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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1883-11-16

Wrestling matches between camels
is an amusement in which the Turks
take great delight, although they some
times get fine animal manned in the
sport The camels are trained to
wrestle when quite young, and TAXI
much pleasure in the fray. A cores
pondent writes: We had young one
on board, only a month old, and as h6
was born under the flag he was chris
tened "Uncle Sam" One ofthe Turks
amused himself on the voyage making
a "pehleyan' of him. and when he was
six weeks old he was more than
match for his master, using his legs,
neck and mouth with such dexterity,
and displaying such wonderful
strength in SO young thing, that he
became very rough playmate, and
often hurt the men by throwing them
down. This feature seems to be nat
ural to the camel, for when two
strange ones come together where
there are any females they have d
wrestling match for the supremacy
and the conquered one ever after ac-
knowle lges his inferiority by not so
much as daring to glance at a female.
Well-trained animals seldom injure
each other, being taught to throw
their antagonist by getting his neck
under their fore leg--the right one
and then throwing the whole weigh.
Of their body on him and bringing him
the ground,
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1883-11-16
Iananese Customs.

The umbrella is an institute
Janan. Whether it owes its inven
To this people or not, they avail theA
selves largely of its uses. The Japan
ese umbrella is a sensible article in its \
amplitude and Hghtness, being made
Is r. - - N-.s,-.Nse.s. When under
one of them a man is nearly as safe as
if he was under shed, so far as the
falling rain is in question, and the
shade it affords from the sun is 1ike
unto that Of a great rock in a weary
/ land When folded, however, it pos
/ scsses a volume that is rather un-
wieldy and inartistic in appearance.
/ The average japanese is seldom seen
without his umbrella 1t is an indis-
pensable article of comfort, and rain or
shine he places himself under its pro-
lection. If the same array of
umbrellas was to he seen on our
streets that is constantly in sight on
the street here it would be a novel
spectacle, especially on bright, sunny
day.
The garment most commonly worn
isisuted for all the needs of warmth
or coolness. 1t is made with wide,
flowing, square sleeves, and it is
wrapper-shaped, open in front from
top to bottom and confined at the
waist by long band wound around
the body number of times. 1t is a
very simple outfit, Comfort cannot
exact anything more simple In the
cold season these garments are dupli-
Gated by the addition Of wadded arti-
cles of the same character The great
multitude wear for hcadgear simply a
piece of blue cloth tied about the
temples though the straw hat is fast
coming into use with many. OF
course, there are many who have
adopted the European styles of cos
tune throughout from head to foot.
| The native dress of the japanese is
not a costly one. One of the garments
in use in summer will cost about one
dollar and half if made of cotton;
more, of course, if silk.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1883-11-16
NO. 81.

"Foreclosed" shouted Stephen Greg
son. Not if | know it. And the
thing never would have been thought
OF if the lawyers | wrote to in New
York hadn't been scamps and cleared
out with the money | sent 'em six
months ago to pay up the mortgage
However, here am in time at last.
with the amount Of the debt owe you.
safely lodged in the Wickham Bank.
and enough besides to settle up all
costs and charges. Why, how well you
all look, And Miss Abby Miller has
actually grown young. and Ursula's
cheeks are as pink as crape-myrtle.
Yes, yes, Ursula, our old dreams have
come true I've made my fortune, and
I've come back to marry you"
All, inconsiderate lover that he was
thus to hlurt out his courtship before
the old people and Miss Miller
But it never was Stephen Gregson's
way to be secretive; and they all
seemed to be as much interested about
it as Ursula herself But they had
the discretion not to look toward that
particular part of the kitchen where
the big fish-geranium grew in paint
ed tub, when Stephen and Ursula had
gone there to look at the new scarlet
buds. just opening out
ut seems like a dream" said Ursula.
ecstatically, as she and Stephen togeth-
er stood at the window, watching the
moon wade through the masses Of
struggling cloud. "Grandfather and
grandmother provided for; the dea
old home all our own; you back he,
faithful and unchanged, and our " u
ding to be in February. Oh, how
ever be thankful enough" U =.
While Grandfather Hall vas 81
the same thing NY the feside u =
1--WE shall KEEP thanksgiving ~
morrow. with gooo t,ason, eh. moth.
er?'' he uttered.
And old Mrs Hall qswered, fer.
vently:
q shall keep Thanksgi\g all NV
lifew
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Thanksgiving.

Come one, oomeall Come home, come honel
from desert sands, and ocean foam,
Beneath the honored home roof-tree,
Join hands and hearts, and you shall see
sweet thoughts, pure love. and honest living
rio" from the keeper Of Thanksgiving.
lis then the dead become most dear;
lis then the'living bring most cheer
lis then the best thin ne seems
Aspiring ogard our Youthful dreams.
And life looks eally worth ;hr living,
In the old homestead at Thanksgiving.
thanks, grim old Par.tans, to you,
Who 'builded better than ye knew
Irue' ye were hard and stern. 'tis said,
lntolerant and bigoted,
But one sweet gift is OF your giving
Thanks. sad old pilgrims, for Thanksgiving
Chloe ,narweH
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in ~ IN practice in the Court Of Appeals and
81 .-lle Arundel. aud Prn,e GEORGES conutjes
'n..h lie will attend regularly.
MAJ ;,s AAd address, Annapolis, AID.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-05-17
TIE FAMILY DOCTOR.

TO proven; hair from falling out, try
first wetting the head at night with
salt and water. Mild sage tea is also
excellent. If these remedies do not
effect speedy cure, try this: Get
little bottle of brandy, and put in all
the salt that il will absorb; wet the
head with this two or three times a
day.
If the arnica with which bruised
limbs are bathed is heated, its good ef-
fects are perceptible much earlier than
if it is applied while cold. If arnica is
to be taken as remedy, as so many
physicians recommend, in cases of Sc
we're sprains, il should be prepared
with water in this proportion: tea
spoonful of arnica in goblet two
thirds full of water, and of this tea
spoonful is to be taken once an hour or
once in two hours, as the severity OF
the case determines.
4 new remedy for headache has been
found by DR.. Haley, an Australian ply
sician, who says that for some years
past he has found minimum doses of
iOdide of potassium of great service in
frontal headache; that is, heavy, dull
headache, situated over the brow, and
accompanied by languor, chilliness and
feeling of general discomfort, with
distaste for food, which sometimes ap-
proaches to nausea, can be completely
removed by a two-grain dose dissolved
in half wineglass of water, and this
quietly slipped, the whole quantity
being taken IN about ten minutes. In
many cases. he adds, the effect of these
small doses has been simply wonderful
as, for instance, person who a
quarter of an hour before was feeling
most miserable, and refused all food,
wishing only for quietness, would now
take a good meal and resume his won't
ed cheerfulness. If this cure of DR..
Haley's is in reality practical one, he
win merit for the discovery the graft
tude Of suffering millions.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-05-17
The JeW's.Harp.

The origin of the Jew's-harp is lost
in the long lapse of time, and bat
hardly ever attracted sufficient notice
as a musical instrument to be worth
the inquiries of musical antiquarieS
In Germany it is called Maui Har-
monica;" in Denmark, "Mund harpe;''
in Sweden "Mungiga;" in France,
"Guinbarde;" in Italy, "Tromba," and
in the Highlands, "Tromp." The
Greeks of Smyrna call it, in imitation
of its sound, "Biambo." In the Meth
erlands and Tyrol it has for a long
time been the delight of the peasants,
the laborers, and their families, and at
present it seems to be in exception
a, @eat favor in America, where an
Englishman has in Troy established a
factory of these vibrating Instruments;
and so brisk has the business been that
another factory has been started re-
Gently where the commonplace Jews
harps are turned out in hundreds Of
thousands.
The first noted performance on this
simple instrument is mentioned in the
memoirs of Nine. de Genlis, in which
is described the astonishing power on
the Jew's-harp of poor German
soldier named Kock, in the service of
Frederick the Great.
However, it was reserved for a Ger
man herdsman and laborer of the name
of Eulenstein to acquire an almost
European reputation as a player on
the Jews-harp. After ten years close
application and study, he surmounted
a host of difficulties, and attained a
perfect mastery over this intractable
instrument
Mr.. Eulenstein appeared with great
est success at concerts, first in Paris, in
January, 1926, and later on in London,
in June, 1926, where he executed with
"grace and expression the most charm
ing Italian, French, and German airs
to the great admiration of amateurs
and professionals alike" He used at
the concerts to play duets with Mr..
Stockhausen on the pedal harp, the
latter accompanying him pianissimo,
and touching the chords lightly, so that
Mr.. Eulenstein's part in the duets
could be perfectly heard.-Music
and Drama
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-05-17

A green-loOking granger, travelling
with wagon, took in number of boys
in an eastern town very neatly recent
ly. He would allow rope to be tied
around each wrist, and holding an ap-
pie in each hand, bet that while two
bystanders pulled the rope in opposite
directions he could bite first one apple
and then the other. He won every
bet with apparent ease. much to the
surprise of those who did not under
stand very simple principle in dyna-
mics. He was naturally stout, but the
trick lay in the fact that the man pull
ing on his right of course assisted him
materially in pulling against the man
on the left, and vice versa. 1t was
two against one every time; but the
mountaineer was always one of the
two.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-05-17
Mhistling.

Capt. Burton tells us how the Arabs
dislike to hear a person whistle, called
by them "el sifr." Some maintain
that the whistler's mouth is not to be
purified for forty days, while, accord
ing to the explanation of others.
Satan touching mans body causes
him to produce what they consider an
offensive sound The natives of the
Tonga islands, Polynesia, hold it to be
wrong to whistle, as this act is thought
to be diSrespectful to God. In Iceland
the villagers have the same objection
to whistling, and so far do they carry
their superstitious dread of it that "if
one swings about him a stick, whip,
wand, or aught that makes whistling
sound, he scares from him the Holy
Ghost" while other Icelanders. who
consider themselves free from supersti-
tions, cautiously give the advice: 'Do
it not; for who knoweth what is in the
air?" In some districts Of North Ger
many the villagers say that if one
whistles in the evening it makes the
angels weep. Speaking, however, of
ladies in connection with Whisting,
it is widespread superstition that it
is at all times unlucky for them to
whistle, which, according to one legend,
originated in the circumstance that,
while the nails for our Lords cross
were being forged, a woman stood by
and whistled. Curiously enough,
however, one very seldom hears any Of
the fair sex indulging in this reerea-
tion, although there is no reason, as it
has often been pointed out, why they
should not whistle with as much facili-
ty as the opposite sex. One cause, per-
haps, of the absence Of this custom
among women may be, in measure,
due to the distortion to the features
which it occasions. Thus we know
how Minerva cast away, with an inn
precation, the pipe, which afterward
proved so fatal to Marsyas, when she
beheld in the water the Disagreement
of her face caused by her musical per-
formance. There are numerous in
stances on record, nevertheless, of
ladies whistling at public entertain
ments, and charming their audience
with the graceful ease with which they
performed such airs as "The Blue Bells
of Scotland" or "The Mocking Bird"
Indeed, not many years ago, at a grand
provincial concert, two sisters excited
much admiration by the clever and ar
tistic way in which they whistled o
duet.-GentzemGn's Magazine.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-05-17
An Unalterable Face.

There is said to be man in Belle
vue hospital, New York, with face
that never alters its expression in the
slightest degree. Something is the
matter with the nerves and mus
cles SO that they do not work at all.
Not the faintest smile nor the sugges-
tion of a frown ever varies the stolid
monotony of his countenance. The
features are regular and rather hand
some, there being no distortion, or any
outward evidence of the affection other
than the strange immobility. His
name is Henry Stube, but he is called
"Masky," because his face is like a
mask, behind which he laughs and
weeps unseen. He has worn this mask
of his for two years. He acquired it
after neuralgia cold. He is being
treated with electricity chiefly, and the
physicians think he will recover. In
the meantime he parts his lips with his
hand for the introduction Of food and
water, and when he sleeps his eyelids
are held shut by slight bandage.
His imperfect talking is done without
moving his lips, and when he speaks
or listens, the impassiveness of his face
looks singular, indeed. There is scme-
thing uncanny about it, and, after the
idea has once got into your mind, you
can hardly regard this face as any
thing else than . mask
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-05-17
On the Shore.

The punctual tide draws up the bay;
With ripple OF wave and hiss of spray,
And the great red flower
OF tie li.hthouse tower
Blooms on the headland far away.
Petal by FETAL its fiery rose
Out of the darkness buds and grows;
A dazzling shape
On the dim, far cape,
A beckoning shape as it comes aud goes.
A moment OF bloom, and then it dies
On the windy cape 'twixt the sea and skies.
The fog laughs low
To see it go,
And the white waves watch il with cruel eyes.
Then suddenly out Of the mist cloud dun,
As touched and wooed by unseen sun,
Again into sight
Bursts the rose Of light,
And opens its petals one by one.
All, the storm may be wild and the sea be
strong,
And man is weak and darkness long;
But while blossoms the flower
On the lighthouse tower,
There is sill place for smile anda song.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-05-17
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

Should oarsmen wear scull caps9
Topreserve cherries-Keep the small
boys off.
Stare-way-The entrance around q
church door after services.
The Moss Pointers Miss place
eggs instead of dimes in the contribu-
ton box. They are entered in the
church books as lay offerings.
This bit of conversation, which we
find in an exchange, is both timely and
expressive: 81 think this ice-cream
lasts little cowy," said he. mine
tastes bully" said she.
How is it." asked the landlady,
"that you never complain of anything
bnt the butter, Mr.. JonesP" Mr..
Jones: "WelI, that is big enough
contract for one man.
nj title maiden named Plummer,
Fell in love with grocery drummer,
And The taGiy he gave
She concluded to save,
So she canned it, Qt lasted all summer.)
A religious exchange tells story of
a cornet player employed by Baptist
church, who lost his position by play
ing the well-known melody, Pull for
the shore" at the baptism of number
of converts.
1t is said that when one is dh, Wning
all that he ever said, thought, felt, or
did, passes before him IL a swift pano-
rama; and that the bad memories
crowd the good into the background.
One need not drown in order to have
the experience. Only become candi-
date for Office.
Doing heavy business-The stone
yard. Doing light business-The gas
works. Doing safe business-The
bank vaults. Doing grave business
The cemetery company. Doing
medium business-The spiritualists.
Doing a rattliDg business-The tin
shop. Doing a fine business - The
judges. Doing funny business-The
humorists.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-05-17
Cute Work.

A detective employed by the United
States express company to trace the
robbery of package at Comerstown,
O., saw the mark of teeth upon the
pasteboard box. "The man is a one
armed man." said he. "He held the
box in his teeth while he united the
string" He made the acquaintance
of Charles Bassett, the one-armed man
of the town, employed him as de-
tective, travelled with him, talked
about the difference in peoples teeth,
got him to make an indentation of his
own in wax, had plaster cast made
which fitted the marks of the teeth in
the package and arrested Bassett 1t
was "cute" piece of work.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-05-17
NEWSPAPER LAWS
Jealousy.

They stood upon the wide veranda, and
Before La left her side saw him turn
And take for her, from out the vine-hung urn,
A crimson rose, and with a deterrent hand
He placed it in the soit hairs silky strand.
Then in my soul did fierce longing burn,
And a new madness, swift, and keen, and
stern,
Arose and held me in IFS strong command.
Andthen-Oh, blessed then!-I cav Ter take
A white rose from the white breast where ID
slept,
And, with proud but timid courage, life
1t 10 her lips. For joy could have wept--
For joy hath tears. Ihe white rose was my
it'll -CGrlJtiI Perry.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-05-17

There are fifty-three cigarette facto-
ries in Havana, which collectively pro-
Auce 100000 cigarettes a day.
National Republican., 1883-10-18
THE BIG BICYCLE RACE.
Keen Wins and Prince Gets the Second
Place-Higham IA Bad Third.

Notwithstanding the attractions at Ivy
City, nearly five hundred people witnessed
the bicycle race at Athletic park yesterday
afternoon, between James s. Prince, of this
city, and II. w. Higham and John Keen, of
England, for purse of $500. The distance
traversed was fifteen miles. Before the race
was called Prof. Il. S. Robinson gave very
laughable exhibition of dudes struggle
with the terrible machine, and his efforts
were greeted with loud applause. The judges
of the race were Messrs. l.. w. Seely and j.
West Wagner: referee and starter, Mr.. Max
Hansman time keeper, Mr.. S. p Moses ir
The contestants were called upon the track
and drew lots for places. Higham took first
or outside place, Keen second, and Prince
third place. The friends of the three men
were on hand in force, and encouraged them
by cheers and the waving of hats and hand
kerchiefs. At 5:0i o'clock the previously
agreed upon sgnal--a pistol shot-was given,
and tho men started, Higham leading, fol-
lowed by Prince and Keen respectively.
Higham won the first mile in 3:14f, Prince
second, and Keen third, Keen rode an Eclipse
machine, Hgham Humber, and Prince a
Columbia.
In the first lap of the seventh mile Keen
went to the front like shot. He afterward
fell back, but repeated the move in the begin
ming of thirteenth mile, and kept the lead to
the finish.
Prince broke his machine in the ninth
mile, but kept in the race, and was cheered
for this exhibition Of pluck
A good deal of money changed hands on
the race.
The winners time, 49m. It's, is the best
Am erican record.
The following is tho score by miles
Higham-First mile, in 3m. 14as; second, in
6m. 294s,; third, in On. 474s.; fourth. in 13m
5is; fifth, in 16m. co.'s; sixth, in 19m. 41s
tenth, in 32m. 45s.; eleventh, in 35m. 59ls.
twelfth, in 39m. lis.
Keen won the seventh mile in 22m. 54s.;
eighth in 26m. Sis; ninth, in 29m. 27s
thirteenth, in 42m. 3Ss.; fourteenth, in 45m.
59!s and the fifteenth mile and race in 49m
74s. Prince took second place and Higham
a bad third. The bell rang and the people
cheered
Prince, HiRham, and Robinson left fol
Chicago last night where they will enter a.
contestants in the six days race on Monday
next.
National Republican., 1883-10-18
WEST WASHINGTON.


Condition of the Potomac rivor water
Wednesday Oct II: At all points 80.
-Four thousand one hundred bushels OF
wheat were sold yesterday at from $1.10 to
I.14 per bushol, and 1000 bushels of white
corn at Go cents.
On Tuesday last as Mr.. Sanford b. Troxel
was attending planning machine at the saw
mill of Dyer Il Bro on Twenty-seventh
street. small piece of lumber flew from the
machine and struck him on the side Of tho
head. He was knocked down by the blow,
but soon arose and was helped to his home,
corner Of Water and Thirty-6rst streets, and
DIR. Sheckells summoned. He fingered until
about o'clock yesterday afternoon when he
died. Mr.. Troxel was about 21 years of age
and very promising young man, whose sud-
den death is greatly regretted by his many
friends, The remains were removed yester-
day afternoon by Mr.. John A. Wetzell, under
taker, to No. 27l3 NJ street, from which place
the funeral will take place.
Tho funeral Of Mrs. st. John, who died sud
denly at Tennallytown on Tuesday last, will
take place at 10 o'clock this morning from
Trinity church, this place. Requiem mass
will be celebrated by Rev. Father Roccofort
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