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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-09-05
Peculiarities of Birds.

Almost every family of birds has its
peculiarities of manner. Thus, the
kites and buzzards glide around in cir
cles with expanded and motionless
wings marsh-hawks or barriers fly low
over meadows and stubble fields, beat
ing the ground regularly. Crows and
jays lumber along as though it was hard
work, and herOns are still more
clumsy, having their long necks and
longer legs TO cucumber them. The
woodpecker's progress is a series of
long undulatlons, opening and closing
the wings at every stroke. Our thistle
loving goldfinch also flies in this way,
but most of the Fringillide (inches,
sparrows, &c.) have short. jerking,
flight, accompanied with many bob
bings, and fiirtings. Warblers and
fiy-cstchers fiy high up, smoothly and
swiftly. Swallows and night-hawks
seem to be moving the air with scimi-
tar wings, and move with surprising
energy. On the ground, most small
birds are hoppers, like the sparrows,
but few, like the water-thrush, truly
and gracefully walk. The group of
"shore- BIRDS" however, are emphsti-
eally runners.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-09-05
The Low Comedian.

In the theatre the audience prepare
To laugh as soon as his voice is heard
behind the scenes, before he makes his
entrance; nobody gets so hearty well
come, nobody is listened TO with more
delight, nobody gets a more humping
benefit. Behind the scenes he is
scarcely SO well liked he gets too much
the lions share of the popular favor TO
be quite loved by the actors; to say the
truth, he is a little inclined to ride over
peoples feelings roughshod, and is not
too particular about making joke at
his companions expense, both on the
stage and off. To the leading man the
low comedian is specially objectiona-
BILE. and the tragedian regards him
with ill-concealed dislike and secret
bitterness: for the solemn air and ma
jestic pretentions of the high artist offer
innumerable openings TO the shafts of
wit of the professional joker, and of
these he freely avails himself. No man
likes to be laughed at, certainly the
great man does not; and so it comes to
pass that the two players are seldom to
be seen together, and when they are
obliged to meet at rehearsals con-
slant sparring goes on between them,
especially in the arrangement of any
scene where both are present, since the
comic man has no scruple in being as
funny as he can, and "gagging" most
numerically, even while the hero of
tragedy is on the stage. Still we should
all miss him if he left us, for he is very
amusing; for theatrical work is duller
than most people imagine TiRsley's
NdgdziRe.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-09-05
Increase in the Use of Drugs.

The following statistics show re-
markable increase in the supply of GER
tain favorite remedies since 1855: In
that year the central pharmaceutical
establishment of the Partisan Hospital
furnished two hundred and eighty-two
pounds of chloroform; in 1875 the
quantity had risen to six hundred and
sixteen pounds. The increase of chloral
from 1869 to 1879 was from ten pounds
TO seven hundred and twenty pounds.
Bromide of potassium, six pounds in
1855, was one thousand six hundred
pounds in 1875. The progress of alcO-
hol, considered as a therapeutical agent,
is especially worthy of notice. Between
1865 and 1875 the consumption of alco-
hol in the hospitals increased from one
thousand two hundred and seventy to
forty thousand quarts. Brandy does
not appear on the list until 1862, when
four quarts were supplied. In 1875 the
quantity had risen to four thousand
one hundred and eighty quarts.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-09-05
An Ideal Woman.

Ny ideal woman is frank, intelligent
generous, energetic, gentle and tender
10 the hearts core, and has dash of
romance about her. The romantic are
ever buOyant, for sO-called romantic
feelings are only an evidence of the
spirits fresh life. They do not really
sink into the dry-rot of an innate exis-
tence they do not swell the list of the
nervouS-minded. and the sOriid and
the mean, and the intriguing and the
self-righteous. OF them are not made
the slaternly or shrewish wives, the in
capable or Indifferent mothers. the
treacherous friends, of whose existence
we may hear any day on all sides.
They take no ungenerous advantage
of simplicity or rimidity, they stand
aloof from detraction-they would not
willingly Sully the pure. bright cur
rent of their own thoughts. They may
startle many around them by All honest
outburst of indignation. but they will
not harhor malice, or seek To perpetu-
ate the evil they have denounced. Above
all, the romantic are strong in religious
faith; for the ideas of perfection, and
beneficence and beauty and goodness
and truth, are most powerfully devel-
oped in them. Let no skeptic come
near him with his cold philosophy and
useless creed. that cOnsigns ''dust to
dust" even while the living flesh
might alone and well confute him by
the power of its uncOnquerable in
Stincts. Those who have once tasted
of the water of life AT the fountain-head
are not TO be dismayed by the reports of
its after-failing course amid the miry
and darkened ways of an imperfect and
faithless world.
OF this class were the women who,
in all ages and countries, have greatly
signalized themselves in true wOmanly
ways, bearing witness before, time
past and to come, that true nobility of
soul, steadfastness of purpose, heroic
courage and high faith, are naturally
allied TO the earnest truth and the deep
rooted affection of which they spring
spontaneously, amid circumstances re-
quiring the grandest developments of
Individual power.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-09-05

the two occupants of the room. refused
to allow any one to live in it, and
caused it to be transformed into box
and lumber receptacle. A few months
afterward the waiter, accused of hav-
ing purloined some articles of wearing
apparel from a lodger, stole away TO the
lumber-roOm, where he was found
hanged, and the owner of the house, in
despair, sold his lease and left a place
where the demon of suicide seemed to
rule supreme. The hotel was sold
again and again, but none could keep
it. A strong-minded druggist took the
premises and carried on his business,
despising tradition and laughing at the
old gossips, whose stories had enabled
him to make such bargain. Domestic
misfortunes shook the cynicism of the
unbeliever, who, finding his wife had
deceived him, retired To the room which
had become the chamber of death, and
there poisoned himself with his own
drugs. The whole quarter was up in
arms, public opinion demanded that
the fatal room should be walled up, but
the new owner laughed at the fears Of
his neighbors, and declared that he
meant to occupy the chamber in ques-
ton. At last notice was given that the
place was about to be pulled down to
make room for the Boulevard Saint
German. An indemnity of tl0,0OO
was demanded, but refused, and the
jury having decided that f3, 500 was
ample compensation the owner grew
despondent and declared he was a
ruined man. He was compelled to ac-
cept the money and was elected in due
course, but few days ago he asked
permission to visit the old premises be-
fore they were pulled down. His re-
quest was granted, ana nothing more
was heard of him until the demOIisseurs
went into the place, where they found
him hanging by the neck in the fatal
room.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-09-05

There are eight species of dOgwOOj in
North America, but only one is entitled
by its size To be elassed with the forest
trees. It is the most interesting, TOO,
for the value of its wood, the properties
of its bark, and the beauty of its flow
ers. IL is generally known by the name
of dogw0Od, and in Connecticut it is also
called lockwood. The dogwood is first
seen in Massachusetts, between the I2nd
and 43rd degrees of latitude, and in
proceeding southwark it is met with un-
interruptedly throughout the Eastern
and Western States, 10 the banks OF the
Mississippi. Over this vast extent OF
country it is one of the most common
trees, and abounds particularly in New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Virginia,
wherever the soil is most gIayelly, and
sometimes uneven; further South, in
the Carolinas, Georgia and Florida, IL
is found only on the borders of swsmps.
and never i'll the pine barrens, where
the soil is too dry and sandy to sustain
its vegetation. In the most fertile dis
tricts OF west Tennessee, il does not ap-
pear in the forests except when the soil
is gravelly and of a middling quality.
The dogwOOd sometimes reaches 80 or
30 feet in height, and 0 or 10 inches in
diameter, but it does not generally ex-
ceed the height OF Is or 20 feet, and the
diameter of or D inches. The trunk
is strong, and covered with blackish
bark, chapped into many small portions,
which are often in the shape of squares,
more or less exact. The branches are
proportionately less numerous than on
other trees, and are regularly disposed,
generally in the form OF crosses. The
wood is hard, compact, heavy and hne-
grained, and is susceptible of brilliant
polish. The sap is perfectly white, and
the heart is Of chocolate color. The
tree is not large enough for works
which require pieces Of considerable
volume. lt is used for the handles Of
light tools, such as mallets, small vises,
etc. In the country some farmers Sc
lect il for harrow teeth, for the names
of horses collars, and also for lining the
runners of sledges, but, 10 whatever
purpose it is applied, being liable To
split, it should never be wrought until
it has been perfectly seasoned. The
shoots, when three or four years old,
are found proper for the light hoops of
small portable casks. 1t will also make
good cogs for mill wheels, and its diver
which are put upon the necks OF swine
to prevent their breaking into culti-
waited Enclosures. Such are the profit
ables uses of this tree, which also al
fords excellent firewOOd.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-09-05
Conflict Between Thomas A'Becket and the
King.

Philip de Broi, young nobleman
who held canonry at Bedford, had
killed some one i'm quarrel. He was
brought before the court of the bishop
of Lincoln, where he made his purga-
ton ecclesiastico jure-that is to say, he
paid the usual fees and perhaps small
fine. The relatives of the dead man
declared themselves satisfied, and Phiip
de Broi was acquitted. The Church
and the relatives might be satisfied; !;
public justice was not satisfied. The
sheriff of Bedfordshire declined to rec
ognize the decision, and summoned the
canon a second time. The canon in
suited the sheriff in open court and re-
fused to plead before him. The sheriff
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-09-05
Hindoo Religion.

The essence Of the HindOO religion is
propitiatiOn. The native mind has q
practical turn, and wishes to attain a
definite purpose in its sacred rites. 1t
is willing TO 90 through any amount Of
trouble in its observances, if some clear
gain is To be got by the process. The
clearest gain that the native mind can
picture 10 itself is the averting of evil.
And its fertile fancy has been set to
work to imagine all the sources of evil
possible. Every conceivable calamity
is attributable to some evil agency,
either god, or devil, or a deceased
man. There are good agents on the
other side, and they may be propitiated
to fight against the bad agents. In a
dim way they recognize a Supreme
Being; but they argue that he is too
good to hurt any one, and so he may be
left out of the account. With this ex-
ception, everything that produces the
notion of power is worth Precipitation
consisting in depositing little offerings
of food or OF anything that the agent, if
alive and in human shape, might be
conceived to like. Thus, Oh the tomb
of one English official, who had terri
fled them during his life, the natives
deposited little offerings of brandy and
cigars, hoping that he will still like
these luxuries as much as he used 10 do,
and that as long as his spirit could
smoke and drink it would not occupy
itself in annoying them. Again, offer
ings were deposited Oh the tomb of
another Englishman who had in life
been famed for shooting tigers, in the
hope that his turn for worrying tigers
still survived, and might be somehow
put to good account.-London Spectator.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-09-05
The Cars Poor Relations.

In an Out-Of-the-wa place in st. Pc
tersburg stands gloomy-loOking buid-
ing, large, but of severe style of ar
chiture, and painted in sombre coiors.
This is the Leuchtenberg palace. name
suggestive of dark page in the history
of the imperial family of Russsa. Some
there are who remember the romantic
story of the marriage of the Gar NichO-
lass favorire daughter to a dashing
young German officer. The Duke of
Leuchtenberg was good-looking, but
comparatively poor and obscure, and it
is said that the wayward princess made
the first advance, and even that the
stern emperor consented to the marriage
only to avoid scandal. At any rate.
romance and royalty did not seem to
agree well, and the union did not turn
out well. The duchess, tired of her
former idol, gay and dashing, but at
the same time scholarly and thoroughly
honorable German, and began to form
Hdisons, the most notorious of which
was with a Count StrogOnOff. After a
life of mortified seclusion and constant
study the duke died, refusing to recog-
nize on his death-bed the last two child
rem born to the princess. Immediately
after his demise the latter was forced
to marry Strogonoff, and was banished
from Russia. She took up her abode in
Paris where she died few years ago.
The children of this union have been
somewhat under a cloud, and several
matches proposed for the very accom-
plished daughter were broken of for
some unexplainable reasons. The old
est son-the young Duke Of Leuchten-
berg-has now Joined the army of the
Danube, and may accomplish something
in the field that will place a renewed
lustre around his wronged fathers
name, and bridge the gulf that separ-
ated him and his sister from the re-
mai nder of his family.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-09-05

Great Britain has l,o57 women to
every 1000 men.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-09-05

Nuns are Of Egyptian origin.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-09-18
Cuisines. Activity at chicago.

The revival o: trade at Chicago has
been more marked than any where else,
and the journals of that city unite in
describing the trade o. the week rs the
largest ever known in the history of the
city. The Times says: Scarcely day
closed without developing An improved
state of affairs in the business world, and
ut the close OF each week the wholesale
merchant has the proud satisfaction OF
knowing that his volume OF sales has
been larger than during the previous
week, and ahead Of the centennial year.
The grain crops are turning cut well,
and with fair prices on Change, the re-
Ceipts of TIE new cereals will soon under
20 M Improvement, which will make
money plenty, and prevent trade from
lsllir z of. The daily attendance OF Gus
TONERS At the jobbing houses from near
and remote points OF the grest north
west is larger than wss ever known IN
Chicago's history, and leading jobbers Of
dry goods, boots and shoes, mems manu-
featured clothing, ETC., are sending liber-
Al consignments to various points that
geographically are tributary 10 ST Louis,
Cincinnati and other cities that were n
the long-ago our rivals in commerce. In
addition to the expanding trade estsb-
lished with the Pacific slope by our
merchants after interchangeable pains,
many sections OF the South are getting
into the habit OF purchasing merchandise
here, and this bra1 ch of our business Is
each year becoming more important, and
will continue 50 rs ong as the South con-
tinues to develop its heretofore latent re.
sources
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COMM SSIONER'S SALE.

In the Municipal Court OF Wheeling:
Christmau & DeDOld,
IS. In ClauCery.
David Garvln and others,
By virtue of decree entered in the
above entitled cause on the 10Th uay OF
July, y. d., 1871, the undersigned, who
was appointed special commissioner tor
the purpose, VIII sell on
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1877,
Commencing ut 10 O'Clock A. M, al the
front door OF the Court House Of Ohio
county, West Virginia, the following de-
Scrlbed real estate, tO-wlt: The nOrtL one
lali of lot numbered tweuty-seven 90 in
Joseph CaIdwelI's addition 10 the city OF
Wheeling, in he state o. West Virginia,
situate on the wet side OF Market street,
and fronting on said street twenty i've
feet, between Twenty sixth and Twenty.
seventh streets, together With ali and
singular the improvements erected
thereon.
TERM OF SALE-Oue-half the pur.
chase money 10 be paid IN cash on day OF
sale; The Ua.ance in one year, with inter-
est from day OF sale, the purcha, er giving
his Dond or note for the deferred payment,
and the title 10 be retained until the pur-
chase money shall have been paid in full.
K u. BARR,
Special Commissioner.
J. L. HERN Ely, AuctiOneer. spJl
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Bishop Scott.

Bishop Scott who will preside a. the
coming session of the Pittsburgh n. Z.
Conference, is, since the desth of Bishop
James, the Senior Bishop OF the NJ. t
Church. He is slender gentleman, Of
medium height, and bears his age exceed
ingly well He was one of the esrly
Agents OF the Book Concern, the great
publishing house of the Church, and is
modest, retiring, practical, and, all IN al,
one OF the most efficient and honored
Bishops in the Church. He has not the
orstorical gifts of Simpson, but is Chris.
tian gentleman, OF clear head, and broad
mind, and in 81 respects model Bishop.
His influence al the conference will be
only for good.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-09-18
Premature Potato Digging.

When Is the proper time 10 dig pots
toes? THIS query is easily answered by
saying: The sooner potatos are dug
after they are ripe the better; but
when are they ripe enough to dig with
oat loss2
1t now and then happens with far
mer, as it has with me, that we began
digging as sooa as we thought the pota-
toes mature enough, when we would see
that certain number of rows made
load, or that they yielded certain
amount bv tie acre, but having to stop
few days we are gladly surprised rs We
dig again, after week or ten days to
ind that they are yielding much better
than when We dug before, and even r.
this time they have not fully finished
ripenlng. My experience agrees with
that OF other farmers have met, who
have made the same discovery, that
potatoes often gain tlcnty or ttcentg-fre
Der cent by bang aLiH0ed to stand altd
mature otter the time 10e generally THINK
them ripe enough to dig.
1t Is always sure induction that they
are ripe enough when they relax their
hold OF the tops, then the sooner they
are dug the better, Tor several reasons.
One important reason with me is that
may reoccupy the ground, If it is moth
ing more than seeding it well to rye or
oats, to be used rs forsging crop, or to
be plowcd under as green msnuring IL
preparing the land for the succeeding
crop. As nature seems To provide that
the soil shall all the time be producing
doing something, 1t will be found that as
soon as the potato tops are dead, the
weeds and thlstles or grass, or all thes
will begin growing, same as mischief Is
found tor "ldlo bands to do and the
sooner | can head them ctt by putting
my land 10 growing mesome useful crop
the better.
In the case OF potato crop rIpeD ing
early in the season, and while it is rot
wet weather, | find 1t quite important L.
use the following practice when digging,
to get them in proper condition for stor-
ing away: As they are dug, after lyir G
long Ell ough to dry of, but not so as e
be exposed too long TO hot sus, pick
them up and put into sacks or bag 10
stand where they are over the next
night, or those dug the latter part OF the
day may lie on the ground-tEen early
the next morning, while dry and cool.
they can safely be put in store in good
condition to keep, although quite early
IT the season. l need scarcely say that
sll the handling should be done with
care, to avoid any bruising, for every
body knows that bruised potato in the
heap will rot, and be the cause of spoil
ing others.-H Ices, GeneSee Co., " l.
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Cause forThankfulIness.

Philadelphia Times.
Now that the administration is falrly
started on its second tour we rejoice 70
learn from the Providence Journal that
"Mr. Hayes improves by practice IN his
speeches and SO does Mr.. Key" Consld-
ering what Is before us during the next
ten DAYS, there is certainly reason tor
Thanksgiving at the march OF improve
ment in q direction where there was so
ment in direction where was SO much
room
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THE SEASIDE LIBRARY,


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:. John Halifax, Gent, by Miss Mulock,
~ cents.
3. Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte, DC.
1. A Woman Halter, Cnas Keade's new
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5. The Black Indies, Jules verne's latest,
lOcents.
q. Last Days OF Pompeii, by Bulwer, lDc.
:. Adam Bede, by Geo. Eliot, Dc.
(. The Arundel Motto, by Mary Cecil
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10 The Woman in White, by wllkic
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