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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-03-15

p npEning having broken, she rose
I'd Dressed herself.
E ln TIE morning, before she had said .
Idrd, her daughter, on meeting her,
NJ Sf0h, mamma, an old man In .
1at Wig trampled through my room
v5ce IN the night. Who could It have
APP
f5ko 3sdy being % impreosed By these
Utosfffoncee, which her host and hostess
would persist in saying were only the
result of her own fancy, determined on
leaving in the course Of a few days Gas
she afterward stately. On the follow
ing night she slept with a night light,
and the door into her maids room open.
But the noise of tramping, which had
been hitherto heard only in the SER
wants wing of the house. which was
opposite, was now heard in the east side
of it. "Tramp, tramp, tramp!' the
sounds were heard constantly, without
cessation; so much so, that the master
Of the house, my brother, rose suddenly
that very night, thinking that thieves
had broken in, aid rushed out to the
east passage. But all in u moment they
stopped nothing was to be heard, moth
ing seen; all was still. This occurred
again and again.
The lady left as arranged. The noise
ceased for a while, and then began once
more. 1t was with difficulty that any
of the servants could be induced to re-
main, believing that the house was
haunted.-Rer. p. r. Lee.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-03-15

A curious paper was handed in re-
Gently at the sitting of the Academy of
Sciences, by NJ. Balls, on still unex-
planned question of astronomy. In 1896
the Dutch pilot Barentz, who had been
shipwrecked on the. coast of Nova
Zembla, was obliged to Winter there
with bis crew at the place called Icy
Haven, situated at 76 degrees North
latitude, and IS degrees minutes East
longitude from Paris. During their
stay on this inhospitable coast these
Dutch mariners witnessed singular
phenomenon, the cause of which has re-
mained unknown up to this day. On
the 4th of November the sun had quilted
the horizon, as it was expected to do,
and the night was, in due course, to last
until the sth Of February. Instead Of
this, the sun reappeared on the 24th of
January, date which our author cor
reefs from calculation, and finds to have
been the 25th. In short, daylight came
fortnight earlier than was expected.
On their return to Holland, this piece
of news they brought was received with
universal incredulity, but Barentz ad-
duced an argument in support which
was decisive. 1t was this: On that
memorable January "a he had, at six
O'Clock A. NJ, observed a conjunction of
the moon and Jupiter. Now, this astro-
nomical event was marked on the ephem-
erides of Venice for that day at one
o'clock after midnight. This settled
the question, and the only difficulty
now remained, how to explain the pre-
mature return Of the sun. The phe-
nomenon was attributed to the great
polar cold, and it was admitted that the
refraction of the atmosphere could, In
certain cases, amount TO AZ degrees. A
long time after, about 1870, Lemonnier
took up the matter, and found an error
in the longitude, which Barentz seemed
to have mistaken, and il might there
fore be doubted whether he saw the
conjunction at all. NJ. Balls has en-
deavored to elucidate this point by
taking up all the calculations again
from the beginning. He arrives at the
conclusion that Barentz certainly COM
mitted an error, but not that attributed
to him by Lemonnier, whose calculation
was wrong; that Barentz nevertheless
could have seen Jupiter in line with
the horns of the moon, and that the
premature appearance of the sun was
caused bv reflection, similar to that
which produces the rainbOw.-Pdris
Messenger.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-03-15

In a fantastic tale entitled "Manmat-
'ha," printed in the January Atlantic,
are to be found these curious sugges-
tiOns:
1t occurs to one very soon that ami
NAL life does exist of so transparent a
texture that to all intent and purposes
it is invisible. The spawn of frogs, the
Larvae of certain fresh-water insects,
many marine animals are so clear of
texture that they are seen with diff
Guilty. In tie tropics particular in
habitanu of smooth seas is as invisible
as a piece of glass, and can be detected
only by the color mingled in its eyes.
At first reflection a thousand instances
arise of ASS initiation of animal life to
their surroundings, of mimicry OF Ma
ture with a view to safety. Why, then,
by survival OF the most transparent,
should not some invisible life hoId Sc
cure position on the earth?
Pondering thus, had been startled
not a little by coming now and again
ON facts that seemed to bear this out.
Strange tracks through untrodden grass
suggested footsteps of the unseen. Flat
tened spaces of peculiar shape in the
standing rye, where human beings
could not have intruded, looked marvel
lously like human visitation. Or l lay
concealed and watched the crows in
roadside field. What was it caused them
to look up suddenly and flap away on
sooty fringed wings? No bird, beast
or man came. Then the rats scamper-
ing about under dock, like so many
gaunt Virginia swine; all at once came
furry of whisking tails, and they were
off! Yet had not stirred, nor did
anything move on the dock above.
Nevertheless all seemed to realize a
common danger, noise of some kind
perhaps step? Again, you sit like
a block while a snake basks unconscious
i'm the sun, and may watch many hours
without event; but sometimes it hap
pens that he raises his head, quivers for
an instant his double tongue, and slides
of the stump into bush. At such
times put your ear to the earth. Do
YOU not distinguish-or is it all imagi-
nation-a sound, a brushing?
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-03-15
ThePmOmesrleal.

There is a case in point here of a me-
Observation-Disclosures pOstman of Hart
ford who fixes his idea of the days cold
by a particular thermometer that he
visits every morning in the line of his
duties. Plying him, the owner OF the
thermometer regularly on cold days
warns up the bulbjus as the messenger
arrives in sight, and the satisfied way
farer hasn't been really cold yeta single
morning. His eyes prove to him that i.
would be foolish to feel condition that
does not exist, 30 he doesn't feel it. And
q defective thermometer has been known
to keep family cold all winter, to cause
several extra tons of coal to be burned,
and to lead to rupture with the agent
of 'sthe best furnace in the world.'-
Hartford Courant.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-03-15

The India-rubber tree is found in parts
of Mexico, Central and South America
and In the East Indies, and is one Of
the nOblest and most picturesque of all
the trees of the forest. In Assam, be-
yond the Ganges, it is found in mex
haustible abundance. 1t is either soil
tary or in two or three-fOld groups; is
large and outrageous and may be dis
tinguished from other trees at dis
lance of several miles by the striking
beauty of its dense and lofty crown.
The main trunk of one of the Assam
trees measured seventy-four feet in cir
conference, and the area covered by Its
expanded branches, had circumference
of six hundred and ten feet. The height
of the central tree was one hundred
feet. 1t has been estimated that there
are over forty-three thousand such trees
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-03-15
LOVE UNEXPRESSkD.

The sweetest notes among the human heart.
strings
Are dull with rust;
IN. sweetest chords adjusted by the angels
Are ciogged with dust;
u. nine and pine again our dreamy music
Upon the seif-same strAins,
-r-ksss sounds Of crime and fear and dssolasior
Come back in sad refrainA
Nm through the world we so, an army march.
ing
With listening ears,
Zach longing. sighing for the heavenly music
He never hears;
r.eb longing. -ighing for word Of comfort
A,word of tender praise
xnrd Of love to cheer the endless journey
OF earth's hard busy days
They love us, and we knew it this sufices
For reasons share;
Wbv should they pause to give that love ex-
preston
With gentle care?
WHY should they praise But still our hearts
sre aching
With the gnaw1ng pain
nj hungry love that longs to hesr the music,
Aud longs and longs in vain
We love them and they know it il we falter
With fingers numb,
Among the unused strings of loves expression
The notes are dumb.
We shrink within ourselves in voiceless sor-
rows.
Leaving the words unsaid,
And side by side with those We love the
dearest,
In silence on We tread
Thus on we tread, and thus each heart in
silence
Its fate fulfils-
Waiting and hoping for the heavenly music
Beyond the distant hills
The only difference of the love in heaven
Prom love on earth below
L. here We love and know not how to tell II
And there We all shall know.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-03-15
YOUTHS, COLUn.

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ar" ~ L:y ~ M a.oo aarad
9see nles shlu i,o phe ann
mastln, as nc iay oasAi"s ~ VIZ
onS sum mmeI sse1i"s .he hrsa do. wbo
uis co~ io Sn h;o ia r,ar.iv
nS naI Seen @ oSfh w ,he. IA 1s t'.tISd hi. noss
S cac. % ouo ~ ~ ,~'e,. IN. "1 ''' '0'
e',I ~ u..a.s nsas. ~ - .oIy hy 80 .tav >, sa;d
'ns ..C Mas.,m H., o., s,;a Oh. hon.a-doo saa.
Han yUu Saar hafar. iuS uoI he c"niJ %
ing ne hust answer oeioie no 0ou'" ~
70 s,efp asah. o., IA a.. s,;T
No-can s1u @ su .ne rna 81 !,
snal'p,ns anefiy a' '"o vi '"ioe '""
ouazed ~ us iace honsa
, allows IAe lIeM a. saiu '". n"sy -,
uoE, ya~nIns' anu napp'ns so"o "n
VIII, III LIZ ears -, 81 ,..,s .h.
swallows indeed, anu what inc
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-03-15
Gray Horse Omens.

During leap year the girl who counts
all the gray horses she sees. until she
has got up to hundred, will be mar
ried within a year to the first gentle
man with whom she shakes hands, af-
ter counting the one hundredth horse.
Every girl in the city carries memo
randum book that she may be sure to
keep a correct record. One has already
twenty six, another eleven. and anO-
ther, who only began yesterday, has
seven. If somebody would bring a
drove of hundred gray horses to town
to-day, what a shaking of hands would
take place to-mOrrow.-Jeferson City
Tribune.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-03-15


st. Valentines Eve, "Mr. Jamison was
here today"
As Ii Nellie did not know. As il her
hand had not rested one instant in his,
and his glance sent her back to he-
work with light heart.
"well, !" she saids going on with her
ironing plscidly.
"And be said he would BE- hsfe In the
morning to ask me to give up something
l ought to be very 10th to part with.
Now, Nellie, do you think ought to
hesitate TO give my heart into the keep
ing Of such good man, for l am sure
that is what he wants."
Nellie looked pityingly at the faded
face Of the woman who sat before the
kitchen fire, gazing into the Goals, with
a sentimental expression in her dull,
eyes, and regretted that she would be
the cause Of another disappointment to
this unsatisfied heart, that still craved
the love and admiration that had by
some mischance missed her in her girl
hood.
"What do you say, Nellie?" she went
on; Twill l marry him or not? think
l would be good wife, and useful
one."
"Marry him by all means, Miss Mar
garet, if he asks you," was Nellie's low
reply, her own heart humping rebelli-
ously all the while.
s'If he asks mel He will certainly
do that" said Miss Margaret, in her
self-satisfied way. Then, when my fu.
ture is settled, will arrange for yours. -
Nellie blushed roster than ever, her
thoughts going out from that hot, close
kitchen, to st. Valentine, who, even
now, was busy gathering up loving
missives and quaint devices to send
afioat among the youths and maidens
who watched for their coming with
such eager eyes.
What would come for herp A heart.
a hand. or. better than ali. the lsye OF
an upright. pure-minded man. whose
love was almost too great. too grand.
and too glorious for a moor. unlearned
girl like Nellie. who had learned such
patient lessons of love and forbearance
in the hard school of dependence?
All that Februarv NIGHT Nellie,s
dreams were disturbed by the fiutteriny
of Write pinions and the dropping Of
wonderfui love missives on her iittle
d;nry co,ch Rnt shs w.s nm NTH ths
dam tha I;gbt of in w.rJ neace on her her
rad;ant face the smiles of content
uraath;n% hs- raS ,;ns
NJ. ~. .,.
.ha housa sss,iass I'd ,a.hf,,d
..He;s coming Nellie y She said at
last as Mr. Jam;son,s tsll f,gnre came
in s;srht tG daclara don,t Soc boy 7
viii ger throngh tbe ordeal decentIv
Hand me nv sai,s Nel,;a ,,
Nai,;a nheved ,ben Grant softlv out of
,ba rnnn, a. The s;ds n;sz1a she laid
her had :, Mr. J,m;son!s broad nalm
sG Iii ~, - ,,aia,t;na NaII;a nho
s.;d s"f,iv s.W;,I xo,, taIe me -, W
'" ..nh NJ J.m;snn' Lam not worthy
of von'indeed am NOT - Nellie ssid
with a ouiyer i'm Ter fresh Young voice.
"Take me. Nellie" he urged: est.
Valentine himself could not offer you a
better one."
He laughed. and Nellie blushed hotly,
but finally held up her lips for his
kisses.
"Mr- Jamison-NellieI y, screamed a
hysterical voice, and wheeling around
suddenly, the lovers saw the passion
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-03-15

Child LUe-Celia Burleigh says in
one of her lectures that, Calling on a
friend one dav, | found the usually
sunny faced pet of the household con-
vulsed with sObs. A glance Into the
pay room, where ! had had many a
good frolic with the small mamma and
her large family of dolls, showed what
was amiss. The destroyer in the
shape of big brother, had come down
like the wolf on the fold" aud all the
dOllies were doing duty as Blue Boards
slaughtered wives. Some were sus-
pended by their hair, others by their
necks, while several had been behead-
ed, and were scattered in CHASTITY con-
fusion about the floor, Never miud.
darling,' said the mother. never mind ;
brother Will has only ripped off their
heads. / can easily mend them, and
make them just as pretty as they were
before Yes, mamma, sObbed the
little one, but you can't mend their
feelings And just here is the trouble;
chlid's feelings, wounded by injus-
tice, are difficult To mend.n
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-03-15

Mr.. John Muir says that there are
sixty-five glaciers in the mountains Of
California. One of them he watched
forty-seven days, and in that time 1t
moved forty-six inches. Yosemite and
similar valleys were dug out by gla-
ciers.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-03-15

Mr.. Ddrtrin tells a story, as an ex-
ample of the reasoning powers of a
monkey that was scratched by a pet
kitten. At first JOcko was immensely
amazed, Recovering from his surprise,
he set 70 work to discover the lOca-
ton of the claws. After a severe
tussle he got the fore feet of the kitten
within his clutches, saw the nails thrust
from their guards, and with the broad
est grin of satisfaction he proceeded
deliberately to bite the points off of
each one.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-03-15

To extinguish kerosene flames fling a
cloth over them, or, if the flour barrel
is handler, throw on flour, which alb
serbs the fluid, kills the flames, and can
be readily cleared up afterward.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-03-15

The o,rner of a pair of bright eyes
says that the prettiest compliment she
ever received came from 2 child of 4
years. The little fellow, after looking
intently at her for a moment, inquired
naively, "Are your eyes new ones 7"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-03-15

Teaching at HOme.-Mrs. Dodd con-
trived a queer occupation for the boys
when they began English history, For
Joe, who has passion for drawing and
daubing in paints, she provided a
mammoth blank book, each enormous
page labeled a century. On these Joe
drew figures, giving his idea of the
people, houses, and state of civilization
in that century. YOn may be sure that
Druids and oaks Boadicea, with her
spear and yellow hair; wolves, Alfred
and his burned cakes, filed up the first
pages with magnificent blOtches of CO.
lor. We confess that his zeal >lackened
as he came down to civilized times !;
there we're but two or three figures in
century, but their histories were as
fixed in his head by his mothers repe-
tition as those of Cinderella. OF the
great Jack himself. For Will, who had
an odd skill in costume and dramatic
effect. Mrs. Dudd cOntIived paper
boxes, with the name of the century in
great gilt letters. There, by the help
of little figurrs,tiir Black PrIuce play eel
his part, and Richard Was hIuI>elf
again. The plan, with Mrs. Dodd's
other plans, may seem trivial TO our
readers, as they did To the teacher.
"Your facts are nails" she used to say.
"Iron nails. only silver them over,
and drive them in SeribRer.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-03-15

Queer CompdniOnship.- different
times | saw a mouse running round
my room. Always my canary would
seem delighted, and would fly after
him. l was sure that he visited "Par-
sons cage very night; for the seed in
the morniL- : would be almost gone.
But did not know how very intimate
the bird and the mouse were. One
evening l returned home late. As
lighted my lamp, heard a noise in the
cage. | was very quiet so as TO see
what was going on. The mouse was
there "ParsOn" was fast asleep on
his perch. with his little head tucked
up under his wing. and one leg drawn
up under his feathers. The mouse ate
and drank all he wanted, not seeming
to care at all for me. Then he ran up
the side of the cage, and along the
perch on which "Parson" was sleeping
and then with his nose pOked the bird
IN the side: and then looked at him
out of his two little shining eyes. 1t
was just as much as to say, Wake, lit
tie sleepy. and We will play" "Parson"
did not seem a bit afraid. He took his
head out from under his wing, looked
at Mr.. Mouse, and then put it back
again. He seemed to say, Il am too
sleepy to play. Go to bed :" Then the
mouse jumped to the bottom of the
cage, nestled into a corner and went to
sleep. l was very much surprised at
this, and very much amused. Had
not seen it all it would have been al
most too strange to believe. But th.,
little readers of the nursery may rest
assured it is all true.-NurserV.
Evening star., 1876-11-14
Presidentisl Cont nsests.

Five Presidential elections In which the
vote of some one state might have changet
ibe result occurred out OF the % from 17s9 to
1872. In 1896, when the state legislatures
chose the electors, Adams had only q major
ity OF two over Jefferson, the vote being II
TO 60. In 1872 President Madison was chosen
over De Witt Clinton by l2s TO 50. In this
contest the vote of either Pennsylvania l23l
or Virginia (23) would have made De Witt
Clinton President. In 1924 the full electoral
vote OF New York (34) would have given
Andrew Jackson majority OF all the votes
cast. AS Ii was, he received only one vote
from this state, and the election devolved
upon the House OF Representatives. The
contest in 1874 was exceedingly close. Polk
rt tcefved lI0 votes, Clay 105. The loss OF New
York (34 votes) was fatal to Henry Clay.
Folks plurality In this state was only 5, LOG,
SO that change OF 55i votes would have
secured the election OF Henry Clay, with all
It's eventful consequences. At the sixte snth
Presidential election Qs4S), the vote of New
York (3i) or Pennsylvania (24) would have
given Cass q majority over Taylor. Buchan-
an won In 1856 by 81 votes. Without the aid
of Pennsylvania he would have had only las
votes, the exact number necessary to q
choice. Had Pennsylvania gone republican
In October bis defeat was inevitable. Lin
coin received In 1860 $50 votes, against l23 for
bis opponents. Notwithstanding his gre At
plurality, he needed the vote of New York
10 give him majority OF all the votes cast.
HepcefOrth small rs well as large states
may deem themselves Of great account
N. y. Tribune.
Evening star., 1876-11-14
e can count upon the hearty Endorsement

he can count upon the hearty Endorsement
OF the solid south.
,ntng nntmong osner innny, no, 70 say ABSURD
Ben. Hill would regard the democratic vic
tory as an Endorsement by the northern peo-
pie OF his Andersonville speech. crcss ex-
amined this witness little, but he stood his
ground manfully, and declared that Ben.
would claim that very thing In his next
speech.
claiming Connecticut by an Increased ma
jority, i saw q man fairly dance with Joy.
This il too good" he exclaimed; "I declare
| love erybody; L love the Yankees. L
love the niggers! / could hug one, Whoop.
10
Evening star., 1876-11-14

MYSTERIOUS ASSASSINATION IN Mrssrs.
sIPPI.-COrreepondence from Austin, Miss,
says that on Thursday morning ]. M. Har-
vey, OF Louisville, was killed. Mr.. Harvey
ger, who told him ne was sent down to meet
him. He expressed his pleasure, and he and
Mr.. Dunlap, of Tennessee, who was also q
had gone about 200 yards the stranger stepped
to one side of the road and three Ilen came
out from behind the trees, and, approaching
them, asked the murdered man, "Is your
nsme Harvey?' He said, yes" The man
said, 81 will kill you" and fired at him, kill
ing him instantly. Dunlap was told to make
tracks Of. which he did.
Evening star., 1876-11-14

TRAkPED TO DEATH BY HIS HORSE
George Palmer OF Vevay, Mich, had been
~ in the afternoon drove back home. About
O'Clock p. M, his son discovered the horse
that he had driven loose in the yard,
,h.ny ,ne S,Iut0 r, Oh ana M s9as some
vestigate. He found his father lying In the
stall, insensible, and II soon became appar-
ent that the injuries were fatal. 1t was
thought that the horse, In attempting to es-
cape, bad struck Mr.. Palmer down and
trampled upon him, as his head was cut in
several places and his skull lfsctured.1[ Mason
Ne,rs Mich
Evening star., 1876-11-14


BALfr1oR1, Nov. IA Virginia 60, q.
ferred, Ga; DO. consolidated. SIS 90 second
series, "a. North Carolina So, old, I9 n.
Sugar active, strong aud higher, II aI2..
BALriAokk. Nov. H-Ootton moderately
active and lower-middling, 1ll. Flour
quiet and unchanged. Wheat quiet. and irm
No. western red, LIS; No. 3 do, L22;
Pennsylvania red, l25a1-30; Maryland red,
good 70 prime, 1.2sal.35; do. amber, i-S7ai 20;
demand good: western fairly active, and
lower, closed firm-new southern white, asa
81; do. yellow. 46a5i; western mi xed old, spot,
6k; last half November, and irst half De-
cember, 6H. Oats firm and Quiet-southern
prime, 36aoe; western white, 36a39; do xed,
33a35. Rye steady-65as0. Clover seed firm
l3ha14k. Hay hrm and unchanged Pro-
visions quiet and easier. PORK, E.25af7 80.
Bulk shoulders, 6k; clear rib sides,
Sss SssssS loose; Sea- 1as1 & p.etsi s.con1snoul-
16a1I. Lard-refined, Hall (. Butter un,
changed. Petroleum strong and higher
crude, IL hal1x; refined, 36. Coffee easier,
not quotably lower. Whisky dull and
nominal, LIZ. Receipts-nour, 5000; wheat,
1000; corn, "a coo; oats, ESQ., rye, COO Ship
NEW YORK, Nov. I4-stocks opened at
about closing prices, but have rallied, and
prices are some higher. Money, 3aS6. Gold,
nl@a. E1caange. long, %sak; short, ss4s.
NEW YORK, Nov. H.-Flour q shade firm-
er.. Wheat la2 cents better. Corn advanc-
ibg.
LONDON, Nov. Il ,i2:l5 p. M Consols IS 1l-l6
Tor both money and the account u. 4.
bonds, new SIS, 1854. Erie. sx preferred I6
FRANKFORT, Nov. I4-U. g. new fyee
closed easier NJ l02s.