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Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-08-03

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''I was at the next corner Of the street
in Brook6eId, No., when the bank of
that place was robbed" said Mr..
Matters, sand saw all that any outsider
could. The exact time was 1856 o'clock
when I saw four men on horseback dash
up to the front of the bank. Two
stepped inside, one stood in the door
firing his gun up and down the street
and the other held the horses. It has
been thought and reported that there
were six men in the Job, but I am quite
sure that there were only four. Cashier
Brownley noticed that the men had
false boards on. He at once hurried all
his money into the safe, but before he
could lock it heard the firing up at the
Brookfeld. The man at the door sang
ont for every - to get inside and then
began banging away. 1t was all over
in about three minutes, and they were
riding away as fast an they could drive,
shooting and hollering. AS they went
into the bank there was a dry goods
man named Ross, whose place is quite
near. who saw them, and ran out to the
street shouting: ''The banks being
robbedl" as loud as he could. The
party in the door told him to get in and
fired in his direction. but Ross never
budged. The gang seemed perfectly
cool, as you may know by their stop
ping before getting out of the town,
right in front of Conductor Miles
house, while one of them got down and
frightened the girth. The other three
hurried him, but he looked at the saddle
slowly, and wondered what was the mat
ter with the thing, anyway.
Every one began to muster horses
for the pursuit. AS it so happened
most of the good horses were at Lin
neus, the county seat, where court was
beng held, so the chase was taken up
at disadvantage. City Marshal Nc
Arthur had an old racer, and was the
the robbers had got two miles he was
within 800 yards Of them. He didn't
dare get within nearer range as they
kept up constant ire at him, but he
hung that close to their heels for thirty
miles,"
"Did any one attempt to-stop them ?"
"The only attempt L know of was
made by John A. Tooey, a drug clerk.
He jumped into buggy and drove
through side street, heading them of.
He grabbed a gun when he left the
store and blazed away as they passed.
One of the men fell off his horse and
John thought he had killed him sure,
but he was in the saddle and off again In
no time. The whole four fred at John,
and one ball went through the dasher of
the buggy, and would have hit him, if
he had not slid out one side when he
saw them aim. The party was in town
about fifteen minutes altogether.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-08-03
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A. Tin Bang

Mrs. Boger's hair would not lie fat in
q bang. 1t had been brushed back for
forty years, and refused to stay the
other way. But bangs were fashionable
in the suburb of Chicago where she
lived, and she couldn't bear to go with
out one. So she wore properly shaped
piece of tin over her forehead morning
to train the hair the way 1t should go.
The value of the device for the purpose
intended is not indicated in the account,
but it saved her life, for when drunken
neighbor fired at her the bullet struck
thO tin and glanced off.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-08-03
Cremation

The subject of cremation, in its me-
dicniegal aspect, ia receiving much at
tention from medical societies at home
and abroad. It Is evident that if any
one who may procure death by poison
is careful to have the body incinerated
before suspicion can point to him, he
may in most instances completely de-
stroy all substantial evidence of his
crime. That man should have pro-
cured arsenic before crime has been
consummated is not su6ic1entproof that
he has committed murder. It must be
shown that he administered it. After
cremation this is impossible, for arsenic
is volatile.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-08-03

An old man got into street car with
his umbrella as wet as it is possible for
an umbrella to be. The seats were all
full, and he closed his umbrella and put
the point down on the floor. sS he sup
posed, but In fact he put it right into
the low shoe of one of these sweet,
modest girls, right on to her stocking,
and the dirty water more than poured
down into the shoe. At first she locked
as though she would move her foot, and
call his attention to what he was doing,
but hO seemed to relent, and with a
resigned expression, an though he
hoped no was not going to ride many
blocks, or perhaps somebody would get
out and give him q seat, looked out
of the window. Once she moved her
head as though she would look down at
her ahoe to see how near full of water 1t
was. After few minutes she began to
shiver, which was conclusive evidence
TO some that the water was coming up
around her insteps, and was gradually
overhowing the banks. Finally she be-
came nervous and when a girl begins to
get nervous something has got to be
dOne. She blushed and touched him on
the hand that held the umbrella handle
with her little, futtering finger and
said !:
'sMay ask you sir, without seeming
to be impolite, to do me favor ?"
''Why, certainly, miss" said the old
man, as he looked down at her, "What
is itY
"Will you please take your umbrella
out of my shoe for q moment, and let
me take the shoe off and empty it ?"
'sFor heavens sake, miss, was my
umbrella in your shoe ? / beg pardon, "
and he took it out.
'It's of no consequence at all, said
the little lady as she turned up her shoe
on the 8 de and let the black Cambria
water run out. "There, you can put it
right back, or if you would prefer dry
shoe for your umbrella you canIput it In
this other one" y
But the old man blushed and moved
off toward the other end of the car, and
stepped on another girls foot. Tho
other girl was not that kind of retiring
child of nature, and she looked up at
the old blunderbuss with fire in her eye
and every red hair on her head n Gaming
business and said
fCan't you keep off of peoples feet?
you had better ride in sprinkling cart
when you 60 anywhere. Why don't
you look where you are walking? /
don't see what the city bought stone
cutter for, when you walk on stone
quarry and furnish cobble-stones for
pavement"
'.The old man pulled the bell-rope
and putting his umbrella under his arm
he walked the whole length of the car.
knocking off several hats with his um-
brella, but he didn't mesh any feet, for
all the passenger put their feet under
the seat. It beats all what difference
there is in girls.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-08-03

An English correspondent in writing
about Archer til o noted jockey, says !:
Imagine tall, emaciated-looking man,
cadeverous of countenance, with large,
projecting lips. slight stoop, decidedly
round shoulders and long, somewhat
misshapen legs, Picture this man,
wrapped in an overcoat and shivering as
though nearly every gust of wind went
right through his slender frame. Such
IL the premier jockey of England. /
shold be sorry to say that Archer is Of
pronounced money-hoarding and mi
serly turn of mind; but it looks very
much as though such were the case. He
has always been notorious for excessive
thrift; no one ever knew him to throw
about money with anything approaching
recklessness or even generosity. He has
amassed large sums and promptly
slowed them away securely and care
fully. 1t is said, on good authority,
that he is worth quite $3.50, 900, and
moreover he is shortly to be married to
the daughter of one OF the richest train
ers in England. Lately, however, he
has developed tendency for increasing
in weight, and this seems to trouble
him immensely. Why he should wish
to continue riding in races no ono with
any sense can divine. He would surely
do we'll to retire; but he will listen to no
advice of this kind. Some plainly
spoken people say his greed for making
money can not be overcome. Anyhow,
all know is that he has to treat his
system most cruelty in order not to
''scale" above lit pounds. For three
days before the City and Suburban I
am told by those who really should
know, Archer'took very little sustenance
of any description. Milk and vege-
tables he absolutely eschewed, his diet
consisting chiefly of bread and tea taken
without sugar. Archer does not keep
down his weight by pedestrian exercise.
L believe his enfeebled frame is inca
pable OF the necessary exertion. He
goes in for "strong physicking," and
any one with common sense must know
how injurious this is to the system.
Now and thsn he breakfasts off couple
of seidlitz powders, or something simi
larly purgative and cheerful, and he has
been known positively to fill himself
with drugs. The reason simply is he al
ready looks like weazened and shrunk-
en- old man. After the first race yester-
day I saw him quivering and shaking
from head to foot with the exertion the
race had cost him, and 1t is fact that
he had to imbibe half pint Of cham
pagne ere he could study himself suf-
fciently to ride in the Uity and Subur-
ban. Again, Isay a man who will thus
trihe, aud who will play fast aud loose
with his constitution, caunot be COM
mended upon the score of wisdom. II
may happen that when Archer finally re-
tires from the "pig-skin" he may ''fll
out, and become to q certain extent ro-
bust and hearty, but l doubt it. He
looked deplorable enough yesterday to
raise hopes in the mind of an underta-
ker. I learn, however, that he has re-
solved to continue at work right through
the present season, and I should think
that no Que who knows him will envy
him the task he has set himself, no mat
ter about the money he hopes to gain.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-08-03
MOTHERS WAY.

Oft within our little cottage,
As the shadows gently fall
While the sunlight touches softly
one sweet face upon the wall,
Do we gather close together,
And In hushed and tender tone,
Ask each others full forgiveness
For the wrong that each has done.
Should you wonder why this custom
At the ending OF the day,
Eye and voice would quickly answer,
at was once our mothers way"
II our home be bright and cheSry,
II 1t hold a welcome true,
Opening wide its door OF greeting
To the many-not the few;
II we share our fathers bounty
With the needy day by day,
HTis because our hearts remember
This was ever mothers way.
Sometimes when our hearts grow weary
or our task seems very long,
When our burdens looks too heavy,
And we deem the right all wrong,
Then we gam a new, fresh courage,
As we rise TO proudly say,
''Let US do our duty bravely,
This was our dear mothers way"
Thus we keep her memory precious,
While We never ceaSe TO pray,
That at last when lengthening shadows
Mark the evening Of life's day,
They may fnd US AlSing calmly
To 90 home our mothers way.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-08-03

Vegetables ares dearer In England
as rule, than they are in the United
States,
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-08-10
PRINTING OFFICE SECRETS.

The Singleton IN. S. w. Argus
prints the following reply to an inqai.
ry as to the author of an article 10
that paper:
A properly conducted printing Office
is as much a secret as Masonic lodge.
The printers are not under oath or
secrecy, but always feel themselves as
truly in honor bound to keep Office
secrets as though triple oathed. Any
euploye in printing Office who will
ipgly disregarded this rule iu relation
to priutiug-ofice secrets, would not
only be scorned by his brethren of the
craft, but would lose bis position at
once. We make this statement be-
cause it sometimes happens that
communication appears in uewspa-
per, under an assumed signature, which
e1cites comment, and various parties
try to find out who is the author.
Let all be saved the trouble of ques-
tioning the employees of the printing:
Office. They are know nothings'' 90
such points as these. On such mat
ters they have eyes and ears, but no
mouth and if any fail to observe this
rule, let them be put down as dishou
orable members of the craft. 1t is the
same in job printing. If anything is
to be printed aud kept secret, let
proper notice be given of the desire
for. secrecy, and you might as we'll
question the Sphinx as one Of the
printers.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-08-10

TYPOGRAPHICAL TERRoRs.-Ty.
geographical errors are funny
things, as we'll as most exaspera.
ting. In y local paper at New
port the reporter wrote Of new
apparatus for washing windows
in second stories.' The compost,
tor left out a single letter, and
the article appeared Under the
heading, How to Wash Widows
in Second Stories.' A still funnier
mistake also occurred in a New
port paper. Wishing to pay a
distinguished citizen. who was
abroad, a pretty compliment, the
editor wrote that he was enjoying
bimself at Paris-at convention
with prominent saTants and
radicals. The printer caused it
to be announced TO US that our
distinguished and most upright
townsman was having good time
abroad in company. with eminent
servants and rascaIs.' | wrote
something once about nuggets Of
gold TO my horror it was
printed bags Of nutmegs.' And
again, writing OF the delicious
resifulDe>s We found lying on the
pine needles in the Georgia for
csts, the printer made ne say that
l took my daily siesta on a bed of
fine needles One can get used to
almost anything ; but l remember
we'll how, in my early days OF
newspaper work, l used to be
overcome almost 10 falntness by
some terrible typographical error
Low and then.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-08-10

A BOYS LovE.-Of ali the love
affairs in the world none can sur
pass tue true love Of big boy for
his mother. 1t is a love noble
and honorable in the highest de-
gree to both. Il do not mean
merely q dutiful affection. mean
a love that makes a boy gallant
and courteous to his mother, say
ing to everybody plainly that be
is fairly in love with her. Next
TO the love Of her husband, noth-
ing so CROWDS woman's life with
honor as this second love, this
devotion of the son to her. And
l never yet knew boy to turn
OUT bad who began by falling in
love with bis mother.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-08-10
UNCLE SAM AND BROTHER
JONATHAN,

To TIE EDITOR OF THE SUN-!Sir :
What is the historic origin aud what
is the exact limit Of Specification of
each of the two patronymics Of our
country, namely, Brother Jonathan and
Uncle Sam? Are they one and the
same man? @. W. W.
NV YORK, July IS.
After Washington was appointed
commander Of the patriot army in the
Revolution he had great difficulty in
obtaining supplies On one occasion,
when no way could be devised by
him and his officers to supply the
wants of the. army, Washington
wound up the conference with the re-
mark, I'VE must consult Brother
Jonathan He referred to Jonathan
Trumbull, then Governor of Connecti-
cut, in whose judgment he had con-
fdence. Gov. Trumbull helped the
General out of his difficulties, and
afterward the expression used by
Washington became popular by
word in the army and eventually a
nickname for the nation.
The naue Uncle Sam, as applied to
the United States, is said to have Or
iginated in the war Of 1912. An 10
spector Of army provisions at Troy
named Saunel Wilson was called by
his workmen Uncle Sam Oce day
somebody asked one Of the workmen
what the letters u. S. printed on a
cask, meant. The workman replied
that he supposed it must mean Uncle
Sam. The joke was afterward spread
in the army, and this, according to the
historian Frost was the origin of the
national sobriquet.
TNe,o York Sun.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-08-10

THE SUMNER CROP OF DEGREES.
Peach crops are spoiled by late
frosts. cherries are ruined by heavy
showers at ripeping time, curculio
blight the promise of plum trees and
rain storms spoil strawberries; but
neither seasons too late or too early,
fierce sun or perpetual cloud, or any
thing else, can lessen the quantity of
alleged honorary degrees that Ameri-
can colleges yield about this time
every year. There was time when o
college conferred degrees only upon its
own graduates who had become il
lustrious, but later the rage for offer
ing men capital letters to put after.
their names became so great that no
institution of learning found its own
alumni equal to the demand, so ali of
them began to scour the country for.
men vain enough to imagine that
people would think more of them if
they could add alphabetical puzzles to
their signatures. Guiteau died too
soon to become an IL. D., but if he
had lived there would have nothing to
prevent his obtaining as many degrees
as he might have cared for. A few
sensible citizens have refussaE
doubtful honors thrust yon them,
and a majority 9f:Se men most prom
iuent in the more intellectual depart
mepts of human effort nave never
been offered the modest degree Of NJ.
A., even bya woman's college; but
still the farce goes on until the only
etimable distinction which a college
can now confer upon a man of self
respect is that Of letting him alone.
Cannot the degree makers take the
hint and so ease to be laughed at?
1Nev York Herald. F.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-08-10

A California paper tells Of a hen
out there that was recently set on Ii
eggs. "A few days later the hen was
missing and the eggs gone, a large
rattlesnake being coiled in the nest.
The reptile was killed, opened and
the l3 eggs taken out unbroken.
They were placed under the same hen,
and every one hatched out. the
chickens ali being lively If the hen
had also been found inside the rattle
snake, getting iu her work on the
eggs, it might have given more chic
to the story, which would baVe been
just as easy to belicte.-Boston Post.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-08-10

An argument once arose IN
which Sidney Smith observed
that many Of the most eminent
men of the world had been dimin-
utive in person, and, after naming
several among the ancients, he
added: Why, look there at jeff
rey and there is my little friend
-, who has not body enough to
cover bis mind decently with !;
his intellect is improperly ex-
posed
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-08-10

Glow I enjoy the return Of Satur-
day night" said Senator Vance, in
the horse car riding up from the Sem
ate. eyes," rejoined Senator Hoar,
If you were Republican you might
ioin with DR.. Watts 10 saying:
How pleasant is Saturday night
When I've tried all the week 10 be good.
"Not being Republican, returned
the North Caroliuiau, Il can't tel! lie
like that" Senator Hoar ofered Sen
ator Vance his hat, which was declin-
ed quietly but frmly.-N z. 1fib-
une.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-08-10
REPORTERS. ANCIENT AND
MODERN.

III the course Ol seiulOH OG-
livered yesterday on Ancient
Reporters'-to wit, the twelve
men whom Moses sent out 10 see
what sort Of country the Prom
ised Land was-the preacher took
occasion to note the great i'm
provement that has taken place
in the business Of reporting. Of
the dozen men selected by Moses
ten lost heart, but said the preach
er, it would be very difficult in
this our day to get tw elve repor-
ters together ten Of whom would
be found to oe faint hearted. Re-
porters in these days are found to
be very bold and persistent men,
afraid to interview neither little
CanaaDite nor a giant son Of
Arak. The reporters of the Her.
aid have made their way into the
palaces of kings and khediVes, and
have penetrated the junges of
Africa and the eternal frosts Of the
North All of this is entirely
true. If the reporter of the pre-
sent day mas any fear he is remark
ably skilful at concealing it, for
the most dangerous duty is always
the most popular. Scores Of re-
porters wanted to 60 to the Arctic
with the Jeannette, and hundreds
10 day would far rather be at
Alexandria, with the chance Of
being knocked to pieces by shell!
from an iron-clad or stabbed by a
faDaticai Mussulman, than atConey
Island, Long Branch or Saratoga.
1t is quite possible, however, that
the Hebrew reporters were not
the best men that might have
been selected for their detail
Moses was in some respects man
of marvellous ability; be turned
walking canes into snakes, got an
immense excursion party across
the Red Sea without paying a
cent for ferriage, and brought his
people out of Egypt with all their
baggage, which is more than En-
gland and France have been able
to do recently but the detection Of
ten of his twelve reporters proves
concluslvely that he would have
failed lamentably as managing
editor Of u live daily newspaper.
If bis men had been of the stuff OF
which modern reporters are made
they would Dot have left jericho 0
In a basket let down from the roof
Of an improper place OF resort
they would have gone boldly to
the mayor, demanded safe con-
duct, and come away by special
camel train, and with notebooks
filled at interviews Of everybody
in the town that was worth talk
ing to; they would also have
brought an urgent appeal TO Mo-
ses tor an assortment Of mission
aries, rum and military arms. But,
as heretofore hinted, Moses had
no experience in the important
work of selecting special CORES
pondents.-NeU York Herald.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-08-10
sJOR FREJs'YEJYG
DONE WITH NEATNEsS AND DISPATCH
TERMS CASH.
HOW TO SAYFT.

Say I would rather walk and not
I had rather walk
Say 1 doubt not but I shall, and
DOT / would doubt but I SHALL
Say for you and me- not for you
and T.
Say whether I be present or not,
and not present Or no.
Say not that l know and not
that l know Of
Say return it to me- and not re
turn it back to me-
Say I seldom see him. and not
that seldom or ever see him
Say fewer friends and not 'less
friends
Say If I mistake not and not IF
[ am not. mistaken
Say game is PLENTIFUL and not
game is plenty
Say ! am weak in comparison with
you,' and not ito you
Say it rains very FAST and not
very hard
Say in its primitive sense and not
primary sense
Say 'he was noted for his Violence
and not that he was a man notorious
for violence
Say thus much IS true and not
this much is trne.'
Say I lifted it, ank not 1 lifted it
up
And last, but not least, say I take
my paper and pay for it in advance.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-08-10

To a poetess the bearticss Chi
cago Tribune writes: 1t will be
impossible to print your poem
about the roses true and violcts
blue that bloom in the grassy dell,
and the little birds that sweetest
words of love 10 their chirpings
tell. We have large line Of dell
and blue bird poetry on hand this
Spring that was carried over from
last year
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-08-10

A GooD LIKENESS .-An Austin
man started in the livery stable
business last week, aud the first
thing he did was to have big
sign painted, representing himself
holding mule by the bride.
is that good likeness Of me p
be asked of an admiriDg friend.
Yes, it is perfect picture of
YOU, but who is the fellow holding
YOU by the bride ?'-SJtings.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-08-10
DoetrD.
ESB AND FLOW.

-
The tide flows in With uurmuring sound,
How peaceful looks thetbay;
The sunshine falls on old grey rocks
And children at their play
On happy folk, who softly tell
The sweet old story known so well,
The sbpi1g tide has rolled far out
How different the sceneL
The shore stretch Of. jagged rocks,
Bla, pools and shiny green;
No ch ildish laughs, no lovers VOW,
No ripping waves to veil il now.
Be patient. heart, there IS no ebb
Without its tidal :win;
The sparkling wayelets on the shore
WILSON be rolling in,
And rosy dawn in beauty trace
Another day of tender grace.
-Ehrich'S Quarterly.