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Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1886-01-14
ApVHRTIRTNq RATNa.
Cellar Ventilation.

We have Oh more than one occasion
called attention to the Importance OF
cleanliness in cellars. There can be no
doubt that much of the i'll health o.
mong farmers and their. families is at
trlbutable to foalness around and IN
derneath their dwellings. The Anlerl-
san Agicalturist raises warning voice
on the subject of cellar ventilation.
Farmhouse cellars are often filled I'm
winter, it says, with cider and vinegar
in barrels. beef barrels, pork barrels,
apple barrels, potatoes in bins, vegata-
bles in heaps, wash tubs, butter tubs,
and other articles too numerous TO
mention. Besides, towering plants
taken up for the winter. are here stored
away to be safe from frost, and the
leaves from them fall and decay.
There are boxes, old timbers. boards,
etc.. which become moist and m0uldy,
and there are shelves and corners, that
any one can see to have been only half
cleaned, and liable to be, il not already,
damp, mouldy and unwholesome.
The thing to do is, to provide outside
cellars as soon as possible. for fruits
and vegetables, aud all those things liza
BILE to decay /; but before that is done,
we must do everything possible to have
our cellars under the dwellings sweet
and clean. First the cellars should be
swept (hoed out il necessary once "a
week. DecayiDg things, whether fruit,
vegetables or boards, should be remov-
ed. Then quicklime, or half s.aked
lime, should be scattered freely in cor
ners, under shelves, under bins, and o.
round and among the barrels ef ell
kinds. When The lime has slaked to
powder, it may be swept about over the
floor. If the floor be OF earth, it win
harden it !; if it be of wood or cement, it
will help to keep it sweet. Finally, on
every suitable day, windows and doors
should be thrown open, and fresh air
allowed to pass freely through. The
ceilings and walls ought to be white
washed not less than twice year, for
the sake net only of having the cellar
light and neat, but to purify it and kill
the fine mould which attaches itself TO
stone. brick and wood, in warm. moist
places. In building, il is important
that there should be flue in one or
more chimneys, going directly from the
cellar to the top OF the chimney, SO that
there may be draft to carry away the
inevitable exhalations. These do little
harm In summer, for our houses are
then open, and the air draws more or
less through them at all times. Where
as in winter, we too often shut our
selves up, and the cellar exhalations
draws up through the floors. and grad
ually. but surely, poison those members
of the family whom we most love and
cherish, and would screen from every
harm.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1886-01-14
Hurricanes at Honolulu.

Talk about tornadoes and cyclones, ,
said Reserve Officer Stark. People
living i'm this section of the country
don't know what they are. In the
neighborhood of the Sandwich Islands,
aud particularly off Honolulu. which is
at the head of the landlocked harbor, is
the place for hurricanes. The noun
tains back of Honolulu are saw-shaped
and they have queer effect on the at
mospheIic currents. There is no an
chorage outside the harbor and vessels
that don't care to touch at Honolulu
usually LAY off and on as the sailors
have iU, while they send boat ashore.
have seen half dozen ships lying of
Honolulu within hailing distance of
each other-one in q shower of rain, a.
mother in dead calm, with a bright
sun shining overhead a third in a
smooth breeza, and a fourth in such
gale that everything had to be close
reefed.
Different air currents are so close
together and so sharply defined that
have been standing on the deck of a
vessel with the sun shining brightly
overhead and not air enough moving
to fill the sails, while within ten feet OF
me on one side it was raining big guns,
and not twenty feet the other way
blowing a regular hurricane. never
shall forget one i:cident. 1t was about
noon and [ WAS leaning over The port
rail amidshlps. There wasn't all
enough blowing to lift feather. Sud
denly | heard roar and knew that 9
tornado was passing by the ship. II
was 80 close that When stretched out
my hand the wind struck it with such
a force that | was whilled completely
around. Our port anchor, whict
weighed about a ton and half, was
hanging on the rail forward, and the
! same gust struck one OF the flukes. i
tore loose the fastening, whirled tha
anchor through the air like bit Of
thistle down, and left it hanging or
the main yard arm. 1t put US to ;
heap of trouble to get it down again.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1886-01-14

The other day young housewife
left her home in this town to spend a
few days with sevaral lady friends In
Bellefonte. Before going she provided
good supply of eatibles for her hus-
band, and told him that he could help
himself whenever he was hungry. lie
took lunch down town and went home
in the evening for dinner.
AS he tells the story, he found cold
chicken. cold butter, cold pie, cold milk,
cold salt, cold mustard, and several
other cold dishes, but with all that he
was not entirely satisfied. and hunted
high and low for something else. AT
first he did not know what il was. but
finally concluded he wanted bread. He
knew 5hele was some In the house, but
could not find it. Finally he conclud-
ed to telegraph to his wife, for he could
not live without bread. Accordingly a
telegram asking "Where is the bread2"
was dispatched.
The wife received it in the midst OF
a number of ladies, and it frightened
her nearly to death. With the cry, II
knew it was bad news I KNOW Mr..
B is killed ~ she fell in faint.
The ladies present cried from sympa.
thy, and a most lugubrious scene pre-
sented itself when the man of thu house
happened in. What's the matter
here t'' he asked. "Mrs. BIS husband
has been killed and she has tainted"
was the reply. "How do you know P"
he asked. "Oh, she got telegram.
"Where is it ?'' 1--WE haven't opened
it yet."
Imagine the scene when the sympa-
thetic creatures read the message. In
about an hour the reply was sent back
to him: "You mean thing. 1t is in
the bread box, under the piano, where
hid IL from the cook"
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1886-01-14
A Good Place for Dentists and
Photographers.

Throughout South America all the
dentists and nearly all the photogr ra-
pliers are immigrants from the United
States, and if there is any one among
them who isn't getting rich he has no
body but himself to find fault with, be-
cause the natives give both professions
plenty to do.
Nowhere in the world is so large an
amount of confectionery consumed i'm
proportion to the pop ulation as in
South America, and, as a natural con-
sequence, the teeth or the people re-
quire great deal of attention. As
usual thing Spaniards have good teeth,
as they always have beautiful eyes, and
are very particular in keeping them in
condition. Hence the dentists are kept
busy ,aod as they charge twice as much
as they do in the Un tied States, the
profits are very large. In these cOun-
tries it is the custom to serve sweet
meats at every meal-dulces, as they are
called-preserved fruits OF the richest
sort, jellies, and confections of every
variety and description. Many of
these are made by the nuns in the con-
vents, ani are sold to the public either
through the confectionery stores or by
private application. A South Ameri-
can housewife, instead of ordering jams
and preserves and jellies from the gro-
Ger. or putting up supply in her own
kitchen during the fruit season, pat
ronizes the nuns, and gets better ar
ticle at lower price. The nuns are
| vely ingenious in this work. and pre-
pare forms of.delicacies which are un-
known to our table.
The photographers as well as the
dentists are Americans, and have all
they can do. The Spanish American
belle has her photograph taken every
time she gets a new dress, and that is
very often. The Paris styles leach
here as soon as they do the North A.
merican cities, and where the national
customs are not still worn, there is q
great deal of elaborate dressing. The
Argentine Republic is the only country
in which photographs of the ladies are
| not sold in the shops. Elsewhere there
is craze for portraits of reigning beau
ties. and the young men have their
rooms filed with photographs of the
girls they admire, taken in all sorts of
costumes and attitudes.-Neso York
Sam.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1886-01-14

| was jest about to lire, when woman's
voice said:
you've skeered me almost To death,
and I'm bound to box the ears of the
man that's done it,"
And, with them words, up jumps a
woman, leaving the tuffier's hide on
the ground aud afore | kLowed what
was What. felt my ears sing like
you've heerd tea-kettle afore now.
If / was afeaId when expecting to
find it sperret, war dreadful aston
ished to find it woman, and so war
all the boys, who begun to gather
round, hanging thar heads, as il they'd
been cotched in some mean trick.
"See here" says I, catching hold of
her, make sure she was human ar
ter all, "if you amt hoss of a gal,
then never seen one thai was-no,
marin Jest tell me whar you come
from and how you've done the purity
trick we've jest see ? Dern me, il you
| don't beat all the snakes In these parts!
Yes, marin 10
She laughed right out wild, and called
me skeered goose-which warn't
true, bekase l wasn't skeered then, nor
goose nyther-and then she says,
printing over the prairie to hut, that
we could jest see as a black sDeck, says
she
81 come fr0m thar. Me and my
mother lives thar by ourselves. My
fathers dead, and my only brothers
gone to hunt his fcrtln. has to kill
all the game we lives on, and I'm git
ting purity used to it now, though it
gives me heap Of trouble sometimes.
l seen them buffers feeding along this
evening and knowing as how we're
nigh out of meat, determined to run
all risks and stretch a couple of 'em
anyhow and so, taking the hide of
one, that I'd got fixed for the purpose,
crept in amongst 'em, and made good
use of this here long knife, in the way
I'D been showed how by Injun. I've
killed five tonight and was jest a
going home to git our bosses to drag
'em Off, SOS me and mother mought
smoke, dry, or salt 'em down agin a
wet day, when run agin you, and got
an awful skeer from yeell more like
Beelzebub nor anything human"
"And for which I've got pair of
awful boxed ears" says l.
And so you oughter have, you
goose ~ says oha, raoe=tIhg t0~sG TERN
of endearment twice-times.
Well, my friend, the up shot ont
was that we boys all helped that gal
home with her meat, aud helped her
eat some ont too, whilst we hunted a
bout thar with purity good luck. She
war n screamer, and war "a allrrga' or,
and SO i'm course we TUX to each other
amazing. liked her for her spunk,
and she liked me tor my beauty /; and
so in the end we got travelling preach
er to jine US according to law and
here we is, as happy as two CLANS.
Thar, I've told you how l fust seen
that tiny leetle woman, who can knock
the hind sight off of any thing in these
diggings in the way of corn fixings. and
hope aad pray that the day may be a
long ways off afore Joe Tompkins sees
the last of her. Yes, sir
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1886-01-14
Deep Students Of Human Ma
ture.

Some weeks ago widow moved
| into Detroit from O town in the west
ern part of the state. She brought
with her a bulldog which showed
game in every movement, and it was
not long before every butcher and
sport in the neighborhood wanted to
buy that dog. The widow wouldn't
sell at any price. The next thing to
buying the dog was to get up q fight
between him and another canine OF
blood-thirsty appearance but the
widow wouldn't hesr to this. 81
want you to understand, F." she indig-
nantly replied, that / am respecta-
BILE woman and give no encourage
ment to such things Still there
were one or two men who did not de-
spair. They began to conspire, and
as a result they led fighting dog in
to a barn near the widows house the
other day, and one of them paid call
to the house and said: In course
we know how you feel about this dog
fighting. We feel the same, but
there's a woman across the alley who
owns dog which she brags on
She can't be no lady, was the retort.
Exactly, ma'am, or she wouldn't
speak of you as she does'' Speak OF
mel Why, | don't know her! In
course you don't. and l would hate to
tell you what she says of YOU But
you must IF she's talking about
me want to know what she saysF
But, ma'am, you'll excuse me you
know No, / won't. What does
she say p well, then, begging your
pardon, she makes fun of your red
hair She does p And she ridl'
cules your Dress The Vixen /!
And she says she never saw such feet
on a woman 'I'll sue her for SIAN
der! I'll see lawyer at once 7 ex
claimed the woman. We've got hel
dog in the barn, ma 'am. It's a dog
she brags on. She was a-saying yes
terday that if her dog could only gel
at your dog once, there But he
can. You go into the back yard anc
unite Bravo and take him over there
If he can't whip any such woman's
dog I'll disown him. Exactly, ma
am, and you can trust me to see fall
play. The arrogant head of such a
slanderful, boisterous woman should
be humbled, you know, and it's you
who'll do it. The dog was taken te
the barn, and he did not disappoint
his hackers. After fight of fifteer
minutes he was declared victor, ant
as the referee gave his decision th'
widows voice was heard, saying
Good! That pays her for abusing
nv hair. I'll fix her on the big fee
before the week is out She hat
been watching the fight through thu
cracks of the barn.-Detroit Fire
Press.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1886-01-14

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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-06-02
An Insane Parricide.

KEoKUK, Ia, May 3O-Murder most un-
provoked, foul and unnatural was committed
here at an early hour yesterday morning,
the victim being Jacob Steffen, and the muir
derer his son John, young man about
twenty-five years old. For year past John
had manifested symptoms of insanity and
last July, after numerous displays OF mad
ness, he was committed to the Asylum at
Mount Pleasant. lie remained there for
about three months, and at the solicitation
Of his mother his release was obtained and
be returned TO his home. He had been here
but a short time when he again showed
signs of insanity. and one time he was ar
rested, but was shortly afterwards released,
and was taken to his home. He
has been growing worse cOntinu-
ally, and his parents. instead
Of having him taken back to the asylum,
kept him at home and the fruit of their mis-
take was the dastardly crime OF yesterday
morning. 1t appears that John was restless
during the night keeping the family awake
and that his father finally arose from his bed
saying that he must have some sleep. and in
order to do so he would go to his shop. Just
as be was passing out Of his back door the
insane son drew a revolver, which he had
cunningly concealed about him, and fired
two shots with deadly aim, the heart aud
lungs being pierced by the balls. The
wounded man died in about five minutes
not utteriDg word after he fell. The crazed
youth was promptly arrested, and gave as a
reason for his fendish deed that his father
had attempted to poison him. Ii is thought
that threats 10 return him to the asylum led
to the commission of the crime. The Cor
oner's jury found a verdict of death by the
hands OF John Steffen during a fit OF in
sanity.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-06-02
a Fortune Found in the Confss.ional.

WuKEsBARRE, Pa, May THURSDAY morn
ing, shortly after 9 O'Clock q piOus old lady who
had been attending divine services in the Provi-
denee Catholic Church, picked up piece of pa
per in the confessional Not knowing the char
acter % the document she took it home and
showed il TO her son. 50 that sue might be able to
find the owner The print and writing on the
paper had grown by age but were not so
badly faded as to re Eligible, and after glancIng
over It the young man decided that the best way
70 the owner was by returning IL to the pastoral
residence Accordingly the paper was taken TO
Father Z K. Herman, who saw at once that il
was sight draft for 5000 issued April r. ls74 by
the celebrated Wells-FargO d Co., OF San Francis.
C.. 70 James Moran. Father Herman i'm mediate
j. consulted Treasurer Ruane. who called at the
Boz he City Bank, where the draft, although
Twelve years old, was declared genuine, and the
necessary steps were AZ once begun for It's cOllec
zion.
Conjecture as to the ownership OF the draft cen
tiers pom James Moran, OF Providence who is in
poo circumstances. In the year 1874 James Moran
ret rned % this country from Australia by way of
san Francisco. While in san Francisco he OBJ
tanned drafts for a considerable share of the
mon in his possession. thinking that the safer
method. He met with an accident in San Fran
cisco which almost deprived him OF sight and
shortly afterwards came TO Scranton and To-
Gated in Providence, where he has lived ever
since. Beng man of cOnViTial habits. he circu-
lated freely among "the boys" soon after his re-
turn. and on such occasion exhibited, as some Of
his earnings in 1.-The land OF gold" several mug
gets Of the precious metal that he had brought
along with nim. These disappeared rather mys-
teTiousiy. and with them a sight draft for large
smOunt, which Is the one found yesterday morn
ing. Mr. Moran, although disheartened by his
loss. engaged in business, but his ventures were
not successful. and these reverses. together with
his loss Of sight, Preyed heavily upon him and re-
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-06-02
RASCALLY DETECTIVES.
Attempt to Decoy Cleveland Attorney Into
Bawdy House.

CLEVELAND, o., May 29.-General A. J. Ssndford,
an attorney and Democratic politician, appeared
before the Police Board Thursday night and pre-
ierred charges against Detectives Lawrence ana
Humphrey, OF the city force. General sandlOru
said TO the Board that he could prove tnat Law
renee and Humphrey conspired TO entraP nm an
into dlsreputable house, where he was 10 DC US
covered. And this fact was to be used agalhst III
Jersey.
Mabel Gray, the woman into whose house SAND
ford claims he was enticed, said TO reporter.
Last fall Detectives Lawrence and Humphrey
brought a gentlemen to me who stated .na5 s ne
was from New jersey, and was gwen " ulle
stand that my services were desired IN ueeosah3
a. j. SandfOrd into my house for the PuIpoSyy ~
using il against him in divorce SUIT III 9atso
and addressed ifto A. / sanford, asking him TO
Gail legal business at II o'clock the ioll9Mdns
day. After the New Jersey man vas in.oc,G'.es
to me saw nothing further OF the two os'ec.l'es
''On the following day Sandiord cale1, an NC
occupied font room. where the Pre'eu"s" A's'-
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-06-02
RATIFIED RADICALS.
Delaware County Republicans Investigate
ing Charges Against Nominee.
Special to the Sentinel.

Special to the Sentinel.
NUNCIE, Ind, May 3O.-The Republican
County Committee met in this city yester-
day, for the purpose of invest igating the
charges which have been filed before that
august body. against ]. n. Templer, the Re-
publican nominee for Judge of the Circuit
Court. The charges are in the
shape of afiidavits sworn out by
men of good standing in this COM
munity, and will be hard TO impeach. The
nature of the case is one of corruption to
obtain the nomination. The affidavits are
pain to the fact that Mr. Templer used
money TO defeat MS opponent in the race for
Judge. 1t is not probable that any fuss
would have occurred on this subject had
Mr.. Templers popularity been such as to
have made his nomination one that would
have been creditable to the Delaware County
bar, but as it is the entire bar except two or
three students, are working against Templer.
Mr.. Templer left Muncie five or six
years ago, and went TO Leadville, Col.
Last tall he returned, and has since
kept his place of abode rather isolated,
which seems strange to some who are not
thoroughly on to 1.-THE ways that are dark and
tricks that are vain" The committee, how
ever, decided yesterday to try the case upon
its merits, and there is not a particle of
doubt that the case, if impartially tried,
will leave Mr.. Templer out Of the nomina.
ton, and at the same time out of money,
which ii is sworn to he used on cleo
ton day. This case is one that will
bring family row in the Republican party,
and il is rumored by some of the most prom
inent wire pullers that it will end in free
fOr-all fight. This is due to the fact that
Templer and his followers are made of ques-
tiOnable material which has been fully veri-
fed in years gone by, but still remains in the
minds of the people. Templer's visit to
Leadville was supposed to have been one of
no profit, and no doubt one of much dis
content-at this time
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-06-02
SANITARY SCIENCE

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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-06-02
Adv,ce 20 Mothers.

Mrs. wInslOw's Soothing Syrup should always
be used when children are cutting teeth. It TO
lieves the little sufferer at onces It produces
natural quiet sleep by relieving the children from
pain, and the little cherub awakes as "bright
button II is very pleasant to taste. It soothes
the child, sofens the gums allays all pain, relieves
wind, regulates the bowels, and is the best known
remedy for diarrhoea, whether arising from teeth
Ing or other other causes twenty-five cents
bottle.