Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-07-22
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Better is portion in a wife than with
a wife.
Baden-Baden still flourishes despite
the closing of its famous gambling halls.
Why is a solar eclipse like a woman
whipping her boy? Because it's hiding
of the son.
81 say, Mick, what sort of potatoes
are those you are planting q Raw
ones"
Mankind has been learning six thou
sand years, and yet how few have
learned that their fellow-men are as
good as themselves.
A Boston woman wanted to elope, but
when her husband gave her the money
to go. she changed her mind-it took
all the romance away.
"One of the most tantalizing things
in a small way" says the editor of the
Talior Herald, sis that of being con-
tInuslly bitten by an undiscoversble
| dea-"
The truly beue6cent man is the
happiest man. He derives a purer and
deeper Joy from the luxury of giving to
make others happy, than ne does in re-
ceivIng from others.
One feature of this years summering,
and probably result of the panic, is
the frequent advertisements of those
who want to get summer board and
offer in payment-part or otherwise
their daughters pianos, grand or other
wise.
There is some talk of canonizing
| Christopher Columbus, and it ought to
be done at once Though not native
American, he was the first to discover
that there was a good stock in US, and
we ought TO take sort of national pride
in seeing the fair thing done by him.
The fishermen on the Hudson and the
Oldest captains on the river steamers
unite in saying that the catch this
season is larger than for many years
past. One fisherman took over 800 shad
at a single drift and the captain of one
of the boats being asked how he knew
the quantity taken was in excess of
former years, replied that he knew by
the greater number he had carried as
freight.
NJ. Decroix, principle veterinary sur
geon to the French army, says that the
number of horses. mules and asses in
Europe is 80, 7SO,0 900, France not in
cluded. Russia figures for /, 500, 900
heads. Austria for 8, 100, 900, England
for 2, ,266, 300, Germany for 2, 500, 900,
Turkey for L, 100. 900. Spain for $50, 900,
Hollond for 5000, 900, Switzerland for
10000, France. including Algeria
possesses 4, 100000.
Not bad joke is attributed to one of
the suite of the Russian Emperor. The
talk of his English entertainers fell upon
the rather worn ont topic of invading
London, when the gentleman alluded to
saw the merits of the subject and re-
marked, London is so immense that /
believe any small invading army landing
at the east end of your capital would
lose its way, and at the close of week
or ten days the soldiers would be taken
up by the police at the west end for
begging"
Men seldom give pleasure when they
are not pleased themselves it is neces-
sary. therefore, to cultivate an habitual
alacrity and cheerfulness, that, in what
ever state We may be placed by nature
whether we are appointed to confer or
receive benefits, to implore or afford
protection we may secure the love of
those with whom We have dealings. For,
though it is generally imagined that he
who grants favOrs may spare any atten-
tion to his behavior, and that usefulness
Will always procure friends, yet 1t has
been found that there is an art of
granting requests-an art very difficult
of attainment.
There is living in Hardin county, Ky.,
a negro man sixty years old, named
Stephen Miller, who has for the last
fifteen years been turning white, until
now his whole person is white as that of
any other man, only a few splotches of
the original color. bright mulatto, re-
naming on his cheek and one on his
forehead. He has been preaching for
forty years, and is a very intelligent,
pious man says he has enjoyed the
best of health for many years, and can
not account for the change in his color,
but he believes it to be q miracle of
God. He says that spots on his body
would first assume darker hue, quite
black, then change to pure white, and
in another year there will be no trace
of his original color remaining.
Henry Ward Beecher was recently
asked "What can we do for friend for
whom We have prayed long time, and
all that We can say or do only makes
him more determined to have his own
way 2" And he makes this reply
Nobody likes to live in an atmosphere
of incessant reproof. IL you want to
win his heart and melt his opposition,
do not darkeR his life by making him
feel even by your looks or air, that you
are groaning over him as a miserable
sinner Make his life cheerful to him
make your own love a source of Joy
let your piety be full of sweetness and
good qualities, and be patient. The
case, as you state 1T Is not a very bad
one" 1t is an entire sermon, and one
of the best that ever came from even
Mr.. Beecher.
Ayoung lady recently made singular
display of mingled vanity and credulity
IN a London court. She had attsiped
the not very heroic stature of Aft lin,
and having seen an advertisement from
a person who undertook by particular
course of treatment to make short
people tall, she made inquiries and had
been shown testimonials as to the
thoroughness of tine elonp,tlng process
from grateful individuals of both sexes.
The terms were very moderate. All
the woman had to pay for reversal OF
the order of nature in she matter OF her
defective inches was one shilling IN
postage stamps. She sent them, and
placed herself under treatment, but she
soon found that she did not grow, and
then came to the conclusion that she
had been swindled, as she expressed it.
This beautiful extract is from the pen
of Hon. George S. HIlliard ''I confess
that increasing years bring with them
an incfeasing respect for men who have
not succeeded in life, as those words
are commonly used Heaven is said to
Z he a nIace of those who have not sue