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Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-03-17

The Russians have great knack for ma
king their winters pleasant, You feel
nothing OF the cold in those tightly-buiit
houses where all the doors and windows are
double, and where the rooms are kept warm
by big stoves hidden in the walls. There
is no damp in Russian house, and the In
mates may dress indoors in the highest of
garbs, which contrast oddly with the mass
OF furs and wraps which they don when
going out. A Russian can afford to run
no risks OF exposure when he leaves the
house for a walk or drive. he covers his
head and ears with fur bonnet, his feet
and legs with felt boots lined with wool or
fur; which are drawn on over the ordi-
nary boots and trousers, and reach to the
knees he next cloaks himself in an ample
top-coat, with fur collar, lining and cuffs; !;
and he buries his hands in pair of finger
less gloves of seal or bear skin. Thus
equipped, and with the collar of his coat
raised all round SO that 1t muffieS him up
to the eyes, the Russian exposes only his
nose to the cold air and he takes care fire.
quently to give that organ little rub to
keep the circulation going, A stranger
who is apt TO forget that precaution, would
often get his nose frozen il 1t were not for
the courtesy of the Russians, who will al
ways warn him il they see his nose white
ming" and will, unbidden, help him to
chafe il vigorously with snow. In Russian
cities walking is just possible for men du-
ring winter, but hardly so for ladies. The
women of the lower orders wear knee
boots those Of the shop-keeping classes
seldom venture out at all; those OF the ar
istocracy 90 out in sleIghs. These sleighs
are bv no means pleasant vehicles for ner-
vous people, for tie Kalmuc coachmen
drive them at such a terrific pace that they
frequently capsize; but persons not desti-
tute of pluck find their motion most enjoy
able. 1t must be added that to be spilled
out of a Russian Sleigh is tantamount only
to getting rough tumble on soft mat
iress for the very thick furs in which the
victim is sure to be wrapped will beenough
to break the fail,
The houses and novels of the Russian
working classes are as well warmed as those
of the aristocracy' A stove is always the
principal item of furniture in them; and
these contrivances are used to sleep on az
well as to cook in. The mujick, having
no bed, curls himself up on his stove at
his time for going to rest sometimes he
may be found creeping right into the stove
and enjoying the delights of good vapor
bath. The amount of heat which Rus
sian will stand is amazing, and his care
lessness in facing the cold Immediately af-
terWard not less so.
On Saturday, which is washing day al
over Russia, you may see in any village Q
| muiick who has been cooking himself In
J his stove till he 10 OF color like boiled lob
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-03-17

ster, rush naked into the snow, and roll
himself i'm 1t like dog, till he glows all
over TO his satisfaction. Tic seems mon,
strous that one OF the Russians principal
projections against cold--his beard--was
laid under penalty by Peter the Great and
subsequently by Elizabeth and Catherine
LII, when they were trying to clvilize their
subjects according to the custom of the
West. These three sovereigns all laid q
tax on boards; and peasants entering cities
on market days were required 10 exhibit in
proof that they had paid their tax, brass
coin stamped with bearded face and the
words, ''boroda hgnaia tiagota" (the beard
tax has been settled). This absurd impost
was abolished by Paul /; but the effects flt
still survive in manner, for the beard is
still considered ''bad form" In arigtOcratic
circles. Military officers wear only NOUS
tache and whiskers; diplomatists and
other civil servants eschew the whiskers,
and generally reap their faces altogether
A Russian with beard is pretty sure TO be
either "Pope" or member OF one OF the
classes below the upper middle.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-03-17
HoneysuekIe Hall.

Little Patty was eight years old. She
lived in the ''Sunny South" Her father
was planter, as great farmers are called
at the South. He lived In village where
there were great many good and kind
people.
A poor man who lived near Patty lost
his life ON the railroad. lie had three little
children. Patty used to play with Mary,
the Oldest child. Mary's mamma was not
strong, and could not earn money enough
TO feed and clothe her little ones
One day Patty found her little friend
Mary, crying. Mary was hungry. as she
had no breakfast or dinner. Her mother
was sick abed. Patty cried, too, when
Mary told her what the matter was.
But she did something more than cry.
She went home and told her mother about
it. Then she carried ever so much food to
the poor woman and her hungry children.
Patty wanted to do still more. She called
together five of her little friends to help
her. Ii was early spring, and and the woods
were full OF honeysuckle all in blossom.
Patty's two big brothers helped her, too.
Before night they had covered the inside
of an old shop near the house, with honey
suckle vine and blossoms The borrowed
pictures and other pretty things TO put in
the shop.
But the honeysuckle was the prettiest
thing there, except Patty; and they called
the shop "Honeysuckle Hail." Then the
little ones asked the good people to come
and see it. They charged i've cents to go
in, and before night nearly all the people
the village had been into ''Honeysuckle
Hall
One of the big brothers stood at the door
and took the money. The six little girls
did the honors" inside the hall. Most of
the folks who went In wantedto give more
than five cents. AT night they had taken
over tfty dollars. Every cent OF it was
given to Mary's poor mother.
Patty was happy all day long. Her great
black eyes seemed to speak her pleasure.
Her face was all smiles as she stood by a
window, with honeysuckle In her hands
and all around her.
Do you want TO know why she looked 80
happy2 Ii wVs because she was dong
good deed. The poor woman and her three
little children were hungry no more.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-03-17

Thirty pairs of embroidered slippers are
necessary for the trcsseau of Chinese lady
OF position, and her boudoir is crammed
with confectionery, dried fruits, burnt al
monds, barely sugar, syrup of aloes,
oranges, ginger, and shaddocks. in confu-
sion with rich silks, jewels of wrought
gold and precious stones, rings, bracelets,
case of nails, bodklns for the hair, and a
thousand other charming nick-nacks. in
this strange country young girl when she
marries never has a dowry. she 10 liter
ally purchased either by the husband him
set or by his relations. Although she
may have no brothers, she cannot inherit
any portion of her psternal fortune unless
her father makes an express declaration in
her favor. Such arrangements are always
completed before the marriage, and are
usually negotiated by agents, called ''Me
jim. ]" The young finance is next presented
to her husbands parents. The husband
himself she never sees until the wedding
day, when she is carried in closed chair
to the house. The key of the chair is
handed to the bridegroom, who opens the
door, and If the lady within pleases his
taste he holds out his hand to her; If not,
he slams the engagement Is at an end, the
girls parents having the right to retain the
fNirc kst money.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-03-17

The other night Bickles went home in
Detroit, and found his wife particularly
retrospective She talked of the past with
a tear and looked to the future with a
sigh.
"Oh, by the way" said Bickels, as he
sat on the side of the bed pulling off his
boot. 81 saw a gentleman down town to-
day who would give thousand dollars to
see you"
''Who was he3 Does he live in Little
Rock 2"
Il don't know his home"
'I'll warrant you that it was Oliver
Gregg"
mo"
''Then he must be George Weatherton. |"
''Guess again. might know his name
if were to hear it."
ooh, do wish [ knew !" said the lady,
exhibiting excitement. ''Was it Oscar
Peoples?"
"Guess again. l remember his name
now"
Harvey Glenkins."
ttNo; his name is Lucas Wentwing."
81 don't know q man by that name.
Why would he give thousand dollars to
see me2"
because he's blind"
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-03-17

Recently two dogs got into dispute on
Fourth street, near Michigan avenue, De-
troit, and from growls they came to bites.
They were pretty evenly matched, and the
contest continued until crowd of fifty
people had formed circle. Pretty soon
a ministerial looking person halted, watch
ed the fight for half a minute, and then
hurried out on the avenue and said TO a
milk dealer.
''My good man, dog fight Is q brutal
spectacle, and it lies inyour power to end
this one.
GLOW 2"
''Drive right through the crowd and over
the animals I'll warrant they'll stop their
bloody work before they will be trodden
under foot"
81 guess I'll try it, mused the milkman,
and he gathered up the reins, yelled at the
crowd and drove for the dogs.
1t was bad drive on him. The two
fighters kept right on at it, rolled under
the horse, and the next minute sixteen
gallons of milk were being absorbed by the
snow, the driver was in a drift and the
horse was shooting up Fourth street with
the sad remains of the old sleigh.
"Where-where in-where in Texas is
that chap who put me up to this9" gasped
the milkman as they pulled him out OF the
snow; but the sole answer was made by a
boy who pointed at the figure of man un-
der plug hat travelling toward the City
Hall at the rate of twenty miles an hour.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-03-17
The Fairy I'm the Pink.

Just when the rosy day peeped over the
hills lovely pink bloomed In the garden.
Its sweet breath foated away on the air,
and wakened fairy who was sleeping un-
der blade of grass. The little lady sprang
up,
''Oh, DEAR" she sighed, cit is too late
to 90 home to-dayl" And she few swiftly
to the pink and nestled In its fragrant
leaves
BY and by little Helen came down the
garden path, and spied the blushing pink.
She ran to it, and STOPPING down she
cried, "You darling pretty flower a." and
kissed it. rY
Then the fairy raised her tiny head and
kissed little Helen ON the lips. Helen did
not see her, but her heart became so glad
that she folded her soft hands over the pink
and said, ''You have made me so happy
that you shall be my only own"
She picked the rosy pink with the fairy
still nestled IN fragrant corner. ''Oh,
mammal" she cried, as she saw her moth
er in the garden, II have found such a
lovely flower, and have taken it for my
only own, and never was so happy"
"Very well, Helen, answered her moth
er, ''see if you can be as sweet all day long
as your lovely carnation. But come now
with me; am going to carry some oranges
and jelly to poor sick Flora. You may
bring your pink with you and show it to
her.
so they went to the room where little
Flora lay upon her bed. Her face was as
white, almost, as the pillow, She smiled
as Helen and her mother came near, and
her eyes frightened as she saw the jelly
and orange. But when little Helen came
to her side she reached out her hand tor
the sweet carnation.
Then Helen held the pink to Flora's hot
lips, and the little fairy crept slyly out and
kissed them.
keep It," whispered Helen, softly; 'ft
makes your eyes )ok like heaven"
Flora clasped the flower In her fingers,
and pressed it again to her lips. Then q
sweet smile swept over her face as she
sighed, "How glad it makes me l''
YES" replied Helen's mother, ''you
look as If you would soon get well now. J"
And the fairy in the fragrant corner of the
pink laughed. Her name was Hearts Cou-
tent.
"What happy day ~ said little Helen.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-03-17

A drunken policeman In New York, q
few nights ago. took the obelisk for dis
orderly polo player In o. red ulster, and,
going up. TO the monollth, arrested ID. The
ice at the base of the stone added TO the
uncertainty OF the policeman's footing, and
as he swayed around IL seemed TO him that
while he was as firm as rock his prisoner
was not only drunk and disorderly but was
trying to escape. Then, with a presence
of mind always present, drunk or sober, he
drew out his club and began to make bis
mark alongside the ancient Egyptian hero
glypics. Having worked himself into q
secure position, where he no longer slip
ped, he concluded that he had brought his
prisoner TO terms. Then he determined TO
get the necessary pedigree for the police
records.
"WAat is yer namef"
''Thothmes Obelisk."
"Nhere was you borni"
con"
''On what 7"
''0n Egyptian SOIL"
"Whar you imperent devil?"
'Heliopolls."
''None of yer furrin jabber TO me. /
hate furriners. Mind yees, yer In New
Yawk now, the capitule OF the Irish re-
public. Now, how old are you |"
''Three thousand five hundred and eighty
years."
"Now know yer drunk. Married or
single?"
''Pve got sister.
''Wall, don't care eff you have fifty.
Have you got wolfe and family2'
''There were forty In the family"
"An' dye name to say yer the daddy of
'em all 2 Bejabbers, il you don't answer me
question I'll break yer skull.
"Ycu ertomy pyramidion, Isupposei"
''None of yer furren talk, tould you.
Now, tell me il you are married"
Il am welded TO solitude"
''Ye belong to quare family. Yer name
is Tommies O'Bliskes, and yer woife's
name is Sally Tude. Be gorra. belaive
yer're q crooked man. Now. what's your
occupation2"
"a policeman. / have been out on post
for 5000 years"
care yer a Tammany mani"
'I don't understand.
"Who's yer backer; who got you on the
force p
"Pharaoh."
'The man on Ann streets many of us
have the same influence. Do you get q
steady stakel You doG Thin you must
be a Captain. No wonder you're tough, !"
and divining that he had made mistake,
the policeman ran away as fast as his legs
would take him, while the obelisk took an
other nap OF thousand years
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-03-17

A few weeks ago train over one of the
railroads running west from Detroit, ran
over a cow just beyond the Grand Trunk
junction. The matter was reported at
headquarters, but the owner of the bo vine
was not heard of until a few days later,
when he entered the presidents Office and
remarked 81 guess we'd better settle up
now for that cow" "Ah, you owned the
cow killed by one of our trains in Novem-
ber, did you2" expect 1 did. 'sAnd
what did you value her atS" The man
scratched his head, hitched on his chair,
and finally replied: swell, dun no. My
brother-in-law said / had the company
tighter'n blazes. and he told me to say she
was new mich cow and lay damages at
So" ''Yes." ''But my wife said I'd
better say that the cow was not worth over
$50" 'sYes. Well, how was it2" That's
where the stick comes in, you see. Iwant
all she was worth, and yet don't want TO
swindle anybody. Fact is, she was an old
cow, dry as bone, and worth about SO
for boarding house beef Yet she was
took away kinder sudden, and 1t made a
bal muss around the place, and reckoned
you might add little extra" ''Let us
say $25." That's plenty. Is'pose might
have had fifty just as well as not, but l
didn't want to lie about it." ''No; never
tell lie." .'Oh, l wouldn't have lied,
cause | knew you sent man out there to
git all the facts in the caser' replied the
man, as he received an. order on the treas
urer for his check.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-03-17
tbs NEVER TO0LACE TIND.
Mani does some passion enslave you.

Mani dcees some passion enslave you,
Degrading your body and eoul2
Some DEVILS lure master and brave you,
The siren, the dice, or the bowl?
OH pause for a moment and harken,
And take the advice OF friend.
Ere life's day in deaths night shall darken--
lis never too late to mend,
Ii may be that ain has enthralled you
Through many long misspent year,
That Conscience has pleadingly called you
Till her voice you no longer can hear;
That day after day you are going
The road that in ruin will end,
Besotted and blinded-not knowing
'Tis never too late 10 mend.
No brave man Is he, but coward,
No freeman in he, but slave,
Who yields by his passions empowered.
No blow strikes his manhood TO save
Come, rouse up your heart il within it
There's one longing your letters to rend!
Mani fight the good fight and you'll win it
'Tis never too late to mend.
With your body, your soul, aud your spirit,
Fight constant and instant 'gainst sin;
Long and sore though the fight never fear it,
Fight on to the end and you II win.
Zach lure you resist makes you stronger,
Each struggle some fetter will rend,
Till mt last you're q sin-slave no longer
It's never too late to mend.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-03-17
"HOt Tail Varmlnta."

If hunter, out prospecting, esthrough
woods or clearings or open fields and finds
the stones turned up for acfes and acres,
he knows a bear has been there and has
made his home for the nonce In the vicin-
ity. Bears are very fond of crickets, slugs
and bugs of all kinds, and they know that
their favorite insects make their homes in
the fall under stones on the ground. Con-
sequently they select spots where the
ground Is covered with stones, and turn
them up TO get at the bugs. Yellow jacket
and hornet nests, or rather their contents,
are favorite morsels with the black bear.
liz bear sees yellow jacket or a hornet
working in the woods he acts like a crazy
thing until he finds the hole the one enters
or the tree or rock 10 which the nest of the
other is fastened. He prances and dances
around through the woods, licking his
chops and whining aud growing unit! his
unerring scent leads him TO the object of
his search. Then he gets right down to
business. Yellow jackets build their nests
in the gr )und. When the bear finds one
il takes but few swoops of his fore paws
to turn IL inside out. The bees swarm out
in clouds and cover the bear until he looks
as if he was painted yellow. He pays no
attention to their attacks, although an as
sault of yellow jackets on almost any other
animal would soon result in death The
bear merely shuts his eyes and grins as he
scoops the honey out with his paws and
l;cks them off until the nest is despolled of
every trace of its sweetness. The old hun
ter who gives these observations on the do
mestic habits Of the bear declares that be
shot big bear once in Plnchot Swamp,
over in the High Knob region. He killed
it, but when he went in to drag the carcass
out he found that the bear had been rob-
bing yellow Jackets nest, and ii was still
covered with the fiery little insects. "lf
that bar had been wounded only, and had
showed fight, I'd waltzed right into it
without any delay. But when one o. them
cussed little hot tail varmints of a yaller
jacket came divIn' at me didn't want
none o. him, and | cut and run. / want
Altered o no wounded bar, but that yaller
bee scared me out. | didn't dare to 90
after that bar till next day."
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-03-17
Fowls to Last the week.

A Detroit grocer took new clerk few
days ago, and among other things he eau
toned him to keep good lookout and see
that none of the goods at the front door
were stolen. The other evening when the
grocer returned from supper he thought he
would give the clerk fright, and he crept
softly up and took twelve dressed chickens
from basket, and carried them around to
the back door, and hung them on hook.
When the chickens were missed the clerk
was given bad scare by being informed
that he must pay for them. After while
the grocer decided that the joke had been
carried far enough, and he went out to
bring in the chickens. They had flown
away. While he was soaring the clerk
some one had come through the alley and
provided himself with fowl to last all the
week.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-03-17

snnhower, for | don't see anything else
growing near, she said, laughing remorse-
lessly.
Hazelton smiled slightly.
"Even a suntlower would be precious, If
you gave 1t, Jessie; but | had hoped for
another flower than that, TO night, 10 wear
near my heart want you TO give me
back my heartsease, jessie, which lost
many weeks ago, and never dared, till to-
day, make any efforts to regain. For |
love you'll love you, you beautiful child,
and know that there is soul, and warm
true heart beating beneath this mantle of
apparent indifference. Look into my eyes
darling, anu tell me II j have read you
Alright"
he had risen, as she lifted her eyes to
his, jessie saw something IN them, which
had never been there before. Something
which made her whole being thrill, and
overcome, and frightened by this strange
new feeling, she burst into q passion of
tears. But Hazelton had seen her face,
and was apparently at no loss to under
stand their cause, for caressing the golden
head that lay on his breast with thou
sand tender words, he soothed her into
quletness.
And the moonlight streamed lovingly
over them; and the streamlet. and the
night winds whispering through the trees,
told one another of the Undine, who had
found her heart, only TO lose ii again. And
this was how Jessie conquered the ''Invin-
chile"
Not many days later, the whole neigh
borhood was electrified by the discovery of
the owner of Lyndehurst. His parents
had died, while he was yet mere baby,
and the child was brought up and educated
by some charitable person. The return of
an old woman, who had once been his
nurse, after many years absence from the
country, led at last TO hls identification.
The name of the lost keir of Lyndehurst
was Harry Hazelton.
, 1881-01-29

An ENGAGEMENT ALMOST Broken AND TWO
LIVES NEARLY BLIGHTED.-As one Of our lead
ing men, who Is about /" lead to the alter one
If or fair city bellies, discussing the hap
ry event he Informed her that he was about
TO send to San Francisco i"r new hat tor the
Sccasinn when she became 80 indignant IS to
almost fail in hit Of Mysteries which alarmed 4
the whole household. After restoratives haa
been administered with euc... II WIS "~seei- ~
tanned that the cauSe Of her indispdsi.ion -
not caused by Indigestion one would suppose,
but u. the iie@ Of her Augustus being 80 fool
ish to think Of ordering a hat from any other
house than Of Goldman Bros, practical hat
terS, who keep the most fashionable and dressy
line of fine hats this side Of San Francisco.
We need not remark that he promised her that
in the morning he would interview Goldman
Bros. The next evening one could see his
countenance beemins with smiles and on HI,
head he wore one of their stylish chdPcdur.
Thus was averted the bliShtin; Of two happy
lives.
, 1881-01-29

their genuineness began to aag'at the time
of the sickness Of Jesus Christ, when the
doctors were trying to cure them, and that
his faith ceased altogether upon the
DEATH OF TIE SAVIOR.
On being recalled by the defense ne said !:
| came 10 the United States in 1850. Ihave
been with English speaking people ever since.
saw the child in church, represented as the
=, -, we'd the doctrine till the
Messsh. ! o..:- ;ve tie full tes-
children Giec. We 40 not ~. nf
tim0nS lo-duy as II is With the s.ccrfias. -
what We have published, i re-i;aSh OF yester-
days proceedings. Such simple mar IS
Evans could lie made to contradict his own
testimony by most auy sharp lawyer, as he
generally ANSWERS in tii- affirmative 70 any
question asked
, 1881-01-29
Netproft
Is not So.

F09r WALLA WALLA, Jan. %
EDITOR SrArESNAN:-i apprehend that
the military readers Of the paragraph cntitl-
ell .'redaetiQn and appointment, in your is
sue OF the 2Ist inst, MAJ be misleJ by it
most urdesisGelly;, however on your part
INTO thinking that am the orlginal proga-
tor Of the information upon which the para
sraph was based. This is not SO. While
nv i'll luck III luck it can lie calledl was not
of my own choice, it may have been and no
doubt WIS the natural result of al URliittary
course OF conduct. do not propose to make
any conscinis dissection of myself IN this
paper. Suiiiee IT to say that whatever fault
may rnar my general make up. untrnthful:
ness. or any Intention 10 deceive are not OF
the numter. Respectfully
&. II. RICHMoSr.