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Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-02-08
A DeIIIium OFDIshes.

A fashionable table now looks as if a
dozen families had been called upon to
help set it, and every color known TO
science is represented in an abandon OF
rainbow-hued disorder, A LADY of this
city who had hired a new girl was ex-
patiating to her on set of china she had
recently bought. "Just think of it,
Bridget" she said enthusiast tically, 'It's
in q hundred and fifty pieees!' "Sure,
mem, was it the cat?" asked Bridget,
sympathetically. But they are not really
dishes. The quaint 9reen basket, with
pink lining and Il braided handle III
mottIed china, Is a sugar bowl. and that
funny little pitcher that looks as If 1t
had the Jim jams Is a vinegar cruet.
Castors ere out of style nowadays and
all the available space beside your
plaque is filled in with stubby bottles,
individual pepper and salts; the pepper
usually comes out with rush, but the
salt tearfully resolves itlSef INTO BRINE
and refuses to be dlslodged.
1t would be comfort to drink your
after-dinner coffee out of a fine white
china cup, against the shell-ike sides of
which the yellow waves OF aromatic cof
fee would ripple softly; but you lift the
new cup by green hzzard handle, and
as your lips touch the wings of valie-
gated butterfly you observe on the oppo-
site side baked tarantula, while III the
bottom of the cup-may your shadow
never grow less!-is an Arabs head
hospitality.
Tue next design thrust upon us will
doubtless be a literature IN china; for
instsnce, the edge of breakfast plate
might be appropriately inscribed, ''Ihe
early bird catches the worm, "FTst
the grub and then the butterfly, ''for the
cream jug, ''Little pitchers have long
ears" There are already Shakespeare
plates. Longfellow pitchers and Whit
ler bowls. A table set, in Emerson
china OF Carlyle clay, would be very in
Structiye,
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-02-08
A Century Ago.

Cloth had become the usual material
or the coat, with black satin breeches.
Top-boots and round hats were worn III
the morning, with the hair undressed;
but silk stockings and buckles, with
three cornered cooked hats, hair powder,
and swords, were worn upon occasions
of ceremony. But swords were not so
generally worn in full dress as they had
been ten years previously. Planche
observes, in his 'History of British Cos
tune" that about the year ITS gold
laced hats had become fashionable
again; because the press gangs were
particularly busy in that year for the
Royal Navy, and the gold-Iace was sup
posed to impart a military or distln-
guished air. The Peers still habitually
wore their scarlet and ermined robes in
the House of Lords. In the Commons
it was customary for the members OF
the Government to appear in full dress,
bag.wigs, buckles, and swords. Jesse
observes that Charles James Fox and his
party, who had been accustomed to
dress in the 1aegEigie style which had
come into vogue, created much amuse
ment when they came into power IN
1882, and appeared in the House in all
the Stiffness of the full dress.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-02-08
The KhedlVe's Wife.

The wife OF the khedive is O remark
able wo an, both by descent and former
persona qualities. Her mother was
the daughter of Turkish sultan; her
father the son of an Egyptian khedive
and d, H3endant of Mohammed Ali the
founder of the present dynasty, Tewfik
Pacha, who married her ten years ago,
when she was only twenty, has never
given her any rival in his affection OF
IN his househould. They have foul
children, two sons and two daughters,
who are educated by English COVER.
nesses in English ways. The princess
looks more uke European thai oul
idea of an Egyptian lady.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-02-08
A Bear Chase,

A short time ago as Mr.. Welschance
of Lycoming County Pa, was going
through with the morning work, such
feeding the horses, cattle, swine and
chickens, his attention was attracted by
shout from h1s son, who lives near the
mountain, inviting h1m to come and help
capture large bear. Without waiting
moment he dropped his basket of
corn, and rushed to the house with a
shout of, "Wife, unite my dog while /
get my gun; there is a great bear COM
ingp The wife obeyed, and in a
moment man and dog were RalIoping up
the hill and soon Joined Bigler, who
shouted, "Pap, put the dog on himl"
The faithful dog oDeyed, dashing after
the bear who made start across the
valley. Soon the dog came so close
that old brufn determined to give battle
which was done by striking and biting
him until he resolved to abandon the
pursuit, and bowling and yelping, he
began retracing his steps until he was
met by his master who Yainly 1mplored
him to return. By this time the bear
bed passed Laubach's, who were soon
l. hot pursuit with dogs. guns, and Mr..
Stephen Laubach was not far behind
with his axe. The bear now changed his
course and went direct for Oriole, thus
changing his route from line TO O tri-
angle, and the Welsnance's travelling on
the nypothenuse soon joined the Lau-
bachs. The bear was now about III the
position of the British army in its re-
treat from Concord and being saluted i'll
front, rear and TANKS with stones, clubs
and dogs he was brought to stop about
half mile south of Oriole. This spot
will ever be memorable on account OF
the desperate struggle which then en-
sued. The bear planting himself on his
launches prepared to resist all his enc
mies. The fight now became terrible to
behold; the bear and stray bullets sue
C, . led In dispatchlnl several of his canine
enemies before he was prostrated upon
old mother earth by bail from Abram
Welshanses ever reliable rifle. The
bear now breathed his last, and the next
order of work was TO dissect the prize.
The leadership of this part devolyed
upon Mr.. Seth Phillips, who by making
use of his natural ability, soon had the
hide severed from the flesh. BY the use
of a pair of sea es furnished by John
Gebhardt, his weight was found to be
3173 pounds. The gathering was now
transformed into a parliamentary body
with Rev. White as president. By the
skilful management OF this gentleman
they soon decided by vote to give ZACH
of the ex-hunters twenty pounds of the
meat (of course the scalp belonged to
Abram), dividing the balance equally
with the families their represented,
which entitled each to about nine
launds of meat
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-02-08

forward, and his voice lowered to q
quick passionate whisper, twill you be
my wife Z?
"Quick before L lose you again, my
darling"
And all the warm color left her face
for one brief instant, rs SIZE looked in
his eyes-the man she loved.
"Yes." she said.
And with triumph almost beyond
imagination, he linked her arm in his,
and turned towards them.
1t had all happened i'll moment.
"Friends, this is my betrothed bride
Miss Isabel Jeffrey.
"Will you not wish us Happy New
Year"
And then explanations were briefly
made.
cit has been day of days." Isabel
said, between smiles and tears, as she
told it all to her mother in their little
quiet home, that blessed New Years
night.
I'VE are to be married at once,
mamma, because Jack insists on it
next week, mamma.
"And once more you will have your
carriage to ride in, and your laces and
diamonds to wear.
"But if he had been beggar, shovel
ling off the snow for his dinner, and had
asked me to be his wife, / should have
SAID Yes all the same.
"Oh, mamma, mamma, l am SO
happy"
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-02-08
A SHADOW GOAT.

Under my keel another boat
Sails IA | sail, no@ts M noat;
Silent and dim and mystic still,
II steals through that weird nether-world,
hooking my power, though tiny will
The form before its PROV II curled,
or calm II lies, with canvas furled.
vainIy peer and fain would see
What phantom in that boat may be;
Yet half dread, lest with ruth
Soue ghost of my dead past divine,
Some gracious shape of my lost youth,
Whose deaihless eyes once liked on mine
Would draw me downward through the brine
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-02-08

A want of care does more damage
than a want of knowledge.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-02-08

Soft words, warm friends; bitter
words, lasting enemies.
Life is a comedy to him who thinks;
q tragedy to him who feels!
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-02-08

Practical suggestion: When a man
is excited he is very apt to talk without
thinking. An Austin landlord called
on his tenant the tenth time for the
rent. ST haven't got any money" was
the response. "Well, if you haven't got
money enough to pay rent you ought to
build Yourself house."
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-07-20

ADVICE TO A. BoY.--Get away from the
crowd little while every day, my boy
Stand one side aud let the world run BY
while you get acquainted with yourself !;
and see what kind of fellow you are. Ask
yourself hard questions ABOUT yourself
Ascertain from original sources if you are
really the manner Of man people say your
arc, find out if you always tell the square,
perfect truth in business dealings, if your lite
is as good and upright at IL o'clock at
night as IL is at noon IL you arc as sound
temperance man on fishing expedition
as you are at Sunday-sshool picnic; if
you are as good boy when you 60 TO Chica-
60 as yhen you are at home If, in short,
yoa are really the sort Of young man your
mother says you are, and your sweetheart
believes you are. Get on intimate terms
with yourself, my boy, and believe me,
every time you come out from one Of these
private interviews you will be stronger,
better, purer man. Don't forget this,
Telmachus, and il will do you good. Bur.
iingtoa Hawkye.
y
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-07-20

destitute condition. The matter of pro-
lection has so grown and fa,teued off the
customers, that the duties are demanded as
Alright and not as gift to few monopolists.
The farmers are great source of wealth to
this country. They should see that they
are no longer robbed as they have been.
If they choose to pay Pennsylvania or
Massachusetts, largely increased p.ices for
their protected goods (and they have to pay
for their goods just rs if they imported
them), let them understand that they
pay these extra prices simply as q
charity and not to h,lp themselves: If
the formers would vote against every pro-
tectionist, no matter what his politics, they
would soon see their rights recognized.
With my best wishes for the Free Trade
heasucTI feraaiefy yoass tralys
B. D. BUsoRn
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-07-20

FATAL ArfRAY WITH CowDoYs.-Dodge City,
Kansas, July 10.-About o'clock last evening
three cowboys mounted their ponies to leave
town, but before starting they fired o parting
volley into dance house. The city marshal
0as quickly on the spot and sent q few shots
after the fugitives. When about 800 yards away
one Of the latter fell from his horse and the other
two escaped across the bridges. The dead man
xss John Ballard, resident of Indian Terri
tory, who recently arrived with herd Of cattle
from Texas. He had been shot through the
jugular vein and was dead whom picked up. His
friends threatened to kill every officer in town
before morning, but no further trouble is anti.
cipated.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-07-20

TERRIBLE TRAGEDY IN. Texas Calves ton
June pa special from Lampasas to the Ne,Os
says; "a terrible tragedy, Of which the cause
is shrouded In mystery, occurred yester-
day. While c. II. Ross, Q successful mer-
chant, was at the table with his family pistol
shot was heard rom his wife's chamber, she
being in delicate condition and confined to
her bed. The startled family found her in the
last agOnies of death, the ball having entered
under the left breast. The husband made On
unintelligible remark, and rushing out returned
with some Of the neighbors, one of whom raising
Mrs. Rosss head, asked how it happened. The
husband replied by catching up the pistol. plac-
ing it at his own temple and firing. He fell
dead beside his wife.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-07-20

TRIBUTE TO BRAVE CoLoRED NAN.-Green-
vile, July 1O.-The mayor and council, the fire
department and large ooncourse Of white and
coiorsd citizens to-day attended the funeral of
Ben Johnson, colored, who lost his life by his
bravery at the FIRE on Sunday last. As was the
case yesterday when the gallant young Dorrol,
was buried, tho stores generally were closed and
business suspended for an hour anl half dur.
the sad occasion.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-07-20
NUMBER 90.

scrub Just try it, He don't waste enough to
keep hound dog from starvation. Poor
folks arc right good thing 10 country. In
fact, country is obliged to have em to
keep rich folks in money That's what I've
been doing all my life, and if don't grum-
bic at it nobody needn't Being poor and
keeping so is my forte, but we have had a
right good time, nevertheless notwithstand.
ing, for money brings heap of trouble, and
the children get awful tired waiting on a
rich daddy to die. But like money
money is right good thing in familr F.,
and l would like to feel the feeling of
rich man for little while, may be it
would stre,ch me up little Mrs. Arp
says I'm getting humpshouldered. l would
like to be patriarch in church aud give
5000 "a yeprs ssasI tho preroher. and, shake
hahds With the Brethren and sBIsfs ~ INV Typs
ysstibule / think. I would like that.
But after all it don't matter much wheth.
er man. is poor or rich, one man is a.
happy as another il his bssft 81: in bosom
and not id his pock et. II. IT, ain!. in hi
bosom then he is scrub.-BILL ARP, in
Southern Cuhiuator
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-07-20

YouHo MOTHER MURDERS HER INPASr.--
Macon, Ga, July 10.-The bsdy Of on infant
was found near Vienna, Dooly County, on Sun
day. Emma Ballard confessed that she was the
mother of the child and the Coroner's jury
found that it died at her hands. A warrant for
the muderess being issued, the young woman
attempted suicide and is in a dying condition.
She belongs TO good family and the affair hos
created sensation. The warrant for the mur-
deress has not been served.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-07-20

"MACBETH" IN THE BrBLg-The
principal characters of "Macbcth" can be-
found in the Book Of Kings Jczebel in
The Bible is "Lady Macbeth" in the play.
She it was that stirred up her husband to
do all the deviltry he did. Then take
Hazael, servant to the King. Under the
influence Of his wife, Jezebcl, he plots to
kill his master and become King Of Syria
in his stead. This plot is successful, and
Hazael is crowned King. This character
exactly suits that of"Macbeth" The mi
nor characters can also be found in the Bible.
Ofcourse Shakespeare has altered the words,
but the plot and characters are to be found
there. DIR. Halsey, in his lectures on Shake.
spesre at Princeton College, stated thas
Shakespeare regular practice was to stady
the Bible seven hours day. There were
not so many Bibles in his time as there are
now, but although very costly, he had one,
and made daily practice of studying It. I
do not know, but presume he is correct.
Though Shakespeare was undoubtedly !,
great man, think he is considerably over
rated, so far as his originality is concerned.
think he was not endowed With the genius
OF originality, but rather with the genius Of
arranging the writings of those gone be-
fore, and rewriting them in m attractiye
stylc.--Rev. Richard Lee, D. d.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-07-20

AN OLD COUPLE ATTEMPT TO END
THEIR LIvEs.-An aged couple sought
death together in Brooklyn roadway and
are now in St. Marry's Hospital in that
city. The husband is 76 years old and his
wife but little younger. They had seen
better days, but the sting of poverty came,
they were turned into the street because
they could not pay rent, and then they
resolved to die together. BY tho wiFe's
request the husband cut her arm that she
might bleed to death, and then cut his owp,
and both were found by the police in an
unconscious condition. In the hospital tho
woman said on Sunday:
1, for one, could not bear to be beggar,
and that's the simple reason why you see
me here to bay. and my man were TOO
proud to be beholden to any one for food
or shelter, and so when our money was all
gone and we didn't know where to get a
meal for the next day, we settled it that it
was time for us to quit the world as quickly
as possible. 1t was wrong, very wrong,
and we're both sorry for it now; but, o
God if you knew what it was to rise in the
morning without knowing where to find the
means of supporting yourself for the day,
you would Sna it hard to biamc-as. fShe
burst into tea;s as she-spoke.) -. :. -
The husband was seen by the reporter,
and he said:
Theresa and could not endure 10 tho
starved to death, so we decided to kill our.
selves, for one of us would not leave the
world without the other. We have been
married forty-five years, and one of us could
not live now without the other. But now I
see how sinful Twas to attempt such crime.
am religious man, and, in my sober
senses, 1 would never have dreamed of
offending the great God by such wicked.
ness. No, never, let any one say what ho
will. I cannot tell you how downcast feel
since it happened. 1t seems as if never
could hold up my head again. 1 have no
relatives in this country, and no one
who could have helped me out of nv
late trouble. I am heartily glad that my
dear wife was not much injured. My
wound is mere trife, scarcely skin deep,
but hers was very deep. Anyhow, it was
from no bad motive that lifted my hand
against her who has been my comfort for so
many years. 1t was simply to set her and
myself free from the ignomy of being beg
gars in our old age.
They will both be well cared for now, as
the Sisters of Mercy are attending to them,
and it is believed that both will fully re-
cover.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-07-20

How COLDS ARE TAKEN.-A person in
good health, with fair play, says the "Lan-
cet," easily resists colds. But when the
health flags little, and liberties are taken
with the stomach or the nervous system, q
chill is easily taken, and according to the
weak spot Of the individual assumes the
form of a cold or pneumonia, or it may be
jaundice. Ofall causes of''cold' probably
fatigue is one of the most efficient. A
jaded man coming home at night from a
long days work. a growing youth losing
two hours sleep over evening parties two
or three times a week, or young lady
heavily "doing the season." young children
overtasked and with shore allowance of
sleep are common instances of the victim of
'cold." Luxury is favorable to chill-taking,
very hot rooms, soft chairs, feather beds,
create sensitiveness that leans to catarrh
1t is not, after all, the "cold" that isso much
to be feared as the antecsdent conditions that
give the attack chance of doing harm.
Some of tho worst "colds." happen 70 those
who do not leave their house, or even their
beds, and those who are most invulnerablo
are oftenest those who, by good sleep, cold
bathing and regular habits, preserve the
to1e Of their nervous system aud circulation
/ .aN-'
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-07-20

A PLAGUE Of LoCUsrs IN VENEzuELA.-Havana,
July l0.-Advices from Venezuela state that
locusts are making havoc in many parts Of the
country. They have reached Puerto, Cabello :,
Vatenia and island districts in the same longi :
tade. In one night all vegetation in the neigh
borhood of Moran was destroyed. 1t is feared
they will soon reach the fertile valleys Of Cara
ow
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-07-20

AvENGiSG SrsrER's Selma
Ala, July l0.-At Macon station, On the Ala
bama Central Railroad to day, one Carpenter had
three shots fired into his head by his brother-in.
law. A. W. smy,he. Smythe soon afterwards
shot himself twice in the breast Carpenter
cannot live and Smythe may die. The trouble
appears to have been that Carpenter ill-treated
his wife, who is Smythe's sister.
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DEFERRED NEWS frEMs.

END OF THE CATTLE PLAGUE IN EaYPr.-Alex.
andria, July 1O.-According to advces from
Behera the cattle plague has ended with the
death of all the cattle in that district. The
cotton worm is now doing great damage there
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-07-20

| Senator Mahone's son Is a regular Democrat,
lSd has not Inherited his fathers rcadjusting
ociivitiss.
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,s<lovsrnor Foster Of Ohio addressed a lettei
week TO "Hon. A. H. Stephens, Governo,
n Georgia
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-07-20

Gen. J.. B. Gordon has resigned the Presidency
Of the Georgia Pacific Railroad.
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From the Arkdnsdw Traveller.
HIS LAST CASE.

NORFOLK. VA, June 28th, 1888.
Some time ago read story copied from
Your paper entitled ellis Last Court" whicl
story made an impression on my mind. Tn
story have versifed, aud herewith send 1t t.
you in new dress, hoping that it may win IL
way into your favor and into your columns.
Very Respectfully s. g.. Rurs
Judge Grepson, old, most STANCE to say,
Was never known to laugh or smile:
His feelings mirth could never sway,
Nor anecdote his mind beguile
The lawyers whom he met in court,
Would cease their jokes when he drew nigh
The old judge was averse to sport,
And ne'er INDUCED in levity.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-01
TEhEGRAPHIC BREvITIEs.

Fire destroyed a block of business honses at
Whiting, Kan.
John C. K Hines, a prominent lawyer of Read
ing, has disappeared.
Ex-senator Dorsey is reported to have given
10000 to the university at Santa Fe.
The coinage at the Philadelphia mint for Oc
tober was $1,359,914, of which 81 ,050,05O were
silver.
Monsgnor Capel lectured in Chicago, last
night. on "Republicanism and the Catholic
Church."
Gold has been discovered In Clermont county,
o., about three miles from the place worked for
gold in 1869.
The next meeting of the National Educational
Association will be held in Chicago, beginning
on July Is, 1884
The Post and Tribune, and Free Press, OF De-
troit, have reduced their prices frora five cents
to three cents single copy.
An engine and forty coal cars we're wrecked
in a collision the New Jersey road. John Sin
clair, an engineer, was injured.
Ellery II. Andrews, a clerk in the Northwest
ern National Bank, of Chicago. was arrested yes
terday charged with embezzling $4,000.
The number of bales of cotton burned in the
South Carolina railway yards, at Charleston,
on Monday, was 2,145, valued at $l07 800
The new GovernOr-general of Canada and wife
attended the first concert of the season OF the
Philharmonic societies on Tuesday evening.
Cyrus Sargent, the owner of one hundred fine
farms in Wisconsin, was killed near Blooming
ton, Ill.,, by being thrown from load of hay.
Tom Allen, the once famous pugiist, was ar
raigned In the police court at st. Louis for keep
ing dlsorderly saloon, but escaped conviction.
Lieutenant S Kinnen of the Ninth New York
regiment, has been disqualified from shooting
at Creedmoor because of an attempt to bride
scorers.
The colored citizens of Kansas City met last
night and recommended agitation throughout
the country in reference to the civil rights of
the race.
The Santa Fe road is establishing hospitals
fNu vn1rrn P1Vr .,,sy, hu1r ,fx-