The Democrat. FRIDAY, MARCH, 7 1800. EX-SBNATOK WALLACE of Pennsylvania will arrive from Europe and begin to look over the political field early in March. SPEAK Kit REED has accepted the invita tion of the Young Republican Club of Philadelphia to attend its annual dinner on April 9ih. Miss RARECOA E. ROBERTS has been admitted to practice in the Orphans' Court of Philadelphia. She is the second wom an lawyer admitted to the bar of that city. THE carrying of concealed deadly weap ons is a legal offense in Pennsylvania, but scarcely a day passes without a murder or a suicide caused by the violation of that law. Cannot some means be devised for icstricting the sale of pocket pistols ? Tnß Philadelphia Record says : Sena tor Hoar's bill to prevent changes in Con gressional districts before a new appor tionmcnt shall have been made, is not so much an attempt to prevent gerrymander ing as an attempt to prevent the correc tion of existing gerrymanders. The Republican paity is making desperate ef forts to niolxng its life. Senator Hoar's project is one of the latest. TnAT sturdy Democratic journal, the Westmoreland Domocrat with much grati fication says: Of Westmoreland's six leading boroughs, all save one, last week, elected Democratic Mayors. They are Greensburg, Latrobe, Mt. Pleasant. Irwin and West Newton. The one exception is Scottdale. That locality showed its good iLtentions, however, by re iucing the Re publican majority, while Greensburg largely increased her Democratic margin. There is no abatement in the rising tide of Democracy in the old " Star of the West." MAIiKIAUK LICENSES. The Following Have Keen (.ranted Since Our Last Report. jjohn n.Davis Ebensburg (Nora Thompson East Taylor twp f William cummins South Fork l Ella conue 1 Souih Fork (William 11. Seese Scalp Level (Nancy till! l'ortuge (Andrew Malum Johnstown "(Sue tolls Johnstown (Joseph W, Lent Johnstown (Eva Ann 1 humus Johnstown (Aaron Davis Johnstown (Kate .Morgan Ebensburg (Fran Is I.lndqulst Johnstown (Amanda SuUerLuid Johnstown For (lie Legislature This morning we have the announce ment of Capt. M.Fiizharris.of Gallitzin, as a candidate for the Democratic nomina tion tor the Legislature. Mr. Fitzharris is a gentleman of pleasing address and extended acquaintance, and has many friends among his comrades-in-arms, the boys in blue, lie was a brave soldier and served his country well. During the Cleveland adiuinistrati in he was post master at Gailitziu, and tilled that office to the satisfiieiion of the people. He is a Democrat, and is able at all times to advocate the principles be believes to be right. For many > "ars lie has taken an aetiye interest ill the success of the Dem ocratic party, and lots fairly won its favor able recognition. If he is nominated lie -will be elected by a large majority. A Model Soil. Fussy old gentleman (to a chance trav eling lady companion)— Have you any children madam ? " " Yes sir, a son." "All, indeed ! Does be smoke " " No, sir ; he never has as rattch as touched a cigarette." ' 8o mucli the better, madam ; the use of tobacco is a pernicious habit. Does he frequent the clubs 1" " lie has never put his foot in one." "Allow me to congratulate you. Does lib come home late ? " " Never. He goes to bed directly af ter dinner." " A model young man, madam, a model young man. How old is he ? " " Two months."—AT. Y, Sun. The South IVmi to ho Sold. Somerset, Herald. At the October term of court in Fulton county, Robert MeFarlan obtained a judgment against the ,South Pennsylvania Railroad Company for ft,078 for damages occasioned by work on the proposed rail road. An execution was' issued and all the personal property of the defendant corporation in the comity was sold by the sheriff. On Thursday of last week an alias execution was issued, d reeling the suuiiif to levy upon and sell any personal mixed or real property, franc use, and rights of the defend"nt corporation with in the Commonwealth. The sale is ad vertised for Saturday, March 15tli, They Let Go. llratldock Dally News. Michael Rums met with a curious acci dent this morning. Along pinch bar had been placed under a heavy casting in order to raise it. Eight men placed their weight upon the bar and lowered it some distance, when suddenly seven of them got off, the man that didn't was Mike, and lie escaped having his head taken off by a miracle, the bar just grazing bis head, taking soine of the flesh Irom his cheek bone. Will Remove Here to Engage in Kusiuesn. The Ebensburg llerahl says that C. T.- Roberts, Esq., of that place, has leased a large storeroom in Johnstown and will embark in the mercantile business in this city. His family will remain in Ebens burg, and conduct his variety store there. The room leased by Mr. Roberts is iu the G. A. R., building on Main street, in the best part of the city for carrying on his business. JOHNSTOWN TO-DAY. THE FLOODED CITY'S PROGRESS SINCE THE GREAT CALAMITY. The Victim** of the Delude Have lleen Replaced by Strangers-Hut the 111 Fated Town id Not IVhat It Was a Year Ago. The special staff correspondence of The Preen, New York, Sunday has |a full page illustrated article on "Johnstown To-day," contain# a picture of Johnstown before the Hood, Johnstown, after the flood, the Cambria Iron Works and P. R. R. stone bridge, and portraits of Mayor elect W, Horace Rose, General Manager John Fulton, of the Cambria Iron Works, Rev. I)r. Beale, Rev. Father Tahaney, and L. D. Woodruff. We take the fol lowing from the article: The morning, as we reached Altoona, was crisp and bright, with just enough frost iu the air to make one enjoy the ride over the western foot hills of the Al leghanies. Coming toward South Forks everybody in the enr seemed instinctively to recur to Johnstown and seek a window from which to view the scenes of the de struction that were begiuning to unfold themselves. Up to the north, nestling in the mountains, only just out of sight, lay the dam that wrought such a ruin and out from whose defective sides poured an avalanche that, while it lusted, outdid the gieat Niagara in volume and velocity. Skimmed over with frost, as I saw it afterward, it seemed more like a great meadow over which a silver gauze had been spread than anvting else. A small stream ran through the center, but noth ing save the memories of the flood of 1889 suggested that with it was connected the most chustly tragedy of the past de cade of centuries. It lay their a peaceful ruin. Not so, however, was the country through which it carried death and desolation. For fif teen miles down that beautiful valley it had swept onward in a wild carnival of destruction. Great trees, robust and ma ture with the growth of ages, bowlders and hillsides that had been landmarks, homes that had harbored a peonle pro verbially hospitable, hard working, moral and generous, men and women and chil dren who had toiled until the valley smiled with plenty and was the most cheeful setting in the ring of hills that bounded it, all were its victims. The story of Johnstown, of its dreadful chas tening, of the sorrows that came so sud denly upon it is known by every one. The suffering of its people made them dear to every heart. 1 hey were the wards of tiie world in the highest sense of the term. There was no home in all th e land that from out of generosity did not send them its mite. There was no one so poor whose alms did not go cheerfully into the stricken vulley. The charity ex tended was utmost as broad 11s the ruin that had been wrought. If money could have compensated for the loss of life or sympathy heal the wounds of hearts that were breaking with anguish then Johns town would have been itself again. But tliey could not. THE JOHNSTOWN OP 01.0 GONE FOIIEVRB, To-day, after a lapse of almost nine months, only one conclusion can force it self upon the impartial observer, and that is that the Johnstown of old has gone forever—that her sons and daughters who survived tile flood are shrouded in a sor row that has.deadened their ambitions— that the old town with its once cherished beauties holds for them 100 many memo ries of the dead to ever be the same again. Tiiere are many of them living near the place, but the eld borough of Johnstown itself contains only a comparatively small percentage of the survivors. They who still remain uear the scenes prefer to live up in the adjoining hamlets that fringe the base of tnc hills. Johnstown may be rebuilt, but it will not be by the survivors. If it is to be resurrected stranger hands must do it and another people alien to those who once dwelt there live on the banks of the C'ou emaugk. This, be it understood, is no reflection on the unfortunate people. It does credit rather to those finer feelings that make life worth the living and that distinguished tne civilized from the savage. There are thraldoms from which no hu.uan energy cau free the soul. It is not the loss of fortune that clouds the lives in the valley. If it were, Johnstown long ago would have been even a better city thau it was before the flood. The people are iiulus trious and holiest. They are a fusion of the Welsh, the Celtic and the American blood that never knows what it is to be disheartened. But they have been tried as have no other people. One hour's work of a ranging river of death, sweeping with it loved ones that weic as dear to them as life itself, has left them with a paralysis that commands admiration,however much its existence may be deplored. They would have been less than human did they ever forget the scenes of which they were the victims. In venturing the opinion that I have, I realize that in doing it I may run counter to the opinions of some of its best and leading citizens, but it is the opinion ar rived at only alter a survey of the sur vivors and their conditions. Ido not by any means desire to indicate that some of the town will not be rebuilt, or that that portion of it which will be so rebuilt will not be superior in some respects to that which was swept away, but I apprehend that the interest in Johnstown is not so much a commercial as it is a human one ; that it is the people who survived the flood and not the stranger, who may from one reason or another have been attracted thither, that appeals to the people of the country. * • * * * * TllK PEOI'LK AND THEIR I'ItOORESS. This much for the city, and now for the people and the progress they have made. In the heart of the old Johnstown bor ough itself there has been but trifling pro gress mado in the matter in which the people of the country at large are inter ested, namely, that of the building of homes. There have been some very ex cellent stores built, well lighted, well fur nished, cleanly places, but in the quar ters in which the life blood of the flowed, in which the workingman lived, there is a regretable dearth of activity. Little Oklahomas, miserably constructed shan ties. with little to keep out the wintry chills, arc in the majority of cases the only things to be seen in the parts of the town uiude most desolate. They are merely the n.akc shifts into which the people huddled after the flood, patched up to keep out the snow and the frost. And poorly indeed ate they fitted up for winter use. The season has beeD one of phenomenal mildness iu the valley. It would still, however, be idle to dis guise the fact that there has been a good deal of suffering, the story of which has never reached the outside world. On the Friday and Saturday of a week ago. days belli of them sharp and wintry, your cor respondent visited some of these cabins and found them extremely uncomfortable. The houses were not adequate to keep out the cold. Draughts raced up and down the room and chased each other through the chinks about the doors and the window sills. The families huddled about the stove. Their faces were flushed with heat, while their backs were chilled. I find, too, that the observation I had made was amply confirmed by ot icrs. On my way from one of these visits I met Rev. Dr. Beale, the Presbyterian clergyman of the town, who assured me that he had only an evening or two before known of three families who were suffering severe ly, and whom he had relieved. These Oklahomas, as they are styled, are oue of the blotches of the city, and to those who merely pass through the town on their way east or west their existence may be taken to be a reflection on the people who inhabit them. And yet they are not. Two causes, neither of them discredit able to the survivors, account for this state of affairs. The first is that a delay, iu very great part unwarrantable, kept from the people the money which was sent to them from all over the world until the fall set in and building became a prac tical impossibility. For too many months the people were merely fed. Their spirit was broken by the humiliation of having to go to the commissaries after food. Johnstown was turned into a vas". almshouse. Instead of its being taken by the hand and giveu the money with which to purchase for itself the things that were needed they were doled out, iu measured supplies. There was a great deal too mucL of the appearance of almsgiving about everything. The §II,OOO 000 sent by the charity of the world was intended to flood the valiey—to go into every home —and make tip, so far as money could make up, and as quickly as it was possibly, for the things swept away. Too much officialism clogged the stream. There is cold iu Johnstown to-day and there is suffering from it that it was w th in the power of the authorities to have prevented had they acted as promptly as the people who sent the money When the money was distributed the season was well advanced, lumber was scarce and consequently dear and the sufferers had practically to bo content with the cir cumstances which presented themselves. Still. I must say that against the Flood Commission I heard but very, very little complaint. It was generally said-thai they erred, hut the most violent in their outcries against it always added as a mat ter of justice that they believed the Com mission lind been actuated solely by a de sire to do what was right, hut that a too great conscientiousness hud actually rob bed the gifts of much of their value. . FUNDS YET UNDISTRIBUTED. . Then, too, there yet remain undistribu ted some funds collected by private indi viduals amounting probably in the gross to §50,000 or §OO,OOO that lias not been distributed. They are hon'estly held and will beyond any question lie hone tly and judiciously distributed, but the delay lias been exceedingly great. The fund is now in the course of distribution, some of which w ill go in a channel in which it cannot but do good. Immediately after the flood the residents of Kernvillc and of Prospect, both little hamlets on Hie sides of Hie lulls opened their doors to the homeless ami hapless ones, sheltering and feeding them out of their own little stores. With business wholly destroyed ami no work for a month and more, these charitable people really pinched them selves to a degree that has told on them since. They were not entitled to any thing under the distribution of the Flood Commission. Indeed, they did not seek anything, nor do they yet, but they need it, and, approached in the proper manner, relief would be accepted. Then, too, in Johnstown itself there arc some people who have been too proud to seek relief openly. They themselves may be to blame, hut after all one can hardly do other than admire them. They were of Johnstown's be9t class of honest work ingmen, who never knew what debt was and whose spirit revolted at doing what to them appeared to savor of begging. They arc deserving cases that can only be reached through the medium of the pas tors of the churches to which they be long. The great reason assigned at the time tor the holding back of money by the commission was that if given to the peoule much of it would be squandered in liquor. , Time has shown that this thought even was a libelion Johnstown. Its morals arc worse since the flood, and there are more saloons thun groceries in the city ; but it is the stranger element that is responsible for this state of affairs. Rum of the vilest character runs freely in the slums, but ex cept in few cases it is not the people who survived the flood that are drinking it. There are exceptional instances,of course. Tberi are men whom I met in the gin mills on Whashington street who I was told had taken to drink that they might drown their sorrow. I could hardly blame them as I saw them reeling around. All that they had to live for had gone from them. They were isolated individuals, however. The bulk of the loud mouthed; profane bullies and hums that infested the rum holes were the refuse of the popula tion that h id floated in after the flood,and worked just about long enough each week to keep them drunk during the remainder. Were they away nine-tenths of the saloons might put on their shutters. Some of the relief money has found its way into the coffers of these people, but only a trifling fraction. I failed as well to detect in a single in stance proof of the assertion so widely made that had the people been given the money promptly they would have squan dered it on luxuries. NO LUXURIES IN JOHNSTOWN. Luxuries ? Let no one speak of luxur ies in Johnstown. Put down the stories of the wives of workingmen purchasing tawdry jewelry at diamond prices with re lief money as silly twaddle. There is lit tle of luxury in the homes of Johnstown. I have been in no home where I fouud it. I have been in many a home that was cheerless enough. They were clean as hands can make them,the kitchen tins and stoves were bright and polished, the floors scrubbed until they looked as though they might have been oiled, but that was all. In hut one bouse in flic flooded district did I hear anything that sounded like something we would wish to hear in a Lome in the valley, and that was one in which a bird was singing. Tiiere is only too great a plenty of songless homes. There is a dearth of homes in which the merry prattle of children may he heard. You may go along blocks of houses and sec no little chubby free up against the window pane. You may go into tens of homes and look in vain for the child that oue is wont to expect to -greet him with its meriy crow. SOCIAL LIFE WIPED our. Johnstown's social lite has been prac tically wiped out. Borne of its people have no time lo pu any attention to the round off life, ami some of them have no heart to engage iu tliem. Even the peren nial pastime of marriage appears to have been neglected to a very large extent, though two of tin- resident clergymen laughingly told mu they lmil not given up hones that iln; portion of tluir revenue d-ihclfr-iii that source had gone from tin m entirely. <)l those, however, who wer-' made either widows or widowers by the fljod i; may he of interest to know that only four li-ive since married, and these four wi re widowers. There are a few clubs for the young men. but e\ -eedingly few, and noHu-utcis The old Opera House on Main street lia been turned into a billiard room. It lias not been occupied for its original purpose since the night of the panic, some few months since, when eotne idiot called out an alarm of flic, and ten people wore trampled to death. In speaking of this fad occurrence Mr. Woodruff, the editor of the DEMOCRAT, told me that that event, which before the flood would have cre ated a trenn ndons sensation, called out but little interest. The memory of the flood overshadowed everything so com pletely that happenings since are insig nificant in comparison. Of dances and such like there is none. There have been Hire • church socials. I attended otic— that at the English Lutheran Church—for the purpose of noting the people. They seemed to enjoy themselves, were dressed in excellent taste and were generous in their donations. JOHNSTOWN'S BRIGHT SIDE. This much for the people, and again to the town itself. What has been said tuns far will apply verv generally to Hie bulk of the sufferers. It is lite dark side of the picture. And now for the brgbter one. Having shown that Johnstown's exis tence was a practical necessity, created by the Cambria Iron Works Company, it is not hard to undcri-tand how the flood may well have afforded the corporation an opportunity for devising plans where by many of the natural defects of a city built as it had been might he remedied. Though we speak of Johnstown in talk ing of the great disaster, there were two other boroughs between it and the fatal dam that suffered in equal proportion. Woodvalc, a pleasant and prosperous hamlet, is to-day bleak and desolate, only three houses standing. The borough of Conemaugh stood between it and Johns town, and it too suffered tremendously. The flood made these survivors breth ren. It welded them together in bonds of steel. It opened their eyes to the disas trous condition in which they had lived before. They had been a series of villages each witli a government of its own, jeal ous of each oilier. Any scheme for mu tual benefit proposed by one was at once regarded with suspicion by the other. It was this jealousy which partly led up to the disaster, All three of these boroughs knew of the existence of the dam, but no one seemd willing of itself to fight the the stockholders of the Ashing club who con trolled it. Now, however, things have changed. The boroughs have come together, and on the first Mouday in April next W. Horace Rose, a lawyer of high character and standing in Cambria county, will take his seat, as the first Mayor of the consoli dated city. The union of the boroughs lias already had its effect. The dign'ty of being a city seems to sit well upon it. In the business quarter and in the dis tricts that escaped the flood, as well as in those where families live who saved their effects and have agaiu started out witli a purpose in li'c, every 011 c talks with you hopefully many of them enthusiastically. They are formulating plans already, and through their newspapers—and Johns town has two bright, enterprising dailies —are discussing improvements to lie made. They will widen the streets in the flooded districts, and altogether when the new city will have been built up, it will be a lasting monument to the energy of the people. It will Isave a population of close to 30,000. Land is booming. On Main and Clinton and one or two other streets men are asking one-third more for lots than they were quoted at one year ago. Those who wish to leave the city be cause of the memories which it holds for them can at any time now outain a good round figure for their property. It is pos sibly the knowledge of this and the de sire not to remove until spring that keeps some of the people in the little Oklaho mas for the winter. I'll-TV llllHK SUICIDKS, Terrible Tale From the Nalt Mines of Cra cow, Poland. A correspondent of the London Timeit says that a strike in Russia is in truth a revolt and is so treated by the authorities. The reason given is that Russian work men are such ignoruut, unreasonable be ings that they would become utterly un manageable without vigorous and sum mary action of the judiciary. About a montli ago a case occurred that Illustrated the childish absurdities of the men and efticacious action of the authorities. A falling off iu trade caused the proprietors of certain large mills to reduce the pro duction and discharge a number of the hands whose services were no longer use ful. As soon as this decision was known a raving crowd of semi-savage workmen surrounded the managers and insis'ed that work should he found for tiie usual number of hands, threatening personal violence if their demand was yuheeded. At the same time a quantity of valua ble innchineay was destroyed by the riot ers. The police were cal.ed iu and set tled the matter very quickly. During the night fifty of tlie ringleaders were quietly spirited away, no one knew \v hit her or how. The rest, left leadcrless, whimpered like beaten children and prayed to theit favorite saints. Not re cciving any satisfactory answer from Saint Vladimir, Saint George of Cappaiiocia and the noble army of martyrs, the holy Icons remaining deaf and unsympathetic, the stiikcrs quietly gave in, and were beau n buck to their w -rk, completely demor alized. Bye- < id-hy. it leaked out among Hie diplomats tluil the lilty poor fiHows h id jmen hurried off to the salt mines of Ou cow. wiit-re they Were scourge . Uiiived and ill-used lili they irnila id Ihcex.unph of Mrs. Siliida ami sought death a- a ref uge from tyranny. All this horror was kept as quiet as possible that the element of mylery might be added to the other atrociti- s, so dial while the governme.it got rid of fifty dangerous because manly, enemies their loriner fellow-laborers were awed hv the incomprehensible dis appearance of their leaders. This is how tliey do tilings in Russia. sKWI-ai Willi Hlilt TKI-J'l 11. She Had no Muibs ami Vet Was Quite a Mood Seamstress. There died at Sugar Island, N. 8., last week a woman who could have made a fortune in a dime museum had she chosen. It was Mary Goodhue, known iu all ihe country round us " The Woman Who Sewed With Her Mouth." Site was bora of French parentage about fifty or fifty-five years ago. She had no arms or hands, legs or feet, or at least none in any way developed, these members never hav ing grown after she was born. Her body was of full size, and her mind was fully developed, Bite was very intelligent conversing very freely in both French and English. Early in life she developed a fondness for sewing ; but how was she to perform this task when she had no hands or even feet to assist lier in this arduous work ? She astonished her relatives by beginning to sew with her mouth. Finally she became so expert that she could cut the material with the scissors, thread the needle and then do fine sewing, using only her mouth for all the ope. ations. A great many people from St. John and from tnc sur rounding country witnessed her perform this wonderful work and some people have in their possession squares of patch work quilts done by her. She pieced a number of quilts and could make one known as the " Log Cabin" variety a most difficult task to perforin. It is said that Barnuin, hearing of this wonderful woman, offered her large pay to go with his show. Mary would have gone, but her family objected, and so she remained at home. Barber 11. P. Dei rut is defendant in a ease to come up at court this week as the result of his touring down a sign at the foot of the stairway leading to Mr. Ed. O. Fisher's office. The latter gentle man 13 the prosecutor, while Mr. Derritt claims that the sign unduly interfered with his rights on the premises. C. ICTT fN<; HEADY. Mayor-Klect lloie and th Member* Klocled to the City Council* Make Ar rangement* for Cutting Thing* In Order. At 7:80 o'clock on Saturday evening the members of boll) branches of the City Council met in the Johnstown Counci Chamber. Mayor-elect W. H. Rose pre- , sidtd and delivered an address, setting fortli the different measures that in his opinion should be considered before the. formal organization of the City Govern ment. All the different suggestions were afterward acted upon, as will appear from the report of the proceedings given below. When Mr. Rose had concluded his re remarks Mr. Ed. A. Barry, on motion of Mr. L. L. Smith, was made Secretary of the meeting. The roll was then called. All hut four members elected to the City Councils were found to bo present. Three more came in subsequently, leav ing one member of tho thirty-two absent, !o draw up and present to the City Councils when they meet, such ordi na ces as may be necessary for the city's government at the outset, a Committee of eight was appointed on motion of Mr. * Geo. W. Moses, amended on motion of Mr. Alex. Kennedy. The Committee ap pointed was as follows : Geo. W. Moses, Chairman; B. L. Yeagley, Ed. A. Bariy, Richard Davis, Thos. duttnews. Oil motion of Mr. Kennedy a commit tee of three was appointed to secure a place of meeting for 1 lie two branches of the Council. Mr. K nnedy suggested that he knew the committee would be able to secure the use of tho two large r otus formerly used by the Flood flout, mission. Mr. 11. W. Slick, as Chairman, Messrs. Chas- Brixner, and John Neury ' * constitute the committee. On motion of I)r. B L. Yeagley a com mittee of one member from each of the different boroughs about to compose the city was appointed to ascerlsin and report to Council the financial stauding of their respective municipalities. Ou the committe Messrs. Audrew Foster (Joiins to n w to loose sight of the old bor ough lines and cast away many of the ideas and customs that prevailed in dinner times. We represent wards of a ciiy, not tbe several boroughs. We should have a feeling ot union and common in icrest. Our course will be different hence forth from what it ha* been in the past. On motion the meeting adjourned. Local 1 null lute. The following is the programme for the Teachers' Local Instititutc, to be held at Stutzmau's schoolhouse, Upper Yoder township, March 81, 18110, commencing at 7 i*. M. Opened by music : How to Teach First Lessons in Physiology, C. F. Livings ton ; music; Select Heading, O. M, Young; Arc Rewards a Benefit to a School, J. C. McCrory ; Queries ; The Principles of Mensuration Developed by Means of Blocks, Prof. Geo. Marsden ; Are Spellings a Benefit to a School ? 11. G Campbell; Music j Select Reading, N. W. Berkley ; Wetzel Class, C. F. Livings ton ; Queries ; Oration, L. S. Livingston ; ' Music; Resolved that all the soldiers of the late war should be pensioned. Affirm ative, Sol. Doer, L. S. Livingston ; nega tive, A. W. Meyers, N. W. Berkley. General debate will follow. A full at tendance of teachers is desired. Visitors welcome. COMMITTEE. A Iteiimrkithltt HvquoKt, " 1 have only one last request to make,' said the dying man, as he painfully raised his head from tho pillow and surveyed the weeping group around the bedside. " What is it, my good friend V" asked the clergyman. " Anything you ask will be done." " Then see that the newspapers don't refer to me as ' another old landmark gone.'"— Lippineotl's Magazine. A l'otnter lor Pupa. From an Exchange. Young Miss Wilgus—Where are you going, papa ? The Rev. Mr. Wilgus—To the temper perancc meeting. We intend to inaugur ate a movement to save flic youug men of the country. Young Miss Wilgus- Try and save a real nice one for mo, will you, papa? ♦ Aslibridgc has special bargains every day according to advertisement. Readjt.