Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-09-11

Two thousand years ago the center OF
civilization was in Italy. The literature,
the works of art, and the virtue of those
days are not surpassed by the same quail
ties of the people of to-day. Many laws
were then in operation that now could lot
be re-enacted. The parent then had absO-
lutte control of his children, even 70 the
taking of the child's life, but that seems TO
have been an older principle of parental
government. for the Bible tells OF how
Abraham was about TO sacrifice his son.
There are cases an record Of those times
which show how highly female chastity
was esteemed, and at the same time
prove how absolute parental authority
cases in which fathers deliberately killed
and opened the bodies of their daugh-
iers, TO prove that they were chaste,
and that certain charges that had been
made against them were not true. Now
parental authority has got to be almost
nothing, and the State, as represented By
its officers, claim, or are asking 10 be clothed
with powers that will take away parental
authority entirely. Among such askings rs
the demand for a s Compulsory Education
law" and SO far has this lessening Of indi-
Sidual, parental and family authority been
carried that now a man can scarcely dispose
Of the lower order of animals that he owns,
without having q permit from an officer.
Are we on the right track or are We going
10 the extremes. Are We better than Abra-
ham, and better than the Romans Now
we have Society for the Prevention OF
Cruelty to Animals, that has It's recognized
agents in almost every county, and If a MN
desires to get rid of an obnoxious animal,
he must know how to execute the beast, for
sf he fails to do 1t in what is called a /" hu-
rnane manner" Ire agent OF the Society
mentioned comes ir, taps him on the
shoulder, and takes hisl TO court, on a
charge of - cruelty to animals" Such a
case will come before the court in this
county. at the next term, upon the charge
of E. W. H. Kreider, who IS the recognized
agent for this county, CT the I" Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,
against L. A. Scgelbaum, for so beating his
dog that he died from the effects OF the
beating. The charge is matter of record
on SQUIRE Loudon's docket, and reads thai
sI. A. Segelbaum, of the borough of Mil
aintown, did wantonly and cruelty bat one
dog, the property of said segelbaum, and
that at the time he was abusing said dog
said Kreider requested and demanded SAID
Segelbaum TO desist in his cruelty TO SAID
dog. or he would be compelled 10 have hin
arrested, and said Segelbaum replied, 'fo'
NAV arrest me If you want to. II IS my owl
dog, and will do with him as | please
That on the 5th day of September, 1870
said dog died, and depopent verify believe
THAT the death of said dog was caused iron
cruel treatment received from the hands
,aid Segelbaun., and further saith not
Segelbaum gave bail in the sum of sloo 10
his appearance at next term OF court
The Greenbackers are going into py
places, and there telling the people TO 'ot'
the Greenback ticket, that they cannot max
things worse People should not BE- misieo
by the misled men who make such state
ments. Ii il were possible to fill up Con
gress with Grecuback men, and NIL otne
Offices 80 that their views could be mani
Tested in laws this year, the business woui'
be SO inflated for a year or twO-perhaps no
for so long a period of time-tbai the re
turn 10 a solid basis would be attended o.
much harder times, for the reason that
reputation Of all the present money wo ul'
take place. They say that government
enactment will make the paper good. So
will. as long as confidence exists, but whe'
confidence is destroyed, it is like the prom
i.e of an individual whose promise is no
believed.
The Republican party has no quarrel VIII
Greenbackers 1t is a greenback party, ou
il is not in favor of such an issue of green
backs, or other paper money, that 1t canno
be redeemed. 1t is opposed to the issue o
irrsdeemable money, because it is financial
" wrong, and cannot fail Of spreadin.
financial ruin broadcast over the land. Mel
complain of the hard times now that haV'
followed the shrinkage OF values; VIA
would the times be if the whole money hat