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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-05-31
Afternoon Session.

Recess 2:3O o'clock.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-10-30

Florida ought 10 be a summer para
die for spOrtsmen. But there are
draw backs. The air is black with mos
quitoes, and swarms of sandflIes annoy
the hunter. Jiggers are not unknown.
Ticks Of all sizes and colors, and decil-
lions of red bugs burrow in a mans
flesh. Scorpions visit his tent, ard
venomous snakes may lie in wait for
him. No exaggeration can equal the
truth about the mosquitoes. Natives
assure us they have raised their guns
to shoot. and the barrels and sight
were covered before they could get
aim. At Turtle Mound have landed
and seen mosquitoes rise like cloud
and approach me. In ten seconds my
clothes were so covered that my COM
panion could not distinguish the color.
Dogs spend hours lying on the barely
covered sand bars with nothing but
their noses above water. They have
been known to run round cabin all
night long to clear themselves from the
annoying insects. Horses on the sea-
coast are so pestered that they fire.
quently break loose and run into the
piney woods for miles without stopping
Cattle cluster together at night for mu-
tual protection, and those on the out
side fight till broad daylight in their
efforts to obtain central position.
Poultry fly from the roOst in the MORN
ing with combs, legs and toes as white
as the riven snow. The insects draw
the blood from them at night. Families
have been driven nearly to insanity.
The bars are made of unbleached cot
ton cloth, and there can be no ventila-
ton. In close nights it Is impossible
to sleep under them, and the victim
would rather run the risk with the
mosquitoes than smother. In some
cases bars within bars are used, for the
insects are so thick that millions steal
in while the prosecuted man is crawl
ing to cover. Nor is this all. Fleas,
horsefiies and deerflies annoy the hun
ter. The soil seems to be composed OF
feas, and the air seems TO be made of
insects. There are thousands that do
not sting and hundreds not mentioned
that do. OF course there are days
when a strong wind gives the sports
man comparative freedom from these
annoyances. And at such times, if he
can wait fer them, he will find such
sport as in his hours Of sleep he never
dreamed of.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-10-30
Fight with a Bear.

Recently several young men went
out hunting on horseback, and when
near William Nelson's farm, in Wash
ington Territory, they suddenly came
upon two huge bears. They fired upon
them and succeeded in killing one, but
the other ran for the timber and passed
out of sight, Notwithstanding that one
of the boys put four charges of buck
shot into him at short range. As the
bear seemed likely to escape, one of the
party said he would ride around the
thicket. which was short one, and
head him off. He accordingly started
off alone, and reached the other side of
the thicket before the bear. He dis
mounted and tied his horse to a tree,
and had waited but few minutes
when the infuriated beast burst from
the timber and rushed foT him. He
fired two snOts but the bear was upon
him. The beast rose upon his hind
legs as he struck at him with his
rifle. and knocked the weapon from his
hands. Then with the stroke of his
paw he feiled the man to the earth,
knocking him between two logs, and
commenced to bite and claw him.
The PROSTATE man held the beast from
his throat by grasping him by the
shaggy hair on each side of his head.
He is a powerful young man, but he
felt his strength beginning to fail, and
he knew that his only hope was in the
knife that he carried in his belt. He
let go of the bear with his right hand
and reached for the knife, but found il
was gone. Thrusting the empty sheath
into the bears mouth he gave himself
up for lost. The bear was mangiing
the muscle of his arm in terrible man
ner, and would soon have killed him
had not dog that was with tine party
came upon them. The dog attacked
the bear fiercely and compelled him TO
leavv his victim, who managed to
crawl upon his horse and ride back to
where the rest of the party had stopped
TO skin the other bear. When he
reached them he was too weak to tell
them what had happened. His friends
carried him home, and on the way he
managed to tell them he was not anxious
to box with a bear soon again. The
hunters went to look for the bear, but
found that it had escaped.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-10-30

found anything, for Sam had new
boots and had TO look at them most of
the time. and Henry, whose name was
William Henry Harrison, and who was
to be celebrity, turned round and
round in the garden walk and scratched
his head. That was the way he al
ways hunted his hat.
lt was not long before Mr.. Benedict
came in through the front gate bring
ing with him some boxes of strawber-
ries for tea. These he put down OH the
piazza, in order to help the rest TO tlnd
the knife. OF course everybody looked
in the same spot. Annita and Florence
went out to a bare spot on the north
side of the house where the bakery
was generally located, hunted care
fully. but the knife was not 10 be seen.
Then Mrs. Benedict, knowing how
carelessly the children always looked,
followed them. Mr.. Benedict could
not think of any place else TO look, so
he followed his wife. Then Sam and
Henry, thinking there must be some
reason for everybody looking there,
came and looked to. So it happened
that the whole family began 10 follow
each other in circle, hunting over the
same places.
At seven o'clock Mr.. Benedict looked
at MS watch.
1T is now too dark to find the knife
without lantern, and ours we lent to
Uncle Job last week."
''Then let us go in to supper" said
Mrs. Benedict. ''To tea mamma, "sug-
gested Hattie. ''You know there is
nothing TO eat but tea and sugar and
milk"
And butter, said johnny, who was
never known to forget the butter.
There are also some trawberries on
the front piazza" said Mr.. Benedict.
Hattie and Florence, you will have
to hull them first" said their mother.
The family sat down in the dining
room, where Mrs. Benedict had Lighted
a lamp, TO await the strawberries. Ii
was large family, and Mr.. Benedict
had provided four boxes.
OF course it took the girls a great
while to hull so many strawberries. At
nine o'clock the family sat down TO tea,
and ten o'clock when they rose from
the table. Mr.. Benedict looked at his
watch and said
IL think we will not 90 to the con-
cert this evening. Annita is already
asleep, and "a the tea things are to be
cared for, it might be too late when all
were ready"
The next morning when johnny
went TO the pasture after the COW, he
found one of Annita's dolls, very stiff
looking, standing up straight in the
ground near the pasture bars. It had
a smooth, ivory face, without eyes, nose
or mouth. On taking of its clothes it
proved TO be the carving knife.
Il told you twas only little kind o
lost said Annita.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-10-30
The Bannock Indians.

The BannOck, or Snake Indians, who
are committing acts of hostility in
south eastern Idaho are scarcely worthy
of the name of a tribe. There are nu-
merous bands, from ten TO fifty in
number, wandering through the eoun
try, and suOsisting upon roots and ber-
ries, and fish. 1t is estimated that not
more than five hundred are fighting
men, and they have but few horses, and
are far inferior in many respects TO the
Nez Perces and the Sioux. The Camas
prairies. the scene of the recent opera
Iions, is a valley. or series of valleys,
watered by several little brooks, which
run from the Salmon river mountains
in a southerly direction and form the
Malade river. The Malade, so called
by the pioneer French Trappers on ac-
count of the supposed unhealthiness of
the locality, is sluggish stream for
about seventy miles of its course. Then
il turns abruptly from east to south,
running through lava beds part of the
time under ground, and, increased in
volume by the waters of the Macarthur
river rushes in a torrent to the Snake
river a branch of the Columbia. The
Camas prairies are fine agricultural
region ofsbout 1.5O0 square miles, WALL
ed on the north by the wild and rugged
Salmon river mountains, and hemmed
in on the east, south and west by al
most impregnable lava beds. Such are
the indians who, having no choice be-
tween death from starvation ard fight
ing, have chosen to fight, and such /:
the region in which the petty warfare
is carried on.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-10-30
the sheep-shed. lyon remember my
brother Frank?''

tne sneep-shed- OF remember my
brother Frank?'
"Yes.' -I
And don't you remember, ten years
ago, when he was boy, how he saved
Green's life. Green had got into the
mud-pond. and had already sunk mp
to his chin, and every movement he
made to free himself only sank him
deeper. He had gone out upon log
to get a duck that he had shot and
slipped off. There was no way to reach
him, and no one dared venture after
him. He cried and groaned for help.
His mouth was soon under the mud.
and in a moment more his nostrils
would be under, too. His power to
cry for help was gone, and just as we
expected to see HIM disappear Frank
came running down-he had started
from the house as soon as Green fell in
and threw off his clothes, and then
got man to help him throw long
board out upon the soft mud. Then be
gave the end of a long rope he had got
to the men who had collected on the
shore, and taking the other end he ran
out upon the board, then jumped upon
the log, and then sprang out to where
Green was sinking. He soon made the
rope fast under Green's arms, and then,
hanging on to the blight, he sang out
for those on shore to haul in. Green's
life was saved"
"Yes; I've heard of it often; and
remember it too, for i was quite boy
at the time"
swell, to-day Frank came home.
He had been gone TO Canada for more
than nine years. He came by where
Green was at work, and asked him for
an apple, and just think. the old
wretch turned him away without Civ
ing him even one. OF course, Green
didn't recognize him, and Frank didn't
then choose to make himself known.
The old skinflint must feel nice when
he finds out who it was he turned
away"
Il should think so,'' returned the
other.
"But Mr.. Watts gave him as many
as he wanted" continued young Grey.
THAT Watts is noble man."
THAT he is. You wouldn't find
any one robbing his orchard. Why,
there isn't boy within twenty miles
of here that would do him harm. or
lay hand on anything that belonged
TO him, without permission. Come, let's
be going. It's getting dark"
There was bright tear in the eye of
Mr.. Watts, as he turned to look upon
his companion.
Frank Grey murmured Green,
while his face showed the modification
he felt.
The lesson that had thus been given
to the farmer was not lost upon him.
1t had struck him too forcibly, too
keenly to be forgotten, that kindness
could only be secured by kindness and
forbearance and generous hospitality
commensurate with his means.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-10-30
Waking up the Baby.

just at dusk the other dismal day
three children the eldest of whom did
not seem to be over ten years old, were
hUddled together on the ricketty steps
of an old house on Beaubien street. A
pedestrian peeped over their heads to
read the number on the door. and the
children looked so frightened that he
asked:
Children where are your father and
mother?"
Fathers been gone off for ever so
long, and mother goes out to wash and
hasn't got home yet," answered the
Oldest, girl.
Sand are you all alOne?"
"Yes, sir, but the baby is on the bed.
He's been asleep an awful long time
and we can't wake him up. If we
could we'd play hide and seek and let
him find u.s."
SIS the baby sick 20 asked the man.
"We don't know, sir, but We can't
wake him up; touched him and touch
ed him, and Charlie he tickled his feet,
but little Sandy never moved once.
guess he is awful sleepy. Don't you
think you could wake him up?'
"I'll try," replied the man as he
went in, and when the girl had lighted
the lamp he followed her into bed.
room in which there was neither car
pet nor furniture. Pushed back against
| the wall was poor old straw tick and
a single quilt. He bent over to look at
the child, and the first glance showed
him that little Sandy was dead. On the
window-sill were some pieces of bread
and a cup Of milk which the children
intended to feed to him. The dead
child's hand clasped a rag doll made Of
an old calico apron, and its Shin little
/ feet ami pale face were evidences that
it had known sickness and hunger
throughout its brief life. While the
children waited for him to open his eyes
and romp with them and drive the
gloom out of the house, the angels had
whispered to him and his eyes had un-
closed to behold the splendors OF
Heaven.
wont he wake upr" asked one of
the children, standing back In the
shadow.
"Children, you mus: not come in here
till your mother comes" he said as he
left the room.
''won't he be afraid to wake up In
the dark?" they asked.
"He will sleep for long time yet"
he whispered, not daring to tell them
the truth, and as he went out they put
the light on the bedroom floor, that
little Sandy might not find the darkness
around him when his sleep had ended.
Poor things! They knew not and they
could not see the crown Of glory on the
dead child's brow-a crown whose
light all the shadows Of the earth can
never darken in the least,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-10-30
Grasshopper Invasions.

The possibility of earring on success
full weather predictions for the Medit-
erranean and its shores is discussed by
Hellmanl, who shows that probably a
greater efficiency can be obtained than
in Western Europe. He calls attention
to the possibility of predicting the in
vasions of grasshoppers or locusts,
which, leaving the Sahara in the
Spring with southwest winds, are car
ried over Algeria and Egypt, and do
more damage than the severest storms.
A similar duty mas been urged by DR..
Packard and others upon our Signal
Service; and in this connection it may
be well TO call attention to a theoretical
explanation of the grasshopper migra-
tions which. has been lately proposed
by Able. and which is said TO explain
most OF the phenomena that have been
observed. According to this meteoro-
logist, the grasshopper is an insect at
home and comfortable only in a rather
dry atmosphere, and possibly dimin-
ished atmospheric pressure; air that is
either too dry or too moist is equally
liable to make the insect uncomfortable,
and in either case he seeks relief in
flight, not knowing whittier he shall
go. Now the very dry winds are the
westerly winds, that bear him rapidly
eastward to the Missouri and Mississip-
pi valleys. The very moist winds are
the south and southeast winds of the
Mississippi Valley, that beat him or
his progency in the next year back TO
his original breeding grounds. 1t will
be curious to show whether this hypo-
thesis holds good for the African as
well as for the American insect.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-10-30
vagaries of Wild Animals at Sea-

1t is a fact perhaps not widely known
that most of the wild animals procured
for the menageries and geological gar
dens of Europe and America are brought
from Africa mainly through North
Germany. 1t seems they are collected
in Africa, (mainly cubs) brought to
Trieste, and then to North Germany,
and from there are distributed to the
countries where they are needed. 1t
thus happens that the North German
steamers frequently carry these ami
mails to the United States; and it is In
teresting to hear about their habits on
shipboard. The lions. tigers and hye-
mas are great towards in a storm. They
also suffer great deal from sea-sick-
ness, and whine about it. The elephant
has little to say when he is sea-sick,
but he looks /" unu.terable things" 1t
has been described by Charles Reade
how the sagacious elephant, in storms
at sea. saves himself from being washed
off the deck by throwing himself on his
belly, with all his four legs and trunk
spread out with suction power upon
the plank. Captain Neynabar, being
Intercepted upon this point, remarked
with wink not to believe all that we
saw in print. He said that no ship
master would undertake to carry a
loose elephant en- deck. A loose ele-
phant tumbling about in a gale would
be more dangerous object than the loose
gun told of by Victor Hugo. The ele-
phant, and all the other wild animals
transported by steamer, are confined
in the strongest kind of boxes, and the
boxes themselves are secured in the
firmest manner. The horse, it appears,
is the most nervous and sensitive ami
NAL that goes to sea, and a hen shows
the most utter disgust with life when
sea-sick.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-10-30
Charmed by a Snake.

Mr.. j. S Rogers says that while he
was feeding his stock, recently, his at
tention was attracted by a squirrel on
the ground whose strange actions in
terested him. He approached near, and
the squirrel apparently disregarded his
approach. He soon discovered rattle
snake, about three and one half feet
long, in front of the squirrel. He no
ticed that the squirrel moved nearer to
the snake. Nearer and nearer the
squirrel approached the snake, contin-
uing its strange actions, until the snake
opened its mouth and seized the little
animal. After the snake had partly
swallowed the squirrel. Mr.. Rogers
tried with a pole to kill the snake. The
pole struck a limb, when the snake
threw the squirrel from its mouth and
jumped at Mr.. Rogers, distance OF
eight feet. A second stroke killed the
snake as 1t was preparing for another
leap.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-10-30
THE BEAUTIFUL ISLE.
There's a beautiful Isle in the great Sea of

There's beautiful Isle in the great Sea of
Time
With mountains of beauty, and valleys sublime
Where Peace reigns supreme over sorrow snG
T'is the beautiful Isle of Content
With peace for its motto. its emblem dove
With Hope for its watchword emblasoned
Iabove.l
The hours spesd away in vision Of love -..o
In this glorious Isle of Content
A temptestuous sea is the Ocean OF life.
Where the waves madly break in their billowy
strife:
But beyond the wild scene where confusion ID
rife
Lies the pesce-hallowed Isle of Content.
The winds of Ambition sweep over the mast,
The beadlsnds of Time must in danger be past
But firm at the helm. aud we'l anchor at last
In the harbor OF Peaceful Content
How many, in voyaging over the main.
Turn out from the channel new beauties to
tgain;
But founder al last amid sorrow and pain.
Far away from the Isle of Content
Tho glitter of wealth cleaning brish o'er the
waves,
Ever lures in its wake many storm-driven
Gslaves.
Ere gaining the Isleo Content
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-10-30
Willy Washington Lawyer.

There is in Washington a lawyer of
some prominence whose chief charact-
eristics are an OverpOwering pomposity
of manner, and dislike to paying his
debts. The other day a couple "f eli
ents from out of town were sitting in
his office, and Mr.. D. was consulting
with them in regard to suit in which
they were parties, then vending before
Judge Carter. \ young man came in
to the room, and taking from his pOck-
ct a bill file. handed Mr.. D. a slip of
paper. But the crafty lawyer motion
ed him away with dignified wave of
the hand, saying, Young man, you see
| am engaged. Don't interrupt me
now" The young man bowed politely
and retired.
Pretty soon another came in and,
stepping close 10 the lawyer, said in a
low tone, ''You told me to call again
this morning, Judge, and you'd settle
that" ''Oh, yes, yes. | forgot; but
you will have to call again. l am very
much engaged at present, ana. Win
profound bow, Mr.. D. escorted the
collector to the door.
Not long after the door opened again,
and the lawyer, evidently recognizing
the person who was about to enter,
stepped towards him, saying, 81 am
privately engaged, sir, just at present; :;
you had better call again in week or
So"
The lawyer then, with a motion of
impatie1ce, locked the door and return
ed TO his seat, remarking. as he sat
down, People here in Washington
think I've got some influence, and they
are always calling on me to sign their
- petitions"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-10-30

mence singing, the others marching in
a circle while the singers remain sta
tionary in the middle of The floor, those
marching lifting up and dropping
their hands in a mOnotonous sort OF
way. When the singing stops the ma
ehinery is brought to stand. all facing
each other as before. Then commences
sort of experience meeting"
any one of the brethren or sisters talk
ing. as the spirit d!etates.-BroOklyn
Argus. .
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-10-30

Near Fort Osborne, Manitoba, is a
dwelling-house sheeted and rooted with
tin obtained from old oyster and fruit
cans. All the joints are perfect, and
the house 10 waterproof.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-10-30

1T costs the English government
$50, 600 year to repair the damage to
insuIstors and telegraph wires BY stone
throwing boys.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-02
BREvlTlEs.

The receipts OF customs duties at this port
Yesterday were: Coin $3603 81. currency $476 81.
There was an election yesterday at the Charity
Hospital for house surgeon and the other OIL
GERS of the institution.
The Customhouse employees will get their
checks tor March to-day. the paymaster having
arrived from Washington.
The big doll Of Commercial Alley, valued at
$780, will be rafled to day at the cigar store near
the corner Of st. Charles street. The winner
will have to engage hack o take 1t home.
bert CAN'T. Esq. who left this city on Friday
last with letters from several members OF the
late Returning Boa to prominent Washington
officials arrived In that city yesterday morning,
aud will it is said, espouse the cause OF Gen.
Anderson as the Collector Of the Port.
The saloon keepers and liquor dealers gener-
ally spent some time yesterday in hunting the
columns of the DEMOCRAT for the Moffett regis
ter bill. The paragraph published yesterday
lug as it appeared, and SO 1t Is as L appears
upon the floor OF the Executive office: The para
graph appeared in our issue OF April /.
After being liberated from prison yesterday.
Anderson went la a hack to the Custom House,
where he repaired to his office and was waited
upon during the afternoon by about 200 con-
gratulators. He says that although he has not
made application r the relationship. he
would not decline the position should the
President appoint him. He was asked as to
his chances Tor confirmation should he be nomi-
tainly be confirmed. He has fallen of in flesh
some from his long confinement and looks
considerably bleached. bu' his health Is not i'm
palred he says in the least He denies the
rumor that either himself or the Surveyor will
leave for Washington unless called there.