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Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-11-17
Salt for the Throat.

In these days, when diseases of the
throat are so universally prevalent, and in
so many cases fatal, we feel it our duty TO
say q word in behalf of most etfectual, If
not positive, cure for sore throat. For
years past, indeed we may say during the
whole of life Of more than forty years
We have been subjected to sore throat ,anC.
more particularly TO dry hacking cough,
which is not Only distressing 10 ourself, but
TO our friends and these with whom we are
brought into business contact Last fall
we were induced to try what virtue there
was in common salt. We commenced by
using It three times day, morning, moor,
and night, We dissolved u large table
spoonful of pure salt in about half a small
tumbler full of water. With this we gar
gled the throat most thoroughly just before
meal time. The result has been that dur.
ing the entire winter we were not only free
from coughs and colds, but the dry hacking
cough has entirely disappeared. We at
tribute these satisfactory results solely to
the use Of the salt gargle, and most cordi-
ally recommend q trial of it to those who
are subject to diseases of the throat. Many
parsors who have never tried the salt gar
gle have the impression that 1t is unpleas-
ant. Such is rot the case. On the con-
trary, ii is pleasant, and after a few days
use, no person who loves nice clean mouth
and first. rate sharpener of the appetite
will abandon 1t.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-11-17
How Rats steal Honey.

When the clerks in a certain Rochester
drugstore are not operating with the NOR
tar and pestle, or Compounding black
draught, or mixing equol parts of Turkey
rhubarb and hydrocanic acid (for children
teething), or spreading shoemaker's wax
on porous plasters, or engaged in any of
the multifarious modes of making them
selves useful known to apprentice apothe-
carries; in a word, when they have an idle
hour and friend to entertain, they resort
10 II plan decidedly novel and not without
interest to lovers of anecdotes aboWt ami
mails. What the boys do is to take the
honey jar from the shelf, take the stopper
rom its mouth and place it near q rat-hole
from which one of the rodents emerges
quickly when the store is quiet. 1t dis
covers the presence of the honey in short
lime through the assistance of its nose, and
then puts in practice plan it has found to
work well for reaching the sweet contents
of the jar. The expedient is simply to in
sert us tail in the mouth of the Jar deep
enough to reach the honey, then withdraw
it and suck the linked sweetness at its lei
sure. The clerks are ready to swear this
story is true, and they are now carefully
observing, for the benefit Of science, the
effect on the human family of strained
honey IN which rats tails have been soak
ed.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-11-17
Married or Martyred.

He walked into the office looking
much like a man pretty well satisfied
with general results, and said:
"Can see the editor?"
He was shown that eminently useful
adjunct to a newspaper at once.
"Good morning, sir, he cheerily be-
gan.
''Mornin'," said the editor.
Il came in" he proceeded, "to tell
you of a misprint in the paper"
Eyes. What is it?"
"Well, you see, Isent notice around
yesterday that Mr.. Smith had been mar
ried, and your eompositor, / see, has
got it Mr.. Smith has just been martyred,
but guess it don't hardly make enough
difference to change it."
The editor scratched his head a min
ute and thought of house-cleaning and
other female eccentricities, and told the
visitor, of course it didn't and he went
away whistling, Why should the spirit
of mortal be proud?''
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-11-17

Five years ago maiden fair, whose
home was little town near Macon, Ga.
anxiously awaited an important letter
from her absent lover. Days passed
wearily. The signing lass haunted the
post-office, but the postmaster's face
always bore that look of exasperating
quietude common to those from whom
expected things never come The
maiden thought that her heart would
break, for she realized at last that her
lover was faithless. The scene shifts.
1t is September, 1881. In Macon dweIls
the same lady, but she is nov a happy
wife, with two children. She has for
gotten the faithless one of her days of
woe. She is therefore surprised when
from the town of her youth comes let
ter bearing as a superscription to her
maiden name that derived from her hus-
band. An accompanying note from the
postmaster explains that in tearing away
some of the boards of letter-case the
missive was found. The envelope is
postmarked 1876." The lady spanks
the baby to keep it quiet while she
eagerly devours the contents. "Heaversl
it Is from John, who proposes in loving
words, and begs kind reply. The
lady's husband also enjoys the letter,
and, out of curiosity, communicates with
relatives of the former lover. 1t is learn
that he is a happy Chicago packer, with
wife aud three sons.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-11-17

her cousin; sometimes she planned the
assassination of the Queen with the dis
contented English, and sometimes she
called upon the Kings Of France and
Spain to invade England, and place her
on its throne. Mary's long captivity
and various misfortunes have made her
an object of lasting interest. Like all
the Tudors, she was very intelligent and
very cruel. Elizabeth kept her for nine
teen years a state prisoner i'm different
castles. At last, when some new plot
was discovered, il was thought neces-
sary to put her to death. Elizabeth
signed the order for her cousins execu-
tion with tears and hesitation. She had
no doubt, some humanity.
Soon after, Philip III. of Spain sent
the great armada TO conquer England
and destroy Elizabeth; but the brave
English sailors defeated the Spaniards.
and the great feet was washed TO pieces
on the coasts of Scotland and Ireland.
Elizabeth's reign was very famous one.
Shakespeare and Spencer were it's poets;
Bacon, Cecil and Raleigh, its active
leaders. The Queen was always fond of
reading, and spoke Latin to the students
at Oxford. But she grew vain, proud,
and forgot her early simplicity. At six
teen she had worn only plain clothes,
and lived in quiet study; at sixty she
covered herself with laces, brocades and
satins, and left at her death three thou
sand costly dresses and eighty wigs.
She never married and when she died,
in 1908. James l., the son of her cousin
and rival, Mary, Queen of Scots, became
king.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-11-17
Dead Branchts.

According to a first-class author
ity 1t has been clearly demon
strated that dead branch on a tree makes
almost as great strain on the main plant
for moisture as does living one 1t Is one
of the most important discoveries of mod
ern botanical science TO the practical horti-
culturist, as by this knowledge he car save
many valuable tree. When one has been
tIansplanted some roots get injured, and
the supply of moisture in the best cases Is
more or less deficient. Any dead branch,
OF any weak one, should therefore be at
once cut away. SO in pruning trees at
transplanting, the large hfeful branches
should not be cut back as Is generally dole,
but the weak, half-dead ones that are
usually left, should be the ones to cut away.
The large, stout ores are reservoirs of the
sap, which the plant needs; the half-dead
ones draw on these reservoirs and contribute
nothing of their own. 1t has been found
that deciduous trees can be transplanted
easily all through the summer season by
simply cutting ont all the weak and mlser
aOe wood and leaving a few main branches
with their foliage.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-11-17

told you?"
A gasplng sort of vague fear crept
chilly over him in that one instant when
she laid diamond-crusted gold locket
in his hand.
And then he opened il 10 look into his
own eyes-the picture he had given
Isabel Lisle nineteen years before.
She smiled in his astonished face.
"You don't know-no one knows but
my dear adopted parents-that | am
Isabel Lisle's child; but knew you,
Theo, the first time | saw you, and
think, if / had not had mammals locket
| should still have known you from her
letters and diary have kept. Are you
sorry am mammals daughter?"
Was it possible-was it possible?
Isabels child!
Then all the passion came radiantly
back to his pale face and astonished
eyes, as he held out his arms caress-
ingly.
| think your mother has given you to
me. | loved her, but not as | love you,
oh, my little one! Vivian will you come
to me? viii you give yourself to me?'
And she stepped inside the outstretch-
ed arms, and laid her bright head on his
breast, and made him realize that 1t
was for his highest human happiness
that fate had seemed so apparently cruel
in all those past dreary years, which
now, III one little moment, was blotted
ont forever.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-11-17
On the COW-Catcher.

In railroad car the seats were all
full except one, which was occupied by
pleasant-looking Irishman, and at one
of the stations couple of evidently
well-bred and intelligent young ladies
came in to procure seats. Seeing none
vacant, they were about to 60 to the
next car when Patrick arose hastily and
offered them his seat with evident pleas
ure.
"But you will have no seat for your
self, responded one of the young ladies
with smile, hesitating, with true po-
likeness, to accept it.
''Niver mind that" said the gallant
Hibernilan; I'd ride upon cow-catcher
to New York any time for smile from
such iintlemanly ladies!"
And he retired hastily into the next
car amid the cheers of his fellow pas
sengers.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-11-17

On number of occasions have closely
observed the woodcOck's system Of tele-
graphy. The birds mandibles are furnish
ed with extremely sensitive nerves, so ar
ranged that when the point of the bill rests
upon the ground the slightest sounds are
conveyed TO its brain. Standing upon the
water saturated earth of spouty bog, our
bird utters taint, keen cry, scarcely su-
dible at two rods distance, then immedi-
ately lets fall his head till the tip of his
oil touches the ground, and listens atten
lively. If his mate hears him she replies,
puts her bill on the ground, and listens in
turn. SO the love messages 20 back and
forth as long as the birds have anything to
say, THIS sort of thing usually happens
in the soft Twilights from May TO The mid
die of August, though occasionally have
seen and heard ii in the broad daylight of
"a summer day. In June 1868, made the
following note: To-day skelchcd q wood
cock in the listening attitude. Shall try
TO get further studies" Five years later I
succeeded in getting three more sketches
and last year (lSS0) got four more. Many
of these and kindred sketches have been
obtained at the end of indescrlbable care
and labor. The woodcock is so shy, 50
attentive, so sensitive, that the least sound
viii cause 1t to skulk and hide-a thing it
does with even greater cunning and sue
cess than the quail, The only way in
which l ever have been able to get near
enough to the BIRD to sketch its natural at
titude has been to crawl on the wet ground
through tangled weeds and shrubs until L
reached hiding place on the border of its
feeding range, and there patiently and 81
lently watch for its coming. This | have
done over and over again for days together
before getting sight OF the bird
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-11-17
The Bedroom.

A bedroom should impress the observ-
er with the idea of dainty cleanliness
reigning supreme in every part oft, while
the prevalence of cool, soothing tones of
color suggest repose snl rest The pains
might be delicate chocolate, the walls
soft peagreen; no color equals green for
giving rest to the eyes, and in its paler
tints it offers pleasant sense of GOODNESS
during the most sultry days of summer,
while they are free from the suspicion
of coldness seen in many of the gray
shades commonly used. Light colors
make n room appear larger than the dark
shades. Woodwork, painted chocolate,
and cream walls look we'll with bright
blue furnitare covering and curtains, or
maroon paint and citrine we'll with deep
blue. A wall of pale tone of blue and
sagegreen woodwork will harmonize with
furniture coverings bearing a design of
autumn tinted leaves. Stained boards
are without doubt best for bedrooms; a
square of carpet covers the centre, leav-
ing three feet all rol.ad the room. Dust
invariably collects under furniture and
draughts of air sweep it up into the
corners; but the boards, being without
"A covering, allow of its heing easily taken
up with II duSter. Then, too, the carpet
being simply laid down, there is no
difficulty in tho way OF it's being often
shaken; no tacks have to be taken out or
heavy wardrobes moved, so that there is
no possible excuse for its being left
down until the dust accumul ates thickly
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-11-17
IF SHOULD sEE THE KING co BY.

II / should see the King 20 10y
With all his retlnue,
In 'broidered robes OF red and gold,
And gems OF many hue;
Then would sighG
Not | not L
No crowned head at peace may lie.
II | should see the King go by,
And should he say 10 me;
80 friend, 'twere meet that YOU aud |
should alter fate's decree,
Come, don my robes -
Not |, not /
The Kings robe Is the targets eye.
II | should see the King 90 10y
Along the Kings highway,
Methnks that would rise and cry
40 King, rejoice to-day"
For who'll deny
Not |, not L
That Kings have many ways 10 dle@
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-11-17

THE idea has become prevalent that the
young ladies who practice tight lacing
are fast This Is an error, as they are
really the most stayed among their sex.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-06-16

Made for the 4th Of July
Races.

The Carson Jockey Club held a meet
ing at Sheriff Swift's Office yesterday.
1t was decided to make immediate ar.
engagements for trotting and running
races on the 4th of July. A purse of
5000 was agreed upon for the trotting
race; at least five entries were guaran-
teed. In order to complete the build
ing of the stalls an initiation fee of
IS was agreed upon. All members up
to twenty-five will pay S. as an initia-
ton fee, after which those who join will
be taxed $40. A committee was APP
pointed to confer with Mr.. Sweeney,
the owner of the track, and draw up a
contract between the Club and Mr..
Sweeney whereby the manner of man.
aging the track might be fully agreed
upon and understood. The purse for
the running races was not decided upon,
but will be as soon as some of the lead
ing horse owners of the State can be
heard from. 1t was also decided to ar
range a programme for the fall races.
The committee appointed to submit
constitution and by laws asked for fur
Their time. The meeting then adj
jourped to meet at Gen. Edwards office
at o'clock on Wednesday next.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-06-16
Mt. Diabl0.

Just now there is considerable inter-
est in Mt. Diablo and good deal of
stock is held IN this city. The follow
ing is the latest from the mine: The
face of the north crosscut from the bot
tom of the Wine, from the third level,
is in a ledge of low grade ore and
shows considerable improvement; total
length q feet. The west drift from
the north crosscut, ON the same level,
shows some improvement and looks
we'll. The advance for the week is
six feet. The east drift shows a marked
change for the better, small streaks and
spots of ore appearing and giving very
good assays, the formation is favorable.
On the second level the west drift has
advanced six feet and the face looks
much better. The slopes on this level
are opening we'll and giving consider
able good ore. The stope on the first
level shows a body of free ore about 35
feet long, and averaging 6 feet wide,
assaying over 500 per ton. On June
7th bullion amounting to 5000 SO was
shipped, and on June 10th 5000 Sc.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-06-16
Caudeiaria Mines.

The Mt Diablo has leased the 20
stamp mill fthe Northern Belle Co. and
is working ore. A bullion shipment of
5000 was made few days since. 1t is
reported that the Mt. Diablo has 1000
tons ofhigh grade ore on the dump. These
facts probably account for the recent rise
in the price of the stock from 50 to 81
per share. The Northern Belle, on the
contrary, continues to declare Is cent
dividends, but has weakened from S25
to Sl9a in price, owing to the fact that
its 40 stamp mill will soon close down
for repairs. The company has reserve
fund Of nearly a quarter of a million,
and so can pay dividends while the mill
is being repaired.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-06-16
Fresh the American

"Fresh the American" with John T.
Raymond as the cool stockbroker, will
be performed at the Opera House to-
morrow night. The incidents of the play
are said to be very funny. Mr.. Raymond
appears to great advantage in it. The
San Francisco Ata says: In the char
acter of "Ferdinand Merry Fresh" "the
man who can do it," Mr.. Raymond is
enabled to display his peculiarities as a
comedian to much better advantage than
as the somewhat famous Colonel Sellers,
in "The Gilded Age" The play, farce,
fantastic comedy, or by whatever name
"Fresh" may be designated, abounds in
absurdities of the most mirth- provok ing
character, and Mr.. Raymond in the title
role makes the utmost of his opportuni-
ties, and they are many.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-06-16
A Golden Draught.

Vic Muller has barrel of whisky
mounted on frame back of his counter
known as the Golden Lion. 1t is the
costliest brand of whisky sold and the
barrel is so ornamental that it would
not look bad in parlor. The outfit
cost Vic 5000, and he sells pony glasses
and not a drop more for love or money.
The experts says that when you once
sip a glass of the "Golden Lion" you
can never fall back on the common
brands with any comfort.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-06-16
A SENSIBLE SUGGESTION.
How Railroad Property may be Equally
Assessed.

EDITOR APPEAL: The time for
assessing real property is now passing
and suggestions may perhaps be In
order. The Central Pacific r. r. Co.
has in this State 452 miles Of main
track which was last year assessed at
an average valuation of only s6,937 16
per mile. The same kind of track, laid
with the same sort of rails and fur
nished with similar appliances was last
year assessed in California at ST., 900
per mile in every county of that State.
In Nevada there were three different
rates of valuation per mile last year,
viz: in Lyon, Churchill, Humboldt and
Elko counties the rate fixed was $4,000
per mile. In Washoe and Eureka
counties the rate was $4,000 per mile,
and in Lander ST., 900 per mile.
There is manifestly wrong perpe-
trated somewhere, for there is no rea-
son why a mile of railroad is worth less
in Humboldt than in Lander county,
certainly no reason why the valuation
should vary one hundred per cent?
Now, what desire to suggest is, that
the several Assessors of the counties
within whose limits the Central Pacific
r. Il. track runs should hold meeting
at some convenient point, say Winnie
mucca, discuss this question of railroad
valuation and if possible arrive at an
average value for taxable purposes per
mile of that road. A meeting such as
l suggested could but be productive of
good and would, in my judgment, go
far toward settling the vexed problam
of railroad assessments in this State. l
hope the idea will meet with favor and
be acted upon speedily. Yours truly,
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-06-16
Swanson the Tailor.

The apparel does not always proclaim
the man, but it unquestionably pro-
claims the tailor. a man in badly fit
ting clothes may be great man, but
he is short sighted man else he would
have gone to Otto Swanson (whose ad.
is in another column) and made HIM
self solid with the public by getting
some well cut clothes.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-06-16
agreed to marry Mrs. Rickaby if she

agreed to marry Mrs. Rickaby if she
would deed her property to him. She
decided about $4,000 worth OF real es-
tate to him for the consideration of one
dollar, when Candelar refused to marry
and sent a man named Scotchburn to
eject the duped woman from the prem
ises. He called one night and attempt
ed to eject her. She fought 80 desper-
ately that ScOtchburn was taken from
the house SO badly used up that he was
expected to die before morning, Mrs
Hickey was in Jail some time for assault
to kill and acquitted on trial.
QUEER PROCEEDING.
A few weeks after this the child dis
appeared and was found in Reno by the
police, standing in front of the telegraph
Office waiting for an imaginary remit
lance from Virginia City to take her to
a convent in San Jose. She said she
had been told by Gambler to 60 to- Reno
and there she would receive the money
by calling at the telegraph Office. She
had been told that she had no natural
mother living and that Mrs. Hickey
meant to kill her at the time this hap
pened she was but nine years old.
A CONFUSION OF NAMES.
Mrs Hickey has been called in the pa
pers Hickey and Rickaby. Her second
husband married her under the name
of Ryer and she did not ascertain his
real name Rickaby) until after his death.
Her next husband was Hickey, brother
of Senator Hickey. She bears his name
and the child of her second husband is
Teresa Rickaby, afterwards nick-named
Emma.
A MATTER TO INVESTIGATE.
The interest in the child manifested
by certain parties has peculiar object
when the fact is taken into consideration
that she is heir'to $4,000 cash. They
claim that the mother is not fit guar
dian for the child. When the same
woman kept a hurdy gurdy house in
Virginia City years ago there was no
question raised AS to the propriety Of
her carrying for the child, now she is
renting few rooms to dodgers and part
les who are IN no way related to the child
are leaving no stone unturned to get her
away from her mother. The child de- |
MES the cruel treatment in toto and Sob |
bed bitterly yesterday when her mother
kissed her good bye. MIR. Mills stated
that she had admitted to him all of the |
reports of her mothes cruelty. She |
stated to the reporter that if she had
ever made any admission it was when
she was frightened, and now wanted to
90 home and live again. The reporter
alked with her privately, because Mills
claimed that her mothers presence in
undated her. She was still firm in her
statement and said she had rather live
with her mother than anybody, and
hoped the time would come as soon as |
possible when she could do SO.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-06-16
EUclnovIch.

When the fruit season opens IN Cal
ifornia it also makes it appearance in
Carson through the medium of the wide
awake Vucanovich, who places on the
Carson market every conceivable thing
that the palate Graves, from straw
berry to pine apple. In the way of
nuts, candies and fresh vegetables he is
in the front rank as usual. His prices
are low and his wares fresh. ;my3-lm