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Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-09-25
John Randolph VanquIshed.

John Randolph was not always victor in
the petty discords of the neighborhood. He
was vanquished once, on field of his own
selection, by quiet, resolute neighbor ;
and he confessed himself, not in so many
words, but by his actions, as beaten at his
own game. The locality must be described:
The land of Mr.. ii. lay broadly between
Bushy Park and the courthouse, and the
land of Bushy Park lays as broadly between
the residence of Mr.. III. and the mill II the
neighborhood on Staunton river. There
were two roads to the courthouse for Mr..
Randolph ); one, the longer and worse, was
the stage road from the courthouse to the
river the other, shorter and better, through
the lands of Mr.. III. There were two roads
to the mill for Mr.. H.; the shorter and bet
ter one through Bushy Park, and the stage
road to the river, and then along its low,
flat and muddy banks to the mill. These
private roads had been open and free from
olden time.
One morning the mill boy returned to the
house and informed Mr.. III. that the old
way to the mill was cut off. Mr. Randolph
had erected strong post and rail fence
across the road, and there was no opening
in the fence on either side for q long dis
tance Everybody went to mill, ard every
body soon found out the fact of the fence in
the way. The one conclusion of all was the
same. 1t was one of Mr.. Randolph freaks.
Beyond, and deeper in the woods than the
private road to the mill, was the private
road to the courthouse. When on the next
court day Mr.. Randolph passed out of the
woods on his own premises into those of
Mr.. ii. he was confronted with fence ten
rails high, with stakes and riders at every
pamela formidable obstacle in his way,
and extending right and left As far as the
eve could reach. He took in the situation,
and, as he was alone, it is not known that
he made any remarks, or whether they were
sharp pointed or not. Months passed away.
| The situation was not changed. 1ncon-
venience, trouble, evaporation grew and
multiplied as the time heightened.
Late one morning Mr.. Randolph, just ar
rived, riding across the courtyard, met Mr..
H., and checking his horse, leaning over
the saddle, said, with courteous bow :
''Mr. A, if you'll let me go to court I'll
let you go to mill. ="
Certainly, Mr. Randolph, with pleasure.
But, Mr.. Randolph, you began it..
eyes, SIR and III end it,"
In few days, strong, wide gates, over
each road, swung freely to every one who
had occasion to go through in either direc-
tiOn
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-09-25

myself, and / don't allow no man TO give
me pints about blue -fshin, and in less'n q
minute had two outriggers and four starn
lines a-driftin' In the water behind us.
"We sails up the smooth water right
'longsde of these rollin' waves, what'd re.
mind yer of stoopin' along stone wall, an
there | see fish a-dartin' and a-hyin' like
shrimp in box. They rushed on them
lines hundred at onct and, whish away
went the whole tackle. That happened
ag'in and ag'in until hadn't "A squid aboard
the boat but warn't comm ashore with
out some of them fish; not by no means /;
80 an idea struck.
Boys, says /, 'be you gameY'
"'We be, says they, and they looked
game, spite of their sore hands.
"'Will you jine me in dom what no
mortal man has ever done afore 2
1--WE WILL says they; well stick
through thick and thin.
"With that puts the boat about and
sails down to where the sea was the rough
est. Boys says |, brace up agin' that
cabin an hold on for yoHr lives. Don't
move till say SCOOP" and then you want
to SCOOP There was stiff breeze from
the nor'west and depended on that to help
me through. got astride the hellum and
pinted the bow for a big wave that looked
like il was a-goin to swallow Hs. Sary Ma
tilder knew her repertation was at stake,
and she wasn't a-goin' to lose it, She dash
ed right into it like IA duck, and away she
went two feet under water, and right below
that school of fish that was a-fghtin' and
a-bitin' right over us. Scoop, says |, and
the way them fellers gathered in them fish
was a sight to see. When wo got out into
the smooth water the cockpit was three
feet deep with them fish 1oppin' and
a-tryin' their best to get out. They was a
slidin' over the decks, and when me and
the young fellers had got 'em all slowed
away, the gunnels of the Sary Matilder was
only an inch out of the water, and three
tireder nen than we was never came back
from tishin' excursion. Why, them three
men couldn't raise their arms to their heads
for nigh onto three days"
''How many fish did you capture 2" we
asked him.
"Well, gen'l'men, by actool count there
was just |, l67 blue-fish, and not one of
them weighed less'n ten pounds. That s
without Countin' a bushel or so of small
if I'd done my duty that day, and | didn't
blow much about it but, somehow the
story got out, and down comes some of them
newspaper fellers from New York, and
they offers me as high as $50 to tell the
story; but | wasn't agoin' to give it away
But heerd last week them two young fel-
lers was drowned in freshwater place in
York State, and felt somehow as the story
had to be told some day or other. That's
why told yer to-day"
''When did this occur, Cap2" asked the
landlord, who had been a silent listener.
switch -ien6n"'N ytel.. oaIne down hare. y .e~,
you're always interferin' where you amt
got no business. Come, boys said he,
turning to us, take ''nightcap" with me,
and III be on hand for yer at five o'clock
sharp.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-09-25
How to Deal with Rats.

We clean our premises of these detesta-
BILE vermin by making white-wash yellow
with copperas and covering the stones and
rafters of the cellar with thick coat of it.
In every crevice where rat might tread we
put crystals of the copperas and scattered
the same in the corners of the floor. The
result was perfect stampede of rats and
mice. Since that time not a football OF
either rats or mice has been heard about the
house. Every spring coat OF the yellow
wash is given to the cellar, as purifier as
well as a rat exterminator, and no typhoid,
dysentery, or fever attacks the family.
Many persons deliberately attract all the
rats in the neighborhood by leaving fruits
and vegetables uncovered in the cellar; and
sometimes even the soap scraps are left open
for their regalement. Cover up everything
eatable in the cellar and pantry, and you
will soon starve them out.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-09-25
A Chance for Work.

One morning / walked out by myself.
All along the marsh road the farmers were
busy in their meadows moving and turning
their hay. A couple of regularly ordained
tramps, idle and aimless as myself, and
much better acquainted with the road, pass
ed me, and | tagged along in their longing
wake. Presently the voice of the farmer
came over the sweet-scented meadows
''HallO!'
The tramps halted. F'Hallo yourself, ~
shouted one of them.
''Do you want to hire3" yelled the
farmer.
Judge of my astonishment when both
tramps chorused back
"Yes."
''Well thought, they aren't American
tramps anyhow, or they wouldn't disgrace
the profession in this way. But L stood
still to listen and watch, for it was an un-
usual sight; two tramps going to work.
'Then come over here! !" yelled the
farmer, and the two fellows sprang over the
fence and trudged across the meadow with
the brisk air of men who really wanted
work and meant business. The farmer
stsod still, leaning on his pitchfork, gazing
intently at my motionless figure. Present
ly mis- voice broke the silence once more,
'Don't that other fellow want to hire,
too?" he yelled.
The two tramps turned and glanced al
me for reply. | shook my head sadly,
but firmly, and moved on, without waiting
to hear the farmers muttered comments OF
my laziness. An American may die, bu
he never works.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-09-25

Then | didn't know what happened, but
! found myself in the doctors ship pretty
soon and a crowd about me, and heart
some one saying softly:
''lIis daughter was aboard. She went
down with the boat"
81 locked her i'm said |. 'sWretched
old brute that am locked her in that
cabin; | murdered her-l, her fatherl The
door was locked and the windows small,
and locked her in to drown hike rat !"
Then | went off again, and it was all q
horrible dream, until | awoke TO find it was
night, and was alone in bed, and saw q
man sitting beside me.
''Who is this I" asked, not recognizing
him.
Its Jack Blaze, Captain. Do you find
yourself bettcrl"
do you think want to be better"
said. Il want to die and go to Jennie,
murdered her."
''No, no Captain" said Jack softly to
me. "You locked her up from her true
love as loved her, but yon didn't know
what was coming"
''Oh, if could die this minute,' said l..
Jack, if you have pistol put it to my
head! My little girl"
"Wcll, she is safe from marrying me,
Captain, said Jack. II suppose that's a
comfort TO you.
''Oh, Jack :" said |. "Oh, Jack Blaze,
if my Jennie could come to life again,
there's nothing I'd deny her! She might
marry "A chimney-sweep, and I'd give her
my blessing, let alone a good sailor like
you, as | know nothing against, but that
he's what l was thirty years ago Oh,
Jack, if Jennie could come back to life, I'd
give her to you and be happy; but its no
use. she's drowned"
Captain" said Jack Blaze, bending
over me, 81 don't feel sure of that"
''Eh ~ said l.
''To be sure, said he, eff she was in
the cabin, locked up as you left her, she'd
have drowned certain sure; but she mayn't
have been"
''Eh :" shrieked l again.
''Indeed,'' said Jack, 81 know she
warn't.'
Oh, Lord, help me! Don't torture me, s"
said |. ''Speak out. 4"
''She warn't Captain" said Jack, ''for
fifteen minutes after you left went aboard,
burst open the door-there was no one
there but the cabin boy-and took her out
We went to the cabin together and we had
lovely day. The Saucy James cabin was
stove in; the coalboat walked straight into
the cabin, Captain, and it's Gods mercy |
took her out.
Then heard dear sweet voice, crying
out:
Jack, open the door let me come to
papa"
l hadn't cried before since | was flogged
at school, but cried like baby then, and
how could | help it9 For Jennie had come
out of the grave, as it seemed to me, and
was holding my head in her arms, and
kissing me, and calling me her darling.
so happy tlr0IsfIe L SiIv,''I,a
and | never remembered that had lost the
Saucy Jane until the next morning, though
the boat way the very apple of my eye.
own another now, and Jack and l take
her up and down the river.
Jennie goes with us very often, for she
married Jack Blaze last Christmas, and
like the lad-yes, like him almost as well
as Jennie does think, for if | had been
left to myself, and he had not set himself
against me that dreadful day, should have
no daughter now, and would be her muir
derer.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-09-25
ONLY A WORD

Only wora q little winged word
&zlown thrcugh the busy town.
ThChser than thiStle down.
laughter thSn dust by rowing bee or bird
Brushed from the blossomlng hly's golden
crown
Borne idly here and there
or NJ the summer air
AScut mens doors the sunny stillness stirred.
Only n word
Rut sharp. Oh sharper than n two-edged sword
To perce and sting and scar
Tae hesTs whose peace breath Of blame could
mar.
On1y word lt1le word that fell
Tnheeded a the dew
That from the darkhng blue
oT summer midnight softly steals, to tell
ls@ tale or singing hrNOk and star-lit dell
IN wonder noisome street
Where, pale with dust and heat,
The lhtle window flower in workmAn's cell
Its dropping bell
Cplfks - greet the kiss ID knows so well
A word-a drOp oF dew
But ca, its touch could hfe's last hope renew.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-09-25
A River of Ink.

In Algeria there is river of genuine
ink. 1t is formed by the union of two
streams, one coming from the region OF fer
ruginous soil, the other draining peat
swamp. The water of the former is
strongly impregnated with iron; that of the
latter with gallic acid. When the two wa
ters mingle the acid of the one unites with
the iron of the other, forming true ink.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-09-25

All useless misery is certainly folly,
and he that feels evils before they cone
may be deservedly censured, yet surely
to dread the future is more rHs s%s%able
than ~la~leut ~ \Rat
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-09-25

A VARIANT for a mans arrest is like
an old coat, because it's sY'~
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-09-25

The Cabots discovered Labrador in
1897.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1879-01-25
OFFICIAL.
PDlice Jury P1'OceehiMgS

Spninl Session Noe l9h, 1878.
inraant to call by the President. the Po
HI Jury met this day in special session.
hEnt: Onez. Brousear!, President, NJ. G.
hpasHni and Aurtlien Primeaux. Absent
lhrd Pick and Adol?he Comeaux.
he nadlEg Of the minutes of the last meet
M M dispensed with
fk president having made known the ohjac1
dte meeting to the members, the following
n aaptel:
llHcas, II is necessary to pay for the bridges
fheted for. and US the "Bridge and Road
nar \ insufficient to meet the demands thus
d1ld upon it.
5rfefarc. lie it Resolved. That the Treasurer
I'D h berebv authorized to transfer to the
~ and Bridge fund twenty per cent Of the
snssats paid by the Collector monthly !; and
- u rc-ilue only Of said monthly sums paid
Nv ihe Collector he apportioned in sthe re-
4tetlve funds AZ h"rrtoturr done.
Y 4 further ordered. that the above rcsoln-
r. Mhapplicable only to the following PANIED
eage contractors. &c: John 7. Garlner Do
alsqns Caycict, John S. Wilmington and Ed
~ Falwr.
Ihfe being no further business the Police
y! adjourned
ONES. BROUSSARD, Prcsd't.
III IN JUDGE. Clerk.
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Alpha. Landry and Ed. Mcbride. Noes--R. L.
Mcbride, VigneauX and Hebert.
On motion of Mr.. Alpha seconded by Mr. Lind
say, it was
Resolved. that the report of the committee be
and is hereby adopted as amended as whole
and that all former laws on the same subject
matter be and is hereby repealed. Upon which
motion the following vote was taken :: Ayes
Landry Alpha, Lindsay and Edward Mcbride
Noes l.. Mcbride. Hebert and Vigneaux.
On motion of Mr.. Vigneaus seconded by Nh
Hebert. it was
Resolved, that the tariff en- meats passed by
the Council at its session of June l4th, Isl be
amended so as to read as follows: for retailing
a beef Or COW, 0 cents; per quarter IL! cents;
a calf 2 years old and under 25 cents, per quar-
ter 81 cents. Motion lost by the following vote
yes-Lindsay and Vigneauy. Noes-Alpha,
r. L Mcbride, Ed Mcbride Landry and Hebert
On motion OF Mr.. Alpha seconded by Ed. Nc
Bride. it was
Resolved, That the Corporation Attorney be
and is hereby requested to wait upon the Hon.
II. D. Guidry, the Representative from this Par
ish in the next General Assembly of the State,
and solicit his action upon the question of hav
ing the Corporation Charter amended in this
particular, viz: That the Corporation Consta-
BILE be hereafter voted for and elected to his
Office by the people of the Corporation at the
yearly elections held for Mayor and Members Of
the Council of this town. instead Of being ap-
pointed to said office by the members elect Of
said Council. Adopted by the following vote ::
Ayes-Alpha Landry. ed Mcbride, Lindsay
and Hebert. Noes-R Mcbride and Vigneaux
On notion the Council adjourned.
10. MOUTON, Mayor.
+ Fl. NJ. BAILEY, Secretary.
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OUR HOME JOURNAL
and Rural Southland, "
NEW ORLEANS.
City Council Of Vermilionville

Regular Session, Dec. Cd, 1878.
The City Council met this day, the Hon.
O. Mouton, Mayor presiding and al the Coun
cilmen present. :. S
The minutes of the last meeting were read
corrected and adopted.
The committee appointed at the last meeting
for the purpose of fixing the rate of taxation
&c. presented the following report, to-wit
ITO the Honrable Mayor and Members of the
Town Council Of Vermilionvile La
The undersigned committee appointed by
your Honorable body to recommend the levying
of tax on the movable and immovable prop
erty situated within the limits of said Town snd
Of a License Tax upon persons pursuing their
professions. trades and occupations within said
limits for the year l879 respectfully submit the
following:
l, They recommend that the Corporation tax
for the year 1878 and colectable in the gear
1879. be and remain as it is now fixed by the
Charter Of the Corporation. to-wit: p mills on
the dollar.
2. They further recommend that the follow
ing License Tax be levied for the year 1879 up
on all persons pursuing their professions, trades
and occupations within the limits of this Cor
poration, viz:
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che lafapettc Aaucstiiss


Curious TYpoGEAPiIcA BLuNDfNs.-
A great many columns have been wI1,ten
concerning typograp phica| errors, and:many
of the instances sound so witty OF s. stu
| pid that it seems as If they must be iather
inventions than actual happenings Blu
we never saw one cited SO nniilleis: that
we couldn't remember its match. .Once
we wrote that it was like ey"kil,g the
shadow Of n shade" to quote forgotten
writers. The phrase appeared in print
thus: Like cooking the shadow ofs shad.
The printer had. in hnres9niag the senti
meut, actually preserved and intensified it
in most striking image Of snbstanbality.
At another time we had quoted the :pfo
verbal opinion Of RosaIind, "Men l,ave
died and wo,rns have eaten them -bn1 not
for love- The printer may have been a
nysogynist: at all events he substituted
wv omen" for worms" There are Shake
speare emendations not much better than
that, pethaps. In one Of the country
week|ies there was recently an account Of
the presentation to some one of a Bible
"bound in guilt" In a discussion: one
spoke Of "the divine totality of beings" it
was reported as "the sublime brutality Of
feeing.' This may have been the 5apor-
ter's error; but not so when Methodist
college president spoke Of sin AS "a dark,
guilty, damning fact" and found it pub
lished as "a dark, quietly dawning Fact"
aud describing the death Of Jesus as 'sica-
rious," saw it in pint "vivacious." SThis
was in a very religious paper, and an5ther
into an eloquent hymn admitted this. aues-
tionab'e temperance sentiment, II praise
The sti|l." Sometimes these things.ar SO
funny that the writer can't be IS an
cry as be would like, but still that. Vir-
gnia editor must have been ''hcTping
mad" when his powerful leader wound up
with "Courage, ti'lers Of the landI and
forget, in the excitement Of politics your
pantry aad nursery He had written
"poverty" and, "mise,y." And how must
Astronomer Proctor haveffe wheH ,,hav
ing written of "'ines, bands and STRIFE. near
the violet end of the spectral" he wiz rep
resented as seeing links, bands and stripes
for the violent kind Of spectres!": Per
haps as if he had had peep into a:spirit-
ua lunatic asylum-which must besheces
sary enough, if the mediums have set the
rights of it, to store Diakkas in.-[Spring-
field Republican.
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NO. Is.

| GREENLAND When the
Danish missionaries had secured the conf
| dence Of the GreenIanders, marriage was
made religions CEREMONY. Formerly
the man married the woman, as the Ro.
mans did the Sabine women, by force.
One Of the missionaries, writing in his
Journal, describes the style of present
courtship as follows
The suitor, coming to thu missionary
said, II should like to have wife"
''Whom 2" asks the missionary. The
man named the woman.
Has thou spoken to her?''
Sometimes the man will answer, 'Yes,
she is not unwilling, but thou knowest
womanknd"
More frequently the answer is mo"
"Whv not?"
"lt is difficult; girls are prudish. Thou
must speak to her" ..-=
The missionary summons the girl, and
after little conversation, says:
II think it time to have thee married."
Il won't marry"
What a pity! had suitor for
thee
Whom 2"
The missionary names the man who has
sought his aid.
He is good for nothing. I won't have
him"
But" replies the missionary, che is a
good provide'; he throws his harpoon with
skill. and he loves thee"
Though listening to his praise with evil
dent pleasure, the girl answers,-'I wont
marry. | won't have him." .-..
well, won't force thee. l shall soon
find wife for such clever fellow"
The missionary remains silent, as
though he understood her "no" to have
ended the matter.
At last, with sigh, she whispers, "Just
as thou wilt have it, missionary"
No." replies the clergyman, "as thou
wilt; Ell not pursuade thee"
Then, with a deep groan, comes Eyes,
and the matter is settled.
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