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Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-01-25
LassoIng A Wild Cat.

A writer thus describes the novel fun
of lassoing a wild cat: "While talking
to my companion, Drake, who was on
ms horse and had his lasso on his saddle,
tremendous wild cat, fully four feet
long, jumped up in trent of us and
started for the brush. But the rowels
were already III the fianks of brakes
horse, and az break neck speed, the lar
lat curvlng its graceful coil above his
head, went pursuer and pursued. When
within twenty-five feet Of his catship,
the lariat was thrown, and. encircling
like the weird chain of a magician, land.
d the fatal moose around oudon's neck
Never was cat of any description in
tiger embrace; horse at full run, the rope
fastened to the horn of the saddle, and
the game making unwilling jumps OF
twenty or thirty feet. This, however,
only lasted few hundred feet, when
the cat, catching the rope with his teeth,
snapped 1t as il 1t were tow string.
Drake finding that his line was empty
and his hook gone (asa fisherman would
say return to look at the dead quad
ruped. Deadl He was not dead, but
sleeping For with yell an / two bounds
he cleared at last forty feet, and fasten-
ing one set OF claws III brakes leggms
and the other in the hip of the horse, he
seemed to insist on ride and dinner
at the same time. But for the presence
of mind of the rider and his luck in
having three-pound loaded whip, with
which he broke the animals skull, we
rather think the wild cat would have
been the bost mounted quadruped in
the cattle regions OF the West.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-01-25
Nothing But n Boil.

Now that Hon. Thomas A. Hendricks
has really recovered from his attack OF
so-called "senile gangrene. story has
come out which Is decidedly at the ex-
pense of his physicians. On the very
day, the tale runs, to which the medical
phrophets in attendance had limited his
life, blunt old granger-also doctor
after fashion-called to pay him fare
well visit. After pathetic interview
the country practitioner thought he
would take look at the gangrene"
which was about to terminate his Illus
rious friends life. He did SO; stared
at 1t open-mouthed for moment; and
then with q derisive grunt and an
indignant, humping oath. roared out:
Nothing but boiI!' Surely enough,
Mr.. Hendericks was very soon rushing
along the high road to recovery, and
the able physicians who attended him
are keeping moderately quiet.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-01-25

In the glove trade the leather has
hitherto always been dyed by brushing
on the dyes by hand. The defects OF
this method are its slowness, the oc-
currence of large. soiled edges on the
deshy side, and, notwithstanding every
care being taking, the uneven ch aracter
of the dye produced. To avoid these.
Joseph Kristen, of Brunn, has pro
cess in which even dyelng is obtained
by the application of centrifugal force.
The skin to be dyed is fixed on the Gen.
ter of horizontally rotating disk I; the
color is also fed on to the center, and by
the rapid revolution Of the disk, Is
spread equally over the whole surface.
The color is forced ON &c the disk by
means of pump. or it merely flows
from reservoir standing at O high level.
The excess of color driven off at the
edges OF the revolvin5 disk is collected
and used over again, until the skin Is
fully dyed. To dye one skin by this
method takes from ten to fifteen minute.
A single color pump may serve for ar
least five machines. which would re-
quire only one attendant, SO that, by
the above arrangement. one man could,
in twelve hours, easily dye 100 skins,
possessing great evenness OF dye ana
free from spOtting.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-01-25
DOIIs Worth Many Dollars.

Said dealer in dolls in New York,
to reporter. "The value of the last
few weeks importation may be put at
5000, 900. Three hundred thousand dol
lars worth are now In the retail shops
TO be sold to private customers for holi-
day presents TO children. The rest viii
be purchased from the wholesale shops
by out of town dealers. Why. q ready
made dolls costume of ordinary ele
ganee Is worth 500, and such costumes
are made for spring, summer, winter
and autumn, as o doll could not reasona-
Dly be expected to wear thesame clothes
the year round. The banner doll In
this shop is valued at S95. Her dress
and jewels are very rich and elaborate. I"
'Show me an economical doll.
Certainly" said she "here is one
in white satin, with white satin cape
trimmed with swans down, poke bon
net ditto, silk stockings and kid slippers.
1t is $50. Here is an asthetic doll III
old gold plaid plush sacque, with blue
satin dress and red satin bonnet with
ostrich tips a mere matter of $15."
The reporter gasped and turning to
the superintendent of the department,
said, "Do these dolls go out of the stock
alone p
NO" said he "they require elegant
Hoss ecau boxes of toilet articles, trunks,
bandboxes, &c. A tolerable wardrobe
includes two extra dresses-one OF fancy
satin, the other of white satin /; q full
line of underwear /; lace caps, fashiona-
BILE hats, necklaces, earrings, brooches
anu basket of flowers. Some ward
roires are arranged in handsome boxes;
others i? trunks, ready for starting. A
tair wardrobe costs $12 some are 50,
while limited wardrobe for q very
young doll is only 98 cents.
A miniature bedstead with q brocade
velvet spread and cardinal satin cushion
costs 50. More luxurious couohes for
dolls cost SO. Cunning rustic chairs
are So and $4. Bronze high chairs, se-
cured in manner to prevent very active
dolls from jumping or falling out OF
them, are $9 and so apiece. Lace
curtained cradles for dolls which have
not yet been weaned, may be had for 50.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-01-25

1t appears that young Butler was
much enamored of pretty girl who
lived on farm about six miles from
that of the Butler family in the west
ern part of Massachusetts. The country
beauty was O coquette, however, and
kept quite large train of admirers in
suspense, each rival doing his best TO
gain the advantage of the others. At
last matters were brought to climax.
and the damsel appointed certain night
when she would render her final deci-
sion as to which suitor she preferred.
1t goes without saying that they were
all better-lookIng than Ben, but the
latter determined to put the inside OF
Ills head against the outside of those OF
his opponents. The nearest way to the
fair hIrt's house, and the one taken by
all her eager followers, was over q
bridge formed by single and some
what slippery log placed across deep
brook III the rear of the house. Young
Butler repaired to this bridge an hour
earlier tAan the accustomed courtin'
time, carrying pail of lard with which
he carefully annointed the log by the
mellow moonlight, backing himself
across ii astraddle.
AS he afterward sat with his sweet
heart, waiting for the other suitors to
appear, loud splash came from the
direction of the brook. Ben's eye twink
led, and in imagination he could see
one OF his gorgeously gotten-up fellow
candidates climbing up the opposite
fea Ia tnia taKx md
ing Tor home across lots but the con-
spirator looked as innocent as a cat in
the dairy and said nothing.
Pretty soon there came another souse,
and after awhile another. The beauty
began to look at the clock and show
evidences of decided pique at the negli-
gence of her other admirers-a clrcum-
stance Ben did not fail to turn to his
own profit.
Presently he could family hear voices
IN the distance, and he knew that the
last Two, swains We're approaching to-
gether Pretty soon came tremendous
double splash.
"Dear me-" said the young lady,
" how the fish are jumping tonight I"
The upshot of it was that when the
future governor rose to go the slighted
beauty gave him her hand. Sealing
the bargain with an old-fashioned husk-
lng-bee kiss, Butler left his prize III
such u state of exultatioD that he for
got all about the creased log, and the
first thing he knew both heels hit him
In tbe back of his head and he took
header down below, just as his victims
had done. He climbed up the already
well-clawed bank and made six miles To
home, utter.ng kealneylsms unfit for
publication. He was taken with chills
and fever as result, and when he got
well, found his fancee had eloped with
hired man. Butter tslls thus as the
narrowest escape Of his life, as he says
the girl began eating onions the very
next day alter she became engaged.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-01-25
Orange Culture IN southern California;

The orange-tree grows all the time,
That is to be thought of. 1t calls for
the frequent cares which are it's due as
well in winter as i'll summer. Not q
few persons OF the invalid class who
had looked upon its culture as mere
pastime haYe been broken down
through this cause, and having taken
up more land than they could manage.
The lesson of such cases is not to at
tempt too much, but to keep to the five
or ten acres perhaps within ones per-
sonal capacity. Nor h as it been polltic
to put everything into the single crop
of oranges. The smaller fruits, peach
es, plums, and especially appricots, for
canning, which come into bearing
quickly, are useful in tidlng over the
rather tedious period of waiting for the
orange-trees TO mature, and are always
in profitable demand, To start exist
ence comfortably here the newcomer
should have capital of from five to ten
thousand dollars. Peculiar energy, OF
course, will do with less.
1t requires about nine years to bring
an orange-tree from the seed TO full
bearing. On the other hand, it is found
that by deity inserting an orange bud
into q small shoot OF lemon-tree sl1tted
in an X shape, and setting this IN the
ground, tree can be obtained which
Uears marketable fruit after the second
year. The controversy RACES as to
whether it is worth while to do this,
since the product is but dwarf, like
the dwarf pear-tree; and though it
yields early 1t can never yield much,
and it's fruit does not stand shipment as
we'll as that of the seeding. Against
this it is maintained that it lives longer
than the seeding, yields choicer Yarie-
ties OF fruit, more uniform in size and
quality. and not subject to the singular
form OF destruction which sometimes
eyertakes the seeding, that Of being
dashed against its owR thorns.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-01-25

extent of her possible good fortune, for
fear of disappointment,
So on returning to her, the young
lady only said:
my mother thinks this may be
something we have seen advertised fol
in that square, so wall 60 with you to
the house mentioned"
Thank We kindly, Miss"
"The footmen i'll them grand houses
wouldn't lock at the LII kes o me-"
They'd just slam the door in my face,
if l made so bold as to ring"
AS she tripped along, the young gov,
erness's heart beat high at the prospect
of what might be the happy result OF
her errand.
No more shaving for poor Mary; good
food for jim; an airy lodging at the sea-
side, where he would toon recover hls
strength; clothes and furniture redeem
ed from pawn; and after an interval OF
rest and ease-sorely needed after their
sufferings-her humble friends restor-
ed to their old life of industry and COM
fort.
1t is needless to dwell upon what fol-
lowed when Miss West was shown up
into the drawing-room, and displayed
before the enraptCred eyes of its occu-
pant the precious jewel whose loss had
caused her such tribulation.
AS for poor Mary, it was some time
before she could realize her good for
tune, or take in the bewildering tidings
of the wealth that had so providentially
come 10 her and them.
And Jim, what news for him!
There was healing in the very though
of such prosperity.
So it came to pass tnat in the two
homes, clouded SO lately with trouble
and anxiety, peace of MUD was restor-
ed.
Heaviness had entered for O night-a
long, weary night in one case-but Joy
had come TO both in the morning.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-01-25
a Mules Mfsta kes

Ex-Congressman Bill Slemmons tells or
a par of feet that mast have been ohlecCs
OF great regard in their day. One Gay o
narly of men, including jackson, the man
of big feet, were preparing TO attend pc
iitlcal barbecue. 1t was soon discovered
that there was no way of conveying Jack
son. as all the vehicles were full.
ssLet me ride that mule over there,
asked Jackson.
There isn't a man IN the world that
can ride that animal. He'll work TO
buggy or plow, but no man can stay on
his back
.'I'll try HIM, anyway"
And the determined man instructed sew
ersI negroes to catch the mule and hold
him The animal plunged andkicked, but
finally jackson secured seat In the sad
die. Every one expected to see him dash
ed against the ground; but the mule lock
ed around, saw the mans feet, and walked
peacefully away.
He thought he was between pair OF
shafts.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-01-25
The NIaeIstrOm AS It Is.

Nearly midway In London strait, nuge,
naked rock, which might fairly be called
an island, lifts itself above the waters,
breastlng the conflicting currents caused by
the winds and tides. Between this rock
and the cape on Muskong is the famous
Maelstrom, which fertile imaginations have
clothed with many terrors. Its geograph-
ical petition is such as TO expose it to fierce
tidal currents, and, when they are assisted
hy high westerly winds,th are, no doubt,
terrific. The bottom of the strait is strewn
with immense boulders, which are SO ar
ranged as TO give the current spiral mo-
ton, directed toward tue isolated rock
from the northern side, which is much in
creased in times of high tides or storms,
when 1t whirls quite around the island
rock. Then it Is that 1t becomes really
d fflcut for boats and vessels without
steam power to keep clear of the rocks
against which the waywarG currents would
dash them. While there are at times vast
and powerful eddies, which give objects
floating upon them fearful spiral motion,
there is nothing like vortex produced by
subterranean discharge OF the water,
although the tumbing and boiling char
acter of the spiral currents may submerge
temporarily objects drifting on the surface.
No doubt In the course of time the action
of the water has tended to leve down the
bed of rocks, some of which, We may
presume, showed themselves above the
surface. This may have made the Mael-
strom much more terrific than it is now,
and better justified the ancient fable. AS
it Ia, in ordinary times and in favorable
weather, the fishermen do not hesitate tc
seek for fares throughout these waters
which to strangers are suggestive Of the
most terrific dangers.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-01-25
BIRTHDAYS.

am content
TO let the added years
That come 10 me
Roll back into the past so far
That memory
Can only ind along the shore
Some perfect shells, and nothing more.
am content
That seaweed, bits OF wreck
And pebbles gray,
Drift out OF sight into the sea;
For them 10 stay
Would be 10 cherish grief AMI pain
would not, must not feel again.
Lam content
That none OF life
Can ever be
Lived DER with self-same throb and thrill;
No more 10 me
VIII former song, or book, or toy,
Fill the new measure OF my Joy.
lam content
To live all of to-day;
And when dream
Let fancy reyel in the light
That hope hath seen
Beyond the present, and affair
A steadfast, sweetly beck'nlng star.
anu content
For aye upon the heart
Can never creep;
And when, at last, In stlllest night
seem 10 sleep,
\ birthday comes 10 me in truth;
The gift IL brings-immortAl youth.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-01-25

DRAPERY, as a means of modifying
the stiff and cold appearance of the
entrance hall, is not made as much use
of as it might be. Whenever it can be
employed either as portiere over q
door or across an archway, as well as
for hangings, for the staircase windows,
it viii, If made of suitable material and
harmoniHing In color with the walls and
woodwork, warm and tighten the hall
and give ID mueh more honehke and
hospitable aspect.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-01-25

A CONTEMPORARY asks: "How shall
women carry their purses to frustrata
the thieves ?" Why, carry them empty.
Nothing illustrates thief more than to
snatch q woman's purse, after following
her half mile, and then find that IL
contains nothing but recipe for spiced
peaches and fsded photograph OF her
grandmother.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1883-10-26
MiscellamenMs.
Sweet Home.

When two young people love each
other aud marry, they restore tho picture
of the apostolic church They are of
one heart and of one soul. Neither do
they say that anything they possess is
their own, but they have all things in
common, Their mutual trust in each
other, their entire confidence in each
other, draws out all that is best in both
Love is the angel who rolls away the
stone from the grave in which We bury
our better nature, and it comes forth
Love makes all things new; makes a
new heaven and new earth makes all
cares light, all pain easy. 1t is the one
enchantment of human life which real
ICES Fortunio's purse and Aladdin's pal
ace, and turns the ARABIAN Nights"
into mere prose by comparison. Before
real society can come, true homes must
como. AS in n sheltered nook in the
midst of the great sea of ice which rolls
down from the summit Of Mont Blanc is
found little green spot full of tender
flowers, so in the shelter Of home, in
tho warm atmosphere of household love,
spring up the pure affections of parent
and child father, mother, son, daugh-
ter; of brothers and sisters Whatever
makes this insecure. and divorce fire.
quent, makes of marriage not union
for life, but an experiment which may
be tried as often as we choose, and aban-
doned when we like. And this cuts up
by the roots all the dear affections Of
home; leaves children orphaned, de-
stroys fatherly and motherly love, and
is virtual dissolution of society
know the great difficulties of this ques-
ton, and how much wisdom is required
to solve them. But whatever weakens
the permanence of marriage tends to dis
solve society; for permanent homes are
to the social state what the little cells are
to the body. They are the commence
ment of organic life, the centres from
which all organization proceeds.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1883-10-26

The will Of John Davenport. Of Port
land, Oregon, was compelled to take
long journey. Mr.. Davenport died in
England, and bis will was probated 10
London, AS he left $4,000 worth OF
property iD Oregon, it was necessary
that it should also be probated there
1t was also requisite that the original
document should be produced. and as
when will is probated in England the
Probatss Court keeps it in charge, an
officer Of the London court had TO make
the journey TO Oregon with Mr.. Daven-
ports will, 10 order that it might be pro-
bated there. This has been done. and
il is said to have been the first instance
Of the kind that ever occurred.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1883-10-26

The breakfast we take in winter will
determine our efficiency for work in the
day, aud will 80 influence our whole be-
ginning for period Of time that no af-
termcal can correct. Tho breakfast in
winter must contain more heterogeneous
food than in summer; it is absolutely
needed You must store heat TO furnish
material for absorption and for maintain
ing vitality; add to this heterogeneous
food something that will disengage heat
from the blood and keep up temperature
and you may defy the coolest day
Your face may feel it, your hands may
feel it, but your body will be impervious
to it and 60 on disengaging that inward
heat which can alone stand against the
lowest temperature without lfthis first
meal has been properly attended to we
may presume that vital action can be
maintained in full force for FIVE hours at
loast before il needs replenishing.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1883-10-26

The honor of an audience with the
King of Burmah involves some incon-
venienccs. In spite Of the frightful sun
of that country, it is strictly forbidden
to open a parasol after passing the first
palace gate, and then one must cross an
enormous courtyard bareheadcd, without
any shade except little fan. One must
also either avoid passing before the cen
trail gates of the palace building. or else
do so with the body bent almost at right
angles Finally, when you come to tho
side door, by which alone il is lawful to
enter, you must leave your shoes at the
bottom Of the stairs and walk for several
hundred yards over the scorching planks
until you reach the throne hall, where
you must squat, taking care to hide your
feet as much as possible. until the King
dcigns TO issue from bis private apart
ments. When he does come he speaks
from behind screen, and confidential
attendant repeats bis august words
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1883-10-26
Unlucky People.

A genuinely unlucky man will entail
as much misery upon those who are de-
pendent or associated with him ms n
genuinely wicked one, Their specula-
tons turn out i'll when lhose Of more stu
Did men succeed Their inventions arc
little anticipated by those they never
heard of. Their books or plays do not
become popular. Their crops are sure
to be injured by the floods or tornados !;
their vessels to be wrecked or burned !;
their houses consumed within the TWEEN
ty-four hours after the insurance policy
had expired, or the day before they had
resolved to take one out. Judges are
sure to rule adversely to their interest ;
juries always bring in yerdcts against
them Their letters arc certain to 90
astray; their baggage or express pack
ages to be lost or stolen. IL Is they
who are always looking for their missing
knives, and arc constantly wondering
where their hats or umbrellas have gone
to. The money they put into their
pocket books, or the pocket books they
put in their pockets, mysteriously dis
appear. Even when they desire TO be
prudent, and with considerable sacrifice
and pains, buy their potatoes, their Goa
aud other stores in advance at reduced
rates, the price of the succeeding winter
invariably falls below what they have
paid. They are to be dreaded as Jonai
was dreaded. The boughs of trees the,
climb always break the boats they 70"
or sail always capsizc. The train thel
take is by no means expected Of it
terminus on time, and, even if late
should cause gratitude that it got there
ut all. If they are not the victims, the,
are the authors, Of all sorts Of involun
tary mischief. Altogether, shrewd ole
Rothschild was wise when he consulte'
his sons to "avoid unlucky men"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1883-10-26

"Well," said young NJ. D., Just
FROM college, II suppose the next thing
for inc to do is TO hunt for good situa-
ton aud then, like Patience on q monu-
nent, wait for something TO dol" eyes,"
cbimed 10 bystander. ''and not long
after you begin the monuments will DO
on the patients"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1883-10-26

An experienced farmer says that oats
sould be soaked sufficiently to swell be-
fore feeding them to stock. When soaked
the husk is partly torn away and facility
Of digestion increased. Poultry will
carefully pick out the soaked grains from
the dry when allowed a preference in the
matter.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1883-10-26

People who sit around and do nothing
but applaud the good deeds Of others
generally make more noise than the real
workers, and usually imagine that they
are performing most Of the labor. When
a quiet, industrious hen lays an egg, the
ROSTERS and biddics that don't lay do
most of the cackling.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1883-10-26

At wedding in Harlem, where the
bride was very dilatory in arriving at
the church, lady remarked, concern
ing the affair: "Well, the idea Of that
woman being late in getting here, when
she has been waiting twenty-six years
for lust such chance as this"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1883-10-26

A man who marrics frivolous flrt
gives to airy nothing local habitatien
and name"