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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-28
Familiarity.

There are one or two proverbs that
contain more truth than falsehood; and
one of them, unhappily, is that famil-
iarity breeds contempt. Though mys-
terry is good key, il is bad lock; it
does very well to open the door of
heart, but it is by no means well adap
ted to keep it safe and secure. This
must be done by sheer strength; and of
sheer strength, over-much talk about
love and art, and the youthful affeeta-
tions of long locks and mild wicked
ness, are in no wise symptoms-at least
not of the sort of strength that is re-
quired to hold forever a woman who
has opened her eyes to the fact that the
good things of the real world are by no
means to be deS SDisel
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-28
Being S0ciaDIe.

A great deal of the calling and twit-
tering and my-dearing have no more
real connection with sociability than
the flowers and feathers on a woman's
hat have with her head. They are
purely artificial, and tackled on by the
milliner. There is a vast deal of social
millinery, however, which passes for
Natures hand work; and people are
often praised for their fine social quail
ties merely because they are adopts IN
the art of saying pretty nothings by the
hour, and exhibiting themselves in
other peoples drawing rooms in an en-
tertaining way. And on the other
hand, those who are emineDtly social
in nature and spirit are often con-
demned as unsociable because they say
little, and do not care to exhibit them
selves and turn their hearts inside out
for other people to admire. Perhaps
they are deficient in the graces of cul-
tivated society; they may not have the
gift of rapid utterance or repartee;
they may find it hard TO intrude their
thoughts and feelings upon others
while more variable natures make the
air vocal with their incessant buzz. Be-
hind their reticence, and beneath the
disguise of modest and unattractive
ways, are all the elements of the truest
sociability, which il requires but the
least penetration to discover aud the fit
occasion to bring out.
Being soeiable requires something
more than ceaseless chattering and gad-
ding about. 1t requires the culture and
expression in all proper and helpful
ways of those thoughts aud sentiments
which are unselfish, generous, sympa-
theiie aud humane. Ii means perva-
ding interest in others and the general
good. lt means the lively commerce
of mind, and communication of heart
with heart, by listening as well as
speaking; by large respectively as we'll
As generous giving. And this soeiability
is just what is wanted TO redeem our
social intercourse and make our COM
ing together helpful, stimulative, and
ennOblinr.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-28
Fourteen Little Things.

Life is mainly made up of tribes. A
pin hole will in time sink large ship.
A small saving per day or week will
speedily amount to large sum. An
extra production of small thing, as
an extra egg per day or week, good
hill of corn in each row, bushel of
wheat, or corn, or potatoes, extra per
acre, will in the course of years make.
one comfortably rich, or what may be
better, will buy many convenient or
useful thinGas one goes along, and such
extra production is easily secured by
trifiing thought, care or labor. To il
lustrate what the reekly saving. or the
extra production will amount to in a
single gear, we select the following COM
mon items.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-28

Lumber fumes in the Sierras are
generally constructed of plsnking,
thirty inches wide and sixteen feet
long. There are nailed together at the
sides, making v shaped trough or
box. They are then fixed in brackets,
thus forming continuous channel for
the passage of water which is let into
the flume from diverted mountain
stream. In the fumes constructed two
or three years ago but two brackets
were used to box. In those now build
ling by the Sierra Flume and Lumber
Company, three are used, thus adding
to the strength Of the ilume. The
rapidity with which the lumber is
transported varies of course with the
fall. With down grade of one inch to
the box Sixteen feet, or twenty seven
feet to the mile, the, lumber travels
from two or three miles per hour. With
grade Of two inches to the box, or
fifty-five feet to the mile, the rate is
about trebled, and the increased velocity
is in 4 similar ratio where the grade is
augmented. Thus grade of five or six
inches to the box ensures velocity of
from Is TO 20 miles per hour. On the
Blue Ridge division the thirty miles
from the mountains to the dump on the
Sacramento River is made in about
three and half hours. On the Chico
branch lumber put in at the Arcade
mills reaches Chico, distance of 40
miles, in less than four hours. As
showing the capacity of this kind of
transportation, may state that during
the past season the Chico flume has
carried over it an average of 10000
feet of lumber daily. OF course it is
necessary to have men constantly en-
gagged in watching the fiume to prevent
the lumber from punching, as it is
called. For this purpose walk plank
is constructed its entire length. But
an ingenius contrivance does away with
much of the. labor formerly necessary
TO keep the lumber in motion and pre-
vent its blocking the flume. 1t consists
of a sluice gate which occurs at inter-
walls on the line of the fumes, and which
is operated by simply moving handle.
The water is thus turned from the reg
lar flume into a siding, without any
grade, when the lumber is rendered
motionless. Men are stationed who
take up the lumber which has punched
and throw it over into the regular iume
to commence the journey anew.-Sdn
Francisco Bulletin.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-28
Two Institution of BresIau.

Yes, many old things have passed
away even in Breslau, but many still
remain in this transition period, so that
the picturesque and the antique have
not wholly vanished. First and fore
most come the hears6s, horses and
heaTse are still draped in black; a
beadle with severe mien and three
cornered hat, walks in front; and such
melancholy strains as are discoursed-
discOursed is the proper term-by the
musicians, that the deceased, in whose
honor the display is arranged, is to be
congratulated that he does not hear the
sweetly soothing, nerve exciting
strains. The goose still remains the
tutelary divinity of the town. 1t is no
grossly coneeited, and its countenanee
is far more prepossessing than that of
New York goose. The Breslau animal
is conscious of the fact that he receives
extra attentions from the cook, and
decks the dinner-table Ia every variety
of form and preparation. The animal
is held in such estimation that it is
fairly worshipped in winter months,
and after February the era of stuffed
geese begins. Naturally throughout
winter the streets witness many goose
chase, and it is a common thing to see
boys, men, and women carrying geese
in their arms, or tied to their shoulders;
sometimes the animals are secured in
baskets, and sometimes they are held
tied together in the hand. But in all
cases can be heard such a caekling of
geese, barking of dogs and shouting of
bystanders that the pen is unable to de-
scribe the scene.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-28
Russian Strong holds on the Black
Sea.

A contributor of the Allgemeine Zei-
tung gives some information as to the
Notifications on the shores of the Black
Sea. The first of the. naval fortresses
in southern Russia is Nicolaieff, and no
pains have been spared to make il as
strong as possible. The extensive ar
senals and ship-building yards are. in
cessantly employed in producing the
requirements of naval warfare, and
Nicolaief now possesses depots of am
munition and park of artillery which
will enable the director of the coast de-
fences to strengthen any required point
at very short notice. The entrance into
the Bay OF kherson, from which one
passes into the Bug Liman, and then to
Nieolaieif, is defended by two naval
forts. The first of these, OtchakOff, is
on the Bessarabian coast, and Is tOlera-
bly, protected on the west by swamps;
the other is kinburn, lying opposite on
the Nogai steppe, and surrounded by
creeks and canals. From Otehakoif TO
Odessa along the coast is about eighty
versts. Odessa is surrounded by a series
OF Notifications which extend TO Aker-
mann, on the Dneister. This chain of
works, armed with guns of heavy cali
bre, supplemented by submarine torpe-
does. would make an attack from the
sea very difficult. But the line of de-
fence extending from Odessa to Nico-
laieff has one weak point, at Perekop,
where the Crimean peninsula is eonnec-
ted with the Nogai steppe. The whole
of the northern aud western coast of the
CrImea is almost unprotected, though
Russia has little TO fear on that side, as
any invading army which wished to
circumyent the line of fortiiications be-
tween Odessa and Sicolaieg would De
obliged 10 cross the islhmas Of PerekOD.
When the Tartar ruled aver the Tau
rian peninsula they blocked this lsth-
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-28
The Probabilities of sickness.

DIR. Reginald SoGthey has recently
been delivering course of valuable lee
lures on "Individual Hygiene" IN
London, and in one he introduced a
table of Expectations of Sickness,
which he had prepared, and which is
as follows:
At twenty years of age calculate on
four days OF sickness, yearly.
At twenty to thirty, five or six days.
At forty-iive, seven days
AT fifty, nine or ten days.
At fifty-five, twelve or thirteen days.
AT sixty, sixteen days
AT sixty-five, thirty-One days.
At seventy, seyenty-four days.
or course this refers to people Of ave-
rage good health, and not to those who
may be affected with an irradieable or
CnSOaie ailaaCas.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-28
An Idle Word.

How inadvertently spoken, and yet
how frequently with serious and pain
ful results? How many hearts has an
idle word seyered-bow many broken? {?
For true is it that thoughtless express
sion Will make breach between those
that fate, in its visitations, could not
divide; hearts that would have strug-
gled together through the storms of life,
that would have clung to each other for
strength when its buffetings had almost
overwhelmed them-that would have
braved all the changes of fuetuating
fortunes, and still see in their own un-
changing love gleam of brightness
through the blacklist cloud. And yet
an idle word-one-has separated hearts
like these. The breach once made,
others step in TO make it wider and
wider; false pride, mistaken feelings,
the sudden bitterness the heart can feel
even toward those it loves, all aid the
work of cruelty; the distance increases
day by day, until, finding it impossible
to return, like the wrecked mariner,
they give up in despair, and sit down TO
mourn over their fate, careless, it seems,
whether they live or die. And this is
not the romance of youthful affection,
though there is perhaps more suffering
from the early disappointments of the
heart than the more serious ones in after
life produce. No, it is witnessed in
the experience of every one; in the
friendships of life, in the family circles,
In business; what Misunderstanding,
what ruptures, what chickering's, strife
and irrecOncilable differences, have
arisen from one idle word; it may have
been spoken in jest, in spirit of leyIty,
in an attempt to be witty, or itmay have
been said inuocently or inadvertently,
with no motive and no intent, and still,
for some cause of which you were to-
tally ignorant certain party applied
the remark, and in a moment a fire
brand was kindled. Jokes are danger
Gus articles 10 play with; they are sort
of mouth grenades that are apt to eX-
plode before you are aware of it. \
joker should understand their nature,
and the nature of his company well,
before he Introduces them. He may
suppose they will recommend him to
favor, but he is frequently mistaken.
The man who labors to be witty, loses
his breath and is considered to have
rather a weak nina. Never was there
truer sentence written, and one which
view it in every way, must result in the
same conclusion, that "a silent tongue
showeth a wise head''
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-28
How To Make a Pickle.

Take your youngest male child when
about three years old. Let him have
every thing he wants; let him make as
much noise as ever he likes; let him
eat and drink as much and whatever he
mas fancy for; give strict instructions
to his father, his big brothers, visitors
and servants that he is never to be pan
ished in any way for anything he may
do. aud never even contradicted in any
thing he may say. BY the time he ar
sivss at the sweet age Of seven, Sour
youngest male child viii be very nice
pickle.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-28

fer them to be nothing more" "Oh!
perhaps might prefer that also!" 1t
must be owned the god goes among US
with limping gait and blear eyes.
You wonder whether it was so always; !;
whether desire was always equally dull
and spiritless, and possession equally
cold. cannot help fancying most
people make, ere they marry, some such
table of recommendation as Hannah
Goodwin wrote to her brother William
about her friend Miss Gay. 1t is so
charmingly comical, and SO pat to the
occasion, that 1 must quote a few
phrases. "The young lady is in every
sense formed to make one of your dispo-
sition really happy. She has pleas
ing voice, with which she accompanies
her musical instrument with judgment.
She has an easy politeness in her man
ners, neither free nor reserved. She is
a good housekeeper and a good econo-
mist, and yet of a generous disposition.
As to her internal accomplishments l
have reason to speak still more high
ly of them; good sense without vanity, a
penetrating judgement, without dis
position to satire, with about as much
religion as my William likes, struck me
with wish that she was my Williams
wife," That is about the tune-pieasing
voice, moderate good looks, unim-
peachable internal accomplishments,
after the style of the copy-book, with
about as much religion as my William
likes; and then, with all speed, to
church. To deal plainly if they only
married when they fell in love, most
people would die unwed and among the
others there would be not few tumul-
tuous households. The lion is the king
of beasts, but he is scarcely suitable for
a domestic pet. in some way, l sus-
ect love is rather too violent passion
to make in all cases good domestic
sentiment. Like other violent excite
ments, it throws up not only what is
best, but what is worst and smallest in
mems character. Just as people are
malicious in drink and brawling, and
virulent under the influence of religious
feeling, some are moody, jealous, and
exalting when they are in love, who
are honest, downright, good hearted fell
lows enough in the everyday affairs and
humors the world.-C0rRhHM Magazine.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-28
AT THE WINDOW.
From THE BoHEanAs OF PICK


sYR.;H- sruDDARD.
saw lin through the widow
The new moon was IN sight
Come stealing down the garden.
one bslmy summer night.
He tapped upon the window
GIVE NE kiss. " he said:
Aud siraightway / was hidden,
Like little mouse, in bed.
One eye above the bed-clothes
Was-oh, SO fast asleep
But the other beneath--twas lucky
He was not there to peepi
He called again, as eager
As the stag for cooling brooks,
Or the bee that in the lilies
For golden honey looks
The silence OF my chamber
1t almost made me start
For nothing there betrayed me,
But the beating of my heart
He knocked and called. and called me,
And his voice, so clear and sweet
II pulled away the bed-clothes,
and stood me on my feet
1t drew me 10 the window;
He must be gone, thought
raised the window softly.
And, peeping out, WAS caught!
Was caught, and showered with kisses:
How many did be get:
As many SIS my blushes,
For am blushing yet,
-ScTi5ner's Monthly.
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mon items:


A practical suggestion is that any one
of the above items saved or produced
extra, will just about pay for this pa
per a whole year which will place be-
fore your family over fourteen columns
of reading. contain multitudeso of hints.
carefully gathered and prepared, that
can hardly fail to be of use to yourself
and others in Developing thought, and
suggesting modes of doing many things.
Would it not be well to pass the above
along to your friends and neighbors at
this timeP
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-28
Cultivated Women.

Sheridan said, beautifully: "Women
govern us; let us render them perfect.
The more they are enlightened, so much
tion CT the mind Of women depends the
wisdosn os men. Il is by women that
nature srites on the hearts of men
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-28

Daniel G. French, the sculptor of
- sis,sutr -issi 81 's-ifs---si, sss-z-, =
ncv ~ work In Washington on grorp
representing Peace aud s. ar, ioT tie
81. LOAF. Custom norse. The igases,
il feet Ia heighl, va. bs cut iu granite.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-28

1t Is SEATED that TIC Central Rail
road hss expended over $500. .0OO during
January IN paying snow-shoveiefs-
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1877-12-08
Ps.rsounl.

Mr. Crews has gone to Austin to
work. WIZ
Rev rs Garrett and family are visit.
ing ut this place g,.,
Rev Mr. Joyce Intends removing soon
with his family to Seguin. a 2
Frank Malone has gone on business
to the northern part Of the State, to be
absent some weeks. ''
Mr. Simon, one morning this week,
captured black bass (here commonly
but improperly called trout) which
weighed 81 pounds. .rrti+.
The gigantic German tanner, Adolph
Of the unprononceable surname, is again
spending some time 10 San Marcos.
Maj. Mike and Dr.. Woods attended
the late West Texas Methodist confer.
6nce.
A brother and nephew Of our Mr..
Marklsy have arrived aud gone to house
keeping in this place. Glad to see
some of the vacant houses filling I'D.
Will the Galveston News please make q
note Of it2 4. .ud wF
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1877-12-08
CHRISTMAS! CHRISTMAS!
TOYSl TOYSll TOYs!I!

T. P. Daley & Bro. s have open and
on exhibition. German, French and
American toys, comprising many new
and beautiful presents 10 brass, tin,
iron, brita mia, and selected with care
and especially for the children and
young people; a nice and useful pres
eut for old aud young. Also a large
stock of dolls, from the tiny baby 10
"our pet; China cups and saucers,
mugs, shell boxes, China boxes, work
boxes. silver vases, casters, masks and
a great many other goods of this kind
for Christmas. Come one, come all
and see the best stock of Christmas
goods ever opened in San Marcos.
Will have on exhibition the mechanic
al Negro Preacher, who will preach q
series Of sermons every day until the
holidays are over. Have also . large
stock of general merchandise, gents
clothing, ladies' dress goods. notions,
boots ,nd shoes. hats. &C.. &C., which
we offer at the very lowest prices to
suit the times.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1877-12-08

Recorded in the month Of November !:
W. Vaughan to W. w. Haupt, 100
acres of Gervais league, 81.
j. j. Driskill to X. p. Ellison, six
acres OF Veremeadi league, $3.50,
WI. Owens to County School Su.
perintendeut, two acres on Rio Blauco,
81. .'H'' .@
p. g. Hext and wife to 8. L. Town.
send, $50 acres, $1049. el
SC. Nance to d. r. Cocreham, part
lot 6, block 8, in San Marcos, fronting
on public square, $499 80. ''.4
Jas Nance heirs per sheriff to Sarah
Q. Nance. house and lot fronting on
public square. 1866 Il.
j. p. L. Fitzhugh to F. Fitzhugh.
power of attorney.
A. G. Moore. Jr.. and W. b. F. A.
Raglan to w. o. Hutchison, undivided
half of land and land certificate, 500.
W. p. Owens and wife to Mary +.
Ivey, 1854 acres, part Of I. G. McGehee
headright, $500.
r. NJ. Caldwell to j. w. Herndon,
IS acres of the Chambers league, 5000.
j. W. Herndon to Peter Taylor,
sundry tracts of land, $4,000.
j. W. Herndon to j Anderson, land
in Williams cedar brake, $50.
Same to same, Is acres of 7. j.
Chambers league, 1881.
Mary +. Carlton to j. II. Eastman,
bond for deed to lots 8 and 6, block l
Lindsey T. Halvey's addition, S625.
A. Fitch to j. H. Combs and g. B.
Ezell, transfer Of personal property.
G. G Montgomery to X. w.. Lea
will, release.
D. A. Dane to j. H. Combs. $50
acres in Wilson county, Texas, 800.
State to B. Q. Franklin, assignee OF
V. Ostrander, letters patent.
Robt. NJ. Franklin to John Hancock,
100 acres. $50.
j. W. Scott and wife to Jno. A.
Graves. 246 acres, part of Charles Hen
derson league, $72O.
j. A. Graves and wife to R.W. Lea.
veil, jr.. Martha 4. Leavell and Eliza.
beth 5. Leavell. same land as above.
1880. M
James Thompson to Henry V. Nc
Call, quit claim. a..
II. V. Mccall to Jackson Warner,
quit claim.
s. D. Jackman to c. B. Donaldson,
timber.
G. E. Esparza patent to 525 acres on
Onion Creek. .n
Sarah Glenn and Others to J. NJ.
Derr and William Hunter, power of
attorney.
Jos. Robbins to David Lynch 200
acres on Plum Creek. $1,000. au
A. B. Ivey and wife to D. r. Cocre-
ham. 81 acres of Chambers league,
$1,000.
D. r Cocreham aud wife to A. R.
Ivey. 100 acres of the Van Horn sur
vey. 5000. /
o. A. Drane and j. X. Drane, deed
of partition.
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