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Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-02
VIctorIO's Career.

The Indian chief Victorio, who was re-
Gently killed in Mexico, was an Apache
leader over seventy years old, short and
stout in build and of wonderful
skill and courage. Though his left
arm hung paralyzed by his side,
and his age was so great, he baffled
the unremitting pursuit of United Ststes
and Mexican troops, piliaged ana murder
ed on both sides of our southern border and
fought scores of fierce combats. Up TO
1877 he was a good Indian; but ct that
time the Interior Department resolved to
remove him from the Hot Springs reserva-
ton, where he had lived with his people
for ten years and began to make progress
in the arts of peace. Victorio refused to
submit to a removal to the DON Carlos re
servation but was forcibly transferred In
February 1877. He broke away after six
months residence in his place of exile, but
was captured and brought back. He made
his escape second time, and remained in
his place of refuge at the Hot Springs until
the Spring of 1879, when peremptory or
ders came for his transfer and he became
an outlaw. In the latter part of April,
1879, Victorio with about thirty followers,
crossed the Sierra Solidad and the river
Joruedo del Muerto, stealing enough horses
at Alormocito before crossing the river, to
mount his band, and went on TO the Hot
Springs reservation. At Hot Springs, he
surprised six or eight men who were guard
ing Company ''E," Ninth Cavalry, cap
tured forty-five horses, and killing the
whole guard rode away to Hillsboro and
McAllister's ranch. At this time General
Hatch, who had great influence over Vic
toro, was unfortunately ordered into the
Ute country. Only day or two before
Victories desperate attack, General Hatch
had received permission to move him back
to Ojo Caliente reservation. Word was
sent Immediately TO Victorio, but either
the orders were not promptly obeyed or
they reached the now infuriated chief toe
late. Victorio, when near TO Hillsboro,
had meanwhile attacked mining camp,
and eleven miners were killed, although
they bravely defended themselves. From
there Victorio went to McAllister's ranch,
which he burned, stealing more horses and
killing three men. Major Morrow, of the
Ninth Cavalry was following him, but Vic
torio was making long circuit towards the
Black range and Membres mountains, and
the troops in pursuit Jared hardly. In
these raids about twenty teamsters and
herdsmen were killed but Major Morrow
pushing down towards MessiIla, drove his
foe towards Mexico. In Mexico, Victoria
made himself the terror of the frontier, and
crossing the border after numerous depre-
datlons, he was once more encountered by
Morrow and driven back only to renew his
bold incursions. The record of the pursuit,
the wonderful marches of the Indians and
our cavalrymen, and the desperate encoun-
tiers that took place from time to time,
reads like romance. 1t is estimated that
this old chief, exasperated to war by in
justice, has within the course of eighteen
months killed 200 American citizens, 200
Mexicans and 100 soldiers, beside stealing
over 1000 horses and committing no end
of minor depredations.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-02
"And i Did"

In one of Michigan's interior towns live
a couple known as the ''Siamese Twins.
They are always together. No one IN the
village ever remembers seeing one un-
accompanied by the other. They go to
church together, they split wood together,
they walk the streets together and they fight
together. Not long ago, after a severe
battle, a gentleman SAID to the feminine
twin:
Sarah Jane, why do you pummel your
unprotected husband so2 Thi how bad
you would feel ii he would die"
"Oh," said Sarah Jane in tone that
showed the matter was settled in her mind,
1--WE will die together. We made that ar
rangement when we were married. You
see John Henry was married before, and
seven days after his first wife died he came
to me and asked me to marry him, John
Henry said l, you ought to be ashamed
OF yourself. Only seven days widower
You should at least have respect enough
for your late wife to wait a reasonable time.
Come back ten days after the funeral and
III marry you And | did,"
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-02
03Ot n COrne n.

On one of the morning trains over the
Erie road, the other day, a farmer-looking
man, walked the length of a car, without
finding an empty seat, and he slowly re-
turned to one occupied by lone man, who
at once spread himself out as much as pos
sible, and suddenly became deeply inter-
ested ID his newspaper. The farmer halted
beside the seat, but the other made mo
movement. Even after full minute had
passed there was no sign that he meant to
share his quarters with the other.
Then the farmer gently touched his arm
and said:
If you can hang on long enough you'll
make fortune"
"What-what's that sir2" demanded
the other, as he looked up.
'It's big thing-hang on to it," whis-
pered the farmer.
"What is it? What do you mean sir?"
81 tumble; but won't give it away" "
chuckled the farmer.
"What do you mean, sir2"
81 mean that you've got the biggest cor
ner on the hog market ever known in this
country, and if yon don't make million
dollars out of it I'll eat Goldfish for year.
Ha llof the seat was suddenly vacated,
bu { the farmer preferred to stand up and
brace against the stove.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-02
Too Well HeeIed.

Old Shockey, a penpaCnetlc preacher,
well known in California, is such an ar
dent believer in Scripture that he Is ready
to bet on any proposition that is laid down
in the Bible. A few weeks ago, he visited
the Lake, and stopped on Sunday at Glen
brook. Being nearly penniless, he deter
ball called the sinners together. His
text was the marine episode, in which
Jonah was taken in by whale.
"Now, my hearers, to the class of peO-
pie who never look beyond the surface of
things this looks like a hard story to be-
lieve, but / know that it is so, every word
of it"
He saw an incredulous look on the faces
of the hard cases in the front row, and
after pausing a moment, he continued:
''Pll bet any man in the crowd, 800.
that can prove every word OF 1t. Does
anybody respond2"
He thrust his hand down into his trouser
pocket and leaned forward. No one took
HIM up. He went on with his sermon,
showing conclusively that the whale did
all that was claimed of 1t, and then passed
around the hat.
''He that giveth to the poor lendeth unto
the Lord" he said, as it went down the
row.
Lay up your treasures in heaven, where
neither moths nor rust corrupt, nor thieves
break in and steal, he remarked, as he
saw the hat coming back.
1t was handed back to him empty, and
he dismissed the audience with q hasty
benediction. After services he met one OF
his hearers and complained bitterly of his
lack of com and enthusiasm In the town.
"We've got the enthusiasm here, Par
son, " said the man addressed, ''but when
you bluffed us on hundred dollar bet,
some thought you must be a road agent,
and the rest concluded that man 80 wei
heeled didn't need take up collection III
GlenWood"
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-02

tropolis, to waste time In beating down
for pence, for shillings or even for pounds
sterling. From the steamers, and the
Dutch eel boats, hung with cages round
the sides, and fitted with wells inside TO
keep the fish alive; from the heavy barges
laden with shrimps, which are shoveled
like grain into baskets, or with mud-colOr-
ed founders caught by and beyond Black
friars bridge, from the railway vans in the
narrow roadways, crowded with dat-dsh
and fresh-water fish, or with huge baskets
running over with shiny eels, the porters
make their way in and out Of the market.
The numerous narrow by-ways that radiate
from the base of the tall bully that lifts
its head and lies"-in Latin-are thronged
with costermongers' carts and barrows, 50
that for the general public these so-ealled
thoroughfares are positively impossible up
to or 10 o'clock.
AS the market exists, its business Ia car
ried on with all possible proprietyS and tax
ing into consideration that its lowest cham
Der, which by the way, is scarcely ever
used, is ten feet below the level of the riV-
er, it is kept remarkably dry. This has to
be effected, however, by means of steam
power, which keeps continually pumping
the water out from under the flooring and
which would if allowed to rise, food the
building in thirty-six hours. Strange to
say, too, this drainage is not water from
the river, for it is perfectly pure and taste
,ess, but it is supposed to percolate through
he earth from the coal exchange opposite,
where it is said the Romans of old had es-
tablished spring baths.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-02
The Sugar Beet and It's Products.

1t is not generally known that very
vigorous efforts are in progress TO introduce
sugar-making from the beet. The State OF
Delaware has a commission organized to
award premiums to farmers for raising
crops Of the sugar-beet, seven premiums
aggregating $400 being awarded for crops
of l6 tons of roots per acre and over, and
seven smaller premiums for crops of to
16 tons per acre, The Delaware Beet
Sugar Company has large factory 56 by
142 feet, intended to work up the crop of
the present yea, and has contracted for the
produce of 400 acres, in addition to ia
acres grown by the company. During last
year eleven farms attempted the cultivation,
and the official report OF the quantities
grown shows that the product ranged from
u tons to 26 tons to the acre, five of them
exceeding 16 tons, and that the calculated
product of sugar per acre ranged from l, 407
pounds, the lowest, to 4,488, pounds, the
highest. Seven of the farms exeeeked 2, 400
pounds of sugar per acre. The percentage
of sugar was also high, in all but three
cases exceeding 10 per cent. The percent
age of sugar increases if the gathering Of
the roots is delayed those pulled in Au-
gust yielding st per cent; in September,
8 6 10 per cent, and in October, 8 98-lO0
per cent.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-02
Colorado JACK.

lie called bimself Colorado JACK, and
looked like he might be bad man to han
die. He was up for drunkenness.
''Do you plead guilty or not guiltyl" said
the recorder.
"YOu don't try man for murder before
the inquests are held, do you? Don't you
take me around TO the undertaker's shop to
identify the remains2 That's what have
been accustomed to in Colorado"
"What remains2 What inquest2"
"Why of the policeman who tried to
arrest mel"
''You didn't kill any policeman"
''Well, don't you want 10 see the result
of their wounds before you try me? Don't
you take their ante mortems and have
them identify me as the tornado that
struck 'emf AS a general thing they die
before they are taken to the hospital"
81 don't know what your are talking
about You were arrested and brought to
tie lookup by little sick tailor on Gal
weston avenue, who was disturbed by your
bowling"
go, well, that's all right. At first l
was afraid had dlsgraced myself. Any
citizen can arrest me with impunity.
Civilians are beneath my resentment.
You can't make me destroy one | might
go along with one policeman if he was not
armed and very polite. When / want a
fight | want the genuine article. 1t takes
five able-bodied policemen TO make it in
teresting enough for me to let myself out.
never fish for sardlnes. In Colorado they
usually bring out battery on me and a
company of infantry. AS long as you
keep your police ont of my way when ]
am drunk they are safe. That explains it.
couldn't find the police to get up matt
nee. That explains why there is no NOR
tuary report this week-no vacancies on
the force. | expect the police knew me
and hired that little tailor to bring me in,
knowing only 90 to war with regularly
ordained nnlicnmnn
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-02
Cured by Hasty Pudding.

Doctor Radcliffe cared but little for books
and yet he left 5000, 900 to found the
library at Oxford University, which bears
his name. A friend, visiting him, asked
where his study was. Pointing TO few
vials and a skeleton, he replied, This is
Radcliffe's library
Though one of the most successful ply
siclans of lis day, he seemed to ignore
physic. He once remarked, that when he
began practice he had twenty remedies for
every disease, but before many years he
found twenty diseases for which he had
but one remedy.
His reputation was due TO the same
qualities which command success in all. de
partments of life-namely, quick penetra-
ton, good sense, decision and fertility of
expedients.
He was called to a gentleman i'll Of the
qulnsy. Seeing that neither an internal
nor an external application would be of
any service, he ordered hasty pudding
to be made. When it was done, his own
servants having been instructed as to their
behavior, brought it to the patients room.
''Come Jack and Dick, ," said the Doctor
as the pudding was placed on the table,
''eat as quickly as possible. You've had
no breakfast this morning."
Both began, but on Dicks dip
ping his spoon twice into the
pudding to Jacks once, they
quarreled. From words they went to
throwing spoonfuls of hot pudding at each
other; then handfuls. The patient was so
much amused that he nearly burst with
laughter, and that burst the quinsy and he
recovered
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-02
BIllingsgate, London.

Who would see Billingsgate at its busiest
must be there by o'clock in the morning,
for at o'clock, all the year round, the po-
liceman, permanently appointed to this post,
rings the great bell, and at the first tone of
its iron tongue the iron-gates, nver side and
city side, are unbarred, and swinging wide
open, admit such concourse as is not seen
in any other city under the sun. Men in so
called white smocks, with head-dresses,
partly felt, partly leather, some with leaves
of leather hanging half way down the back,
make furious rushes from Lower Thames
street to the river side, where they are met
by fellow -laborers, who have reached there
by some mysterious means already, and
who search about eagerly for work to do.
The steamers that have been out for days
in search of the fleet of fishing boats from
the North Sea, and which may have over
hauled them close at Heligoland, or nearer
to, or further from our shores, are moored
alongside the dummies by the landing, and
into each of these are lowered two timber
gangways, up one of which climb the por
te-s with trunks of fish upon their heads,
whilst down the other trip other porters
with their empty boxes or trunks, as they
are indifferently called, ready for fresh
load, These steamers may have arrived
in the river during the early morning, or
they may have come late the previous af-
ternoon; or, should your visit be fixed for
Monday, they may have been there from
Saturday afternoon, lying lazily in the
suffocating weather, which is not calculat-
ed to improve the favor of the cargo. But
there are also ice ships about, and the
knowledge of their presence lends a senti-
mental GOODNESS to the atmosphere.
Now the streets become noisy with the
arrival of carriers carts from the railways
whose system touch the sea, or carry river
fish from Scotland or from Ireland. OF
course the Irish and Scotch salmon are the
most highly priced, for those of the Eng
lish rivers are not rated SO highly, and the
produce of the Norway rivers stand at the
lowest figurei n the market. But for this
class of fish the season is nearly if not COM
pletely, at an end, for the speckled trout
goes out of fashion at the close of the par
liamentary session, with It's lOrdly relative
the sllver-coated salmon. Cod and skate,
which lie about in ali directions, are jnst
coming in, and while haddoCks and plaice
seem numerous enough, turbot and oysters
are rather shy of putting in plentiful ap-
pearance. Norway Holsters are not just
now IN season, so that one visiting the
market at present loses the sight of their
sorting in the ''haddock-room, over the
ground floor market, sight well worthy of
beholding.
AS and o'clock approach, the bust
ness becomes fast and furious. The fish
arriving by boat and by rail are being rap
idly sold off, for the most part by auction.
There is but little time to haggle about
prices; the market figures are tolerably well
established almost from the moment the
gates are unbarred, and customers are too
anxious to obtain their required supply, and
to carry it Oft to different par tGof the me-
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-02
Where the Smash Was.

Reporter-"I wish to ascertain some of
the particulars about the recent accident
on your road"
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES road2"
Rep.-"Why your road 2"
Supt. own no road"
Rep,-"Are you not the Superintendent
of the Go-to Blazes. Smash and Crash Rail
road?"
Supt.-'T am. Why didn't you ask
that btfore?"
Rep.-''Well, now about the accident. -
Sup.-"What accident2"
why, the recent accident"
Supt.-'There has been no recent acci-
dent"
Rep.-"Why, didn't train run off the
track recently, smash haif dozen cars to
kindling wood aid kill five or six people,"
Supt.-''Where ?"
Rep.-''At Gimlet Falls Station"
Supt.-'Where is Gimlet Falls9''
Rep.-'Where9 Don't yea know?''
Supt,-'1 am not called upon to know.
Prove to me where Gimlet Falls is''
Rep. this is cheek"
Supt.--" "No it amt it's business"
To the Christian nothing can be SO
dart but that there Is bright side.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-02
The Razor Clam.

When the tide is out, one may find the
razor-fish, 30 called because the shell re-
sembles the handle of razor If laid
hold of suddenly, the chances are that be-
fore he can be drawn out he will slip out
of his shell, leaving that empty in the
hand, while the "soul and essence" of him
has gone down half fathom into the sand.
Yet he is not more slippery than many an
individual, who, when pressed to do some
magnanimous deed in behalf of the COM
munity, slips out of his shell, and, losing
the grip, you can no more find the soul and
essence of him than you can find the soul
of this razor fish, which has gone deep into
the muck and sand. In either instance,
the empty shell is the only sign of the
thing wanted.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-02
WHEN ALL THE WORLD Is YOUNG

When sll the world is young, lad,
And all the trees are green,
And every goose q swan, lad,
And every lass queen.
Then hey for boot and horse, lad
And round the world away,
Young blood must have IT'S course, lad,
And every dog his day.
When all the world is old. lad,
And all the trees are brown,
And sll the sport is stale lad.
And all the wheels run down.
Or ep homo, and take your place there,
The spent and MANNED among;
God grant YOU find one face there
You loved when you were young.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-02

To the Christian nothing can be SO
darE but that there Is bright side.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-02
W ILLIAM Hall
got a fall;
Killed Dead as a Slug
By a Texas Plug,
BORN IN GEORGY.

1T always makes me feel bad when
think of that poor fellow, and how to-day
he sleeps ON the bank of the Santa Ger
trudes with nothing but live oak to mark
his 1ast resting place in the bosom of the
prairie. Do any of you fellows want lit
tie uraw poker tonight 2"
Several did, and mid the shuffling of a
greasy pack, Bill Hall was soon forgotten.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-12-31
MATTAWAN LOCALS.


From Our Own Correspondent
Miss Nina Goodrich Is home for short visit
Mira. McAlpine is visiting her former home
in Oberlin, Ohio
Miss Thompson, OF Monroe, Mich, is the
guest Of Mas Goodrich.
Mrs. A. Flummerfelt started fer Grand Rap.
ids last week to spend Christmas with her sis.
ter Mrs. Calson.
The latest styles in night bopnets" can be
seen by calling on G. Joiner or DR.. Hayden.
Mr.. Cogswell seems to be enjoying the weeks
vacation in the school.
Will Burdck has been working few nights
in the Glenwood telegraph Office for Dell Wood
ard, who has been taking little rest. Dell
says letter directed to Glenwood or Lawton
will reach him.
Mr.. Mack and G. Joiner spent Christmas day
in Kalamazoo, and report good time.
The young people celebrated Christmas night
at Mr.. Sturdevant's, and Of course had a good
time as we always do there, their latch string
is always found on the outside.
Wonder il the couple that started for Paw
Paw one evening last week to attend the Opera,
lost their way? They were not at the Opera.
To conquer or be conquered? Now ans
wer truthfully girls, what was the result?
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-12-31
EDITOR TRUE NoRTHERNER !:


Allow me to occupy small space in your
columns to suggest few additional reasons
why Gov. Baldwin should be his own success
sor, in the United States Senate. In the first
place he has had considerable experience as a
legislator, first in his own State, where be-
lieve it is generally admitted he won an envia-
be reputation by MS industry and valuable
services TO the State. Then as Governor OF
the State, have never heard it intimated that
he did not discharge the duties of the position
thoroughly and WELL One of the ablest men
in the State, and in position to know, in
formed me several years ago that Gov Bald
win made himself more thoroughly acquainted
with all the affairs OF the State down to the
m.Gutest things than any man who had ever
been in the U. s. Senate year, and so far he
has done nothing worthy of condemnation. On
the contrary. he has discharged the duties Of
the position to the entire satisfaction Of the
people of Michigan. Why then, after this
short service, should another be put in his
place? Gov. Baldwin is already there and it
is only fair to the man and his character that
he should have a full term. he is dignlfed
and honorable gentleman, thoroughly atten-
tive to the wants Of the people OF his State
as much go even as Mr.. Chandler. and that was
tie secret OF Mr.. Chambers great popularity
with the masses OF the people. To displace
Gov. Baldwin now simply because somebody
wants his place, would seem like rebuke for
come wrong he has done, or for something he
has omitted to do, which no one claims he has
been guilty OF. II seems to me it would be the
rankest injustice TO elect any man, however
fit he might be for the position, to succeed
Gov. Baldwin. Such an act OF condemnation,
l do not believe the legislature will be guilty
Of. There is no respectable man IN the State,
II he occupied the position Gov. Baldwin does,
whose displacement would advocate.
But Stawart " says Gov. Baldwin is too old
for Senator, and that his health is by no means
firm. Gov. Croswell did not think 50 when he
appointed him. nor did the State Convention
that elected him to run the late campaign as
Chairman OF the State Committee. But, per-
haps Stalwart " thinks old political stagers,
who have made the party what it is, are only
useful TO help young men into office, and not
fit TO hold any, as he intimates that Young men
are alone fit to fiji all desirable Offices. The
age ~ Gov. Baldwin Is one Of the strongest
reasons for continuing him as Senator through
the full term. There will be time enough for
younger men after that. And as to Gov.
Baldwin's health, / believe 1t is generally un-
degstood to be much frmer than that OF Stall
warts candidate. Besides, Gov Bagley, nor
any other man named in connection with the
Senatorshp, has any such pre-eminent ability
or claims TO the Office as to justify his election
to the full term, under existing circumstances.
will not do the legislature the injustice to
suppose they would demean themselves by
putting new man in Gov Baldwin's place for
the short term, now nearly closed. JUSTICE.