IHB CHKSTIAL'S .CHESS.
0 M>s or BKAJna as ay :
THK CMTNESm
How ft Differs From (he Corresponding*
American Oume-How the Board Ix
Laid Out and What the Powers of the
Various Pieces Are—Stakes Always
Played For.
■ _ In Chinatown, Now York, there aro
gambling houses where tho prluoipal at
traction for players is the Celestial game
of ohess. In Boston thore aro not nearly |
so many of the almond-eyed descendants
of Confucius and the littlo Chinatown 1
there could not support a gambling
house of that sort, for there are not more
than twenty L. vetcrate Chinese chess
players there.
These players do not oall their game
chess, however, but the name they use
cannot well be spoiled in English. Like
the game played by other nations, how
ever, it is played entirely by intelligent
> people, only tho doctors, philosophers j
and scholars of Chinatown being adopts
in the art of moving the figures success
fully over the board.
Knowing an old Chinaman named
Wing Leo, who was said to be an expert
at the game, and who Is looked upon as
a very intelligent man by his own pee- j
pie, a newspaper man, by dint of much ]
argument and many visits to Wing Lee's j
. voritablo under- [
K X ground abode (for
v 'g\ ho resides In on--
s .- yL of the dark st
/ * ■-- ©_v cellars in China
-v*;' . - Ft town), got into
(\ ' Y M ''' B good graces,
a and one day,
'ft M while visiting.
\\ '?•? a said: "Do you
\\ know how to play
V o)W chess, Wing?"
V: "Oh, me play
f*\ him litty bitteo, '
said Wing, in an
off-hand manner,
as though playing chess were nothing ot
v more difficulty than eating his dinner.
"Did you ever see an American game
of chess?" ventured the writer.
, "Yes, me see him two or tlee time,
replied Wing, "but him not be so goud
likeo Chinee way. Chinee way heap
best; him be two big army an' great gen
erals; they fight, havee big war, and
him man what have biggest blain," said
he, tapping his forehead with his fore
finger, "him be the man what win nil
the battle." He paused a moment, and
on, as if it wero his intention to have
1 in- writer think that he was possessed
or a remarkable quantity of brain, he
-aid: "Me win lots games, me beat al!
Chinee boy in Bloston."
■Have you a chessboard?" queried the
writer.
■•'Hi, yes, mo got him sure," replied
Wing, with emphasis. "You likeo see
him?"
Upon being answered in the affirm
ative, he proceeded to rummage in wha'
was to all outside appearances a pile of
rubbish, which was under his bunk, and
in a moment he had brought to light a
curious looking Chinese box, which, on
being opened, was found to contain all
of the paraphernalia of a Chinese ch>->-*
• player.
The Chinese have been playii thi -
game of chess since about tho y"s- 1 ;M
, and tho rules for the game iod v
a- exactly the same as those set d< wn
;-• it by the inventor, Wu Wang, H.OliO
•i i ago. They vary vn- ly, however,
i the rules set down for the En:-1-
pen game.
hero are sixteen pieces on the boa: <
. ad for these sixteon pieces there
■ euty-six more positions than in ti. -
American gaum.
;: , not possible,
ii- wover, to make
so many combi- /
nations, although
a great deal of ( r'A
exportness eat I \ I
be and Is shown H) j
by players. 'V I /'I I
"The board is 1/ (, -
cut into scanty- •• Ft \ I
two squares,
eight of which in %/
the center are |z?y k j
run together and V
supposed to be
the river, while -r.jV.
the four squares
near each outer edge aro the headquar
ters of tho general, or, as he is called by
tho Celestials, "Islagor." Each general
has two aids or secretaries ami these
< throe figures are not allowed to move
out of their four squares, where they aro
supposed to romain, like real army "gen
erals, and direct tho movements of the
troops in front of them.
Two elephants, two chariots and two !
horses are stationed on each side of the |
headquarters, their power being some
thing similar to that of the bishop,
knight, and castle In our game, although
these Chinese figures are restricted as
to the ground they oan cover.
In front are five soldiers or pawns, j
whose duty it is to guard tho river, i
When they once cross, however, in pur
suit of the enemy they are obliged to
stay across, and they do not gain any
thing in value when they reach tho last
row. bach piece is put down in the
square where it captures its man, ex
cept in the case of e.-tnaonler. It is iro
possible, according to the rules, to cup- |
ture the general, so of necessity it |
becomes the object of each player to |
oheckma o him if possible in his head
quarters, by preventing him from mov
ing except in check.
Wing Lee Informed the writer that in
all his experience he had never seen a
game of chess played unless there was a
f stake of some
kind en the ta
ble, for all China- ,
mon are inveter
ate gamblers, and
do not care to ex
ert thomselves
unless there is
something put up i
to make an ob-
Ihe ohess
board seen by
the writer is a
fine specime of
inlaid work, and
the figures aro
elaborutcly and
artistically
carved, all of them being made of solid
Ivory, and often a ohess board and men
► will bo handed down from generation to
generation for hundreds of years; indeed,
Wing Lee litformod the writer without u
wick that the set iie had just brought out
was something like 000 years old. Some
of the figures resemble in form and ap
pearance the ordinary Chinese idol,
while others are warlike looking men on
horsos and brandish broadswords in
their hands. Others aro mounted on
ivory elephants, and others, which take
tho place of our bishop, have a delicately
carved fringe ol whiskers around the.r
v chin, which is supposed to give them a
dignified look.—Boston Globe-
4 CEKTmfT AST) A < ti lit TV
i Johnny JltiiUen, I lie v-ijeit Wonder of
Oxford, Me.
Johnny Mullen is by all odds the old
est man in the region about Oxford, Ma.,
and perhaps in the country, and some
| faots in his long life will be of Interest.
He wus born in Gowdoffe in the parish
of Moville in tho north part of Ireland,
: about 130 years ago. Ills parents were
I Charles and Bridget Mullen. He was one
| of four children, ono brother and two
I sisters. His paronts wore quite well to
' do. They were also linen weavers. As
j soon as Johnny was strong enough to
! stand alone and tall enough to reach tho
I weuving harness, ho wus put to work
! weaving. He toiled at tho loom until a
: liitlo over '2l years of ago.
Then wonderful stories camo to North
ern Ireland of a now and marvelous
country beyond tho seas, whero land
more fertile than a farmer's dream was
free to all who came. Lured by this
golden vision the Mullens sold out and
crossed the ocean to St. John, N. B.
Johnny got a job in a saw mill in St.
John. He thinks he stopped here about
thirty vears, for a little boy he first got
! acquainted with grow up into manhood,
married a: id ha several children before
he cam" away. He worked in tho saw
mill summers and along Hie coast win
ters when tho mill did not run.
Finally he got, tired of St. John and
with two friends hired out on a coaster
1 and camo to Maine. He remained in
Cape Elizabeth some yours.
After living in Capo Elizabeth for
awhile he went to Portland. Ho next
j "huffed" it to We tbrook where ho was
i so fortunate ac to -••• -i-re -i job lugging
new wot brick iii Hawue's brick \ urd
This was such a nice job ho kopt it seven
years. Having saved up a'little money
he wont to llaymond and bought a farm
on whicli he settled down. Soon aftoi
this he ma Hod Miss Lizzie Bryant and
became tho father of five little Mullens
Mr, Mullen's farm .-mull, poor and
iceky. He could not get a living off i;
and was obliged to gu digging ditches fo.
other men. Ho was an oxpert at this,
and soon his fame as a ditch digger
spread abroad in the land. For tho next
twenty-five years ho followed this
ancient anil honorable occupation in
Bayinond, Bridgtou, Cu .o, Naples,
Harrison and all the country round
Finally, about thirty years ago, ho sold
out in llaymond and went to Oxford.
His first work was in excavating for tho
foundation of the oolen factory.
When the factory began operations,
Mr. ltobinson gave him tho position of
a \
Wl 1 M
Sa p.
f' Jl?
Miy i
a>/ r •-
JOHNNY Mt'LIiEN.
night watehuiar. He used to smok
strong tobacco "iiko a steam engine" n ,
night, to keep himself from going :■
-ieep.
By this time Mr. Mullon was probably
over 100 years old. It was natural to
•oppose that his irregular habits, :hi
alaria of swamps, sleepless nights an
:ic rank poison of tobacco would begi
•o get in their deadly work. UTtt no;
the most marvelous part of his long life
I was yet to come. About five years ago
| he begun to fail a littlo. Not from sick
! ness or disease, but from a gradual
| weakening of all his physical powers
In personal appcarauco he is about
I medium height, very spare and sinewy,
with not an ounce of surplus flesh on his
body. His eyesight is koen. He com
plains of defective sight on verv near
tilings, but has never used spectacles.
His hearing is gotting detective. His
only complaint is of a "tired feeling"
after working a short time.
When young ho went to Now Yoik
city. Ho knew .John .Jacob Astor in his
prime, and relates many Interesting
stories of New York In "ye olden time.
Ho was one of tho first gung that wen:
to cooporing in Virginia, and tho on. •
ono who stood tho climate without mm— -
ness. After a wandering life he iv
) turueii to Maine. He carries on a farm
of fifty-three acres in Harrison, doin
' most of the work himself. He has al
ways livod on a very plain diet, and his
habits aro remarkably regular. His
only medicine is wormwood, which ho
steeps Into a strong tea and drinks when
"out, of sorts." He is quite a natural
philosopher in his way, and has studied
in an original way the habits of all na
ture's living things.
Trick* of Sm uggler*.
In the days when high-heeled boots
wore tho prido of fashion there was H
shoemaker in London who made u for-
I tune by the sale of tho best Paris boots
! at a price which all his fellow-tradesmen
■ declarod ruinous. He undcisold lb
trado and obtained troops of ouatoan-ir
"Those boots must, be stolen," said hi
rivals; but thore was no evidence thin
they were; certa illy they wore not smug
gled boots, for any one could satisfy him
self that the full " duty was paid upon
them at the Custom house. The shoe
maker retired from business with a for
tune, and it was not until some time af
terwards that his secret was accidentally
discovered. It was then found out that
although ho had paid duty for the boots
he had not paid it for everything that
was in them.
There was a heavy duty payable on
foreign watches; and every boot con
signed to him from Paris had contained
in its high heel a cavity exaotly largo
enough to hold a watch. The great
profit obtained by the trade in smuggled
watches made it possible for this trades
roan, when he had filled up the heel, to
sell his boots under prime cost. This
was worth while again, because, of
course, by th- extension of his boot
trade ho increased his power of import
ing watches duty free.
The dispute as to whether the Calhoun-
Williamson duel took place in Goorgia or
Alabama has been settled in favor of Ala
bama. Tne ground where it was fought
belongs to an Atlanta poticoman.
Crowds of visitors are rapidly stripping
it of its wood for mementoes.
Two memorial brasses of the Wash
ington family have been stolen from the
parish church of Sulgravo, near Ban
bury, England. The family of George
Washington sprang froiu Sulgravo, and
the uhureh is much visited by Ameri
cans.
A aoirrnn AKKCUOTB,
||| &try of tile Qflraca
Thinker nod Writer.
TBe following littlo story, whioh la
amusing and characteristic of grout
woethe in his laat years, will interest
that largo portion of our cultured publlo
which cares for the great Gorman thinker
and writer. Goethe was for many yoars
intimate with fiofrath and Professor Dr.
Fr. bigmund Voigt, and with the profes
sor's v. ifo, born V. Loenlch. The doctor
and his wifo lived at Jena, which is
somo nine or ton English miles distant
from Weimar; and whon Goethe visited
the university city, ho commonly spent
his evenings with the Voigts. Goethe
was, of course, the central point of at
traction, and an object of the groatost
reverence in the little circle which gath
ered together in the rooms of tho pro
fessor. In the seventh volume of the
"Goethe Jahrbuch" Edmund Stengel
narrates this littlo story of the groat
man—an unocdote communicated to
Stengel by T'hoodor Voigt, a son of tho
Jena professor. Tho probable date
would l)e 1830.
In his last years Goethe had become
monosyllabic and serious, and was also,
at times, very forgetful. One after
noon a Hussar from Weimar came rid
ing rapidly into John, and drew bridle at
tho door of the professor. This Hussar
was the bearer of a noto from Gootho to
Voigt, In which the doctor was pross
ingly invited to come to Goethe that
same evening, and it was added that a
carriage would come for Voigt in about
an hour. Voigt, naturally, gladly
obeyed tho summons, and was driven to
W' .niar to wait upon the poet. Arrived
in U out he's well known room, Voigt
found there,in addition to Goethe himself
Rlemer, the poet's secretary, Eckormann,
afterwards the poet's Boswell, and one
o: two other men, whoso names are un
recorded. They were all sitting round a
table, and Goethe wore n green shade
over hi* eyes. No one spoke a word, but
each man'had before him a bottle of rod
wine. Voigt wished to announce him
self, and to inquire what were his excel
lency's commands; but lleimer whis
pered to him softly, "Hush! Excellency
is thinking." Silence again settled dowu
upon tho party; tho men sipped tholr wine
noiselessly. At last, at 10 p. m., the party
broke up, Goetho dismissing his friends
with his usual formula, "I wish my
friends a good night."
The next morning Excellency could
remember nothing about tho invitation
of Voigt. Somo idea must have crossed
the poet's mind which made him
desirous of seeing and speaking with
the professor, but tho idea had vanished,
and had loft no trace; so that Voigt re
turned to Jena without having learned
why ho had been so suddenly and need
lessly summoned to Weimar.— London
Athene urn.
Tho Harmon igrupli.
An Invention hails from Now Orleans
for v ! .'.eh very remarkablo powors are
claimed. Thie device ombodies mech
anism by means Of which music, as it i*
played on the piano or similar instru
ment, may ho indicated on paper so that
it may be reproduced as desired, thus
enabling one improvising music to have
tho music written a* it is played in such
a manner that it may be read and trans
lated into the characters ordinarily em
ployed in writing music.
The invention is said to consist in ttie
combination in the Jiarmonigraph of the
markers and con'teetlng rods arranged
lor engagement by the keys of the piano
or other similar instrument, on the key
and may be transmitted to the maiker.
In the combination is also embodied a
tone marker and a measure marker.
Some of the finest ideas of the impromptu
player on the piano appear to bo the
most evanescent. What composer, while
abandoning himself to the flow of happy
extemporization, has not longed for
some mean* of catching the exquisite
melody or the superb orchestral effect,
and recording it before its form and
beauty have become impaired and lost?
If file harmonigraph can do this, it is
truly a wonderful invention, anil one
which will bo received with gratitude by
tho whoic musical world.—Exchange.
Recognition in Birds.
A correspondent writing to "Nature"
from Canea, Crete, records a curious in
stance of instinct in birds, which is by
no means singular.
A gardener living in Zukaleria, three
iqjles ft out Canea, caught a young but
fully-lloiiged sparrow in his garden,
which ho brought to the house of a
friend, with whom he and his family are
staying in Canea.
lie presented the bird to one of tho
children in the house, it was put in a
cage and hung in the window, and after
u few hours it lost its flight and became
placid.
It was early in the morning when It
was caught, and late in the afternoon
an old bird was noticed fluttering about
the cago, apparently trying to get at the
littlo one, whilo tho young ono was mak
ing frantic efforts to got out to the old
one. i was evidently the mother of the
young bird, as tho recognition was too
cordial to have been owing to the Inter
est of a strange bird.
On the cago being opened they both
flew off rapidly in the direction of Zula
keria, from which tho old bird must have
traced its nestling by some instinct, a*
i; is Impossible she had followed the
gurdener, or she would have been ob
served earlier in the day.
Mind Destroying Drugs.
An insanity specialist, in a recent con
versation as to the number of young men
ami women at present in asylums from
the use of opium, morphine, cocaine and
kindred narcotics, stated that the sub
jert had given him more trouble than all
other forms of insanity combined. He
said that among his patients were those
whose minds nod become unbalanced
through drink, family affections, bus
iness ioHses and from other causes; but
the worst eases were those whose minds
w ere destroyed through the use of nar
cotics. The number of patients from this
cause is rapidly increasing, and there
have lieen more men and women com
mitted during the past six months suffer
ing trom dementia ocoasloned by drugs
than there were from the same cause
during th* ten previous years. It is be
yond quest ion that narcotics are amo>e
prolillc source of insanity than all other
causes combined. —Exchange.
FrtiiircN Sinking Fund.
The "Eli;, i •iceriug and Mining Journal"
describes u long series of observations
that lias been carried out all over France
since tin- year 188* for the purpose of de
tecting any variations of level of the
sand. Those observations show that a
depression from south to north is in pro
gross. While on the coast of the Gulf of
Lyons no alteration of level has boen
noted on the line between Marseilles and
Lille, a stretch of 820 kilometers, the
ground is sinking toward the north at
the various rate of three centimeters
yoarly. Should this rate of depression
continue, northwestern France would, in
the course of a few centuries encounter
a calamity similar to that which, at the
end of the thirteenth century, befell the
Netherlands.—Exchange.
GENERAL
Election Proclamation.
GOD SAVE TBE COMMONWEALTH.
WHEREAS, BY AN ACT OF
the General Assembly of the common
wealth of Pennsylvania, entitled "An Act to
regulate the General elections within the Com
monwealth," It Is enjoined upon me to give pub
lic notice of said election (and to enumerate In
said notice what officers are to bo elected.) 1,
C. Stlneman, High sheriff of the County of
Cambria, In lhe commonwealth of Pennsylva
nia, (lo hereby make known and give notice to
the electors of the county aforesaid, that a Gen
eral election will be held In the said county of
Cambria, on the
STH DAY OF NOV. A. D. 1889.
(the same being the Tuesday next following the
first Monday of said month), at which time
State, and county officers will be elected as fol
lows:
ONE PEItSON for the office of Treasurer of
Pennsylvania.
ONE I'liliSON for the office of l'rothonotary.
clerk of Quarter Sessions and Clerk of Oyer and
Terminer of Cambria county.
ONE PEHSON for Ihe office o( Register of
Wills, Recorder of Deeds and clerk of the
Orphans' court of Cambria county.
ONE PERSON for the office of District Attor
ney of Cambria county.
ONE PERSON for the office of Poor Director
of Cambria county.
ONE PERSON for the office of coroner of
Cambria county.
ONE PERSON for tlio office of County Sur
veyor of Cambria county.
ON E PERSON for the office of Auditor of Cam
bria county.
I ALSO HEREBY MAKE KNOWN AND GIVE
NOTICE that the places for holding the afore
said elections In the several wards, boroughs,
districts and townships within said county, are
as follows, to-wlt:
The electors of the district composed of tho
borough of ASlivtlle, to meet at the house of 1).
G. Myers, In said borough.
The electors of tho district composed of the
township of Allegheny, to meet at Bradley's
school house, in said township.
The electors of the district composed of the
township of Adams, to meet at the house of
Daniel Dunmlre, in Adamsburg.
The electors of the district composed of tho
township of Blackllck, to meet at the house on
the property of Simon Adams, In the village of
Bclsauo.
The electors of the district composed of the
township of Barr, to meet at the house of John
Solssong In said township.
The electors of the district composed of tho
township of Cambria, to meet at tho office of
Abel Lloyd at Lloyd Springs Hotel, In said town
ship.
The electors of the district composed of the
borough of Cambria to meet as follows : Ist
ward, at school house In said ward ; and ward
In the borough lock-up In said ward.
The electors of the district composed of tho
township of Carroll to meet at the house of John
Eltek In said township.
The electors of the district composed of the
borough of carrolltown, to meet at the school
house In said borough.
The electors of the district composed of the
township of chest, to meet at the school house
No. 9 In said township.
The electors of the district composed of the
borough of chest Springs, to meet at the house
of Jacob Wagner In salu borough.
The electors of the district composed of the
township of cieartleld, to meet at school house
No. a. adjoining the village of St. Augustine, In
said township.
The electors of the district composed of the
township of conemaugb, to meet at the school
house at singer's In said township.
The elect ore of the district composed of the
borough of Conemaugb to meet as follows : Ist
ward, at the house ofPeter Malzl In said ward,
2nd ward, at the house of John Swnrtzman In
said ward.
The electors of the district composed of the
borough of coopersdale, to meet at school house
In said ward.
The electors of the district composed of the
township of croyle. to meet at the office of J no.
Ton", in the vintage of summerhlll, In said
township. ,
The electors of the district composed of the
township of Dean, to meet at Richmond school
house In said township.
The electors of the district composed of the
borough of East Coutmaugh, to meet at the
school house In said borough.
The electors of the district composed of the
borough of isberasburg, to meet as follows: East
ward, at tho office of Richard Jones, Jr., In said
ward: West ward, In council room. In said
ward.
The elect ore of the district composed of the ,
•township of Eder, to meet at the school house
in the village of St. Boniface In said township.
The electors of the district composed of the ,
borough of Kranklln, to meet at the school |
house In said borough.
The electors or the district composed of the ,
borough or south Eork, to meet at school house ;
No. 2 of said borough.
The electors of the district composed of the |
township "of Gallitzln, to meet at Mountain ,
school house In said township.
The electors of the district composed of the j
borough of Gallitzln, to meet at school house In ,
said borough. . ,
The electors of the district composed of the j
borough of Grubbtown, to meet at public school ,
building In said borough. ,
The electors of the district composed of the .
township of Jackson, to meet at the house of ]
Henry Roger, In said township. I
The electors of the district composed of the ,
borough of Johnstown, to meet as follows: Ist t
ward, at the office formerly occupied by Thomas ,
& Waters., Market square ;2d ward, at tne or- ;
lice of J. 8. Tittle, Esq,, on Market street In said
ward; :',d ward, to meet at the Mansion House,
corner ot Franklin and Broad streets In said
ward; 4th ward, In school house In said ward); i
sth ward, at the office of Irvlnßutledge.Esq., In 1
said ward; Gtli ward, at the Johnstown Pottery '
In said ward; 7th ward, at the office of S. W.
Miller in said ward.
The electors of tLe district composed ot the
borough of Lilly, to meet at the house of Gep
hart Bender In said borough.
The electors ot the district composed ot the <
borough of Loretto, to meet In school house In
said borough. _ ,
The electors of the district composed of the
township ot Muuster, to meet at the ware-house
of Augustine Durbln, deceased, In the village ot
Munster In said township.
The electoi • ot the district composed of the
borough of .'lllvllle, to meet as follows: Ist
ward, at the lock-up; 2nd ward, at the hose car
riage house In said township.
'liie electors of the district composed of the
borough of prospect, to meet at council Cham
ber In said borough.
The electors of the district composed of the
township of Portage, to meet at the school
house near the village of Portage In said town
ship.
The electors of the district composed of the
township of Heade. to meet at the tin shop of
Abraham Cornelllus, In the vlllnge of Glasgow
In said township. ,
The electors of the district composed of tho
township of Richland, to meet at the house of
Joseph Gets In said township.
The electors of the district composed of the
township of Stonycreek, to meet at Jacoby.s
school house in said township.
Tho electors of the district composed of the
township of Summerhlll. to meet at school
house No. 4 in said township.
The electors of the district composed ot the
tow nship of Susquehanna to meet at tho house
of Michael Plottln said township.
The electors of the district composed of the
township'of West Taylor, to meet at 'lie school
house near James Blough's In said township.
The electors of the district composed of tlio
township of East Taylor, to meet at the house ot
Peter Rhodes, near the Hendrtck's school house,
In said township.
The electors of the district composed of the
borough of Tunnelhlll, to meet at the school
house In said borough.
The electors of the district composed of the
boougb of Woodvale, to meet at council cham
ber In said borough.
The electors kit the district composed of the
borough of Wilmore to meet at the council
Chamber In said borough.
The electors of the district composes ot the
township of Washington No. 1 to meet at school
house No. 3 In said township.
The electors of the district composed of the
township of Washington No. a to meet at school
house No. 5 on the pike leading from cresson to
summit.
The electors ot the district composed of the
township of white to meet at the small store
house of John C. Gates in said township.
The electors of the district composed of the
township of upper Yoder to meet at the Whiskey
Springs Hotel In said township.
The electors ot the district composed of tho
township of Lower Yoder to meet at Beam's
school house In said township.
SPECIAL ATTENTION.
Ssc. l. Every male citizen twenty-one years of
age possessing the following qualltlcations shall
be entitled to vote at all electrons.
ist, lie shall have been a citizen of the United
States at least one mont h.
2d. He shall have roitdod in the State at least
one year tor tf having previously been a quail- 1
tied eloctor or native born citizen of the State he
shall have removed therefrom and returned
then six months, Immediately preceding the
election,
3d. He shall have resided In the election dis
trict were he shall offer to vote at least two
months Immediately preceding the election.
4th. If twenty-one years of age or upward he
shall have paid within two years a State or
county tax, which shnll have been assessed at
least two months and paid at least one month
before the election.
SKC. 4. All elections by the citizens shnll be
by ballot.: Every ballot voted shall be numbered
In tho order In which It shall be received, and
the number recorded by the cloctlon officers on
the list of voters, opposite the name of the elec
tor who presents the ballots. Any elector may
write Ills name upon his ticket, or cause his
Dame to be written thereon, and attested by a
citizen of the district. The election officers shaU
be sworn or affirmed not to disclose how any
elector shall have voted unless required to do so
as a witness In a Judicial proceeding.
Sue. 3. Electors shall in nil cases except trea
son, felony and bre:ich ot surety of the pence, be
privileged from arrest during their attendance
on election, and In going to aud returning there
from.
SKC. 6. Whenever any of the qualified electors
of this commonwealth shall be In active mili
tary service, under a requisition from the Pres
ident of the United States, or by authority trom
this Commonwealth, such electors may exercise
the right of suffrage In all elections by the
citizens, under such regulations as are or shall
he prescribed by law, as fully as If the) were
present at their usual place of election.
SBC. 7. All the laws rgulntlng the holding of
elections by the citizens for the regulation of
electors shall bo uniform throughout the statu
but no eLector shall be deprived of the privilege
of voting by reason of his name not being regis
tered.
SKC. 8. Any person who shall give or promise
to give any elector any money, reward or other
valuable considerations tor his vote at any elec
tion, or for withholding the same, or who shall
give or promise to give such consideration to
any other person or party for such elector's vote
or for withholding thereof, and any elector who
shall receive or agree to receive for himself or
another, any money, reward or other valuable
considerations for his vote at any election, or
for withholding the same, thereby forfeits the
right to vote at such elections; and an elect or
whose right to vote shall be challenged for such
cause before tho election officers shall be re
quired to swear or affirm that the matter of the
challenge Is untrue before his vote shall be re
ceived.
SEC. 9. Any person who shall while a candi
date tor office bo guilty ot bribery, fraud or
wilful violation of any election laws shall be for
ever dlsqualllted from holding any offlco or
trust or prollt within this commonwealth, any
person convicted of wtltul violation ot any elec
tion law, shall In addition to anypenalty provid
ed by law, be deprived of tho right of suffrage
absolutely for a term of four years.
SEC. 13. For the purpose of voting no person
shall bo deemed to have gained a residence by
reason of his presence, or lost it by reason of Ids
absence, while employed In the sendee, either
civil or military, of this State or of the United
States, or on the high seas, or while a student at
any Institution of learning, nor while kept In a
poor house or other asylum at public expense,
nor while confined In public prison.
SEC. 14. District election boards shall con
sist of a Judge and two Inspectors, who shall be
chosen annually by the citizens. Each elector
shall have a right to vote for one Judge and one
Inspector; and each inspector shall appolut one
clerk. Tho tlrst election board of any new dis
trict shall be selected and vacancies tn election
boards tilled as shall be provided by law. Elec
tion officers shall he privileged from arrest upon
day of election and while engaged In making up
and transmitting returns, except upon a war
rant of a court, of record or Judge thereof, for an
election fraud, tor felony, or for want of breach of
peace. In cities they may claim exemption from
Jury duty during their terms of service.
SEC. 15. No person shnll be qualttled to servo
as an election officer who shall hold or who shall
have held within two months any office, ap
pointment or employment in or under the
government of the United States, or of this
State, of any city or county, or any municipal
board, commission or trust in any city, save
only Justices ot the peace, and aldermen, nota
ries public and persons In tho military service
of the state; nor shall any election officor be
eligible to any civil office to be tilled at an elec
tion at which ho shall serve, save to such
subordinate municipal or local offices, below t ho
grade of city or county officer, as shall be des
ignated by law.
And also the following Acts of Assembly now
In force In this State, viz:
ACT OF JANUARY 30, 1874.
SEC. 4. That alt elections hereafter held un
der the laws of the Commonwealth, the polls
shall be opened at 7 o'clock a. m., and close at
7 o'clock p. m.
SEC. 8. Whenever there shall be a vacancy In
the election board on the morning or tlio elec
tion said vacancy shall be tilled In eomfonulty
with existing laws.
The Act of Assembly entitled, an "Act relat
ing to the elections ot this Commonwealth,"
passed July 2,1876, provides as follows, to-wlt:
That the Inspectors and Judges shall meet at
tho respective place appointed for holding tho
electron in the district to which they respect
ively belong before 7 o'clock In the morning on
Tuesday, November sth, and each sold Inspec
tor shall appoint one clerk, who shall be a qual
iiled voter of such district.
In case the person who shall have received tho
second highest number ot votes for inspector
shall not attend on the day of an election, then
the person who shall have received tho next
highest number o( votes for Judge the next pre
ceding election shall act as Inspector In bis place.
And, In case the person who shall have received
the highest number of votes for inspector shall
not attend, the person elected Judge shall ap
point an Inspector In his place. And, In ease
the person elected Judge should not attend, then
the Inspector who shall have received the high
est number of votes, shall appoint a Judge In Ills
place, and if any vacancy shaU continue In the
Board for the space of one hour after the time
tlxed by the law for the opening of the election,
the qualttled voters ot the township, ward or dis
trict for which such officers have been elected
shall elect some one of their number to till the
vacancy.
MODE OF VOTING.
The attention of all qualltled voters Is di
rected to the following Act ot Assembly regu
lating the mode of voting in this common
wealth;
CHANGE IN THE MODE OF VOTING.
AN ACT regulating tho mode of voting at all the
elections In the several counties of the com
monwealth, approved March 30. 1869.
BEC, 1. lie it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives fo the Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania tn Oenerat Assetnhly met and it is here
by enacted by the authority of the saute, That the
qualified voters of the several counties of this
commonwealth at the general, township, bor
ough, or special elections, arc hereby author
ized and required to vote the tickets printed or
written, or partly printed, or partly written,
severally classffied as follows: One ticket shall
embrace the names all tho Judges or courts to
be voted for, and be labeled outside "Judici
ary one ticket shall embrace the names of all
State officers voted for aud be labeled " State:"
one ticket shall embrace the names of county
officers voted for and be labeled " county;" one
ticket shall embrace the names of all township
officers voted for and be labeled " Township
one ticket shall embrace the names of all bor
ough officers voted for and labeled " Borough,"
and each class shall be deposited In a separate
ballot box.
GIVEN under my hand, at my office in Eben
burg, this the Bth day of October, In the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
eighty nine and the Independence of the
United states of America the one hundred und
fourteenth.
J. C. STINEMAN,
SHERIFF.
E~ LECTION NOTlCE—Notice is
hereby given to the Voters of CAMBRIA
BOROUGH, In the county of Cambria and In
the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, that on
Tuesday, the fltli day of November, A. I>.
18Kb. at the time and places for the holding of
the General Election, an election will be held on
the QUESTION OF BECOMING A CITY under
the laws of said Commonwealth.
All persons voting on the said question will
cast a written or printed ticket labeled on the
outside " City charter: " aud those In favor of
It will vote a ticket containing on the inside the
words " For City charter," and those opposed
will vote a ' lcket containing on the Inside the
words " Against city Charter."
By order of Council.
ROBERT H.|BRIDGKB, President.
JOHN J. PFAKK, Clerk of Couuell.
EDWARD E. O'NEIL, Burgess.
Cambria Borough, September 21,1889.
T?LEOTION NOTlCE.—Notice is
1Q hereby given to the Voters of EAST co.N
KMAUGII BOROUGH. In the county of Cambria,
and In the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, that
on Tuesday, the Oth Day of November, A. I>.
1880, at the time and places for the holding ot
the General Election, an election will oc held
on the QUESTION OF BECOMING A CITY under
the laws otsald commonwealth.
All persons voting on the said question will
cast a written or printed ticket, labeled on the
outside " City Charterand those in favor of It
will vote a ticket containing on the inside the
words " For City charter," and those opposed
will vote a ticket containing on the Inside the
words " Against city Charter."
By order of council,
J. B. KAUFFMAN, President,
P. O. NKILL, Clerk of counolL
ROBERT NIZ, BurgeSß.
East conemaugb Borough, Sept. 21, 1889.
9 T7LKCTION NOTlCE.—Notice .
JJi hereby given to the .oc., u i . e
; DALE BOROUGH, lu the Coltoiy 01 cumorla,:
> to the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, thai
Tuesday, the stli day <>t November, A.
< IHHO, at the time and places for the boldtoc
the General Election, an election will he held
the (QUESTION OF BECOMING A CITY uix
1 the laws of said Commonwealth.
All persons voting on the said question v
i cast a written or printed ticket, labeled on t
outside " city Charter ;" and those to favor
will vote a ticket containing on the Inside t
words "t or City Charter, " and those oppos
will vote, a ticket containing on 11, .aside t
words •' Against City charter."
By order of council.
DANIEL WIIITTAKBR, President.
I HANK JENKINS, clerk or t • smell
GEOKGE W. HEED, Burgess,
coopersdale Borough, September. SI, 1889.
f 7LECTION NOTlCE.—Notice
J hereby given to the Voters of IRANKLI
BOHOL'GII, lit the County or < ambrla and tot,
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, that on l u<
day. the sth day of November, A.!>.. INK
at the time and places for the holding ol t
General Election, an election will b. held on t
QUESTION OF BECOMING A CITY under t
laws of said commonwealth.
All persons voting on the said que lon w'
cast a written or printed ticket, labeled ■ n i
outside •• city charter;" and those in lavor
It will vote a ticket containing on tile to He I
words '• For city charter," and tho.- • opno
will vote a ticket, containing on the Inside t
words Against City chart' r."
By order of Council.
J. s. GF.TTK.MY, President.
It. s. MCCLEESTKH, clerk of Council.
J. If. KITE, Burgess.
1 rankll n Borough, September 81, 1889.
Election notice.—Notice
hereby given to tho v 0 ters of MILLVILI
uuaOL'Gll. In the count/ of cuuibri i, and
tho Commonwealth c" Pennsylvania that
Tuesday, the sth day of November, \. 1
1881), at the time and places for the holdl ig -t tl
General Elect lon, an elect lon will be held on t:
QUESTION OF BECOMING A CITY "Oder I.
laws of said commonwealth.
All persons voting on ihe said question w
cast a written or printed ticket, lab de i outl
outside "City charter:" and those in favor
It will vole a I leket contain!ug on the Inside (1
words "For City Charter," and tlio-e oppost
will vote a ticket containing on the In l ie t
words "Against city Charter.
By order of council.
THUS. P. KEEDY, President.
W. 8. O'BRIEN, Clerk of council.
TIIOS. P. KEKDY, UurgOSS.
Mlllvllle Borough, September el, 1889.
1 NOTlCE.—Notice "i
j hereby given to tho Voters of tiltL'Bi
TOWN BoltUEGll, to tho county of Cambrl
and to the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, tli
Ou Tuesday, the stli Day of November, A. 1
1881), at the time aud places for tho holding
the General Election, an election will be held (
the QUESTION OF BECOMING A CITY undi
the laws of said Commonwealth.
All persons voting ou the said question wl
cast a written or printed tlckei, labeled on tl
outside •' city charter;" and those la favor of
will vote a ticket containing ou the Inside tl.
words " For city Charter," and those oppose
will vote a ticket containing on tho lusfde tl
words "Against City charter."
By order of Council.
DANIEL LOU'I'HER, President.
A. L. MILTBNBEKOEK, Clerk of council.
FRANK HOKNEK, Burgess
Gruhbtown Borough, sept. 84,1889.
I NOTlCE—Notice i
j hereby given to tho Voters of PBOSPKC
BOROUGH, to the County of Cambria, and 1
tho commonwealth of Pennsylvania, that o.
Tuesday, the stli day of November, A. D.
1881), at the time and places for tli holding t
the General Election, an election will be held o
the QUESTION OF BECOMING ACHY Ulidt
the laws of said commonwealth.
All persons voting on the said question wll 1
cast a written or printed ticket, labeled on tli.
outside '• city charter;" aud those to favor o
It will vote a ticket containing on i ho Inside tie
words " For city Charter," and those oppose,
will vote a ticket containing on thelusidetlv
words •• Against City charter."
By order ot coucll.
EDW. A. BABHY, President,
CON MOONKY, Clerk of council,
BEBNARD DO KAN, Burgess.
Prospect Borough, September 81, 1889.
17LEO1 „OJ NOTICE.— Notioe i
l g hereby given to the Votersot JOfIXSTOW
BOROUGH, lu the County of Cambria, and 1
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, that o
Tuesday, tlie sth day of November, A. I
1889, at the time and places for the holding'
the General Election, an election will be held o:
the QUESTION OF BECOMING A CITY undc
the laws of said Commonwealth.
All persons voting on the said question wll
cast a written or printed ticket, labeled on th
outside " City charter;" and these to favor <
It will vote a ticket containing ou the inside th
words " For city Charter," and those oppost
will vote a ticket containing on the Inside tl
words " Against city charter."
By order of council.
ALEX. KENNEDY, President.
JAMES N. HE A, Clerk of council.
I It WIN 110KKELL, Burgess
.Johnstown Borough. September in. ls-9.
Election notice.—iNotioe i
hereby given to the Voters of WOODVAJ
BOROUGH, to flic; county of Cambria, antl to tl
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, that on Tut
day, the sth day of November, A. O. 188:
at the time and places for the holding of tl.
General Election, an election will be held on tli
QUESTION OF BECOMING A CITY under 11
laws of said Commonwealth.
All persons voting ou the sakl question wl
cast a written or printed ticket, labeled on tl:
outside " City Charter ; " and those In favor <
It will vote a ticket containing on tho Inside th
words " For city Charter, " and those oppose
will vote a ticker contaitotog on the Inside tin
words " Against city charter."
By order of Council.
11. F. QUIGG, President.
P. SI. SMITH, clerk ot council.
B. F. QUIGG, Acting Burgess,
Woodvale Borough, September. 80, 1889.
Election notice—Notice i
hereby given to the voters of CONESIAUG)
BDKOUGII, to the county ot Cambria, andln tie
commonwealth of Pennsylvania, that on Tuas
day, the sth Day of November, A. D. 188!
at tho time and places for the holding of th
General Elect lon, an election will be held on th
QUESTION OF BECOMING A CITY under th
laws of said commonwealth.
All persons voting on the said question wl
cast, a written or printed ticket, labeled on th
outside '• City charter and those to favor of i
will vote a ticket containing on the Inside th
words "For city charter," and those oppose
win vote a ticket containing on tho Inside tli
words " Against city charter."
By order ot Council.
P. s. FKEIDHOFF, President.
JOBS N. HORN, clerk of council.
I'. s. FKEIDIIOFF, Acting Burgess,
coneuaugh Borough, Sept. 19,1889.
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