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Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-09-28

out, an de old red curtain dat I fought
I seed was in rags. didn't kno'
zactly what to think bout dem strange
voices, but started back to de wagon
when it liRhtened, and bress God, dar
in de front yard was six graves just
made. Something wrong here L sed;
and builds fire by de wagon and
digs de wheel out. Jest den old Squire
Pasture KEN along de road from Mobile
and he tells me de news. Ole man
Gibbet cut de froats of his wife and
fore chillerns and shoot hisef in de head
out un jeaIously of his wife. Dey was
all buried in de front yard and de house
was deserted ten days befo'.
"Gemmen, when I hear dat, dem
mules make de quickest time to Mobile
you eber o ed, an youse can tell me dar 8
no ghostes, but you don't catch me
oun dat log house of Gibbet's ceptin
suns an hour high"
Jack looked suspiciousIy over his
shoulder into the dsrkness and crawled
into his blanket, muttering:
SIT scares dis niger eben now to tell
bout dat night"
Sleep soon fell upon the camp, but
the impression of old Jacks story sur
vived the night, and the next day he
still asserted its truth.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-09-28
\ tyrant, and fonrseIf-she simply
.p,,II live no IO, ,y.x,.Aln,,N h,vo

a tyrant, and fonrseIf-she simply
could live no lohgwithout him.
"And she slt," said Selvidge
vigorously to him. Within half an
hour he had anred her. letter by
proposing an elment. Forty eight
hours later he recsd reply warmly
accepting his proition, and saying
that Kate would at him at the angle
of the Plum ValI,Female Seminary
grounds that was rked by q huge elm
tree, the time to bhe following Suu-
day night and the lr midnight.
SelvIdge was SHY beside himself
with JOY, yet he tended strictly to
business, He reaod % town not far
from Plum Valley Friday evening.
and took with him young preacher of
his acqualntance-4e of the sancti-
monious young lows, without q
parish, who infest ,iety, and are as
ready for a chancjOb as any i'm
pecunious burgls On Sunday
evening he hired carriage with four
seats, and he and preacher went out
for an evening dri the ground haV-
ing first been Iecopitred by daylight.
The carriage stopp a few hundred
yards from the sdnary, which was
on the outskirts of village, and Sell
vidges sproce 9ded onot and alone. Ar
rived at the elm te, Selvidge softly
whlstled bar or tW of Empty is the
cradle, which was he signal agreed
upon. Insta -tlY sure enveloped in
waterproof cloak merged from be-
hind the hedge, and well-known voice
calculated,
"My darling"
Selvidge was abouso clasp his fifty
thousand-dollar lovewhen another fig
ure, also draped n O waterproof,
emerged and exclaind.
"My darling |"
In the voice of theecond figure Sci
vidRe recognized the ccent of Florence
but before he had tim to think abou
his situation, twenr more girls IL
waterproof rapidly appeared before him
and exclaimed i'll chms:
Isn't he darling"
''Kate-Florence Igasped Selvidge
what does this mea1?''
"lt means" said bate, "that whel
you make love to twogirls at the same
Time you ought to kn,w better than t.
select two pupils of tle same boarding
school" Kate emphasized this inIunc
ton with smart blew at Selvidge'
ear, and at the same time Florence
small hand fell with geat weight upol
the other ear. Then both girls fel
back and the whole party began to pei
The discounted man wth eggs, which
though not stale, were harder and stick
Ter than Selvidge had ever imagine
hat any kind of eggs could be.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-09-28
Fast Time to Europe.

People who love European travel but
ness anu oSacean voyage, with its seasick-
tied TO learn that sS9nces, will be graft
gurated which when completed VIII sliaPuA
the sea voyage from hele to Liverpool
nearly one-haIf and reduce the time about
one-thlrd. The plan seems 10 be entirely
feasible and does not involve, as one might
at first suppose, some cheap Yankee meth
od Of COMPRISING the Atlantic Ocean into
nail Its present compass, but simply pro-
poses TO utilize the whole amouet of prac-
ticable land transportation, leaving TO be
com0aSssd by the steamship voyage only
the distance from the eastern point of New
toundland TO Galway, Ireland, which Is
about l, $40 miles.
A company has lately been organized
called the Great American and European
Short Line Railroad Company. 1t propo-
ses to utilize routes already In existence
from New York and Boston to oxford
Nova Scotia. A new line seventy miles
IN length is already under contract to COM
plete the connection TO the Strait OF Canso
wnlch is TO be bridged, and one hundred
and twenty miles of new road built from
there to Cape North, the eastern extremity
of Cape Breton Island. A steam ferry is
to be link 10 the chain across the Straits
or st. Lawrence, a distance of ifty-six
miles 10 the west coast of Newfoundland,
from which point railroad 500 miles in
length across Newfoundland will complete
the route. On the European side the rail
and terry connections from Galway to
Liverpool arc already Iplete. Tnere is
very little doubt but this enterprise is des-
tined to prove success, as the company
Is amply able to carry out its designs and
has already procured the necessary char
ters and has part of the line under con-
tract. When it is completed they propose
to run daily line of steamers each way,
so that persous desiring to 60 to or come
from Europe ca start on any given day
and will not need to be delayed for the
sailing of first-class vessel, as Is often
the case at present. The company expect
to have the road completed In less than 5
years.
The advantage OF this route are two fold
the lessening Of the tune requiIed tor
the trip aud its consequent discomforts,
and the avoidance Of the dangers of the
coast from New York to Newfoundland
during the stormy seasons. When this
route Is completed considerable more
than one-third OF the present distance to
Europe may be compassed in palace Car
and the ocean trip reduced to 1our days
or less A trip to Europe will then be
hardly more than journey to- Omaha or
New Orleans.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-09-28
A Corner Ornament.

A pretty ornament for the corner of q
room is made of three ebony shelves, or
three shelves that have the appearance
of being ebony, because of little ebony
railing at the back of each shelf. 10
each of these shelves narrow lambre-
quin is attached. A handsome set of
these shelves has lambrequin, five
inches deep, of drab satin on this is
painted a spray of vlolets, with leaves
and stems the bottom is fringed ont
for an inch, the lambrequln is tackled to
the shelf, and the tacks are concealed
by velvet ribbon, on which is worked
a Grecian pattern in shaded yellow silk.
A dot is worked in the centre of each
square. The next shelf has lambre-
quin of old gold satin, on this is painted
a spray of scarlet and white flowers
with delicate foliage. The edge is
fr1nged, and the top finished with rib
bon but instead of the Grecian pattern
use other fancy stitches. On the bot
tom shelf put cardinal satin lambre-
gum of the same depth and style and
finished in the same way as the others
DAISIES and grasses are pretty for the
painting. Velvet may be substituted
for the satin. and silk embroidery for
painting. If velvet is used, tiny gilt
cord, or braid, should be used for a
heading; it must be broad enough to
cover the tack. The shelves, unless
they are ebonized wood, should be cov-
cred with black silk.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-09-28
THE BLOOM OF THE HEART.

Under the blue OF the mld-May sky,
Under the shadow of beech and lime,
Watching cloud-shallops drift idly by,
Free from the thradom of fate and time;
Lulled by the murmur of breeze and stream,
Twitter OF songster, nutter OF spray,
That sweetly blend with the walking dream,
And whisper one magical worI alway;
Held by the spell OF an exquisite face,
voice that is deArer than all things dear,
All, but the world is u fairy place
In the boom of the heart, the May of the year
Sitting alone In the waning light,
In the dead November's leaden dearth,
Watching the mists rise ehostly white,
And blend in the shadows and Quench the earth
Musng for ave on the might-have-beeR-
Sweet miRht-have-been that may not be -
The tender hopes and the fances green
That faded and nuttered from lifes fair tree;
Haunted alway by vanished face,
voice that is hushed in the midnight drear,
All, but the world Is weary place
In the gloom OF the heart, the gray of the year
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-09-28
DeepseR Sounding.

1t is clalr&ed that, for ordinary purposes
OF navigation while ship Is at full speed,
Sir William Thompson's new apparatus
for deepsea sounding has proved its pecu-
liar superiority. In its construction glass
tube filed with air is herInetlcalIy sealed
at the top, but open at the bottom, and
prepared with red prussiate of potash. 1t
is placed IN brass tube, closed &C the bot
tom, but allowed the free ingress and
pressure of water from above The brass
lube is partially dlled with sulphate
of IRON, and wherever this comes into con-
tact with the interior of the glass tube 1t
turns into Prussian blue. The pressure
of the water congresses the air, forcing
the sulphate of iron up the glass tube &C
cording to the depth to which 1t descends.
The glass tube, part of which retains its
Original color, Is then measured on sea e,
and thus the depth of the sounding is In
d a.ed
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-09-28
Public Baths.

1t is only people like our own, that
claim the best of civilization, to whom
the public bath is almost thing un-
known. We have here and there a
sw mining school, which Is mere pri-
vate exercise and amounts to but little
OF the most; and we have in the hot
summer few Enclosures at the head of
wharf or on the side OF bridge,
which one needs the bath bitterly before
entering. Acknowledging this, we claim
that we have instead private baths IN
private houses for those that can afford
to pay the rent of such houses. But SO
had the ancients private baths beside
their public ones, and of a beauty far
exceeding the visions OF our extravagant
dreams, with pipes of silver and floors
of precious stones. When even the
rude Russian In his inland village, the
Lapp, the Mexican, the japanese, has
public bath. .butaltnough OF mean descrip-
ton, it seems incredible that we, who
boast ourselves so near the top of possi-
bility in all improving things, should
hardly be on a par with. If we are not
actually beneath, such as they. One
may say, with truth, perhaps, that
emperors built the vast and superb
affairs to divert public attention from
the loss of liberty, that they ran into
fearful abuses when one ruler INDUCED
I-a----if il, eight or ten baths day, and
where another all but dWeIt Within their
walls, and where they became at last
the theatre Of disgraceful scenes, But
1t tmay be said to all the latter, as we
are very well aware, that the abuse of
the thing Is no argument against its
use; 1t is to be hoped that our knowl-
edge and religion would be of better
proof than what answered for those
things with those ancients who so de-
graded themselves, and for the former,
if tho enioyments of the bath really
could divert the Romans fromthe thought
of liberty, If an emperor could win devo-
ton by building them, then it was
because the people priced them and
desired them and held them even aboye
the worth of liberty. Heaven forbid
that our people should ever follow such
example so farl But one cannot help
seeing that if we, as people, showed
but the first thrill of such desire for
these public baths-that is, if we showed
any desire for them az alive should
have them. For it is we who are the
emperors and rulers here. It is our
own voices that govern, and If we want
public baths, and when we want them,
they will rise like an exhalation, That
it is not advisable, that it is not desira-
bic, to have them made vehicles of
mere luxurious sensation and objects of
magnifcence is evident. But If cIeani-
ness is next to godliness, then it is a
shame that the masses of our popula-
tion are kept so remote from godliness,
and our unwashed millions-even our
board shanties ON wharYes and bridges
being miserably insufficient, and our
Turkish and Russian conrrivances being
too costly for any but the rich and
reckless--cannot obtain at any price
what the Roman citizen, at time when
money was worth far more than now,
obtained for the eighth of a penny.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-09-28
How to Fill a Picnic Basket.

A prize being offered for the. best as
sortment, it was awarded by the Judge
to the following: Olive ard sard n
sandwiches cold salmon with horsera-
dish sauce, eaten with salad or plain let
tuce; aspic of prawns with brown
bread and butter; plovers' eggs au
naturel galantine, quail pie in layers
of fricandeau veal eggs, jelly, trufles,
usual seasoning. Substituts capon and
cut out truf1es if economy is an object !;
the crown artichoke or asparagus cold,
eaten with oil and Tarragon vinegar !;
fruit tarts; cold plum pudding with
Devonshire or other cream, cream
cheese and strawberries iced coffee or
chocolate q chasse of Curacao for ces
danes, and fine champagne for the men.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-09-28

He that hears much and speaks none
at all shall be welcome in both tower
and hall,
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-09-28

Trust not the polished stone or
smooth-tongued stranger, both are
ippery.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-08-31
WHY WE OPPOSE MIR. BIXBY.

Some of the friends of Gil. Bixb,
complain that the TIMES is making
an unreasonable war on that individ
ual, and with knowing smiles and in
other mysterious ways, intimate that
we are striving to defeat his nomina-
ton to the office of Recorder and
Auditor, to which he aspires.
In order to relieve those persons
from embarrassment we here state
that we are emphatically opposed to
Mr.. Bixby's nomination, because we
believe him to be unworthy of occupy
ing any public office of honor or trust.
1t is unnecessary at this time
to state the why's and wherefores which
have led to this conclusion. Mr.. Blk
by has no certainty of getting the
nomination, and it will be time
enough to go fully into the matter,
and expose his faults, if he should be
This much we will saw.
now, however, and that is, if Gil. Blk
by secures nomination for any
public office within the gift of the
people at this election, we will en-
deavor to procure his indictment, by
the next grand jury, for malfeasance
in office.
We bear no ill-will to Mr.. Bixby.
Personally, he is gentleman of good
address, whom it is a pleasure to
meet. But since he has been in Of
flee as County Commissioner, he ha:
done things which we believe to be
contrary to law, and we do not pro-
pose that he shall be intrusted with
the auditing of the public accounts,
If we can prevent it.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-08-31
Singiser, the Repu

Secretary Singiser, the Repub-
lican nominee for delegate to Con-
gress, is valiant worker, and without
doubt will receive the full support of
the party. His qualification for the
office is all that could be desired.
Honest, sociable and affable, and with
all Of excellent business capacity,
which eminently fits him for the posi-
ton. A better choice could not have
been made and the outlook for his
election is good. Never before have
the Republicans been so thoroughly
organized, and never before have the
Democrats been so demoraized; the
Hon. George Ainslie did the business,
AND it will take long time, if ever,
for them to again obtain power in
Idaho.-Boise Republican.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-08-31
Special Meeting OF the County Commits,
SiOncrS,

"A special meeting of the Board of
County Commissioners will be held in
this city, at 2 o'clock next Wednes-
day afternoon, forthe purpose of elect
ing justice of the peace and con-
stable for new precinct to be created
on the Oregon Short Line Railroad.
Residents of other precincts who are
in need of like officials, may have
such appointed upon making proper
showing, at the same meeting of the
Board; but no other business can be
considered at that meeting.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-08-31
WOOD RIVER TIMES
~
HALEY, IDAHO.
THURSDAY. AUGUST 81. 1882.

-1ntimations of personal violence
having been received if we oppose
this or that aspirant for county
Office, we take this opportunity OF
stating that no threats will avail the
candidates or their friends. They had,
therefore, better not be made. When
the nominations shall have been made,
the TIMES will discuss the merits of
the relative candidates, without refer
encc to their personal feelings. That
isthe right, it is the duty of the TINES
as public journal, and the people Of
Alturas county can rest assured that
it will not fater in the good work.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-08-31

Tho ZINES says that "Halley hall
will soon be fitted up as an assembly
ROOM" Bah!-Boise Republican.
An ASSEMBLY room," in the East
ern States, is a place fitted up,
with ladies' and gentlemen's dressing
and cloak rooms and other requisites
of well appointed public ballroom.
See? We intended no reference to
hall in which members of the lower
house Of the Territorial Legislature
are to meet. When Haley gets
ready to claim the Territorial CAPT
tai, the TINES will inform the Boise
ties of the fact. In the meantime
they need not become unnecessarily
alarmed.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-08-31
PLANT ORNAMENTAL TREES.

A few days ago the TINES gave an
account Of the successful growth, by
Mr.. Dorsey and others on Wood
River, of various vegetables, tobacco,
Eraka, &c, and established the fact
that the table lands upon which Haley
and other towns are built are not bar
Fren, but on the contrary are very pro-
life, and that every shrub and tree
that is desired as shade and for orna-
ment will grow and thrive.
| Then, why is it that our citizens,
lwho notably excel in the taste, archi-
lecture and neatness of their dwell
hpgs, and stores, should omit the great
adornment town can boast-rows
Of shade and ornamental trees in every
street? All along the river are natural
groves of trees, but few are planted in
town.
ailey is built upon the most level
III located townsite on Wood
bugh devoid of trees. ketch-
re attractive in this respect,
the trees on Trail Creek, on
P6ntain sides, and on Warm
Creek which are all in view
Down and render its appearance
I've to visitor
Pver is built upon barren plain
however, being irrigated and
4 with shade trees along the
is now regarded as one of the
bmest cities OH the Western
ne finest streets in every city in Eu-
80 I'D America are decorated with
- salt Lake and Boise City,
10Th irrigated from water canals,
Fith trees planted in the gardens
Ind upon the streets, would present
desolate appearance without the
Fees, and not be worthy of the praise
hich is now best we'd upon them as
autiful cities and attractive places
esidence by all visitors.
1siley has every facility for grow
shade and ornamental trees, as
Ter can readily be brought through
m street OF the town, as it is
sdy upon Main and other streets,
pblie movement should
pr transplanting trees
nd hills, and setting
the avenues, as well
FEELINGS. There is no
enhancing the APP
In real estate; and
dtkef sections such action has
Ia Vie permanent good of the
1 md to the fame of towns
veRe it's to be hoped that
s. I'LL not longer remain in.
changing our barren plain
"a IF frao- nd xl,.,,l.
Daily Republican., 1882-11-27
Am Eux,,un De.ee.,ve Killed.

DUBLIN, November 25,--A detective
named Cox was shot by q man with a
revolver at 11.30 o'clock tonight in
Middle Abbey street, this city. Anoth.
or detective named Eastwood shot Cox's
asSailant. Both of the wounded men
were taken to the hospital where Cox
died.
LONDON, November 24.-A dispatch
from Dublin says that Eastwood and
Cox and another detective were to-.
gether on special duty in the neighbor-
hood Ct Sackville street, watching a
party of mon suspected of being Fe-
mans. Four shots were fred at the
officers, one of them Wounding Cox.
East wood pursued tho man who fred
the revolver and shot him in the head,
arm and hand. The man is not expect
ted to recover. He was among a group
Of ton men, one of whom, who sought
to hurry the murderer away, was cap
tured by a soldier of the Rifle Brigade,
who drew his bayonet and threatened
to run him through If he did not sur
render.
A later despatch states that Cox was
shot in the base of the skull. and must
have died instantly, as the bullet al
most seVered the spinal cord. Cox was
80 years of age, and his assassin, whose
name is Christopher Bowling, is OF
about the same age. A third man of
the party is also in custody. The men
had just come out Of public house
frequented by Fenians.
Daily Republican., 1882-11-27
A Costly Deer-HumG.
- N6abjJn DaufOtar

Or Monday last two brothers-in-law,
James Roberts and William Capps, re-
sidents OF ChuIchula, started out from
home on a short deer-hunt. Not far
from the house they put the dogs In a
branch swamp and each took opposite
sides of the stream that they might have
bettsr opportunity for a shot should
the dogs jump a deer. A deer was
started and Mr.. Capps got the first shot
and missed his marx, Tho deer then
ran in sight of Mr.. Roberts, and che
intervening underground hiding Mr..
Capps, who was in direct range between
Roborts and the deer, the latter fred.
The deer reach the summit of q slight
elevation and fell. Roberts ran up and
was on his knees in the act of cutting
the deer's throat when Capps walked
up.
As he approached, Roberts said tc
him: "Well, will, I've got him. "
ayes, 4" replied Capps, "and you've got
me, too" Roberts sprang up and look
ing at Capps saw blood trickling from
a wound Just under his left eye. Roberts
cried: "My God, Will, have shot you'
Are you hit anywhere elsc?" Capps re-
Piled: "Yes, here in the left side" Aftcl
this utteranCe he turned on his heel!
and fell head first down the hill, dead
man.
Daily Republican., 1882-11-27
Speculative.

Young Arthur, son of thePresident, is
to be married to Miss Gro wiley, of Lock.
port, and Mr.. Crowley is mentioned as
successor to Folger. as Secretary of the
Treasury,so the affair is somewhat com.
plicated, inamuch as tho lady has an
older sister that the President is little
sweet on. Mr.. Crowley, the elder, il
keeping company with an aunt Of young
Arthur 3, aud he has son whois mashed
on the Presidents daughter. This will
be the worst mixed affair that ever was
if all of those we have mentioned get
married and have as many children az
they ought to have; nobody will know
what relation they are to anybody
else.
Daily Republican., 1882-11-27
She Cannot Vote.

The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, than
whom few public speakers have shown
themselves more ready with apt illus
trations and sallies Of wit, has seldom
drought down the house" with sin
gle sentence more successfully than he
did last Monday evening. Plymouth
Church was crowded to the doors with
one of its characteristic audiences, and
Miss Frances E. Willard, of Chicago,
delivered a lecture on the work of the
Women's Gospel Temperance Union
which was received with great entha
siasm. AS the prolonged applause al
the close Of her lecture died away Mr.
Beecher assembled the platform, slowly,
thoughtfully, and stood for moment
regarding almost staring at-the lee
turer with an expression of mingled
wonder and admiration, Then turning
to the audience, he remarked, slowly
and meditatively, emphasizing the
words with mods of his head: "And-
yet-she cannot vote!" 1t is hardly
necessary to add that it was some time
before the audience was quiet enough
for him to add in ringing tones: "Are
you not ashamed of it?