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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-05-21
the People sPeals.
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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-22
4 Psea for swans.

Swans abounded at one time on the
Kennel near Newbury, and they had
become an abomination i'm the sight of
the trOut-fisher, who could not take a
step along the banks without slipping
here and there upon the grass they had
destroyed by their splay-feet and drop
pings. The farmers had complained in
vain that no creatures would feed where
they had trodden, and the luncheOns of
the fishers had been more than once in
vaded by those impudent birds. One
morning we were surprised TO notice
that only two swans were observable in
the whole of the reach. These two had
their heads under water for so long a
time as to excite our curiosity, when by
punting up to them we found that the
heads of both were fast in all otter trap;
and the rest of the flight, rs we were
told, after most carefully scanning out
the cause of the quiescence of their
mates, deserted the district for some
seasons afterward. We have no reason
to believe that the traps were laid for
tire swans; but when in other cases in
which their eggs would not hatch, and
the time for incubation had long passed,
small holes were found drilled through
the shells, the same verdict of nOn-wil-
full interference was not so readily ar
rived at. Swanneries were common at
one time in England; the swanherd was
an appointment of some consequence,
and persons who executed the Office of
'1master of the Kings swans" in the
Counties of Huntingdon, Cambridge,
Northampton, and Lincoln may be
traced on the Parliament rolls. There
was a swannery of some extent at Clar-
endon in Wiltshire, and one at Purbeck.
There still exists a swannery in Nor
folk, but this is private; and one at
Leicester on the Fleet, formed by the
Chesil Beach, which joins Portland
Island. Murray tells us that ''this de-
coy and swannery forms scene of great
interest, almost unique in England, not
TO be missed by the visitor. The decoy
is constructed for the wholesale capture
of wild fowl. which are enticed into its
maZes by live birds trained for the plir-'
pose. The swannery is an inlet like
wise of the Fleet, and affords home to
a flock of about six or seven hundred
swans, which i'm the time of the abbOts
were many times more numerous. In
the winter they are visited by wild
birds of their Species" And Broderip
says that "a noble spectacle even now is
presented there; for the swans are not
crippled in the pinion, and the sight of
some eighty of those splendid birds,
many of them on the wing together,
will not he readily forgotten by those
who have witnessed it," Although few
doubt at present the depredations which
swans commit upon the spawn of fish,
there are many who deny that they eat
the fish themselves, contending that the
construction of the neck would not per-
init them to swallow anything of solid
nature. The oft-alleged destruction of
h,h Oh the Thames Dy swans appears 10
us mere fancy, The true source Of
destruction has been the fetid condition
of the river, owing to the reckless in
pouring Of town sewage. Chambers
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-22
The Pilots Of the sues CauaI.

1t strikes everybody as little Singu-
lar, that out of the twenty-six pilots i'm
the Canal Company's employ, only
three should be Englishmen, the re-
mainder being of Italian, Austrian, and
French nationality. This, at time
when seventy per cent. of tho vessels
using the canal fly the british flag.
seems inexplicahle, and sometimes leads
to curious complications. \ tragic in
ci,lent Is related of one of these pilots, a
Frenchman, who ran the vessel he was
in charge of aground, and, every other
means having failed to float her off,
applied to the English Captain to dis
charge his cargo, which consisted of a
telegraph cable. This he positively re-
fused to do, and the pilot having ex-
hausted every argument upon him
without effect, retired 10 his cabin and
committed suicide by cutting his throat.
His grave may still be seen on the banks
of the canal, and his eOuntryman, the
chief of the department ut ismailia, in
relating the occurrence, added, in q
tone OF admiration, after all, Was il
not a heroic death ?"-Temple Ras.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-22
4 History Of the Fan.

A curious little volume haa just ap=
peared, giving the histnry of fans
among all nations and ut all periods.
The author, NJ. Bloniel, who has been
able to examine many rare collections,
states that it first came from the East,
where il is always accompanied by fly
trap and parasol. The former is made
of the tail of the Thibetan buffalo, white
as snow, aud of which the extreme is a
tnft of hair in ihe form of a plume.
Fans sf feathers, recently IN fashion,
date from the seventh century. They
were first used in China, where the
Emperor Kao Tsong, having heard the
cry of pheasant, supposed to be an
auspicious sign, ordered ! fan 10 be
made shaped like the tail of that bird.
According to the author of the Etudes
Asiatiaues, that article had more than
one singular use, On il the rich de-
posted aims which they gave to the
poor; the great received ON il tho DELI
cacies offered TO them. it was lowered
before superiors rs mark of DIFFERENCE ;
the mobiles carried it 10 court, and il
served to cool them from the heat of the
day and to amuse them while waiting
in the ante chamber: it was the instru-
ment of punishment of the school mas
ter and at the same time was given as 2
reward. A fan placed on a plate of a
peculiar form announced to a criminal
of noble family his sentence, and 1t was
at the moment i'm which he held out his
hands to receive the fatal present that
the executioner was to accomplish his
! work.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-22
1Iardship~ Of Artists.

A hard life that of an artist. There
are men of fifty whose names are IA
mIliar who do not earn ten thousand
francs year. About thirty, after ten
years study, he begins to produce some
thing; then sales must be made, and to
make sales the artist must have the tact
of a salesman, Some go fasting. and
put in here and there three franc
lesson bnt even that is chance.
Some paint back grounds for phOt to-
gTaphcrs, or large sign-boarls. At
forty, with real merit, or friends in
the newspapers. he may get into no.
tice by constant exhibition and puff
ing. About fifty he earns little
more and has caught the rheumatism.
Each year the number of real artists
grows less and less. Taste has de-
clined since the division of patrimonies
has broken fortunes into crumbs, and
the great profits of the Rourse soil So
ciety with new and vulgar wealth.
Amateurs sell their galleries, bargain
with picture dealers, speculate upon
their stores. To succeed three things
are needful The first, that at the ex-
libltiOn some rich bourgeois shall say,
"There is gay hunting scene, which
will do very well for the left-hand
feels in the humor to spend his money,
that he has faith in his own taste, that
his wife does not say no, in short, that
he buys /; the third, that his friendg,
having hreakfasted before the pictures,
order copies. But the five thousand
pictures of the. Exposition distract the
attention destroy all beauty.
A woman is pretty alone by her fire.
81 do. oh I.t
eighty ball dresses, and she is lost.
How do the two or three miles of PIC
lures which are gotten up each year
in Paris find salei Reply is impOs-
sible. On this route the crowd is
greater than on any of the others. For
thirty years back the chief character
of novels, whose heroes were formerly
young gentleman, have been artists,
especially painters, ThereupOn craze
in this direction. Numbers of young
fellows who would have made excel
lent clerks have bought CATERS and let
the cir boards grow. What are they to
do for their dinnersf Many a one is
worn out. This one takes q whole
summer to finish study. He rubs
out, paints over, rubs ont again, ends
in losing all true feeling, becomes
cross, irritable, talks feverishly, and
by fits and starts, like man who has
had a nervous attack. Many have
utterly thwarted their natures and,
after fifteen years struggle, find them
selves pOwerless. Instead of an imag-
inatiOn full to overflow and an impulse
to pour ont on the canvas the very
supertiuity of their brains, they re-
semble the dried-up spring WHICH at
long intervals leaks out in miserable
drops. A friend comes in. He is
stopped by gesture. "Stand just as
ycu are stretch out your arm. Per-
haps have found the attitude | have
been looking fOr,n AT last. by mere
chance. and after q hundred cropping
hesitatinns, they hang up something.
and the creature thus brought into
the world by miracle, is preten-
tious abOrtiOn.- Taine.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-22
Princess DemidorG and her Diamond.

The old Princess Demidorlf used to
wear the Sancy diamond rs q shaw
pin. One day she went with her hus-
hand and Jules .Ianin to visit the Louvre
and taking off the shawl because the
gallery was very hot gave it to .Janin
to carry, at the same time asking him to
put the diamond pin in his vest pocket
until she should ask him for il. Now
yon know the Saney is worth 800, 900
francs, and Janin put it in his vest
pocket with the same sang .froid as if it
were a new piece of glass. On getting
into her carriage the Princess asked for
her shawl, but forgot to inquire for her
diamond, and drove off.
The next day she sent round to ,ianin
for her precious stone. But no diamond
could be found. The vest, white one,
had gone To the wash and with il the
Sancy.
OFF went Janin in trepidation to the
domicile of his washerwOman. In or
der to avoid suspicion, he asked her
quietly if she had found anything in
the pocket of hi. vest,
"So," said she.
'sQuite sure:" asked lie again hecom-
ing lividly pale.
"Ah Yes did, by tho way, a big
pieoe of glass. My little boy has it now
he is playing with it in the yard"
Janin rushed out To recover the gem,
the brilliant eolors of which were de
lighting hatch of dirty urchins, who
were even then discussing the propriety
Of SCATTERING the jewel into a thousand
sparkling fragments.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-22
va was the reply. .'The lace would fit in

was the reply. s'The lace would fit in
the bottom of your hat"
"But do you recOllect," rejoined the
gentleman, 'sthe position l occupy?"
"But recollect," said the wife, ''that
there is not an instant to be lost, and
this lace has cost me 800 francs ($300).
During the conversation. the train
rapidly approached the dreaded station.
Imagine the CONSERVATION of the worthy
magistrate, who had always been in the
habit of considering things with calm
and slow deliberation, thus unexpec-
tedly placed in position so embarrass-
ing and so critical. Overcome and per-
picked by his difficulties, and losing all
presence of mind, he allowed his wife
10 put the lace i'm his hat, and, having
placed it on his head, he forced il down
almost to his ears, and then resigned
himself to his fate.
AT this station the travellers were in
vited to come out of the carriage, and
to walk into the room where the custom
house agents were assembled. The gen.
| tleman concealed his uneasiness as best
he could, and handed his passport with
an air of assumed indifference.
When his position of judge became
known, the officials of the custom house
Immediately fastened to tender their
respects, and declared they considered
| it quite unnecessary to examine the lug
gage labeled with the name of one who
occupied such high and important
situation i'm the State
Never had the magistrate more sim
cerely valued the respect attached to mis-
position; and if a secret remorse for
moment disturbed his mind, at least he
breathed mOre-freely which he recollec-
ted the danger was passed, and that the
violation of the revenue laws le bad
committed would escape discovery.
With this comforting assurance, and
while a severe examination was passing
on the property of other passengers, the
head of the custom house and the COM
mander of the local gendarmerie, having
heard of the arrival of so distinguished
Il person, came to offer their respects.
Nothing could be more gracious than
their manner. To their profound salu-
tation the judge responded by immedi-
ately raising his hat with the utmost
politeness. Could he do less? But,
alas, i'm his polite obeisance, so rapid and
involuntary, he had forgotten the con-
tents of his hat lie had scarcely raised
it from his head when cloud of lace
rushed out, covering him. from head to
foot. as with large marriage veil.
What language can describe the con-
fusion of the detected smuggler. the
despair of the wife, the amusement of
the spectators, or the astonishment of
the custom house officers, ut this scene:
The offence was too public to he over
looked
With many expressions of regret on
the part of the authorities, the magis-
trate was detained till the matter was
investigated. After short delay he
was allowed to resume his Journey to
Paris, and we can easily believe that the
adventure formed subject for much
gGSsipand amusement in that gay capital.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-22
The African Forest.

Nature is so prodigal of her charms,
the European sees but little of them,
for to loiter in the wooded solitudes
means sickness and perhaps death. The
beauty of an African forest cannot he
described. Gigantic trees. with but
tresses seven or eight feet in thickness
tower far above the feathery frOndage
of the palm and bamboo; creeping
plants Of the most delicate tracery and
covered with flowers of every hue. en-
twine each tree and bush; birds of
bright-colored plumage dash before
the eyes, and the sbrill cry of the par
rot and the neyer-ceasing chirrup of
the grasshOpper alone wake the still
ness of the woods. There is an ever
lasting twilight in the African forest /;
the air is cool, and the perfumes of a
thousand flowers invite the passer-by
to seek a shelter from the burning
rays of the sun. But the air, though
cool, is also heavy and moist, and emits
an od0r of decaying vegetable matter
and at night thin white mist gradu-
ally creeps, speetre-like, from every
hollow and dell, till the whole land
scape is etfaced. This is malaria
Good Words.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-22
The Struggled Lace.

A gentleman holding a high official
position i'm the courts of law in Paris,
during the long vacation, went, in COM
pany with his wife, on . toHr of pleasure
into Belgium. After having Travelled
through this interesting country. they
were returning home by the railway,
the husband with his mind quite at rest,
like man blessed with an untronbled
conscience, while the lady felt that un-
comfortable sensation which arises from
the recollection of some imprudence, or
a dread of some approaching danger.
When they were near the frontier, the
lady could ma longer restrain her un-
easincsS. Leaning towards her hus-
band. she Whispered to him, 81 have
lace In my portmanteau-take 1t aud
conceal it. that it may not be seized"
"What! act rs q smuggler2" ex-
claimed the husband, with q voice be-
tween astonlshment and alright,
SIT is beautiful Malines lace, and has
cost a great DEAL" replied the lady.
"We are near thecust0m house; hasten
and conceal itr'
at is impossible; | cannot do itr'
replied the gentleman.
''On the contrary, it is very easy"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-22
Raising Terrapfns for Market.

One of the sights at Pleasure Bay. at
tracing the attention of most people
who drive to that nearby resort, is a
turtle pen, wherein the ordinary small
turtles - terrapins = are hatched and
grown for the New York market. The
pen is Il large, square inclosure, with
about two-thir,ls of the area under
water, and the rest sandy beach. It now
contains seven thousand turtles, and in
the sand are eggs estimated to number
thirty thousand. Ii the visitor ap-
proaches silently on sunshiny day,
upon peering cautiously over the fence,
he sees an odd spectacle. The unsub-
merged space in the pen is so thickly
covered with turtles summing themselves
that only little of the white sand is
left in sight. They are a. inert as stones
unless disturbed, but the slightest noise
frightens them, Then ludierouSly
gr0tesque scene ensues, The turtles start
in 4 mass for the water, and their gait
Il as comical as the gamhols Of hip
popotamus. They jostle each other
stretch out their long necks, and attain
a surprising rate of speed. At the edge
of the water they tumble in with sue
cession of splashes, like scattering
volley, and soon seven thousand heads
are projected above the surface. They
seem to float without exertion, but are
lazy in their movements. Their serpent
like heads and beadish eyes, their bodies
being out of light, give the pond the
appearance of a writhing mass of snakes,
A raft in the center of the pen slowly
becomes covered, and after a while the
turtles begin to return 10 the sand.
The turtles with which this pen was
originally stocked were brought from
Texas, but subsequent breeding made a
further supply from that source unneces-
sary. They lay their eggs in the sand,
where the heat of the sun sufiices to
hatch them. The young turtles are re-
moved to a smaller pen as soon as they
are out of their shells, and q pool pre-
vides for them the requisite water.
Netting il drawn over this pen as pro-
teotiOn against cats, who find young
turtles suited to their taste. Cats thus
baiiled may often be seen sitting on posts
of the inclosure, looking longingly down
upon the unattainable delicacy. The
turtles, when half grown, are trans
ferred to the large pen. Their food is
live fish, which are put into the water
in large numbers. The turtles grow
slowly, and attain a size of about ten
inches long by seven wide. Then they
are sent alive to the New York market,
to go finally into the popular soup and
steaks. To most palatcs they are not
distinguishable from the larger hey
West turtles. The producer realizes from
them Sl2 to SIS dozen.-Long RraheA
Letter.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-22
Thorough Workmen

Says an exchange: "There is no
more honorable position in life than
that of good craftsman in successful
occupation. His horny hand is a more
honorable badge of public service than
the bejeweled dignity of the dainty
clerk or man milliner. His labor-be-
grimed face or greasy working dress
are proofs of the eXaltation of his rank
among men. An honest, competent
workman has peers, but no superi0rs
But to deserve all his honor he must be
competent-skilled i'm the mysteries of
his craft. And il is no use for people
to say that their superior intelligence
makes up for everything; for man
with the wisdom of 4 Solomon could
not constitute himself perfect artisan
without the practical experience which
makes man such. Journeymcn are
turned out in multitudes day by day,
who have hardly an idea of the first
principles of their trade; and many
young men, hardly vet of age, are found
bold enough to profess thorough
knowledge of two or more handicrafts,
any and all of which they really know
little or nothing about. Ask employers
from whence they have their most
skilled laborers, and they will tell you
that they come from those workshops
where long apprenticeships served to
turn out thorough workmen: where
engineering is not learned in year,
'hoemaking in a month, or printing in
a few days. There are many reasons
why this whole subject of mechanical
training should be pressed upon our
young men who expect to live by me-
chanical labor. The great enemy Of
the workingman is the crowd OF bad
workers who are admitted to his status
without the proper experience, for
which he has paid years of effort.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-22
MIFFIINToWN JUNIATA COUNTY PENNA. SEPTEMBER

"All well, though, senor," said
Daniels, ''but we will keep this fair
girl as hostage" and by his direction a
mimic throne was raised, covered with
the stars and stripes, and she was placed
upon it and sat as a queen until the
close of the performance, when she was
gracefully returned to the care of her
father, he having given his word that
the establishment should be fully pro-
tected.
'There is one thing that puzzles me, -
said the proprietor, as he and Daniels
sat talking over the matter. ''The
girl neither screamed nor showed signs
of fear"
''As to that" laughed Harry, "she is
brave; knew 1 wouldn't harm one of
her glorious black hairs for all the cir
cuses in the universe, for 1 love and am
going to marry her,
And he did-keeping her as a fair
hostage for life.