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Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-05-23
FRIDAY MAY 90 1890.
THE GUESSING MANIA.

OF all the absurd methods of raising
the wind by way of running up sub
scription lists of daily papers, the
guessing one is the most absurd. 1t
suggests the question of what consti-
tutes legitimate journalism. The old idea
of newspaper was that of giving the
news and of discussing questions peril
nent to the times, and the success of
papers depended on the enterprise of pub
fishers in these particulars. But as time
went on, this course not proving suffici-
entity remunerative, recourse was had to
premiums. Then followed the chrome
mania, until households were filed with
whole lot of apologies for pictures, such
as soon disgusted everybody. The result
was they had to be burned up, or else
relcgated to barns, stables, wash houses
and otter back buildings.
We have now fallen upon the guessing
era. A coupon is printed in every issue
that is to be filled out and sent in. You
are 10 guess what the census enumerator
will make the population Of a certain
town, village, city Or district. And the
beauty of the thing is it differs from vot-
ing, as the law allows you to cast only one
vote, but you can guess as many times as
you please, or as often as you are disposed
to buy, borrow or steal a paper. The
oftener you guess, the better for the pub.
Usher. And to secure the prize offered
and attain to the popular position of a
shrewd guesser, you will feel like guessing
great many times, hence a great many
papers will be required,
OF what particular interest it will be to
community, or to the general public to
know that Jones made better guess than
Brown, no paper has as yet felt equal to
the task of telling. Be very careful to
note that the editor says the blank form
can only be found in this paper-the
Blddder, or the Snapper up Of Uncon@dered
T1{ies, or paper of about the same gen.
eral character. Next to voting for the
most popular teacher, the guessing
method comes in.
What tie next IL ing will be, who dare
guess? Wouldn't it be a good idea to try
this on. But before substituting some
thing else, we suggest that some of our
enterprisirg city dailes should give a
chance to guess where the wheels of
Pharoah's Chariots are, or who wrote the
Junius' letters, OF who threw the Billy
Patterson brick. Do give us something
that will lead to researches.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-05-23
THE LEFT LEG.

In the Nav Nineteenth Century Mr.
Walter X. SlblcY most curiously treats of
Left-leggedness."
He starts with the suggestion that, con.
trary to the common notion, the left leg
in most people is stronger than the right.
Where the right hand is most used in
manual labor, the left leg is employed, on
the principle of equilibrium.
In walking, the left leg is more used
than the right. Skaters perform more
figures on the left than the right foot.
Rope dancers perform their balancing
fea's mainly on the left foot. Why men
keep to the right in walking is attributed
to like cause, and gyrate in dancing to
the right.
Troops in England, Germany, France
always start off with the left foot. In
mounting horses or bicycles It is the left
foot which is placed in the stirrup or on
the step. In jumping most men take off
from the lett foot. The chief propellng
power in swimming races is the left leg.
Then come measurements of limbs and
feet indicating greater strength of left leg
and size of left foot.
And the conclusion is that right-hand-
edness and left-leggedness are attempts of
nature to preserve bilateral individual.
Man being naturally or artifcially right
handed or leftfooted tends unconscious
ly to bear to The right lower ANIMALS to
circle to the left.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-05-23
Death of Thomas Brown.

On Tuesday afternoon the subject of
this notice died at his residence in the
Fourth ward, No. 439 Bedford street,
after brief illness. Mr.. Brown came to
Johnstown when he was quite young,
having been born in the county of Dur
ham, England in 1S47. Soon after coming
here he entered the employ of the Cambria
Iron Company. Later he was foreman of
Haws' mines, and for the past several
years he operated the Horroks coal mines
in what is now the Ninth ward. He was
for three years a Councilman in Johns
town borough and served in several minor
offices. He is survived by his wife and
two brothers, John and George, both of
whom live in this city. The funeral of
the deceased will take place tomorrow
afternoon, when Alma Lodge l. o. o. F.,
No. 523, of which he was until his death
a prominent member, will turn out to pay
their last tribute of respect to their late
brother.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-05-23
BY 16I To 143.
The Mckinley Tariff Bill Passes the House
as First Reported.


WASHINGTON, May 21.-The vote in the
House on the third reading and engross-
ment of the tariff bill resulted Yeas 161,
nays 143.
The scene in the House this morning
when the Mckinley tariff bill approached
final vote was the most exciting that
has yet taken place with the exception of
the uproar that occurred on Saturday
night between Wilson, Bynum and Bayne.
The galleries were crowded and the House
on both sides showed that both parties
had exerted their energies to bringing out
their respective votes AS the time ap-
psoached for the calling of the previous
question both Democrats and Republicans
crowded into the pit in front of the
Speakers char and many turbulent
scenes were enacted. Mr.. Farquhar,
of New York, on the Republican
side, astonished his party with one
minute speech, in which he said " pro-
test against this kind Of protection that
this bill carries" Mr. Farquhar was
speaking for the benefit of delegation of
Buffalo farmers, which was in the gallery,
and which has been demanding a lower
rate of duty on barley. This unexpected
drive at the bill brought half the members
of the House on their feet and another
scene of confusion ensued. Major Biggs,
of California, the great anti-civil service
retormer, got the recognition of the
chair and standing in the pit made a
speech which was not heard owing to the
turbulence and uproar that prevailed.
Major Mckinley at noon demanded
the previous question. Mr.. Gros-
venor left the char, as the pre-
siding officer of the committee of
the whole, and Speaker Reed took the
gavel. He raped the HouseIvigorously
to order, when Mr.. Grosvenor reported
the bill to the House from the committee
of the whole with amendments. A vive
voce vote was then taken, the chair de-
Gliding in favor of the bill Mr.. Coleman,
of Louisiana, was the sole Republican
who had the coulage to face his party and
vote against the bill. Mr.. Whitthorne
dem cast his first vote of the session,
lie having been sick at home. On the
vote on the previous question the result
was 1G1 ayes to 143 nays. There ..were
number of republicans who lodged the
vote. Among them were Mr.. adams of
Illinois Anderson, OF Kansas Butter
worth, of Ohio; Buchanan, of New
Jersey, and Dehaven Of California. The
only change the House has made in the
bill was mere techical one in the
schedule on type.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-05-23

The way some of the Democratic poll.
ticians of Blair county have been raising
the wind Of late would make one believe
that they had been taking lessons in polit.
ical methods of the Quay-Delamater
people. The trouble with the Democratic
party, so far as the bosses are concerned,
is that the rank and file are accustomed
tohaving there say when primary elections
are held. Not so, however, with our
friends in the opposite party. The rank
and file among them are used to being
led, and when a county or a State is
stolen theyisimply submit as a matter of
course.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-05-23

Gov. BoIEs, of Iowa, has appointed
Miss Helen Louise Burr, of Cedar Rapids,
notary public. Miss Burr is bright,
energetic young lady about twenty-tour
pears of age. Her father, II. II. Burr
has been court reporter for seveateen
years, and for four years his daughter has
been Lis able assistant, frequently taking
her fathers place in the court room. Not
long since, at a term of court held in
Cedar county, Miss Burr filled the posi-
tion of reporter, and Miss Shearer that of
clerk. The Judge commended the work
of thes1 young women IN the highest
terms, saying that nc. one had ever filed
the posision so acceptably.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-05-23

The County Commissioners of Blair
county are warned by the Altoona Tribune
against allowing the court house at Holli-
daysburg to he used for holding political
conventions, particularly Democratic con.
ventions of such character as that which
assembled there recently. We do not
know whether permission was granted IN
the case or not, but in this county the
conventions are held in the
court house, nevertheless, as
was the Republican County Committee
meeting last year in our county. They
simply walked into the arbitration room
and held their convention, although they
had never asked, much less got, "a permit
to do so. Perhaps Blair county people
are not accustomed to such exhibitions of
check. They might learn some things by
coming to this side of the mountain.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-05-23
\ HI ToRIC SCENE.
A Thrilng ReprOd uctiOn of the Attrociou.
Mountain Meadow Massacre,

\ Thrilling ReprOd uctiOn of the Attrocious
Mountain Meadow Massacre.
The great Forepaugh and Wild West
combined shows, which exhibit in Johns
town, Friday May 23d, on the old show
grounds on the Point, brings the unwrit-
ten history OF the far west to the door of
civilization. There is nothing more ter
rible in history than the Mountain Meadow
Massacre, and this is illustrated by Capt.
A. II. BogaIdus, the worlds champion
shot, and SCORES of scouts, cowboys and
Indians, in way that vividly pictures
the awful horrors of the scene. The
Mountain Meadow Massacre occurred
in in 1851, and the victims were
band of emigrants on their way across
the plains. They were ambushed by
party of Indians and Mormons under the
command of John d. Lee, chief of Brig
ham Young's infamous Destroying An
gels" and, though they fought desperate
lY, were outnumbered, and on promise of
protection surrendered. Lee was false to
his promise. and the entire company, in
Guiding 1870 men, women and children
were massacred in cold blood. The man.
moth quarter-mile hippodrome track gives
abundant room for the reproduction of
this thrilling border drama, whichis given
with all the acces sories necessary to make
the performance life like and complete.
Adam Forepaugb, Jr's $50, 900 troupe of
trained bronchos; Blondin, the equine
aerialist; the trapeze horse, the trapeze
Eclipse, and triple arenic exhibition, are
among the other features of this unap-
proachable big dual show.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-05-23
a Freight Wreck In Which the Engineer is
Killed.


Freight Wreck In Which the Engineer is
Killed.
One OF the most disastrous freight
wrecks that have occurred on the Middle
Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad
tor long time, happened at Elizabeth
Furnace, few miles east of Altoona,
Tuesday night
William Boyd, one of the engineers,
was almost instantly killed. He was G5
years OLD, aud was one of the most thor
ough and trustworthy in the employ of
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
Mr. Boyd lived at Harrisburg. Brakeman
Baker was injured, as was also Flagman
McCliner.
The wreck is what is known as "side
wipe" Engine No: SS2 was pulling off
the siding and was going east with big
load of dressed beef, and Engine No. 507
was running west with through line
freight, and terrific collision followed.
Engine SS2 was totally demolished, and
the sides ripped out of six freight cars,
scattering beef along the lire for a
distance of quarter of mile. A
great deal of the meat was crushed
beneath the wheels. Boxes and crates
of fruit and vegetables from the
smashed up cars, drawn by engine 5O7,
added much to the general confusion of
the mass of food. OF the latter train ten
cars were destroyed and piled up in a
nondescript mass of rubbish. The fires
VIII ch ensued were put out by the train
men, and the body of the dead engineer
was taken from the wreck before it was
badly scorched.
The wreck paralyzed traffic until 7.2O
this morning. The roads, both ways, were
so completely blockei that an engine
could not get either way until the tracks
were par TALLY cleared.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-05-23

GREENsBURG, Pa, May 21.-Frank S.
Westbrook, of Altoona. a main line brake
man, fell from his train near New Flor
ence last night between II and l2 o'clock,
and was so badly injured that he died this
morning. He was twenty-one years old
and married.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-05-23

THE city election Monday at Cumber.
land, Md, under the Australian system,
resulted in Democratic victory. Mayor,
City Clerk and four out of five Council
men were elected for the first time in six
years.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-05-23
Pc N SIONS

For Soldiers, widows and Dependent Relatives.
Write 10 ID. L. MURPHY,
P. o. Box, Box 534, Washington, d. C.
Eighteen years practical experience as Ex-
amlner OF Claims, supervising Examiner. and
Chief Clerk L. s. Pension ONCE. No charge for
advice.
my23-It
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-05-23
Sergeant at Arms Canadsy TsndersHis
Resignatlon.

WASHINGTON, May 21.-In the Senate
to-day the resignation of Sergeant at Arms
Canadsy was presented, to take effect
June Both.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-05-23
Danrbp & 90.
BOOK AGENTS WANTED FOR

BOOK AGENTS WANTED FOR
MY STORY OR THB WAR, RT Personal FSur E1Ss4s 1sa5s
ence as Nurse in Hospitals and on the Battle
field. BY MARY 4. LIvERMORE. Now sell.
ing like wildfire. s1-No competition. Seven
hundred pages. Splendid steel plates Sixty
first thousand. sS-hve thousand more agents
wanted-men and women. Distance no hin
drance, for we pay freights ana give extra
terms. Address,
myS3 IL Hartford, Conn.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-05-23

All eyes followed the BARRIERS keen
glance. Judge, jury, lawyers, witnesses,
everybody rose up and gazed in Mortified
interest at an apparition near the door.
There stood John Burns sound and well.
The barber was discharged and he took
the stand. His Identification was in
stantaneous, complete, unquestioned.
Even Matilda broke down and wept
though something more than joy at see
ing him may have moved her. The doc
tor grew white and red and white again,
then tainted outright.
Burns told his story. He and the girl
and the doctor formed the scheme to get
$4,000 from the insurance companies
He was young and careless, and willing
to take some risks. The doctor was to
take 80 900, the girl $4,000, and he was
to have the balance. Then he was to
marry Matilda, and with her leave the
country. He passed the wood haulers
on the ice, and almost Immediately after
took off his skates, went ashore and
struck off through the woods, which
were bare of snow, and got a train at a
| station ten miles from home, and went
| to Chicago. Then he went up to Wis
consin and found work in sawmill. He
corresponded with the doctor, taking an
assumed name. When the company de-
manded the body the doctor wrote ask
ing for his skates, watch and the clothes
he wore on that fatal morning. He sent
them, but saved the letter, which was
now produced in court, and in which the
statement was made: 81 have a good
stiff about your size which 1 can use."
Burns accidentally learned that DR..
Pills and Matilda were married, and he
at once returned to Pecatonica. He said
that he would not have cared if his girl
hadn't married, but her weakness and
the doctors evident treachery led them
to overreach. The sequel was that the
doctor spent two years in prison for his
share in the fraud, Burns got off lighter,
and the woman was not prosecuted
But how about the man whom the
boys saw skate into a sink hos in the
river? Well, they simply lied.-CAicagc
Herald
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-05-23
WHY BURNS TURNED UP.

Because l am looking right at him
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-02-21
THE FARMERS CLUB,

The adjourned meeting of the county
farmers club-the object of which or
ganization is to establish store here or
in Nergennes, to be managed by an agent
appointed by the directors, who shall
buy goods at the lowest market prices,
and the members are to have the goods
at cost with freight and necessary eX-
penscs added-was held at the Methodist
church in Weybridge last Friday. These
officers were chosen: C. X. Smith of Ad-
Olson, president; II. 5. Jacliman of Wal
than, vice-president; W. II. Matthews
of Cornwall, secretary and f. ). Wright
of Weybridge, treasurer. The meeting
then adjourned to meet in Weybridge to-
day, when two directors from each town
will be elected.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-02-21
COUNTY AND VlClNlTY NOTES.

The remains of Mrs. Charles Goss were
lately brought from Milwaukee to Bran
don for interment. She was sister of
Mr.. j. f. Weeks of Salisbury. Mr.. Goss
went from Milwaukee to Brandon and is
a lawyer.
a Shoreham correspondent writes On
the afternoon of Feb. II as John Benson
and Miss Catlin were on their way home
from Middlebury they had IA narrow es-
cape from a serious accident. While
driving down the DeLong hill, which
was very icy, the sleigh suddenly slowed
and both were instantly thrown out.
Miss Catlin received gashes on the back
of her head, besides being otherwise
bruised. Mr.. Benson's excellent horse
manship doubtless prevented ruu-away.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-02-21
Press OPINIONS.

The Green mountain range is no more
a matter of fact than that prohibition,
wisely or unwsely. is for the present the
settled policy of Nermont.-[ Vermont
Watchman.
Last week it looked as if L. A. Wood
bury was ahead in the gubernatorial race
but Carroll 5. Page has closed up the
gap, and it now looks as if he was going
to be ahead when they passed under the
wire. 500 it husband, go it bear
Argus and Patriot.
Vermont wants settlers for her deser-
ted farms, but people will not stay upon
them if there are not home markets for
their products. TO create home markets
there must be local Industries, and there
will not be local industries so long as
capital invested somewhere else pays
much larger dividends. In other words,
farming interests will not prosper unless
there is corresponding prosperity for
other interests Boston Traveller.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-02-21
PERSONAL.

Rev. Charles NJ. Niles, assistant rector
of st. AIMS church at New y ork has
accepted a call to Trinity church at Rut-
land at a salary of $1,000 year.
The engagement is announced of Miss
NeaZey, daughter of Col. and eX-Judge
Neazey of the Interstate commerce COM
mission, to Col. Walton, young patent
lawyer of Washington, and the wedding
will take place soon after Easter.
Gov. Knapp of Alaska in his annual re-
port draws this picture of the people over
whom he reigns: "The same persons
who seem to enjoy the luXuries of Il mod
ell American home, sandwich their fish,
venison, white bread, berries, tea and
coffee with dry seaweed and walrus blub-
ber. The wearer of the finest store
clothes will squat upon the floor beside
one who wears his blanket and breech-
cloth. They are usually free from THEY
ing habits, but do not stumble at false
hood and deception. They become de-
voutly pious, but swear like pirates"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-02-21
MUNGER STREET lYCEUM.

The Munger lstleet debating society
met last Wednesday evening. The large
school house was filled to overflowing.
After the preliminary business came the
discussion of the question, " Resolred,
that the prohibitory law does more to
promote temperance than stringent Ii
cense law" 1t was ably discussed in the
affirmative by f. Kendall, assisted by o..
p. Moore, and in the negative by Ii.
Taylor and A. n. Brown. The commit
tee decided unanimously for high license.
Next Wednesday evening, Feb. 2G, IIor-
ace Greeleys advice to young men, " Go
West" will be discussed in the aflirma-
tive by F. l.. Eastman and Z. Kendall and
in the negative by l.. Bacon and c. IL.
b lin. There will be declamations by
Sam Taylor, Alden Billings and Wallace
Amidon, a recitation by Miss Lille Glad
den and music by Mrs. NJ. H. Moore.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-02-21

less than the cost ofproduction, reckoning
in the latter item per cent interest on
the amount invested in land. Evidently
all the prosperity of the country is not
at the West.
The Burlington Free Press, in the
course of eulogistic article setting
forth the alleged claims of Lieut.. Coy.
Woodbury. to the governorship, says :
SIN the pluck and courage that led him,
a poor boy, to come to Burlington that
he might acquire an education by his
own unaided efforts we see evidence of
sterling worth and character We had
always supposed that it was tough job
to get an education in the Queen City,
but there is no good reason why the
Free Press should advertise the fact to
the world, even if it can thereby show
more forcibly the "pluck and courage"
of its candidate.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-02-21

N --W. EdUor-ln spite of the disappoint-
nients in the weather, we never knew
holiday business to be livelier than it was
in this season. Times seem to be good,
and bargains went like they ought to 90.
The only competitor we've had has been
the Russian Grip. But we had too big
Rush an Grip on business for that to
shake us of. But did YOU ever see such
weather? We've seen the "oldest inhab-
itant" look sick as the winter wore along,
wearin' spring styles, so to speak. OF
course it's made it little bad for busi-
ness in some respects. Here we are with
stack of winter stuff that ought to haye
been sold out long ago, to clear out or
carry over. We are going to clear it out
without regard to profits. It's a case in
which, if we can get out whole, we shall
feel mighty tickled. You see, too, that
we haven't forgot to prepare an 'ad" for
Washington's Birthday. We never let
public holiday go by without some notice
on our part. George was good fellow,
but his hatchet would cut clean as whis-
tie. We hope next time we write to be
able to tell you that we've cleared out
our surplus stock and are getting ready
for spring. Your obedient servants,
CHAPMAN Il Co.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-02-21
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1890.
NOT SO FAST.

The Boston Journals Vermont cores
pondent says that the withdrawal of Mr..
Stewart from the list of candidates for
Congress leaves a clear field for Judge
Powers. This, however, is far from the
fact. That modest and conscientious
statesman. the Hon. james X. Batchel-
der of Arlington, has put on the war
paint and ornamented his ulster collar
with the war eagles feathers, and will
be heard from forthwith Then the Hon.
Charles II. joyce of Rutland, whose
flights of bathos, when he formerly rep
resented the district in the House, used
to convulse with laughter the Goddess of
Liberty on the dome of the capitol till
the equilibrium of that damsel was threat
ened, is in the fray, too. Burlington,
also, which can seldom be persuaded to
take an office, consents to furnish can
didate in the person of that well, though
not always favorably known purveyOr
of perfervid plattudes, the Hon. Henry
Ballard. who may be expected soon to
Jar the stars out of their courses by the
vigor of his eloquence as he prances
about the district.
1t is not at all walk-oyer for Mr..
Powers, the Journal to the contrary not
withstanding.