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Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-11-04
RrInlevaI Man.

In a recent speech Prof Dawkins gener-
alizing from the distribution of the animal
remains found in the early tertiary periods
concluded that Europe was then Joined TO
Africa. The evidence found in the mid
pliocene period of the existence of the river
drift hunter in France, Italy, Spain, Greece,
North Africa and also in India, brought us,
in his opinion, face to face in that period
with the primitive condition of human oul-
ture on which, in all probability, all pro-
gress had been based. The absence of
geographical limitations already referred TO
would account for the freedom with which
the hunter passed to and fro. Subsequent
", in the cave-men he found the success
sors of the rlver-drift hunter-men of much
higher type. He gave of their habits the
following hypothetical description: They
dressed themselves in skins and wore gloves
not unlike those worn at the present time.
They wore necklaces and armlets, and
probably pierced their ears for the recep-
ton of earrings for ornamentation. They
used reed raddle, and indeed some of the
practices of the present time might be
looked upon distinctly as being survivals.
The skins with which they clothed them
selves they sewed together with bone need
les, and from what they left behind onbenes
and pieces of skin and the like it appeared
that were able TO form distinct idea of the
creatures which they hunted, the represen-
tations thus left probably being the trophies
of the chase. They were fowlers and
fishermen, and it was evident from the fig
ures of animals which had been discovered
that the hunters of these times had great
facility in representing forms Of animals
On bone but their attempts at representing
the human form were rude. They had also
left behind evidence of the art of sculpture.
They were ignorant of metals They had
no domestic animals. Apparently they
were not in the habit of burying their dead.
We were not aware of what sort of ply
slque they had, but there was reason to be-
iieve they were most closely related to the
Esquimaux. They were wholly different
from the river-drift men. The river-drift
man was in state of primeval savagery :;
the cave man was of higher type, but in
his turn was wholly inferior to the farmer,
herdsman and merchant who followed him.
We had this proof of the development
of the human race in times before history
began, and it occurred to him they had
no reason for fixing any limit as to where
progress would end, his opinion being that
man would go on increasing in knowledge
and in improving in the arts of ci vilization
until in perhaps not very remote future he
would be as superior to the men OF 1880
as we were superior to the early hunters
and cave men
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-11-04
Gold In nruaionI Inntrumentn.

The use of gold In the construction
of musical instruments, never yet tho
roughly investigated, offers an interesting
field for experiment. -Four metals are
distinguished as being capable of being
hardened to spring temper, and in that state
possess more or less power of vibration.
steel hardened by tempering is used for
pianoforte strings. Brass is hardened by
drawing down or fiattenIng but the elias
ITCHY In not equal TO steel. Nickel can
also be drawn or fattened, and possesses
great springlness, but no metal, either in
a pure state or mixed with other metal,
equals gold, if combined with copper, sill
yer or both, for ductility or of power of
vibration. A spiral spring made of if
Ueen-carat gold-tLat is, fifteen parts Of fine
gold TO nine parts of copper drawn into wire
possesses more springiness. Many years
ago lsuperintended the manufacture of some
gold wire on this principle, as a string
upon an ordinary pianof1rte, and the results
were marked Not only was the tone
considerably increased, but its quality ma
terally improved. With the thinner and
shorter strings this was 8? noticeable that
it is surprising the idea should not have
suggested itself TO others. Fifteen carat
wire drawn down at least SIX holes after
softening answers best. have also sug.
gested the use of gold for the vibrating
tongue of the harmonlum, concertina and
other instruments Of the kind. Some time
ago L asked an amateur zithern player TO
try the effects of gold wire upon his instru-
ment and he has since assured me the in
crease in tone is so remarkable that he has
substituted it for the steel springs with
complete success. / think the idea one
that merits further inquiry. The expense
Of advantages are TO be gained) should not
deter those most interested in the matter.
The harmonium tongues are made 80 thin
that little extra outlay would be required,
and with small loss, seeing that the old
gold can be remelted. Let anyone take
disk of steel the size and thickness of
sovereign, throw it upon wooden table so
as to make it ring, then take a sovereign
and beat it in the same way. The first
will have a dull sound, as If the metal
were cracked. and the second q bright
metallic ben-ring. A still better test is to
throw a piece of steel band on the floor,
listen to the vibrations, then do the same
with strip of gold of the same size and
density. Gold has been used for the
strings Of the virginia., with what effect l
cannot say: everything depends on the
gold being alloyed and hardened by draw
ing down to the desired condition, In
which it will stand nearly the same as
steel.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-11-04
Discovery of slIk and Satin.

The discovery of silk is attributed to one
of the wives of the Emperor of China,
Hoang-ti, who reigned about two thousand
years before the Christian era; and since
that time special spet has always been
allotted in the gardens of the Chinese royal
palace to the cultivation of the mulberry
tree-called in Chinese the golden tree"
and TO the keeping of silk worms The
first silk dl ess in history was made, not far
sovereign nor for a pretty woman, but
for the monster in human shape, Helioga-
balus.
Persian monks, who came to CONSTANT
nople revealed to the Emperor Justinian
the secret of the production of silk, and
gave him some silk worms. From Greece
the art passed into Italy at the end of the
thirteenth century. When the Popes left
Rome to settle at Avinton, France, they
introduced into that country the secret
which had been kept by the Italians; and
Louis XII established at Tours q manu-
factory of silk fabrics. Francis /. founded
the Lyons silk works. which, to thIs day,
have kept the first rank. Henry IL, of
France, wore the first pair of silk hose ever
made, at the wedding of his sister. The
word ''satin" which in the original was
applied to all silk stuffs IN general has,
since the last century, been used to desig-
nate only tissues which prevent a lustred
surface. The discovery of this particular
brilliant stuff was accidental. OctaviO
Mai, a silk-weaver, finding business very
dull, and not knowing what to invent to
give a new impulse to the trade, was one
dow paciuo fo and fro haf0ra his Io0m
Every time he passed the machine, with
no definite object in view, he pulled little
threads from the warp and put them to his
mouth, which soon after he spat out.
Later on, he found the little ball of silk on
the floor of his workshop, and was attract
ed by the brilliant appearance Of the
threads. He repeated the experiment and
by using certain mucilsginous preparations
succeeded in giving new lustre to his It's
sues.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-11-04
Proverbs, New and Old.

Never sacrifice safety to large expected
returns.
Never make loan on importantly.
Never lend a borrowing friend more
than you are willing to lose If he cannot
pay.
Never speculate deeper than you can al
ford TO lose If you lose at all.
Never borrow any money to speculate
with.
Owe no man anything.
Be satisfied with moderate rate to a
good tenant,
Keep well insured and watch your
policy.
Never consult a man on business who
does not manage we'll his own.
Avoid a second mortgage for fresh
loan.
He that maketh haste to be rich is not
wise.
Poverty Is no bar to marriage if both
parties will work and save.
The gods help those who help themselves
men and women,
God promises nothing to idleness.
A man must ask his wife if he may be
rich.
Little coins, like drops of water, will fill
bucket.
AS we sow in temporal affairs SO shall
we reap.
Short settlements make long friend
ships.
Fortunes are made by long earnings and
savings.
Money easily gotten Is soon spent.
Money earned is money valued.
1t Is easier to loosen up good property
than to re-establish it.
In discussing business disagreements keep
cool.
Less wisdom is required to make money
| than to keep it securely when made.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-11-04
Something About Fans.

KAN 81 was the first lady who carried o.
fan. She lived in ages which are past, and
for the most part forgotten, and she was
the daughter of q Chinese Mandarin.
Who ever saw Mandarin, even on tea
chest, without his fana In China and
Japan to this day every one has fan; and
there are fans of all sorts for everybody.
The Japanese waves his fan at you when he
meets you, by way of greeting, and tho
beggar who solicits for aims has the ex-
ceedingly small coin 'tmade on purpose"
for charity presented to him on the tip OF
the fan.
In ancient times, amongst the Greeks
and Romans, fans seem to have been
enormous; they were generally made OF
feathers, and carried by slaves over the
heads Of their masters and mistresses, to
protect them from the sun, or waved about
before them to stir the air.
Catherine de Medicis carried the first
folding fan ever seen in France; and In the
time of Louis the Fourteenth the fan was
gorgeous thing, often covered with
Jewels, and worth small fortune. In Eng
land they were the fashion IN the time of
Henry the Eighth. ALI his many wives
carried them, and doubtless WepC Denind
them. A fan set in diamonds was once
given TO Queen Elizabeth upon New Years
Day.
The Mexican feather fans which CoIteE
had from Montezuma were marvels or
beauty; and in Spain large black fan La
the favorite. 1t Is SAID that the use of the
fan is as carefully taught in that country as
any other branch of education, and that by
a well-known code of signals a Spanish
lady can carry on long conversation with
any one especially an admirer.
The Japanese criminal OF rank Is polite
ly executed by means of fan. On being
sentenced to death he is presented with a
fan, which he must receive with low
bow, and as he bows, prestol the execu-
toner draws his sword, and cuts his head
of. In fact, there is fan for every oc-
easion In japan.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-11-04

When President jackson visited Hart
ford, CT, in June, 1888, among the incl
dents of the day, which provoked consid-
erable merriment at the expense of the
sufferers, was the following, related by q
gentleman who witnessed it: AS the Presi-
dents party came in sight of the crowd at
Skinner's Corner il was observed that three
men in a wagon were riding abreast of
Jackson's carriage, and while not designing
to insult the distinguished visitors, their
conduct was so boisterous as to oannoy them,
One of the assistant marshals requested
them to fall back, but he was answered by
a fiat and profane refusal. General Pratt
then rode up and asked them to take them
selves out of the way. Another blast of
profanity and an emphatic negative greeted
this request. General Pratt's eyes flashed
omlnously. He was mounted on fine,
powerful horse, and hating until the wa
gon containing the beIligerents was few
ya1ds away, the General put spurs to his
horse and charging upon the animal which
was drawing the refractory three. He
came up at full gallop, his horse strlcklng
the other quarteripgly on the foreshoulder
with tremendous force. The horse was
knocked down the embankment, the wagon
upset and partially wrecked, and the stub
born occupants found themselves sprawling
On the ground. Although the shock of the
collision was great, Pratt kept his seat as
firmly as rock, and the crowd cheered
him Justify. Old Hickory could not re-
press smile at the ludicrous scene as the
three men took the unexpected tumble.
There was good deal of the Jackson snap
in the performance, and possibly the Presi
dent thought II he had been In Genera
Pratt q place, "I would have done the same
thing, by the Eternal!"
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-11-04

There are many strange physiological
phenomena; such as, for instance, as what
is known as initiative and curiosity
manias, the one being nm uncomfortable
desire to do as we see others do, and the
other an irresistible wish to see what 9TH
ers see. History records many instances
of these maniaS. One of the most remarkable
of the first occurred in Aix-la- Chapelle and
other cities I'm 1874, when an asSemblage
Of persons appeared who had "danced
their way through Germany" Il was es-
timated, at one time, that there were 10000
persons thus engaged. Its commencement
was supposed to have been that a single In
dIvidual, afflicted with some nervous dis
ease, commenced dancing: others seeing
him, in obedience to the desire, the mania,
to act as others act, Joined In the dance,
which, In a short tune, engaged the above
extraordinary number of persons In the
same category may be placed the "bitlng
nuns, " who appeared In the converts of
Germany, Holland and Rome in another
century. This extended initiative mania
arose simply from the act of one nun at
tempting to bite companion, and almost
Immediately the whole sisterhood COM
menced biting each other. So in regard to
the "mewing nuns.
A nun in a convent initiated the mewing
Of cat. Other sisters commenced new
ing, until finally, the whole sigterhood
mewed In concert for hours at q time.
Something similar TO this, about sixty
years ago, took place in our own country.
At q camp-meeting held at CAMBRIDGE,
Kentucky, man thought he could best
serve the Lord by climbing q tree and
barking like squirrel. In short time
the initiative mania seized upon others,
and the trees upon the camp-ground were
soon covered with men barking In like
manner. The curiosity mania leads to
scenes, if not 30 ridiculous, quite as strange.
A dsSipated gambler by the name OF John
Law, killed man In a duel in London,
and escaped 10 Paris. The finances of
France were In deranged condition. In
a short time he became famous as the great
fnancler who had extracted that country
from her difficulties. Such was the curl
osity to see him that his carriage was sur
rounded by thousands, so that q troop of
horse had to clear the streets before he
could proceed Whenever men or women
become noted, no matter for what, there
exists in the public mind curiosity to see
them, and If there be an opportunity offer
ed, II becomes q mania
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-11-04
THE JOY OF LIFE.

Over the fields. by winding ways.
We wander on together,
Under the flashing azure skies,
In hush Of August weather.
Round about us, afar and near,
We hear the locust hummIng,
And the asters starring the lonely path
Laugh out to see us coming.
Bird songs out Of the sunlit oak
Fall ripping through the shadow,
Like spear Of flame the cardinal flower
Burns bright along the meadow.
Into our hearts the blithe wind blows.
Its own free gladness giving,
And all things laugh in the happy earth
For the pure, sweet Joy Of living.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-11-04

Stick to one thing until 1t is done,
and done well. The man who ohasQs
two hares not only loses one Of them,
but is pretty sure to lose the other also.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-10-16

Tue national democratic executive
eOUmiltss msl yssLsEd.y aud issued tie
fOilOsIHg: To Tue d~sHsecTztlc 4Bd cob
srIEatiEs voters Gf the egaBuy:-FAe
election Of a president as before you.
state and local dissensions are eliminate
I'd from the issues Of the day; the mag
nitude of the victory OF defeat can ouly
be estimated by the force aud means
employed in securing IL. by fraud aud
corruption the people Of the country
we're defeated in their purpose in 1876
aud the rightfully elected president Was
kept from Office. With the combined
capital 81 the republican party, aided
by repeated assessments upon All army
Of oficeholders, with the power Of the
federal government, represented by
United States marshals at the polls,
with intimidation, fraud, and a resort
TO every corrupt appliance known TO Ie-
publican methods, concentrated in two
states, our a~dyersaties have succeeded
in procuring a probable return Of their
local candidates. Can II lie possible
that in every state throughout this
broad land the same methods can be
brought TO bear that were used by the
republican managers In Ohio and Indi-
anaf Can the great states Of New
York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Cali
fornia, Colorado, Nevada and New
Hampshire he bought, intimidated and
defraudedr Even without the vote Of
Indiana, which, we believe, will he
redeemed in November with New York,
New jersey, and the states that are
conceded To us, including Maine, the
election Of our candidates is assured.
The republican party have put in nomi-
nation two men, who, by the admission
OF their own party and the press, are
unworthy Of your confidence and your
suffrages. II is impossible that fifty
millions OF intelligent aud patriotic
people will consent TO place themselves
upon the h~umiliating level thus pre-
pared for them by the republican man
ayers.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-10-16

Bonds thai are hard L. :, teem-Taga-
bonds,
IL - dIfssait " AxosuIr ia444.i.@. ailI
tie sbssts II = watch, ~ maHg VI them
tTaEsl sBG0g
s1Rsst.1y says the drgil oHiy came
into the World after woman Hzs placed
hare. sHssH Is. AatsoBy replies: "If
there had beeR 0HIy HeH IN The soFli,
the devil would level have come into
the crowd. lie could have found bet
ter company At home"
Little RObby came home with his
new hat limp as a dish cloth. "FOT
goodness sake!" cried his mother,
where have you bcenS" Robby b-gan
To wiiiiuT-r a. lie H-rlied: "A fellow
threw my Lat into the frog pond. 4"
"Ol, R1bls!' ~'xclaimrd his sister,
yuu threw 1t in yourself. | saw yun
do M" Well" said Robby, e"n-
t~emptuousiy. ''aint I a fellerr''
He was a great hare, and was talking
10 n crowd about the coming local
election. Said be, Jones is a good
man, he is capable, honest, fearless and
conscientions. lie will make the very
kind Of an officer vi need here. lie
once saved my life from drowning
"Do you really want 10 see Jones elect
eds" said a solemn-faced old man. II
do indeed. ia do anything TO see him
elected" Then never let anybody
know he saved your life" The meet
ing then adjourned.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-10-16
An Astonishing Fact.

a large proportion OF the American
people are to-day suffering from the ef-
fects Of Dyspepsia or disordered liver.
The result OF these diseases upon the
masses of intelligent and valuable peo-
pie is most alarming, making life act
ually burden instead OF a pleasant ex-
istence Of enjoyment and usefulness as
1t ought to be. There is no good rea-
son for this, II you will only throw
aside prejudice and skepticism, take
the advice Of Druggistsand your friends,
and try one bottle Of Green's August
Flower. Your speedy relief is certain.
Millions of bottles OF this medicine
have been given away to try its virtues,
with satisfactory results in every case.
You a buy u sample bottle for 10
cents 10 try. Three dose will relieve
the worst case. Positively sold by all
Druggists on tho Western Continent.
dawltf
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-10-16
Mo,hersl Mo,hersn Mo,b.rs,u

Are you disturbed at night and bro
ken OF your rest by a sick child suffer
ing and crying with the circulating
pain Of cutting teethp II so, go at
one and get a bottle of MRS. WINS
LOWS SOOTHING SYRUP. II
will relieve the poor little sufferer i'm
mediately-depend upon II; there is no
mistake about II. There is not u
mother on earth who has ever used It
who will not tell you at once that II
will regulate the bowels, aud give rest
To the mother, and relief and health TO
the child, operating like magic. II is
perfectly safe to use in all cases, and
pleasant To the taste, and is the pre-
scription of one Of the oldest and best
female physicians and nurses In the
United States. Sold everywhere; %
cents n bottle. jan9-eod& WHY
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-10-16
Louisiana State Lottery Comply

This Institution was regularly Incorporated
BY the LSagislAture Of hesitate lor Ed1eAnon-
e. I'D eeSsii7s 2 RS7s-ss a. isS THE
which contract the invioiabie GiIh of the
state D. pl-dEed. which pledge has been re-
newell by an overwhelming pnpuiAr gofe.
adapted neeemb-r ID. A. u Is7s. uIth ! 1np-
ital OF si.sSiasAi. la which it has since addsd
a rs-eTve fund 81 over S=8anD- Ia GRAND
siN1LE NuMhEk bIsfRlBuTIIN VII
TAX plane nssBthiy on the second Tp=Sisy,
II Heuer Ao1fes or ~EoApoaer.
Look at the following Distribution:
CAPITAL PRIZE. s11.too.
HALf-TICKErs. N DOLLAR
LfST Oh PRIZEs-
CAPITAL PRIZE ..---- 40 40
CAPITAL PRlZE-----..-- no -
CAPITAL S UO
PRIZES OF lao
PhlZEs or 1l0D.--- Ws
> PRIZES or sD-. 10 90
~ o--------.--..- 10 On
80 e.. 10 oo
------ ~ %
Wh H-------..---. 10 o0O
APPROXIMATION PRIZEs.
approximation Prizes ofsS02 no
Approximation Prizes If 3D--.-. l SO
4 Approximation Prizes of l~----- 80
1871 Prizes. amounting to..---. sIO 40
Rcsponslble corresponding agents wanted
A. AZ points. To whom liberal Compensation
Will be paid.
For further Information. write clearly. Civ
Ing full address. send orders by express
or Re rlstered Letter, or Money Order by
malt. addressed oEly To
New Orleans. La
No. si9 BROADWAY. NEW YORK.
Al our Grand Extraordinary Drauiags are
asdT NJ snpcTrtioH and maaa0rnseaf Of
GENEkAlS O. =. BEAUItEGARD and
JUBAL A. EARLY. olsdnWfw
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-10-16

Take Hoticel

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The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-10-16
Car Piles be cur.dp

d. the important question to-day with suffer
ina millions VINO. when looking At the long
list OF useless pile nostrums, feel As the afitct-
ed 81 Bile Patriarch. like exclaiming. II have
heard many such things. miserable coInfsrt-
ers are. ye all, how long will ye Vex my
soul and break me IN pieces with wordsg"
II isnot T-coIded that job had plies, but he
could not have had anything more painful.
and the same question might have be-a
asked then ~ since for thrre thnnsand
years. Gun piles BE- cnredf We believe that
Dr. silsby has solved the problem. for moth
Ing IL more certain than that his max esis'
does absofnfefN aud promptly care the worst
eases of piles. When MALTA million OF nfii-t-
ed assert positively that II has csred them.
sud In ~ Year, no 0ae has used the DOCTORS
wonderful remedy without instant relief, and
by his simple lnf tructiOns as To
habit aud diet, all were benenttei aud over
" per cent. cured. all arguments and thee
rites Of those who liANen't used them, go lor
"a suEht. Anakesis IL now prescribed by
physicians 81 all srhools and has been pro-
bounced a. near inialiihle a. IL possible u
IL easily applied. PERFECTLY safe. Instantly re-
lieNcs pain. and ultimately cures the nit II
invciernie cpsck. II has grandly solved the
problcm thai Iilu= cca be cured. samples at
'Annke si-" are sent Tree 10 all sufferers. on
application to 4. NeustRrdtrr a To-, sole
manufacturers of Anakesis. liox aaGs. New
York. Also sold BY druxgists every where.
Price 81 per box.