Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1884-01-17
Miscellaneous.


with the aid of crutches.
At meeting Of stockholders of the
| Sunbury Smelting Works at Sunbury,
Manager Kidney made an official re-
polt that the company was financially
embarrassed, and that S75, 600 were
needed to place it on Il sound basis
Philadelphia capitalists are negotiating
for the purchase of The lead mine and
smelters.
Six thousand six hundred miles Of
new railroads have been built in the
United States during the past year at
an approximate cost of $4,000, 900.
PENNSYLVANIA comes fifth in the list of
those states and territories that lead
in railway construction, $50 miles of
read having been placed within its Dor
dcrs during the year that has just clos.
ed.
The mining inspector for the middle
district of Luzerne county, Penn, re-
ports that during 1888 there were 4SS
accidents in the mines, of which num-
ber204 were slight 1876 serious and SS at
tended by fatal results. AS result Of
the fatal accidents thirty six women
were widowed and ninety-live children
made orphans.
President Roberts, of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company, issued strict
orders on the first of January regard
ing the issuing of passes this year. The
number of passes is to be greatly re-
duced, and upon no conditions will they
be issued except for the companies bus
iness.-Le,ciSJmq Saturday Nc,cs.
The tramp is improving in his pro-
fession. Their latest racket to obtain
a square meal is as follows He calls
at the residence of preacher and EN-.
cages the minister to do some marry
ing for sister He has come some
distance and is quite hungry and would
like the preacher TO giva him some sup
per. The minister, calculating upon a
good matrimonial fee for the next day,
dimes him. The preacher goes out the
day next to attend to the matrimonial
business aud finds out that he has teen
humbugged and likewise made a fool
Of.
a few weeks ago, Mr.. Willard, the
President of the North Pacific Railroad
and two or three other great companies,
was regarded as one Of the successful
millionaire Of the country. He has re-
signed the Presidency of all the COM
panics, and it is said that he is tinanci-
ally ruined, having sunk his entire pri-
yate fortune in his effort TO support
the Northern Pacific stock. Very rich
men have their trials and burdens fire.
quently that brings them extreme men,
tai suffering,
"If every ones internal care were written
on his brow,
How many would our pity share who have
our envy now!'
We are now the third country in the
world for aggregate beer drinking.
Germany leads with Il production of
/, 041, 27S, 900 gallons, England follows
with 996 ,9S5 900, and we come next, a
bad or good third, with 376,775,OOO
The per capita thirst of our people is,
however, small as compared with that
of several countries. In Germany the
consumption per head is 134.40 quarts a
year. or. rs there are four or five glass
es in quart, about two glasses a day
| for every man woman and child in the
country. The rate for Belgium, how.
ever, is even higher, the consumption
there being 163. 25quarts per head. Eng
land is third, with rate of 1910, and
then there is a drop to G3 60, the.late in
Denmark. Our ayerge consumption is
only %. Is quarts per year.
PFTERsoN's MAGAZINE for Febru
ary opens with one of the most char
ming eel.engravings we have eyer
seen, called:"Two Little Customers.
Besides this, however, are several Other
beautiful embellishments, among then
a splendid colored pattern. There j:
also another ngraving-" Homeless
and Misunderstanding pathetic lit
tie story. The double-siZed coloreG
fashion-plate-a speciality of this mag
azine- is even more beautiful than us
ual. A S for the stories, though always
good, they are this month unusually so
Mrs. Ann. S. Stephens continues "Hel
Season In Washington" a novelet that
promises to be the best she has eyer
written. There is also a powerful
story called GUILE" Altogether this
is a very superior number. We do not
see how any lady can get along with,
out Peterson. The terms are but
Two DOLLARS a year. Great deduct.
| ions are made for clubs, and elegant
premiums given for getting up clubs
Now is the time to get up clubs fol
1884. Specimens are sent gratis, il
written for, to persons wishing to sub
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