A METROPOLITAN HOST.
Something About A Famous
New York Hotel Proprietor.
The Intimate Eriend of Daniel Web
ster and Other Noted Men.
Joseph Howard, in one of his New
York letters to the Philadelphia Press,
gives the subjoined interesting remin
iscences of a once famous hotel propri
etor : The Astor House was built by
the original peddler, John Jacob As
tor, who sold it to his son William B.
for one dollar. My impression is that
the old man Stenson opened the house
in 1887, taking his family to live there
with him, and from that time until
somewhere in the seventies, he con
trolled it absolutely. Although to
the elder Stenson, still living some
where in Massachusetts, the fame and
glory of the old-time Astor House be
longed,it was in the latter days of his
life there that much of its modern rep
utation was made. Under the man
agement of the Stensons it passed
through great commercial convulsions,
its proprietor being the campanion and
friend of the most eminent men in the
country, intelligent, large-hearted and
well informed.
On the unwritten history of the
country Mr. Stenson has in his poss
ession more than any contemporane
ous person, and he knew more of the
private history of the leading men of
the country than any person whose
name now occurs to me. One of the
most famous rooms in the Astor
House was No. 11, on the parlor floor,
near the ladies' entrance. It is doubt
fill whether any room in the country
has had a greater influence on the des
tinies of the Union than room No. 11.
It was occupied by Daniel Webster,
Henry Clay, Thurlow Weed, William
H. Seward, General Scott, Rufus,
Cboate,Horace Mann,Zachary Taylor
and others of like note. Among his
intimates Mr. Stenson classed the gen
tlemen named and also Martin Tan
Bnren, James Buchanan, Franklin
Pierce, Abraham Lincoln, General
Grant and Admiral Farragut
Mr. Stenson had the ability to com
pletely captivate those with whom he
conversed, and young Charles was al
ways at his father's side. There was
an air of frank benignity in his man-
ner, of tenderness in his tone, and he
was unquestionably sincere in his ef
forts to please. For many years he
was noted as one of the best talkers
in the country. For half a century he
was the intimate companion of one of
our eminent public men. His infor
mation, anecdote, incident and story
about the Whig and Republican par
ties were monumental in their extent
interest and fascination. His corres
pondence with public men was extend
ed.
Although Daniel Webster frequent
ly occupied room 11, he preferred, when
in this city for more than a night, the
adjoining rooms, 12 or 13, consisting
of parlor, bedroom and dining-room.
Come when he would by night or day,
Mr. Stenson compelled all who occupi
ed them to vacate at .a moment's no
tice, and so marked was the impress
ion pioduced upon Mr. Stenson by the
happy honrs passed with his friend
and adviser of Marshfield in these
rooms that, at the death of Mr. Web
ster, the partitions that divided the a
partments were torn away that they
might not be used again by any other
guest In later years they were the
private breakfast room of the ladies of
the house. Mr. Webster said that
many of his happiest hours were pass
ed in those rooms and that the cheery
voice of the liberal host,which always
welcomed him as he crossed the
threshold,was music to-his ears. From
these rooms, worn and weary, Webster
was conducted by Stenson, on whose
friendly arm he leaned, when he took
his last crip to Marshfield, whence he
was never to return. As he passed
into the marbled-tiled corridor, Web
ster turned to Stenson, who was sup
porting him on the left, and raised
both of his withered hands upon the
broad shoulders of his friend. "Fare
well, old friend," he said. "We
have known and loved for more than
thirty years. You will find a little
present in the office. Good-bye." Be
fore his death at Marshfield, he wrote
the last letter he ever penned, to his
lifelong friend of the Astor.
In Indiana there is a close tussle
between man and beast. Man suc
ceeds in killing off about 20,000 beasts
each year of the man-eating kind, tig
ers, wolves, leopards,hyenas, etc. The
beasts kill abont 4,000 human beings
a year. It is said that the beasts
make good the deficiences in their
numbers about as rapidly as the hu
man beings do the same for them
selves ; and as the beasts destroy a
bout 40,000 head of cattle each year
the strife is pretty close, and it re
mains to be seen which will come out :
victorious.
At /fungerford, Mich., a company
of visiting lumber dealers, after in
specting the new gang-saw mill, plan
ing, and shingle mills, were invited to
take a ride on a logging train back in
to the woods and to a logging camp.
When the party were ready to return
to show them what could be done, or
ders were given to cut dowu a large
pine tree. It was felled, sawed into
logs, loaded aboard the train, which
carried it and the visitors back to the
mill, a mile and a half; the logs were
taken into the mill,sawed into lumber,
and piled in tho yard ready for a cus
tomer 4 iu just twenty-one and a half
minutes from the time the axes strnek
the tree. What chance has natural
growth to keep paco with such me
chanism as that ?
The Greely Expedition,
The total expense of the Greely relief
expedition is estimated by the Nayy
Department at about $700,000. The or
iginal estimate was $500,000. Of the a
mount expended $137,553 was for the
purchase and repair of the steamer
Bear, $171,165 for the purchase and re
pair of the Thetis, s2so,ooo for supplies,
$25,000 for bringing the vessels to New
York, $25,000 for instruments to be us
ed in making observations, $15,165 for
the repairs made to the Alert, $21,000
for the transport of Loch Garry and sls,
000 for coal. It is believed that in dis
posing of the vessels the government
will secure an amount about equal to
the sum paid for them. A large part
of the provisions is suitable for navy
use and will be turned over to the ser
vice.
J. L. Spangier. O. P. Ilewes
QPANGLER &;HE\VES,
Attorney s-a (-Law,
BELLEFONTE, PA.
Office iu Furst's new building.
JJR. A. W. HAFER,
Surgeon & Dentist.
Office on Penn Street, South of Luth. church
MILLIIEIM, PA
p H.MUSSER,
JEWELER,
Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, &c.
All work neatly and promptly Exe
cuted.
Shop on Main Street,
Millheim, Pa.
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2. A Latin Scientific Course.
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lyr STATE COLLEGE, CEKTKE CO. , Pa.
Whitmer & Lincoln,
COBURN, PA.
Having leased the GRAIN HOUSE of
Smith & Co., at Coburn, Pa., for a
number of years, we are prepared to
pay cash
FOR
Wheat,Ry ©i Barley, Corn,
&c.
Coal, Salt & Fertilizers
For Sale.
WHITMER & LINCOLN.
Coburn, Pa., Aug. 1., 1884.
A. SIMON & SONS,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
GBOCBBS
keep the largest stock in the county
143 MAIN STREET,
LOCK HAVEN.
GO TO
SIMON BROTHERS,
THE BOSS CLOTHIERS
for your Clothing.
45 MAIN STREET,
LOCK HAVEN.
LGWisturi and Tyrone Railroad Time
TaWe.
LEAVE WESTWARD.
1 a a 7
A.M. A.M. P.M. P.M. P. *
Montandon 7 oft 9.40 2.of> 6.00 7.55
Lowisburg 7.25 10 05 2.20
Fair Ground 7.30 10.13 2.25
Uiehl 7.40 10.27 2.35
Vlcksburg 7.45 19.36 2.40
Millllnburg B.ooar 11.00 ar 2.55
le. 3.05
Millmont 8.22 3.28
Laurelton 8.33 3.40
Wiker Run 8.57 4.06
Cherry Run 9.15 4.25
Fowler 9.35 4.47
Coburn 9.49 6.01
Spuug Mills ar 10.15 ar. 5.30
LEAVE EASTWARD.
2 4 O H 10
A. M. P. M.
Soring Mills 5.50 1.50
Coburn 6.18 2.20
Fov\ lor 6.28 2.33
Cherry Run 6.48 2.55
Wlker Run 7.05 3.15
Laurelton 7.30 3.40
Millmont 7.40 3.52
A. M.
Mi 111 111 burg ' 8.00 11.45 4.15
P. M.
Vli-ksburg 8.15 12.10 4.32
Hiohl 8.20 12.17 4.38
FairGiound A. M. 8.30 12.33 4.48 P.M.
Lewisburg 6.35 6.45 12.50 5.10 7.30
Montandon ar. 6.46ar.9.00ar 1,05ar.5.20ar 7.40
Nos. 1 and 2 connect at Montandon with Krio
Mall West- 3 and 4 with Sea Shore Express
East: Sand 6 with Day Express and Niagara
Express West; 7 and 8 witn Fast Line West; 9
and 10 with WiUiaiusport Accommodation
East.
ELIAS LUSK. F. D. LUSE.
Elias Lase & Son's
pLANING TqiLL.
In tho rear of the Ev. CLuich, Pen Street,
MILLHEIM, PA.
ALL KINDS OF
PLANING MILL WOKK.
SUCU AS
Doors, Window Frames
& Sash, Shutters &
Blinds, Siding, Brackets,
Stair Rails,
Balustrades, Verandahs,
AND ALL STYLES OF
made to order at the most reasonable prices.
A share of public patronage respectfully so
licited. 36-ly
Steam Bending Shops,
{ FARMERS' MILLS, PA. }
All kinds of bending in wood done
on short notice. Orders filled for
of all sizes, and of the best material
Bob Sled Runners, Shafts,
Bent Hounds, Plow Han dels,
Phae ton Buggy Reaches.
Send for price list. Orders by mail
promptly attended to. All work
guaranteed.
J. B. REAM & SON.
D. H. Lenker,
MANUFACTURER AND DEALER IN
FURNITURE,
.A.ARONSBURG, IPA.
Chamber Suits, Bureaus, Lounges
Bedsteads, Stands, Marble-Top Centre
Tables, Breakfast Tables, Dining
Tables, Extension Tables, Sideboards,
Sinks and all kinds of Kitchen Furni
ture, Cane or Wood Seat Chairs,
Rockers, Spring Beds, Wire, Wool and
Hair MatresSfcs, every style of Mould
ings for Picture Frames. Frames of
any size made to order.
Undertaking a Speciality.
A share of the public patronage re
spectfully solicited. 36-ly
D. I. BROWN,
DEALER IN
STOVES,
HEATERS,
RANGES,
TINWARE &c„
■ - ■
Practical worker in Tin,
Sheet Iron, Copper,
&c.
done at short notice
by practical workmen.
Spouting a Specialty
Shop on Main St.opposite Kauffman
MILLHEIM.PA.
rpriE
liILLHEM JOURNAL
JOB
Printing Office
t*B now Hupjrfit'tl with
Goon Pmm/zS
and a lavye assortment of
DISPLAY TYPE.
LETTER HEADS,
NOTE HEADS,
BILL HEADS,
STATEMENTS,
ENVELOPES,
CIRCULA
POSTERS,
and, in short, neat and tasty
Job Printing of all kinds
Pll OMPTLY EXECUTED.
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CONSTIPATION
and other diseases that follow a di -
ored 6tate of the Stomach and Bow
els, when the use of
DR. HENRY BAXTERS
ill BITTERS
Will give Immediate relief.
After constipation follows
Biliousness, Dyspepsia,
Indigestion, Diseases of
the Kidneys, Torpid Liver
Rheumatism, Dizziness,
Sick Headache, Loss of
Appetite, Jaundice, Ap
loplexy, Palpitations,
R Eruptions and Skin Dls
leases, etc., all which these
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I will be the result Lad IOS others sub-
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H and permanent euro by tho uso of these Bitters
Being tonic snd mildly purgative they I
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For Sale at SPIGELMYEB'S,
Millheim & Madisonburg, Pa.
8o!<i on trial. Warrants ft yssrs. Ail alxeo m low. ■ '.l
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S Colored Plates of Flowers and Vege
tables,and more than 1007 Illustrations
of the choicest Flowers, Plants and Vegetables
and Directions for growing. It is handsome e
nough for the Center Table as a Holiday Pres.
ent. Send on your natne and Post Office ad
dress, with 10 cents, and 1 will send you a copy
pastage paid. Tills is not a quarter of its cost,
it is printed in both English and German
f you afterwards order seeds deduct the 10 cts
Vick's Seed are the Best In the World !
The FLORAL GUIDE will tell how to get and grow
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ges.a Colored Plate in every number and many
tine Engraviugs. Price i 1.25 a year ; Five Con
ies for *5.00. Specimen Numbers sent for 10
cents ; 3 trial copies for 25 cents.
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f ROCHESTER N. Y.
t
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U.S.STANDARD. ? ION
inwr-c WAGON SCALES,
w lUltr Irou Levera, Steel Bearing*, BraU
Qj? Tare Beam and Beam Bo*.
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Price Lilt mention thl. paper and
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MARBLE WORKS
The Oldest,
The Largest,
The Cheapest,
Most Reliable
Establishment.
in thla part of Pennsylvania.
Monuments,
Tablets
r
Lk
and
Headstones,
manufactured in the most
artistic style and of the best
material.
AIL work warranted and
put up in the most substan
tial manner.
ISTOur prices are so low
that it will pay persons in
need of marble work to give
us a call.
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DEININGER & MUSSER
proprietors
Shops east of Bridge, Main St.,
| Millheim, Pa.
ELIXIRJBBH
■ N. H. DOWNS' I
Vegetable Balsamic
ELIXIR
For the euro of
I Consumption, Coughs, Colds, Catarrh, I
I Croup, Asthma, Pleurisy, Hoarseness, I
■ Influenza, Spitting Blood, Bronchitis, ■
■ and ail diseases of tbo Throat, Cheat, and ■
£ Lunga. In all cases where this Elixir is I
its efficacy is at once manifested, con* £
wmm rincing the most incredulous that 0
CONSUMPTION
M At its commencement it is but a slight irrita- CO
CO tion of the membrane which covers the Lungs;
SB then an inflamation, when the cough is rather
dry, local fever,and the pulse more frequont, the
Q cheeks flushed and chills more common. This JJJJ
® Elixir in curing tho above complaints, oper- ■
Hates so as lo remove all morbid irrita- ■
H tlona and inflamation from the lungs I
H to the surface, and finally expel them from I
H tho system. It facilitates expectoration.
It he&ls the ulcerated surfaces I
H and relieves the cough and makes the breath- ■
■ ing easy. It supports the strength and at the ■
■ same time reduces the fever. It is free from |l|
■ strong opiate and astringent articles, which are H
■ of so drying anature as to beingreatdangerof H
destroying tbo patient; whereas this medicine H
■ never dries or stops the cough, but, by remov- H
■ ing the CACSI, consequently, when the cough H
■is cured the patient is well. Send address for H
■ pamphlet giving full directions, free.
B Prico 35 cts., 50 eta, and SI.OO por bottle.
SOLD EVERYWHERE,
fj IIEIRT, JQHISOV & LORD, Props., Burlington, Ft. I
■■■DOWNS' ELIXIR.HhA
For Hale at SI'IOELM
Millheim & Madisonburg, Pa.
v
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i r bin spmjow
Premiums givenw?t?
the JONE § SCALE
and free Price List o i
respectfully informs the public that lie still carries a large and complete
stock of
FURNITURE.
PARLOR SUITES, CHAMBER SUITES, DINING ROOM FURNI
TURE. TABLES, STANDS, CHAIRS, BUREAUS, BEDSTEADS,
SPRINGS of every description, HAIR, COTTON, HUSK AND
STRAW MATRESSES, SOFAS, LOUNGES, CRADLES,
HALL STANDS, CENTRE TABLES, EASY CHAIRS,
BOOK CASES, WA RD 11OBES, MIRR ORS, FRA MES,
WHAT-NOTS, Etc., Etc.
r
OUR STOCK OF
Wml
is well selected and shows that we arc prepared to suit all tastes and fancies.
Prices Always the Lowest!
Earnestly soliciting a kind patronage I invite the public to call and inspect the goods at my shop on
Pemi St., MILLHEIM^Penna.
"W\ T_ MATJCK
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NEW MERCHANTS! NEWGOODS!
Largest Selection and Lowest Prices!
D. S. KAUFFMAN & CO.
are ready to supply customers with a fine line of
DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, HATS &
CAPS, BOOTS & SHOES,
Ready-made Clothing, Notions,
Stationery Confectioneries, Queensware,
Tinware, Glassware, Willowware,
Trunks, Valises, &c.
All kills of CANNED FRUIT carried in stock.
JOJE*. XT £-S ▼
) A complete line always on hand—prescriptions filled by experienced salesmen
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ffjgfjT" Country produce tak en in exchange for goods, and highest home
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Main Street, MILLHEIM, PA. FORMERLY H. H. TOHLINSON'S STAND.
i
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FOR THE
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AT
(LIMITE D,)
MILTON, FA.,
Nos. 110, 112 & 114, Front Street,
f WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN f
Musical Instruments, Furniture, Carpets,
China, Silverware, and House Furnishing
Goodd Generally.
• „ £ ■ , . „ t.
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