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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-07-14

A fresh list of weddings are called
for, SD how are these for Hymenial
Sugar wedding-A marriage with ar
attendant suite.
Wooden MISUNDERSTANDING lum.
herman.
Crystal wedding-Marrying one ad-
dicted to the glass.
Silver Wedding Marrying a gray
beard.
Golden wedding-When the groom il
a minor, and the bride little vain.
Diamond wedding-When the wash
ingsn are large.
Aud here are some others.
Sugar MISUNDERSTANDING "candit
man.
Wooden wedding-Marrying a per
feet stick.
Tin wedding-One among the pan
sizes.
Crystal wedding-The Glasgow Ger
emony.
Silver wedding-An end of spoon.
ing.
Golden wedding-One of the specie.
We like.
Diamond wedding-Jem's marriage
Boston Commercial Bulletin.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-07-14

proverb upon his lips. When he once
began to speak there was hardly any
stopping him.
When l first met Amos l was on my
way TO my uncle's. A long walk II
was; but l told him l hoped to be there
before night. ..
"Ay, aye" said he. "Hope is good
breakfast, but a bad supper. Put your
best foot foremost, boy, or else yOu will
not be there. 1t is a good thing to hope
but he who does nothing but hope is in
a very hopeless way.
"Have a care Of your temper; for a
passionate boy rides a pony that runs
away with him. Passion has done more
mischief in the world than all the poi
sOnous plants that grow in it. There
fore, again l say, have care of your
temper.
Remember that the first spark burns
down the house. Quench the first spark
of passion, and all will be well, No
good comes Of wrath; it puts no money
in the pocket and no joy in the heart.
Anger begins with folly and ends with
repentance.
"LOOk to your feet and your fingers,
boy, and let both be kept in activity
for he who does nothing is in fair way
to do mischief. An idle lad makes a
needy man, and may add, miserable
one, too.
''If you put hot coal in your pocket
il will burn its way out. Ay, and 81
will a bad deed that is hidden make
itself known. A fault concealed is a
fault doubled; and 50 you will find il
all throuvh life Neyer hide vour faults
bul confess them, and seek through
Gods help to overcome them.
Now step forward, boy; and as you
walk along, think of the half dozen pro-
verbs given you by Amos Atkins.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-07-14
whiskey.Drfnking In Scotland.

The Pdu Mall Gazette says: ''We're
no vera fou, but we're gaily yet," will
be the impression of natives of Scotland
on considering the following figures sup
piled by correspondent: Scotland spent
last year seven millions on whiskey for
her own consumption. 1.-THE same time
il appears from the return of the value
of lands and heritages in Scotland pre-
sented last year TO Parliament that the
annual value of these was Els, ,69S, ,S04
and that these figures represented-I: :
Gross annual value of lands and heri-
tages other than those contained in
burghs of more than 10000 Inhabitants,
fl3,5l6,S ,S4S; 2. gross annual value OF
lands and heritages in said burghs,
20, Isl ,956-together making, as above,
tlS, ,69s, ,s04. On contrasting these de-
tails it appears that the people of Scot
land now expend on whiskey alone more
than one-half of the annual value of the
lands and heritages which are outside OF
the nine larger burghs in Scotland, aud
more by two millions a year than the
whole value of these as contained within
these burghs."
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-07-14
VOL. xxx.
THE WIDOW.

She was modest but not bashful;
Free and easy. but not bold,
Lake an apple, nch aud mellow,
Not too young. and not too old
Half inviting. half impulsive.
Now advancing and DOW shy,
There is mischief in her dimple,
There is danger in her eye.
She has studie I human nature,
And is skilled in all her arts
She has taken her diploma
As the mistress OF all hearts;
She can tell the very moment
When to sigh and when TO smile;
o. maid is sometimes charming,
But the widow all the While.
Are you sad '-bow very serious
Will her handsome face become
Are You angry y?-she Is wretehed,
Lonely, friendIess, fearful. dumb
Are you mirthful 7-how her laug
silver-sounding. will ring out;
She can lure and catch and play yon,
Az the angle does the trout
Yo old bachelors Of forty,
Who have grown 30 bald and wise,
Young Americans Of twenty.
With the love-looks in your eyes
You may practice all the lessons
Taught by Cupid before the fall,
But know little widow.
Who could win and fool you all.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-07-14
Idle Italians.

Anne Brewster ~ riIes: Two classes
of people in an Italian city lead this
homeless existence-the common, or
mildling class, and the fashionable.
The latter seem to be possessed with
he same ont door restless demon. The
niiddliIg class, however. have the ad-
vantage over these modisb ones; their
possession by the spirit OF thriftless-
ness is leisurriy one; they lounge,
aud dawdle, and seem really to enjoy
their idleBess-it is true Idleness " itl
them " while with the fashionable
world it is feverish pursuit of some
thing that is never found. There is a
deal of amusement in observing the
nalnts of life in family of common OF
middle class Romans. not only Oh fes-
tai days, but every day. Whole fami-
lies come up ON tie PinciO, OF into the
Villa Borghese, every afternoon. They
seem tO have nothing in the world to
do. They appear about three O'Clock
IN Winter, and later, according to heat,
in Spring and Summer. They select
comfortable benches, sit down. and re-
mann in a delicious, half sleepy, daw-
ding state for two OF three hours, lire
rally doing nothing. So strong is the
halit-indeed the netd-tlIat they go
there even on rainy days, and You are
surprised to see groups of nice looking
persons huddled up under umbrellas.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-07-14
The Girl WhO wins.

The time has passed when woman must
be pale and delicate to be interesting
when she must be totally ignorant of
all practical knowledge to be called re-
fined and high bred-when she must
know nothing of the current political
news of the day, or be called masculine
and strong minded. 1t is not sign of
high birth or refinement to be sIekly
and ignorant. Those who affect any
thing of the kind are behind the times.
and must shake up and air themsel yes
mentally and physically, or drop under
the firm stI ides of common sense ideas,
and be crushed into utter insigniticance.
In these days an active, rosy y-faced girl,
with brain quick aud clear, warm, light
heart, a temper quickly heated at in
tended insults or injury. and jnst a.
quick to forgive; whose feet can run as
fast as her tongue, and not put her out
of breath who is not afraid of freckles,
or to breathe the pure air of heaven,
unrestrained by the drawn curtains of a
close carriage and, above all, who can
speak her mind. and give her opinion
on important topics which interest in
tellieent people. is the true girl who
will make . good woman This is the
girl who wins in these days. Even fops
and daDdies, who strUnRly oppose
woman's rights. like q woman who can
talk well, even if abe is not handsome.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-07-14

One of the great causes of hard times.
says the keen observer, p. L. Barnum,
the renowned Snowman, lis the number
of soft hands waiting for light work and
heavy pay" Young men are not will
ling To do what their prosperous IA
theirs did before them. They wish to
begin where their fathers leave off, and
it will not be strange if they leave OFF
pretty near where their fathers began.
The successful men of middle age, the
men VIII have front rank among our
merchants. mechanics, manufacturers,
and financiers, were many of them at
the foot of the ladder u generation ago.
and they have reached the top by their
own exertiOns-many of them bearing
Dry heavy burdens all the way. The
men who succeed them will be men be-
ginning as they did-men who are not
afraid to work hard, aud with but lit
tie compensation at first beyond the
business training they thus acquire.
These men deserve success for they are
willing to fit for it by needful disci
pline and preparation. Those who wait
with folded hands. expecting to be cal
led to higher positions without having
served apprenticeship in subordinate
ones, will grow weary of waiting, While
those who are busy in subordinate po-
sitions will be summoned to higher pla-
ces sooner than they expect. The
world knows whom it wants, and when
it has work for them to do will be sue
to call for them. 1t is wonderfully
discriminating both in its needs and
the agents with which it meets them.
There Is always room at the top of a
profession. in the higher ranks of trade
and commerce. for those fitted to I'LL
them, but the preparation must be iu-
dustry early and late. application with
out cessation, q mind full of business
and stored with all its details, quick tp
perceive its wants and fertile in re-
sources for meeting them. Place a man
in any position ever so high, and with
out the necessary qualifications 70 fill
it and sustain himself, he would find
himself thrust down in haste. Idle
hands and idle heads are not wanted
there, and If they are ever placed there
the descent is sure to he rapid. The
future is full of golden promise, but 1t
promises nothing but disaster and
shame and want to the soft hands that
are folded and waiting for light work
and large pay. There is mine of wis
dom in the epigrammatic expression of
of the sa sagaeious Snowman himself IA hard
and busy worker all his life. which IL
will be well for young men TO ponder.
Success in everything Ouly comes
through toll. Soft hands are too often
the sign of soft heads. Begin at the
bottom if need be, and be the winner
of your own way. The world will re
speet you all the more, and will be all
the more disposed TO aid you in youI
way, than if you sit down supinely
waiting for something to turn up.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-07-14
Master and M.. q. Japan.

No feature of Japanese society is
more curious than the relations be-
tween master and man. The master
admitshis servant-provided, of course,
that he be of the military classic his
intimate society, but the servant never
assumes liberty. He takes his place
at dinner with the utmost humility, and
having done 30, hears his share of the
conversation, addressing freely, not
only his master, but even Rnests OF the
highest rank. The master will pass his
own wine-cup to his man IA if he were
an houored guest, and for awhile they
would appear, to any one not acquain-
ted with q language most fertile in
subtle distinctions, to be upon perfrc-
tiy equal terms. Yet the moment the
feast is over the man retires with the
same profound Obeisance and marks
of difference with which he entered.
and immediately relspses into the ser
vitar; nor will he in any way prrsume
upon the Familiarity which, having las
ted It's hour, disappears until Occa-
zion calls it forth again. Freedom OF
intercourse like this between emplO-
yer and employs is creditable to both.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-07-14
Burn Old Letters.

For many reasons it is better to burn
old letters of affection than to hoard
them in this most uncertain world.
Burn if you do not wish the deepest se-
crets of your soul made the sport of at
torneys. Burn if you would not have
your friend panied by ever an acciden-
tai disclosure of kindness. Burn If you
would have your costliest secrets con-
tinue undivulged. Burn for your sake,
and for the sake of others. Give trem-
bling hopes and gentle assurances. the
first faltering promise, the last welcome
observation, the golden and silver SEN
tences. the record of dreams and of
doubts, the lines traced when all was
benighted-give the sweet and bitter,
and the bitter-sweet, earnestness and
playfulness. deep appeal and trivial
jest-sl TO the friendly fre.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-07-14
Imlsasien Of Preeisas Stones.

There is in Paris q vast establishment
the most extensive of its kind in the
wOrld-where the imitation of pearls,
diamonds, and precious stones generally.
Ia carried On with all the skill which
modern ingenuity renders possible. and
these productions are sent TO the shops
of all lands. Here the whole process
of Transforming few grains of dirty,
heavy looking sand into diamonds of
sparkling hue ia constantly going on.
The sand thus employed, aud npou
which the whole art depends. is found
in the fOrests of FOntainebleau; it
appears to possess some peculiar quail
ties of adaptation to this purpose.
The cOloring matter for initiating
emeralds, rubies. and aapphires is en-
iir~ly mineral, and has been brought 70
high perfection. Hundreds of opera
tives are employed in poliahing the
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-07-14

A writer in the British Quarterly say 5
Night sets in. Gratefully it comes after
the sun has gathered up its shifting
beams and gone to its rest. All at once
We are plunged into comparative obscu-
rity, for again there is no twilight to
stay the steps of departing day. At one
into the sky, we behold a vast orb,
which pOurs down a milder and more
beneficient splendOr than the great lord
of the system. 1t is such moon as We
terrestrials cannot boast; for it is not
less than thirteen times as large and
luminous rs our own. There it hangs
in the armament, without apparent
change of place, As if ''fixed in its ever
lasting seat" But not without change
Of surface. For this great globe is a
painted panorama, and, turning around
majestically ON its axis, presents its
oceans and continents in grand success
sion. As Europe and Africa, locking
the Mediterranean in their embrace, roll
away to the right, the stormy Atlantic
offers its waters TO view, then the two
Americas, with their huge fore, ,ts and
vast prairies, pass under inspection.
Then the grand basin of the Pacific, lit
up with island fires, meets the gazer's
eye, and as this glides over the scene,
the eastern rim OF Asia and the upper
portion of Australia sail into sight. The
Indian Ocean ,and afterward the Arabian
Sea, spread themselves out in their sub
dued splendor, and thus, in four-and-
twenty hours, 'the great rOtundity We
tread" turns its pictured countenance TO
the moon, and grandly repays the lis
tening lunarians by repeating, TO the
best of its ability, the story OF its birth.
Nor is the sky less marvellous in another
respect. For the absence of any atmOs-
pheric diffusion of light permits the con-
stellations to shine out with a distinct
ness which is never paralleled on earth.
They glitter like diamond points set in
armament of ebony. Stars and clusters
which we never see by the naked eye
flock into view and crowd the lunar
heavens.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-07-14

colOred stones and in lining the false
pearls with fish scales and wax. The
scales OF the roach and dace are chiefly
employed for this purpose they have
to be stripped from the fish while liv-
ing, or the glisteniDg hue so much ad-
mired in the real pearl will not be imi-
tated. These Paris pearls have been
of late years SO perfected that Roman
pearl has To a great extent, been super
seeded. The setting is always of real
guild, and the fashion of the newest
kind
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-07-14

PdrlOr Gdmes-Two new parlOr
anusments are thus described:
Two players are closely blinded with
a bandags made of their pocket hand
kerchiefs. Each one is provided with
a saucerful OF cake or cracker erumbs,
which is held in the lett hand, aud a
spoon. which is held in the right hand.
A sheet is spread upon the floor, upon
which the players sit, and upon Q given
signal they begin to feed each other.
Their efforts to find each others
mouths with the spoons never fail to
afford much sport. Another amusing
experiment Is To try to blow out can
die blindfolded. The candle is placed
upon a table up to which player is led
he then walks back six steps, turns
around three times, and walks forward
As nearly in the direction of the candle
rs possible and tries To blow it out. IL
he happens TO wander to the wrong
part of the room the effect of the blow
ing Is very funny.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-07-14

Voices run in families quite as much
as do eyes, mouth, chins, tempers, ca
pacities, compilations, hands, feet and
legs. Resemblance of thorax is trans
mitted from sire to son, with other con-
genital likenesses, and notably with the
constitution that speaks average length
of life. Sorrowful experience will often
connect the well-remepbered quality of
"a voice that is still'' with the visible
sounds Of declining health. The music
of the tone, like the flush on the cheek,
was mortal; the very life of the voice,
the clear, bell-like ring, was the ring OF
death. There is now aud then strange
witching in these doomed voices.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-07-14

A Dogs Erpioit.-A gentleman in
Des MONIES owns a very Intelligent
lIttle dog, which he has trained to bring
him his morning paper from the front
gate, where il is left by the carrier.
Recently some one stole the paper di-
rectly after the carrier had left It, aud
Carlo was greatly mystitied about the
matter. Fearing his masters anger il
he entered the breakfast room without
his accustomed burden. he secured
about in great distress. A happy idea
struck him, however, a. he espied q
journal lying on the doorstep of the
oDpusite neighbor, and galloping off in
high glee, he soon came into the house
with the stolen prize in his mouth. 1t
is quite needless to add that his pene-
tration, thought misdirected. was re-
warded with bone of extra size.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-07-14

upraised lips and was gone, leaving
Sybil to carry lightened heart to happy
old Elsie.
Girls, do you see the moral to my
story? 1 hear some Of you exclaim.
poutingly, 81 hate morals." To you, 1
say, take care.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-07-14

A precocious boy was asked which
Was the greater evil of the two, hurting
another's feelings or his finger. He
said the former. Right, my dear
child" said the gratitied questioner.
.and why is it worse To hurt the feel
ings ~ cause you can tie a rag
around the fingers" explained the dear
child.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-07-14

Bird WOrship.-The chaplain who
officates at Wards Island. at the Asy-
lum for the Insane, affords us this
suggestive incident, which we extract
from the Church Journal, New York:
A little canary bird hangs in his cage
directly in front of the chancel. He is
a brilliant singer. and never fails to
have his full share in the worship.
While the women are coming In he sits
N silence, as if he felt some awe inspir-
ing influence of the Unseen Presence,
To the voluntary he pays no attention.
save now then one or two faint peeps.
But when the voices of the wOrshippers
burst forth with the 80 come, let MS
sing unto the LOrd,n then, As il sud-
denly awaked and inspired by the call,
he opens his bird-lips and pours forth
full stream of rich melody that
makes the heart thrill with joy so joy
GUS, SO triumphal, that at times | Can
scarce command my own voice to go on.
He seems To be sent to call our thoughts
away from earth TO represent that
world Of song, where not alone the an-
gels, cberubIm and seraphim, and "the
spirits and souls of the righteous" but
the fowls of the air. also, Join the uni
versal choir To BLESS the Lord Jesus,
and praise and magnify him forever
IL is worth any ones while to go for
once TO the Asylum to enjoy the birds
song of praise.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-07-14

Amos Atkins was very fond Of pro-
verbs. He read proverbs, wrote pro-
verbs and spoke proverbs; and, meet
him where you would, he had always .
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-07-14

1t was eight o'clock on the following
morning, and DR.. Reed sat alone In his
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-07-14

An extraordinary haste to discharge
an obligation is 4 sort Of ingratitude.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-07-14
YOUTHS COLUMN.

asleep after work.-Sound asleep, lit
tie workman. Sweet sleep to you, and
pleasant dreams. The sleep of little
workman who Is weary, IL better than
the languid lounging of a lazy fellow.
There are many people who have no
idea of what good sleep is. Having
plenty of leisure time, not much to do,
aud great deal to eat. they hardly
know how to spend their time, aud
doze through the day without finding
any refresbment in their DOING. AT
night they eat heavy suppers, go to bed
late, and toss for an hour or two, after
which they sink iuto a troubled sort of
slumber. which gives them no rest mol
strength.
This is no way to live. The wealth.
est loungrr who ever yawned may well
envy the busy boy or the toiling work
man the sweet sleep which honest labor
brings.
Did you ever count up the hours you
spend IN sleep, and see what a large
part of your life they aref And did
you ever think what fine thing il
would be if you could put in twenty
four hours of solid work, and get solid
pay for it, instead of having to waste
so many hours as you do IN doing moth
ing but going To sleepf
But stop aminute! just Try for once,
to work tM Menty-fOur hours on stretch
without sleep, and ser what becomes of
you. Or try four OF five hours of extra
work, without sleep. You may stand il
for one night but oh, how heavy your
eyesloOk the next day. How weary your
heart. and how dragging your foot
steps.
Sleep, good, sound, honest sleep, is
one Of the precious blessings God gives
His children. We cannot be too thank
full for it. The better we enjoy it, the
more wide-awake shall We be in our
waking hours.
For 50 He giveth His beloved sleep"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-07-14

She HID Them.-As it was difficult
to find homes for all the little ones of
mothers eat,' we seldom left her but
two To TEND till they were old enough
10 be given away. On one occasion she
evidently meant to keep them all, for
the children had searched in vain for
several days to find the little family,
kitty apparently eager in the search,
but would never lead them To the spot.
One morning. when the children were
at school, was working in my flower
garden. when kitty came and leaped
upon my shoulder, and put her head
against my face, as she was in the habit
of doing when she wanted to attract
my attention. | said, What is it.
kitty n She was satisfied, jumped
down, and went a little way towards
the barn, then came back, pulled at my
sleeve. aud started again. followed
her. She would run little way ahead,
aud then wait till came up. When
she reached the baru, she ran up the
stairs. then turned and looked back to
see If i was coming. When she saw
| Was near, she ran across the barn
chant Der. jumped upon some hay, and
took her position till came up. when
she set vigorously to work topull away
the hay which covered her four little
kittens, which she had been hiding
away from the children by covering
them With the hay whenever she left
them.-Our Dumb animals.
The New York herald., 1875-04-01
DWELLING HOUSES TO LET.
Unfurnished.

ITO LRT-NEAR LEXINGTON AVENUE, BROWN
stone Honses-44th street 81 90; ssh, sl7So and
ol,Oi fgh, Sli0 and 81 $40: small Houses and french
f'ats, from SO % 500 per month. GREGUR MILLER
SIS Third avenue.