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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-01
The streets OF Canton.

The sights of Chinese street are a
marvellous mixture eOfincongruities, Of and
everything appears crowded up toge-
ther, as though people scarcely had room
to move or breathe. The stores are
ranged thickly on both sides, and re-
semble great booths or stalls, being en-
tirely open i'm front and having substan-
tial counters and chars and shelves.
Their goods are ranged on the shelves
around the three sides of the room, or
else in showcases, so that the passerby
may see at a glance all that the shop
contains. Every store has its own little
"godhouse," or sacred table and inscrip-
tiOn, in prominent place high up on
the wall, and before these tapers are
burning and incense is offered. Another
little shrine, to the "GOd of Wealth" is
also placed at the entrance, and before
this tapers and joss-paper are burned
each evening, just after the shutters are
put up in front of the shop. By far the
most striking effect i'm the street is caused
by long sign-boards, which hang down
from iron brackets, and are so thick
that you can only see short distance
ahead. These boards are colored, green,
blue and red, and are inscribed with
heavy gilt letters; or the names are
carved ana the alternate characters are
col3red dinerentiy, so that with all its
variety OF hues the crowded causeway
mas very gaudy appearance.
The Canton streets are celebrated for
their cleanliness, but of their odors on a
wam day will not speak. They are all
paved with granite slabs, worn smooth
and slippery by the tread Of generations.
The slabs are very long and about foot
wide, and they lie cr0sswise over the
road. Directly under them are the sew
ers, which open up to the air through
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-01
How q Toad UndresseS.

An eye witness TO the process thus
describes toad taking off his clothes.
About the middle of July, l found a
toad on hill of melons, and, not want
ing him to leave, hoed around him. He
appeared sluggish and not inclined to
move. Presently observed him press
ing his elbows against his sides, rubbing
downward. He appeared so singular
that watched TO see what he was up
to. After few smart rubs, his skin
began to burst open straight along the
back. Now, said l., old fellow, you
have done it; but he appeared to be un-
concerned, and kept on rubbing until he
had worked down all his skin into folds
on the sides and hips; then, grasping
one hind leg with his hands, he hauled
off one leg of his pants the same as any
body would, then stripped the other
one the same way. He then took his
castoff cuticle forward, between his
forelegs into his mouth, and swallowed
it; then, by raising and lowering his
head, swallowing as his head came
down, he stripped off the skin under
meath until it came to his forelegs, and
then grasping one of these with the
opposite hand, by considerable pulling
stripped off the skin. Changing hands,
he stripped the other, and by slight
motion Of the head, he drew it from the
throat and swallowed the whole. The
operation seemed to be an agreeable
one, and occupied but a short time.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-01
JUNATA COUNTY, PENNA. SEPTEMBER 1875.


girl, suppose, has been employed to dress
the dinner"
Lord Dudley, receiving visit from
the poet Rogers at Paris, proposed that
they should go together to the Cata-
combs. 1t has often been remarked of
Rogers that with his fine bald head,
wrinkled skin, and sunk cheeks, he was
more like a deaths head than any man
that was ever seen alive. Accordingly,
when the poet had spent an hour or two
in the abOdes Of mortality, and was
about to make his exit, the keeper,
startled at his death-like appearance,
tried to stop him, crying out, "Hulloh |.
Get you backl You have no right to
come out!" Rogers afterward COM
planned to Lord Dudley that he had
cruelty deserted him in this emergency.
''My dear Rogers, replied the Earl, 81
did not like to interfere, you looked so
much at home. .'-Old Times and Distant
Places, John Sinclair.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-01
Thong htlessness I'm Youth Inexcus-
able.

In general, / have no patience with
people who talk about the ''thoughtless-
ness of youth" indulgently; l had
rather hear of thoughtless old age, and
the indulgence due to that. When a
man has done his work, and nothing
can any way be materially altered in
his fate let him forget his toll, and jest
with fate, if he will; but what excuse
can you find for willfulness of thought
at the very time when every crisis of
future fortune hangs on your decisions?
A youth thoughtlessl when all the hap
piness of his home depends on the
chances or the passions of an hour? A
youth thoughtless! when his every act
is foundation-stone of future conduct,
and every imagination fountain of life
or death? Be thoughtless in after years
rather than now-though, indeed, there
is cnly one place where man may be
nobly thoughtless-his death-bed. No
thing should be left to be done there
Ruskia.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-01

Children's PIdythings. - Playthings
that children make for thems elves are
a great deal better than those which
are bought for them. They employ
them much longer time. they exercise
ingenuity, and they really please them
more. A little girl likes better to
fashion her dolls cups and saucers of
acorns, than to have set of earthen
ones supplied. A boy takes ten times
more pleasure in a little wooden cart
he has pegged together, than he would
in painted and gilded carriage bought
at the toy store and we do not believe
any expensive rocking horse ever gave
SD much satisfaction as we have seen a
child in the country take with a cocoa
nut husk, which he had bridled and
placed on four sticks. There is pecu-
liar satisfaction in inventing things
for ones self. No matter though he
the construction be clumsy and awk-
ward, it employs time (which is a great
object in childhood and the pleasure the
gives is the first impulse to
and SKILL The Housekeeper.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-01
The Eccentricfties Of the Earl Of Dud.
ley.


When Mr.. Ward became Viscount Dud-
ley and Ward and took possession of the
family estates he suffered as much EN-
barrassment as his father from an over
grown fortune. He one day described
this embarrassment to my uncle Archy
in very graphic terms. "When l came
to my estate" he said, 81 resolved to
spend my whole income within the year.
With that view l purchased the estate of
Ednam, in Scotland; bought library
at Venice; repaired my house i'm Park
lane, &C., &C., &C.; but a rise unexpec-
tedly took place in the price of iron,
which brought me f10, ,O00, ,and you know
one can't dl,cays be prepared for such con-
iRgencies.
When Lord Palmerston i'm his auto
biography mentions as notable instance
of disinterested love of power that his
friend Dudley would have gladly given
&c, 900 a year to remain in office, he evil
IDENTIFY was not aware that to Dudley
&c, 900 year was a mere trifie.
One of Lord Dudley's eccentric habits
was that of speaking to himself or think
ing aloud. OF this practice many anus
ing instances were related, perhaps Oc-
after he had succeeded to the title of
Dudley and Ward lady asked Lord
Castlereagh how he accounted for the
custom. ''H is only Dudley speaking 10
Ward" was the ready answer to her in
quiry.
Lord Dudley was introduced at an
evening party to Lady N, whom he was
requested to hand down to supper. Her
ladyship availed herself of the oppor-
tunity to present her two daughters, af-
ter which ceremony she overheard him,
as they went down stairs, muttering TO
himself in his usual undertone: ''The
fair one is plain; the dark one is not
amiss; but the fair one is exceedingly
plain" 81 am glad, my Lord" says
Lady N, with goOd-humored readiness,
''that at all events the dark one pleases
you"
A gentleman from Staffordshire pre-
vailed on Lord Dudley to present him at
court. They got on very well as far as
st. James street, where they were stopped
nearly half an hour by the line of car
riages. His Lordship then forgot him
self, and, after long pause, began:
''Now this tiresome country Squire will
be expecting me to ask him to dinner.
Shall ask him, or shall | not? No, /
think he would be bore" The indi-
vidual so unexpectedly blackballed was
at first confounded, but, recolleeting
his companions infirmity, commenced
in turn an audible soliloquy: '.Now,
this tiresome old Peer will, of course be
asking me to dine with him to day.
Shall go, or shall not go? No, think
it would be bore" This impromptu
was well taken, and the invitation was
given in earnest and accepted.
After sitting long time with lady
to whom he was paying morning visit
Lord Dudley exclaimed aloud, 81 ,coa-
der ehen this Gresonae ,coD,oa ,ciu 90
a,cdy."
AT a dinner given by Lord Wilton,
who had one of the best cooks in London,
Lord Dudley tasted some dish of which
he did not approve, and, forgetting where
he was, began apOlogizing to the COM
pany for the badness of the entertain
ment. "The fact is" said he, s'that my
head cook toas taken III, and some kitchen
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-01

A young and skillful disciple of Robert
Loudon was some time ago travelling in
the northern provinces Of France, Civ
ing exhibitions in natural magic, in
company with young wag, now direc-
tor Of printing establishment in Paris.
In their wanderings they arrived at the
town of R, more renowned for its
manufactures than for the natural
brilliancy of its inhabitants. Here the
receipts of the magician were absolutely
nothing, and despair reigned in the
hearts OF our two adventurers. What
was now to be done?
''By my faith ~ exclaimed the assist
ant magician, sit will never do to say
that we did not make our expenses, /
have it! Let me write poster for one
or more entertainments, and if the at
traction don't answer call me no assist
ant for high priest of diablerie. 'At
the urgent request of the large and in
telligent audiences of our former enter
tainments, we have consented To per-
form the astounding feat of making the
cathedral bell ring any hour indicated
by any of the audience. To take place
this evening" There, how will that
doI"
"But how are you to fulfil the
promise ?''
so, never mind. Am not a worthy
pupil of skilful master? Leave that
to me-"
Night came, and with it crowd of
the curious. All went off well, and
now came the feature of the evening.
And one was asked to name a number.
'FOur" !" came from the crowd.
In fear and trembling the mighty
extended his hand towards
the cathedral, when one! two! three
four! doomed from the cupola. The
cold perspiration started to the exhibi-
tors brow, and the audience shouted
with delight and surprise.
Encore! encore!' resounded from
all parts of the room, "Againl" what
was to be done? But voice from be-
hind the curtain said
go ahead, old boy-it's all right?"
With a sigh of relief the exhibitor
the miracle again and again,
and the spectators departed, filled with
"What in the name of wonder have
you been doing?" exclaimed the puzzled
principal TO his laughing assistant, as
soon as the doors were closed.
'Why, l gave the bell-ringer five
francs to stay in the belfry and ring a
many times as 1 placed candles on the
and think it succeeded pretty |
well,' replied the other, shaking the
cash-bOx
The next day as they were starting in
the ears, one of the City Councillors |
came to them and begged that they
would explain the miracle.
1T is magnetism, my FRIEND" said |
the magician, with a grand flourish of
his hand; and the magistrate departed,
much edited and perfectly satisfied.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-01
Incident. Of the French Floods.

One of the waits was Snowman s
van, which was surprised by the Gar
onne at a village fete and carried down
to Toulouse scarcely injured. The COM
pany inhabiting it had not time to es-
cape from their itinerant dwelling. An
unfortunate watchdog, chained to the
axle, was battered almost to a pulp.
All the s'traps" were slowed away in
baskets, covered with tarpaulin, which
served as beds to the drowned players,
and came out fresh and gaudy in the
midst of the wrecked objects heaped
about for transportation to the Mayor
atty. A little girl, supposed to have
been dancer, had not washed her face
on going to bed, and the vermillion was
bright, as if baked in fast colors upon
her CHASTITY cheek. The female giant,
with pair of artificial legs, to which
her feet were strapped, was in her tinsel
gown and dress of crimson cotton velvet.
She and her husband had probably sat
up late, and were only thinking of
divesting themselves of their finery,
when a wave swept over the plain, and
in its recoil drew them into the central
current. A frail raft, probably con-
structed on some housetop with the
sticks and boards at hand, was thrown
upon land near the hospital. 1t bore a
live poodle and dead woman, both of
which were fastened to it. The soldiers
made much of the poor brute and car
ried him joyously to their barracks. A
parrot which came unhurt out of ruin
has also been adopted by the troops
which saved it. Its talk attracted the
attention of some linesmen, who labOred
hard to dig it out, thinking they had
come upon somebody driven mad with
fright. There is a man in the hospital
whose instep was crushed by beam
dashing against it as he was saving a
woman and her two daughters. He
was fastened to the boat in which he
drifted senseless into a church window,
where he stuck. He preserved, at great
peril, the lives of sixty persons. The
brothers Saussac, who kept ferryboat,
saved two hundred persons when the
flood was at its highest.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-01
Esqufmaux and Bears.

According to a recent author, the Es-
quimaux, low as they are in the scale of
humanity, have considerable inventive
and constructive skill. Their boats are
ingeniously made, their ice huts are per-
feet applications Of the principle of the
arch. But il his account of device of
theirs for killing bears is veracious, the
Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty to
Animals ought to send them mission
airy at once. They sharpen the ends of
a piece of whalebone a foot or more
long, then bend it double, and wrap il
closely in fat meat, which is exposed to
the air till it freezes. These treacherous
pellets are thrown to the bear, who bolts
them whole. They thaw in his stomach !;
the bent whalebone straightens, and the
sharp points pierce his vitals whenever
he attempts to move.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-01
THE KAIDEs's HEART.
BIZ e cAsrIKxAs.

Knotting and twisting her golden hair,
That shaded brow both young and fair,
A maiden sat alone;
Bright were the gems the maiden wore,
But yet for all the maid was poor.
For her heart was not her own
For alas a stranger came one day;
He stole the maiden's heart away,
And gave her IN return
A few smooth words and treach rous kiss
A few poor moments Of fancied bliss,
And d bitter lesson to learn.
She knows not-sitting, dreaming there
OF the bitter waking she must bear,
OF the cloud that hangs above;
No shade is on her fair young brow.
She is whisp'ri ever soft and low,
Come back to me, my lovei"
Surely heart is worth more than this
More than fiattering word and a kiss.
But therei tbs ever so;
Men are not always what they seem.
And love, though fair enough in n dream,
Is another word for woe.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-01

Beefsteak Eiectrieity.-Thes six Christ
mas lectures at the Royal Institution,
in London, were delivered by DIR. j. III.
Gladstone, +. X. S. He chose for his
subject, "The VOltaic Battery" One
of the experiments revealed fact not
generally known. He said that in daily
life weak electrical currents are at
work where their presence is little sus-
pected for instance, ,supposing a person
at dinner to have silver fork in one
hand and finger upon the steel part
of the knife held in the other it follows
that, when he plunges the knife and
fork into a beefsteak, two dissimilar
metals are thereby placed in moist
conducting substance, whereby a vol
taic circuit is formed, and an electric
current flows through the body of an
individual between the knife and fork.
To prove that this was really the case,
he connected a rejecting galvanome-
ter with the knife and fork by means
of wires; he then proceeded to cut a
beefsteak, and the current thus gene
rated DETECTED the needle of the gal
vanometer SO that the spot of light
which it reflected was seen travelling
along the screen by all observers.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-01
I0UTHs' coLUN.

The Little Grocer rko Folded The
following, though intended tor the
young folks. will also convey a very
useful lesson to children of q larger
growth:
Mamma cried Freddy, 81 will play
grocery stOre.n
After great deal of counting, Fred
dy found that he had seven pennies.
Not much capital n said sister Nell
lie-she was grown up.
What's capital y asked Freddy.
"The money you have to buy your
goods with-that is your capital
Freddy bought tea, coffee, white su-
gar. beans, salt, pepper, flour, meal.
candy, nuts, soap, dried apples, eroc-
kerry and starch. But all these cost fif-
teen cents, and Freddy had only seven
cents.
Freddy arranged his store and put
out his sign, and just then all the older
brothers and sisters came home from
school, so that Fred had plenty of GUS
toners and his goods went OFF very fast
and he thought grocery store a splendid
play. Lucy said she would take all the
dried apples if he would write t down
in his book for her, because she had
forgotten her money.
W hcE Nht lttAAC khOtth utsA Soil All
his goods, Nellie reminded him that he
owed eight cents.
why they didn't pay for things"
said Freddy.
'You know | asked you to put the
dried apples down in your book" said
Lucy.
"Yes,n said Freddy, "but I didn't
have book and forgot it but you
might bring back the apples. Lucy"
.'Oh. no, can't! Eve eaten them,"
said Lucy.
Then Freddy found that the candy
and nuts were eaten up, and that those
who had bought them had no money
to pay for them.
"Wel." said Freddy, ''it's of no use;
| can't pay that eight cents, for I've
only four"
why, then our little grocer has
failed,r said Nellie.
"Failed n said Freddy. THAT means
chat can't pay itr
"Yes, that's it" said Nellie.
That is because | did not think |
about the pay when | sold them.n said |
Freddy
When you are grown up a man and |
have a real store Der these things |
Don't buy more than you can pay for. |
Don't sell other people more than they !
can pay for. Always think what you
are doing.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-01

Story of MOeking Bird.-Our neigh
Dor. Mrs. Dodd, has a mocking bird.
whose name is Charley. Charley has
house as large as four ordinary cages
and in there he jumps and fiutters and
whistles to his hearts content. OF
course you know. from the name, that
these birds are fond of initiating II
sorts of noises. When Carrie laughs
loudly, Charley hops down from his
perch. turns his head one side, and lis
tens attentively then up he jumps
again, and gives Carries laugh back to
her in fine style. One night, after
everybody had gone to bed, Mrs. DOdd
heard the cat in the room. She asked
MIR. DOdd to get up and put her out !;
but he came back to bed without find
ing anyone, and they were just going
to sleep, when they heard a distinct
"Mew. NEW, meww Up got Mr..
DOdd again but he could find no
cat, though he made a thorough
search, So thinking it must have been
a mistake, he lay down for the third
time. He had hardly closed his eyes
when the sound came again, "Mew,
NEW, mew.n "It cannot be a mistake
said Mrs. Dodd. II will find you, Mis-
tress Puss, if it takes me all night to do
it," So she got up and opened the door
and listened. Pretty soon she burst
into laugh. at is no cat at all, )" she
said it is that little rascal of aCharleyr
And sure enough, it was the mocking
bird amusing himself in the middle of
the night by giving an imitation of the
cat. But is not often Charley practices
at such improper hours or annoys any
body with the sound of his voice. His
usual notes are the very perfection of
melody. Histaste is exquisite. He gives
by turns, the sweetest music of all the
singing birds, and far outdoes them
all.-The Nursery.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-01

BY ELEANOR KIRK.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-24

of the Liver, Blood, Kidneys and Stomach. Read
the following testimonial from prominent New
Ork editor:
Office of Geo. Fl. Sweets ''Texas New Yorker"l
Nos IS 80 and 80 Centre Street,
New York City Sept. 8, 1874. J
Messrs, j & c. Mcguire, st. Louis: Gents
Yours OF the 31st ult with of one dozen Cund-
arango Liver and Blood Bitters came duly to hand
fou will please accept my thanks for your gener-
eroslty. will try TO put the medicine where it
will do the most gOod.n have given one bottle to
friend of mine who resides in Brooklyn, both
himself and wife have taken it, and their testimony
is the same as mine. first met with it in Houston
Texas, afterwards returned to my home in Austin
where have the Texas branch Office of my paper
Ny Houston bottle was used up, and / found on
trial that could not obtain single bottle in all
Austin, for went to every druggist in the place
and there are some five, but each house told me
they intended to order the strength of nv rec
concentration. Ere coming to New York i was in
Galveston, and bought bottle of Robirds, an old
friend and good house. had no idea then that
could not obtain it in New York; but after nv
Galveston bottle was used up l started to find
moreand was much surprised to find none aftervist-
lug fully dozen different establishments gave up
the search here and wrote to you, Now gents 50
good medicine as yours is ought to be placed at
The command of the whole world, 1t will not only
prove great fortune to yourselves, but lasting
blessing to the whole human family. As q remedy
IN my own case have never met with its equal
1t squeeZes my liver better than Calomel of which
have taken not little. am a hard worker and
constant thinker and consequently for the last ten
TO twelve years my body has found it difficult to keep
up with my BRAIN. There aIe millions of American
people just like myself and they need some simple
herb medicine to keep them from sinking into dys
peptie graves, until they can apply, brakes and
cut of part OF the steam and see where they are.
You have the medicine and you have great fortune
in 1t If you Will but let the world know it. In nv
search after your Cnndurango IN this market
ound preparation of Quadrangle sold at s. pei
bottle but no more like yours than is black man
ike white. OF course L did not buy it. This let
ter Is only written TO thank you and to give you
my experience with cundurango, Wishing you the
,uccess you deserve am.
Very Respectfully sc GEO. II. SWEET