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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-03-24
MISCELLANY.'
A Healthy Village.

DIR. Frank Richardson writes to the
London Times from Harbottle, Nor
peth The interesting letters which
have appeared in your columns during
the last week or two upon the mode of
committing Earth to Earth tempt me
to send you the following instance of a
district in which that unpleasant pro-
cess is postponed in singularly unu-
sual manner. The large parish of Al
winton-w with Holystone is situated upon
the southern slopes of the Cheviots,
includes the upper vale of the Coquet,
and extends about twenty miles in
length and several in breadth, compris-
ing "A, ,472 acres. Its population has
decreased fIom 1876 at the census of
1861 to ,2T2 at that of 1874. The oc-
eupations of its inhabitants are almost
equally divided between the tending of
sheep and the cultivation of cereals
upon lands which rest in nearly similar
proportions upon free stone and por-
phyry. During the year 1874 six deaths
occurred in this parish, being at the
rate of AZ per. thousand, one of those
deaths being that of an unfortunate
Young shepherd who perished in the
recent snow storm. This mortality
was lower than usual ; during the pre-
vious ten years the number was log, an
annual average of 7.9 per thousand.
OF these 106 deaths there were 16 be-
tween 20 and 80 years of age, and Gu
riously, 90 above eighty years, consid-
erably more than one quarter of the to-
tai deaths thus occurring in people
above so years old, or 273.6 per thou
sand. Now, is there anything excep-
tional in the ages of the inhabitants to
account for this low death rate? The
aged and very young, among whom
proportionally the mortality is highest,
exist in large numbers. Within two
miles of my house know nine octoge-
narians, and tenth, our parish clerk,
died last week at the age of eighty
three. In this village of Harbottle,
with one hundred and twenty inhabi-
tants, there are thirty seven children
under fourteen years of age, and during
the last twenty years no child has died
and for nearly four years no one until
the case Just mentioned. l may add
another instance of the large proper
tion of children existing and their I'M
munity from death. A farmer in this
parish and his three shepherds, who
have occupied their present situations
nearly thirty years, have among them
forty-seven children, and not a single
death has occurred in these families.
The inhabitants have abundance of
plain, substantial food, excellent water
good residences as rule, and regular
but not severe work in a pure, bracing
atmosphere, and are highly intelligent
and generally abstemious. L am in
debted to the Rev. A. Proctor, who has
been upward of forty years the esteemed
vicar, for the correlation of the statis-
tics of this parish which 1 have now
given you"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-03-24
Sensible Parents.

A young lady of Ballarat, England,
about contemplating matrimony, was
asked by her friends what kind of we'd
ding presents she would like, and re-
piled that she would prefer useful to
ornamental ones. Her wedding journey
consisted in going from the house of
her parents to a cottage in the vicinity
and upon arriving there she found a bar
rel of flour. jar of butter, complete
set of cooking utensils, piece of me-
rino, a set of crockery ware, knives,
forks, spoons, and glassware, enough
household groceries to last six months
and on her psrlor table a receipt for
the payment of a years rent for the
cottage, with two f10 notes pinned to
a paper, on which was written. "To
purchase something useful"
Was not this the right kind of utili-
tarianism for young couple of limited
means, about starting out upon their
matrimonial career, and was it not
more beautiful than duplicate plated
fish-knives and other trssh usually
given upon like occasions.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-03-24
The COrOner's Roy.

He is boy of deep thought, and is
much given to deductions. The coroner
is not his father, but he is lad who
was engaged to mind the office, shake
up the coal stove and ask inquiries.
He is a good boy, and has learned to
sympathize with reporters. When there
has been an inquest the boy puts on a
cheerful look and has the whole case so
that he can rattle it off from beginning
To end.
awful sad case," he says to re
porter. "They found the old man
hanging to a beam in the woodshed
stiff and cold. Splendid chance for you
to say that his wide-open eyes seem to
glare down upon the coroner, and that
one arm stretched out, as If to shake
hands with the grim monster death.
You can say that the body swayed to
and fro in the night breeze blowing in
through a broken pane, and that an owl
sat on the beam over the corpse and
uttered his mOurnful hoo hoo u
And then he rubs his hands, his smile
grows broader, and he continues
Business has begul to pick up, and
there may be an inquest every day for
a week. Hope so, for / like to see
business moving and money coming in.
I'm looking every day for a case of
murder-throat cut from ear to ear
blood stains on the wall-blood stained
knife on the floor-marks of fearful
struggle-desperate villain, and so
forth. If you don't happen to be around
I'll send boy down"
But there are other days when he is
sad, and says to the reporter:
Nothing to-day. I'm sorry, but you
know we can't push business as grocers
do. Advertising wouldn't help us a
cents worth, and the holiday season is
no better than any other season. l wish
we had a case for you, and if anything
turns up I'll come down myself and
give you the points. There's lots of
folks who might as well commit suicide
as not, but they don't seem to care
whether the coroner has one case a
month or none at all. Be patient. and
we'll try and turn up something to-
morrow"
Who can help but contract rever-
ence for such a boy ?-DetrOh Free
Press
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-03-24
Paid by q Song.

Farinelli had ordered a magnificent
costume, and when the tailor brought
it home, the artist demanded his bill.
81 have not made one," answered the
tailor. But why not ?" asked Fam
nelli. Because" said the trembling
tailor, 81 have desire for my payment
in but one form. / know that that
which desire is of inestimable value,
and reserved for moHarchs, but since i
have the honor of working for one of
whom none speak but with enthusiasm,
l wish no other payment than that he
sing me one song. Farinelli strove In
VAN to change his resolution and induce
him to receive the money. The tailor
was immovable. At last the great artist
acceded to his request. Resolved that
the enthusiast should be fully gratified,
he exhibited before him all his wonder
ons skill, after which the tailor, fairly
intoxicated with delight, prepared to
withdraw, but Farinelli stopped him.
81 am very sensitive" said he, "and il
is possibly through that trait that i
have attained my superiority over other
singers. 1 have acceded to your wishes
and now you must yield to mine in your
turn T. Saying which he drew out his
purse and compelled the astonished
tailor to receive nearly double the
worth of the garment.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-03-24
Life.

What varying thing is the stream
of life. How 1t sparkles and glitters
How it bonds along ITS pebbly bed.
sometimes in shade sometimes sport
ing round all things, as if its essence
were merriment and brightness some
times flowing solemnly on, as if it were
derived from Lethe itself. Now it runs
like q liquid diamond along the mea-
dow now it plunges in fume and fury
over the rock now it is clear and lin
pid. as youth and innocence can make
It ; now it is heavy and turbid, with
the varying streams of thought and
memory that are flowing into it, each
bringing its store of dullness and
pollution as it tends toward the end.
It's voice, too, varies as it goes now it
sings lightly, as it dances now it roars
amidst the obstacles that oppose its
way and now it has no tone but the
dull, low m1rmur of exhausted energy.
Such is the stream of life Yet per-
hsps few of us would wish to change
our portion of il for the calm regular
ity of canal-even if one could be
constructed without locks and Hood
gates upon it to hold in the pent-up
waters Of the heart till they are ready
to Qurst through the banks.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-03-24
Another Substitute for Steam.

An invention is now on exhibition IN
Liverpool by which oil or glycerine is
made to perform the function of steam
by the same means-application OF heat
which expands the oil placed
in small cylinders from which 1T
is claimed a pressure at 10000 pounds
per square inch may be obtained with
ont the danger of steam explosion,
which prevents using pressure Of more
than 300 pounds to the square inch
generally. In this case an explosion
would only crack the cylinder contain
ing the oil, it is claimed. The applica-
ton of this process has been made to a
printing press, a punching and riveting
machiue, which are on exhibition.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-03-24

The girl who sits in the porchway low
Sings 10 her needle as to and fro
1t wesyes the seam with it's gIittering glo'
Cloze in the garment she holds to sew,
Sing to the seam,
Sing it your dream;
Lodge in each stitch
Part of it's gleam-
No song of the shirt" sings she, oh no,
Her words are gleeful, happy and low;
While the shining needle, fast or slow,
losses the thread that it shorter grow.
Sing to the seam;
Sing it your dream
Lodge in each stitch
Part Of its gleam-
A songs good company while You sew;
1t helps the needle to onward go
And trace ita work in a dainty row
Ger the downy, drifted, cambric SNOW.
Sing to the seam;
Sing it your dream
Lodge in each stitch
Part Of its gleam-
A simple song with no work below
Is lost on the empty air. you know;
But tune and labor, together sglow.
The richest blessings of time bestow.
Sing to the seam
Sing it your dream
Lodge in each stitch
Part Of its gleam-
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-03-24

There is no such thing as luck. It's
Q fancy name for being always at our
duty, and 30 sure to be ready when the
good time comes.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-03-24

LIFR.-Live for something Yes,
and for something worthy of life and
its capabilities and opportunities for
noble deeds and achievements. Every
man and every woman has his or her
assignment in the duties and response
bilities Vi daily life. We are in the
world to make the world better to lift
it up to higher levels of enjoyment and
progress, to make its hearts and homes
brighter and happier by devoting to
our fellows our best thoughts, activities
and Influences. 1t is the motto of
every true heart and the genius of every
noble life, that 'no man liveth to him
s.lf''-lives chiefly for his own selfish
good. Ii is law of our intellectual
and moral being that We promote our
own happiness IN the exact proportion
we contribute to the comfort and en-
Ioyment of others. Nothing worthy of
the name of happiness is possible IN the
experience of those who live only for
themselves, all oblivious of the welfare
of their fellows.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-03-24

TIDE MARKS 1t was a low tide when
We went to Bristol, and the great grey
rocks stood up bare and grim above
the water put high up, on all their
sides, was black line that seemed
hardly dry, though it was far above the
water.
"What makes that black mark on the
rocks % j asked of my friend
"Oh, that is the tide mark" she re-
piled. Every day, when the tide
comes in, the water rises and rises until
it reaches that line, and in many years
it has worn away the stone until the
mark is cut into the rock.
Oh. thought |, that is all is it 4? Well
| have seen a great many people carry
Tide marks on their faces. Right in
front of me was pretty little girl, with
delicate features, and pleasant blue
eyes. But she had some queer little
marks ON her forehead, and 1 wondered
how they came to be there until
presently the mother said
"Draw down the blind, now, Carrie,
the sun shines right in the baby's face. "
81 want to look out, said Carrie, in
a very peevish voice.
But her mother insisted, and Carrle
drew the blind, and turned her face way
from the window. Oh, dear me what
face it was The blue eyes were full
of frowns instead of smiles. the pleasant
lips were drawn up in ugly pout, and
the queer marks on the forehead had
deepened into actual Wrinkiss.
"Poor little GIRL" I thought, chow
badly you will feel when you grow up,
to have your face marked all over with
the tide marks of passion. for these evil
tempers leave their marks, inst as
surely as the ocean does, and L have
seen many face stamped so deeply
with self will and covetousness, that it
must carry the marks to the grave"
Take care, little folks and whenever
you give way to bad temper, remember
the tide marks.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-03-24

The trouble ana the pain
Drop the soft hands like rOsebuds on the breast,
Shut the blue eyes in sweetest. nghtest rest;
My baby, sleep
Sieep. baby. sleep,
No rude. disturbing sound
Shall wake thee now:
10 the dear arms that are tendsrer Si than mine
My baby, sleep,
Franks PAss.-Frank was a bright
little fve-year old fellow, full of fun,
and anxious to make himself of conse-
quence. Armed with stick, he would
feel as brave as a lion among the hens
and chickens and, as they scudded
away from this dreadful creature, to
take shelter wherever they could find
it, he would say to himself, al guess
they think I'm giant ;" only he pro-
nounced the word "Zhiant." He would
even attack the old cock, and walk right
up to the big turkey gobbler.
But there was one animal which
caused Master Frank to quail in terror,
especially when alone, and after dark.
Do you want to know what it was? ?
will tell you. 1t was a mouse Yes, a
little brown mouse, with his bright
eyes, and pretty, tapering tail would
make our bold little boy tremble and
scream and, If he Glanced to light on
several of these pretty creatures playing
together. you would have supposed he
had run against a herd of buffal oes.
Very silly, wasn't it
Now every night, on his way to bed,
Frank had to pass through a lonely
room, where rats and mice would some
times peep out of their holes, and
scamper over the floor, frightening him
sadly, and causing him to clasp NAM
mas hand more tightly, and hurry
along as fast as possible.
But one night, when it came bed
time, mamma was sick upstairs. and
no one was with Frank in the sitting
room but papa, who was busy reading
his newspaper. So the little boy was
told to march up stairs to bed alone.
80, papa y said he, I'm afraid to. !"
"Afraid of what? p said papa.
"Afraid of the rats and mice, papa,
in the big lumber-room.
"Oh, nonsense ?" said papa; F.; "if
that's all, I'll soon fix you out"
So papa took his writing materials,
and wrote this
''TO ALL THE RATS AND MICE IN THIS
HOUSE, GREETING: You are hereby
ordered to let my little boy Frank pass
safe through the lumber-room, and all
other rooms, at all times. This order
will stand good until countermanded-
Any rat or mouse disobeying will be
dealt with according to law. Witness
my hand and SEAL"
Then papa signed the paper, and
sealed it with big red seal, and gave
it TO Frank, who thanked papa, kissed
him goodnight, and trudged up stairs
without another word for he had often
seen papa give passes to people who
wanted to go somewhere, or do some
thing, and he had high opinion of his
fathers "passes."
. So when he came to the door of the
lumber-room, he flung it wide open,
and called ont, 'Hoi Misses rats and
mice, you cant touch me here's my
pass" And every night when he went
up to bed. he held out with his pass to
the rats and mice; and none of them
ever did him any harm.-NrseTy.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-03-24

Fine business-The police court
judges.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-03-24
YOUTHS COLUMN.
The Last Lullaby.

Sleep. baby. sleep,
The trouble ana the pain
Are over now;
Drop the soft hands like rOsebuds ON the breast,
Shut the blue eyes in sweetest. nghtest rest;
My baby. Sleep
Sleep baby, Sleep
No rude, disturbing sound
Shall wake thee now;
In the dear arms that are tenderer than mine,
Under the shadow of a Love DIVINE.
My baby. sleep
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-03-24
POETRY.
SING TO THE SEAM.

BY MRS. =. L. oBERHoLTZKR,
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-11-16
THE COUNTY INDEBTEDNESS.

In consequence of false statements
and insinuations circulated for pur-
pose, many are led to believe that finan-
cially Humboldt county is in very
bad condition, and that its affairs are
badly managed. A desire to see what
foundation there is for these reports
has led us to inquire into the financial
condition Of the county and ascertain
what its Indebtedness amounts to. In
pursuing this inquiry we find from the
Auditors Report that on January 4,
1874, there was in the County Treasury
$10,239 80, the outstanding warrants al
the same date amounting to So, 74l.9l,
leaving balance in the treasury, over
and above the Indebtedness, OF &c.
497.92. In the year 1874 the Court
house bonds were issued. leaving the
county indebtedness on the LIST OF Jan
uary, 1875, $50, 3l8.03, above the cash
III the treasury at that date. During
the current year there has been allowed
for interest on Courthouse bonds, a
part of which accrued in 1874, S., 9S3. so.
On the 4th of October, 1875, the total
Indebtedness Of the county was $751;
677 so, which was afterwards increased
by bills allowed by the Board of County
Commissioners for the three months
preceding the meeting OF the Board. AT
that date there was in the treasury 3d.
l06.27, and payable on the assessment
roll $4i, 1921. If this amount is paid
| in full before the close Of the year it
will leave the county out OF debt, except
the Courthouse bonds, which have
twenty years to run, from the time they
were issued, SO that Humboldt coun-
| financially as some represent IT. The
| old Courthouse bonds were drawing H.
terest at the rate of eighteen per cent.
per annum. These have all been re-
| deemed and new bonds issued which
draw interest at the rate Of ten per cent.
per annum, and a saving of 81, 90 on
interest alone effected annually. COT
the extra expenses of the present year
| there is one item of interest on the old
! Courthouse bonds which amount to
$S,9S3.50, besides several expensive
criminal trials and an unusual number
of INDECENT sick, who have been pro-
vided for at the expense of the county.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-11-16
DAILY SILVER STATE.
Tuesday. .;.... November 10, 1875
SUMMARY OF THIS MORNING
DISPATCHES.

Legal tenders quiet; 81 buying, S71s
selling.
Eight bars of bullion, valued at S12,-
600, were shipped from the ella Mine
Sunday.
The California State Telegraph Con-
pany will pay the usual four-monthly
dividend from this date.
Rev. Dr. Buddington, of New York.
justifes Mrs. Moulton and blames Ply
mouth Church.
At Montreal the military has been or
dered out to protect the funeral of
Guibord, which takes place to-day,
against rioters.
The Revenue cutter Oliver Wolcott
has returned to Port Townsend from
its second cruise and found near Van
couver shore the body Of man, aged
about 40, whose name was ascertained
to be D. @. Mcintyre, who had been at
Marysville and in Suffer county, Cal.
A writ of habeas corpus has been
served on Brigham Young to appear be-
fore Chief Justice White Dec. 7th.
1t has been showing at Portland. Or
egon.
The great race will not probably oc-
cur till Thanksgiving day. No day has
been set by the Jockey Club. owing to
the unsettled state of the weather.
The Salvador arrived from Victoria
yesterday in San Francisco, but brings
DO further intelligence of the Pacific
disaster, except that there is some pros
pect of more persons being saved who
got away in boats, and that the crew of
the Pacific behaved very cowardly and
badly at the time of the accident.
There have been shocks of earth
quake in different parts of California
and Arizona, some of them severe. No
damage is reported.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-11-16

H. B. CLAFLIN & Co., New York
merchants, who recently shipped lot
of American sheetings to England, say
they realized fair profit on the ven
ture. American competition with
English goods Of the same class in the
English market, has caused much CON-
ment in English journals. They did
not think it possible for Americans to
compete with them on their own soil
and realize fair profits from the trans
action.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-11-16

THE passenger train of the Virginia
and Truckeo Railroad, which left Reno
yesterday morning, ran into band of
cattle, killing fourteen head, and COM
pletely wrecking the train. The loco
motive was thrown off the track and
ditchel; the express car landed cross
wise of the track, and the mail
and baggage cars were thrown
diagonally across the track. Not a
passenger nor employe was injured.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-11-16
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EASTERN DISPATCHES
ESPECIAL TO THE SILVER STATED
New YORK, Nov. 16, 1875.

NEW 1Ol1h, ANON. ~, lCIOs
John w. Taylor, the lawyer of New
ark, New Jersey, who WAS appointed
by Judge Moore, of Brooklyn, as conf
missioner of the case of alleged perjury
of Joseph Loeder, to take testimony of
Mrs. Richards, has refused to act, and
a new appointment will be made.
A Herald special cable dispatch from
Queenstown, says Cardinal McClosky
sailed from that port on the steamer
Abyssinia for New York. Addresses
from the clergy and laity of Cork and
vicinity were presented to the Cardinal,
who made suitable reply. Numerous
bands of music accompanied the
steamer, playing American and Irish
airs. The scene was very impressive,
the haibor being gaily decorated, and
boats bearing hundreds who wished
the American Cardinal adieu. The
pier was crowded with thousands of
enthusiastic admirers, watching the
departure of the Cardinal.
Mr.. Griswold, a well-known mer-
chant, whose mysterious disappear
ance caused great uneasiness and APP
prehensions of foul play, has been
heard from. He is quite we'll, and has
been visiting daughter out of the
city.
A large number of persons has been
found guilty at special Court session
of selling adulterated and unwhole-
some milk, and were each fined fifty
dollars.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-11-16

JOHN Ross, of Portland, Oregon,
some time since, opened bunch of
bananas and found three or four small
eggs nicely packed near the stalk of
the bunch. The eggs were nearly as
large as canary eggs, and Mr.. Ross
thought he would try incubation after
the style of Professor Corbett, of New
Jersey, and produce q tropical bird.
He placed the eggs carefully in o tray
covered them with horse manure, and
left them few days, when one of the
finest centipedes came to the surface
that was ever hatched-it was perfectly
able to take care of itself from the
start.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-11-16
ting the Emperor and Empress of Ger

ating the Emperor and Empress OF Ger
many.
A heavy rise has occurred on the
river Thames, doing considerable dam
age. 1t is reported that the Thames
tunnel is flooded, and all trafflc from
the railway running between Black
well and this city is suspended.
The British ship Astreda from this
port to the United States, has been lost
off Andressal near Boulogne. None oil
the crew were drowned. Heavy
weather continues, and a number OF
wrecks are reported. The tide OF the
Thames this morning is the highest on
record.