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Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-02-20
new AMAN LOCKS TIE DOOR.

There is something curious about
the way a man closes up the doors
for the night. A womaS will close
up all the doors in the house in ten
minutes and spend twenty minutes
taking down her back hair and get
ting her frizzes ready for morning.
The man of the house having no
lack hair to take down and no friZ-
zes to pat up, spends his time in
locking up the house. He begins at
the back doors and looks and bolts
all the doors from that to the front
door. Then he takes off his coat
and collar. By that tim e one OF the
children wants a drink oe water and
he has to unlock one Of the doors to
get it. Then he locks the door
carefully, goes back and takes off
vest and winds up his watch or
clock as the case may be. His wife
suddenly calls out from among the
bed-clothes-it being the Winter
season-and asks her Nege lord to
make another expedition to the
kitchen and see if the pancake bat
ter is liable to rise in its might and
overflow the dish. He unlocks two
more doors and makes a tour of in
spection. Ali Is we'll. He removes
his stockings, warns his feet aGc
proposes to retire. Suddenly he is
overcome with the eenYi:tiOn that
the rear door il not locked and
away he goes barefooted oyer the
cold floor OF the kitchen and wood
shed. BY the time he reaches the
woodshed door he is uncertain
whether any of the doors aTe locked
and he makes the grand round again
He removes his pantaloons, blows
out the light and is just about tt
lie down, when his wife suidenl!
hethinks herself that the girl proba
bly, forgot to PIT tie milk pail ou
aid away he G )es again in a huf
and white fl >wing garment. Be
fJrt 4. gets buck 90 bed again b
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-02-20

steps on two marbles and a sharp
piece of tin which the children have
left on the door. At last he gets
between the sheets and lays him
down to pleasant or horrible dreams
he Is never sure which it will be.
AS Morpheus gobbles him up aud is
about to take him TO the land of
Nod, the brilliant thought that the
hired girl is out flashes athwart his
brain. and he gets up and unlocks
the kitchen door. In exactly one
hour and eleven minutes from the
time he begins preparations to re-
tire he is in bed for good, and one
or the doors is still uNgoc&ed. He
says softly but solemnly that he'll
be blowed if he'll undertake to lock
the doors again il robbers sur
rounded the house four feet deep.
But the next night he repeats the
performance by special request.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-02-20
A HILL FULL OF REPTILES.
Is is'a rattling big snake story
from Curious Kansas.

From the Atchison (Kan.) Patriot, Jan. 3.
Mr.. J. ii. BeeSon, the we'll
known Central Branch contractor,
gave the Patriot a pleasant call this
morning, and from him we learn
the particulars of the most remark
able snake story We have heard. In
the extension Of the Central Branch
road from Beloit to Cawker City the
line passes through the town of
Glen Elder. A short distance from
Glen Elder, on the Solom n river, is
a steep and rocky bluff, about fifty
five feet high, a large portion of
which had to be blasted away to
make room for the road bed. A
few days ago, while the excavation
was in progress blast of nitro-gly-
cerine caps and giant powder tore
off an unusually large part of the
bluff, and down the declivity there
ca ue writhing and rolling bunch
of snakes, which Mr.. Beeson as
sures US was almost as large as q
barrel. They were of different vari-
eties, rattlesnakes predominating,
vii b racers, adders, garters, etc.
WhAn first disturbed from their
warm bed they were active and dan
Eerous, but coming out into the Sc
we're cold they were soon compare
iti+eay harm Hess, and were killed by
the men witt 1out much trouble, or
covered up in the dump by earth
and stone. Ba this is very small
portion OF the k'tory. Every day
and every blast, since this first
batch appeared, has brought another
huge bundle Of repa les. Every
hour q moving, wriE, hing lump
comes rolling down he hin, only 10
separate at the f0ot, aud whAt es-
cape the laborer's pick and sho Vel'
crawl off to get covered up in tie
dump. Thousands of them have
been unearthed and killed, and eve-
~ blast brings thousands more, far
rivaling in number the famous
snake den OF Concordia. Not a
single case of snake bite has yet oc-
CURED, Notwithstanding it is many
times almost impossible to avoid
stepping on them. Mr.. Beeson says
there are no unusual monsters
among them, the great majority be-
ing as large round as a mans wrist
and about three or three and half
feet long. He also says that farm
ers for FIVE miles around tell him
that this is the regular winter den
Of these Venomous creatures, and
that during the fall the snakes in
that country, which are discovered,
are headed in the direction of the
bluffs, and the only way they can be
turned from their course is to kill
them. 1t is said to be one of the
most remarkable sights ever loOked
upon, and hundreds from the sur
rounding country visit the quarries
to see the snakes.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-02-20
FOUR GRIZZLY BEARS SLAIN IN
AS MANY MINUTES.

Several weeks ago, in the neigh
borhood OF HettenShaw, In this Co.,
O remarkable bear hunt occurred. 1t
@ppears that DR.. Stanly, while on q
visit TO Hettenshaw, expressed an
earnest desire to go bear hunting,
and accordingly, one morning he
started, in company with Greene
French, Geo. Burgess and 10 Light
foot. Arriving at q thicket, the
dogs gave notice Of their near ap-
proach to a bear, and the party de-
cided to station themselves st GER
tain points and let the dogs go in
and drive the bear out. This was
done but the doctor becoming i'm
patient. entered the thickeG HIM
self. The heavy underground made
his progress slow, but he fought his
way ahead until he came to q fallen
tree lying in "A little gulch. Help
ing himself along by the limbs no
arrived mt the upper end just in
time to be confronted by a huge
grizzly bear. Retrea was impossi-
BILE, as it had been with the utmost
difficulty that the Doctor had ad-
vanced so far ; there was no tree in
convenient distance, and as the
grizzly showed fight, there wss moth.
Ing left for him to do, but shoot.
HasiRg deliberate aim with his Hen
~ rife, the doctor fired and the
bear feA naeFtdllg wounded. An-
other load %As sprung fEOm the
magazine into the rifle, and the doc
tor looking toward his prey, was
surprised to see o second bear din
the same spot. This he shGt 'Glso,
and quickly reloading was yet more
-astonished to see third bear in the
same place where he had shot the
other two. Again the lever moved
and a fresh charge went into posi-.
ton, and again the doctor looked
up and discovered fourth grizzly
coming toward him from the same
opening in the brush. Whang went
the gun again, and down went bear
No. 4. By this time the doctor had
got warmed up ard excited, and he
kept moving the lever and dring in>
to the bodies of the bears until the
sixteen shots in the magazine were
exhausted. Meantime, his CON-
paniors' hearing the shooting and
presumIng the cause, made their
way TO where the doctor was, with
the intention of assisting him, but
found him on the top of the largest
bear, with the Others strewn about
swinging his hat and shouting lusti-
ly. One vas an immense grizzly,
30 large that the hunters could not
handle him, the other three were
good sized grizzlies, probably about
two years old. The shooting OF
four bears by one man without ever
changing his position, 10 something
hitherto unheard Of, even in the
most highly colored annals OF the
Western wilds.-Trinity, Cal. Jour-
nal.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-02-20

The people Of Rouen are talking
about an amusing case of attempted
murder, which is to be tried by the
tribunal in short time. At the
end of last summer a young lady of
good Norman society, while at sea.
side, was insulted by Young man
whose assiduties she had repelied.
She said nothing to her husband,
but determined t) take hyr revenge
herself. Being a good swimmer,
she waited one morning till the
young man took his bath, when she
swan up to him and gave him such
a ducking that he was within an ace
of drowning. The young man has
now brought a charge of attempt to
murder against The lady, and the
| court will no doubt decide that be
, only got.what lie deserved.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-02-20
THE BARRON MYSTERY.

On the evening of the 22nd of
last February Mr.. John Wilson Bar
ron, the treasurer Of the Dexter,
Maine, Savings Bank, was found in
the bank vault wounded, gagged
and handcuffed. BE was in an un-
conscious state at the time, and
soon after being removed from the
vault died of his wounds. It was
supposed that robbery of the bank
had beea attempted, and that Mr..
Barron sacrificed his life while
guarding the treasures of his bank.
Graphic descriptions of the tragedy
were published throughout the coun-
>ry, and great sympathy was excit-
al in behalf OF his wife and child
ron Mr.. Barron was extolled for
his brap ery and the erection of Il
chr IN To his memory was com.
menosd in l., exter. The excitement
about the affair gradually died
away. Jenny h 1pe, a noted-oank
robber, was brought down from
New York for COMP 'lIciry in the
supposed murder and n 'bberY, but
he was discharged. Mo.1th atter
month rolled by and nothing new
was developed. The inreres't has
been rekindled by the report tn at a
bond had been traced to Washing
ton and that certain parties promi
nent in Dexter were to be arrested.
This was widely circulated and
great sensation was created. The
bank officials state that these re-
mors are without foundation aad
false. There seems to be no ques-
tion, however, that some very ina
portant discoveries have been made
aud a secret investigation is now in
progress in Dexter. 1t is asserted
that the theories hitherto held re-
garding the tragedy are erroneous.
There are, indeed, some who claim
that Barron committed suicide /;
but they forget that Barron had
evidently been hale strangled by a
rope drawn tightly round his neck,
and that, failing to induce him to
dhvulge the combination, after beat
ing him, and finding their efforts in
vain, the thieves locked him in the
vaults to die. He was found gagg- |
ed with piece Of wood like those
seen on pail handles. He was hand
cuffed with his arms behind him,
the handouts being 6nely finished
and niekel-plated, and Of the latest
pattern. The thieves Raust have
had keys to all parts of the building
as we'll as to the safe, as they left
oil the doors locked behind them.
The most reasonable Of these Ry-
ing rumors 10 that the mysterious
bond will serve as clue to the
murderers. The real facts will no
doubt be made known in a few
days.
The people Of Rnuen are talking
about an am musing case of attempted
murder, which is to be tried by the
tribunal in short time. At the
end of last summer a young lady of
good Norman society, while at sea.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-02-20
Terma-S1.6 Per Annuna.

Minheim on the T.. c. s 8. C. R. IL. has o
yepulaton OF 10000 Is q thrivieg bNSness
ceatre, and controls the trade anSVerage
radius of over eight miles. In which the
JOURNAL has q larger circulation than all
other county papers combined.
Advertisers sctHpleaSe make a note Of this.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-10-21
Change Of Ministry.
Piah and Grant.
Denver TrIbune.l

Piah, one of the chiefs supposed
to be engaged In the present out
break, has been to Washington.
One cold day Gov. McCook came
into his office and found Piah
hugging stove. Thinking it q
good chance to deliver a lesson to
the Indian, he said: "Piah, why
don't you Indians pillow and raise
crops and build houses? You ought
to work. If you did you would not
have to come here to borrow my
fire, but could buy fire of your own.
Why don't you work like like
white men?" Piah Strengthened up
at once, and proceeded to make a
speech. 'Me great WARRIOR" said
he. "Warriors no plow. Me go to
Washington and see John Grant.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-10-21

Tue HERALD has always been o
hearty believer in the mineral out
come of Arizona, and we are glad
to note that our faith is just upon
the point of fruitiop. Already
Wells, Fargo & Co. can tale I'M
fold as to the treasure output of the
"sun- kissed" land which adjoins
us on the East. The principal
promise and activity just now are
in the "Tom bstone" district. One
of the most remarkable mines of
that section is the contention"
In a few weeks its mill will
be running and we learn, from
what we regard as reliable author.
ity, that the yield will average
about $4,000 day. The "Lucky
Cnss," of the same district, also
promises exceedingly well. The
Tombstone is phenomenally rich
section, which is certain to make O
conspicuous record amongst the
notably thorough treasure regions
of the continent. We hear a great
deal of the Sierra Mojada and other
mining districts in old Mexico. 1t
may be that, as to these mines,
the old poetic adage holds good,
that Hdistance lends enchantment
to the view.p Every advance re-
corded of Arizona, however, will be
in the face of thousands of intelli-
gent prospectors and will be record.
ed in the books of Wells, Fargo g.
Co. We are inclined to think,
from all the reports which reach us
as to the mining operations in that
Territory, that it will rank, next
year, not less than fourth in the
list of treasure producing States
and Territories of the United
States. This will be trem endous
record, which Arizonans will i'm.
prove upon in the next four oil five
years.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-10-21

THE Indians all call Grant John. y
John Grant great warrior.
He no work. He no pillow. Me see
John Grants squaw. She no work,
either, too. Great warriors never
work. Tell you what do. You say
to John Grant he come here and go
with me. We go out and fight
'Rapahoes and Cheyennes, and kill
plenty braves, and get plenty
squaws. Then squaws work and
me and John Grant have bully
good time. No work; no pillow; no
nothing
Whether the proposition was
ever forwarded to Grant, we do not
know.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-10-21
flda.Waiter.

OF even tlde-waiter, of o
certain salary, from his position,
without the consent of the Senate,
the Democratic party, as soon as
IL gets its wits about it, will be the
real controller of the government
of the United States. 1t is time
that 1t should forego foolishness ~
and recognize Its real mission and
the possibilities which circum-
stances and the Constitution of the
United States place within its
grasp.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-10-21

THE plight of the New York
Democracy is by no means a reas.
surfing one. The regular Democrats
enter the fight handicapped by the
treason of Kelly and by the news Of
the Republican triumph in Ohio.
1t requires very hopeful elemen ut
indeed to enable Democrat to look
out sanguinely on the immediate
future. And yet, really, we are
only taking our turn at the see.
saw" game. Last year we were
away up; this year we promise to
be away down. We invite any one
who really desires to have intelli-
gent ideas of this see-sawn move
ment in our politics to take cycle
of ten years and 60 back over it.
Let him, for curiosity's sake, if for
no other motive, notice how inva-
riably pronounced Republican sue
cesses are succeeded by emphatic
Democratic victories, and Uioe
versa. If the Democracy were not
encountering such devilish bad
luck this year they might right
fully look for it next Fall. 1t is
our turn next-the Presidential
year.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-10-21

SAN RAFAEL, Oct. Goth. -Satur-
day afternoon a Chinaman named
Con Yeck was picked up in an al
most lifeless condition upon the
railroad track, about mile south
of San Geronimo station, on the
narrow-gauge road. His head,
face and body were bruised and dis
figured beyond recognition. When
found he had evidently been as
sauIted but short time, and after
an hour or so he became sufficient
ly conscious to know that he had
also been robbed of $50. He was
taken to San Francisco. The in
jured Chinsman will hardly sur
ylye his injuries,
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-10-21

WE have encountered great
many instances of brash i'm audience
in our day, but the imputation that
Los Angeles editors know nothing
about farming positively takes our
breath away. There may be a sort
OF Achilles heel amongst our con.
temporaries of the local press; but,
as for us, We are only poor because
we failed to select farming as our
speciality. Had we belonged, by
profession, to the Agricola tribe,
we should already have been rich
beyond the dreams of avar-
ice, in such a bucolIically
and agriculturally rich land
as Los Angeles county. What
we know about beets and turnips is
something so immense that we
shall not reduce the proposition
within the comprehension of the
ordinary geometrician. Waving
the egotistical things we might say
of ourself, did not modesty forbid
we are fain content with saying
SOW wheat and become rich in
stanter, journalistic scoffers to the
contrary and notwithstanding,
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-10-21

The turf programme of the
Southern District Agricultural So
ciety begins to-day. The events of
the racing week, We are glad to
learn, will be brilliant and credita
BILE. AT the Sacramento races the
superior character of the Southern
California stud was made marked
ly apparent. Our flyers, on their
native heath, will doubtless not be
one whit behind their up-country
record. Let us hope that they will
improve on it.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-10-21

A witness in case before Judge
Quarles, of Nashville, declared
that he did not believe in God,
heaven or hell, whereupon the
Ju ige ruled his testimony out of
Court. He should have been sent
to report walking-match, and
he'd have changed his belief on
one point.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-10-21
Herald Steam Printing House,

The faeilities Of the HERALD Steam
Printing House for doing job work are not
surpassed In California outside of San
Francisco and Sacramento. All work en-
trusted to us will be executed with neat
ness and dispatch at the lowest living
rates.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-10-21

Julia, az b, 3.eO a; ophir, SS4 b, SS% a;
Savage, lls1 b; Belcher, $50; Con Va, 53s
e; S Nevada, 571s b, So a; Mexican, 3iA s;
Union, SO s; Benton, 4 b; Con Va, ~ b;
Julia, ats a; Potosi, So a; Fl & n, IA s;
a; Point, 1856 b; Imperial, LOS b; Bullion,
~ s.: Savage, 1lh b; B & b, ~ b; Utah,
Gas; Jacket, 1434 b, 10 a.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-10-21
a Q A RID

To all who are suffering from the errors
and indiseret.ons of youth, nervous
weakness, early decay, loss of manhood,
etc., will send recipe that will cure
you, FREE OF CHARGE. This great
remedy was discovered by IA missionary
In South America. Send a self-addse ssej
envelope to the REV. JOSEPH Il. IN.
MAN, Station ID. Bible House, New York
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Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-10-21

VIRGINIA, Oct. 20th.-The stree
to-day was full of rumors of por'
phyry and bad ore in the Sierr,
Nevada drift, but it is believed herr
that the real cause of the decline
was that Flood had thrown Skae'.
stock on the market.
The Virginia Chronicle of thi.
evening has the following:
The drift from the 2,3O0-foot sta
ton of the Sierra Nevada. going
toward the Union shaft, having
been advanced niue feet since las
Wednesday, was last evening il
the same rich ore that was seen ant
sampled by visitors. The ore OF
the west side was reported to bt
coarser and very rich In gold. From
excellent authority the Chronicle
ascertained that at one o'clock this
afternoon the 2.300-foot level drift
was still in good ore. Said our in
formant: 1.-THE mine to-day Is
worth, upon appearance, fifty pei
cent. more than it has ever beer
before, and the market will under.
go sudden and strong reaction be
fore many days pass.h
The Union shaft yesterday was
about 75 feet below the 2, 200-foot
level of the Sierra Nevada. The
bottom was still in heavy streaks
of ore, giving excellent assays, but
had not yet reached the solid ore
body.
The bottom of the Ophir incline
still continues in vein matter carry
ing streaks of low-grade quartz
The cross cut west on the 2,400-foot
level is in distance of So feet,
measuring from the side of the in
cline. 1t is in q vein of matter
made up of alternate streaks OF
quartz and porphyry. The crosscut
on the 2,300-foot level is in 12l feet.
The face is in a soft vein formation
filled with seams of quartz and
clay.
A Delinquent sheriff sent TO
PrlsOn-ExpOrss.
PORTLAND, October 20th.-Ex-
Sheriff n. G. Dale, of YamhiIl
county, has been convicted of en-
bezzlement. At the close of his
official term, about year ago, he
was found to be several thousand
dollars short in his accounts. He
was sentenced to five years in the
Penitentiary, aud fine of So. 900
was also imposed.
During the present month, up to
date, the following are the wheat
exports: For Queenstown-British
Ship Star of the Sea, A, l29 centals
wheat, valued at SOS, 1874; ship City
of Vienna, 1885 centals wheat,
valued at sos, 255; County of Dem
bigh, 49, 62 centals, $4S, $3.50; Stone
wall Jackson, 81, $50 centais. To
Observation-Disclosures, 1887 centals
grain, $40 cases fruit, 3O,362 case:
salmon; valuation, $l66,095.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-10-21

GRANT, for his sins, will be COM
PEELED to endure q second edition of
the obtrusive hospitality of San
Francisco. 1t is a terrible ordeal
but the American Sphynx can
stand 1t if any one can.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-10-21

Susan b. Anthony says she can't
bear being made love to, and we
cite as a proof of the natural ceur-
tesy of American men the fact that
Susan's feelings in this respect
have been vigorously respected.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-10-21
TO WELL B0RERS.
WANTS. LOST-FOUND.
LOST.
Rooms and Board.

Gentlemen and their wives aud single
gents can be accommodated with board
tanning all modern conveniences and
home comforts, at the
KIMBALL MANSION,
New High street, only one block
from the Postoffice and Court House. and
commands charming view OF mountain
and valley. jel6tf
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-10-21

THE ANNOYANCE and Disagreeableness
of Pimples and Blotches on the skin may
be gotten rid of by using DR.. Jayne's Al
terative, a safe and rational cure for all
Skin Diseases, Eruptions, letter, Salt
Rheum, etc.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-10-21
BRIGADE ORDER.
Attention, Los Angeles Guard J!

You are ordered to appear at your Ar
mory in full dress uniform to-day, Tues
day, October 21st, 1870, at O'Clock sharp.
By order of P. NJ. DARCY,
1t Captain Commanding Company.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-10-21
INDIANS Ra,ding In rexea.

EAGLE PASS (Texas), Oct. 2Olh.-
A party of Indians passed here en-
route to Mexico. They killed some
horses and drove Off u number of
cattle. Indian signs are becoming
numerous.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-10-21
LAST NIGHTS NEWS.
PACIFIC COAST.
~roC,x IeMI'pis'i'
MORNING s SESSION.

RAN FRANCISCO STOCK AMI Hx.
CHANGE BOARr
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-10-21
NEW TODAY.
Wanted.

A position as Housekeeper; is n good
nurse or would take cooks place in a
small family; reference given ifrequired.
Address Mrs. D., Herald office. o2l-lw