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Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1885-06-11
Poe Mills Scrap Book.

Poe Mills, June 9th, 1885.
The editor of the JOURNAL will
please accept thanks for his compli-
ment on our last weeks jottings.
The recent rains have refreshed vege
tation very much and the trees and
brushes are now clothed in their full
summer suits.
Miss Annie Kline has returned from
Cherry Run, where she had been stop
ping during the past week.
Elliot Hassinger and Geo. B. Baskin
have also arrived home from Lewistown
where they claim to have spent quite a
pleasant time, but refuse to 60 into de-
tails at present. owing to fat igue.
Geo. Park has gone to his home in
Millersburg. Pa, to spend few days
with family and friends.
Messrs. Raymond Gillert are the
"boss' fishermen this week. We are
however at a loss to know in what way
they intend to dispose of the little "fn-
nies''-whether us dried herring or sur
dimes.
Miss Laura E. Baskin has just re-
ceived present in the form of two
miniature glass skiffs. Now 'Dollie'
when I'll. B. pays you that looked-fol
visit this summer, you can launcf
your boats and reveal to him 'he oeau
ties of Penns Creek. BUCKEYE.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1885-06-11
Penn Hall.

Ta0s. McCafferty, of BellefOnte. was
here last week helping j. @. Condo out
of his trouble in the blacksmith shop.
We are sorry TO state that at this
writing Mrs. J. w. Bartges is still con-
(ined 60 her bed. Hope SHE may soon
recover.
In our last communication the name
of Mrs. Geo. B. Mirtz appeared. This
was a mistake and should have read
Mr.. Geo. B. Mirtz. Hope we did our
friend Geo. no injustice in having a
Mrs. for him, for all it ought to be
thus.
Robert Bartges has gone to Centre
Hall to do some painting for Mr.. Luse.
Mrs. J. B. Fisher is confined to a
bed of sickness. We are glad to state
however that her case is not serious.
JACK PLANE
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1885-06-11
AFTER DINNER.

Persons who suffer from Indigestion
can arrest the progress of that painful
malady by the use of an after-dinner
to the stomach, prevent heartburn, rouse
the liver to healthful action, invigorate
the kidneys, and thus, through the activity
of these organs, promote the natural
movement of the stomach and bowels.
AYERS PILLS are SO compounded that
their action, though mild, effectually pro-
duces the above results. They also, In
curing Constipation, remove the cause of
Biliousness, Liver Complaint, Kidney Dis
ease, Rheumatism, and many other serious
ailments.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1885-03-26
PSALMS.
IRENISE.D.l

Eyearthis. all We people. and give ear al
Ia YOU invn li.is"f ihe world. Hop Bitter
will M X. you well and to Ie:Gicc.
. Ii shall cnie :n he fe"l L. and put
sic ness and suffering un er foot.
=. Re thou f.Of a;r.' al " hen y"ur fa mily
is sick or you have R-i. his disc or l;v.
er Com plsi't. tor Hon H'tfcrS wilI cnre Won
4. Bofii low 81 ii high. VIII an" tonr
Know the vair,r n; Hon fsi!,e:S Tor bilious
nervous a..d Rleumat'" c'Ti 'aii Is.
;. lea SO me- with Hop Ri'ters md
sh IL u: We robust an. i-!"on.ing health.
s. Aid disc e por Gis.ase ~" ''' The
wor-f con;r 7 M >a:e' I n. Hn' B'''orS
sickn. go -.pd sor. 8. nd ,'turt.l ye:;
ago waS I cure 7. bv Hon EiftrrS.
II. fl,..' kee..Ih u his /, n.> f;0r ach inc
FROM Rhsum- tis.n nd N.,ur ,lgia. with
Eo., Filters do. IN wisely.
O. Though fhOu'hSS, hast sores. pi'rr les.
';ec,Sl. :. AIT 'a"un. rN>Ip las ilOO' OF
.nning.yet Hop BitfefS " i'll remove th. II,
al.
10 What women 10 ,hrra. feeble and sick
trom n.,naln cs,mpI irtS. who de-iraih ns Z
health and u~eih HOP Bitt.r< ana i made
we'll
H. .Iet NOT n.rlcct Ia use Hop Rii!rrs
hr:n" on serious kidr and liver COM
b,aints
L. Keen thy tongue from haing 'nrrst.
thy t,i-,nd p,rr,. -rd thy Stom irh from in
i:eestif n Nv rsin- Hop Bitt.rs.
II. NJ nay pairs and aches aud disease
~, like ch II before the wind when use
Hop B'tt.rs.
"a. Mark the maa who was ne 'rlv dead
md Civ, II up nv the s.o.fors after 'usin,
Hon y tiers mi hr,., meth we'll
u &. .ase & ON worrying aiouf nervous
ness, .ener,i "e''ii:fy. am, Urinary troub-
les 20: Hop Bit!ers " III rtstoIe y"u.
n19-4wS
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Ni,hrii IL ;H.>> d.

Direct conucct.ors mad" in Cn;on De-
pot II tCoiuinbuS. ,or New-rk. Ia ,rSvillA,
psttsiuIx, Wheeling II 'liinore. W;,Si,ing-
ton :ini Phi del iiia; also for Dayton.
Cincinnati, Louisville and al points Suuth
and >nut Hue>;.
- los" connections at Toledo for De-
!tUit .nd ali POI rts In Michigan and Cam
,a.
II j FALKESBAcn, .Genn Pass. Ag't.
Columbus Ohio,
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1885-03-26
H.l:1 Makes The .AOr1o.

Member them :~o old bays used
to drive.' said Joe Troy. car.driver
On the Fifth and SIKH streets line, last
evening. "A cousin o mine. farmer,
out beyond Tacony there. bought 'em
off the coInp'py. took holiday
sbou. week ago, and me an my ole
oman we went to Tscony to spend the
day at my cousin farm. / asked how
the team was ceitin' on. He said they
made him tired; he had done all he knew
to git 'em TO so. and when they started
ne couldn't ait 'etn to stop. He was
settin' sick Of 'em, an thought he'd
sell 'em again.
Let me have a try.' SAYS /; cos,
you know, beiu' as Twas accustomed to
EN-. thinks may be able to find out
what's the matter with 'efn.
.'Well, he hitchcd 'e,n to plow an
gets behind 'cm an chirrups to 'em
ike an talks to 'em, but they wouldn' t
move worth cent. We'll, couldn't
make it ont when a thought kinder
strikes me ali plump like. My cousins
Ettle boy he's got one of them bicycles,
20 l says:
...Aleck. where's little Joe's bicycleP'
Little JOe's the bov's name. He wur
named for me. you know.
Il goes in an gets the bell OF the BIZ
cycle an fixes it on to the handle of the
piow. Then takes the strings again
End rings the bell, shakes tine reins, and
says:
--Gce upr
eli YOU 4 believe me. them two old
raScafS nr;cts mn their oar, .,i,ct,v an,
without any more trouble than ask yer
puts their shoulders to the collar and
sets OF. Then I pulls the bell again
and says:
".vShoa!'
'.And they stops as easy as if they
we're back in the old car. Aleck says
I'm a genius. don't know what he
means by that, but I know he hain't
had any more trouble with the old bays
since. ."-fai;adeif,hia Times.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1885-03-26
Told by the Engineer.

sGad! but You have a cold climate
iip here! Why down south on the
Central Pacific road; il is as warm as
roast potatoes. and then to come up
aeEe. Whew! 1t is as good as ether
-or dental operations.
The speaker was Wall Smith, one of
he Oldest engineers on the Central
-'acifie. and noted as the champion
f-revaricaiOr on bee-line ON St.
Luis to San Francisco, q sort of Null
hatton on wheels. but at the same time
regarded as good an engineer as ever
ti.rottied a locomotive.
Come IN aud get warmed up." said
The Day reporter he had accosted. and
4 few seconds later the coy surround
sags of the Merchants served as a
background, as ne proceeded:
''You want TO know about that acci-
Gent in 1912 Well. Twas then running
on a fast-express train between Salt
lake City and the coast. About IL
Q clock one moonlight night in autumn
.;,st before leaving kelton. 1 noticed a
white horse running louse alongside my
tagine. My eyes became transfixed,
sIld NO matter how tried, could not
AXE them Of that horse. put on
more steam and went at q foriy-mile
ate. but the hor went alongside at
n Easy gait. showed her up to fifty,
md went flying through Motlier. Ter
rice and Bovine, bat Whitley held his
.wn. / yelled to the fireman to shove
ii the coal, and in Eve minutes more
..e were running sixty miles an hour.
;iy. we appeared to fly over the
round, but tnat horse kept alongside,
,.-ld Twas SO excited fell in a dead
lint in the bottom OF the cab just as
,.e were going into Moors. Our orders
..-re to run 70 E:ko, but the fireman
s.,ilsd up, and the conductor came
.-ishing to the front with his hair on
i. l had recovered by this time. and
( IS ready to answer all questions. L
Id the conductor about the horse, but
wouldn't have it. @ ~
before the train started out again
Sc found out whati it was. I'm ashamed
a.-ery time think of it. A passenger
4 the train had the picture of horse !
a.canvas beside a window. and the
yht of 4 lamp behind it threw the
adow alongside :he eengine. st Paul
;a1y.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1885-03-26
1cys Who PIsfsrrea "Whop2iaggs" t.
no Pennies.

know pair of boys beside whom
even Helen Babies must nave dwin died
:Hd grown tame. Naughty. wiifui. mis-
v..ievous loving l;ttle scanips. T.ey
s-ere at times as soundly ti,rasied as a
,ier soft-hea, ted father would per
n:it. For time they would mind: but
tacy ..wouidn stay m;.:ied.' 10 Use a
:. lIdish expression. Au:hiGg seemed
:,rcible method of punishment as
ing away their spending money--a
-.w pennies each day.
For some particularly grievous of.
g.nse this was resnrtad to two CT three
ss.ss before Inc ourth Of July, and
srst was their grief snd inti -h:iipn.
.ery cary Lac next mofn'cs the
tier wuo p.;.i isilyI ihis upon ,'ia.n
....s awakened i: hrariag them Ii ,iie
...=Lut-r doLr -. n.
Doys,
.'1h. psp~:
.Bcys Z ia;k = yoiir roori. "
Oh papa - Z :'sna-wcn :cn
:o&se give ;'.' o.;r ;,Sna IS anG go b':ci,
~ ;ac waoi-. .n.cs: --.;asf5f1 -!r..rc--sr.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1885-03-26

W!or R.hy was SIX we ray her CAS-
TOR:A.
WIN She was Child. slc c,ie.i for CAS-
TO.;lA
Wh.r 81. became Mi>s, She clur:. tc CAS-
rU!iiA.
" he,. sh. had Child. en-, She gave III M
cAsGURlA.
Fstr lsAs1 s, isSS-4H
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1885-03-26
Dean Richmond. Rudeness.

All the older tribe of railroad men
sssrember Dean Richmond, the prede-
c-~sor of Vanderbilt in the owl ership
The New York Central. Here is a
ssng illustration OF the peculiarly of
5 ways. 1t was more than twerty
aars ago, on q cold winter afternoon,
hen The train started from Oswego.
= Fulton. 8 strongly built coarse
:,trred man boarded the train in a
:arry and took his seat in q vacant
c;ion. lie had either been drinking
:sich or runnn hard. for ne was puff
s.::- and blowing with excitement of
e sort OF tie other. and his first move
er taking his seat was tn. throw the
. :ndow of his section wide open. A
: 3ung Gentleman sitting behind him.
sac had young lady with him.
;; i'obably his sweetheart, without
wing word leaned over and shut
&c window down. He evidently did
:.ot intend that his girl should suffer
rom cold without some sori of protest.
ne hot and Illustrated old fellow I lrn-
"a half round in his seat, gazed fer q
ccond at the Young one, and tnen
rev Tire window wide open again.
he Young man leaned over again, still
i:hout saying q word. and shut it.
mother half turn in the seat and an
her insoleat look at the impertinent
olmsstcr, and then the old fellow
ined his should rs back over the arn,s
o: his section, and throwing his heels
i-.;ward, dashed both of them through
.5le glass of The window, growing:
Now open or shut it, as YOU please. "
lyon are an infamous rag.bond.
=" cried the ,ady's escort, '-aad I'll
port you and have you arrested for
Is outrage" All the other occupants
e.. the car, looked their amazement and
csgust, and thc conductor just coming
il the Offended youth cried: Here;
cnductor. see what this fellow has
done; demand that YOU get his name
.nd have him arrested at the next sta
tion. TIM going to Syracuse. but Ill
wait at the next town to give informa-
I'm against him.
The offender turned half round once
more and said: ..it's all right: I'll go
on to Syracuse with you. and you can
bsve me arrested there
The next station was reached, and 3
g.. Louis gentleman who had wit
cssed the trouble called TO the con-
.'..ctor: "Are you going to arrest that
lamp
ARREST HI! Do you think look
re want to lose my job? That's
Lean Richmond. and he owns tae
I3ad.n--Ss. LcuGs G!obe-Democral
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1885-03-26
rhe sena,e's omcsal sscnoeraphor.

''Yes, have been a good while at
it, said Mr.. D. F. Murphy, the official
stenographer of the Senate, as he sat in
the haudsomeiy-iinis stenographers'
room at the Senate end of the Capitol.
Its windows look ont upon the spacious
grounds at tine front of the Capitol, for
it is one of the most eligible rooms in
the entire building, just by the massive
doors, and looking out upon the marble
portico of the Senate end of the east
front of the Capitol. On the ceilings
are beautiful and highly artistic fres-
Goes, rc,nintiers of the dead Brumidi,
and stretching aroun,i the wall are long
cases filed with official documents,
bill S. reports and other documents of
this sori that are most likely to be need
ed ut q moment notice.
s'Yes, it's over thir;y-fve years."
he said. ..since l began reporting the
Senate proceedings. A long time, is it
not? and yet it has gone quickly. and
with it a good many mea OF great abil-
tiles and reputation"
Your rccoliections run back as far
IS Webster, then, do they, Mr.. MUIR
phy?''
YES" he answered musingly, Il re-
member him very vel. A very slow,
careful speaker, easy to report because
of the extreme moderation with which
he spoke. Yes, l reported Webster
and Clay and Cass. and, later on, the
great men who took their places. Sum-
ner and Seward and all the others"
''Do you Join in the oflen-expressed
tlp f.ot svro.tnasc hnS dana
from the halls of Congress. and that
the statesman OF to-day is a pigmy
compared with that Of a quarter of \
century ago?
NO; on the contrary.f think that the
Congress OF the United States. lake the
members as class, averages better
COW than it did in earlier days. There
are not, perhaps. just now. any very
great minds which tower up beyond all
the rest, IS seemed to be the case with
Webste. and few others then and
since, but, take the aver &c statesman
then and now. and think he of to-day
bears comparison very WELL"
'.How long has Congress been stcro-
graphically reported?'
The Senate was first so reported in
1S4S. There were one OR two attempts
earlier, but they were unsatisfactory
and soon abandoned. The present sys-
TEN began in 1913 in the Senate, and
about 1850 in the House, and has been
continued since"
'.Wiil the present mach-criticised
system, which permits members 10 re-
wise their speeches before publication,
be remed;ei, do you think?''
doubtful. l think. There has al
ways been talk about it, but only talk.
There We're efforts twenty-five years
ago, perhaps more, to have that feature
. eliminated, and to have the deoates
printed exactly rs they occurred. re-
member that Jcff Davis was one OF the
mo vigorous in denouncing revision
and in urging that the debates be
printed exactly rs they occurred. And
yet Davis was one Of The fastest speak
e-s Of tie Senate At that time, and j:
would seem that if anybody needed 10
revise his remarks or the stenographic
report OF them it would be he
Ibid he often do SOP
mo. He scarcely ever looked at his
speeches in manuscript. letter 10
Mi7inea',Otis Tribune.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1885-03-26

An English school teacher holds q
most important position in England
and is much better paid than here. A
master, corresponding with our gram
mar school Principals, receives from
S1.50O 10 $1,000 year, and head mas
tcrs of such schools rs Eton or Rugby
are credited with receiving from Sl2,-
60 to $1,000 j year. But. per contra,
women are rarely employed. and. if
tiev are, must be content with what
would seem mere pittance to our pri-
mary school teachers. Taken by and
large, as the sailors say, the American
system is the best.-Pr0rtdcaCx Neac&
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1885-03-26
W EST BOUND.

'rrains run daily; !-tDaiiy except Sunday
All trains betw cen Columbus and Cintin
II It! run through without riixnge of EAR.
connecting in The Union DepOts with I'll.
diverging 1ihes.
Through Tickets are sold by Agerts O
This line TO til parts OF the United States a
the Low, st r ties.
For RsfeS. Time T hle and information
C n ON BIN NJ NETT. Jf., A: ent, 2ai North
High street q olumbus,
). P. PEABoDY. WE. rPPERr.
Gen'i Sup':. Gen'l = ~. Ar.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1885-03-26
Carriage She p,
SPRING STREET, LOGAN OHIO.

co We prepared to build all kinds Of Carriages Busxis
spring Wagons the lowest prices. All kinds Re-
pairing done Wood Work of all kinds neatly executed. large
and complete lot Of Finished Work constantly hand
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1885-03-26
Carriage, Bug gy and Sign Paint ing,

At the prices and guarantee the job city
We all our Backsmhing first class Also shss
and everything branch
give a trial before going elsewhere.
April "a, 1S84-1y F1HE KiRKER
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1885-03-26

r p IOuNS STCN,

Represents the Leading Fire and Life It.
SI,.;,;.cs. t',ni!,ni,- q: The country. x .i's
ftes,Souabl, Off &C in James Elocs Logan,
ohio Jan Sly
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1885-03-26
AngHYS WaHIE0

4SyEefS's,f This sr,nd hoax 10 now
ASsGI' s''. out-s.lling AL ot hers Ia 10
J. Ministers. Editors Criti,'s. tc.. nnqual-
lIfie.iiy -nis,-e il and wish il Goiaps;'i.--
We have in .:iv ! 'tiy ears Wiio l:;sve..ol,
over 100 in tieir resp :.fi ve townships. We
want :, 'e| good age Its-nlen .. E0men-
Ill iniS vicinity at once. We rive extra
terms ana ply ires2ht Now is the time tO
niaxr IN i'sy .ElJu our ircul:rS. Civ ing ape
riai Terms, Tx tracts, etc, Aent Tree CORES
pOn,isncc invite.i. Address
A. ID. NORTHEASTERN 4 CO., Hartford
Conn. dee 22-5n,.
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Weekly commercial herald., 1885-11-06
Death OF Mrs. Williams,

Mrs. Rufna Williams, wife of Mr..
John Williams, died Saturday night at
the family residence on Farmer street
after a lingering illness. Mr.. Williams
has been a resident of, Vicksburg for
many years aud is largely engaged in
planting and the timber business. The
family have a large circle Of friends
and relations, who grieve for the loss
of this most excellent lady, whose
many noble traits of character are best
known by those who reside near her
late residence, many Of whom have
cause to remember her for kindness
unstinted in years past when sorrow
and afIliction visited them. The de.
ceased was always ready to help the
afflicted and those who could not help
themselves. Two sons and a widowed
daughter mourn with her husband heI
loss, which to them is irreparable. The
hour Of the funeral awaits the coming
of son who was called home from
Virginia, where he has been attending
school.
Weekly commercial herald., 1885-11-06
FaIr Notes.

"Hello. Bender, how is the Fair pro-
crossing at the Fair grounds?"
"Well, sir, l am happy to say we are
getting everything in shape very rapid
ly. The stables are entirely completed
and ready for the horses as fast as they
may arrive. We have now quartered
at the track eleven head of flyers,
celebrated all over the country. Some
Of them have taken part in all the prin-
cipal race meetings east and west"
"Well, giveme the names of some of
them? ?"
Il do not wish to do so just now as
the boys will be asking for tips
which is the best one and which will
win, &c., but l will give you the names
of all of them in due time, with par
tial account of their past performances.
and assure you the people of this vi
cinity will open their eyes when they
are made aware that we have such Gel
ebrated turf performers here to
take part in our meeting. From the
number on hand and those to arrive we
will be compelled to give an extra race
possibly each day, and an extra DAY
Saturday. Weather permitting we
will have the best racing that has
taken place in the South in many
years.
Weekly commercial herald., 1885-11-06
From Jackson.
Sneclal 10 Commercial Herald.

Special to Commercial Herald.
JACCsoN, Nov. 3.-Reports indicate
that the election passed off quietly in
this State, and that an extremely light
vote was polled, there being no oppo'
sition to the Democratic State ticket
and only in a few counties to the coun-
ty ticket. There was no incentive to
draw the people from their daily voca-
tions. The vote will undoubtendly be
the lightest polled for years. In this
city which has registration of one
thousand and twenty-one, only 500
were cast. Only a very few negroes
voted. A telegram says the Democrats
carried Pamela county by large ma
jority. Greenbackers and Republicans
voted no State ticket. Heretofore this
county has been controlled by Green
hackers and Independents and Repub-
licans. This is Gen. j. B. Chalmers
home.
Weekly commercial herald., 1885-11-06


The Washington special 70 the New
Orleans Plcayune Of the lst says:
With regard to the Vlcksburg har
Dor, the Commission says: It is de-
sired that as much IS possible Of the
first appropriation that shall become
applicable to that purpose thall be ex'
pended upon the initial works Of a
plan having for its object the gradual
reconstruction of the harbor of Vicks-
burg to or in the direction of its for
mer condition, in such proportion, at
least, as shall give portion of the city
a water front at low water stage.
This will be attempted by such
works Of contraction and detection,
located at suitable points above, as
shall ultimately effect diversion Of
the main body of the stream to the
Vicksburg side and the reyersioD Of
the shore line above the city by the
usual processes of erosion and caving.
An early effect will be to relieve the
pressure and therefore to stop the ex-
penditures at Delta point.
If the restoration of a navigable
low water front to portion Of the
city Of Vicksburg at a reasonable cost
Is practicable, it will require several
years for its final consummation in the
manner proposed.
The commission renews the recon-
mendations that provision be made by
law for an appropriation by the United
States, through proceedings in the
Federal courts, of land and material
needed in the work.