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Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-08-09
PREACHER AND POLITICIAN.
How Sam stover Replied to Gid Rey-
nolds at a Campaign Meeting.

nolds at Campaign Meeting.
There isn't aay doubt that Sam Jones
is an orator, and one of the most inter
esting preachers In the American pulpit
OF any other pulpit, as to that MATES
The fact is Sam Jones should never be
reported. You just want to listen to
him. There is mighty sight of differ
ence between listening to his peculiar
and oftentimes startling sayings, ut
tered in his quaint southern way, and
reading them in ice cold type You see
in one case he has gotten hold of your
sympathy and in the other case he
hasn't.
l don't know about the success of his
efforts as an evangelist. They may be
very great, but somehow they always re-
mind me of Sam Stovers retort on Gid
Reynolds up in Rensselaer, county, N.
Y. Sam Slower had been piously brought
up, was rather of serious turn of mind
took to theology early and became a
Methodist preacher. But somehow, after
time, Sam fell into the error of his ways,
gave up the pulpit and became lawyer
and Democrat politician, trifle ad-
dicted to the wine cup maybe and all
that; in fact, Sam became one of "the
boys" But whether preacher lawyer,
politician or "boy," Sam was always a
wit, an orator and good fellow, and so
very popular of course.
Gid Reynolds was a local politician
with country reputation, living in one
of those country towns in the country
which used to send down Republican
maiorities that the good Democratic city
OF Troy sometimes found it difficult to
overcome. Gid was a respectable man
enough and temperate, too, but had a
very red face, the result of erysipelas, or
something like that, and didn't look the
least like Prohibitionist, Well, Sam
was up in Gid's neighborhood, pounding
away on the desk of the teacher in a
country school house, in enunciation Of
good Democratic doctrine, when Gid,
who was an interested and antagonostic
listener, interrupted with some sneering
allusion to the fact that Sam had been u
preacher. Sam paused for a moment
and then in solemn tone switched off
on side track in the following manner !:
cit is true, gentlemen" quoth Sam.
Il was once o great deal better man
than | an now. No one can regret the
change more than l, 1t is true / once
was Methodist preacher. Some of you
will recollect that had some success in
that calling And among my converts,
gentlemen, was the person whose polite.
and courteous remark you have just Hs-
tened to. Look at him, gentlemen; ex-
anime him critically, and l am sure you
will come to the conclusion that he looks
a deuced sight moro like my work than
he does Ike Gods. ."-Pendie l.. Jewett,
in his Study.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-08-09
Death of Fether Brown.

Rev. Father Brown, pastor Of the
Church of the Immaculate Conception al
Lilly's, who has been sick for some time,
died at that place early Sunday morning.
Father Brown was the Oldest priest in
this diocese. For s number of years he
was pastor of a church at Nj. Savage,
Md, but about 1868 or go, was removed
from the Baltimore to the Pittsburgh
diocese.
He and Bishop Phelan were classmates,
and both entered the priesthood about the
same time.
We did not learn when his funeral will
take place, but presume he will be buried
tomorrow.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-08-09
sucea OF Thnmnnf.

1t lakes about two-hfths of a second
o call to mind a country in which well
lnOwn town is situated, or the language
n which familiar author wrote. We can
hink OF the name of the next month in
half the time we need to think of the
mo Of the last month. 1t takes on the
Hyerage one-third Of second to add
umoers consisting of one digit, and
-Gli second to multiply them.
4 letter can be seen more quickly than
. word, but we are so used to reading
loud that the process has become quite
atomatic, and a word can be read with
eater ease and in less time than a let
er can be named. Mental processes,
ow6Ver, take place more slowly in chill
ren, in the aged, and in the unedu-
ated.-Exchange
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-08-09

The present population OF Palestine is
estimated at about ESQ, $40 souls. which
include a peculiar mixture of races. Tho
Jews, who are mainly %, Spanish, Ger
man, or Polish origin and descent, are
perhaps 3O,u0D in number, and live al
most exclusively Ia the towns Of Jerusa-
lem, Hebron, Tiberias and Safet. The
population OF Jerusalem itself, which was
estimated fifty years ago not more than
lI,Oe9, has increased rapidly late years,
owing to an important influx of jews. -
Exchange.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-08-09
The r.,I Of Metcoric IRON.

A learned Dutch professor has come
to the conclusion that every year the
weight OF the earth is augmented by the
falling on its surface of metallic iron in
very fine powder, and that the iron which
comes to us from shooting stars falls
almost continually, sometimes alone and
sometimes mixed with rain or snow. In
all snow he found iron, in appreciable
quantities. and in a state of fine subdi-
vision. He has in this way procured ma
terial enough TO form small charm,
which one OF his friends wears attached
to his watch chain.-London It'd Bits.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-08-09

Robert S. Millham, Of Hacllettstown,
Pa, served in the war; and after it was
over. he deserted his wife and family, and
married another woman. He applied Tor
a pension, but it was not granted until at.
ter his death, and wife No. 3 received
S1,700 as back pension and monthly
allowance. Wife No. heard of the pen
sion granted and applied for it as Mill
hams lawful widow. It was granted and
the money was paid a second time. The
Government is now trying to recover the
money paid wife No. 2.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-08-09
The lines Of Jude Cummln.

Judge Cummin is no better His friends
fear fatal results, as he has worked in.
cessantly and his system is completely
run down by the strain. lis to be hoped
the fears of his friends are not well
grounded and that the Judge will speedily
recover. His present trouble is malarAi
fever, in connection with inflammation OF
the kidneys.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-08-09

Among the latest American patents is
one for a process Of obtaining dry feed
for the animals from the refuse Of starch
and glucose. Tho coarse refuse is first
subjected to pressure to free it from
water, and to 1t is added the fine refuse,
containing the glutnous and nitrogene-
Gus parts of the grain. This combina-
tion is subjected to pressure to express
the greater part of the moisture, and
finally placed under the influence OF heat
for the purpose of evaporatlng the re-
naming moisture Exchange.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-08-09
A Into Delivery.

TIL e proprietor Of a hotel in Halle re-
.iyed the other day from the postman a
ter which had been lying since Sept.
=, 1875, or nearly fourteen years, firmly
nmed in the crevice of a letter box at
Ie village of Brehna, where it had been
posted. The box in question had been
undergoing repairs. when the letter was
found and scrupulously delivered to the
addresse, who has meanwhile frequently
ehanged his place of abode Fortunately
The Contents were of no great Importance.
AnzeigeT.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-08-09
THE First English conchmnn.

STOW states that ''in the yere 1864,
William Boonen, a Dutchman, became
the queens, Elizaheth's coachman, and
vas the first that brought the use of
coaches into England. After a while,
divers great ladies', with as great jeal-
ousies OF the queens disploasure, made
them coaches, and rid in them up and
down the counties, to the great adinira-
ton ofall beholders."
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-08-09

A curious story comes from Italy. The
heirs of King Joachim Murat, who. II
will be remembered, was executed. have
II seems, demanded an indemnity 81
$4,000, 600 for the estates belonging td
their ancestor in the former kingdom a
Naples, which were confscated after
return of the Neapolitan Bourbon
1916 Stranger still is the report
King Humbert's government has ug'..
S6,0J0.0O0 in liquidation of the claim.
Exchange.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-08-09
Europe,a Oldegt .Tonrnolfgt,

The senior European Journalist is Sir
Edward Dl,u.5, Of leeds. He is over 60
years of age, and he represented his
fathers paper at the Peterloo massacre
in 1919, and is probably the only sus-
vivOr OF chat tragedy. Exchange.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-08-09
The bad luck which the Pittsburg cllS

The bad luck which the Pittsburg, cltS
has been experiencing is something l.
be regretted. A few weeks ago the team
was doing .inelv, and in their series ar
home, where they had the Giants for op-
noucuts put mp as good a game of base
ou.l as amy club in the league. When
hey CHme TO New York. reinforced bv
White and Rowe, they seemed 60 90 ali
90 pieces. Three defeats to New York
.sanartcned them, and then they went
- Washington and dropped three more.
Tlis totally demoralize'l The mon. and
he chances are that few weeks more
VIII find the club contestiug the tail eua
position with Washington or Indianap04
lis. Manager Phillips is TO be sympa-
thized with in his dilemma.
HAIRY WESTON,
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-08-09
OUR SPORTING LETTER.
The Currents of Lie as They blow i

lily there should
be a disposition
on the part of
m ore than one
racin g associa-
tion, scarcely dis
guised, to force
the press n to
5 ayin g solely
hat is desired
and nothing that
can even be con
Strued into criti
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-02-01
Republican State Convention.


Republican state convention To nominate
justice of the supreme court in place OF
Thomas X. Sherwood and two regents of the
State University in place of Charles s. Draper
and Austin Blair, and for the transaction of
other business will be held nj the Detroit rink
Detroit, on Thursday, Feb 81 at IL o'clock
In accordance with resolution adopted al
Grand Rapids May 10, 1876, every county will
be entitled 10 one delegate for each 800 of the
total vote cast for governor al the last state
electiont Nov. 9,lsSsland one addition al delegate
for every fraction amounting TO 800, but each
organized county Will be entitled 10 nj least
one delegate.
Under resolution of 1858, no delegate will bo
entitled To IA seat i'm the convention who does
not reside I'm the county he proposes 10 repre-
sent.
In compliance with Il resolution adopted in
Detroit June %, 1870. the secretary of each
county convention is requested to forward to
the secretary 1T the state central committee
no. IL Rowland street. Detroit by the earliest
mail after the delegates to the state convention
are chosen, n certified list of such delegates ms
are entitled 10 seats in the state convention
from their respective counties.
GEORGE IL. HOPKINS, Chairman
II. {. TnLMAS, Secretary,
Detroit, Jan, 3. 1889.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-02-01
AROUND THE COUNTY.
ithaca has a Juvenile Band.

Ithaca has Juvenile Band.
Jonathan Ariss, of St Louis has been
granted a pension.
Mrs. Joel Adams, of Elm Hall died
last Friday of Cancer.
The dwelling house of +. NJ. Johnson
of st. Louis was partially destroyed 10y
fire last Friday morning.
Deputy Sheriff Clark took Mrs. Pat.
Mannin. of Pine River, to the Traverse
City insane asylum on Monday.
j. NJ. Everden, of ithaca. has been
appointed as member of the State board
of Correction and Charity, of Gratiot
County.
The Republican Club of Gratiot
County, has an invitation to attend
the Republican Club of Michigan at
Detroit, Feb. 22nd.
Miss Minerva Morrison. of st. Louis
went to visit her sister at Caro-, and on
her arrival found she had been dead
six months, she insists on having receiv
ed letters very recently signed by
her sister.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-02-01
North Sumner.

Mr.. Robert Fletcher, is having the
Lumber hauled to build house.
\ man from the southern part of the
state has bought the old Pritchard
farm.
Nj. Salter and family. from North
Adams, are visiting friends in this
vicinity.
Mr. Anice has rented farm near
lIubbardston, and has commenced
moving.
Jeb Pratt is to move into the old
house where Mr.. Fletcher now lives
and work the farm.
MI. Levi Pritchard has gone to Ore
gon his parents expect soon TO follow,
and make that their future home.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-02-01

100000 feet of lumber, $3.50, 900
pieces of lath 2,950,0O0 shingles,
100000 pieces of salt barrel slaves
and $4,000 set of heading. These
gentlemen formed the firm of A. Il.
Bliss d Bro. twenty years ago, and
have since been steadily engaged as
manufacturers of lumber, Hath,
shingles and salt. Their saw mill is
equipped with a 500-horse power
engine, battery of five boilers, each
five foot shell by Is feet, and a small
Ter one Of two boilers for the salt
works. Among other machinery
embraced in the plant is Wickes'
improved gang, large circular,
steam feed, edgcr, trimmer and all
necessary machinery. The mill and
salt works, with warehouse, store
house, barns, docks, pilipg grounds,
etc, covers an area of IS acres of
ground, in addition to which the firm
cultivates a fine farm of about 300
acres. The firm formerly operated
IL Hlill III /%llN duhtt, NhiNu dS
burned in 1886, and which was re-
built 1t is now operated by Messrs.
J. w. ~ +. ;. Bliss, sons of DR..
Lyman w. Bliss, the firm of "A. Il.
Bliss Il Bro. retaining an interest
in the mill The lumber operations
of the firm of A. T. Bliss & Bro. are
chiefly carried on in Gladwin, Clare,
and Midland counties. The firm
owns large tracts of pine lands in
Wisconsin, Minnesota and California
and farming lands III Iowa. In their
Carrolton works they give employ
ment to force ranging from 100 to
100 men. The salt block has been
enlarged this season, and is supplied
with BRINE from six wells. The pro-
duet of the salt block last year
amounted $1,000 barrels. \ consid-
cradle portion of the lumber is hand
led in the car trade, the firm having
sold during the season 100000
feet to one party in this city to be
shipped by rail as required by pur-
chaser
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-02-01

Ii is said that lightning rods. once
50 popular in this country, have
nearly gone out of use Proof of
this is furnished by the fact that
there are now but three engaged in
their manufacture, against some
ninety-three only "A few years ago.
There are not many other things
except the roller skate and blue glass
which can boast of greater falling
off. 1t would appear that the light
ming rod is passing away with that
younger institution, the toboggan
slide.
If the lightning rod is really, practi
cally gone, as the figures quoted
would seem to show, it must afford
considerable relief in rural com
munities by doing away with the
lightning rod agent This humble
but aggressive individual has long
been the terror of the unprotected
farmhouse-that is, the house UNI
protected by lightning rods.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-02-01
A Good Thing for Bows.

Manual training is one of the few
good things that are good for every
body 1t is good for the rich boy. to
teach him respect for the dignity OF
beautiful work. 1t is good for the poor
boy. to increase his facility for handling
tools, il tools prove to be the thing he
must handle for a living.
1t is good for the bookiSh bor. to
draw him away from books But. most
of all, IL is good for the non books
boz; it shows him that there is some
thing he can DO we'll The boy utterly
unable. even if he were studious. to
keep up in book-knowledge AMI per
centage with the brighter bows. be
comes discouraged, dull and moody.
Let him GO to the work-room for Az
hour, and find that he can make Il box
or plane a rough piece of board as wei
as the brightest scholar nav very like
" better than his brighter neighbor
and YOU have given him an impulse of
self-respect that is Of untold benefit to
him when he goes back to his studies
He will he brighter and batter hey
for finding out something that he can
10 well. Mind you. it is planning the
board in the presence of other boys.
who can no longer look down upon
Inn when they see how well he can
plane.
He might 90 home after school and
plane board in the bosom of his fam
ily, or 90 to an evening school 10
learn to plane without quarter part,
nay. without any, of the invaluable cf-
feet upon his manhood that it will have
~ let him plane side BY side with those
-ho in mental attachments may he hi,
superiors. american Magazine.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-02-01
School Work at Home.

The amount of school work to be
ione at home is subject in which
parents and teachers are equally inter-
ested Aside from the ply injury
already referred to, caused by carry
ing loads of books to and from school,
is the time consumed out of school
hours in the preparation of lessons
No one with the least knowledge of
physiology will contend that ten hours
a day OK intellectual labor is a reason
able tax upon a growing child. This
teachers themselves are paid only for
one-half of that time, and some have
even been known TO rebel at the occa-
sional necessity of prolongng their
labor two or three hours beyond the
limit Confinement at a desk in a
schoolroom should not be followed by
an almost equally close confinement at
home for the rest of the day and eve.
ming. Fresh air and exercise are Of
infinitely more consequence to the
rhild than the successful reduction OF
a certain number of pounds to Ger.
tain number of pence. or the ability to
recite the list of all the kings of the
Saxon heptarchy. Parents. too. havs
a right to protest against being con.
tinuaIlt called upon. perhaps in hours
they themselves can i'll afford to spare,
to help their children solva probe ms
or write compositions. For such SER
vice are the teachers employed and
paid. As such work belongs TO the
Ichoolroom it should be done there.
#. in order to get it done At all. ID
must needs be crowded into the hours
rightly belonging to rest, recreation or
home duties. then less should be at.
tempted, that the teacher may have
opportunity to personally superintend
the labo, which is iegitimstsly hern -
Woman
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-02-01

Judge p. I. NanZile, of Charlotte
has authorized the withdrawal for
nomination. for Justice of the supreme
court, owing to the fact that his col
league and fellow townsman, Hon.
Frank \, Hooker, was also candi-
date. Judge Hooker is clean, able
man, of unimpeachable honor, and he
Will now be vigorously pushed for
preferment by his friends, and will
be formidable candidate. No man
in southern Michigan has more
friends or a better record
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-02-01
SMOKING BY PROXY.
Two Men Enjoy the same Cigar, Que
smoking and the other Inhaiing.

Two Men Enjoy the same Cigar, owe
smoking and the other InhaiinC.
Strangers in Scanton. Pa, have often
been led to wonder at the sight daily
TO he seen on the streets of a tall.
strieht old man. with flowing white
beard that reaches almost to his waist,
and snow-whte hair, promenading N
company with Young colored man.
who is constantly smoking, and who
blows every puff of his cigar smoke
straight into the face of the old man.
who bends forward to receive it and
inhales it eagerly from his nose and
mouth. The old gentIemau. saws ?he
Port JerU,S Gtgetts Is Uncle Ira Trpp.
the millionaire coal operator. AMI oas
of the Oldest natives of the Lackawan
ma valley, being now over 80. The
colored man, John. is his valet. IRON
boyhood until twenty years ago Ira
Trip was an inveterate smoker. He
smoked the strongest and most eXpon
sivo cigars he could buy. HIS health
became greatly impaired when he was
60 and his doctor told him that he
must either quit smoking or die.
Since then has not had cigar be-
tween his lips. but has INDUCED his
love for tobacco smoke by inhaling it
from cigars smoked by others. For II
lime he took his proxy smokers. ask
ing them to puff their smoke in his
face. but the miscellaneous quality of
the tobacco thus inhaled was not salts
factory He then adopted the plan of
carry NJ his own cigars and presenting
them To smokers on condition that they
would give him the benefit OF the
smoke. Finally he hit on the plan of
hiring man to accompany him whcr-
ever he went, the mans oGly duty
heng to smoke a choice cigar and
blow the smoke in his employers face.
HIS present smoker, the colorcd man,
john, has been With Uncle Ira for sew
eral years. and the artistic way n
which he man pulatcd his cigar smoke
10 the best advantage of his employer
has made him indispensable to the old
r,.Ieman. Uncle Ira. as lie is known
ON one end III the Lackawanna val.
~ io The other. never goes out with.
at John, aud the latter is OF duty as
- >mokrr constantly during the eccen-
Iric M llionaire' walking hours John
has smoked an average of fifteen
strong cigars every day for a nHmDcr
of y"nr. it requiring that number TO
>tisf Uncle ira's longing for the
fragrant smoke; but the advocates of
lhe dorlrile that tobacco is an insidu-
ans and deadly foe TO health would
ini no part of their theory in the case
i Ira Tr.up's John. lie has grown
"a Oh his pleasant and pers stent DALI
ancc with the noxious nicotine.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-02-01
Sumner Greetings.

John Stafford and Frank Painter
were the guests of Mr.. Chas. Stafford
last week.
Jacob Fry and wife have gone to
Crystal where they expect to remain
until spring.
Mr.. John Mallory and wife. of Mont
calm. are visiting their daughter, Mrs.
John Dunlap.
Mrs. +. l.. Wilder has received an
other paralytic stroke and is not ex-
pected to recover.
BeIltown did not have "A cyclone last
week but they had Free Methodist
quarterly meeting. There were eight
or ten ministers from different parts of
the state there.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-02-01

you may speak. saiI a foDA
mother. "about people having strength
pf mind. but when it comes to strength
of don't mind. my son William surpasses
everybody ever knew Alton (IH
Democrat.
Robinson-"You know Dumley, don't
You, Brown" Brown-"Oh, YES. "
We'll as man how doet
he strike youP" Brown" Sometimes
for 30 aud sometimes for Sl0.-Neu
York Sun.
ASK Her! Mani Ask Herr is the
title of the latest novel by New York
stock broker The author has appar.
emily forgotten that this is leap year.
and Is guilty of bald anachronism. -
EOskon Heg'nld
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-02-01
Probate Order

STATE OF MICHIGAN, 60
COUNTY or GRATIoT.
Probate Court for said County
NOTICE Is hereby given, that 10y an order of
tue PROBATE Court FOR the County of Gratiot
made on the 18th day of January A D. 1889,
SIX months from that date were allowed for
creditors 70 present their claims against the
estate OF John LangdOn late of said County
deceased ana that all creditors of said deceased
IRE required 10 present their claims TO said
Prohate Court, at the Probate Office in the
village OF ithaca, for examination and allow
ance, on or before the 22nd day of July next
ana that such claims will bc heard before said
ourt on Monday the 10Th day of April and on
Monday the End day of July next, at ten
3clock IN the forenoon of each of those DAYS
Dated January 18th \. d 1889
j. LEE PORTS.
Judge of Probate.
"A TRUE copy
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-02-01
For First Place.

\ great AMOUNT of political engineering will
be done by friends OF candidates to secure for
their man tho first place on the ticket. and the
best man will probably secure the cove rcd
place, Then If endorsed by the majority of
the people the election is assured. Electr ic
Bitters has been put To the front, its merits
passed upon. has been indoors ed, and unani-
nously given the first place among remedies
peculiarly adapted to the relief and cure of
all diseases of Kidneys, Liver ana Stomch.
Electric Btters, being guaranteed, is ca safe
Investment. Price SOC. a.d - PEI bottl at Il,
> Webb's drug store.