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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-01-10
A CHRISTMAS SONG.

The oak is strong and stalwart tree,
And it lifts Its branches up,
And catches the dew right gallantly
In many dainty cup.
And the world is brighter, and better Hssde.
Because of the woodmsn's stroke.
Descending in sun. or falling in shade.
On the sturdy form Of the OAK.
Bat stronger. ween. in apparel green,
And trsprings so fair to see;
With it's precious freight, for small and great,
Is the beautiful Clristmas-tree.
The elm is a kind and goodly tree,
With its branches bending low;
The heart is glad when its form We see,
As we list to the rivers fow.
Ay! the heart is glad, and the pulses bound
And JOY illumines the face,
Whenever goodly elm is found.
Because of its beauty and grace
But kinder. ween, more godly..in mien,
With branches more dropping and free,
The tint Of whose leaves. fidelity weaves,
Is the beautiful Christmas-tree.
The maple il supple and 1.-the. and strong,
And claimeth our love anew.
When the days are listless, and quiet and long.
And the word is fair to view
And later,-as beauties and grsces unfold
Amonarch right reGslly drest,
With streamers afame, and pennons Of gold,
1t seemeth OF all the best
More lissome, l ween, the brightness and sheen
And the coloring, sunny and free.
And the banner soft, that are held aloft,
By the beautiful Christmss-tree.
st Nicholas.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-01-10
'ENNA.. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10. 1877.

envolved the terribly-striken spectres
who had so long pestered the pilgrims
of st. Nepomuck. At the time Of his ar
rest these children, In various stages of
convalescence from mutilation, were
found'on the filthy cots of this demOnac
hospital.
One of them, a pretty girl Of five, had
had her right arm amputated. The
other two, both boys, had lost their feet
and their hands respectively. In a pit
under the floor, in one corner of the
torture chamber, were found the putri-
flying remnants ofa dozen human men,
bers, buried in a compost of chloride of
lime and quick-lime. Cherguille mani
tested no emotion upon his arrest, but
utterly refused to render any infOrma-
ton, and has been obstinately silent
since.
At the time of the arrest was made
the business of the infamous den was in
full blast. In the long common room
hundred miserable wrecks of humani-
ty, armless, legless, handles, footless,
blind, and awfully disfigured congrega-
ted around long tables. The smoke of
their pipes veiled the scene, the reek of
their foul meal tainted the air, and the
Gathering of their crutches, the curses,
shrieks, and loud conversation all about
deafened the ordinary ear. Upon the
entrance of the detectives they merely
looked up, and noting the artfully dis
guised figures, took them for some
strange beggars, and continued their
Orgie without honoring them with any
surrounded by a double Gordon of police,
and at an appointed signal the descent
was made. The result was that all the
freguenters of the place were seized,
with one exception. This, singularly
enough, was a man without legs, who
managed TO conceal himself in the cell
lar, and eventually made his escape.
The prisoners were at once loaded
into a special train and conveyed to vi
emma. There the promise of pardon in
duced number of them to a series of
confessions.
The art of crippllng children was, it
seems, not the only one practised by
the "Operateur. More than one poor
innocent has been wilfully blinded by
the attrocious torturer, and at the trial
three such victims of his infamous busi-
ness were produced. The money gained
by these children were divided between
Cherguille and his sister and her para
mour.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-01-10
remember bearine in Rimini that,

remember heari ng in Rimini that,
three centuries after their death, the
bodies of the lovers were found in Raw
emma, in such state Of preservation
that the siiken garments they had been
buried in had undergone little change.
l did not know that they even had been
laid in one grave, and the other part of
the story seemed a palpable invention.
To my surprise, l learned, somewhat
later, that Carlo Troya dn his '.lntro-
duction to the History of the Middle
Ages" / believe) had mentioned those
circumstances as irrefragable facts. So,
no doubt, many things related Of the
couple, that are thought fictitious,
might be proved authentic by examins-
ton.
had no trouble in obtaining In Rim
ini detailed personal description of
Francesca. She was of medium height,
slight, but round, and 1.-the as willow.
Her complexion was psle-Olive; her
hair, rich lustrous brown, rather light
than dark, a shade of red i'm it. Her eyes
were purple and under her nearly
sable lashes-her eyebrows were of the
same color-often looked black as night.
Their greatest beauty was in their vari-
ETY. of expression. They took their hue
from the mood of her mind, from the
emotions of her heart. 1t was imp0ssi-
BILE to name their color for, ere 1t could
be mentioned, another color came and
went, and was succeeded by still anoth-
er. Her nose was moderately small,
turned up slightly; her mouth was
somewhat large, but beautifully shaped,
the lips being full; her teeth like little
pearls. though she barely showed their
tips when she laughed. Her ears were
diminutive and transparent; her chin
full and round; her hands and feet not
so small as they might have been, but
of exceeding symmetry.
like the description because it agrees
with my notion OF her; and yet it diff
fers from the order of beauty poets and
printers have endowed her with.
Whence came this portrait? Is it fic-
ton, tradition, or ideal? Judged ply
siologically and physiogomically, it
corresponds with her nature as far as
we know it. Judge as she always is by
the uncertain rules that apply to poetry,
she must have been attractive enough
to make her husband jealous, and to
have offered to her lover some compen-
sation for his sudden taking off.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-01-10
Tobacco Mania.

Wherever it is grown, and indeed IN
regions where it cannot be raised, when
once introduced morbid craving foI
it is engendered so imperative that per-
sons once under it's influence will go
without food sooner :han be deprived
of tobacco. Ii is dreadful suffering to
which those addicted to ar immOderate
use of it aresubjected in prisons, where,
as felons, they cannot have it. Sailors
at sea without tobacco become reckless,
and are Indifferent as to their fate. SO
universal is Its use at the present day,
that interpretation need be entertained
OF limiting its consumption, or driving
it out of any country. Ii accompanies
civilization as some other customs OF
savage life follow the retinements of
society. Thus ear-rings-millions of
dollars being thus suspended to the
ears of Christian women-is sanctioned
barbarian. But they could not be per
suaded to abandon them; nor will men
of intellect ever relinquish tobacco,
even if by doing SO their lives would
be heightened to one hundred years.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-01-10

-Onslow County, n. c., trots out a
citizen of eighty-five who this year
cast his maiden vote.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-01-10

Dom Pedro Is stirring up the hotel
clerks of Jerusalem before daylight.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-01-10

Mrs. Abraham Lincoln is winter
ing at Pau, on the borders of Spain.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-05-23
Map OF The Seat Of War.

We are enabled to give our rcalers
map of the positions Of the Turkish and
Russian armies in Asia Minor, having
completed arrangements with the New
York Herald for the publication of
maps showing the country occupied by
both armies and locating the battle
grounds. At first it was thought that
the opening scenes of carnage would
take place on the Danube, but recent
events have directed attention to Asia
Minor, where the first heavy battle has
been fought and where the rival armies
are maneuvering against each other.
The town of Bajazil was seized by the
Russians, the Turkish troops abandoning
it without striking blow, and leaving a
large supply of ammunition in the hands
of the enemy. The Turkish army Mt
Kars was defeated by the Russians after
a severe fight, and the Russian army is
operating to isolate that important place
and eventually force the Turks into
Erzeroum. The Russian army on the
Danube will, in all likelihood, remain
passive until the army in Asia Minor has
made further progress westward. The
passage of the Danube will be an i'm
portant movement on the part Of the
Russians, but will require a large army,
anu if they can take the town of Silis-
tria they will have gained great advan-
tage, for they would then control the
Danube to its mouth and force the
Turks to retire on the cast and west
side of the Russian line.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-05-23

The arrivals of "tender feet " in this
city alone average one hundred day,
and, as the season advances, the influx
becomes greater. Hotels can accomnlo-
date about one in ten : the other nine
sleep in stables, tents, wagons, etc. You
can safely assume that four-ffths of the
entire number will soon be on their way
back to the States with empty pockets.
All the good mining ground has been
taken up. .-.... ...-......--..- -.
A number of farmers have arrived,
taken ranches in Red valley, and begun
tillaee. I counted thirty-six on their
way to the Belle Fourche one day. They
will make money, as the soil is excellent
for agricultural purposes, while the
market will be the best in the country
next winter, unless the business is over
done. Hay now sells ct 800 per ton,
and it is very scarce at that figure. 1t
costs about 1920 per ton to gather it.
Another very fortunate speculation is
our solitary ice man. He harvested
several thousand tons last winter, and,
as he intends charging five cents per
pound, his profits will be enormous.
Building goes on rapidly all over the
city, keeping sawmils and carpenters
busy night and day. Rents are out
rageously high, q small cabin OF un-
planed lumber bringing $25 to $50 per
month. Masonic and Odd Fellow lodges
have been established. Divine service
is held every Sunday. A largely attended
uobooI hoo bean ooaned
Mines are being opened rapidly, but
the abundance Of water prevents a
thorough working of them. Merchants
and gamblers have decided to take and
pay out gold dust hereafter at the rate
of s1S per ounce-a reduction OF two
dol1ars
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-05-23
Escorted by Whales.

The San Francisco Groniclc has been
put in possession of curious story by
Captain Reis, of the British steamer
Fleur lie Lis, which recently arrived ut
that port from Androssan. The captain
says that when off Staten island, which
lies eastward from Cape Horn, the ship
encountered school of whales, which
seems to have resolved itself into an
escort to attend her on the remainder of
her passage. The whales kept in close
company with the slip through this long
stretch of thousands of miles, and did
not leave her until she arrived off San
Francisco and put in for the shore, when
they took their leave with series of
lively founders and an occasional spout
to assure the master they were taking III
bumpers to his health. AS the passage
around Cape Horn and through the Pa
cific was q good one, it is fair to presume
that the escort was auspicious.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-05-23
A Case of Spontaneous Combustion.

The San francisco Post has the fol-
lowing: A most horrible and sichening
death occurred in Kernan's saloon, in
the back yard of the city hall, being no
less than the spontaneous combustion OF
human body. The victim was a man
who had not been more than a month in
the city, but during that time had been
frequently arrested for drunkenness. He
wandered about alone, seemingly de-
mented, occupying his whole time in
drinking the vile poison of the city front
and Barbary Coast dens. He has twice
been treated for delirium trelncns, and
on the morning of his death was dis
charged after longer time than usual.
With a seemingly insane desire for
drink he continued from half past seven
o'clock drinking steadily at various bars,
and the large size of each potation prom
ised to speedily send him back to the
hospital.
About ten o'clock he staggered into
the room nearly insensible, and feebly
asked for a drink. This was refused
him, and he staggered toward the gas
Jet to light the stump of cigar he car
ried, while the barkeeper turned away to
attend to his duties. A moment after
ward he heard low moan and noticed a
fash of fire, and turning around he saw
Harley falling to the floor, his head en-
veloped in black, thick smoke, while
flames issued from his mouth and cars.
A horrible smell of burned flesh filled
the mir. Not moment was lost i'll at
tending to the sufferer He was beyond
relief, however. His face was perfectly
black, partly charrcd and partly covered
with moist SCOT His eyes were open.
His mouth was completely roasted on the
inside, but, with the exception of his
head and hands, no part of his body bore
marks of his horrible death. A letter
found in his pccact, addressed to NJ.
Harley or<Hartley, furnished the only
cleH,te his identity.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-05-23
THE MINISTERIAL BUREAU.
An Intelligence Office i'll New York ior
Preachers Who are Ont Of Employment.

An Intelligence Office in New York for
Preacher. Who are Ont of Employment.
"Yes," said the Rev. Charles c. Goss
to the reporter Of New York paper, "a
ministerial bureau is an oddity Ill our
country: but it is none the less neccs-
sitv. Preachers arc often thrown upon
the world without the immediate oppor-
tt,nity of locating themselves comforta-
bly,. and churches are almost as frequent
" left without pastors. 1t is my hope
that through the agency OF this bureau
many Of these mutual wants may be sup
piled"
Have you had many applications
from churches 2"
every few so far, for the reason,
perhaps, that 1 had not advertised the
project ,o..o.,,,,o ,,.o.,,oot tno+
You will meet with success in your I'M
dertaking -
"That, of course, is question OF
time. Educational bureaus seem to Sue
ceed, labor bureaus are not all failures,
and have heard that one or two matrl-
monial bureaus are meeting with excel
lent encouragement. Why should not a
ministerial bureau succeed, dealing, as it
must, with hundreds of churches and
thousands OF prsachers?'
"Therc must be wide field for you
to work iu.
eyes the business of supplying
churches with pastors, OF of introducing
unemployed preachers to trustees and
other employing authorities, is of Itself
in extensive one. But Ipropose to make
the bu eau a medium of exchange be-
tween pastors; an agency through which
the pastor who wishes to remove to q
better climate, more congeniai neigh
borhood, or to a field in which his ser
vices may he more liberally remunerated,
can make his wants known, and can be
placed in communication with persons
who are in need of just such q man.
This branch of the business will be con-
dncted in such a way that there can be
no possibility Of engendcring Ill feeling
between the pastor and his people. He
continues his labor with them until the
arrangements for a change are satisfac-
torily made; he gives notice OF his IN
tended removal, and at the appointed
time he sewers the old connection and
takes on with the new. Many q preacher
in the country is wearing himself out in
a climate which his constitution cannot
stand. He is poor, his acquaintance
with the outer world is limited, and his
only prospect is to work himself out,
and die where he is. This bureau will
give him facilities for the needed change,
such as he never dreamed of. The insti-
tuition is in its infancy, but [ believe that
it can be made great convenience and
a great blessing.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-05-23

Irrigating the dry lands of Colorado
from wells by windmill power has been
recently found practicable by q farmer,
near Evans, in that State. With one
small mill an acre of vegetables was
watered, and the thirst of q herd OF
eighty head of cattle. horses, and sheep
was quenched.
One Massachusetts woman has had
several husbands. Four have died and
two have leen divorced.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-05-23
The Policeman's Story.
A TEMPERANCE PIE.

A TEMPERANCE PLEA.
1 am policeman 12,O04
Been on the force for years o score.
Lots of stories have to tell,
Queer, sad terrible, funny, aId-well
III stop to tell you little thing
That happened year ago last spring:
Weary, but watchful, paced my beat,
Up and down thro' well.knoWn street,
When, o block away, I saw throng,
And hasten'd to sec what was wrong.
There found wee, wee girl,
Dainty and pretty, fair hair in curl.
Weeping, her hands in air she tossd,
CRYING "Oh, mamma, Oh, papa, Is lost y
One moment she wept another she smiled,
And thought of my own pet darling child
At home, and safe in her mothers arms;
So I tried to quiet this ones alarms;
And first her sunny head 1 caress'd,
Then lifted her mp to my beating breast,
And carried her, sobbing, sweet little fay,
TO the station house, only two blocks away.
Captain Caffry was then in command,
Hc took the lost baby girl by the hand,
And sitting her up on the desk by his side,
Pleasantly talked till no longer she cried,
But dried up her tears. and SOON, smiling and
gay,
Was earnestly lispins and prattlinS away
And told of her beautiful mamma, her joys,
Her big bearded papa, her home and her toys;
How she heard wandering German band play,
And. listening, followed them on their way;
stoppd when they stopp'd, and cross'd when
they cross'd,
Grew fired. cried for home, and then found she
was lost.
Tho door Of tho station house open'd just then,
Admitting " drunk" between two Of our men ;
Not dirty and ragged, and spelling for fight,
But what you might torn respectable tight"
Led up to tho desk he Just lifted his eyes,
Started back, nearly fell, with cry Of surprise,
OF terror, of shame: "AIy Grace! Can it be?'
The instant had made him as sober as she.
"My papa Dear pana!' They kissd and
caress'd.
Both weeping, as she nestled close TO his breast.
"Ouite scene !" said the captain, his face in
glow;
~ think you've been punished enough. You
may co.
! The father bowed low-the little one smiled
And he pass'd through the door i'll the care OF
! hia child
Do von know that feel that lie made great
VOW
Just then. against liquor, and It's unbroken
| now!
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-05-23
A Sons Legacy.

The will of the late r. II. Macy,
founder of one OF the largest retail dry
goods and notion houses in New York,
swas offered for probate in the slrro-
gates office, and one clause in it proved
of special interest as showing that the
sons of wealthy self-made men do not
always follow in the footsteps of their
fathers. After leaving the bulk OF bis
property to his wife and daughter, who
are named as executresses, the will con-
tinues:
I am grieved to say in this solemn
manner that my experience has been
such with my son, Rowland H. Macy,
jr., that I. cannot intrust him with the
care or management of any property.
He has never succeeded in supporting
himself. On the contrary, though he is
now twenty-nine years Of age, he has
been entirely supported and maintained
by Inc, and although have done every
thing in my power to aid him in estab-
fishing habits of Temperance and 80
briefly, yet I am compelled to acknowl-
edge the failure of every effort made by
me and others to that end. His passion
for strong drink has not hitherto been
controlled by him. In view OF these
facts T have deemed it wise to make tie
following provision for his support and
maintenance during his natural life: l
direct that my said executresses, or the
survivors of them or their successors,
do, as soon after my decease as conve-
niently may be, invest in United States
government bonds sum the annual in
terest or income of which shall amount
to $1,000, and that they pay to my said
son the said interest or income when and
as collected, unless my said son shall
contest this will or undertake to defeat
it's provisions, in which case I direct that
be have no part or portion of my estate.
The estate is valued at between $780,
900 and 81, 100000.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-05-23

John B. Young, Of Cincinnati, Ohio,
while transacting some business in law
office in New York, happened to lean too
far out of the window and before he could
recover his balance he fell out. In front
of the building stands a gas lamp, and
the unfortunate man struck upon this in
his descent, the sharp iron fixtures at the
top impaling him and passing through
his body. Several people who were pass
ing assisted policeman to remove him,
but it was with extreme difficulty that
they succeeded in lifting him free of the
pointed metal, which had passed into his
bowels.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-05-23

ing her hands in miue, looking down at
eyes that shown sweet and humid through
tears which were not OF sorrow.
"And the absent lover is myth, said.
"Yes, and always was
"But the present one -
",You know; I have told you; the presenl
tne has my love"
And With the love of Rnnee Grace my
happiness is sure.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-05-23

A minister vino had twice married tt e
same couple-A divorce ensuing between
the two marriases-remarked that h.
didn't wish to add Il repairing depart
ment to his business.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-04-12

HG" New JERSEY WlNE.-This Wine for
sickness has long beon in popular favor, but By
no means intoxicating in ia nature We refer
to Speer's Port Grape Wine, which has been
introduced into the hospitals End among the
first families in New York, the principal drug
stores in this city, and in London ind Paris, by
Alfred Speer, OF Passsc, N. j., who has devoted
himself for several years 10 tho cultivation Of
tho Portugal Grape, snd the study Of lermenta.
tons ami producing ali article, the medical
properties Of which arc said by gentlemen Of
reputation to be unsurpassed Mr :jpeer lsr-
ments his wine by q new process, peculiar to
himself, without the addition Of sugar Cr spirits.
We doubt whether there il vineyard in the
old or new world that can yield wiGc at al
comparable TO this in richness or delicacy Of
favor. All first class druggists keep it.
The above extract from tho New Iori. Herald
shows tho appreciation in which s5peel'a Wine
is held abroad. We have drsn!: the wife and
can truthfullY endorse what tho above extract
says concerning its good qualities. The way in
which it is matured by Mr. Spcor gives It y
finer flavor than any wine VIZ ever drank. -
Boston Traveller. .!