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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-09-03

FURNITURE. Carpets, Ac., at Auction
AN FRIDAY. Sent. eth, at 10 4. NJ, we shall sell
W al office Parlor Furniture. Easy Chairs, Rock
ers Chars, Lounges. Chamber Sets, HAT Trees, Ia
bles, Bcdsteads Bureaus, Wardrobe, 10 new and
second hand Brussels TAPESTRY. aud 2-ply Carpes,
Cook Stoves, Oil Cath Carpets, Wooden, Tin,
CTockerv aud Glass W re.
r. o. BAILEY a. GO. Aucfioneers.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-09-03

b. W. Easy Chair. Marble Top
Table, Etagere. Toilet Table,
Lounge and Chair in Green Rept,
Wardrobe also a Woodward &
Brown Piano, 2 octave, Rosewood
Case, round corner, fine instru.
ment.
F.O. BAILEY az CO.. Auciiouers.
seq DID
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-09-03
WASHINGTON.


WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.-The monthly report
of the bureau of statistics show the total i'm
ports for the month ending April 18th to be
So ,S43 055; foreign exports, s., 558 0S4; value
of foreign commodities remaining in ware
house April 30th. 81 $40, 449; number of yes
sells entered during the twelve months ending
April Both, 30,6S2; tons, il ,410,9S7; cleared,
vessels 30,954 tons II ,589.917.
Treasurer Spinner t:ie Back Pay.
The following is letter of Treasurer Spin
ner, written to a member Of Congsess on the
back pay question:
TREAsr RY oFsFHE- UNITED STATES, !
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 1873
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1873-12-03
The Parnassus of To-Day.

Mr.. Ellis II. Roberts, writing home
from Greece, gives this matter-of-fact
account of the ancient abode of the
muses. "Parnassus is the highest
mountain in this part of Greece. 1t
was practically inaccessible and its
SUBMITS unknown. 1t was so remote
that Imagination might revel about it.
1t was the haunt of nature unsullied
and unsubdued. 1t was high, often
above the clouds pure, always covered
by mantle of snow; picturesque, for
it mounts from height 10 height, and
rises from different points of view. The
dawn tinges it with its most beauteous
hues, and the sun at its setting loves to
linger about it. Apollo had his chosen
temple on its slope, and the mysteries
of the oracle gathered the devout of the
world to the valley at its base. So the
poetry of every language derives its in
spiration from Parnassus, and genius,
untraveled, yet drinks from the Cas-
Italian waters. An Englishman whom
we met, hunting for birds and their
eggs, assured us that on the slopes of
Parnassus eagles and vultures are found
in numbers wonderful. One of the soldiers
made the echoes ring with his musket
and brought to us hare still struggling
in death wounds. The plateaus are
sometimes rich in wild flowers. Wild
roses and the ox-eyed daisy abound.
The delicate wild morning glory peers
modestly from the ground. The gor-
geous poppy is liberal with its decora-
tions OF crimson. The blue lupins are
conspicuous, the tiny forget-me-nots,
the nemophita, the blue bells, and
butter cups larger than ours are COM
mon, and the pinkish-purple camomile
creeps along the ground everywhere.
The grass, where it exists, is thin and
poor The trees have all been cut
on the lower slopes. On the high
lands they grow to a fair size, and
constitute dense forests, chiefly of q
scrubby pine and fir. While the flow
ers suggested the flora of California,
and the chaparal is often identical with
that of the Sierra Nevada, the trees
here are dwarf in dimension and poor
in numbers in comparison with the
magnificent forests of the Pacific slope.
'From the plain where We had
launched, after brief rest, we ascend
to ridge curving on the south and
east, and We leave on our left, in a
Granny of the hills, a collection of huts
in which the peasants gather in summer
to cultivate the highlands and to feed
their hocks. As We ascend the ridge
the upper valley of the Pleistus is at
our feet, fertile and well cultivated with
grain and grape. 1t suggests closely
the valley of the Little 70 Semitic in
California. Our horses wind their way
on the rocky slopes, often precipitous
and difficult, with the most picturesque
of villages. Arachova, all the while in
view" "
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1873-12-03
Barbarous Custom.

Abduction was one of the barbarons
customs prevalent in Ireland from the
middle ages till late in the last century.
As the motive of abduction was nearly
always money, the savage practice had
not even tinge of romance or wild
chivalry to sanctify it. Apopular notion
prevailed that it was no abduction if the
girl rode on the saddle, and the man
behind her. In 1707 an Act was passed
rendering abduction by force a capital
offence. An Abduction Club existed at
one time in the South of Ireland. The
members drew lots for the heiresses of
the country, and the club hired ennis
saries to ascertain the habits of the
family, the houses the young lady was
likely to visit, and the best means of
carrying her off safely.
The saddest tragedy in connection
with this infamous crime occurred in
Derry in 1161. A reckless, dissipated
young merchant squireen, named
McNaghten, persuaded the daughter of
a Mr.. Knox, of Prehen, to plight herself
to him. The pretended marriage being
set aside in the spiritual court, McNagh-
ten threatened to lie in wait and murder
TIE Judge. The result was that the
rascal was obliged to flee to England,
whence, however, he returned to hide
himself in the woods at Prehen. Hear
ing that Mr.. Knox was about to take his
daughter to Dublin to wean her from
the love of such scoundrel, McNaghten
and three men lay in wait for the car
riage and stopped it. They first shot
and disabled blacksmith, who was the
husband of Miss Knox's nurse, and her
armed guard. The blinds being drawn,
McNaghten discharged a heavily loaded
blunderbuss into the carriage, killing
Miss Knox on the spot. A shot was
then fred from the carriage, which hit
the murderer, who was at the same time
wounded by shot from Mr. Knox's
servant, who had hidden himself behind
a turf-stack. The country was soon
alarmed, and five hundred pounds
offered for the culprit. A company of
light horse securing the country found
the wounded wretch hidden in q
farmers hayloft. He made desperate
resistance, but was lodged in Lifford
jail. At the trial McNaghten was
brought into court in a blanket, and
laid on table in the dock. The muir
derer was condemned to death, and was
hung on the road near Strabane and
Derry. McNaghten appeared on the
day of execution clothed in black.
Exerting all his remaining strength to
throw himself off the ladder, he did so
with such impetuosity that the rope
broke, and he fell groaning to the
ground. The crowd, pitying his cour-
age and misfortune, tried to induce him
to escape; but the man refused, saying
proudly "that he would never live to be
pointed at as the half-hanged man !"
He called to his servant, who was also
waiting to be hung, removed the rope
from his neck and placed it on his own.
He then collected his energies, mounted
the ladder, threw himself of, and died
without struggle.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1873-12-03

he was able, Addison made stout de-
fence, but his antagonist was the
stronger man; moreover, he was goaded
by the pent up revenge of years.
The scufiie was desperate, and all the
while the schoolmaster was appealing
to Long for mercy to his foe, but he
came not near the combatants. By an
almost superhumsn effort Long dragged
the struggling man to the edge OF the
precipice.
"Now die like a beast" he exclaimed,
fairly f1inging his foe out into the air.
There was heavy crash among the
bushes that grew down the side of the
cliff, and the next moment the mangled
body of Charles Addison was quivering
in death.
If Peter Horn stood rooted with hor-
TOR, he yet had to witness a sight that
would curdle his blood for the balance
of the years he might live. Drawing q
pistol from his breast. Long coelly
placed it to bis temple, and ere Horn
could spring forward to arrest his hand,
he had buried ball deep in his brain.
So died two men, and God must judge
whose motives deserve the greatest
mercy,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1873-12-03
Chinese Festival.

Many persons residing in the imme-
diate neighborhood of the principal
joss-house have for the past week no.
ticed several Cinnamon buildig a dra-
gon of enormous size, with crested head
the festival of An Ten, or the moon, one
of the grsatestimportance in the Chinese
calendar to the women, who pay him
extreme devotion, as his malignity
appears to be directed solely against
their sex. Last evening, just as the
darkness was settling over the city,
there was hung in front of every house
occupied by the Chinese large and
fantastically ornamented lantern, the
purpose of which is to ward off evil
genii. Oar party, leaving the saloon,
proceeded to the Tung Wa Mea Temple,
where we arrived just as several Chinese
priests were sounding gongs, cymbals
and haut-boys, which were to call the
disciples of Confucius to worship. Soon
crowds of Cinnamon and women began
to enter the temple and pray in their
peculiar style. The temple was more
gorgeously decorated than usual, and a
description furnished by Lee Sang of
the paintings seemed to me to be inter-
esting. The guardians of the outer
gates were two large mummy figures,
eight feet high, and dressed in elabor-
ately decorated tinsel and paper dresses.
They keep off interlopers and guard
the different divisions. In one of these
are hung five long banners, on which
are represented the punishments be-
slowed on vile and refractory women.
On each we see a judge, showing the
culprit's good virtues, while on the
other side the evil genius shows her
vices. Women are depicted as receiv-
ing punishments, to say the least simply
barbarous. We have them with the
cangue or stone collar on, and founder
ing in sea of boiling blood. Some are
represented tied to the pillory and fed
on fire, some are being thrown into seas
of molten lead. Again We see demons
putting women into a wheel through
what looks like a coffee-hopper, and
crushing them. These punishments are,
however, Offset by several other paint
ings which are greatly worshIpped by
the Chinese women. They represent
virtuous women, who are resting on
dragons and flowers. They are dressed
in purple and gold, and have the
dragons embroidered in the imperial
color, yellow and gold, on their breasts.
Their feet rest on green cushions. In
the center of the temple hangs a large
lamp, around which revolve figures de-
scriptive of battle scenes. There are
four battle scenes, with manikin figures
of virtuous women and cruel men. The
women are of course victorious. A large
table commemorative of the feast hangs
over all.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1873-12-03
Statistics Of Vassnr College.

There are over 81 miles of gas pipe in
the building which, including the vari-
ous stories, covers floor space of over
five acres. There are 40 young lady
students, 90 professors, teachers, and
assistants, and 100 servants and helpers,
making between five and six hundred
persons, all of whom board upon the
premises. A special telegraph wire and
horse railway extend from the College
to Poughkeepsie, n. Y, distant 2i
miles. The young ladies drink $50
quarts of milk every day, swallow $50
pounds of butter, and 40 pounds of
sugar for pudding sauce for one dinner.
The students are required to spend one
hour daily in the open air for exercise !;
they have lake, and boats for rowing
in summer, and skating in winter. They
have a riding school, bowling alley,
gymnasium, etc.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1873-12-03
VIII Bridget "Shrink ="

A serious question in the household
is whether Bridget will stand shrinkage
as well as all the rest of the articles of
value that are yielding to the stringency?
The impression is, that it will be hard
to bring the domestic down to hard
pan. That while she is the servant in
name, she is, in most families, the
"mistress of the situation. A friend
says that there is no talk of reducing
Biddy's intrinsic worth. Any shrinkage
in that direction would result in some
thing too near annihilationt to be thought
of but her market price might be the
subject of consideration perhaps of
change. When, during the war, every
thing took an upward turn, Biddy fol-
lowed the general rule, demanded and
got something more than a gold pre-
MUM; but golt has since came down,
which is what she seems in no hurry to
do. Men will find their incomes grow
ing smaller by degrees, and will be
obliged to bear it as best they may, but
any attempt to reduce the wages paid
household servants, relatively the best
paid class among us) would be likely
W raise u SIOIm uO Otuiuhfy iuhA NOuiu
care to encounter. The truth is, as has
been often enough asserted, the female
servants of to-day are, in this country,
the mistresses, and can dictate terms.
The reason is plain enough. While a
man generally understands his business,
and can, at pinch, take the place of an
employe, his wife knows more of almost
ANYTHING else than she does of house
hold affairs, and when left without SER
wants is totally helpless. Of course,
under such circumstances, Bridget will
make stout resistance to any reduction
of wages, and her mistress must make
up her mind to curtail in something
else unless she should get sudden fit
of good sense and conclude to do part,
at least, of her own work.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1873-12-03
Natural Soda Water Springs.

These are at Colorado Springs, three
days from Canon City. The wide repu-
tation of these springs isnot undeserved,
and the different ingredients with which
the waters are charged, considering
their close proximity, is quite remark
able. The waters of the main springs
contain, respectively iron, soda, and
sulphur, together with other substances
in minor quantities. The soda spring
is particularly interesting, being heavily
charged with carbonic acid gas, which
bubbles up in lively manner. Invert-
ing your glass and plunging it quickly
into the spring, you obtain delicious
draft far superior to any ordinary soda
water. The water is led into bath
houses, and is considered very efficacious
in the relief of rheumatism. 1t is GER
tainly most refreshing. The hotel ac-
commodations are excellent and their
situation very beautiful, built as they
are IN one of the main canons leading
up to the Rocky Mountains and entirely
shut in by the foot hills. Pixies Peak
rises grandly above all, forming the
main feature in the scenery.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1873-12-03

Mystery.
= Wonder II oak and maple,
W;ilon n.,a.,,,. .st

Wonder IL oak and maple,
Willow aud elm and all,
Are stirred at heart by the coming,
OF the dsy their leaves must falii
Do they think OF the yellow whirlwind
Or know Of the crimson spray
That shzll be when chill November
bears all their leaves away1
Perhaps Beside the water
The How bends, serene
As when her young leaves gllstenei
In = mist Of golden green;
But the brave old oak IS flushing
To E wing-red, dark and deep,
And maple snd elm are blushing
Tie blush Of = child asleep.
"If die we mus" " the leaflets
Seem one by ore TO say,
I'VE will wear the eolors Of gladness
Until we pass away.
No eyes shall see Us f4lier;
And before we lay 1t down,
Wen wear. In the sight Of all the earth,
The years most kingly crown"
30, trees Of the stately forest,
And trees by The trodden way,
You are kiRding into glory
THIS soft autumnsl day.
And we who gaze remember
r. That, more than all they lost.
To hearts and trees together
May come through the riPcning frOsL
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1873-12-03

The Princess Eleonore zu Schwsrzen-
berg, known in Vienna popularity as
Lori, died at Wittingausin In Austria, on
July 81. She was daughter of Prince
Lichtenstein, and married Prince Jo-
ham zu Schwarzenberg in 1880, when
only Is. She was celebrated for her
beauty, and was pronounced the love-
lest woman at the coronation of Queen
Victoria. At that time her husband
was the Austrian minister to the Court
Of st. James.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1873-12-03

BoYs.-When you see a boy willing
to taste strong drink, you may rightly
suppose that he will become drunkard.
When you see boy looking out for
himself, and unwilling to share good
things with others, It is sign that he
will grow up to be selfish man.
When you see boys rude to each
other, you may know that they will
become disagreeable men.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1873-12-03
Inconsistency.

The neck Of the peacock,
The hiss dyes,
Toe light in the opal.
Tie APril-day skies
Would they be lovely,
As al Of them are,
But for the chance
And the change that are there
Breathe no vow 70 me-
IEi,l give none Of mine;
Love should light in an Instant,
As quickly decline.
His blu.hes, his sighs.
Are bewiidsring things;
Then away with his feiIers,
and give me his wings
MIS- LIadoa.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1873-12-03

A BoY's PoLIrENEss.-''Th other
day We were riding in q crowded car.
At one of the stations an old gentleman
entered, and was looking around him
for a seat, when q lad ten or twelve
years of age rose up and said, Take my
seat, sir. The offer was gladly ac-
cepted, and the infrm old man sat
down.
"'Why did you give me your seat ?''
he inquired of the boy. Because you
are aged, and L am boy was the
quick reply. For my part. wanted to
take the little fellow and press him to
my heart. 1t was respect for age,
which is always praiseworthy."
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1873-12-03

An Iowa woman brags that she could
have married two men a day for the
past two years, if she had any use for
such rubbish. As she has rich coal
mine and backing cough, her state
ment has an air Of reliability.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1873-12-03

WHEN the shadows of night come on,
L will always ask myself if 1 have done
anything good to-day, or have made
any one happy.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1873-12-03

At a candy-pull recently the two-gal
lon pot full of blazing liquid was put
out in the yard TO cool, while the iolity
went on inside. The cats corpse was re-
moved and the candy given to the poor.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1873-12-03

THE BEE THAT WANTED LOBSTER.-My
aunt was once lame, so that she had to
stay in one room all day long, and her
dinner was always carried to her. One
day bee flew in the open window and
alighted on the pear which she was eat
ing.
There he stayed till he had eaten
enough and every day after that he
came in at the same hour, and found
some fruit ready for him. Once he
came earlier than usual and as the
fruit was not cut, he thought he would
try some lobster.
Was not that an odd thing for bee
to choose? He seemed to like it very
well, and began to saw off little piece.
This he rolled over, and then, tucking
it under his wing, flew with it out of
the window, and away over the garden.
In a few minutes he came back
again, sawed of another piece, twice as
large as the first, and again flew away
with it. Then my aunt called the chill
dren to come and see her pet, and as
soon as they were quiet the bee came
back. We all watched him as he busily
tugged away at the lobster, this time
taking piece half as large as his body.
He was gone about five minutes, then
came back for more. When he found
the lobster had been taken away, and
that some nice peaches and pears were
on the table, he was very angry, and
flew round and round the table, but
would not touch the fruit.
My aunt laid nice, juicy piece OF
pear on the edge of the plate to tempt
him /; but he became quite mad, and
buzzed about the room, bounced against
the window and went out. He soon
came back with another bee, and they
seemed very angry because they could
have no more lobster. They buzzed
around the head of each person in the
room, and then went out of the window.
After that the pet bee never came again,
although the window was left open for
him. He could never forgive my aunt
for sending away his favorite dish.
have often wondered what he did
with the lobster he carried of.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1873-12-03
Youths Column.
Queries.

What is the use to get the blues,
And hang the head and comfort refuse,
Because we can't always have all what we choose.
What does IL pay to pOut all day
Because the sunshine wouldn't stay,
because the cloud won't 60 away.
oh, wouldn't il be better
For every little fretter
To Danish from his forehead al. its gloom,
And while the torrent pours,
And tits dreary out Of DOORS
To MAKE little sunlight in the room:
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1873-12-03

The Proud LITTLE WREN.-One fine
spring evening very pretty cock-taileG
wren was sitting on twig. 1t was his
birthday; he was twelve months old
and, feeling every inch a wren, he could
not help being proud both of himself
and his position in the world.
Fhe first thing that morning, he had
had a set-to with his wife on the sub
ject OF their future nest, which she had
meekly suggested, should be in the
box-tree, instead of the thorn-bush on
which he insisted; she was afraid that
the branches would prick her sides,
she said. He had carried the day, but
declared that he was so worn out by the
discussion that he could not really be-
gin building that day. As he flew over
the grass-plat, much content with his
victory, he saw a large worm lazily
numbering out OF its hole, and fell down
upon it directly; but, after smart
tussle and good shaking, it succeeded
In getting back into its home.
Presently blue tit, hair's-breadth
smaller than himself, came flying down
past him on fat caterpillar upon which
the wren had just set his eye. 'That's
mine % said he, pouncing angrily upon
it, and successfully driving away the
tomtit. As he sat on his prey, twitter-
ing boastfully, an old gardener, half
blind, passed by, leisurely eating his
bit OF dinner, and cutting his bread and
cheese upon his thumb. He hoped
angrily after the mans heels, and pur-
sued him for some distance; the old
gardener, however, did not turn, and
walked quietly on, quite unaware of the
attack of his ferocious assailant.
"Wen, I've chased away that dread
full monster = said the wren, painting
for breath. 'What an ugly beast it is,
and when he has all the advantages OF
two legs like me why doesn't he learn
to hop prettily, even if he can't fly?
And then those two great awkward,
tapping things that hang by his sides,
which he fills his mouth with-how
much better it is to pick up ones food
neatly with bill, as 1 dor
Wnen the evening was come he re-
turned to his twig, and looked back on
his days WORK with much complacency.
Il gave my wife good set-down about
the nest" though he. "I frightened
that worm well a. to that most tire
some, stupid tit, 1 3on't think he'll
trouble me soon again And then 1
drove away the great, big, awkward
thing on two legs, that was prying
about where our nest is to be- / don't
think he'll be back in hurry! To be
sure am SO great and strong ano DOW
erful that, even if the sky itself sholld
fall down, 1 should not be afraid ~ ha
tapped his wings maiestically as he
spoke. At that moment, in the gloam
ing, deaf leaf, which still hung to q
beech twig above the wren, fell down
upon his head, and, in a perfect agony
of fright, he flew away and hid himself.