Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-02-15
Der Fiederich, der Friederich,
Der bittcrbOeSe Dicterich !

ago ne DluDJly DdISdlueu lOl d lllHO
more than he was aware Of at The time.
Because we had endured his low, cov-
ert as we'll as open assaults mostly in pa
tient silence for years, he became bold
er, and no doubt concluded that we
lacked either will or ability to defend
ourselves. But the critical POINT when
fOrbearance ceased to be virtue was at
last fully reached and we felt it our I'M
perative duty to give him some atten-
tion-not from vindStiveness or feel
ings of revenge, but on business prin-
ciples and the citizens OF Centre
county will recognize in our pen pic
ture more faithful likeness than in his
beautiful wood cut phiz that adorns the
History of Centre and Clinton Coun-
ties.
Freddy winces, writh es and wriggles
under the dribbings Of the JOURNAL so
pitifully that we are al most persuaded
| to take the advice of near friend and
let up on him but he does not even at
tempt to make single argumentative
point against us. lie simply scolds.
| True, he does make few Cowardly in
sinuations-that's bis style concern
ing matters with which we never had
anything TO do, as we can abundantly
prove, but let him speak out squarely
ana we promise him an answer so plain
THAI even his blunt intellect can not
misunderstood oul meaning. We will
not evade and dodge behind '56ly" as
he does.
In his desperation to find something
tangible against us he pretends to have
discovered some bad spelling on tomb
stones we made y ears ago. This is
! heavy, we admit and indicates Freddy's
wicked purpose to break down the -four
! ishing marble buSin ess of Deininger &
Musser, after he has wiped out the
JOURNAL, but it is not quite so heavy
as Squire ReifSnyder's sofa, which the
Reporter said weighed over l,700
pounds. He distorts our beautiful Sax
an name in a bungling attempt at
rhyme. This is downright cruel, and
yet not quite as cruel as to print Squire
Reifsnyder's mans ReifsYNDER to
sale bill. Freddy must be mad at our
Johnny, as we'll as over Jumbo" but
he ought to consider that it is only al
lowable in ministers when on official
duty, to call other people sinners, while
he so rudely did it even before he got
his name to figure in the History Of
Centre county as REV. FREDERICK
KURTz. (See preface Of said History.l
He no doubt thinks he nO,O has clear
right to throw Scripture at US, but the
bungling 'Doppes" encroaches on our
rights from the very start, by citing a
passage from "Solomon's" Proverbs.
We hope however Freddy will continue
to search the Scriptures, especially such
fundamental parts as the decalogue and
the sermon on the mount. His morals
as we'll as his ma nners sadly need a lit
tie doctorinG.
But really he has us in bad fix here
in-in tight corner" as he tritely
says the other week. He can cite
Scriptures at US, dd liJitum, and we
rather enjoy it, for we daily engage on
that kind of study but we can not re-
tort on the same line. Matthew 7 Sc
peremtorily fJrbids US to ''cast pearls
before" him. No, there is not whit
of religion in this fight, and We will
not drag dowG sacred things where
they least belong. If Freddy manages
to run his ''great and good Reporter"
that's what he calls it-taking partic-
ular care not to get people married ''at
typhoid fever, as be sometimes
does, or having the marriages and
deaths SO mixed as he did not oHly last
week for the fittieth time, that people
must refer to the JOURNAL for correct
data, he will have plenty to do for his
limited capacity, from Jan. lst to Dec.
31st, without undertaking to write
"peotry," citing Scripture pas
sages at Solomon" or teaching spell
lin skule.
We must hasten on. In the winter
of 1876 we bought Der Centre Berichter
printing Oflice-press, type, material,
subscription list, good will and all from
Geo. w. Foote and G.. III. Held i Co.,
paying a good, round price for the same,
and took charge O. the paper May 1St,
same year, in co-partnerShip with A.
Walter. Years before this the Kurtzes
had abandoned" the old title by call
ing the paper Denokratischer Berichtcr
| but when we got it and for some years
before it carried the title Der Centre Be
richter. Now we could as well as not
have retained the old name had we
chosen to do so. 1t was our property
and we could anne it whatever we
pleased, just as jeremiah Louden-
schleager can legally have his name
changed into Jerry Louden, or any
thing else he wishes, without changing
his la,cfM identity. We choose to call
our Bericbter THE MILLHEIM JOUR-
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