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Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1866-08-01

CoJLDS'T GET 4 SPEAKER.-A irag-
men, Of StonewaIl Jacksous brigade met
at the Court House in this place on last
Saturday afiernoop, for the purpose OF Sc
lecting delegates TO represent this county
in the C!ymer .Sollier's Convention at
Harrisburg. There was aboat six persons
present all told, including Dusty Plum,
and one half of these were civilians y
committee was appointed and sent around
town to look mp speaker to enlishten
these SIX upon the issues Of the day, but
SO heavy was the task that even the pon-
derous brain Of the Democratic candidate
for District Attorney was found to he in
adeIuate---so the meeting adjourned after
selecting 4 batch ., minus the
desired -pe.eo.
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1866-08-01

BASE BALE CLUBS The Base Ball
fever which is prevailing 10 such an ex-
citing exteu. ia almost every locality, has
at last made It's appearance in our twin
5orOughs. Three clubs have been organ
ized, ore in The borough OF Patterson
and Two in this place. The club in Pat
tersou Will send and except challenges
nader tn c rite Of the Mechanics Base
Ball Club Of Patterson. The Ciubs in
his borough are named respectfully, the
Alpharretta and Independent Base Bal
Clubs OF Miflintown. The independent
IS new club just organized. Although
the other two have been organized but a
short time aud have played but few games
yet they bid fair to be second to none in
the valley of the Juniata.
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1866-08-01
Ghe SS5aniata sfntil,el.
TOWN AND c sUETHT.

WEDNESDAY MORNING. Augua !, 1865.
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1866-08-01

FIEE.-Thc dwelling house and store
ct J. i. DeaIipg Of Johnstown, this
county, was entirely destroyed BY fire on
Saturday morning last. The fire origin
ated from a lighted match coming in
contact with some coal oil which had been
spilled upon the floor. Mr.. Dearing in
his efforts to extinguish the ere with q
broom accidentally turued the spigot of
can containing several gallons of oil
which Immediately exploded, scattering
the fire over the entire room. The day
books we're all that was saved; three hun
died dollars in money. the ledger, ,ogeth-
er with his entire stock OF goods and
household furniture were entirely con
spmed. Total loss fge thousand dollars.
about two-,hirds OF which VIII lie made
good by insurance.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1866-09-08
CKOQUET.
Croquet having become very popular, all
that remains now, is to give the laws of this
most interesting and fashionable game

Croquet having become very popular, all
that remains now, is to give the laws of this
most interesting and fashionable game
1. On commencing, each player must
place his ball within a mallets length of
the starting peg in any direction, and his
opening stroke must be to pass through the
first hoop.
@ The players on each side are to play
alternately, according to the colors on the
starting peg and the order in which they
cannot be altered during the game.
8. Each player continues to play so. long
as he plays with success; that is, so long
as he drives his ball through the next hoop
in order, or croquets another ball.
4. When player strikes his own ball so
as to hit another at distance, he is said to
roquet it; and, having thus hit ball, he
must then, rs it is termed, stake the cro-
quet," which is done as follows: He lays
his own ball against the other SO that it
touches it. He then places his foot on his
own ball, which he strikes with his mallet
5. The arch must never be moved to ac-
commodate any player.
6. A ball half though an arch is consid-
cred altogether through.
2. II player miss an arch he must return
to the side of it that he played from, either
through or round the arch, as most convc-
nicnt.
s. A ball must not be lifted from the
ground, even if in the way of another player.
If the ball of one of the players strike that
of another, which is not available for ro-
quet, both balls remain as sent but if the
ball be hit, and available for a roquet, it
must be roqued.
0. a ball that has not passed through
the first arch, cannot roquet, but it can be
! roqued.
10. If a ball that has not passed through
the first ring be sent behind the pin at the
starting-point it can be brought up to start
appoint and begin anew.
H.. On striking the second pin the player
has the option of either leaving his ball
wherever it may have rolled, or of bringing
it back to the starting pin.
| l2.l When intending to roquet another
ball, the player should strike his own ball
with commensurate force, in order to drive
the ball about to be roqued into an unfavor.
able or favorable position. The players
ball must always be the one moved in ro-
quoting. ..t-l Nh -l.s ..-.7.r A..
IS. Ii in roqueting, the players ball slips
| from under his foot when he strikes, it must
be brought back to the place whence he
| struck it. ..t ..,.f., frI.-........o. .
TERMS OF THE GAME. .,. .....
RooUET.-To hit another ball with ones
own ''roquetted" is pronounced ''ro-
qued."
CRoQUET.-To strike ones own ball when
| in contact with requetted ball.
| lo. "Croquetted" is pronounced zero
L. qued." ls .i ~. .l,. r..f..
WRED.-To 5e "wired" is to have your ball
in such position that hoop pre-
vents the stroke you wish TO make.
PEG.-To peg" is to strike either OF the
pegs in proper order.
DIsMIss.-To ''dismIss' ball is to cro1 uet
/ i-a it TO distance. i IoJh-
RoyER.--See Law o. ''a.rs Zi.1Ha
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1866-09-08
RICHMOND AND ITS BATTLE
FIELDS. -
BY REV. .rHEo. l.. CUYLER.

Richmond and its Southern outpost, Pc
tersburgh, are still battle field. The ghost
of the late war still haunts those historic
regions. In no part of the defunct Confed-
eracy does the spirit of the Rebellion linger
with such enveterate vigor as on the James
and the Appomattox. The country. folk tell
us that, If you kill q snake, his tail will
writbe and wriggle "till sundOwn." The
armed loyalty of the na.ion--with the sword
in ore hand and the edict of emancipation
in the other-slew the serpent of secession !;
but there is a vigorous vitality yet squirm-
ing in the canAal extremity of the copper
head. rl..H rsa1 -aI. -il..
A visitor 10 Richmond soon discovers that
the beautiful city--with its tasteful streets
and flower surrounded mansions on Shoccoe
Hills still the headquarters of that free
dom hating oligarchy which made Rishmond
its fortified stronghold for four bloody years.
The town is quiet and orderly. A few scat
tered blue coats of the regular army are seen
in the Streets A sentinel in blue PAGES be-
fore the doors of Gen. Terry's residence
that same 1oor whence jeff. Davis fled in hot
haste on the afternoon of Sunday, the I'd of
April, 1865. The stars and stripes float
from the quarters of the troops. But we did
not see them on any private residence during
our late visit 20 Richmond, The only portrait
of Uncle ABRAHAM, that we discovered was in
Ia negro's candy shop. On the other hand
..the windows of the print stores and book
stores, and the halls Of the hotels, are abun-
dainty garnished With pictures of Lee, JEFF
Davis and stonewa!l Jackson. IIandbills
were posted announcing "lecture on Stone
wall Jackson" and a newly published "bi-
ography of the immortal hero" for sale at
the book stores. The volume was thrust at
us the moment we entered the principal
store; and Is eagerly read, with tears and
| heavy hearts, 10 many stately mansion, by
| widows and mothers, clad in deep mourning
I for fallen sons To-day the dead hand OF
jackson rules the white population of Rich
mond, ss the dead hand Of the martyred
Lincoln rules the black. lNf. ~
The morning papers we opened ut the
break fast table OF the Ballard House were
profuse of eulogy of President Johnson Gas
once they were Of President Davis, and
equally profuse Of maledictions on the mig
eersbureaug and 1.-THE radicals. 1t is re,
ported that there are about one hundred and
fifty thoroughly loyal white Unionists in the
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1866-09-08
ssIAOw Slliftless -,

Had Aunt Ophclia been at a certain point
on the Sangamon, near this city, last Satur.
day, she would have given vent to her fav-
orite ejaculation shiftless ~ 1t
seems that three young girls, in the neigh
borhood of "sweet sixteen" went bIack5er-
rying. Their baskets were soon filed, and
weary and warm the muidens wendcd their
way homeward. The day was hot, and as
the damscls passed beneath the shade on
the banks of the river, the temptation ex- :
tended by the grateful water was too strong
for resistance. The girls blushingly disro.
bed, and shyly slid into the river They re-
mained there in modest sport for half an
hour. When they left the stream, black
berries, and, worse yet, clothes were gone.
nowhere to be found. They were in distress
but went into the river hoping that the
clothes would be returned. But there was
no such luck, and night was coming on.
under cover of which their only hope was to
reach home unperceived. Suddenly fortune
favored them in the appearance of a Young
girlwho had also been berrying, and was on
her way home. The case was stated to her,
and she speedily sought the friends of the
poor, half drowned females, who soon
brought them clothing, and their embarrass
ment was over. The clothes left on the
river bank were undoubtedly stoler, as moth
ing has been heard or seen os them since
iSprinlfelI (IU Re0ister
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1866-09-08

as with one vast effort he dropped to the
level of small talk. And oh ! wha. do you
think was the first thing he told her A fib
of course. He told her she "looked charm.
ing" the poor thing standing there faded
and jadcd, in the pitlless gas light. Then he
remarked on the weather. Then he asked
her how many receptions she had attended
curing the season. Then he hadn't any
more to say. Then lie looked awfully bored.
Then he wondered when supper would be
ready. The lady felt instinctively that the
learned man supposed, as matter OF course,
that she had neither knowledge nor interest
IN any subject which could possibly interest
him. 'Ht ..l' .'l| - I'd - ilI
Timid and sensitive, she did not dare to
destroy the supposition by broaching a sub
lect, or expressing an opinion, lest this very
masculine man should change his mind and
think her strong minded and unfeminine.
Ihis lady had reao much, and thought more,
anc felt most keenly on every subject of
public and private veal. And this wise man.
in showing what he supposed to bo his su-
periority, showed only how very stupid even
a wise man may be. Thus, am afraid that
the world will be very old before men will
realize that they can take aught but the
smallest of talk to women whom they meet
in society. But, Monseigneurs, pray do not
take too great an effort TO descend to the
level of our comprehension. A woman need
not be formidably strong. minded, nor fright
fully literary, nor painfully scientific, to have
any common sense and to be able to talk
sensibly on all general subjects. Women
read newspapers with as much avidity as
men and who can read newspapers anG re.
main ignorant of the great questions of the
day9 With all our schools, the press is an
ever-present educator. Thus, my dear sir,
very often, when you are making yourself
ridiculous for the special benefit of a lady,
she is silently gauging your comprehension,
and touching bottom all the while.
1t is lamentable that our fashionable sol
rees, and receptions, in their social aud men,
.al .onc, are thin, flimsy and frivolous. Bad
dressing, bad air and bad hours make them
almost damnable. Wherefore is it that, with
all the gifted and cultivated men and wo-
men who gather here every year, we do not
renew, in our republican capital, with purer
morality and finer enthusiasm, the bureaux
d'csprit of the eighteenth century2 Those
polished and elegant assemblies which did
50 much in the highest sense to make Paris
the capital of the world, how they would
soften away the cIudeness and coarseness of
Washington! am not talking of set litera
ry and art gatherings, where the people talk
nothing but books and high art" in phrases
which neither themselves nor any body else
can understand, but of those assemblages of
the gifted and good, where, in general inter
course and free exchange of opinion, the in
tellect aroused, though quickened, talent en-
couraged and genius won from solitudes;
where politics, philosophy and poetry, reli-
gion anG beauty, may meet and commingle.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1866-09-08
How 1 Came TO NIurrx

Sal kissed me she put her arms around
my neck and kissed me on the lip. Human
nature could not stand that, and Ipave her
as good as she sent. 1t was the first time I
ever had taste, and it was powerful good
l believe could have kissed that gal from
Julius Caesar till the Fourth of July.
Jack" says she, 1--WE are sorry 20 disturb
you, but won't you see me home ~
/ "Yos, will," said /. ......
did, too, and had another smack at the
After that we took to turtle doving, and
both of us signing like barrel of new cider
when we were away from each other.
Twas in the close of a glorious summer
day-the sun was setting behind distant
hog pen-the chickens were going to roost
the bullfrogs were commencing their even
ing song.-the pollywogs in their native
mudpuddles were preparing themselves for
the shades of the night, when Sal and nv
self sat upon an antiquated black log listen
ing to the music OF nature such as tree toads
grunting pigs and roosters, which was watt
ed to our ears by the gentle zephyrs signing
among the mullen stalks. The last linger-
ing rays of the setting sun glanced from the
bright buttons of O solitary horseman, and
shone from knot-hole in the hog. pen full
In SAILS face, dyeing her hair with an orange
peel hue, and showing off my threadbare
coat to a bad advantage. sa''
one OF my arms was around Sails waist
sne was toying with my auburn locks of let
oiue sue was almost gone, and was ditto.
one 1ne looked looked like ,grasshopper dying with
.he nlccups, ana felt like mudturtle
choking to death on co6ish ball.
Sal" says |, in voice as musical as the
notes of dying calf, "Will you have me 2n
She turned her eyes heavenward, and
ciasped me by the right hand, had an attack
OF the heaves and blind staggers, and with
sign that broke her shoe strings, she said:
"Yes, my dear jack" and threw herself
in my lap, and hugged her till broke nv
suspenders.
Well, to make long story short, she sat
the day and we practiced every night for
four weeks how We would walk into the
room to be married, till we got so we could
walk as graceful as couple of Muscovite
ducks-we were married and nv troubles
ended.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1866-09-08
The CROPS.

We gather from mass of late information
On the subject that the wheat crop in the
extreme Northwest, and particularly in WIS
consin, where the harvest was late, has sus-
tanned serious damage A Chicago paper,
OF Wednesday, publishes telegrams from
nearly all sections where the late storm pre-
vailed, which 60 to show that south of the
Dixon Air Line Railroad, from Chicago to
the Missouri River the crop was generally
secured, but north of that line quite large
proportion was in the shock when the recent
lain storm came on, and the reports indicate
that serious damage has been done. The
effects of the late stCrm in the Upper Lake
Country is sincerely to be regretted. The
wheat grown in Wisconsin is generally of
excellent quality, and is largely exported,
because of its SOUND and healthy character
istics. From Northern Iowa, and Minnesota
heavy rains prevailed, but the damage seems
to have been comparatively light. Forum
ately, the wheat crop in Ohio, Indiana,
Michigan, and tho greater par. of Illinois
and Iowa had been pretty generally secured,
and the quality is reported to be better than
usual. The yield too, is generally good,
and in some States the yield and quality are
both reported to be better than the average
OF former years. 1t is to he hoped that later
reports will prove the first accounts to have
been exaggerated.-M Y. Com. List. -.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1866-09-08
MISCELLANEOUS.
How 10 talk 20 Women.

There is good sense in the following,
which we copy from Washington letter to
the New York Independent, the correspond
ent being lady .h iiu5U tis19iBd sdi
At small select party, the other evening,
q learned Senator made me wonder how old
the world would be when great men should
speak to women as If they were sensible
beings This gentleman had been conyer-
sing with brother Senator on the subject
Of public moment which interests us all,
touching as nearly the women who love
their country as the men, Anybody with
tolerable knowledge Of the English Language
could have understood that conversation
At least the wife iofs the Senator stood
listening with keen interest. But when
the gentleman turned TO address her, h'
altered his voice, he changed his manner
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1866-09-08

The RICHMOND EXAMINER Pollard, tho
editor OF the Richmond Examiner, has return
ed to Virginia, having faithfully assisted in the
happy proceedings of the OopperjohnsonC Con-
ventiou in Philadelphia. In his paper of the
Esd of August, after announcing that "Jeffer-
son Davis will soon bereleased on parole, and
that ''his release will give joy to millions"
and also that 'the manly conduct OF Mayor
Monroe, of New Orleans, has met the appro-
baton of the President" pays his compli-
ments to General Grant for appearing at
the White House when the resolutions of
the Philadelphia Copperjohnson Convention
were presented by his namesake, Reverdy
johnson. of Maryland:
We believe nothing in General Grants ap-
pearance on the day referred to, but that he
desired to make a show of himself with the
characteristic vanity of his nature. He
looked to no construction that might be put
upon his ranging himself by the side of An
drew Johnson on that occasion He thought
only of being the observed of all Observers
the cynosure of all eyes. He is just the man
to be jealous of the prize beef that parades
the streets decked In variegated ribbons,
cheered by mos of ragged urchins.
We know that he is radical to the centre
OF his hard and cruel heart, that is touched
by nothing that does not fiatter bis self
conceIt. He may pretend to be conserya-
tive, but he is essentially a destructive, and
must be that OF nothing. Il is fortunate for
us that we are escaping SO rapidly from his
ruthless hands, and woe unto us If he should
be &c ain put in authority over us. ou4t
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1866-09-08

The Chaplain of the Philadelphia CoIven-
ton closed his opening supplicalion on the
l4th with the Lords Prayer, The special
dispatch of the Chicago Republican states
that storm of "Anens" from all parts OF
the wigwam followed the petition, YGiye us
this day our daily bread, F" ,ad b saod aa
A sixty-shot per minute gun has been in
vented In Paris. ,T''. IN '",, .es.s !.
Santa Anna's eopfscaied property is worth
81, ,000, 900. - sid,fsb.if9eI ,sp
The full namerof the .Pfussian premier is
Charles Otto Won Bismarck auf SchpnhAuser
und Kniephof.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1866-09-08

: Tue New York Herald says there are over
? 900 places in that city where games OF
chance are played for money.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1866-09-08
JoB PRINTINa.

We have connected with our establishment well
selected JOB OFFICE, which will enable us to
execute, in the neatcst styfc, every variety Of
frlntins U aoia9na sdi tss-ib isdr5tin
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1866-02-10
WHOLE No. 423,
Long Sermons.

Tie pulpit needs lecture from the pso,.
pie on the length of sermons. Probably The
the ministers doR't know il, (ifthey do, thev
don 4 act upon II. but in nine eascs
out OF len sermon more than half an boun
long Weafles an audience and is voted 8
bore. The number of ciergymsn Who car
interest an audiences longer than that time
/ is very few. and even that class migbt
make their efforts doubly effective by short
euing them. Twenty minutes are oftap
better than thirty.if they are filed with
vital. stirring thought, which an audience
can hear and 60 home Refreshed. instead oge
exhausted, at the close. It the is same will,
preaching as with eating; the mind is dis
gusted with q surplusage of pulpit psbu-
lum. as the stomach with overladnc. and
strong but moderate diet is USUALLY the
best in either case. Yet we know ofscorsa
OF excellent ministers who sit IN ni0bta
and laboriously prepare lengthy and pom.
derous essays for the pulpit reading, when
they had much better be abed and asleenl
We know of great many who in this en-
lightened nineteenth century never thihl,1
OF preaching less than three quarters Of an
hour, and leave the church scarcely lass
fatigued than the congregation who have,
had the misfortune to sit Ia comfortIssa
pews and hear il all. ogeA-
One grand cause of this evil is the want
of condensation in sermon writing. Some.
either from habit or cast of mind. are ma.
BILE to separate their actual thoughts from
wordy dross; their ideas wander in An in.
extricable labyrinth of verbiags, until thew
become hoHelessly lost to themselves and
the bewildered listeners who try to follow
them. The labor of sermon writing leads
naturally enough to this result. The cler-
gyman having selected his topic and per-
haps thought over his treatment of it, be-
gins his writings with the idea that Unjust
De spread over certain number of pages.
frequently, too one sermon is made to COW
er the ground of dozen, reviewing the
whole history of Christianity, and with a
doctrinal oomPrshensivsnsss equally unds-
sirable.
Let US have reform here. A single
topic treated pointedly, forcibly. briefly,
will carry conviction to an audience which
will nod or sit restless under other kinds of
''droppinge." The pulpit may double its
power and influence for good in this way if
it chooses. Will it do it