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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-09

instruction have large claim upon her
regard. That she may live the life OF
seclusion and self-denial she must vow
perpetual maidenhood; the thought Of
marriage should never enter her head
and the society of man must be Stunned.
As far as l could see these rigid rules
were not seriously complied with, and
there appeared no great amount of de-
votion at their religious exercises, es-
pecially among the novices. Their sa-
cred books consisted of many volumes,
printed i'm large text on fine paper. For
these they had profound respect. The
rapidity with which the pages and sec
tiOns of the books were hurried off at
their religious exercises was amazing.
Both the young and old nuns seemed
equally expert at their recitations, but
there was nothing of devotional spirit
about them; their demeanor was any.
thing but deyout. was shocked to see
the leyify of the Juvenile nuns in pay
ing religious homage TO the goddess
Kwan- yin: they were as merry and
tricky, as flirting and as frolicsome, as
any party of girls met TO keep the birth
day one of their schoolmates.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-09
Frauds In House-farnishins.

We are just putting behind our backs
the time when furnaces were all the
rage, and the doctors in consequence
were rattling round in their gigs with
no end Of business, and it required a
steady stream of rich mems last-will-
embellishments to keep up the supply
of hospitals that were made necessary
by this, the DEVILS last, best gift to man,
as much as by anything. 1t really be-
gan to seem as if the hearth-stone were
dead institute IN; and yet il was pa
thetic to see how men and women still
held on to the idea, and instead of logic
ally leaving chimneys out of their
houses, or building the piers up solid,
kept on putting in expensive make-be-
lieve fire-places. and erecting mantel-
pieces over them, as if they couldn't
bear to give up the memory of what
had once been so pleasant. In those
days, the kitchen came near beng the
only cheerful room in the house, for
there, at least, there was a real fire
place with real fire in it, giving out
heat that was actually warm. Poorish
people had to give up burning wood, of
course, because it was too dear; but
rich people who might have kept up
the delightful luxury, didn't, of course,
dare to, when all the world took to
burning hard coal. However, some few
of them did, and there were others who
wanted to. and so made a compromise
by employing that funniest of all the
fashionable humbugs of our time. fun
nier than wedding presents, than fu
neral flowers, or dinner parties with
borrowed silver, the fireplace with its
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-09
Gold and silver.

Many people have the desire to know
the value of gold and silver in bulk.
The following statement from Prof. F..
l.. Schirmer, Superintendent of the
Branch Mint at Denver, may be relied
upon as correct. The firmness of Colo
RADIO gold, and the calculation of value
of gold and silver, are also given. 1t is
matter of considerable value, and
should be carefully preserved for refer
ence:
One ton 1900 pounds avoirdupois) of
gold and silver contains 30, 163 troy
ounces. and, therefore, the value of a
ton of pure gold is 500, 799 81, and a ton
of silver $37 ,704 As.
A cubic foot of pure gold weighs
1,5lS "a pounds avoirdupOis; cubic
foot of pure silver weighs SO, ,25 pounds
avoirdupois. -ra.
If there is one per cent. of gold
or silver in ton of ore, it contains
29l.63 -Ounces troy of either of these
metals. -,
The average fineness of the Colorado
gold is 7Sl in 900, and the natural alloy,
gold. Isl; silver, 200; copper, 10;
total, 1000.
The calculations at the Mint are made
on the basis that 43 ounces of standard
gold, or 800 fine, coin, is worth $500,
and II ounces of silver, 900 fine, coin, is
worth $l2 so. ae-
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-09
Old Names.


The perversion of names of localities
is sometimes very curious. Thus We
read this morning in an official dispatch
that ''the Lighthouse Board gives notice
that on and after November 10th, a
first-class steam siren will be sounded
at Skilligalee Isle, Lake Michigan" 1t
would be no wonder if this bad spelling
had become official, for nobody for many
years has called that singularly lonely
and dangerous island near the straits of
Mackinaw-Michilimackinac-any other
name than Skilligalee. Traced to its
origin it is one of the old and always
terse and descriptive French names left
by Father Marquette. 1t is Isle aue
Galets, the island of small stones washed
up by the sea. But as Skilligalee is a
little farther out of the world than any
other place of equal Importance. it
makes small odds what they call it. 1t
is the most "dissolute" island in the
world. And so of other of Father
Marquette's fine designations. The
head land of Bois Blanc has become
Bobolo, and the beautiful Marais des
Cygnes, the Marsh of Swans, has been
corrupted to Marysine. But the Gov
ernment records, at least ought TO spell
these historical names correctly.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-09
Limit Your Wants.

From the nature of things, the in
come of most of the inhabitants of the
earth must be limited, and, indeed,
within very narrow bounds. The pro-
duet of labor throughout the world, if
equally divided, would not make the
share of each individual large. 1t is
impossible that every one should be
what is called rich. But it is by no
means impossible to be independent
And what is the way to compass this
'.glorious privilege?" The method is
very simple. Ii consists i'm one rule
Limit your wants; make them few and
inexpensive. To do this would inter-
fere but little with your real enjoy
ment. 1t is mostly matter of habit.
You require more, or you are satisfied
with less-just as you have accustomed
Yourself to one or the other. Limit
your wants, estimate their cost and
never exceed il, taking pains to keep it
always inside of your income. Thus
you will secure your lasting independ-
enee. Young men, think of this. A
great deal of the happiness your lives
depends upon it. After having made
your money. spend it as you choose.
honestly; but be sure you make it first.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-09

Colonel Stevens, an officer with much
experience of savage life, was employed
on the plains as Government Engineer,
to build a number of stone houses for
the Indian chiefs. These tenements
were designed as bats to catch their
tribes. In six months all his tenements
were gone, sold to the white men for a
few kegs of whiskey. One big chief,
Long Antelope, kept his house, and
Stevens rode to see this chief, as being a
man of higher hope than others of his
race. He found Long Antelope smoking
in tent pitched near the window of his
house. "Why living in tent, Long
Antelope. when you have good house?
Long Antelope smiled. "House good
for pony,-no good for warrior-ugh" ~
Stevens went in. and found Long Ante
lope's pony stalled i'm the dining-room.
"a house," says Stevens, is too much
for full-blood Indians brain. The
only notion you can get into such u
fellows head is, that to settle down
means to wrap his shoulders in a warm
blanket instead of in skin, to loaf about
the Agency, instead of going out to
hunt, and to spend his time in smoking
and drinking instead of taking scalps."
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-09
VOL. XXX.
AN OLD MAN.

The hour far spent the harvest in,
He goes serene along his ways.
Blessed with the sunshine that befalls
The Indian summer OF his DAYS.
A dear old man. whom all men love.
Who loves all men and round whose head
As round the brows Of ancient saints,
The silver locks of nimbus shed.
Just as the sun comes sitting through
The violet vapors on the hills.
Building a land of promise where
The vista with new glory thrills.
So shines his smile on all he meets,
A tender after glow and mild;
He sees the other side of life.
And takes it sweetly as child.
For genial as the autumn day
That spells US with its soft surprise,
Life seems 10 wait as waits the year,
0beying his benignant eyes
He dreams not Of dark unknown
So close at hand. 80 chill SO dresr.
The ice cold and snow covered the grave;
He only sees the sunshine here.
He lifts his eyes up to the hills
Whence cometh all his help and stays,
To bless us with the light that fills
The Indian summer of his days
-Harpa's Bdzaar.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-09
Interior ofa Buddnis, Nunnery.

As so good an opportunity might
have not occurred again of seeing the
interior of Chinese or Buddhist nun
merry, l asked the abbess to show me
through it, and to explain the regulla-
tions of the order. She assented, and
frankly told me all about the institution
and its government, which is by no
means so strict as that of the Romish
converts. The candidates are not ad-
mitted into full orders until they attain
the age of sixteen. Prior to this, and
from the commencement of their ascetic
life, they assume the garb peculiar TO
the sisterhood. The chief apparent dis
tinction between the novices and those
in full orders is that the heads of he
latter are wholly shaven, while the for
mer have only the front part of the
crown shaven. The younger nuns
have plated queues flowing down be-
| hind. The nuns mostly had large feet,
clumsy shoes long stockings and gar
tiers, full trowsers, short jackets. and
wide sleeves, with bald pates and skull
caps, precisely as the priests have. But
the 9riestess have Smoother counte-
nances, softer looks, sweeter voices,
and were more tidy. When the young
4 Noulhn Ids OehCb VI shaNOu ihOi hNoN.
sign of making religious vows very
different from that of ''taking the vail, !"
adopted i'm the nunneries of Europe
she is required to lead life of devo-
ton and modification. She must eat
and drink sparingly, and her diet must
consist of vegetables only. Strong
meats and drinks are to be avoided as
poison. The business and cares of this
world are not to engross her attention.
She has retired from it, and must be fit
ting herself for eternal canOnization.
Nothing should occupy her thoughts or
engage her affections but the service of
the temple in the precincts of which she
lives. Daily exercises are to be con-
Quoted by her, the furniture Of the
small sanctuary that forms part of the
convent must be looked after and kept
clean and orderly; those women or men
who come to worship at the affairs, and
seek guidance or comfort, must be cared
for and assisted When there is leisure
the sick and the poor are to be visited,
and all who have placed themselves un-
der her special direction and spiritual
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-09
Ostentatious Fuuerals-H0W Amerf
cans Might Improve.

In one respect, at least, Americans
might mend their manners-in the pub
lie exhibition of reverence for the dead.
The passage of funeral train through
our streets, whether of greater or AN
unknown man, elicits from the stolid
spectators no further recognition than
a stare. In Paris or anywhere in France
the presence of the mortal remains of
any fellow being is acknowledged even
by the humblest artisan with head
barred and bowed, while in New York
the dead body of Vice President is
carried through miles of streets lined
with people all with their crowns COW
cred. They take OFF their hats to the
living, but never to the dead. There Is
no more touching and graceful custom
than this bit of French reverence, and
none which our people seem so slow to
adopt. 1t is just these little knacks Of
politeness that the American gentleman
who fondly imagines himself the finest
gentleman in the world, is in need of.
No doubt in this and many other things
he represses his instincts for fear of
seeming sentimental. In the case of so
distinguished public officer as Henry
Wilson the rudeness of the omission
was almost brutal, and the very dark
ness that threw an atmosphere of gloom
about his funeral procession through
the city seemed to be friendly shade.
There was something appropriate be-
sides in the darkness. For a lonely old
man. diving almost without kith or kiu,
forsakcn before his death by the men
who sbonld have respected his counsels
after his death. .by bis own colleagues in
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-09
Men We Dom, Want to Meet.

The man who grunts and gasps rs he
gobbles up the soup, and at every other
mouthfIl seems threatened with chOk-
ing fit.
The man who, having by an accident
been once thrown into your company,
makes bold TO bawl your name out, and
TO shake your hand profusely when You
pass him in the street.
The man who artfully provokes you
to play a game of billiards with him,
and, though he feigns to be novice,
produces his own chalk.
The man who can't sit at your table
on any set occasion without getting on
his legs TO propose some stupid toast.
The man who, thinking you are mu-
steal, bores you with his notions on the
music of the future, of which you know
as little as the music of the spheres.
The man who wears white hat in
winter and smokes pipe when walk
ing. and accosts you as cold fellow
just as you are hoping to make good
impression on some well dressed lady
friends. dean U
The man who, knowing that your
doctor faces him at table, turns the talk
so as to set him talking Doctors shop.
The man who, with look of urgent
business, when you are i'm hurry,
takes you by the button-hole TO tell you
bad joke.
The man who, sitting just behind you
at the opera, destroys half your enjoy
ment by humming the air.
The man who makes remarks on your
personal adornment, asks you where
YOU buy your waistcoats, and what you
paid for your dress boots.
The man who lards his talk with little
scraps of French and German after his
return from a Continental tour.
The man who spoils your pleasure in
seeing a new play by applauding in
wrong places, and muttering in stage
whispers his comments on the plot.
And, to finish with the man who,
when you draw back slightly to appre-
ciate picture, coolly comes and stands
in front of you, and then receding, also
treads upon your toes.-PaRch.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-09
WOman's Influence.

WOman's influence differs greatly
from that of man. Her power lies in
her gentleness. In her hand she holds
a more potent sceptre than that welded
by the most potent monarch. In the
great social and moral reforms that have
been carried on from time to time, we
find that women have taken an active
part. We cannot fail to perceive in the
political history of France, how impor-
tant was the influence eXerted by
Madame de Stael, in the troublesome
commissions of the age. Her star shone
brightly, and was not extinguished,
when the great conqueror-jealous OF
her power-banished her from her ma
i've nj.
AS woman's influence is so great her
responsibility is great in proport .o,..
Upon her devOlves the duty of training
up the future men of the nation. 1t Is
the mother who moulds the character +;
under her gentle influence the youthful
mind receives its first impressions. In
society she is queen, and too often lures
her subjects to destruction. Too often
the glass of sparkling wine prOffered by
the fair hand of woman has proved the
utter ruin and degradation of a man
strong in intellect; but who could re-
sist the tempting when accompanied by
a winning smile? 1t is true man
should have stamina enough to refuse
the temptation, but if he has hot, woman
should not be the tempter. Many a
wife bitterly deplores the effects of that
first glass and many child is cut to
the heart by the knowledge that his
father is a Irunkard
A woman must be careful i'm her de-
pertinent By a word or even look
she can encourage or effectually check
all attempts at familiarity. If women,
and especially girls, would do this-if
they would show their displeasure at
what they know is wrong, it would not
be repeated in their presence. Though
the aggressor might feign anger, in his
heart he would feel more true respect
for one who thus reproved him than il
she passed his fault unrebuked.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-09
Gloves.

Long before gloves were considered
as elegant necessities, they had their
part in matters of ceremony and inves-
titure, of which but one relic has re-
mained 10 modern times. In old days,
when writing was little used, formali-
tics were more common; thus, one of
the most usual ways of conveying land
was by means of what was called feof-
feunt with liberty of seisin, and was
performed "by delivery of the ring or
haspe of the doore, or by a twigge of a
tree, or a turfe of land" At the same
time when these formalities were need
full to the effective conveyance of land
then the only real property-giving pos
session by the delivery of gloves pre-
vailed as custom in other countries.
Thus i'm the eleventh century, some
bishops gained the actual tenure of their
sees ny accepting a pair of gloves
Gloves at that time were essentially an
Episcopal emblem, as the mitre con-
tinues to be. When the old French
kings were crowned, one part of the
ceremony of the coronation consisted in
the blessing of the gloves; for long
time investiture by glove remained a
practice in Eastern countries. There Is
a memorable scrap of Oriental history
to support the evidence of the existence
of this custom. When King Conradin
lost his crown through the successful
usurpation of MainfrOy, and the unfor-
tunate king had to mount the scaffold,
he addressed the crowd round about
him, asserted his right to the crown,
giving as proof of his investitute glove
which he held i'm his hand and then
flung down among the crowd, charging
whoever should pick it up that he would
convey it to some of his surviving rela-
tions, who would reward the service
and avenge the usurpation. The glove
was picked up by some knight, who took
it to Peter of Arragon, and that king
was crowned at Palermo in virtue of the
investiture of this glove.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-09

The foot is the point of departure for
the whole toilet She who can prettily
dress her feet is very easy to costume
elegantly, but woman who breads to
expose her feet can never be well at
tired. The German who has generally
big feet, is always badly dressed. The
American has little foot, so she is ele-
CANT. The Russian is ravisbingly at
tired, for she has little feet. The Span
lard is elegant-her foot is small, but
she dresses it badly. The French wo-
man has a little foot, and her boot is the
height of perfection.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-09
MIFFLINTOWN. JUNIATA COUNTY PENNA. FEBRUARY g. 1876

browsing on the fruit of that plant.
It's reputation spread through the adj
jacent countries. and in about two hun
dred years it had reached Paris.
A single plant, brought there in 1Il4,
became the parent stock of all the
French coffee plantations in the West
Indies, and the French and Spanish all
over South America and the West
Indies. The extent of the consumption
now can hardly be realized. The United
States alone annually consumes it AT
the cost, on its landing, of from fifteen
to sixteen millions of dollars.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-09

The Land of"B "Bldb.n-It is a common
thing tor children to live i'm some world
of their own, apart from their daily
dntIes and belon gIngs. In one house
hold of my acquaintance, two little girls
possess private fairyland named
"Blab.r All their play hours are passed
in it; its secrets are known to them
only: even their parents are not ad-
mitted; but their baby sister, not yet
two years old, is by birthright citizen
of the realm, and acts with great dig
nifty her part in its pageants. They
have invented for this enchanted land
a language, both spoken and WRITTEN
their father, it should be said, is an
eminent linguist.-and they have de-
vised novel combinations of letters, to
express sounds not represented in the
English tongue Scribner.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-09

The Maysville Bulletin offers the
suggestion that patent medicine alman-
acs for 1876 are rather green yet for
good kindling purposes.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-09


A Nice little Home Amusement
Many very pretty little chemical ex-
perlments may be made by the young
people. which will amuse and astonlsh
those around them. As for instance,
with so simple an article as red cab
bage, a very beautiful effect can be
rendered in the following manner: Cut
three leaves of cabbage into small
pieces, and after placing them in ba-
sin, pour a pint of boiling water over
them, letting them stand an hour; then
pour off the liquid into deeanter.
Then take four wine glasses; into one
put six drops of strong vinegar into
another, six drops of solution of soda f;
into the third, the same quantity of a
strong solution of alum; and let the
fourth glass remain empty.
Fill up the glasses from the decanter,
and the liquid poured into the glass
containing the acid will quickly be-
come beautiful red that in the glass
containing the soda will be a tne
green; that poured into the empty one
will remain unchanged.
By adding little vinegar to the
green, it will Immediately change to
red and on adding little of solution
of soda to the red it will assume a fine
green, thus showing the action of acids
and alkalis on vegetable blues.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-09
rourHy CoLUN.

Adrice Grdtis.-"How do you build
your nest. sir ~ asked the crow of the
rook. 81 am going to build a new one,
and should like to improve on the
last.r
much as you do,r replied the rOOk.
"only l think you don't make yours
quite deep enough
Thank you SIR said the crow.
"How do you build your nest, sir "
asked the crow of the raven.
"In your fashion, but larger: yours
was too small. Make the nest at least
two sizes larger.
Thank you SIR said the crow. .
Mag, how do you build your nest II
he asked of the magpie.
"Oh, any how" said Mag. 81 just
pack the sticks all together, much as
you do, only / make a cover. You
should make a covert
"Yes Mag, should said the crow.
Elbow do you build your nest, Jack y
the crow asked of the jackdaw.
"Oh, | use sticks, as you do, but
like a nice seft lining, and choose a
snug chink to build in. Take my adj
vice, friend. if you want to be quiet aud
safe from weasels and other enemies.
settle in the old tower. or in yOnder
stone quarry"
Thank you, Jack, certainly WILL
said the crow.
So the rOok and the raven and the
magpie and the jackdaw all gave the
crow credit for being humble minded.
and willing to learn, and felt much in
terest in her work, and went in a body
to see the new nest, each expecting to
find improvements after his own sug-
gestion but 10, they found it to be in
size, in form. in lining and in position,
precisely like the old one.
"Ah ~ cried the raven, 81 am not
surprised never knew advice valued
that cost nothing l'