le's play stage robber.
You come alone and I'll spring out with
a pistol and take away everything you've
got.
Little Jimmie-But we haven't got no
pistol nor nuth'n like stage! Tell you
what; when you come along I'll get you
to sign a paper and then / can rob you
just the same without pistol.
"All right, we'll play Loan Agent,
il you lile it better. Texas Siftings.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-12-13
The Buffalo in Australia.

After the lamentable experience of
this country, it is interesting to know
that there is part of the world where
the buffalo is not only not dying out,
but increasing in numbers Vast herds
of these animals are now running wild
over certain districts Of northern Aus
tralia. The animals are said TO be mas
sive ami well grown, with splendid
horns ?, first buffaloes were landed
at ington, North Australia,
abe lS29.-New York Com
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Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-12-13
To Satisfy Insurance Companies.

Have you heard the story Of the rub
Der hose bought for the infirmary? 1t
was coil of hose to hang in tire hall, to
be used in case Of fire. One day they
took it down in order to sprinkle the
lawn, but as soon as the water was turned
on it burst in half dozen places The
infrmary directors were raging, They
took the hose back to the rubber store
and demanded an explanation. The pro-
prietor of the store said that he had sold
it in good faith, supposing it to be good
article. In order to satisfy himself he
wrote on to the manufacturer, who re-
piled that the hose was simply an orna-
mental article, made to hang up in fac
tories Ito satisfy insurance require
ments" And SO there is hose made that
is to be looked at, not used. Here is a
big factory, and its owner, supposing
that in case of fire he can turn on twenty
lines of hose at once, is putting his trust
in Il rotten, good for nothing pipe, Bet
ter inspect all these emergency hose lines
at once Cincinnati Times-Star.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-12-13

Mr. Gladstone will be eighty on Docem
Der Goth The Grand Old Man il as Wig.
orous, intellectually and physically, as he
was ten years ago.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-12-13

Miss Waite (who has been a wall flow
er all the evening)-A waltz? Mr.. Hen
derson, you are too kind!
Mr.. Henderson (host of the occasion)
Not at all. Miss Waite. You know the
performance of ones duty is sometimes
swee. ,taa actual pleasure.-Harper's
Baz
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-12-13

SENATOR SHERMAN has formulated a
lengthy bill providing for Federal control
o. Congressional elections
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-12-13
SWEPT BY THE SEA.

Last Island is off the mouth of the
Mississippi, in the Gulf of Mexico
1t was once the fashionable watering
place of the aristocratic south. Today
it is a desolate waste, visited only by
fishermen.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-12-13

WHAT has become of the Pan-American
delegates? No body hears Hanything
about them.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1889-09-05
"All Wool and o Yard Wide."

When great business house, of world
wide reputation for honesty, fair dealing
ond financial responsibility, feels warrant
cd in attaching its certificate of guarantee
to its goods, such action furnishes the best
possible evidence that the products are be-
lieved to be Just what they are represented
to be- Such confidence on the part Of
manufacturers and vendors naturally be-
gets confidence in purchasers, and hence It
il that there has grown to be, all oyer this
great country. such an unprecedented de.
mand for. and such implicit confidence In,
that most popular liver, blood and lung
remedy known as DR.. Pierce's Golden Med
ical Discovery, as no other medicine has
ever before met with. It is sold by drug
gists, under a posttice guarantee from the
manufacturers, that it will either benefit or
cure in every case Of disease for which it il
recommended, or the money paid for 1t will
be promptly refunded. 1t is manufactured
by the Worlds Dispensary Medical Asso-
citation, of Buffalo, N. Y, we'll known and
financially solid business corporation. No
other responsible manufacturers Of medi-
oines have put their remedies to such severe
tests as to warrant them to give satisfaction
or refund the money paid for them. Gold
en- Medical Discovery" cures silver COM
plant" or billiousness, indigestion and
dyspepsia, all humors of blood taints skin
diseases scrofulous sores and tumors and
pulmonary consumption (Which Is only
scrofula of the lungs) if taken in time and
given fair trial. Chronic catarrh in the
head, bronchitis and throat diseases, are
also cured by this most wonderful blood
purifier and invigorating tonic.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1889-09-05

In the September Magazine Of -fmerioan
History Mr.. Robert Stiles. Of Richmond,
brings the truth into strong. clear light
concerning "Lincoln's Restoration Policy
for Virginia" which Admiral Porter, with
whom Llncoln went 10 Richmond on Ia
evacuation, represented differently In his
Incidents Of the Civil War" The EVIL
dence here given for the hrst time TO the
public corrects even Grants account OF the
matter In his Memoirs, who Ia believed TO
have written from hearsay. The contribu-
ton Ia one OF the most Important In lie
bearing upon the events Of that exciting Pc
Rod which has appeared In many q day,
and will DO read and treasured On u de-
serves The illustrated features OF the
Mrs. Lambs "Historic Homes and Land
mark" the scene being the site Of tho Da-
men farm, between Wall street and Maiden
lane, which for nearly half Q century was
outside the walled city Of New York. A
second illustrated paper, by I. II. Lewis, Of
st. Paul, Is "rhe Old French Post at Trem-
poleau. Wisconsin," recent discovery.
Milton T. Adkins writes the "Growth Of o
Great National Library" giving the history
In brief Of the library Of Congress. William
Seton contributes an article Of the first in
terest on "St John dc Crevec@ur. The
First French Consul In New York after tho
There Is Sketch Of "New
York's Great LAndholder, George CLARK"
anda pleasing tribute to the late Mrs. Amasa
]. Parker. This popular magazine ills q
Of literature occupied by no
other magazine in the country. Price $6 90
, year. Published at 74S Broadway, New
York City.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1889-09-05
Married..

THoMAs-JuLIAN-On Tuesday morning,
the 3rd inst, at the residence of the brides
father, in San Marcos. Mr.. John A. Thomas
aud Miss Nellie R. Julian, Rev. Mr.. Biggs,
Of Lockhsrt, officiating.
The only drawback to tho occasion was o
rainy day. (Apropos, we beg to suggest
that it might be we'll for those intending
matrimony to consult the weather bureau
before setting the momentous day. We
make no charge for this suggestion). There
were q number Of handsome presents. sew
eral of which were exceptionally tasteful
and appropriate. The happy pair left for
the West on the morning train, their oh.
jective point being Monterey, Mexico.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1889-09-05
Catarrh Can't BE Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATION, as they can.
not reach the seat of the disease. Catarrf
is blood or constitutional disease, and in
order to cure it you have to Take internal
remedies. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, and acts directly on the blood and
mucus surface. Halls Catarrh Cure is no
quack medicine. 1t was prescribed by one
Of the best physicians in the country for
years and is a regular prescription. II is
composed of the best tonics known, CON-
bined with the best blood purifiers, acting
directly on the mucus surface. Tue perfect
combination of the two ingredients is what
produces such wonderful results in curing
catarrh. Send for testimonials free.
F. A. CHENEY & CO., Prop, Toledo,
o. Sold by Druggists, price 75c.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1889-09-05
A Severe Test.

When manufacturer, from years Of oh.
servation, has SO completely satisfied him
self Of tho universal satisfaction given by
his products, that he feels fully warranted
In selling them under certificate Of guar
antee, II is very natural to believe TINT such
u producer has implicit confidence In the
merits Of his goods, and that, too, not with
out good reason. Such confidence Is pos
sessed by the Worlds Dispsnsary Medical
Association, of Buffalo, NY. In DR.. Pierce's
Family Medicines. aud hence hts "Fav-
orite Prescription" Is sold by druggists. as
no other medicine for similar purposes ever
was, under o positive guarantee, that II will
In evory case give satisfaction, or money
paid for II will be refunded. II cures all
those distressing and delicate ailments and
weaknesses peculiar to women. /. ia not
necessary 70 enumerate the long catalogue
Of arrangements, both functional and or
ganio, Of the female system which this mar
velous remedy overcomes. They are, alas
but too well-known to most females who
have attained womanhood, to need more
than hint to mako them plain to their un-
derstandinp.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1889-09-05

1uo luVuOA 0uUSCAluOAs
Good morning, sir, Mr.. Editor, how are
the folks to-day?
l owe you for next years paper--I thought
I'd come and pay;
And Jones is agoin' to take 1t, and this ID
his money here;
shut down lendin' it to him, and then
coaxed him to try it year.
"And here's few little items that happened
last week in our town;
I thought they'd look good for the paper,
so Jest jotted 'em down;
And here is basket of peaches my wife
packed expressly for you,
And small bunch Of flowers from Jennie
she thought she must send some
thing too.
You're dom, the politics bully, as all Of
our family agree;
"Just keep your old goose-quill a fippin'
and give them good one for me.
And now yon are chock full of business,
andI won't be taking your time,
I've things Of my own must tend to-good
day, sir; believe will climb"
The editor sat in his sanctum, and brought
down his fist with thump;
"God bless that old farmer" he muttered.
"he's regular jolly old trump"
And it's thus with our noble profession, and
thus IL will ever be still;
There are some who appreciate its labor,
and some who perhaps never will;
But in the great time that Is coming, when
Gabriel's trumpet shall sound.
And they who have labored and rested
- Nhr rwras..1
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1889-09-05
A New Departure

from all tho old established conditions OF
which proprietary medicines are sold, hal
been made by tho Worlds Dispsnsary Med.
loal Association, OF Buffalo, N. Y, who hav
ing for many years observed the thousands
Of marvellous cures OF liver, blood and lung
diseases effected by DR.. Piercs's Golden
Medical Discovery. now feel warranted Ia
selling this wonderful medicine (as they are
doing through druggests) under positive
guarantees that II will give satisfaction In
promptly refunded. Golden Medical Dis
oovery" cures all humors or impurities Of
the blood, from whatever cause arising, as
eruptions, blotches, pimples, old sores and
scrofulous affections. II 10 equally etlicaci
GUS In bilious disorders indigestion or dys-
pepsia aud chronic catarrh in the head,
bronchial. throat and lung affections, &C.
oompanied by lingering coughs.