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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-07-01

ever, these proceedings were rudely
interrupted. The robbers were paying
a visit to the house of a Christian in
the Mee1an, called Fsrah. They had
gathered whatever they wanted into
box, and were removing it from the
premises, when a woman in Farah's
house most unbecomingly screamed
out, and some Druze neighbors, with
their accustomed chivalry, came to the
assistance of the lady. At the threshold
of the house they met the burglars, and
courageously attacked them, but even
Druze valor could not Withstand the
impetuous rush of the robbers. One
Druze, however, with bulldog courage,
seized one of the robbers and only re-
laxed his grasp when the arm by which
he held him was pistoled. This act OF
courage led to the discovery of the
robber chief, his colleagues, and their
plunder, and was rewarded with the
handsome gift of two Russian dollars,
equal to 40p. In the scuffie with
Druze the robber dropped crowbar.
On the following day the instrument
was taken to the smiths of the city, one
of whom declared that he had made it
for Sheikh Husein Ell Faoury. Then
there was a pause, for Sheikh Rusein
is reputed to be of holy descent, and is
one of the dervishes whom our vail de-
lights to honor. The Chief of the
Police, however, resolved to act on his
own responsibility, and proceeded to
the house of Sheikh with large force.
He found the house full of banners and
other religious emblems. He found
also an enormous amount of plunder.
One great sepulchre, overlaid with
green coverlets and turbans, and which
the Sheikh declared to be the resting
place of one of his ancestors, was found
nothing but heap of stolen property.
The articles stolen from the Greek
Catholic Cathedral were found mingled
with property stolen five or six years
ago. The Sheikh and his two sons
were marched off to prison, and soon
about thirty of their accomplices were
seized. The following paragraph ap-
peared in the Jenneh of yesterday with
reference to the prisoners 1T is hoped
that they will not escape with slight
punishment, as has of late frequently
been the case, by means which are not
unknown 1t would be a lasting scan
dial if this man, the chief of robber
band of unparalleled ferocity, should
escape punishment through the Gov
ernor's partiality, or through his as
sumed sanctity. Indeed, 1 am assured
by some of the best Moslems in Da-
mascus that Sheikh Husein is an impos-
tor. and that even were he all he as
sumes to be he ought not to escape Just
punishment.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-07-01
-.COM ING.--

without you, without you, my darling,
Without you what more can i say.
To show you how lonely my heart Is,
Whenever your heart is away?
wait, and watch for you, dearest
With never a doubt or fear,
But that some tomorrow will bring you,
Some day of all days in the year.
How many to-morrows there have been,
How many to-morrows may be
The longest but brings me the nearer,
That day of all others to me.
And often. | fancy hear you.
Your hand ON the latch of the door,
Your voice in the hall and your footsteps
Closer-closer me once more.
With glad ewes half shut, now / see you.
As strong. and as brave, and a. true;
And eves know. even in darkness,
Belong 10 no other than you.
| know that, at last it If over
The wearying trouble and care;
And courage and comfort come back with
The touch of your hand on my hair.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-07-01
Flax.

Flax has been grown in India chiefly
for its seed for some years, but OF late
the Bengal government has endeavored
to encourage its production as fibre.
Ireland is the great country for flax
spinning, and raises a good portion OF
the fibre used, but Russia has more
acres under flax than all the rest OF the
world. The total area for all countries
is 5000, 900 acres, of which Russia has
], 600, 900, Ireland 129, 432. and the
United States 81 ,204 acres. Prussia,
Austria, and France are the greatest
fiax-raisers, with the exception Of BUS
sia. The number of spindles in Ireland
is 9O9, 400; in France, 620, 600; but In
Russia, the greatest producer, only
13O, 900. Great Britain and Ireland
have 1, ,496, ,343 spindles, or nearly one
half of all in the world,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-07-01

DIR. Hall says, the best medicines in
the world, more efficient than all the
potations in the medica Dldteria, are
warmth, rest, cleanliness and pure air.
Some persons make it virtue to brave
disease, ''to keep up" as long as they
can move a foot or wiggle finger, and
it sometime succeeds; but in others
the powers of life are so completely ex-
hausted by it that the system has lost
all power to recuperate, and slow and
typhoid fever sets in and carries the
patient to a premature grave. When
ever walking or work is an effort, a
warm bed and cool room are the very
first indispensibles to a sure and speedy
recovery. Instinct leads all birds and
beasts to quietude and rest the very
moment disease or wounds assail the
systeIa
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-07-01
An Australian Funeral.

A writer in the Melbourne TOCn and
County gives the following interesting
account of a funeral among the semi
savage natives of Australia. The body
was first carried away some half a mile
and covered over with leaves and
branches, being watched by the lubras.
Then fires were lit on high mountains.
and made to emit large volumes OF
smoke, bidding the members of the
tribe within sight to haste to the spot;
they again, as / understood, thus tele-
graphing to the others further away.
BY the following morning many had ar
rived, and shortly after sunrise arose
and continued long time those native
walls, to which 1 know of nothing to
liken them, and which We could dis
tinctly hear-wails of strange quivering
cadence of most melancholy sound,
borne upon the keen morning breeze
Which. eehoing back from mount and hill,
Rolled on the wintry air 10 Ill,
With dirge Of death Ger savage rung,
By wild aud untaught voices sung
Then commenced after a while the
to us-most revolving ceremony per-
formed by these blacks, Of each eating
morsel of the departed one.
This is almost, you might say, spe-
cies of religious superstition, they vir-
tually believing that with the swallowed
portion all narrowing regrets at the loss
which death has brought them are dis
sipated: and if they do not eat thereof
they will grieve to such an extent as to
cause their death, or some dire calam-
ity. Indeed, this belief is so strong
among the wild ones, that its non-ful-
fllment produces species of consump-
ton, or wasting away, and the being
becomes haggard and emaciated, even
tually often in reality dying. Some
days after they had buried the remains
a mob came up from the far country,
and the bones were e1humed, the late
arrivals smelling the poor clay, and
departing again in peace and tran
guilty.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-07-01

BESSIE-One bright winters morn
ing, two tiny fists went rub-a-dub-dub,
on Aunt Kate's kitchen door, and
voice cried:
"Ope de door ope de door, / say !"
"Who is there ?" asked Aunt Kate.
81 s Bennie, and L wants to tum in ~
So aunty threw the door wide open,
and in came Bennie.
"How do you do, Bennie? said
Aunty, as she removed the little over
coat and cap.
.It's awful cold," was Bennie's only
answer, and he stared solemnly at his
own chubby fingers, as he held them
before the fire to warm them.
Bennie was a very lively. stirring
little fellow, and his tongue usually
ratified and chattered away, from morn
ing till night but to-day he was very
quiet, distressingly so, thought aunty.
"Why, Bennie p said she, ''you are
as grave as a deacon, and do MT talk
bit. What is the matter?'
"What's deacum 2" inquired he.
"Never mind, now." replied aunty.
"But Just tell ME what troubles my
little man"
vi, OtdI loiS u lubbIc- DOb
sompin at our house." And he kicked
disconsolately at the stOve-hearth.
Something new? Dear me, what
can it be A new rocking-horse, per-
haps?"
""T amt NEWER It's a dirl baby" +"
and he heaved a great sigh. He looked
mournfully at old Towser, who was
- h.,,, ,,,AO frnlan
ga doll baby, did you say?" cried
aunty. "Surely you do MT play with
dolls"
'Nor roared Bennie, in disgust.
Its alive, and it yells and sleeps wiz
mamma all de time"
"Why, Bennie Ray and you come
here with such a solemn face, when you
have got a dear little baby-sister to
play with, and to love with all your
heart ?"
II ia mt be mammals baby any more. "
And two tears chased each other down
his rosy cheeks, although he winked
hard to keep them back.
"No," said aunty, taking him in her
arms, "But you can be mammals little
man won't that do as well OF course
it WILL" she added, as a faint smile
stole over the little discOntented face.
"And what help you will be, taking
care of the wee little girl, all for mamma.
Oh, man can do wonders, but baby
can do nothing"
Bennie remained quietly, meditatine
upon the subject, Just five minutes by
the clock, and then he said, decidedly,
'I'll be a mani" And straightway be,
gan to wiggle and twist, to get into
that overcoat.
"where are you going?" inquired
Aunt Kate.
"Going to take care OF de baby.
And he crushed the cap over his
fiaxen curls and departed.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-07-01
Man With a Family.

A man in Maine has discovered the
advantage of large family. He has
twenty-five children, and recently, when
he made arrangements for moving from
one school district to another, thus
transferring his school tax, his old
neighbors offered to pay him something
to remain among them. His new
neighbors, however, offered to move his
furniture, etc., free of expense, and so
prevailed.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-07-01
Youths Column.

CHEAP LABoR.-'T only wonder, "
said Phil, to Uncle Clarence, ''that even
an eastern king ever had money enough
to build pyramid. Just think of this
statement of Heroditus One hundred
thousand men worked on the great
pyramid, uninterruptedly, for twenty
years How could one man afford to
keep such number of workmen ?"
''It would cost something in our
country, to carry on such a work, 1T Is
true. Let us make a rough estimate,
at dollar and half a day which Is a
low price for laboring man."
Uncle Clarence and Phil each took up
a scrap of paper and ciphered away
silently for few minutes.
"Over one billion of dollars for the
mems wages" said Phil, Ito say moth
ing of the other great expenses.
''Yet these poor Egyptian workmen
probably got nothing for their labor
but the most meager supply of the
coarsest food that would sustain life.
They were worked by cruel task-mas-
ters, who wrung from them the greatest
amount of labor the human frame could
sustain. If overwork and underfeeding,
or pestilence swept them OFF by hun
dreds, it was of no consequence. 4
fresh compcLy were Immediately Or
dered to fill the ranks. Men and human
life we're so cheap in those days, that
despots could perform any work on
which their minds were bent.
"The Pasha of Egypt once desired to
make a canal from the Nile to Alexan-
dria. He sent out his commands, and
swept up from the Delta, two hundred
and fifty thousand men, women and
children. They were commanded to
dig the canal in one month. Their
implements of labor were few, but there
was only one months provisions fur
nished them, and death by starvation
was their only outlook, if they failed to
accomplish their task. They must
work till the last man died at his post,
unless the work was done. The men
worked with the energy of despair. The
children carried away the earth in their
tiny hands. Mothers laid down their
suffering babes, to toll at the rough
work. If they paused to quiet their
cries, the scourge drew blood from
their barred shoulders. The work was
not done in time, and then the famine
came. The graves of twenty-five thou
sand people were made on the line Of
this canal-which is only an atom OF
space on your map. Do you wonder
that the pyramids could be built in
such a land?
"A little canal, of ftwenty-three miles,
was wanted in China in 1925. Time
must be precious there, though life is
so cheap. Only six weeks were given
in which to dig it, though it went
through great forests, and over exten'
sive marshes. Twenty thousand mer
worked upon it night and day. and ovel
seven thousand died of fatigue.
can American boy who is not thank
full for the government under which he
lives, is hardly deserving of his bless
ings. Do MT you say so Phil? ?"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-07-01

THE pretty Elce paper that looks so
pure and delicate, is made in China
from the pith of a great tree not at
all as we make paper from poplar wood,
but by simply cutting it into thin slices.
And thousands of years before Moses
was born the Egyptians made paper
from the great papyrus, or paper reed.
by carefully peeling out the thin layer
between the bark and the heshy stem,
and pressing and drying the pieces into
sheets. Many story of ancient times
has been found written on this paper,
and stored away among the linen wrap
pings of the Egyptian mummies, Just as
well preserved and as legible as if it
had been written last year.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-07-01
COntentnlent.

"Be content with little" There are
many good reasons for this rule. We
deserve but little, and so better is little
with the fear of God than great trea-
sures and troubles Herewith. Two men
were determined to be rich, but they set
about it in different ways for the one
strove to raise his means to his desire,
while the other did his best to bring
down his desires to his means. The
result was, the one who coveted much
was always repining, while he who de-
sired but little was always contended.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-07-01

A whale, 60 feet in length and 10 feet
in diameter, was recently captured in
the Raritan river, near Perth Amboy,
n. J. The fish accidentally ran
aground, and was shot by a farmer.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-07-01

Cork is the bark of an evergreen oak,
that grows in the south of Europe and
north of Africa, near the sea coast.
Removing the bark does not iniure the
tree, and new crop is produced every
ten wears
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-07-01

A dear old Yankee lady being asked if
she had ever had her ears pierced by
the wall Of distress, said she couldn't
Just exactly remember, but she believed
it was done with shoemakers awl.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-07-01

New York Commercial: The last
song of the sea-The lay of the cable.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-11-05
The State Fair.
victory.

The Sixth Annual Fair of the State Agrl-
cultural Society begins in Columbia on Tues
day next 10th of November. The farmers and
mechanics of the State ought to make this in
dustrial exhibition the pride and glory of our
commonwealth, and the only way to achieve
such result is to manifest genuine interest
in its plans and purposes, exerting an infu-
ence to suppress any tendency towards abuse
of its privileges, and exalting the true aims of
an agricultural and mechanical organization,
to the exclusion of meretricious attractions,
basing its success and enduring prosperity upon
the products of the farm and the workshop.
The industrial population of South Carolina
should awake to the importance of sustaining
this representative organization, and infusing
fresh life into its management, seeking to di-
rect its energies mainly to the development of
the agricultural and mechanical arts in our
midst The first step in this direction is to en-
courage the officers by their presence, and we
trust that the people of Anderson County will
appear in large numbers at the State Fair next
week.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-11-05
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS
It. D. KENNEDY, LOCAL EDITOR.
BRIEF MENTION.

The oldest son of Mr.. Ii. F. Mckinney was
considerably injured bya fall from apcrsimmon
tree on Sunday last.
The weather has been remarkably fine du-
ring the last ten days. Heavy frosts and cool
nights with pleasant, sunshiny days.
Benson & Sharpe have received large assort-
mcnt of the choicest brands of Cigars, ana we
return many thanks for liberal supply OF the
weed.
The general impression prevails that full
vote has been polled throughout Anderson
County, and it is expected that the returns VIII
show the largest white vote since the war.
One of our citizens declares that the Cantata
WAS the best "home-made show he ever VIII
messed in Anderson, and those who were lor-
tunately in attendance will agree with nm.
Mr.. d. L. Hill, of the Greenville Daily Nc'rS,
was in attendance upon the Anderson Far, ana
has written quite spirited account OF INC 'A-
hibition for that lively and entertaining no"s-
paper
We are sorry to learn that Mr. Il. Is. Dean
met with sad accident on Monday last "hlie
feeding a gin. He had his hand ana arm
caught in the gin, and severely injured. AT
last accounts ho was doing we'll.
On Friday last as Mr.. Jack Brown was on
his way homo his horse ran away throwing his
son out of the buggy and injuring nm apouI
the head Tho injury is not serious, however,
and we hope that he will soon be well.
Among the visitors to our County falr, "e
were pleased to meet with Rev. }. l. Bonner,
editor of the Il. IL. Presbyterian, and President
of the Due West Female College. lie was III
fine health and spirits, and seemed to enjoy the
occasion.
The election passed off quietly in our town,
without single disturbance OF any KIND a
heavy vote polled, and tho candidates wero
kept exceedingly busy the entire day. NO
doubt all of them arc glad tho labors OF the
campaign are over.
We regret to learn that Mr. NJ. a. Snipes met
with serious loss Oh Tuesday night, by the
total destruction of his cotton house and wagon
shed, which wcro discovered to he on fire be-
TWEEN two and three o'clock in the night. The
origin of the fire is thought to be inccndiary,
and warrants were issued for suspected parties
Yesterday. Several bales of cotton were con-
sumcd by the fire.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-11-05
Judua Cooke.

At the political meeting on Friday night, in
front of the Benson House, when Maj. Della
ney had finished speaking, Judge Cooke was
invited to reply in behalf of Chamberlain, but
he failed to respond to the invitation, for good
and sufficient reasons, we presume. Mr. E. B.
Seabrook was the next speaker, and he took
occasion to demolsh the statements of Judge
Cooke on the Saturday previous, wherein it
was charged that Delaney had robbed color
ed church of money, and that there were be-
tween fifty and sixty indictments against De-
laney in the city of Charleston. Both of these
statements were pronounced wholly untrue.
On Saturday morning, it was understood that
Judge Cooke would attend public meeting at
Bolton, and thither Delaney and Scabrook went
to meet him on ground Of his own selection.
But the courage of his Honor failed to prove
equal to the occasion, and instead of stopping
over at Bolton, he had business further down
the railroad. In u word, Judge Cooke has
failed to substantia!c his reckless charges, and
has acted in such manner as to forfeit the re-
spect of every decent man in this community.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-11-05
SUDDEN DEA TH.

We are panied to record the death Of Mr.,
William Moorhead, which sad event occurred
at his residence near Concord Church on Sat-
urday morning last, after an illness of only
few moments. The deceased had always been
in good health, and mad attended the Fair on
Thursday and Friday. On Friday night, he
retired to bed feeling as well as usual, and
nothing was apprehended until about daybreak
on Saturday morning, when his son got up to
make fire. While making the fire, he noticed
that his father was about to fall out of the bed,
and he ran and caught him before he fell, and
moved him back farther. He then alarmed the
family, but before they reached him he had ex-
pired. Drs. Nardin, Broyles and Sharpe were
called in to examine the body on Saturday, and
after careful examination, pronounced the
cause of his death to have been disease of the
heart. At the time Of his death, he was in his
iftieth year. He was beloved and respected by
all who knew him, and leaves behind large
family and host of relatives and friends to
mourn his loss. Our sympathies are with the
bereaved. de was buried in the cemetery at
Concord Church bv Town Creek Grange, accor-
ding to the beautiful burial ceremonies Of the
Grange Order. About three hundred persons
were in attendance.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-11-05
rHUasoAy MORNING, Nov'R. 5, 1874
Meath of a Prominent Mason.

The Charleston News and Courier announ-
ces the death of our honored friend and BROTH
er, B. Rush Campbell, Esq, which occurred at
his residence in that city on Tuesday, 9th OF
October, in the 5Sth year of his age, after a
protracted illness. Maj. Campbell was native
of Laurens County, and graduated at the
South Carolina College in 1885. Soon after
his graduation he was admitted to the practice
of law, and in 1S4S he was elected Commits
sioner in Equity for Laurens District which
position he filled for nearly twenty years with
Infinite credit to himself and entire satisfaction
to the community. He was just and scrupu-
lous in all his dealings with mankind, and was
always most highly esteemed by the citizens OF
Laurens. Genial, warm-hearted, and sincere
in his friendships, Maj. Campbell was exceed
iugly popular with all classes.
As distinguished Mason, he was known
throughout the country for his zeal and fidelity
to the teachings Of the ancient fraternity, and
fos many years has been associated with the
brightest lights Of Masonry, especially in the
higher degrees. He was elected Grand Master
of South Carolina in 1860, and served in that
capacity for one year. For the last five years,
he has filled the position of Grand Secretary,
and in that capacity had endeared himself to
the brethren for his patient discharge Of labo-
rious duty. For several years after the war,
he was the authorized Grand Lecturer, and
traversed the State among the subordinate
Lodges, giving instructions where needed, and
assisting materially to rekindle the fires upon
altars demolished by the rude hand of desolat-
ing war.
His remains we're buried at Magnolia Gene
terry, near Charleston, with the solemn and I'M
pressive honors of the craft, under the super
intendence of Gen. Wilmot G. DeSaussure,
acting Grand Master, and in the presence of
an immense concourse of brethren and citizens
generally.