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Litchfield enquirer., 1875-03-04

The passage of the new Force bill by the House on Saturday night last, is one of the blunders by which party in power, seeking by every means to perpet- uate that power, seals it's own condemns tion, by acts of notorious injustice. It is most noticeable fact that the best Re publicans of the House, the men of great est experience, the men who are its lead CTS on all ordinary occasions were forced into opposition by the frantic appeals of such demagogues as Benjamin F. Butler. Dawes, Garfield. Hawley, Foster, the two Hoars, Phelps, Poland, Roberts, Scudder, Starkweather, Kellogg, thirty Repubi- cans in al, the cream of the party. voted against this in-considered scheme. One Of the finest speeches of the occasion was made by Gen. Hawley. Specially wise, temperate, and memorable was his reply to the cry of the Washington journalist who urged Republicans to pass the bill in order to preserve to the Republican party the votes of the Southern States:
 "He thinks it will be wise policy to go to the very verge of constitutional under his own acknowledg- ment-to perpetuate that party in power. cannot say that. I prefer to adhere to the doctrines that I think will wear best for fifty years to come, and if need be to go into a minority
Litchfield enquirer., 1875-03-04

WEsr CORNWALL is enliyened by a law suit by Thomas O. O'Donnell against Edward Potter for breach of warranty in sale of a COW. -- s --~4 @SAl --- a-s slIa
Litchfield enquirer., 1875-03-04

ears. nose. and one thumb and all the fin gers were frozen. The exertien of walk ing kept his feet from freezing, and with out doubt saved him from being overcome by the storm as 1t was over four hours af- ter leaving Victoria before he reached home. The recent death of w. F. Beach from exposure and the still more recent freezing of Capt. White, show the perils of Kansas storms, and severe cold wealth CT experienced this season.
 The Waterbury Index (oppositionl thinks Judge Phelps has 8 pretty poor chance in the Second District. Tn the first place there was the open avowal of opposition from the friends of Bradley in the Convention .'But that is not all, i" says the Index:
 A new element appears in this canvass, and that Is the ses0i,lg machine interest. It IS an open secret that a pool of t.co hundred and fifty thOusand dOltarS has been made to secure the extension of cer- tain patents. It Is in the hands of no such bunglers as worked the Pacific Mail case, and no doorkeeper in the house of the people need expect to see a cent of it. It Is to be placed where 1t will do the most good; their Kind of naeH must be re- turned to Congress. Jas. E. English scented 1t, and the quarter of million made the coveted seat too expensive for even man of his means; besides, his bus. iness demanded his uadiUided attention, We do not wish to discourage MT. Phelps. but if he is 'ssewed up,' let the inscrip- tion be, 'too much sewing machine
Litchfield enquirer., 1875-03-04

TWISTED holds an Agricultural Conven- ton at Camps Hall, on Friday afternoon and evening. Professors Johnson and At- water, Mir. Augur and others will lecture and answer inquiries. A question box will be provided by Sec. Gold. lsr
Litchfield enquirer., 1875-03-04

CANAAN has new telegraph operator in Mir. Charles Marvin. is much sick ness from colds. Three engines were dis abled on the Conn. Western, last week.
Litchfield enquirer., 1875-03-04

We see it stated that Mir. Barnum gave his vote in the House Railroad committee, of which he is a member, Tn favor of Tom Scotts Texas Pacific railroad subsidy, yet when the bill came before the House his vote is recorded against the measure. This is a matter that will bear explana- tion,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-06-30

We once asked an old Winnebago
squaw how it was that she cured her
sick family by simply covering them
every day with fresh earth, leaving only
breathing spot for their noses, and she
said: Earth our mother. Earth make
she, and earth take good care to make
she papoose strong; squaw mother make
she papOOses sick. Earth mother makes
she papooses well again. She can't tell
white squaw any more" Now this
poor Indian woman was wise according
to her lights" Without knowing why,
she saw that the earth was friend to
her children, and therefore gave them
to its healing embrace. If the mother
be fortunate enough TO live in the coun-
try, she has the cure for many of her
children's ills quite at hand. Encour-
age baby to play in the fresh earth, pre-
pairing it properly for its enjoyment and
cure, with as careful an eye to the COM
fort of the little thing, as you would if
it were to take any other sort of bath.
If it has no old dresses, make il a suit of
cheap print, tie upon its head light
hat, that will protect its eyes from dis
comfort and give it freedom to delve in
the warm. soft earth, where the sunshine
can comfort and invigorate it. If it is
city child and circumstances forbid a
trip to the country for the sake of the
weak convalscent, have a sand heap
made on the warm side of your yard.
Instinct will teach it TO dig, and digging
hardens the muscle and brings strength
to the bones, while from the heart of
the earth rises subtle and strong
power of healing that we can neither
explain nor understand for ourselves,
though we have both seen and felt its
potency.-The Metropolitan.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-06-30
Good Nature.

Men and women receive i'm this life
much of what they deserve. 1t is like
looking glass, this big world; grin and
smile at it and it will smile back-scowl
and it scowls. 1t is but 4 confession of
ones own unpleasanthess at home if we
air our grievances. The nice people are
not mice" without good deal of trOu
BILE on their part. That pleasant fellow
who always cheers his acquaintances,
and who carries an atmosphere of good
nature about him, is probably hero in
his way, and most likely good-natured
philosopher, who takes a great deal of
trouble to be what he is. The amiable
sister, who never complains, has shown
in little things as much bravery as if
she had won the Victoria Cross. On
the other hand, those young persons
who have always a budget of miseries to
pour into the sympathetic ears of their
friends, and who are totally, if they are
to he believed, unappreciated at home,
will be found, if looked into, not so
amiable as they might be. Mr.. Tom
Pinch who never thought of himself.
found even the gross hypocrite Pecksniff
a good and kindly creature; while Mar
tin Chuzzlewit, who took care to sit i'm
the very front of the fire, and liked to
be read asleep by Tom, discovered every
one to be selfish. Depend upon it, if we
try to think more of others than we do
of ourselves, we shall seldom have a
grievance. We may also rest assured
that if we will dwell upon our sweet
selves and our own merits we shall
doubtless believe those merits to be so
great that we shall find the world will
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-06-30
CuriOsities Of WOOfng.

In Olden times it was the fashion for
a suitOr to go down on his knees to a
lady when he asked her to become his
wife, which, with very stout gentlemen,
was an uncomfortable proceeding.
The way in which Daniel Webster pro-
posed to Miss Fletcher was more
modern, being at the same time neat
and poetic. Like many other lovers,
he was caught holding a skein of thread
or wool which the lady had been unra-
yelling. "Gracie,n said he, Eve have
been untying knots. Let us see if we
cannot tie one which will not unite in
a lifetime With a piece of tape he
fashioned half true lovers knot, Miss
Fletcher perfected it, and kiss put
the seal to the symbOlical bargain.
Most men when they pop" by writing
are more straightforward and matter
Of-fact. Richard Steele wrote to the
lady of his heart Dear Mrs. Shur-
lock (there were no misses in those
days. am tired of calling you by that
name therefore, say a day when you
take that of madam.-YOur devoted,
humble servant, Richard Steele She
fixed the day accordingly, and Steeled
her name instead of heart to the suitor.
The celebrated preacher, Whitfield,
proposed marriage to young lady in
a very cool manner-as though Whit
field meant a afieldOfice. He addressed
a letter to her parents without con-
sulting the maiden, in which he said
that they neednOt be at all afraid of Off
ending him by refusal, as he thanked
God he was quite free from the passion
called love. Of course the lady did
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-06-30
An Ingenious Plan for the Preser.
walton Of Peace.

The PdH Nall Gdzette says: ''The
general inconvenience arising from war
scares' has suggested to an ingenious
Frenchman a scheme for mitigating,
and in the long run probably averting,
the evils caused by thus trifling with
the nerves of Europe. His plan also
has the merit of meeting the views of
not only those who hold that interna-
tional differences should be adjusted by
the sword, but also of those who, on the
other hand, advocate "A resort to arbi-
tration.' Under the new system there
will be both fighting and arbitration,
and plenty of both. He proposes that
when two nations growl and scowl at
each other to such an extent as to make
the general society of nations uncom-
Portable, and to agitate the stock eX-
changes throughout the continent, it
shall be submitted TO an international
court of arbitration to decide whether
the two nations in question shall not be
called upon TO fight out their quarrel at
once, whether prepared or not for
immediate hostilities. In the event of
their declining To do so at the bidding
of the court, theyar to be simultane-
ously attacked by all the other nations,
and to bear the whole cost of the move
ments against them. 1t is improbable.
however, that they will bring matters to
this pass by refusing to fight when de-
sired to do so: for it may be taken for
granted that they would infinitely pre-
fer sanguinary tussel with each other
To being together engaged in defending
themselves against an attack ofthe whole
civilized world, and being thus united
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-06-30
A Use for Birthstone.

A French scientific paper suggests
that birthstone should be carried on
board every ship for use in case of fire.
Half hundred weight Thirty kilOs) of
birthstone would be sufficient to abstract
the whole of the oxygen from one hun
dred cubic meters of air, thus render
ing it untitled to support combustion.
In closed space, like ships hold the
sulphurous gas produced by the burn
ing of the birthstone would penetrate
where water from the decks could not
be brought to bear, and the density of
the gas would prevent its rising or
spreading if care were taken to close
the matches carefully with wet sails, etc.
II is suggested that the birthstone
should be made up in the form of large
matches, the ends of which could be
passed through seuttles prepared for
them in the decks or bulkheads in case
of need. 1t is asserted that twenty to
twenty francs worth of birthstone
would be sufficient to stifle and annihi-
late all traces of combustion in an air
space.Of one thousand cubic meters ca
pacity.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-06-30

That kangaroo should be able to
traverse the branches of a tree is so eX-
traOrdinary a fact that many people re-
fused to believe its possibility until pos
itive proof was given of the animal by a
living specimen at the Geological
Gardens. Its cage was fitted with a
large tree branch, such as is supplied to
the leopards, and it was a very curious
sight to watch the animal skipping
about the boughs as lightly and securely
as if it had been a squirrel. 1t retained
many of the habits of its wild state,
notably that of sitting motionless for
long periods as if asleep, but. when
reused to action, leaping about with
astonishing quickness. l imagine that
these habits tend to its preservation.
The dark-brown color of the fur bears
so close a resemblance to the hue of the
branches that, even when the animal is
i'm cage, and the observer knows where
to look, he will not at once discriminate
between the tree and the animal. Its
habit of stiffness will, therefore, ac-
count for its preservation from the eyes
of enemies, while its exceeding quick
ness and agility when iii motion will
enable it to escape from almost any foe
except man.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-06-30
A German Lake And Its Fish.

In Smiths ''WOnders" we read that
none of the curiosities of Germany are
more surprising than the Lake Circnitz,
in Carniola, and the method of taking
its fish. The lake is fonr or five miles
long and two miles broad. The most
wonderful circumstance is its ebbing
and flowing i'm June and September
when it runs off through eighteen holes
which form as many eddies or whir-
pools. NalvasOr mentions a singular
mode of fishing in these holes, and SAYS
that when the water has entirely run
of into it, subterranean reservoirs, the
peasant ventures with light into that
cavity, which runs into a hard rock or
fathoms underground, to solid bot
tom, whence the water running through
small holes as through a sieve, the fish
are left behind and caught, as it were,
in net provided by Nature. On the
first appearance of its ebbing, bell is
ruDg at CircnitZ, on which all the pea -
ants in the neighboring villages pre-
pare for fishing in these ebbings. An
incredible number of pike, trout, eels,
tench, perch, ETC., are thus caught. One
of the common practices, as mentioned
by more than one old writer, is to place
board painted white along the edge of
the boat, which, rejecting the moons
rays into the water, induces the fish to
spring towards it, supposing it to be a
moving sheet of water when they fall
into the boat
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-06-30

not conclude that this field, however
white. was the field for her.
The well-knOwn brothers, Jacob and
William Grimm, were exceedingly at
tached to each other, and had no desire
to be married. But it was thought
proper by their friends that one should
become a husband, and Jacob being
the elder, it was agreed that he should
be the one to enter the bonds of matri-
mony. A suitable lady was found, but
Jacob declined to do cOurting, request
ing William to act as his agent. Viii
liam consented, but soon found he was
In love, and wanted the lady himself.
He could not think, however, of de-
priving his brother of such a treasure,
and knew not how to act. An aunt
kindly delivered him of his difficulty by
telling Jacob, who willingly resigned
the damsel to his brother, and went
out of the way until she had been made
Mrs. William Grimm.
A Scotch beadle was the one who
popped the question in the grimmest
manner. He took his sweetheart into
the graveyard, and, showing her a
dark corner, said-"Mary, my folks lie
there. Would you like to lie there,
Mary 7" Mary was a sensible lassle.
and expressed her willingness to obtain
the right to be buried near the beadle's
relations by uniting herself to him in
wedlock.
A similar unromantic view of the
subject was taken by another maiden
Upon her lover remarking. Il think I'll
marry thee, JEAN" she replied, "Man
Jock, l would be muckle Obleeged to ye
if We would"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-06-30
Sham Houses.

Charles Warren Stoddard writes !:
There are houses in Florence, many of
them, that look as if they were built of
the stage scenery of some dismantled
theatre. | saw one this morning, a snug
modern affair, as severely simple in its
proportions as a packing-box, yet it was
so touched uD by the brush and some
scenic artist that a balcony with six
pillars seemed to start out from the front
of it. There are two doors and four
windows introduced to complete the
harmony of the facade. Yet these were
all deceptions; the house pretended to
be of stone, with plaster that had
peeled off in spots, exposing the rough
cut walls.
In an attic window, mere picture, a
cat summed herself, and little away
from her sat two pigeons billing but not
cooling, for that was beyond the art of
even a Florentine house painter. A rake
leaned against the wall, and east pal
pable shadow that unfortunately ran
against the sun, for it was late i'm the
day, when the shadow was stationary;
two towels fluttered from the balcony:
a pail was turned over in the corner
part, and bush that might bewilder a
bOtanist bloomed forever in blossoms of
yellow and red as gross and unsavory as
cabbages.
Was this all? No, one of the fraudu-
lent windows was open, a fair and most
substantial virgin leaned forth, and
with her arm extended like statue, she
waves night and day, year after year, a
handkerchief to the passer-by, be he
friend or stranger. This sort of thing
is often seen in Florence. Sometimes
two lovers ''spOon" unblushingly in a
sham window. One is half inclined to
ask if the inmates sat for this picture,
but questions of that nature would be
too frequent. | have almost lost con-
fidedce in everything Florentine. / am
never quite sure that it is house | see
before me, or only the rear wall of
somebody's garden. l am quite con-
vinced that shall some day find nv
self knocking at false door, and wait
ing impatiently for the descent of the
fat-faced woman who sits week after
week smiling upon the world from the
window overhead.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-06-30
The Land of Summer.

He who has seen the bird of passa ge
only in a cOmparatively southern lati-
tude can form no idea of the wiidness
of rapture with which it halls its re-
turn to that far land where the bloom
ing meadow and the eternal glacier lie
basking together in the wealth of the
summer day, and where the forest
breathes its fairy life under the burn
ing dream of the midnight sun. To
the minds of many the name of Norway
suggests a picture of winter clothed
pines and far-reaching snOwfields, with
little or no relief from the influences of
the gentler seasons; and still, strange
as the assertion may sound, Norway Is
peculiarly the"Land of Summer
There is no doubt that the birds at
least think so, and their testimony is
likely to be trustworthy. And he who
stands in the glory of the morning in
the heart of one of the blooming ford
valleys, hears the thOusand-voiced
chorus of the valleys winged songsters
welling down over him from the birch
glen overhead, sees the swift, endless
color-play of the sun -smitten glaciers,
the calm, lucid depth of the air-clear
ford, and the trembling frailty of the
birch-bougb under the sturdy strength
of the tir,-ah he whose gaze has but
once dwelt upon all this will need no
other persuasion than that of his own
eye to unite in the song of the thrush
and the cuckoo and the fieldfare about
the peerless beauty of Norway's sum
mer. 1t is not heat that makes sum
mer; its life is of a far subtler and
more ethereal essence. Who knows
but the glacier itself may do its share
toward intensifying this life, or at least
our own perception of itf For the
white, snow-peaked background, with
its remote breath of winter, grazing
the horizon of the mind, sets summer
off into stronger and bOlder relief.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-06-30
certain circles. But you know all
about that, probably?"

certain circles. But you know all
about that, probably"
mo. l have been so immersed in
business in Europe that / have abso-
lutely not heard of or from him since
let me see; no, no, not since he wrote,
just after my return from here, to tell
me of his engagement with you"
''His-eDgagement--w :" draw
ing sharp breath at the enunciation of
every word. ''He was never engaged
to me. Did he write you that?"
''He implied as much. i'll remember
rightly, however, there was chance
for contrary result"
''He fancied at one time he was in
love with me and don't know but con-
sidered himself engaged, but it only
lasted a few weeks. He went to Europe,
he said, to die of broken heart; but
came back last fall and married my
cousin, and"
"And-you-are-n
| did not hear her reply, only saw her
shake her head in the rapidly gathering
dusk, and clasped my arm around her as
l had done three summers before. But
she did not withdraw from my embrace
this time, in ever so gentle manner; /;
and when | asked her if she would be
my ly-of-the-valley, the answer she
gave shOne over my soul as the depart
ing sunlight had over the anchOr-shaped
cloud, and the reflected radiance illu-
minated my whole being.-APpieton'
Journal.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-06-30

Washington never made a speech. In
the zenith of his fame he once attempted
it, failed, and gave it up confused and
abashed. In framing the constitution
of the United States the labor was al
most wholly performed in committee of
the whole, of which George Washington
was the chairman; but he made two
speeches during the convention of a
very few words each The convention,
however, acknowledged the master
spirit, and historians affirm that, had it
not been for his personal popularity and
the thirty words of his first speech pro-
nouncing it the best that could be united
upon, the Constitution would have been
rejected by the people. Thomas Jeffer-
son never made speech He couldn't
do it. Napoleon, whose executive ability
is almost without parallel, said that
his greatest difficulty was in finding
men of deeds rather than words. When
asked how he maintained his influence
over his superiors in age and experience
when commander-in-chief of an army in
Italy, he said, by reserve. The great
ness of man is not measured by the
length of his speeches and their number.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-06-30
All for show.

The world is crazy for show. There
is not one perhaps in a thousand who
dares fall back on his real simple self
for power to get through the world, and
exact enjoyment as he goes along.
There is no end to the aping, the mimi
cry, the false airs, and the superficial
airs. Ii requires rare courage, we ad-
nit, to live up to ones enlightened con-
victions in these days. Unless you con-
sent to join in the chat, there is nd'room
for you among the great mob of pre-
tenders. If man desires to live within
his means and is resOlute in his purpose
not to appear more than he really is,
let him be applauded. There is some
thing fresh and invigorating in such an
example, and we should honor and up
hold such plan with all the energy in
our power,