31 Jul 1879
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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1879
Page
1
Fragmentary verse describes a small stream moving through fields with herbs and blossoms. A wind passes, grasses part, and the stream is labeled many times with adjectives such as silvery placid battered cheerful and lonely. The poem closes with the stream continuing its melancholy, wandering path.
Bertie Mayfair hosts a winter gathering with Horace Lester and her friend Etta Mayfair. Horace flirts with Bertie while Etta schemes, sparking a love triangle that ends in Bertie and Horace marriage. Etta’s later downfall prompts charity from the newlyweds as she faces penniless ruin.
A street scene unfolds with a well dressed young man and Evelyn on a bench as two middle aged men plot a marriage bid. The reveal shows Percy Marchmont, son of a Fifth Avenue banker, kissing Evelyn before a punchline as John Muggins, keeper of the pickled pigs feet, is exposed. A fainting lady ends the tableau.
A narrator recalls entering a Cypriot prison courtyard ringed by stone walls and barred windows. Prisoners wear diverse fetters, from ankle cuffs to heavy linked chains, with a distinguished "liberty" class allowed near the courtyard. A man named Murderer endures an eighty ounce iron chain eighteen feet long for twenty six years, chained to his ankle, a grim testament to brutal confinement.
In a stormy valley farmhouse, farmer Gowland recalls a vanished brother Jack and a past betrayal to his wife. A blind old dog Beau senses change as a weary wanderer arrives seeking shelter, claiming kinship with the house. The scene hints at secrets, forgiveness, and a potential reunion.
A storm night reunion unfolds as Beau the blind dog recognizes Jack, revealing the farmer’s brother Robin and ending a ancestral curse. Jack explains his disguise and the two embrace while the farm family celebrates their restored bond and hope.
A Detroit man known for strict credit grilling a debtor who offered $5 for his past due note. The note holder refused, insisting on first class negotiable paper and discounting only when the instrument held real value. The exchange ended with a polite departure.
Liebig shows oat meal rivals beef and exceeds wheaten bread in bone and muscle nutrients. Forbes notes a 20 year survey of Edinburgh University students finds Belgians lowest, French higher, English higher yet, with Scotch and Ulster Scots top due to oat meal porridge habit.
A gleeful youth on the porch vows to celebrate Independence Day with huge firecrackers, torpedoes, and a pistol purchase. He imagines blasting sky rockets outdoors, hiring others, and even fighting “cat” mischief while planning treats and races amid a townwide Fourth of July binge.
A cave found on David Samuels farm ten miles from La Crosse shows a 30 by 13 by 8 foot chamber with sand drift and wall carvings of people, animals, canoes and possible hieroglyphs. The site, likely abandoned for over a century, may contain relics or human remains after sand is cleared.
A detailed natural history of the Mockingbird notes its musical calls and talent for mimicking other sounds. It thrives in warm southern swamps, defends its nest from predators, and battles black snakes with swift, armed strikes. It can imitate canine and avian sounds and is lively when domesticated, reacting to dogs, cats, and other noises with humorous fidelity. Feeding tips include boiled potatoes and eggs, occasional sweet apples, ants eggs, river sand, and daily baths with careful cleaning to prevent drowning.
The Dunkers refuse oaths and political office while serving as local overseers of the poor. They shun litigation, settle debts collectively, and excommunicate chronic nonpayors. Brothers help each other in business failures up to three times, and outsiders who cheat are shunned. They are hospitable and obey laws to aid those in need.
A Skye terrier sits near a crab basket as a playful scene turns to chaos. A crab claws the dog’s tail and the pup sails away with a string of crabs, ending a day of crab fishing. The passage notes that in the South since the war over 200000 negroes joined the Methodist Church.
A lengthy reflective piece weighs conscience and joy, urging resilience in adversity. It contrasts cheerful hardship with worldly folly, cites virtue’s rewards in life, death, and heaven, and explores hope, serenity, community, and Christlike influence.
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