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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-01

Two FRIENDS met on the streets of Water
bury, Conn, few days ago for the first time in
seventy years.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-01

AT the horticultural show at the Trocadero
during June there win be 500 rose trees of
a.0l0 varieties 10 blossom. 1t is reported.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-12-27
New Church at Webster Mines.

Fer some time past the Catholic people
at the Webster Mines, Ehrenfeldt station,
have been worshipping in hall at that
place. Lately now frame church, suf-
dciently large to accommodate many
more people than could get into the hall,
was started and is now nearly ready tor
the roof. The assistant priest at Will
more, Rev. II. AcEurue, will have charge
of the congregation, but will still reside
al Wilmore, as there will be no separation
of the congregation, but all will still be-
long to WilmoTe
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-12-27

TINS, from the New York World, is not
only very seasonable talk, but tenderly and
eloquently put: Christmas is coming.
A simple phrase, lis true, but neverthe-
ess three little words which are mighty
In their conjuring power and various in
their significance to mankind. For those
who give and those who take the sylIables
ring like a chime of silver joy-bells.
Each letter seems to glisten with the dia-
mond dust OF Christmas SHOWS, and faint
fragrance of pine and hemlock, the scar.
let fires of hollyberries and an echo of
gay carol peryades them. There are
others whose Merry Chrisimases are all
way back in the long lane of life. among
the days that are no more, and for them
the magic words are wrcathed in immor-
telles, and tender aud sacred memories
rise at their sound.
at is tie little children who will cptoy
it most. But alas many Of these poor
tots do their droemiug and choosing
outside gay windows full Of toys and
treasures aud good things which will
always be separated from them bv the
smooth p!ale-glass barriers against which
they tlgtcH their little noses as hey perch
inst on one bare, cold foot and then on
the cther, like small cranes. They feast
their eyes and haye empty hands and
empty srmaCAs, but for all that Christ
mas Is con ing and they're glad of il. "
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-12-27
GOWEN's INSURANCE.
The Total Amount is saa1, 900.

PHILADELPHIA, December 22.-The in
surance held by the different companies
on the life of the late Franklin B. Gowen
amounts IN all to $221 600, and the sums
are distributed as follows:
Equitable Life Assurance Society, $780,
600; New York Life Insurance, S71 900 /;
Mutual Life Insurance Company, of New
York, $4,000; Provident ife and Trust
Company, $4,000; Mutual Benefit life
Insurance Company, of Newark, S10,-
600; Connecticut Mutual Life Insur-
ance Company, $4,000; Penn Mutual
Life Insurance Company. $4,000.
A number of the leading insurance
agents of the city were interviewed yes
terday upon the payment Of the policies.
General Manager Register, of the Equita-
bic Society, said that one of the provis-
ions of the society Is that if, after three
years duration of policy, man should
commit suicide, the family or heirs can
not collect the amount.
Mr.. Register said he did not know
whether the last policy which Mr.. Gowen
placed came within the time mentioned.
but that if it did no objection would be
raised as to its payment. Referring to
the letter which Mr.. Gowen
wrote him shortly before his
departure for Washington, he
said no man, least of all an attorney,
would think Of sacrificing $4,000 for
$4,000 which would have been the
amount OF the paid-up policy, if he had
contemplated suicide, and Mr.. Gowen
knew chat if an insurance company dicl-
dcd to contest the payment on the
ground of suicide it would make no diff
ference in the result whether it was a
paid up policy or not.
One of the representatives. of the New
York Life Insurance Company said that
no provision was entertained in their
policies respecting suicide. Respecting
the payment Of Mr.. Gowen's insurance,
the company, he SAID, held itself in readi-
ness when yer the demand was mad upon
it.
Joseph Ashbrook, of the Provident Life
and Trust Company, said that the insur-
ance which they held on Mr. Gowen's life
would be paid without question.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-12-27
FoRErELL,NG THE WEATHER.

Lost, stolen or strayed. That's what's
the matter with the thousand mile-wide
blizzard which the Signal Service said
was coming this way. 1t was billed for
the 14th., but. failed to arrive on time.
And as nothing has been heard of 1t
since, it must have been switched off
somewhere among the Rockies. Up to
date (23rd), December is doing its level
best to prove the truth of the poets dec
laration in favorite hymn, in which he
made the church goers sing, " December's
as pleasant as May.
Speaking of weather reminds us to say
for the benefit of all, that this winter so
far is about what last winter was up to
January 2lst., at which time we had an
eight inch snow. The only snow that
fell in December was not more than two
to four inches deep. All through January
to the 21st., the weather was open and
mild, the thermometer running from thir.
ty-six degrees to fourty-four degrees.
While on the subject of weather it is
good time to say word about Ira
Hicks, New York weather prophet.
Some of the papers of his State publish
his monthly representations and com
mend them for, their accuracy. Unlike
most of our local. common, everyday
kind of5 weather prophets, he discards
corn husks, goose bones, caterpillars,
"'Butler's flues," etc. and basis his predic-
tions on the relative position of the
four planets-jupiter, venus, mercury
and vulcan. In November he published
this: From the 10th to the 18th of De-
cember is the crisis of the winter SOL
stce-vulcau, venus and jupiter comb II
ings for the work. People may look for
very hard winter storms, which will con.
tinue TO the GOTH" So here is another
storm lost, stolen or strayed Wonder
what direction it took After all, we will
have to fall back on the caterpillar as
one end of him 1--WE have forgotten which
one) is blacker than the other. and thus
indicates Gn open winter. AS to which
end.ot him wins the palm for blackness
it doesn't matter, inasmuch asllocal wealth
er prophets differ In opinion as to which
end must be the blacker to give us mild
weather. You pays your money and
takes your choice"
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-12-27

The Laws of Life, published at the san
1tarium in Dansville, n. Y, contends that
it is a cruelty to ask on entering the sick
room, " How are You to-day ?" and
How do you do?" and the like. The
1rishman's greeting, The top of the
morning to you !" - recommended as a
more inspiriting and sensible sulutation.
1t has bad effect upon the patient to
make him talk about his condition, and
1t ought not to be done. After such a
conversation his visitor leaves him feeling
utterly wretchcd, whereas if the talk had
been confined to cheerful themes some
good effect might have been produced.
Better, says The Laws Of Life, use the
Eastern phrase, i" Peace be with you,n
than any set of words that turn the minds
eye inward upon the body. There is no
doubt good deal of practical wisdom in
the suggestion here made. Health, like
the weather, is a universal interest, and is
a sort of topic upon which conversation
may be begun without much sef.com-
initial, but between friends better
phrase than How dye do ?" ought to be
employed. Ones physical health, though
important, is not often all ones greatest
interest at every movement of life. Dur.
ing the greater part of lifetime, in many
cases, mans health is so perfect that
an inquiry, about it strikes him as mean,
ingless.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-12-27
FoNsECA REPORTED DYING.

Fear of The stability of Br aziPs Republic
LONDON, December 22.--A private dis
patch received here from Rio Janeiro
states that Marshal Deodora da FSnseca,
chief of the provisional Government of
Brazil, is dying.
The question as to who will succeed
him is engaging serious attention. 1t is
believed that the change in the Ministry
which would follow Marshal da Fonsecas
death would lead to serious comp mplications
Rio JANEIRo, December 22.-An execu-
tive decree, promulgated to-day, fixes the
date of the general election for Septem-
Der IS and the meeting of the Constituent
Assembly for November 10.
BY the same decree the ex-Emperor,
Dom Pedro, is banished from Brazil,
together with the members of the royal
family, the Viscount de Ouro Preto, and
his brother Carlos Alfonso.
Senator Martino, Governor of Rio
Grande do Sui, charged with treason as
the leader of the movement for the seces-
sion of that State, is condemned to trans
portation.
The decree recalls and cancels the grant
of 5000, 600 milries to Dom Pedro and sus.
pends his allowance in the civil list.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-12-27

On Saturday an interesting District In
stitue was held AT Nilmorc. The pro-
gram, which was good enc, was carried
out, and another prepared for a meeting
to be held at Portage on February 1st. In
addition to the teachers belonging in that
district there were present Fthe County
Superintendent and.Messrs. Geo. Marsden
and Tbos. }. Itell, Of this city, and Mr. II.
II. Bitter, of Gallilzin. They all took i'm.
portant parts in the proceedings. Mr..
William Davis, of Summerhill, the leader
for the district, pr, sided in creditable
manner There will be District Institute
IN the following places at the times stated
January 4th, Elton 18th, at Shirly 25th,
at Galiizm February 1st, at Portage.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-12-27
Death of Mr.. James Gard.

The death of Mr.. James Gard took
place quite unexpectedly on Saturday
night about 1915 o'clock at his residence
on Feeder street. His Illness was so
brief that few of his friends knew of it,
and the sudden announcement of h's
death was sad surprise to many of them
Mr.. Gard took sick of pneumonia on
Wednesday last, but ii was not until Fri.
day night that there was cause for alarm.
Despite the best of medical treatment he
grew steadily worse till his death occur
red at the time above stated He was
employed as Janitor OF Alma Hall nee
the flood. Prior to that event he was
wire Inspector at the Gautier Mills.
Mr., Gard was native of Cornwall,
England, and came from there to luis
community about twenty-five years a-o.
His age was about fifty-tour years. ly
was married before coming to this com
try, and was the father of five chilurao.
one Of whom is married, and ano.uei,
Andrew, was drowned in the food. Mrs
Gard and the three other children, o
sons and daughter, are left at home 10
mourn the loss OF good husband and
father.
The funeral will take place tomorrow
afternoon at 2:30 O'clock. lnterment wl,
be made in Grand View.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-12-27
HaIIkY Horses nt EnnernIs.

Some of our iiveymen deserve re-
buke for sending balky horses TO funcr-
ais. Yesterday serious accidents were
saved twice, not by the drivers in charge
of the teams, but by disinterested parties.
all because team Of balky horses had
been sent to the funeral that went from
Minersville to Grand View. In going up
hill like that to Grand View, where a
number OF teams are iu line, balky
team might easily cause an accident, en-
failing loss of life or limb.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-12-27
E SMOKED TOBACCO ALL HER L1rr.r
Death of Mary Drummer. Remarkable
Pennsylvania CenIenarian.


READING, Pa. December 22.-Mrs.
Mary Brunner, aged one hundred and
two. died at Derry Station, Dauphin
county, to-day. She lived to see a vigo-
rous and numerous stock of her decend-
ants. And even if the Brunners, in all
their different branches, did not stand as
a monument to the centenarian, one fact
is sufficient to keep her name alive in
local history for years to come-she
smoked tobacco ali her life
Born and reared on farm. up to the
time of her death she had never been ten
miles beyond the place where she breathed
her last. Antagonists of the vicious weed
may be disposed to throw an unkind
doubt on this distressing bit of evidence,
but it is reliably stated that within week
or two of her demise, Mrs. Brunnef was
in full possession of her faculties, and en-
ioyed with undiminished zest her clay
pipe, blackened and rich through long
and honorable service. She came from a
sturdy German stock and smoked tobacco
all her life.
1t is not known where she contracted
it, but those who accepted the statement
of her long continued habit are scarcely
inclined to believe that she was ushered
into the world with pipe in her IT outh.
Sure it is, however, that when in the full
independence of womanhood, at five and
twenty, she openly braved public opinion
and smoked. a period of seventy-seven
years filled with curling smoke and at
tendant contentment and philosophy I!
The good folk thereabuut pointed to her
with the remark, " She has smoked to-
bacco all her life !"
Down through u vista of fruitful har.
vests Mrs. Drummer can be remembered
at work IN the fields, vigorous and ruddy,
doing the work of any one man. She al
ways had her pipe with her. She was
not partial to any particular brand of
tobacco. Since she could obtain tobacco
she was not inclined to be fastidious as
SOlhC VI NHC lutLCt-NdS CphuOlSSNuls' -
Her tastes were simple, and good por-
tion of " nigger-head or rough-and-
ready left nothing to be desired. So
she smoked tobacco all her life.
Mrs Brunner had an excellent appetite
and ate three hearty meals a day, so
naturally was an implacable enemy of the
cigarette. She slept soundly eleven hours
of the twenty-four, though there is no
record of how many times her bed was
set afire by the pipe. However, she lived
to be the Oldest woman in Pennsylvania,
and one who has the unique honor of
having smoked tobacco all her life.
She never saw George Washington, and
was only deprived of this usual centen-
arian honor by the fact that the Father of
His Country never stopped at Derry Sta
ton. She was the mother of fourteen
children, eight Of whom survive, the
Oldest being eighty and the youngest
siXty-fOur. OF her numerous other de-
scendants there are living thirty-hve
grandchildren, one hundred and twenty
five great. grandchildren and three great
great-grandchildren And she used to-
bacco all her life.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-12-27
BEDFo RID METHoD1srs ANGRY.
They Don't Want the other Ministers to In
terfere With Their Revival.


terfere With Their Revival.
BEDFoRD, December 22.-One of the
most fruitful religious revivals ever con-
Quoted in this place is now in progress in
the Methodist Church, under the direc.
ton of the pastor the Rev. NJ. L. Smyser.
More than 150 conversions have been had
in period of less than six weeks. So
great is the interest in the COM
munity that the theatrical com
panies are giving the town the go-by,
and such an influence has the revival on
the other churches that joint letter has
been addressed to Mr.. Smyer asking him
way, The letter is signed by Rev. VIM.
Chauncey Layden, of the Episcopal
Church; Rev. NJ II. Valentine, of the
Lutheran Rev. j. X. Andrews, of the
Presbyterian, and Rev. 0. L. Gerhardt. of
the Reformed. They maintain that there
are great difference of opinion between
the churches as to the proper methods of
drawing the young to Christ and the
services in the NJ. L. Church are not in
harmony with either the doctrines or
customes of their churches, and on that
account a Methodist minister has no right
to advance his ideas of religion to people
of their churches without permission of
the pastor in charge. They hold that they
are the proper judges of the course to be
pursued by the people and demonstrate
against the Methodist pastor or his
people approaching those not strictly in
clined to Methodism. The Methodist
people are naturally indignant They
claim that the charges are utterly false !;
that no effort has been made to secure the
attendance of people of other churches,
but where conversions have been made
Rev. .Smyscr has invariably advised the
joining of some cnnrch, leaving the choice
to the person himself The people of the
town generally, in the churches and out
of them, are hpi arms against the signers
OF the letter, claiming such an unwar-
ranted attack on man who is causing the
light to shine in dark places has never
been heard o. in the history of the church.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-12-27
DUG HIS OWN GRAVE.
MIR. Hines Decided His Time Had Come
and Duly Prepared for 1T

MIR. Hines Decided His Time Had Come
and Duly Prepared for 1T
PUNXsUTAwNEY, Pa, December 22.-
Something unique IN mortuary matters
occurred recently in McCalmont township.
Solomon Hines, an old citizen, who
spent most of his time in the woods with
dog and gun, became alarmed about two
weeks ago an account of the prevalence
of typhoid fever. One of his old neigh
bors succumbed to the disease. aud old
Hines made up his mind his turn would
come next. He accordingly took mat
took and shovel, selected a spot on his
farm which he thought suitable for his
final resting place, and proceeded to dig
his grave both wide and deep. After this
he talked in a nonchalant manner about
obsequies, saying in his drawling way he
really would have preferred to live little
longer, because, as he expressed it, "a
man has such a gol DANCED long time to
be dead" AS Hines was an exceedingly
robust man, his neighbOrs laughed at his
eccentricities and whispered around that
Sol Hines was g tting little out of his
head" But in the course of week Hines
was down with the typhoid fever, and
when the doctor came he said "There
amt no use in running up doctor bill
when man knows he's goin' to die"
and not morsel of medicine would he
permit to pass his lips. In few days
more he was dead, and his body now rests
in the grave he prepared.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-12-27

The poet Of the Chicago Herald OBJ
serves ,at "a man never sauces his
mother.iu law but once in a thousand
years. Such may be the rule in Chicago,
but it is NOT safe. No wise man would
ever exhibit any disrespect toward his
mother in-law, no matter what the fancied
provocation
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-12-27

Vienna Dispatch to the London Daily News.
Blocks of ice are floating down the
Danube and cover one.half of its surface.
AT Pressburg the bridge of boats has been
broken In Vienna the thermometer has
not fallen below eighteen degrees, but on
the road near Prcssburg woman who
was driving to market with poultry was
frozen to death.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-12-27
The New Bridges.

The work of arching has been com
pleled at the South Fork and Viaduct
bridges, but the filling Is not yet com.
pleted and will not be for some time. Al
No. 6 bridge the pier, about the founda-
ton Of which there was so much trouble,
is ready for the springers-the starting
stones of the arches.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-12-27
ChrismhS 1rnVel.

The increaeed amount of travel on the
railroads indicates that something more
than ordinary is at hand, At the Penn
sylvania station the rooms are crowed for
every train. Extra cars fail to afford the
necessary accommodations to the great
numbers seeking passage Already many
are returning to spend the holidays here,
and large numbers of strangers who have
been here since the food, are beginning
to leave for their old homes to spend the
holidays.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-12-27
The Funeral Of john L. Carthew

The funeral of Mr. John l.. Cuuhew,
whose death occurred on Thursday eycu-
ing last took place from his late resi- nee
in Minersville, yesterday afternoon II
was largely attended by the friends aud
relatives of the deceased. IntermenI was
made in Grand View Although not di-
rectly a food victim, Mr. Carthew's death
was an effect, of which that terrible event
was the cause. His sickness was the result
of his experience in the flood and the try.
ing times subsequent to it.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-12-27

The sad news comes by cable from
Lisbon that the stepson of the American
Minister has the influenza. How thank.
full the country should be that il is not
the Minister'S own son who is sneezing.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-12-27
l...rn Hurned-L.oss ae. .5no.

GREENsBURG, December 22.-The large
barn Of James Simons, situated in Loyal
hanna township, together with all its con-
tents, was destroyed by fireat an early
hour this morning. Loss, $4,000; PARTIAL
ly insured. Origin a mystery.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-12-27

On Saturday morning about O'clock,
Joseph Heneghar, a notice of whose ter
rible scalding by hot water and steam
from 4 dinky" engine at the Blooming
Mill, was published in the DEMOCRAT
some days since, died at the Cambria
Hospital He is the second member of
the family that has died by accident quite
recently, and the only support of his
widowed mother The funeral will take
place this morning at st. Johns Church,
where high mass of requiem will be cell
ebratcd, after which the body will be in
tered in Lower Yoder Cemetery.
Mr. A. j. Moxham has presented the
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
a check for $75