VOL.XXVII.
A GREAT AMERICAN.
Mr. 11 n ll it 11 1 I'M Co.-ltion HI 111 M I'arty—Slm
)li,'ity of Ills lloine Surroundings—Some
ot the Notable Points In Ills Career.
New York Evening Star.
The illness of Mr. Randall, which keeps
his seat vacant in the House, is a matter
of regiet to all his old colleagues in Con
gress and of deep concern to his party.
However, Kan hill. Carlisle, and Mills
might differ as strong political forces con
trolling tho action of a majority party, at
the head of the minority they would
stand side by side to defend what tlu-y
conceived to be its rights. The absence
of Mr. Randall takes probably the most
powerful personality from the House.
Without being a piwticulnrly scholarly
man or a finished orator, Mr. Randall has
been a most powerful figure in American,
politics of the period. Differing from a
majority of his party on one subject that
litis been an issue of very recent years, lie
has not been an acknowledged lender, yet
during the past three sessions that the
leadership lias been elsewhere there have
been times when the party have turned to
him as tie mau best fitted to fight their
difficult battles. There is probably no
other man from whom a few words will
have such an influence upon the House in
relation to fiscal affairs, and in a parli
amentary struggle he has always risen
above the whole House. When deeply in
earnest 0:1 any subject he has risen to the
proportions of a giant, and, wit.b heavy
blows dealt oil either hand, lie lias
brushed the hundred and one smaller men
of the House out of his patu.
As head of the Appropriati on Com
mittee aud possessing wider knowledge ot
fiscal affairs than any other man in the
Hou>e, he lias practically controlled the
nppr priations for the entire Government.
Throtifh ltiiu the policy o' " retrench
ment a d reform " has become an attri
bute "t uu Democratic parti, and it was
this bit cry that drew support to the
party and brought it from ilie obsc.uriii
of defeat in which ti groped for years
a! or the war. Whatever bo cross may
have arisen from the diffeic in - of opin
ion on the tariff question, no- ablest of
. tho tariff reformers have al .v -vspected
the iron-nerved giant ot Ik mi ivania us
one of the most powcifu im-ii in tfic
party. He has Stood foi '••> xicfuiing
back into the time when n ty was
weak and disorganized, iu e e.uimpian
of individual rights and oi • ist and
economical administration ie Gov
ernment. lie has been i m , nly the
wnloli dog of the Treason . n I lie lias
been t lie guard- at time* rile lone
y guard of tho party organ /, on. fie is
undoubtedly one of the go • men i.
his party. They have, per , had no
better man before the pu . • xeepting
Tildeu and Cleveland, of eq -ilength
of character and determica nit him.
He lias been a practical r I nail a
theoretical defender of iln d.,iion.
He has resisted all encro s of the
individual's rights, an,! -a the
• - enemy of all jobs and sen, luvoWe
the Government outside of , , i-funr
* tions.
His first year as Chaii. Ie Ap
propriations Committee of .Mi *e w-.
signalized by the savin <> , 1 irlv million
of dollars to the Goveriiinci . Vfiormany
years' service iu public life ' - one of
the poorest men in Congo >i lie en
joys the distinction of bei ~ whose
honesty and absolute into- urposc
have never been question I' s, with
bis earnestuess and forei In rs, im
pelled by an inflexible del, ,n, has
given his word tremeinh lit and
influence in Congress.
He is a man of the gn.u plicity
MI his mode of life, win to bis
home associations, and 1 n 'ng for
display. The extent of hi v pos
sessions is represented in v plain
home he owns on C strci si, on
Capitol Hill. I, is an • front
house, with two or tim e uarble
steps at the front doi r. plain
white copings. It is om which
would rent for perhaps It is
*> a neat, unpretentious homt might
be that of a department < is ap
f pearance and his mauuei n the
force of his reputation i cat of
debate his face is the lire ot
power and determination. set In
purpose and fired by the • u ction,
the muscles tightened in < y jaw,
his eyes bright, and hi n and
drawn up to its fullest ; is, he
lo >ks the personification of istible
force. He lias tlbVer bee > hesi
tate on the floor of the H
_ At the time when the Demo
ciats were powerless to l>< selves
r tiieir party, lie, as a N (Jnion
man, was of inestimable -• their
defence. Long hours of and
night spent on his feet in : of the
force bill iu the Forty-tbir, with
hardly a corporal's guard t' : him,
gave a forcible illustration power
ful qualities as a leader.
Randall was raised in an ,ere of
if* " leg) I aud constitutional •' ~ and
imbibed patriotism and stall litical
principles from liis early i, s. He
got his veneration for the em utions
and the spirit of the Revel,t m his I
grandfatlier, Gen. Worrill, > mht in
JOHNSTOWN, CAMBRIA COUNTY. PA., FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1889.
the Revolution. His mother wns u wo
rn:*!) of rcmurkably strong churacter, mid
imbued with the old-fashioned spirit of
patriotism. His father was a leuding
lawyer and politician, from whom he
drew his respect for and knowledge of
constitutional government.
Ilattdall's first entrance into political
life was as a member of the City Council
of Philadelphia, where he served tor four
veins. He then became a member of the
State Senate. He has been iu the House
sii.ee the beginning of the Thirty-Eigbth
Congress, and almost at the starting of
his public career lie became a striking
figure in national politics. A strong
characteristic, which was curly developed
in him and has marked his whole career,
is a strict accuracy of statement. He has
always made himself absolutely sure of
the facts before making a statemet, and
has been absolutely independent. Statis
tics will pass current in the House if but
secured by bis endorsement. He jumped
to the head of his party with the struggle
over the force hill, and gave the party an
issue of economy and reform with which
to go hetore the country.
lie became Speaker of the House at the
second session of the Forty-fourth Con
gress, and was re-elected for the Forty
fifth and Forty-sixth. The leadership was
taken from him in the Forty-eighth Con
gress on the tariff question, and some
antagonism has existed between him and
other members of the party in tiie House
on that question, but it lias never weak
ened his power on the floor of the House
nor impaired bis usefulness. He has
always found bis parly following him in
matters ot appropriations, and iliey have
not failed to turn to him when there hie
been n party contest wherein the taiiff
was not involved.
Even when undergoing great physical
suffering, Randall oa the floor of the
House has seemed the cml odiment of
force and resolution. He is not a smooth
speaker, like Breckinridge or Carlisle.
Ilis voice tings like tire sound of tin
woodsu an's axe echidna through the for
■si ; hi- short rugged sentences are tin
blows that fell the tree. His party need
hini, with all his strength of brain, this
winter.
THE llr.Mtt (iEORttK CLUIt.
Klectioii f Otttuem for tho linituliig Vcar—
A Loot ll rout tlio Noxt Mooting*
The 1 let try George Club assembled io
its rooms in the Da it ley bifihltng, Main
street, yesterday evening. Mr. A. J.
Moxhatu was re-ilee!ed President fur the
ensuing year. Mr. John O'Toolc was
chosen vice-President, Mr. Richard Byre
was re-elected Secretary, and Mr. Edward
Eldi idge, Treasurer.
"I'hV Treasurer's report was read and
accepted; it showed a balance of $34.87
in the treasury.
The next meeting will he held on Mon
day. January tf, 1890. when Mr. A..)
Moxham will deliver a lecture. " Wages
are paid out of tin- lutorvr's earnings
and not by capital," -t id be the subject.
I lie old political economists have preach
ed that capital pays hitior. ir. Moxham
will take for his subject a statement in
contradiction to this traditional belief
Tile lecture wilt be free, as are all tin
lectures and meetings of the club, and a
large audience is expi cted.
SUNDAY I.IQUOK -bI.I.E.CIi SCATHED.
Rev James I*. Tulianey Heaps Opprobrium
on the Venders f She Ardent Will, Sell
on the Sabbath.
Sunday morning at flrst mass Rev.
Father Tahaney, after exhorting his con
gregation to a faitliful observance of the
Sunday or Sabhaih according to the
spirit of both the divine and lite civil law,
took occasion to speak nnhesitatini ly of
the flagrant violation of civil and relig
ious law by Sunday liquor sellers in
Johnstown The San bath of early days
was a dav of rest. ! >ur Sunday is, ii. ad
dition, a day of worship, and it has al
ways been found Ilia 1 even Pagans were
more civilized win re one day of the
week was set apart for rest. " Yet,"
said he, " these people, and many of
them wanting to lie called fatholins too,
go on dealing out their ' poison ' to help
desecrate the'Suriibiv. and all for the sake
of the dollar and dune. It's a shame and
a disgrace to the pi ut- " Tatlier Tahaney
said that he knows ii. .<• has been much
Sunday liquor sehii u Johnstown since
the flood, lie d. ->'t, know about it
prior to that time
*—*- ♦
* 'Did I iifliii'itKu ftttil.
The public lieaiiii uut.llorit.lc4 of Herlm
report a great iucteus m the number ot
cases of infltiehei lUiil an aggravation of
the disease, With an i .crease in the death
rate. The fatal effect* are produced by
complications of iinonia and larjn
gilts. The Paris < ail my of Medicine
discussed influenza i d all the speakers
concurred in the opium that the disease
is not harmhss, and t'n eases of relapse,
the consequences b • very serious. Dr.
Jerman Bee said timt Hie patients were
apt to have pm-onioni ■ or bronchitis in
fatal forms. A dispatch from Vienna
says: A ttuinber <f |-rsms in the hos
pital who had lie- n suffering from influ- .
enza were stricken HI mflamation of the
longs, and several < t '.".fit have died. In
Brunswick it ha- nied a malignant
type, and there II I ve ien many deaths,
Dispatches from I ver Europe show
that the malady • ■ n using.
- LA GRIPPE" IN AMERICA.
Six Death* in Ho*ton—A Pros
trated at Prayer—Train* Kuu Short-
Handed.
JERSEY CITY, December 81.—'The grip
lias caught 011 firmly and lias spread over
the entire city. There is scarcely a dwel
ling where one or more inmates are not
suffering from its attack, or some ailment
which tliey term the grip.
BOSTON, December 31.—According to
the records at the office ot the Board of
Health there have been two deaths
of adults in this city since
Saturday, caused by influenza in
conjuction with other diseases, making
a total of six. It is the opinion nevertlie
less, that "la grippe " has begun to abate.
The report comes from the various public
institutions on Deer Island that the 11 al
ady has obtained a secure foothold among
the inmates, and is spreading. There
ara 100 severe cases now in the hospital
and seventy-five or more outside. Less
tliau a half dozen cases have been re
ported in the police department since last
week. Of the 000 postoffice employes,
100 are off duty.
TRENTON, ii. J. December 31.—Every
physician in the city i busy attending
patients afficited by the influenza. Very
few families have escaped the epidemic,
hut only two or three serious cases arc re
ported. Even some of the phvs'ciaus
themselves have succumbed to it and are
confined to their homes. One latal ease
was reported last evening, it was that of
Michael Mnlhail, twenty-six years old.
BUIMINOBAM, CT., December St.—The
twelve physicians of the towns of Derby,
Shelton and Ausoti'a report that between
100 and 200 eases of la grippe have ap
peared since Saturday night. It has ap
peared with the greatest effect- among
railroad employes and Severn lfof Ihe train.-
are eompelled to run short handed.
HIUUGEPOKT, CT., Decctnlter 3t. -All
t lie pitysicians in the city are kept busy
ihese days by patients suffering ftom tne
..rip. in the neighboring town of F i:r
tield, on Sunday - , the Rev. Mr. ( uild wu
attacked with it in his clittrcu wile
leading Itis congtegniion in prayer. He
could not proceed, and dimi>-cd tl e.n
tlieu and tin re.
> ASIIINGTON, Decemlier 31. •• LI
grippe" has invaded tiie le-idem-c ot Hit-
Vice President, and Mrs, linrtoii in- for
inreedays lieen suffering from a ■> i
aggravated attack of the n II ,en/. i mat , ly.
Until yesterday afternoon ne mi
lined lo her bed.
ALBANY N. V., Decctitiier 1.- i'. c
grip has spread rapidly m-ie in in- .t
--levv tlays, and lire doc- is an ito.t
pressed to keep up with tire const.,, t
mauds made upon them. tin p . , >
tit-put (incuts ale run won oi l , .
tinces. In the euoilol tin- e an- lu.i
imply desks. Ciiaticellnr I'l i ,
.alien ill with the disease, an I Hie .
upuruiLendent of insui am-, . .iti i, . i.
is down with the grip ami p ~ i
i ue Secretary ot St te. or. ,
Utioken wi,h the influenza -r - .
oaek to Uocbester yesu-m...
heads Of, departments are -ie,.. II
doctors here are certain He. t >,, r *i
•f the eases are of tiie genu , i ,
type.
KINGSTON, N. Y.,Dcceuib- > til i
eians in this eiiy report a laig n ,
| ease-of the grip. One-tiiir .
posing force of the Evening i'rmi,
down with ia grippe.
WABSAW, N. Y., Decern in-I 31 e
influenza epidemic lias up, no.
sporadically among the uilun- u
western New York salt li, i . A
children, however, it. is pn v m m, n
these cases the fever runs big ue,
ied by di lirium.
NKWBUKG, N. Y., Decern or i m ,
grip is here. Among the pn mi
zens who have liad it are D> ,
ney Hirschberg, Alderman ( .
Professor C. E. Moscow, D tvt,, v n
and Homer Ramsdell. I),
says lie is kept busy with M ,
and another doctor is report
forty eases. Many cbildr.ni
with it. It is reported also
oditrr but one in Port Jcrvis
CAKI.ISLB. PA., Decern J, „
Russian influenza has appe
Cumberland valley. Fully ii. % >.
cases are reported. In this < >
siciiius say there are 125 ea.-, >v
of a serious nature. No dead
leported as yet.
THE INFLUENZA IN LONO >N
LONDON, December 31. —'I > a
lias made its appearance in Hi > . A
number of employes of tin y. v
offices have been attacked In
Last livening'* Sun >.
Tiie sunset yesterday even ... J
of the pen of the lamented
was one of the many freaks of , • ,
ful weather. The clouds wet, f
ulation tint which the old say ,
is " the sailor's delight" while it
of the sky stretching acrosß tin e
north took on a peculiar olive i u
was declared by tliose wh,> •> ,
something never before warn > IM
UVCtn.
James Insicbo was severe U d
in the scalp yesterday afternon g
struck witli a sledge lianim • , . n
slipped from the hands of aU i • ... -
man at the Cambria Works.
THE POOR SHOP GIRLS.
Lite is a Wearisome Struggle atul Their Pay
is Meager.
The Irish World.
Let us see who or what these young
shop girls are. They are not possessed of
much ot the world's goods or they would
not be so employed, but they are all
daughters of honest parents, and possess
the hereditary quality of virtue and good
looks. Any one might go it blindfolded
at any one of tounters, select the first girl
within reach, and be sure that be had
picked out one who would adorn any
man's home and make him a good, faith
ful and industrious wife, and a pretty one
at that.
Behold the great palace emporium.
What life! What activity ! What rustl
ing hither and thither! It makes one's
heart ache to see these beautiful daugh
ters of penury working from 8 A. M. until
night for a few paltry farthings. Yes,
farthings ! For the books of every dry
goods king in New York will show that
the salaries paid to their sales ladies aver
age $4 a week. Just think of it! In re
turn for this miserable pittance they are
expected to be attentive, vigilant, polite
and industrious. These are indispensable
qualities; but there is another which is
not the least indispensable of all these
qualities, they must ,'ross well, or at least
look neatly. Can any reasonable person
suppose that £4 a week is enough to dress
these girls and keep alive that ce
lestial spark called life? Toil they must
from morning until night, with barely
sufficient lntetmi-sion for their midday
meal.
— •
Puzzling Oiimlui Doctors.
A icmarkabie ease of catalepsy, or sus
pended animation, bus just been report
ed. which lias bee n puzzling the Omaha
medical fraternity. .Miss Mamie Mark
eiime home from school Thursday of last
week complaining of fatigue and general
istlessness. On Friday she took to her
tied, sunk into unconsciousness aud when
the physician arrived the father was
uOuut lo si,art (.at to an undertaker's office,
thinking that the child was dead. The
doctor found that respiration had ceased
and that the child was apparently dead.
Tue temperature at this time had sunk to
• wo and a ha|£degrcos below normal, bin,
by ten o'clock Monday morning tlie tem
p nature had returned to normal and the
i'dy was warm. The French lest of
holding two closed tinners before the
i gia showed that the circulation had not
c ased. A small vein in the arm was
opened and slowly onztd blood, proving
f J titer tiiat the I iood was still in circula
t >ll.
Flie arms from the elbow down were
c 11. but tl.ic lips contained blood, and
t ib'sli recovered itseli w hen pressed in
lie finger. The action of 'lie heart is
npletely suspended. There is littie
nge in her condition yet.
* Ciineniaiish llorougli's offender*,
.'link Holler's, colored, is in tile
op " for trying, bv means of a ladder
some knocking and prying, to effect
.trance to that structure on Saturday
> for the purpose of pcrfot tiling the
>ic act of delivering Emma Dunn and
la Swank from the strong arms of the
He is a broiher ot the celebrated
n Henry Roberts, who keeps tlie now
f I MIS den in Conemaugli borough. At
time be attacked the lockup be did
n > know any of the officeis were about,
almost before he knew it lie was
n into custody himself, lie will have
■ "faring this morning.
i'at Dougherty and John Boyle, dls
oi I rliee, will also have a hearing this
no ning. The latter is also charged with
n>- diing people on the stieets on Satur
eveiling, wben both w re taken up.
are beginning to think the Burgess
- i't put it on heavy enough, as there
0 many disorderlies.
1 -lius Fair, who is at present doing
itnys for being disorderly, has
formation had Henry Ziinmel arrest
r n heinous offense. H nry had a
ng '<efore 'Squire Eesly on Saturday,
is held on SSOO bail for his appear
art. Fair is held t>> appear a* a wit
i ■ and, not being able to get hail, lie
. nave to go to jail till court.
Auotlier Body ouud.
V stertlay forenoon the body of a man
mcovered by the search torce near
•rsdale. It was buried in tiie sand
was therefore quite well pre
I. The morgue wagon brought
the morgue but laie ye-terday
ng no complete description had
made ;out bv the authori-
The height of tlie mini was about
et seven or eight ii.ehes, and the
J about Ibo pounds. The litti WHS
I nd the pantaloons worn wete dark
jean, woolen stockings, and No. ?
n shoes were worn also. A large
p • knife was found In one of the poek
tntrlietl Wire lliiatiifs* to be Ke-est ib
-1 try the Cambria iron Company.
hi Cambria Iron Company intend at
,ly day re-establishing their barbed
department, which was, before tire
f i, located in three large anil wellap-
I d buildings at the lower end o!
An vale, just across the Cooeuiaugh
■ . r from tlie Qautier steel mill It is re
p rti l that some of the old stable build
inn- in the northein end of the Camhria
Vrd vill he remodeled for the aecom
o -Niton of the machinery, e'.e., ' tue
. nplnted plant.
IT WAS WELL MEANT,
Ai <1 It In Timely and Truly Good Advice,
No Matter Whence It Came.
Detroit Free Press.
He was, no doubt, a little sprung. One
or two men on the rear platform aftcr
! ward said thev caught the aroma of
! whisky'in his breath, and his eyes at times
! were full of sleep.
i Bhny?" he said addressing the quiet
est man in the crowd, " I want to give
you a word of advice."
•• Well?"
"You know all about New Year's,
eh ? "
" Yes."
• Bo 'long party soon ?"
" Yes."
" When you git up in the morning take
'er solemn resolushun. Hear me? Take
'er solemn resolushun to live better life'n
| future. Stop eussin' att's smokin' and
] chewin'. Take 'er solemn resolushun not
I to git drunk again ! "
"Yes."
"Take'er resolution to be a decent
husband an' fnzzer. Pay up your ole
debts, toil truth an' try to be decent man.
Shec ? "
" Yes."
" Well, good bye. Goiter git off uow.
Remember—take 'er resolushun an' keep
it. 'Las'chance you got."
" Yes."
And then the victim dropped off on the
other side.
OUU ft UP COMPANIES.
I Their Equipments Arriving Kapiilly - Hose
Carriages Here lor Five of Them—The
I'iiiKiucM to be on Haml Soon*
i On Saturday two hose carriages, one for
the Couemaugh Fire Company and one
for the Vigilant, were taken from the cars
at the Pennsylvania station, and placed in
the engine houses of the respective com
panies. The one • for the Conomahglt
company weighs eighteen hundred
pounds and carries fifteen hundred feet
of hose, the other weighs twelve hundred
pounds and carries one thousand feet of
hose. Both have a!! the necessary equip
ments, including torches, axes, lanterns,
headlights, crowbars and gongs. The
metal work is handsomely plated with
nickel. They are of the Silsby make.
On Saturday evening a tine new hook
and ladder truck arrived at the station
for the Good Wilt Hook and Ladder Com
pany, as did also three new hose car
riages, one a piece, the Assistance, Mi'l
ville, and Good Will Companies. These
latter are to be of the Amoskeag make.
Our firemen are beginning to get on
their feet again, and when they get their
new engines, as ll ey expect to do before
long, they will be able to do the good
work Kir which they have always been
noted, should there be any occasion—
which Heaven forbid.
t'KEt'AKE TO SNEEZE.
The Inllm-n/.it Here—One of Our Loca
I liyrticiaiiM lienor!* Twelve Mild ( ase*
in Johnstown Other Cases r jiorted
Also.
The Influenza alias " la gripne," or the
grip, is here. One of our local physicians
reports twelve cases, which are all of a
mild nature, none ot the victims beiug
obliged to be in bed in consequence of
it. These cases are reported from the
Soutbside. Couemaugh borough is also
said to have several cases.
The disease resembles somewhat the
well kuown epizootic that has at times
been quite prevalent among the horses
all over the couutry. The symptoms are
much the same as of a bad cold, much
sneezing beiug one of the inevitable ac
companiments. The physicians say there
is no cause for alarm. Gpod care is all
that is tit cessary in most cases, hut it is
well to have the physician. The disease
is much like a severe cold in the head,
only perhaps some worse.
Evangelist singer in the City.
Elder R. H. Singer, of Calforuia, Pa,,
formerly of this place, called to see his
friends md relatives here who survive the
flood. Mr. Singer bus become the most
successful Evaugelist of the Disciples in
this Slate, as we learn from our ex
changes of his wonderful success as a re
vivalist. He has plained the cause of the
Disciples In over fifty new places, and has
received into lite church near 4,000 con
verts. He had eighteen public discus
sions, and received two of his opponents
into th fellowship of the Disciples. Mr.
Singer says, that Mr. Getty, the Univer
salist, with 'ltoiu he had a discussion
one year ago last September, was a fair j
•md honoruble disputant. He is hearty
and hale in appears ee.
The Unity' ii Mnnilay—Th Deicriptlan.
No. "'22. male, height Ave feet eight
incites, blue and white barred cotton shirt,
heavy woolen undershirt with collar at
tached, dnrk gray iean pants, brown
canton flannel drawers, black woolen
Socks, heavy button shoes—No. 7—large
two-bladed knife wiHi large blade broken.
Hoanll|| UoD*e Notices.
The of boftrriittg house keepers
requires Hint the Act of Assembly relating
to hotels and boarding houses should be
posted in each room To accommodate
those interested we have printed a num
ber of copies of the Ac which can be had
at this office.
TUG BODY OK MISS . MM.V FHANKE,
It N the Olle l'muiil Near Nineveh on Frl
—The Funeral—Otner I toil lev Fo.tml.
As stated in SatuiMay morning's DEMO
CRAT a body was found ut Nineveh on *
Friday last. It arrived here on -at unlay
evening 011 tlie 4:11 train, and was identi
fied us Miss Emma Frunke, daughter of
Mr. .lolin Frnnke, of Washington street,
six members of whose family, including
himself and wife, were drowned. Two
of the children are yet missing. Miss
Frnnke would have been seventeen years
of age on June first. She wore a ring, on
the inside of which was inscribed the word
" Emma." She also wore ear-rings, by
which her identification was made doubly
sure. The body was found about a mile
and a half below Nineveh, on the Indiana
county side, at the edge of the river, on
Pershing's farm. It had been buried in
the sand.
The funeral will take place this after
no jn at 2 o'clock, when interment will
be made in the family lot in Grand View
The body found at Coopersdale on Fri
day is described as follows: No. 519,
head with teeth apparently all in, and
most of the bones of the bony entirely
devoid of llesh, heavy blue cloth over
coat, white and black barred flannel shirt,
blue and .white barred cotton waist with
while agatc'buttoiis, pin of I rowu mix
ed goods attached, lro v coat with one
black button at neck. The remains are
supposed to he those of a boy.
Another body was found in the river at
Coopersdale on Saturday afternoon. It
was the trunk of a woman with the
waist of the dress on it, the only sample
of clothing. A leg was found near the
body, hut tin' head and all the other parts
were gone, Late ycstei day .-. cuing the
morgue authorities had made out no
description, which, if it can he done at ail,
must he \. ry meagre.
•rise January St. Nicholas, 18U0.
The January St. Nicholas fully war
tants the promise tlu.t it was to be vir
tually a second Christmas number. Of
contributions peculiarly seasonable may
he nuted : Harriet Pnscott Spoftord's
poem, " The Yule-Log's Song ; " " In the
Tenement," a gentle reminder, by Mal
colm Douglass; '• Christmas on the
' Polly,' " by Grace F. Cooliuge, a little
marine song telling of a new trap for
Santa Clans ; " A New-Fashioned Christ
mas," a humorous hit of verse,by Julie M.
Lippmamt, and tiie charming story, "The
Li tie iiuttonwood Man," by Helen P.
Strong, The frontispiece is au original
engiaving by F.- French, and shows a
lovely child whose bright face shows her
to lie •• Itedy for a New Year."
Nora Pcr-y's serial begins with cliarac
leristic spirit, and is beautifully illus
trated by Birch. Walter Camp's foot hall
paper deals with the great games at the
polo grounds, nnd is reinforced by a study
of •• The Drop-Kick," eo tributed by
Yale's famous expert, W. T. Bull, whose
kicks won Yule a chumpionsiiip.
A stirring story for boys, by William
T. Stoddard, strongly illustrated by C. T.
Hill, is begun by two chapters full of in
cident. No hoy reader could he content
without rcai ing further installments of
Jack Ogdeu's adventures when " Crowd
ed out o' Crofleld.
A story of New Mexicau life, by .
Clonics F. Lummig, gives the legend of
the now inaccessible " Enchanted Mesa,"
upon which, tradition says, there is a de
serted village just as it was left hundreds
of years ago. . A photograph of the Mesa,
from nature, is one of the illustrations.
A short biographical sketch of Helen
Thayer Hutcheson and four of her poems
—two of which are worthy of any pen—
will be gladly read by those who have
been eager to learn more of this young
genius.
Good stories which cannot be more par
ticularly praised, through lack of space
to do justice to this overflowing number.
Sire " Tracked by a Panther," a winter
huntiug sketch, by Charles G. D.
Roberts, and " Bertha's Debut," by Elia
VV. Peattie.
A Beautiful " January" calendar
page, by Katharine Pyle, Edmund Al
ton's " Routine of the Republic," and
other features cannot be more than
named.
It is a varied and strong table ef con
tents, with material for all fit. Nicholas
readers, from the toddlers to the gray
beards.
Just Add One Tear. It You Please.
Pittsburg Leader, yesterday.
To morrow is the twenty-sixth anni
versary of the emancipation proclaimed
by the illustrious President LincolD,
which struck the shackh-s front more
than live million of slaves.
Outwitted.
The man who is just now cudgeling his
brnius the most for an excuse to go over
town in the evening by himself is
closely watched husband whose thought
ful wife has made him a Christmas pres
ent of a shaving set.
A Neat and Newsy Sliaet,
Altooua independent.
The JonssTowN DAILY DEMOCRAT has
housed a new press and is now sending
out a neat and newsy sheet.
NO 37"