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MILITARY CLAIMS.

Y'HE undersigned will promptly attend to
4 the collection of claims against either the
State or National Government, Pensions, Back
Pay, Bounty, Extra Pay, and all other claims
arising out Of the present or any other war,
collected.
JEREMIAH LYONS,
Attorney
Sliffiintown, Juniata Co, Pa. tebl
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to have sacrificed my very life to

Husbands are SO exceedingly spariDg of
appro5ing words, aud so very profusc in
faultfGding, that it is a marvel to ne that
\thars arc half as many pleasant homes as
there are But where the fire Of true
love burns upon the household altar, its
ever enduring heat YIELDS the ties that
bind heart 20 heart, and hand to hand, so
firmly together that all the tug aud strain
of every day life cannot tear them apart.
But do not mean TO insiuua.c that my
husband wos prone to fault finding; on
the contrary, be was very lavish in his
praise-and that praise was so sweet that
kept silent, consoling myself with the
thought that it woGll not be long before
would really merit it. \ dag OF so al,
ter, he brought home 4 couple of friends
to dinner. As soon as could make my
escape from the parlor, ran out to Dor
cas-, pale with constcrratior. But Durcas
vas in nowisc startled. She vent quietly
( at s.srL Will I w,. rs-.f- e-,l ,,5
and aiy;ro vent +, All r,,prcr or ovtr,v-
asaut exclariations ; adding q lite here,
anu a little there, imgroyisi4s one thiag,
and adying up another, until ste got to-
ro,l .r =. n;co , dinner ., ,,, c..I;I,,,.
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wa. rIe,.cl +, tbe Lo,r+. Tlrou. :, l.,
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home pleasant aud agreeable, what righ;
mas she to transfer her zoos; works into an
sstablishment Of her own? ltispotlo Low. /
me- ones ueirhbor rs ones self 70 s.,,
ne least. And Dorcas was 50 suIJeu
fs. 1t was.
Il am going to be married. Mrs. Wick
life, and must leave YOU this evening"
an! to morrow morning she was cone.
owen did not come home to dirner
,nl feeling very pettish at Dorcas. t re.
solved upon graGa supper Of my own
hat would throw all efforts Of hers into
ho shade. | had the day before me ana
began early. My stove was in full blast.
md the tea kettle finely under way, when
little chan made his appearance with i
triny Of trout in one hand, and note
rom Owen in the other. l read il eager,
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THE PERFECTION OF MEDICAL SCIENCE.
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5tlistsIImeons AeaAnm.
From PetcrSoR'S Vagazne.
A WIFE'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY. \
DY EMMA GARRISON JONES.

was only seventeen "hen harrleu
owen " icA'ihe. 100 young no ooup''
hu' circumstances uS'i"cD r'c' NY "lo'H'
or dled "heh was mere chl'd ana ~
iather, ai'ef INC PFe'aich' custom oi wiz
overs, Sho"ca no" u'U0h nc mocfheo hc'
loss anr res ec'ci nef i'''"o'y oy uSins
All pco''o'c SPcc0 III getting ano'Aef u ~ !
hcf p']c''
sue Was ssoou e""'on "oi''" /" "e'l
"ay-h'y second Mo'AIf' l hicai-S'f'c'i}I
honest 'hd uprl6h'' ana aLoc'ioha'c ai'ciI
certain fashion; but 'he hau inc ms
fortune 10 possess d h'c"d'eSome oiFPoS' i
lion, ana a sharp S'ioe 'ohS'e-t"o "co'
iHi attributes IN 4 "oi''ah' an oet'''''
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10 Keep Us c"h''L'' al" nc'""''. / never
iaNclcu INC creed 'Aih" '"o 'hofA
serves "' Singing G'aa oI'heF 'nan ahj
'h'n5 c'Sc "' any '"'c' 1t 'aH '"'' eject
WIN me ihlS n'" ho'I'c' ol N'nc' CON
'cle"''ouS as She Was IN reSa'd 10 hef du';'
GO" ,'''e0 10 '"1N' nay young ne 'noF
ouSh'y uiSei"o'e' not because She was
"4cNe" u st''o'u'' O'' on account VI '"@
""e'' ""'a 55o''''"' o' o"i natures
II would not nave peen wonder !!
uu0'' ,n0 vl'''''S'''''e'' Ha' "''o '''
NEeh " icA'ile' eve" without loving i''"'
'o' 'no S1N' y. inc u''' nome nc "''eic'.
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nan 'eno't e''o'ion anu '' 'e'0'"'o
NY 'o'e WIN e1ua' a'uo ut any ra'e' nc
haoc me oe''e'e So We spent our non
eS'ioo, Al ''a''i' anu inc" se'''e' Gown
a' 'o4'5 ''s PAIR u ro''"' ID ','' "'"
'o'"' P''''S ''''io 'o'''o' o'' ''o SoO'
CRIBS Of the city, Chose Cottage - Owen
Gated 1t. remember how proud aud
pleased | was when he !cd ine ~ that al
tcrnocu, aad calling the house-mald, bado .
her deliver ap the keys to hen ne" mi'-
tresS. She did 50, but WIN iI!repFesaoj
mlrth, Tor | must have Appeared very tn
fling aud unmatroniy IN her eyes; an!
was not whit less so than appeared
/ could sing, and play the piano, dance
gracefully and dress myself to perfection;
but with these my accomplishments end.
ed. ! knew no more about domestic al
fairs, had no more idea Of the seriousness
and sacrcdness OF the duties l had taken
upon NE than twoycar babe. T.
You're too young, too silly and child
ssh to become wife and mother yet; BET
tex wait awhile, Maggie" my old aunt
said, every tine the subject was brought
up IA her presence but owen would not
hear to 1t.
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{ XII HI-II z : NJ. Ut n. ctNN4-'
june 20-if. \. I. BARNES.

NEW ARRANGEMENT.-The undersigne
IN finding it impossible with one Marker
Car. to supply their customers. have purchased
another and are now prepared 10 furnish
marketing regularly twice week after the
lst of August. One Car will arrive in Pat
tcrson every Wednesday evening, the other
Will arrive every Friday evening. We wish
it distinctly understood we will do nothing
but a strictly cash business in future. Per
sons ordering goods regularly every week
are expected TO pay promptly each trip
One car will leave Patterson FOR Philadelphia
every Monday morning, the other will leave
every Wednesday morning.
July 25-tf HOLLOBAUGu & ROWE
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1867-02-20

DEAFNESS, BLINDNESS & CA1AEKn,
- treated with the utmost success, by j.
lSAACS, NJ. d., Oculist and Aurist, formerly
of Leyden, Holland No. $40 PINE Street,
PillLAD' A. Testimonials, from the most
reliable sources in the City and Country can
be seen at his office. The medical faculty
are invited to accompany their patients, as
he has no secrets in his practice. ARTI-
FlCiAL ENE rs, inserted without rAIS. No
charge Tor examination. mar 2l-ly.
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1867-02-20

4 TTENTION CITlZENS.--NEWS DEPOT
h and Stationary Store in Pcrrysyile, Ju-
niata county, Pa. Post rGice building
The undel signed asks leave to inform the
good people of this and neighboring counties
that he has opend fine stock Of Stationary
Books. etc, and having bought them II. u
very low wholesale price in Philadelphia, by
adding small per eentage, j. certain he can
sell cheaper than any other establishment in
The county. The following is list Of Gags-
zines and Periodicals, kept, with prices at
rachei, any of which vii. he sent by mai,
free OF postage to any PLACE upon receipt Of
ne .un,yrd price yiy
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SDLE PROPRlETORS.
l37 Eorh Wud st., PhHadcipAid.

SILNE ER'S WASH POWDER.
Saves time labor, money. Makes washing a
pastime and Monday a festival. Sold every
where. Try it. nov II, iSG6-ly.
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TERMS OF PUBLICATION.


TuB JryIAr. SENTINEL is published every
Wednesday morning, on Main street, by
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NTiLpaB.E FeR TEFTHEyG CHILDREN.

II s"ftcnS the gums, abates inflammation
invigorates the stomach and bowels, corrects
acidlty, and Is Il sure aGd speedy cure for
COlic. Cramps and Windy rams.
4 most excellent preparation Cor Children
Of a restless and treriul habit and in all asses
cf Looscncss, GRIPPING, Vomiting or other in
ward grief, il gives immediate ease.
Used for more thaa hait century in the
private practice OF one ut The most eminent
physicians Of Philadelphia.
In now placing this article within the rcach
Of all our couutrymen, we would remark that
We know it 10 be q remedy of unrivalled ex-
celleEce and that il has proyci ia thousands
of o.ses, as We are resolved L shall in mil
lions, a priceless boon. For sale by Drug
gists' everywhere. Address all orders 10
ZlEGLER 4 SMITH.
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Also all kinds of 25c, Novels
N. B.-Any Of the Daily. Philadelphia pa
pers furnished et 15c. per month, tri-week-
y at 5oc. per month. semi-weekly 35c or
weekly 2Gc. per month, also Music, Maga-
zines and other bindings attended to-
7. S.-Back numbers of all Magazines and
Papers furnished "a; short notice am de cr-
rnined 10 supply great want in this county
by furnishing the people with reading matter
at reasonable prize.
respectfully solicit your patronage.
JOHN II. THOMPSON.
Perrysville, aug. !, 80.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-01-03

ipiure canals, but ultimately supersede them?
Is tie stock of the Chesap eake & Chic Canal,
worth as much now, as it was before the Bal
timore & Ohio Railroad passed along por-
ton oft? viii the stock of the said cana! be
worth as much, after the further improvements
which are in contemplation by the said railroad
company, as it is now? Is the cana itself of
as much Importance now, as it Was before the
said Railroad came in competition with it?
Is any canal in the United States, as import
ant with railroad competition, as 1t was before
it had such opposition? The question is not,
us railroad connexiOn between Georgetown
and Alexandria desirable -; but. Are the
people of alexandria willing 10 give consent to
a charter for the purpose, to three lndlyiduaS,
who have never, in one instance, as far as l
know shown any very particular respect Or in,
terest, for either Alexandria Or its people, and
thereby, place in their pockets, an immense
amount Of money? This, and this alone, is
the question. Are the people deaf and blind
and cead? CAUTION.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-01-03
Mexican N ews.

All Imperial Mexican decree CT December
Is, orders new enrolment Of all estates, real
and personal, to be taxed for the support Of
the Government. The tax established by the
decree OF December 3D.: in pursuance whereof
these enrolments are ordered, must be paid
within the lst and 10th Of every month";
Macmillan Government is fully established
at Puebla. The City Council presented him
an address, welcoming him to the city. The
Cabinet is still engaged upon the subject Of
new National Congress. The French Minister
and General Castelnau are still at PuebIa.
4 sanguinary conflict occurred at the bridge
Ixtla between small force of Imperiaists,
conducting convoy, and eight hundred Liber-
H., wherein tie former suffered severely, their
colo.nl being made prisoner and the whole
compan, missing. The Imperialists had cap
tured ana Lot one Colonel Bravo and three
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-01-03
IGOMNlUNiCATED.

agree with those who think, ii is at least,
for the people of Alexandria to be
troubling themselves with efforts to !aciIi;alc
the construction Of railroads to take away trade
from Alexandria and carry it TO Balimore--or
to Washington either. Every railroad scheme
yet started having Washingto for its terminus,
has injured Alexandria. If " intcrcomnunica-
ton with Washington" is so much nccdcd--!t
is not needed by Alexandra. There is already
one railroad, aud that would seem to be enough
The Canal was leased to the present LesSccs,
for Canal purposes, and not for railroad pur
poses, inside of the town, or outside Of it
People interested in the 3. & 0. r. r., are
now buying largely Of the stock OF the q. 4 n.
r. II. | hear they are all anxious for the
Canal Railroad "Ihereby hangs tale. "
4 Shop KEEPER.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-01-03

RELIABILITY OF LABOR. "A friend (and &
decided Republican, who fought through the
war, and is now trying to ran plantation
''down in Dixie" complains Of the UNCERTAIN
ty Of procuring labor that he hired seven
different gangs since he took the plantation, and
could not induce them to stay long," that the
last ones he 'ugrced to pay in advance. week to
week. rs long as they wou Id remain--whlch was
exactly six dnys-0nd the last he saw Of tncnl
they were marching 0ndian tl!c) down the road
singing, We II hang jeff. Davis on a sour up
pie tree - in the full enjoyment OF life, liberty
and the pursuit Of heppincs3' We imagine
the feelings Of our Republican friend, as he
leaned over the paIings and saw his sable
friends con their winding way" to have been
akin to those Of Pharaoh, when the children of
Israel "tooEl t. the water" and we don't rcc"!-
lcct, at this moment, any one whose faith in
NEGRO equality deserved 4 more convincing
shock than his He is now looking for North
crn white aborcrs, satisfied that the ''frccd
men, will not be ready to % to work during
the present ccntury.-New Hursa Register.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-01-03

There is a report from Paris tina. the United
States have entered into negotiations with the
Spanish Government for the ccsson Of the
island Of Minorca We DO not know what
truth there is in the report. .- .... ....... ..
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-01-03

John T. Robertson, convicted Of the murder
Of the Limbrick family, in Stafford county,
Va, Was hung at Stafford Court House, on
Friday last He acknowledged the justice Of
his sentence, but made 10 confessions
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-01-03

A family named Staley, residing in Shep-
herd town, West Virginia, have just received
intelligence from Germany announcing the
glad tilings" that by the death of a relative
in that 1untry they have fallen heir to about
one million of dollars That is Il snug little
pile. ..s... ,,.,-.. .........-.. ...... -.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-01-03

More conscience money" d,iJbles into the
Treasury. Still, no conscience books, pictures,
furniture, &c. 1t is easier, it seems, to pay
in greenhacks, than to restore property. T..
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-01-03

a strong movement has commenced in
different parts Of the country to secure reduc
ton of the internal revenue tax upon certain
articles of domestic manufacture. ~.v
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-01-03
ICOMMCNICATED.

." COMMUNICATED.
CANAL VS.. RAILRoAD.-No question having
direct or indirect reference to commerce, is
more clearly proved than that, railroads not only
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-01-03

A letter is published to Mr. Reverdy John
son. from Mr.. Edward Bates, an able and
veteran lawyer, formerly Attorney General, in
which he characterizes the readiness Of the
public to acquiesce in military tribunals for
civilians, as public calamity, and well says
that this subordination Of civil to military au-
tholity not only ovcrthrows the safeguards Of
the Constitution, but strikes at our whole
system Of government, by culcating the idea
that the law is insufficient for the ends Of JUS
tice, and not to be trusted as governmental
agent to protect innocence or to punish guilt. !"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-01-03

The Washington Chronicle is delighted at
the speech made by Senator Wade, in Mem
phis, (>ce yesterdays Gazette, and rejoices
that his rrdcalism is not Of the sort to melt
before Southern sun" The Chronicle wants
radicalism to b. as hard, and cold, and icy,
as possible. ..-,. III ..... .... H.. .......G ...
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DLASTEK.
PERIODICALS.

The London Quarterly Review tC""soryatiyc.)
The Edinburgh Review (Whig.)
The Westminster Review Radical
The North British Review Gree Chu!cA,j ANA
Blaclwood's Edinburgh Magazine j!orJ..
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-01-03
E U L O P E
LATEST BY ATLANTIC CABLE.

Great agitation exists concerning The open
ing Of the French Chambers, and all the
Deputies were getting ready for that occasion.
The report of the Minister OF Finance, NJ.
Fould, will, i: is said show that this year the
receipts will exceed the expenses by about fifty
millions of francs
The new line of steamers between Germany
and the United States, touching ut Southamp-
ton, will sail from the Hanoveran port Das-
terninde twice a week. The capital of the
company, which is to enjoy the monopoly Of
carrying the Prussan mail, is 900, 900 thalers
NapoIeon's speech delivered TO the Diploma
tic Corps on New Y ear 5 day, is Of very pacific
tone.
1t is said that Austria is about to convoke a
new keichsrath, for the purpose of effecting q
compromise with Hungary.
The Emperor of Austria has accepted the
resignation Of his ministers, and appointed a
new Cabinet. King Victor Emanuel, in his
speech to the diplomatic body, expressed his
belief that peace was likely to continue for a
long time, but still urged the reorganization,
on a better basis, Of the Southern army.
The King Of Prussia has sent one OF his
officers to Toulon in order to study the naval
constructions in France.
The Cotton Supply Administration Company
of Algiers, has received from New Orleans and
South Carolina, twenty hogsheads of Sea Is
land middling cotton seed, to be distributed
gratuitouSly among the inhabitants of Algeria.
ATTRITIoN OF CoIN.-The people of the
United Kingdom have to pay through theuub-
lie treasury somewhere about 10000 sterln.z
per annum for the privilege Of using the curren!
coin of the realm. Money, like every other ar
ticle manufactured wears out after certain
amount of active service, and the life Of q coin
in these days of rapid trading and travelling is
very short. The results of attrition on the sur.
face of new-minted shilling, for example,
soon manifest themselves after its ISSUE and the
same may be laid of every other piece ofmoney
NEw2YoRK, Jan. 3.-Gold, to day, 1898
Conpress ra.assembied to day
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-01-03

=. 7I--- - Gold.
NEW York, Jan 3.-Gold, to day, 33ss.
Congress re- assembled to day. ....
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-01-03

The Commissioner of Agriculture, in his
report lor the last month, estimates the cotton
crop Of 1866 at ], 75O, 900 bales Of four hundred
pounds each, or l, 500, 900 bales at five hundred
pounds each. This exceeds the estimates Of
cotton brokers and dealers of New Orleans by
at least one-thrd, though it corresponds with
the Manchester estimates a dispatch from
Mobile says: 1.-THE receipts OF cotton at all the
ports for the last four moths foot up 75O, 900
bales 1t is generally believed by the cotton
factors here and at New Orleans that fully one
halt Of the present crop has already been de-
livered"