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Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1877-09-26
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Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1877-09-26

FROM THE SHADOW OF THE
GUILLOTINE.-One of the most re.
markable escapes ever made was
made by NJ. de Chateaubrun during
the Reign Of Terror In Paris. He
was sent to execution with twenty
other prisoners; but after the nj
tenth head had fallen the guillo.
tine got out of order, and work man
was seut for to repair it. The elk
remaining victims were left stand.
ing in front of the machine with
their hands tied behind them. A
French crowd Is very curious, and
the people kept pressing forward to
see the man arranging the guillo.
tine. BY degrees NJ. de C6atau.
brun. who was to the rear Of hts
companions, found himself in the
'front.' line of the spectators, then in
the secOnd,' and finally we'll behind
those who had come to see his head
cut of. Before the man could get
the guillotine in working order night
began to fall, and NJ. de Chataubrun
slipped away. When in the Champs
Elysees he told a man that q wag
had tied his hands aud robbed him
OF his hat, and this simple indi-
y'dual cut him free. a few DAYS
later NJ. de Chataubrun escaped
from France.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1877-09-26
Written for the Guardian.
WHAT ARE WE TO DO!
CHAPTER |.

1t was amid the glorics of a Sum
mer's sunset; all nature was silent,
not a leaf was stirring. The sweet
songsters Of the woods had ceased
to MARBLE their notes of Joy and
praise, and had sought their cosy
beds amid the bowers-all, every.
thing seemed conducive to inspire
intense thought in the one gazing
upon the rich scenes before | or; rich
in varied light aud shade. Out
spreading before her, beyond the
clump of trees shading the yard,
was a lawn fresh and green, with
here and there groups of wild flow.
ers, yellow and violet, natures
choicest tints OF coloring; an occa.
siOnal mound that relieves the eve.
and a timeworn leaiieSs tree, about
which clambered the wild vine, sug.
gestive of tender hclplessuess, yet
strong to bind up the aged and in.
flrln. The sweet calm of evening,
as twilight shades shut ont thc'fast
lingering ray of light of day, called
her thoughts away from all outward
scenes to the contemplation OF that
which more nearly concerned her.
self, to think more calmly, more in.
diciously, aud decide more satisfac.
torily the all.absorbing question that
had been agitating for several days
the mind of this blithesome girl.
She was young in years, but had
grown prcmaturely old in the last
few days, thinking, thinking. what
she would do to "keep the wolf from
the door" of her widowed mother,
and smaller ones of her family now
suddenly thrown upon her for sup.
port. for her mother was too en-.
fcebled by ill.health to do much, or
anything even, for her family, be,
sides was worn with anxiety at the
bedside, watching continually her
husband, now shortly laid away in
peaceful slumber in the quiet church.
yard nearby, after long and pain.
ful Illness. This and other miSfor-
tunes in the way of finances had left
TINS little family in sad and desti-
fute condition.
BERTHE, the eldest, whose thought.
mi care was aroused for her mother
and smaller children, was scarcely
sixteen years of age. She had been
reared with tender solicitude, not in
afiiuence in an elegant home, but
with all her surroundings sugges-
tive of simple refinement. She had
never for one moment thought il
wonld ever be hers to go out in the
cold, bitter world and ask for work
for that work the remuneration of
which would make comfortable the
dear ones at home.
Sitting as we found her in thought,
trying to work ont plan, endeavor.
ing to decide what she could best
40; she thought of a rich relative.
living in a not far distant city, OF
whose bounty she might ask small
sum that would suffice till some
thing lucrative might "turn up
AT the thought, this would be con.
adered begging, her cheeks tingled
Win sense of shame; her proud
spirit rose in rebellion against such
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1877-09-26

The life of Brigham Young con
tains an example which the rising
youth of this country wonld do well
TO initiate. He was poor young
man and started with only coe wife.
But IA the result Of frugal, industri.
Gus, and economical habits Ne leoves
at bis death no lees than ninetsen.
Oskkosk CAyisfiaa Advocate.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1877-09-26

ORIGIN OF CHLoRoFORN.-We are
indebted TO the insect tribe for chic.
reform, one of the most powerful
agents in alternating pain. The
little ant contains q substance
called fOrmic acid, about which old
John Ray and Martin Lester cor.
responded a century ago; and they
found that it contained an acid, and
so it got into the books as f0rmic
acid. 1t was found to be composed
of compound radial formyle, and
three atoms Of oxygen. Dumas Sub
sti,uted chlorine for the oxygen, and
thus obtained tirchlOride of for
myle, which is chloroform. Then
the Americans found that ether was
capable of taking away all sensa-
tons of the human body, and Dr..
Simpson, of Edinburgh, found that
tirchloride Of fornyle was moro
thoroughly adapted for this parpoee
than even ether. All this has arisen
from a study of the habits of insects.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1877-09-26
Wells and Anderson.
Toledo (Ohio) sunday Journal.

Toledo (Ohio) sunday Journal.
MANSFIELD. Ohio, August 30
Nothing this year, except the Muir
ply movement, has created so much
excitement aud started 50 much
speculation rs the recent visit OF
Wells aud Anderson. at the Luuisi
ana Returning Board, accompanied
10y their bondSman, the rebel ,iru.
CAN'T. They came very nnrXprci
eddy. Let me here remark, how.
ever, that previous To their arrival
they had an engagement Ia meet
Hon. John Sherman at Chicago.
subsequently this engagement was
changed to Putin Bay, and after
that there WAS no engagement.
Why Secretary Sherman failed to
meet these parties | am unable to
SAY, but | know Secretary sherman
did not eApcct to meet them here.
I also know that the first train run.
ming ont To Mansfield, after The de
parture of the illuStrious trio. Spcrr.
tary Sherman took to Washington.
also know thar prrt iouS ~ the
arrival of these distinguished New
Orleans visitors. Secretary Sherman
did not anticipate going 10 Wash.
ington until after the Isl of Sep.
trinher.
The parry arrived here one week
go and drove up To the Wilcr
Hons. Rush Field MT them at
he Il, with an clahoIai" smile
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1877-09-26

II those stnpil Russian and Turk
ish generals wouId only subscribe
to a few American newspapers that
criticise their tactics so learnptlly
they might lick each other out OF
their respective boots in . jifiy.-Es.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1877-09-26

"Did you say l was the biggest
liar you ever knewr fercely ssked
. ru&an OF Q counsel, Who he'd been
skinning him in his address to To
jury, "Yes, l did, !" replied tAe eeaa
gel, sefowd eagerly waeehea
tot aght "Well, thon,S
sal4 -, AL Eve get - -
is tho - ca ~ never knec
my brother siW I
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-05-16

"Tbe angel Gabriel could go no fur
ther, but directed Mahomet to proceed
upward to the Throne of God himself
The way was long and difficult, but he
journeyed on till be beard a voice say
ing, 90 Mahomet, salute thy Creator. ,
The light was so exceedingly bright
that his eyes could not bear it. but he
made out to sec the Throne, and to read
in Arabic words, on its right: There
is no god but God, and Hdhomet is his
Prophet which is the creed of the
ls0, ,000,000 Mahometass to-day. lie
entered intO q familiar converse with
God, who learned him 10 the mysteries
o! his laws, and charged him concern
ing his teaching among men, and be
stOwei on him privileges aboTe the rest
of mankind.
He then returned to the angel Ga
5riel, who led him down through the
heavens to earth at Jerusalem, aud
then seated him again on Alborak,
which convey ed him in a twinkle of an
eye to Mecca
a" All this heavenly visit or journey
took place within ten hours, one night.
" hen the morning came be revealed
the wonderful journey and all its sights
TO his tollowere, and, wonderful as the
story is, it is not so wonderful as that
bis followers believed it, and as that
one hundred and eighty millions of
people believe it day"
Our special artist gives = sketch of
Mahomet on Alborak, on bis way to
Heaven, led By the angel Gabriel.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-05-16
News Items.

Beer has advanced one dollar per
barrel at Pittsburg.
Business was suspe ided in Allen
town, on Ascension day.
The buck board is the prevailing
style of vehicle used in the oil region.
A dangerous $50, counterfeit note
on the Central National Bank of New
York is afoat.
Out West, horse thieves build hol-
low haystacks, provided with hidden
door. into which the stolen animal is
driven, aud where he comfortably sub
sists upon the walls OF his own prison
1t is reported that the grand jury
in Fairmount, West Virginia, have in
dicted two former Union soldiers for
shooting man suspected of being a
rebel spy early in the war. General
Kelly had ordered his arrest, and the
two soldiers were detailed for the
purpose, when the man took flight
and they shot him.
The Pottstown Ledger tell of q
novel contest. in the garden of Mrs.
Murphy's hotel, of that place, be-
tween a large rat and an old hen,
that resulted in the demise of the ro-
dent. The hen was mother of a
large brood of chickens, which the
rat looked upon with cove:ous eyes,
and siezed one of them. The old
cluck flew to the assistance of her
young, when long and fierce battle
ensued, which was watched with
much interest by number of spec
tators. The rat appeared for time
to have the best of it, but the fowl
outwinded her adversary and finally
succeeded in killing him, much to the
qualification of the lockers on.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-05-16

The religion &C the Turks is the
Mahometan religion. The people who
believe in il number about one hundred
and eighty millions. 1t was founded
by a man named Mahomet, about six
hundred years after Christ just why
Providence allowed such a monstrou:
system to develope to almost countless
numbers, to occupy and enjoy the land
in which Christ was born and taught,
Is one of the inscrutable things that is
not for man to know. The central fig
ures Of the Mahometan faith is Mabo-
met, Prophet of God, as he represent
ed himself TO be, and the Harem.
Mabomets account Of bis journey to
Heaven is believed by all Manometans.
A writer who has had access to the
Koran, book that is looked upon by
Mahometans as is the Bible by Chris
tlans, gives the account of Mahomet's
visit to Heaven:
+" In the twelfth year OF his mission,
he made his famous night journey from
Mecca to Jerusalem, and thence to
Heaven. The people had called on him
for miracles to prove bis mission, and,
finding himself unable, or being un-
willing to feign any, to solve the matter,
he invented this story Of his journey to
Heaven:
GA night, as be lay in his bed with
his best beloved wife, Ayesha, be heard
a knocking at his door upon which,
arising he found there the angel Gabriel,
and the beast Alborak standing by him,
which, they say, is the beast on which
prophets used to ride when they we're
carried from one place to another, upon
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-05-16
Domesticated Buffalo es.

James MKay has SIX buffaloes ON
his grazing farm at Long Lake in
Manitoba; two of these are calves
brought in from the West last fall
the others are older some of them
full grown They feed with cattle
during the winter, accompany them
to the river for water every day and
are the first among the herd to enter
the warm stables for shelter at night.
The buffaloes, from natural instinct,
are conscious ofanapproaching storm
some time before felt, and retire to
comfortable quarters in the stable
sometimes an hour or two before the
storm arises.-1oronfo Globe.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-05-16
Two Story Frame Store House,

30x32 feet, with WAREHOUSE STABLE
aud Wagon Shed. There Is a good Young
Apple OIchard on the premises, also run
ming water.
The above tract will be divided into two
lots and sold either separately or together
10 SUIT the convenience OF purchaser.
No. 3. A tract of about Sc ACRES ol
land, near McCoysviile, bounded on the wesl
by lands OF John l.. Dobbs. on the south by
Lands of Abraham Moss and heirs of Thos
Barnard, on the east by lands OF Jacob Moss
aud pubic road, and ON the north by land.
Oi James Steeason. About 35 acres OF
this land is cleared and in a good state of
cultivation, the balance Is in gOOl timber.
-Four or iv, building lots will Ue taken of
this tract and offered ior sale separately al
the same time and place.
TEkMS.-Ten per cent. of the purchase
money TO be paid ON the day Of sale fifteen
per cent when the sale is confirmed by the
court and the balance in two equal install
nienis, payable in six and twelve months
from the date OF confirmation, interest 10
be paid from April LIST, 1878, when posses
sion viii be given.
SAMUEL B. CRAWFORD.
Admir- OF Joseph S. Laird, deceased.
MAY 10, 1871.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-05-16
Reef to EurOno.

Every American liue steamer sailing
from this port now takes out $500
quarters of fresh beef, which is slowed
away in the steamers after decks as
we'll forward, abattoir in immense re-
frigerators. Each making four COM
partments. THIS meat after the animal
is killed, is cooled at the quarter Is
then baled up in canvass wrappers and
hung on galvanized iron hooks between
the decks Of the ships. Cold air is
blown upon the meat of 1870 tons of ice
in order to keep the temperature be
tween 80 and 40 degrees. The meat
is always landed in prime condition
and sold on delivery.-Phriadeiphia
North .4mericdn.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-05-16
The BastinadO I'm Turkey.

The Pera correspondence OF the Lon
don Times furnishes the following &C
count OF recent atroclty peTpetrated
By the Turkish government itself.
Young studentSof military school
presented petition to the Porte de
nouncing Mideat's banishment as un-
constitutional and soliciting bis recall.
The students we're marshaled out IR-
to the school yard, aud hidden to re-
veal the author of the petition. Que
OF them, ALI Nasmi, most promising
pupil aged twenty two, stepped for
ward and ayowed himself guilty of the
authorship. He was imprisoned and
tried, and condemned to receive two
hundred blows with a stick on the soles
sf his feet. lie died under the iuflc-
tion after receiving one hundred and
FIVE blows. Very few readers may be
fully aware Of the horrible nature of
this torture. The victim is first
throgn fiat oD his face, and legs bent
up, SO that the sOles of The feet are
horizontal, the feet are held in this po
sition by long staff and chain.
0De who has passed through the
dreadfull torture says, ga. first the
pain is excrutiating, but my feelings
~ time became numb, and it was like
beating a bag of wool 1t was SIX
weeks before | could walk even with
crutches, aud for more than three
years my feet snd ankles were very
much swelled, and though twenty
years have elapsed since then, still
suffer-"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-05-16

On Monday afternoon, between four
and five O'Clock, Frederick Williams,
clerk Of Council, at Columbia, while
fishing with hook and line from a
board raft short distance below the
bridge, observed the arm of person
come above the surface of the water.
He ran up to Front street and gave the
alarm, when jerry Long aud Ned Dew
inc went with him to the river and
booked up the body. 1t is evidently
the same body thrown up by a steam
boat several days ago.
The body was far gone in decomposi-
ton, aud was not recognized by any Of
those present, being evidently that of a
stranger. He Vas apparently between
forty-6ve and fifty years Of age, Eve
feet FIVE inches in height, iron gray
whiskers on chin and mousrache No. I
iue calf skin boots, new fine lambs
wool blue stockings, good set Of nat
ural teeth, fine wooden knit undershirt,
With fine white muslin shirt outside,
open linen breast; fine black cloth
coat, dark cloth pants, apparently
slightly barred.
There were loose in bis pants pocket
FIVE ten dollar notes, two of which were
United States notes, one on Warren
national bank of Peabody, Mass, No.
6l6), in red in red ink one on Hud-
son county national bank of Jersey
City (No. 1882; one on Citizens ma
tional bank of Delaware No. ISL;
one FIVE dollar note on National Bank
of Courtland, n. Y. (No. 2272); one
five dollar rote on Pulaski national
bank tna,ional bauk No. 1866, and
two dollars in currency. Everything
about the body indicated that it be
loDged to one of means and culture
Harrisburg Telegraph, May 9th.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-05-16
News Items.

A Russian cclonei gets S400 year
A young woman named MISS n. X.
Michael, committed suicide on Saturda ~
at Pioneer, Venango county, by hang
ing in an clubhouse.
The 'sRiver Brethern," of Spring
Garden, Lancaster county, intend erect
ing a new church at that point.
A red wolf has been shot In Lehigh
county, the first in seventy years.
Two gentleman went to a stream, IN
Clear6eld county, Tuesday meniug, to
fish. While engaged in that amusement
they came across a bear, with two cubs
and managed to secure one of the lat
ter.
A large number of tramps encamp
nightly in a stone quarry near Johns
town, whence they Issue in day time to
beg or steal.
Tne wife of John Heffner, of Read
ing Pa, has lately presented he hus-
band with their forty-fifth child, so says
a paper called.-7ruth for the People,
A library of 5000 volumes was pre-
sented to Director General Goshorn
Of the Centennial show.
Sunbury, Ike the common run, has a
moDsterous debt on its hands, S35, - 5
aud increased it the last year S2,2l2.
The morning service Of the First
Reformed Church, on Sunday, in Read
ing, was in commemoration of seven
deceased persons, members of the con
gregation and friends of members, who
died OF smallpox
Wm. Hierholtzer, Pitisburg saloon
keeper, attempted to murder his wife
and stepson with butcher knife. He
is in Jail
A middle aged woman in Ricktown,
Berks county, erected fence as high
as the second story windows in order to
escape the gaze of inquisltive neighbors.
Center county, at the special cleo
ton voted against erecting poor
house, the vote standing, l, $40 for to
1908 against.
Berks and Montgomery farmers
already report that rye has headed.
That's ahead of the rest of the State.
Democratic organs are staring with
wonder that the Republican party
dose not break out in open rebellion
against the administration.
A girl aged eleven years, was
caught in a fiy-wheel in Lehigh
county and drawn around at the rate
of sixty revolutions a minute. Her
injuries we're fatal.
Seventy-one prisoners are confined
in jail at West Chester, an increase
of sixty-three in two weeks.
A MKean county farmer recog-
nized in the mangled body of a man
killed by the cars near SmethpOrt,
one James Sweeny, an escaped jail
bird, for whom there was a standing
reward of S50-dead or alive The
shrewd granger dumped the remains
into his wagon and carted them off
to the residence of the sheriff, who
paid the price and took charge 9of
them
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2 Comfortable Dwelling Houses,
one OF which is new and a
cOOD FRANR RANK BARN.

dOtlU DAWN
TIE farm is also well supplied with spring
and fresh running water, and fruit trees OF
every variety that will produce fruit IN our
climate Is located in a good neighoor-
hood, convenient to school, church ana
Stores, and is 81 miles distant from Thomp-
sontown station of p. X. r.
TERMS OF SALE.-One-fourth of the
purch money to be paid cash when the
property is stricken down; one-foWth on
the first day of November, 1877 and the
balance, being one-half Of the whole, on the
iirst day of March. 1873. These two last
payments to bear interest from the day of
sale, and to be secured by Judgment bond.
Deed executed and possession given on the
first day of April, 1873.
Also. at the same time and place, the fol-
lowing personal property:
One book case, cook stov e and fixtures,
l2 acres wheat in the ground, b acres rye,
plow, ] harrow, | light wagon. l spring
wagon, set double harness, | single har-
ness, cutivator, double shovel plow,
set hay ladders, I horse rake, l grind
stone, Windmill, l cider mill, lot OF posts,
2 barrels, l ton hay, z ty nets, set of
chains, back-band, | sleigh, l sled, lot OF
lath. lot OF plank. 2 grain cradles, pitch
forks, rakes, &C.
AS 10 this personal property, purchases
amounting to less than s., are TO be paid
cash before the goods are removed Per
sons buying TO more than the amount OF 50
will be allowed credit of three months,
by giving a note with approved security.
ROBERT McMEEN,
Assignee of John W. Sartain.
Nav l6. lS77-td
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-05-16
The Progress Of a Pin.

In the fall of 1874 Mrs. Emma E.
Pool, wife of w. Scott Pool of Bed
ford, swallowed pin, point forward.
About ten days ago, or about p years
since swallowing, it appeared perfor-
ating the skin near her shoulder, and
was extracted.-The lady says she
could locate the pin in her body by
the location of the pain. and had
traced 1T from the left side to the
right, thence to her shoulder In its
working around, on several occasions
when in the region of the heart, she
was thrown into commissions lasting
for several days.-Biair County Radi
cal.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-05-16

LAST Friday, the lith inst, a new
court house, which was in the course of
being built at Richford, Illinois, fell.
Eight men, who were at work on it,
were killed, and as many more work
men were wounded. The loss on the
buildn is estimated at $4,000 to
$4,000. The builders blame it on
the architect, and the architect blames
ii on the builders. A committee of
investigation has been appointed. The
country for miles around is excited.
A negro on the dome, at the height Of
ll9 feet, when be felt the structure
tumble, jumped. He .eil aud struck
in a pile of ashes Bystanders, sup
posing him killed, we're amazed to see
him get up and walk IN dazed sort of
way to a water trough, wash his face
and bind up slight scalp wound.