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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1873-11-26
The Railroad over the Andes.

The present age is mighty in stupen-
dous works Years hence, with the his
tory of civilization before them, our
posterity will believe that the coming
Of the nineteenth century was the be-
ginning Of the practical age. The steam
boat, the railroad, the telegraph, the
opening of the Suez Canal, the tunneling
Of Mount Gents, are all followed with q
work 80 gigantic, 80 astounding, that it
is hardly to be believed, even by this
inventive and determined age. The
project to grid the Andes with the iron
band of a railway track, is not q new
subject for discussion. Its feasibility
has been in contemplation for years, but
the surprising and successful results
that have followed the attempt, is a
glorious and magnificent il it is silent
eulogium on the indomitabie persistence
and ingenuity of the day. .......
The contract of the building of the
road between Callao and Oroya, was
signed between the Government of Peru
and Henry Meiggs, late of the United
States, but now the great railroad king
of South America, in the year 1869, and
the first earth was turned in Lima on
the first of January, 1870.
The price agreed on for the compile.
tion Of the work was q, 600, 900 soils "a
sol being about 81 cents of an American
gold dollar , payments were stipulated
TO be made as the work proceeded, and
the road was to. be completed and
equipped to the Government within six
years from the date Of contract. This
Mr.. Meiggs is confident will be com
pleted, and his trust seems to be well
founded, As only about two hundred
more miles have TO be finished. An
excursion was made over the road, from
Lima to . point within sixty miles Of
Callao, the terminus Of the work then
accomplished.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1873-11-26
Gems for Dumb animals.

Our merciful Creator wills that all his
creatures should be happy IN the places
where his wisdom has placed them I;
strict account from oil who inf,ict wan
ton cruelty.
We are unable to give life, and,
therefore, ough. not to take 1T from
the. meanest insect without sufficient
reason.
Ii we were as faithful to our heavenly
Father as animals are to their masters,
our lives would be spent quite differ
emily from what they are now 81 90
ltis said That Nero, one OF the bloodiest
tyrants that ever lived, when young,
was Of a very crnei disposition, delight
ing to torment ssuilneis and when he
grew M. he practiceG it toward men.
The fact that the conduct of some
animals SO nearly resembles that of
human beings should serve to bring
them within reach of our sy mpathy, if
it does not fully establish a relation
ship. 1t is not possible to bring the
animal world under the rule, "Do unto
others as ye would have others do unto
you; but, as that rule becomes the
guiding principle of the human race.
unnecessary cruelty to animals Will
cease. r.... ....
Just as il requires kindness to make
the little one grow mp with love for its
parents, and become blessing and
help to them and the world, SO does it
require kind treatment to make the
dumb animal a willing and loving helper
and companion to mankind. COL. ....
II you come suddenly upon boy
stoning birds by the roadside, he will
not look you in the face with an honest,
look. Why2 Because
he has lost his self-respect. He knows
he is doing wrong, # he has been taught
rightly; and none of us have much
respect for ourselves when we are inten--
tionally doing wrong.
When We think of the great good
which results from the kind treatment
of animals. with senses the same as
ourselves, having bones that may be
broken, with muscles and nerves that
may be bruised, and, in consequence of
this, suffer pain, how can we tail to be
interested in them ., ..' ..sstI
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1873-11-26
Life in India.

The usual routine of European life in
India is to rise at ''gun-fre" Give
o'clock, go out for an airing in boat or
palanquin for two full hours, bathe and
dress at eight, take breakfast at nine,
lunch at one, and siesta from two to
four, when everybody retires, and,
whether one wishes to, sleep or not, he
is secure from interruption, and has the
full benefit of being zen dishabile" for
the two most oppressive hours of the
day. At four the second bath is taken !;
at five all go out in full dress in open
carriages, and after rapid drive over
some Of the public thorough-fares, the
horses are walked slowly up and down
the esplanade, where all the fashionable
world assemble at this hour to see and
be seen, and exchange passing courte-
sizes or comments. At half past six ''the
course" is deserted, and brilliantly
lighted diningrooms are thronged with
guests eager to test the quality Of the
rich and varied delicacies of which an
Oriental dinner consists. This is the
principal meal of the day, and, occupy
ing often two or three hours it is made
not merely an epicurean feast, but also
an intellectual and social banquet.
Strong coffee, served in the tiniest of
porcelain cups, follows the guests on
their return TO the drawing rooms. and
music, conversation, reading and COM
pany gil up the hours till midnight,
when the third bath is, taken imme-
diately before retiring Lippincotts
MaOQxine ..- ..- 81 --.t...-.. .r
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1873-11-26
Laughed to Death.

It very often happens that funny men
meet tragic ends. 1t is very danger
GUS, even mournful gift-the faculty of
making people laugh. The man who
possesses it has to perform impossible
ties. He must sustain his reputation
by keeping up the laughter, or go into
some obscure corner and cry his life
away. He never gets rich by bis funny
efforts. 1t takes all the money he can
earn to keep himself supplied with fuel
and food for fun. There is constant
drain upon him, and the mirthful muse
is not gracious every day. John Has
lam quit digging coal, and went to
comic singing in England twenty-five
years ago. He grew into popularity,
but gradually dwindled again into COM
psrative obscurity. He came down to
singing comic songs in public houses,
and made two or three shillings week.
1t must have been very difficult after
mailing twenty-five years laughter to
be sufficiently funny on three shillings
week. The thing can't be done. 1t
is expecting too much of human nature.
There is no fun in feeling the want of
bread. John Haslam became too weak
to sing, to say nothing of the comic
quality that was expected of him. He
took to his lodgings, and said to a neigh
Dor, "All L want is something to eat
and drink. 1 have no pain on me-" He
died two days after at Stafford, England,
and the verdict of the coroner's Jury
was: "Death from natural causes, ac-
celebrated by want Of medical attendance
That is stroke Of English humor. Sc
riously, it means "starved to death"
One Of the jurymen was of the opinion
that ''sone one was to blame" Very
likely. There are many very funny
people who know better than anybody
else how serious life is, and how diff
cult if is to laugh themselves. The
laughter Of others becomes an intoxica-
tion, and the poor humorists is often
laughed to death. -i --. o..
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1873-11-26
Miscellany.
Rev. Mr.. spurgeon--Anecdotes.

1t is evident that Spurgeon has lost
mnch Of the physical yigor which he
once had. He leans oftener and more
heavily on his desk, his manner is more
hesitating- his voice more lowand CON
versationaL Increasing weakness has
not, however, touched any fibre Of his
Intellectual forcs; and, indeed, ts a
severe taste his lo~er tone and more
solemn manner are an improvement On
his former style He still holds the
crowd as no man in London has held it
in recent times, and as natural conse-
quence he is overworked. Quite re-
Gently he had among his hearers the
negro jubilee chorus from America, who
sang some of their hymns to him in his
snte-room after the sermon. A crowd
of visitors, some from America, came to
shake hands with him. and he greeted
them cordially, remarking that he re-
GREETED that he had SO little time to talk
to them, but hoped they would have
plenty of time in heaven. A rather odd
incident Just before the services, two
distinguished Americans-one former
official and intimate friend of the late
Daniel Webster-had been shown into
a pew. Presently the pew opener came
and requested that they would take q
seat Just behind, as "a distinguished
gentleman and lady had to be placed in
the pew they occupied" The two
Americans at once complied, and be-
held the gentleman and lady escorted
to the vacated seats-both black.
Mr.. -Spurgeon is credited with the
following, which, If not true, is ben
srorato. He is said to have been taken
10 task by some Sabbatarisn since he
has found it necessary to employ a
brougham to take him to church.
"But," he urged, 81 only sit still in
the carriage-I don't work" rlE.. =
"Ah, yes, sir" said the other; 'but
your coachman-think of him u
"Oh, he is Jew, and keeps the sew
enth day Sabbath r
"But your horse? ?" {, .tft .i.,O
"Oh," said Spurgeon, getting little
impatient, she is Jew, too y ....
This reminds me of another little
story going the rounds concerning one
of our broad church clergymen, who,
being recently on an excursion in Scot-
land, WAS rehemently rebuked by his
landlsdy for taking walk on Sunday
afternoon. The clergyman said that he
could not see the harm, and said -
You know that We read that our
Lord himself walked with his disciples
in the fields on the Sabbath day."
9Ay," said the old lady, ''ay, kenit
an / neer thocht any the better o Him
for il, neither Press.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1873-11-26
Occupation.

What . glorious thing it is for the
human heart? Those who work hard
seldom yield to fancied or real sorrow.
When grief sits down, folds its hands
and mournfully feeds upon its tears,
weaving the dim shadows that q little
exertion might sweep away into funeral
pail. the strong spirit is shorn Of its
might and sorrow becomes our master.
When troubles fow upon you dark and
heavy, toll not with the waves and
wrestle not with the torrent; rather
seek by occupation to divert the dark
waters that threaten to Overwhelm You,
into . thousand channels which the
duties Of life always present. Before
you dream of il, those waters will fer
tilixe the present, and give birth to
fresh flowers that will become pure and
holy in the sunshine which penetrates
to the path Of duty in spite Of every
obstacle. Grief, after all, is but sell
fish feeling, and most selfish is the man
who yields himself to the indulgence Of
any passion which brings no Joy to his
fel1ow-men. --.r Ed la.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1873-11-26
Mardi- Night PrOces.
sion. 4. b.

Carnival eliminates st night, after
Rex and the "dsy- procession" have re-
tired. Thousands Of people assemble
in dense lines along the streets included
in the published route Of march Canal
street is brilliant with illumination, and
swarms of humanity occupy every porch,
balcony. house-top, pedestal, carriage
and mule-car. Then comes the train of
Comus, who appears only at night; and
torch bearers, disguised in o,stre masks.
light up the way. At the last Carnival,
one hundred figures represented 'The
Missing Links in Darwin's Origin Of the
Species" After the round through the
great city is completed the torch light
on the sky dies away, and the Krewe
betake themselves to the Varieties The
atre, and present tableaux before the
ball opens. .-Scribner's Monthly.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1873-11-26
n,osson,. OF the Rattan Tree. ;.

We had missed the professor but a
moment, when suddenly he reappeared,
holding at arms length what seemed in
the distance about q dozen brown, scsly
snakes yard long, all strung together.
simultaneously the entire company
sprang to their feet and started for q
race as this, regiment of frightful rep
tiles was thrust into their midst by the
radiant "dominie." whose face was
fairly agiow with mischief. Where
did they come from? What are you
going to do with them ?" exclaimed
everybody at once, turning to look at
the monsters as they lay passive and
motionless where the professor had
thrown them. ''Give them to- Saint
Patrick, to keep company with those
well have them for dinner if you pre-
fer, was the laughing response. Re-
assured by the non-combatsnt air of the
dreaded reptiles, We ventured q nearer
approach, and our astonishment may
readily be imagined when we found not
snakes, but simply a cluster of the PEN
dant blossoms of the rattan tree Arundo
bamboo, one of the strangest of all the
floral products of the tropics. They
hang from the tres in clusters usually
of ten or twelve, each yard OF more in
length, looking like a soldiers aigrettes
suspended among the green leaves, or
perhaps still more like string Of chest
nut-colored scales threaded through the
centre. Waving to and fro in the sum.
mer breeze, as 1 afterwasds saw them,
intertwined with the graceful tendrils
of the beautiful passion-hower with its
rare feathery chalice OF purple and gold
and fanked on every side by ferns Of
exquisite symmetry, rejecting their
dainty fringes in the clear waters, the
tout ensemble is one OF radiant lowell
ness, seemingly too fair to be hidden
away among lonely iungles.-Lipl,i''-
COTS Magdsinc.7 s-i. a.. 90 o.. .s..
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1873-11-26
Assyrian Discovery.

Mr. George Smith writes ''phe
collection brought home. by the expe-
dition confided to my charge includes
over 400 separate inscriptions, besides
various objects of art, domestic econ
omy, implements, &c. The inscriptions
throw new light on the history, politics,
astronomy, mythology, geography, and
language OF ancient Assyria; but it
would be tedious to your readers to
infict on them critical and minute
examination of all these texts. will,
therefore, select few as characteristics
specimens of the collection, and shall
commence with text that has attracted
most attention-thst, namely. which
belongs to the Deluge series. When
last year published translation Of
the text in question, was obliged to
note with regret that in the first column
Of the inscription there were about fif-.
teen lines entirely lost The lacuna
occurred at point of high interest to
students and the world in general-for
the Divine instructor Of Sisit was about
to give orders for the embarkation in
the ark. 1t is needless, therefore, to
say with what satisfaction 1 lighted
upon he-welcome tablet which fills mp
this very important gap. The fragment
/ found during the expedition, belongs
to the first column Of the Deluge series
Of inscriptions it continues the speech
of the God Hea, the commencement OF
which is on the portion of tablet already
in the Museum. On the fragment OF
the old collection, .Hea tells Sisit to
warn the world, because of the wicked
ness of the people on the portion Hea
continues by predicting the flood, and
then commands Sisit as follows ...
"'On the coming OF the food which
I shall send, thou shalt enter into the
snip, and the door of the ship turn =
thou shalt send into the midst OF it thy
corn, thy furniture and goods, thy gold
and silver, thy male slaves and thy
female slaves, the sons of the army, the
beasts of the field, the animals of the
field all thou heareth thou shalt do. I
They shall spread, and they shall guard
the door of the ship. Sisit attended
and opened his mouth, and spake, and
said to the God Hea, his lord Five
lines of the speech of Sisit follow this. !
They are too mutilated for exact trans !
and then in the answer Sisit'
refers to the difficulties in the way of
the work. ] need net dwell upon the
interest of placing this account side by
side with that contained in the book OF
Genesis. -. ..7ta 20 f .-- .-..-.--4i' !
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1873-11-26
Poetry.
A Good Night.

Pm light you down the avenue 80
tth 80 dsrkf'' she said, As-F
And held the lamp, with one white haBd,
Up high above ber head
- Iffl fss - =
The hghtfeiI on her shta;ns bsif 5.s.z : 4
And or her lily face, D. g.
Aadon her arm and stOsldsr, curved ... .-
With such surprising grace ~4I
It fell upon 3 BIT Of yins -r..-s
And lattice, DER her head. 49, ~. = d.
cpon 4 rosebud at her throat, ..--l-- H.
OF deep aud brilliant red.
And al afopnd wss dark, save whsrs N
There shcne tae lamps son light
A glowing picture IA frame. -A
A frame Of sable night ---
turned to look hundred times q. -,-...-
"A beautiful tsbleaut''
/ called. and she laughed back Take care!
Be careful how you go."
30 Beauty mine - thought. .'aOw dark
The world may ever be-
However DARK or cold-yet stti ..'--'. :
twin be bright near theei" '''.- '.f
And then ran back through the d.rk. -. 80
To kiss her once again; Ft
For sudden Joy possessed my heart.
Almost n keen ne pain al a-a
-4--.A 20 -AppL,tsr'. J,.Unai
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1873-11-26
Touroueneff the fan,ous r

Toargueneff, the famous Russian
ID said to be quite broken down
by recent misfortunes. Within year
his wife and only daughter have died /;
by the failure of his Partisan banker,
most Of his earnings have been swept
away; and a nephew to whom he was
greatly attached and who was greatly
indebted to him has been sent to prison
for outrageous felonies. The poor
novelist writes very little nov, as he
says his stories, rejecting his own
heart, are too sombre,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1873-11-26
Little Pho.be.

In rev poem by the author Of "sairt Abe and
HIS Seven Wives" lately published In London,
Oeeurs the following sretty little picture:
"Dimplee, dsintr, one snd twenty.
Rosy-fsesd and -ouzd of LIMB,
Warmed vita Llo,her-wit in plenty.
Prudent, modest, spry ye, prin,
Lily-hsnded, tiny-footed,
With AZ ankle clean ard nest.
Neatly gloved and trinity booted.
Looking nice and smelling swes<;
selfp0ssesssd, subduing be.uty
To sober sense Of duty. -
CkAste as Dian, plump as Heee. -
Such, guess, vss Hftle Ph9se"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1873-11-26

PuzzLE.-I am tangle behead and
| am pronounced the same. but am sn
adverb reverse, and am weight !;
behead again. and / am a proposition (;
reverse and am negative.
Anst0er Knot; not ton /; on no.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1873-11-26

Four counties in Iowa have elected wo-
men for county school superintendent.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1873-11-26

Prairie squirrels are said to be very
plentiful this year in Wisconsin.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1873-11-26

My first hope you are;
. Ny second see you are
My toh0le l know you are.
Welcome
VIZ travel much, yet pris'ners are,
And close confined to boot;
We with the swiftest horse keep pace,
Yet always go on foot.
A pair Of Spurs.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1873-02-05
Church Dedication.

Last Sabbath vas a memorable day
with our neighbors at Niles; not sc
much on account of its being the occasion
ofIhe dedication of their newly erected
and handsome Methodist church, as
from the fact that it was the happy day
on which the building was freed from
debt. Rev. John Peate, of Youngstown,
delivered an able and effective sermon
in the merning, taking for his text
Heb. vi. 10.
The ministers present were: Revs
Cyrus Clark, of New Castle, DIR. Moses
Hill, of Cleveland, H. Webb, of Bristol
vile, and John Graham, Pr
At the close of the sermon it was an
nounced that a debt of s., 900 was resting
upon the church, and that it Wa desired
that this burden should be removed
bo.ore proceeding with the dedication.
The charge of this PleaSblg work was
generously rendered Lewis Miller, ESQ.,,
of Akron, Geo. Refs, Esq, and Rev.
Cyrus Clark, of New Castle. As to the
manne in which these gentlemen per
formed their duties it is only necessary
{ o say that in about forty-ive minutes
over $1,000 were raised, or $500 more
than was asked.
Rev. DIR. Hill preached in the evening
and conducted the. dedication services.
A present of sos from the friends al
Niles was presented to Mrs. Rev. NJ.
Williams by DR.. Hill. with appropriate
remarks, which were responded to by
Rev. Cyrus Clark, in behalf of the
recipient.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1873-02-05
Douglass, Freeman q Co.,

This is the name OF a manufacturing
firm, in this City, who, within a short
space of time, have greatly increased the
business, and added to the already estab-
lished reputation of one Of our most sue
cessful inventors, a practical mechanic
whose name is familiar to every one con-
nected with machinery in this section OF
the country, and whose name upon an en-
CINE is sufficient guarantee that it will ac-
eomplish all it was originally intended
for. Tie manufacture of Engines, Ma
chincry and Improvements thereon. has
occupied the time Of the senior member OF
the firm (ThOmas Douglass), the past
twenty-five years, and he is credited with
having built the first Circular Saw Mill
ever used in this region, and it is said that
no serious accident ever occurred to any
Boiler or Engine built by him.
In May, 1872, Messrs. Frank |. Freeman
and VIM S. Douglass, young men of ener-
gy and ability, were admitted into the
firm, and in a short space OF time, owing
to the increasing demand for Machinery,
the capacity of the Works had to be dou-
bled. New and expensive Machines were
added, which even now, fail TO keep them
up with their orders, and, in the Spring,
the erection of three large. brick build
ingS, for a Foundry and Machine Works,
is contemplated.
A specially is made at this Mandatory
of all sizes of stationary Steam Engines,
Saw Mills, &c, every part of which is
warranted a No. /, and in ease of failure.
the defect is Temedied without additional
cost to the purchaser. The firm are sole
Proprietors and Manufactures of Doug
lass Patent Sett Works and Head Block
universally admitted by Savers and Lun-
bermen! generally, to be the best inven-
ton of tile kind, saving both time and la
Dor. by their use.
The Inventor has spent 4 great deal OF
time and money in perfecting lis inven-
lions. and is row satisfied of the difficulty
in perfecting any improvement upon them.
By a little judicious advertising. the at
teniion OF Mill men has been directed to
Douglass patents and orders; and letters
OF inquiry are now pouring in from the
great lumber countries of Michigan, Indi-
ana. Pennsylvania and other States-prac-
tical men, everywhere. recognizing the
utility and worth of these inventions.
1t is the intention of the firm to manu-
facture these Sett Works and Head Block
exclusively themselves. and with plenty of
ca pitai at their command, their business
will be increased to suit the demands of
customers.
The Mandatory is located on the cor
ner of Main & Canal Streets. this City
Their Post Oaice addres being Warren, O..
-COnstitutiOn.