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Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-20
SCHOOL CONTROLLERS.
The City Superintendent TO be Elected ON
Tuesday the cath Inst.-The Salaries of
tI,a nmcars

The City Superintendent TO be Elected on
Tuesday the Gath Inst.-The Salaries of
the Officers,
The Board of School Controllers of the
city met on Monday evening in Brinker's
building, on Franklin street. They were
all present but the member from the
Tenth ward, Mr.. Murray.
The committee appointed to inquire
into the amount of salaries paid officers
of the school districts of cities of the
third class reported through Mr.. Fred.
Krebs the result of their investigations.
The report was received, and the follow
ing salaries agreed upon: Treasurer,
5000; Controller, $500; Secretary, $500.
The vote by which the Treasurer's bond
was fixed at the previous meeting at $780,
900, was on motion reconsidered, and
$50, was agreed upon as the proper
amount,
The. committee appointed to rent room
for the Controllers and Office for the City
Superintendent reported that they had Sc
lected room on the second floor of Han.
nau's Block for 5000 per annum. The re.
port was received and the President and
Secretary were directed to sign the article
of agreement. The school property in the
different parts of the city, consisting Of
books and tffice furniture will be removed
to the new room at once.
1t was agreed to, after some discussion,
to elect a City Superintendent and deter.
mine the salary of that Office, on Tuesday
evening, June oath, at 1880 O'Clock, when
the Controllers will meet in convention.
The President and Secretary were direct
ed to advertise for applicants for that
place.
The meeting adjourned to meet at the
call of the President.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-20

The Liberal Drift of Religious Thought.
The drift of modern thought, as any
one can discover in our current htera-
ture, in newspapers, magazines and re-
views, Is not anti-religious, but the re-
verse. That the drift is anti-ecelesias-
tical and anti-dogmatic is equally GER
tain. The pulpit has almost abandoned
polemic utterances. Scores and nun
dreds of churches would not endure
them. They were once the fashion, and
public debates on the rites and doctrines
of opposing sects were in high favor.
We have outgrown all that The change
is partly due to social and commercial
causes. The Calvinist has fallen in love
with the Methodist, and has not found
the heresy to be very pernicious. The
Trinitarian has entered into partnership
with the Unitarian, and discovered the
latter to be the soul of honor.
Impatience with dogma is not neces-
sarily the reputation of doctrine. The
truest reason may break with the logi-
cal refnements of the schools. The anti
dogmatic drift of our time does not i'm
press me as antagonizing intelligence in
religion, as hostile to analysis, defini-
| ton and systematic arrangement, but
as intent upon calling halt upon spec
ulative audacity, and insisting that the
ology, like science and philosophy, shall
deal only with what can be accurately
known. 1t demands the rigid applica-
ton of the Baconian method, in which
facts are the groundwork of theory. II
demands simpler creed, but it wants a
creed, and it would repudiate any creed
which lacked the quality of comprehen-
sion. The time has come when it should
be freely recognized that modern criti-
cism is at heart reverent and Christian,
not fippant, atheistic and anti-Chris-
| tian.
How serious, then, is the breach be-
tween modern. culture and current or
thodoxy! To me, at least, it seems to be
thin and vanishing line; and the hope
of a coalescence in the near future ap
pears to me well founded. 1t cannot be
otherwise. For reason seeks the truth
and all truth is sacred, binding upon
human conduct; while Christianity is
the religion of holiness, and the germi
nant energy in holiness is veracity, q
truth seeking, truth loving, truth com
pelling temper.-Rev. DR.. Behrends il
| Forum
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-20
WAS HE MURDERED ?
CHASTITY Remains of Tioga County Man
Found In the Woods.

Found In the Woods.
ELMIRA, n. Y, June 16.-The CHASTITY
remains of human body were found in
pile of ashes in the woods near Lock
woop, Tioga county, about 4 o'clock yes
terday afternoon.
George Lott was peeling bark upon his
farm when he stumbled upon this horri-
BILE spectacle. All that remained was a
portion of one leg from the knee down,
encased in leather boot, and the crum-
bled bones of the skull all else having
been consumed by the flames.
Mr.. Lott notified Coroner Hernden, of
Waverly, who, with number of people
from that place, proceeded to the scene.
Among the number who accompanied
him was Isaac Hucklc and he identified
the remains as those of his atherin-law,
Isaac Dec, by tap upon the boot. A
revolver with one empty chamber and SO
in money were found concealed in wood
pile near by from which the fuel for the
fire had been taken.
lno sulClue .tHeOIf uIet dufanCOu WAS
dispelled by the fact that that portion of
the body which remained was found be-
meath huge log partly burned, the wood
evidently having been piled upon him.
This fact gives credence to the theory of
murder now generally accepted.
Dec lived at Waverly with his son-in-
law and left home about five weeks ago.
He went to Lockwood, where he boarded
at Gilbert's Hotel for one week. Since
he left there nothing had been seen or
heard of him until the discovery in the
woods yesterday. he was well known
through out Tioga county, and the trag-
edy, together with the mystery surround
ing it, has created u decided sensation
there
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-20

From Montana to New Mexico there are
reports of suffering for want of rain, for
while the East has been so thoroughly
soaked for a year or more there has been
a very light rainfall in parts of the West
lying along the eastern slope of the Rocky
Mountains. Northern Montana is badly
dried W and grass is in miserable condi-
tion where it is usually most luxuriant at
this season. Stockmen of the southern
part of New Mexico are losing cattle daily
by hundreds. A dispatch says Few
cattle die out on the ranges. The grass
has been eaten down close to the ground
near water courses and herds go miles
into the foot hills for feed, where they re-
main till driven in by thirst, when they
drink their fill and lie down never to get
up" The stockmen of the northern part
of the Territory had their share of misery
in the fatal November billiards, and alto
gether the stockman's life this year is not
happy one.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-20
WHO HE is,

w. II. Andrews, Senator Quay's Chair
main of the Republican State Committee,
was at one time dry-goods merchant in
Cincinnati. Later he published Aadre,os's
Bdzar, subsequently changed to the
American QUEEN, fashion journal, which
he started in New York to divide the field
with Ha,per's BazaF. This publication
did not have long career, and after its
suspension Andrews went to Titusville,
Pa, where he became chief fugleman for
the late DIR. w. B. Roberts, the glycerine
monopolist, who, by virtue of disputed
patent, charged oil producers ten prices for
nitroglycerine. DR.. Roberts and his
brother Col. Roberts, became very
wealthy from their glycerine monopoly,
their wealth being estimated from 81 ,000,-
900 to $3000,000. Dr. Roberts, a resi-
dent of Tittusville, had an ambition to
go to Congress, and to Andrews was in
trusted the wire-pulling. Andrews devel-
oped into shrewd politician, but public
sentiment in the oil country was always
strongly against the Torpedo King, as
Roberts was called, and Andrews never
succeeded in getting his chief into Con-
gress. II is thought that Roberts spent
not less than 100000 to crafty this
ambition. Andrews did not forget to
work for himself while working for Rob-
erts, and two years ago was elected to the
Legislature from Mr.. Delamater's district.
He has been in close touch with Quay
and Delamater ever since.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-20
A WIDESPREAD STORM.
Losses at Cincinnati and Adjacent Towns
Three Boys Drowned.

Losses at Cincinnati and Adjacent TOWNS
Three Boys Drowned.
CINCINNATI, June 16.-The storm which
did SO much damage in this city yester
day appears to have extended over wide
area.
Destruction of property is reported from
Doveland, Hamilton, Milford and Batavia
Near the latter place the Ohio & North
western Railroad tack is washel out and
a bridge is gone. New Richmond and
Ripley lost $4,000 each.
At Falmouth, KY, three boys fishing in
boat are missing and were doubtless
drowned.
Covington, Bellevue, Dayton and New
port, KY, had IS houses unroofed and
two persons hurt, Thousands of acres
of wheat, just ready to reap, are laid fiat
and the loss will be heavy. 1t is safe to
say that the loss in Cincinnati and rad
ius of 80 miles amounts to 100000.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill.,, June 16.-To.day's
reports show that the storm which Wis
tied this city Saturday evening extended
from the Mississippi river almost entirely
across the State. The hallstones IN the
vincinitY of Quincy and Monmouth were
quito as large as those reported from the
nelghborhood of Jacksonville, where some
of them measured three inches in diane
ter. In the vicinity of Chapin the rain
fall was in the nature of a cloudburst,
and inundated the country for consider
able distance. The Sangamon river rose
five feet, and two inches of rain tell in this
city. Crops were beaten to the ground in
some places, and the damage everywhere
was heavy.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-20
Secret of Being Charming to Others.

The world today is filed with half
morbid young people wishing they only
knew how to make themselves more in
teresting and attractive to others, 1t is
not a desire to be blamed, but one to be
encouraged. The only trouble is that
they get their attention concentrated on
themselves, and the more they think of
themselves the less do people want to
look at the object they propose shall be
attractive. No one ever fails to be de-
lighted with a person who, having spent
several summers in some enchanting
spot in the mountains, takes in hand
him, stranger there, and leads him to
the most poetic cascades or the sublimest
points of outlook the whole region offers.
Here, then, lies the secret of proving
charming to others. 1t is by serving ssI
guide and interpreter to something more
inspiring than would be either of the two
left to himself, and so bringing on an
experience in which each loses his mere
individual life to find it in fuller uni
versal life.-Bostun Herald
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-20
A Pnstehoard Camera.

The enthusiastic student of phot,
raphy may obtain a good deal of am
ment, and not little knowledge, b
pertinent with the "pasteboard cam
as it has been called, Take a long
box and blacken the inside. Make
hole in the centre of one Of the ends, &
place sheet of carbonic paper bene
the lid and jam it down. Ifa A by o
plate is placed at the end opposite
pin hole, with the sensitive side tow
the latter, the hid jammed down and
box taken from the dark room to an
window, where there is view of q
building or other object, a very fair
ure will be obtained on returning
box to the dark room and developing
plate at the end of half an hours e.
ure. By interposing meniscus <
aperture Of the pin hole may be grs
enlarged, and the taking Of the picly
much quickened,-New York Eveti
Sun. Il
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-20

No doubt the present tendency toward
taivialities and personalities will con-
tinue until private rights and public
morals are better protected by the laws,
and until the acme of size and profit in
newspapers has been reached. In the
race for expansion and power the leader
who has adopted the readiest means has
often imposed his methods upon men who
would choose the best means The fault
of lower tone here and there is not
properly chargeable to the great body of
workers, for in the profession will be
found today a high average of ability
and conscientious performance of duty;
and never before our time have news
papers been able to command the trained
intelligence and taste to enable them to
do all they are now doing for the develop
ment of art and literature. All that the
newspapers Of today are doing for every
good canse, and notably at this moment
for that of good government. Capital
and financial success are of course essen
tial for the production of a great mod
ern newspaper; but the public has a
right to demand that those who bear the
highest responsibilities of the profession
should issue newspapers which they, as
private individuals. would be willing to
indorse in every part as men of charac-
ter, refinement and self respect.-Cen
tury.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-20

EVERY prudent citizen who is not al
ready supplied with enough suspenders
and rubber shoes to last him at least a
year should go and invest in these luxu-
ries at once if his pocketbook can stand
the strain, for it is apparent that no man
who is not supplied with a private mint
of his own will be able to indulge in these
articles long. The rubber dealers hold
meetings about twice a month and pretty
nearly double prices at every meeting.
Now thev are taking steps to organize a
rubber trust, so that they can put the
prices up as often as they like without
the formality of meeting. If the past is
any criterion by which to judge the fu-
ture, there viii be a rise in rates every day
after the trust is formed.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-20
Thumb Nail Pictures,

In collections centuries old, to be seen
in both China and Japan, are specimens
of the most remarkable drawings in the
world-pictures of all kinds drawn with
the thumb nail The nails of the thumb
on the left hand of these peculiar artists
are allowed to grow to an enormous
length, sometimes to foot or eighteen
inches, and are then pared down to a
pen shaped point. Dipping this oddly
constructed pen in beautiful vermilion
or sky blue ink, the only kinds of ink
used in these 'sacred" thumb nail draw
ings, the artist gracefully outlines his
work. Occasionally the bold touches
from the studio of master in this de-
part1nent of "high art" are life size, and
are sketched by few sweeps of the art
lists arm. Like other pictures and
sketches of the Orient, these sacred
thumb nail pictures are mounted and
rolled up like scroIls.-St. Louis Repub-
Uo
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-20
Making Money ont of KIeptomaniacs.

Making Money out of Kleptomaniacs.
"What do you do.with such people!'
the reporter asked of merchant.
1--WE send them bills fer what they
take, when we know them. If they are
strangers we act according to circum-
stances A few days ago a lady was in
this store with her daughter-a beau. j.
full little girl Of 13 years. The child was
seen slipping Il roll Of costly ribbon into
her satchel. We spoke to the mother,
who became indignant. She opened the
satchel to convince us that we were mis-
taken, when it was found to contain three
lace handkerchiefs, two pairs Of gloves
and the ribbon. All these articles had
been appropriated.
THAT was plain case of stealing
What did you do:"
1--WE took the things back and said
nothing. We can't afford to arrest
wealthy people and injure our trade by
making enemies among our rich Gus
toners"
"You were speaking of sending out
bills for stolen goods: are they ever paid:'
"Always, where the person is a klepto-
maniac. We never have any trouble in
that way. have known of stores which
kept regular list of kleptomaniacs.
Whenever they lost anything they sent
bills to all of them. AS they all settled
for the stolen goods you can imagine
that the business was quite a profitable
one, can't you?'-Lewiston Journal.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-20

Messrs. George Washington Childs and
Anthony Drexel, Postmaster Genera
Wananlaker, and one or two other wealthy
Philadelphians have made present of a
cottage at Cape May Point to Mrs. Har
rison. The cottage is described as g
large, old.fashioned building, containing
about twenty rooms. Mrs. Harrison wa:
overcome by surprise. She is, however
greatly delighted with the gift, and i:
especially proud because of the fact thai
this is the first piece of real estate she has
ever owned in her own name.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-20
THE HILL FARM NINE.
GUFFEY FOR CONGRESS,
BY Very Small Maiority-Other Demo-
cratic Winners in Westmoreland.

BY Very Small NIaiority-Other Demo-
cratic Winners in Westmoreland.
GREENsBURG, Pa, June 16.-It is now
1t is now certain that John Guffey will
receive the Democratic nomination in this
county for Congress, but his majority
will be very small.
His friends are greatly disappointed at
the small vote he received, especially
when all the hustling was confined to his
lieutenants.
Cowan and Elwood lead in the Assem-
bly, vote and the ether two are likely to be
Bierer and Lafferty. Fisher is nominated
for Treasurer, and Conway for Register
and Recorder; Maxwell and Martin for
Commissioner, and Morrow and Hays for
Auditor. Wakefield beats Clifford for
Coroner by small majority,
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-20

THE platform adopted by the Maine
Republican Convention declares in favor
of Prohibition and demands of Congress
the enactment of such legislation as shall
unable each State to exercise full contro
within its border of the traffic IN al
liquors, whether imported in original
packages or otherwise; commends the
administration of President Harrison and
Speaker Reeds acts, and favors contin.
Rnce of the protective policy.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-20

THE River and Harbor bill is to be re-
ported to the Senate next week with an
increase OF about $3,0O0,000 over the
fatal amount provided for in the measure
As it left the House. The Mississippi
River Commission will have S3,OOO,OOO
to spend in the improvement of that
stream, while $3.50 900 is set aside for the
Missouri. The treasury surplus will have
no existence when the present Congress
gets done voting away public money.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-20

ASSUMING the estimate that the popula.
ton of the United States is now 65,000,.
900, the increase this century is almost
as great as that of the entire population oi
Spain, as great as that of Mexico and
Canada together, or as Belgium, the
Netherlands and Portugal combined" Nc
wonder that problems of government
have confronted us rapidly.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-20

Gov. ALBEIT has signed the bill which
forbids the employment in New Jersey of
detectives from other States, which means
that the Pinkertons must stay out when
strikes occur and the local authorities
deal with the strikers. 1t is about time
for that sort of thing generally.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-20

AMONG the short story writers who will
be represented in the July number of Har
paris Magazine are two promising new
American authors, Jonathan Sturges and
Matt Grim. Mr.. Sturges is already fa
vorably known as the translator OF The
Odd Number" and Miss Grim contributed
a bright story to the June number of Ha,|
pe7's IHd0dzine.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-20

LANCASTER County Democrats have in
structed their delegates to the State Con-
Tention to vote for w. U. Hensel for
Governor, but as the vote is only intended
as compliment, Mr.. Hensel not being
actively in the field, 1t will eventually
drift to Pattison.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-20

RKPREsENTATIvE CLUNlE, of California,
remarked the other day that the Repub.
lican Representatives from his State were
declining denominations because they
know it's a bad year for the Republicans
and they don't want to run the risk of be-
ing defeated
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-20

FRAoIs w. HILL, Democratic candidate
fol- Governor of Maine, died at his home
at Exeter Sunday morning, of acute bron-
chtis. Eleven days ago Mr.. Hill was
nominated at the State Convention at Au-
gusta, and the next day he visited Bar
Harbor with party of friends. He con-
tracted cold that led to his death.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-20

CKIDRIo HoDesoN BURNETT, the original
of Mrs. Burnett's Little Lord Fauntle.
roy" who was taken sick in Europe, and
is now in Philadelphia for treatment by
specialists, is not expected to recover.
He is a victim of consumption.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-20

Except for the legal tenders and
unimportant commercial work ste
craving has almost fallen into d
owing to its great cost and the sloE
expensive methods of printing the
Portraits for the finer grades oe
arestill done on steel, but wood b.
mg has largely taken the place Q.
other art, as Il is printed more Oh
end rapidly.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-20

Cremation still prevails among many
of the nations of Eastern Asia. In India
until recently the living widow was
puried upon the pyre with the body Of
her deceased husband. Within q few
Years new attempts have been made to
commend cremation,
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-20
A PIT OF DEATH.
Terrible Explosion in the Hill Farm Mine
Only Ten of the Entire Force Escape.

Terrible Explosion in the Hill Farm Mine
Only Ten of the Entire Force Escape.
DUNBAR, Pa, June 16.-A terrible ex-
plosion occurred at the Hill Farm Mine
at 10 o'clock this morning.
Out of fifty miners working in the pit
but ten have thus far escaped.
1t is feared that all of the forty men
still in the mine were either killed out
right by the explosion or have been suff-
ocated.
The excitement is very great, as it is
impossible to render any assistance up to
the present time, the full particulars and
the actual loss of life cannot be given.
ANOTHER REPORT OF THE DISASTER.
CoNNELLsvILLE, Pa, June 16.-An ex.
plosion of damp gas occurred to-day in
the Hill Farm Mine at Dunbar All the
men were in the pit. Fifteen have been
taken out badly injured. The other fifty
are thought to be dead, but volunteer
party are digging for them. Nothing
more definite can be learned.
THE HILL FARM MINE.
The Hill Farm Mine is situated about
two miles from Dunbar and is owned by
the Dunbar Furnace Company.
The mines have no railroad communi-
cations for shipping coal and the entire
output of the mines is used by the Dun.
bar Furnace Company which is com
prised entirely of Eastern parties, no
Pittsburghers being interested in it.
Samuel Dickson, Of Philadelphia, is the
President.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-20
'he( Democrat.
aFRIpAY. JUNE 20, 1880.

ABOUT the time the next census taker
ONES around he'll want your photograph.