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Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1884-02-14
The Mother of John Quincy
Adams.

There are few eminent men who
have not said that their success in life
was largely owing to their mothers
teachings, and who have not been
proud to honor her. The following is
one of many illustrations of this truth:
The mother of John Quincy Adams
said in letter to him, written when he
was only twelve years of age, 81 would
rather see you laid in your grave than
grow up profane and graceless boy"
Not long before the death of Mr.. Ad-
ans, gentleman said to him, II have
found out who made you" "What do
you mean ?" asked Mr.. adams. The
gentleman replied, 81 haye been read
ing the published letters Of your moth
er." Mr.. Adams stood up in his pecu-
liar manner, and exclaimed, Yes, sir :;
all that is good in me I owe to my
mother
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1884-02-14
A Small Boys Painful Discovery.

Il don't altogether like the young
man Mllliken, who comes to see you so
often. hear that he Is nothing but a
poor dry goods clerk, is what the head
of the family said to his daughter one
day at the dinner table.
He is very nice young gentleman, ,
replied the daughter, besides he is
something more than poor dry goods
clerk He gets large salary, and is
manager of one Of the department, and
expects some day to have an interest in
the business
Il hope he may responded the old
man, but he strikes me as very flip
pant, impertinent young person, and
in my opinion he should be sat down
upon.
well, have invited him to take tea
with us this evenin g. said the daugh-
ter, 'and l hope you VIII treat him po-
litely at least. You will find him a
very different person from what you
suppose him to be-
oh, I'll treat him politely enough, ;
he said.
That evening Mr.. Millikin appeared
at supper, and made most favorable
impression upon the old gentleman.
He's cleYer young fellow after all,
he thought. Il have done him an in
Justice
1t was just here that Bobby spoke cut.
Bobby was well-meaning little boy,
but too talkative.
Papa he yentured, 'you know what
you said to-day at dinner about Mr..
Millikin; that he was an impertinent
young man, and ought to be sat down
upon
Silence, sir!' shouted the father.
swallowing Il mouthful of hot potato.
But the little fellow wouldn't
silence, It's all right, 'he continued,
confidently, but ina whisper loud enough
to be heard out doors, he has been sat
down upon. Sister sat down on him
last night for two hours
After this the dinner went on more
quietly, owing to Bobby's sudden and
very jerky DEPARTURE philadelphia
Call.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1884-02-14
ALICE'S SURPRISE.

1t was sunshiny May day, with An
immense bee booming among the lilacs
and peonies in the school garden, and
intense glow Of golden light on the
grass, and dreamy languor in the air
that made Alice Hopkins sleepy in
spite of herself as she sat with the lit
tie children's copy-books maple before
her, ,inscribing che months marks upon
the covers, according to their respective
merits.
Alice was scarcely more than child
herself. Barely nineteen, with slight,
young figure, color that came and
went at the slightest variation of her
pulse, and pleading hazel eyes, it was
the hardest work in the world to as
sumo the dignity that was necessary
for her position as assistant teacher.
''I never saw such babyishness in my
life - said Miss Negley, the principal
sand shall not put up with it, Miss
Hopkins--don' you think it Dignity,
in the educational line, is everything.
And I do not call it fitting to the posi-
tion of the assistant principal to be
racing around with the children in
their MONDAY games, and dressing
corn-cob doll On the sly for little Pris-
ella Jones, to say nothing about burst
ing ont crying, like great baby, when
Billy Smith killed robin-redbreast with
a stone. Dignity, Miss Hopkins dig
nifty should ever be the watchword of
our profession.
Miss Negley was tall and grim, with
heavy black hair, sallow complexion,
several missing front teeth, and some.
thing very like mustache.
Alice Hopkins bowed before her saw.
age glance.
"I'm very sorry" faltered she. ''I'll
try to be good ~
"More like child than ever - said
Miss NegIey despairingly.
"I-I mean,n Alice fastened to cor
rect herself-'I will endeavor to set a
guard upon my rash impulse.
"That sounds more like it," said
Miss NegleY. "And now, Alice, see
here, l expect some of my school-trus-
tees here tomorrow"
"Oh, dear 70 said Alice, remember
ing the signal failure of her class upon
q similur occasion not so very long ago.
SIT isn't another examination.
hope ?"
"Worse than that" said Miss Neg
ley-''far worse.n
Alice lifted her hazel eyes in amaze
ment. What could possibly be worse
than Fanny Dow spelling cat with a
"k," and Lucy Mailey asserting that
Baltimore was sitnate OH the left bank
of the river Nile.
There is proposition on foot to re-
duce our salaries,'' - said Miss Negley.
"Aetually, TO reduce our salaries %
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1884-02-14
The Little Shoes Did It.

The following touching incident,
which we clipped from an exchange, is
worthy Of being preserved in letters of
gold
4 young man, who had been reclaim
ed from the vice of intemperance. was
called upon to tell how he was led to
give up drinking. lie arose, but look
ed for a mcment very confused. All
he could say, was, "The little shoes,
they did it," With n thick voice, as
if his heart were in his throat, he kept
repeating this. There was stare of
perplexity on every fl:e, and at length
some thoughtless young people began
to litter. The man, in all his embar-
rassment, heard this sound, and rallied
at once. The light came into his eyes
with flash he drew himself up and
addressed the audience the choking
went from his throat.
Eyes friends" he said. in voice
that cut its way clear as deep-toned
bell, "whatever you may think Of it,
I've told you tie truth-the little shoes
did it. | was brute and fool ;
strong drink had made me both, and
starved me into the bargain. | suffer-
ed-I deserved TO suffer but did not
suffer alone-nO man does who has a
wife and child-for the women get the
worst share. But | am 10 speaker to
enlarge on that I'll stick to the little
shoes | saw one night when was all
but done for-the saloon keepers child
holding out her feet to her father TO
look at her fine new shoes. It was
simple thing but, my friends, no fist
ever struck me such blow as those lit
tie new shoes. They kicked reason in
to me. What reason had | TO clothe
others witch iue!ies. and provide not
even coarse clothing for my own, but
let them go bare Aud there outside
was my shivering wife, and blae, chill
ed Child, on a bitter cold Christmas
Eve. took hold of my little one with
a grip, and saw her feet Men ! faith
ers if the little shoes smote me, how
must the feet have smote me / put
them, cold as ice, TO my breast and
they pierced me through. Yes, the lit
tie feet walked right into my heart, and
away walked my sellishness. l had
trihe of money left =; bought loaf of
bread and then a pair of shoes. l never
tasted anything but bit of bread all
the next day ; aud went to work like
mad on Monday, and from that Cay l
have spent no more money at the pub .
lie house.
That's all I've got to say-it was
the little shoes that did it,"
Could there be more powerful tenn
perance lecture than this =?
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1884-02-14
WORDS OF WISDOM.

Expression is the mystery of beau
ty, says Kant.
Trust man to be good, and, even
if he is not, your trust may make him
such.
Opportunities are very sensitive
things. If you slight them on their
first visit, they seldom come again.
Prejudice and self-suficiency natur-
ally proceed from inexperience of the
world and ignorance of mankind.
A truly good man had rather be de-
ceived than be suspicious, and rather
forego his own right than run the
venture of doing even hard thing.
The most influential man, in free
country at least, is the man who has
the ability as well as the courage to
speak what he thinks when occasion
may require it.
Life must be measured by action,
not by time; for man may die old
at thirty, and young at eighty; nay,
the one lives after death, and the other
perished before he died
1t is the temper of the blade that
must be the proof of good sword,
and not the gliding of the hilt, or the
richness Of the scabbard /; so it is not
his grandeur and possessions that
make a man considerable, but intrin-
sic merit.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1884-02-14
To ommy'5 Arithmetic.

Tommy was poring oyer his mental
arithmetic. 1t was new study to
him, and he found it interesting. When
Tommy undertook anything, he went
about it with heart, head and hand.
He was such tiny fellow, scarcely
large enough to hold book, much less
to study and calculate; but he could do
both, as we shall see.
Tommy's father had been speaking
to. his mother, and Tommy had been SO
intent on his book that he had not
heard word, but as he leaned back on
his high chair to rest a moment, he
heard his father say;
Dean got beastly drunk last night;
drank ten glasses of wine. l was dis
gusted with him
Tommy looked up with bright eyes,
saying:
flow many did you drink, father?'
Il drank but one, my son. said the
parent, smiling down upon his little
boy.
Then you was only one tenth drunk,
said Tommy, refectivcly.
Toni, cried the parent, sternly, in a
breath; but Tommy continued with a
studious air:
Why, yes; if ten glasses Of wine
make a man beastIy drunk, one glass
will make him one tenth part drunk
and
There, there, interrupted the father,
biting his lip to hide the smile tnat
would come, Il guess it is bedtime for
you; we will have no more arithmetic
tonight
SO Tommy was tucked away in bed
and went soundly to sleep, turning the
problem over and over to see if it was
wrong. But just before he lost him.
self in slumber, he had this thought:
'One thing is sure; if Dean hadn't
taken that one glass, he wouldn't have
been drunk; and if father had taken
nine more, he would have been drunk.
So it's the safest not to take any, and [
never will
And the next thing Tommy was
snoring, while his father was thinking,
There is something in Tommy's cal
culation, after all. 1t is not safe to
take one glass, and l will ask Dean to
sign total abstinence pledge with me
| tomorrow
He did so, and both kept it. So, you
see, great things grew out of Tom
my's studying mental arithmetic.
IL L :
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1884-02-14
THE MESSAGE OF THE SNOW.

All around me, through the forest
As Igo.
Shining white In glittering radiance,
Lies the snow;
Through the silent, movelesS air.
Near and distant-everywhe
Soft and silent, pure and fair
Falls the snow.
All the summer bright lies buried
Meath the snow;
Rippling brooklets cease their murm ring
Silent flow,
Bound i'm Winters icy chains,
While King Frost triumphant relgns;
Sienced, too, the song-birds $ strains,
BY the snow.
Tiny snow. drops peep already
Through the snow;
FlOwretS blanched with timid terror
80 OF the snow;
Whispering softly: "Spring Is near;
Soon will vanish Winter drear,
And the snow.
Lone tread with lingering footsteps
Ger the snow,
While il casts spell upon me,
For the snow
Calls TO mind the vanished years,
Severed ties and troubled fealS
Hopes that melted into tears,
With the snow.
Yet greet with loving welcome
Virgin snow,
Type Of Heavenly purity,
Sent below;
Till unbidden thoughts arise
"TheSe are tears from angel eyes,
Dropt In pity from the skies
Flakes of snow.
When the toll OF life Is over
Here below,
May we sink TO peaceful Slumber,
Meath the snow;
Promised Crown each Cross make lighter,
Till we reach lind that's brighter,
Rise to wear those garments whittier
Than the snow.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1884-02-14
Many Millions in Bonds.

JAY COULD, IN ORDER TO REFUTE
REGENT STORIES REGARDING HIS
FINANCIAL SOUNDNFss, EXHIBITS
THE CONTENTS OF Hrs "STRoNG
Box
New YORK, Jan. 24.-The sensation
o9 Wall street is the report that Mr..
Gould had opened his strong box and
made an exhibit Of his secureties TO a
number of gentlemen. There are var
ions accounts of the aggregate Of the
stocks and bonds, but all unite that it
is larger than in March 1882, when un-
der similar circumstances the little
money king let the public know what
the box contained. The amount OF
Western Union stock is said to be $685.
OOO, 900 and Missouri Pacific $40, 800 600.
Union Pacific, Wabash and other
stocks helped to swell the total.
The facts, according to the rumor,
are these: Last Friday Mr.. John II.
Terry, of f. ID. Morgan & Co., heard
that Mr.. Gould had been called for
two-milioh-dollar sterling loan, of
which renewal was refused. He at
once went to the inancier's Office to see
if this was true.
why, I've got plenty of money, re-
plied Mr. Gould good naturedly. Il
haven't had to sell anything Turning
to his son he said: George put on your
coat and show Mr.. Terry our new vault.
Let him see what we've got there while
you are about it,
Mr.. Terry eXpostulated, saying that
he did not want to he the repo.i itory for
any secret, but the little man insisted.
Il want you to see the vault anyway D., he
urged. Mr.. Terry then accompanied
young Mr.. Gould to the Equitable
Building, where the Mercantile Trust
company has prepared private receipt
acle for the wealth of the money king.
The vault is incased in solid masonry
and MASSIVE steel Notifications. 1t is
one of the strongest in the world. The
celebrated strong box was then emptied
and its contents spread out to view
Mr.. Terry said, speaking of his visit
to Mr.. Gould's vault: Il only counted
the securities in one of the boxes of the
vault, and | did this out of curiosity
because it contained Western Union.
The syndicate of liars, as they have
been aptly called, had Industrious
ly circulated the rumor that Mr.. Gould
had parted with all Of his Western
Union stock, aud so | had little curl
os;ty to see how much of it he had.'
And how mucn did you ind?'
Il found S26, ,1S7 800 worth, with ono
share over. In the other opening, which
contained Missouri Pacific. i only ex-
amined one package Of the securities,
but there were several 'other packages
in it,
How much was there in the package
which you examined?'
Il don't know exactly, but there was
over $40, 900, 900 worth, and there were
securities in all .other openings in the
vault. as | have said
A broker said that the following was
a fair approximation of Mr.. Gould's
pres ent holding Of stocks.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1884-02-14
MEMORIES.

1t may be but a breath of the Southland,
Or a belts soft distant chime;
But it brings anew 10 the worldly heart
The memories of olden time.
A strain of music, q passing face.
Seen In the mistS ateve;
A spray OF hawthorn, wet with dew,
And the May light soft on its leaves,
A silken rustic, rich perfume,
The dream OF day gone by;
The sound of the millwheel under the hill,
a swallows flight through the sky.
A careless laugh, forgotten song,
Heard in the summer night;
Only fancieS. but all, how dear,
When seen through memory's light.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1884-02-14
A Little Bit of History.

Friedrich II. Iof Prussia was very
fond Of having artists, literary men,
and singers Of talent at his small sup
pers, and he enjoyed free humor and
encouraged gayety with all his power.
Personally fond of music and literature,
he had special liking for the philoso-
pher Mendelssohn, who was very wit
tY, as hunchbacks usually are, and he
oftenIgave him seat at supper by his
side. 1t so happened that some small
embassador-Ger was thendivided
into a number of microscopic countries
with pigmy sovereigns-tried to chaff
Mendelssohn, ,iwho, with his quick re-
partee, turned tie tables at once on his
adversary. Furious, his dwarf's excell-
ence ran to the King and complained
of the plebeian being admitted into
circles above his reach etc. The King
said TO him, 'Medelssohn was my guest,
as you were, and you should not have
ioked him, or you should take the con-
sequences
'Ah,' said the ambassador, 'he is a
man who would consider nobody, aud
would offend your Majesty if it so hap
pened that for some imaginary reason
he thought himself hurt
'WelI,' said the King, but L shall
give him no reason for feeling hurt;
and, any way, he would notsoffend me-
rs it a: wager asked the embassa-
dor 1.
Certainly replied.the King.
well, If yonr Majesty will do what
l say, we will soon see whether l am
rignt,or wrong
And what do you want me to do?'
'Will your Majesty, at the next sup
per party, write on piece Of paper,
'Medelssohn is an ass and put the pa
per, signed by your own hand, on his
plaie?'
4 will not; that would be a gratui-
tous rudenesS.
1T is only to see what lie would do,
whether his presence Of mind is so
great, and in what way he would reply
to your Majesty
well, if it is just for IN experiment,
and am at liberty to afterwards tell
that by no means intended to offend
him, l do not mind complying with
your wish
'Agreed;.oniy the paper must be sign
ed under the words, 'Mendelssohn is
an ass so that there can be no doubt
in his mind that it comes from your
Majesty
Reluctantly but with a feeling of Gu
riosity as to how it would end, the
King wrote and signed the paper as re-
quired. The evening came; the table
was laid for twelve; the fatal paper
was on Mendelsson's plate aud the
guests, several of whom had been in
formed of what was going on, assem-
bled. Atithe given moment all went
to the ominous table and sat around it.
The moment Mendelssohn sat down,
being rather short-sigbted and obser-
wing some paper, he took it very nea
his eye, and, having read it, gave a
start.
What is the matter?' said the King.
No unpleasant news l hope, Mendels-
sohn?'
'Oh, no. said MendelssUhn, lit is
nothingl'
Nothing? Nothing would not have
made you start. L demand to know
what it is
'Oh it is not worth while
But l tell you that it is. [ command
you to tell me-
oh, someone has, taken the liberty
to joke in very bad taste with your
Majestyn
with me? Pray do not keep me
waiting any longer. What is lt?'
'Why somebody wlote here 'Mendles-
sohn is one ass, Frederick the Second
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1884-02-14
Hold Your Head up Like a Mani

III the stormy winds should rustic,
While you tread the worlds highway,
Still against them bravely tuSSle,
Hope aud labor day by day;
Falter not, no matter whether
There is sunshine, storm or calm,
And In every kind of weather,
Hold your head up like man !
If brother should deceive you,
BaSely act traitors part,
Never let his treason grieve you,
jog along with lightSome heart.
Fortune seldom follows fawning,
BOldness is the better plan.
Hoping for brighter dawning,
Hold your head up like man
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1884-02-14

1t rains alike on the just and on the
unjust-and on the just mainly because
the unjust have borrowed their um-
brellaS.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1884-02-14

The latest thing i'll cradles The new
baby.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1884-02-14

III subscribers order the Discrimination ar
newspapers, the publishers may continue TO
send them until all arrearageSf are paid.
III subscribers refuse or neglect TO take their
newspapers from the Office 10 which they are sent
they are held responsible until they have settled
the bills aid ordered them discontinued
IL subscribers move to other places without In
forming the publisher, aud the newspapers ar
sentto the former place, they are responsible.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1884-02-14
ADVERTISING RATES.

.s@ass 5s@ ysi s4$s PS; '%s; %4; sysse yss
i 1900 i5oo $50 800 go go
One inch makes square. Administrators,
and Executors Notices $3.50. Transient adver.
tisements and locals ID cents per line for first
insertion and cents per line for each addition
al Insertion.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1884-02-14

Whoever doubts that tie newspapers
have a mission, should enter car and
see how useful they are to the men
when a fat woman with big basket is
looking around for a seat.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1884-02-14

Brevity is the soul of wit. The hotel
keeper who wrote to a delinquent ex-
boarder. Send me amount of bill, re-
ceivcd for reply, The amount is
s10.50.'
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-05-08
Where the Fire is Out.
Magic No More a Mystery--Seen
From 1cyOSS the Tor/I

"liaroun of Aleppo,' said Sir Philip Derva
"had mastered every secret in nature which the
nobler magic seeks to fathom. He discovered that
the true art of healing Is to assist Nature to throw
OF the dlsease-to summon, as it were, the whole
system to eject the enemy that has fastened on IA
part. His processes all included the reinvigoration
of the principle Of life.'
In this the Eastern sage merely anticipated the
practice of the best physicians of to-day. What
life itself is, nobody knew then-nobody knows
now. But we have learned something of the rea
sons why the mysterious tide rises and falls. Pro
vided the great organs OF the body not rrepar-
ably destroyed, medical science can always relieve
and often save. Yet no reputable physician now
adheres to the barbarous and stupid processes of
depletion, such as bleeding, by which 1t was at
tempted to cure disease by reducing the patients
ability to resist it, Nowadays we do not tear
down the fort to help the garrison-we strengthen it
In this Intelligent and benefcent work, it is con
coded that PARKER'S TONIC leads al
other medicines. As an inyigorant it acts imme
diately and powerfully upon the circulation and the
organs of digestion, thus giving Nature the assist
ance she calls for. 1t follows that all ailments of
the stomach, kidneys and liver at relieved
or cured. No other preparation embodies the same
qualities or produces similar results. 1t is delicious
to use, and the best known anti-toXicant. Price
SOC and 81. HIsCON Il CO., New York. 1meowl1
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-05-08

Mr.. Chenery, the late editor of the London
Times. left an estate valued at 100000. There
are six editors of New York newspapers who
are worth from one to three million of dollars
Toronto. Canada. has a law which requires
the closing of liquor stores at eight O'Clock on
Saturday nights. Many men are capable of
squandering a weeks wages even before that
hour.
President Arthur has been invited by a COM
mittee of the First Army Corps association to
60 on an excursion on May ID to the battletieds
OF Fredericksburg, Charlottesville, the Will
derne>s and Spottsylvania.
Secretary Frelinghuysen has received from a
prominent manufacturer of mosaics in Venice
and London a very handsome portrait of the
late President Garfield, which is intended as a
present to the United States.
The treasury surplus amounts to SOL 200, 900.
1t is expected that $4,000, 900 bond call will
be issued this week. The customs receipts
last month were a million and half greater
than for the same period in April of last year.
General McCook, commanding officer of the
United States troops in Utah. believes that
kindness and Cancellation are lost on the Nor
mons, and that the only way to suppress the
iniquity is TO apply martial law with firm
hand.
The Paris press insist that France will assert
her rights IN Egypt and reject the placing OF
the debt under British guarantee. The majority
of the English Cabinet is in favor of sending Il
small force of British and Egyptian soldiers to
Berber.
The report of the House Banking Committee
in the matter Of the Pacific National Bank. in
which Maine lost so heavily. eXonerateS Comp
troller Knox, but censures CO.. Needhams ac-
ton in private, without impeachng his official
action.
The official report on the loss of the steamer
Daniel Steinmann off Sambro Light shows that
the disaster was caused by the captains failure
to exercise sufficient precaution in foggy, rainy
weather. and keep off shore until assured of his
position.