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Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-08-14
swallowed by a saurIan Monster.

Aaron Strickland lives on his small
river, and six or seven miles northwest
of Tampa, Florida. On the 18th his in
f. mt son, nineteen months old, rambled
off out of the yard with puppy and a
kitten, its playmates, while the father
was off at work and the mother was en-
gagged in her household duties. AS
soon as the mother missed the little fell
low, who was not to be found about the
place, or at his accustomed resorts near
neighbours, the distracted parents set
Out on a search, at the same time giving
the alarm to the neighbornOod.
Throughout Friday the search proved
unavailing, and on that night the kit
ten and puppy returned home. On Sat-
urday the search wss still prosecuted
by increased numbers of men, as the
loss Of the little waif became known,
but without success, and OH Sunday
not less than hundred men turned
out to find the child, the most intense
interest and no little excitement as to
the fate of the poor little wanderer
having been developed by this time.
A short time after one squad Of the
searchers found blood and some of the
child's hair and some parts of its cloth
ing on the margin Of a lake, known as
Horse pond, some three and one-half
miles from Strickland's residence. 1t
being about night when the trace Of
the lost child was discovered the search
was suspended till the following Mon
day) morning, when a party returned
and, after some little search saw some
thing floating in the lake about one
hundred yards from shore and an alli-
gator lying near by. Two of the party
swan out after the object seen floating
which proved to be the pelvic portion
Of the body and thighs of the lost child.
1t is supposed that the poor little fellow
in his wanderings, reached the margin
of the lake, and possibly by his crying
attra cted the attention of the saurian
monsters, which are known to be at
tracted by the cry of young animals.
From the blood there can be no doubt
but what the child was killed on the
land by some beast, and taking all the
circumstances into consideration, no
other conclusion can be fairly arrived
at than that of the saur an monsters
having done the work.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-08-14

RATHER WEIGHTY.-"Judge, | was
drunk last night" was the confession
of Charles Clark rs he reached the bar
OF the police Court.
$50 the policeman who arrested you
says" replied Justice Morgan
"Yes, sir, drunker'n-well, as drunk
as two kegs o. beer could make eight of
u.s."
"a pretty heavy drunk, that"
Rather weighty. but it was lighter
last night"
''The weight has all gone to YOUR
head this morning." said His Honor.
'Seems so, but you amt agOin' to
lock teller up for that, are your"
81 don't see how can get out of 1t. "
"Why, walked right up TO the po-
liceman and told him 1 was drunk, an
asked him to take me In afore I'd lie
down SOS TO save him any trouble"
Yes; but then just think of the ten
der care of that policeman in making
you as comfortable as possible"
Eyes, feel the edge of that board
bed on my bones now. They are awful
conslderate, I'll admit; but"
'Ten dollars for taking care of you. "
Charles epped up and paid the fine,
pulled his hair a moment, and moved
off, saying:
"IG'll take team o HOSES an hull
section o. mon TO git me in next time,
yer kin bet on that"
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-08-14
WIT AND HUMOR.

a PRACTICAL JoKER.-Joe Skinner
was once ihe greatest joker In Oil City,
and one OF his tricks came near bring
Ing on riot one day. Joe was walk
Ing along Seneca street when he sud-
denly stopped and began poking In the
mud with his cane, at the same time al
lowing his other hand to slide over his
shirt bosom, as If In quest of something
which was there. His movements
quickly attracted u bootblack, who ran
up and asked:
"Lost suthin', misterP" and began
looking about.
Then came merchant and two clerks
out of the store and began looking up
and down the walk. A teamster jumped
remarked, "Was IL V our diamond pin,
JoeP" and this was caught up and
echoed among the crowd which had
gathered, until the story grew that a
diamond pin worth $4,000 had been
lost. The crowd extended until 1t filled
both sides of the street, and all manner
OF suggestions were made. One man
proposed TO shovel up all the dirt and
mud and have 1t carefully looked over.
Another said the sidewalk ought to be
torn up. A man crowded into place
and trOd on the toes of another man,
who gave him push. A blow followed
and fight took place, and In two min
utes the police were hauling a man off
to the lookup, while Joe got outside
the crowd and laughed at his awful
hoax until the tears ran down his
cheeks. The search continued for two
hours.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-08-14
Every Lady Her Own Dressmaker.

Developments are constantly taking
place in every department of science,
art and industry, and itcan scarcely be
expected that fashion should go back
ward or tend in the direction of that
simplicity which belonged to the time
when the spinning wheel turned out
the cloth or the linen and the hand
loom toiled laboriOusiy at the costlier
fabrics, the use of which were confined
wholly to the rich and great. In those
days linen was made for lifetime and
cloth to be used by children's children.
Fashion changed but slowly, and not at
all among those who earned their dailv
bread by honest labor. The world
was very different from what it is at
the present time. Now, wealth is
much more widely distributed, and
machinery has made fabrics so cheap
that it only pays to mend them from
the cost of making, not from the money
spent upon the material itself. Ma
erials are very reasonable in price. 1t
40 Wi WOAOh WAhV AOW dudyS IOT
young women to bestow upon their
own dress some of that time, patience
and consideration which they have
been accustomed to devote to fancy
work. Paper patterns are now obtain
able with as much ease as a spool of
thread. They are designed and cut
accurately, and there is no obstacle %
the cultivation of charming taste and
originality in their dress by young
women though they may not have SUI
perabundance of pocket money. Let
them take well cut design as a basis
Corporations. They may diverge from
it in any way that suits their fancy af-
ter they have learned to do so with
safety, and by saving themselves the
expense in making, be able to indulge
in more dresses as well as more of the
accessories Of dress. Light and diver
sified colors are more fashionable now
than for some time past, and freshness,
frequent renewal, is essential to their
attractive appearance. Let the girls,
therefore, learn to be their own dress
makers, If they would dress beautifully
and fashionably.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-08-14
practical Science"

Under the above heading, the ST.
Croi1 Courier, of st. Stephen, N. B., in
referring to the analysis of DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery and Sage's
Catarrh Remedy, recently made by
Prof. Chandler. of New York, and
others, says: Nothing was discovered
which we think Objectionable, and the
published analysis should increase,
rather than retard, their sale. To us,
it seems little unjust to call man
quack, simply because he seeks to reap
as much pecuniary reward as other
classes of inventors. The English
Press is conservative, yet after care
full examination of all the evidence, it
not only endorses but recommends the
Family Medicines manufactured by
DIR. Pierce. No remedies ever offered
the afflicted give such perfect satisfac-
ton as DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery and DR.. Sage's Catarrh
Remedy.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-08-14
SCIENCE.

j. BlumeE, a young mechanic, of San
Francisco, has invented an ingenious
His design is to manufacture new
doors with his attachment for the
boxes now in use. The door has an
opening in the under edge through
which hand can turn knob opening
the door and disclosing the apparatus.
The revolution of the knob, however,
causes two iron bars to shoot out, one
on each side, and catching the intrud-
ing hand IN a vice-like grip, from
which it is impossible to extricats it
until fire engine arrives and the trap
is unlocked. In that way the person
who turns IN an alarm is imprisoned.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-08-14

To Stop BLEEDING.-Asa Kemper.
Ross county, Ohio, says that bleeding
from wound on man or beast may be
stopped by mixture Of wheat flour and
common salt, in equal parts, bound on
with white cloth. If the bleeding be
profuse, use large quantity, say from
one to three pints. 1t may be left for
hours, or even days, If necessary. In
this manner he saved the life Of horse
which was bleeding from a wounded
artery; the bleeding ceased In five
minutes after the application. 1t was
left on three days when it worked
loose, and was easily removed from the
wound, which very soon healed.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-08-14
80 ANAK ESISo
LIN am InfaIIIbIe Cure for Piles.

LIN am InfallIble Cure for Piles.
Mr. VIM. J. Andrews, Of Columbia, Tenn.
writes the following:
Messrs. NEUsrAEDTER Il Co., New York:
GENTs-For upward of 20 years l have been
afflicted with the Piles. When l first took
them they were blind and very painful For
about ten years they continued as blind. then
commenced bleeding The hemorrhoids con-
tlnued to increase until was losing nc every
stool fully a gill of blood, and frequently,
while standing at my desk the blood would run
down into my boots. l have had these hem
orrhods to last for several hours. In the
meantime, like drowning man. was grasp
ing at everything. trying to find relief. On
one occasion l had them cauterized, which,
after intense suffering for over a month,
effected temporary relief, for short time only
however. About ten months since while at
stool. my eye fell on an advertisement headed
IN large letters, piles" ''Send cent stamp
and get circular" did so and received few
PLAN Blunt Facts" in reply, after reading
which, l concluded it WAS such plain common
sense that would give 'Anakesis" trial /
did so and the res 1t was, that afttr r few
days use, the bleeding ceased and have not
suffered q moments pain since. it is said that
"a fellow feeling makes one wondrous kind. "
30 knowing quite a number OF friends who
were suffering like myself. distributed quite
number of them and from every one re-
celved favorable report. l would not be
without 'Anakess" for hundred times it's
cost. To all who are afflicted with Piles /
would say: Give Anakesls trial and you
will no longer be a sufferer"
VIM J. ANDREWS.
"Anakesis" is sold by all fret-clasS drug
glsts. Price 81 90 per boz. Sent free by mail
on receipt of price by P. Neustaedter & 20. ,
sole manufacturers of '.Anakasis, " Box 1916
New York. Samples VIII be sent free to all
sufferers.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-08-14
Lancuor. It's Cause and Kemedv,

The cause of languor, when it is not the i'm.
mediate indirect consequence of positive
disease is traceable to q debiltating tempera-
ture. Persons living in q warm, moist climate
are peculiarly subject to it. Diminished phys
lcal vIgor and an lndisposition to active exer-
ton are its characteri-tics. Sometimes it is
accompanied by undue relaxation of the bow
els, and by dyspepsia or bi ious symptoms.
reliable remedy is Hostetters Stomach Bitters,
a Strengthening and alternative med cine de-
rived from the purest and most eff acious
vegetable soulces with pure spIrituous basis,
pronounced by eminent physicians q mild and
wholesome stimulalt. The Bltters, foremost
OF American Tonic. is largely used in the
tropr g., where the climate is very productive
OF debility, malarial fevers. and disorders Of
TIE bowels, liver and digestive or ans.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-08-14

"For the lands sakesl" exclai

"For the lands sakes !" exclaimed
Mrs. Brown, dropping in upon me for
q mornings call, "what an extrava-
CANT creature that young Mrs. Harman
is why just as | was coming through
the back yard, l happened to glance
up, and do declare, If there to all her
kitchen windows don't hang the most
beautiful lace lambrequins l ever set
my eyes on"
'Lace lambrequins at her kitchen
windowsl you must be mistaken"
"No, / am not, and If you don't be-
lieve it, just 60 aud look for yourself. "
l did so; and sure enough, there
hung what appeared to be elegant lace
lambrequins.
"Shell ruin that husband of hers, "
continued Mrs. Brown. 81 must say
1t makes me angry to see such doings.
Mr.. Brown is worth twice as much as
her husband, and | never thought of
having anything else but green paper
curtains at any Of my windows"
"Well," remarked, 81 think 1t is
very extravagant move. Young per-
sons when starting in life, should be
economical, if ever, and look out for a
rainy day"
"have you called?" asked Mrs.
Brown.
mo, but should like to-"
"Then supposin' you slip on your
bunnit, and We'll jest step over. Those
lambrequins have made me kind o. GU
rious."
assented, and in less than five min
utes we stood at the door of pretty
cottage.
"Good morning, ladies'" said Mrs.
Harman, appearing at the door in a
neat calico morning dress, ''walk in, "
and she ushered us into a cool, shady
room, whose windows were draped
with curtains of white dotted muslin.
She was very social, and we Tell at
once into pleasant chat. AT last
Mrs. Brown introduced the topic of do
mestic economy.
eyes, indeed" said Mrs. Hartman,
II know something OF economy. Har-
ry and are just starting In life, and
feel we ought to save in every way
that we can, without infringing on our
real comfort. He wanted me to keep a
girl, and L told him, no, that l had
much rather do my own work, and |
find it very pleasant, too. Through the
hot weather l arise bright and early,
and get all the baking and sweeping
out of the way before breakfast; then |
have plenty of leisure to sew. Yester-
day, finished those curtains, (point-
ing to the Window didn't think they
would do so well. / made them out of
a couple of old white dresses that had
thrown aside"
"You ought to have put your lace
lambrequins in here" said Mrs. Brown.
Mrs. Harman looked puzzled.
"What do you mean ?" she asked.
"Why, them beautiful lace things
you've got hanging up to your kit
chen windows; l couldn't think of
such extravaganza in my house."
Mrs. Harmon broke into a hearty
laugh
"Won't you step out and look at
them ?'' she asked.
"Well never! If | amt beat!" ut
tered the amazed Mrs. Brown, as we
surveyed them, for 10 and behold, they
were nothing but newspapers cut and
notched in imitation of lace pattern.
Mrs. II. kindly showed us how to
fold the papers and cut them, so we
both walked home and hung lace lam
brequins at our kitchen windows-try
1t.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-08-14

"SEE here, bub, you'll never catch a
butterfly in that way" said a man to
little fellow who was thrashing around
the grass with his hat in a lively man
ner. "You want to 60 up behind one
of 'em kinder slow, and swing your hat
sort of easy like, and then you'll nab
him. Let me show you" And he
fooled around for half an hour in his
mild sort of way, and never caught
butterfly, while the boy in his reckless
course had filled both pockets with
great nice ones, handsomely spotted all
over the wings.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-08-14

A PRETTY little girl in whose cheap
and plain dress the child of laborer
could be recognized, contemplated, in
company with her mother, the rich
show window of toy store on the
Boulevard. Her mother, pointing at
the biggest and most richly dressed of
the dolls, said: "You would like 20
have that, wouldn't you, Louise P"
"Oh, no, mamma, not that one; it's too
well dressed for me-" "And what diff
ference does that make to you? ?" "Why,
I'd want 70 be my dolly's mamma and
not her servant-girl.'
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-08-14

BE WISE AND HAPPY.-If you will
stop all your extravagant and wrong
notions in dOctOring yourself and fam
lilies with expensive doctors or humbug
cure-alls. that do harm always, and nsR
only natures simple remedies for all
your ailments--you will be wise, well
and happy, and save great expense.
The greatest remedy for this, the great.
wise and good will tell you, is Hop
Bitters-rely OD it. See another col
umn.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-08-14

A new typewriter machine comes
from Copenhagen. The aim of Han
Sen, the inventor, was to simplify the
mechanism between the keys, whinh
are pressed by the fingers, and the
device which directly effects the i'm
print. EThe keyboard is abolished
and semicircular copper cap over the
circle of type arms is made to do the
work, BY means of rod this cap con-
meets each arm with single SPRING
push button.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-08-14

TURKISH CoFFEE.-In order to make
Turkish coffee, the roasted berries and
the proper amount of sugar are pounded
in a mortar not made of metal; two tea
spoonfuls are put into a small lineup,
with water, and allowed to boil for
nearly half an hour, If not all of that
time, The hot liquid is poured into a
small China cup and left to settle. Do
not shake it any after it settles.
Coffee should never be roasted too
quickly.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-08-14

DEvILLED KIDNEYs.-Skin and par
boil the kidneys, split them in halves
without separating them, dip them in
liquefied butter and sprinkle pepper
aud salt, with judicious proportion of
Cayenne over them place them, spread
open, in a double gridiron, and broll
either in front of or on a brisk fire.
Serve hot, placing on eoch kidney a
piece of butter, into which has been
worked pepper, salt, Cayenne and
minced parsley in due proportions.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-08-14

To KEEP HANS IN SUMMER.-There
are a number of modes given to keep
hams through the warm season free
from the attacks of insects. Some bag
them and whitewash the bags, which is
troublesome and somewhat expensive !;
some cover them with dry wood ashes,
and pack them in barrels; some pack
them iR barrels and cover thoroughly
with shavings; but we think the best
plan Of all, and certainly the least ex-
pensive with all who have smoke
house, and every farmer should have a
good one, Is to keep the hams hung up
in the smoke-house, which should be
kept perfectly dark at all times. We
have eaton hams SO kept two years old,
and they were among the very best we
ever tasted. Uniform darkness is COM
plete protection against all attacks of
insects.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-08-14

When starch is added to milk by
fraudulent dealers the fact can be de-
by DIR. Vulpius. A sample is coagulated
with few drops of acetic acid, heated
to boiling and filtered. A watery solu-
of Iodine is poured into the clear whey,
which instantly develops a blue cloud
If starch is present.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-08-14

Professor z. Wiednaan, in bis inves-
tigatiOn OF the nature of Spectra, has
shown that gas having temperatures
of far less than 100 degrees c. can be
illuminated by electrical discharges.
He thinks that the phenomenon is the
result of an exaltation of the living
force of the osclllatory movements of
the ether envelopes.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-08-14

HUsBAND-Maria, my dear, you seen
to be very lonesome in my company
Do you not love me now as you did be.
fore our marriage? Wife-Why, OF
course, Gerald, but you know since oul
marriage we have become one. and
feel lonesome without a second party
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-08-14

Nothing removes an Incipient Cold
more quickly and pleasantly than
reliable cathartic medicine, such as that
old and tried remedy, DR.. Bulls Bal
timore Pills, used by thousands of
families throughout the land. Price
only % cents.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-08-14

RICE BIsCUITs.-Take half a pound
of sugar, half a pound of the best
ground rice, half pound Of butter,
and half a pound of flour; mix the
whole into paste with egg 1.-TWO ore
sufficient for this quantity.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-08-14

A MARKET man was mercilessly swim
died in the town of B.. His misfor-
tune gave him very unfavorable i'm
preston of the residents, and lie ex-
pressed his opinion of them by saying
that if the Angel Gabriel stopped at B.
there would be no resurrection.
''Why?" asked listener. Because
the people would swindle him out of
his horn before he had time to blow a
single toot."
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-08-14
THE HOUSEHOLD.

REMEDIES FOR CARPET BEETLES,
MOTHS, ETo.-First-Steepo one-Quarter
OF pound of Cayenne pepper In gal
lon of water; add two drachms of
strychnia powder. Strain and pour
this tea into shallow vessel, such as u
large timed iron milk pan. Before un-
rolling new carpet set the roll on each
end alternately In this poisoned tea for
ten minutes, or long enough TO secure
the saturation Of It's edges for at least
an inch. After beating an old carpet,
roll and treat all It's seams and edges TO
the same bath. Let the carpet dry
thoroughly before tacking to the floor,
In order to avoid the accidental poison
Ing of the tacker's fingers by the liquid.
Ii is, perhaps, unnecessary to state that
the residue of the liquid should be
thrown out where it Will not be drunk
by any domestic animal, or If pre-
served for future use, carefully labelled
"polsOn." This preparation will not
stain or dlshgure carpets nor cOrrode
metals in contact with the carpets, as
will most preparations of corrosive SUBJ
Innate.
Second-One pound OF quassia chips,
One-quarter of a L'ound of Cayenne pep
per, stepped in two gallons of water.
Strain and use as above. This prepa-
ration, although irritating to the human
skin, especially on cut surfaces, has the
advantage of not being poisonous. To
either of these teas from one.quarter TO
One-half more boiling water may be
added at the time of first using, If
greater depth of the liquid in the vessel
be required. When 1t is desirable to
treat carpets that are not to be taken
up, either of the above preparations
may be applied by means of any of the
common atomizers, to every seam and
margin, with good results, although a
second and even third application may
be needed.