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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-10-06
IOUTHs' CoLUMy.

The Little CulDrn.-Scho0l had be
gun. The boys and girls were in thei
places, and the master was hearins
them spell when all at once there wa
a soft, low knock at the door.
Come in !" said the master and {
little. cleanly dressed girl, about 81,
years old, stood upon the threshold,
with downcast eyes.
She held out before her, as if trying
to hide behind it. satcbel so large
that 1t seemed hard to decide whether
the child had brought it, or it had
brought the child; and the drops on
her cheeks showed how she had been
running.
"Why, Katie - cried the schOolmas-
ter, why do you come so latef Come
here to me. little culprit. Ii is the first
time you have been late. What does
it meant ~ ...
Little Katie slowly approached HIM.
while her chubby face grew scarlet.
81 had to pick berries she falter-
ed, biting her berry stained lips.
80, Katie ~ said the master, raising
his fOrehnger, "that is very strange.
YOu had tot Who then, told YOU tor
Katie still looked down; and her face
grew redder still. ..
Look me in the face, my child"
said the master, grayely. Are you
telling the truth "
Katie tried to raise her brown roguish
eyes to his face but. ah. the eonsci-
business of guilt weighed down her
eyelids like lead. She could not look
at her teacher; she only shook her cur
ly head.
Katie said the master kindly,
''yOu were not sent to pick berries; yol
ran into the woods to pick them for
yourself. Perhaps this is your first
falseLoOd, as it is the first time yoa
have been late at school. Pray God
that it NAV he your last"
'Oh. oh ~ broke forth the little cul-
prit, 'Ihe neighbOr's boy, Fritz, took
me with him and the berries tasted so
good that | staid too long"
The other children laughed; but a
motion of the masters hand restored
silence, and, turning TO Katie, he said.
"NOw. my child, for your tardiness
you will have a black mark and go
down one in your class ; but Katie. for
the falsehOOd, You will lose your place
in my heart, and cannot love you so
much. But will forgive You if you
will go stand up in the corner of your
own accord. Which will you dO-lose
your place in my heart. or go stand in
the corner tor a quarter of an hour "
The child burst into flood of tears,
and sObbing out, I'D rather go and
stand in the corner went there in
stantly, aud turned her dear little face
to the wall. f,ll
In few minutes the master called
her, and as she came running to him !.
he said @ l. 81.
"Will you promise me, Katie, never
to say again what is not truePh
''0h. yes, will try-I will trv never
to do it again." was the contrite an
swer.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-10-06
The Unknown RIcne. OF the Earth

Why should we assume the Peruvian
traditions of the lost mines of the Incas
TO be so untrue or smile because we are
told that the Ashantees know where to
find gold in quantities? Why not, The
California gold was known a century
before it was found, and unless geology
is all wrong, the Yankees have not got
hold of the richest section, which is in
Lower California, yet. The Turks must
own and neglect endless mines-sOme of
them, if tradition is not all self-begotten,
mines of gold-and there is all Southern
Asia to be ransaeked by the curious.
Where, before maritime enterprise be-
gan, did all the silver and copper and
lead i'm those vast countries come from !?
The people of India were two hundred
millions before the fifteenth century,
and used and boarded silver and copper
i'm several forms, and lead; and where
did they get them. There are no silver
mines open now in India. Thev are
working gold diggings in Wynaad on a
system which indicates, if not with GER
tsinty, at least with high degree of
probability, that they have not reached
''reefs" and have only found some an
cient deposits washed down from them.
There are all manner OF minerals in the
Malayan Peninsula, and indeed through-
out the Eastern Archipelago, which, for
want OF civilized methods of working,
return nobody anything worth having.
Would not copper be worth seeking for
in these regions, by men who remember
that if they can only find any metal
worth working, there Is the boundless
reservoir OF China close at hand to draw
their labor from? Discoveries of tin in
the Archipelago have half ruined Corn
wall, and there may be much more than
tin, the existence of which geologists
could predicate with certainty. Even
leaving aside gold, as a tempting and
Elusive metal. which rouses local cu-
pidity too much, where are the places
in Southern Asia, and especially in
India, where copper ought to exist?
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-10-06
An Inch of Rain.

Rain is caught and measured in such
a way as to give what would have been
the actual depth of water on the surface
If it had not soaked in or run off. An
inch of rain is of more consequence
than would be generally supposed. On
an acre Of ground it amounts to 6,372,
$40 cubic inches. This gives 29 622, )
gallons of water, which would I'LL a
cistern capable of holding $50 hogs
heads. Reducing il to weight, it would
amount to over 1l3 tons. A trough 12l
feet long, 10 feet high, aDd2 feet wide,
inside measurement, would just contain
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-10-06
Manifest A nuities.-The curiosity of

! Manifest A A6inities.-The curiosity of
a little 10-year-old had been greatly
excited by bat that was found one
morning in her bedroom hanging by
its heels to the nail supporting pic
ture. The odd and unbidden visitor
was permitted to occupy through the
day the lodging it had seized without
considering the question of rights and
properties, and was, of course, the sub
jeet of a great deal of searching yet
distant examination by the inquisi-
tive child. Finally she broke out in a
thoughtful tone of voice: Mamma,
does the bat belong to the ass family 7"
"Why, no; what in the world made
you ask that n was the responsive
query. "0h, nothing, only it has such
big ears ..-
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-10-06

Saddles Fdith-Little Sadie was very
fond of her minister, and paid great
attention to his preaching. One Sab
bath morning his subject was "Elijah's
Faith" and how the rain came in an
swer TO his prayer. There had been
a great drought in that region, and
he exhorted his congregation to pray
for rain. When starting TO the after
noon service she was observed taking
her little umbrella. Her father said.
''What are you taking your umbrella
for ~ She quietly said, because Mr..
T said we must pray for rain The
father smiled at the child's simplicity
Gas the sun was shining brightly. but
allowed her to have her way. During
the service brisk shower surprised
the audience, and no one had an um-
brella except little SadIe-not even the
pastor.-Christidn Mteliigeaeer.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-10-06

Sleigh Bells.-How many boys and
girls know how sleigh bells are
made How do you think the little
iron ball gets inside the bell Ii is too
big to be put through the holes in the
bell, and yet it is inside. How did it
get theref Ilg -E s7r .il-r
This little iron ball is called the jing-
let" When you shake the bells it
jingles. When the horse trots, the bells
jingle, jingle. jingle. In making the
bell. this jinElct Is put inside little
ball of mud. just the shape of the in
side of the bell. Then a mould is made
just the shape of the outside of the
bell. This mud ball, with the jinglet
inside, is placed in the mould of the
outside, and the melted metal ispoured
in. which fills up the space between
the mud ball and the mould.
When the mould is taken off,yOu see
a sleigh bell but it will not ring, as it
is full of DIRT. The hot metal dries
the mud that the ball is made of, so
that it can all be shaken out. After
the dirt is all shaken out of the holes
in the bell the little iron jinglet will
still be in the bell and it will ring all
right. 1t took good many years to
think out how to make sleigh bell.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-10-06

Reason is Reason, Though Not Seen.-
"Why shouldn't we go abroad for the
winter, like the swallows. and lots be-
sides p asked the House Sparrow.
Cant say, indeed" replied his
friend.
1--WE are as numerous" said the
Sparrow See what fiocks we make"
Quite said his friend.
"And we have good wings, and we
don't like cold weather and starvation
any more than they do,n said the
Sparrow. ..... ... -- Call.
"True,r said his friend.
'Then why don't we go abroadT said
the Sparrow.
That's beyond me to explain" said
the other: "but indeed, brother. though
not very old. | have lived long enough
in the world to see there are many
things can't account for; and when
meet with one like this make up my
mind that the fault doesn't lie in its
unreasOnableness, but in my incapable
ity of understanding it. By this rule,
no doubt. the swallows satisfy them
selves that it is right they should have
to 20 abroad while we stop at home"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-10-06

The extra sleep obtained By the use
of mosquito canopy is net gain
Wilmington journal., 1875-02-05
THE CSURY BILL.

The usury bill coming up as unfin-
ished business, Mr. Shaw took the
floor in favor of adopting stringent
us'iry laws, and III answer to the pOsi-
tion taken by Mr. Busbee Oh Saturday.
Pending the discussion. further con
sideration was postponed until to-
morrow
Mr.. Waring arose to question of
personal privilege. The Wilmington
JOURNAL, edltoriaily, had reflected
upon his action in wishing to grant to
the Senator from New Hanover the
time he asked to consider the bill to
amend the charter of the city of Wi
mington. This was only matter Of
justice and courtesy to Senator IN
the minority upon this floor when
qrestiOns OF much Importance to the
citizens of his county are being con
sideIed, and he should always vote to
extend this Ontesv. He had not been
unfriendIy 10 the bill III question, as
his vote showed, nor WAS he uufriend-
" to the city OF Wilmington. His
friendship for that city had dated
many years hack, and he had now at
his home valuable set of silver ser
vice presented TO him because of ser
vices he had rendered il behalf uf the
Wilmington, Charlotte & Rutherford
Railroad, snd ne did not wish to be
underst ood today as opposed to any
thing that would tend to promote th,.
interest Of the city Of Wilmington; but
he did not think lie should be ye Quired
70 deprive another Senator OF that
right which ordinary Justice demahd-
ed in ORDER to prove this friendship o.
his friendship for any other section OF
the State.
Wilmington journal., 1875-02-05

The library of the Brit sh Museum
purchased no less than 3.415 manu-
scripts last year. Among them was a
curious treatise in French on the Holy
Sacrament. composed by King Edward
VI, of England, in 1549, and written
In his own hand.
The Khedive of Egypt is searching
the mosques aud Inonasteries of his
domlnlons for manuscripts to form q
library at Cairo. He is said to have
obtained thirty different manuscripts
| of the Koran, and among them one
| computed to be l, 1,150 years old.
The total value of the woole:l goods
turned out from the Maine mills
during the past year is placed at
| some 1880, 900. a North Berwick
factory b S done a large business in
| fiannels, manufacturing Sl75, 0GO; u
WATERFORD factory about 275. 900 in
blankets; the Bates mill Of Lewistowp.
! S2O4. 900 worth If Moscow beavers and
repetlants; q Winthrop factory some
$3.50, 600 worth of blankets.
An automaton card player is on ex-
bition in London, which plays a.
whist and number of other games
and also performs several card tricks.
The figure is seated on shent ct
glass, and spectator may stand by it's
side and see that no person is con-
cealed within its body.
In England there is one LAWYER for
every l,240 of the population: in
France one for every 1870; IN Bel
glum, one for every 2, 700; and in
Prussia one for every IL 900 only.
Another curious fact is that in Ere
land the number Of persons belonging
to each OF the different professions is
nearly the same Thus there ara 81
$40 lawyers, 35, 4S3 clerqymen, ard
%. .995 pb vsicians. In Prussia. on tLc
other hand, there are 4, 800 physicians
to only 1862 lawyers.
Herr Braun, a German savant- has
perfected an addition to the nephC-
scope, an instrument intended to serve
for measurement OF the direction and
apparent velocity of clouds, by which
the absolute height of clonds NAV be
determined without any calculation.
and thence also their absolute veloci-
ty. An elevated position is take n
from which a view of the c:uud's shad-
ow is obtained and then the height Of
the cloud above it's shadow is meas
ured.
From only lntermarrying among
themselves two great evils have result
ed to the Spanish noblesse-they have
no link with the people, and they have
degenerated physically and irteIlec:u-
ally. A young guarisman having
omitted at court to make the uauai
salaam to great noblemar, excused
himself by saying that he was not
aware OF his grace's exalted rank
"My friend" said the candid Duke,
''the safest way to suppose that every
body in the palace who looks like
monkey to be grandee of the fat
class. aas - a.. Ssh --'-
Wilmington journal., 1875-02-05
THE NEW kULE.

The telegraph tells us that the bit
ter fight in the National House is over
with at last and the new rule, intend
ed, ostensibly, to prohibit "dilatory
notions" has been adopted.
We have before spoken of the effect
this rule will have in legislation III
depriving the minority of their only
weapon of defence against an aggres-
siye majority. At first sight there APP
pears to be something really plausible
about this rule as well as about the
pretext that it will serve to expediate
the transaction of public business
towards the close of the session,
but its real object, in the pres
ent instance, is but thinly dis
guised. The word "fillibustering'
so often used of late in connection
with the proceedings of the House
will now lapse into disuetude, with
the ability of the minority to interpose
any delay to the progress of injurious
legislation.
In reality, the rules of the House of
Representative are the result as much
of long experience as we'll as of knowl-
edge of parliamentary law in their
compilation They have heretofore
worked well, and the very rule so re-
Gently annulled has been found to be
one of the very best in the entire
code. If it is true that the power
conferred by this rule on a weak mi
nority, is sufficient at times to retard
necessary legislation. when it may
be so designed By unscrupulous par
tlsans, it is equally true that it has
often been exerted as a powerful
weapon for good, and has in times
past checked many acts of bad legisla-
tion. AS it is now, the majority are
complete masters of the situation and
can enforce just such acts as the ne
eessities of the party, and not of the
people, may demand. That the power
conferred by it will be exerted to the
utmost, there is but little doubt in
the minds of clear-headed people.
The great work on hand is to
revive the waning fortunes of the Rad
cal party, and to this end right and
Justice and equity before the law, even
the very constitutional instrument it.
self will be swept aside. Already mo
ton has been introduced and consid
cred to recall the Civil Rights Bill
from the committee to which it was
assigned and we may look forward
during the next four weeks to system
OF legislation which will completely
overshadow all Of the previous hideous
inlquities of the corrupt Repu blicau
party.
Wilmington journal., 1875-02-05

Brevet Brigadier- General B. 8. Ro-
berts, United States Army, died in
Washington. on Friday night, of pneu
monia. Deceased had been on the re-
tired list for some time.
Well, where's the tombstone
The Boston Neaos says that the
temptation for Grant to indulge in a
Spanish war may be strong, but the
people should max an early attempt
to aid him in resisting it. They can
certainly aid him by cutting off army
and navy appropriations. Having
given way to the temptation to ruin
Louisiana, Grant will undoubtedly be
laid on the shelf in 1876 to give place
to man who can resist Temptation.
and be plain President of a Republic
The University of Oxford has an
income of $4,000; the colleges and
halls, e336.OO0; the University of
Cambridge, e34, 1000; the colleges end
halls, 100000. For the year 1871,
Exeter College, at Cambridge. with
an income of s14.OOO, had from ITO to
l9) undergraduates; Merton, with
Ell, 900 year, had "a undergraduates:
and Baliol, with $4,000 a year. had
145. At Cambridge, Trinity College,
with e59,0 900 year, had AS under
graduates; Kings, with 934, 900, had
but 81; and Corpus, with go, 900. had
80. Oxford has 359 fellowships. with
an average value of e260 year; while
Cambridge has $40. with an average
value of e280. Oxford has in all "a
colleges, and Cambridge IL. The
average income of a head of house
at Oxford is about e1,6OO, and at
Cambridge about e., 200. Oxford also
spends some 925. 900 year on profes-
sorships, and Cambridge only Ell, 900
Wilmington journal., 1875-02-05
THE GALLANT PHIL.

The terrible insurrection on the
part of the white majority in Louisi-
ana having been at length suppressed,
and awhoIe Legislature whipped ont
By tile regime emf of bayoneted blue
coats conlmknded by Lieut.. Gen. p.
81. Sheridan, that redoubtable war
rior is now on his return to Chicago,
where doubtless grand ovation will
await him in the offices Of the Tribune
and Inter- Ocean.
The magnifcently bioodless cam,
pafgn just concluded by this matchless
soldier with the long ears is one OF
the most glorious achievements on
record-indeed 1t is the only thing OF
the kind ever known in this country.
Who planned it is still a matter OF
conjecture and doubt Grant, in his
modest message, seems anxious to
award the glory to Phil, while Phil,
filed with the flush of his achieve
ments at the bagatelle tables in the
Crescent City, is unwilling to assume
all of the glory of the campaign to
himself. He is willing, we presume,
as we have previously suggested. that
the "ladies of the force" shall father
this responsibility.
But, wherever the glory may belong,
and to whomsoever it may appertain.
certain is it that the achievement in
itself is grand one and that the vic
tory obtained will not soon be forgot
ten by the people Of this country and
especially by the ''oanditu" of New
Orleans. There is nothing equal to
it in history unless it is Sherman s
March to the Sea or the gallant Sheri-
dams ride through the Valley of Vir-
ginia or, possibly, his war with the
Piegan Indians.
We predict for the gallant Phil q
new career of glory. There is a fine
opening just now for brave men like
him-men who are mot afraid d"-out in
the West subduing the refractory In
dians. We hope that Phil will &C
there and meet the warriors death
| he no doubt covets. He will find
plenty of "ladies" in the forces of the
| lUsnie lndlans and what greater poetic
| justice could be meted out to the phe
rocious Phil than that he should die un
| der the fair hands of some brave squaw
who will sing such a beautiful wal
song while gently removing the chief
tains CORY scalp and who will recount
his deeds of. bravery to soothe the
lacerated feelings of the dying war
rior. He and Candy eau then fgh
over their battles again when tLe-
meet in the happy hunting grounds
where there is no more pain and sor
row and strife with refractory rebels
and where the Thermometer is neve.
below zero.
Wilmington journal., 1875-02-05
..rakE Away rHEswo.D,,

The Savannah Adcertise,. saws q
cord was touched in the hearts of the
bandits at New Orleans on Monday
last when Mr.. Lawrence Barrett open
ed at the Varieties Theatre, in his nm
equalled parsonage of Richelieu, and
feeling incident mot on the bills"
occurred. The grand old Cardinal
retured the sword to Francois with
the words,
' Take away the sword; States can be saved
without it,
No sooner had Mr.. Barrett's grand
voice rolled out the sentiment than ita
perfect patness to the situation struck
the house. The seats were all filed
with the "banditti )" and with one
spontaneous Impulse every hand in
the house joined in the lond. long
and enthusiastic applause. The gen
tleman who described the scene to lie
declares that in all his experience of
New Orleans, he never heard such q
kindly round of approval. 1t rose
and fell swelled into thunder and
died away, only to rise again. The
splendid Interpretation of the lines by
the greatest of elocutionists struck
cord IN the Southern heart. and it was
full three minutes before ne could
proceed. During that time the Cardi-
nal Duke sat in his red chair, and
was not afraid %
Wilmington journal., 1875-02-05

His election is piece of poetic il S.
tice. He will not affect legislatit n.
He is too old, and will not be in &C.
cord with any one on the Senate hoor.
He never did affect Legislation
81 MODERATELY JOYOUS.
Senator Allison, OF Iowa-'I am
pretty Well satisfied"
mot OF OUR SET"
Senator Anthony, of Rhode Island
"Johson was always Union man:
rather have him than q rebel general,
though he was not the kind of Union
man we were"
OUR NEIGHBoR' s SHOE PINCHEs
Senator Sargent, of California
'JohnsOn's election is a problem.
Don't think the Democrats like it II
find any consolation in it..
A MAILED WARRIOR.
Senator John B. Gordon, of Geor-
gia-"It will depend on what whim
Mr.. johnson takes. His ell ction may
do great deal Of good. He may do
the Democratic party n great deal OF
harm. He is powerful man. l dc
aot agree with many of my brother
Democrats III their apprehtnsions o1
him. He can say what he chooses tc
the other side without fear of thei,
attacks"
GALL THE BOYS AND MY SHOEMAKER"
Senator Matthew W. Ransom. OF
North Caroliua, Johnson Is
| aiming at the Presidency ia 1876. H
is very ambitious nun. He is q
power. Whice we politicians in the
Senate are taking different views Of
it, the people are looking at it as the
triumph of an honest man. They are
| in sympathy with him. All the boy
around. the motel and my shoemakel
| tonight exhibited their exui;atlo,
| about Johnshon's coming back 70 7 ub
lie life. johnson is in sympathy witt
the people,"
Wilmington journal., 1875-02-05
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

BY Mr. Norment, a petition from
the brothers of Henry Berry Lowre
sizing IA prohibition law for certain
localities in Robeson couutv.
By the same, a petition from mem
bers of Ashpoie Baptist chucch askine 8
repeal of the PROM bitory law for
said church.
BY Mr. Barnett, bill to incorporate
the Norfolk. Roxboro and Greensboro
railroad. Referred.
BY Mr.. Shacke tord, a hill 70 pre-
vent the sale Of spirltuous liquors
within two miles OF Prospect Church
in New Hanover county. Referred
Senate resolution requiring the
burning of, or otherwise destroying alj
cancelled bonds and coupons in the
Treasurer Office passed.
House blh TO amend chapter 35.
section 103, Battles Rev:sal IN regard
to salaries and fees passed its read
ings.
The first special order-tbe bill to
amend the adultery act, WIS on mo-
tion, re-committed to She Committee
The second being The bill in relation
to the sale OF the Western Iorth Car
olina Railroa l, was postponed till to
day week.
On motion of Mr.. Walker, of Rich
mond, the bill to amend the chal ter
of the city of Wilmington was taken
up. Mr.. Walker advocated the bill as
Wilmington journal., 1875-02-05

b ing an act of justice TO the tax-pay-
ing >ponu alton of that ctty 81. *
= The three colored Representatives,
Lloyd. Brewington and Moore, and
Mr. Boyd opposed it as being unjust
to the whola people of that city.
Several amendments were offered,
but ali rejected, and the bill passed its
readings by :. strict party vote, 90
voting in the affirmative ve-and 81 IN the
negative.