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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-05-23
Things to Treasure.

Accommodations of knowledge and eX-
perience of the most valuable kind are
the result of little bits of knowledge
and experience carefully treasured up.
Those who learn nothing. or accumu-
late nothing in life, are set down a.
failures, because they have neglected
little things. They may themselves
consider that the world has gone
against them; but, in fact, they have
been their own enemies There has
long been popular belief in good
luck - but like many other notions. il
is gradually giving way. The eonvic-
ton is extending That diligence Is the
mother of good luck; in other words.
that man : success in life will be pro-
portionate to his efforts. 10 his industry
TO his attention TO small things. Your
negligent, shiftless, loose fellows never
meet with luck, because the results OF
industry are denied TO those who will
not make the proper effort TO secure
hem.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-05-23
pefenee, Of Cen.,an,lnepIe.

The great importance OF the Eastern
question rests entirely upon the fear
that Constantinople may fall into the
hands Of Russia. No other great power
covets its possession with Russia the
desire to obtain this great key to the
East is traditionary. Both to England
and to Austria the occupation of the
Bosphorus and Dardanelles by Russia
would be of paramount interest. Nor
is it possible to suppose that either of
IT, Jse nations would consent to such an
occupation except as the result of a
long and unsuccessful war. 1t is for
this reason that they wish for the i'm
provement of Turkey rather than for
her destruction, whilst Russian inter
ests induce that country to hasten in
every way the decadence of the Otto
man Empire. Constantinople and its
approaches being the great prize which
is much coveted, it naturally follows
that if this important position could be
made so secure that Russian occupa-
tion were impossible, great political
as well as military problem would have
been solved. The superiority o; the
Turkish fleet and the works of defence
erected in the Bosphorus and Darda-
nelles have prevented the possibility of
q Muscovite capture of Constantinople
by Q sea attack. 1t, therefore, only be-
comes necessary to strengthen the land
approaches to make Constantinople
practically impregnable. And this could
easily be accomplished. The Bospho-
rus can only be approached from the
north by narrow strip of land, in
some places only % miles wide. II
line of works were erected across this
strip, with its right resting on the
Black Sea, and its left on the Sea of
Marmora, Constantinople would be Sc
cure. An admirable position exists
which is so aided by natural obstacles
as to reduce the front to be defended
to between II and Is miles. But can
Constantinople be reached by Rus
sian army acting from the Caucasus
and marching through Asia Minor ?
From the Caucasus IT, Constantinople
by road is upwards OF nine hundred
miles. There are no roads for srtil-
lery, and the country offers every diff
Guilty relative to the maintenance of
supplies. The flank and rear of an
army so advancing would be exposed
to attack by any power il command of
the Black Sea. Finally the approach
to Constantinople is also by a narrow
neck of land only 26 miles In width and
there would be ample time to erect
line of works extending from the Gulf
of Ismidt to the Black Sea, and so
blocking an advance from Asia Minor.
Thus the line of works proposed by
making the position of Constantinople
practically impregnable to a Russian
attack, would settle In a good degree
that Eastern questions which now Of
fers such serious difficulties and dan
gers. -LeUdnt Herald.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-05-23
MIR. Mayberry's face lighted a second,

MIR. Mayberry's face lighted a second,
then the gloom returned.
"lf my son had fortune at his com.
niand, as l thought he had yesterday at
this time, would say: "God speed you
inyour woeing of Winnie Wilmington. )"
as 1t is-for the girls sake-I disap-
prove"
$50 you haven't pound over and
above, eh, Mayberry?"
''There will be nothing-less than
nothing. l don't know that really
care so much for myself, but Ernest, =
it is terrible thing to happen at the
very beginning of his career"
Mr.. Wilmington smiled gleefully.
''Good. Neither do l care for myself,
but for Winnie, my little Winnie. l tell
you what, May berry, perhaps, you W Ill
wonder if am crazy, but I'll agree to
settle quarter of million on Winnie
the day she marries your boy. And III
lend you as much more if it'll be any
use, and I'll start the boy for himself,
If you say so. Eh?"
Mr.. Mayberry looked at him In
speechless bewilderment.
Wilmington went on.
81 made Il fortune out in India, and
it's safe and sound in hard cash in good
hands-a couple of millions. i deter
mined TO bring my girl up to depend
on herself, and to learn the value of
money before she had the handling OF
her fortune. She has no idea she's an
heiress-my heiress. Sounds like a
story out of book, eh, May berry
Well, will you shake hands on it, and
call it bargain?"
Mr.. Mayberry took the little dried
up band almost reverentially, his voice
hoarse and thick with emotion.
Wilmington, God will reward you
for this. May he, a thousandfold"
Wilmington winked very suspicious
moisture on his eyelashes.
"You see it all comes of that dinner,
old fellow. You acted like charitable
Christian gentleman, and between US
we'll make the boy and Winnie as happy
as they deserve, eh?"
And even Mrs. Mayberry admits that
it was a good thing that her husband
gave that dinner, aud when she expects
to see Mrs. Ernest Mayberry an hon
ored guest at her board, she candidly
feels that she owes every atom of her
splendor and luxury to the violet-eyed,
charming girl who wears her own hon.
ors with such sweet grace.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-05-23
Tricks Of ArtfuI Dodgers.

The police in London are smart, but
Notwithstanding their smartness, the
problems, What has become of the
Countess Of Dudley's jewels, and Who
took the missing Galnsborough? are
still unsOlved. In the case of the jew
els, they were stolen out of the maid s
arms as she held them in box at a
railway depot. The theory now is, that
whoever snstched them hurriedly push
ed the box into an empty railway ear
and then returned and took them away
leisurely an hour or two afterward when
the excitement, searching, &c, were
over. The Gainsborough picture
was cut from its frame on the ,ery day
of its sale for 1000 guineas. It was
locked up in a strong building in that
locality. Bond street, before which po-
liceman were patrolling all night.
Another audacious robbery took place
the other day in broad daylight at a
railway station. A certain member of
Parliament-an earl-arrived at pro-
vincial railway station and found he
had half an hour to wait He strolled
about the depot leisurely, but spoke to
no one, and no one came near him, so
far as he knows. As he was about to
enter the train, gentleman sitting in
side said to him, "Have you not broken
your watch-chain? 1 see it hanging"
The chain had been cut, the watch
stolen,
A lawyer told me that on one Occa-
sion when he had thief for client, he
asked him to show him, TO satisfy his Gu
riosity, how he had done this very same
thing, which was then creating great
discussion in the community. But be-
fore he had finished speaking, the thief
smilingly showed his learned counsel
his watch which he had abstraeted as
desired; and when the lawyer express
ed astonishment at such marvellous
dexterity and laid his hand ON his vest
pocket in surprise, he found his watch
was back again, safe and sound. The
redoubtabie Maskelyne himself would
not be ashamed of such neat bit of
sieight of hand as this. Speaking of
that celebrated conjurer, let me mention
that this week he has offered some i'm
provements in the already wonderful
cabinet trick invented by the Daven-
port brothers. Maskelyne now causes
Cooke (his partner) to be tied up alone
in the cabinet, thus exploding the the
ory that the two help each other to un-
tie the fisherman's net, which is sewn
up and then examined by vigilance
committee from the audience; also IL
whipcord used for lashingthe wrists and
ankles, as being more difficult to unite
than rope; and still, in spite of this, the
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-05-23
Chinese Finger Nails.


The custom of wearing long finger
nails obtains among the aristocracy Ot
parts of China and Siam. The dishg
urement is supposed to add TO the i'm
portanee of the individual, as it is evi-
dent that the wearer can not do any
work, and must. therefore, be person
of elegant leisure, backed by a fortune
corresponding to the length of his nails.
The hand of an Annamite dandy has
nails four or five inches in length: The
thumb-nail has characteristic shape.
and that of the first finger is cut short
to enable the person to pick up small
objects. Without this slight alteration
the hands would be nearly useless.
Nails of still greater enormity may be
seen. They are said to have attained
the extraordinary length of thirteen
inches, and in this instance the nail OF
the first finger is not entirely cut of.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-05-23
Maternal Affection.

W0man's charms are certainly many
and powerful. The expanding rose
just bursting into beauty has an irre-
sistible bewitchness; the blooming
bride led triumphantly TO the by meneal
altar awakens admiration and interest,
and the blush of her cheek fills with de-
light; but the charm of maternity is
more sublime than all these.
Heaven has imprinted in the mothers
face something beyond this world,
something which claims kindred with
the skies,-the angelic smile, the tender
look, the waking watchful eye, which
keeps its fond vigil over her slumber-
ing babe.
These are objects which neither the
pen nor the chisel can touch, which
poetry fails to exalt, ~isiios the most
eloquent tongue in vain would eulogize,
and on whicn all description becomes
Ineffective. In the heart of man lies this
lovely picture; 1t lives in his sympa-
thies; it reigns in his affections; his
eye looks round in vain for such an
other object on earth.
Maternity, estate sound; 80 twined
round our hearts, that they must cease
TO thrOb ere we forget, 'Tis our first
love; its part of our religion. Nature
has set the mother upon such pin
nacle, that our infant eyes and arms
are first uplifted to it; we cling to it in
manhood; we almost worship it in old
age.
He who can enter an apartment, and
behold the tender babe feeding on its
mothers beauty - nourished by the
tide of life which flows through her gem
erous veins, without painting bosom
and a grateful eye, is no man, but a
monster. He who can approach the era
die OF sleeping innocence without think
ing that''of such is the Kingdom of hea-
venl' or see the fond parent hang over
its beauties, and half retain her breath
lest she should break its slumbers, with
out veneration beyond all common
feeling, is TO be avoided in every inter-
course of life, and is tit only for the
shadow of darkness and the solitude of
the dersert.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-05-23
Night Workers

Bats live their active lives in the
night: when sunlight comes they fly
away TO their holes. there 10 sleep until
twilight comes again, when they re-
sumo the occupation of insect killing.
The female bat has rather a hard time
of il, as she j. the nest and the food of
her young until they are themselves
able TO fiy Often have | seen q female
bat, with her young ones clinging to
her breast, flying about i'll search of
food; and the young ones were not so
small either. How else could they get
along? The old ones make no nest; it
they wanted to ever so much they
could not. and the chances are that,
from their wandering habits, they
spend the day in one. place, and the
next in another two or three miles dis
tant, just as they happen to be when
day overtakes them, and if they left
their young behind them, their exact
locality might be forgotten. When the
Young ones are able TO shift for them
selves the mothers life is easier, and
until winter comes to kill their insect
food, she lives luXuriously. Then,
when all nature is prepared to put on
the livery of winter, bats, instead oi
leaving the scenes where they had
passed the summer, repair to their
haunts i'm the caves and walls, and
hanging by their hind feet in little
groups of i've or six together, pass the
dreary season in one unbroken sleep
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-05-23

each drawing therefrom one Of the
rolls. When all have drawn, they pro-
ceed to the chairwoman, who cuts the
ribbon which secures each roll, and bids
the candidate unfold the various papers.
There is no need to ask them which of
them has gained the prize-the spark
ling eyes of the fortunate "hundred
pound girl" reveal the secret more
quickly than it could be spoken by the
lips. The portion drawn in May is
given after wedding on the fifth Of
November, the November portion being
given in like mannor on May day.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-05-23
KNITTING.

with blooming maiden sitting,
While she nimbly plies her knitting.
Plessed-I gszed upon her beauty.
While I'll my happy duty.
Paying cut" the zephyr double,
Richly paid for pleasant trouble
Just to watch her nimble fingers,
And her ruby lips where fingers
Many beauty in her smiling.
All my loving soul beguiling.
Just to feel the wond'rous thrilling.
OF my heart with rapture filing.
While beside the maiden sitting.
Paying ont" while she is knitting.
am thinking-how our knitting
Is an illustration fitting
or the real life we're living;
OF the mercies God is giving
In the active world around him
When TO womsn-man has bound him,
Then-sre love and labor making
All the joys our souls are taking,
His.to labor are supplying.
Paying out" life's thread. and trying
Ever to undo its tangling;
His-to give life's thread and hold it /;
Hers-in love to gently mouldit
Into forms Of use and beauty,
Thus they link their love and duty"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-05-23
MISS Grundy."

j don't think ever wrote about Miss
Grundy in the News and l want 70 do
so now. She is q medium-siZed COM
pact lady, much given to emphatic
colors in dress and punning witticisms
in letters. As a correspondent ! be-
heve she holds her own better than
any of the other ladies. She is not
spasmodic and never ridicules. She
don't care much about fine writing,
but in the description Of society events
she is clearly the most entertaining,
and seldom makes a mistake. She
works like a woman of intense praatica-
bility, and don't think would scream
at mouse. / rather think she'd sit
down on it. She writes very rapidly,
and so accurately that a revision is
seldom worth while. Her writing is
exceedingly English, devoid of ''hor-
rid" adjectives and seldom as weak as
the subjects which perforce she is
driven to take up. She has the entree
to the upper circles and is very much
liked by all. Occasionally she goes for
some with whip, swapping with sting.
ing facts and language not easily pooh
poohed. Her wit is not Of the blue
stocking order, bearing traces OF para
phrasing, nor does it smack OF old
medical almanacs circulated before You
and were born, and hence out OF our
memories. Shes an honest writer,
not argumentative but assertive, free
and unimpeded by half-evolved lack of
understanding. She lives very quietly
with her mother in modest rooms sur
rounded by books of decided worth
and comfort, all the more enjoyed be-
cause well earned. Her mOtehr is a
lady of great refinement. Her letters
over the signature of ''Fay," in the
Louisville Commercial, show rare cul-
ture and purity of taste quite out Of
the daily press. She is devoted to her
daughter, sad by mutual assistance
each performs much of the best work
that leaves this city by correspondence.
Miss Grundy's name is Austine Snead,
and she comes of a fine Kentucky
family.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-05-23

and the best discipline-but somehow,
l can't tell why, but do want to go.
can wear my black cashmere, and you'll
be so proud Of me-"
"Proud of you, indeed, my child, nc
matter what you wear. Yes, we'n CO."
And thus it happened that among the
ten guests that sat down at Josiah May
berry's hospitable overfiowing board
that cold. blue-skied day, Winnie VIII
mington and the little old man were
two-and two to whom Ernest Mayber.
ry paid more devoted attention than
even his father had asked and expected.
OF course it was grand successful
excepting the cold hauteur on Mrs.
Mayberry's aristocratic face, and that
was failure, because no one took the
least notice of it, so much more power
ful were the influences of Mayberry's
and Ernest's courteous, gentlemanly at
ten.ions.
al only hope you are satisfied" Mrs.
Josiah said, with what was meant to be
whitening sarcasm, after the last guest
had gone, and she stood moment be-
fore the fire, 81 only hope you are sat
isfled-particularly with the attention
Ernest paid to that young woman-very
unnecessary attention, indeed"
Mr.. Mayberry rubbed his hands to-
gether briskly.
Satisfied? Yes. thankful to God, |
had it in my power to make them for
get their poverty, if for only one little
hour. Did you see little Jimmy Hurd' IS
eyes glisten when Ernest gave him the
second triangle of pie? Bless the
youngsters hearts, they won't want
anything to eat for week."
81 was speaking of the young woman
who''-
Mrs. Msvberry was icily severe, but
her husband cut 1t short.
so you were-pretty little thing as
ever saw. A ladylike graceful little
girl, with beautiful eyes enough TO ex-
cuse the boy for admiring her."
"The boy. You seem to forget that
your son is twenty-three-old enough
to fall in love with and marry-even a
poor, unknown girl you were quixotic
enough to invite to your table,"
"Twenty-three? So he is. And If
he wants to marry beggar, and she is
good, virtuous girl-why not?"
A little gasp of horror and dsmay
was the only answer of which Mrs.
Mayberry was capable.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-05-23

The Prince of Wales and the Duke
of Cambridge are now the only field
marshals in the British army.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-05-23

A word once spoken, dozen hois 5
cannot overtake it and bring il back.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-09-01
HOME HINTS.

To Stop Cracks in a StOve.-Wood
ashes and common salt, made compact
with water, will stop the cracks of a
stove, and prevent the smoke from es-
Gaping.
Healing Power of Charcoal
coal has been discovered to be sure
cure for burns On laying a small piece
of cold charcoal on the burn the pain
subsidies Immediately; and if the char
coal is held on for some time the wound
is healed.
Chill Sauce.-Eighteen ripe tomatoes,
two onions, two green peppers, two tea
spoonfuls of salt, one teacup sugar, two
and one-half teacups of vinegar, one
teaspoonful each of cloves and CHINA
mon. Chop and mix, boil slowly, and
put into glass cans. This makes an ex-
cellent sauce for meat.
To Keep the Hair in Crimp.-Ladies
who have difficulty in making their hair
remain crimped will find the follow
ing of use: Let five cents worth of gum
arabic be dissolved in very little hot
water and left to stand over night in
enough alcohol to make it thin; then
bottle. The hair should be wet with the
mixture before being crimped.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-09-01

ALL the Bonapartes having palaces
and villas in Rome let lodgings. Prince
Tarlonai's great palace, once the property
of Cardinal Wolsey, is entirely let to
dodgers. Prince Parberini lets part of
his palace to Mr.. Story--in short, the
King, the Pope and the Cardinals are the
only house-owners in the dirty, mag
nifcent old city who do not let apart
ments. Prince del Drago, who is married
to Princess of Spain, lets rooms in both
his Roman palaces and in his country
villa, and has, moreover, the reputation
of being rather grasping in his dealings
with his tenants. There is a story told
concerning him which is piquant, but
probably not true. They say his Excel
lency has all his servants'on board wages,
and gives his cook a certain sum daily
for supplying his lordship's table. The
meals are sent from the kitchen in a tin
case which has lock, of which one key
is kept by the Prince and another by the
cook. The cook puts the dinner in the
case and locks it. When the case is car
ried into the Princes dining-room it is
unlocked by his Excellency, and what is
not eaten at the table is put back into the
case, which is again locked and sent back
to the cook. This plan prevents the
servants from pilfering any of the food
to the loss of the Prince or of the cook.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-09-01
A Catfish ON a Bender.

All the large fish are not caught in
the Eastern waters. The other day Mr..
lssac G. Heron, of Burlington, Iowa,
was angling for the fnny inhabitants of
the limpid Mississippi upin Judge Simp-
sons fishing grounds, above Oquawka,
Ill. He was fishing with a hand-line
and had met with only moderate sue
cess until about eleven o'clock in the
morning, when the line was seized and
ran out with such violent rapidity that
it set one of the wooden rowlocks, around
which it had taken turn, On fire. In
his effort to extinguish the flames and
capture the fish, Mr. Heron upset the boat
and was thrown into deep water. The
line was tangled about one of his legs,
which seriously impeded him in his
efforts to regain the boat and right it.
Fortunately he managed to get hold of
an oar, which assisted him in keeping
his head above water. The fish meanwhile
was rapidly towing him out into the
river, and Mr.. Heron, now thoroughly
frightened, gave up all hope of securing
it, and bent only on saving himself,
shouted Justify for help, for he was ut
terly unable to break the line. His cries
for help attracted the attention of some
raftmen, who Immediately manned
boat and started to the rescue of the I'M
fortunate man, whose condition was now
ofextreme peril.
The fish, however, rapidly towed its al
most exhausted victim over TO the Iowa
shore before the raftmen could reach
him, pulled him upon the bank, ran into
the woods with him, climbed tree and
hauled Mr.. Heron up after it, and was
just on the point of cutting his throat
with his dorsal fin, when the limb on
which they were seated broke and pre-
cipitated them both to the ground, where
the raftmen, who had Just come up,
killed the fish with boat-hooks. Ii
proved to be what is known as "chan-
mel CATFISH and weighed, when dressed,
a pound and half, and was nearly five
inches long. Mr.. Heron, although
bruised and exhausted by his fright and
rough handling, is not seriously injured,
and is able to be about as usual.