Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-06-17
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the tallest writer in America.
What length ought lady's petticoat
to be "A little above the feet.
had rather have newspapers with
ont government than government with
out newspapers.-Je6erson.
1t is a remarkable popularity with
debts that their expanding power con-
tlnues to increase as YOU contract them.
Chicago dogs are great epicures.
They won't eat beef when they can get
live babies. This fastidiousness seri-
ously affects the growth of population.
Skepticism has never founded en-
pires, established principahties, or
changed the worlds heart. The great
doers in history have always been men
of faith.
They who in their age approve of the
career of their youth, have generally
had the wisdom of age in their youth,
and have generally the vivacity of youth
in their age.
Quiet confidence in God is the only
way to obtain deliverance from darkness.
They who in times of distress forsake
the mercy-seat, and rely on their own
devices must ''lie down in sorrow"
A will is registered in Waynesburg.
Pennsylvania, which contains the fol-
lowing remarkable clause II also give
to my beloved wife one red COW, one
three-year-old colt, and the remainder
Of the kitchen and household furniture"
A Cincinnati seamstress uses a gray
squirrel as a motive power for running
her machine, and well he does his work,
not only sewing straight seams, but
hemming and gathering ruffie as neatly
a could be done by human hands.
Pasigraphy, a method of writing re-
Gently adopted in some parts of Europe,
is about to be introduced into this
country. Instead of words figures are
used in this system. Thus: 1857. 1884.
$3.50, 709, 2409, 1915, 1895, 1872. 795.
172s, 553, 1153, 100, 1923, 32iO. POI.
470. Translated into English, this
reads: Dear Sir: When you call here,
have some small books for you. Yours
truly, Samuel Birch"
Ladies who imagine themselves mar
trys to tyrannical husbands should pity
their sisters in India. Among other
restrictions, the Hindoo Bible forblds a
woman to see dancing, hear music, wear
jewels, blacken her eyes, eat dainty
food, sit at window, or view herself in
a mirror during the absence of her hus-
band and it allows him to divorce her
if she Injuries his property. scolds him.
quarrels with another woman (think of
that y or presumes to eat before he has
finished his meal.
The smallest and Oldest State in
Europe is San Mario, a Republic in
Northeastern, Italy. Its area is twenty
four square miles, but little more than
double that of the District of COlunbi
Its population is about 10000 1t was
settled in 400 by Marinus, Delmatian
hermit, who established a community
whose independence has remained un-
disturbed through all subsequen changes
in Europe. 1t is surrounded by former
provinces of the Pope. and its insight
icance has hitherto shielded IL from all
aggressions. Popes and dukes, French
viceroys and Austrian marshalls have
alike respected its integrity.
European florists force plants for COM
mercial purposes much more than ours
do. Last year there were many more
thousands of the lily -the-valley forced
tle-A y OClOIt. W lAu Tic
gardeners much attention is given to
forcing the lilac. Houses are also built
without glass, as the forcing is done in
the dark In order that the flowers may
be white. Plants thus forced are a long
while in recovering, and in gardens,
where space is valuable, it will hardly
pay to try to resuscitate them, Hence
garden plants that are forced into bloom
for sale in the market, aud by peddlars,
are nearly useless to the purchasers
until they have grown year.
Some Local Floods Not Soon to be
Forgotten. Some of our readers will
be reminded by the Leeds reservoir
calamity of the breaking away of the
railroad embankment at North Benning-
ton, some twenty years ago, by which
considerable portion of the village was
flooded, several houses carried away
and many lives greatly endangered, and
some. we believe, lost. There was
terrible panic in the village for several
hours OF course, it did not begin to
reach the magnitude of the Leeds
disaster, but we are assured it was suffi-
ciently appalling. And so too was it
when five or six years ago, in the time
VI u lItSDCb tuc IcStINOlE
tains several miles above Bennington
burst and the flood came tearing
through the village, undermining many
houses and destroying several lives.
The elephant at the Geological
Gardens, Dublin, innOcently got his
keeper into trouble recently. Staff Sur
geon Luckle, who had been in the
Ashantee war. dropped in the gardens
a ring, taken among the African spoils.
The elephant saw the ring drop. put
forth his trunk, and picked itup. Being
in the habit of giving to his keeper coins
and ..other indigestible presents made
to him by admiring spectators, he gave
the ring to his keeper. So far the
keeper was safe-the elephant was the
unconscious thief. But the whole trans
keeper being taxed with having the ring
in his possession, said he knew nothing
about it. He was then observed to
throw something away, which was found
to be the ring. He was fined twenty
shillings. The elephant appropriated
other peoples goods. The keeper was
the receiver.
An audacious trick, says the Court
Journal, was lately played by 'sneak
thief" at London club. He entered
the hall without attracting the notice
of the porter, and proceeded to empty
the pockets of the great-coats he found
ranged in a corridor. While selecting
a few of the best, he was interrupted
by a member, who, in astonishment,
asked him what he was doing. "Oh,
this is my regular business" he said.
81 an employed to clean the gentle
mems coats in several clubs. / take all
the grease out of their collars" '.In-
deed" said the gentleman, interested,
thinking he had got hold of one he
could turn to account. "How long do
you take? 'Why, will be back with
these in an hour" ''If so, you may as
well take mine, said the master, adding
his coat to the heap, and escorting the
ssspaak thief" mast the nOrtpr "What