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Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-01-13

Not long since Texas man read i'm
paper that if a string were tied lightly
around the root of mules tail it would ,
in cases of collie, give the animal instan
relief. He tried the remedy ON one Of his
own mules, and the doctors say that the
portion of the tail thus isolated was soon
swelled up bigger than the mule. The
Texas man says the mule turned its hea
and saw his monstrous tailand got alarme
and began to kick. Tn irst kick drov
the mules tail away CT .ehind, but th
tail Immediately swun 8 Istkand knOcke
the mule forward little-the tail was so
heavy. That made the mule nadder' a
ever, and it kicked like fury. That only
gave the tail more momentum, and on its
return it knocked the mule about q rod.
The mule looked around and didn't GO
anybody and kicked again. The tail was
there as regular as pendulum ard it came
back like a steamboat runninga race. That
time il lifted the mule over the barn-yard
fence. But the mule lit on its feet and
struck out again-game as ever. The tail
fairly laughed as il caught the mule on
the launches and drove it down the lane
a mile and half at every whack. 1t
looked like destruction TO the mule as mule
and tail disappeared in the distance. But
after three or four hours, returning cloud
of dust was seen, and soon the mule
emerged therefrom kicking as briskly as
ever-but the tail was totally used up and
gone. Not being able to offer any more
of course the mule kicked him.
self back to the starting point. This is
not campaign lie.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-01-13
Pirates OF the Chinese Coast.

OF all the dangers that beset the mariner,
whether il be from storm, fire, or the hid
den reef, none have such terrors for vessels
trading in the Pacific Ocean as the pirates
that infest the Chinese coast. With ordi-
nary skill and diligence the former dan
gers may be guarded against, and it is
seldom that some one does not survive to
tell the tale; but an attack by these pirates
is conducted with such cunning, treachery,
and skill that, If it is successful, il leaves q
mystery far harder TO bear than a known
misfortune for those who watch and wait
for the ship that never returns to port.
Every year adds To the list of stately YES
sells and gallant crews that leave port for
ever, and are eventually placed among the
missing How many of these are cap
tured and destroyed on the China coast
can never be known; their assailants show
no mercy, and the ocean tells no tales. !"
The quaint junks that leave the Chinese
ports at night-fall are to all appearances
the peaceful traders that they profess to
be ; but If an unprotected vessel comes in
view the scene changes as if by magic !;
deCk-loads of merchandise are thrown into
the holds and cannon take their place the
crews are marvel0uslY reinforced by men
who have hidden below, and the former
lazy coasters glide swiftly along, propelled
not only by their sails, but by long and
powerful oars. The doomed vessel Is
quickly surrounded by the pirates, and a
cannenade soon brings her masts and yards
crashing to the deck. It's crew may de-
fend themselves as well as they can; but
they are outnumbered fifty to one. Nearer
close the pirates, who throw rockets and
'jingals" that leave an unquenchable fire
and stupefying smell wherever they fall
The defense grows more feeble, and now,
running alongside, the pirates board and
slay all of the crew that may survive. By
the busy hands Of the plundeIers the cargo
is soon removed, hole is boared under
The waterline of the captured vessel, and as
the pirates sail away the scuttled vessel
slowly sinks from view, and after weary
months Of waiting its name is placed ON
the list of missing"
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-01-13

Experiments recently made with the
inorganic constituents of food show that,
although the salts to u great extent retained
and used over, certain amount of the
same is excreted. Consequently, when
salts are withheld from the food. the whole
body, but especially those parts actively
changIng-like blood and muscle-become
gradually poorer in salts and richer in
albumen; but, though the total quantity
in the body is lessened, the mixture of salts
In the tissues and juices is unchanged.
The diminution of salts in the muscles
causes muscular exhaustion-anG, in the
nerves, first excitability, and then paralysis
of the nerve centres. 1t also appears, from
these experiments. that the quantity of
salts really necessary in food Is less than
has usually been supposed.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-01-13

Not long age a crowd OF men at the Of
fee of Judge Morrison, Kokom0, saw the
cold. dead form of man, roughly habitued
in suit of miners clothes, with feet shod
with the rudest boots, lying npon rough
pine bench, at the morgue. Crossed upon
his breast were the tired hands that had
driven the miners pick through miles of
the hardest rock, now stilled 90 reverentlY
in the sunset that o'ershadows life. 1t was
all that was left of Rocky Mountain Mack.
the nan who had crossed oceans and seas,
whose career of half century was check
cred and dotted with strange cOmming-
ling of incidents, and across whose span
the thrills and thrObs, the hopes and fears
of staid existence had worked their silent
ebb and tlow Mccormick was miner in
Ten Mile, during the grim winter of 1879,
before tree had been felled on the present
site of Kokomo, and here he has remained
ever since, except some weeks ago, when
he went TO Granite and became also inter-
ested in some good claims. Starting from
there few days ago he had only Just left
the stage when he dropped dead opposite
the Clarendon hotel. The Coroner's jury
rendered verdict that the deceased came
to his death from heart disease. Mr..
Beemer, the well known business man OF
Robinson, in commenting on the death OF
this typical miner, said that he had known
him years ago in the San Juan country,
and was at one time in partnership with
him; that he was gentle as a woman, gen
erous and charitable TO fault. tie mar
rates that once when Rocky Mountain
Mack and a companion were intoxicated
they both became enraged, and the former
suddenly drew pistol and inflicted q dan
gerous wound. On becoming sober and
being informed what he had done, he was
in the most abject sorrow, and reloading
the pistol returned to the wounded man.
saying as he handed over the weapon,
"JIm, | shot you, now you shoot me-" OF
course the wounded man recognized in him
only the warmest friend, and peremptorily
forbade him. Mccormick was for many
years successful miner in Colorado and
California He has at several different
times been worth half million to million
dollars and upwards, but the final reverse
came, and he died In poverty. He hs
been frequeat visitor TO mining fields of
South America and the shores of New
Zealand. He had been a searcher for dis-
monds IN Australia, but came again TO the
rocky hills whose name he bore and wEer
his associates always rendered warm
greeting. His body Lies inferred in the Pot
ter's field, but many there be who will re-
member with kindly thought the wild and
lonely career of Rocky Mountain Mack
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-01-13
Cremation of the Dead.

Exactly how to dispose of the ashes of
the dead in the most satisfactory manner,
after cremation is accomplished, Is still a
question. The ancient practice was to de-
posit the ashes in funeral urn, to be pre-
served in a tomb or other sacred place.
This is also the modern custom. But if
tombs are to be required then there is not
much need for cremation, as the corpse may
as we'll be buried in the tomb without Gre
nation. A recent American patent con-
sists in providing a parlor bust of the de-
ceased cut in marble, and in making
hole in the back of the bust, wherein the
ashes are to be deposited after cremation OF
the body. A further Improvement, sug-
gested by one of our lady correspondents,
is to prepare wet mixture of cements for
the artificial stone or marble, and sprinkle
the ashes of the deceased into the mixture,
which is then to be cast or pressed into the
form of busts, statuettes or other objects
In this way various members OF family
might possess enduring portions OF the
departed one.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-01-13

Here IS a summary OF some valuable cx-
periments which have been made with
preserving wood with different mineral
solutions. The tests were made with rail-
way slcepers. Of pine sleepers impregnat-
ed with chloride of zinc, after tweuty-one
years of service, the proportion that had
been renewed was thirty-one per cent of
beech sleepers impregnated with creosote,
after twenty-five years, forty six per cent.
had been renewed; of oak sleepers not i'm
plegnated, after seventeen years. forty nine
per cent. had been renewed of oak sleep
ers treated with chloride of zinc, at the eX-
piration of seventeen years, 207 per cent.
had been renewed. in all of these cases.
the conditions to which the wood haG been
exposed were very favorable-the road-b bed
being a very good one, and permitting of
excellent drainage. Test samples taken
from sleepers that were allowed to remain
at the expiration of the respective periods
named, exhibited perfectly sound cross
section. The following statement contains
the results of a similar set of observations
made upon the Kaiser Ferdinands Nord
Railroad. viz: According to these obser-
vaiions, the proportion of renewals was,
with oak sleepers (not treateD after twelve
years service IA 48 per cent; with oak
sleepers, treated with chloride of zinc,
after seven years, 1929 Ier cent; with oak
sleepers, lmpregnated with creosote oil,
after sixty years, O.09 per cent; with pine
sleepers, inlpregnated with chloride of
zinc, after seven years OF service, 4.46 per
cent. The practice of the Kaiser Ferdi-
nands-Nord Railroad, since the year 1870,
has been to employ only oak for sleepers,
which are Impregnated either with chloride
of zinc or with creosote oil.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-01-13
Out OF has Clutches.

There are two sisters in Louisville. KY,
famous for their wit, and there is also In
that favored town gentleman, Col.
'Blank," vhe for nearly two generations
has had the reputation of having courted
every heiress in the neighborhood. One
of the sisters referred to said to the other
several weeks ago: ''lf million dollars
were left to you, what is the first thing you
would do2"
81 should fall upon my knees and pray
the Lord to keep me out of Col. 'Blank's'
clutches"
This was repeated to the Colonel, who
waited for revenge. The other day the
witty young woman, leaning on the rail
ing of the piazza at Crab Orchard, saw the
Colonel in the yard below.
''Well, dear me Colonel, she said, 81
meet you everywhere l go. Can't ! 80
anywhere without seeing you2''
''Yes, there is one place, calmly re-
piled the Colonel.
"Where is it2 Let me CO."
swell, 60 home"
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-01-13
Country Houses In Ireland.

No one can go Ato society IS representedin In
the country houses of Ireland, says Lon
don paper, without being struck by the sim
gular absence of veneer which he will find
there. We do not mean those country
houses inhabited by people who spend their
season regularly in London, and who differ
in no way from the magnates with their
houses i'm Yorkshire or Sussex, but the
bona Jfde Irish country houses, whose ow-
ners look upon Dublin as their metropolis
and great shopping town, and consider an
occasional month in London as an event to
be classed with the ramble in Switzerland or
the tour in Italy. The visitor to oEe Of
these houses will find no sham-there Is
mo deception. His arrival will cause no
furry; he will not be kept waiting in the
drawingroom while the lady of the house
and the girls put finishing touches to their
beauty. 1t is ten to one that before he has
succeeded in evOking sound from the bell
probably broken-one of the young la
dies will herself open the door, and with
welcome beaming from her honest Irish
gray eyes. at once insist on his feeling
himself at home. There will be no false
pride, no attempts to hide defects, or to
make up by brag for poverty. Rather will
fun he extracted from the very deficiencies,
and the stranger will at once see that there
is no danger of putting his hosts To confu-
sion by demanding what is not to be had.
If there is but one man servant, the host
will not complain of the illness or tempo
rary absence of mythical footman; if the
one man servant is tipsy "a not uncommon
Oocurrenpa IN tho land of IOhn Iamieaonl
the hostess will not be the least ashamed of
being detected assisting the maid to lay the
cloth and arrange the dinner table.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-01-13
a Chapter on Bald Heads

A bald-headed man is refined, and he al
ways shows his skull-sure.
1t has never been decided what causes
bald heads, but most people think it is
dan'd rough.
A good novel for bald heads to read
s'The Lost Heir"
What does bald headed man say to his
comb2 We meet to part no more,
Motto for a bald head-Bare and fur
bare.
However high a position bald-headed
man holds, he will never comb-down ia
the world. - e.
The bald-headed man never dyes
Advice to bald-headers-Join che In
dians, who are the only successful hair
raisers.
What does every bald-headed man put
upon his head2 His hat.
You never saw bald-headed man with
q low forehead.
Shakespeare says: There is divinity
that shapes our ends.
Bald men are the coolest headed men In
the world.
Some bald men have heirs.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-01-13
1T THE WIND RISE.

An open sea, gallant breeze
That drives our little boat
How fast each wave about us hees
How fast the low clouds float
We'll never see the morning skies
If the wind rise"
Ii the wind rise,
Well hear no more OF earthly lies"
The moon from time to time breaks out
And lvers all the sea
The pillows toss the waves about,
Tue little boat caps free.
We'll never see our true loves eyes
If the wind rise :
III the wind rise.
Wen waste no more our foolish sig hs
She takes u dash OF foam before,
A dash Of spray behind
II woltsh waves about her roar,
And eslop with the wind.
Wen see no more the wocdland dyes,
If the wind rise =
IF the wind rise,
Well hear the last Of human cries"
The sky seems bending lower down,
And swifter sweeps the gale;
Our craft she shakes from heel to crown,
And dips her fragile sail.
1--WE may forgive our enemies,
If the wind rise =
If the wind rise.
Wen sup this night in Paradise"
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-01-13

A tadpole confined in darkness would
never become frog; and an infant deprived
Of Heavens free light will only grow into
a shapeless idiot, instead OF a reasonable
being. There is IN all places a marked
difference in the healthineSs of houses ac-
cording to their aspect Ill regard to thesun,
and those are decidedly the healthiest,
other things being equal, in which all
the rooms are, during some part of the day
fully exposed to direct light. Epldemics
attack inhabitants on the shady eide of the
street, and totally exempt those on the
other side; and even in epidemics such as
ague the morbid influence is often thus
partial In its labors.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-01-13
Polishing the CrOckery.

a drummer, who had never dined any
where but at a table d'hote, is invited to
dine with one of his most important Gus
tomers-who is no end of swell.
The soup being removed and clean
plate placed before our drummer, he in
stinctively brushes its surface clean with his
napkin.
The host mods severely to the servant,
who removes the plate and substitutes ali
other one, which is similarly wiped off and
removed, and so on.
At the sixth renewal the drummer says
contideutially to his neighbor:
''Say, does the old stem-winder expect
me to polish all his crockery for him9"
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-01-13

1t costs $40, 1000 to pick the cot
ton crop IF the country,
The South Carolina sta'e library
contains $4,000 volumes.
There are IA $50 more females than
males In South Carolina.
Germany annually consumes 800
600 tons of rye; the staple food OF the
working classes being rye bread.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-01-01

The holiday entertainment of the Sunday
school of the First Baptist church took
place last evening, and was largely attend
ed by adults and children. The church
was prcttily decorated with evcrgrcens.
The exercises opened with the hymn and
chorus sWelcOme to ALL" after which the
superintendent of the school. Mr.. Frank
lin Sutton, read the SD chapter Of Isaiah.
and Mr.. Kurtz, ::of the Y. NJ. c. A., offered
a prayer. The infant class sang ''Throush
the Gates" very prettily, and Prof. Ira ID.
Kendig followed with a fine defamation
entitled "The Little Old Bachelor" Bessie
Pennypacker sang "The Drunkard's
Child'' in fine voice, and Superintendent
Sutton made brief address reviewing the
principal events and the week of the
school during the past year. The school
sang "The Heavenly VisioD," after which
Miss Ollie Pennypacker rccited favorite
selection. "Safe to Land, +" a quartet, was
well sung by Ira ID. Kendig, Joseph Davis,
Richard Smith aud John Binklcy. Mr.. p.
S. Goodman delivered short ad-
dress in which he announced some of the
work which should be done in behalf of
the sch oOl in the future. "The Floral
Cross recitation and tableau, was
shown with fine effect, after which the
school sang Now, Good Night" A dis
tribution Of presents followed, each pupil
receiving liberal supply of confections
nuts, fruits, &c. The entertainment closed
with the dOxOlogy.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-01-01
Monday afternoon, Jan. 3, at 2 o'clock. Inter-
ment ut Woodward Hill cemetery.


ment ut Woodward Hill cemetery.
FAIRER.-In this city. on the 3Oth inst, Absa-
lom Fairer, in the 59th year of his a :e.
The relatives and friends of the family are
respectfully invited to attend the funeral from
the residence of his son-in-law, d. H. Kulp
No $50 North Lime street, on Sunday after
noon at o'clock. Intcrmcnt at Lancaster
cemetery. It'd"
ERIsMAN-In this city, Dec. 20, 1850, Catha-
rine Christina Erisman, sister of +. j. Erfs-
man. aged 80 years, l month and Is days.
The relatives a nd friends arc respectfully in
vited to attend the funeral on Sunday after.
noon, from the residence OF her mother, No.
3I9 W est Orange street. Services at the house
at half-past two O'Clock. To proceed to Wood
ward Hill cemetery at O'Clock. 2td
SHENK.-In Rohrerstown, on January ], 1881,
OF diphtheria Mabel, eldest daughter OF DR.. ID.
H. and Jennie Shenk, in the 9th year OF her
age.
The relatives and friends of the family are
respectfully invited to attend the funeral,
from the residenceof her parents, OH Monday
afternoon, January 3, at l o'clock. Services at
the Bethel church at o'clock.
RowE.-ln Columbia, on the 25th of Decem-
ber, Thomas Benton, only child OF John IL.
and Ella howe, aged years and days.
Sweet Tommie sleeps on Jesus breast,
No pain can reach, no harm come nigh,
The lambs that in His bosom lie.
A child perhaps too much beloved
And too much dotted on;
God loved him too, and thought it best
To take him home and be ut rest. it,
FRIToHEY.-At the residence OF DR.. A. A.
Dec. 81, 1850, Matte A. Fritchey, daughter OF
Rev. John &. Fritchey, OF this city.
Funeral to be held at Mechanicsburg, Cum
berland county. Pa. on Sunday at 10 q. m.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-01-01
Cases Dismissed.

This morning Samuel Sweigert had .
hearing before Alderman Barr on charge
of cruelty to animals, which was preferred
by Hugh NJ. Shaeffer. The parties live
at Millport, some distance from Lititz.
Some time ago Sweigert shot a dog belong
ing to the prosecutor. The defense called
a number of witnesses to prove the char.
acter of the animal. From their evidence
it appeared that the dog was of no particu-
lar breed but was "cur." He was a
very bad canine and would often 90 out on
foraging expeditions to the houses of the
neighbors.' He was very fond of sucking
eggs, and was once even seen enjoying a
large fat chicken which he had killed.
After the dogs character had been proven
the case was dismissed.
Before Alderman Nice Conomy, yesterday,
a number of cases were heard. They grew
out of fight which occurred on South
Queen street on Christmas day, and they
were all dismissed as the evidence showed
that it was badly mixed affair.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-01-01
TRUBBLElN DE CHURCH.
Four Colorcd Mon Who Were Fresh

Four COlOrcd Mon Who Were Fresh.
Last evening the colored folks held
services in their church ON Strawberry
street. Charles Coates, VIM. Mills, Fred
Gross and VIM. Gatewood, four colored
men, who are hotel walters and coachmen,
got on drunk. They concluded to have
some fun SO they went down to the church.
They began to laugh and amusc
themselves by carrying on flirtations
with the lrls in very disordcrly
manner. The minister and the
others were annoyed by tho noise
and they asked the young men to behave.
They refused to do SO and finally it was
found necessary to close the services ON
account of their behavior. Complaint was
made against them before Alderman Barr
and they were all arrested. Gross and
GatewOod furnished bail for hearing on
Tuesday evening, but Coates and Mills
being unable to do SO they were taken out
to the prison. where they will open the
New Year. They will have an ample op-
portunity of ascertaining how the prison is
conducted, and they will he just in time to
have the benefit of the new rules, which
go into effect to-day, by which indiscrimi-
nate visiting is prohibited. If these young
men happen to be sent back to prison at
the expiration of their time they should
give lectures in the colOred church on
"Life in Lancaster Prison."
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-01-01
Birthday Celebration.

Mrs. Magdelena Horting, the mother of
DR.. George A. Horting, John Horting and
Mrs. George Schlott, celebrates the ami
versary Of her birth at the Franklin
house, to-day. She was born near Reams-
town, this county, on the 1st Of January.
1900, and is in good health and gives
promise of living to enjoy many
more birthdays. Some little controver
sary rose anon her friends this morning
as to whether she was 80 or 81 years old !;
whether she was born in the 18th or 10Th
century and whether the present year is the
81st or S2d year of the century. It is con-
ceded that those in favor of the higher
figures had the best of the argument.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-01-01
A Boom for Wickersha,n.

The twenty-sixth annual session of the
York county teachers institute closed last
evening, after a five days session. Before
closing the institute passed reso
luton reported by special committee
protesting against bill to be introduced
into the next session Of the Legislature
abolishing the office of county superinten.
dsut of public schools. They also ex-
pressed their unanimous approval of the
work performed by State Superintendent
Wickersllam, and declared themselves in
favor of continuing him in his present ex-
ccutiVe capacity.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-01-01
Morhers! aotners:! Motners!n

Arc you disturbed at night and broken OF
your rest by o sick child suffering and crying
with the eXcruciating pain OF cutting teeth7
1t so, go at once and geta bottle of MRS. WINS.
LOWS SOOTHING SYRUP. twill relieve the
poor little sufferer Observation-Disclosures upon
it; there is no mistake about it. There ia not
mother on earth who has ever used 1t, who will
not tell you at once that it will regulate the
bowels, and give rest to the mother. and relief
and health to the child, operating like magic.
1t is perfectly safe to use in al cases, and pleas
ant to the taste, and Is the prescription OF one
OF the Oldest and best female physicians and
nurses in the United Stales. Sold everywhere
25 cents O bottle Til7-lyd&wM.W&S