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Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-12
what the President Reads.

The president has 10 leisure hours ex-
cept those seized for the necessary after
noon exercise. Although fond OF read
ing ne finds little time To indulge that
taste. His newspaper reading is limited
to glance at one paper TO get the DRIFT
of the day, II pretty careful prrU7al of tho
Indianapolis Journal, with lis chronicle
of events happening at aud near his own
home, ami TO such articles in t.l' lea ting
daily newspapers as may be Drou5 1t -
his attention for any particular reason.
His desk is that of an orirr.y worker,
and is usually cleared every night Of the
accumulations of the day. Most of the
applications for appointment come to
him iacketed and briefed from the de-
partments. He usually disposes of them
upon the recommendation uf the depart
ment head. If it appears TO be neces-
sary to traverse a case he sends for all
the papers and goes through them down
to the first one tled.-Epoch.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-12

big Mouth" Charley, the gay and fes-
tive Indian who playfully sent d. Pete to
the happy hunting grounds at Red Bluff,
for which commcndable action he will
enjoy the hospitality of the state for
seven years and four months, before
going to prison distributed his personal
effects as follows:
To jim Turner, his brother, he gave
his oldest wife Lizzie; also his real
estate and horses; the land is Il SlGJ-
acre timber claim. To Coyote Pete, II
rfiend, he gave his youngest wife Susie.
70 Dear Tom" another brother. he
gave Mollie Turner, his dead brother
Ike's wife. His thirty head of dogs, five
Winchester rifles, 500 rounds of cart
ridges, TWO revolvers and four knives he
gives to Jim Turner; consideration, love
and affection for Lizzie. He had II deep
set grudge against coyote Pete, which
is the reason for placing "u-lc under his
protection. She is II tolerauiy tough
piece of femininity. - He'd Biud, Cal.
News,
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-12
The SmOrgnsbord.

At dinner at the hotel we first saw q
peculiar Swedish institution cut!rd the
smorgasburd, which is considered ; s,tl.u-
uiaJur of the appetite. All the u,t,yrs,
before sitting down TO the regular laoi",
went to einall side table laded with
salte aad smoked fish, sariines, fat her
ring in oil, Boiled ham, smoked tonSun,
sod 10 led eggs, potted era n', Pic"trs,
cheese, bread aud butter, and, SJau,l.u-. :.
around the tabc, helped Themselves with
fork To Il choice morsel, now here noN
there, which they washed down vita
small glasses OF ain, brandy, and liquor
called kumnci. maIo from calUwly
seeds. At every dinner in Sweden you
will see the men, and often many ladies.
apparently making good meal from Uaa
vactcd assortment on yni5 side table, aud
tueu t,ry sit down TO II regular dinner o.
several courses. II goes without saying
that, t. one unaccustomed to its use, the
smorgasoord, instead OF increasing the
appetite, causes it to quickly disappear
Midnight Sunbeams-Kimbull.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-12
The Most Costly Le.,ny. -. the wor,G.

"The most costly leather in the world
said dealer in fine sElus and leather.
sis known TO the trade .. piano leather.
American tanners year, ago discovered
the secret of making Rus~ia leather. with
its peculiar pungen0 hlit lasting ud',r.
but the secret of tanning '.ano lea her Is
known only to II FAM, Of tanners in
Thuringia, Germany. tni- leather has
but one use - the covering of pianp
keys.
"a peculiar thing about 1t is that a.,
skins from whicn 1t is tanned are pro
cured almost entirely in Aucric;:. II i
particular kind oi puckSiil. The -asd
of the common red or Virginia deer viii
not make the leather L species OF the
animal known as the gray d 'rr' and
found only in the vicinity of tn" great
northern lakes. alone furnishing the ina-
terial. The German taIacrs hay" an
agency in Detroit, whir'l collect, the
skins of this deer from uie III liun, and
half-breed hunters, who III 'J.t ta" mar
kat. The hunters arc pai4 an average
price Of about 20 cents a pound i"r the
green skins. Wheu the -,iins are re-
turned TO this cour5Gy - piano leather
they cost the piano lgnuiarturers fron
si5 to $1S pc md. TIC .,prtd's surpy
of this invaluable and ec,.-ary nlItcr.Hl
is produced by the KcctchrT ia.ui!g al
tanners, who have six CStsbiShnI .., ig
Germany, the largest AMI hest at ,trrd
in Thuringia. -. y. Stu"
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-12

The little kingdom nf Denmark, with
less than $1,000 square ,nil.s taH area not
twic" Ec lie of New Jersey AM y. a ii
porulaiion of near 2.O0J000, is a laryer
uroducer nf butter The mlch cowa u im-
hcr about 500, ,090. and the export of bun
ter. mostly to England. was 500, 00l
pounds in 1857. This is nearly three
times the amount exported in 1877.
The increased production is largely due
to the esta lishment of cooperative dair-
les and to the use of centrifugal cream
separators. The Danes haze put in
operation the system oi paying for milk
according 70 its quality, and this system
has incit I! dairy men To more care in the
selection of stucl; and in feeding them.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-12
Elephants as Freight,

The hub.tual caution of these intclli-
gent creatures is i'll istratcd when they
are tray ling from show to show. Should
several Ue in car together, one of their
number will remain awake ON guard
while the others are sleeping.
Some years ago experiments were made
in the transport of elephants by railway.
one of the ordinary cattle wagons of the
East India railway was fitted up for the
purpose, and the animal was placed in
the center space of the wagon, between
six shafts, breast and back bar, and Sc
cured in addition by anklets Oh the fore
and hind feet, united by couplings trans
versely and longitudinally, and further
by four diagonal mooring chains passing
through holes and lashed round the cor
ner pillars of the wagon. The first ele-
phant loaded having his head free, took
the opportunity to remove with his trunk
a portion of the roof of the truck; it was
therefore found necessary to put collar
round the neck of the elephant, with IL
vertical chain leading through and Sc
cured to tie floor.
In this way successful experiment
was made to Pundooah and back, the an.
imal showing no signs of fear or making
any attempt To free himself.-Chamber :
Journal
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-12

If the remainderof 1889 is characterized
by as many rem ukl,le catastrophies and
atmospheric disturbances shave develp-
ed during It's first ha't it will go down in
history as year fun of extraordinary
events. To the destructive flood and fires
in the United states aud { hina, and the
railroad ,ccidrnIs here and in Europe, is
now added the loss of 200 lives in coal
mine horror in France, The grouping of
this series of events 50 greatly destructive
to human life within such brief period
of time is attracting the attention of sci-
entists, and new theories of planetary in-
fluence may be expected as a result.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-12
A IfITsi SmFaenIl.

A farmer recently discovered in his
barn a birds nest containing pair of
young swallows, says the Chicago Mail
On taking one young bird up in his hand
he WAS astouis',rd 10 see its leg very
thoroughly bandaged with horsehair.
Having carefully removed the hairs, one
by one, lac was still NOR" a-tonished TO
find the poor nesting $ leg was broken.
Returning to look at the patient again
next day. the leg was found bandaged as
before. The next was not again inter-
fered with for fortnight, when it was
found that the hairs were being eau
tiously removed, a few each day, and
when all were off the calous was dis
tinctly felt at the union Of the bone and
the bird was evidently able to fly with the
others.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-12
Prey.u,ty. of N,t,d.yy.

Take three pounds each OF flowers of
sulphur ami quick-lime. Slack the lime
and boil with the sulphur in six gallons
of water until reduced to two gallons.
Allow this tn SETTLE, then pour of the
Gear liquid ami bottle il for use. An
old lion ,,u w.iI answer to boil it in. A
g.ll of this iiIuid mixed w.rh five gallons
of water, is an excellent prevention
ard cure for n,i!d.'w upon plid!;..-
showered uuon them as soon as the
"idew appears.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-12

A Rig IyaII Game,

A correspondent from Armagh gives an
interesting account of base ball match
between two mines, one of which was led
by professor, and the other was cham
pioncd by prominent merchant. AT the
end of the second inning the game stood
16 TO 8 in favCr of the professors side
when dispute arose as to whether one
base runner wonld dare pass another run
ner on base, and the principals becom
ing hotly engaged, the game was dis
banded.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-12

four inches wide, is attached to the tree
by interlnkng staples. and the wires are
attached to these strips.
Wherever an opening Is desired, the
wires are cut and one end of each is
stapled to similar piece OF board which,
with the panel of wire attached, swings
freely like n gate and when closed is fas-
tened in place by hooks. ...
No hinges are needed, uS the wires
bend freely to any extent needed. In
starting the next panel the wires are Sc
cured in the same manner as at the be-
ginning of the fence.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-12

CHICAGO has just accomplished the
largest scheme of city and town nncXa-
ton ever achieved by an American city.
Half Il dozen Towns of considerable size
were by popular vote Incorporated with
in the city limits, swelling the population
tomore than Il million people. The cor
porate limits now include ia square
miles of territory, exceeding the area of
Philadelphia very considerably Chicago
is IA big place in many ways, and her am
bition evca now seems far from being sat
isfied.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-12
Grain for Feed.

The Lonuon brewers having advanced
tn" prize of spent grain, cowkeepcrs are
ae.tatlng the ut. .lization Of dried grains,
all. yse- by DR.. Reynolds ami Professor
Ho!Gciiciss showing a very fayora ole
comparison witt oats, hay and linseei
cake. nri'u brewers grains are gate
extensively ted hy dairymen in New
York, unsyivanla and Ne; Jersey.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-12

Some raise the choicest plums and find
them proiitab., out it is done only by
shaking or jaring the trees daily, cascn-
ing the curculio on a cloth and killing
him. There is no such thing as u cur
culio-proof' plum, tree-venders to the
contrary notwithstanding
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-12
.Aniatic ChiId Wtxr..

. The Indian reformers who have taken
IN nj the re-marriage of girl-widows
ii'S difficulty i'll obtaining plenty of
cit,nIld,ite-. Where trouhl, cones in Is
rs. % ,u.,e dispo7 7al of thcs, mairimoni
ally disposed ladies pending the discov-
ctY OF sui. % partners. No sooner does
IL widow announce her intention OF sec.Ir-
ill., another husband if she can than sh"
is ir-owned by all her kith and kin. cut
by her acquaIntauces, AMI III soma c',-',
seno ;tdrft to pick up a Twin Tor herself.
The rcformers feel under an obligation
.rrrror to softeE tGe severity of 80"
.ujrlyr.usl 20 the Je-g of their abi.i-v.
ara with taar object widow homes niur
been established here and there. c
expedieut Is, perhaps, as good one as
could be devised, but the managers of
the homes are not to be cnvied.
In order To carry out the rest of the
s"'.tne, suiuors have To be mitted to
maze choice among; the brrcaycd b"au-
ties, and then, OF course, :. cert tia
amount OF pAIlIudcring must be allowed
to enahlc the high contra tnt parttcs to
coin" To terms. All maternal heads uI
f,niies woll know that even when oG.y
Que affair of this SORT is going on in Il
household, deal of iinesse and eir.Jm
~pection often have to be exercised.
Dire, then, must have been the pee t.cN,-
ties of the native matron at the Juip.Gori
homc lately, when twenty-five Umogo,.
youtas weIe daily counting a. many
ltirtish widows. The bridegroom5 c,,-
pcc.aac actually had the ardarity To ap.
pi, ior lodgings in the house, but taii ro-
qIcsU was, of course, strrniy rfl,Ga
STAGE, however, tn system appear. L"
bring about considerable number OF
marrt" ges, these little imperfcrtioa- IN
Ite machinery may be pardon".i Their"
is TO la,c more terrible than ni,y of the
Indian ehilG-Hidow, doomed {, an i-"-
LACED and hop, less existence wiIi.,' &C., .
her early tevnt.-Loud0n Globe.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-12

A new work on "Half Century of
Music in England draws the interesting
contrast between the time when Lord
Chesterfield warned his son against being
q fiddler. even In the amateur sense, and
the present, when prince Of the royal
blood is the most noted amateur In Ehg-
land.-Music and Drama.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-12

Instead OF Ddy.ug the individual to en-
ter crcamcrics or go on farms to learn
the business. ts Is the case in this coun-
1y, the pray,.c" in England aud scot
aAd is 10 ctargc II f'c for such ln-timc-
.ua. a 10" "dTt factory advertises TO
..c.cpt pU .d.- ,v. It f':e of $3.50 per week.
pul'i!to glNr his whole time and pay
49,. own Lui..It.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-12
w l:,lantrnCIov seed.

OH and dead cover seed treated with
aji, hU fdtcn .,u be made to look az
p.IIAv and Yellow as the very mrWcs,
a!.G be-, seeds. Worthless Sod thus
t!,a;cu Las cen used TO adultc al,. 2S,,r,
cover seeu in En5tUud but tho ..,,s ne.
cXertion of ~"I".ul members oi ,.y ICED
nv rn,u
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-12
Forests of Ia,Iia,

Government protection of forests,
against fire is on trlai Ill art, of Iua.a.
During 1888 the prOtcct.un OF Il tract Oi
Ia, 900 acres of forest was attempted,
and only 100, ,UJ0 acres were burned over.
The cost of protecting the balance was.
only about $4,000. lha sya.eu -
claimed to be successful
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-12
IL Pay. TO rake Care OF the Too $.

Implements should be returned to the
tool'hluse. after using, and properly
cleared. If there j. no plow-shoe make
one. l. will save the roads. Spades,
hoes and similar tools should be kept
sharp, 10y acquaintance with the grind
stone.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-12

A creanler' ra. been Stated ut Gal
loway in SEQ. g, 1t AZ which tn" manu-
facture of O.rumar.sarlne will De intlo-
duced. Genuine but-er will bc used in
connection with other fats. We behyv@
thi, is the h:st insuanc, of IL orea mery
openly going INTO the manuiayJIge OF
bogus butter.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-12

A good method TO keep COW from
kicking is to bend one OF her fore legs az
the knee and buckle a strap around II
above ,n, JOINT. his hold up that foot
leaving Tier only three to stand on and
none to spare for kicking.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-12

When man says there is no use in
planting shrubbery in the school house
yard, because the boys will destroy it,
some parents need spanking more than
their boys need it.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-12
Crnps in OrcIinrIs.

For young orchard there is no safer
crop than Indaa corn, which, of cotIso,
should be seeded with clover and orcGGrd
grass, upon which young pigs will Lit ;e'
"a satisfactory growth.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-12
An FG.cIiyr "A .e.Ier

A steel rake, with long and sharp
teet., is one OF the most effective Of weed
ing implements, and il used "early and
often" will keep land clean, with little
labor
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-12

The opinion is expressed that II all that
is promised by recent applications in the
use of water gas be verified, electric
lighting will be outrlvaled both in cheap
ness and beauty Of nght.-EngineeE.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-12
Another Agricultural College,

The MERGERS Company of London is
thinking OF establishing an agricultural
college on it's extensive farms, and pro-
poses to devote $500, 900 for the purpose.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-12
40 Corn Tor Cnttie.

In the Aberdeen district in North Scot
land, latitude jf degrees, it is to cold to
grow corn, yet this region produces some
Of tho finest fat cattle in the world. They
aic led largely on barley, oats and rye.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-12
sorghum was a Failure.

In SO trials with sorghum In England.
last year, the crop was q total failure in
4G, and in the other six cases the meas
ure of success was infinitely small.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-12

We illustrate herewith a cheap snc
durable style of barb wire fence and
gate, from sketch and description fur
nished by G. +. White, Orange county,
n. Y, says the American Agriculturist.
Living trees are made to serve as posts.
Instead OF driving the staples directly
come overgrown, strip Of inch board.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-12
Attention FARMERS.

One Hundred Tons of Bone Dust for
sale at John Thomas's, 248 Main street,
! Johnstown, Pa. june21
The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-07-19

Does his successive journey run,
His kingdom stretch from shore TO shore
| TIL sun shall rise and set no more.
| o that throne room of Christ! In my
| Fathers house are many rooms"
Another room in our Fathers house Is
the music room. St. John and other Bible
| writer's talk so much about the music OF
Heaven that there must be music there,
perhaps not such as was on earth
thrummed from trembling string or
| evoked by touch of ivory kew but If not
| that then something better. There are so
| many Christian harpists and Christian
| composers and Christian o. ganists and
Christian choiristers and Christian hymn
ologists that have gone up from earth
there must be for them some place OF es-
| pecial delectation. Shall we have music
in this world Of discords and no music in
the land Of complete harmony: can no
give Won the notes of the first bar Of the
new song that is sung In Heaven, car
not imagine either the solo or the dox
, ologv. But Heaven means music, and car
. mean nothing else. Occasionally tina
music has escaped the gate. Or. Fulle
diving at Beaufort, $. c, said: "Do yol
hear:i Hear whatw exclaimed the by
! ISLANDERS. 'The music! Lift me up
! | Open the window !"
! In that music room az our Father
!, house YOU will some day meet the oil
! Christian masters. Mozart aud Hands
: and Mendelssohn aud Beethoven an
!. Doddridge whose sacred poetry was q
: remarkable as his sacred prose. and Jame
!, Montgomery and William C0wper' al "a;
: got rid OF his spiritual melancholy, an
Bishop Heber, who sang OF e eenIand
= lev Mountains and midas Coral Strand;
: and DR.. Rallies, who wrote of High
!, Yonder Realms OF Light" and Isaa
I Watts, who went to visit Sir Thomas Al
n new and wife FOR a week but proved hin
) self so agreeable guest that they mac
!. him stay thirty-six years; and side [
The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-07-19
A PERSONAL INVESTIGATION

OF the Results OF Prohibition In Kansas
bv New York Observer Man.
That stalwart conservative journal
the New York Observer, few weeks
400 sent a member of its editorial stan
through Kansas on tour OF lnvestiga-
Non concerning the efficacy and the re-
suits of prohibition. On his way home
ward he held a conference in Pittsburgh
with the officers In charge OF tho
Amendment campaign, giving full
statement of the results OF his ooserva~
tons. His statements are reported In
the Pittsburgh Times as follows:
"Au the statements have to make
m the subject of prohibition in Kansas
are based on facts and figures which arc
within my own personal knowledge. II
is not hearsay evidence have to oner
or baseless rumor. am ready TO
prove every statement that l shall
make. I went out to Kansas to make
a personal investigation OF the working
of the prohibitory law. Twas commits
stoned to find out the truth 10 regard
to the matter. the bottom facts, no
matter on which side the balance might
fall In pursuance of my object l
visited eleven of the larger cities OK
Kansas, including Wyandotte, Fort
Scott, Wichita, Topeka, Leavenworth
and Atchison and a number OF smaller
towns. | had personal interviews
with between 800 and 400 persons,
ineludinf people of all ranks and
conditions, from the Governor OF the
State down to the bootblacks on the
streets. l purposely sought out the
leading opponents of the law, that
might learn all the arguments on that
side. l visited the jails. the poor
houses, the police courts and every
other place where l thought l could
obtain any facts or figures having
bearing on prohibition. made par
ticular inquiries as to the effect OF the
law upon crime and pauperism. upor
business and upon public morals, and
I was able to collect volume OF evil
dence on all these points. And now
am prepared to state and prove tina
prohibition has been a success il
Kansas, as much as any other Law
against crime"
Governor Humphrey, the succeeding
Governor of Kansas, in his first annua
message, says:
1.-The growth of public sentiment Il
support of constitutional prohibitio
in Kansas is steady, healthy and TN
mistakable. In the last campaign n
political party had the temerity to dc
9 mand re-submission OF the questio
TO the people, in the face of popula
= verdict that has been repeated and en-
: phasized every time the popular sens
has been taken. AS an issue in Kansa
. politics. re-submission is as dead q
slayervh
The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-07-19
ZAP PENS EVERY DAY.
..,r,. true. tits pity; pity, it's true

Ss'Tis true. It's pItJs pA'''
=. q nosnital ward woman lay
painfnllv easping her life away
q t,,tss6 and battered you scarce coulo 1F0OO
- Towanhood's semblance In form OF Aaco'
VI +he hair over the pillow rolled
tn +anoled mass was like tnreaos "a soAu'
And never a sculpture in any lana
ITor1ded a daintier foot or nano-
c.,d one who ministered her needs
None but monster could do TINS oeeo'
Then her dim eyes dusky with ecnpSe'
SLOWLY unlocked and her swonen npS
Eointlv murmured. He loved me "eIi'
Mvhusband. Twas drink. BE sure 70 '0n
when he comes to himself, that 1lorgNe'
For him poor fellow, would ike 10 hVe'
A shudder, q moan, as the words were salu
And a drunkard's wife Oh the cot lay ueao-
oh. fathers who love your daughters oeAA'
Somebody's daughter is lying mere
oh brothers of sisters come ana see
What the fate of your darling ones may oe'
Nh man. wherever you love your home
Re n cottage or palace, meath heavens hlgI
dome,
rba demon of drink can enter in.
For the law strikes hands and bargains "lt1
sin.
Won have named your price, you have the goa
| Now hand them OVERTIME sons you nav
| sold;
Press forward quickly. drink boys, drink
l.. Your fathers are paid for your sous the
think;
| Go in the great mart where mammon Survives
| Cheapest OF all things are human hVeS