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Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-05-10
Miscellaneous.

I Presiding Elder Hinkle, of the Juni-
alta district, Methodist Episcopal
Church, is to receive yearly salary of
$4,000.
Col. Levi Tate proprietor of the Ly-
coming Chronlcle, Williamsport, died
on Monday evening, April 30th. Aged
seventy-three years.
1t is reported that Mrs. Jack Kehoe,
the widow Of the notorious chief of the
MoIlie Maguires, has, by the death of
relative in Indiana, fallen heir to $25,
600.
At a public sale in Selinsgrove re-
Gently, Gov. Snvder's cradle, n piece of
home made soap 90 years old, and
chair $50 years old, were among the
things sold.
The servant girl who murderously at
tackled Mrs. May (sister-in-law of Mrs.
B. Harris, Lewisburg,) in PhIla., re-
Gently, was sentenced to twelve years
imprisonment in the pententiary.
A number of cases of undouhted lep-
rosy have been discovered in Newly ork;
and it is feared that the deseaSe, by its
dread contngion, may become trouble
some and dangerous.
A fun-lovinG wretch at Richmond,
Va took twelve year old boy to low
grorgery and gave him nearly pint of
whisky to drink. The boy died, and
his murderer was sentenced to twelve
years. imprisonment.
BY new order of the Post-ofice De-
partment postmasters are only re-
quired too keep letters for seven days
before sending them to the dead-letter
Office. Heretofore the law compelled
them to keep such letters thirty days.
A general scalp bill, introduced at
this session of the Legislature by Rep
resentative Burchfeld, passed the
House finally last week. The bill
provides $40 for wolf scalp, 81 for
wild cat, foxes, and 80 cents Tor minks.
weasels, skunkS, hawks and owls.
The horses in Upper Bern township,
| Berks county, are afflicted with a
strange disease, which commences at
the fetlnck with virulent sore, gradu-
ally extending over the greater part of
the animal. Veterinary surgeons are
unable to either cure the disease or to
prevent it from spreading.
SOME of the gangs of murderers and
desperadoeS who infest various regions
in the West spread more terror than
the Apaches on the War-path. Just
now the Barlow brothers, four in num-
Der, are on II raid among the villages of
Kansas, and the inhabitants tare arm
ing for self-proteCtion. a singular
fact about these Western outlaws is
that their bands are often composed OF
whole families. The Young brothers,
theJames brothers, the Shepherd broth
els, the Miller brothers, and others
have in turn made their names rotor,
ious throuhgout the West. 1t is hardly
to be wondered at the foreigners, hear
ing of the exploits of so many murder.
Gus gangs, sometimes get very erron-
cous IDEAS concerning the general con-
dition of things i'll America --EX.
Persons who receive by mistake OF
otherwise, letters not intended for them
should take a second thought before
breaking them open, and read section
| 1,225 Of the postal laws and regulations
of 1876, wherein is prescribed that The
, penalty attached to the act of opening
: by any person, of letter received fIom
, post office and not addressed to such
person, to be fine not over $500, OF
Imprisonment at hard labor for moi
! more than one year, or both.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-05-10

-PEAbER & LONG at Spring
Mills arc selling merchandise at the
lowest prices. Their stock is ncw
and fresh and was bought for cash,
which certainly enables them TO sell
cheap. Give them a call and you
will find it to your own advantage.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-05-10
s.. f'"' b''''.
Nos, 3i7 s. $40 ARCH ST.,
PHILADELPHIA.
RATES REDUCED TO $500 PER DAY.
PHILADELPHIA.

The travelling public Will stlll find at this
Hotel the same liberal provision for their COM
fort. II is located in the Immediate centres Of
business and places of amusement and the diff
ferent Rail-Road dcpotS, rs Well rs all parts OF
the city, are easily accessible by Street Cars
constantly passing the doors. 1t offers SPECIAL
Inducements to those visiting the city for busi-
ness or pleasure
Your patronage respectfully solicited.
JOS. M. Feger, Proprietor.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-05-10

On the 9Th inst, In Mllhem, after long III.
ness, Mr.. william Reiisaydcr, aged rs years. s
months and 10 days.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-11-30
A Pointer.
Press.

Chief Wigglesworth, of Austin. is
dog fancier, and his kennels are nearly
always stocked with choice breeds of
bird dogs. shepherds and other blooded
varieties. One day he met bosom
friend on the avenue and accosted him {:
Il wish," !" he said that you would call
up to my house tomorrow. l want to
give you pointer; a valuable One."
"Oh, thank yonr exclaimed the de-
lighted friend, II shall certainly call"
Then the friend in anticipation of the
expected present Of fine bird dog,
purchased breech-loading shotgun, Il
IA thousand or two cartridges, n game
bag and ten or fifteen dollars worth of
ammunition, The next day he appeared
at WigglewOrth's residence with hand
some nickel-plated dog collar in his
hand.
"Ah, good morning." said Wiggles-
worth; "glad to see you"
II came" explained the friend, "after
that pointer"
20 yes, I came mighty near forget
ting that. 1t is this: You talk too
much with your mouth on the outside" :"
The nickel plated dog collar and bos-
ON friend moved sadly up the street.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-11-30

p sthairs it preaks der blaster off der

up sthairs it preaks der blaster off der
house.
Ell put, her down at two hundred.
Describe her looks"
"Vhell, sometimes she looks like she
comes from der boor-house, and sOme-
times she lOaks like lady NIT a rich
husband"
Ozark hair?"
Lets seel Py shimminy. | pellet
so, but yes-no-vhelI, gif it Oop. If
she vhas deadt Not hair make no de-
ference"
"What colOred eyes?"
"Vhell. dot drOubles me some more.
Let's see. Vhas eats eyes plue9"
Hardly. They are black, with a yell
low pupil"
Il doan' know OOf my yhife hadt
some bupils in her eyes, but l hear der
shildren say she looked like a cat"
"Any peculiar marks2"
"She lose one toe when she vhaS a
child"
Mono. Any marks on her face,
fingers missing, or any scarsP'
Let's see. Last spring she has a
poll on her neck, but that vhas all
cured oop- She sthnke a clothes-lne
init der axe and plack her eye, but dot
vhas all gone. l doan pellet she has
any marks. You shust tell der bolice-
mems to look oud for fat vhomans init
geen dress; oof he sees some one dot is
my wife. If she doan' see her it will pc
some odder vhomans." Detroit Free
Press.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-11-30
His Lost Wife.

A few days ago the wife of Ger
man living in the eastern portion of
the city was suddenly called to tt e
country by a message from sick sis
ter, and she left home expecting to re-
turn at night. Being delayed, and hav-
ing no word for her husband, he natur-
ally became anxious and went to the
police.
"How old was your wife?" asked the
captain or the station.
"Vhell, she vhas as oldt as me-"
slow old are your"
Il doan' tink much about 1t for two
years, but de lost time | count oop
yhas forty
"How tall is she?"
"Vhpll, she puts her chm on top der
fence and looks oop and down der
sthreet."
"She's about FIVE feet, eh?'
Ioxpect she vhas from five to seven
feet. Dot makes 10 deeference. Ii she
vhas kilt she vhas deadt all oafer.'
what is her weIght?"
"Vhell, can't holdt her on my lap
no more. pellet if she falls down
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-11-30
Obi ectlonable Work.

Uncle Elijah was found seated in
Union square yesterday morning.
Aren't you working now, Uncle Eli
iah?" asked the reporter.
mo, amt workin' no mo- least not
to do de present time. Tell O. how it
KEN bout. Yo' see, | had job in de
match factory n de phOsphus s
mighty f'miIiar wild hisself round dar,
SO It's. De phosphus climbed all over
yo' pusson Dare III de fact'ry till yO'd
smell like fire wo'ks. Las winter when
fust went dar, yo' know, n when |
KEN home in de evenin' Garlic sez ter
me- ev'ry time, "Lijah, yo're gettin' too
infumgated to live wifi N yo'd better
get outn dat fact'ry.' N l tole her |
couldn't git seach IA job every day N l
was goin' TO ter stay till | dune got
'nuther one. Dat was in Feb'ury, n
one night had to wo'k late N twas Il
dark, mlsfortunate kind of night.
N wen KEN outen de fact'ry ! seen
my close was a shedden oh light like de
pictures OBJ saints in de Bible. fought
hit was my piousness shinin' fro de
gloom till | reckoned tvs de phosphus
in de close. Den | KEN up Thompson
street an putty quick | heard de boys
holerin' 'Debble! Debbler n ] say,
hits only Uncle 'Lijah !: but dey warn't
goin' TO b'l'eve dat an dey frew bricks
n bottles on to me dat my po' head
was putty near fractioned. Den de
coon held a voodoo n was g0in'to kill
me fo' ben' witch, n l he'd to glib up
dat job.
"W'en my head got all right got po-
sition de hou' mill near de rlbber. Dat
was in March. De -four got on my face
n Grated de preston was gettin' to
be po' wife trash. My frens stock me
fer de lep'od man, an life KEN ter be
mos disenjny'ble. Bout dat time we
had 'dillun to de family, n de curious
GIIIR Uuu1 IL w do uC CHlIC w do DCll
white Carline say to me: I t0le yo'
eff yo' iool round dat flour yO'd have a
disposention OBJ heaben on yO' should
ers n now yC' done got it sho'. So l
done quit dat place.
"Well, | he'd mon five jobs sence dat,
but dey was all OBJ dat Objectionable
sort. De las one was in coal-yard, II
yo' know de men IS all dark in de contl-
nents in dat dirty blsner. Well, de fo'-
mans wife KEN to the yard one day n
TUX me fo her husban'. / fought she
splayed good sense in pickin' out a nice
lookin' man, but jes'den de fo'man KEN
up n he seen me speakin' wifi his wife
u mos killed me fo' dat. Use done wo'k-
in now."-N. Y. Journal.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-11-30

up like that; and it goes without say
ing that no American statesman ever
before made the political horizon
splendid with such rare device. He
Will longer be remembered in that con-
nectiOn, it is safe to say, than any 9TH
er.. There have been statesmen in
times past who were well fixed as to tai
ent and character, and who had the
luck to get handsome wives and TO con-
meet themselves with ambitions rail-
road schemes; but Tabor stands alone
and mapproached, not to say vivid and
tiamboyant, i'll the respect of night
shirts. That is an imperfect view of
him, therefore, which stops short of
riveting special attention upon aphase
of his life aud service so peculiarly or
lginai a charact His New Jer-
sey organ should make haste to cor
rect Its glaring oversight, and set him
before the country in round and COM
plete manner. Tabor without his bo-
nanza night-shirt is as a classic Roman
stopped of his designation tOga. If he
is to be run for president, he is entit tied
to fair send off; and by all means
should he be presented IN an authentic
light as to the question of personal ap.
Darel
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-11-30

One of the natural curiOSlties of Her.
nando county, Florida, is an immense
live oak, situated near Brookville,
which. seven feet from the ground,
measures thirty-hve and 0ne-half feet
in circumference; from this height to
the top it has but two large limbs
spread out which measure some eighty
yards across. On one side of this singu-
lar work of nature is a small oriice
from which issues continual stream
of cold air, showing some subterranean
connection that is unaffected by what
is going on above the surface of the
ground. No matter whether the wind
blows east, west, north or south, hot OF
cold, there Isl constant blow of cold
air from this mysterious cavity.
"Mr. Isaacs, excuse me, but how It'd
you got dose vine glodings2' "Vrom
der raitroat, Mr.. Kupfenheimer." "Del
railtroatw "Yas. Mr.. Kupfenheimer
my leet.e Penjhamin, he vas kilt in der
Goney Island crush doc moAts ago
and so sent my modder-in-law town
by der Lone Island drain effery day
unit last week she vas smash oop in dei
collision. Der bolicy bays Mr. Knpfen
heimer. ] haf larch family.
-~--------------
A Vermont man in publishing one
of Byron's poems, chaHged the words
20 gods!' to 70 gosh because the for
mer was too profane hI bis readers.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-11-30
Nasby.

I have not seen Nasty in New York
for some months. There's an odd fell
low for you. He can work harder and
steadier, both at a demijhon and type
writer, than any other literary feller"
in the country. He never travels with
out both the articles mentioned as his
side companions. His method is to
hire a whole section in Pullman, have
the curtains drawn and the table set up
and proceed to business with the type
writer on top of the table and the jug
underneath. He takes drink to a
page, and his eagerness for the jug
makes him rush off the page at a very
lively gait. Nasby's face looks like
the moon before a storm, and his gar
ments look like a secondhand store
after "a cyclone.-John Swinton's Pa
per.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-06-13
The President at Work.

I happen 70 know sonething of Presi-
dent Arthur's habits. He is great CHIT
worker, and very careful of details. Dur
ing the day he receives nearly everybody
who comes, and he listens patiently to the
story each one has to tell. If IL becomes
rather dreary and nointless he has a way
of stopping IL. He receives and lays
aside papers and documents that are given
him. On cabinet days TUESDAYS and
Fridays) all manner of things come to
him. He listens to what the several Sec
retaries have to say on business of their
departments, ard he takes The papers and
makes notes. His private secretary ard
his clerks lay aside everything that needs
his attention. When the dav is over the
President dimes, and he gives himself two
or three hours rest and enjoyment. When
all the reallv good people are going to
bed Mr.. Arthur goes TO his library and
sits down to his big table. covered foot
deep with papers. With eyeglasses
astride his nose, and in the light of big
student lamp, he dives into his work. II
he sometimes sits at his work in his shirt
sleeves the ladies need not know it. Hour
after hour. in the stiffness of the night,
NcOo WIG icoiuOub WOIhs du'' Whc'' H3
rises every paper has been disposed of.
This matter has been approved, that dis
approved or rejected; another has been
Endorsed and calls for further information
still another is laid aside for future con-
sideration. Sometimes The President works
this way till two or even three o'clock, but
when he leaves his table II is clear and
clean, ready for the next days grist. For
one am verv glad the President has gone
to Florida for little rest. Every one
who knows Mr.. Arthur's habits of work
knows that he is tired out. It is verv
easy to say that he is easy.going simply
because he does not insult his callers with
busy brnsquer ess. AS though he were hur.
ried half to death. Because he is easy
and polite in his manners before the pub
lie, does not prove that he nAgects the
work of his great Office Washington Cor
respondent Of Philadelphid Press.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-06-13

open the windows and whip all the stuffed
furniture with rattan. IL two can work
together, let one whip and the other fol-
low with good whisk, brushing the dust
out thoroughly. If this is done every
fortnight, it does not take long. Then
dust your tables, sofas, and chairs, and
take them out, putting them in the next
room and hall. Now dust the tops OF the
doors, the windows, chandeliers, and pic
lures, with the feather duster, and sweep
your walls down with the covered broom.
If you have any valuable paintings they
should be covered with old cloth. Now
your room is empty, save, perhaps, big
sofa stands in one corner. Cover this
with your sweeping sheet 1.-TWO or three
old sheets stitched together do admirably.
scattering your tea leaves on the floor,
and begin sweeping hv brushing out the
corners and all along the walls with your
second whisk broom then sweep with
your large broom, to the center of the
room, taking long and short sweep in
turn. Gather up the dust and brush the
whole room once more, lightly and
quickly. In the winter | often have
shovelful of snow scattered for this sec-
oud sweeping, and the result is excellent.
Once in two months it is very good plan
to wipe up your carpet with cloth wet
in pail of warm water in which beef's
gall has been emptied. This nail full
will do two or three rooms. After the
sweepings, dust your ceilings and walls
once more with feather duster, and rub
your surbase and doors thoroughly with
your silk buster, washing off any finger
! marks. Then close your windows, wash
ing them if necessary. or else busting
with clean, soft cloth. A room swept
in this way will keep clean. The dust
has been taken away, and not just stirred
up. To be sure you must be careful not
to drop threads or bits of paper about, or
it will look untidy but it need only be
busted once day to keep fresh and sweet
for week at least, and, if not used con.
stantly, for fortnight. Rooms swept in
this way, if covered with Brussels carpet,
need not be CLEANED oftener than once
in three years."
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-06-13
MOrning.GlOries.

Morp'ng-glories are about AZ satisfactory
as any flowers one can have in his garden.
Old.fashioned thev may he. bnt of that
fashion that ia ever beautiful. They need
no special care, but. sowing themselves
year after year, come up and climb over
onr fences and trellsAs, forming bowers
of exquisite bloom. Beginning TO open
in midsummer, they do not strike their
tents until the frost compels them to with
draw. Humming-birds and moths and
bees know their silkep pavilions and ex-
Nore them for sweets. Their fnnuel-form
flowers are of many ard varied hues-all
of them delicate and admirable. The
whole growth of the plant is interesting,
from the time it breaks out of IFS husk,
and. Strengthening its crumpled seed
leaves. EXPANDS into the light and air. up
through its mere vegetable growth, when
the heart-shaped or halberd-shaped or
lobed leaves appear until such time az it
actually becomes the glory of the morn
ing Stepping out into the garden at
breakfast time, one has rare show of
beauty to reward him. High up in the
prape-vines, and in the old apple.tree. hans
the pink and purple and white bells, all
the more lovely for their extreme evanes-
cence. "Loveliest of lovely things are
they. on earth, that soonest pass away"
Nothing ia more ephemeral than morn
ing.glory flower. tt evolves by some mys-
tArious unfolding into thing of beauty.
In a few hours it has done its work, and
coils in upon itself. "Wbere is that
Fromethean heat which can its light re-
turn ?" 1t has gone, as sweet soul
breathes itself away to heaven. Soon we
begin to notice on the vines clusters of
globular pods, each containing its odd
little black and three-cornered seeds.
These are potential with vigorous life.
Il takes but little heat and moisture to in
duce them to put forth their cotyledous
and to begin that cycle of changes that
ends in the nroduction of similar seeds
Prominence Journal
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-06-13
BE C0urag e0us.


A great deal of talent il lost in the
world for the want of little courage.
Everv dav sends to their graves a num-
Der of obscure men, who have only re-
NAMED in obscurity because their timid-
jty has prevented them from making a
first effort; and who. if thew could have
been induced to begin, would have pone
great lengths in the career of fame. The
fact is, that to do anything in this world
worth doing. we must not stand back shiv.
ering and thinking of the cold and dam
GER but iumpin and scramble through as
best we can. It will not do tn be perpetu-
ally calculating risk and adjusting nice
chances. It did very we'll before the flood.
when man conld consult his friends
npon an intended publication for hun
dred and fifty years, and then live to see its
success afterwards. But at present man
waits. and doubts. and consults his
brother. and his particular friends. till
one fine day he finds that he is sixty years
OF aga: that he has lost 80 much time in
consulting his first cousins and particular
friends that he has no mora time to follow
their advice.-Sydney Smith.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-06-13
" A Clean SWeep.O

al suppose there is not housekeeper,
says Hope Ledyard In an exchange, who,
when she is engaging new girl, does not
go through the form of asking, Can YOU
sweep?' The answer is invariably, 'Yes'm,
generally accompanied by toss of the
head. Bnt, my dear friend, can you
sweep? Do you know how the thing
ought to be done? II not, your carpet,
furniture, and knick. knacks are at the
mercy of your servants. For the benefit
of such readers who have not a clear idea
of how a room should be swept, we will
imagine it ia sweeping day. and do a
room thoroughly. You enter ready for
the conflict; on your head cap that COM
pletely covers your hair. and armed with
rattan, a long handled feather duster
a silk dust-cloth, large, soft cloth pinned
over your broom, two whisk brooms, your
dust-pan, and plate of tea-leaves, which
are almost dry. The first thing is to re
move all the books, knick- knacks, ETC..
busting each article before you take il
from the room. Then shake out aud pir
up any curtains that reach to the floor
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-06-13

those who were hidden to feast; and,
by rutting them into gourds and turtle.
shells rattles were made: The huaks
they braided for mats and wrought into
baskets, into light balls for some of
their games. into salt-bottles, and even
shoes long before the white man took
the hint and made of them chair.bottoms,
foor-mats and collars for horses. Maize
was worshiped as divinity. Children
were kept in the field to watch the rre-
cious grain "a it grew but some of the
legend tribes protected the thievish crow.
because Of the legend that crow had
brought them the first seed of the plant
which supported their life on 80 mauv
sides. From the aborieeues, settlers
learned the use of other articles of food
such as the nersimmon of the South, and
The so-called pround-nut of the North.
Penn found the savages eating baked
beans, as white people do yet in Boston.
The festoops of driving pumpkin in the
frontierman's cabin ore initiated from the
Indians.-EdUard Eqgleston, in May Cen
farm
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-06-13
Our Coal Supply.

When figures 60 above a few thou
sand how little we comprehend their real
meaning When we say the amount
of coal mined IN the United States in 1881
amounted to rs 100 900 tons, we say, of
course, the figures are enormous, and be.
gin to wonder where our children are to
get their coal, by and by; but before YOU
begin to wonder, read how the Phaa
delphia Record puts it. 1t says: The
great pyramids of Egypt are regarded as
miracles of industry ard wasted labor
The longest of all, at Gizeh. took 100000
men almost half century IN build; con-
tains very nearly 100000 cubic feet
of stone. Yet if all the coal mined In
this country in 1881 had been piled in
pyramids of similar size, there would
have been more than twenty.six of these
tremendous monuments of coal completed.
or one every two weeks. Again, suppose
that square column had been made of
coal, allowing 1t to base fifty feet square,
there wonld be more than LOO such
columns. 500 feet high, rising to level to
the projected top of the Washington
monument in Washington. The Chi
nese wall is believed to he 1.40O miles
long, twenty feet high and twenty-four
feet thick, containing 54S, l69, 900 cubic
feet If the coal in 1881 had been put
into such wall, it wonld have extended
from Philadelphia to Chicago, and have
had er ough left over to surround both
cities;" and Pennsylvania alone produces
46,500,000 tons, or more than one-half the
entire amount.