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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-01-08

count, but have no right to 60 behind
an absolutely illegal and uncOnstitu
tional Republican return, for that
would be to reject it.
In the answer to the fourth ques.
ton the Judges say that the Governor
and Council can not officially know,
nor haze the right to ascertain, that
votes returned as scattering were not
actual ballots. with the word scatter
ing written thereon" This is beau
tiful decision! The question of Gov
ernor Garcelon was couched in almost
the language of the Constitution and
the law, as the majority of his ques-
tions are. Tho question, therefore, is,
practically: Ought the Governor and
Council to obey-provisions of the
Constitution or laws? In response to
this query the Court say no; and
making a most ridiculous SUPPOSE
ton, say that the Governor and Coun-
Gil have no right to know that this
absurdity is not fact, or to inquire
whether or not it is fact.
One of the safeguards thrown around
suffrage in Maine is the command of
the Constitution that the returns shall
be made up in open town meeting, on
the spot. Governor Garcelon asks if
the Governor and Council can reject
returns not SO made up. The Court
say; "No; they have no such power.
The statement of the municipal officer
is in that respect conclusive" 1t is
solemnly ordered by the Constitution
that the returns and the records be
made up in open town meeting. No
provision is more necessary to secure
an honest return of the vote cast. If
the returns need not be made up in
open town meeting, but at any time
afterward, and at any other place, and
if they need not be signed by the Clerk
or by majority of the Selectmen, ,and
if no laws at all framed for the pro-
lection of the ballot need be observed
save such statutes as will benefit the
party, the opportunities
for Republican fraud are almost with
out limit. The essence of the opiu-
ion of the Supreme Judicial Court of
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-04-29
Housekeeping In Venice:

The City of Venice stands in the water
as though perpetually bathing its feet.
There is no rumbling of carts and wagons,
only the soft splash OF the oars of the
gondolier as he propels his dark gondola.
No one has any fire in the house-that is,
nothing that we should call a fire. They
make a fire in sort of 2ipkin, which they
call scaldini, and warm their toes at that
if they are chilly. But the climate is mild
and they know nothing of winter. The
floors are of marble, and are oiled; in some
places mats or rugs are spread about. A
suit of apartments can be hired for about
five dollars month, and small palace for
about thirty dollars. Aman servant workBfor
about three dollars a month, and at that rate
does general housework. Strange to say,
women ask a little more than men. Wash
ing is sent to the country to be done, but
ironing is done at home. In the kitchen
fireplace is flat raised piece of stone with
hollows in it. Here the irons are heated
with charcoal, and king is done. But
most of the ordinary Venetians never cook
at home; they simply send out at meal
times and buy food ready prepared for
them. Much light wine s drunk, and wa
ter must always be bought to drink. There
is a great deal of fruit, fine melons and ex-
quisite grapes, in season also another lux
ury-not always appreciated by foreigners
hot, roasted pumpkin, which is brought
about by man who sings of its sweetness,
and declares it hot from the fire, until he
has sold it in slices; and polenta, which is
only boiled Indian meal dumping, but
which is more used among the Venetians
than bread. When anyone rings bell in
Venice the door is not at once opened to
him. Someone cnes from above: 'Who
is there, if you please2" And the appli-
cant looks up and sees face leaning overs a
window SILL and then instantly bellows his
business. If he is to be admitted, the door
opens from within. And however MANY
may be the floors or apartments, he finds
private staircase to the one he wants. But
if he has anything to leave, basket is let
down by string, and he deposits it and it
is drawn up. The mothers of the lower
orders have no trouble about the children's
daily bath. AS evening approaches they
undress the little boys and send them out in
short little white cotton garments, bare
footed and bare-armed, TO take bath in
one of the canals. Sometimes the head of
the family also takes his bath there. Vene-
tian ladies are often artists or musicians;
otherwise, their principal occupation seems
to be to dress elegantly and sit on bal
OOnY.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-04-29
A Deadly Ring.

Here is a true elephant story for you
from an American missionary, who once
lived among the Dutch Beers of Natal, for
seven years. He saw the ivory, and be-
lieves the story:-One afternoon, about
four o'clock, three Dutchmen were out
hunting, and came upon large herd of
elephants. They fired at the leader, and
instantly the entire herd fled. The leader
rushed on and on, thinking he was on the
right track to escape; but the elephants
were in a valley and only ran round and
round it in circle perhaps three hundred
yards in diameter, and were shot down
from four o'clock in the afternoon until
eight in the evening, when darkness pre-
vented the Dutchman from taking aim any
longer. But the three men rose at break of
day, and found the poor elephants still
going round. 1t was several hours before
a new leader, breaking out of the beaten
track, led off the remainder of the herd in
safety. The Dutchmen, whose names
were Botha and Potgelter, two being
brothers. counted the slain. Ninety ele:
plants lay dead in the valley; and as theil
valuable tusks ofivory were divided equally
among the three Dutchmen, you can believe
that each mans share was considerable.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-04-29
A Thrilling Night.

The steamship Rotterdam, from Rotter-
dam to New York, met terrible gale on
the 1st. of March which increased through
out the day and at nightfall had attained
the fury of a hurricane. The engines were
kept moving just sufficiently to maintain
steerageway; the $50 steerage passengers
were confined under battened-down matches.
and every precaution that care and expert
ence could devise was employed to miti-
gate the imminent danger. The storm was,
however, an extraordinarily violent one
the worst, in the opinion of the first officer,
John Vernes, that he has ever encountered
in long service on the sea-and the vessel,
tossed by gigantic waves, labored so heavily
that she threatened mOmentarily to cap
size. At 2 o'clock on the 2nd. noun
tain-like wave came aboard on the port
bow, and, rushing aft with tremendous
force, carried away the false bulwarks
thrown across the deck in front of the first
hatch then becoming jammed in the mar
row passage beside the chart-room, dashed
IN a whole pannel of that apartment, and
forced out the opposite panel on the star
board side for its escape. The Captain
was seated at his table in the chart-room,
when tons upon tons of water were hurled
over him through the bursted side of the
room, and without waiting an instant to
open the door behind him, he took header
out of the new aperture in the wall, with
the swiftly-rushing billow, and picked
himself up away amidships, startled, con
fused, and soaked, but unhurt. The same
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-04-29

and If il is, throw a little gravel stone
against my window, and | will appear to
you like Juliet did to Romeo"
"But where will that dog be"
| "Silencel said 81 will see that the
dog is shut up in the kitchen. Don't in
terrupt me again, please. | will be all in
readiness to leave my fathers mansion,
and you must stand beneath my window
and catch me, for | will have to jump
down
"Suppose you should fall and skin your
nose said he.
could not stand that. All patience
was gone, and commenced to sob hystcri-
cally.
"Don't cry, Sis" he said, tenderly,
taking me in his arms "Pll see that you
do not fall Tell me the rest of the pro-
gramme, and I'll listen in silence.
then ceased sobbing, and resumed:
after we are safely away from the
grasp of my cruel pa, | will become your
own wife forever; and then we will return
to him, fall on our Knees and ask forgive
ness Do you like my plan, dear
"All right, Sis; your arrangement is A
No. l. will do exactly as you say
When pale what-y -you-may-call it has sunk
to rest, a chap of my inches Will be about. "
That's a dear Charlie" | replied ;
"you'll try and be good hereafter, and
have a soul above buttons, won't youf
And now l must return home. Tra-la-la
till tonight. And kissing my hand to
| him, turned and walked home.
| 1t was awfully dark. Murlly, sombre
clouds ioated through the sky, and hid
pale Luna completely from view. | haG
everything in readiness to leave my father s
house; and sat by the window of my
cosy chamber awaiting the sound of the
gravel stone against the pane. 1t came at
last, with a sharp crack that made me half
| Jump from my chair, and silently | slid the
sash up as high as it would go.
Are you there, dear Charlie ;" | asked
! in low voice.
Yes, " was the reply, and his head ap-
peared on a level with the window al
got on this hogshead, and now | can lift
you out easily. Is that dog shut up
safely?"
"He is, l replied, "and now help me
out. Be careful. That hogshead is full of
water, and the cover is weak-O, gra-
cious
My admonition came too late. Our
combined weight was too much for the
covert gave way, and in we both went
up to our necks in water.
Just as | expected" said Charlie,
climbing out.
you're brute ! returned. Lift
me out of this,
He did so, and at the very moment |
was deposited on the ground pa and the
dog Towser, appeared on the scene.
"There's that dog" cried my lover,
and he disappeared over the garden fence
in twinkling.
"What means this?" asked my cruel
father.
made no reply; but pushing past him
| entered the house, ran up to my room,
and had a nice long cry. would never
see Charlie again, and he married a widow
with five children. Poor fellow | pity
him
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-04-29
A Duel on HoI setback.

The Earl of GlenCarn challenged Lieut..
Gen. Sir George Munro for grossly oppro-
brious language used by him towards the
Highland troops, as being ''no other than a
pack of thieves and robbers" They met
in field near Dornoch, ''by gray daylight.
They were both well mounted on horseback;
each of them were to have one pistol, after
discharging which they were to fight
with broad swords. The pistols were fired
without doing harm. They then engaged
with their swords, and, after few passes,
my Lord had the good fortune to give Sir
George a sore stroke on the bridle-nand,
whereupon Sir George cried out that he was
not able to command his horse and |
hope, says he, you will fight me on foot.
'Ye earle, says my Lord, Il will let you
know that Pms match for you either on foot
or horseback Whereupon they both
alighted; and at the first bout my Lord
gave him sore stroke on the brow, about
an inch above his eyes, which bled so much
that he could not see. His Lordship was
going to thrust him through the body: but
John White, his man, pushed up his sword,
and said You had enough of him, my
Lord: His Lordship, III a passion, gave
him stroke over the shoulders, and then
took his horse and came to his quarters.
Munro and his brother went to head-quar-
tiers, but with much ado, for the bleeding
head and hand" Their only attendants
as seconds were Lord Glencairn's trumpetel
and valet-his man John above mentioned
and Lieut. Col. Alexander Munro,
younger brother of Sir George.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-04-29
A Floating Island.

Among the many natural curiOsltles of
Oregon, it is not generally known that
there is a Floating " island. Up in the
" Siskiyous, lying like pearl in the great
mountain chain, is Squaw Lake, beauti-
fui sheet of water now utilized by mining
company as a reservoir. For many years
the lake has been favor1te and delightful
resort for fishing parties, and contained
nearly its centre an island, comprising
about an acre of ground, covered with lux
uriant grass and a growth of willow and
alder. 1t was never dreamed that the
pretty little island was not part of terra
tirma but when the bulkhead across the
outlet of the lake damned Up its waters,
the island rose slowly until 1t lad been ele-
waited fully sixteen feet above its original
level. 1t would be question for the nat
uralist, rather than the geologist, to deter
mine the age of this floating island, as it is
evidently made up entirely of decayed veg
citation. Perhaps at some remote period
the roots of a tree, uptorn by mountain
storm and drifting out into the lake, formed
the nucleus from which the island has
grown; but it seems singular that it should
have remained anchored and Interchangeable
in its position. The locality is much fire.
quented by pleasure seekers, who will here
after notice the increased elevation.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-04-29
Colorado Heights

Just west of the line of contact of PLAIN
and mountains rise some OF the sublimest
peaks in America. Go up Pixies Peak be-
fore sunrise, and you will see about twenty
peaks tipped with flame that are over IA,
900 feet above the sea. The Alps have
very few that are higher, and nowhere 50
many visible from one place. Colorado
has one hundred peaks over $4,000 feet
high, and two hundred more over $4,000
feet. Among these peaks lie the parks in
the same general direction north and south.
These are large areas from twenty to one
hundred miles wide, and from sixty to
two hundred miles long. They are sup
posed to have formerly been very deep
lakes among the mountains, but the noun
tain barrier having been cleft with canon
they are now dry. They are located as
follows beginning at the north: First,
North peak, then two charming little ones
called Egeria and Estes, Middle park, then
South park in the middle of the State
where Fremont was hemmed In with snow
and obliged to subsist on his mules-and
San Luis park in the south. The view of
these deep inclosed valleys from the sur
rounding heights is attractive in the ex-
treme Men build their cities and work
their mines at unheard-of elevations All
Leadville, with its 80, 900 inhabitants, is
,025 feet above the sea; the Stevens
mine is nearly II, 600, and the present help
mine IA, 900 feet above the sea. This is
nearly twice and half the elevation of
Mount Washington.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-04-29
Saw Through the Meat.

Madame c., dressmaker, has a great
deal of trouble with sewing girls. The
other day one of them came to her to say:
Madame, fear that will not be able
to work much longer. l think am getting
blind"
"Why, how is this2 You seem to get
along pretty we'll with your work"
Eyes; but 1 can no longer see any meat
on my plate at dinner.
Madame c. understood, and the next
day the young ladies were served with very
large but very thin pieces of meat.
"What happiness, exclaimed our Miss,
"My sight has come back. can now see
better than ever"
Chow is that, MademoiselleG"
"Why, at this moment I can see the
plate through the meat. "
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-04-29

There was scarcely well-thatched cabin
in the village; the.foors of most of them
were as muddy as the roads, and dotted
with little pools of water, which seemed a
refreshing feature to the ducks that came
in, in quest of food. The most sheltered
corner of the cabin is devoted to the pig,
and the chickens seize upon every coin of
vantage for a roost. Nets hang from the
rafters. and the equipments of the boats
are disposed in whatever dry hooks the
habitation boasts Of The warmest spot on
the hearth is usurped by the cat, cherished
with great care as the protector against
their terrible enemies the rats; and beside
it an old woman, who did not seem to have
changed her clothes since her youth, cud-
died the latest born of the household.
The village was prevaded with so strong
an odor of fish and tar that less agreeable
.emanations were unnoticed. The dungheap
was zealously guarded by the door, have
seen it, indeed, in the very living room of
the occupants-as the riches that were to
prosper their next years potato crop; and
every morning the pig was sent out to walk
with a solicitude for his health not be-
slowed upon the other members of the
family. These people spend three-fourths
of their time in idlIng and gossiping saw
poor haggard old women at the doors of
their cabin, or by the village well, who
had to crouch like apes to make their rags
cover them, so mad for gossip that they
forgot their hunger andthe rain that soaked
them; and day after day old men gath
cred on the sheltered side of a wall and
talked with as much gravity as if they had
never seen each other before, and every re-
cital was an unheard of marvel. Troops
of half-clothed and half-starved children
sprawled in the mud, fought among them
selves, or with loud yells crowded about
some poor ass, nfiicting all the torments
that their untutored imaginations could
suggest, while their mothers, cans in hand
whispered, with amazement written on
their faces, of all they had heard or seen or
dreamed of since yesterday in village de-
pendent entirely upon itself for its topics of
interest. Hither, | learned, the priest
came once year to hear the confession of
the inhabitants. They repair to one of the
cabins, where, while the pig, chickens,
ducks, and geese are kept in allegiance by
the Jealous host and hostess, the rite is
celebrated. Among these people, whose
only extravaganza seems TO be on the score
of their religion, he is entertained and re-
Quilted in manner quite out of proportion
TO the means of his entertainers; and when
departing, after thu manner of the fond
mother Ill the story-book, who whipped
her children and put them to bed, he gives
them all a sound rating upon their idleness
and remissness in their religious observance,
and receives In return, ''Long life to your
reverence" and ''Godspeed, from his
humble flock.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-04-29

great wave continuing aft, burst open the
cooks galley, and upset a great steam
boiler used for cooking the food OF steer
age passengers. A lamp-trimmer named
Yunson was forward of the chart-room
when the ocean invaded the deck, and was
carried like cork clear aft to the wheel
house, along with a portion of the false
bulwark and some other dismantled parts
of deck lumber Of that brief but exciting
trip in the embrace of the flying wave he
was conscious of nothing, but when he re-
gained his senses and got TO his feet he
found his left arm broken and a great
chunk torn out of its muscle. Another
sailor was tossed about almost as wildly,
but escaped without other injury than the
severe sprainng of his left hand. The
moment after that wave left the deck, as
the stern of the vessel descended into the
trough of the sea, another enormous wave
boarded the deck on the port quarter aft.
1t dashed in part of one side of the wheel
house and, to force its way out again from
that roon-which it had instantly filled
tore off both the side doors and carried
them away with it to sea. Strangely
enough, ii did not break the great panes OF
thin glass which, from breast-height up.
constitute the front of the wheel house, but
exerted Its force laterally upon the doors at
the sides. Another wave that mounted the
Geek was high enough TO reach above the
companion-way doors, which were closed,
and to hurl many tons of water in one
seemingly solid mass throughthe open space
of the sliding cover above, which was tenn
porarily unclosed, and down the stairs into
the first cabin. The cabin floors and the
staterooms were deluged, lockers and draw
ers were filled with water, and beds in the
lower hunks were set afloat Ii was hours
before all the water shipped in that one
second could be pumped and bailed out,
and the frightened passengers who, spring
ing from their hunks, found themselves
knee deep in the water in the darkness,
gave themselves up for lost. During the
worst twenty-four hours of the storm, in
Guiding that eventful night, the vessel
made but twenty four miles, and the next
day but ninety miles. The violent gale
lasted four days, and the high winds con-
tinued all the rest of the way across until
the arrival of the vessel.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-04-29
He Had Done 1t.

Mr.. Piute went home from the '1odge'
the other night and tackled the ''fifteen'
puzzle. He wrestled with the thirty
bocks-at least he thought there were
thirty of them, he being in splendid con-
dition to ''see double"-and in about an
hour and half had the thing solved to his
own satisfaction. Then he got pen, paper
and ink and attempted to write out the So
luton as follows: ''Shove down, push l
over, carom on the IA, swing the right
bower, drag out 6, keep the 10 in the king
row, keno on the black, deal again, run the
5 from first base, move to the southwest
of Is, white to play and mate in twelve
moves, P to X B4, OR to K, move 1914
Is little northeasterly, X to Kt5ch, then
set 'em up on the other alley, throw dou-
BILE 6's rouquet the 9, take the seven on the
fly, leaI king, then r to RI, rake in the
pot, and mo-mov-move-" His wife
becoming alarmed his long absence
came down stairs at 2 a. m. and found him
under the table. But he had ''done 1t. "
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-04-29
FOOD FOR THOUGHT.

The care of most people is how to get
husbands for their daughters; but my
care is to fit my daughters to be good
wives; and then let God provide for
them.
Soap bubbles are airy things, but
thew soon burst. Just 40 it is with men
pnffed up with vanity. They make a
show for season-sail on the current.
hut soon burst, and nothing is left OF
them.
Whoever thinks of life as something
that could be without religion IL yet
IN do IDLY ignorance of both. Life and
religion are one, or neither is any
thing.
Zone of the hardest lessons to learn in
life is that the man that differs with
You, not only In opinions, but in prin-
ciples, may be as honest and sincere as
yourself.
The powers of the mind, when they
are unbound and expanded by the sun
shine Of felicity, more frequently luAu-
riate into follies than blossom into
goodness.
I pitv the man who can travel from
Dan to Reershebs aud cry. "'Tis all
DarTon = Anu 81 III lSs anu 81 10 al thC
world to him who will not cultivate the
fruit it offers.
have seldom seen much ostentation
and much learning met together. The
sun, rising and declining, makes lone
shadows; at midday, when he ishigh-
est, none at all.
Good intentions are at least the seed
Of good actions, and every man ought
20 sow them, and leave it to the sol
and seasons whether they come up OF
not, or whether he OF any other gath
ers the fruit.
If any one does not know by persona
experience how much of heavens
promised rest can be secured for the
soul even now by prayer, he had pet
ter leave every other lesson of life un
learned till he has mastered that.
Unceasjng vigilance is the only way
OF SAT, ty. "While men slept. an eren
came and sowed tires in the field" -
will 1t be with our precious fields If W.
are neglectful, or sink into carelesi
slumoer with regard to these dangf rs
"In everything give thanks" Ever
with the manacles of criminal abou
his wrists, Paul writes: ''Be carefn
for nothing; but in everything b.
prayer and supplication with thanks
giving let your requests be made know
unto God.