Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-10-11
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densed Form.
A school organised specially TOR the ed
ucation of women. in the legrl profession
has been opened in New York under the
most auspicious encouragements of sue
cess.
Admiral Porter is lying very Ill at his
summer home at Johnstown, Rhode
Island. His family regard his illness as
most serious, and are apprehensive as to
the result.
A pumpkin weighing 1870 pounds took
the first prize at the Westchester County
Fair few days ago. On the closing of
the exhibition it was promptly purchased
by large New York hotel.
The fifteenth annual convention of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union Of
Pennsylvania will be held in Association
Hall, Fifteenth and Chestnut streets,
Philadelphia, 9th, 10th, and 11th of Octo.
Der.
A paragraph IS going the rounds of the
press stating that when church members
in Chicago are particularly pleased with
good point In sermon they whack the
pew In front of them with hymn book
and snort
An umbrella-maker of Birmingham,
England, has perfected transparent um.
brella which will allow the bearer to see
what is directly in front and escape be-
ing run into. 1t is sensible as we'll as
novel improvement.
To-day Connecticut will vote on the
prohibition Constitutional Amendment.
Leaders of the old political parties say its
defeat is foregone conclusion, predict
ing that it will be defeated by not less
than 10000 majority.
Washington society is interested over
the addition shortly to be made to its
numbers by the arrival from Europe of
Lady Pauncefote and her daughters.
They have already sailed from Liverpool
with the British minister.
The French government announces
that so far as the American exhibitors at
the Paris Exposition have been awarded
53 grand prizes, 1919 gold medals, 271 sill
yer medals, 218 bronze medals and 22O
honorable mentions, and the list Is not
nearly completed.
There is a curious little museum in
Berlin in which no relics are kept excep.
royal garters. 1t is run in conjunction.
with the Hohenzolern museum and was
founded by William l. Carriers from the
legs of all the princesses who have been
married since 1917 are TO be found in this
unique collection.
The Faculty of the University of Penn
syYania have by decided vote agreed to
admit the sexes to coeducation in that
institution, Il movement which cannot at
once be fully appreciated in importance,
but which is bound to have command
ing in'iuence Oh oLner seats of learning
in this country.
The largest suspension bridge in the
world is the Brooklyn bridge; the largest
fortress in the world is Fortress Monroe;
the largest university In the world is that
OF ofOxford; the largest tunnel is the St.
Gothard; the largest head belongs to Rus
sell Harrison, and the competition for the
largest mouth is still waxing hot between
Tanner, Foraker and Private Dalzell
Black Bart, who is known to fame at
" the lone highwayman of California"
hoe II 10 thnurht rrona to HI,;,o
tralia. Over thirty robberies of stages
and express trains are attributed to this
Napoleon of the stand .and-deliver game.
Evidence to convict him was obtained
only in two or three cases. When he was
caught, in 1888, he pleaded guilty and
was sentenced to prison for seven years.
He was a good prisoner, read devotional
works and was liked by the authorities at
San Quentin. During the last year his
robberies have been very numerous.
Miss Carrie Meyer, fifteen-year-o
girl, is now frescoing the walls of theSouth-
ern Hotel in st. Louis, Nc. She has de-
signed and executed the frescoing for a
large number of the finest rooms in the
hotel, and is regarded by her employers
as an able and accomplished iresco paint.
er. The child is musician as we'll as an
artist. and plays with skill upon a number
of instruments, including the bass viol,
organ, flute and violin. Her father wishes
her to devote herself TO painting pictures,
but she enjoys fresco work better. She
is described as very pretty and graceful,
and exceedingly shy.
An Interesting Visitor.
Ebensburg Freeman.
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