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Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-04-20
A Palefaced Lad

When Bijah came out from the cOrrido
he found an humble-looking, pale faced lad
of fifteen crowded in behind the stove.
The old man glared at him for C moment,
and then demanded:
"Boy, what are you dong hercf"
'NGlttin' warm"
'sHow many times have ! said this was
no place for boysl"
81 dunno"
"Well, do. pve said so o hundred
times. An innocent boy has no moral
right around Station Court"
who's Innocent" protested the lad.
''You are."
81 hain't, either? I'm just as wicked as
you are, If you are bald-headedi"
'tBoy, don't you sass mel When say
that hanging around courtroom, aud
seeing and hearing the vice and misery
and wlckedness Of human nature hardens
boys heart, l know what Pm talking
about.
"Then why don't it hurt your"
''It doesl I'm glttin' so all-fred ugly
that can't hardly live with myself. used
to be big hearted and charitable, and kind
and loving, but now I'm as cantankerous
as 6 wolf"
81 guess can stay and see em sent up"
growled the boy, as he got resting place
for his back.
''Arc you goingR'
moi"
Bijah laid down his broom, removed his
coat and reached over and lifted the VIC
tim out of his warm nest % easily as a
woman could pick up an old slipper. The
boy was carried to the door with nothing
but his toes touching the floor, given'a fly
out on the walk, and, as he hunted around
for rock, the old janitor went back to his
work, signing:
"Dear mel but what is to become OF the
rising generationE When ] was a boy Of
his age money couldn't have hired me to
step inside Courtroom. Why, had to
be licked to make me climb over the back
fence TO borrow a drawing of tea of q
neighborl Looks to me as If thiswhole
world was rushing to the bad"
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-04-20
An English Wedding.

In the early part of March at the par
ish church, st. Mary Abbots, Kensing-
ton, England, was celebrated the mar
riage of Mr.. Frederick Mackarness, son
of the Lord Bishop ofOxford, with Miss
Amy Chermside, daughter of the late
Rev. Seymour CheImside, rector of Viii
ton, Willis. The wedding party assem-
bIed at the church by half-past 11o' clock,
when the bride arrived, and was received
at the church door by six bridesmaids.
The bridegroom was attended by Mr..
Christopher Harrison his best man. The
brides dress was of cream-colored satin
Duchess, trimmed with Spanish blonde.
The long square train was draped to the
waist, and the back of the basque bodice
looped up and trimmed with the blonde
The front of the skirt was en- tablier,
with box-pleats from the waist to within
twelve inches of the ground; here about
six inches were filled with bouiIlonnes,
finished with pleated founce. The
high bodice was trimmed square with the
blonde, and garland of bridal flowers
placed on the left side, and had elbow
sleeves. She wore a wreath of orange
blossoms and myrtle covered by q veil
of spotted Brussels lace, bordered all
round with Spanish blonde, and fasten-
ed to her hair by pearl pins and carried
bouquet of white flowers. Her orna-
ments included gold pendant set with
pearls and diamonds. The bridesmaids
were attired alike in fine pearl gray CASH
mere, trimmed with amethyst Lyons
velvet and chenille fringe. The skirts
were arranged en- tablier with rows of
chenille fringe, ,alternated with bouillon-
nes of cashmere and revers of amethyst
velvet. The bodicas, pointed and
gathered In front, were finished with
ruffles lined with velvet, and straps Of
the velvet across the bust and on the
sleeves, which were gathered and finish
ed with gauntlets lined with velvet
They wore gray chip hats Ia mousque-
taire, the brims lined with amethyst
velvet, and two gray ostrich feathers
tipped with amethyst, gray gloves and
hose, and amethyst velvet shoes. Each
carried basket of gilt work, lined with
amethyst satin merveilleux, and trimmed
with the new cream rnauresque lace and
ribbons, novelty suggested by Mrs.
Alfred Morrison, the brides sister.
They were filled with natural flowers.
The ceremony was performed by the
father of the bridegroom, and the bride
was given away by her uncle, Mr.. II.
Walter, of Papplewlck Hall. The SER
vice was choral, and after it the wedding
party proceeded to Mrs. Chermslde's
residence in Collingham Place, South
Kensingten, for breakfast.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-04-20
Where Slate Pencils Come From.

Any one who has children and who, about
forty times during a term, hears complaints
about their pencils their breaking or
loss, will perhaps be glad to know that the
supply Is just about ineXhaustible. There
is not the slightest danger that the world
will ever want for slate pencils. The hard
black German ones have been superseded
of late years by the round white one of
clay slate. At the quarry nea- Castleton,
VI, about thirty-fve workmeu produce
80, 900 pencils daily, and it is proposed to
increase the daily output to 100, 900. The
blocks when quarTied are sawed into
pieces seven Dy twelve inches, split TO
thickness Of half inch and smoothed by a
planer, the block is placed under a SEMI
circular knife and after having been turned
over. the process is repeated. The re-
suit is f1fty-seven inch pencil. A particle Of
quartz in the block. would break all lie
pencils. They are pointed by grindsto1e @
turned, assorted and sent to market in
boxes of hundred,
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-04-20
L WONDER WHY.

meet with people here and there
Who walk through life with muffisd tread;
And when you say, "The day Is fair"
They softly sigh and shake their head
The bright and gracious summer sky,
In wide blue arch is DER them how'd,
And yet they shake their head and Sigh,
And point you out tiny cloud.
Why do they shake their head and Sigh
And view that speck Of all the SKYE
Iwonder whyT
And when young lovers bill and coo,
And play at being man and wife,
And talk Of all the things they'll do
In yonder lovely sweep of life,
1t seems TO them so sad fact
Young folks should draw such glddy breath
They beg acceptance OF a tract
on Early Calls and Sudden Death.
When happy hearts are beating high,
Why do they tell them they must die?.
wonder whyT
And when the children shout at play,
Or peals OF laughter break their chat,
Why do they grlmly smile ana say,
"Ah, yes youu soon be cured OF that"
Wise heads will come another day,
And boys are boys, and still Will be;
SO laugh, young people, while you may
Ere long you'll know the world like me.
Why 10 IL wise 10 smile and sigh,
And hold your cambria TO your eye?
wonder whyT
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-04-20

sir, must say no. III were myself X
commit an act OF this kind, and
Why did he stOpI l bowed quietly
and arising said:
"You are quite right, Mr.. BlendOn
for dishonesty is terrible thing, and
while not for a moment PRESSING my re-
quest, know you will forgive my call
ing to remembrance O curious case
known to myself. Some twenty years
ago poor young couple, not long mar
ried, had fallen into poverty. The wife
and infant were i'll; the husband was
distracted; he must get money. When
his young wife and infant child were
almost starving what was to be donei
The money was obtained-Mr. Blen.
don, you know how. But IN what way
was 1t repaid before mischief came, and
how was the husband saved from ruin
and degradation-saved to become rich
and respected merchant Whose money
saYed him? That you do not know, but
I will tell you. The 920 note which
rescued the husband. rested only ten
minutes before in the pocket of this
very Staining whom you are about to
prosecute. Then Staining was as rich
AZ you are now; but he was kind,
Christian man. Mr.. Blendon, I have a
right 70 ask you to what character do you
lay claim?"
l have often thought, since, what ad-
mirable advantages are aclear head and
calm temper. 1 had worked myself
up to white heat. 1t was only when
he first saw my drift that my listener
manifested any strong emotion. Then
he rose from his chair with flushed face;
but he resumed his seat, and by the time
l had finished he was almost as calm as
when l entered. There was slight
pause, and then he said:
You have acquired some knowledge
of an incident in my life which am not
called upon to discuss. Is this knowl-
edge confined to yourself?'
II believe it to be confined to myself
and my informant. and haYe no desire
it should be otherwise"
Mr. Blendon bowed.
"I will not conceal that I shall be
glad if this goes no further, and on that
footing will say that your friend shall
be freely absolved, and / will even aid
him if / can. You must excuse my
taking your e20. / Iam obliged to you
for coming. Good morning"
felt as | left him that the enemy had
well covered his retreat, and had not left
me a morsel of triumph more than he
could help. But my object was accom-
plished, and hastened to meet Stain
ing. He was at the appointed place, so
l went to his lodgings. The landlady
told me he had come in early and gone
to his room-not well, she thought.
She and went up together and knock
ed more than once. Then L went In.
Poor Staining lay upon the bed-dead.
His ehfeebled frame had not been able
to endure the recent wear and tear, and
he was now beyond the reach of his
follies and troubles.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-04-20
Stories OF windham.

Windham County occupies the north
east corner of Connecticut, and holds
the frontier along Massachusetts, and
Rhode Island. Its bouquet of towns
comprises Thompson, Woodstock, Ash
ford, Eastford, Pomfret, Putnam, Chap
lin. Hampton, Brooklyn, Killngly,
Windham, Scotland, Canterbury, Plain
field, Sterling, VoIuntown. These form
cluster of polyGons and trapeziums
that gore each other with sharp hill
and rocky ridge, whose rivers wash the
face of the lands and fill scores of indus
trious channels,
Its history dates from 1876, when a
few whites tried its wilderness with va.
rious results. About 1850 an English.
mar had been driven away from Quin-
nibaug by the threat OF ''being buried
alive unless he departed" 1t was not
until 1856 that a more successful ven-
ture was made by small band who
pushed out from the Roxbury Colony.
4LAS COAOng was dCCOu4GSu W Do VI
the best material that came from Eng :
land.
1t was time following the civil war
in England, when Royalists and Puri-
tans together sought to mend their for
tunes In a new land. Miss Larned's
History of this County has preserved in
good proportion those quaint and home
ly Incidents sometimes comic, some
times traglc-which best represent the
drama of life. she tells how people
going to church lost their ways in the
woods; that a gang of counterfeitors is
found about 1756;that Mehitable Morris
is sentenced to pay e10 or be whipped
ten stripes upon her naked body, and
Paul Davenport is fined twenty shillings
for riding from Providence to Canterbury
on the Sabbath day. Again we stumble
on "blue law" and q man is whipped
in Ashford for neglecting to go to Church
for a space of three months. Such stern
regimen was too much for some of the
early settlers, and suicides cast their
swinging shadows over the land and the
parsons are called out to ''pray with the
corpse.
Indians, wolves, and rattlesnakes,
were as matters of course opposed to the
new settlement of Windham. and were
banded together against the colonists,
making almost equal trouble with Sepa-
ratists, Baptists and Quakers.
The naturalist will be interested to
learn that the last bear, confessedly a
harmless old fellow, and friendly TO the
English, was shot about 1850. Rattle
snakes were to spare. and had headquar-
! ters on Klllingly Hill. Joseph Leavens
telling tree is bitten by rattlesnake.
He cuts off the bitten thumb, thon des-
patches the snake, and is thereafter
called by the Indians odd One Thumb. ,
A wolf-blll is allowed to John Bartho-
lomew, and Woodstock enacts that every
inhabitant capable of voting should
bring in twenty-four blackbirds' heads
to the town treasury before Mich@lmas,
on penalty of penny head for the
number lacking. On one page we meet
team of four oxen and four horses,
unequally yoked together, and taking to
Boston load of deer skins. beaver and
other furs,
In setting accounts with the natives,
we learn that Governor Edmund Andross
considered San Indians deed worth
no more than the scratch of bears
paw"
Dating from 174O, the Separate move
ment, and the halfway convenant in
the churches, sent waves OF troublesome
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-10-07

George Scoville last Saturday filled an
answer and cross bill to the petition Of
his wife for divorce. He charges her
With unchaste and unwifely conduct,
particularly in that she fell desperately
in love with one George L. Earle; and
that she visited him so constantly he
was obliged to change his boarding
place; and, finally he had forbid her
coming to his Office. That the two had
kept up a constant correspondence; that
she had told her husband that she was
as much Earlie's wife as if she had been
married to him 100 years; and that she
had been largely led into queer notions
by George Francis Train. She has been
very intimate with DIR. Mary Walker,
N. G. Bolin and Louis Hancbet.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-10-07
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Bank Robber Arrested.

Chicago, Sept. 29.-Word is received
here that Lott J. Dunklee, fourth and
last Of tue Kewanee bank robbers, was
arrested in Battlemont, Dakota, yester.
day. Dunklee is twenty five years old
and lived at Des Moines, Iowa. His
father is merchant Of high social
standing. Young Dunklee was highly
esteemed, and was never before known
to be engaged in any crooked business
He left Des Moines soon after the rob.
berry, and went to Wyoming territory
from thence to Dakota. He was armed
with rife when taken, and had 81 500
in his possession.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-10-07

The Deadwood Democrat says, speak
ing of Dittenhoifer's pardon: Gov
ernor Ordway turned the bloody villain
loose to prey upon society, merely to
make himself solid with Judge Often
hotter Of New York. Judge Dittenhoffer
is millionaire. He defrauded the gov
ernment out of S2,OOO0O0 in a whisky
transaction during the war. and Of
course our governor could not think of
refusing the request of that kind Of a
millionaire, though every inhabitant of
Dakota protested. in fact he gave the
people over whom he exercises his mis-
rule no opportunity to protest againt the
pardon. He regarded the letter of the
murderous villains uncle sufficient to
stand off all the remonstrances that
could he gotten up in Dakota. That he
pardoned Nose DittenhofIer on the
strength of the individual letter of Judge
Diitenhofier, we have the word Of Col.
Parker, the criminals attorney. This
fact settles the controversy SO far as the
basis upon which the pardon was found
ed is concerned Judge Dittenhofer
took deep interest in the case. While
Judge Moody was at Washington last
winter he paid him visit. Often
hoffer's sentence in the first place was a
surprise TO our people, and matter of
no little indignation, but the governors
pardon was the straw that broke the
camePs back.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-10-07

The secretary of the interior has de-
cided to reopen for settlement large
tract Of agricultural land, embracing
about lO0,0OO,0O0 acres in northern Da-
kota, withdrawn from settlement by
Secretary Schurz. The tract once form
ed part Of the great Sioux reservation,
hut was purchased by the government
from that tribe. Portions have been oc-
cupied by the Turtle Mountain Indians,
rowing band Of Chippewas. These In
dians presented claim urging their
right to occupancy and Secretary Schurz
withdrew the lands from settlement,
pending consideration of their claim.
Secretary Teller now decides that the
claims of the Chippewas are invalid, and
reopens the lands to settlement.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-10-07

Governor Murray in obedience to the
law of congress providing for the APP
pointment to ill vacancies occasioned
by failure tn hold an election in
August, has appointed number of Off.
cials throughout Utah. In defiance Of
this law of the Edmund's bill which dis
qualities polygamists, the appointees Of
the governor have been refused the
records and places to which they have
been appointed. This organized nulli.
tication is IN obedience to orders of the
Mormon leaders. Those who think it
criminal to hold over are whipped in by
the council and threats, and poligamists
are holding OH, congress to the contrary.
Writs of mandamus were applied for
to enforce the title of officials ap.
pointed. This action Of Gov. Murray i'm
firmly executing the law in the face Of
the Mormon leaders is approved by all
law-abiding people.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-10-07

The Sutro Tunnel, now completed,
discharges 3O,OO0,OOO gallons Of hot
water daily from Comstock mines. This
water has II temperature Of 1855 and is
conveyed through closed pine fume to
prevent the escape of vapor. After a
passage of four miles through the first
tunnel it loses 70o Of heat. A second
tunnel, LOO feet long and an open
waterway mile and half long, con-
duct the water to Carson river. Along
its course are hot.water baths and
!sundries, and plan is on foot to con-
duct the hot water through pipes under
ground, to be made available for pur-
poses Of irrigation and for supplying
artificial heat to hot-houses.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-10-07

Secretary Teller says in explanation
of the decision issued the other day reg
ulating applications for patents on lands
for placer mining, tina. it was in great
measure the result Of personal observa-
tions made during his recent visit to
Colorado, where great many frauds had
been and were being attempted in tax.
ing up land. Parties, he said, would To-
cate small placer mine and then take
up land extending for miles back where
there was no possibility Of placer ex-
listing, but where there was timber or
mineral bodies, or where the land was
valuable as townsite. He proposed to
put stop to depredating of this char
acter on the public lands, and to this
end issued the regulations smendatory
Of the present regulations on this sub.
ject.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-10-07

The people of Marshal, Tex, have
risen in virtuous Indignation and threat
en- to treat All Uncle Tom party to eggs
that have seen better days if they dare
to present their great moral drama in
that city. The reason for this is alleged
to be the fact that the play is slander
upon the South, though it is probable
that the indignant citizens have seen
the dreary representations, with blood
hounds and direct ascensions Of the
golden stairs, as given In the North re-
Gently, which would be sufficient cause
for their action.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-10-07

y Vienna newspaper publishes story
in effect that the emperor and empress
of Russia were secretly crowned during
their recent visit To Moscow. If the em
peror survives till public coronation
the secret ceremony will be considered
void. In the event of his death it will
&c made public, 80 a. tn avoid any diff
ticuty In proclaiming the Czarowitch
Alexander the lawful successor to the
crowned monarchy.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-10-07
A New Contest.

DR.. Stewart and Doc Jennings, it ap-
pears. have been trying to freeze out w.
T. Mckay in the ownership of the Hot
Springs in Custer county. Mckay, who
claims to have taken possession of the
quarter section upon which the springs
are located two months before Stewart
and Jennings, has filed the land, dating
his declaritory statement in The United
States land office in this district from
the time he settled on the tract, which
ie SOME sixty days anterior TO the
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-10-07
District Convention.

Notice is hereby given that a repub-
lican convention will be held at Dead
wood, October 2lst, 1882, at 2 o'clock p.
m, at the court house, to nominate one
candidate Cor District Attorney for the
First Judicial District, and the district
central committee recommends that the
county conventions Of the repective or.
ganized counties elect the delegates to
attend said judicial district convention.
The following counties are entitled to
the following number of delegates re
spectively, to wit:
Lawrence county 25 delegates
Pennington county 10 delegates.
Custer county 5 delegates.
r. E. GRIMSHAW,
Chairman.
W. w. SMITHsoN, Secretary pro tenn.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-10-07

A settlement satisfactory to all con-
cerned has been made in the famous
Newburg poker case between Francis p.
Weed, the victim, and Mantroville w.
Hodges and William M. Scott. 1t is un-
derstood that Weed has accepted about
$4,000 in full settlement of the matter.
This amount comes from Hodges, Scott,
and the latter's friends. Weed has re-
ceived back $500 from Cashier Bost-
wick, which, deducted from the differ
ent payments made by him, makes his
loss in round numbers, about $4,000.