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Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-07-27
Youths Department.
THE AILLERs OF LABORTO WN

BY REV. T. NIELD.
TBERK lived three millers in Labortown,
Each owning q big stone mill
On a stream where the waters tumbled down
From the rapids beneath the hill,
With g roar beneath the hill.
First, Simon Coon was an easy soul,
And nothing disturbed old Coon;
And often he watched the big wheel roll,
And he smoked his pipe till noon;
And that was bis work I'LL noon.
At noon he complained 1t wa. so hot,
Ana half dozed the hours away;
Then at night was sad to think Of what
He might have done that day
Each beautiful summers day.
Next, Moses Jay was a restless man;
or fortune dreamt old Jay,
And every morning he had plan
For grist OF gold that day,
That he meant TO grind that day.
Great things he was just about to do,
When the mill was wrecked on his hands,
And his life grist only amounted to
sackful OF worthless plans,
Though gold was In all his plans.
Then Jacob spry was a thrifty man,
And bright life had old Spry;
he planned his work, and he worked each plan,
And had from q very boy,
For man was in the boy.
His days went on Ike the water-wheel,
SO busy, and steady, and true.
And never day was allowed to steal
Away without something to do,
And that he would always do.
Who knows the millers Of Labortowni
Who do you think they could bef
just lend us an ear and sit right down,
And we'll tell Of all the three,
| Until you know all the three.
| The boy who will waste life's golden day,
Its morning and then Its noon,
Who, when he should study or work, win play.
Is little old Simon Coon
| A thriftless and worthless Coon.
/ The boy who's always going to do
Some wonderful things each day,
Yet finds each night his plans fall through,
Why, he is old Moses Jay
| simple, chattering jay.
| But he who Is up with the rising sun,
| And, before the day goes by,
/ Has his grist of study or work well done,
| Is thrifty old Jacob Spry-
A steady and true old Spry.
| The world has no use for an idle Coon,
| Nor yet for Jay of boy,
| But in Its heart there are warmth and room
| For every industrious Spry,
/ And its blessing will fall on Spry.
| -CkildreH's Hour.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-07-27
Keep Away from the Wheels.

Little Charles Williams lived near q
mandatory, and he was very fond OF
going among the workmen and the young
people who were at work there. The fore
man would say to him: Keep away from
the wheels, Charlie" Charlie did not
mind, and would often say: 81 can take
care of myself" Often he would go near,
and the wind of the wheels would almost
suck him in, and two or three times he
grew so dizzy that he scarcely knew which
way to go. At length, one day he stag
gered while amid the wheels, and fell the
wrong way; the band caught his little
coat and drew him in, and he was dread,
fully mangled.
So it is, boys, when you go in the way
of temptation: you may think you can
take care of yourselves, and keep clear oi
the wheels; but OH you may find your
selves dreadfully mistaken. Before you
are aware of it, you may be caught and
destroyed. Keep away from the wheels
Young Reaper.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-07-27
Let Well Enough Alone.

Is there a young man or woman in the
country who is impatient to have a COM
Portable home, kind and true friends, or
means of gaining ivelihood-to travel
to the city in quest of grander opportuni-
ties-some place where their love of dis
play and excitement can be gratified, in
stead of plodding along in the seclusion
of the country?
We would say to him or her, do not
come with too sanguine hopes of success.
Good situations do not go begging, and
coming without money or friends in search
of work is oft attended with sufferings in
mind and body.
In the great, bustling city nobody cares
what becomes of one stranger, and you
might walk from morning till night and
scarcely receive kind word of encour-
agement People are intent upon their
own pursuits, and have so many applica-
tions for work and help for the needy,
that the addition of one more to the num-
Der of suffering ones is not felt by any.
body. Not that everybody in town is sell
fish and uncharitable.
Many kind hearted man or woman
would give you money for a nights lodg.
ing, or 10 buy something to eat; but you
are no begger-you ask for work and are
too proud to receive charity. They have
no work for you, and perhaps you may go
hungry many a day before you find q
place, and then, in desperation, accept 6
situation you would be too proud to take
in the country.
Working on farm is much easier thar
the life of city clerk, who must work
twelve, fourteen, often sixteen hours 6
day, in close, dark rooms, year in and yeal
out, always the same drudging life.
You long to see lifeI Stay where you
are, even if you imagine yourself very
miserable. Such misery is joy compared
to the struggles. privations, desperation:
and crimes which wear and weigh upon
the darkened spirits of the multitude:
who have come before you.
You might succeed, be very happy, and
make great fortune; but, dependent up
on your own efforts, all alone, unaided by
the counsel of kind parents and the com
panionship of friends, the chances are de
cidedly against you.-Elm Orlou.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-07-27

You've lady Indignant at being brought
to the Academy Of Design too early) ::
"Now, I told you, papa, this wasn't the
fashionable hour. Well have nothing but
these horrid pictures to look at till the
people Gomez
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-07-27

AT a recent wedding in Rhinebeck, as
the clergy reached that part of the cere-
mony, "I now pronounce you nsh
peddler in the street shouted bull-heads
bull -headsP' to the amusement OF some,
and the CONSERVATION of others, present
on the oacasion.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-07-27

There is house in Tolland County,
Conn, on the walls of which still remains
paper which has been there since 1Is7,
when the house was built.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-07-27

AHARrroRp horse seizes rats in his
mouth when they come to his manger 70
steal his oats, shakes them a.aS NE and t, them
until satisfied they are oeau, anu 'nen
throws them out of the bin.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-07-27

"A $4,000 DIAMOND has been found in q
Florida fish.
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-04-12
Gale in the West.

DEs MONIES, Iowa, April 6-The
most terrific wind storm thas ever visi.
ted this locality occurred to-day. The
wind commenced blowing from the south
west at about s A. NJ. and continued with
great violence until sundown, doing great
damage to property, unroofins and blow
ing down buildings, uprooting trees, tear
ing up sidewalks, and scattering fences
and signs in all directions. The damage
is estimated at $4,000. No persons Sc
verely injured as far as known.
ST.. JOSEPH. Mo, April "a heavy
gale prevailed in this city and along the
line of the ST Joseph and Denver City
railroad on Saturday. At Cameron and
here several houses were blown down,
and some freight cars standing in expos
ed places near this city were blown from
the track.
At Weston, No, a number of dwell
ings we're blown over, and one man was
killed.
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-04-12
Work for LAWYERS.

Lawyers sometimes in fat cases get a
monstrous pile of work showed mp for
their consideration. The Erie Railroad
Company Of New York is in law. 1t
has become necessary that the transfer
books of said company be examined by
the legal gentlemen retained by the Erie
A dispatch from New York speaks as
follows of the books:
The books containing the transfers.
FIVE hundred aud eighty four large vol
umes, were produced in accordance with
the order of the master. They were
brought in one of the large Erie baggage
wagons, drawn by four black horses.
The counsel retained in the case ap
peared thunderstruck at the undertak king
before them the examination of five nun
dred and eighty four transfer books.
A case of that kind is enough to make
or unmake lawyer
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-04-12
A Steam.tug Sunk and Three Persons
Drowned.

CHICAGO, April Sat noon today,
as the tug S. r. Watson was towing the
schooner Summers from the river into
the lake, and just as the end of the pier
was reached, the schooner suddenly hoist
ed her sails. A high wind prevailed,
the sails suddenly filed, and the schoo
ner shot ahead of the tug. The towline
was taut aud the crew of the tug found
it impossible to cast off. Fhe result was
that the tug was capsized and immediate
ly went to the bottom. with all on board.
Capt. Green of the tug, and two of his
crew-Lewis Gerre;y aud Pat. Walters
and Lewis johnson, mailing clerk for
many years in the Chicago Eeening
Jo"rnol office and part owner of the tug.
were drowned. Two men on board were
rescued
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-04-12
The Coal Trouble.

The Senate Judiciary Committee on
the Coal Trouble reported on the 5th
inst. There were, it says. but two legal
questions to consider, First, Had the
railroads violated their charters by high
rates {? Second, Had the action Of these
companies amounted to an abuse of their
chartered privileges 7"
In answer to the first the committee
assert that the Reading, Lehigh Valley
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western.
and Lehigh Coal and Navigation Compa-
nies have all kept within the legal rates
authorized by the general law Of ls46
The Lackawanna and Blootnsburg Com
pany, however. has exceeded it's legal
tariff In answer 20 the second the com
mittee say the proper method of ascer-
tanning whe ether the comnanies had mis-
used their chartered privileges was by a
quo wa,ranto of the law officers of the
State
This is necessary before the Legisla-
ture can act. and no inquiry into the sub
ject can be made except by the courts.
The committee close by recommend
ing arbitration between the miners and
railroads. The Legislature took no ac-
ton on the report, except to order it
printed. All the committee. except Gen.
eral Harry White, agreed to the report.
wRITs OF QUO wARRANTo ISSUED.
Gov. Geary, on the 7th inst. through
General F. Carroll Brewster
issued writs of quo wa'1anfo against the
and Reading, the Lacka-
wanna and Bloomsbury, the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western, the Delaware
and Hudson and the Lehigh Valley Rail
road Companies TO answer in the Su-
preme Court the charge of violating their
charters by overcharging for the trans
oortation of anthracite coal "
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-04-12
ALABAMA.

Outrage by Armed Men Two Horses Sto-
len Pursuit and Capture Of Two Of inc
Thieyes-A Pursuer Killed.
A dispatch from Memphis, Tenn, says
on the night of April 9Th, seven armed
men entered the stable of j. P. Farmer,
at Florence. Ala and after shooting at
the night watchman and threatening to
kill MIR. Farmer. took two horses, LETT
with Mr.. F., by the cousaatle, and fled.
A party soon afterward started in pursuit,
and overtakipg them. a skirmish ensued,
during which one of the pursueTs was
killed, another wounded. and two horess
killed. Charles W. Hickerson. Ben. De
Long aud seven horses were captured -
Hickerson claimed that the horses were
stolen from him in Tennessee. They
waived an examination. and were sent to
Jail in default of bail
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-04-12
Connecticut Election.

The election in Connecticut has turned
out so differently from what the Democ-
racy expo cted that they have little to
say about it. They counted largely On
imagined divisions in the Republican
ranks. The whole Republican State
ticket is elected, excepting the Governor,
whose majority is less than twenty
The Legislature in both Houses is Re
publican, and the Congressional delega-
ton stands three Republicans to one
Democrat. The rooster has been too
badly hurt TO crow.
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-04-12

A severe gale swept over the city OF
Leavanworth, Kansas, on the Sth, inst
commencing at A. ~, and lasting un-
til noon. Houses were unroofed togeth-
er with the Methodist church. The Ea-
gle woolen mills were entirely demolish-
ed. No lives were lost. At Pomeroy,
sixteen miles south of there, the storm
was quite severe. Dwellings we've crushed
by falling trees, and some of the inmates
were injured.
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-04-12
President Grants Message on San DOmin.
go and Report Of the Commissioners Oh
tine Same.

Tie SdlHcs
President Grants recent message on
San Domingo nay be found on the first
page of this paper. Every one should
read it. 1t is a manly and staiesmanlike
document. 1t is a vindication of his up
right intentions. 1t tells almost as dis
tinctly as ii told in so many words. that
every pulsation of his heart is for the
"honor and best interests of the nation "
How brightly this message beams when
contrasted with the messages of Andrew
johnson when his policy" was not
lacked upon with favor ty the people
President Grant puts the question of the
annexation of that Island into the keep
ing of Congress and of the people, and
asks them to decide for themselves be-
tween this time and the next session of
Congress.
The Report of the San Domingo Com
nlissioners, B. F. Wade, Andrew u.
White and S G. Howe, describes the
form of government under Baez, and
speaks of the insurrecton still in exist
ence under Cabral y majority of the
people favor annexation, and believe that
II viii bring them peace and prosperity.
Those who oppose annexation are chiefly
traders and agents of foreign business
houses. Tie moral, mental and physical
condition of the people was found to be
better than the commissioners expected.
The population is neither white or black,
but mixture. There are some whites
on the Island. Crimes. such as murder,
arson and burglary. do not prevail to
great extent. All the people are Cath
olics, excepting some Americans, who are
mostly Metho lists and Baptists. Land
is cheap, and most people cultivate more
or lese Owing, however, to the revolu-
tionary turn of mind of the people the
crop that is put into the ground by Jack
may be reaped by Gill. They have no
market for surplus produce. The Ipopu-
lation is l50 600. The resources of the
country are vast, but need development
The geologists of the expedition report
iron ore, copper, gold, rock salt and Pc
troleum. The agricultural lands of the
Island are divided into FIVE classes: first,
the "mountain slopes and valley Sec
ond, prairie region; third, rolling plain )
fourth, dry lands; fifth, red clay lands,
which are mostly along the coast. Cattle
and poultry are numerous. Timber is
abundant. such as satinwood. mahogany,
hard pitch pine and Dominican oak, also,
logwood and aloes. The
climate is good, excepting along the
coast, where it is unhealthy. The yellow
fever does not visit the Island every year.
Earthquakes are rare. but hurricanes toss
things around more than occasionally.
Several rivers can be navigated by vessels
of light draft. The Bay of Samana and
other harhors are accessible to vessels of
considerable draft. The public debt is
one million FIVE hundred thousand dollars,
The report condemns the stories of land
grants TO Americans for their influence in
favor of annexation A few other mat.
tiers are considered in the report, which.
we pass. The commission favors annex
alton
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-04-12
PARK HOUSE.
REEDSVlLLE, MIFFLIN CO., Pa.
DAVID 1. RICE, Proprietor.

The undersigned respectfully calls the at
tention Of the public to the fact that he has
leased the hotel property in Reedsville. for
merry occupied by Aaron Shoop. and is pre-
pared to accommodate strangers and travel
ers. He will spare no means to make the
Hotel unexeeptiOnable in every particular
He will exercise personal supervision over
his Bar, Table and Stable. He respectfully
solicits share of the patronage of the public.
DAVID l. RICE.
Reedsville, April 10, 1871.
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-04-12

The public have not forgotten that
since the Inauguration of the late war
between France and Germany that a
French minister committed suicide at
Washington. The news from Washing
ton in regard to the present French min
lister is, that his mind has been so wrought
upon by the civil disturbances in Paris
that it became necessary to send him to
an insane asylum.
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-04-12

INCENDIARIES AT WORK AT PORTS
vILLF.-On the night of the Sth, inst,
the coal breaker of jenkins 4 Perry near
Pottsville were burned About the same
time the stable of II. A. Morely & Co.,
at the Hunter coal breaker, containing
ten mules, and the blacksmith and car
penter shops of Ogord, Mirdel & Co ,
situated at Corners patch. together with
their entire contents, were burned. All
these fires were caused by iucendiaries
The operators are exercising extraordi
nary precautions in this county for the
safety of their property.
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-04-12

CHURCH BURNED.- St. Bridget's
Catholic church, in the Eleventh Ward
Pittsburg, was entirely destroyed by fire
on the morning of the 7th, inst. Loss
$4,000 insured for $4,000 in home
companies. The fire also destroyed
portion of the central wing of the Elev-
enth Ward school building adjoining -
Loss 10000; fully insured
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-04-12
Progress of the Northern Pacific Railroad.


The energy with which the building Of
this great thorong hfare is being pushed
forward is an added guaranty of its early
completion and its wise management -
We learn from the financial agents of the
Road, Messrs. Jay Cooks & Co., that, at
the present date, the grading is nearly
finished for 266 miles, from Lake Supe-
rior, through Central Minnesota. to the
eastern border of Dakota; trains are
running over $50 miles of completed
track the Mississippi river is bridged
at Brainerd and once more joined to the
Lakes by rail. and track laying is rapid
ly progressing westward. BY Septem-
Der next, trains will run to the Red river
and the grading will probably be far ad-
vanced toward the Great Bend of the
Missouri river in Central Dakota.
In the meantime work has been COM
menced the present season on the Pacific
coast; large force of men is already
employed in the valley of the Columbia
river, in Washington Territory. and here
alter the work of construction will be
pushed both eastward and westward to
ward the centre with such rapidity as
the best interests of the Road may justi-
fly.
Including its purchase of the St, Paul
and Pacific Road, the Northern Pacific
Railroad Company has Alb Miles of
Road now in operation. and before the
close of the present season the length of
finished track will be at least 56O N les
The new highway to the Pacific is being
constructed at the lowest cost compatible
with first class work.
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-04-12
The Insurrection in Paris.

In the fights that took place previous
to the battles on last Thursday and Fri
day the government troops took 10000
insurgent soldiers prisoners. The lnsur-
gents reiterate the charge that the gov
ernment shot number of prisoners, and
threaten retaliation. "Bismark has in
formed Theirs that all restriction as TO
the number of troops for Paris Is re-
moved, provided the number does not
exceed 10000.
The insurgents were quite extravagant
in display at the funeral of those killed
during the first battles. There were
three huge hearses with twelve black
velvet pals, each decorated with twelve
red flags, containing the dead. Follow
ing them were 5000 National Guards
and double that number of citizens. Wo-
men marched in hundreds past the Bou-
levards at solemn pace. Each hearse
contained thirty-three coffins, and twenty
three other hearses were already in the
cemetery filed with dead from the hos
pitals. 1t was an awful scene. One
huge grave was made for all The
bodies were lowered one at time amidst
the shrieks for vengeance of men and
women on the government
The fighting on last Thursday and
Friday was severe. The insurgents are
making it unsafe for the Priests in Paris
Many have been thrown into prison.
The Cathedral of Notre Dame has been
sacked and many valubles carried of;
On last Saturday another desperate fight
took place outside of Paris. The gov
ernment troops were successful.
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-04-12
READING MATTER ON EVERY PAGE.
Meeting of County Committee.

The Republican Standing Committee
of Juniata county will meet at Willie
Hotel. in Miffiintown, on SATURDAY,
APRIL 22, 1871. at | o'clock =. NJ
for the purpose of electing Chairman
in place of !. NJ. Sharon. ESQ. who
has removed to the West. and for the
transaction Of other important business.
A full attendance is requested.
j. " WHARTON. Sec'y.
Perrysvilla, April 10. 1871
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-04-12
Administrators Notice.

Estate Of Robert Quick, deceased.
WHEREAS Letters of Administration on
w the estate of Robert Quick, late of
Juniata county, deceased. have been granted
to the undersigned, all persons indebted to
said estate are requested to make immediate
payment, and those having claims or demands
against the estate Of said decedent will pre-
sent them, properly authenticated. to
8. OWEN EVANS,
Mnrch 22-et1 Thompsontown.
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-04-12

DrsPATcuEs from Havana, Cuba. give
an account of a battle fought in San Do
mingo. near place called Augua. Baez
and Cabral commanded the respective
forces. Cabral was defeated. Smaller
fights of later date are reported, all re-
sulting in the same end.
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-04-12

They don't fool away their time in
Texas. One man in that State who lost
a valuable mare, received the following
telegram: "Mare here. Come get her.
phief hung!' a y
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-04-12

If you wish to hire labor of any kind,
write and tell US just the help you want
The wages you will pay. The best, and
cheapest way TO reach your place. and if far
from Philadelphia, you had better enclose
Railroad fare We will do our best to serve
you and give you all the information we con
about the person we send. Our desire is tc
assist the worthy, and no charges TO either
party. Address
ALEX. SLOAN,
Sup't Employment Bureau,
123 South 9TH Street, Philada.
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-04-12

Mr. II. j. LOMBAERT, one of the able
and experienced Vice Presidents of the
Pennsylvania Central Railroad. has been
chosen President Of the Philadelphia
Steamship COMPANY.
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-04-12

The latest sensation in Chicago is de-
scribed by dispatches as follows: The
affair of Friday night the 7th. inst,
which resulted in the shooting of DR.. 4
c. Scanland by his brother in law, Percy
Fl. Leonard, has caused much excitement
in this city. A lady well known in fash,
ionable circles, and who had DR.. Scan
land for her family phsician, is mixed up
in the affair. Of this lady, it is said.
Mrs. Scanland became very jealous, but
the public sentiment is that che in no
way gave cause for the feeling. Leo
nard has been committed for trial.
- ~---
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-04-12

SINCE JEFFEKsoN DAVIS speech at
Selma. Alabama, we would be at loss
to point out which particular issue of the
Democracy in the past, is the dead
one it so continually talks about. 1t
strikes us that Davis speech does away
with these "dead issues and resuscita-
tes them into active life.-RnsLurg Gu
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-04-12

Our acknowledgements are due to
Senator Scott for report of the select
committee of the Senate to investigate
alleged southern outrages. and other doc
rIpepH.