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Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-27
Tin Prodncing in 1IaIaccn.

1t did not take long to witness the ex-
tremely simple process by which the ore
is extracted. After clearing off the
ground, the surface and subsoil are re-
moved for one, two or three meters, till
the mineral, tin bearing bed is exposed;
this is sometimes several meters thick
The mineral is carried in baskets as we
have seen, up the cocoa trunk ladders, to
a wooden fume which is washed by a
current of water. As the mine grows
deeper this labor, with the rudimentary
means at the disposition of the Chinese,
is made extremely difficult by the inflow
of water. The washing of the tin bear
ing earth is done by coolies, who, with a
rake, remove the stones and work up the
material in such way as to eliminate
the light sands that are mixed with
oxide of tin, till only 25 or So per cent. of
foreign matter is left
The mineral thus enriched is melted
in little brick furnaces, with the aid of a
bellows of bamboo, which is worked by
a coolie us if ii were a syringe, The
white metal as it runs out is cast into the
well known cubic ingots with one side
flaring over the edges so as to give them
a pair of ears by which they can be more
easily handled. A great deal Of metal is
certainly wasted in this process; and a
Gecond washing of the refuse would prob
ably be very remmeratiye The Chinese
and Malays call this lost metal young
tin, which is returned to the earth to
ripen, because it IS not yet old enough to
stay in their primitive machines 1t is
only now, after no one can tell how
many centuries since tin has been known
and worked in the peninsula, that a
rational system of operating the mines is
about to be adopted.-M. Brau de Saint
Pol Lias in Popular Science Monthly
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-27
Absent Minded Indeed.

One of our good farmers, living not a
thousand miles distant, thought he would
plant twenty acres of ground in corn,
and, taking the sack which contained his
seed corn, went into the field, put his
corn planter into operation and pretty
soon had the required number of acres
planted, so he thought, with seed corn.
But upon finishing his job, what was his
CONSERVATION and amazement to find his
sack of corn untouched. He had simply
forgotten to put the corn in the planter
and was forced to do his whole work
over again.-Lexington (Mo.) Letter
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-27
I,ismarck,s Autograph on a Door.

The Museum of Antiquities at Coffin
gen has made remarkable addition to
Its treasures. 1t consists in nothing less
than the battered door Of the university
prison, on which is cut in bold charac-
ters the name of Bismarck" 1t seems
that the ex-chancellor, in his law student
days, suffered brief period of detention
there for some trihing breach Of disci-
pline, and amused himself by carving
his patronymic with unrnistakable clear
ness on the door of the cell. London
World.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-27
Its Virtues as a sonorifio.

"Grindstone, have you ever tried a
raw onion as a remedy for sleepless-
ness?"
"Tried it once, Kiljordan."
GLOW did it work."
"Had to go to sleep to get rid of the
taste. Chicago Tribune.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-27
He Was Tired of Advice.

Willis-Hello, Bingham? So your un-
Gle left You $4,000, did he? What will
you do with it?
Bingham tsarcastically)- to turn
it over to my friends. They all know
better than what should be done with
itl-Racket.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-27
A UDITOR'S NOTICE-Havin,

IA by the Court OF Common Pleas OF Cambria
county had rec0mmitted to me for further CON
slderation my report as Auditor to take testi-
mony and report decree in the matter OF che
annexation of territory to the borough OF Johns
town from Upper YOder township ascertainfng
the amount or indebtedness OF said township
ana IN what proportions the same shall be paid.
Notice is hereby given that / will sit for the
purpose OF my said appointment at my office in
the city OF Johnstown, Pa. on Friday, the
Tmrtleth day OF May. A. D. 1890. at 10 O'Clock, A.
NJ. wnen and where all parties interested may
appear W. HORACE ROSE Audi or
Johnstown, Pa, Nay, 1890
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-27
A Modern Creator.

Chimes have changed, old boyw re-
marked Griggs, "since you and were
young"
"True for you, old fellow" returned
Brown. "In these days the tailor not
only makes the man but the woman
brakes Magazine.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-27
A Wise Man.

Mr.. A.-Mr. Charles is very wise
man.
Mr.. B.-Why do you think so?
Mr.. Al heard him in an argument
with another and he let the other fellow
do all the talking. West Shore.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-27
DRESS GoODs DEPARTMENT.

At % cents-a 80 cent quality of ST
inch Mohair Stripes in all tue best colo4l
very stylish and effective, and bed
valae in this line yet seen. 80 cents "a
%. I
A superior line of 50 inch Colora
Striped Olohairs at 80 cents yard-gods
which cost the importer S1.05 to lad.
Not our loss.
42 inch Beige Suitings with Clan Bod
ers in II to 10 best colofings, at 500
These cost S1.60 to land.
100 pieces Of 80 inch Cstrict measre)
Fancy Plaids-half wool-very ieat
broken plaid IN all the light spring c5ors,
elegant and effective, at 25 cents. Etep-
tlonal value.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-27
A Di0erence and a Distlnction,

Caller-Is the proprietor in?
Wit Clerk-Yes, sir.
Caller-Are you the gentleman1
Wit Clerk-Yes, sir; but the proprie
tor is in the art room. I'll call him.
Exchange.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-27
3. & 3.
LOW PRICES

Generally speaking are incompatible
with High qualities.
To this rule, fortunately, as we'll US to
all Others, there are exceptions.
We here call attention to a few notable
exceptions, which have been caused by
over-proiuctionS, excessive importations,
etc. cases where we are able to offerI
staple goods at half price. Make note of
these items
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-27
IN SILKS.
81 IAN1s
New India Silks % cents.
40 q"
best " &" rs "
INC Iettor Sl.2l nualitK

The letter S1.2j quality.
10 inch Colored SuFahs 80 centstheavy
weight solid fabric, of domestic manu-.
facture, and not the flimsy imptted ar
ticle usually sold at this price LII best
colors.
20 inch Colored and Black Regence
Silks 20 cents.
90 inch Colored and Black Arltlre Silks
rs cents. Best silk values in Arerica.
As izeh All-Silk plain and blka Dot
Fish Nets at go cents-dollar gods.
1000 other equally large vaIus in these
stores,
Correspond with our Mail Order De-
partment for particulars, am write for
Catalogue.
Every trade, perfect satisfaction to the
customer or money refunded
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-05-28

G'orgs ". Cu,ter, who discovered
natural gas In Indiana, and TO who c
pluck and energy its success in that
State Is due, recently died at Eaton,
Ind, from paralysis. Several ye rs
ago, at Muncie, he sunk well several
hundred feet deep, on the banks of the
Mississinewa River, after coal. vi III
was supposed 10 be there. On sr,k-
ing the Trenton rock, the gas Cdor
frightened away the diggers, who lid
not know what it was that they hal
found. The well was filled up and tie
search abandoned, no one knowing tie
usefulness of the new discovery Y.
When gas was found at FindIay, Mr..
Carter was one of the passengers On n
excursion tran run over to see the
wonder. lie found Tie great new f!,l
to be nothing more than what he had
abandoned. He went home and sy!n!;
well where he had filed the one IA:
before, and got the first gusher ir
Indiana. There is now talk OF erect,
Ing him monument.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-05-28
Jessie of Luck now.

There are always persons who take
delight in demolIshing the traditions
which best please the world. Their
idea seems to bc-''The better the tale,
the more sure Is II to be false" We
have no sympathy with these persons,
and are always glad when they prove to
be in the wrong.
OF late il has been fashionable to DENY
that there ever was a Jessie Brown at
Lucknow, and that even had there been,
she could possibly have heard the
bag-pipes. There are some witnesses,
however, who stoutly support the truth
of the story as 1t has been told for
many yesrs, and one of them, Marie f.
Il. Cutler, in a letter to the London
Times, says:
Having accidentally seen in to-day
Manchester Guardian an account of
the controversy, which is going on IN
your paper es to the truth of Jessie
Brown hearing the pibroch so long be-
fore the regiment came to the relief of
Lucknow, 1t struck me that 1t might be
interesting to your readers to know
| that / believe the story to be perfectly
! true.
Jessie Brown Was q domestic ser
want of nv mothers about the year
| 1858, and lived with US for a few years
! (but as l was quite baby L Go not re-
member herr. have heard my moth.
/ er tell the story scores of times, and
were she alive she could give minute
account of dates, etc. Jessie always
had a penchant for soldiers, and when
she left our service, size returned to he1
native town, Glasgow, and married. ]
believe, one of the Seventy eig hth High,
lapders, who were Immediately ordered
ont to India, and she, being an excel
lent laundress, was permitted to accom-
pany her husband, and she iecame ser
want to some of the officers wives, an
was in Lucknow at the time Gen. Have
lock rel eyed the town.
81 can quite understand her hearinf
the bag pipes SO long Ee!ore they ar
rived, as / have heard my mother say
Jessie's aural powers were most extra
ordinary. She could hear my father!
footsteps in the street several minutes
before he arrived at the door, and sh,
was always correct. L believe her hus
band was killed, and she was sent home
Immediately on her arrival in England
she paid a visit to her former mistress
my mother, and she related the whole
thrilling story. She returned to Gas
gov, and, if / remember right, d .eC
there"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-05-28

Susanna SuOoks sings sad, sweet songs,
she sees soft summer skies;
Strange sunset shades sift silently-she
somewhat sadly 81, hs.
SoliloquIzinEly she strays, sweet song
sters shyly sing,
She sees slim spruces' slanting shades
surround some sparkling spring.
Still southwark silently she strays. She
spies shy Simon Slade.
"Stop, S.monI saws Susanna Snooks.
Stall SIfts sweet sunsets shade.
Shy Simon SIX snug satisfying squeezes
s'yly stole;
Susar ma snickered. Simon stayed Sick,
81 y, spoony soul.
Susanua's sire saw some shy, suspicious
stranger stray,
Saw Susan say, stop, Simon Slade.
Saw simple Simon stay.
Stern sire sought some solid stick
sorcnely, slyly slipped.
Susanna saw. She shrilly shrieked,
"Skip, Simon" Simon skipped
Chicago H,rUid.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-05-28

and I did Il because she looked so hand
some the very picture Of beauty and
health. What is the secret Of it 2"
"Wer," replied Green, since you ask
IL. l will tell you; she uses DIR. Pierce's Fa-
vorite Prescription. 1 accept your apology.
Good night"
An unhealthy woman IS rarely, if ever,
beautiful The peculiar diseases to which
SO many of the sex are subject, are prolific
causes Of pale, sallow faces, blotched with
unsightly pimples, dull, lustreless eyes and
e.-,aciated forms Women 80 afflicted
can be permanently cured by using Dr
Pierce's Favorite Prescription and WIN
the restoration of health comes that beauty
which. combined with good qualities OF head
and heart makes women angels Of lovhneas.
Favorite Prescription is the only Incdl-
cine for women. sold by druggists, under 4
Do,itiye guarantee from the inanufactGr-
ers. that it will give satisfaction IN every
case. or money will be refunded This
guarantee has been printed the bottle
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-05-28
NAMING OF PLACES.
Why the Fine Sonorcus f7-:'7n Ap
pellatIons Should Bs Preserved

The ridiculous practice of naming
American places after European cities,
from mean incidents, instead of pre-
serving the fine sonorous Indian appel
lation., is fast gaining ground 1T l.
interesting to know that there was II
sensible law on this subject in vogua
many years ago in Michigan Its OBJ
iect was to preserve the noble and har-
monious old Indian names, which hi d
been given TO every river and lake, al d
forest and mountain, in the countr, |,
and which, by a most eXecrable taste,
have IN many instances been displaced
10y the hackneyed names OF European
citirs. or of distinguished men, The
law provided that no town should be
named alter any other place or after
any man, without first obtaining the
consent of the Legislature The coli
sequence was that Michigan was destI-
tute of London, Paris and Amsterdam
for long time, and, unlike some of her
sister States. she buasted neither
Thebes, Palmyra, Carthage nor Troy
No collection of log huts, with half n
dozen grocery stores, was honoTed with
/ the name of Liverpool; nor did any en-
I bryo city, with college or an academy,
| ia contemplation, receive theapproprl-
ate name of Athens.
She had not a Moscow and a Moroc-
co, in the same latitude, and an Edin-
] burgh and an Alexandria within thirty
miles of each other. Babylon, Sparta
and Corinth, though they had been
! transplanted to every other part OF the
I Union, were destined never to flourish
on the soil of Michigan. No Franklin
| or Green or Jefferson, which would
make the five hundredth, no Washing
| ton, which would make the ten thou
| saudtn OF the same name, was to be
| found in her borders On the contrary,
| her rivers and lakes still retained the
| full, rich swelling names which were
| bestowed upon them by the red men ot
| the forests, and her towns bore the
names of the sturdy chiefs who once
battled or hunted in their streets.
Strange, when We have such a noble
| nomenclature as the Indians have left
us. that we should copy from the worn
| out names of ancient cities, and which
awake no feelings but ridicule, by the
contrast betwe the old and the new,
Mohawk, NJ, SIS soft, Ontario, Erie, how
infinitely superior to Paris, London
Fishville, Buttertown, Bungtown, etc
The feeling which prompts us to per
petunte the names of our revolutionary
heroes by naming towns after them /:
highly honorable; but 1t should not b,
forgotten that frequent repetition les
pecially IN cases where the town Is ut
terly unworthy of its uamesake) renders
the name vulgar and ridiculous. Il
seems that, not content with driving
the Indians from the soil, we are anx
ious to obliterate every trace of thei
| existence. 1t would be refreshing L
see better taste beginning to prevail
upon this subject, and we hope that th'
example of Michigan will be taken up
if not by legal enactments, at least Ii
the force of public opinion.-ScLected
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-05-28

wrapper and faithfully carried ont for
i!,...v Years l. Is a positive s1.r' ic Tor
leuc5rrhaa, pain al nlenstruation, IN laslIral
2llpu-es.- ions, prolspSus, or falling Of the
wc,aD, weak baci-, anteversion, retroyer-
sion bearing-down sensations, chronic con
ge- ion, inflammation and liberation ol the
womb.
- regulator and promoter cf f::U..r'. nal
! NJ. ioa at that critical period CC Cd, H .
| frc.n girlhood to womnnhood, - ave re
! Pr,scription is a perfectly safe remedial
/ agent. and can produce only good results
! IL is equally valuable when taken for those
! dars.,.s s,:nents incident to that lster and
q aticsl period, known as The Change Of
J Life
A EooI, Of 1GO pages, on Woman and
/ Tier j Iiseascs, their Nature, and How 10
Cure them" sent sealed, in plain envelope,
on receipt of ten cents in stamps
Address. WogLD's DISPEESARY MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION, No. GG3 Main Street, Buffalo,
/ "
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-05-28

A STRING SALAD.-Our nelghDor mas
a great liking for chopped up cabbage or
.'cold slaw" in the sprlng Of the veal, DE
claring that the system needs green
vegetables. AS she prepares dressing 9
without oil aud at little cost, she be-
lIeves that the dish is both inexpensive
|anpalatable. Her receipt for salad dress
lug contains two eggs beaten light, one
half cup of vinegar, mix a teaspooafu ful
Of mustard, a teaspoonful of salt and
one of sugar with little hot water.
Pour the egg into the mixture Slowly,
a II one cup of cream and set Ii the
top of the a-kettle or double boller'
and stir until it thickens little.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-05-28
easy CURE In the World Dr.
VI uSteB J. l.. STEPHENS, Lsbanon,

Chemist Martin. OF the New York
B ,ard of Health. made an important
atement before The Senate lnvestlgai-
Ing committee recently in relation 10
TIE comparative dangers of electric
lighting and gas He says that 10 per
cent Of tie gas manufactured in New
York ESCAPES from the mains into the
earth and perme.ites the cellars and
Easements of the buildings and resi-
demces throughout the city. In ad IL
lion to the III 'uriouS effect this has or
the fealth of the citv, it is also mani
testify evident that there is great danger
to life and property through explosions
Which must follow the intIo !uction OF
gas into sewers and subways. The
Western Electrician thinks one thou
sand million feet of gas contain more
danger than the electric conductors In
New Y ork City, yet this is the amount,
according to the same authority, bul
which Is hard 10 believe, that leaked
from tie mains of the gas companies o'
this cltv last year.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-05-28

The Lite DR.. Samuel W. Gross, of
Philadelphia. was second in reputation
aud honors only to his distinguished
father, the llte DIR. Samuel ID. Gross.
Mr.. Gross, the younger, was also Il
member of the faculty OF Jefferson
Medical College, and filled the position
of lecturer on clinical surgery at the
Philadelphia Hospital He outlived
his father but a comparatively short
period. When the question concern
ing alcoholic liquors was propounded
to him, he wrote in reply as follows:
"If man must drink he cannot do
better than to stick to good whisky. l
am aware that many people, including
very high medical authorities, are of
the opinion that beer and wine, because
they contain a smaller percentage of
alcohol are less injurious than the
stronger distilled liquors. That may
possibly he true per Sc, but beer AMI
wine drinkers daily imbibe their favor
ite tipples much more largely than the
drinker of spirits, thus taking more
alcohol into their stomach, and, there
fore, hav ng larger quantities OF it con
stantly in their blood and tissues than
the man who cheers or even inebriates
himself with good old rye or bourbon.
The more constant the presence of al
cohol III the system the more rapidly
and certainly does it produce It's Ill
effects upon the heart, blood vessels,
| stomach, liver, kidneys and nervous
| SYSTEM The man who goes on a spree
and is drunk for day or two, and
| then abstains from drinking for two or
three months, is not nearly so apt to
experience the evil influences of alco-
hol upon his physique. as is the man
who drinks two or three quarts of beer
or wine daily. but is never really into1.
icated in his whole life. Constant
indulgence, though comp ,ratively mod.
| crate, is worse than occasional excesses.
| Then again, from the fact that the bib
Der of wine or beer drinks much larger
! quantities of his tipple than does the
( spirit drinker OF his, the former, BY
the excessive quantity, imposes a muct
severer task upon his liver. kidneys and
bladder than does the latter. We con
stantly hear the cry: ''lt is not tn,
temperate use bit the abuse of alco
holic liquors that Is injurious. Their,
can be no more mischieyous error thai
this. The worst forms of organic dis
ease are produced in scores of tn u
sands Of people in the United State
annually by the very moderate bu
habitual use of the mildest forms o
alcoholic drink, and that In people wh,
have never been under the influence O
liquor in all their lives For all thes
reasons. and many others which 1 hav
not the time 10 enumerate. tie man VIII
must drink or will drink had bette
stick to good whisky"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-05-28
FARM NOTES.

Pity, Oh MAN, YoURBEAsTs--
pleasant it must be for the weary horse
to have the tight checks ana straps Of
his harness unbuckled and for the tired
OK to have the heavy yoke lifted from
his neck.
Tie check on the horse and the yoke
On the OK have always seemed TO Us
cruel, torturing instruments Then,
added TO these cruelties, Is too often
cruel master. The practice OF thrash
Ing the patient tx to Increase hiss eed,
or whacking him arross the nose when
he is desired to stop. Is certainly not
the characteristic of a good teamster,
sny more than the habit OF yankinH,
twitching. and whipping the horse Is
the indication OF good driver. II a
| man addicted t. this method of dTIs ing
| will harness himself to rig, and with
/ his eyes blinded, harsh bit IN his
mouth. and "A person with the reins and
a rawhide behind him, who, when lie
wishes him to start, gives him cut
/ with the rawhide, when he would have
the speed increased gives HIM several
additional cuts, and when he wants
| him to stop yanks the reins with force
| enough to rearly break his Jaw, he VIII
appreciate this style of driving, and
\ knowing how it is himself will doubt
| less correct his method
There is nothing more unreasonable
or wsstsful than this style Of managing
I horses. Good sense requires that
horse be started, urged forw II, and
| stopped by the voice, and Lat resort
| should never be had to the Up unless
| absolutely necessary A Lorse then
knows what Is required OF tim, and the
annoying and dangerous bit of sud-
denly starting and jumping is avoided.
y great II ajorIty of the spavins and
/ ringbones. no. To speak of the heaves
| and numerous other horse ailments, are
/ caused by the rough and thoughtless
| driving.