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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-23
WlSHlBGTOA'S BIRTHDAY.
Brilliant Military Display and Re-
view by the Governor and
ktatf
Vnveiling and Dedication of the Wash-
ington Artillery Monument -
Grafton by Hon. Thos. J.
Ssmmes Throngs
in the Gene
teries.

IL was an open un hti.h ynae day morning
whether the ~ wruli ha b,sRhr AND pretty or
murky and dismal rh.ts "A tht eatentns
covering over the sky. tlraush which the sun
0ade gallant amt, n' tiuf :. sun0.esiul enJrt
10 struggle and thn wa',tnatwsa we're unable
to agrse ~ I'd wh.'hf ~ ongofink would shut
In the SUN entirely ~ W.. ann W uld roll the
covering ew
The uncertainty waa - thu. painful to
onxIous and sxpncts0t h 't,san q, tut after
awhile II bscam .vi 't hat ~ rain would
not come In time. II c,ns ~ al ~ ~ erfere
with the grand pa ~ at rtrl'5 Al nti In, and
ak 1:s0 O'Clock. the I ae ppt.Ht'i [ r the as
e0mbllDg Of tho on,nttAa s.. 'ha atresta over
which 1t had be ann IA il t,s processi IN
would pass were Il lpA alth 5,ree aud excited
crowds.
TuF PsRADH
- every one tnoas. Vs. III b. nor OF the day.
and the great event III uaselli * the Wash
angkon Artillery M.llltn -tila II the
GrHndest aud lurat ui-ul 4 'hs kind which
has been made In his 81 la y''r
Tho commands wa g AL Ia ,heir assigned
pusittons at the app ,ined tim ;. aud he line
Was promptly formed aud ex uhei down the
south eide Of canal street as lar IA Rampant
street. and on the north slide from Royal to Old
Levee street.
At about o'clock the roll of drums and
sound Of trnmp-ts announced that CIV. Witt,
and his staff had arr iy.d "a the ground.
The Governor was ella In 9! lzeu'. dress and
was surrounded by the folio wing officers of
his staff In full nniform:
#f w. M Owen, InR naa or General
Phil Buchanan. QuAttetm stsr General.
E. h. Lewis. Hui EeOu 64u"rpl
Geo. W. Dupre. Commis4ary General.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-23
THE wHITE-HoRsE BATTERY.
A succinct History of It's Career Dur

ing the War.
When the four companies Of the Washington
Artillery left for Virginia In 1851 they left be-
hind them the nucleus OF a new company. un-
der the charge OF Lieut.. W. l. Hodgson. The
company rapidly increased, and soon became
known az the Fifth Company Of the Washing
ton Artillery. Mr.. Hodgson was its first cap
tain, and under him 1t volunteered. to join Gen
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-04-01
How Big In Man!

Somehow when mans mind becomes
really enlarged-say, like that Of Baron
Humboldt, and he is able to place in focus
more and more of the cosmos of which he
forps part, the things he at the outset of
his life regarded as The largest get smaller
and smaller, till at last that first immense
and Overwhelmingly important. thing, him
self, becomes so insignificant that II is only
through a process of mental microscopy he
can discern his little identity among the
animalculp that float, swim, or wIiggIe
across the field OF view How big is a man
anyway? Well, he is smaller than an ele-
phant, and an elephant is smaller, than a
mountain, and mountain is smaller than
the world, and the world is a mustard seed
compared with the sun, and the sunitself isl
mere mote in the dust cloud of spheres that
stretches ont through theuniverSe beyond the
reach OF thought suppose We could make
an exact model of the earth eighty feet in
diameter Eighty feet in diameter would
be Il pretty large ball us balls 70 on the face
of this planet. Assume, for the sake of
easy calculation, the diameter of the earth
To he exactly 5000 miles, and let us pro-
ceed 10 build our model to scale. A noun
tain five miles high should represent on our
model $50, OOOth of 50 feet or 6-l0 of an
inch. An elephant built in proportion
should be IA, 400th of an inch in height,
and all average man 7-52, S00th. of All inch
tall. An army of 26, 400 such men stand
ing shoulder to shoulder in single straight
rank would require their general to gallop
over the space of one inch to pass them all
under review. With smart horse of pro-
portionate size, ridden at a brisk gallop, he
could accomplish this distance in about an
hour. We've in this way man is mere
mite crawling over the face of the globe,
yet he has had the arrQgaDceto think the
universe was formed for m more than for
other insects, and that the Ruling Intelli-
gence had him pre-eminenily in view in
bringing order out of chaos.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-04-01
How to be Miserable.

Sit by the window and look over the way
to your neighbor's excellent mansion which
he has recently built, and paid for, and
fitted out saying: ooh that 1 was rich
mani"
Get angry with your neighbor, and think
you have not friend in the world. Shed a
tear or two, and take a walk in the burial
ground, continually saying to yourself:
.'When shall | be buried here?n
Sign a,note for friend and never forget
your kindness, and every hour in the day
whisper to yourself: Il wonder if he wifi
ever pay that note?"
Think everybody means to cheat you.
Closely examine every bill you take, and
doubt its being genuine until you have put
the owner to a great deal of trouble Put
confidence in nobody. and believe every one
you trade with to be rogue.
Never accommodate if you can possibly
help it. Never visit the sick or afflicted
and never give farthing to assist the poor
Buy as cheap as you can, and screw down
to the lowest cent. Grind the faces and
hearts of the unfortunate.
Brood over your misfortunes, your lack of
talents, and believe that at no distant day
You will come to want. Let the workhouse
be ever in your mind, with all the horrors
Of distress and poverty.
Follow these recipes strictly, and you will
be miserable to your hearts content-if we
may so speak-sick at heart and at variance
with the world. Nothing viii cheer or en-
courage you-nothing throw CLEAN of sun
shine or ray of warmth into your heart.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-04-01
How he'd do Ii.

Several men were gathered at the door
OF a blacksmith shop on Cass avenue, De-
troit, the other morning, when a school-boy
not over nine years of age calhe along with
tears inhis eyes, and one of the group. asked!
"What's the matter, boy-fall down?'
emo, but I've got hard 'rithmetic les
son and expect to get l-licked!" was the
answer.
'Let me see, I used to be kipg-bee on
fractions"
The man took the book, turned to the
page, and read:
''Rule Find the least common multi
pie of the denominators of the fractions for
the least common denominator. Divide
this least common denominntor by each de-
nominator and multiply both terms of the
fractions by the quotient obtained by each
denominatOr.
He read the rule aloud and asked if any
one could understand it. All shook their
heads, and then continued:
'Well, now, think should go to work
and discover the least uncommon agitatOr
| would then evolve a parallel according
to the intrinsic deviator and punctuate the
thermometer.
$50 would T." answered every man in
chorus, and one of them added; "Pve
worked 'em out that way thousand
timesl"
No one of the men, all of whom were in
business and had made money, could even
understand the working of The rule, much
less work examples by it, and yet it was
expected that nine-year old boy should go
to the blackboard and do every sum Off
hand
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-04-01
Sot to be Fooled.

A young man of about twenty-three
years of age, with neither money nor the
prospect of getting any, came to the con-
clusion that the best thing he could do
would be to marry a ''rich wife, and live
on her money. Among his many acquaint-
ances was widow lady of about twice his
age, with three children, but with a steady
income of two thousand year. Her he
resolved to marry, and, in order to cult
vate her friendship, he took her presents of
flowers and fruit, and gave the children
books and rides on his horses. The lady
kindly received his attentions, gave him
the liberty of her house, and treated him
like younger brother in every respect.
The young fellow, interpreting her kind
ness to suit himself, and believing he had
nothing to do but ask her, ventnred one
evening on the subject in the following
manner: .
81 wonder very much why you don't re-
marry, Mrs. L"
''Simply because no one wants a widow
with three children.
Il know one who would be proud to
have You and your dear children" said the
wooer, feeling the worst was well over
Indeed you are most flattering this
evening""
mo, 1 am not tlattering. l love you,
and would be proud to be your husband"
She looked eoldly on him; thea replied;
''You mean you would be proud to own
my money, sir. l have been vastly de-
ceived in YOU" Then pointing to the door,
she continued: 'Leave my house, and
while / live, never dare to reenter it.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-04-01
Seeing Through water.

Currents in the very bed of river, or be-
meath the surface of the sea, may be
watched as Mr. CampbcH informs us, by
an arrangement that smugglers used in the
old days They sank their conirabant car
90 when there was an alarm, and they
searched for ii again by means of a so-called
marine telescope. 1t was nothing more
than a cask, with plate Of strong glass at
the bottom. The man plunged the closed
end a few inches below the surface. and
put his head into the other end, and then
he saw clearly into the water. Ihe glare
and confused reflections and Eefractiohs
from and through the ripping surface of
the sea were entirely shut out by this con-
trivance. Seal hunters still use. it. With
this simple apparatus the stirring life of
the sea bottom can be watched at leisure
and with great distinctness. So far as this
contrivance enables men to see the land
under the waves, movements under water
closely resemble movements under air.
Seaweeds, like plant, bend before the. gale;
fish, like birds, keep their heads to the
stream, and hang poised on their fins; mud
clouds take the shape of water clouds in
air, impede light, cast shadows and take
shapes which point out the direction in
which currents flow. 1t is strange, at first,
to hang over a boats side, peering into a
new w~rld, and the interest grows. There
is excitement in watching big fish swoop
like hawks out of their seaweed forest after
a white fly sunk to the tree-tops to tempt
them; and the flight which follows is better
fun when plainly seen. Mr.. Campbell sug
gests plate glass windows in the bottom of
a boat: it would bring men and fish face to
face, and the habits of the latter could be
lelsurely watched.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-04-01
One Burglars Conscience.

Reginald was pleasant old gentleman,
with fine sense of humor. He had con-
siderable property, and lived on Wimble-
don Common.
He had one beautiful daughter-but that
is not to the point.
One. afternoon, as Old Reginald was
reading books in his drawing room, it was
announced to him that Common Man de-
sired to speak with hlm.
He gave orders that the Common Man
should be admitted. And admitted the
Common Man was.
He was very common man, indeed.
Tall, shambling. Unlocking fellow, with an
irresolute manner and shrinking eye. He
was dressed as costermongers are dressed
when following their calling.
"What is your pleasure, good sir ?" said
old Reginald.
"Beg pardon, guy'nor," said the Com
mon Man. Il hope you won't be hard on
me-"
''Not at all, - replied Old Reginald
''Pm-Pm burglar, said the Common
Man.
Indeed" said Reginald. "Take a
chair"
"Thank you, kindly, guv'nor, y said he,
''but I'd rather stand"
And he did stand
So far there is nothing very incredible in
my story. But it gets more remarkable as
it goes on.
"How do you like your profession 2" said
Old Reginald.
swell, guv'nor," " said the Common Man,
Il don't like it noways, and that's it.
That's what 2"
''That's why Pm here. belongs to a
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-04-01
A Big Telephone.

The biggest telephone invention yet is
being Matched by man in York State. 1t
is a plan for constant telephone communi-
cation between an ocean steamer and
the shore 1t would take column to
give the details of the project; 1t is sufficient
TO say that it is a sort of reel which lays a
kind of cable as the steamer moves along,
and when the vessel returns the wire is re-
wound 1t seems rather-too much to be-
lieve that steamer could start. out with
over 5000 miles of insulated wire in a reel
that is dragged behind the vessel, and then
on returning from Liverpool wind up the
line again without break, but everything
appears to be possible with the telephone.
The shore end of the wire isconnected with
company's offices in New York; and when
the vessel drops down to Sandy Hook the
wire from the sternmost reel in the shell is
connected there. The vessel starts out to
sea; the wire begins to release itself. When
two hundred miles have been accomplish !,
an automatic connection releases a leaden
sinker, weighing five pounds, and this, as
the vessel goes on, finds its way to the bed
of the ocean, At the point where the
sinker is attached, the wire is much
heavier for distance of two hundred feet
Thus, at every two hundred miles, this
shell, which Is full of automatic and clock
work machinery, releases sinker, thus
fixing telegraph wire on the bed of the
ocean. The inventor proposes to establish
a small printing establishment and issue a
little daily sheet on every ocean steamer
plying the seas. This right he proposes to
become the owner of and issue his journal
called the Ocean Wave, so that no traveller
by the sea will remain for an hourjgnorant
of the worlds doings. Private messages
will be taken and sent. Friends can hear
each others voices from midocean to shore,
and shore to midocean. instantaneous
news of disaster can be flashed to the
seaport left and as the point of latitude and
longitude is told, and as the other COM
panies know the exact position of their
ships and steamers, a hundred succoring
ships or steamers can be sent with relief;
and as the tracks of commerce are now
known and followed no serious disaster can
occur. Other results will be the constant
money speculations that can go on 10y wire
Criminals afoat can be apprehen ded; the
march of storms be made known; deaths
telegraphed. Cargoes can be bought and
sold In transit; contracts be made; marine
insurance effected-and thus will life be-
come almost perfectly cosmopolitanized OIL
every sea and shore,
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-04-01
Where the Apostles Rest.

Church authorities state, that the remains
of the Apostles of Christ are now in the
following places. Seven are in Rome
namely, Peter, Philip, James the Lesser,
Jude, Bartholomew, Matthias and Simon.
Three are in the Kingdom of Naples Mat
thew at Salerno, Andrew at Amalti, and
Thomas at Ortona. One is in Spain, James
the Greater, whose remains are at st. Jago
de Compostella. OF the body of st. John
the Evangelist, the remaining one of the
twelve, there is no knowledge. The Evan
geists Mark and Luke are also in Italy
the former at Venice and the latter at
Padua. St. Paul's remains are also be-
lieved to be in Italy. Peter'sare, of course.
in the church at Rome, which is called
after him, as are also those of Simon and
Jude. Those of James the Lesser and of
Philip are in the Church of the Holy
Apostles; Bartholomew in the church on
the Island in the Tiber called after him.
Matthias are in the Santa Maria MaggiOre,
under the great altar of the renowned Basi-
lica.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-04-01

lowed by a crowd shouting, "a prisoner
escaped A Tory prisoner! Death TO the
spy !"
Some friends of the prisoner had actually
procured him horse TO accelerate his es-
cape.
A soldier in the mob happened to fire at
the horseman, the steed made spring and
threw the rider over his head. They ran
to pick up the man. II was Robert Este
ieck The bullet had not touched him.
The fall had broken his neck, aud he was
dead.
Joseph Stamford came back from the
campaign with the tide of Captain well
earned, and with sabre cut in the
shoulder but he lived TO see peace and
union, not only in the country, but in his
own home. With his own beloved Alice, the
happy queen, and the three merry children,
life was to him ain epoch II happiness and
.blissfol rest.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-04-01
LIVING.

Not all Of living lies
In the swift ebb and flow that men call breau !!
Some lives grow mightier from the touch II
death,
And scale immortal skies.
Most truly do those live
Whose deeds above the clrnging mists OF time
Shine like q star from cloudless height sub
lime
And such deep yesrnings give,
That the pulse throbs and thrills,
To gain the SUBMITS whence the radiance
streams
nobler strain has echoed through our
dreams,
And all our being fills.
We list with eager ears
We trace the path which scales the mountain
steep,
We know they linger not for rest or sleep
TT Those men whose hopes and fears
Still pointed upward, where
Truths mountain stream CLEANS white be-
meath the sky:
They could not slake their thirst in founts
that lie
Beneath that upper ar.
For them there is no death,
Immortal grew they m immortal quest,
And to their goal noble band abreast.
Strive on with bated breath.
Nay, living is not life;
You cannot win it in selfish dream,
In sheltered wales besides lotus stream;
But in q cesslesS strife
A strike like this Of yore .
Who, to save Others dared the dragons fold!
And still the ravenng wrong, though strong
and bold
Men conquer as before.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-04-01

JELLY CAKE.-Take one cup or sugar,
four eggs, one cup of flour, a half tea
spoonful of sweet milk, and teaspOOH-
full of cream of tartar, mixed in -four.
Bake in one long tin, then spread with
jelly, roll up, and cut IN slices,
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-04-01

The value of land Is SO depressed in
Ireland that on Nov. z, 1879, when
seven Estates were offered for sale, but
four were taken, while for two there
was no bid,
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-04-01

Any father who would go ont and
put tar on top of his front gate after
dark must be lost to all sense of hu-
manity and ordinary respeotabllity.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-04-01

Not all Of living lies
In the swift ebb and flow that men call breat!
Some lives grow mightier from the touch II
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