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Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-08-12

The opening of the new hotel in Trafal-
gar square marks one stage in what is called
Amellcanization in London. Our cousins
tell us that we have not succeeded in de-
veloping the genuine article; bnt we have
certainly made good many steps in that
direction. Whether the change is or is
not an improvement maybe settled by those
wise persons who have made up their minds
as to the true significance of modern pro-
gress 1t is curious Is remark that the al
teration in the character of English inns
was almost the sole case in which even
Macauley could not preserve his entire COM
placency when comparing our own time
with that of our ancestors, He tries TO
reconcile himself 10 the admission of our
relative inferIority by the doubtful con-
sideration that good inns mean bad roads.
''1t is evident" he says, 'that, all other
circumstances being supposed equal, inns
will be best where the means of locomotion
are worst. In the seventeenth century a
traveller required twelve or thirteen meals
and five or six nights lodgings between
York and London. Now he finishes his
journey between breakfast and dinner, and
meals are taken (if the word meal be not
dlshonored by applying 1t to such miscel-
laneous feedlng) during the wretched ten
minutes for refreshment. The argument
Will hardly bear investigation as it is stated
-''other circumstances" with certainly not
be equal when locemotion becomes easier.
Improved means of travelling implies an in
creased number of travellers; it means in
this particular case that whole classes which
used to be SedentarV have become NOV
able, and that those who move, move ten
times as as often as before. If people make
fewer stoppages between London and York,
there can be no doubt that the number of
people in want of a lodging somewhere has
increased at a much greater rate than the
total population. If the old roadside inn
is deserted, the inns in the great centres
have done much more than simply absorb
the custom of their predecessors they have
tapped new sources of demand
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-08-12
Alive I'm her Grave.

The papers of Franklintown, North Caro-
lima, report remarkable case Of suspended
animation, burial and resurrection in the
person of married lady in that place, who
possessed a gold watch and finger rings,
which she often expressed desire to have
buried with her whenever she should die
Finally she was taken i'll and her life seemed
to gradually ebb away until her attending
physician pronounced it extinct. AT her
burial her previously expressed desire was
complied with, and the second night after
the interment a white man and negro
went to the grave and exhumed her for the
purpose of of obtaining the buried jewelry.
AS they took the lid off the coffin and the
negro began pulling the ring off her finger,
she raised up. At this both men took fright
and ran away. Finally the negro went
back and she asked him what he wanted.
He told her he wanted her rings and the
white man her watch. She requested to
see the white man, whom the other soon
found and brought 10 her. She requested him
to go home with her. He did so, and when
she reached the door she knocked. Her
husband opened the door, but tainted when
he saw her, thinking 1t was his dead wifes
ghost. The lady is now living, and bids
fair to attain good old age.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-08-12

hours after every one had retired, Mrs.
Crosby heard footstep on the gravel walk
below the window She got up at once,
Int her candle, and throwing on warm but
faded dressing gown. she marched along
! the passage and down TO the room where
reposed the butler and the plate chest.
The sound of the old mans snoring
showed he was undsturbed. His mistress
raped sharply.
''Get up, Barnes; there's man walking
under my window !"
Quickly old Barnes obeyed, and then he
called a young footman to assist him and
the two armed themselves with pokers
and alsled forth from the bay-wIndow of
the dinning-room, while Mrs Crosby, can
die in hand, stood just within it.
After prowling about for a few minutes,
the men were about to come in, when the
younger of the two spied a shadow close up
TO the gray wall of the house. He sprang
forward, shouting:
'1've got him!'
And Mrs. Crosby, in voice worthy Of
Mrs. Siddons, cried from the window:
Bring him herel"
Then the butler lending his assistance, a
struggling, expostulating man was dragged
into the presence of the owner of the man
sion. Turning to vent her wrath upon
him, she exclaimed in amaZement, and
Barnes cried in the same breath:
ats Mr.. Preedy!"
''Let me explain-Mrs. Crosby en-
treat you!" gasped the rector. ''Oh, send
away the servants!"
''E'ave bin h'after somethin', then !"
said the young man, cohfidentially, as he
appeared TO retire, but really fingered by
the door to listen.
''Speak, sir" commanded Aunt Cros-
by.
''Well, then," whispered the rector, in
an agitated voice, ''she has promised to be
mine-and-I meant no ham, indeed,
kind Mrs. Crosby; but just walked back
to look at the light in her window"
There was an ominous silence, and then
came Crsckle of laughter like the sound
of holly leaves burning, and Aunt Crosby
chuckled out:
Go home, Mr.. Preedy; go home and go
to bed! We old folks should think of our
rheumatism before we perform as Romeos
and Juliets. Good night to you. I'll bolt
the window now, if you don't mind"
''Look at that now," cried the young
footman, delighted.
''Shame ON you for listening, James :"
replied Barnes, adding with a growl,
waking us all up to look at Miss Dor
othy's, winder. Well, I'm blessed if there
is fool like an old fool!"
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-08-12

The art of printing, probably the par
ent OF more good than all others, owes its
origin TO rude impressions taken (for the
amusement of children) from letters carved
on the bark of a beach tree. This was
light matter, which thousand would have
passed over with neglect. Gunpowder
was discovered from the falling of a spark
on some materials mixed in the mortar;
or perhaps we should rather say that artil-
lorv was the consequence of this spark and
the due oDservnAoo- OF the circumstance
The stupendous results OF the eam-eng1ne
may all be traced to an individual observing
steam issuing from a bottle just emptied
and placed casually close TO a fire. He
plunged the bottle-neck into cold water
and was intelligent enough to notice the in
stantaneOus rush which ensued from this
simple condensing apparatus. Electricity
was discovered by person observing that
a piece Of rubbed glass or some similar sub
stance attracted small bits of paper, etc.
Galvanism, again, owes its origin TO Ma
dame Galvani's noticing the contraction of
the muscle of a skinned frog which was
accidently touched bya person at the NOM
ent of the p ofessor, her husband, taking
an electric spark from machine. He fol-
lowed up the hint by experiments. Pen
dulum clocks were invented from Galileo's
observing the lamp in a church swing to
and fro. The telescope we owe to some
children o. a spectacle-maker placing two
or more pairs of spectacles before each other,
and looking through them at a distant OBJ
ject. The glimpse thus afforded was fol-
lowed up by older heads. The baromeser
originated in the circumstances of pump,
which had been fixed higher than usual
above the surface of a well, being found
not to draw water. A sagacious observer
hence reduced the pressure of the atmos-
phere, and tried quick silver. The Ar
gand lamp was invented by one of the
brothers of that name having remarked
that tube held by chance over a candle
caused it to burn with bright fame-an
effect before unattainable, though earnestly
sought after. Without tie Argand lamp,
lighthouses Ito pass oyer minor Objects
could not be made efficient, and on the inn
portance of these it is needless to dwell.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-08-12
A Good GrfudstOne.

1t should be strong, simple, and clean {;
the trough expanded to catch as much as
possible of the drip water and grit i; a
movable shield, securely hinged, to keep
the water from splashing, and yet permit
the stone to be used from either side; rests
provided, upon which to rest tools and the
rod for trueing the stone, these rests being
arranged to move towards the centre as the
stone wears smaller. The bearings should
be generous in size, proper provision being
made for Oiling without washing the grit
into the bearings with the oil, and the ends
of the bearings being protected by some de-
vice which effectually prevents the entrance
of the grit. The stone should be secured to
the shaft by nuts and washers, and the
washers fixed SO that they cannot turn with
the nuts as they are screwed up or un-
screwed. In hanging the stone, great care
should be taken to hang it true sidewise
not only for convenience in using, but be-
cause a stone that is not true sidewise can
never be kept true edgewise.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-08-12
How the Early VirgInIans got Wives.

The history of the Commonwealth of
Virginia, commenced with an auction sale
not, however, in store, but beneath the
green trees of jamestown, where, probably,
the most anxious and interested crowd Of
auction habitues ever known in the history
of the world were gathered. In a letter,
still to be seen, dated London, August 81,
1921, and directed to worthy colonist of
that settlement, the writer begins by saying:
eve send you shipment, one widow
and eleven maids, for wives of the people
of Virginia. There has been especial care
in the choice of them, for there hath not
one of them been received but upon good
recommendations. In case they cannot be
presently married we desire that they may
be put with several householders that have
wives, until they can be provided with hus-
bands.
But the writer of this epistle had little
reason to fear that any of the ''maidens
fair" would be left over. The arch yes
contain evidence to prove that these first
cargoes of young ladies were put up at auc-
ton and sold for one hundred and twenty
pounds of tobacco each, and it was ordered
that this debt should have precedence over
all others. The solitary lone widow" went
along with tine others, for they could not
be particular in those days. The good
minister of the colony no doubt had busy
time that day. He did not mention any
fees, nor did the bridegrooms think Of ten.
dering any. All was joy and gladness nc
storms ahead, no inquisitlve clerk to stand
and say; "Here's the license, fork ovel
that one dollar!" Nothing of the sort.
From some of these couples the fir.t tami
lies of Virginia are descended.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-08-12

voice and gave loud and hideous below,
which convinced Buzby the animal con
sidered himself, somehow, the central point
of Fourth OF July celebration, and was
trying to contribute a vocal trife to the
enthusiasm of the occasion.
The dampened man on the boat then
engaged, in language luxuriant with wicked
expressions, that the mule should be run
out of the way so that he could operate the
machine himself. IL struck Bnzby az a
good idea. He told the boy to lead the
mule away. The boy unhitched the traces
and tried. The mule seemed perfectly con-
tented where he was Then Buzby and the
boy and the man leaned up against the side
elevation OF the mule, and pushed. The
mule glanced lazily around at them, re-
naming firm, then he swept his near hind
leg under and out again suddenly, flooring
the three pushers instantly. Then he
turned to one Of the bystanders and distinct
ly winked twice. Skeptics h"7e cues
toned if he really winked, but the man
who saw him do it is ready to make an
affidavit to the fact.
Buzby then ordered the boy to hitch the
mule again, lest he should happen to change
his mind and resolve to quit unexpectedly.
The man ON the boat adornIng his language
with new and startling flowers of rhetoric,
alleged that he would fix the brute. So he
collected some kindling wood and shavings,
and prepared TO start bonfire under him.
When the stuff began to burn the mule
stood firm upon three legs. and felt softly
around him with the fourth, scattering the
fire far and wide.
Those who disliked improper language
were shocked at the terms employed by the
man on the boat to characterize this out
rage.
Another fire was kindled and pushed
under the mule with pole, after it had
kindled into fearful blaze. AT first the
mule apparently tried to save himself by
throwing hand spring; failing in this he
strove to get up on his hind legs. When
be found this wouldn't work. he started
around the ring with a jerk, knock
ing Buzby fiat with the pole, nearly brain
ing the boy, and hurting the boatman SO
severely that he fairly tore the English Ian
guage into shreds in his anxiety t. do
justice 10 the situation.
Then the mule revolved like lightning
for about ten minutes, at the end of which
time he broke loose and drifted down the
road toward home, leaving Buzby's Pat
ent Crane and Derrick heap of splinters
and old iron.
Patent rights will be sold cheap to those
who apply early to Buzby.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-08-12
A Cuban MIlknan.

Few matters strike the observant stranger
with a stronger sense of their popularity
than the Cuban milkman's mode of supply
ing that necessary aliment to his town or
city customers. Driving his sober kline from
door to door, he deliberately milks just the
quantity required by each customer, de-
livers 1t, and drives on to the next. The
patient animal becomes as conversant with
the residences of her masters customers as
he is himself, and stops, unbidden. at regu-
lar intervals, before the proper houses, often
followed by pretty little calf, which
amuses itself by gazing at the process,
while it wears leather muzzle to prevent
its interference with the supply of milk in
tended for another quarter. There are
doubtless, two good reasons for this mode
of delivering milk in Havana and the large
towns in Cuba. First, th, re can bo 10 d.
luting of the article; and second, it is sure
to be sweet and fresh, this latter particu-
lar desideratum In climate where milk
without Ice can be kept only brief period
without spelling. OF course, the effect
upon the animal is by no means salutary,
and a Cuban cow gives about one third as
much milk as one in America. Goats are
driven about and MIXED ln the same man.
uer
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-08-12

A few days ago blunt spoken, hearty
looking first citizen of Bebee's Corners
made his appearance on Griswold street,
Detroit. TO look out some lawyer who
would deliver the 4th of July Grafton at the
Corners. He was on business and no fooling.
He had been deputized by his fellow citi-
zens TO make all oratorical arrangements,
and he had decided ideas as to the sort of
address wanted. He was put in communi-
cation with young attorney who had an
address o. four hundred pages of foolscap
ali written out for such an occasion. At
ter few preliminary remarks the delegate
began;
'Does your addres refer TO the struggles
of our forefathers p
''Oh, yes; have seventeen distinct re-
ferences TO their perils, struggles, and
triumphs."
''Knock 'em right out then-cross out
every one of theml Every fool i'm the
country knows that our forefathers had to
struggle. OF course they did, it was their
business to; they have had all the praise
due 'em, and Bebee's Corners won't give
'em another word"
"Well, suppose | can leave out our
forefathers," humbly replied the orator.
'Very well. Now, what have you in
your address in regard to Gen. Washing
ton?"
well, probably mention him forty or
fifty times. Washington was great man,
and we must not forget him."
''Strike him right Quit" was the fiat
command. "Washington was great and
good man. Bebee's Corners is as loyal as
any town in America, but we've had Wash
ingtOn till we can't rest.
The orator made note of that also, and
the other continued:
81 presume you have put in boom for
the Declaration of Independence z"
eyes, never heard of 4h of July
orator with that left out"
''rhen you are going to learn something
new. Bebee's Corners would howl all day
over the sight of an American flag if there
was any call for IT, but we're going to take
a new departure. No Declaration of In
dependence in our oration this year.
Scratch 'er right out"
THAT doesn't leave me five minutes
talk" said the attorney, as he made a cal
culation. ''All have left are few re-
marks on the Pilgrim Fathers
Then knock the Pilgrim Fathers higher
than a kite before you forget it. We've
been Pilgrim Fathered to death in this
country"
''What kind of an Grafton do you want
up there :" asked the lawyer, as his heart
began to sink.
That's what I'll tell you. Can you sing?'
mo"
"Then you are out in the cold. We
want an Grafton lasting just ten minutes.
We want sentimental song to lead off,
and funny one 10 end with. The re-
marks between the songs can range all the
way from Daniel in the Lions Den 20
Pop Goes the Weasel, but they must be
funny. We are laughing set up there.
We go IN heavy on ConunuIuuTs, aud VIC
make some of the best puns going. We
shall want, say, ten puns, ten conundrums,
two songs, and something TO warrant about
five gIins, and from seven to ten regular
old side splitteTs, and the terms will be
SI5 cash on the nail. Are you the man 2"
IL guess not, y was the faint reply.
"All right-'nuff said. III move on to
the next, and if can't strike the chap in
this town I'll sail down to Toledo. Bebee's
Corners is going to get up and howl this
year, and don't you forgit it.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-08-12
VIGIL.

Sleep little fow'ret with fragrant flowers
sleeping,
Serene on earrh's breast
Close, weary eyehde with folded leaves
clos ng-
symbol their lAnguorous bliss while reposing
o rest w.t. these rest
While the night dews are weeping.
Smile, little angel with still waters smiling,
Beneath the white moon.
Dream, little slul with their rapturous
dreaming
Image Their heaven bosomed beauty and
seeming
o wake not too soon
10 the day ylight dtileing.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-08-12
Memories of Mount voruon.

'We wander all through the sad, silent
mansion. We look at the spindIelegged
furniture, and at the rusty key on the wall,
the key of the Bastile. We see Washing
toms vest and small-clothes in the glass
case, and lock of his hair and original let
tiers by his hand and Lafayette's. We see
pretty Eleanor Eustis's wedding gift harpsi-
chord, that her stepfather brought. from
foreign lands for surprise when she left
her girlhood's home. The pretty Eleanor
is buried long ago. All traces of her pink
and white beauty have left the earth; here
stands the dusty harpsichord; brought by
strange hands to her old home. The room
that interests the most is the tiny attic
chamber where the devoted widow passed
her days after her husbands death. The
large chamber below was closed after his
decease. None entered it from that time
on. A rug and single bed Mrs. Washing
ton had moved to the attic room, and here,
winter and summer, she watched with
longing, crazy eyes the tomb that held her
dead. There was no place for stove or
CRATE; all day, in the room under the roof,
she sat by the small window Cher feet in
winter on a zinc foOt-stOve filed with
coals), with a shawl wrapped about her
bent form, true Martha Washington, first
lady of the land! First in elegance in times
of peace; in courage in time of war; in
faithfulness in time of death. All women
look with tenderer eyes at the small marble
resting place than at the grander casket by
their side. One bears upon it a. draped
flag, cut in the stone, shield and crouch
ing eagle; the other only the words,
E'Martha, Consort of Washington" Yet
these words dim the eyes of loving wives;
they pierce the hearts of lonely widows,
and bind all true and fervent woman
hood close to the form that sleeps so
dreamlessIy beside the one she loved truly
and long.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-10-22
RAILROADS.
THE GREAT

TO The N9ETR; VEST AND, soJTHWEsT.
corner Of si1th and streets. as fellows: .p''
For Pittsburg ana the Nest, go ana. with Sleep
~cincinnati, st, Lonis and chicago; 80 PM
BsS MOI E'ss efS f PtsSn K1LhoAD
For Gssnaandais1a, Rochester. Buffalo, Niasara.
except Saturday, With Palace Cars to Canaan.
For Williamsport Lock Haven and Elmira, at 10 40
For 3 Nm a. daily s1eeRt SUNDAY
Express Of PulITan Parior Cars, 80 an.
5sFSsy Sy VIII beats s
For PhilsdelT hia 10 40 M. &C. 70 and 100
Express. $50 r. daily s.e except Sunday. '0u
For Baltimore, Gao $40. 9 80. 10 40 q M, and
sunday. 500. 10 40 ~ 20. $50 and 10 20
For .Pope's Greek Line. $40 m and 4:4O pm.
For Annapolis. 40 a. IN. and 40 p m. daily, ex-
%% isS zsI5 A AIESAsIsiA AND WAsHiSa:
and IN On 4 sa n At IT. :. ' and
For Richmond and the South, 2 am daily. and
$40 pm. daily, except Sunday.
Trains leave Alexandria for Washington, 6. 8, Is
am; IL 90 3, 5. and :05 D. m, ADD IL mid
night. On sunday at 8 and 10 a. ~, and sos
m
Tickets, information, sleeping and parlor car ac-
conmodstions can be procured at the Offices, north
east corner OF 18th street and Pennsylvania are
nue., northeast corner G b and Pennsylvania ave.
nue. and at the depot, where orders can be left TO
the checking of baggage to destination from hotel
and residences.
L: F. FARMER. General Passenger Agent.
Frank THOMSON, General Manager. sepl7
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-10-22

VICTORIA NOT DEAD.-A special dispatch TO
the n. Y. World from San Antonio, Texas Oc-
tober 2lst, says:-Gen. ord to-day received two
dispatches from Colonel w. X. Shafter COM
manding the department of the Rio Grande
ore contained the information that Victoria
and his band Of Apache Indians. with one thou
sand head OF stolen stock. were forty miles
north or Chihuahua, Mexico. The second dis
patch says a courier had arrived at Preside del
Nolte with the Information that Victoria was
In that county pursued by Mexican troops COM
manded by Colonel FerzoaS. The Mexican
troops at san CortoS were ordered TO lOin the
pursuers. The report that Victoria and his
band had been destroyed is not believed by
army officers here
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-10-22
DIED,

col Inns. On October 81. 1899, at IL O'Clock 5.
m, JAMES, the only Child of James and Mary n,
Collins aged taree ears and four mon tbs.
Funeral viii take place fIom his g.ar dmoth a-'s
residence, street, between Third and Four-and-
shalt southvest, Saturday next. 81 o'c' ,cS m
attend.
RICHARDSON. On October 21s', 1880, at 2:cOp.
M, Of spOplexy, MARY 4. RICHARDSON, AGED
thirty one years, wife OF ! L Richardson and
daughter OF the late John L. Darlington, OF Mary
land.
Funeral from late residence. - f street south
wet, Friday, October 22d, at O'Clock y. IN.
WiLKER. On octc her 2lst, 1850. l.. z. WALKER,
eyed fifty seven years.
The remains viii be taken to Massachusetts for
iDtelment.