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Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-10-04

The,greatest industry at Delaware City
Is the catching of sturgeon and the max
ing Of "Russian cavlare." There are
three firms engaged in tho work, and
during last spring there were 400 stur-
geons caught. The aggregate weight
being about 376,0 900 pounds. They were
valued at S22,560. OF the total catch
2,S20 were roe fish, which netted 100 kegs
OF caviare of l40 pounds each, valued at
S19, ,44O. This caviare is nearly all ship.
ped to Germany but some of it returns
to this country in small tin cans and be
greatly increased in value on account Of
The duties and foreign reputation.
The surgeons are put in largo nets,
and the roe must be removed while the
fish is still alive, or it is of no use. The
roe is in large dark flakes. 1t is carefully
rubbed through sieves to separate the
eggs, about the size OF duck shot, from
the film or membrane that hold them to-
gether. Great care is taken to prevent
the crushing of the eggs. They are
salted and packed in kegs.
There is nothing wasted Of the stur-
geon. The meat is cut into steaks and
kept cold, later in the season being ship
ped to New York and Philadelphia whore
it sells from II to y cents pounds. The
hides are used, and the refuse is sent to
New Jersey, where it is converted into
oil and compost.-New York Sun.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-10-04
Another View of Carlyle.

The new volume of Mr.. Carlyle's Let.
ters," contains an inimitable scene,
which reveals Carlyle really and truly
as he was. A Scotch friend, calling al
Chelsea, happened to remark that he
and his mother had been reading Lord
Beaconsllcld's last novel, whereupon ex.
claimed the host, "Then you and your
mother are fools, The visitor ventured
to reply that at least, the author of tho
work in question was great speaker.
Young man, replied Carlyle, 81 hope
that you will live to get sense, and learn
that words arc no good at all it is dead s
and deeds only"
Even this however, did not shut up
the admirer Of that "melancholy harle-
quin," and, after quoting an opposite
passage from Sophocles, he presumed TO
observe, "You do not agree with one of
the wisest of the Greeks, Mr. Curlyle?"
to which the sage retorted, 81 see wha t
you are now, a damned impudent whelp
of an Edinburgh advocate" Mrs. Car
lyle and Miss Jewsbury we're present at
this delectable dialogue and Carlyle was
dressed in "a lowered dressing gown"
and had "a pipe foot long London
Truth
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-10-04
COZ. ADs1REs BABY.
The First Child In Oklahoma. Witch
Il Cnna Ah4 lo Maa.a

AhH HAst thiid In oklahoma, which
IL Cost s52 20 Name.
Everybody who comes to KIngflsher
hears vi Col. J. V. Admire and "Admire's
BABY. The colonel lie from Osage City,
Kan, and Is receiver OF public moneys,
he is known OF all men who come to
kingiisher-rather below the medium
height. fat, well rounded, plump as q
partridge In looks, his face inclined to be
norld, and his mustache, beard and hair
showing graylsh tlnge. "Admire's
baby is not quite four months old, blue
eyed, thln.halred, but as bright as new
dollar and as chippei as lark. Col. Ad.
mirc Is not the father OF the baby, but h.
Is Just as proud OF IL az II ho were, and
he led the Kansas City "Times" cores.
pondent around to look at IL with high,
prancing step and such look of pride in
bis eye that brOncos on the street shled
of and gave full leeway.
On the morning Of April "a, at lilo
O'Clock. not quite two full days after the
opening Of Oklahoma, a weak vail under
Tapping wagon cover on the town sit
OF Lisbon, told that u child had been
bOrn-the FIRST child 10 be born in the
new territory. Its mother was Lille
Lewis, slender little woman barely 2n
Years of age its father j. I. Lewis
Tney came from the panhandle of Texas,
poor people, but with plenty of courage
ami unlimited faith in the future. The
news of tho birth spread like wildire,
and all Kinglishers reioiced over the
honor-uneXpected TO everybody but the
l"nI parents.
On the same night that the child wus
no ~ there was mass meeting to i,.i-
'r exchange cuh,,ia u,ution-, and aH
l'giln"n, arose ~ to what the chiu
-uouid b" rnrisienod. tho populaco TAX
nS Il upon thcm-clycs to relieve tho
atents OF this duty. Finally it was de-
cld,d TO give the privilege of naming the
babe, which was II boy, to the hlghe-:
bidder. Five dollars was the bid which
started the bail rolling. The figure
jHmped quickly to $25, then crept TO $50,
sa5, $40. Only Il lank Texan and plump
Col. Admire were left in the field. The.
latter had the naming of the childs
knocked down to him for $50, and b."
p omptly christened 1t Admire Lewi-
Tho S52 and SIT collected bv sub-c, IT,.
non were invested in hoUs. for Nj
and Mrs. Lewis and yorng Admire.
where they now live contenlediy, AMI
where Col. Admire almost daily dund.r,
Young Admire on his knee and clurk
and sings to him with an enthusiasts
born of honest pride.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-10-04
Waste of Coal Duo to Exposure.

The waste of coal by exposure to the
weather has been variously computed
and depends very much upon tho nauuu.
and quality of the coal and the climate TO
which 1t is exposed. Soft coal suffers the
greatest amount Of loss, as it crumbles TO
dust by the action of the sun, air and
rain; its loss in bulk is calculated to
amount to II per cent per annum, and
it deteriorates in quality much more than
hard coal. Hard coal exposed to the
weather loses in bulk to the extent Of
about eight per cent per annum.
On the whole, 1t is much more econom-
ical to place coal under cover, as while
sheltered it retains it's quality and suffers
little loss. Another serious danger is
also avoided-spontaneous combustion,
which Is attributed to rain falling upon
Goals after long drought, causing the
small or slacky portion to sweat and ig-
ite.-Exchange.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-10-04
President Jackson Was Firm.

Many years ago Edmund briggs, who
died tho other day, was a member of a
committee sent from here by the Demo-
cratic leaders to get President Jackson
to remove Col. Swartwout from the
New York collectorship. Mr.. briggs
often related their experience with "Oid
Hickory" They were received by the
general in the library. He was seated
in a large armchair, smoking clay pipe
with a stem about two feet long. His
face, like that of the pedagogue in
Goldsmith's Deserted Village" be-
spoke the days disaster to the COM
mittee, but the chairman resolutely pro-
ceeded to state his case.
The president listened patiently to the
end. and then, after brief pause, in
which the pipe was kept in vigorous ac-
tton, came the reply: "Col. Swartwout,
snid the president, twas a good soldier
(whiG, whilf); he shed his blood for his
country (whin, whilf0; he is a personal
friend Of mine (whilf, whiff); / believe
him to be perfectly honest man (whiff,
(whiff); and this with strong emphasisl.
he will not be removed from the post of
collector of the port of New York Oyhiif,
Whit, whiif,) Gentlemen, l shall be
happy to continue the conversation on
any other topic: OF course, there was
little more to be said. Col. Swartwout
in oflice.-N. Y. Tribune,
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-10-04
The Riggcst Brown Trout.

The biggest brown trout ever caught
on this continent was landed a few
evenings ago at Spring Creek, Mumford,
N. Y. The fish weighed six pounds and
pliction were perfect. This is one of the
species of brown trout, the spawn OF
which was imported from Germany, and
received at the New York state hatchery
on Feb. Is, 1884, so that it's age cannot
be more than between and G years. The
largest ever caught previously weighed
triae over five pounds New York Sun.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-10-04
AroNKErne w1rn 4 BADoox
The Bad Man OF st. Louis Was knocked
Out I'm One Round

Out in One Round.
In the old st. Louis museum we had,
among other attractions, a baboon called
Dick, says q correspondent OF the New
York "Sun." He was solid chunk OF @
fellow, good-natured. and great favor
lite. He had one popularity though,
which we had to cater to. He took short
maps twice day, and IL aroused before
his time he was as ugly ae sin all the rest
OF the day. We had him dressed up as
little boy, and when the. time came to
take his nap he crept into an old-fash-
ioned cradle, and the fat woman gener-
ally rocked him to sleep. That very thing
was quite draw, and plenty of people
came In solely to see the baboon rocked
off to slumber.
One day, soon after Dick had closed
his eyes, half-drunken chap entered the
place and created considerable disturb
ance. He went by the name OF Awful
Pete, and was hard slugger i tried to
reason with him and get him out, but he
unfortunately caught sight of the sleep
ing baboon and at once demanded that
the animal be aroused and put through
his tricks. l sought to explain, but he
wouldn't have 1t, saying:
81 paid to see the bab, and I'm going
to see him or bust tho b'iler!
"But If you wake him up he'll fight"
''Then I'll wiring his neck !"
Before / could stop him he lodged
under tho rope and lifted Dick out OF the
cradle. The animal woke up and took in
the situation in about the tenth part OF
second, and then he fastened his hands
into Petes hair, got grip with his teeth
on The slugger's nose, and we had a
museum, menagerie, and circus COM
bined for the next five minutes. Pete
roared. and whoped, and pranced around
in pain and terror, and the bab pulled
handfuls Of hair from his head, and bit
and scra tched like wildcat. When we
finally got him off that slugger was n
sight to behold, and had to be taken to
the hospital at once. Two hours after
he had had his wounds dressed went in
to see him, and as soon as l spoke TO him
he began crying and asked:
WAS 1t baboon which did thls2"
"Yes"
"Big as lion?"
'Oh, no. He weighs about twenty-six
pounds. Why do you weep?"
Hadn't. / orler weep?" he savagely do
manded, as the tears came afresh. I've
had thirteen fights and knocked my man
out every time, and now to be dOwned
by weazen-faced monkey in one round
has broke me all up"
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-10-04
Tanned Alive.

G, II. Black, u well-dress young man,
was trying to secure subse rlptions 10 u
watch club IN the T.! Dorado street tan
merry. He approached one of the work
aen who was scraping the hair from
hrt"s. The workman scrapel away
vigorously, and hair and lime were SC =.
cred on every side. Black dodycG
about, so that his immaculate at,irr
should not he soiled. The work uan
-e.zed n hose and turned a stream rl
Nater on the hide to wash away the
loose hair. The water splash ID in tn.
direction Of Black, who nimby iumpei
Dd X 10 avoid it. lie had failed to ob,,
that old proverb, Look before yoi
leap, and he went souse into vat q.
tanning liquor. His heels flew up from
under him and he sat down up to hi.
neck in tho dark brown liquor, whic..
-plashed all over his head and face.
As soon rs the workmen coald sto
laughing sufficiently to act they pulled
him out of his unpleasant bath. and Ir
stood dripping on the walk, looking lih,
some beer god just after bath in
Gambrinus. The hose which had orig
inally caused all the trouble was now
brought into play to repair damages
Black was made the target for strcam
Unlil as much as possible of the tanning
liquor had been washed from his gar
ments, as we'll as from his face an
hands. s. He was taken to his hotel and
put to bed, while his only suit of clothes
was being washed, dried and pressed
Before all this could be accomplished.
however his skin had been subjected to
the action of the strong tannin, and
despite the use of every known mean,
TO noutralize it, his skin will for some
time be several shades darker than i.
was before his involuntary bath. He
will have the comfort, though, Of know
ing that it will match we'll with pair OF
yellow shoes. Stockton Independents
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-10-04

Old Time "Reminiscences OF Rough Lifs
in an Arkansas Town.

in an Arkansas Town.
| Reading the local gossip relating %
the curious finding of q jury In Louisiana.
Mo-. recalls an observation OF my own.
In 1856 was on my way to Hot 6prings,
and / stopped at Napoleon, Ark, for q
few days, says Judge Cullen in the st.
Louis "Globe Democrat" drifted Into
the court room and soon perceived they
were trying a man for assault. with intent
to kill. The jury retired, and in a sur
prisingly short time brought in q verdict
fining the accused $40. So novel q YER
dict excited my curiosity to know more
Of the case than had heard. Later In
the day l met one of the Jurors and
asked him point blank how they reaehed
such verdict. With frankness alto
gether characteristic of the Arkansas
jurors Of those days he replied: "Wall,
you see, II the feller had killed his man
wewouldn't have fined him d-n cent,
so we fined him SO because he failed.
Dye see, stranger?"
l also observed another peculiarly in
teresting feature of life in Napoleon at
that period. / was coming down the
street one day during my stay and 1 OBJ
served O man with his coat off, two ugly
looking revolvers protruding from HIS
hip pockets and u shotgun thrown over
his shoulder. The man was pacing up
and down in front of a store. AS | was
passing a drug store In the vicinity the
clerk hailed me and said: stranger,
you had better come in here for the pres
ent. That's the marshal walking up ard
down the street and he's looking for
member of the city council. There's
likely to be some shooting going on"
OF course l was glad to avail myself
Of the clerks thoughtfulness. The mar
shal continued to pace back and forth for
some time. observed people here and
there in the vicinity thrust their heads
out of doors and windows and quickly
withdraw them, precisely like rats. AT
ter while half dozen or so ventured
out on the street, myself among them.
went to billiard hall in the second
story of building near by and began IL
game with a chance acquaintance, mo
mentarily forgetting the marshal / had
not been in the hall long when heard
shot and q man came rushing into the
billiard hall, his head all covered with
blood, and going to desk got u re-
volver and rushed down the stairs again.
| don't know exactly how 1 got thcre,
but I shortly after found myself in IA
room Of an adjoining building. only TO be
confronted later by the man who had run
down the stairway. He thrust his rc-
volver in my face and demanded to know
what was doing in his room. An ex-
planation followed, and ne said, rather
calmly, "That's all right, Major, Lat |
d-n If l didn't take you to be one OF |
the marshaPs gang"
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-10-04

Two ghastly relics of national heroes
have been presented to the Museum at
the Hague-the tongue of John De Witt
and the great toe Of his brother Corne.
Illus. When the unfortunate De Wits
were murdered by the mob at the Hague
in 1879 these fragments were secured by
Leyden family, and they have been
handed down as heirlooms from genera
tion TO generation.-Exchan
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-10-04

For the year ending March, 1888, the
revenue Of London received no less than
e19l, SIS from the Issue of stamps for
patent medicines. this amount being
nearly 1900 In excess of that received
during The previous year, and very nearly
100000 in advance Of the amount re-
seived In 1879. Exchange.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-10-04
ReIgium Drink statisrIcs,

Temperance advocates should Ger.
talnly turn their attention to Belgium.
The little kingdom contains $50, 600 pub
lie houses, about for every 10 of the
population, and the annual amount OF
spirits consumed reaches nine liters-
nearly two gollons-per head.-Ex-
change.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-10-04
Len Her Money 10 Her Counsel.

Henry d. PaXson, executor of Sarah
WhiEelng, who was executed for poison
ing her husband and two children, has
ascertained that the women left an
estate valued at So, 900, and by the terms
Of her will this property is bequeathed to
Col. PaXson and his associate counsel,
George Arundel who defended the muir
dress. ss.-Philadelphia Record.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-10-04
The longest stretch across London is

The longest stretch across London is
from Brentford to Stratford- le- Bow, a
distance OF over twenty-One miles That
is to say, London, inclusive of suburbs,
without break of houses.
The latest order concerning the Rus
sian railways is that only men who have
served in the army are to be employed on
them.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-10-04

Con. Crook says that Sitting Bull
has no reputation among the Indians a.
a brave but only as medicine man. he
ran away at the Custer fight, and bis
warlike reputation has been principally
given him by eastern whites. Gen.
Crook adds that he does not see how any
one could make hero of him.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-10-04
False Teeth I'm n Terriers Skeleton.

Some little children who were playing
the other dayion lot near the corner OF
Eutaw place and North avenue dug up o
box inclosing a small skeleton. Fright
ened, they called a patrolman, who, hav-
ing good memory, recalled the history
OF tho skeleton. Seven years ago little
black-and-tan terrier, pet of lady llv-
ing In the neighborhood, died suddenly,
it was supposed of hydrophobia He
was buried, and the skeleton unearthed
was his. A full set Of false teeth found
lodged in the throat OF the skeleton
smashed the hypothesis that the terrier
died OF hydrOphobia.- Baltimore Sun.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-10-04

The prettiest tea cloths have hem
stitched borders.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-04

ness. The presentation of these compo'
sitions is the first step taken by the Phil
harmonic Society in its plan OF encour-
aging local musical talent. Concerto
No. XVII," by Mozart, the only concerto
for two pianos with orchestral accompa-
niment written by the great German
composer. 1t is extremely pleasing, and
in his most characteristic vein when
dealing with the Sonata form. "The
Flight of the Holy Family" Zone of
Max Bruch's minor contatas COP. 20),
but like all of this eminent German
composers work, rich in a brilliant
clothing of the musical idea, the melody
being broad and impressive in tone,
true, natural and excellent in structure.
The biblical story of the flight of the
Holy Family into Egypt furnishes the
theme of the composition. "Gipsy
Life," song of Geibel set to music by
Robert Schumann, showing we'll the
high poetical Imagination and thorough
sympathy with his subject, of the great
composer. The melody is very dainty
and singularly characteristic presenta-
ton of the witching Romany spirit and
life, the effect being heightened by the
mployment of cymbals and tambou-
rines The sale of seats is now going on
at the theater.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-04
LOS ANGELES DEFENDED.
An Interesting Communication
from Dallas, Texas.


from Dallas, Texas.
A good many Angelefos will remem-
Der Mr.. Alden Howell, Of Dallas, Texas,
who passed couple Of months here
this winter as the guest of his brother,
Mr.. R. H. Howell, of the wholesale firm
of Howell & Craig, of Los Angeles street.
He returned to his southern headquar-
ters during the early part of last month,
and yesterday morning Mr.. Howell, of
this city, received a letter from him at
Dallas, Texas, dated February Goth,
which, as it contains matters of interest
to residents here, is hereunto subioined.
The writer said:
"We had hard time coming to Dallas,
for snowstorm struck us in eastern
Oregon, and accompanied us all the way
through Wyoming and Utah Territories,
winding up with blizzard in the Pan
Handle, and having an effect on me that
you will best understand when tell you
that have lost five pounds since I left
your City of the Angels: tell you have
heard the requiem of poor Los Angeles
sung in all tine towns from Salem to Dali
las, and to hear many talk one would
think that Los Angeles was only inhab-
tied by bats and owls. Yesterday l
stepped into the bank here, and while
talking over my experiences in Southern
California, the head of the establishment
said that bank stock in Los Angeles in
short time would be worth nothing. i
asked him if he had been there lately
course he had not, or he would not have
spoken in that manner. l told him that
Los Angeles has at the present time
more building going on than any other
three cities l had seen during my
travels of the past three months, and
I told him of your fine business block
and many others, the cable cars, new
City Hall, Court House, etc., and wound
up by telling him that there was no place
| could think of that could compare with
the metropolis of Southern California.
GAS regards the imputation of the Dallas
banker" said Mr.. Howell, when talking
the matter over with a HERALD man,
"it can be positively denied, for I have
thoroughly Investigated it. I went to
the leading bankers here and found that
their stock was almost unobtainable, aud
even if it were, for l would have
to be paid for it. Mr.. E. F. Spence
told me that friend of his asked
him some time ago to invest
$4,000 in the stock of his bank
and that it was only after strenuous en-
deavors that he was able to do so, and
then he had to pay 211a for l, the reason
of this being, of course, the big surplusses
held by the banks in favor of their stock
holders. "Those who come and see us
as we are," concluded Mr.. Howell, "can-
not help but to carry away favorable i'm
pressions, and it is only those who are
anxious to see US ruined who are giving
us these scurrilous knocks in the Eastern
newspapers. Apart from its advantages
for residence purposes, 1 consider, from
a business point of view, Los Angeles
one of the most promising cities of the
Union, and am glad that decided to
cast my lot here"