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Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-08-30

The Prohibition Convention at Harris
burg to nominate candidate for State
Treasurer is going to be a large and i'm
posing body. Philadelphia itself will
send about one hundred and fifty dele
gates. If the Prohibitionists stick to their
own man, as they say they will Go, Mr..
Boyer's majority will be a somewhat slim
affair, if indeed he gets any majority at
all. The Prohibitionists and the work
ingmen in the mining districts ought to
slaughter HIM between them.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-08-30

THERE is hardly a school boy who does
not remember when electric lights we're
first used to any extent in this country
and many of them can remember when
the telephone was something of novelty.
Now the telephone business represents ut
least $50, 100000 of invested capital, While
the electric lighting and electric power
interes IS are placed as high as $500 OOO,-
900. These two industries are now in
their infancy and what they will amount
to VIII en- full grown is almost impossible
to imagine.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-08-30

II is singular fact that California has
40 Sunday law. There was such law,
but it was repealed in 1888 yet it cannot
be said that there is any less observance
Of Sunday since the repeal of the law.
On the contrary, an investigation shows
th at Sunday is observed more as Sa-
cred day this present year than it was
the year the law was repealed. All Of
which shows that men are not controlled
so muc by law as by custom and com
mon sense. Every man who works at all
halls Sunday as day of rest and recrua-
ton. lie viii have it, law or no law. 1t
is a necessity. Sunday observance has
become part of our being. 1t is an un-
written law hat the shops must be shut
one day in the week, and it will be for all
time, DO difference what men believe, or
what laws they pass or do not enact
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-08-30
New Furniture Firm.

Messrs John W. Wonders and w. F.
Burggraf, who are about to open the Con-
emaugh Valley Furniture Company, have
made every arrangement to start with a
large and elegant stock of goods. Their
building is being rapidly pushed, and
they expect to be ready to do business on
September 1st. They are young men of
experience and ability, and will be pleas.
ant gentlemen to deal with. The Altoona
Times of Friday said: Messrs. John W.
Wonders and William f. Burggraf, of
Johnstown, came to the city yesterday
morning to meet representatives of var
ious furniture factories located in She
boygan, Wis, Cincinnati, Detroit, vii.
Transport, Philadelphia and Baltimore
the purpose in view being the purchase
of an immense stock of furniture, the
two gentlemen named having just formed
what is henceforth to be known as the
" Conemaugh Valley Furniture Com
pany." They are having erected on Clin-
ton street, Johnstown, the first perma-
nent building put up on that thorough
fare since the recent terrible flood. 1t is
to be a brick-cased building, 100 by 81
feet, two stories high, and will, when
completed, be one of the most commodi-
Gus and best located business houses in
the New Johnstown. We wish our
worthy friends immense success in their
stupendous enterprise, and are sure that
the wants of the community, coupled
with honest goods and honest dealing
will bring the returns the new firm hopes
to achieve.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-08-30

THE last session of the Legislature set
apart September Cd as legal holiday, to
be dedicated to labor, under the name of
Labor Day, Labor Day being legal hol-
Gay in this State, the banks will not b
open for business, and consequently all
notes drafts, bills, acceptances and simi-
lar obligations maturing and payable at
Dank on that day will be due on the pre-
Vious business day.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-08-30

THROUGHOUT Italy the principal towns
are one after another, providing buildings
for the treatment of hydrophobia accord
ing to Pasteur's system, and the Munich
pal Council of Rome has lately decided to
devote the necessary sum of money to
furnishing Pasteur institute there. This
isa strong proof of the increasing conf
dence felt in the treatment.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-08-30
Sup't. of Public Instruction
Search for Photographs of Dead Children
From thn PITTSBURGH DISnntrh

Search for Photographs Of Dead Children
From the Pittsburgh Dispatch.
S. c. Poland, of No. 260 Stonycreek
street. Johnstown, very much desires to
secure the names and addresses of two
photographers who visited Johnstown
last summer and made pictures of bust
ness houses. He believes they belonged
to Allegheny City. One was a journey
man and the other was his assistant. In
the flood Mr.. Poland's children were
drowned. He and his wife have no poG-
traits Of their lost da9lings, but they re
call shat one day last summ"' The children
stood in front Of Il store wheTe the photo
grapher was at work Their photographs
in the pictures were perfect. Now the
parents want copy of that picture.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-08-30
OUR BOROUGH OFFICIALS.

Prompt Action to Provide for Exigencies
Demanded-No More Time to Lose, in
Further Inaction.
What is the matter with our represen-
tative people? At the special meeting
called for the Board of Trade, on Saturday
night, only two members put in an ap-
pearance.
Our borough Councils since the food
have only held one or two meetings, and
nothing has been done.
The municipality is in bad shape, and
it behooves those who represent the peo-
pie, to hustle themselves and get matters
on better basis. Here it is now over
twelve weeks since the flood, and no at
tempt whatever has been made by the
authorities of Johnstown, to get the affairs
of the borough into shape again.
The iron belonging to the bridges that
were washed away, all lies in the river.
and should be fished out and taken care
of. We need bridges the worst kind of
way. The present flimsy structures
will not stand the force of heavy rain.
The disastrous consequences of a consid-
erahe rise in the rivers are so apparent,
thatit is criminal me- Iigence not to speedily
provide for the samc.
Good bridges must be built, and the
sooner steps are taken in that direction,
the better. 1t is folly to wait until the
present ones, erected only for an emer
gency, are swept away. But this is bound
to come, and every day brings the date
nearer, and if immediate action is not
taken, we will all suffer the consequences
of the folly of delay.
To provide for the emergencies that are
almost sure to overtake us, there should
be fordmgs across the river, one near
each bridge at anyrate. But here are our
borough authorities sitting on their
launches and making no attempt to clear
out place for fording the river Now,
while the river Is low, is the time to do
this work, and not when the bridges are
swept away by high waters, when there
will be no convenience nor time for do
ing the work. Johnstown always has
had need for boats, the occasion has arisen
frequently of lne. Ii will arise again and
from past experiences it would seem an
act of only ordinary prudence that the
municipality should keep few good
boats at convenient places for public use
Whether from ina tivitY, incompetcncy.
or what, the officials of Johnstown bor-
ough have been very dilatory, and their
inaction has caused much criticism, not
only from tho citizens of the place but
from people Of distant places who have
taken an interest in our affairs.
Now Mr. Burgess, gentlemen of the
Johnstown borough Council, as well as
the officials oi the adjoining boroughs, it
is time to wake mp. Rouse yourselves to
immediate action, take cogoizancc Of the
wants Of the people, ard it is not TOO late
yet to partly redeem yourselves from The
charges Of ircapab.!ry so freely made.
Provision must be made for the high
waters that are swe to come. aud the
people will stand by any proper
measures yna may take for that purpose.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-08-30

DESCRIPTIONS Of the new postal cards,
which are soon to be issued by the depart
ment, show that the cards themselves will
be beauties, There will be three sizes
when tAe contracts have been filed. The
first OF these will be much larger than Ae
one now in use, and will be the one usnd
mainly by business men. Its size will ,e
sufficient 20 admit Of the printing of has-
ness card 10 the top,and still allow plenty
OF room for the message below. Iucs,c-
ond viii be Of about the same size rs The
present card, and will be for brief no'i. $
and the like. For the ladies, who are b.-
ginning 20 look much more favorabiy uu.
on these mediums of communica, -.
there vii. he still smaller one, fine. i
quality and more aesthetic in appearance.
The old Lulf color gives way in the three
sizes TO q winter shade, which everybody
will welcome. Kick out the sickly green
stamp, Mr. Wanamaker, says the Philu-
delphia Jaqpirey, and your administration
will be voted It success.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-08-30

THE people of Vermont are lamenting
the fact that thousands of acres of land
once in cultivation are now barren end
uncultivated simply because no one wants
to farm them. With 100000 of her people
living in other States she has 1850 at
home. An effort is being made to bring
agricultural people from Sweden to farm
vacant acres. Other States are concerned
in like manner, but they can hardly rem
edy the matter. Most of the emigration
is to the West,
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-08-30

AN Oregon fishing company has made
such a success of its first consignment of
fresh fish for the New York market that
it talks Of extending its business ,aL CON
Verting what has been an experiment into
a steady supply. The fish are caught
from steamers which make short, swift
trips to the fishing banks from Portland,
Oregon. AZ Portland they are put on
cars and src speeded through TO New
York. The Pacific fish trains may yet be
common Oh our trunk lines.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-08-30
fnnds Fron Abroad.

Governor Beaver received another con.
tribution of 5000 Friday from the citi-
zens of Berlin for the destitute people Of
Johnstown This makes the total contri-
button from Berlin about S24,000 and the
grand total from Germany, S31, 900.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-08-30
Another Flood victim Reported.

ANIW IVIh " u II'
1t is no doubt fact that Gov. Beaver,
of Pennsylvania, was killed in the Johns
town dam disaster. The Governor got
tangled up in the relief funds and was
carried beyond the reach of succor.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-08-30

THB ProhibItionists are apparently as
lively as the proverbal flea and the Re-.
publicans are not nearly so happy as
they would be otherwise.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-08-30
The Democrat
FRIDAY. AUGUST 80, 1889.

INGALLS, thinks Harrison's policy has
crystalized, but most other people are at
a loss TO know what Harrison's policy is.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-08-30
The MorreIi Institute.

The circular letter of our Board of Edu.
cation recalls the fact that another ins,itu
ton, which has been great help /.
Johnstown youths by afrordlng the mean
of an education to many whom the publ
schools could not reach, has suffered 4.
the late calamity.
Beginning rs commercial and n
school it had grown under able manage
ment until its faculty numbered half 4
dozen skilled instructors, and its depsrt
meuts embraced the usual curriculum
an academy, together with the school O..
art and music, in which its instruction
was excellent and exceled many of tb
more pretcntious and more widely know
institutions of larger cities.
The large Morrell homestead had re
Gently been leased and fitted up for th
accommodation of several hundred sti
dents. Mr.. Sanders, well-known in
structor, was to have had Normal clas
during the summer, and in May there wa
an attendance of about two hundred an
fifty, many of them night pupils VIII
worked during the day. Twenty-Five
thirty lost their lives when the town WI
destroyed.
The management intend reopening tn
Commercial and Department of Engis
about October LIST. a corps of teache
viii then be added as soon as possibl
A catalogue will be made out giving
account of what was previously done,a
plans for future work. In January Il
music and art department will be reoper
ed. The rooms are now being recarpete
and refurnished, and Will be relds
September 1st for occupancy. Studel
are waiting for the school to open, an
Notwithstanding its losses, a good we,
seems to be before Morrell Institut
The heads of the school, Messrs. Bonnt
and Greer, deserve all encouragemel
LATE reports from st. Paul annount
that the Northwestern wheat crop,
Gently put down as partial failure, wi
turn out better than an average ere
Recent rams and cooler weather ha
worked wonders with the pareh
and shriveled grain. 1t is y ii
shewdly limited that the sickly appe
apce presented by the wheat fi9
to the eyes of the farmers just before I
harvest was caused by an anxiety to sta
the crop out upon the market at go
figure The Jersey and Delaware pea
crops are invariably reported as a "f,s
ure few weeks in advance, but as Il
regularly get into market all right, .
the failure stories have long ceased
ettract much attention The graiN
ure reports will soon come to be Iools
upon rs Of little more consequence.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-08-30
&n Electric Genius.

Gallitzln EDI.oor.
Master i'arcjs conrad, of Pittsburgh. "a
fourteeu-ypG.ol boy. who is visiting his
uncle, Mr.. w r. Co,rd, of This place, is
certainly nn electric genius. He has "a
fair know dre of tclegraphv, and since
he came h,rr has ttted up different clcc-
trio app. iuuccs for MI. Conrad. and is
about t. f. mp nt Catholic Pastoral res
idence in tnis pisGc, with IN electric ap-
pliance. lie Ats also invented an appli-
ance TO replace uid telegraph wires with
new one, ',iUout cutting the circuit. At
the rate be IS ogros>'og he promises to
be one Of tue at electricians Of the fu-
ture.
Near Corner vain am Market Streets
TO the EdHOr QfLa, JOhnS. .rn DaRl0crat.
| have noticed in your paper several
times that prisoners were ordered to be
taken to the hospital by the Burgess.
VIII you kindly inform me where the hos
pital is located, and what doctor is in
charge OF it? ANNIE G.
With pleasure, Annie G. The hospital
was, until recently, located by reason of a
certain powerful agent over which the
authorities had no control, near the cor.
ner of Lincoln and Walnut streets. Like
Alladin's palace, it was transferred there
almost in the twinking of an eye. Sew
eral days ago it was removed by artisans
experienced in the art of handling Jack
screws and rollers TO It's prusouC location
on Market street near Main. 1t is a thing
of beauty both internally and externally,
but the inside rather overtops the out
side. The physicians in charge are Drs.
Horrell and Harris, and their knowledge
of medico-legal law is profound We
would like 10 whisper in your left auricu
lar, however, Annie, that DR.. Harris runs
the shop. This in confidence. If you
would like to inspect the hospital, it is
probable there would be good many
yards of red-tape used before you could
get pass. The surest way to get view
of the frescocd walls and tread the mosaic
floors is to put yourself outside about five
quarts of beer and lay down some even
ing, say on Washington street, near the
b. & O. depot After you have stretched
your 1.-the form preparatory to a snooze,
a pair of the Shah's dodos [they always
travel in pairs) viii swoop down on you
and in the morning DR.. Harris will see
that the portals are opened unto you-for
five days.
, 1889-03-07

Lydia Thompson and her " new grand
English burlesque company, numbering
fitty-ive people, appear at the opera house
Tuesday evening, March -, presenting
Stephens 4 Solomon's s%atirical burlesque
Penelope.
OF the play and people the New York
Times says: Lydia Thompson and her
troupe of British burlesquers have made a
great hit at the Star, where the new bur
lesdue of Psnciope is crowding the house
at every performance. Yesterdays matt
nee was the best attended that has been
given in the theater since the beginning OF
the season. Master Fritz James, the l6.
year-old boy of the company. has deserv.
edly become very popular with the audi.
ences, and Is worthy of all the applause
which is bestowed on him.
, 1889-03-07
SMITHS IDEA.
The Great SIugger's Thrilling synopsis
ola Proposed Drama.

Ed. Smith, the great middleweight who
headed the combination Of s%luggers APP
pearing at Keefe hall Monday evening,
has what he calls a "pugilistic drama in
his head. He wants someone with a
capital of 81. 500 to put the play on the
stage.
Smith claims to be a Scotch Irishman,
but talks like a regular cockncy, handling
his his frightfully. Here is Smiths
graphic Observation-Disclosures his pugi-
listIc drama.
"Hopcning scene in a gulch in Wash
ington Territory. A prize ring. Me
hand Larvin meets-IIinGlish rules, for
s.. 900 a side.
I'm round first, after shakin' 'ands, e
goes to ruslin' me an | its i'm in the
iugler-bifl-and c falls like a bloody
log.
lis second bites i'm in is bloomin'
ear an he wakes up an comes again like
a bloody Turk, when kinto the ring steps
a hancient peelcr or deputy sheriff an
says; i harrest you in the name of the
law which staggered us; an hanother
sheriff steps in an says: 1 wants the
fight to go on; an haskln' to see beach
Others papers, which hends in a blOomin'
row, in midst of which hus fighters hes
cape, and alter many airbreadth heScnpes
and bloody 'ungry we gets into lloregon,
where we meets hupon an '%eavenly glade
an as our interrupted scrap fought hout.
The referee. steps to the front an
says: This fight was stopped in Wash
Ington Territory, we're the laws amt no
good, but ere in Horegon, we're all are
gentlemen we will ave it hout.' Veil, We
fights to a finish an | comes near KILN.
de Irish mug, an takes de bloomin' re-
ceiptS of the 'ouse for my ha%rtistic per-
Torrance"
, 1889-03-07
Personal POINTS.

AL. Bowie left for Rock Greek yeste.-
day.
D. &. Rhodes returned from Laramie
yesterday.
NJ. Sachs returned IRON the West yes
terday.
Hon. A. Il. Reel has returned from
the West.
Hon. Homer Merrill of Rawlins is Wis
iting the capital
Attorney General Donzelman left for
the West yesterday.
Mike Hogan, editor of the Rai7roay
Neios. passed west yesterday.
l. L. Downing, chief dispatcher at
Laramie, was in town yesterday.
Chas Hecht and family were in town
yesterday en- route to Laramie.
Jas. Rivett, the Cheyenne & Burling-
ton building and bridge man, is in town.
r. S. Van Tassell and j. +. futile re-
turned to the city on west bound trains
yesterday.
A. NJ. X Storrie, San Francisco; Jno.
+ Adamson. Denver; Jas. Mcfarland,
Denver II. Fisher, St. Louis, are Inter
Ocean guests.
, 1889-03-07
II WATER METER.

tn q wicked water meter. Fhzrisaic water meter,
with q face Of white enamel hard enamel
trimmed with brass:
But ] wear the soft expression OF a painted Simon
Peter, looking out Into the future lkea gold
nsh through a glass
when IT happens that the carcass of an infant
alligator plays tho mischief with my vitals
In Its efforts to get through,
] record the strange occurrence on my brass bound
Indicator, by the fraudulent addition of q
hundred feet or two.
o, the miasmatic matter and the poison which ]
scatter. with the simple name Of water. IN
hdulternted, purei
While my friend the undertaken waxcs richer,
slicker, fatter. and the druggists wife and
daughter take a European touri
o. I often pause and wonder ms I ponder o'e. my
plumber, pause and wonder why In thunder
honest people let me lie,
Why they do not rise In anger, tear me limb from
limb nsunder. and adopt n water meter more
ingenious than II The Wasp.
, 1889-03-07
The Immigration Pamphlet.

Secretary Shannon Yesterday received
Carbon county, contribution to the forth
coming Immigration pamphlet 1t is
in three chapters and vas prepared by
Hon. p. L. Smith, a gentleman in every
way qualified for the work. 1t is ex-
pected that the johnson county data will
be received this week, when the manu-
script for the work will be placed in the
hands of the printer.
, 1889-03-07

For fine watch repairing.
David Miller Idelman block,
, 1889-03-07

At 81 O'Clock this morning Margaret
H,nne's small house on the site of the
Old Catholic church was burned. Alerts
threw water. Insured for $500.
Some whelp is evidently trying to burn
all OF Mrs. Henne's houses. This is the
fifth she has lost in twenty-four hours.
The front wall fell out with a crash and
four men escaped death by about half a
minnie and ten feet.
, 1889-03-07

The following from the pen of Mr.. L.
2. Bardwell, editor of the Marion Qowa)
Plot, will We believe be of interest to
many Of our readers. he says: at is
with pleasure that l certify to the real
merits Of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
| have used it in my family for years and
have always found it most excellent, and
especially for colds, Group and sore throat.
II is safe and effective" For sale by B.
b. David, druggist.
, 1889-03-07

Mrs. w. l.. Green, Mrs. Il. j. Towslee
and Mrs. Elliott made a trip to Fort Rus
sell on a Union Pacific engine Yesterday
Mrs. Green, wife of the popular trainmas-
ter, had charge OF the locomotive both
going and returning and handled the iron
horse like a veteran.
, 1889-03-07
The MiIitia's Trip.

Lieut.. Adams has prepared a petition
for the several boards OF commissioners
asking for the appropriation of money for
the preparation and transportation of a
Wyoming exhibit to accompany the militia
TO New York. The Laramie county
board will act on the petition to-day.
, 1889-03-07
Clans at the Saddle Rock.

Legal blanks at the Leader Office.
, 1889-03-07
Saddle Rock.

What in the world is the reason you will
cough and keep coughing and still keep try
ing inferior medicines when Beggs' Cher
ryCough Syrup will positively relieve your
cough at once2 This is no advertising
scheme, but an actual fact, and we guaran-
tee it. For sale by w. N. Hunt, drug
gist
, 1889-03-07

How can parents allow their children 20
cough and strain and cough and calmly
say: 'Ohl it is only a little cold" and
keep giving them chcap and dangerous
medicines, until they are down with lung
fever or consumption, when they can be
20 easily relieved by Beggs' Cherry
Cough Syrup 1t has no superior. and
few equals. For sale by w. N. Hunt.
druggist.
, 1889-03-07

United States desert patents have re-
Gently been issued as follows:
Heirs OF Horace j. Spray, Horace A.
Moves, laramie county; Ellen Sykes,
Daniel W. Sykes, Albany county.