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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-01-17

the shape of ga parade borrowed from
La Fontaine's tales, or from the farces
of the Italian drama" Philippe Egalite
was wont to sing coarse songs before
the court, with ample grimace and
broadly suggestive gesture; making,
indeed mountebank of himself.
After these performances, the noble
company, stirred by plentiful cham
payne, and put in wild humor by the
play, would indulge in frolics which
are surely amazing to read Of as hap
pening in so polite society. Madame
de Genlis relates how on one occasion
"they upset the tables and furniture; /;
they scattered twenty cdrdtes of water
about the room; finally got away at
half past one, wearied out, pelted with
handkerchiefs, and leaving Madame de
Clarence hoarse, with her dress torn to
shreds, scratch on her arm, and a
bruise on her forehead, but delighted
that she had given such gay supper,
and fiattered with the idea of its being
the talk of the next day." In such
manner the butterflies of the court
danced and gamboled on the already
smoking volcano of revolution.-Apple-
tons Journal it 'r.l
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-01-17
Dressing "a Lobster.

The Kingston Freeman has this do
nestle incident TO relate: "a young
housekeeper up town was much sur
prised the other day upon answering
a ring at the door bell to receive from
a small boy Il package, which proved to
be a large red lobster, (it having been
cooked with note pinned around one
leg stating, Your husband would like
to have this broiled for his dinner She
knew her husband was partial to broiled
meats, but not having seen lobster,
she really couldn't conceive how such a
hard, horrid looking thing could be
cooked in any way much less broiled :;
but he must be pleased if il was pOssi-
BILE to do it, and so all the cook-books
(she had small library of them) were
taken down and examined, but no re-
ceipt could be found for broiling any
thing that resembled this. Finally, be-
ing at her wits end, she dressed il mp
in a dolls clothes and sat it ON her hus-
bands chair at the dinner table, where
that man found it when he came home,
the joke being completely turned upon
himself, though the woman was SEEM
ingly unconscious of it, only saying, as
she pointed to the ridiculous object.
You wished me to dress it for dinner,
and that is the only way knew of do
ing it,"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-01-17
Why.

Why do people write that they sac
cept with pleasure" an unpleasant in
vitation, when they really mean they
do SO with reluctancel I r.rE' a-a
Why do ladies bid their servant say
that they are not at home, when they
mean they are engaged or unwilling to
see visitorsl d..4 .a
Why doactors grumble that the drama
is going TO the dogs, when they mean
that they themselves are not in favor
with the public? -.. ..s
Why do men tell their wives that they
will be detained by business when they
really mean TO be detained by club
dinner?
Why do women bid their husbands
escort them, when they really mean to
make them pay for new bonnet?
Why do singers speak with diffidence
of the powers of their voice, when they
mean to swallow greedily all the COM
pliments you give them?
Why do ipviters often call their coun-
try house ''little place" when they
mean to show you a palatial residence?
Why does your friend tell you ''any
toggery will dc" when means him
self TO sport dress sdit and white
choker?
Why do china dealers name so pre-
posterous price when they mean TO
jump at less than half if they be offered
it?
'' Why do pianists complain that they
are sadly out Of practice when they are
asked to play, while in reality they
mean they want more pressing, and
then will gladly Weld TO il?
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-01-17
A Mute. Inglorio.s worth.

In one of her lectures, Mrs. Liver
more tells of 4 genius in dress she dis
covered at Lebanon, among the New
Hampshire hills. He was the chairman
of the lecture committee, and Mrs. Liv-
ermOre, staying at his house, with her
habit of looking into things, found her
way into the work room of his millinery
establishment. There were dozens of
bonnets so tastefully trimmed that her
eyes, educated by the ethics of Boston,
at once recognized the touch of an artist.
There, too, were dresses in every stage
of complexion, delightfully."- planned.
Asking who trimmed the bonnets, the
work-girls told her the master of the
shop? Who designed the dresses: The
same man, who selected every yard of
trimming and attended to the finishing
of every dress that was sent out. His
fame was wide in the hill country, and
the Dartmouth College ladies thought
they couldn't wear a bonnet unless il
came through his hands. He was auto
cratic, not allowing his customers TO
dress alike, whether long or short, stout
or slim, but devised fresh styles for
each. Going into the parlor at his
house, the lecturess stopped to pick up
an exquisite tea-rOse tossed on a marble
slab on the table, and found it model
led in wsx-the recreation of the milli-
ner artist. He sketched in crayon, and
painted in water colors. His house was
full Of delightful trifles-the work of a
man who had earned his own living
since he was eight years old.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-01-17
How Lo-gers Live.

-
Three hundred men will cover and
cut a section of aboutthre square miles,
taking off over 60, 900 logs, which would
measure about 10000, 900 feet each sea-
son. Work begins at daylight and ends
at dark; and when the days lengthen
and the moon favors a longer twilight
or earlier morn, the men get the bene-
fit in longer working hours. On the
river, when the drive is started, work
begins at three O'Clock in the morning
and ends at nine in the evening, the
men having five meals; breakfast at six,
lunch at nine, dinner at twelve, supper
at five and tea at nine. The meals con-
sist of pork and beans, corn bread, mo-
lasses cake and tea or coffee.
No stint is given TO mans appetite
The fare, such As tits, is abundant, mo-
notonous, nutritious and cheap. A
cook is provided for every fifty men.
The beans are generally the large white
bush, parboiled in pots holding half a
bushel, then ten pounds OF pork are set
in the middle of the beans in the pot, a
quarter of pint of molasses Is poured
in, and then the pot is set in hole sur
rounded with hot ashes and burning
charcoal, the top covered with 4 stone,
over which heavy wood fire is built;
and here they stay from five to eight
hours, coming out most palatable dish.
All the baking is done in rudelv built
stone ovens, which are heated before
the dough is mixed, with a great wood
fire. The loaves of biscuit or cake are
set upon the hot stones, and are cooked
quickly and thoroughly.
a camp of three hundred men will
consume daily four barrels of beans,
one-half barrel of flour, half barrel
of meal, one quarter of a barrel of
sugar, and five gallons of molasses.
The men are encamped in tents, making
their beds of boughs, while their extra
clothing, pair of duck overalls, fan
mel shirt, and two pairs of woolen
socks, is kept in an old grain sack and
used as pillow at night.
The Sabbath in the woods is always a
day for sharpening axes, mending
sleds, repairing boots and clothes, set
ting out new tenting spot handler to
the cutting in the woods, and all the odd
chores which would grow out of the
congregation of so large body of men.
All well-regulated camps exclude liq-
uOr. The work being usually fifty to
two hundred miles from any settlement,
and the men not being paid until the
end of the season, there IL little induce
ment for any speculator to peddle rum
through the woods, or for the men to
straggle off in search of it.
The consumption of axes and handles
is enormous, an axe lasting a month
and handle about three weeks. The
axes are sharpened daily, some camps
having regular sharpeners, while others
require each man to keep his own axe
in order, The old axes are never col
lected for the junk dealer, the distance
to ship them being too great to make it
an economical measure. Woodsmen
general consider spruce harder on axes
than either birch or pine. The gum
which runs out of the spruce tree is Of
ten found hard enough to chip the edge
of the axe when striking through it
The styles of axes differ with national
tiles, a Canadian chopper preferring a
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-01-17

Father fairly turned pale when told
him; but he cautioned me not to betray
that 1 suspected any one present, and
he took Steve's money under his spe-
cial charge. We all met at breakfast.
l should have said that Mr.. Fordyce had
made his appearance about the same
time as the rest of the family whom my
screams aroused, and in the most natu-
raj manner. He came down to break
fast now, smiling, and just interested
enough in my adventure.
Father went away into town after
breakfast, and Mr.. Fordyce sat in the
garden and smoked. The officers who
came to arrest him stole upon him from
the back way, and secured him before
he thought OF resistance.
1t was plain case. They found proof
enough of robberies he had been at the
bottom of all along, hid away in his
trunks, and he owned them at last, with
smiling nOnchdldnce, turning back his
sleeve actually, when no one was look
ing, and showing me the prints my
teeth had made on his right arm, and
kissing them with the old gallant EN-
preSsmeRt. .-. .a-rf
OF course Steve made his payment,
and We were married at an early day.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-01-17
The First Lesson.


If man loves any one thing-say,
rare books, or pictures, or objects of art
of any kind, or music, or science-so
well that for the sake of one thing in
which he would be rich he is willing to
be poor in everything else, no matter
though his choice be an unwise one ac-
cording to the best standards of choice,
he will yet have a motive which will
help to keep him right. But for those
who love none of these things, but
simply desire them because it is the
habit of the time-because, like pam
pered children, they. must needs cry
for whatever they see just out of their
reach-for them is needle! the whole
some self-diseipline which shall teach
them to let alone whatever is not theirs.
And the beginning of this self-disci-
pline is in the home. Parents must
teach their boys and girls the great
lesson of doing without what cannot be
fitly theirs.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-01-17
A Bird-Charming Lady.

A few months since. says the Jack
sonville (Florida) Union, a handsome
mocking- bird flew into the residence
of lady in this city and alighted at
her feet, exhibiting little or no fear OF
suspicion of her, and permitting her to
catch it in her hand. She placed it IL
a cage and it seemed happy and con-
tented, and it proved to be one of the
finest singers of its species, filling the
house with its varied and melOdiOus
strains, until after some four months of
captivity it was taken sick and died,
much to the sorrow and regret of its
mistress. A short time after the de-
cease the same lady was sitting in her
room when another beautiful bird of
the same family came in and took its
position near her, apparently inviting
her to capture it, which she did with
out difficulty. She placed it in the same
cage, and it seemed as cOntented as the
other had done, as if it knew and COW
eted a life with SO gentle mistress.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-01-17
Lace Making I'm England.

Honiton lace is, without doubt, the
best ever made in England. Enormous
prices were paid by the Honiton lace
makers for Flemish thread, rising, it is
said, to $500 gold the Id. during the
war with France. The workmen were
also well-paid, their wages being calcu-
lated in this wise: the lace ground was
spread out on the counter, and the
worker herself desired to cover it with
shillings; and as many coins as found
place on her work she carried away as
the fruit of her labor. Real HOniton
ground went out of date with the in
yention of bobbin net, on which the
sprigs were applied, until that form of
lace went out of date all together, being
superseded by the modern guipure-
the Honiton of to-day which composed
the bridal dresses of the Crown Prime
ess of Prussia, the Princess Louisa OF
Hesse, and the Princess of Wales.
A great deal of trouble has been ex-
perienced in persuading the lace work
ers of Devonshire to adopt newer and
better designs. For long while they
persisted in sticking to their old pat
terms, but at last some impression has
been made on them by the authorities
at South Kensington, who have recently
supplied them with large number of
beautiful designs.
One effect, of the gradual degradation
of taste which led to the fineness of the
reseGu being ultimately considered Of
more Importance. than the beauty of
the pattern, was one Of those determin-
ations of the human intellect i'm one di-
rection, which rarely fail to achieve
success In the end. After innumerable
failures, the bobbin net was at last
made By Heathcote's machine, and the
value of clear ground was lost forever.
Bobbin net machines were not only set
up in England, but in Brussels, for the
purpose of making double and triple
twisted net upon which the pillow flow
ers are sewn, TO produce the so-called
point applique.
This extra-fine Brussels net has
become deservedly celebrated, and it
consumes very large quantity of cot
ton thread annually. Soon after the
triumph of England over bobbin net,
the jacquard system was tried at Lyons
for making lace by machinery, and no
sooner were the experiments successful
than Nottingham began the manufact-
ure Of machine lace on large scale.
At the international Exhibition of 1862,
Nottingham exhibited Spanish Laces,
most faithful copies of the costly pillow
made Barcelona, limitations of Mechlin
(the brode and picot executed by hand)
and Brussels needle point, Caen blondes
and Valenciennes, rivaling those of
Calais, also the black laces of Chantilly
and Mirecourt. Machine lace has had
a curious effect. Ii has almost extermi
mated the inferior kinds of handsome
lace, but it has not diminished the de-
demand for the finer fabrics of the
pillow and the needle.
On the contrary, the finest work of ~
leacon and Brussels has beea sought
more eagerly by the rich, since machin-
cry has brought the wearing of lace
within reach of all classes.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-01-17
Budha's Rays.

This name is given by the natives of
Ceylon to the appearance of broad beams
apparently of blush light which some
times extend from the zenith down 10
the horizon, where they converge The
spaces between them have the ordinary
illumination of the sky. This effect is
supposed TO be due to the different tenn
peratures of the air at various levels.
The upper air is colder and denser, and
the rays of light are refracted down
ward. \ singular explanation is given
of a remarkable appearance seen at
Adams Peak, Ceylon. This mountain
rises abruptly from low country to the
height of I, 200 feet above the sea level
The phenomenon consists apparently
of an elevated shadow of the mountain
projecting westward to a distance of
about 20 miles. As the sun rises high
er it rapidly approaches the mountain,
and appears at the same time to rise be-
fore the observer in the form of gigan-
tic pyramid of shadow. Distant objects
may be seen through it, so that it i not
really shadow on the land, but a veil
of darkness between the peak and the
low country. 1t continues to rapidly
approach and rise, until it seems to fall
back on the observer, like a ladder
which has been reared upon the verti-
cal, and the next instance it Is gone.
In this the air of the mountain top is
colder and denser than that of the val
ley, but as the rays of the light are
above instead of below it, the refraction
is upward, producing reflect of dark
ness from the loss of rays which would
otherwise come to the Observers eyes.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-01-17
Black Pearls.

The black pearl is found in the conchC
nacerd, dark colored species Of the
mother of pearl, and also in the ArbloRd,
or, more properly, the Auion, beauti-
full single shell of variegated hues,
which is found in shallow water, at
tached to rocks. This shell is greatly
admired, and is manufactured into in
Vulnerable ornaments, like hat buckles,
pins for the hair, coverings for pocket
books, parasol handles, &c. Black
Pearls of a fine quality are also gotten
from the mussels found of the shores
of the strip of land that forms the port
of San Quentin On the outer coast OF
Lower California. 1t was here that
Capt. Ned Wakeman, who accomplished
the perilous feat of bringing the small
side wheel steamboat, New World,
with the Sheriff aboard, who intended
to seize her for debt, around the Horn,
and safely into San Francisco Harbor,
delighted to stop. "Capt. Wakeman'
Mussel," and other stories have passed
into the maritime history of the Pacific,
and are now part of the standard nau-
teal ''yarns" of the far West. Pearls,
more than any other gems, vary in
prices. Their size, color, and lustre
regulate the value of the individual
pearl. They also have an associated
value on account of the difficulty OF
matching and the impossibility of alter
ing them by art. AS an instance, if
one pearl is worth $40, two exactly
alike in size and beauty would be worth
$50 OF. $50, while three similar ones
would probably bring 500 or more.
Seed pearls bring from SIS per ounce
and upwards. Mother of pearl is de-
cidedly the most profitable and certain,
and is quoted at from s. to s22 per hun
dred-weight in the rough. 1t is coll
lected at La Paz, and from thence
shipped i'm bulk to the Old World. The
pearls find their way, through the reg
ular channels of trade, to the diadems
Of queens, and help to adorn the person
of the nobility. Beautiful and simple
chaste, they form an ornament for the
fingers, ears, or hair, quite as appropri-
ate and effective as their most costly
rivals. They can neither be initiated
nor improved. They stand out alone
amongst all gems for just what they ap-
pear, pure or defective, an ornament or
a deformity. 1t is gem that tolerates
no deception, and, like pure and beau
tiful woman, commends itself from in
nate worth.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-01-17
Plain Talk to Girls.

Your every day toilet is part of
your character. \ girl that looks like
''fury" or a sloven in the morning is
not to be trusted, however finely she
may look in the evening. No matter
how humble your room may be, there
are eight things it should contain
namely: a mirror, washstand, soap,
towel, comb, hair, nail, and tooth
brushes. These are just as essential as
your breakfast, before which you
should make good use of them. Parents
who fail to provide their children with
these appliances not only make great
mistake, but commit sin of omission.
Look tidy in the morning and after the
dinner work is over improve your toi-
let.
Make it rule of your daily life to
"dress up" for the afternoon. Your
dress may, or need not be, anything
better than calico, but with ribbon OIL
flower, or some bit of ornament, you
can have an air of respect and satisfae-
ton that invariably comes with being
well-dressed. rr
A girl with fine sensibility cannot
help feeling embarrassed and awkward
in ragged, dirty dress, with her hair
unkempt, if a stranger or neighbor
comes in.
Moreover, your self-respect should
demand the decent apparelling of your
body. You should make it point to
look as well as you can, even If you
know nobody will see you but yourself.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-01-17
English Banks.

Matters are managed very differently
by the great banking institutions in
London from what they are in the
United States. In 1928, says a cor
respondent, | was junior clerk in the
Union bank of London, then in its in
fancy, now an immensely rich and
prosperous concern, second only to the
Bank of England. The public banking
hours were then from nine to five
o'clock, and from five to six the daily
balances of all transactions were struck.
During that hour two directors( changed
every fortnight) were in attendance
always, whose special business was to
see all cash, notes and other securities
counted over in presence of the manager
(similar to cashier in the United States. }
and who themselves deposited the
money etc., in the strong room, each
having distinct and separate key,
which he took home. No clerk was
permitted under any circumstances to
leave until the daily balance was proved,
whether the error amounted to "a, 900
or one penny. 1t constantly happened
that we were kept there until seven,
eight, nine, ten, and once 1 remember
until twelve o'clock. it was therefore
impossible for any teller to 60 home
until his books and cash agreed, the
latter being handed over to the direct
ors in their private room and counted
and locked up by them.
Russia has more than 5000 tobacco
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-01-17
Married Babies.

An Armenian missionary, in "Whiffs
from Ararat," describes the social con-
dition of the people in that country
especially the children. The (so-called)
civilization that orerdoes the domestic
institutions in this way, is about as bad
as the barbarism that has no domestic
institutions at all. "Girls, newly born,
are hastily engaged to boys not year
old. In every honse there are several
engaged girls. and also several engaged
boys; so that if we wished to engage
our Zenope (about four years old, per-
haps we could find girl, but it would
be necessary to wait till new one was
born; then, if we heard quickly of her
birth, we might secure her; otherwise
there would be no hope. These past
days several children were married,
who could not tie their girdles, they
were so small. In my school some of
the boys and girls are married, and
some are engaged. The girls are sold,
as cows or other animals. from seventy
NV W Oilt anu sfNtillN
dollars"
Here is what they must expect when
they 90 to live with their husbands {:
"Many times have I seen great loads
on the backs of young brides. The wo-
men bring water from great distance.
They wash clothes with their feet. in
cold water, without soap. Their wash
ing-placcs lie on my way to school,
often see ten or fifteen women descend
to the river, wh6continually so strike
the clothes, keeping time with their
feet that they make great noise. This
winter there came so great cold that
hardly dared go ont, yet in the coolest
weather, the women in crowds washed
their clothes, standing in the freezing
water. wonder they did not freeze"