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

WHEN the shrewd small boy who Is
left alOae in the house during the even
ing makes such a mess of his raid on
the pie-cleset that it is bound to be no
tlced when his parents return, he hIes
him to his room, puts a pillow in his
bed to represent himself, extinguishes
the gas and gets under the bed. And
when the old. man comes up stairs,
madder than wet cat and without
stopping to light the gas, lathers that
pillow with a trunk strap, the boy
yells as though he was getting it, and
the old man goes off satisfied. That's
the sort of boy who will grow up to
run ward caucuses and be a Senator.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-02

The Japan papers state that the Rus
sian Government has determined to
dispatch a man-Of-war to make hy-
biographical survey OF the Japanese
seas and the Sea of Okhotsk. The Geo
graphical Society of ST. Petersburg has
been invited to send a representative
with the expedition, and it is believed
that Professor Amantevitch will be Sc
lected on account of his knowledge of
the japanese language and the dialects
spoken on the coast of Siberia.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-02
Guilty of Wrong.

Some people have fashion of con-
fusing excellent remedies with the
large mass of "patent medicines" and
in this they are guilty OF wrong.
There are some advertised remedies
fully worth all that .s asked for them,
and one at least we know Of-HOp
Bitters. The writer has had occasion
TO use the Bitters in just such a climate
rs we have most OF the year in Bay
City, and has always found them to be
tirst-class and reliable, doing all that
is claimed for them.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-02

How 10 MAKE HENS LAVA cor
respondent informs US that, while on
visit in the fall To friend, he was
surprised to see the number OF eggs he
daily obtained. He had but sixteen
hens, and the product per diem aver
aged thirteen eggs He was in the
habit of giving on every alternate day,
d tesspoOnful and Il quarter of cayenne
pepper, mixed with soft food, and
took care that eacn hen obtained her
share. The experiment of emitting
the pepper was tried, when it was
found that the number of eggs was re-
duced each trial from live to six daily.
Our correspondent believes that the
moderate use of this stimulGnt not only
increases the number of eggs, but eff
fectual wards OF diseases 10 which
chickens are SUBJECT.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-02

A LITTLE fellow of five going along
the street with dinner pail Is stopped
by kind-hearted gentleman, who
says: "Where are you going, my lit
tie man ?"
"To school,"
"And what do you do at school? DO
you learn TO read ?''
"No."
To write ?"
mo"
"To count?"
emo"
"What do you dO?"
81 wait for school to let out"
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-02

CUTTING CoRN.-When the corn
grains are glazed, the crop may be cut.
Delay after that only hardens the fod-
der and deteriorates it. Topping the
corn, that is, cutting off the stalks
above the ears and curing these, when
are the best part Of the fodder, is good
practice where the closest economy is
not necessary. Sometimes labor costs
more than the product OF the labor ;
then tits best to let the work 60 undone.
Yet,a rule, economy. in the smallest
things on farm is profitable.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-02

DR.. Garter says the entire absence Of
sunlight on The deep sea bottom seems
to have the same effect as the darkness
of caves In reducing to rudimentary
condition the eyes OF such of their III
habitants as fish and crustacea which
ordinarily enjoy visual power; and
many of these are provided with enor-
mously long and delicate feelers or
hairs, with which they feel their way
about, just as a blind man does with
his stick.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-02
tNOW Well and Strong"
SHIPMAN, Illinois

SHTPMAN, Illinois.
DR.. r, v. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y:
Dear Sir-I wish to state that my
daughter, age l8, was pronounced IL
durable and was fast failing, as the
doctors thought, with consumption.
obtained half dozen bottles of your
Discovery for her and she commenced
improving at once, and is now well
and strong. She took the Discovery
last fall. Very truly yours,
REV. Isaac n. AVGUsTM,
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-02

SAID Angelina, suddenly breaking
the oppressive silence, "Don't you feel
afraid Of the army worms, Theodore,
that are coming 50 rapidly this way ?"
The question was such strange one
that Theodore's surprise caused him TO
look right at Angelina for the first
time in his life. Why did she ask that
question, he wanted 10 know. "Oh,
nothing" she replied, as she toyed
with her fan; ''Only the papers say they
eat every green thing wherever they
GO"
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-02

ammonia, so useful to agriculture
and the arts, is a compound OF nttrogen
and hydrogen and for long time some
method OF utilizing the nitrogen OF the
air in its production has been sought.
The desired result has at last been at.
tanned by TWO European chemists, who
cause hydrogen TO unite with atmos-
pheric nitrogen In suitable apparatus
by the aid of electricity. The economy
OF this process has yet to be shIw
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-02

APPLE FRUIT 'iAKE.-Soak two cups
dried apples over night; in the morn
ing drain ane chop fine in chopping
Cowl; add one cup OF molasses and let
it boil slowly on back of stove three or
four hours, until the molas les has
thickened; let It cool; and one and a
half cups of brown sugar, one cup sour
milk, one teaspOOnful each OF cloves,
allsDice and cinnamon, one teaspoon
full soda, three eggs. three and one-half
cups Of fionr: Dake in two square tins
or one large tive quart basin; if baked
in the latter bake slowly two and a
half hours. This will keep six months.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-02

A WIFE who had been lecturlng her
husband for coming home intoxicated
became incensed at his indifference,
and exclaimed, ooh, that could wiring
tears Of anguish from your eyes," TO
which the hardened wretch hic-cough-
ed, Tai faint no use, old woman, to
bo-bore for water here"
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-02

Statistics of English mortality show
that during the last thirty years more
women have reached the age of seven
ty-five or eighty years than men. The
latter suffer more from lung, heart
and kidney diseases, which have of late
been on the increase In England.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-02

CLEANSING FRUIT TREEs.-Autumn
is the best time 10 cleanse fruit-trees.
and indeed all plants, from scales and
other insects. Now the fruit trees can
be handled with less liability of break
ing buds and spurs than IN the spring
after the buds have begun to swell ,and
the work will be as effective now as
then. Use strong sOapsuds OF whale
oil soap. Apply it with stiff brush :;
and do not conine the washing TO the
trunk, but 90 over al the small branch
es and everywhere on the tree where
scales are tOuud.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-02
AGRICULTURE.

THE Mexican persimmon is small
tree presenting no appearance what
ever of our common species. In size
and general sppes rance of trunk and
limbs It looks almost exactly like the
Grape myrtle growing In our yards or
on our lawns; and 1t inclines to grow
in clumps like the Grape myrtle. But
here the resemblance ceases. The
leaves are small and lock very much
like those of the parkleberry (sparkle-
BERRY, or winter huckleberry of our
eastern Gulf coast-a little darker
green, perhaps, and not quite So glossy.
They shed in winter. The fruit resem-
bles that of the common species very
much with two exceptions: 1t is al
ways perfectly smooth, never wrink-
fruit of the common species does when
thoroughly ripe, and 1t Is almost jet
black. The pulp is of n very dark,
brown color, and of an agreeable swee5
taste, not quite SO sugary as the other
kind, and the seeds, though somewhat
resembling those of the common spe-
cies, are much smaller. The fruit is
not much "astringent" or "puckery"
when green. The people OF Texas
where the Mexican perslmmon grows
make about the same account of 1t that
we do of the common species-some
| like il and some don't. For our own
| part we like il very much-we think II
decidedly better fruit than that OF
| the common species, and entirely more
| wholesome. No effort has yet been
made to improve it--so far as We know
it has never yet been seen growing In
| side a cultivated field. 1t usually
grows in the rocky soils along the base
and short distance up the sides OF the
mountains.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-02

The Connecticut state Board of Health
has wisely decided that, in the optical
tests eff railway men, old employees,
who cannot pass all the tests prescribed
by the experts employed in the exami-
nations, may be tested by flags and
lanterns of the size and colors used by
the railroads at distance of so rods.
or the l,0S5 persons thus far examined,
90 have failed to meet the require
mentS.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-02

VEGETINE.-Thc great success OF the
Vegetine as 3 cleanser and purifier OF
the blood is shown beyond q doubt by
the great numbers who have taken II
and received immediate relief, with
such remarkable cures.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-02

A DRoLL fellow fished a rich old gen.
tleman out of a millpond, and refused
the offer of twenty-five cents from the
rescued miser. "Oh, that's too much ="
exclaimed he; "tain't worth it," and
he handed back twenty-one cents, say
ing calmly, as he pocketed four cents,
THAT'S about right"
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-02

NOTHING is so admirable as logic. A
German traveller hurried out Of the
car, tired and dusty, and setting him
self at a restaurant table cried out.
"Walter, bring me beefsteak!" The
waiter replied that he would be charm
ed to do so, but that it took twenty
minutes to cook a steak. while the
train only waited ten minutes. The
kindly and sweet-tempered traveller
retorted. "Well, then, bring me half a
bt o steak"
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-02

BARLEY UDDlNG.-Wash half pint
of pearl barley, put it into a stew pan
with three pluts of milk, quarter of
pound of sugar and little nutmeg at
the corner OF the stove; when proper
ly sWelled take it out, flavor to taste,
add tour eggs and boil in basin for
one hour; serve with black cherry ar
rOWrOOt sauce.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-02

IN speaking of clerical friend who
possesses a very rubicund countenance,
some one said, the other day, IL don't
think he drinks; in fact, know he
does not, for he told me so; but he
probably sleeps in bed with very red
curtains"
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-02

With all the competition in soap,
Dobbins' Electric sop, (made by
Cragin s. Co., Philadelphia Pa.,) is
first in popularity, because it is pure,
uniform and honest. Have your grO-
Ger get it and then try it at once.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-02

MOTHER, newly bereaved of baby,
tosurviving child, aged 6; "Tommy's
an angel now, Mary" "Like the
angels In my picture book, mamma ?"
eyes, dear" "With white wings,
too?" Eyes, dear" "Has he got
fieas in them, like my pigeons? ?"
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-02
WHEN Denver deacon forgets him

WHEN Denver deacon forgets him
self and remarks to the man who
doesn't noJice the contribution-box,
care you going to chip?" the folks in
the congregation wink at each other
and the clergyman tries to look as
though he doesn't see where the fun
comes i'll.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-02

The young man who preteAds to
have been zone Of the boys" and de-
lights to tell his young lady friends of
his mad freaks, would be disgusted
with the fair one who should match
his "reminiscences by similar excerpts
from her own biography. Why is this
so?
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-02

A GOOD DRINK FOR THE LUNGS
Wash clean few pieces of Irish moss;
put it IN pitcher, and pour over it two
cups of boiling water. Set where it
will keep at The boiling point, but not
boil, Tor two nours. Strain and squeeze
into it the Juice of one lemon. SWeeten
to taSLe.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-02

"Do you want to kill the child :" ex-
claimed gentleman as he saw q boy
tip the baby out of It's carriage on the
walk. "No, not quite" replied the
boy; "but if l can get him to bawl
loud enough. mother will take care Of
him while l go and wade in the ditch
with Johnny Bracer?" 2"
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-02

A YOUNG lady of New York, who is
partly deaf, Is in the habit of answer
ing eyes" to everything when a gem
tleman is talking to her for fear lie
might propose to her and she not hear
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-02

A DUTCHMAN who married his Sec
ond wife soon after the funeral of the
first was visited with two hours
serenade in token of disapproval. He
eXpostulated pathetlcally thus: II
say, pOys, you ought to be ashamed of
yourself to be making all dish noise
ven dere vas funeral here so soon."
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-02
Painting a Bunch OF Grapes.

The most truly artistic efforts OF the
japanese artists are those which display
the simplest modes of delineations, and
are generally executed in Indian ink
only. Many descriptions have been
given by those who have had the op-
portunity of watching the natives at
work, and all bear witness to the re-
markable quickness of imagination and
execution they display. A traveller in
the country relates how on one occa-
sion he had the pleasure Of observing
screen-painter at work in his studio,
which consisted of portion of the
house screened off from the rest by his
finished productions, but open to the
street. Being struck with his great
freedom Of hand, he requested him to
draw bunch of grapes. This was
gwen as difficult task and test of skill,
for the traveller hau In his mind the
labored works of his own country, and
naturally expected that, from the time
required to depict the fruit, the artist
would laugh and shake his head.
Judge of his surprise when the artist
seized piece of sereen-paper and, dip
ping the point of his thumb into q dish
of Indian ink, proceeded to make
number of softly-shaded, cresent-like
forms close together. Thinking he
must have been misunderstood, but
saying nothing, ne watched with grow
ing interest the rapid movements of
his artistic friend, The crescent forms
being finished, his first finger and
thumb were together dipped into the
ink and transferred to the paper, and
with few rapid movements produced
two shaded forms of irregular outline.
With his thumb-nail he added three
dark lines and sundry other tritling
touches, and politely handed the finish
ed sketch, which displayed bunch OF
plump round grapes, with leaves and
stalks complete. This was by nomeans
3 bad illustration OF the ready methods
resorted to by the japanese artists in
representing simple objects. for which
they are justly celebrated. We have
one illustration In Japanese book
which shows all artist seated on stool
@. gIssh " ,T' ung
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-02
nnctnrn may nisnrrea

as to the best methods and remedies. for the
cure Of constipation and disordered liver and
But those that have used Kidney
Wort agree that it is by far the best IN dicne
known. It's action is prompt, thorough ana
lasting. .-HKRALD.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-02

AN exchange gives "a recipe for
preserving the hair" But what is the
use of wasting sugar on such stuff?
Nobody would eat such preserves. A
man who relishes tripe, might find a
plckled chignon palatable, but we
don't believe he would take kindly to
preserved hair.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-02

ToMATo bUTTER.-Sixteen pounds
nice tomatoes. quart of vinegar elgh-
teen pounds ti sugar. Boil altogether
until thick. When half done add two
large-spcon1uls Of cinnamon, one of
ground mace, and a teaspoonful OF
cloves or alIsrice.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-02
AFrEcTroNATE mother ITO her g

AFFEcTIoNATE mother ito her SOM
"Why do you cry, Johnny? What has
hurt your" Johnny (crying more
Justify than before)-"Because 1 fell
down and hurt myself yesterday"
Enthusiastically Then why do
you cry to-day?" Johnny (bawling
at the top of his voice)-"Oh, cause
you weren't home yesterday"
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-02

PATHENIA PUDDING.-One quart of
milk, five eggs; five tablespoonfuls of
-four; bring she milk to a boil, reserv-
ing enough 10 wet the flour; then stir
In the wet f1Our while hot; when cool
stir in the beaten eggs, reserving the
whites of two; bake one-half hour ,and
when cool spread over an icing made
from the beaten whites and powdered
SlUat
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-02

WHEN Quin was at certain dinner
party there was pudding on the table
of peculiarly attractive character.
One of the guests helped himself To a
huge plece, when the host wishing to
have Gums opinion, pushed the dis h
toward him and invited him to "taste
the pudding" Pray" said Quin,
looking first at the gentleman's plate, -
and then at the dish, (Which is the
puddingY'
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-02

RICE CAKEs.-Boil rice until it Is
soft, and white warm make it into
cakes. Dip tue cakes into a beaten
egg, and then roll them in Indian meal
till thoroughly coated. This done, fry
them In bacon fat, which is better than
butter for this purpose. Serve them
with sauce, OI with butter. or with
cream and sugar.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-02

AS rule a pretty daughter will give
her father more trouble than her mo-
ther did. But, as rule, she will not
keep him out Of bed so late at night.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-02

DIsHEs should always be rinsed in
clear water after having been washed
in sOap-suds. Nothing is more un-
pleasant at the table Jnan TO notice a
certain stiokiness that soap is likely to
leave. Ii Is necessary also from sam
itary point of view; the caustic alkali
is corrosive and unwholesome, and the
grease is often impure. Ii is Il simple
matter to make hard soap which is not
only agreeable to use but which has
the great merit OF cleanliness. TO
seven pounds of t.lllOw use three
pounds of rosin, two pounds of potash
and six gallons OF water; boil for
three hours, or better still for five;
turn from the kettle into washtub !;
let 1t stand all night. In the morning
cut into bars and lay them on a table
or board in the sun 10 harden for two
or three days. This quantity will last
a family of four persons year If used
for ordinary household purposes.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-02

"WE don't want all this, we don't
want it" said an attorney over in the
court house the other day TO voluble
old lady on the witness stand, cit Is
irrelevant" But the witness paid no
heed, and talked on, finishing with,
"There, you've got it, whether you
want it or not, aud it isn't irreverent,
either,
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-02

In S1eden nearly two thousand
school gardens" have been estab-
lished as instruments of useful scien-
tific education.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-02

The season entertainments have
been notably free from annoyance by
coughing. DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup
does this. Price % cents bottle.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-02

A YOUNG man married a deaf and
dumb girl, but soon afterward she re-
covered both speech and hearing, and
he has applied tor divorce. He says
it is an outrageous sWindle.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-02

"She I'll tnIOw away her switches,
False curls and borrowed sheen.
And shake upon her shoulders plump,
The wealth Of CAROLINE.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-02

Prof. Henry Draper has stated facts
which seem To point to the conclusion
that lb is not improbable that the pla-
net Jupiter ls still hot enough to give
out light.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-02

QUEEN VICTORIA is a poor speaker.
She wouldn't draw worth a cent as a
lecturer. Her last speech had the eff
feet of dispensing Parliament, to which
it was addressed.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-02

Win IL~ ICWUL Uuon hNS -.
held in each foot, one in each hand, and
one In his mouth. This is doubtless an
exaggeration. Another humorous
sketch on the same page shows the
artists TO be of such a transcendent
genius, and the horse he had been
painting proved so lifelike, that it be-
came endowed with vitality and ran
away from the paper. The amazement
Of the artist is cleverly expressed.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-02

BRANIE is a philanthropist. Lying
OH the sofa the other morning, it was
noticed that he was very particular 10
brush off every fly that alighted on his
waistcoat, but did not seem to mind
those that rested on his face. He ex-
planned that he hadn't been to break
fast, and he presumed it would be bad
for even fly to walk about on an
empty stomach.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-02

A DOG frequently worries cat, bat
man, who is nobler than the dog, wor-
ries himself.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-02

LEMON SYkUr.-1he lemon syrup
bought at the stores can be made at
home much cheaper. Take a pound of
Havana sugar, boil it in water down to
a quart, drop IN the white of an egg TO
CLARITY it, strain it, add one quarter of
an ounce of Iactaric or citric acid. If
you do not md it sour enough after it
has stood two or three days, add more
of the acid. A few drops of oil of lemon
improve IL.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-02

The SUPPLY OF CATTLE.-It seems 10
be the opinion OF those who have ex-
amined this matter pretty thoroughly,
that considerable decrease viii be
found IN the stock OF the United States
and territories, after this years ship
ments are over. We are of opinion that
this may be the case In regard to such
as are sufficient well bred for shipment
TO foreign markets, but as TO inferior
stock, we question as TO whether much,
If any deficiency Will be found. Yet
in any event there will unquestionably
be considerable advance III the price
of cattle IN another year, as well as in
sheep and swine. There are two rea-
sons why this may be so; the first of
which is the greatly increased tide of
immigrants TO our country this season,
who will be consumers instead of pro-
ducers for tWelvemOnth TO come, and
the second reason is, so numerous aIe
the losses sustained in Great Britain
and Ireland during the past eighteen
months, and domestic animals, that
their wants for this year will, doubt
less, be larger than the past has been.