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Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-01-03

The January 81. Nicholas fully var
rants the promise that it was TO be vir-
tually a second Christmas number OF
contributions peculiarly seasonable may
be noted; Harriet Prescott Spoffords
poem, " The Yule.Log's Song B." In the
Tenement" gentle reminder, by NAL
colin Douglass " Christmas on the
; Polly,'" by Grace F. Coolidge, a little
marine song telling of new trap for
Santa Claus " A Ncw.Fashioned Christ
mas" ii humorous bit OF verse, by Julie NJ
Lippmann, and the charming story, "The
Little Buttonwood Man." by Helen p.
Strong, The froutispiece is an original
engraving by f. French, and shows a
lovely child whose bright face shows her
to be " Ready for a New Year"
Nora Per"y'S serial begins with charac
leristic spirit, and is beautifully illus.
trated by Birch. Walter Camps foot ball
paper deals with the great games at the
polo grounds, and is reinforced by study
of e The Drop-Kick,p contributed by
Yale's famous expert, W. T. Bull, whose
kicks won Yale championship.
A stirring story for boys, by William
I. Stoddard, strongly illustrated by G. T.
Hill, is begun by two chapters full of in
oident. No boy reader could lie content
without rea, ing further instalmeuts of
Jack Ogden's adventures when " Crowd
ed out o. Crofeld
A story of New Mexican life, by
CHARLES F. Lnmmis, gives the legend of
the now inaccessible " Enchanted Mesa"
upon which, tradition says, there is a de-
serted village just as it was left hundreds
of years ago. A photograph of the Mesa,
from nature, is one of the illustrations.
A short biographical sketch of Helen
Thayer Hutcheson and four of her poems
two of which are worthy of any pen
will be gladly read by those who have
been eager to learn more of this young
genius.
Good stories which cannot be more par
ticularly praised, through lack of space
to do justice TO this overhowing number.
are Tracked by a Panther" winter
hunting sketch, by Charles G.. D,
Roberts, and Bertha's Debut" by Ella
w. Peattie.
A Beautiful " January calendar
page, by Katharine Pyle, Edmund AL
tons " Routine of the Republic" and
other features cannot be more than
named.
1t is varied and strong table sf con.
tents, with material for all st. Nicholas
readers, from the toddlers to the gray
boards,
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-01-03
IT WAS WELL MEANT,
Al 1t is Timely and Truly Good Advice,
No Matter whence 1t Came.

Al d 1t is Timely and Truly Good Advice.
No Matter whence 1t Came.
Detroit Free Press.
He was, no doubt, little sprung. Oac
or two men on the rear platform after
ward said they caught the aroma of
whiskysin his breath, and his eyes at times
were full of sleep.
" Shay?" he said addressing the quiet
est man in the crowd, g want to give
you word of advice"
Well?"
"You know all about New Years,
eh ?"
"Yes."
Be long purity soon?"
Yes"
" When you git up in the morning take
'er solemn resolushun. Hear me? Take
'er solemn resolushun to live better life'n
future Stop cussin' ans smokin' and
chewin'. Take 'er solemn rcsolushun lot
to git drunk agan."
Yes"
Take 'er resolution to be decent
husband an fazzer. Pay up your ole
debts, tell truth an try to be decent man.
Shee ?"
"Yes."
We'll, good bye. Gotter git off now.
Remember-take 'er resolushun an keep
it. Las chance you got"
Yes"
And then the victim dropped off on the
other side.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-01-03
TIE BODY OF MISS NINA FRANKIE.
1t is the One Found Near Nineyeh on Fri
The FuneraI-OtEer BODIES Found.

1t is the One Found Near Ninryeh on Fri
The FuneraI-OtEer BODIES Found.
AS stated in Saturday mornings DEMO
GRAFT II body was found at Nineveh on
Friday last 1t arrived here on saturday
evening on the Al train. and was identi-
fled as Miss Emma FRANKIE. daughter of
Mr.. John FRANKIE, of Washington street,
six members of whose family, including
himself and wife, were drowned. Two
of the children are yet missing. Miss
FRANKIE would have been seventeen Years
OF age on June first. She wore ring, on
the inside of which was inscribed the word
" Emma" She also wore earrings, by
which her identification was made doubly
sure. The body was found about mile
and half below Nineveh, on The Indiana
county side, at the edge of the river, on
Pershings farm. 1t had been buried in
the sand.
The funeral will take place this after
noon at 2 O'Clock, when interment will
be made in the family lot in Grand View
The body found at Coopersdalc on Fri
day is described as follows; No. 519,
head with teeth apparently all in, and
most of the bones of the body entirely
devoid of flesh, heavy blue cloth over
coat, white and black barred flannel shirt,
blue and white barred cotton waist with
white agate buttons, pru- Of lrown mix
ed goods attached bro coat with one
black button at neck. The remains are
supposed to be those of Il boy.
Another body was found in the river at
Coopcrsdale on Saturday afternoon. 1t
was the trunk of II woman with the
waist of the dress on it, the only sample
of clothing. \ leg was found near the
body, but the head and al the othcrparts
were gone, Late yesterday evening the
morgue authorities bad made out no
description, which, if it can be done at all,
must be very mcagrl.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-01-03
Cunemaugh Borough's Offenders.

Crank Roberts, colUrcd, is in the
op" for trying, by means of ladder
some knocking and prying, to effect
. trance to that structure on Saturday
for the purpose of performing the
plc act Of delivering Emma Dunn and
la Swank from the strong arms of the
He is a brother Of the celebrated
Henry Roberts, who keeps The now
+ ,>us den in Conemaugh borough. AT
ue lime he attacked the lock up he did
90, know any of the officers were about,
almost before he knew it he was
irlrn into custody himself. He will have
u hearing this morning.
Fat Dougherty and John Boyle, dis
or rlies, will also have hearing this
u orning. The latter is also charged with
insulting people on the streets on Satur-
..u evening, when both w,re taken up.
>3De are beginning TO think the Burgess
l't put It on heavy enough, as there
,, 20 many disorderlies.
j lius Fair, who is at present doing
days for being disorderly, has
formation had Henry Zimmel arrest
ra heinOus offense. ii nry had a
rng hefore Squire Eesly on Saturday,
IS held on $500 bail for his appear
court. Fair is held to appear q. wit
less. and, not being able to get bail, he
w 3. have TO go to Jail ill court.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-01-03
ThaInnnnnln Fatal.

The public healtn authorizes Of Berlin
report great increas IN the number OF
cases of influehzt ahd an aggravation of
the disease, With ~ rirrease in the death
rate. The fatal effects are produced by
complications of r -umOuia and laryn-
gifts. The Paris cad my Of Medicine
discussed influenza id all the speakers
concurred in the opinion that the disease
is not harmlt 50, ami Ia cases of relapse,
the consequences aif very serious. Dr.
Jerman lee sad that the patients were
apt TO have pneum0nii or bronchitis in
fatal forms. A dispatch from Vie ma
says: A number of iersNns in the hos.
pItal who had been suffering from infu-
enza were stricken Nth inflammation of the
lungs, and several ~ tncm have died. In
Brunswick IL ha- ,-med malignant
type, and there nave hren many deaths,
Dispatches from over Europe show
that the malady q. i"ereasing,
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-01-03
I,nzzlIng Omaha Doctors.

A remarkable case of catalepsy, or sus-
pended animation, has just been report
ed, which has been puzzling the Omaha
medical fraternity. Miss Mamie Mark
came home from school Thursday of last
week complaining of fatigue and general
Iistlcssness. On Friday she took to her
bed, sunk into UnconsciuusGess and when
the physician arrived the father was
ABOUT to start out to an undertaker's office,
thinking that the chiu was dead. The
doctor found that respiration had ceased
and that the child was apparently dead.
The temperature ut this time had sunk to
$40 and a haQdegrees below normal, but
by ten O'Clock Monday morning the tenn
p p'rature had returned to normal and the
h"dy was warm. The French test Of
holding two closed fingers before the
ght showed that the circulation had not
C ased. A small vein in the arm was
opened and slowly ooztd blood, proving
father that the blood was still in circula-
t ~.
fhe arms from the elbow down were
C j t. but the lips contained blood, and
t ilosh recovered itself when pressed in
. he finger. The action of he heart is
mpletely suspended. There is little
nge in her condition yet.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-01-03
OUR FIRF COMPANIES.

Their Equipments Arriving Rapidly Hose
Carriages Here Tor Five of Them-The
Engines to be on Hand soon.
On Saturday two hose carriages one for
the Conemaugh Fire Company and one
for the Nigiaut were taken from the cars
at the Pcuns 1lvania station, and placed in
The engine houses OF the respective COM
panics. The one for the Contmaugh
company weighs eighteen hundred
pounds and carries fifteen hundred feet
of hose, the other weighs twelve hundred
pounds and carries one thousand feet Of
hose Both have all the necessary equip
ments, including torches, axes, lante,ns.
headlights, crowbars and gongs. The
metal work is handsomely plated with
nickel They are of the Silsby make.
On Saturday evening Il fine new hook
and ladder truck arrived at the station
for the Good VIII Hook and Ladder Com
pany, as did also three new hose car
riages, one piece, the Assistance, Mill-
vile, and Good VIII Companies. Th1se
latter are to be of the Amoskeag make.
Our fremen are beginning to get on
their feet again, and when they get their
new engines, as trey expect to do before
long, they will be able to do the good
work tor which they have always heen
noted, should there be any occasion
which Heaven forbid
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-01-03
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THE HENRY GEORGE CLUB.
Election of officers Tor the Ensuing Year-
4 Lecture at the Next Meeting.

4 Lecture at the Next Meeting.
The Henry George Club assembled in
its rooms in the la rlley hfildlng, Main
street, yesterday evening. Mr., A. j.
Moxham was ret tlecled President for the
ensuing year, Mr.. John O'Toole was
chosen yice.President, Mr.. Richard Eyre
was reelected Secretary, and Mr. Edward
Eldridge, Treasurer
"rRe Treasurer's report was read and
accepted it showed balance of S34.27
in the treasury.
The next meeting will he held on Mon
day, January 6, 1890 when MIR. A. }
MoXham will deliver lrcture. " Wages
are paid out of the hnorer's earnings
aud not by capital" Ail be the subject.
The old political economists have preach
cd that capital pays labor. tr. Moxhan
will take for his subject a statement in
contradiction tn this traditional belief
The lecture will be free, rs are all til,
lectures and meetings of the club, aud a
large audience is exp,c cted.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-01-03
THE POOR SHOP GIRLS.
Life is "A wearisome Struggle and Their Pay
is Meager.

Life is "a Wearisome Struggle and Their Pay
is Meager.
The Irish World.
Let us see who or what these young
shop girls are. They are not possessed of
much OF the worlds goods or they would
not be so employed, but they are all
daughters of honest parents, and possess
the hereditary quality of virtue and good
looks. Any one might go it blindfolded
at any one Of counters, select the first glrl
within reach, and be sure that he had
picked out ore who would adorn any
mans home aud make him good, faith
full and industrious wife, and pretty one
at that.
Behold the great palace emporium.
What life! What activity! What rush
ing hither and thither! 1t makes ones
heart ache to see these beautiful daugh-
ters of penury working from A. NJ. until
night for few paltry farthings. Yes,
farthings For the books of every dry
goods king in New York will show that
the salaries paid to their sales ladies aver.
age 81 a week Just think of it! In re
turn for this miserable pittance they are
expected to be attentive, vigilant, polite
and industrious. These are indispensable
qualities but there is another which is
not the least indispensable of all these
qualities, they must dress well, or at least
look neatly. Can any reasonable person
suppose that $4 week is enough to dress
these girls and keep alive that ce-
lestiol spark called life? Toll they must
from morning until night, with barely
sufficient InteImission for their midday
meal.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-01-03
Ronrtainr Hou.s Notices.

The safety of boarding house keepers
requires that the Act of Assembly relating
TO hotels and boarding houses should be
posted 10 each room To accommodate
those interested we have printed num-
Der sf copies of the Act which can be had
at this office.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-01-03
EyangeIist Singer In the City.

Elder r. II. Singer, of California, Pa,
formerly of this place, called to see his
friends md relatives here who survive the
food. Mr.. Singer has become the most
successful Evangelist of the Disciples in
this State, as we learn from our ex-
changes of his wonderful success as re-
vivalist, He has planted the cause of the
Disciples 10 over fifty new places, and has
received into the church near 1900 con-
verts. He had eighteen public discus
sions, and received two of his opponents
into th fellowship of the Disciples. Mr..
Singer says, that Mr.. Getty, the Univer-
salist, with ghom he had a discussion
one year ago last September, was fair
and honorable disputant. He is hearty
aud hale in appcara ce.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-01-03
OutwiUted.

The man who is just now cudgellng his
brains the most for an excuse to go over
town in the evening by himself is
closely watched husband whose thought
full wife has made him Christmas pres.
ent of n shaving set
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-01-03
Another RndY nund.

/ esterday forenoon the body of Il man
uncovered by the search torce near
pcrsdale. 1t was buried in the sand
was therefore quite well pre-
I. The morgue wagon brought
the mOrgue but hle Yesterday
ng no complete description had
made out b, the sulhori
,:. The height of the man was about
b. icet seven or eight inches, and the
-nt about $50 pounds. The hail was
IS, snd the pantaloons worn were dark
Jean, wooden stockings, and No. Z
.tun shoes were worn also. large
% q knife was found in one of the pock-
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-01-03

CARRIED Wire Business to be Re-est 'b-

I'd by the Cambria Iron Company.
he Cambria Iron Company intend at
an oafly day establishing their barbed
vier department, which was, before uc
food, located in three large and well ap.
p uu'ed buildings at the lower end Oi
Wondvale, just across the Conemaiigh
tycr from the Gautier steel mill 1t is re-
+ rlrd that some of the old stable build
iue in the northern end of the Cambria
Ylfd will be remodeled for the accom-
1nodatlon of the machinery, etc., ot the
o,nicnplated plant.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-01-03
just Add One Year. II You Please.

Pittsburg Leader, yesterday.
Tomorrow is the twenty-sixth ami
versary OF the emancipation proclaimed
by the illustrious President Lincoln,
which struck the shacklrs trom more
than five million OF slaves.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-01-03
SUNDAY LIQUOR SELLERS sCA1HED.
Rev james +. Tahaney Heaps Opprobrium
on the yenders sf the Ardent who Sell
OIL the Sabbath.

Rev james 7. Tahaney Heaps Opprobrium
on the Venders sf the Ardent Who Sell
oil the Sabbath.
Sunday morning at first mass Rev
Father Tahaney, after exhorting his con-
gregation to faithful observance of the
Sunday or Sabbath according to the
spirit of both the divine and the civil law
took occasion to speak unhesltatine ly of
the fragrant violation Of civil and relig-
ious law by Sunday liquor sellers in
Johnstown The Sabbath Of early days
was dav of rest. Dur Sunday is, it. ad-
dition, day of worship, and it has al
ways been found thar even Pagans were
more civilized whore one day of the
week was set apart for rest. Yet" "
said he, these people, and many of
them wanting to hc called Catholics too,
go on dealing out their poison to help
desecrate he'Sunday, aud all for the sake
of the dollar and dime. It's a shame and
a disgrace 10 the plrr" father Tahaney
said that he kno~s tn-re has been much
Sunday liquor seIlin n Johnstown since
the food. He do.~r't know about il
prior to that time
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-01-03
The Body o.. =" Monday-Ths Desorlp ptlon

The Body o, h Monday-The Descri ption.
No, b22. male, height five feet eight
inches, blue and white barred cotton shirt,
heavy wooden undershirt with collar at
tached, dark gray iean pants, brown
canton flannel drawers, black woolen
socks, heavy button shoes-No. 7-large
twe-bladed knife with large blade broken.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-01-03
A Neat and Newsy Sheet,
, rodaoandant

The JoHNsTowN DAILY DEMOCRAT has
housed new press and is now sending
out neat and newsy sheet.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-01-03
Inst EvenInc,s sunsnt.

The sunset yesterday even =,
of the pen of the lamented > *.
was one of the many freaks OF 4: fe,N.
full weather. The clouds weiC t
ulation tint which the old say, .ci
is " the sailors delight" while 1T
of the sky stretching across the ga. o e
north took On peculiar olive tn dcu
was declared by those who ia'ic,I
something never before wiln,ss~, hy
them.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-01-03

James Insicho was severel, nlnd d
in the scalp yesterday afternoo 90. b,it Z
struck with a sledge hamn, whph
slipped from the hands of fctl.A wog.-
man at the Cambria Works.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-01-03
TnE INFLUENZA IN LOND,N,

LONDON, December 31.-1n Hu,u.a
has made its appearance in th c., a.
number of employees of the n.v
offices have been attacked by dist
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-01-03
A GREAT AMERICAN.

MIR. Randalls Position IN His Party-Sim-
plicity of His Home cSurroundings-Som
of the Notable Points in His Career.
Vnc
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-20
An AstonIshed weather Bureau.

There was n panic in tbs oficc Of the
Chief Signal Officer not long ago. of which
an assistant observer In -. Louis was tbs
innocent cause Reports OF the evenings
observation were coming in 10 the indica-
tion-room, and the work of guessing whae
the morrow's weather would be was pro-
crossing much az usual. when the man who
was translating the cipher dropped the re.
port IRON 81. Louis with yell that would
have been a credit 20 = Comanche.
Seven inches Of rainl Impossible. ~
must 10 an error" said the professors -
they scanned the message. But as mcnes
OF rainfall are expressed IN plain words
ana not in cipher in weather reports ~
looked like a sure thing. One OF the torcs
was detailed TO prepare scientihc rcpors
of the phenomenon for the press. showing
how an area Of low pressure OK superheas-
ed temperature had become suddenly chhi-
ed 10y coming in contact with upper cur
rents Of cir having an abnormally low tenn
peraturc. resulting IN spontaneous loera-
ton of large quantities OF moisture, etcs
A telegram was sent 10 st. Louis:
"Send details OF cloud-burst."
Tho "details" received an hour later
were as follow:
"A new fre-engine was tested to-day,
and sauirted water 10 the top OF the Gus
tom-house, filing rain-gauge. Nil seven
inches"
It's dead.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-20
Bismarck's Fortune.


Rismarck refused the title Of Duke on
the ground that bis income was not suiii-
clent TO enablo him 10 support the burdens
which the thing would bring upon him !:
but in reality ne refused because he could
not very well accept IN honor which might
look like a compensation for his removal.
We have the most trustworthy informa-
ton to prove that the fortune of Bis
lnarck at the present moment may he
estimated ut more than 100000 income.
He is one of the largest landed proprietors
of Prussia. He owns brewery, paper
factory. a saw-mll. and dlstillerles. lilo
was always proud to say that everything
that was consumed in ms house was the
product of his own property. The done-
lions given TO bim on several occasions
formed the greater portion OF his fortune.
His property at Narzln was purchased by
him in 1866, after the war with Austria,
with the $4,000 which were then pre-
sented 10 him. After the war OF 1871 En-
peror William took ont Of the indemnity
milliards $500, 0O0 for Nj. de Bismarck and
this sum served to purchase the great do
man of FREDERICKSBURG This latter castle
is remarkable for ITS simplicity. There are
some portions of il that are simply white
washed. and without any ornamentation
whatever. Up to 1S45 Bismarck was
obliged to live rather modestly, and, as he
himself admits, he did not resist the temp
taton of gambling, in the hope that chance
would favor HIM. The inheritance of his
father bettered his pecuniary situation and
brought him the property of Schoenhau-
sen, and it was shortly after that when he
married johanna Won Pdttkamer.
For some time BiSmarck's charity was
eagerly solicited, but the old Chancellor
was always economical, aud he rarely re-
sponded to appeals for aid. 4 few years
ago he caused to be inserted in the papers
a singular advertisement declaring that 1t
was useless TO ask him for assistance.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-20
Iastofthe Suicide Club.

Wendell Baum, the secretary of that
unique organization, the Bridgeport
Comm Suicide Club, has fulfilled the
agreement by killing himself. Tho his
tory of this astonishing society - one OF
intense interest TO the student of morbid
physiology. Four years ago five citizens
of Bridgeport all Germans, met one day
when all were rather low-sprted and half
in lest organized the Suicide Club. The
agreement was that one member of the
club should end his life that year, one the
next. and so on until all were gone. This
agreement has been faithfully kept:
When the annual meeting was held in
January lest there were only two members
20 attend 1.-THE Secretary and tho Presl-
dent.
IL was voted OF this meeting by the Sc
cretary that the President should make
WAY with himself during the year, and by
the President that the Secretary should do
so: and there being no better way to settle
il, 1t was mutually decided that the polls
be held open until new member was
pledged and initiated. A letter-carrier
named Mayby talked seriously OF becoming
q member, and the President and Secretary
had great hopes Of him until one morning
1t was learned that he had committed sui
eide without first joining the CLUB. lie
had carried, however, q handsome SILK nm
brella, when ne De1ueatneu W tHo SoS -
tary Of the club. Wendell Baum. and 1t
was accepted.
The more Baum carried the nm brella the
moro unhappy he became. and when his
friends tried to cheer him up he said: "
cloud hangs over me; | am doomed"
Finally he sold his property, turned themo-
ney over to his wife, and gave the umbrella
into the charge of friend, directing that
II he sent to the President of the club. lie
then cut his throat.
The President of the club Is now the only
member left. aud another year Will show
whether or not he keeps his oath.