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Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-05-24

Mr.. L. Z Muirhead, of Kilcreggan
writing to the North British AgricuI-
taualiSt upon the origin and practice
of ensilage says: "Sauerkraut! Yes,
that's it. What is good for man is
good for beast. I'll try it anyhow.
So thought an old German farmer one
wet season eighty years ago; only,
instead of cabbage he used grass,
clover and vetches, omitted the pepper
corns, and used pit in the ground in
stead of the family barrel or crook (ir-
dene hagen). Some years after such
words as 'salzfutter' (salted fodder,
'sauer-futter' (pickled fodder), and
vieh-sost' (cattle salad), might be
heard among the farmers of Germany
and East Prussia, where the practice
first obtained hold, thereafter being
carried by emigrants to America, and
gradually finding its way among the
Dutch and French nearer home.
About 1850 it came into notice in Scot
land. The Rev. John M. Wilson, at
that time an authority ON things agri-
cultural, gave SO full an account of it
as to be well worthy reproduction.
Mr.. Muirhead quotes the lengthy de-
scription which answers to the method
of curing grasses now known as ensil-
age. Referring to Mr.. Saa's recent
note ON the word ensilage in the Illus
t1ated NeacS, Mr.. Muirhead says: at
seems to be an Americanism, probably
a corruption Of the German 'enisalzen.'
to pickle, or the Spanish 'ensalada'
salted, from which the English word
salad is derived. Possibly salad pit for
the receptacle, picking for the process,
and cow salad for fodder wonld be
more satisfactory"
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-05-24
Take Courage.

Be brave, Q heart, and lear not earthly shame
CrinGe not to men, but make thyseli name
Take up thy cross, and walk erect through life
F ght for the truth, however fierce the STRIFE
Yield TO no folly, crush thy tempting sin,
And heel no murmur OF complaint within.
Bend meeklv down to sorrows chastening rod
And chate not at the wise DEGREES OF God.
slay thy most selfish and presumptuous will;
Whate'e 'er thy burden, bear it, and be still.
Lift thy sad, doubling eyes to God above,
Know that his namc and nature both are
love-.
Love is the guardian OF the gate of heaven,
Through love alone thy name shall be for.
given,
But ii thou hatcst, even In q thought,
Apparent virtues will avail thee nausht.
Love God, thy maker; love thy fellow-men;
Love without stint; thou shalt not love in
vain.
Rouse thee, heartl and do thy work in
faith;
Love is the conqueror over sin and death.
Aud when thou art free to seek the native
Thou shalt find love the light of paradise.
Counties Coreli,
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-05-24

The greatest difficulty TO the
beginner is to learn to keep the proper
position of the body after attaining IT,
This difficulty can only be overcome by
using the proper stroke after having
placed the body in the correct position.
In the use of the arms. the only
direction that can be given is TO re-
member that. when the arms are
thrust forward at the beginning of the
stroke, such positions of the elbows
and hands should be taken as will
make the least resistance TO the water.
10 accomplish this. the hands should
be placed palm to palm, and the elbows
made to come quite close together,
starting them from under the chest.
In making the effective part of the
stroke, our object is to get a forward
motion only. The arms and hands
should be SO placed as TO produce the
greatest resistance upon the water.
To accomplish this, the palms of the
hands should be thrown outward, and
the plane of the direction of the stroke
of the arms made parallel to the sur
face of the water.
The most important and the most
often defective point in swimming is
the mode of using the legs. 1t would
be well for beginner to observe the
swimming of "A frog, for undoubtedly
the same method of using the legs
should be adopted by man as is display
ed in the model swinming of that am
phibian.
In analyzing the stroke of the frog,
we notice that there is no vertical
motion: the whole direction of the
force is in plane exactly horizontal,
and is accomplished by virtually open
ing and closing the space between the
knees s-offering the sole of the foot as
resistance while kicking, and placing
the feet in position of least resistance
while recovering.
In accomplishing the first of these
conditions-the opening and the clos
ing of the space between the knees
the knees should be thrown out, and
the contraction of the legs made slow
ly, in order to cause as little resistance
as possible to the headway already
attained.
1t will be found that, if we alternate
the stroke of the arms and legs by
giving propulsion with one while re-
covering with the other, a more con-
slant buoyancy will be attained, and.
for long swims, it will be found far less
fatiguing. Popular Science Monthly.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-05-24
Arrangement OF Rooms.

Give your apartments expression,
character. Rooms which mean moth
ing are cheerless, indeed Study light
and shade, and the combination and
arrangement of drapery, furniture and
pictures. Allow nothing to look iso-
lated, but let everything present the
air of sociability. Observe a room i'm
mediately after a number Of people
have left it, and then, as you arrange
the furniture, disturb as little as posi-
bic the relative positions of the chairs,
)ttomans and sofas. Place two or
three chairs in conversational atti-
5ude in some CHEEKY corner, an otto
man within easy distance Of sofa, a
hair near your stand of stereoscopic
1iews or engrayings, and one where a
rood light will fall on the book which
,ou may reach from the table near.
Make little studies Of effect which
ihall repay the more than usual OBJ
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-05-24
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

A sound education can only be OBJ
tanned from a music master.
"Come around next stewsday," said
the hotel cook to the oysterman.
IL is not exactly polite to refer to
deceased person as your warm friend
A Western man claims to have bur.
led twenty wives. He is a grave-dig
ger, and they were not his own.
A rather cynical Lady, somewhat OF
a fliIt, says most men, like colds, are
very easily caught, difficult TO get rid
of.
A professor is lecturing on After
Man-What?" We are not good on
conundrnms and give it up, unless it
is his coat-tailS.
When a woman chases tramp out
of the back yard with kettle of boil
ing water in her hand, can you speak
of her as being in hot pursuit !!
The waiter inferred that the guest
had taken a little something before
supper from the mere fact of his or
dering tiled fraters and chork pops"
A man has invented chair that can
be adjusted in 500 different positions,
and yet man who suspected his wife
was going to ask him. about where he
was the night before, couldn't get into
a position in that chair which seemed
comfortable.
Conjugal affection depends largely
upon mutual confidence. Il make it
a rule TO tell my wife everything that
happens. In this way, we avoid any
misunderstanding" said wiseacre to
q friend. Not to be outdone in gener-
osity, the good friend replied: "Weu,
sir, you are not so open and frank as |
am, for tell my wife a great many
things that never happen"
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-05-24
How 10 Obtain Government Land.

There are four principal methods Of
acquiring land from the United States
government, namely, homesteading,
pre-emption, tree culture and purchase.
The timber-culture act is liberal IN
its provisions. Under it any person
may get farm of 100 acres or less.
lie may do this, and also acquire title
to another 100 acres, under the home
stead or pre-emption law, but he cannot
make use of both the homestead and
pre-emption methods, except in the
territories, nor can he use either Of
those methods twice. If the tree-claim
contains the maximum entry of 100
acres, at least i've acres must be plowed
within one year from date of entry; the
second year five acres must be culti-
waited and another five acres plowed;
the third year the first FIVE acres must
be planted in timber, seeds or cuttings,
and the second five acres cultivated;
the fourth year the second five acres
must be planted in timber, seeds or cut
tings, making at the end of the fourth
year ten acres thus planted. These
must be carefully cultivated and pro-
tected for four years more, at the end
of which time, on making due proof
that at least 200 trees were planted
upon each acre, and at the time of max
ing proof at least 675 thrifty trees are
growing upon each acre, patent for
the land may be obtained. Perfect
good faith must be observed. If the
trees, or any of them, are destroyed
one year they must be replanted the
next. If grasshoppers or drouth de-
stroy the trees, seeds or cuttings, for
one year or a term of years, the time
for planting is extended one year for
every year that they are SO destroyed.
The land Office fee for entry of 100
acres is $14. Only western prairie or
treeless lands may be taken by this
method. The trees planted must be
those properly called timber trees, and
among these the cottonwood is recog-
nized
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-05-24
MILLHEIM, PA, THURSDAY, MAY "A, 1888

server, and do not leave it possible for
one to make the criticism which ap-
plies to many homes, even of wealth
and elegance, "Fine carpets, handsome
drapery, few pictures, and elegant
furniture, but how drearyp' The
chilling atmosphere is felt at once, and
we cannot divest ourselves of the idea
that we must maintain a stiff and Sc
we're demeanor, TO accord with the
spirit of the place. Make your homes,
then, so easy and cheerful that, if we
visit you, we may be joyous and unre-
strained, and not feel ourselves out of
harmony with our surroundings.- Art
RerieIc.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-05-24
knowledge i'm a Nutshell.

4 cubit is two feet.
A pace is three feet.
4 fathom is six feet.
A palm is three inches.
A league is three miles.
There are 2750 languages.
A great cubIt is eleven feet.
Two persons die every second.
Bran, twenty pounds per bushel.
Sound moves 743 miles per hour.
4 square mile contains GAO acres.
A barrel of ice contains 600 pounds
Slow rivers flow five miles per hour.
a barrel of pork weighs 200 pounds.
A barrel of flour weighs 1856 pounds
An acre contains 1910 square yards.
Oats, thirty-three pounds per bushel.
Barley, forty-eigld pounds per bushel'
A firkin of butter weighs SO pounds.
A hand (horse measure) is four
inches.
A span is ten and seven.eighth
inches.
A rifle ball moves 1000 miles per
hour.
A storm blows thirty-six miles per
hour.
A rapid river flows seven miles per
hour.
Buckwheat, ffty-two pounds per
bushel.
Electricity moves 228,OoO miles per
hour.
A hurricane moves eighty miles per
hour.
Coarse salt, eighty-fve pounds per
bushel
A tub of butter weighs eighty-four
pounds.
The average human life is thirty-one
years.
Timothy seed, forty-five pounds per
bushel.
The first steamboat piled the Hudson
in 1907.
The first horse railroad was built in
1826-'27.
A days journey is thirty-three and
one-eighth miles.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-05-24

Professor Thurston, of the Stevens
institute of technology at Hoboken,
laughs at the idea, recently promulgat-
ed, that the obelisk in Central par!i 10
d concrete structure which can be
easily reproduced in native materials.
He had a piece of its companion. the
Thames embankment obelisk, which
consists of silex, mica and beautiful
crystals of oethoclase feldspar-in fact
. superior quantity of granite.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-05-24

and the yellow-batter pudding, with its
rich sauce-to say nothing of light.
1laky rolls and fresh butter.
And when. after dinner, Lysander
stepped into the dining-room for a
pitcher of water, he could not help
observing the contrast between Hull
dah's satin-smooth braids and snowy
neck-runle. and Olympia's tawny rib
bons and brow2y hair.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-05-24

Olympia" said Miss Catherine, a
couple of weeks later as she took a
folded paper from the bureau draw,
'here's II present I've got for you-a
new dress! It's basket cloth. And
there's some blue trimmings and silk
buttons for you. And-and, Olympia,
| shan't need you any longer, for my
brother is going to be married to-mor-
row to Miss Huldah Rush, and she's a
powerful good housekeeper you
know.
"JuSt what l thought" said Mrs.
Jones, when her daughter appeared
with her bundle of clothes. "You
allus was lazy and slovenly, an allus
will be, | reckon"
I'm sorry | went there now"
grumbled Olympia. Its all that
plagued old maids fault, | know"
And it was Miss GATHERINGS man
agement that saved her brother from
that snare; but he never suspected it
of course. -HeleR ". Clark.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-05-24

Hope and Despair.
All upon a summer sea

All upon summer sea
Sailing in an argosy-.
Rebecs, lutes and viols sounding,
While the ship Ger wavelets bounding:
Skins the surface Of the Eea.
AL the masts are wreathed with woodbln
Jcssamine and Byzantine;
White lilies--rt ddest roses
Strew the deck in scented posies,
And ths cordagc IL vine.
Sunlight CLEANS in golden meshes,
Breaks the foam IN pearly tresses,
Through the interlace Of flowers
Breaks the foam in silver showers
All adown the golden meshes.
Stealing down gloomy river,
Where dull water grasses quiver,
From a bark como sounds of sorrow,
Never ccasing with the morrow
Mournful bark upon the river.
Cypress, rosemary and rue,
Branches from the somber yew,
On the deck are wiIhered lying
While the night breeze sadly signing,
Watts tire odor Of the rue.
Sullen clouds obscure the moon,
Darkness cometh all too soon,
Black the clouds and black the river,
Black the bark and oh, the shiver
As it sinks beneath the moonl
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-05-24

Dinner was on the table at precisely
twelve o'clock, and the Rev. Mr.. Shep-
herd and his family testified to the ex-
cellence Of the richly Drowned turkey,
juicy and unctious, the mashed pota-
toes and gravy, the golden-hued pies,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-03
SnndnY Nirhi,s rrIogrnms.

Evansville, Ind , September q
River falling, with 2 9.i0 feet on the
guage. Arrived. J p. Drouillard from
Loui,yille at 10 p m. Departed
Drouillard for Louisville at loan
The Drouillard reported the Cons
Millar aground at Yellow Bank.
Pittsburg, Pa September 2-Rivel
IS inches, aud falling Raining.
Cairo, ILL.,, September 2-Departed
Arkansas City for ST. Louis at mid,
night; Hudson for st. Louis at a m
John DlppOld, south att. John Gil
more and bargey are aground at Tip
tontille. River 10 feet and falling
cloudy thermometer 80.
ViCksburg, September 2 Departed
j. A. Scudder tor New Orleans, at
pm.
St. Louis, September 2-DeparteC
Port Eads and bargeS for New0rlean
River fallen 2 inches; 10 feet 10 inche
by guages.
Wheeling, September 2-River
feet 8 inches and rising. Weathe
partly cloudy and threatening rain.
Louisville, September 2-River fall
ing slowly with 4 feet in the canal ant
falls of the shute. Weather warm
with threatening thunder storm. Tn
l. A. Shurley and Arisdne arrive,
from Cincinnati, the latter leaving 70
Evansville. The General Pike lof
for Cincinnati, and the B s. Rhea 70
Evansville.
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TYRANNIcAL LANDLORDS.
Six Thousand HOusshOldsrs Ia
ireland Deprived of Their
Homes In Three Months.
All the Ports OfAnnaDa Declared
in n state of BlOekade-OIher
News from the Old World.

LONDON, September 3 The rumor
that the Amerique, which has on
board a cargo and passengers, had
been disabled by the steamer St. Ger
main and had ioundered, proves un-
true
DUBLIN. September IA mass
meeting was held Sunday at Cappa-
mare, aud Michael Davitt delivered
an address, stating that by the tyran-
nical operation OF the landlords in Ire>
land, six thousand householders had
been deprived OF their homes within
the quarter ending the first Of July.
LONDON. September 3 "A dispatch
from Hong Kong states that the
French General Barrett has demanded
OF the War Department an additional
reinforcement OF 5000 men. The
country is suffering from foods. The
French Admiral has issued notice
declaring all ports in AMMAN, in
cluding Saigon, in a state OF blockade.
GLASGOW, September 3.-The nine
Irishmen arrested here, charged with
being connected with attempts to
destroy property by dynamite, are
known to the police as Fenians and
been under surveillance several
months.
LONDON, September 3 3.-Christepher
Bernard Leven Schuecking, German
author, aud formerly connected with
the Augsburg Gazette aud Cologne
Gazette, died yesterday, aged SO
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-03
Big BIazes.

STEUBENvILLE, o., September 81
Brown, Maxwell Il Henry's cold blast
fruit preserving house burned early
this morning. The house and con
ssats are q total loss. The house was
built in 1880 at a cost Of $4,000
Total loss, $4,000; insurance, $l2,'
900. Supposed to be incendiary.
CARNICs, ILL. September 3-ThC
saw mill OF Seigler & Reinwald burned
Saturday night. Loss, $4,000; in
surance, $1,000. Sixty five men are
thrown out Of employment.
SHAwHAUs, KY, September B.
Bowen & Keller's dry goods stort
burned yesterday, Loss, $4,000; in
surance, $500.
CONCORD, N. H., September g.
Daniel Il. Tillatson's farm building
with contents, burned at Oxford
N. H., Saturday.
FERNIDINA, FLA, September g.
One block Of buildings burned her
Sunday. Loss, $30,0O0.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-03

MR. NJ. L Meriwether. in a cireu-
lar letter &c i,ting to his subscribers
the proportion Of their unexpired
subscriptions, announces the pOssi-
bility Of his resuming the publication
of his weekly at St. Louis in the pear
future. We trust that his hopes in
that direction may be realized.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-03

PRTERsBURs, VA, September g.
The drought OF the past two months
has greatly damaged the crop,
throughout the south side OF Vir
ginia. In some sections there is not
more than halt crop OF corn, cotton
and tobacco. The streams are all tasI
drying up, thus rendering milling ope'
rations almost impracticsble. The
early fall rains are hopefully looked
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-03

Iris said that, Schuyler Coliax does
not approve the Presidents course,
The most of people do. He has been
going little n. n. W. for some weeks,
and is not wished at home. If he will
just keep on to Puget sound and
across Behring strait and down into
Russia, tue people will approve bis
course. whether COlfax does or not
The President should pay no attention
to such men Ms Schuyler.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-03
Freight Traiu Ditched.

81. Louis, September IA freight
train was dtched at Wight City on
the Wabash road to day. Fifteen
cars we're derailed and damaged, the
locomotive injured and the pacing
horse Hanging Rock aud his trainer
Frank Mason, we're killed. The en-
gineer and fireman OF the train were
slightly injured.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-03
e cnned Fron, I.rlson.

SAN Francisco, September 3.-Mr,
Ohalfant, who shot DIR. Bacon, agent
of the Boston Rubber Tooth Plate
Company, 10 April 1879, in Baldwin's s
Hotel, this city, escaped from the San
Quenten State prison yesterday even>
ing. Chsliant was condemned to ten
years, and had already served iour. A
petition for his release is now in course
OF signature among Paris dentists.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-03

WASHINGTON, Septembes 3.-For
Tennessee and the Ohio valley, lair
weather, variable winds, generally
from north to east, nearly stationary
temperature, followed in the west por-
tions by falling barometer.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-03
Referees IOurt.

JACKSON, September 3-The Ref
erees' Court will begin tho peremtory
call of the Shelby law docket to-mor-
row, and will proceed with it whether
attorneys are present or not.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-03
MeLlIscOttDead,

CINCINNATI, September 3.-McEl
licot, who was shot by Seidel last night
died in the hospital this morning.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-03

RING-The fisnds and acquaintanoes Of
WILLIAM KsASE KING Iate of EnglA d., ere
respectfully invited to attend his funeral
from NO. 225 Second st,eet, TAIS Monday
AF lERN0ON ats O'Clock
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EDUCATIONAL,
[ aGrange Femals College,
LAGRANGE, TENN.

TIE College building and boardinghouse
l have been thoTo ghly repaired and are
now ready fer u.e. Session bOgils on Mon
day, eptember 81.
1881 JAS. a, HEARD, Pres't,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-03

well beng OF the universe. Tne new
York woman is serenely trustful that
things in general are all going on very
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Mrs. { Emily B. Armour

MILL reopen her Fam 'ly School br Girls
w and BOYS Septeu Der l7th, at her resi-
dence, I'll Madison treet P,ncil drawing
and Latin without ex ra charge, music, vocal
or instrumental, s per Month. Us
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Is q TICE,


---s---a~-ss>-~--N---~-,~s- s-,-S
A NGERONA L0 GE No. 1853. The q
n ,tated communication Of this NY
Lodge will be held aUNDAY, the I'd of/N\
September, ~ o'clock M, for dispatch oil
business. Waiting brothers .raternally and
cordially invited
BY order OF T.J. GRAHAM, Nm
Aitest. ID @ TRADrR Seeret rv
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sighs the fat passenger, and l wasn't
as heavy by fifty pounds as | am now,
either.
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nOurUO Ayai0I' LUsS ny rue, ma'"O anu KV
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LUCKY STATE.
The Indiana Republicans Well
Cared for by the Arthur Adj
ministratiOn = Some Offices
They Hold.
speciaI . ths cOurier-JournaI.

WASHINGTON, April 4.-Let us
hear no more bowls from the Indiana
Republicans. Their claims have been
fully recognized; indeed, they are
now mighty well cared for in the
Arthur administration. Gresham Is
Postmaster General, New Assistsn,
Secretary Of the Treasury, Dudley
Commissioner Of Pensions, Alexan-
der Fifth Auditor of the Treasury
and Foster Minister to Spain. In ad-
dition to these important Offices, there
are in the neighborhood of 200 Indiana
Republicans in Washington watching
tor clerkships. Are the Indiana
Republicans satisfied now, or do they
want the whole earth2 Then think Of
it, the man who gained for them the
hoHors and riches they now enjoy is
on trial for felony for stealing the
money that enabled the Republicans
to carry the State. Poor Dorsey, how
have the mighty iallenl The last
Postmaster General from Indiana was
not a credit to the country. He was
a success, however, as a Political
manipulation and an expediter Of Star
routes. If mistake not, the Post
master General will strive to bring
the honor of the State back to where
it was before it was dishonored by
Brady.