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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-03-29
Jerusalem.

Sir Moses MontefiOre. now in the
ninety second year of his age, a few
months back paid a seventh visit to
Jerusalem for the purpose of collecting
information relating to the actual con-
ditiOn of the Jewish inhabitants of the
Holy Land. as to their capablllty and
inclination to engage In mechanical
and general agricultural pursuits. The
report (the London Times says) Is now
published, with a letter to Sir Moses
from two of the leading Rabbis of Je-
rusalem, IN which they refute the char
ges of disincliDation to work OF the
Jews of Jerusalem while there was a
possibility of obtaining sufficient chari-
ty to enable them to live. 1t is known
that, in order to give a refutatlOn to
these charges Sir Moses Montefiore de-
termined to undertake mission to the
Holy City and report on his observa-
tons. Sir Moses states that whole
village has been pointed out to him
which might be purchased at moder-
ate rate. All the persons who reported
to Sir Moses on this subject stated that
there would be no difficulty whatever
in securing as much land as might be
required, either for cultivation or
building purposes. The Governor and
Kadi OF Jerusalem assured him OF the
readiness of the Turkish Government
to render every possible assistance to
encourage any industrial scheme for
the promotion of the welfare of the
people in the Holy Land. 1he French
and American cOnsuls also assured him
of their willingness to assist. Sir Mo-
ses states that great struggle may
arise in the future between the educa-
ted OF Progressist party-those who do
not come to the Holy City from rell-
gious motives, but from reasons con-
nected with special circumstances-and
the strictly Conservative party, whose
sole object in going to Jerusalem was
the preservation of their religion. Du-
MOntefiore notices some indications to
that effect. Sir Moses gives a long ac-
count of the different institutions es-
tablished in Jerusalem for the benefit
of the poor, There are a soup kitchen
a loan society, whose object it is to
make advances without interest; a
hOspice, which provides every poor
person coming to Jerusalem with gra-
tuitous board and lodging until he may
have procured for himself suitable
residence three building societies, &c.
Sir Moses says: 81 had some converse
tiOn on the subject of general drainage
in Jerusalem with gentleman of au-
thority. He told me that all the refuse
of the city is now carried into the pool
of Bethesda, which, strange to say
was informed, is close to the house in
tended for the barracks, and the SOL
diers living there appear not to expe-
rience the least Inconvenience on ac-
count of its vicinity. 1t arrangements
could be made to clear that pool en-
tirely, to admit pure water only, and to
dig special pools for the purposes OF
conducting there the city drains, Jeru-
salem might become free from any
threatening epidemic. All the doctors
in Jerusalem assured me that the Holy
City might be reckOned, on account OF
the purity OF its atmosphere. one OF
the healthiest OF places" Sir Moses
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-03-29

"No one, ,'isays awriter on bird. keep-
inc. "who has not a kind heart,
thoughtful head, observant eyes, and
gentle hand, has the least right to keep
birds, One should weigh the matter of
keeping bird as if it were the question
of adopting an orphan" If a careless
person neglect . cat or dog, it will
make its wants known, and, the worst
coming to the worst, 90 out on foraging
expeditions, and appropriate whatever
IL finds to its own use. But the poor
neglected bird has no voice to tell its
hunger; All its notes are called "sing-
ing,S 1t cannot escape from prison 10
borrow, beg, or steal seeds from its
neighbors, and can only beat its little
wings against the bars. Therefore those
Who enjoy keeping birds should make
their cs6a matter ofc2n ence.
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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-03-29
AT CHESS.
BY sALLIE A BROCK

Above checkered table they bent
man in his prime and maiden fair.
Over whose polished and blue-veined brow
Rested no shadowy tinge Of care
Her ewes were fountains Of sapphire light;
Her lips wore the curves of cheerful thought;
And into her gestures and into her smile,
Grace and beauty their spell had brought
Above the checkered table they bent.
Watching the pieces, red and white,
As each moved on, in appointed course,
Through the mimic battles steady fight
The queen in her stately, regal power;
The king. to her person friendly shield;
The mitred bishop. with his support,
And the massive castle across the field
The pawn in his slow and cautious pace,
A step at a time and The mounted knight.
Wanting. as gallant horsemen Of old.
To the right and left. and left and right
But single word the silence broke,
As they cleared aside the ruin and wreck
OF the battles havoc and that word
Was the little monosyllable check
Pawns. and bishops. and castles, and knights
Trembled together IN sad dismay.
While pair Of hearts were pulsiDg beside
To deeper. wilder, sweeter play.
Yet the gaze OF each-the man and the maid
On the board was fastened for turn Of fate,
When she srchly whispered with radiant glance
And a sparkling smile. IF you please, sir
mate -
And gently her fiuttering triumph-hand,
As white as q flake Of purest pearl.
She laid on the crown Of her victor-king,
While the other toyed with q wanton curl,
He lifted the first to his smiling lips
And on it imprinted trembling kiss;
And he murmured softly, Il should not care
For losing the game. could win thisl"
What the maiden answered 'twere treason II
tell.
As her bushes deepened to crimson glow,
Mounting, like lightning flashes quick,
Til they burned on cheeks, and ears, ant
brow
And in three months time the church bells
rang
And the psrson finished the game begun,
When both wore the conquerors triumph smile,
And both were happy, for both had won-
Appleton's Journal.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-03-29
Smiling.

Nothing on earth can smile but human
beings. Gems may flash reflected light,
but what is diamond-flash compared
with an eye flash and mirth-flash? A
face that cannot smile is like bud that
cannot blossom, and dries upon the
stalk. Laughter is day and sobriety is
night, and smile is the twilight that
hovers gently between both, and is more
bewitching than either.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-03-29
YOUTHS COLUMN.

Queer Horses-I am going to tell you
story about a horse whose name Il
Tom. and who is fond of children.
know he would like to give yOu long
ride; for, when he has load of chill
dren behind him, he pricks up his ears,
and trots off in fine style.
Last summer, he took Bertie, HOwie,
Dollie, Emma, Annie, and Charlie, and
Charles mamma, on a picnic-party 10
the woods. ] thought some of the
children wOuld be tipped out of the
carriage before we got there; but old
Tom carried them all safely.
They had a fine time gathering ferns,
and playing; then they sat down and
ate their supper, spread on the grass,
with Tom standing near. They gave
hIn cake aud gingerbread, which he
ate iu 10 please them and. before we
came homesthey trimmed his harness
with leaves.
One day, when Tom was standing in
his stall, he felt something tickling his
legs. He looked around, and there
stood a little girl, who was brushing
the flies off from him. He stood per-
fectly still and did not kick, as some
horses would have done. But 1t was a
rash thing for little girl to do, and
her mother told her not to go near n
horses heels again.
Now | am going to tell you abOut a
horse who was fond of strong drink.
Yes. he loved whiskey and brandy.
One day, his master had occasion to
drive him a long distance. Coming
home, they were caught in a heavy
shower. The horse took cold, and had
a chill. He was put in his warm stable
and well rubbed; and then his master
gave him some whiskey, which he took
with a great relish.
After that, his master noticed, that,
when driven any distance, this horse
was always sick. He would paw, shake,
lash his tail, and cut up many antics
but liquor always cured him very soon.
so soon, that the men on the farm
began to think he was playing trick.
So one day when he began his ca
pers, they watched him, unseen by him.
When the men were near him, he
seemed in great distress; but, when
they were out of sight ana hearing, he
would stand quietly, and eat his oats
like any sensible horse. His master,
convinced that he was playing sick,
gave him whipping, and after that he
was a strong ''cold water horse"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-03-29

Keep up.-Never be cast down by
trifies. Ii spider break his thread
twenty times he will mend it again.
Make up your mind to do a thing and
you will DO it. Fear not if trouble
comes upon You; keep uD your spirits,
though the day be dark one. Mind
what you run after. Never be content
with bauble that will burst or fire.
wood that will end in smoke or dark
ness.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-03-29

The Inrentor of the WkeelbdrrOw.-
1t takes "A great man TO do a little thing
sometimes.
Who do you think invented that very
simple thing called wheelbarrow !
Why. no less a man than Leonardo da
Ninci.
And who was he9
He was a musician, poet, painter,
architect, sculptor, physlOlogist, engi-
neer, natural historian, bOtanist, and
inventor, all in one. He was MT a
Jack at ali tradesa and master of none"
either. He was real master of many
arts, and a practical worker besides.
When dId he live?
Somewhere about the time that Co
lumbus discovered America.
And where was he bOrnP
In the beautiful city of Florence, in
Italy.
Perhaps some of you may feel lit
tie better acquainted with him when |
tell you that il was Leonardo da Ninci
who painted one of the grandest pic
lures in the world,-"The Last Sup
per, "a picture that has been copied
many times, and engraved Ill several
styles, SO that almost every one has an
idea of the arrangement and position
at the table of the figures of Our Lord
and his disciples; though L am told
that, without seeing the painting it
self, no one can form notion Of how
grand and beautiful it is.
And only to think of the thousands
of poor, hard-wOrkIng Americans who
really own, in their wheelbarrow, an
original work" of Leonardo da NInei.
st. Nicholas.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-03-29

Car loads of salmon are every day
shipped East from California The
California salmon is coarser than that
of Maine.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-03-29

WoRderS.-Lewinbeck tells of an in
sect seen with u microscope, of which
twenty seven millions only equal a
mite.
Insects of various kinds may be seen
in the cavities of a grain of sand.
Mold Is "a forest of beautiful trees,
with branches, leaves and fruit.
Butterflies are fully feathered.
Hairs are hollow tubes.
The surface of our bodies is covered
with scales like a fish: single grain
of sand would cover one hundred and
fifty of these scales, and yet each scale
covers five hundred pores. Through
the z narrow openings the perspira-
tiOn forces itself, like water through a
sieve.
The mites take five hundred steps a
second.
Each drop of stagnant water contains
a world of animated beings, swimming
with as much liberty as whales in the
sea.
Each leaf has colony of insects
grazing on il, like cows III "A meadow.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-03-29

"A hundred pounds of flour costs s2s
I'm the Black Hills.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-03-29

Shooting LdUyeTs.-"One day when
| was ut the Orkney Islands" said the
wild duck in one of our conversations,
81 saw an Islander walking along with
a gun upon his shoulder and a game
bag in his hand. He was met by a
group of travellers from England, who
had just landed.
"'What sport n cried one of them to
the islander. What sport have you
had this mOrningY
"'Well, nothing very great an
swered the man civilly enough. I've
only shot brace of lawyers this morn
ing.'
"'What Z screamed the travellers.
What killed two lawyers, and talk
about 1t as cody as If you had only
bagged a compile of birds y
"'And so have laughed the islam
der. There is a bird here, sort of
putin, that we Orkney folks always
call idTyers. Why, you didn't think 1
nic.a.nt men. did your
And" continued the wild duck,
"while the traveiess thought 1t a
dreadful thing 10 kill laJ...Hr when
| the lawyer was man, they IinnSht
nothing at all of it when the lawyer
was a bird. just as il birds Ills
wasn't worth as much TO it as a man $
life to him. Humph! Very queer,
| think
And with this the wild duck dived
/ suddenly To catch little perch that
/ he fancied for his dinner.
Very queer world this, altogether.
, 1876-03-06

The Insertion haa been made that charges
and proof of corrupt practiccs against Sec
retary RELKxAp wore brought forward in
1879, and wcro whitcwashel and suppressed.
This statouent is characterized rs falso in
every particular by Gen. CoDUns, Of 1ndiana,
who wna Chairman OF tho Houao Committee
On Military Atfairs Of tho Forty second and
Forty third Congresses. Ho statos that nm
investigation was had by tho Committeo in
1872, when Gen. HAzEN, among others, waa
summoned from q long distanco and closely
inteEogatod by the sharp md watchful DOM
ocrats on tho Committee, but neithor his tes-
timony nor any other that was olicited tended
to rnise SO much ~ suspicion Of tho integ-
rity Of Secretary BELKNAr. Tho 1abons of
tho Committee were searching and indefatiga-
bio, the testimony was published in full, and
not Democrat in tho House ralscd d aues-
ton aa to tho accuracy and fairness Of tho
conclusions embodied in the Committos'a re-
port.
, 1876-03-06

Tho 1abors Of the Advisory Council have
not ended with its Adjournment. It accom-
pnshed little enough while in session TINT
was Of practical valuo to tho Congregational
Church, aud in numerous instances It's mem
bora upon returning 10 their homo churches
seom to feel chilled upon to continue their
advisory functions. 1t is doubtless olifying
and interesting to the local Aocks to lcarn tho
views OF their representatives in tho Council,
but 1t might DO trine awkward II these
sincere and well-neaning Jurors wore asked
to explain how they happened to reach so
emphatic verdict on the main question" !"
which was not beforo the Council as sub
jeot Of investigation, or at most was only
investigated to the extent Of liatoning to
Ec part asseverations.
, 1876-03-06

mado known Inst friday to the President, he
instantly replied TINT no papor Oh that rub
ject Ind over roached him; TINT II such
papers wore sont to him they wero suppross-
cd nnd kept from his knowledge. Tho
otllcr fnct is that Gen. DAncooK haa beon
removed by tho President from the Office Of
Private Secretary, and that llc Inns boon ro-
moved on tho ground Of having suppressed
theso papers. Thore Ia doop Significance
attached to these facts. They indicaso not
only that tho Presidents confidence lns bocn
most shamefu1ly abused, but TINT lie lns at
last discovered It, IIe has discovered tllat
corrupt md designing mon havo been using
his weaknoss,-lia strong personal friend
ship,-and Tint undor tint protection thoy
havo been tlis1oyal to him and to tho coun-
try by the practice Of The vileat abuses. If
the revolutions Of tho last few days hnvo had
the oifoot Of inducing tho President to look
beyond tho limo Of personal friendship, and
500 in tho mon who havo ostontationsly
placed themselves between him md tho coun-
try as they appear to othors, he is 10 be con-
graduated. II Is possible that ho will now DO
nblo to look at DAncocK's trial ut st. Louis
M tho country hRs looked at 1t.
1Io will 500 TINT tho defonse in that case,
though made by eminont lawyers working
for 100000 Of foes, was not tho dofeuso Of
m innocent man, but exactly tho dospornto
t1ofonso which guilty man would have
ma<lo. If It bo true that the facts in tho
DE1KsAr casa woro suppressed in tho Prcsi-
dents own Office, and kept from his knowl-
edge, and that this was tho net Of his Prigate
Secretary, nApcook, then tho latter officer
must stand revealed to tho President as d
somewhat diroront mnn thnn the ono in
whom tho President hnd placed his conf
aonco. 1t may in duo time develop tho fact
that q military court, unreatrained by the
technical rules Of evidence Of q civil court,
and judging mon by tlo revere rules Of mil
itary honor, Is necessity, IN order thnt tho
army may bo vindicatod, and, if need be, ro-
ieved of IN oHlcor SO intimately connected
with tho notorious and confessed criminals Of
the rovcnuo service.
, 1876-03-06

Tic people Of Now York City Of tho re-
spcctablo classes havo organized themselves
into m association, like our Citizens Asaoeia-
lion, for tho purpose Of aiding in securing
better laws aud administration for thoir city.
Tho Society forbida any Of tho regular meme
bors who control It to hold of1oe whilo mcm-
bors, OF within ninety days aftor ccaaing TO bo
members. Tho New York Tines says Of IT.:
II cannot 10 saia tho soeioJ IL an ssaoc'aton for
ofceseeH!ng Tho Society, In tis regard ~ we'll aa
In The odo Of III actions It's aims, ts publicity. and
the character Of s membornhir IL In marked consaht
or Ea.hor anlasontAm-to Tammauy Hail, the only
othsr political corporation New York has ascr Ind.
ws hops II may have tho rsgor and influence Of that
old uGendor Int sxtrted In the rAin1t1y direction Of
ths nav 8ocie!y.
Tho people everywhere seom ut Inst to DO
orouscd to tho necossity Of organized action
against the tax-eaterB, bumlnerp, thicvcs,
gamblers, and law-brcaking c1assos. In Now
York City It IN matter Of Immediate SELF
rrosarvnt;nn
, 1876-03-06


.usf" 10 ono 4'Asu'o - 'ns oHLaSAf a'tAit
"t.'n Nv. u'So1 'o' -. "l'e'.A1 noa''' poeaa8o ~
.1.aso' ua.oAoSt puspose VI '.ao pass
u .uo eA,noes''my; 4o'.aou soon m1of no
un'otoo u. oaueo. 1s'of u LIS appointment
snos" poS'''faa'.s "eeo nonlaatea oy ING
three onlceto n'Gness IN ianR aE each a'aaof'
a''a 'heso o'neess eonstlsute" ooa9o VINO
1cBu.ats" tnu pflcea 'o oo aoinAhaeo 1or Ill
9ue'o7' nio 'na1 Pfosoe1oo Luz eFool'a'som o1-
tosnon' Ihe persons thns SOLICITED woro those
"Aa WHOM .ne l'o" A1a onacofs "eso ae-
qnaln'ea'--c'tnoF o1,ar1ny oneofa OF some
o1"os peesona VINO n'1a tno connaoaco OF
tnoso "os1 o'fecsAy interested. don. LEI
hsArt howeset' ''a1nea!ate'y ""'o cnange OF
a1 tals. Ao 'snoseo 'ho Recommendations OF
tno olacefs as tno ReVefa posts anu
naao tao hppolhtl'ent OF taese tfadora
part OF tno patronage OF tho war Ue-
paftmens' Iaoy 'aua oocame meschanolso IN
sno hanas OF tne oecsetafy OF "nf' II that OH
cor was aiSposou 70 treat them ~ sach- That
Alr' o11aHaP a'o 30 eons'dos taem Ia ahown
oy eno disclosures already mado. shortly NJ
tes us own nppo.hsmens ho maao the sa1e OF
'haa tsaaefsmp 70 MAhaa' anu no" many
othoFs ho a'Hposoa or IN Tue same wayrelnaina
, 1876-03-06

Ger. 9cHEHoK received the nows OF DELgXAp's
dBgracs aud fall just aa ho was ioaving London
for Liverpool 10 tako tho stoanor for Now York.
II it bo true that miaory loves company, ho may
place h{maolt with tho reflection, while tosaing
on tho stormy aeas, that BELKNAp's Fort Sill
blaokmRilug operations wore wotss than hls
Emma hlino tranRaotlonH. But he la mistaken
In bis ogtimato II 10 thinks SO. For an Ameri-
can Miniator at tho Court Of ST.. Jamss, aud he q
Republican, to play "capper" to = swlndling
gang Of silver mine Bpoouators, Is fur moro din-
graceful than for Secretary Of War, who Ia &.
Democrat, to pormit his vito 10 blackmau tho
sutler OF . trading-pnst.
, 1876-03-06

withdrawn without word distant hint being drop.
pod to INC. This, sir ~ mentioned Ii your room, IL
situation In which cannot hold my present otece
and, thersforr, thereby rss,Rn T."
Tho President aceeptod tho resignation and
promised That, while RANDOLPH waa seoting
evidence 10 romoye the atrong suspicions, no
disclosures would DO made.
subsequently, RAxpotru pnbliahod q
"vindicatiou," in which hs was very abusive,
especially Of tho President, md In the san,o
volume Of HAMILTON wo find quoted the fol.
lowing description Of scono at tho Prcsi-
dont's house:
Jndro Ross genator Of thu United Htatea who wns
hls sgtn for certain 1ads Ii the interior OF pcnnsy-
vana, re.ates: cacl to breakfast with him In order
TO rceeivo hts iui!ructona befors hs interrupted
By public busncss. hts. WARRINGTON was sitting In
ths paror copctAy aHe-ttrctcu, aud IN the corner,
Nelly Cusrts, her niece, covering 1ko partridge.
VANS MunxAY in, and, addressing himself to the
President, asked him !" II he had Roen RixpoLFna
- WARRINGTON rrnliod, In voieo swoll4ng will
indignation Yea, air; l.ays read every lus overy
word Of II, and - seoundres uod Almighty
never permitted 10 disgrace humanity"
In tho timo Of Con. JACKSON thors was an
accusation Of corruption mndo through the
pnpers against SAMUEL D. IaaHAM, who had
beon Secretary Of tho Treasury. It was
made by tho friends Of Con. EATON, who
Ind remained in tho Cabinet aa Secretary Of
War. fNoHAM repe1lea the ohnrgo, and wns
subsequently assaulted on tho streot by
EATON. There was somo talk Of corruption
against Cabinet officers under Gen. TAT1on,
growing ont Of tho allowance Of the GoLrn1N,
GARDNER, and other claims, largo for TINT
f...A aR f-Au
, 1876-03-06

THE GREAT AMERICAN DESERT.

Tho roceut reports And letters Of qcn.
11AzxS, Of tho United statos army, contribute
much valuable md authentic information
touching the general character Of tho Terri.
tories Of tho United States, mud 10 to show
thas tho iloa which has beeu heretofore
prevalent, that there arc still vast areas OF
land west OF tho Mississippi waiting for
settlers to occupy them and develop their
fertility, ii erroneous. They elow very con.
clusivoly TINT tho good lands Of this country
aro already oco,1pic,1. md Tint ,7hat remains
must 10 chased under the head Of bad la,,ds,
or mure specifically aa tho Great American
Desert. Tho custern boundary Of this desert
may bo tlxed by commencing n line in tho
wcstorn part Of Minnesota, anil running it
north and south through Kansas, Nebraska,
tho Indian Territory, and Texas, ending
at about tho Tooth dogreo Of longitude,
and tho Sierra Ncvmlas from tho western
limo. It includes distance Of about 600
miles north and south, and 1900 miles
east md west, md HI thia vast territory
botwoen those two boundary lines doos not
contain 80 much good 1and rs thero Is in tho
State Of 1ndiann, although thcro is territory
enough to make forty States Of tho sizo Of In
diam. Tlis great desert includes ons.third
Of Texas, onc.thirl Of Kansas, ono-haf Of
Nebraska, seyen.eighths Of Dakota, one-aftt
Of Minnesota, nil of Now Moxico, Colorado,
Wyoming, A1ontana, Idaho, Utah, Arizona,
Nevada, and about two-thirtls Of California,
Oregon, and Washington, embracing an area
Of about 100000 sluaro miles, or
about half the aren Of the United
States. This vast aroa ayeragcB an
altitude Of nbout milo above tho sea, and Is
cut of from ruins by the siorrn Novadas.
Very itt1o Of this area is adapted for cultiva-
tion, although by irrigation it might be
forced to yield sustcnauco enough for those
who may live upon it, but for general agri-
cultural purposes i. is worthless. It is esti-
mated by Con. HAzEN TINT 2 per cent Of it
may bo redeemed by irrigation, and thnt m
agricultural ossis might bo obtained in this
manner Of tho sizo Of tho State Of Ohio.
There arc somo parts OF tho remainder which
afIord pasturage for docks md hcrds, but
even III these portions tho grass il 80 poor
and scant that it requires 100 acres III tho
best locality to equal ono acre in Illinois or
1ova- In this great region there is per
cent Of forest, producing wood valuable for
building purposes, In minerals it is rich,
especially in gold, silver, copper, lead, salt,
and coal, which aro scattered al ovor this
area in more Or less profuaion.
The facts brought out in these reports Of
Geu. HAzEN load to some important conclu-
sionB: /. The good lands Of this country are