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Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-04-22
A French Boys Treat.

The father of Eugene Sue, who was a
physician, had been presented by his ex-
allied patients over all Europe with some
choice examples of the most celebrated
wines. The Emperor of Austria, for ms
tance, had contributed Tokay; the King of
Prussia rare hook; Queen Christina of
Spain tirst-class Alicante; Prince Meter
mich genuine cachet dor, and so on. The
whole was kept in large iron ceupboard
in the study of the learned physician, known
as his Elzevir library. Unfortunately. the
hiding place was discovered by Eugene Sue,
then a college Freshman, who procured a
skeleton tkey and, in company with his
friends Adolphe Adam. Veron and others,
proceeded every night to the practical ana
lysis of few samples. AS they were
afraid, however, lest the experiment should
be stopped prematurely, they took care to
drink only one-half of the contents of each
bottle, filling 1t up with water and careful
ly resealing it. So that, for a long time
afterwards, when the doctor happened to
treat his guets to bottle or two of his
world-tameds library, and the company
tasted the noble liquor with due sense of
awe, 1t was unanimously felt that those
great brands were all moonshine, although
nobody ventured to express the opinion.
1t was only after the demise of his dreaded
parent that Eugene Sue confessed the sac
rilege,
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-04-22
A New Species of Monkey.

There are now in the Alexandra Palace,
London, six live specimens of a monkey
new to science, the mdcdcus gelatnda a
native of the mountains of Abyssinia, where
it lives at an elevation of from 1000 to
$500 feet above the sea-level. One of these
monkeys is an adult male. 1t is hairy over
the whole Of the body, with the exception
of pink patch, free from hair on the
chest, and space around the throat of the
same color. When the animals become an
cry or excited, these pink patches turn
bright red. The nostrils are high up from
the upper jaw, and the upper lip is so mo-
bile that it is often turned up so as to show
the whole of the upper teeth and gums.
The tail is long and thick, and ends in a
tuft resembling somewhat a lions tail. The
color of the hair is brown, except around
the breast where it is gray. The bare part
Of the chest shows two male indications of
teats. The female has not such long hair
as the male, and on the bare spot in front
are two well-developed teats. The young
monkey takes one in each hand and sucks
from both at once. While these animals
have rejected all fruits, they have eaten In
dian corn and grass, pulling it apart, and
n aking it into little balls. In their habitat
these monkeys sleep in caves, and in Lon
don they sleep in Urge box, the old male
remaining on guard near the entrance.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-04-22
Two Remarkable Friends.

There came into Bodie, Colorado, not
long ago, a man who is a living evidence of
an astonishing freak of nature. There is
an episode in his history of the most as
founding and phenominal kind. This mai
goes by the name of John Jarboe, though
his real name is George Roberts. Upon
this change of name hangs a most wonder
full tale. Many may think the story about
TO be related a mere fancy sketch, but its
truth can be substantiated by number of
reputable men in Bodie and In Nevada. To
begin: In small town in Western Illinois
there lived wealthy family by the name
of Jarboe. Its members consisted of the
father, mother, three daughters and one
son, christened John. Hard by lived Mrs.
Roberts, widow in reduced circumstances
with an only son, named George, who was
about the same age as young Jarboe. John
JarbOe and George Roberts grew Np to-
gether, went to the same school, Shared
each others pocket money and were the
closest of bosom friends. A short time be-
fore the war broke out the elder Jarboe died.
About the time Fort Sumter was bOmbarded,
young Jarboe then lad of sixteen sum-
mers, took his share of his fathers estate
and went to the wilds of Colorado. AT
Denver he opened saloon and did thr;v-
ing business for years. Young Roberts
answered the first call for volunteers, and
went South with one of the first regiments
of the Illinois troops. He served through
the war and came home at its close tall,
handsome youth, but with his head pre-
maturely bald. 1t must here be remarked
that John Jarboe had very dark features
and an abundance of straight, dark hair,
while young Roberts was a fair-haired,
blue-eyed and ruddy y-cheeked blonde.
Shortly after Roberts return, from the war
he received letter from Jarboe, inviting
him out to the growing City of Denver
Roberts went, and for many years the two
friends were inseparable. They lived at
Denver, Central City, Golden, Blackhawk,
and other places in Colorado, and always
together. About 1873 they came West to
Utah, And now comes the strange part of
the story. Some five years ago the two
were occupants of a cabin in Bingham
Canon, Utah Territory-a rude log hut,
covered with a dirt roof. One night the
roof gave way and fell in on the two friends
while asleep in bed. Early next morning
the neighbors extricated them from the
ruinS Both had sustained severe contu-
sions about the head, and were for many
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-04-22
Interesting Facts.

The tomb of Edward L., who died in
1901. was opened Jan. ,, 1870, after 400
years had elapsed. His body was almost
perfect. Canute, the Dane, who crossed
over to England in 1917, was found 1879
by the workmen who repaired Winchester
Cathedral, where his body had reposed
nearly $50 years, perfectly fresh. In 1869,
three Roman soldiers, fully equipped with
warlike implements, were dug out of peat
in Ireland, where they had probable y lain
1,500 years. Their bodies were perfectly
fresh and plump. In the reign of James
ii. of England after the fall of the church
at Ashley, in Warwickshire, there was taken
out the corpse of Thomas Gray, Marquis
of Dorset, who was buriedth 10th of Octo-
Der, 1880, in the twenty secondly ear of Hen
ryVu.; and although it had lam there seven
ty-eight years, the eyes, hair, flesh, nails
and joints remained as though 1t had been
but newly buried. Robert Braybrook,
who was consecrated Bishop of London in
1881, and who died in l404, and was bur
led in st. Paul's was taken out of his tomb
after the great fire in 1866, during the re-
pairs Of the Cathedral, and, although he
had lain there no less than 262 years, the
body was found to be firm as to skin, hair.
joints and nails The Convent do st. Dom
lingo, was lately demolished in search of
the treasure supposed to be concealed
there, and the body of Prince Rodriguez
taken out, who had been buried in 1865,
exactly as when placed 250 years before.
His daughter, two and half years of age,
was lying at her faher's feet and was as per-
fectly preserved as himself.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-04-22
A Great Tunnel.

The announcement that project for
tunnel through the Arlberg and junction
OF the Austrian with the Swiss railway
system has been laid before the Austrian
Parliament causes great satisfaction in
Switzerland, and has already had favora-
bic effect on the prices of railway stock
The object of the proposed line is to
shorten the distance between Western Aus
tr.a and Eastern Switzerland, create a di-
rect traffic between the two countries, and
render them independent of the South Ger
man railways, over which 1t is now con-
Quoted. A further advantage will be to
enable the Austrian and Hungarian bread
stuffs to compete in Switzerland and East
ern France with corn coming from Russia
by way Of Genoa and the Gothard Railway.
The new line is divided into two sections
the first running from Innsbruck TO Ian
deck, the second from Landeck to Bludenz.
The former will be seventy-two kilometres
long, and if begun this year, as is proposed,
may be completed before the end of 1882.
1t will pass along the right bank of theInn.
Its construction presents no extraordinary
engineering difficulties; the greatest gradi-
ent is one in 110 and the sharpest curve
makes radius of 800 metres. The cost of
this section is computed at 1900, 600 for
ins, equal to 105 $50 forms per kilometre.
The construction of the stretch between
Landeck and Bludenz will be much more
difficult and costly. 1t will be a mountain
line from first to last. In the valley of
Rosauna the gradient is one in forty. The
road will cross the valley of Panznau on a
viaduct of three arches, each having span
of sixty metres. The length of this stretch
is 54.75 kilometres, the total estimated
cost IL, 7S4, 900 1Orins, equivalent to an
outlay per kilometre of 216. 300 dorins. 1t
Is expected to be completed within four
years from the time of commencement
At st. Antoine, 300 metres above Landeck,
will begin the great tunnel. The point
fixed upon by the Austrian Government for
commencing this work is not the one that
was chosen by Gen. Nording who first
surveyed the ground. The tunnel, had
his scheme been adopted, would have been
higher up the mountain, shorter, wide
enough only for single rails and therefore
less expensive than the one finally fixed
upon. But the Government, believing that
the Arlberg line will some day be one of the
most important in Europe, have decided
that it is expedient to provide every facility
for a traffic. The gradients are to be as
easy as possible, even though the tunnel
should be little longer, and the lines will
be double rallied throughout Its length.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-04-22
It's Too Much.

One Of the officials of Justice alley, De-
troit, was lately waited Oh by man who
said his name was Smith and who volun.
teered the further information that he was
about to get married. The only stumbling
block was the fact that he would not agree
to leave off drinking. lie had come TO
consult His Honor on that point and see
what was advisable.
"Well, I'd promise, guess" replied the
Justice. 'lt's a bad habit anyhow, and
the sooner you break il tile better"
"Well, guess will, a" answered the man
and he went out. In an hour he returned
and said:
"What do you Think After | promised
that, she wanted me TO promise to leave off
chawin tobacco!"
"Well, I'd do that, too," said His Honor.
''lt is another bad habit, and you'll feel all
the better for breaking 1t"
Smith went away again, and when he re-
turned he looked twice as solemn as frozen
white-fish.
''And now she wants me to promise to
stop swearing" he gasped as he fell into
chair.
.'Is she a nice woman'" asked His
Honor.
''She is.
"And You truly love herl'
IL do
well, then I'd stop swearing. 1t is
senseless habit anyhow, and you lose moth
ing by promising"
The man concluded TO promise and de-
parted quite happy, but when he once more
returned after an interview with the bride
elect he was mad
''Ihere won't be no marriage" he an
nounced, as he sat down and pounded the
table.
"WhyI What now?'
''What nowl Why, when promised to
stop drinking, quit chawin' and leave off
swearing she said must promise to clean
up, shave up and 60 TO church with her."
And you won't do it2
Judge, replied Smith, after struggle
with his mental agitation, ''do you suppose
I'm going to change myself over TO a
gentleman just for the sake of marrying
forty -old-widow with mole on her
chin? Never You can 20 home There
won't be any splicing to do, and from this
time out III drink and chaw and swear
around four times worse than ever It's
too much-its the last straw on the camel's
back
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-04-22
Lets Take The Drink"

A student applied the other day to one of
the District Courts in San Francisco, for
admission to practice, and an examination
committee of one was appointed by the
Judge to ascertain his qualifications. The
examination began with:
''Do you smoke, sir?"
81 do, SIR"
'Have you spare cigar2"
eyes"
"Now, sir, what is the first duty of a
lawyer"
ITO collect fees"
Fright; what is the second2"
ITO increase the number of his clients. !"
"When does your position toward your
client changer"
''When making bill of cost"
Explain"
1--WE are then antagonistic. Iassume the
character of plaintiff and he becomes the
defendant"
"a suit once decided, how do you stand
with the lawyer conducting the other
side?"
"Cheek by jowl."
Enough, sir; you promise to become an
ornament to your profession, and wish
you success. Now are you aware of the
duty you owe me?"
"Perfectly."
''Describe it."
at is to invite you to drink.
''BHt suppose decline?"
Candidate scratched his head. ''There
is no instance of the kind on record in the
books"
"You are right; and the confidence with
which you make the assertion shows that
you have read the law attentively. Let's
take the drink, and Pll sign your certificate.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-04-22
Indeed L Shall.

About ten O clock the other forenoon a
man got OIL the ferry-boat at Detroit look
ing as if he expected to be grabbed by
some one in waiting. No one troubled
him, however, and after hanging around
for while he called a citizen aside and
said:
stranger, want to ask your candid
opinion about a mater"
"All right-go al cad"
Suppose that you were my wifel"
"Yes,"
"And that should come home looking
just as do now!"
Yes"
"What would be your strongest impress
sion! Give me your honest opinion"
The citizen thus appealed to turned the
man around, looked into his eyes, snuffed
of his breath, and stood back and said:
Stranger, is your wife lunatic or q
fool2'
''No, sir"
"Then you'd better wait at least ten
hours before you go home. for you've been
on three days drunk and she'll spot you
in minute I've gone home looking fifty
per cent, better than You do, and haG whole
handfuls of hair pulled out of my head be-
fore | could get my my overcoat Off"
Il shall ever remember this favor-in-
deed shalt" exclaimed the stranger, and
he started up the wharf to look for some
secluded spot in which to kill time and get
the drunk out of his looks.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-04-22
FOOD FOR THOUGHT.

Many men claim to be hrm in their
principles, when, really, they are only
obstinate in their preiudices.
They that will not be counseled. can
not be helped. If you do not hear rea-
son, she will rap ysur knuckles.
"A good deed is lever lost; he who
sows courtesy reaps friendship and he
who plants kindness gathers love.
Whenever there is fickleness you may
say with truth to him who is charac-
terized by 1t, "Thou shalt not excel"
CheerfuIness makes the mind clearer,
gives tone to the thoughts, and adds
grace and beauty to the countenance.
Words are good, but there ia some
thing that is even better. The best is
not to be explained by words. The
spirit In which we act is the chief mat
ter.
Venture not into the company of
those who are infected with the
plague; no, not even though thou
thinkest thyself guarded with an anti
dote.
A great many men die beggars by not
improving the time they spend in wish
ing that their rich neighbours shekels
were theirs.
Religion finds the love of happiness
and the principles of duty separated in
us; and ITS mission, its masterpiece, Is
to reunite them.
The temperate are the most truly
luxurious. BY abstaining from most
things, 1t is surprising how many
things we enjoy.
II you would be pungent, be brief;
for it is with words as with sunbeams
the more they are condensed, the
deeper they burn.
Never believe a man who is always
telling what he used to do, VINO always
deals with the past tense; for the past
tense is pretense.
The bad fortune Of the good turns
their faces up to heaven; and the good
fortune Of the bad bow their heads
down to the earth.
He who betrays another's secret be-
cause he has quarrelled with him, was
never worthy of the sacred name OF
friend; breach of kindness will not
Justify breach Of trust.
Unselfsh and noble acts are the ost
radiant epochs in the biography of
souls. When Wrought in earliest youth
they lie In the memory Of age like the
coral islands. green and sunny, amid
the melancholy waste Of ocean.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-04-22
>~------
The Porcelain ReEiment.

A paper has lately been discovered in the
State archives of Saxony which contains
some curious particulars concerning the
corps long known in the Prussian service
as the porcelain regiment" and from
which the present First Dragons and the
Third, Fourth and Fifth Regiments of
CuirasSiers claim to have sprung. Accord
ing to tradition, the regiment was bought
by King Frederick William of Prussia from
the King of Poland for some costly porce-
lain vases, and the document lately found
in the Saxon archives show that substan-
TALLY the tradition was correct. King
Frederick William, 1t appears, possessed a
number of very beautiful and precious
specimens of porcelain, and an attempt was
made by King August ii of Poland. who
was also Elector of SaXony, to purchase
some of these through an agent in Berlin
King Frederick William declined to sell
any of his porcelain; but King August
knowing his royal brothers. passion for SOL
diers, offered him 600 dragons, without
horses, arms, equipments or officers, in ex-
change for certain pieces The negotia-
tions were carried on by Privy Councillor
Won Marschall on behalf of Prussia, and by
Lieutenant General Won Schmettau for King
August, and ended in the transfer of the
600 dragons to the King of Prussia, and of
a number of the vases in the first place TO
Dresden, were some where added to the
royal collection of china, and others were
placed in the Johann Museum, where they
are still distinguished as the "dragoon
vases" The men were valued at twenty
thalers each, and the whole regiment con-
sequently at II, 900 thalers: while the por-
celain given in exchange for them was con-
sidered to be worth considerably more,
though it had been purchased by the de-
ceased King Frederick for a smaller sum.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-04-22

A few weeks ago, while several citizens
of Detroit were surrounding hot stove in
| Griswold street tobacco store In came q
stranger who had been on a ''big drunk"
HIS eyes were red, his back all mud, his
clothes ragged, and his general appearance
was that of hardup and played out old soak
er. One of the group was telling a yarn
about hog, and he was going on with his
story when the old fellow interrupted:
''Scuse me, but I'm an old soaker who
wants to reform"
''Well, as | was saying" continued the
story-teller after glance at the man, 'that
hog was about forty rods away when
first saw him.. Igot my gum
Say" interrupted the drunkard, 'fsnt
there somebody here who wants to help re-
form me?"
"You go out !" replied one of the men.
81 won't do 1t I'm an old drunkard,
and | want some one to take me by the
hand and hope I'll REFORM"
''Go on with the hog story" put in one
Of the group.
'@You shan't do it - exclaimed the drunk
ard. 81 want some one to feel sad be-
cause i drink up all my earnings and mis-
A'~
mo one here cares how much you drink
or how soon you 60 under ground!' said
one of'the men.
'You don't, eh? Don't any Of you want
to give me advice9"
''No, sir"
Don't you feel sorry because | am de-
grading my brilliant intellect?n
brilliant bosh! You never knew any
thing anyhow"
won't any man here pity my familyl"
'tNo, sir!'
''Nor shed one tear over my degraded
conditionl"
''Not shed! You'd better be going-we
want to hear a hog story"
"Had you rather hear a hog story than
try and save mei'
''You bet we had2"
"Well, now, you hard-hearted and sell
tishminded old liars, | know Pm worth
more than any hog, and I'll prove it, too
If you won't save me I'll save myself
hanged if | don't! Yes, sir, I'll keep sober
from this day on, and III show you
whether, I'm of no more account than any Of
your hog stories or not! You needn't pity
me nor advise me nor talk with mel can
run my own grocery"
And he did
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-04-22
THE ENGINE.

Into the gloom Of the deep. dark night
With painting breath and a startled scream;
Swift as bird in sudden flight
Darts this creature OF steel and steam
Awful dangers are lurking nigh,
Rocks and chasms are near the track,
But straight by the light of its great white
eye,
1t speeds thro' the shadows, dense and
black.
Terrible thoughts aud fierce desires
Trouble it's mad heart many an hour,
Where burn and shoulder the hidden fires,
Coupled ever with might and power.
1t hates, as the wild horse hstes the rein,
The narrow track by vale and hill
And shr eks with q cry of startled pain.
And longs te follow it's own wild will.
Oh, what am ont All engine shod
With muscle and flesh by the hand OF God,
Speeding OH thro' the dense, dark night,
Guided alone by The souls white light
Often and often my mad heart tries.
And hates it's way with bitter hate,
And longs to follow its own desires,
And leave the end in the hands OF fate.
o, pondrous engine Of steeI and steam
o. human engine OF flesh and bone
Follow the white Ii hts certain beam
There lies safety, and there alone.
The narrow track of fearl IS truth.
Lit by the souls great eye cf'light,
o. passionate heart of restless youth,
Alone will carry you thro' the night.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-04-22
Norwegian Trains.

In the slowness of their trains the Nor
weglans excel the Dutch, and yet the lat
ter, for this merit or defect, according to
the time, nerves and fancy of the individual
traveller, may place themselves at the head
of other European countries. But here all
comparison ends, for while the Dutch pos
sess but small territory sufficiently inter-
Sected by lines, Norway, with its great tract
of country, has scarcely any railroads at all.
Nor is it probable that she will ever be much
better off in this respect. The land is SO
thinly populated that railroads could never
pay. From the hilly nature of the country
their construction would cost much, while
the people are poor. And lastly, the pre-
sent mode of travelling is all they need.
Time is of less consequence to the Norwe-
gians than to other people, because they have
less to do. They do not rush through life,
as we do, for instance, giving to one day
the work of six. They breathe; the re-
mainder of the civilized world is, for the
most part, breathless. If they have humid
red miles to travel they can as well devote
q week to it as half a dozen hours; or, If
they can not, they wisely stay at home. So
that travelling in Norway Is very much what
it was in England century ago. A little
slower and more leisurely, perhaps, now
than then, for nowhere in Norway will you
come across the fine sight of coach and
four tearing up hill and down dale at ex-
press speed. The average rate of progress
is about four miles an hour; and, do what
you will, taking one thing with another,
you can not get much beyond this. Their
railroads, by comparison, are not much bet
ter-of stately speed, perhaps, but irritat-