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Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1870-11-16
WHY PEOPLE DRINK.

The following are undoubtedly good
reasons why so many people drink.
Mr.. A. drinks because he's going on a
journey. ,aoi .gE ,s.du -.-
Mr. b. because his doctor ordered him
to. and he hates quackery. 1854.
Mr.. c. takes, a drap because he is
weak. rn ..sms iq99z5 ..
m Mr.. d because he's.dry. .- B.,
MIR Il. because he toels something ris-
ing in his stomach oii y. . " %.
% Mr. +. because he feels, a kind of sink
ing in his stomach. .oi.6uos .ad
.sGMr..G. because he rs going to see d
friend off in England.aL - Ik
Mr.. Ii. because he s got a friend come
home from California. s.~1..t s1 .a-.,-.
uMr. l. because he's 30 sick. q .'f.-t
b4NIryJ. because he cold. .is g.. ~
b3Mr.l X because he feels the need of
q little su thin for the stomach's sake.
q Mr.. l.. because he's got a pain in his
head. II .saasi7izs rci Enilgsd ns
Mr. M.7because he's 60. pain in his
side.sa ,madi ,usss1 or hsfqub.r 9yad Of
Mr.. n. for a pain in his back nids9
MrSG. for a pain in his chest.jrab ulai
MrdP.l because he's got a pain all over
him .ssfasdi s.as 1at vsss ma sr,. = a
Mr.nQ. because he feels light and hap
Py.snq 9i' s1oma b9is.T3 % san.9s
Mr.. r, because he feels heavy and mis-
eraple.q srll p! 20 $500 iovigH.
4 Mr.. S. because he's married. ., ,,
Mr., T.. because hes single. ,r,l .f, 3.
70 Mr.. U. because he was crossed in
l0ye.u.gq a1,w ynar 7sf nas 10 4
Mr. V: because he likes to see his
friends around him. .s~
Mr.. w. because he's got baby
Mr.. X. because his uncle left him a
large fortune. =,
Mr.. Y. because his uncle cut him of
with shilling,
Mr.. T. We would be happy to inform
our reason Mr. q has for drinking. but
on putting the question he was found
to be too tipsy to answer.
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1870-11-16
WHAT A DRINK RIM, COSTS. Cs,

The New York World has been figur-
ingIup the cost of an occasional drink,
and says: mo- if-1u
"0nce in while a pensive man may
be heard to say, al wish had all the
money back that have spent for drinks
for the past ten years" No man in
twenty, who retrospectively gazing, gives
utterance to that wish, has in bis mind
any approximating estimate Of the amount
of which person Of even moderate bibu-
Ious prcpensities may spend upon drinks
in the space of ten years. Leaving
Wines and expensive liquors out of the
question, let us see what plain cock
tailist, Or modest imbiber of old rye is
likely to disbuse on his favorite refresh
ments in the course Of a year.
Take a very moderate man for sam
PIE. Assume that he drinks every day
one glass of ale at ten cents. and four
glasses of Whisky at fifteen cents. That
amounts to seventy cents a day, which
makes four dollars and ninety cents
week Multiply by four and you have
$1,000 month which comes TO S225,2O
a year. Thus, if the man who lad gone
on at this rate fdr fen years had all his
liquor money back, his pocket would BE-
inflated to the tune of two thousand three
hundred and iifty-two dollars. This is
only small beer calculation; but think
of those who spend five times this sum on
liquors, and remember that their name is
legion
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1870-11-16


all the other great men of the time, You
must guess it, doctor. What is it =, sl
He had brought his face so, near to
m;pe,, that could feel his, hot breath,
and fancied that I could feel the heat of
those terrible eyes, The long! keen3blade
he was holding over me for what ! =, To
take my life if failed. bad sss s5T
"Guess !! guess /" he screamed. "If
you fail, it will be your last guess in the
world " ..i a:ds e Ars ...rrim rsa
dared not cry out; the knife was too
near. l could not escape, for the strong
cords bound me to the heavy chair that
I could not lift ), and could not lie there
and lose my life What could l do ?v,s.
= 1t is a hard guess. and | will give
you three minutes to answer it,, he said.
II summoned all my, courage. which
had never. yet failed ime-eyen in the
awful hour, of battle-aud looking him
steadily in the eye, said : -5 n, ., did,
II know you sir, so where is the need
of guessing ! have seen you on the
battlefield, marsheling sour, hosts to
victory. ! have, seen you cut down a
scdre Of. men with your single arm. l
have seen you put to fight whole bat
TALON. ! know yoq1every body knows
You. Your urv name y is j in Pr my mouths nod
sIfremembered what he had said about
leaving his veterans aud had tried this
harangaes 10 divert his attention. i pausl
ed 70 mark the effect. l''fes~yes doc
tor. Bntwbat j. it T. he screamed again
.:Thirtyisecoads t. a9,s ssw .oa uo.iod
Great God! What would not have
given TOR a clue tosthis mailman fancy l.
Thirty seconds, and how short a. second
is. The knife was raised higher. that it
might gain momentum by the distance.
His body was braced for the stroke aud
his eye was upon the mark ~. say buG -7d
.i''Ten seconds more What is itl'
There is only one hope for me, and tina:
was to guess. l felt that he consider
ed himself some great man, and as he had
spoken Of veterans, some great military
chiefiain. / thought of our own heroes,
and the names Of many of them were up
on my lips, but dared not utter them
1t was the greatest game of chance that
Lever played. My life depended on the
guessing OF a name. thought of all the
European generals. but cast them aside
again, and came back to our own side of
the water aH .t
-. Two seconds,.'' screeched the luna
tic.
Without thought, almost without vo-
lition, I spoke a name, breathing pray
er that it might be the right one.
"Napo'eon Bo'aparte ="
fright !" said the madman throwing
aside his knife. and undoing the cords
that held me- Il was not mistaken in
you. doctor You have true genius
this is your first lesson. Come at this
hour every evening. and will teach you
the beautiful art-the way to iramortal
fame.
As arose from the chair. weak and
trembling the door softly opened. and
four strong men entered and secured the
maniac. ! started for home well-pleased
that ! had got through with my first
guessing lesson, and fervently hoping |
should never be called npon to take an
other.
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1870-11-16
TIE LEPERS OF ASIA MINOR.

oAt the call of our faithful gnide,
(writes Rev. DR. Robinson in one of
his letters from Asia Minor) We arose.
Refreshed qinexpressiblv by the pause in
sl'e Journeys we mounted our horses with
and strung along into the road
again. As we departed from the town
we found ourselves suddenly confronted
among the hedges Of aloes with crowd
of lepers. They were crying abjectly
for money, and extending their most mon
strous deformities almost so as to touch
us with their hands. So hideous and
loathsome are these creatures, that all
pity shrinks into a passion of recoil from
them Their hands dropping of. finger
by finger and joint by joint their noses
eaten away; their lips rotted off; their
voices hoarse and unearthly their forms
shrunkeh--ah. / cannot make words say
in any force OF violence, how dreadfully
repulsivc this scene was to US all. l
have seen many shapes and conditions
Of Suffering humanity before me. but /
do not remember to have turned it all
aside ouerin my life untilnow; yet l could
not abide those horriole visitors of eor.
ruption nom .ns;abm whipped rsy frigh-
tened horse frausfeaiiy .oget him through
the crowd and beyond it so that i could
dare to breathoncemoie. / could not look
-:feelings. however, the singularly ap-
propriate position those caricatures of
human form had taken up for those
knobbed, ougly cactus trees seemed al
most enough1of themselves to make my
very flesh Creep. sCf .I>T nj .rs
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1870-11-16

"A fellow in Evansville, Ind, the other
day borrowed money of girl to whom
he was engaged, in order to pay for a
marriage license, and expended the m on
ey in procuring a license to marry an
other women Jasld h gGd r sA .s.dl
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1870-11-16
GROVER e. BAKERS
SEWING II ACHINE.


The following are selected from thou
sands of testimonials of similar character,
as expressing the reasons for the prefer
ence for the GRovER & BAKER Machines
over all others. -aN . .
IL ike the Grover Baker M1shine,
the first place, because, if | had any other, |
should still want Grover & Baker. and. hav.
ing Grover Il Baker, j, answers The purpose
o: al! the rest. II does a greater variety of
work ami it is easier 10 learn than any other. &"
Mrs J. c Croly (Jeaay June
Il have had several years experience with
a Grover X Baker Machine. which has given
me great satisfaction. think the Grover X
Baker Machine is more easily managed, aud
less liable to get out Of order. l prefer the
Grover x Baker, decidedly" Dir. Watts,
Neg York.
81 have had one in my family for some two
years, and from what know OF it's workings,
and from the testimony OF many of my
friends who use the same, | eau hardly see
how anything could he more complete or give
better satisfaction" ."-.Hs General Grant
81 believe it to be the best. AL things con-
-idered. Of any that have known. 1t is
very simple and easily learned; the sewing
from the ordinary .pools is = great aisan-
tagc the stitch is entirely reliable: il does
oruamenial work beautifully il is hot liable
TO get out Of order ."-.Vrs 4. ~ SDooaer, sc
Bond STREET. Brookiyn.
=. | AN acquainted with the work Of the
principal nachines and prefer the Grove
4 Baker 10 them all, because consider the
stitch more elastic. have work now ia the
house which was lone n,ne years ago. which
i. stil! good. Mrs. Dr NeCr,ady, No. 43
East frenzy third Street. Ner York
More than two-tiiri- of aii the sewing
done IN my fan lily far the last two years has
been done by Grover 4 bakers Machine. and
never had n garment rip or need mending
except those rents which frolicsome boys will
make in whole cloth. IL is in my opinion by
far the m1st valuable of any have tried.'
Mrs Henry Ward Beecker. s.4
The Grover & Baker Sewing Machine
Company manufacture both the Elastic
Stitch and Lock Stitch Machines, and
offer the public choice of the best ma
chimes of both kinds. at their establish
ments in all the large cities, and through
agencies in nearly all towns throug hout
the country. Price Lists and samples Of
sewing in both stitches furnished on ap-
plication to Grover & Baker S. NJ. Co.,
lis Market street, Harrisburg -.,....
April q, 1870. .-..
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1870-11-16
> FERTILITY OF CALIFORNIA.

Stockton is the point of departure to the
Yoeennite valley. The fertile San Joa-
quine valley, fields. The long lines of
tearns--almost invaribly seven spans of
mules or horses to the load with three
long rasms in line. loaded with bags of
wheat, which we were constantly meet
ing on :heir way to market. gave US an
idea of the frmtfulness of the country
through which we were passing. This is
a country of great ranches. AT Trel-
ford's 8 rancho, where he stopped for
short time. the proprietor cut 10000
acres of whea. alone this year, and Will
send to market of this years crop, TO-
600 bags, containing over 100000 bus.
His rancho. contains 10000 acres, all of
which ne proposes to put under cultiva-
ton i'll another year ..
The advantage that this country gives
the farmer over the East is, that before
the grain natures rain ceases entirely, and
there is not drop for ths space of at
least four months. The grain, therefore,
ripens IN dry weather, is sent end gather
ed at leisure, thrased in the opened field,
bagged and piled up as ours pile their
wood for seasoning. All over this coun-
trS, in the fields. wheat isostaeked and
corded in this way, not only without
danger of harm from the weather, but all
the while improving by exposure.
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1870-11-16
CHINESE GIANTS.

The Chinese pretend to have men
among then, so protigious as ffteen feet
high. MIelchii" 0Nunnez, in his letters
from India, speaks of porters who guard
ed the gates of Pekin. vino were of that
immense hight; and in letter dated in
1855, he AYERS that the Emperor of that
country entertained and fed FIVE hun
dred of such men for archers of his guard
Hakewil, in his Apologize" 1927, re-
peats this story. Purchas, in bis .'Pil-
grimes 1925, refers to man in China
who was clothed with tyger's skin.
the hayre outward, his arms. head, and
leggs bare, with a rude pole in lis hand
well shaped, seeming ten palnes or spans
long; his hayre hanging on lis should
ers." Early 1866 the Chinese sent us
Chang Woo Cow, ore of their people,
with King Foo. his wife, and Chung Now
a Tartar rebel dwarf. he giant was
then seven feet nine inches, in heights
and nineteen years. of age. He was
most gentlemanly and interesting in bis
mauhers, and intelligent and able scholar.
He visited the Prince and Princess Of
Wales, and at their request, wrote his
name on the wall of the room in which
he was received, at the height of nearly
ten feet from the, g,ound.s One of his
sister iss said to have attained the STA
ure of eight feetrfouriin ches. hl11is1 is7n
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1870-11-16

SEEN from the high attitudes reached
by balloons, the blue of the armament
becomes an intense black. and the stars
glitter in background Of perfect Jet.
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1870-11-16

Some scapegracesin Dubuque. Sun
day evening. hung a dead rat over the
limb of astree, in each manner, that
they could raise or lower it at will, II
" hen people came along from church.
the rat was lowered 70 their faces. One
chap left two fair attendants and bounded
away with a phriek. leaving one fair Ia
dy to faint. and the other yelling mur.
der rwi d. OF aili lo gGigsys odi 40 .2nj
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1870-11-16

..............JOHN NORTH
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1870-11-16
RATES OF ADVERTISING.
NEWS HENS.

Susan B. Anthony says marriage il a
fearful thing"
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1870-11-16

IAN Iowa papensaysi: 4 Hon. james +.
Wilson member of Congress, as long as
he wanted to be, after refusing three Cab
met offices, several foreign missions, and
avarie.y Of other high positions. At the
last election was voted in as Road Super.
visor Of District No. 6, Fairfield Asst
is respectable and useful position. and
one which lie can take without trucking
to President. King, Emperor, or any
other man, we anticipate that he will ac-
cept it. ~ '','a
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1870-11-16

An Arkansas lawyer being engaged to
prosecute a suit against, a widow, seeing
that be was going to be beaten, married
the defendant, discharged her attorney,
won his case haudily and collected the
money-all of which was considered a
good Joke and then ran away with the
whole amount. which some thought was
still better, joke. s4P ,..,..5s f...frot
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1870-11-16

The following are selected from thou
sands of testimonials of similar character,
as expressing the reasons for the prefer
ence for the GRovER & BAKER Machines
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1870-03-03

goes down 10 lhe grave with the never
shaken consciousness ofbOiog an houeaI
man. He who can seG oihsEO making
money BY false representations, aud ne1'
or stoop 10 these Irlcka Of trade, ia Gl-
ting his own pufO mind for world that
is more worthy Of him.
Aud yaI i man oannot wholly sseap,
these tompadonI. 10 do that, he must
needs 20 out Of the world, or relite 10
solitude, He might, indeed, avoid ell
danger ~ shgtliug himself Within the
walls Of a convent. ltis not. hoWevef
the will Of God chat We Should retire
apart 10 keep from contAmluS alton, but
maintain our, iulegritY amid strong 10.
lucsments 10 evil, Not in deOslls, bps
10 cities; not, ia lhs hsrps.'s cell, bp'
Omona men. shsFing the common lot
meeting temptation as il comes, are 10
kosf6Sm bur ic0 oSlUlotsi ioF OistNity. -
Mon ought ttoraioiesin arigid discipline
Whenever .AslSilsd By temptation. AZ
opportunity is given 70 conquer them
selves, snd co 10 become no6lsr beings.
The most heroic yirtuSS'of The human
character are brought out 10 the strus
gle with iubOEn sal6shpeSI, and NTH tbe
coWsrdly examples Of The WOIId. Men
OF brave hearts ought TO welcome The
conflicts and buGeliugS Of life. Every
victory they gain will msks them StEOug
or, a. The tempest which rocks and IsaFa
the mountain oak, causes it TO strike ~
roots down deeper in the earth, and 70
lift higher It's majestic arms toward
heaven.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1870-03-03
I1lpoTPNCE Of sciENCE.

I
Ultimato scientific ideas ere all rep
rssenlatiye Of realities that cannot 10
conpreheuded. After no matter how
great progress in the obligation Of
Iscts and The eslabliShmept Of generAli.
action ever wider sud WidoIi after the
merging Of limited ssd deTivative truths
that ars.larGer aud deeper has beeh caF-
risd no no matter how fer, the funda-
mental truth remains as much beyond
roach as ever. The exPlanaliOn Of that
which is inexplicable Of lhat which re-
mains bshind. Alike 10 The external
worlds, The nan Of science sees himself
10 The midst Of perpetual changes, 81
which 6e can discover neither The 6egin-
ming noF The end II, tracing back the
evolution Of things. be allows himself 70
entertain the hypothesis that the unii
verse oass existed inn djaussd form, Nc
finds il utterly impossible TO conceive
how this can be soj aud equally, II ha
OpecuIates on Che future, be can assign
no limit 10 the gFsnd succession Of phs-
nomsus over unfolding ,hemSelSea bO
fore him. 10 like manner il he looks
iaWaFd; hO psresiXeS that both ends Of
The thread Of consciousness are beyond
bic grssp; nay, even beyond bis power
10 think Of OB having existed OF As exist.
inc in time to come.a Wheu, agoiu, 10
turns from the succession Of Phenome.
na, external or internal, 10 their in-
triusic nature, be 10 just as much 81 fuuIt.
Supposing him in every case able to 70,
solve The appearances, properties, and
movements oftbings, into manifestations
Of force 10 Spa.O and time, be still fnds
that force, space, and time pass q II un-
derslanding. Similarly. though the an-
alysls Of mental actions may finally bring
him down to sensations, as the original
materials out olwhich all thought is wo-
ven, yet be ts liLuO loEwaVdeE for he a'u
give no account Of either Of the ssUsa.
ions themselves, or Of that something
which sconsCiOusr Of sensations, Oh
iaclive and subjective things he thus as,
certains to be alike iuserulable in their
substance and genesis. In oil diTeG.
lions bis Investigations eventually bring
him face to face With an insOlent Onig-
ma; aud he. ever more clearly perceiyes
il to be au insoluble enigma. He learns
al once The greal6ess and the littleness
OF the human intellect, lis power Of
dealing with ell that comes within the
range Of expsrienoei it's impotence 10
dealing with al that trSasceRds experi-
epce. HeTsslizs6 with aS7scial vivid.
ness the utter incomPTehsnsibleussS Of
The simplesL fact, considered in ilself.--
He, moro than any other. truly knows
lhst In its ullimale sssspep snolhipg can
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1870-03-03

A CmLp's TRA1slSe.-In one word,
there Is nothing but competent instruc'
lion 10 early life which viii give every
child The opportunity Of making the most
Of himself. Therefore, lei the inquisivive
mind Of a child be properly instructed
aud established 10 phgsicsl, intellectusl
aud moral truth; let him thus qndeTsta1d
himself, what he Is. why be is here. where
be is going, end it is not 10 human ma
ture to deny that that youth will be bet'
terabls to begin Iifs'O duties, to meet It's
trials, 10 enjoy its sweets, and to bear
It's ills, than children wko are denied
these natural and friendly helps,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1870-03-03
HUMANLIFE.

| Human life is. % the journey ot.a day;
we rise 10 the morning Of yoplh full of
yigor and ,fuIlsof expeetationSI Eeiset fof.
wsrd with spirie and hope: With gaistYi
and With diligence, and lravel opsaMhile
10 tbs direct IoSds piely. ,lOVstds the
mansioni Of rest. In 4 short time we
remit out fsr1otlanl sndeayor to find.
some-more cosy mehns Of obtaining5lhe
ssmo end. We then relax our Higoraod
resolve no lohgsrto be terrified with
crimes al % disIsusa, but rely upon our
own constancy; and venture approach
what We resolve never toltouch; WethuSi
enter. the boRafs Of ease, and reposs in
The Shades OF security. HerSithe heart
softsns aud vigilshos sdbSidssf We ara
then wiIlingao inquire whether ancthet
adgdnceleSb NOT bV made, and whether
We may mot atleaSt tprn cur eydI upon
The gsfdses Of ,pleasurs. AVoCnpprOaehi
them With ,scrppleand bssitstiUn;W6 ent
Ter thSm,r rbut6nteE timoroas aud lrsmb.
ding; and always hope 10 pass through
them Vilhoutloosing theroid ofVirtusi
which hrls ahileivs keep 10 our eighs,
aud to Which)Wel purpose toIEeLatp. But
temptation succeeds temptation, and one
compliance prepares rs for auoIbetioWa
10 lime lose the hsppicesI Of Innocence.
snd splsee our dilquiOt'Wilh aensual
gralifcatiQp. By degrees We LEI fall
there membTa1eS 81 our original inten-
tion. and quit the only adequate object
Of rational desire. We entangIs our.
selves 10 buSiuSss, iihmstgo ouESsIvss ipl
luxury, land EOye. through labysipths Of
iuconsisteae eS,i I'LL the dsIknsSs Of old
sge begins to invade Us, and disease
and anxiety ObsituctloDr way; Ws.tbeu
look back upon our lives With horror.
with sorrow, With repsutOpee, and WiSa,
but too often vaiply wish. that We bad
GOT lOrSaksn the ways otviTtue. Happy
ore they who Shall learn from thy ex-
ample. moi TO despair, that reformation
is never bopbtesso nor sincere eudeavoFs
ever uuussised; that the Wapderar may
a, length return, after oil his errors, aud
that he who impIofss strength and
courage from above. shall fipd danger
and difficulty give w0y before hims
TnE BUSINESS MANS DISCIPLINE.
The life Of man.Of business gives
his character a. pretty hard trial. MOI
only does it exercise bic sSgasity end
prudence, but il puts his INTEGRITY 10 The
sevetest test, He is surrounded BY the
sellishnoss Of trade, 10 sees men profit
by cunning aud freud. andhe attempted
io try his skill ia drlilice aud deception.
Every dsy his honesty is tried. 10 some
INV. DO is thrown. back upon his 10
ward principle, andif his heartis hol-
low aud deceittal be will be sure 10 show
Iit And that man has reason 10 thank
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