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Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-10-11

night watchmar He used to smok'
strong tobacco like a steam engine"
night, to keep himself from going -
sleep.
BY this time Nh Mullen was probably
Over 100 years old. II was natural 10
-uppose that his irregular habits, he
alaria of sWamps, siecpless nights an
ne rank poison OF tobacco would begiu
"a get in their deadly work. But no
the most marvellous part of his long life
vas yet to come. About five years ago
he began to fail a little, Not from sick
ness or disease, but from gradual
weakening of all his physical powers.
In personal appearance he is about
medium height, very spare and sinewy
with not an ounce of surplus flesh on his
body. His eyesight is keen. He COM
plains of defective sight on very near
things, but has never used spectacles.
His hearing is gotting detective. His
only complaint is of tired feeling
after working short time.
When young ne went to New York
city. He knew John Jacob Astor in his
prime, and relates many interesting
stories of New York in 'ye olden time
He was one of the first gang that wen:
to coopering in Virginia, and the on =
one who stood the climate without slca
ness. After a wandering life he re-
turned to Maine. He carries ON farm
of fifty-three acres in Harrison, doin
most of the work himself. He has al.
ways lived on a very plain diet, and his
habits are remarkably regular. His
only medicine is wormwood. which he
sleeps into strong tea and drinks when
''out of sorts" He is quite a natural
philosopher in his way, and has studied
in an original way the habits of all ma
ture's living things.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-10-11
THB CRaESTIAL'S CHESS.
: aAME OF BRAINS As PLAYED gY
THE CRINESR

How II Differs From the Corresponding
American Game-How the Board IL
Laid Out and What tho Powers of the
Various Pieces Are-Stakes Always
Played For.
In Chinatown, New York, there are
gambling houses where the principal at
traction for players is the Celestial game
OF chess. In Boston there are not nearly
so many Of the almond-eyed descendants
of Confucius and the little Chinatown
there could not support a gambling
house of that sort, for there are not more
than twenty ilveterate Chinese chess
players there.
These players do not call their game
chess, however, but the name they use
cannot well be spelled in English. Like
the game played by other nations. how
ever, it is played entirely by intelligent
people, only the doctors, philosophers
and scholars of Chinatown being adopts
in the art of moving the figures success
fully over the board.
Knowing an old Chinaman named
Wing Lee, who was said to be an expert
at the game, and who is looked upon rs
a very intelligent man by his own peo-
pie. a newspaper man, by dint of much
argument and many visits to Wing Lees
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-10-11
ELECTION NOTICE.-Not;ce

i 4 hereby given to the YoJeis vi toOFE
DALE BOROUGH, In the county o. Cambria, (;
In the commonwealth OF Pennsylvania, that
Tuesday, the 9TH day of November A,
1880, at the time and places for the holding
the General Election, an election will be held
the QUESTION OF BECOMING 4 CITY unt
the laws Of said Commonwealth
All persons voting on the said question "
cast a written or printed ticket, labeled on {
outside "City Charter;" and those In favor
Will vote ticket containing on the, inside
words :, For City Charter, (" and those oppos
will vote a ticket containing on dc inside
words Against City Charter
BY order OF Council.
DANIEL WHITAKER, President.
FRANK JENKINS, Clerk OF Council
GEORGE w. REED, Burgess
Coopersdale Borough, September. q, 1889.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-10-11
Tricks of SmuCgIers.

In the days when high-heeied boots
were the pride of fashion there was a
shoemaker III London who made q for.
tune by the sale of the best Paris boots
at a price which all his Acknowledgement
declared ruinous. He undelsold th'.
trade and obtained troops of customer
"Those boots must be stolen,'' said hi.
rivals; but there was no evidence thai
they were certa My they wore not SNUG
gled boots, for any one could satisfy him
self that the full duty was paid upon
them at the Custom house. The shoe
maker retired from business with O for
tune, and it was not until some time af-
terwards that his secret was accidentally
discovered. 1t was then found out that
although he had paid duty for the boots
he had not paid it for everything that
was in them.
There was heavy duty payable on
foreign watches; and every boot con-
signed to him from Paris had contained
in it's high heel a cavity exactly large
enough to hold a watch. The great
profit obtained by the trade in smuggled
watches made 1t possible for this trades
man, when he had filed up the heel, to
sell his boots under prime cost. This
was worth while again, because, Of
course, oy tn" extension of his boot
trade he increased his power OF import
ing watches duty free.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-10-11

veritable under
ground abode (for
he resides in one
of the dark ST
cellars in China
town, got into
his good graces,
a n d on o d ay,
W h lie visiting,
said "Do you
know how toplay
chess, Wing?"
"Oh, me play
him litty bittee,
said Wing. in an
off hand manner.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-10-11
ELECTION NOTICE--

ELECTION NOTICE.-Notice l
L hereby given to the voters of CONENAUGl
BOROUGH, in the county OF Cambria. andin til,
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, that on Tues
day, the 9Th Day of November, A. ID. 1885
at the time and places for the holding OF tn
General Election, an election will be held on tn
QUESTION OF BECOMING CITY under tn
laws of said commonwealth.
All persons voting on the said question wi
cast a written or printed ticket, labeled on tn.
outside - City Charter = and those in favor OF
Will vote ticket containing on the inside tn,
words " For City Charter and those oppose
will vote a ticket containing on the inside til,
words Against City Charter
BY order OF Council.
p. s. FREIDHOFF, President.
JOHN n. HORN Clerk OF Council.
p. s. FREIDHOFF, Acting Burgess.
Conemaugh Borough, Sept. 10, 1889.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-10-11
NOIICE.-Notice is

OBJECTION NOILCE.-Notice is
hereby given to the Voters OF EAST CON
EMAUGH BOROUGH. In the county OF Cambria,
and in the Commonwealth OF Pennsylvania that
on Tuesday, the 9th Day of November, A. ID.
1889, at the time and places for the holding OF
the General Election, an election will DE held
on the QUESTION OF BECOMING A CITY under
the laws OF said Commonwealth
All persons voting on the said question Will
cast written or printed ticket, labeled on the
outside City Charter % and those in favor OF 1t
Will vote ticket containing on the inside the
words " For City Charter" and those opposed
will vote ticket containing on the inside the
words " Against City Charter"
BY order OF Council,
j. b. KAUFMAN. President.
p. o. NELL, Clerk OF Council
ROBERT NIZ, Burgess.
East Conemaugh Borough, Sept. "a, 1889.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-10-11
FLECTION NOTICE-Notice

ELECTION NOTICE-Notice is
~ hereby given to the Voters OF CAMBRIA
BOROUGH, in the County OF Cambria and in
the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, that on
Tuesday, the 9TH day of November, A. ID.
1889, at the time and places for the holding OF
the General Election, an election VIII be held on
the QUESTION OF BECOMING a CITY under
the laws OF said Commonwealth.
All persons voting on the said question Will
cast written or printed ticket labeled on the
outside " City Charter - and those in favor OF
1t will vote a ticket containing on the inside the
words For City Charter,n and those opposed
Will vote ticket containing on the inside the
words " Against City Charter"
BY order OF Council.
ROBERT H.lBRlDGES, President.
JOHN j. PFARR, Clerk OF Council,
EDWARD Z. O'NEIL, Burgess.
Cambria Borough, september 81, 1889.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-10-11

as though playing chess were nothing OF
more difficulty than eating his dinner.
did you ever see an American gam
OF chess2" ventured the writer.
Yes, me see him two or tlee time,
replied Wing, "but him not be so good
likee Chlnee way. Chinee way heap
best; him be two big army an great gen
erals; they fight, havee big war, and
him man what have biggest blain, said
he. tapping his forehead with his fore
finger, "him be the man what win all
the battle" He paused a moment. and
ren, as If it were his intention to have
'nr writer think that he was possessed
oi remarkable quantity OF brain, he
laid: "Me win lots games, me beat all
Chnee boy in Bloston."
Have you chess board?" queried the
writer.
oh, yes, mo got him surr," replied
Wing. with emphasis. "You likee see
him?"
Upon being answered in the affirm
attve, he proceeded to rummage in wha'
was to all outside appearances a pile of
rubbish, which was under his bunk, and
in moment he had brought to light .
curious looking Chinese box, which, on
being opened, was found to contain al!
of the paraphernalia Of Chinese che-r
payer.
The Chinese have been piayir- thi,
game Of chess since about tho voar 1'3l
-. c., and the rules for the game tod V
a-, exactly the same as those set down
!o~ it by the inventor, Wa Wang, 5000
ma ago. They vary e',y, however.
! he rules set down for the EL.l-
pc game.
here are sixteen pieces on the boar,
and for thcse sixteen pieces there "
:Fenty-siX more positions than in tA,-
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-10-11
GENERAL
Election Proclamation.
GOD SAVE THE COMMONWEALTH.
WHEREAS, BY AN ACT OF

w the General Assembly OF the Common
wealth OF Pennsylvania, entitled An Act to
regulate the General elections within the Com
lie notice OF said election Iand TO enumerate In
said notice what officers are to be elected) I,
j. @. Stineman, High Sheriff OF the County OF
Cambria, In the commonwealth OF Pennsylva-
mia, do hereby make known and give notice to
the electors of the county aforesaid, that Gen
eral election win be held in the said County OF
cambria, on the
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-10-11
ELECTION NOTICE.-Notice

IL hereby given TO the Voters OF FRANKLl
BOROUGH, in the County OF cambria and In C.
commonwealth or Pennsylvania, that ON 1ue
day, the 9th day of November, \. D., 1888
at the time and places for the holding of L
General Election, an election viii be held on
QUESTION OF BECOMING 4 CITY under q
laws OF said commonwealth.
All persons voting on the said question W
cast a written or printed ticket, labeled on t..
outside =" city Charter;n ~ and those ~ favor
IL Will vote ticket containing on the inside
words " For City Charter and those oppos,
VIII vote a ticket, containing on the inside {
words Against City Charter"
BY order OF Council.
j. $. GETTEMY, President
X. s. MCCLEEsTRR, Clerk OF Council.
j. b. FITE, Burgess
Franklin Borough september 21, 1859.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-10-11
ELECTION NOTTCE-Notice

ELECTION NOTICE-Notice !
BOROUGH, in the County OF Cambria, and i,
the commonwealth OF Pennsylvania that o..
Tuesday, the 9TH day of November, y. l.
1889, at the time and places for the holding
the General Election. an election will be held o.
the QUESTION OF BECOMING A CITY unde
the laws OF said commonwealth.
All persons voting on the said question vii
cast written or printed ticket, labeled on tn,
outside City Charter; - and those In favor 0
twill vote ticket containing on the inside tn,
words " For City Charter" and those oppose
Will vote ticket containing on the inside tn
words Against City Charter
BY order OF COucil.
EDW. A. BARRY, President,
Con MOONEY, Clerk OF Council.
BERNARD DORAN, Burgess.
Prospect Borough, September 81, 1889.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-10-11

american game.
= not possible,
h wever, to make
80 many eombi-
nations, although
a great deal Of
expertness an
be and is shown
by players.
The board is
cut into seventy
two square 9,
eight of which In
the center are
run together and
supposed to be
the river, while
the four squares
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-10-11

ELECTION NOTICE.-Notice !
ia hereby given to the Voters OF GRUB
TOWN BOROUGH, in the county OF Cambrl
and in the commonwealth OF Pennsylvania, TIL
on Tuesday, the jth Day of November, a,
1880, at the time and places Tor the holding
the General Election, an election will be held e.
the QUESTION OF BECOMING A CITY undJ
the laws OF said commonwealth.
All persons voting on the said question wi
cast a written or printed ticket labeled ON q
outside - City Charter" :" and those In favor OF
Will vote a ticket containing on the Inside IT,
words For City charter" ," and those oppose
Will vote ticket containing on the inside u
words Against City Charter
BY order OF Council.
DANIEL LOUTHER, President.
A. L. MILTENBERGER, Clerk OF Council.
FRANK HORNER, Burgess
GTubbtown Borough, sept. "a, 1889.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-10-11

The dispute as to whether the Calhoun
Williamson duel took place in Georgia or
Alabama has been settled in favor of Ala
bama. The ground where 1t was fought
belongs to an Atlanta policeman.
Crowds Of visitors are rapidly stripping
it of It's wood for mement0es.
Two memorial brasses of the Wash.
ington family have been stolen from the
parish church Of SulRrave, neaF Ban
bury, England. The family OF George
Washington sprang from Sulgrave. and
the church Is much visited by Ameri.
cans
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-10-11
lECTION NOTINE.

objection NOTICE.-Notice
Il \ hereby given to the Voters Of WOODvAL
BOROUGH, in the County OF Cambria, and in q
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, that on Tue.
day, the 9TH day of November, a. ID. 1888.
at the time and places for the holding Of IT,
QUESTION OF BECOMING A CITY under q
laws OF said Commonwealth.
All persons voting on the saH question wi
cast a written or printed ticket, labeled on I'll
outside City Charter :" and those in favor
It will vote ticket containing on the inside tn
words For City Charter, and those oppose,
will vote ticket containing on the inside tn
words Against City Charter"
BY order OF Council.
B. F. QUIGG, President.
P. NJ. SMITH, Clerk Of Council.
B.F QUIGG, Acting Burgess,
Woodvale Borough, september. 20, 1889.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-10-11
.OuL NOTICE.

ELECI .OE NOrICE.-Notice
a. hereby given TO the Voters of JOHNSTON.
BOROUGH, In the County OF Cambria, and l.
the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, that o.
Tuesday, the jth day of November, A.
1889, at the time and places for the holding Z,
the General Election an election Will be held or
the QUESTION OF BECOMING A CITY unde
the laws OF said Commonwealth.
All persons voting on the said question vii
cast a written or printed ticket, labeled on tn
outside - City Charter" and these in favor {
It will vote a ticket containing on the inside til
words - For City Charter and those oppose
will vote a ticket containing on the inside IL
words Against City Charter
BY order OF Council.
ALEX. KENNEDY, President.
JAMES n. REA, Clerk OF Council.
IRWIN HORRELL, Burgess
JohnstOMn BOrOmgh. Sentember 10. lssl.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-10-11

near eacn outer eQgo are the neadquar-
ters Of the general, or, as he is called by
the Celestials, "Islagor." Each general
has two aids or secretaries and these
three figures are not allowed to move
out of their four squares, where they are
supposed to remain, like real army gem
erals, and direct the movements of the
troops in front Of them.
Two elephants, two chartots and two
horses are stationed on each side of the
headquarters, their power being some
thing similar to that of the bishop,
knight, and castle in our game, although
these Chinese figures are restricted as
to the ground they can cover.
In front are five soldiers or pawns,
whose duty it is to guard the river.
When they once cross, however. in pur-
suit OF the enemy they are obliged to
stay across, ard they do not gain any
thing in value when they reach the last
row. Zach piece il put down In the
square where it captures it's man, ex-
eept In the case OF cannonier IG Is i'm
possible, according TO the rules, to cap
ture the general, so of necessity Il
becomes the object Of each player 10
checkma'e o him If possible in his head
quarters, by preventing him from NOV
ing except In check.
Wing Lee informed the writer that In
all his experience he had never seen n
game Of chess played unless there was a
stake of some
NN@ kind OF the ta-
Ell YAdH BILE, for all China
" JS9 men are inVeter.
AZ N~ ate gamblers, and
T'Cfi FHeoA do not care to eX-
/@LAS SSh ert themselves
!: I: /; !: :: :
L. |WkM unless there is
~LQ #gi5EpxSW something put up
/HSM "V to make an OBJ
Il Y VIZ ject.
W DO The chess
III board seen by
the writer is a
laS)sI fine specime of
w. inlaid work. and
~ the figures are
CD elaborately and
artist tically
carved, all of them being made of solid
ivory, and often q chess board and men
will be handed down from generation to
generation for hundreds of years indeed,
Wing Lee informed the writer without u
wink that the set he had just brought out
was something like 600 years old. Some
of tue figures resemble in form and ap-
pearanee the ordinary Chinese idol,
while others are warlike looking men OH
horses and brandish broadswords In
their hands. Others are mounted Oh
ivory elephants. and others, which take
the place OF our bishop. have delicately
carved fringe OF whiskers around theif
chin, which Is supposed to give them o
dignified ok.-Boston Globe.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-10-11
NOTTCF-V

INJECTION NOTICE.-Notice
L \ hereby given to the Voters OF NlILLyILI
BOROUGH, In the COUNTY Of Cambria, and
the commonwealth Of PennsylVania, that r
Tuesday, the 9TH day of November, A.
1889, at the time and places Tor the holding I'll
General Election, an election viii be held on q
QUESTION OF BECOMING A CITY under C.!
laws OF said commonwealth.
All persons voting on the said question W
cast a written or printed Ticket labeled on q
outside "ClJy Charter;n and those I'm favor
1t Will vote ticket containing on the inside q
words " For City Charter" and those oppost
will vote ticket containing on the inside I
words against City Charter
BY order OF council.
THOS. p. KEEDT, President.
w. S. O'BRGEN, Clerk OF Council.
TllOS. =. kEEDI, Burgess.
AlllVllle BOrOngh. SenIemher u 1850
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-06-21

The object of this article, writes a merci-
full horseman to Western paper, is to pro
test against the general and cruel practice
of over head and overnight checking, evil
dences of which confront me on every side;
especially do protest against the letting
horses stand for hours at a time on the
street without relief from the tortures of
the check rein. If owners or drivers of
horses realized what torturing strain it is
on the horses neck to he forced to maintain
this unnatural position, they would see to
it that they had relief at least while stand
ing even if hut for five minutes.
To realize the effect that tight checking
has ON "A horse, stand and look at the cell
ing of your room directly overhead for one
minute by the watch, and you will be glad
to hold your head and rub the back of your
neck for relief Then 20 down on the street
and uncheck the first over-checked horse
You come to, and you will see that he too
tries to get his head as low as possible for
the same reason-for relief 1t is a pain
full sight to one to walk the streets of your
cities to observe the horses standing with
heads and necks drawn into unnatural and
painful positions, while their owners are at
business, shopping, making calls, etc, en-
tlrey forgetful Of their suffering beasts
The horses plainly manifest their agony by
turning their heads from side to side t.
shorten the distance from check bit to sad
die hook
am charitable enough to believe that if
owners or drivers realized or were informed
OF the uncomfortable position of their
horses a reform would be instituted at once
aud to aid and encourage all lovers OF
this Indispensable and valuable animal
would suggest that they see to it that
horses are not checked so high as to make
painful strain upon their necks, and par
ticularly when standing give them relief by
lengthening the check rain from four to six
inches. An excellent plan is to have at
tached TO the check rein small neat straI
of sufficient length for relief, which vii
avoid the changing of the buckle on tn,
check-rein. By the use of such stral
horses can stand easily, and still be pre-
vented from getting their heads TO tn
ground.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-06-21

Purchase lettuce in small quantities un-
less YOU are to use it at once, for good
deal of the enjoyment Of this vegetable is
lost if it is not fresh. 1t can be kept fresh
for day or two by placing the heads in a
shallow dish, side by side, sprinkling with
water, and setting away in the refrigerator
or cellar Do not pile the heads one ON top
Of the other, and never put them away III
water, if only for a short time, for they
will not be fit to use
In preparing lettuce for the table, pick
the head apart, wash well and examine
each leaf carefully, being sure there are
not any bugs hidden in any part of it, for
there are certain kinds of these that love
to take up their abode in the crevices Of a
lettuce leaf. When washed, place it in the
dish in which it is TO be served, putting the
outside, or large leaves, in first and filling
in with the smaller ones, arranging it as
near as possible like the head ere picked
apart. Sprinkle the whole lightly with
cold water and set on the table. Lettuce
served in this way has an appetizing ap
pearauce that is very inviting.
There are many ways of eating lettuce,
some using salt and vinegar others vinegar
and sugar and many simply salt. The lat
ter way is the more fashionable, and claim
ed to be the most healthful. Eaten in this
way, using very little salt, it is said to b'
| excellent for the complexion.
As a garnish of green there are few leave
will take the place of lettuce, and in thu
greater number of salads it forms an i'm
portant part. Plain lobster is much NOR,
tempting when served in lettuce leaf thai
simply placed on a dish alone, and even tn
pebean hash takes on an added lustre whel
served in this way. Truly, fine surround
ings add much to the appearance of any
! thing