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Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-03-14
Abstract OF the MiuyiiIe thorough Council
Proceedings.

lha Mllyillc Borough Council met in
regular session on Saturday evening with
Burgess Keedy in the chair, \ petition
from James White, asking for 4 rewald
for a wall built near his lot, was read and
filed. The report Of Borough Treasurer
Brixntr was read T e cash on hand on
February 28th was ) ,g9h5O. The Street
Commissioner reported wins; had been
done by his department during the
month. ilr. Boyle reported that the best
terms that could be obtained from the
Electric Light Company or arc lights
was S12 piece. \ resolution TO have a
telephone placed in the hose house of the
Second ward was adopted. Refundng
orlers were granted Neal Sharkey,
Thomas Morgan, John Meyers, and Mrs,
B. Perry for excessive borough tax paid.
a new grade Of Iron street from Lincoln
bridge to the stone bridge was adopted.
Bills to the amount of 81 los, 50 were
ordered paid, after which Council adj
i1urncd.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-03-14

Excluding the eras of decay and de-
struction, there have been three great
Romes-and, for aught we know, o
fourth, as there was an Alba Tonga,
sometimes called "Mother of Rome
and the present Rome, with not quite
100000 people, is probably not more
than third as large as the Rome of the
Antonines and of the Second and Third
centuries A. d. The present kingdom
of Italy covers ia, $50 square miles and
contains (by the census of 1887 30, $780,
065 people. 1t has impartial suffrage,
absolute freedom of the press, compul-
sorry education and a responsible consti-
tutional government. But, alas, it has
standing army of $40, 900, and ma
tional debt of s., 2,24G, 9O3, ,4S5 Americans,
therefore, need not be told that there is
much poverty, of which Naples, the
largest city, has rather the largest share.
The Rome of classic history was sup
posed to have been founded 743 b. c.,
but there are many Italian antiquities
much older than that, for the Etruscans
had fairly well developed civilization
before Rome and the Greeks had cities
and flourishing provinces in the southern
part of the peninsula. The second great
Rome was that of the popes, Tut in art
and architecture there were much more
noted CITIES and so it has resulted that
all Italy Is q !aud of antiquities, a land Of
never failing interest to scholars, artists
and general tourists.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-03-14
FRIDAY MARCH "A, 1850.

OvER 5000 gallons OF whisky were
sent from this country to Africa last year
We had no idea the missionaries were so
numerous on the Dark Continent.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-03-14
Cardinal PerA

The Roman Catholic chuo> 'h mas re
Gently lost ono of its high dignA laltcS ;, II
Cardinal Pecci, an elder brother II .on. .ne
pope. Giuseppe Pecci was born in A>'0'
at Carptneto, Italy, Of a noble sno
,ynalthv familv. lie was well educatel
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-03-14
Pedagogics at Indiana Nor,al

The course in Pedagoglcs at Indiana State
Normal School, Indiana, Pa, embraces Prectical
Psychology, History OF Education, Methods in
Educauon, Devices In Education and Manage
ment In Education. The aim OF the school is 10
make a scnolar, thinker and a teacher
spring term opens March 3lst.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-03-14
NTSSOLUTION or PARTNER

TXECUTOR'S NOTICE. - ES.
IL TATE OF JANE II. HESS, DECEASED
Letters Testamenfary on the estate of Jane
II. Hess, late of Coopersdale, cambria county
deceased, having been granted TO the under
signed all persons knowing themselves In
debted to said estate are hereby notified to
make immediate payment, and those having
claims against said estate are requested TO pre-
sent them duly authentic ated for settlement to
ID. Il. HESS, Executor
10a Seventeenth St, South Side. PNttbnrgh.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-03-14

Mr., Chas. Helblane, the plumber has
gone to Altoona to pursue his trade.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-03-14

The Millville authorities are pursuing
very commendable course in having the
mud scraped off some of their streets.
The advocate., 1890-01-23

church, II not Of Heaven, to serve the
devil In. He Is the man who has bribed
the legislatures and the courts for twenty
years to serve his purposes. The Natlonal
Bankers association Is the organ OF this
conspiracy Of vandals In thla country.
See how II attempted, ten years ago, te
seduce your church press with aolrculaE
R9adit
"Dear SIr5It is In your power 70 sut-
tain such daily and prominent weekly
newspapers, especially the agricultural
and reiigious press, as will oppose thels-
suing Of fgreenback paper money, and that
you also withhold yOurpdtroaGge or JM0rr
from all applicants who are not willing "a
oppose The government Issue Of money
Let the goyqlhmont Issue the coin, and
the banks Issue the paper money Of tho
country, for then zoe can batter prOtccisacb
other Torepeal the law creating national
banks or to restore to circulation the gov
ernment issue Of money will be TO pro-
vide the people with money, and win
therefore seriously effect your individual
profits as bankers and lenders See your
member Of congress at once end engage
him tosupport our interest that we may
control leglslation.
"slgned by the Secretaries.H
These scoundrels have been sowing
tares while you, the husbandmen, were
asleep. The harvest has come, and II is
poverty foryou, millions Gorthe civilized,
pious()vandals. And the "watchmen on
the walls" Of your Zion either give no
sound or give an uncertain one; In al.
word, the watchman watches for the
usurers, let them pay him.
no. ID. JONES, ~
The advocate., 1890-01-23
A Congressman'a Nnlaeh

Atchison Patriot; Congressman s. h.
Peters, in announcing bis determination
MOTTO be q candidate again for congress,
gives as hls reason, II can't afford lSp ia
other words the $4,000 a year receIvodbg
him Is not a sufficient amount TO pay his
living as congressman. The salary Of
Mr.. Peters aggregates the product OF q
dozen Kansas farms and yet No Cannge
live on II, And he is right in One soaaa
Of the word. A false HyStem OF living
In vogue In Washington. Wealth
aTistoCraCy have captured tho ca
and that representative whose Il
string is the longest stands 70 the front
The poor man must initiate him In his ei-
.ravAgaut manner Of living must receive
and entertain, must wine and dine, muaa
be arTayed In purple and dno llnan, on
drop out Of Eightan into insignifieAnco.
It Is q remarkable state OF things ehns8
Kansas congressman cannot live ON ql
Washington whats dozen KansAs fnrtaerf
and theiFwives aud children aud pocgha1
40 live on Out on haTaale praiElep.
The advocate., 1890-01-23
THE REFORM PRESS.
1T is THE LAST AND ONLY HOPE
FOR THE PEOPLE.


We Must Support IL, and Loyalty Too,
or We Shall bestranded I'm a Brief
Time-It May Cost Us Great Effort,
But the Effort Must be Made knights
of Industry.
Written for The Chicago Express.
The hope of the country Is the reform
press. We must instill this truth in the
minds Of the people. II daily becomes
more and more apparent. The people
must be educated and our only means to
that end is the reform press, No matter
how many noble speeches are made, or
articles written if the masses do not hear
or read they can have no influence upon
the public mind. II daily grows clearer
to all who observe, the minions Of greed
and class Legislation have the absolute
control Of the old party, secular, and,
nearly all, the religious press. The usur-
ers and eXtortiOners who eat their bread
in the sweat Of other mems faces, the de-
vourers of widows houses, who lay bur
dens on other mems shoulders greyious to
be borne, hold strict surveillance over the
old party and nearly all Of the church
press. / have been since my majority a
member of the Methodist Episcopal
church; my father and mother died in
the faith. Have now two brothers in the
ministry and firmly believe in the princi-
pies of Christianity, But in shame and
sorrow am compelled to admit that in the
great impending conflict between incor-
porate wealth and greed, with very few
exceptions, the church press is either ST.
lent or in actual sympathy with, and adj
voCates the cruel measures used to grind
the spirit, nobler life and independent
llvings ont Of the people.
In the Methodist Episcopal church / do
not know of one paper that comes out
boldly and champions the cause Of the
people againstthe bankers, the bondhold-
ers, the usurers, the extortioners. II one,
/ will gladly accept the information and
subscribe for it, They are silent or de-
tenders of the men who "devour widows"
houses and for pretense make long
prayers" and any truth TO expose the
methods of OppFeeslOn Ia carefully exClu-
ded from their columns. II they are 80
ignorant they cannot see the signs Of the
th.gs, they are unfit to be teachers; they
must be taught and they ought to be open
to the truth and conviction. If they do
know the situation and will not expose or
rebuke the measures Of the eXtOrtcn
pEactlced In open day, to cOndOne such
crimes Is 10 be guilty Of them. If they
Ya a as allObaeFylng men must, and
,t4 L
The advocate., 1890-01-23
TOPEKA, KANSAS, THURsDAY, JANUARY 29, 189O.

rallroadsp How many Of you have sons
In lhe employ OF the rallroadsS How
maay ofyou have usurers In your churches
who dictate to you and your congregation
nearly all your measuresH DO not all
speak ut once, II the readers Of our re-
form papers, who take these church and
secular ones, who ignore your Affections
and give aid and comfort to your oppres-
sors, would write to your editors, ask them
'ohg they have nothing to say;and II they
have nothing to say for your cause tell
them to send their papers 70, ,andget their
pay from the classes they serve, tNwould
have good effect. Tell them you will not
assist directly or indirectly any map or or
ganIzatlou that gives ald0rromfort to the
classes taking from you and your class
your very livings, And stop their papers;
the church papers are the most expensive.
In this great contest against organized
greed and legal robbery they hang around
the opposition and give itaidand comfort
Then go to work with hearty good will
to circulate and get readers for our reform
press. Itisour only hope ofspeedy relief;
in 1t we have a well-grounded hope. Get
clubs, send your old papers TO your
friends; the seed will grow, It has grown,
It is growing, thank God.
Sow the seed as you do the seed for the
harvest and IL will come. The tyrants are
helping you; they are plowing the ground
for you with the plow Of bankruptcy and
poverty. They water the seed you SOW
with moatgage, tax and sheriff SALE Tell
the fat, sleek, well-fed editors whose eyes
stick out with fatness to send their papers
to the men who feed them. Let them try
it one year, they will soon both grow
tired. Why should you feed such men
Voluntarily You feed them enough
through compulsion. And the same o.
the old party press, II has, Ohd does now,
insult you and your CAuye boycotta you
and your press, ISLANDERS the men who
plead your cause, Lett get Its living at
the shambles where It sells itself, IfyOu
ever succeed In regsining your independ-
ence you will do It in spite Of that class Of
press. They expunge the truth to Ill
their pages with lies and SOphistries. Let
them 20 TO their masters, crib to feed.
You must be wise as serpents and harm
less as doves TO regain your liberties.
This would be the most effective and yet
harmless mode OF warfare. IL II were
practlsed soon their lies and sOphIStries
would die on their lips. The Insurer Is to- |
dsv the curse OF ChristendOm, as he has
been Of every ClvllizatiOni he has been
the vultre who devourcd It's vitals while
Il was chained Win clsss laws 70 the
YOcks Of poverty. NE ibsplCus, FeHpecta-
bIe rosus who ssoulb shp aAvcEy Cf thel \
The advocate., 1890-01-23

n NcouhJ Oh Jhe "respeCtabllity" OF the
y 4ressors shut their eyes, they put them
@lves in the class Of men to whom
Christ said, when here, aye hypocrites,
We can discern the face Of the sky but not
the signs ofthe times"
Wehear much said about an independ-
ent judiciary. Nearlya the states have
enacted laws TO prevent the bribery Of
their officers by railroad corporations, car
rying them on half or no fare. There is
just much need Of an independent
clergy and church press as Of any other
class Of public men. These corporations,
insurance companies and banks are max
ing a specially Of an attempt 10 influence
and bribe the clergy and church press, as
they have every class Of public men. II
what we See, or rather do not see, Is to
be accounted for by the usual reckoning
on human nature, they are in great
measure succeeding. The most brazen
shameless advocates they have had for
ten years are among "A class Of clergy who
sing psalms at the back doors of usurers
for pay. Now we observe the usurers
wage slave holder press commence TO
tack on the "right reverend" before the
ID. ID. and III. ID. Until recently only a
small per cent we're "right reverend" that
is, we suppose, little more 80 than any
body else; thatis to say, the church of the
millionaires, John Bulls church amity in
this country. Now, the secular press
that reports the purchase Of American
trusts, brewerles, mills and industries by
English capital, with a smirk Of satisfac-
tion, tacks the wight reverend and 0 long
string Of Ds. and Is at the other end Of
the names Of the Methodist bishops,
There isanother matter that has caused
me TO think much along this line, that Is,
with what unanimity the church press
and clergy jump on the saloon aud liquor
traffic with both feet and with what syco-
phantic whining, sickining platltudes
and glittering generalities, they bow and
scrape before the twin sister Of the saloon
and elder brother Of the traffic, the usur-
er and extortioner. Is It because the
traffic is not so respectable? five read
right, Christ never but once in his sOrrow-
full, painful life Of love and poverty was
so outraged In His feelings and such In
dighatiOn kindled in His breast, against
any class Of fsScOundrels on earth as 10 re-
sort TO actual force, only when He took
"scourge Of small Scords", overthrow the
tables of the mOneyIChangeB and drove
them out Of the temple, saying they had
made His K"Father's house a den Of
thieves"
BrethrenIghow many Of you have paid
up policies ON your iivssf How many Of
you have half fare Or free glaaHes on the
II
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-02-13
lie Had a Family.

In making final proof before the
United States land Office. Judge
Guichard, OF Walia Walla. usually asks:
Have you Il fanily9' Most of them
answer in the affirmative, but the other
day he got hold of a man who had the
biggest family on record. Have YOU a
faniiy?" said the Judge, rs he pulled
down his vest. Yes. sir" sail the
man, somewhat confused W bat does
it consist OFF, continued Mr.. Guchard.
well" said the man, looking up toward
the ceiling, so rs to refresh his mind
and give Il true account, "a vile and
twelve children. two married. hired
man, a gang piow,a seede:.a b;..n wagon
and a span OF mules" That's enough. "
said the judge with smile, and the
settler got his final papers without any
further trouble -L1.':insst M.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-02-13
Ibseniana.

1bsen lives in Munich and he is a
very peaceable man. Every evening
ut the same hour, he walks alone, with
slow steps, up and down Macmillan
street. Punctuaily. and ever repeat
ing itself, this promenade takes place.
IN the 'MaXmillan' he sits alone. mo-
tionless, always at the same table, for
about an hour, before him is glass of
beer, sometimes accompanied by lit
tie glass of cognac. Thoughtfully the
keen eyes gaze through the spectacles
straight ahead; the thin lips remain
closed, for he is rarely addressed. His
acquaintances- whom he has not
mlny-remcmber we'll q remark he
once made with The friendly look of II
man who means no harm and simply
says what he thinks: Il like TO be
alone" Should he nevertheless be en-
gagged in conversation, he we will hard
j. say anything that some one else
everything new; especially facts rather
than thoughts. He never talks about
his own works unless some one else in
PRODUCES the subject, and then only
with misery words, and even these
soon cease.
When Frederike Gossmann had re-
cited Nora to him in his own house,
the variety of opinions about the play
WAS mentioned. They make sense
less objection Ibsen declared. in his
labored, hating German, "who main
tain that ! have said Il woman shall or
may not leave her husband and chill
dren. | have not said at all what any
woman may or shall not do. | have
spoken only Of one woman. OF my
Nora. OF this single woman. / have
asked myself; What will this woman
here do according to her nature? And
| thought to myself: She will not 90
away. Another one perhaps would
have done something else. -"
In the last act of the Wild Duck"
he gave the stage directions concern
ing the winter forenoon after due con-
sideration. "On clear summer after
noon Hcdwig perhaps would not haye
shot herself. One feels differently
when one stands in a room or on a
meadow between hills. Before dinner
and after dinner-that is II great differ
ence. Our feeling is different in a
bright day than on a cloudy day.
Jr0UsufIyl3fir
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-02-13
Snake Charming Is a Gift.

Men with snakes in their boots are
OF such frequent occurrence that they
have no attractions as curiositics: but
woman with snakes in her hair has
proved great and drawing attraction
at Wonderland. Not only has she
snakes in her hair, but they are wound
about her white throat like necklace
and twined about her wrists like brace
lets.
There, there, Samson, old fellow,
don't get excited" she said in a low,
purring toae to the great boa constric-
tor that was wound about her and
which is vicious and ugly if teased.
He sprang at a mans head once"
she said make IA leap of four feet with
his mouth open, but he missed, and we
caught him again.
Does he knew Your voice?n
Indeed he does. just like dog or
any animal. When the man who takes
care of him puts a tray of hot water in
the bottom of the trunk where the
snakes are kept Samson Kisses angri-
Iy. Be quiet, Baby-there = there,
pet
Baby" is small snake of lighter
color that Miss Fatima, the snake
charmer wreathes in the electric hair
which ornaments her head. Python
is q South American snake Samson
she has raised from its infancy This
snake could crush in her ribs with one
turn of its little body; but refrains from
love of its trainer.
How often do You feed them?"
Once in six weeks. Then we give
them all full meal of live pigeons,
rabbits and other things
Miss Fatima was restoring them to
their warm blankets in the trunk.
They chung to her bare arms aud ran
oat their pretty forked tongues and
seemed 10th to return to the snake
chest Oae lay supinely along the
iron railing, moving its head to and
fro ut the curious crowd that watched
its every motion. The snake-charmer
picked it up with her jeweled fingers
aud pressed its ugly muzzle against
her delicate cheek. You wouldn't
hurt me. would you pet?' she purred
as she caresscd it before dropping it
with its mates in among the warm
blankets.
You've got more nerve than l
have, said man who had been watch
ing her. DO You use anything to
charm them with?n
Nothing. Snake-charming is gift.
1t was born with me. she answered.
Detroit Free Press.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-02-13
Mr.. Grady's BOyhOod.

When we returned to Athens from
Washington in 1860 was the first time
l remember to have known Henry
Grady. / remember the first time |
ever saw him. The boys in Athens
were in the habit of going in swimming
at Trail Creek. which runs into the
Oconee River at the lower bridge at
Athens. AS approached the wash
hole heard different boys calling out:
Look here, Henry Grady Watch
this, Henry Grady and so on. and l
was at once impressed with the idea:
That must be fellow of some i'm
portance, as they are all trying to gain
his approval and commentator. | re-
member bis beautiful form and face as
he SWAN in the water that afternoon.
He was always Il leader in everything
he went into. In every kind OF game,
football, shiny baseball which was
just coming into vogue. lie was ut the
head. IL one time remember him aS
captain Of Il military cunipany Of little
fellows armed with broomstricks. tin
horns or some other weapons.
(G0.) Chronicle.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-02-13
DIScRAcEFUL DEATH RITES.
The CHASTITY Merriment That Prevails ~
Many English Funerals.

1t has been asserted with tedious ir-
ritation that the English people take
their pleasures sadly, saws the London
Referee. No one will deny the truth of
the indictment, but it is seldom urged
that in revenge we take our sadness
pleasantly. Nevertheless, an English
funeral is often merry-making. jovial
excuse for dance and song and the pass
ing of the flowing bowl. To 60 to .
funeral is with some of us equivalent
to going ont for festive holiday.
Let any one who is anxious to study
the manners and customs of the En-
geish mourners spend an afternoon
Monday afternoon for choice-in the
neighborhood of public house near 3
cemetery. TIL warrant me he'll come
away with all his preconceiyed notions
of going to a funeral Knocked into
the cockedest of cooked hats.
The other day it was my good-or evil
fortune to have an hour to spare in a
northern suburb of London. l had
driven some distance, and | wanted to
give my horse rest, and so | put up
for an hour and then wandered away
to public house in the neighborhood
to which | was attracted bv large
number of empty hearses and mourn
ing coaches drawn up in picturesque
confusion around it. Outside the an
dertakers' men were chatting together.
with their hands in their pockets, and
were smoking short CLAWS. and passing
the pewter along. Inside the bar was
crowded with men and women dressed
in deep mourning. | explored the
house and found mourners in the
cotfee-room, mourners in the smoke
room. 1t was case of mourners-
mourners everywhere and-I can't
finish the quotation. for there certainly
was a drop to drink. The mourners in
the cotfee-room We're more subdued
than the mourners in the bar, but
they were merry. Here was a widow,
who had just left the dear departed
'up the road, :" smiling at story which
another lady mourner was telling
about ''old Jones'" There was a young
man with black band mp to the top OF
his hat coaXing girl mourner to have
another whisky. l looked round the
room for tears, and | saw but few
One or two eyes were red. but smiles
were in the ascendant, and, altogether,
the various belonging to the hearse out
side seemed disposed to have pleasant
hour at the pub before they went
home