VOL.XXVII. CONDEMNED. The Opera House Pronounced Unsafe for a Public Gathering MUCH ADDITIONAL TESTIMONY. Sworn Statements From tlte Manages— Dr. George W. Wagoner Testifies—Full Particulars of the Coroner's Inquest— The Verdict, The Coroner's Jury in the case of the Opera House disaster met at 7:30 yester day eveniug according to appoiutracnt, at the office of Dr. Evans, the Coroner. In addition to the testamony p' eviously taken and published in yesterday morn ing's DEMOCRAT, the following was adduced: John Leber Sworn—Am a cashier for Mr. O'Donnell under the Opera House. Was in the restaurant and heard the noise, imagined the building was break ing dow a —ran to the head of stairs saw a man gathering himself up in the middle of the street, took him to be Mr. Parsons the plumber, went toward the Opera . House steps, and was caught by some one who called ''.pull me out" and I caught a boy and pulled him out, then a couple of more men came and helped me and we pulled two .or three men out, the crowd gathered and all began working. I thought to work to the best advantage I had better get up stairs the back way. Got on the stage aud called to the people to come forward that there was no fire, but that there was a lot of people lying at foot of stairs. When I told tbcm that they gathered back towards the stage. I got down to head of front stairs soon a'tcr. Some asked me why they did not leave the people go on down the stairs, they did not kuow any one was lying down in the stairs until I told them. Then we got some of them to come back up. We got a boy and woman out. they looked as if they were dead—the woman was dressed iu black, I didn't know her. The theatre was packed—we could hardly get through. , No one got out except those we pulled out, some may have got down the back stairs. 1 saw a boy and a woman taken down to the restaurant, I helped to take them down. I saw' ifioert's boy lie was alive but injured, Dr. Zimmerman at tended to them. There was a big crowd around the Opera House when I came down, the police were there trying to keep the crowd back. I saw one man hit who was trying to get to the house, lie was in- toxicated. There was no one got out ex cept those we pulled out, they were wedged iu the stairway. The hack Rtairs are vtry narrow, one man can just about get down at a time, there are so many little offsets in it. JOHN LEISEK. Wiufield W. Evans, sworn—l am the assistant of Mr. John Heuderson, under taker. The following bodies were taken to Mr. Henderson's morgue after the dis aster in Opera House : Miss Lizzie Clay comb, John Miller, colored, Mrs. Wesley Burns, Miss Clara Burns, Isaac Foler, Georgic Little Horner, Mrs. Nestor, Eddie Bigler, Mr, Fresholtz, George Slonicker. WINFIELD W. EVANS. James Dillon, sworn—l am a waiter in H. (TDonnell's restaurant, soou as I heard the noise I ran up out of the restaurant to see what was the matter, I saw several people lying in the doorway of the Opera House, tried to get them out but could not, but with assistance of two others managed to get two out, they were two men. Three of us tried to pull one man * out but could not he was wedged iu so tight. His body was half out on the pave ment, his legs were wedged iu the crowd. When we found we couldn't get any body out i'i front we went through Mr. Weir's saloon to the back of house and there 1 saw a lady coming down the stuirs with n child in her arms, 1 never was up the back stairs. 1 took the child and led the lady down to O'Donncll's restaurant. Mr. O'Donnell directed me to lake tne hiir lamp out on the pavement so the people - could see. The light over the door had been bo 1 nby a man climbing ovr tin L beads of those lying down in the stairway.! I stopped there with the light until the house was empty and the dead were taken away. It was about fifteen minifies after the crush until the stairs were cleared. The people I tried ; to pull out were living and crying fori help, but we couldn't pull them out. ' | JAMS.-, DIIJ.ON. i Jame Clair, swonw-I reside iu Pitts burgh. I was acting as usher on the bal cony, last night at the show, after I had everybody seated I went dow.u to box office and I stood there ' until the • how '.ra pretty near at an c.id, when a crowd came rushing down stairs, and another gentleman (Mr. Harrington), and myself tried to '.op them. We saw it j- no use. the crow d pushed us aside. The box-office is on the first lloor and the people came down front the gallery to the first floor. Then there was a cry of Are on the first gallery. When the crowd came rushing down and pushed me aside I went out into the auditorium aud called JOHNSTOWN, CAMBRIA COUNTY. PA., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1889. 1 to them to keep their seats, that there wus !no fire. About that tin:e a lady fninted, 1 and I got water for her and restored her. ! The water was brought to me from the stage. Then I assisted in getting the people down the back stairs. I can't say whether any one jumped over the railing into the stairs. It was about ten or fif teen minutes until the stairs were cleaied. The people rushed down before the cry of fire ; they thought the curtaiu was coming down, then the cry of fire was raised. There was a good many peoplegot down the back way. One person can about get down the stairs. Before the panic I went down the front stairs to see if the doors were open. Mr. McCann had the doors fixed, they were not open, but could bt pushed back very easily. One of the doors is fastened by r. bolt and this was removed so that tho doors could be fastened back against the wall in a min ute. I don't know how wide the opening between the door is. • JAMES CI.AIR. Michael McCann, sworn—l Sun one of the lessees and managers of tho Park Opera House. I was ia and out through the house and around the top of the stairs all night, and aboift the time the last act was on I went to bottom of stairs to see that the doors would he prepared when the curtain would fall. One of the doors is usually held by a small bolt to keep the door closed. 1 removed the holt aud left the doors hang loose. I went to bottom of stairs, which is only a few steps fur ther down. I was standing there talking, when I heard a bell ring. I never had heard the bell before, its tone was strange to ine, it rung a dozen claps before j noticed it. I asked a man near by what the ringing of the bell meant. One of them said he thought it was one of the new fire bells. I said to them : " Gen tlemen, for God's sake go away from the door." I feared some one might cry fire. They turned as if to leave, aud then I turned to uoor and started up stairway. I opened door and got on inside of door, thiuking I could reach top of stairs before the people would hear the bell. The first or lower gallery windows being open the people evidently heard the bell as soon as I did. By the time I got half way up the stairs they began to jump over the bannisters down into stairs. There was quite a number sitting on bannisters around top of stairway. I saw by the jumping and the rushing that there would be a panic. I called to the men in front to be calm ; they said they couldn't, they were being pushed. They pushed me down iu front of them. To the best of my knowledge fifteen or twenty people landed on the sidewalk before the block ade took place. I staid a few minutes, helping to get those who tell on the side walk out of the road. Several others helped me to get them away. The thing got so serious looking to me, and my wife and child being on the inside of theatre. 1 rushed around to back stairs aud made my way on to stage. 1 went to foot lights and begged the people for God's sake to be calm, that there was no danger. By this time my wife, who was on the stage, ran to me and threw her arms about me, and my child was crying; my wife begged me to take her out; I insisted on her standing on the stage until I wept down among the people. She insisted on me taking her out, and as the people seemed calmed down considerable on the inside, I took them jdown the back stairs and through Postoffice alley. I left her at corner with child, and I rushed over to front of theatre. The po licemen were flourishing their batons an i I drew back again. There was a fearful howlii.g mob about the door, and some body at engine turned the water on them. After that the people drew back from sidewalk. Soon after that a passage-way opened through to top of stairs. I re turned to my wife on the comer, and we saw them carry several people away from the front of the theatre, evidently i wounded. I met my brother and sent j my wife and child home with him. By this i time the theatre wns emptied. After this I | went to top of stairs by the front way, then I saw the first corpse, a lady, Mrs Nestor, they called her. She was laid out | on some chairs. I saw severiil people up ; around the stage and two on : stretchers. I asked if they were dead, j Some one said one was living, hut they ! thought the other was dead. I waited at I top ef stairs until the people wore brought j down, one was a man and was dead, the I (.tie r '..as lady and was still alive. 1 didn't hear any otty one crying tire in the house* 1 was too far down the stairs. 1 ! , did not see the police using unnecessary I. violence. 1 think the poli.e did their j | duty nobly. There was a mob around ] , t door. They did uot treat that crowd I j anyways rudely. ThV front stairway ta I, t only exit for th audience. I think j , i( i four feet six or seven inches wide. I : if* the pt'oplc ha in' t -.1 panic . stricken they could have got out in from ' | five to six minutes. The people acted ,03 t if they were wild. There was 713 people j p; i 1 admission according to our box- , office statement. I believe the theatre | will seat that many. The one exit is j hardly sufficient: it is rather small. In t case of fire near the stairway the people , would lie entirely cut off. But I have ( seen lots of Opera Houses that arc worse / than that onc if I mind them aright. But it is my deliberate judgment that if the stairway had been three times as wide as it is. the same trouble would have occurred if the people had acted as they did last night. They jumped and fell and then others jumped on those that were down. They all came down pell-mell. MICHAEL MCCANN, James Flynn, sworn- I reside in Johns town and am one of the lessees and mana gers of the Parke Opera House. I was on the stage during the performance when I heard some one cry fire. In a moment everybody was on their feet. The alarm enme from one of the galleries. The people seemed wild, jumping from both galleries and boxes. Two of the actors and myself rushed down to the foot-lights and tried to quiet them, but everybody seemed to rush for the stairway. When we saw we couldjdo nothing with them and remembering the back stairway, we assisted the women and children from the nudieiiceou to the stage, and stationed a man at the back stairs to pnss thorn out quietly. After a short time Officer Varner aud another officer ap peared, coming up the hack stairs. They assured the people there was no danger and it scented to pacify them. The officers went down front nnd worked on the stair way for ten or fifteen minutes. We saw them carry up two women, a man, a boy and a girl. The man was dead and the woman died in if short time afte.% It wasn't very long until Varner had the passage way cleared and then the people passed out. The exit of the house is not very large, that is certain, but the way the people piled down tiiere it would be very hard to get them out of any exit, no matter how large it was. JAMES FI.INN. Dr. Geo. W. Wagoner, affirmed—l re side in Johnatown. and am a physician. Last night I was summoned bv telephone to 'he Opera House. I was informed that a great disaster had occurred. When I arrived the panic was over and the house was almost emptied. All who were in it were attending to the wants of the injured and pieparing the dead for removal. I saw the dead body of a woman lying on some chairs, another woman on the stage very nearly recov ered from the shock, a boy, who was also recovering, nnd the body-of a man whom I afterwards learned to beGeorge Slon icker. He was lying on the stage. I de tected a faint flutter at his heart, and en deavored to revive him by artificial res piration. Dr. Zimmerman also gave him hypodermics of stimulants. We worked with him about a half an hour nnd were finally forced to give up our efforts. He gave several slight gasps during our work, but finally died, The bodies were taken to Henderson's morgue, where I saw nine, identified as related by Mr. Evans. I made a superficial examination of all the bodies and am of the opiivou that they all died by suffocation. To-day I accompanied Dr. Evans, the coroner, to the Park Opera House, and examined the exits somewhat closely. We gained the stage by the back stairway aud found it to be built in one corner of the building, not lighted, very steep and winding, sev eral of the steps broken, and the entrance from tho stage only twenty-two inches wide. Au ordinary 6ized man filled the entrance. The main and only exit for the audience is situated in the frout part of the house under the gallery. It is sur rounded by a casing thirty-six inches high. The exit from the first gallery is on the left hand side of the house looking to the front, £nd thut of the second gal lery on the right side. Both exits come together on the first floor and are sepa rated bv a casing thirty-six inches 'high- The aisles from all parts of the house centre at the main exit. Thirty-three inches from the mouth of the stairway, towards the stage, ts au iron post which I helps to sustain the gallery, j The distance between each side of tin-1 j casing around tiie stairway is fifty-two J | inches. Thirteen feet slanting down the stairway are double doors swinging mil-' I ward. The clear opening in stairway! I when doors are open is forty-eight inches ] wide nnd eighty-two inches high. A few | steps below these doors are tha outer! i doors of hall, lined in the stairway which ! j is of the nine size. There is then u small -platform nnd three more steps to pave-; | nient. There arc nineteen steps each j I -even and one-half inches high from floor! of hall to outside doors and then the three steps below tlicso doors to pavement. The Stairway leading to first gallery is at the front of the house to the left. Tin re are three -teps which carry one to. a plat form thirty six inches wide aud thirty-one inches above door of hull. From thisi platfoim the main stairway to gallery <■ off at a right angle to the three steps fir i mentioned. These stairs nro thirty-two inches wide and there L a turn composed 6f four winders at the top, leading to the . landing on the gallery. There arc eigh teen steps in all. The stairs on the i i ghl hand sido, which lead to the top gtllery, are exactly similar until they reach the, floor of the first gallery, where the land-) ing and entry of the stairs leading to the top gallery arc cased in.making a passage : way immediately at top of stairs thirty one inches wide which is enlarged toj fifty-seven inches wide at one placo sud ;! denly contracted to thirty-tvvcrinches wide i ! where first step is made on to stairs to : top gnJlcry. These irregularities in the [ passageways are all made in a very short ; distance as will be seen by the accom i panying diagram. It is my opinion that they arc constructed nbout as badly as they well could be. All the exits appear to me as if tbey had been constructed for • the purpose of forming a trap. It is also my opinion that the main stairway is en tirely inadequate for the purposes for ; what it is intended. GEORGE W. WAGONER, M. I). i We, the undersigned, the inquest su m. ; moued by D. W. Evans, coroner, to ,n --i quire into the cause and manner of the t death of Lizzie Claycomb, John Miller, i Mrs. Wesley Burns, Miss Clara Burns, i Isaac Foier, George Little Horner, Mrs. > Nestor, Eddie Bigler, Mr. Fresholtz, and ,• George Slonicker, do find that death was I causen in each case by suffocation in the jam resulting from the panic precipitated > by a false alarm of tire in Parke's Opera s House during a theatrical performance on . the evening of December 10, 1889. We r do also find that, owing to the insuf r ficient number of exits, the narrowness i and faulty construction of ti c only one • in the house, wo condemn the building us r entirely unsafe for any public gathering, ' and we hereby ask the authorities to take : proper means to prevent any public as t scmblages in the buildiiur as now con : structed. Witness our hands and seals this lltli j day of December, 1889. J. M. SHPMAKER. [7.. s.] GEO. TCRXEK. [r,. s.] JOSEPH PRICE, [L. a.] • E. ZANG. [L. S.] THOMAS S. SEIBERT. [L. S.] JACOB C. HORNER, [L. S.) KILLED ON THE RAILROAD. Lizzie Gerharrit, ol Hornerstown, Struck by the Limited While on Uer Way to Mor rellville. The New York and Chicago Limited i was late yesterday evening and went through here at what railroaders call lightning speed. It passed here about 7:30. Just below Haws' Fire-brick Works, Cambria, it struck a young woman, and knocked her off tlie track. The trainmen saw her and stopped as soon as they could. A man was sent to notify the Cambria bor ough authorities, who in turn notified Coroner Evans, by telephone. Dr. Evans telephoned to have the body put in u safe place till morning. The body was then taken to the Council Chamber. It was found that the young woman was Lizzie Gerhardt,of Hornerstown. She was on her way to Morrellville, having left, her home about 0:30 r. M. Word wus sent to her parents at Hornerstown, who sent down for the body. Her father is William Gerhardt. Lizzie, it appears, has been somewher wayward, and had left home without her parents knowing where she had gone. First Work First, The voters of Pennsylvania with those of three other eastern States, have, during the past year, stood up, been counted and found lacking on the tem perance question by mauy thousand votes. Men are not yet. convinced that alcohol is an outlaw that should be outlawed. A great woik of popular education on that point remains yet to be done. It may be j bard to believe, but it is nevertheless true, ttint there is no short rond to the prohibition of the sale of alcoholic liquors under a goverment of the people. They, the people, must first be taught that these ' liquors as beverages are bad before they " will prohibit their traffic. '■ A thorough enforcement of the temper ance education laws of Pennsylvania and ' these otiier States in their public schools will slowly perhaps, but surely and per manently change public sentiment on the 1 question. i The sooner wo temperance workers realize that this first work must be done < first, and tnercfore address ourselves to > securing the most thorough and iuttlli • gent temperance education of every child -1 n nil our public schools that the laws de-* ' I tnauds, the soonci will our States and :! nation be rid of the incubus of the saloon. ' .MARY 11. HOST. ' That Gift to Dr. llcnle. ' i'h tsimrgii Dispatch. Whatever the outcome in fact may be of the somewhat my-D-rious letter ol CT>I • uiel Sliepar.d to Dr. David J. B.MIC, of Johnstown, those \Vho know how the lat ter gave up everything and worked uu : I- a. ingly for his fellow townsmen alter toe great flood hope that the 85,000 will j prove a reality and react I)r. Benin's 1 pockets. One of the newspaper correspondents I • who was an eye-witness of the scenes after the disa 'er at Johnstown said to inu ye-lerdny: " Dr. Beale was a hero in til •> i dark days. He never gave a llioti -lit ;o himself at a time when most Johnstown , men were looking strictly after the n:- s Ives, ami early and late work, d for those who were in distress. The* whole j i hearted Christianity of the man made j him n conspicuous figure. He was- one , | of the few, too, who thought it was worth . while to get on a barrel of a Sunday ami ■ with cheerful words attempt to instill courage and hope into ail within hearing, j His open air addresses did a great deal of good." ' WEE WILLIE'S VIOLIN. YOCTB'B COMPANION. A poet, rambling 'mong the hills, chanced on a cottage gray, And there ho made his tuneful home I-'or many a summer's day. Wee Willie was the farmer's sou, A pretty lau to see ; But all the village called htm daft. Ho dull and dumb was he. Even to the poet's gentle speech, He gave but sullen heed. And, turning from hts friendly smile. Han from the cot with speed. But suddenly he stood transfixed ; What was that angel-tone That Hi iff led each nerve with rapture wild. Till Heaven around htm shown ? An 01,1 red violin. In hands That Knew to use It well, What tender tones ring on the air! What wondrous things they tell! i The wee daft laddie nearer drew,' , ills shining eye* like stars. Mind, spirit flamed, as bursts the sun Beyond dawn's cloudy bars. His fingers work- oh, for a chance ' To wake such wondrous sound! " Let me ! "he cried; the poet smiled, And his wild wishes crowned. 1 When to t the boy with eager hand Put soul tn every string, i A nd drew forth sort, melodious sounds. Tender and lingering. . Nor would he yeleld his nnge! up— For angel 'twas to him— Till the long day grew dusk and gray, And even the sky was dim. To near and far the glad news went. The wondrous tidings sped, Wee Willie was no longer daft; The evlt spirit tied. He talked and walked like other boys. And laughed and loved and sung, And. later, with his wondrous gift And fame the world has rung. Now listening thousands eager crowd. This meed of Heaven to win ; " For angels gblde the bow," they say, " O, wee Will's violin." THERE IS NO DEATH. Thpre Is no death I The stars go dewn To rise upon some fairer shore; And bright In Heaven's jeweled crown They shine forever more. There Is no death! The dust we tread shall change beneath the summer shower* To golden grain or mellow fruit— or ralnbow-tlnted flowers. The granite rocks disorganize To teed the hungry moss they hear; The forest leaves drink dally life- From out the viewless air. There Is no death 1 The leaves may fall, The flowers fade and pass away; They only wait through wintry hours The coming of the May. There is no death .' An angel form Walks o'er the earth with silent tread ; He bears our best beloved away And then wo call them " dead I " He leaves our heart all desolate ; He plucks our fairest, sweetest (lowers— Transplanted into buss they now Adorn Immortal bowers. The bird-like voice, whose Joyous tones , Made glad this scene of sin and strife, Sings now her everlasting song Amid the Tree of Life. And when he sees a smile too bright Or heart too pure for taint or vice, 111 bears it to that world of light To dwell In Paradise. Born unto that undying life. They leave us but to come again; With Joy we welcome them—the same Except In sin and pain. i And ever near us, though unseen, . The dear, immortal spirits tread; For all the boundless universe 1 is life—there are no dead! —Brick PunieroVg Adoanoc Thought. THE NEW NATIONAL HANK. • A Room in Alma Hall to be Occupied Operation* to Hrgin January Ist. ' The Authorities of the Citizen's Na -1 tiononal Lank have rented the room in Alma Hall now occupied by John H. Waters A Bro., plumbers. A large safe will be procured aud the room pul in condition for tbe bank by January Ist. Arrangements for remodeling the interior of the room are now making. There is great demand for the stock of , the new bank, so much in fact that some I of the heaviest subscribers litivo given some of their slock toothers WlK> were ' anxious to hike it. .11A KKIAGK LJ C ESSES. The Following; Have I'd n f I ranted Since Dm- Last P., port. IChrlfH "i F. <: >vnn . Y.ornTa lie V-uiii HHon More il\llle i (Jacob Miller swr.ycreck twp j 1 1 Kiltle lolly .Inhii.-dowti | ! JVi llltam Kim ll Morrellville J (A:ml hull., .la, „ n twp • Lt lex. Paulson . MorrellvitlO I (Annie Hatlc Hip ceil Momirvlllo i ! (Daviil j, Lavciy Mlllrilio - I (Marguicr M. hartlcbau .:, MlUviiie j (Kvnn 11. pout-u tohu.-MOWH ; ! Venule worthln;ton .inhi.stown J Philip W. I UOI.IU sopth Fork i i isusiin L. Pcttrod Mouth Fork j ! IHenry Funk jaokso > twn ; i (Sarah 1,-ii.- Kbensbur-,-1 Carle- V. HI 'l.l-I'.. The news lias hi -it received hero (hat | Charles Carter, eonvictcd last week of the } murder of John Mvtlicw.--, wa . \ r-tqr,!-ty : morning scalene- ,1 I • be hanged, lie claims that if lie had another trial the zc j suit would he different. A Hungarian, raid to be tinned Glusky, i j was killed on the Pennsylvania Railroad ! 'last night bv Fu-t Line cast. The bedy i was shipped to Portage y sterday, in care I of I'. .McGougli, for interment. NO^fS! THE NEW LIXCOLN ItKIDGE. It Was lieady for Ue Early Intetdn} Morning—liapiil Work. Tuesday morning abdut ha'f-oe.st 9 o'clock the new Lincoln Bridge was thrown open to the public. Of course there was a great rush when wagon com munication was re established with the Pennsylvania liuilroad passenger and freight stations. The latter place was a very busy one yesterday in consequence of the opening of the bridge. Every body wanted to be the first waited upon. The completion of the bridge in such a short lime reflects great credit on the con-' tractors, Hoover, Hughes & Co. It was about twenty-two hoars from the time • the first trestle was set up till the wagons were crossing the bridge. Christmas—Preparing For It. At tins time of the year, when the Christmas holidays are fast approaching and many thousands of people are making secreet preparations for the secular cele bration of tiie festival, it is worth while to stop and consider the piintiples that should guide one in following the cus toms of the season. If wecould free our selves entirely from the trAditions and cus toms that require us to make gifts to our friends on Christmas Day we should nevertheless return to the praetico spon taneously and again establish the cus tom, for Christmas is the time of peace and good-will, and those who have a proper appreciation of the day give their feelings natural expression when they try to make their relatives and friends share their own happiness during the festival period. It is entirely natural, therefore, that it should be a gift-giving season. The custom is not an arbitrary fashion, but is founded upon the instincts of hu manity. It is possible, however, to have, custom warp the gift-giving from Its true purpose by encouraging extravagance and leading the giver to gratify his own vanity instead of kindly min istering to the tastes or wants of his friends. Between those whose friend ship in real there can be no such thing as sordid weighing of the intrinsic value of a gift. Its value lies in the fact that it em bodies an expression of love or affectiOD, and whether it be large or small, costly or simple, it has this value to the true heart. For this reason that gift is most, highly appreciated which iu some way forms a part of the giver; that which has at one time been cherished by the giver, or made by his hand, or that has been thoughtfully and considerately selected to meet the tastes or needs of the recip ient. Christmas should not be desecrated by gift-giving felt as an obligation that is fnlfiled solely because custom demands it. The gift should be a real cxptcssion of affection sincerely offered. With this consideration of the principles, says the Baltimore Sun, that should guide one in the Christmas season comes relief from some of the perplexities that beset one while preparation is being made for the coming festival. It encourages o-.e to rule out at once all merely formal gifts and to dismiss "from the mind ill thought of making presents merely for form's sake. It imposes at the same time the very pleasant, duty of preparing for each friend some token of affection that shall show consideration as well as kindness and leads to the preparation of little tokens of af fection, inconsiderable in value perhaps, but significant of thoughtful love. Christmas is thus matte a real festival in the heart, not a merely formal season for gift-making. But one cannot afford to . wait until the day itself before choosing the gifts that shall give expression to the . kindly, generous feelings of the Christ i mas season. There must be thiuking and planning now if the gifts are to exhibit . that consideration which shall add to , their value as tokens of affection. Our friend is to be pleased ; that is the first • consideration. What gift will show him that a tender regard lias been had E for lus tastes or whims ; that there has . been a real effort made to gratify him ? i If that can be determined in such away . as to enable the giver to give something of liis own personality into the gift it wi'l hac a double value in the eye s of the re cipient. Tlier are probably no Christ I mas gifts that give higher ati faction I than the home-made articles fashioned in j secret during the pleasurable weeks pre j ceding tic holiday. Nt..- to tl.ee are | good books, selected with delicate ap j peeciation of the literary tastes of lite re , cipient. There is no tin .1 for extravagant i expenditures of money ou Christmas ' gifts, hut there is need for a great deal of j thoughtful consideration, which is tlio essence i f true friendship. And now, I while Christmas is still romo days in the ! future, i the time to think about the mut ter ami ton ' v.; to In "or u old custom j in the right way by following its spirit ; and di regarding its fashionable form. The ttoilii * Foiiul on Sunday. The body identified as Walter E. . , Hoopes was shipped yesterday evening j to Stewart & Mowcn. Baltimore, funeral ; directors. They had written to the under i takers hero to have the body shipped to them. The other body lias hecii positively identified ns Joseph Karnes, of Union street, and will be buried in Grand Viow to-day at 3 r. m.
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