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Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-10-09

a seedy individual, rural in his general
appearance and makeup, strolled into the
Third National bank, Cincinnati during
business hours, and observing Fab. Lawson,
receiving teller, counting II package of
money, nodded pleasantly, and said, "Still
handin' of it out r.
Eyes, replied Lawson, ''still crowding
it on the people"
'Ain't you lcetle too handy here z"
continued the stranger
GLOW so Z" said Fab.
"Why, strangers passin' long on the
sidewalk and seein' your sign so conspicu-
Gus like, must be runnin' in every few min
utes to borrow money"
$50 they do, +" returned Lawson
"Ain't it a good deal of bother waitin' on
emf Must take up good deal of your
time"
''Ies, it is some bother, that's a fact,
but we like to accommodate everybody,
you know. Can't turn away a stranger
just because we amt acquainted with
him"
lose some, l suppose 2" interrogated
the stranger.
''Oh, yes.
Folks drop in and get what money they
want and then forget all about it. Or per-
haps they send it in letter and misdirect
it. Awful careless, some people are about
borrowing money!" said the man.
'Awful careless"
''Owin' good deal to keepin' your bank
close on the sidewalk. Folks goin' by look
up and see you countin' money, and then
they suddenly recollect they hain't got
quite enough to see 'em through, and so
quite naturally, they steps in and borrows
some of you. You can't very well refuse
hate to hurt their feelin's, and so they git
away with you. Some mean folks in this
world. Now, | wouldn't do it."
mo, you wouldn't do it."
'No, stree, | never borrowed cent of
no bank that didn't pay"
''I'll bet you didn't" said Lawson, with
emphasis.
''Now if was runnin' a bank like you
are continued the stranger. I'd keep it
back in an alley where there wasn't so many
strangers passin'. 'Twouldn't make no diff
ference with me, cause / know how banks
are pestered. | never bothers 'em. 'Tain't
ny style. could walk right past mile
on 'em and never even look in the winder
But everybody amt that way. What, ten
cents r.
eyes" said Fab, 'that's all | can let
you have to-day. You see there have been
so many strangers in ahead of you this
morning that our funds are running low.
Ta-ta. Don't trouble yourself to send it
back in a letter. When the bank wants it
the bank will notify YOU"
The stranger thanked him, and again
urging upon him the expediency of moving
the bank on to some back street or alley, SO
as not to attract the attention of passing
strangers so readily, the seedy man took
his departure.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-10-09

whan aFple-arNnches, flushed with bloom,
Isoa3 1une's warm evenings with perfume,
And fuAlmisr grows each perfect day,
And fields are sweet with new mown-hsy,
,5bcn. minstrel lone. hear thy note,
I'd from tine Fnstrre-thickets float
whiP-poor-win!
Thine arc the hours 20 love endeAred.
And summoned ~ thy Acoents weird
NssMt Wild regrsEs-wllst tender pain.
Recalls mv youthful dreams again,
~ fluA41ng down the = adoRy years.
TAEnx old refrain fond memory hears
Whip-roor-win!
The e4rish apy iurpires thee not;
Bm Ind I'm some aeer-sha4ie6 grot
Taa0D hke N sad recluse acss wait
The SILVER hour- invlOlAte.
When every l1H-Sher sound 4 fcwn.
and --ovcs and glens are thine alone,
whip-pcOr-wil!
zlsea. when tie IN l. VoluptuOus night
Pauts III the vCung moons tender hight
Ana woca&, and cliffs, ana shimmering
sT-eMms.
Are splendid I'M her argent beams
HCw thrills the lCver's heart to hear
Thy loud srAcc@to, liquid clear.
Whip-iNoor-w II.
Nbence comes thy Iterasea phrase.
Thzt 10 the wandering ear conveys
HRlE-humAn sounds. vet cheats the sense
Nith vSgueress CO intelligence,
And Ike wandering voice OF air,
H~unts the dim fSescsA we know not where,
Whip poor-wln!
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-10-09
Lost Children

A mother one day lost one of her child
rem, child of two years, and after long
and anxious search found him in the Atch-
en- closet, in a huge iron pot, fast asleep.
He had been left in charge of servent,
who had fulfilled her duties by taking the
child to the kitchen and then going off to
gossip. A Mrs. D of Darlington, af-
ter similar experience, found her missing
child in bread-trough, sweetly sleeping on
the dough. The trough was a very large
one, used for mixing bread for the ship
yard men, and when tull of dough usually
stood on-a low settee near the fire, that the
bread might rise the quicker. The child
during the absence of his elders from the
kitchen, crept in and made himself COM
Portable. But more amusing than this was
the case of lady who lost her baby, and
after disturbing the whole community, and
crying herself nearly blind, found baby safe
in the cradle, with clothes heaped in so
disorderly manner as to have defied pre-
vinus search
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-10-09

cutting. Presently this big machine il
strewing the corn around il as easily and
gracefully as n ships keel slices the sea and
lays IL out IN foam; and the Muscovite
peasants, marvelling at the spectacle, rest
idly on their scythes and utter exclamations
of delight. Bat Bcnjudas lifts both his
hands Indignantly and calls on them 10 do
their duty " You lazy swine, do you think
it's for this give you each your ten ko-
pecks dayI Thercll be no kwass for you
by and by if you don't bcstir yourselves. 4"
Now kwass is IA very small beer which the
Russian peasants love. Prince Nolline's
tenants set to with II will, and soon there
are no sounds heard but their toilsome gasps
mingling with the swishing noise of their
blades rs they sweep through the corn in
vigorous semicirclcs. Even women and
children are ut work with sickles; and ms
fast rs sheaves can be made up little bands
of tottering boys and girls carry them to
the carts, where some sturdy louts pack
them down tight till each cart holds pyr-
amid, which is covered with u tarpaulin.
Then the carts set of, and old Beniudas,
who has been surveying all the operations,
returns TO the field inwardly ckuckling but
outwardly morose. He never shows his
laborers that lac is pleased with them, else
they might be asking for more kwass OF
this liquor each reaper gets as much as can
make him glad, but no more and Benju-
das, as he prowls about, notes every skulk-
cr who, after doing less than his share of
work, would like to secure more than his
allowance of beverage: "Now, then, you
hog, be off; a few more of your sort would
ruin me. shan't employ you tomorrow. I"
These are the benIsons which Benjudas
scatters about him as he stands in the
shadow of roadside fir tree, carefully
protecting his venerable head from the suns
rays
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-10-09

but he said nothing. stitled my now loud
gaspS and leaned forward to hear more.
"Elwynr And now the one was
changed 1t was rs if the words We're
forced, wrung from her, "lIave PITY
love YOU
Gracious heaven" | knew he had
started to his feet. You tell me this
You ~
II do" she answered TREMENDOUSLY !;
land more-.yoW Tore me -
heard him groan, and knew hy instinct
that his hands We're stretched towards her
as though to defend her from her own
words.
"lou love me-" she continued, mere
calmly, land | love You. have waited
for YOU 10 speak, but you would not so
have done il. You may imagine, if you
will, what il costs "A woman To make such
a confession unsolicited. Do You blame
me, Elwyn Z"
"Blame :" lac said, my beautiful my
dearest And yct-Oh, the traitor the
miserable traitor You have made OF me,
Eleanor"
''It is because love you. Forgive me,
if too well, Elwyn,"
".Nhe loves me, " he said.
THAT child I" she answered, with Il
touch of sarcasm. "ller heart isToo young
for any deep impression. Oh, Elwyn,
what is her love to mine She is a pretty
toy, plaything. viii You weigh her in
the balance against me p
Eleanor, he pleaded, have mercy
Take my life as YOU have my love but leave
me at least, little Self-reSpect. We are
strong in our love, and can bear more than
she can. Do not be cruel in your power
"Mhat do YOU want to do Z" she asked.
ITO he true To her. he said bitterly, vet,
oh, how grimly, II wish her never to
know that il is to traitor her pure faith
has been given. For will marry her and
and cherish her rs though you and had
never met So help me heaven !"
And what is To become of me 2
''lIave mercy! Why did you ever come
between us p
'rIou say you love me. | ask, what is
to become of me! You say You love me,
Elwyn I"
"Ah, better than my own truth and
honor -
Oh, how changed and broken his voice
sounded
waited te hear no more. My resolve
was taken. His pride was humbled to the
duSt-trampled beneath the feet of his
great passion. He should never knowingly
make me witness his humiliation This
much | could and would do Cor him.
That evening asked him TO walk down
the avenue with me, for the last time, and
then said, Elwyn, this must end between
us | will not marry YOU. "
1t was strange start he gave-a strange
look, almost of joy, that flashed over his
face, only to be gone again. And then |
gained strength to tell the falsehood, that
was to set him free.
Il do not love you, Elwyn."
Ii is needless TO repeat his hurried words
of question and confused remonstrance
But | saw that he believed my love was
gone from him, and therein / could be
thankful
A short month, and they were married.
| never saw them again.
But long after they told me he was dead,
and that she was about TO wed another
husband, and they gave me the little packet
of hair that ne had addressed with his own
hand to his First and latest love-
His first and latest, forever.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-10-09

A local preacher had been preaching in
the afternoon in a village not far from
Newcastle, England, and having accom-
panied one Of the chapel members to his
house, was OF course introduced to his
wife, who appeared very glad to see him,
and warmly pressed him for full quarter
of an hour to stay to tea. He at last con-
sented. While all this pressing was going
on, the husband was quietly standing by,
preparing to wash his hands and face. The
good lady then went to get the tea ready,
and it was not long before both the tea and
her temper were brewing; for hearing, as
she thought, her dearly beloved washing,
she made for the little window which COM
municated between the kitchen and pantry
where she was, and taking advantage Of his
position, more quickly than one could say
"Jack Robinson" she administered two or
three hard raps on his bald pate, accompan-
led with the exclamation "rll learn we to
bring them hungry preachers here to tea
every time they come to preach !"
AS soon as the unfortunate individual
could get the soap-suds out of his eyes he
began to think what it all meant, but could
come to no other conclusion than that the
old lady had made a sad mistake which
she also found out, for upon returning to
the parlor, she saw her husband patiently
awaiting his turn to wash.
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Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-10-09
How EeIs are Caught.

Many persons who cross the upper ferry,
on the Hudson, may have noticed rows of
small wooden boxes, about the size of an
ordinary soap box, placed few yards
apart These boxes have covers on top,
and wire screens on the bottom to admit
fresh water. These contain small eels
which, at this season of the year, are
caught by thousands near the State dam in
the following manner: The agent of the
fish commissioner proceeds to some small
outlet or .mill-tail at ebb tide or Slack water
and with small screen, similar to those
used for sitting flour, which he dips into
the eddies, sometimes gathering as many as
a thousand at dip. 1t is nothing unusual
to gather half million at one fishing
When caught they are placed in these boxes
in running water, until enough are accum-
ulated to make shipment. They are then
placed in ordinary milk cans, which con-
tain about two inches of soft sewer mud
with packing swail of marsh grass, newly
cut, upon which the eels are placed to work
their way gradually to the bottom. Then
another layer of grass is placed on this.
The whole is covered with small piece OF
ice to regulate the temperature, and then
they are ready for transportation. AT the
present time they are being shipped to
Michigan under the supervision of Grin nj.
Chase, who for the past SIX years has been
connected with the State Fish Commission
er, Seth Green, and has had entire control
of the catching and shipping of these I'M
mense numbers of small eels Yet there
seems to be no decrease as each season
brings its millions to our water. Eels are
said to deposit their spawn in the same
manner as other fish and, according to the
best authorities, who have of late years
carefully investigated the matter, theil
spawn is deposited in the mud in the
winter and incubated by the warn temper
ature of the water in June.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-10-09
skulls of Hurtlerers

One of the most curious collections in
the great Anthropological museum in the
Paris exhibition of last year was a collec-
ton of thirty-siX skulls of murderers who
have been guillotined in France. This
collection has been carefully studied by DR..
Bornier, who has published the result of
his studies in the last number of BrOcd' s
RcCue a. inthrOpOiogie. The mast strik-
ing result of his observations is the very
large cubic capacity of these crania. In
fact, the average volume of the thirty-six
skulls, measured with shot by Broca's
method, is as much as l, ,547 81 cubic CEN
timeters. Eliminating, however, one of
skulls which is of unusual size (2,676
cubic cehtimeters) and is obviously abnor-
NAL, the average is reduced to !, ,531 cubic
centimeters, But even this figure is con-
siderably higher than the average of any
ordinary series of modern crania. In order
TO find skulls of equal capacity it is neces-
sary to 20 back to prehistoric times; thus
the capacity of Solutre skulls is 1,5l5, and
that of the type from the cave of M'Hom-
me Mort is 1,606. cubic centimetres. The
development of the murderers' skull is not
in the frontal but in the parieto-occipital
region, aad it appears to indicate a low in
tellectual standard, with strong tendency
to powerful action. Most of the celebrated
characteristics presented by the skulls of
these criminals are comparable with those
of prehistoric races. A murderer may be
regarded as an anachronism, and his char
acter may be explained on the principle of
atavism, or reversion to an early type. If
a prehistoric savage could be introduced
into modern society he would probably be-
come notorious criminal; on the other
hand, if one of the brutal murderers of
mGdern times had lived in prehistoric ages
he might have been chief of his tribe,
highly resDected
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-10-09

IT must be very warm weather that
will take the corn starch o t CT cheap
ice cream.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-10-09

A hopeless person is one who deserts
himself
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-04-28
BANGED HAIR.

A little while ago we were reminded
of our Indebtedness to heather women
for the fashionable wrist ornaments
known as "bangles." Let US return
thanks this time to the Sek-hoan woman
China for the peculiar style of ar
ranging in so called bangs" with which
so many of our young ladies are pleased
to cover up their broad, fair foreheads.
And to these young friends ye commend
the addition of the "blue cloth" to pro-
duce that unity of effect which in these
days is thought SO desirable. Mrs.
Richie writes in the Messenger and
Missionary Record Iondon:) 1.-THE
women at the three Posla stations part
their hair across from ear to ear, comb
ing it down over the foreheads to the
eyes. The back hair is twisted up in
knot on the top of the head. Then they
put on piece of blue cloth, longer than
wide, fold bit of it back like broad
hem. let the two front corners hang
loose. and tie the two back ores togeth-
er, tucking them in. It looks just like
sun bonnet, and gives them. with their
peculiar dressing of the hair. a very
wild weird appearance. They retain
much more of the savage look than the
men.-Heathen Wonaan's Friend.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-04-28

There were but 10 Democrats who
voted on Monday with the minority in
the House in favor of declaring that mo
legislation changing the law in regard
to the currency or tariff should be un-
dertaken at the present session of Con-
gress." Nevertheless. but for the repre-
hensible habit which representatives of
the great commercial constituencies have
of absenting themselves from Monday
sessions. majority would probably have
been obtained for the resolution. While
such vote would have fallen short of
the two-thirds required for its passage,
the fact that the resolution lacked but
ten votes of a majority is regarded as
an indication that none of the wild f.
nancial projects for whose introduction
the Greenbackers and their allies are
struggling with zeal worthy of a bet
ter cause, has any chance of adoption
during the present session.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-04-28
LONGING FOR SPRING-TIME.

Haste, hoary Winter Loose thy weary chain
From the dull heavens and the deadened earth,
That the soft bloom of flowers. the gladsome birth
OF bloss'my Spring may visit us again.
No feathery leaflets futter en- the line;
No flower-buds bursting, gem the sward beneath;
No song birds warble with melodious breath,
As IN the joyous flush of Summertime.
Thy touch hath chilled the greenness from the bough
Robbed the still forest of its pleasing shade;
Thy wild breath swept the flowers from the glade,
And birds have fed to balmier regions now.
Then haste thee, in thy ice-wheeled car, away
To the ice-carven deserts of the Nolth
That the Queen-maden Spring may venture forth,
And gladden. hill and meadow with her sway
In her soft hands beaker brimmed with buds
On her soft lips burst of youthful song;
The sunshine in her shadeess eyes among
The sleeping boughs shall quicken all the woods.
Then shall the joyous merle mid SPRAYS
or pink-hushed hawthorn join the robins glee,
And the glad thrush sing softly from the tree,
Filling the clear air with his loveful lays.
Then shall the stream make gentle murmurng,
In amber light between new blossomed trees,
And all the butterflies and golden bees
Winnow the warm air in the wake of pring.
Along the green bank on the velvet sod
All bright with flowers, my daily walk shall be;
And these shall turn my thankful heart to Thee
Their painter and their maker who art God
-Chdmber's Journal
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-04-28
APRIL.
ny Il. FRANK TooKER.

oh, stra NICELY all the April days!
The brown buds redden in their light
And spiders spin by day and night;
The willow lifts yellow haze
ofspringing leaves to meetthe sun,
While down their white-stone courses run
The swift, glad brooks, and sunshine weaves
A cloth of green for cowslip leaves
Through all the fields of April days
Oh, sweetly fall the April days!
My love was made Of frost and light,
Oflight to warm and frost and light,
The sweet, strange April of her ways.
Eyes like dream exchanging skies,
And every frown and blush prize.
With cloud an flush the spring comes in
With frown and blush maids loves begin,
For love is like rare April days.
-ScTibner for May.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-04-28
Stop THE PApER.-Times are hard,

Stop THE PAPER.-Times are hard,
money is scarce, business is dull, re-
trenchment is duty-please stop my
beef? 0 no ! times are not hard enough
for that yet. But there is something
that cost me large amount which /
wish to save. Please stop my-tobacco,
cigars and snuff ? O, no not those, but /
want to retrench somewhere. Please
stop my-ribbons, jewels. ornaments
and trlnkets? I? Not at all pride must
be fostered if times are so hard, but l
can see way of saving in another di-
rection. Please stop my-tea, coffee,
and needless, unhealthy luxuries No,
no. no not these; l cannot think of
such sacrifice I must have something
else. All /! l have 1t now, my paper ;
that will take me thro' the panic easily.
| believe in retrenchment and economy
especially of brains.-HoAiston Tran
script.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-04-28

Almost every pleasant afternoon a
gray haired, placid looking old man can
be seen on the western piazza of the
farmhouse, with grandchild on each
knee. 1t is Mr.. Wilson, who often
thanks God that one of his daughters
married "only farmer"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-04-28
g. FOREIGN PATENTS.

GILMORE 81 COZ Successors TO CHAPMAN,
HOSMER a CO., SolicitOrs. Patents procured In all
countries. NO FEES IN ADVANCE. No charge
unless the patent Is granted No for making pre-
lminary examinations No additional fees for obtain
ing and conducting reheaTing by a recent decision
Of the Commissioners ALL rejected applications may
be revived. Special attention gwen Interference
before the Patent Office Extensions before Con
gress, infringement Suits in different states and all
litigation appertaining to Inventions or Patents
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-04-28

TApIocA CREAM.-Three tablespoon
fuls of tapioca, one quart of milk, three
eggs, one cupful of sugar. Flavor with
lemon or vanilla. Soak the tapioca in
little water over night. After rinsing
put it in milk and let it cook soft. Add
sugar and yolks of eggs. Whip the
whites stiff and pour on the tapioca. as
you remove it from the fire. 1t should
be cooked in tin pail, set in kettle
of boiling water to prevent the milk
from scorching. Eat cold.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-04-28


That is pathetic little tale which
the Cleveland Herald tells of little
girl between two and three years of age
evidently lost and weeping bitterly. A
lady took the baby's hand and asked
where she was going.
"Down to find my papa," was the
sobbing reply.
"What is your papa's name?" asked
the lady.
"His name is papa"
"But what is his other name? What
does your mamma call him p"
"She calls him papa" persisted the
little creature.
The lady then tried to lead her along
saying;
"You had better come with me. I
guess you came this way?"
"Yes, but don't want to 60 back,
l want to find my papa" replied the
little girl, crying as if her heart would
break.
"What do you want of your papa ?"
asked the lady.
81 want to kiss him"
Just at that time sister of the child
who had been searching for her came
along and took possession of the little
runaway. From inquiry it appeared
that the little ones papa. whom she
was earnestly seeking, had recently died
and she. tired of waiting for him to
come home. had gone out to find him.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-04-28

Two pedestrians in Chicago. who
started to walk for belt, quarrelled be-
fore the tramp was finished and each
one got believer the head.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-04-28
LAND CASES, LAND WARRANTS
ANN CHQIn

Contested Land Cases prosecuted before the U. s.
General Land Office and Department Of the Interior.
fIlvate Land Claims, MINING and PRE-EMP-
TION Claims. and HOMESTEAD Cases attended
To- Land Scrip In 40 So and $50 acre pieces for sale
THIS scrip Is assignable and be located in the
name OF tne purchaser upon any Government land
subject TO private entry at al o5 per acre ItIs Of
equal value with Bounty Land Warrants send
stamp To Gilmore 81 Co. for pamphlet of In