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Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-10-06
Through the Rapids.

There are two rival lines of steamers
on the st. Lawrence this year, which
run through the Thousand Islands, down
the rapids to Montreal. One of these,
the Canadian Royal Mail Line, which
has been i'll existence for year, runs
from Hamilton to Toronto, touching
only at American line has been started
with one steamer, the Rothesay, which
runs from Cape Vincent to Alexandria
Bay, and thence on to Ogdensburg and
Morrisburg. At the latter place, which
is eighteen miles below Ogdensburg, n
transfer of passengers is made to a
smaller steamer, for the purpose. of
running the rapids on the way to Mon
treal.
Great rivalry exists between these two
lines. Last Tuesday the Royal Mail
Line steamer Spartan started from Pres
colt on her trip down the river. Shortly
after the Rothesay of the American
Line left Ogdensburg. The Rothesay
was perhaps two miles behind the Spar
tan. At Ogdensburg or Prescott the
current proper of the st. Lawrence be-
gins. Both boats dashed along under
full steam. Before long it was evident
that the Rothesay was gaining. How
ever, she did not fully approach till just
at the commencement of the rapid De-
fau, some seventy-two miles below
Ogdensburg. Common prudence would
have caused the captain of the Rothe-
say to slacken speed till the rapids were
passed. But, no steadily the steamer
went ahead, until she came abreast the
Spartan and but few feet distant, when
conversation was carried on between the
passengers. The current at this point
is very swift, and the channel narrow,
tortuous and full of dangerous rocks.
The current pushed both boats together
till the paddle boxes touched and thus
Joined together the two boats passed
down the rapids. At one moment the
rapids, pressing the bows in together,
would careen the boats outward, till it
seemed as if they mast capsize, and then
the noise of the rudder chains and the
chatting of the boats impressed one with
the idea that two monsters were locked
in death grapple. Several passengers
tainted away and all were terribly
frightened. Neither boat was able to
draw away from the other, and thus fas-
tened they ran the rapids for four miles.
Then the Rothesay, with her wheels
stopped, and her side all STAYED in,
foated to one side and steered into the
/ port of Morrisburg.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-10-06
YOUTH AND AGE.

When was young, All woeful when!
An for the change 'twiXt now and then
This breathing house not built with hands,
This body, that does me grlevous wrong.
O'er aery cliffs and glittering sands
How lightly then il flashed alongl
Like those trim skifls, unknown of yore,
on winding lakes and rivers wide;
That ask no aid of sail or oar,
Naught cared this body for wind or weather
When Youth and lived int together,
Flowers are lovely, Love Is nower-lIke,
Friendship is a sheltering tree,
q the ioys that came down shower-like,
OF Friendship, Love and Liberty,
IRE was old
Ere was old an, mournful ere,
Which tells me, Youths no longer here
q Youth for years SO many and sweet,
HTis known that thou and were one
I'll think il but II fond conceit;
n cannot be that thou art gone!
Thy vesper bell hath not yet tolld;
And thou vert aye u maSker bold.
What strange disguise hast now put on,
To make believe thou art gone?
see these locks in silvery slips,
This dropping gait, this altered size;
But springtide blossoms on thy lips,
And tears take sunshine from thine eyes
Life is but thought 80 think will,
That Youth and are housemates still!
$. r. Cole1fdge.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-10-06

it was quite dark. They thought they
heard the surf more distinctly.
1.-The tide has turned, said Tom.
And so it had. but just how they would
be affected by the change they could not
tell. Tom kept on bailing until the
amount of water had materially decreas-
ed. They had not spoken to each other
for some moments. At last Laura leaned
forward. Her hand touched Toms, and
he took it i'll its own. That hand-clasp
meant to them things unspeakable. Her
hand was very cold, almost as cold AS
his own. In his pocket was silk hand
kerchief; he handed it to her, and bade
her tie it about her neck, for he dared
not rise to fasten it there himself. Then
he took both her hands between his own
striving to keep them warm.
Laura was the first TO speak, and her
voice was quite firm. scarcely even sor-
rowful: ''Tom, dear, n do not want to
die; and yet death cannot take from us
the boon of having died together"
. "But we shall not die now, Laura; |
know Wen not" There was the ring of
conviction in his tones. The profound
resignation underlying her words had
struck the right key in his own nature,
and the thought of his first despairing
mood made him almost angry. "But
it's awfully hungry We are, my dear, I"
were his next words.
I'm ashamed of you" said Laura,
and she actually laughed. Tom laughed
also.
When two persons in such position
can laugh, it is either Every hrave" or
every shocking" according to the creed
we first sucked and the. $50 forth" of
our salad days.
The fog was all around them and
neither could see the others face. The
fog was cold, and from time to time
Laura had shivered once or twice, audi
bly,, though quite involuntarily, for she
was n brave little woman. When the
ripple of the young girls laughter rang
out amid the fog (aboye the boom of the
surf, the far away barking of the sea-
lions on Seal Rocks, and the near, yet
distant screams of the fog signaD, and
when his own laughter was smothered
in the fog folds, Tom repeated 'But
l am hungry, awfully-"
What he might Have gone on to say is
forever sealed. The next moment the
boat struck something with great mo-
mentum. and that il all Laura remem-
bered till she woke b the queer little
cabin of the Sarah Emma, brigantine,
inbound from .Aust$lia.
A woman's gentle face bent over her
own in anxious, motherly regard, and
dear Tom sat on locker behind the
gangway, with glad tears in his eyes to
see the color steal back TO her cold
cheeks.
"And now you must have bit to eat, "
said the captains wife, in hospitable ac-
cents.
But Laura shut her eyes. half mali
ciously, and murmured: Give it to him
please; he's always hungry"
That's what you'll rot dare to say
when you become Mrs. Tom," said the
young man, triumphantla; and as the
matronly figure of the captains wife
in the shadow of the gang
way, he kissed her shut eyes softly, and
turned away.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-10-06

We can never have much confidence
in the uprightness of others until we
have discovered some degree of upright
ness in ourselves,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-03-08
Anger.

The Emperor Ncrva died of violent
excess OF anger against senator who had
offended him. Valcntinlan, the first Roman
emperor of that time, while reproaching
with great passion the deputies from the
Quadl, people of Germany, burst a blood
vessel, and suddenly fell lifelcss TO the
ground.
81 have secn," said Tourtcllo, n French
medical writer, "two women perish, the
one in convulsions, at the end of six hours,
and the other suilocatcd in two days, from
giving themselves up to the transports of
fury" The celebrated John Hunter fell
a sudden victim to Il paroXysm of this pas.
sion. Blr. Hunter, as is familiar to mcdi-
cal readers, was man of extraordinary
genius, but the subject Of violent anger,
which, from the defect of early moral cul-
turc, he had not learned to control Suf-
fering during his latter years under COM
plant OF the heart, his existence was in
constant jeopardy from his ungovcrDable
temper; and he had been neard to remark
that ''his life was IN the hands of any
rascal who chose to annoy him." Engaged
one day in unpleasant alteration with
his colleagues in the board room at st.
Georges hospital, London, he was per-
cmptOrily ContradlCted; he Immediately
ceased speaking, hurried into an adjoining
Apartment, and instantly fell dead.
When tho lit Of anger is of long continu-
ancc, or frequent recurrence, it frequently
lays the foundation of some most serious
and lasting aliilctlons; thus many cases of
palsy, of epilepsy, of commissions and of
madness may be traced TO violent anger
and ungovcrnaDlc temper. Dr. Good cites
the case OF Charles. VI, of France, "who
being violently lnccnscd against the Duke
of Bretagnc, and burning with spirit of
malice and revenge, could neither cat,
drink nor sleep for many days together,
and at length became furlously mad as he
was riding on horseback, drawing his
sword and striking promiscuously every
one who approached him. The disease
fixed upon his intellect, and accompanied
him to- his death"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-03-08
Tho beautiful Ga es.

Speaking of the gates Of Jerusalem, a
correspondent says: Tradition mentions
several that arc now to be found--slch as
the Old Gate, Ephraim's Gate, the Valley
Gate, the Prison Gate, the Fish Gate, and
others. At present there are but four that
can be opened, although four others arc
distinctly seen walled up. The gates now
open arc those of Jaffa of Damascus, OF
st. Stephen, and of David-onc in each of
the four walls. The Jalfa gate is north
west of Mountain Zion, and is the usual
entrance for pilgrims from Christian lands.
1t is composed of tall towers or buttresscs.
evidently of great strength, and easily de-
Tended against ancient modes of warfare.
The gates proper consist Of two large fold
ing doors IN one of which Is o wicket called
''thc Needles Eye" which Is just large
enough to admit camel without any load
on its back, whence comes, suppose, the
scriptural adagc about the difficulty of Il
camel gong through the eye Of needle.
| asked what significance tho natives at
tachcd TO this, and was gravcly told that,
inasmuch as a camel cannot possibly pass
through 1t while carryi, & any portion of a
load, similarly a rich man cannot pass
through the wicket Of the heavenly Jcru-
salem until he has entirely unl0adcd him.
self of his riches and other earthly bur
dcns.
The three other gates arc of similar con
structlon, with strong turrcts. But they
are all wonderfully striking to the eye, in
their quaint and now useless pondcrous-
ness, albeit conveying profound impress.
sion OF the ancient strength of the city, and
Of the difficulty Of it's capture by B1oslem
or Crusader. Nowadays, one or two of
our big guns would effect breach In a
fow minutes.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-03-08
no Knew She DID.

AS the morning tram over The Detroit,
Lansing and Northern pulled up at Howell
the other day. nicc-looking old grandma
H>1t - con.t UlVl>-lu- n.S..L ~, ~ .II.l i..
of some assistance to her in getting seated,
and he presently asked:
"Going on a vislt2"
"Ycs, I'm going down to Plymouth to
sec my darlcr," she answered. ''Tncy've
writ and writ for mc to come, but thought
| should never get started"
LEFT the old man at home suppose"
eyes, William thought he'd better stay
and see to tho things at home"
"Did you have plenty of time to get
rcady2"
"oh, yes; I've been gcttin' ready for
two weeks
''Surc you didn't forgot anything1"
al know didn't. packed things up
one ut a time and l know they are all
here"
"And you left everything all right around
the housc2"
eyes"
"Your old man knows where to find the
tea and sugar and salt does he7"
eyes. took him through the buttcry
the very last thing and pintcd out to him
where everything was"
Wcll, noW," continued the man, I'm
celtaln that you overlooked something"
"Mercy On me but what d. you mcan?'
she gasped.
"Did you bring along your spcctaclos"
"Ycs-hcrc they arc."
Did you hang up clean towel for
hm2"
"Ycs."
"And put the dish cloth where he can
find t2"
eyes"
"And rolled up his night shirt and put
it under the pillow ~
"Ycs."|
"And was everything all right about the
cook -stovc1 I"
"Marcy marcy on me! Stop these
kyars this blessed minute !" she exclaimed,
rs she tried to reach her feet. 'I just re-
member now that l put the knives and
forks in the oven to dry out and shut the
door on 'cm He'll never think to look III
there. and he'll build up a big fire and
roast every handle off before git to Ply
mouth"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-03-08

AS n part of the scheme tor colonizalng
the Holy Land with Jews, 1t is proposed
to bring the western terminus of the
Euphratcs Valley Railway down from Alex
andrctta to Ilalfa. At Alcxandretta the
greatest engineering difficulty is cncount-
cred ut once, in climbing the steep hills
which inclosc the harbor. In Palestine q
similar difficulty presents itself in the pas
sage of the Jordan Valley. The most fav-
orablc estimate of the grade is as follows :
From uaifa the line would follow the
Plain of Esdraclon and rise to its water
shed gradually, only two hundred and fifty
feet IN fifteen miles; bnt then, taking the
wine passage of the Valley of Jezreel to-
ward the Jordan,i it would fall nine hundred
feet in the next fifteen miles. Thence, af-
ter crossing the river, 1t would have to
, tscend to tho highlands of the Yarmuk, or
n icromaX, al the rate of one hundred feet
Nor uiilc and to the unbroken extent of
hroa p thousand feet in thirty miles. 1t
you'd then be readily carried to Damas-
,us and A.iegppo'
<kAt orNtx .
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-03-08
Railway Bulldog In 1880,

There were seven thousand two hundred
and seven miles Of road laid in the United
States during tho past year, one third more
than In 1879, and nearly three times az
great as the Ike of new track laid down in
1878. While in 1879 the building of rail.
ways absorbed 500, 5000, 900 Of capital, the
new roads constructed in 1880 absorbed
$l46, 0O0, 900. 1t would appear ata glance
at these figures that the country was to be
congratulated upon the wonderful extern
SION of our railway System, but the impor.
tant question arises as to whether this I'M
mcnse capital can be Withdrawn from our
trade and industries without etfecting them
seriously. 1t IS stated that the money in
vested IN these new roads is III many cases
done for the purpose of building rival lines,
Which must Of necessity diminish the earn
ings of roads already in operation and that
by divcrting even a portion of the traffic to
the new road, costing say $40, 600 mile,
the enterprise may be made profitable, but
only by with drawing the earnings from
the road previously in operation and repre-
senting stock and Dond value of 800, 900
per mile. Thus ii the new road succeeds
II can only do so at the cost Of crIpplnp
its older rival, and this condition OF affairs
it is said, obtains to much greater extent
than is generally supposed; and it is agreed
that while the $l45, 900, 900 invested in
new railway enterprises during the year
may prove profitable TO the investors, it can
only do 50 by lntcrfcr ng,a ,at least for years,
with the earnings Of tic competing lines,
representing a capital Of $29U, 90 J,O0O, to
such an extent as to seriously affect the la.
tcrcstS Of their stock and bondholdcrs. In
cases where the new lines penetrate into
fields that have not already been occupied,
OF course this argument does not hold good
but it il also certain that in such cases no
profits are returned for years, and the capt.
tai is thus virtually Withdrawn from all
tiadc industries, and emigration Is also en-
Outraged 10 new sections Of country where
more capital is ''pluntcd' in developing the
resources. Oi the roau built in 1880 more
thnn hall Of it enters in direct competition
with lines already in operation, while the
induces emigration into new an,l
far-UT territory. The question arising,
is whcathcr We arc not building
too many miles OF railway whether We
cun afford to lock up in new lines of road
The immense sum of $l45, 900, 900 ycarf
The subject is III important one and Is just
now exciting. more than ordinary interest
among capitalists all over the country. 1t is
true that money is chcap-chcaper III fact
than ever known i'll the history OF the
United Statcs---but ii s hardly to be sup
posed that it can continue SO If such iln-
mcnSe drains nrc TO be made upon capital
III the future.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-03-08
n Missing Railroad.

When Cheyenne was at the zenith of it's
glory, a sign of General Offices of tho
Cheyenne Pacific Slope and Sandwich Is.
land Railroad" was hung out one morning
without creating the least surprise. If one
person had asked another where the depot
Of the SAID railroad was, there might have
been some hesitation about answering, but
it was some time after tho sign was out
before any special enquiries began to DO
made. Then an Eastern man walked III
one day, carpct-bag in hand. and said:
81 suppose you connect nj San Francisco
with the regular steamer"
"W ell, yes; suppose we SHALL" was
the hesi,ating reply.
'Shall2 Isn't your road through YETI"
"Wcll, not quite"
''Do you take in Salt Lake,"
'Salt Lake7 Yes think we Go"
GLOW much for ticltet?'
"Wcll, can't say exactly, as VIC have
none on sale just yet"
''Can't get at the dcpot?"
"Well, ] think not, we haven't any
depot yet"
Cant pay on the train7"
"Well, you sec, we have no trains yet. :"
81 suppose | can walk on the track?'
persisted the stranger.
"Wcll, | sh >uld have no objection If We
lad track"
"No depot, no tickets, no trains, no
tracks-what sort Of railroad have you
got anyhow"
"Wcll, you sec, it,, only on paper TINS
far, but rs soon as we can sell $8, 900, 600
worth of stock we shall begin grading and
rush business right along If you happen
to be along when we got to going we will
put you through as low as low as any other
responsible route"
Tie stranger stuck his hands into his
pockets, stared hard whistled softly, and
then walked out on tip-toe without another
word.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-03-08
TRI-WEEKLY EDITION.
HOLD UP YOUR HEAD LIKE A MAN.

II the atormy winds should rustic
White you tread the worlds highway
Still against them bravely tussle.
Hope and labor day by day.
Falter not, no matter whether
There Is sunshine, storm or calm,
And in every kind Of weather.
Hold your head up like man.
II brother should deceive you.
And should act traitors part,
Never let his treason grieyo you,
Jog along with Flightsome heart!
Fortune seldom follows fawning, .
= Boldness Is the only plan.
Hoping for better dawning. ..
Hold your head up like man:
Earth, though e'er 80 rich aid mellow,
Yields not for the worthless drone,
But the bold and honest fellow,
He can shift and stand alone;
Spurn the knave Of every nation.
Always do the best you can.
Aud no matter what your station. ts
Hold your head up like man. :.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-03-08
Truth ana Candor.

a gentleman who has an office in New
York was recently waiting in front OF
ST., Pa Ips for few minutes when he was
approached by mcndicant, whose lace
and figure he knew well, Thcman came to a
dead halt before him without speaking, and
the gentleman finally said
"Four weeks ago you asked nc for
money to help you to get to Buffalo,
81 did sir, but the climate there didn't
agree with me and returned"
'"Thrce weeks ago you asked me for aid
to help bury your doad wife," continued
the gentleman.
'That's so; and buried her according
to programme. Poor old soul! She is now
at rest" .4
, 1.-Two wees ees ago yo, o. asked me for aims
to i.%ps' nsip YOU ~ ihako CO.. out you you{< Sont."
h,,raou ~ II fl paid the rcnt %a ano nave the
~. :. I'd of my mind
,.rOne week ago 1 gave you, ? nickei g. &c
fielp ycd get medicine for yc,St(t, ,iIh :, ooy'
$50 you did, and ho is ncxf,' ncx, well
s.ind what new excuse have 20. 'tgo' So'
trS time tu draw ten cents out Of fme, l.
3"None whatever, was tho solemn ans
wer. ''To toll you the truth, ! am stuI ~ ~,
cd for an excuse, though l do need q Ii. ~
changer -, .''' Il
II might give it to you for your truth.
fulness," suggested the gentleman.
''Tnat's 80, It's a wonder l didn't think
Of that. Thanks, sir, Pm glad 10 find one
man who appreciates truth and eandor."
q - \: -----------e % %, a.-1-------- = : -.
pecan Drop Of Texas just gath
cred is unprecedented sH,s'ts' y.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-03-08
Tho Yak.

TO The Kirghis the yak is as invaluable
as the reindeer to tho Lap.ander, or, In an.
other way, as the camel TO tho Arab. Its
milk is richer than that Of the COW, and Its
hair is woven into clothes and other fabrics.
Where a man can walk, yak can be rid
den. 1t Is remarkably surc-footed; like
the elephant, it has wonderful sagacity
in knowing what will bear It's weight and
in avoiding hidden depths and chasms; and
when Il pass or gorge becomes blocked by
snow Crowded it be not frozen) a score OF
yaks driven in froht will make highway.
This strange creature frcquents the noun.
tain slopes and their level SUBMITS. 1t
needs no tending, and finds its food at all
seasons. if the snow on the heights lies
100 deep for him to find the hcrbage, he
rolls himself down the slopes. and eats his
way up again, displacing the snow as he
asccnds. When arrived at the top he per-
forms n second somersarlt down the slope,
and displaces second groove OF snow as
he eats his way to tho top again. The yak
cannot bear Temperature above freezing,
and in summer it leaves the haunts OF mon
and ascends far up the mountains to the
'0ld ice," above tho limit Of perpetual
snow, its calf being retained below, as a
pledge for the mothers return, IN which she
never fails. 80,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-03-08

Lancaster can DoasG OF rs good sub.
stantlal tobacco warehouses. b.tA
lin 1851 Wisconsin had ten miles OF
railroads; now 1t has 3, 1888 milea.,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-03-08

mississippi has los, 900 voters, OF
whom LOG GOO are negroes.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-02-02
THE RIVER.

The behavior of the Sacramento con-
tinues to confirm the soundness of the
theory which Captain Eads advanced.
Though there were at least half a dozen
breaks in the levees up and down, the
water rose again yesterday to an inch
beyond the food mark of 1873. The
American had fallen considerably also,
and the Yuba and Feather were lower by
several feet than on Sunday night. An
enormous volume of water had escaped
from the channel, and notwithstanding this
the river rose. Nothing could prove more
clearly that the result of the breaks and
the so-called s'relief of the river was to
diminish its carrying capacity by lessening
its velocity. The speed of the current
being thus checked it could not carry half
the volume which before any breaks
occurred it had borne with comparative
ease, and so notwithstanding Tor rather
because of the many drains from its
banks, it continued to rise until it had
passed the food hight of 1878. 1t would
have been most interesting and valuable
to have had scientific observations of the We
locity of the current before and after the
breaks, but unfortunately the State Engi-
neer's Department is without funds to
conduct any such work, and so 1t is i'm
possible to obtain accurate records OF
phenomena which would convey the most
instructive lessons in regard to the ques.
tions now being discussed by the Legislature.