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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-04-18
The Sflk.WOrus.

Is a caterpillar and If it lived
through the existence intended for it
would eventually become moth, which
naturalists call bombyx. 1t was dis
covered a great many years ago that
they produced fine article of silk
which might be used with advantage in
the manufacture of different garments !;
in other words that "there was money
in them." Consequently they have
since been carefully fed and treated.
The caterpillar thrives best upon the
leaves of the white mulberry. After
Matching from the egg it feeds vora-
ciously, mOults three or four times, aud
attains length of about three inches,
being of a pale green color. it now
ceases eating and prepares the cocoon
in which it is to pass the chrysalis state.
If you would know the exact method in
which this cocoon is constructed you
have only to capture a few of the large
green caterpillars so common upon the
willow during summer and watch them
for they both perform the operation in
exactly the same manner. They are
near relatives to each other. The sub
stance from which the silk is produced
is contained in two long sacs, one on
either side of the body. A thread from
each sac passes through tube or duct
in the front of the head, where they are
cemented together by kind of gum
forming one thread. The caterpillar
first forms a loose, irregular structure,
inside of which it constructs the firmer
oval cocoon of one continued thread by
moving his head around from point to
point in zig gag course. If left alone
he would after q while complete his
development, make his way through the
end of the cocoon and become a hand
some moth. But under cultivation, by
steaming or otherwise the greater part
of the chrysalids are killed within the
cocoon. By placing the cocoon in warm
water the gummy cement is softened,
so that the silk may be reeled of. The
cocoon of one healthy caterpillar will
p.oduce from 600 ts 1000 yards of silk
thread.
Although what have told you has
been in great part only interesting facts
in the life-histories of insects, you may
have noticed that in the investigation
of the embryology and metamorphosis
of insects, other facts have been dis
covered which in commercial point of
view are Of incalculable value TO US, and
from which we are all Of us every dav
deriving benefit
The discrimination of noxious insects
from those we can utilize, the medicinal
properties of certain species and the
finding out of tine exact stage at which
time insects are most damaging to our
crops, and the best means of preventing
the same. are all subjects OF great i'm
portance TO us.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-04-18
Industry Of BuIgarian women.

The correspondent of London news
paper writes: Every house has its
rude loom, of make so primitive that
one wonders how such good material is
produced by it, for the Bulgarian cloth
though rather rough in texture, is of
excellent quality, and will wear for
years; a finer kind is however produced
in the towns and at Kazan, in the viii
ayet of the Danube; was assured that
they could initiate any quality of pat
tern of cloth that might be given to
them. The other wooden articles made
are chiefly carpets, generally in long
narrow strips of bright color, some
thing like the Spanish blankets; rugs
of different patterns, cushions or pill
low cases, and bed coverlets; they are
sold either in the provinces or to the
COnstantinople market, and do not
think there is any export for them; in
deed as the sheep of Romuelia give
only about two pound and three e-quar
tiers of wool to the fleece, the amount
produced is probably barely sufficient
for internal consumption. One of the
most striking things in these villages
is the apparently ceasless industry of
the women and girls, every one of
whom. whether seated on the door step,
walking in the street. or going to the
fountain with her pals over her shOul-
der on yolk like milkmaid's, always
carries hank of wool tied on distaff
under one arm, and twirls a spindle.
In Kazan walked twenty minutes
without being able to find one-liter-
ally One-wOman or girl above eight
years of age without this aceompani-
ment, and mothers carry their babes in
a sort of bag on their backs. so as to
have their hands free to use the spin
die.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-04-18
Bide YOUr Time.

Every man must patiently bide his
time not in idleness, in useless pastime,
or querulous detection, but in con-
stantly accomplishing his task, that
when occasion comes he may be equal
to it. The talent of success is nothing
more than doing what you can DO well.
without thought of fame. II it comes
at all. it comes because il is deserved.
not because it is sought after. 1t is a
very discreet and troublesome ambition
which cares so much what the world
says of us; to be always anxious about
the effect of what we do say; TO be al
ways shouting to hear the echoes Of our
voice. q q r..r. V
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-04-18

Miss Jane Stuart, daughter of Gilbert
Stuart, the painter, In her recollections
of of her father, published in ScriJner's
Monthly, tells the following anecdote of
his lack of method in business matters.
Stuart once painted picture for Mr..
Hare of Philadelphia "On its COM
pletion, Mr.. Hare made the requisite
payment to my father, who at once said /:
Excuse me, this picture has been paid
for" Excuse me for contradicting,
Mr.. Stuart, but it has not, assure you,"
replied Mr.. Hare. My father conld not
remember the circumstances. Mr.. Hare
persisted in paying the amount due, and
handed him six hundred dollars, which
was high price at that period. The
picture was a full-length of Mr.. Hare,
with his little daughter introduced.
This anecdote was related to me by the
daughter herself, when quite advanced
in life. l write it as an instance of nv
fathers utter inability to transact bus
mess" 1t would seem that Stuart in
herited his absence of mind, for Miss
Stuart, in the same article, says:
"How well do remember listening
to my grandmother's stories of those
dear old times; for instance, how they
would both go to church on a pillion.
On one occasion, my grandfather (who
was the most absent minded of mem,
while jogging along, lost in reverie,
dropped my grandmother on the road.
He soon became aware of her absence,
however, and turning suddenly, rode
back, exclaiming, 'God's-my-life, are
you hurt?' There she sat, enjoying her
anticipation of his surprise when he
should discover her plight"
An American lady has large prac-
tfce as n nhvsieian amanU the w0Iren OF
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-04-18
A Promise.

A promise should be given with eau
tion and kept with care. A promise
should be made with the heart, and re-
membered by the head. A promise is
the offspring of the intention, and
should be nurtured by recollection. A
promise and its performance should,
like true balance, always present a
mutual adjustment. A promise delayed
is justice deferred. A promise neglected
is an untruth told. A promise attended
to is q debt settled, . Hs-
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-04-18

-Daguerre, who gave name to the
daguerrotype, is to have monument in
Paris.
Sir George B. Airy has been
Astronomer Royal Of England for over
forty years.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-04-18

And Miss Trevanien paid her board
bill, with the inward conviction that
the Horizons and she would remain
apart for the future, which conviction
was well sustained by the Horizons;
while to dear, foolish, loving, jealous
Jessamine came such undreamed- of
happiness that it more than thousand
fold atoned.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-04-18

An American lady has large prac-
tice as a physician among the women Of
Lower India.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-11-24

the Turks, and that is fully invested
and its capture j. a question of
time. The Turks have fought with
a bravery deserving a better fate, if
bravery alone were the condition of
of national well being, which it
clearly is not. Superior physical
resources, in other word superior
national wealth has beaten them as
it did in the South in our civil war
in spite of military qualities which,
to say the least, were equal to those
of our antagonists; moreover the
Turks were weighed down by the
disaffection Of their Christian popu-
lation, the result partly of their own
mis-goyernment, partly of Russian
intrigues, and the result was not
difficult to foresee.
The conditions of peace are the
next consideration, and are apt to
be hard enough on the worsted ma
ton. There is much talk of Eu-
ropean Intervention; for any of that
to be effective it must be backed by
armed force, and nations whose in
terest it was to interfere while the
Turks were victorious, and which
failed then to do SO, are not likely
to come in now, when the whole
brunt of war would fall upon the
intervening nation.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-11-24
FROM wOODLAwN, TENN.

EDITORS CHRONICLES: What! the
audacity to write again? Yes, we
are so hazardous as to break the long
silence you have no doubt enjoyed,
regardless of kind advice given in
days past; but we intend to be very
brief and refrain from sentiment and
poetry.
Most of our young folks are attend
ing school, or otherwise busted, so
our town is a little dull, but we are
remembered and occasionally COM
plimented with visits from our
friends. Among those who have
enliyened our society with their
charms during the past few days
were Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Wood,
Miss Bette Jones, Mrs. Annie Fra
zier, of Lafayette, the Misses Hatch
ers, of st. Bethlehem, and Miss Joe
Mallory, of Corbandale, who is still
lending us the sunlight of her coun-
tenance. Though we were not so
fortunate as to see all of our visitors,
we cordially invite them to "come
again.
Our esteemed citizen, Mr.. w. S.
Mallory, and wife are in Allensville
visiting friends and relatives. We
wish them a pleasant sojourn. Mr..
and Mrs. n. J. Mills are spending
several days at Capt. It. G.. Mallory's,
of Hopkinsville.
There seems to be no prospective
marriages in our town. Our girls
have certainly concluded to be old
maids, or the young men deserve
censure for remaining callOus to their
charms, for am persuaded we have
some very worthy girls.
Our handsome friend, Mr.. Kelly,
is again found behind the counters
at Woodlawn, and solicits his
friends, '1adies especially" to call
and see him.
We have no school Immediately
in our town, but two very flourish
ing ones near enough for our citizens
to be benefited.
Rev. ID. Brunson will attend to
the ordinance of baptism at JOrdan's
Springs, near here, next Sunday, the
18th inst, at 10 a. m. /; and the Rev.
Mr.. Stamper, a Methodist minister,
will begin a protracted meeting at
the same place on Sunday night fol-
lowing.
1 promised to be brief, so I will !;
but before saying goOd-by / would
ask of our friend l. d. A. why she
has forsaken us? Has nothing trans
pired at Oak Grove that would be of
interest? Let's hear from you again,
won't you?
With many good wishes for the
CHRONICLE, / remain your friend,
Nov IS, 1877. MERsE.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-11-24

above mentioned as to keeping a
force on the Texas frontier. The
majority for the bill was small in
consequences of the detection of the
Texas delegation. The action of the
Senate has been substantially to in
crease the appropriation so as to
provide for $4,000 men, and to re-
scind the Texas provisions. In this
form the bill was returned to the
House for their action upon it. The,
detection of the Texas delegation
had reduced the Democratic MAORI
ty so low that the absence of five
Democrats would give the majority
to the Republican party. When
the vote had to be put for concuring
in the Senate's amendments, exact
ly the five Democrats absented
themselves and not one Republican,
and the amendments were concur
red in by a majority ofone. Never
was party so disgraced by the trif-
ling of its own members. 1t will
be impossible to convince the peo-
pie that theabsenceo these fived dem
ocrats was unintentional-t though
we understand the Mr.. Walker, of
Virginia, has put forth some paltry
excuse of not being called by a
friend. Every one of the members
will be held responsible for the self
qualification of the Democratic par
ty in the House. We are not now
discussing the merits of the bill as it
went up from the House, or of the
amendments of the Senate; we are
aware that many men hold it to be
unconstitutional to tack legislative
clauses to an appropriation bill; but,
if the absent five acted in conse-
quence of scruples of this sort, the
time for their action was before the
bill left the House. They should
have voted against those clauses
when amendments to that effect
were offered in the House. Then il
could have been understood that il
was not a strictly party vote, and
the party would not have been COM
promised. They did otherwise; they
voted solidly with their party on
the first adoption of the clauses in
dispute, and so committed the party
to it as a party measure, and then,
when the bill came back from the
| Senate with those clauses struck out,
they left the party in a minority
abandoned tito defeat by their mex.
cusable absence. We hope we shall
hear no more excuses, morrow.
err, we prefer nit all further
comment as superfiuous except
the record of their names. They
are Tayler, of Ohio; Clark, Of
Kentucky; Walker, of Virginia;
Douglas, of Virginia, and Morse, Of
| Massachusetts,.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-11-24
Blaine,s Condition Critical.

There seems to be no reason to
doubt that Mr.. Blaine is in very
critical condition. He has grown
worse since ne went to his Augusta
home a fortnight ago, has been con-
fined to his bed, denied the callers
and finally attacked with dysentery,
which left him so weak few nights
ago that it was feared he was going
to die. The last two years have
proved a terrible strain on both his
mind and body, land there are abund-
ant signs that, however completely
he may seem to recover from his
present attack, the days of his old
activity are over, or, if they are re-
sumed, are liable to be ended very
suddenly and tinally.-S2rinG2eld
(NdSs.) Republican,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-11-24
THE ARMY APPROPRIATIONS.

The necessity of an immediate
provision for liquidating the arrears
of pay due to officers and men of the
United States army was the emer-
gency which demanded an extra
session of Congress this year. The
way, therefore, in which Congress
deals with that question will be re-
garded by men as the criterion for
judging of the legislative capacity
of our new House of Representa-
tives.
With deep modification we are
compelled to say that the way in
which the Democratic party have
dealt with the question is very far
from being calculated to impress the
nation favorable with its ability to
transact the business of the people.
Congressional transactions under
this head have been simply as fol-
lows: The Appropriation bill as it
came up from the committee pro-
vided for the payment of number
of troops not greater than were on
the rolls of the army on the LIST of
November, 1877, and provided that
a specified force should be kept upon
the Texas frontier. During the de
bates there was good deal Ofsquab-
bling about the number actually on
the rolls, the Commander-in-C Chief
and the Adiutant-G General giving
conflicting statements on the sub
ject. To avoid all antiquities,
therefore, the bill as sent to the Sem
ate from the House provided for
%, 900 men, with the restriction
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-11-24
About Advertising.

After tWenty-One years cOnnec-
ton with the newspaper business,
we think we know something about
the mode of advertising best calcu-
lated to pay the advertiser.
Some men think that if they have
a really good article it is no use to
advertise, This is a grave mistake,
When in Cincinnati, at the National
Convention, we saw kind of cot
used at the crowded hotels, which
was a remarkable article for conve-
nience. We desired to get one, and
applied to all the furniture dealers
in Jackson, but they knew nothing
about it. We examined the adver-
tisements in the Cincinnati papers,
but could get no light on the subject.
Then we wrote to the proprietor of
the hotel, and finally found the man.
ufacturers, and got one. Now, if
these parties had advertised, their
sales would have been immense.
We accidentally discovered, last
winter, in one of the stores, a new
kind of lamp. It is the finest thing
we ever SAWS simple, has no
chimney, and is very nearly equal
to q gas jet. We could not find this
lamp advertised at any place We
got two of them, and would not
part with them for any reasonable
price. They are not advertised, and
we see nearly everybody using the
old, dirty, dangerous lamps.
There is another kind of adver-
tisers, who make a great spread over
worthless articles. They make it
pay for time, but as soon as their
goods are tested they play out.
Now let us speak of another kind
of advertiser. AS we have already
a good article to be sue
cessfnl must be advertised. A poor
article well advertised will succeed
for a short time only but take
article, and you cannot
eXpend too much money in adVer-
Using it.-JdckSOn Standard.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-11-24
EAST, WEST AND SOUTH.

Arecent number of the New York
Herald has contained an article, not
very temperate, but presenting the
recent action of Congress in a point
of view worth some attention. That
journal is indignant with the West
for the unanimity with which her
delegates have united to urge a
change in our financial and none
tary policy, which seems to the Her
aid and its supporters as the very
mystery of iniquity; and this una
nimity it calls SectiOnalism. Before
commenting on the Herald's posi-
ton, however, that journal shall
speak for itself:
During the greater part of the present GEN.
tury there have been no active ieulOuSieS be-
tween the East and the West. The over
Shadowing question of slavery drew the line
between the North and the South, and the
ever increasing aCrimony between these great
sections at last reached such "A pitch that
there was no solution OF the controversy eX-
Cept by a resort to arms. But since the civil
war there has been strong tendency to eS-
tahliSh a new sectional line in our politics.
The AlleghanieS are taking the place of the
old Mason and Dixon : line, and the new cir
The Atlantic SeabOurd and those in the Miss.
Valley. The West is becoming rs arrogant,
unreasonable and fanatical rs the South was
during the twenty wears Whlch preceded the
civil war. We are again being drawn into
vortex Of geographical politics. The recent
proceedings i'm Congress show that the old
sectional division between the North and
the South has been superseded by new Sec
tiunal division between the East and the
West, and the conflict Is hardly less bitter
and irreconcilHble than were the old spent
controversies between the North and the
South. The unreasonable domination Of the
. West is no more TO be submitted to than was
The unreasonable Nomination of the south.
Now we are very far from under
rating the evils of sectiOnaliSm,
having had Il large experience in
that matter, but when the Herald,
representing New York commercial
interests, holds this charge of "un-
reasonable domination" over us and
speaks of not submitting to it, we
refuse to be terrified, and ask him
quietly what he is going to do about
il.
Sectionalism is not always avoid
able, and where il is inevitable,
there is more sense in studying how
to avoid its evils rs much as may
be than in deploring it or denounc-
ing il, in weeping or shrieking
about it. A certain amount of sec
tionaI feeling in politics is inevitable
whenever a divergency of interests
arises between two sections, and in
a government covering so vast
territory rs ours, so varied in its de
partments of industry and pToduc-
tiveneSS, such divergency must fire.
quentIy occur. Such divergency has
long been foreseen between the East
and West, and there is no doubt but
that questions are now before our
legislative bodies into which thea
tagonism resulting from this diver
genee very largely enters. But be-
fore inquiring what they are we UNI
dertalle to remind the Herald that |
the expression East and West hard /
ly expresses the true statement of /
the antagonism, for on those ques-
tiOns in which the Herald COM
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-11-24

IN France the National bank
loans its money to the Government
at one per cent, and pays to the
Government a tax of $50 on each
81 900 of It's circulation. In the
United States the National bank
loan their money to the Govern
ment at go per cent, and pay no
taxes. If any persons doubt this
latter proposition let them make the
calculation for themselves, The
National bank deposits 100000 in
bonds with the Government, and in
return the Government issues to the
bank $4,000 in National hank notes;
deduct the 100000 from the $4,000
and the bank has but $1O,O0 invest
ed, and yet it draws six per cent.
invested ON the whole 100000 de-
posted, which Is $4,000. That is to
say, the Government has to pay
Sc, 1000 to the bank for the use of
$4,000, or 60 per cent.-IeimesSee
UHiO.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-11-24
TranpS.

One of the misfOrtuneS of this pc
riOd of hard times is the permanent
establishment of race of trampS,
who will create other tramps by con
tagiOn and perpetuate the evil far
down the future. The tramp will
never be localized or fixed. His mo-
bilization is permanent. He enlist
ed for life III the war on society. He
may have been a good fellOw-One
who in good times would have been
industrious. MisfOrtunes have Gre
ated him what he is, perhaps. He
is created, and he is painful human
fact-an enemy, and yet man.
Self-defense dictates harsh measures;
human sympathy whispers, "He is
a man." and fear suggests that no
man should assume he is too good or
too strong or too well assured of for
tunes smiles, to become what an
other man is. There is a narrow
line divides wise man and fool, good
and bad, rich and poor, The wise
to-day may be the dwelling idiot
tomorrow the good yield to temp
tatiOn and sink to the level of the
bad, and sudden misfortune send the
rich a tramp, either to tramp it be-
yOnd the Styx, or to wander tramp
upand down the earth. Who knows?
Who is exempt? 1t is a hard ques-
ton to-day. 1t will be more diff
cult tomorrow. We have acquired
a pauper class-not from Europe. 1t
is a growth from similar causes in
our virgin soil. The tramp will out
last the return of prosperity. Like
the "Wandering Jew" he is under
a fatal spell, impelling him to move.
Restless, restless, ever moving
When he would rest it comes on him
that fatal habit-the Vagabond
spirit. We have created him and
we will suffer for the creation. He
will last and plague us many a day,
long after we have forgotten the
awful panic of 1873 and the strin-
gency of succeeding years. Tramp,
tramp, tramp" the boys will be
marching long after we have ceased
to repair in solemn pilgrimage to the
tomb of John Sherman and cast each
his handful of mud on his mapsola-
UNI. The tramp is fixed fact for
all his righteousness and volatility.
american.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-11-24
The Southern MILITIA.

Senator Davis, of West Virginia,
is preparing a plan to thoroughly
organize the Southern militia, with
the aid of the General Government.
1t is Mr.. Davis idea that the regu-
lar army should be reduced so as to
leave only enough troops to do guard
duty at the various Notifications,
and the necessities of the frontier.
The money thus obtained by cutting
down the regular army, Senator Da-
Wis proposes to give to the several
Southern States, to put their militia
on q war footing.