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Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-13
a fooTMAN,s LOVE.
An Honest scotchman Loses His Heart to
the Daughter of His Master.

An Honest ScOtchman Loses His Heart to
the Daughter of His Master.
Here is another absolutely true love
story. a citizen of the Murray Hill
stamp was asked by valued footman for
private interview. When by them
selves in the library the gentleman, at
tentive and waiting, was surprised to see
Donald's honest face, which topped feet
2 of sturdy Scotch Drawn, paling and
flushing like girls, while he vainly
tried to speak
MASTER he gasped, at last. 81 maun
gang ava the morrow"
Donald, my man, you don't mean YOU
wish to leave my service? Are you not
satisfied with your wages and your privi-
leges?"
The saints in heaven couldna find
fault, sir; but maun gang ava 2"
Il cannot let you go, Donald, without
a good cause. What are your reasons for
wishing to go?"
"Oh, master, !" the poor fellow groaned,
with an effort, ''the bonny lassie, Miss
Bessie Gamma, Gamma stay, sir"
miss Bessie mani Has Miss Bessie
treated you unkindly? l would not sup
pose it possible"
INA, ma, sir" and then by much prod
ding of the reluctant man it transpired
that Donald had lost his heart to the To-
year-old daughter of his employer and
felt in honor bound to leave the house
Does my daughter know this? Have
you spoken to her? Why, Bessie is only
q child, you Tascalr' exclaimed the father,
in rising passion
Miss Bessie's ma BARN, sir; Miss Bes-
sie is an angelp' declared Donald, with a
vague impression that in speaking of the
angels age is never mentioned; "but she
dunnat knaw puir Donald's heart-she
dunnat knaw."
"Oh, come, my man, this is too silly.
don't want to lose you and you don't
want to throw up q good place. Con-
found it all, this is preposterousl"
$50 it is, sir" assented Donald, hum
bly,, 'but oh, maisterl yestere' en- when
Miss Bessie came from her drive in the
park her fut slipped on the step-I
caught her-oh, MASTER" with dra-
matte gesture toward his broad chest.
''she do have sick cen. and sick fut! /
maun gang ava"
And go he did. The morning after
ward Miss Bessie's maid found small
box at her mistress door, addressed in a
painful scrawl. The wondering Miss
Bessie found that it contained bunch
of Scotch heather and gold ring-a
plain band engraved with thistle, Scot
lands national emblem. That day poor
Donald sailed in the Caledonia carrying
his wounded, honest heart back to the
''auld countree. Clara Bellies New
York Letter
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-13
Ihn Ehinnsn NYnv.

Il was pas ing by Il Chinese laundry in
a basement, and, CHANGING to look in,
saw pigtailed Mongolian sitting in the
corner with a pile of those jim-jam look
ing figured slips of yellow paper in front
of him and the list book open on the
table where you so to pay for your
washee, washee.
Nothing funny in that"
mo, it was rather tragic, though |
said funny ut first.
WAS he slinning rat;"
mo; he had a log chain fastened
around his neck secured by big pad
lock, and tbere was n look of remorse
and resignation on his saddle colored
face that awoke my sympathies. Walk
ing i'll was met by another Chinaman,
who came hustling out of an adjoining
room, his face wraathed in smiles and
soapsuds. Said l. Whats the matter
with this man, Gin Sling?
'Dis man, ell? He-he! Dis man clerkee.
Keepee cashee. One day say Canada.
Now he sleepee here alice timee. Ehl
See? He! he!"-Atlanta Constitution.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-13
Where win Heaven Be-

How about the location of the per-
manent heaven, the resting place of the
saved? Where will it be located. on this
earth or in the skies above? We read, /
Thess. iv, 1911, that the Lord will de-
scend from heaven and resuTect the
righteous, and also catch up the living
holy ones ana that altogether they will
meet the Lord in the air. BY reading
Rev. Xxx, SO, we also learn that that
will be the first resurrection, and that
they Ghe righteous will live and reign
with Christ 1000 years. According to
the Bible this 900 years is all the time
the saints will occupy the realms of the
air.
When this 1000 years expires, how
ever, the "City of God" with the saints,
comes down upon the earth and the
second resurrection, that of the wicked,
will take place. AS these demons-elect
come forth from their graves they will
see the beloved city, and go up and en-
compass it; and REV. xx, 81 fire will
pour down upon and utterly destroy
them. The same fire which destroys the
wicked purities and renovates the earth,
and this globe in its redeemed state, if
the accounts above cited are to be taken
as conclusive, will become the home of
the saved throughout the ceaseless ages
Of eternity.-St. Louis Republic
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-13
De Mortuis MI Nisi Bopu,o

This polite fashion of saying nothing
but good of the dead has, like the dead,
been run into the ground 1t has done
positive harm to the rising generation.
Men have died who ought to have died
sooner. There was no good in them to
speak Of, and they have occupied such
prominent places in the affairs of the
world that they could not well be left
out of conversation or history without
making hole in it. The Rev. DR.. Alb
bott's goody-goody histories Of great men
for Sunday schools are of questionable
moral effect. He writes up Napoleon
Bonaparte as If he were Il saint.
He has sugar coated other unsaint-
ly characters, and made them sweet
and pleasant for the plastic minds of
youth to take. The eulogies of dead
congressman by congressman living are
filll Of complimentary matter that would
not have stood u minute on the stump in
face Of the opposition. Clergymen are
frequently einbarrassed-at the funeral
of some wealthy but dishonest and i'm
moral person--to know what to say of
the dead, standing there between the
dead and the living They might speak
the truth; brt that would often offend
the living, and in the clergylnan's case
it is the living that must be considered
New Orleans Picayune.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-13
Waist Dsen I'm Mnunx.

Tom Kelly, the ticket seller of Bar
NUNS circus, is as much specialist in
his peculiar line as any, strictly speak
ing, professional man. The whole pro-
cess Of receiving the money, giving the
ticket aad making change is done in three
movements with the regularity of clock
work. The ticket window is about four
feet above the bottom of the wagon. Mr..
Kelly sits upon high stool, with large
sum Of money in dollars, halves and quar-
ters piled upon the shelf on his right A
corresponding shelf on the left is covered
with tickets and half tickets All this
is arranged before the window is opened
A line of several hundred impatiently
clamoring people wait outside, Mr. Kelly
climbs upon his stool, takes a long, deep
breath and opens the window
Money is received in his right hand
ind dropped upon the floor. The thumb
of the left hand has in the meantime
pushed a ticket from the pile, and the
right hand has selected, mechanically,
the change and presented it to the pur-
chaser No attempt is made to pile up
the money received. 1t is literally drop
ped, and when the show commences Mr..
Kelly sits like buoy surrounded by a
sea of money the crests of whose waves
mount up to and press closely around his
waist and almost on level with the win
dow ledge After the performance com
mences, and no more people want tickets,
Mr.. Kelly closes the window and steps
carefully over this bed of money, Then,
and not till then, is any attempt made to
count and assort this sum, which amounts
to several thousand dollars in pieces of
all denominations. New York Press.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-13
Judging by the Lnbei.

What queer pumpkin! looks more
like squash, don't it," remarked one
Lewiston woman to her visitor. lately.
That's just what | thought" replied
the other, letting her work drop into her
lap. Il looked and looked at my can,
but it was labeled Pumpkin and so
supposed it must be pumpkin and made
pumpkin pies of it; but Tom declared
they were queer pumpkin pies" well,
it says pumpkin and believe-why, see
here" Her little girl had torn off the
outside paper and on that next the can
was picture of a squash, and under
meath: This squash, etc" Henceforth
these women put no more confidence in
labels. And perhaps when Tom gets
over saying, queer pumpkin pies" one
of them win feel more kindly disposed
towards the manufacturer whose squash
isSpumpkn if pumpkin will sell better
Lewiston Journal
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-13
fIent of the nIoon.

a problem of great interest in physics
and astronomy, on which Tyndall, Lord
Roose and Professor Langley labored in
vain, has been solved, and Trustworthy
evidence at last been obtained as to the
thermal value of moonlight. This has
been accomplished by Mr.. c.. V. Boys,
one of the professors at South Kensing-
ton, who, by means of his quartz fila
ments has produced thermopile of al
most incredible delicaey. BY this APP
paratus he can render sensible the heat
of candle up to the distance of mile
and three-quarters, and by directing the
minute disk of the instrument to the
moon he has shown that the warmth re-
ceived from its reflected light is equal to
that given out by a candle at twenty-one
feet distance. The result accords with
the anticipations of Professor Piazzi
Smyth. Observations seems to show that,
although the moons face is under the
blaze OF IN unclouded sun for fourteen
days, it remains comparatively cool. and
that whatever heating it does ultimately
receive is rapidly gained and rs rapidly
lost London Standard.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-13
Where stamps Come From.

Where do stamps come from"
"The dealers are the original collect
ors, if that is what you mean. There
are at present about one thousand stamp
merchants III the United States doing
business on a capital of all the way from
500 to 100000. The dealer gets most
of the stamps from the countries issuing
them by sending directly to postmasters
in those countries with orders and drafts
for money. If my stock of Shanghai
stamps is low | send draft for 800 To
the postoffice in that city and receive III
return 500 worth of whatever sort Of
Shanghai stamps l may have requested.
In this way l keep myself supplied with
new stamps of all sorts from every part
of the world. Interview in Washing
ton Star
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-13
The Shortcomings of snan.

There are probably few people who dc
not find the joy of living made less keen
by having to read each day the advertise
ments Of popular soaps. Their good
qualities are so superlatively good, theil
effect on the complexion, the health and
longevity so unfailing, their chemical
composition in each case so remarkably
in accord with all that exact science and
archaeological art could produce, that il
discourages the MEDICAL man, who finds
SO much in his own measures that are
imperfect and incomplete.
We read. therefore, with a certain
sense of relief the results of an in.
vestigahon made by DR.. B. II. Paul Oh
the composition of these highly lauded
toilet soaps. DR.. Paul states that fol
bodily ablution soaps should not contain
an excess of alliaH but should be neutra.
or nearly so. He found, however, that
among toilet soaps, as usually met with
perfectly neutral soap is the exception
and that Il trustworthy soap of that kind
is still desideratum. Three of five
soaps of the higher grade were described
as 'super-fatted" soaps, one Of them be
ing alleged to have been prepared ac
cording to Unna's formula. But, in
fact, they all We're found to contain the
full proportion of alhali required for the
saponifcation Of the fat, besides some
additional potash, which, in one of them
was considerable. 1t seems. therefore
that the perfect soap is yet TO be made.
Medical Record.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-13
Future of Iron Work.

There are no data now existing which
will enable any one to predict what will
be the size of boilers. engines. dynamos,
steamships, bridges, cars, locomotives,
Office buildings and o5her structures ten
years hence. Everything in the en-
ginceIing line seems TO be changing at a
more rapid rate than at any previous
period. Certainly the limit to increase
of size does not yet appear. When the
single engine reached its limit in ship
building, the compound engine came in.
When shafts and screws seemed to have
grown rs large ms they could be made,
twin screws anl shafts We're used, and
at the same time facilities for making
still larger shafts ana screws were per-
fectel. So it is in cver" branch of en-
gineering; as soon IS a limit is fixed
come one finds way Of overlapping it,
and the limit is placed further ahead
Engineering and Mining Journal
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-13

a good story is told Of Il clever trick,
by means of which some Russian Jews
have cheated the custom house. Stimuli
taneously at two frontiers very large
case came to each but was not claimed.
After the regulation time I'D elapsed
they We're opened and found to be gloves
and ordered to be sold at auction, ac-
cording to law. \ jew ON looking at
them. cried ont they We're all right hand
gloves and of no use to any one. Conse-
quently they Went for next to nothing
and for far less than the tax would have
amounted to. Needless to add that the
case at the other frontier contained all
the left hand gloves. and of course they
were bought by confederate.-Ex-
change
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-13
Ernye Thonri, wcnlthx.

Mr. John Collins Wood, of Kentucky,
is, perhaps, the richest Jack tar living,
having had many vicissitudes. The
death of his father and reverses of for
tune making him a dry goods salesman in
New York, the death OF rich uncle in
Paris gave him an Inheritance of So ,0O0,-
600, and sent him to Atlantic City in
search of lost health. Here he lives in
hotel, but belongs to the life saving
crew, wears surfman's garb, and serves
regularly in the life boat, allie ;iating the
hardships of his comrades with his free
purse. -HaIper's Bazaar.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-13
She tainted.

She just dotted on "Vogknerian" music,
she did, and, when Herr Schlambang
got up from the piano and mopped the
perspiration from his head, she went to
him and said she would like to know what
that last selection was-the one which
disclosed such wonderful depth of feel
ing When he told her it was 'far-r-ia-
tions ov Down vas McGinty' arranged
py mineselluf," she tainted Kate
Fields Washington.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-13
4 Ministerial Joke.

Ministers like their little jokes as well
as any one else Chaplain Wharton, of
the GRAND Army of tho Republic for the
state of Wisconsin, is no exception, and
he perpetrated one while ago which
acted as boomerang; it came back and
hit him hard. 1t was at some great
G. A. r. affair, where speeches were
being made, and one speaker desired to
refer to the incident mentioned in the
Bible where some one tied the tails of
two hares together. The speaker was at
a loss to remember who this person was,
and he asked the chaplain. With face
as sober as a judge, that gentleman said
it was Goliah. The speaker went on
with his talk and made his reference,
speaking Goliah's name in all confidence.
Some one behind pulled his coat tail and
said in whisper: 1T was not Goliah;
it was Absalom. This rather knocked
him out for moment, but quickly re-
covering he said: We'll, there appears
to be little discrepancy about who it
was that tied the hares' tails together.
As was not sure about it myself | went
to Chaplain Wharton. thinking he should
be authority on the matter, and he told
rle it was Goliah. This so completely
turned the laugh upon the chaplain that
the speakergot back his composure and
finished his remarks III good STYLE
Chicago Herald.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-13
8LACK SILKS.

Ot every sort at very low prices. Every
piece was bought before the advance in
the price Of silk The same Qualities
where anything like complete variety is
found will cost p per cent. more than
our silks cost you. Where will you buy ?
Black surahs Is cents u yard. 50 cents,
10 cents and upward A special "A inch
surah at Sl.OO a yard, worth SI25.
Gros Grains at 60 cents and upward.
a "A inch Gros Grain ut % cents q vur
that cannot possibly be sold, if perfect, for
Il cent less, except at loss. Ii is worth
every penny of one dollar and fifteen
cents. Equally good bargain in Black
Gros Grain Silks at > 90 and 81 p.
Black Faille Franchise at S. cents and
upward, and the best "A inch Faille ever
sold at S1O0, S1.25 and $3.50 yard.
p inch Black India Silks at Is cents
9l0O, ol.15 to $50 yard.
All other Silks and Dress Goods in
largest quantities at loves! prices.
Samples cheerfulb sent upon reques. to
any addLess.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-13
Wants "a Fatent.

An Ohio man named Burton has ap-
piled for patent to dissipate tornado
or cyclone before it can do any damage.
lie does it by firing off an anvil heavily
charged with powder, or by using field
piece. This is done when the sky shows
symptoms Of wind storm, and he claims
that the conclusions send the cyclones
to do damage. elsewhere. Detroit Free
preSs
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-13
Greater Than the KohInoor.

"We have large stone here" con-
cluded Mr. Farnham, "called the Tiffany
yellow double decked brilliant, weigh
ing 1853 carats. 1t is the finest and larg-
est yellow diamond known in the world.
1t is nearly twenty carats larger than the
celebrated Kohinoor. Yes, of course it
is for sale, but it is pretty expensive
over 100000. New York Herald.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-13


Arthur Simmons has Texas pony on
his farm at Chokee whose ability as a
jumper cannot be surpassed He is a
dimiGutiye specimen OF that breed of
horseliesh, and a day or two ago was put
into Il big box or crate for shipment to
Americus, there being no stock car con-
venient ut the time. The pony and box
We're placed upon fiat car and the train
pulled out The little sample of Texas
cyclone soon got tired of his close quar-
ters, and while the train was running at
speed of thirty miles an hour, kicked
the box into a cooked hat and made leap
for liberty. He struck terra tirma right
side up with care, and when the train
men came back to view his cold remains
the said remains were quietly nibbling
at lleg of iron spikes on the side of the
road, and it took four men and boy an
hour to run down and capture him. At
least that il what the conductor said
Americas (Ga.) Times.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-13
Liked tho Fentures.

She was showing George over the
grounds at her fathers new country
residence.
81 like it immensely" said George.
"There are some very pretty features
about the place"
"You think so?"
eyes, indeed yours, for instance. -
New York World.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-13
Afraid of Red covered nooks.

Brayton Ives, the millionaire biblioma-
MAC, never purchases book with red
cover, no matter how old or valuable it
may be. This aversion to carmine has
more than once lost Mr.. Ives the possess
sion Of some rare work which he much
desired to possess. York Journal
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-13

Seedy Foreigner-Yes. I'm an artist"
a vocalist, you know. It's all right.
Labor Representative-How do you
make that out?
Seedy Well, I'm maker of
bellows Pittsburg Bulletin.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-13
Why We snr .rhn sn.aI,nr. :,

We call the presiding officer of the
house of representatives "The Speaker"
because the English did so in giving a
title to the head of the house of COM
mons, and they chose that name because
that officer is the spokesman of the house
when addressing the sovereign Chatter.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-13
Mind Ynnr Own Brsine...

Keep your mind on your share Of the
work; donot try to manage for the whole
firm. / remember 4 man who used to
a,nuse me very much. He never earned
more than $lj week until he had passed
80 years of age, and during his married
life his wife had earned more than he
had Yet he would grow intensely ex-
cited because large and exceedingly
prosperous corporation would not adopt
his plans though his connection with it
was paying his fare as passenger on its
cars. The firm employing him would,
if managed by him, grow wealthy in Il
year, he insisted. Still the fran dispensed
with his valuable services and We're able
to conduct business. That man had been
so busy all his business life planning
affairs with which he hal no connection
that he really had no time tothink of his
personal work He was not lazy, but he
did not know enough to mind his own
business. Christian Union
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-13
EoAo song.


VINO car SCI where Echo dwelsl
In some mountain cave, methinks,
Where the white owl sits and biniss;
Or IN deep sequestered dells,
Where the fox glove hang Is It's bells,
Echo dwells,
Echo
Echo!
Phantom OF The crystal air.
Daughter Of sweet mystrryl
Here is one has need o. thee;
Lead him to thy secret lair
Myrtle brings he for thy hair:
Hear his prayer,
Echo
l'ho
i,clo, HI tIy iroW4y Geul,
And repeat each oh1rmcd word
Taon must needs have overheard
Yesaera'"a ere. rosy r4l
laFal. Town the yniley del:
Words uusaid.
G,ho'
echo
Breattt ir vows sas since denesi
ode j ,tA LrpS'i every VOW
What sdc would size would not uow;
Thou diist hear her perjuries
Whisper while shut my eyes
Those sweet lies
Echo!
Echo!
Til ouas Bailey Aldrich in Atlantic Monthly
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-13

Water leaking through a hole just
large enough to pass needle through,
during twenty-four hours at fourteen
pound pressure, would be sufficient to
supply house for the day The waste
through a one inch pipe under the same
conditions would be 1 ,140 gallons.
York Commercial Advertiser.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-13
The Dinerence.

Just like man" said lady to the
editor as male visitor went out of the
office and shut the door with bang,
"Yes," replied the mild eyed editor;
Eyes, if it had been like a woman the
door would have been left open. y
Washington Star,
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-13
3. & 3.
Az Advantageous Trade

1t is TO your advantage to trade with
us. You may not have thought so here
totore. But here are few points for
Your consideration:
The assortments IN the fifty-two depart
ments of these large stores is the largest
The qualities are the best, as we handle
no low grade, trashy goods, and
The prices are reliable, Just and lowest
always the lowest.
we want you to hold us to a strict ac-
counting for all these claims.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-13
In the witness Box.

Judge-You reside!-
Witness With my brother.
Judge-And your brother lives?-
Witness-With me.
Judge-Preciselyi but you both live?-
Witness Together. -Eulenspiegel.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-13
A Kitchen Gardener.

Lady-Have you any oyster plant seeds?
Groceries, ma'am.
Lady-Well, send me two or three doz-
en-, and, mind you, wish to raise Blue
Points. Detroit Free Press.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-13

Blooms-What were the boys all laugh
ing so heartily over?
Chumley-Smith got off one of his
heastly jokes,
"Why didn't you laughF'
at was on me. Chicago Times.