Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-01-14
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: A Reading couple celebrated their

golden wedding on Christmas day. III
To say what should be said, to say
only what should he srid, and to say il
only as 1t should kessaid is a rare gift.
The virtues of the slippery iron plates
IN the sidewalks, in assisting pedestri-
ans to an invoiuutsry seat are becoming
conspicuous. $50. =
/ The chief secret of comfort lies in not
suffering trifies to vex US, and in cufti-
vating an undergrovth of small plea
Z sures, since very few great ones are to
be had on long leases. .'-A- '-7i- .-
A small lady, aged five, whose % had
not bought her the usual new clothes
for Christmas. was heard to privately
remark that she Guessed "pa was hold
ing on for rise in the rag market"
An instance Of throwing ones self
about was witnessed few evenings ago
at party IN the case of Young lady
who, when asked to sing, first tossed
her head, and then pitched her voice.
Truth; lies in character. Christ did
not simply speak truth He was truth :;
true through and through, for truth is
thing not of words but of life and
being. None bat spirit can be true.
A lady in rapid pursuit of health at
Saratoga, bossted to her physician,
whom she met as she was leaving the
spring: 'I have Just drank five glasses
! of Congress" ''Then don't let me dea
tain you, was the quiet reply. -..rs. .
''Punch" thus hits off the coal fam,
me Mrs. Brown presents her compli-
ments to Mr. and Mrs. Jones, and hopes
they viii give her the pleasure of their
company at fsreT party on Monday,
March Sd fires lighted at 6.30." i' =
Sara Coieridge WAS a very precocisus
girl, and her mind was almost tha only
key that unlocked the recesses of her
fathers intricate thought and genius.
She married her cousin, and so was q
Coleridge to the last in name as well as
intellectual idiosyncrasies. .-.f..
'tHow shall We settle the labor ones
ton ?" exclaimed a member of the
Georgia Legislature, in the midst OF his
speech by all going to work and
earning your living honestly p thun-
dered spectator in the gallery. That
sentiment brought down the house. s.
The name ."Blue Stocking" is de-
rived from literary society formed in
London about the year 17S0, which in,
cluded both men and women. A gem
tleman by the name of Stillingheet, who
was in the habit of wearing blue stock
ings, was a distinguished member of
this society, hence the name. s..- ..-.-
Speaking of extravaganee in Dress"
writes Captain Crosstree, ''the most ex-
pensively dressed man I ever saw was an
African Chief on the Gold Coast His
wives had aqointed him thoroughly with
palm oil, and then powdered him from
head to footwith. gsfd-dust. You never
saw in your life. 2 man got up so ut. )
terly regardless OF expense.
Queen Victoria receives fcom the
British nation an-income of Sl,,925. 900.
and $4,000 more from tie Duchy of
Lancaster, besides the income arising
from her private estates and invest
ments, which probably amounts to as
much more The Prince of Wales has 4
an allowance from. the nation of Sl2O.-
900, and receives S300,OO0 more from
the Duchy Of Cornwall.
The disco1oration of pearls from use
is accounted for IN this manner. Ifthe
section of g pearl lissexaminel it viii bs
found that 1t is formed OF layers of
cels, the centre being similar to the
pith of wood, which, il kept in eonsect
with the skin, absorbs the perspiration,,
which, being acted upon by the air,
turns blackish.' Soap ''or any other
greasy substances viii iniure pearls in d
similar manner by being absorbed.
Pearls cut in half ttIrn quicker than
whole ones. The reason some keep
their color longer, than others is on ac-
count of the cells being more minute.
A curious case was. tried in Paterson,
y. j.. recently. .Ssyen years, ago q.
mans wife died, and he asked a lady to
store a mattrass and two feather beds
until he could msffy again. Recently
he wanted them aud the holder de-
storage, but he would pay no
money for thsr storage, claiming thai
she had had the use of them for seven
long years. She, on the other hand,
claimed that she did not use them, and
demanded the sum OF S72, or 81 per
month for rent for six years. He then
presented bill of SSi for the use of
them for seven years, and thus figured
up balance due him of Si2. The wo-
mans claim was allowed, as being vir-
tualiy confessed by the defendant,
while his Offset WAS not sustained, and
d verdict OF S72, or her full claim, was
awarded her. ''.'f
A correspondent Of a Georgia paper
writes that in Athens, in that State, in
a beautiful residence, set in a snug
grove, live Mr.. Y. l.. g. Harris and his
wife. For five years pair of red birds
have built their nest IN tree very near
their parlor window; and each success
sive year the old birds bring back their
young of the year before, to live upon
the bounty of their benefactors. The
most peculiar thing, though, is the pas
sion which the patriarch bird has for
music. As soon as any one commences
playing on the piano in the parlor, this
bird flies to the window-sill,
and there, by grotesque motions, shows
how completely his soul is aroused by
the harmony. When the window is
down he will dash himself against the
pane of glass with the utmost fury, as
Is raised never ventures farther than
the sill.
The negro and mule are inseparable
in the Southern cotton
fields, and like the Hawaiian string
and bow, useless each without the other.
The lazy indifference and careless cru
city of the one, and wonderful powers
Of endurance of severe labor, bad treat
ment, and neglect of the other, COM
plete the compatibility of the two races
necessary for the production of 4, 900. 900
Of bales. A characteristic anecdote may
be relished by those who have had ex-
perience of the two. The spectator had
taken refuge from the suns perpendicu-
Lar rays under the shade of spreading
beech, SUB tegn,ire fa3i, and lay re-
cumbent, enjoying the titful breezes
and the sombre frothiness of the coun-
Try newspaper. Along the dusty road
which passed by this retreat came jog
ging a negro, mounted on mule, both