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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-24

Thackeray, on sitting down to one of
Delmonico's consummate spreads. ex-
claimed, ''Now, boys, don't let us say a
word" This showed, undoubtedly, a
nice appreciation of the good things
before him, and general sense of the
requirements for the satisfactory dispo-
sition of choice feast. Though serious
discourse of any kind, involving the
wrangle Of argument or the tediousness
of long narrative and stOlid sermoni-
zing, should be banished from the. table
and be relegated to the political hall,
the bar, the newspaper-office, and the
pulpit, whence they usually come, en-
tire silence while eating is by no means
desirable. ''Chatted food" says the
old proverb, sis half digested," and
there is no doubt that quiet and agree
BILE conversation at meals increases en-
joyment and facilitates digestion. The
crisp remark. the brisk banter, the
tart gossip, the spicy anecdote, the
sparkling wit and bubbling humor,
when served up in the intervals be-
tween the various courses of q meal,
have all the exhilarating effect of wine
without its dangers, prevent dull pau
ses, and sustain that lively flow Of the
animal spirits so favorable to the due
performance of every function, especi-
ally that of the stomach and its associa-
ted organs. The intrusion, however,
of serious discourse and topics of busi-
ness requiring deep thought and awake
ming grave reflections or anxious emo
ton is fatal to good digestion.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-24

''To love and to labor is the sum of
living; and yet how many think they
live who neither labor nor love-"
What a gem of thought it is, set in
this quaint, old Saxon, The first part
of the sentence is beautiful text for
ones life, while the other is an equally
sad commentary on the 'living" of a
great portion of humanity.
And are not these twain, the loving
and the laboring, the one ''royal law"
of the Bible? and do they not bring
with them their "Own exceeding great
reward?" .
"Ye who seek happiness, be-
hold, here is the key
The sitting down, fol ling ones hands
and moping away ones life in vain
yearning after affection, will never do
you any good.
Just step out of yourself and live for
and i'm others. Go out with a brave
spirit into the world and minister to
the wants of humanity. Everywhere
hearts are reaching out to you for help;
everywhere bleeding hearts are needing
the balm of sympathy and tenderness.
The little children want your smile,
the old people want some comforting
word; and the strongest and the best
have their hours Of weakness and of
needn'
So, don't sit still, we pray you, for
this is not living. But whatsoever
your hand findeth to do, do it with
your might" with true, honest heart
and purpose, and no matter how heavy
may be the darkness of the night through
which you are walking, the morning
will rise, the flowers will blossom, and
the birds sing about you.-Arthur's
Magazine.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-24
secrets efthe Tea Trade.

In a tea suit, before Judge LarremOre
of New York, it was shown that tea
merchants employ "tea-tasters" to
make purchases; that in the export of
teas from China the external marks on
the packages are merely fancy, to at
tract the eye, as the custom of the mar
ket here may be, and that often they
mark on the outside better than the tea
really is. 1t by no means describes ac-
curately the quality or grade Of the tea
contained i'm the box, as, for instance,
the tea marked on the outside, English
Breakfast Tea" Such a name is not
known in reality in the trade, and such
a tea as that, as a tea, does not exist; it
is either a Congou or Souchong, or some
such class of tea. The American taste
for teas, it was said, differs entirely
from that of English, and Japan teas
are much more in favor here than in
England. Teas are known and dealt
i'm China by "chop" names; thus, a
chop of FOochow, Moyune, or Fychow
will each contain various kinds of tea,
such as those named here: Imperial,
Young HysOn, Gunpowder and Twan-
key. Among the ''chOp" names are /:
Foo Hing, Suly, Hing, Qui Fun, Pun
Fong, Ee Long and Fling Tai, the last
named being the most celebrated of the
green teas. A cargo of tea costing on
board ship in China s35, 900 had cost
81, 900 on arrival here, and then yield
ed net profit of $23, 900 by the cargo.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-24
Mr. Cheeee and the A..itieus Boy.

A great many boys mistake their cal
Ing; but all such are not so fortunate to
find it out i'm as good season as this one
did. 1t is said that Rufus Choate, the
great lawyer, was once in New Hamp-
shire, making plea, when boy, the
son of farmer, resolved to leave the
plow and become lawyer like Rufus
Choate. He accordingly went to Boston
and called on Mr.. ChOate, and said to
him:
81 heard your plea up in our town,
and 1 desire to become lawyer like
you. Will you teach me how ?"
Gas well as can," said the great
lawyer. ''COme in and set down."
Taking down a copy of Blackstone he
said: "Read this until come back, and
l will see how you get on"
His back ached; his head and legs
Every moment became torture. He
wanted air. Another hour passed, and
Mr.. Choate came and asked "How do
you get on?"
sect on! Why, do you have to read
such stuff at this?"
eyes"
''How much of it?''
"All there is on these shelves, and
more!" looking around the great libra
ry.
How long will 1t take?"
"Well, it has taken me more than
twenty-five years."
SLOW much do you get?"
"My board and clothes"
"Is that all?'
Swell, that is about all have gained
as yet"
"Then," said the boy, 81 will go
back to the blowing. The work is not
so hard, and it pays better"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-24
study and Business.

In learning, concentrate the energy
Of the mind principally on one study I;
the attention divided among several
studies is weakened by the division !;
besides, it is not given to man to excel
in many things. But while one study
claims your main attention, make occa-
sional excursions into the fields of liter
ature and science, and collect materials
for the improvement of your favorite
pursuit.
The union of contemplative habits
constructs the most useful and perfect
character; contemplation gives relief to
action action gives relief to contempla-
ton. A man unaccustomed to spec
ulation is confined to q narrow
routine of action; man of mere specu-
lation constructs visionary theories,
which have no practical utility.
Excellence in 4 profession and sue
cess in business are TO be obtained only
by persevering industry. None who
thinks himself above his vocation can
succeed in it, for we cannot give our at
tention to what our self-importance de-
spises. None can be eminent in his vo-
cation who devotes his mental energy
to pursuit foreign to II, for success in
what we love is failure In what we ne
glect.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-24
small Economics.

When money is put aside to be saved,
it should be put i'm some place where it
cannot be directly got at. The very
fact that little trouble and formula
has to be used prevents it being spent
many time when it most certainly
would be If il were close at hand.
l said just now that what was spent
for the household was generally a ne
cessary outlay, and yet there are two
or three ways in which money can be
saved 1 should like to mention here.
The first is by buying in large guam
titles. OF course the danger is that
when there is stock Of things to 'run
at" as servants say, they will be more
extravagantly used. All can say on
this point is that they must not be run
at" A proper quantity must be por-
toned out and the rest put away. Then
it will be found that articles may be
bought both cheaper and better in large
quantities than in small ones.
Another way to save expense is to
pay for everything as you get it. If you
do this you will avoid overcharge. and
will buy far less. If the money had to
be put down at the moment many an
unnecessary purchase would be avoided.
People who have limited incomes are
those who can least afford to live on
credit, and unfortunately they do it
more than any others.
heard of a workingman the other
day who was very desirous to save, and
vet in looking over his expenditures
he could not detect any extravaganza
in any part of it. He came to the con-
clusiOn that the only way In which he
could possibly ecOnomize was to walk
to his work instead Of f.riding. and0tO
take his dinner with him from home
instead of buying it in the city. He did
this, and put away the money he thus
saved, and in few years he found he
had in his possession enough to buy
the cottage in which he lived. He was
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-24

The Washington correspondent of the
San Francisco Post has this to say about
a certain kind of black sand which is
plentiful on the Pacific coast:
Another industry appears to be about
to spring up whereby heretofore use
less element of our virgin soil will en-
ter largely into the commerce and
manufactures of the Pacific. 1t ap-
pears that there is peculiar black sand
deposit on the beach at and near the
Ocean House. San Francisco; Gold
Bluff, MendOcinO County, and many
other points on the coast, containing
about so per cent. Of magnetic iron.
This is easily manipulated into first
quality steel, and razor made by Mr..
Elisha Rice from this sand has been ex-
hibited in Washington for some time.
An industry of this kind is prosperously
in New Foundland, where
large deposits of sand exist. To have
treasure like this lying at our door,
where there is SO much boasted wealth,
looks like an unhealthy condition of
public investment. 1t should be looked
into, for "there's millions in it."
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-24

The practice of giving prizes in schools
is vicious as substituting spurious and
unworthy motives to exertion, where
the very object is to form the character
by bringing generous and ennobling
indictments into habitual and control
ling exercise. To beat an antagonist,
and win medal or purse. is a vulgar
and sordid inducement to study, and
convicts the school that resorts to it of
inefficiency in its legitimate and most
essential work. Ii is, moreover, an in
furious agency in education, as il is
constantly used to stimulate students in
false directions, and to the excessive
cultivation of unimportant subjects.
Our education is in state of chaos in
regard to the relative values of different
kinds of knowledge. The waste of time
and effort over comparatively worthless
studies is something quite appalling,
and 1t is everywhere aggravated by
plying scholars with premiums for spe-
cial attainments. Rich blOckheads, with
narrow notions and tenacious crotchets,
smitten with the vanity of becoming
public benefactOrs, go into the schools
and found prizes and medals which set
the students to racing i'm any direction
which the whim or caprice of the donor
may indicate. This evil is confessed,
and has become so glaring that some
institutions have wisely put a stop to
such interference. But, as it is driven
from the schools. it is taken up by out
siders, as we have seen in the intercol-
legiate contests that have lately come
into vogue. Against this whole system
the Philadelphia policy, as presented in
Mr.. Beckwith's report, is tacit but
powerful protest. To get things upon
their real merits is a victory anywhere
to do this upon great, unprecedented
national occasion is a triumph-but
there is no reason for adopting the
principle in an exhibition of the pro-
ducts of manufacture that will not ap-
ply with increasing force to the man
agement of educational establishments.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-24
Reliability.

Think how much happiness you con-
vey to each other by kindly notice and
a cheerful conversation. Think how
much sunshine such sociability lets
back into your own soul. Who does
not feel more cheerful and contented
for receiving polite bow. and genial
"good morning." with hearty shake
Of the hand? Who does not make him
self happier by these little expressions
of fellow feeling and good will? Silence,
aud a stiff, unbending reserve, are es-
sentially selfish and vulgar. The gener-
Gus and polite man has pleasant recogni-
ton and cheerful words for all he
meets. He scatters sunbeams wherever
he goes. He paves the path of others
with smiles. He makes society seem
genial, and the world delightful to
those who would else find them cold,
selfish and forlorn. And what he gives
is but 1.-THE of what he receives. Be
social wherever you 90, and wrap your
lightest words In tones that are sweet
and spirit that il genial.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-24
CHAPTER III.

Lucy, who had passed restless night,
was up at the break of day, her glossy
nut brown hair neatly cOmbed and curl
ed, and attired i'm clean wrapper that
set off her plump figure to perfection.
She went out on the lawn, and the
sun coming up i'm the east tinted her
cheeks with the rose-red light of early
morning, and down on the meadows
came floods Of golden light that bathed
the low green lands in yellow glow,
and the songs of thrushes and meadow
larks broke out i'm every hedge and cop
pice.
Lucy but vaguely realized the beauty
around her. She had sorely wounded
the heart of one she loved, but was too
obstinate to own it. and now eagerly
longed for a glance at the honest face
that had been the dearest face in the
world to her.
"Lucy." called her mother.
Lucy went into the house, to be con-
fronted by John Appleton's aged father.
"Where is JOhn?" demanded her
mother.
"John ~ echoed Lucy, with whiten-
ing face; "what do know about John |?
He went home last night"
"At what hour?" inquired his father.
"Before dark" replied Lucy, turning
from white to red, as she saw the anger
and astonishment in her mothers face.
(which path did he take?" said his
father in a cold voice, for Lucy's fiirta-
tions had often angered him:
''The path across the meadow.
"He never reached home"
''What. screamed Lucy-"what can
have happened him?'
'sGod knows!" fervently replied far
mer Appleton, as he turned out Of the
house i'm search of his boy.
.Lucyi" Mrs. Gordon went and took
her daughters ice-cold hands in hers.
"What passed between John and you
last night!"
ssDon't ask me. Let me 60 in search
of him" cried Lucy, struggling to free
herself.
"Not one step," said her mother,
firmly, ''until you tell me what was
said"
"He asked me to give up Gerald Lam
bert" sobbed Lucy.
"And you refused?"
eyes, l did. I'd like to know II
can't have as many beaux rs l please.
Lucy attempted to screen herself by
getting angry. 49,
"WRat else did he say?"
"He wanted to know if never meant
TO marry him, andI said no, though 1
didn't mean it bit.
"You foolish child ~
Her mother threw her from her, and
Lucy dashed out OF the house, and the
next instant was flying across the mea-
dow like one possessed. She passed Mr..
Appleton, who was wearily trudging
hOmeward.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-24

As to the style Of the hat actually
worn by Penn, it was simply that Of the
period. An anecdote has been pre-
served of him that sufficiently indicates
this. When asked by King James III.
the differences between the Catholic
and the Quaker religions, he made
comparison between the hat worn by
the King, which was adorned BY fea-
theirs and ribbons, and his own, which
was plain. ''The only difference" re-
piled Penn, ''lies in the ornaments
which have been added to thine" Thus
the cut, shape and material of his hat
could not have varied from the STAN
dard of his day; nor would it have
been in keeping with his known char
acter to adopt any peculiarity (Of shape
or color in dress to attract attention.
His practice, and that Of Friends of his
day, was in conformity with the rules
of their Society, at that time sufficient
ly evidenced from an original manu-
script volume of "Advices by the Year
ly Meeting of Friends" in my possess
"Advised, that all that profess the truth
keep to plainness in apparel, as becomes
the truth, and that none wear long-la
pcu slccNcs, UT COdlS XaLneTeu 3L the
sides, or superfiuOus buttons, or broad
ribbons about their hats, or long curled
periwigs." This volume of advices be-
gins in 1851. In 1862, the first refer
ence to dress, Friends advised 'sto take
heed that they be not found in wearing
superfuity Of APPAREL" and again, in
1884: ave tenderly advise all both old
and young, to keep out of the worlds
corrupt language, manners, and vain,
needless customs and fashions in ap-
parel;" while similar cautions are reit-
Grated "nOt to launch into the vain Gus
toms and fashions too prevalent among
the professors of Christianity" Down
to the very middle of the last century
no directions are to be found as to drab
colors or any especial cut of coat. 1t
was not till about l760 that the then ex-
isting style seems to have become crys-
talized into a uniform for those profess |
sing Friends principles, and probably |
1t the same time that the hat-on-he |
theory was made an essential indication |
Of their adherance to "the Truth. -
Scritner
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-24
besides much better in health for the

besides much better In health for the
regular exercise he had taken.
Speaking of dinner reminds me to say
that tits no economy to live poorly. Ma
ture requires a certain amount of nour-
ishment, and will have 1t or be re-
venged, and the revenge will, In all
probability, take the form of long
doctors bill, or diminished working
power. This sort of saving Is "penny
wise and pound foolish" The things
to save out of are shams, false appear
ances, and self indulgences, not really
necessaries. Where is the saving in
working in dim light, to save candles
or gas, and injuring the sight? In
wearing boots that take in water, and
bring on rheumatic fever? Or i'm living
on poor food, and lowering the system?
Far better wear shabby hat week or
two longer than usual, or dispense al
together with that piece of finery you
were contemplating. The worst Of it
is, however, that generally people are
much more willing to dispense with
necessaries that make no show, rather
than with useless extravagances that
afford an opportunity for display which
everyone sees thrOugh.-CdpelPs Mdgd-
zine
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-24
OUR CENTENNIAL.
BY GEoRaE B. HERBERT.

From Rnssias barren snowy stsppes; from
India's sultry cline;
From empires whose proud record dates from
infancy of time;
From islands cen now barely wean'd from rude
bsrbaric sloth;
From cultur'd nations where the arts have
reach'd gigantic growth;
From all the world. Of ev'ry race, Of ev'ry
tongue and creed,
Embassadors are hast'ning here, with almost
lightning speed;
Are bearing with them priceless gems-the
treasures of the loom
Rare works of art by patient men wrought
mid dark ages gloom
Ensamples Of all modern skill the triumphs
The proofs that natures mysteries mems in
tellects obey.
And kings and emp'rors come to greet with
friendly outstretch'd hand
The nation which q century since was but q
prescribed band
OF so-called rebels men who dared meath ty-
rant rule to plan
luc VI LCc0om -sAc
sovereignty of man
One little hundred years. speck-an ink
stain on the scroll
Which holds the records Of the years that cy-
cling ceaseless roll
Into the dim commenceless past-and now
Columbia stands
A nation self created-free-peer of all other
landsl
BY patient, earnest, plodding work; by cour-
age, faith and skill
This Great Republic onward pressd its mis-
sion to fulfil:
And sweeping, like = cobweb. OF its fabrics
massive wall
The stain of slav'ry, half redeem'd the curse
which msrkd ''the Fall y
For first since that dread fiat placed on men
the ban Of toll.
To wiring, by brow sweat, daily bread from half
reluctant soil,
nation thrives whose ev'ry son-whAtever
his degree
Is equal Of his fellow man-and being honest
free
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-24
''But-but you flirt so with Gerald
am hprH ~ Sfamunarad Iahn

but@Dut you nlrt so with Gerald
LAMBERT" stammered John.
Jealous! Fie, John !" laughed Lucy,
with a saucy twinkle i'm her hazel eyes.
81 am not" John suddenly grew
grave and stern. "But you know
love you, Lucy, and cannot stand idly
by and watch another man win you
from me-"
Lucy's face whitened, as it always
did when she was angry, and the soft
ness faded out of her heart, even as the
gold was fading out of the western sky.
"You must think am easily won,"
she said, drily. ''Gerald Lambert is
only friend"
''He claims to be more than that" {"
John fixed his steady eyes on Lucy's
confused face. 81 am not angry, Lucy"
he went on, steadily. ''but the time has
come when l must speak my mind OIL a
subject that concerns US BOTH"
John paused and Lucy glanced ner-
vously at her faded wrapper, and won
dered if John was really going to pop
the question. She hoped he had more
sense, for just fancy a man going down
on his knees to a woman so untidily
dressed, thought romantic Lucy.
But Johns heart was too full of pure
honest love for the little girl whose
curly head he hoped might nestle on
his bosom for many year, to notice the
unbecoming toilet, and his gray eyes
grew tender and loving as he gazed at
the pretty, dimpled face.
"Lucy," his voice was wonderfully
SOFT. nave known you from child
hnn6 Il hara 1nva1 oil life
Sometimes L have thought you loved
me; at others you have filled my heart
with cruel fears. Oh, Lucy, love, l
cannot bear it day longer. You must
choose between Gerald Lambert ana
me-"
The sullen look came back into Lucy's
eyes. Why could not John let her
alone? She meant to marry him some
day, but not just yet. She loved fun
and frolic, and John was so wise and
steady he grew alarmed at trifles, she
thought, pulling vigorously at stray
lock of hair that would curl up into a
kink in spite of her.
"What do you say, Lucy?" ques-
toned John, "WiIl you give up Gerald
LAMBERT"
Iuev,s eyes blazed. If he wanted
her love whv couId he not leave Gerald
lambert ont of the question.
.Nra,,. ha.I;oa .,,,,.n,- .,.h,
:, W sne Iep.,eu, suies ailnousn
Gt, .ne sa.ne Al ~, VI Tsn h. sne ~ ,n "iSSeu
ueraI @ ,;s,d q. s'ie h oo.ont u tne sea- .nn one
"e,.i i,''eu ne, eses ~ 'o"n 'Au i"'e'
ana you VIII never marry me. Lncy
never love me as L nave loved you
There was such passionate fervOr,
such heartfelt sorrow In the manly
voice, that Lucy did not dare TO look
at MIN:
NO"
What inward spirit OF evil prompted
Lucy TO speak that short, sullen word,
nus Luz ~ neru. ,;c.I hnSm . I ~ va" ponen'
au sn1 li,1:u nei ,a:. u " .nH .snap
PM, ns WIN i Is pi'o,I "1e $3.50 as - nc,
he; va" ~ hoIi VI
ys .oih "s 'iousiio ieoeiio"S
~ ,,
VII T..
ai.ei, .ne pam anu Pa'no, ian IN
1nose 'mo shorI molus haui.eu nei i,ne
Ma,i iioii .he sIase we. 1 ooliil stoou oe
ioII I.I ner, ,,I Iailia a anu seosssuu isn e',
" VII u. never a;d ,,;a,Ir .r4up .yT W;H Hn,
LUCY, nc sa,u' s,, quieoy' WI ~"
A.1s ille oiice
Luy ies iils'e w. ,,S az .ns % IN
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-24

1t is comforting . kindness to deny q
favor which you intend TO refuse.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-03-08

Tur lion. Mr.. IIartzcll passed through
st. Louis on sunday on his why to Wash
ington. A4A{fllti