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ILLING

OCEAN SPRINGS, MISS.
Apartments for families and single per-
sons.
Board and lodging t9 The day, week or
month. "
Meals at all hours of the dIy. at very
low prices,
Refreshments for ladies, u
The best Lager Beer, Soda Water and
Liquors of ali kinds.
+. w. lLLING Proprietor.
June Z, ISIS. .#.rE.' Ils3m ia
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%"Jennie, what makes You Such a
bad girl ?" "NFelI, mamma, God
sent You Just the best children He
could find, and if they don't suit
Won cAnit hnln itN
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Il III SEA-B Ee EEZE
aAch0ng'e,

'AHCANOoLA, MISS.
Il. z. N j. BlaIack, Proprs.
The most complete and thoroughly
equipped establishment in the city. Tho
very purcst and choicest DOMESTIC and
IMPORTED Wines, Brapdr, Rum, Gin,
whisky, Champagne, Ale, Beer, Porter,
Stout, Cortlials, Mineral Water, etc, kent
constantly on hand.
No better or purer liquors can be
obtained Visit the Sea Breeze and see
for youIsclf.i .-..f 80
Oct. l2-77-ly.
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G.. a n. %HButchert.

PASS CHRISTIAN, MISS,
DEALERS IN
DEF .G00DS, GROCERIFS, LIQEORS,
Fruits, Feed, Lumber, Shingles, Lime,
Plaster, Cement, Laths, Nails, &c, &C.,
always on hand.
JUNE 80, 1871. SIR
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LAND for SALE.

The undersigned has Cheap Beach Lors
and SHEEP LANDS for sale near Scott's sta
ton, New Orleans and Mobile Railroad.
For further particulars, address
WI. McCAUGHAN;
FEB. g, ls7e. t2.6m
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CHRISTIAN HOUSE.

PASS CHRISTIAN, MISS,
is now open for the reception of transient
or permanent boatders. This House is
situated on the front, commanding a fine
view of the Lake. All the comforts of n
home, and the table supplied with the
best OF everything. Board s. a day.
-, o. PEASLEE,% Proprietor,
NPIII y, lolc. 3.6m
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OAK COTTAGE
B UT /!
TR.y IN

Will tnrnih the citizens of Moss Point.
Scranton and the Seashofe with fresh
BEEF, MUTTON, ETC. 81
at low rates, and deliver the same at their
places of residence.
Delivers meat at Moss Point Wednesday
and Friday mornings, aud SATURDAY eve
ming kt Scranton and the Seashofo and
intervening points, Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Saturdays.
Beef supplied TO the Tesscs or Others ~
" bGlcsale OF retail.
IRA BROOM Il on.
May 81, 1S5s. aly
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Jew Orleans & Mobile R. r.

:" ETVIV FNTOTEN FOWTN 10 Iho East.
North and West. .r...
Tia LOtfSIILLE, ia .IIL.INTI end Tia
ST LOtt{S. -H
. CARRYING THE L. :. MAZE.
Trains arrive audi depart tromdepot. foot
Of Canal street, New Orleans, as follows -:
Depart: Arrive:
Mail and Express daily ..7:50A.M.
daily -. $500 PM. Express. 9: IS PM.
Pullman Palace cara daily, to Cincinnati,
Louisville, Nashville, st. Louis, Washing
ton, Baltimore and Philadelphia without
change, and only one change to New York
and Eastern cities. !.
-, =; B; ROBINSON, snpt.
J. W. CoLrMAN, Ticket Agent.
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at the Distribution.
EXTRAORDINARY DISTRIBUTION!
Tickets at 50 Each.
BY 'ihS'wG y
LIST OF PRIZES:
APPROXIMATION PRIZES.

APPROXIMATION PRIZES:
Approximations of $500 each
for the series OF fifty numbers
on each side of the number
dTawingthc $4,000 Prize, are $500 I
Approximations of 500 each
for the series of fifty numbers
drawing the $4,000 Prize, are. l,S0O
Representations of 500 each
for the series of fifty numbers
drawing the $1,000 Prize, are. 900
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Jenkins AnnihiIatOr.

The Great S0uthern Rtlnedy for
RHEUMATISM, GOVT Il NEURALGIA.
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l,e57 Prizes, amounting o....... $40, 400
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-02-27
Courting In Texas.

About half days ride to the south
east of San Antonio, nesting costly in 4
post oak grove, is the unassuming viii
lage of Lavernia. The residents of the
village and its vieinage are good people
that is, they are intelligent, honest,
and industrious. A young man of this
city, beiug desirOus of a country home,
selected the villsge of Lavernia- He
accepted a clerkship in one of the stores
of the place, and for some months held
the position to the satisfaction of his
employer. The young man became
popular, and his entIcing manners ap-
pealed to the tenderest recesses of the
heart of "a lovely young lady who figured
among the many pretty misses Of the
neighbOrhOOd. He was invited to .'call
around" ;" which request he was only
too glad to comply with, and it was not
long before friendships ties grew into
the strongest bonds.
But there lived in the same vicinity
another man having an ambition akin
W llisil VI lit 'hCr
he was informed that his hopes were
about to be blasted by this stranger de-
termined upon desperate measure.
So last Sunday he stimulated himself
with drink, procured revolver, and
proceeded to the residence of the COW
eted fair one. in search of the man who
had dared to venture to cut him out
As he approached the home of the
young lady, threats went forth as to
his purpose, and his rival, who was
there, being unarmed, felt insecure.
The young lady promptly conceived
what was the matter, and instructed
her San Antonio lover to betake him
self to fight through rear outlet Of
the house, secrete himself at a certain
place, and wait until she should bring
his horse around to him. The young
man ran; but, unfortunately, in jump
ing the fence, lost a section of his doe
skins, much to his personal chagrin
and the amusement Of an excited spec
tator. Meanwhile the violently-dis-
posed rival was disarmed and persuaded
to go in peace, while the San Antonian
bestrode his PAGER and skipped the
country, leaving the young man with
the six-shooter master of the situation.
The last heard of the young San Anto-
nian was that he had been seen in the
vicinity of the Court House, in this city,
making an effort to place himself under
the protection of the strong arm of the
law, while his rival was sitting mus
ingly in front of big log fire, and the
young lady, no doubt, wishes that both
of the parties had never even learned
her name.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-02-27
The wapiti Deer. or Elk.

Next after the moose in size, and in
some other points not at all his inferior,
comes the American elk, or Wapiti
deer (CerCus Canddensis,) called also by
some, the stag, and the Red Deer, of
America. 1t is of somewhat lighter
build than the moose, with a eamei-like
head and neck, in the absence of its an
tiers, round and short body, md dis
propOrtionately long, but well-formed
and stout legs, and the least possible
apology for tail. Its color is, on the
back and sides, yellowish brown,
which on the bell and rHck becomes
almost black. The legs are dark
chestnut, and rump, white. Only the
males have antlers, which are tall,
branched and pointed. Though by no
means a handsome animal, the elk is
less awkward and homely than the
moose.
Originally, the elk inhabited the en-
tire breadth of the continent, both east
and west of the Rocky Mountains, and
from Mexico to Labrador. 1t seemed
to prefer wooded regions to the open
praries, and though less easily driven
off than the buffalo, yet ii steadily gave
away before the advance of civilization,
retiring into the mountains and deep for
ests, or immigrating to regions beyond
the tracks of the hunters. They long
ago disappeared from all the older parts
of the United States, and since about
1870, they have not been seen south of
Lake Erie and Michigan. Some may
yet linger in Texas and Arkansas, and
aong the southern and western sides
of Lake Superior. They have nearly
all disappeared from California, and
only few remain in Oregon. But they
are to be found in considerable num-
bers in the Black Hills country, and in
Washington Territory, British Column
bia and Alaska. In Labrador, and in
some parts of Eastern British America,
they are still found in large numbers,
but almost everywhere, like the bisOns
and the Indians, they are evidently a
doomed and departing race.
During the Autumn and Winter the
elks congregate in herds; but in the
Spring the does separate themselves,
for the better protection of their young,
in the defense of which they display no
little combativeness. They are coarse
feeders, devouring indiscriminately,
grass, weeds, leaves and branches of
trees. In hot weather they delight to
stand in the water, often going out into
considerable depths, and the bucks es-
pecially will wallow in the mud like a
hippopotamus. Usually they are quite
voiceless; but when alarmed or enraged
they utter sharp, shrill cry, that may
be heard at 4 great distance. When
taken young, or wholly reared in con-
finement, they become quite tame,
though even then, they are restive un-
der too much restraint. The bucks
sometimes engage in combats, which
are violent and noisy, though not often
bloody; and yet some of their fights
are known TO have resulted fatally.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-02-27

obtained. Butler fired the barn by dis

obtained. Butler fired the barn by dis
charging 4 musket into the straw, bnt
at the report his militia fled. His three
regulars made one prisoner and took
him back, while Butler remained to
finish the work of firing the place.
Four British soldiers coming up penned
him, but as he backed against the wall
he felt that it was frail, and holding out
his gun as if to surrender, threw his
weight against it, broke through, and
escaped under fire. He served two
terms in Congress in 1S3S-43, fought
in the Mexican war as Major General,
was wounded at Monterey, commanded
the army after Scott's departure, and
was voted swords of honor by Congress
and his State. He was the Democratic
nominee with Cass when Taylor was
elected President. In 1851 he was the
Democratic andidate for Senator; in
1861 he performed his last public act AS
a member of the Peace Conference.
The venerable gentleman prides him
self on having voted the Democratic
ticket from Jackson to Tilden, and upon
knowing no member of his family who
is not a Democrat.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-02-27
Giimpses of Paris Students Lie.

The late melancholy death of Jules
Robert, the medical student, leads me
to give you few pictures of the life of
the poorer classes of French students.
The meagre condition of the average
students pocketbook naturally compels
him to avoid the more expensive and
luxurious quarters of Paris and seek
those which combine the most adyanta-
ges with the greatest economy. For
this reason the eneighborhood ofthe Pan
theon is the fayorite resort of these care
less, free and easy Bohemians-here he
may enjoy the greatest social liberty
wearing oftentimes his dilapidated and
outre costume without fear of comment
from the "ower" fastidious Partisan.
If he be so minded he may smoke his
pipe in peace while strolling through
the adjoining garden of the Luxem-
bourg and exchanging glances with
the pretty grisettes and bonnes who
daily throng its pleasant promenades.
The charm of this most lovely lounging
place of bright summer morning as
contrasted with the close dissecting
room or dingy studio are oftentimes
too great a temptation for the poor stu
dents to resist; and most excellent
samples of the Paris student may be
found here, from the beardless young
fellow, absorbed in the thrilling pages
of 81 'Histoire dun Crime" to the SOL
emn old savant, with spectacles on nose
and musty volume under his arm.
When the burning sun of midday
drives the loungers from their pleasant
seats under the spreading chestnut
trees, the Palace of the Luxembourg
offers attractions equally great. Within
this magnificent building, erected for
Marie de Medicis and adorned by the
genius of Rubens, is gallery of paint
ings by modern French artists, among
which may be seen many celebrated
works by David, Gros and Gerard. This
gallery was opened in 1918 by the
Count de Provence louis WILL, and
is free to all.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-02-27
The Banana Tree

AS nations progress, commerce, the
great agent of fertilization, seeks to equa-
lizeas far as possible the comforts ofman
kind. OF course, its first motive is its
own profit, but philosophy looks chiohy
at results.
The merchant scans the horizon
spread before him, noting the products
that nature offers in one direction, and
has withheld in another, and If he sees
that an exchange of commodities can
be effected with profit TO himself, he
gees to work to bring it about. Navi-
gators and explorers prepare the way
by the news they bring Of novel re-
sources, the merchant avails himself of
this knowledge, and, next, the cultiva-
tor steps in, if he sees chance of trans
ferring TO his own country, the valuable
plant that has been discovered in a
distant cline. Thus, cotton, tobacco.
the potato, the grape and the mulberry
for the silk worm have made the tour of
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-02-27
VOL. XXXII.
The AMOUNTING OF THE SWORD,

So carefully che wrapped the blade;
SO carefully, so tenderly;
With priceless ointment on it laid,
And pssse down the surface made.
From hilt to point, so ienderly.
And ever as she spread the balm.
The wound that hurt SO bitterly,
The throbbing wound grew cool and calm
And wide outspread that bleeding palm,
Wherein the nails clenched fearfully.
And ever as she Gang her song.
So gently and 30 wistfully,
His anguish died that beat 30 strong,
His eyelids fell that walked so long,
And slumber wrapped b m graciously.
Bu. who will play that wond ous part
All. who anoint the sword for me?
The sword that wounded soul and heart,
Who b the gnawing pain depart
And bring this healing unto me?
Where is there any skilful leech.
With precious gums for m nistry.
This spell of balm and land to teach7
Alas how could he grasp or reach
The sword that wrought my asony?
Thou only, Lord of life and love.
From the divine humanity
Canst sp cad the balm that blade above,
It, sharpness and my woe rem We,
And thine almighty h alng prove.
Dea Lord. anoint the sword for me-
Come speed ly. come speedily.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-02-27
Down In n silver Mine.

Those who have never personally in
spected the lower levels of mines may
obtain some idea of the degree of heat
to be found therein by visiting the Sa-
wage works at the change of the shifts.
The men-packed together a. close as
they can stand on the cage-are popped
up out of the shaft all steaming hot, for
all the world like bunch of asparagus
just lifted from the pot. They make
their appearance in a cloud of steam
that pours up continually from the
''depths profound" and are dimly seen
until they step forth upon the floor of
the works. AS the men land and sepa-
rate. each carries with him for half a
minute his little private cloud of vapOr.
As this passes OFF, the man is seen to lie
naked, from the waist up, his skin as
wet as though he had just been lifted
out of pool Of water. The men bring
up with them-besidcs steam-an
amount Of heat that may be felt by the
spectators as they pass.
All this is at the top of the shaft,
where it is considered quite cool-what,
then, must it be hundreds Of feet be-
low, where the men started from-down
where the water stands at 157 degrees
Fahrenheit. Down there no steam is
seen-it is too hot for it. 1t is only
when the hot, moist air coming up
from the lower regions strikes the cool
air toward the top of the shaft that it
takes the form Of steam. Down there
where the men come from you must
keep your hands off the pump column
and the pipes, and if you pick up any
iron tool you will at once put it down
without being told to do so. Down
there they handle things with gloves
on, or wrap rags about the drills they
are guiding, and iron apparatus they
are moving, and down there too you
well learn to keep your mouth shut
after you have drawn a few mouthfuls
of hot air into your lungs.
Perspire, 1t is no name for it. You
are like sponge that is being squeezed.
You are ready to believe that you have
10, 900, 900 pores to every square inch Of
surface, or as many more as any au-
thority may mention, and that all
these pores are as large as the cells of a
honey-comb. You go for ice water.
and it almost seems to hiss as 1t passes
down your throst-you keep going for
it, and thus, in a short time nnd out
what becomes of the tons and tons of
ice that are daily consumed in the mines
Remain below among among the min
ers for an hour or two, and when you
are finally popped out at the top of the
shaft, all red ho., and steaming, among
the other asparagus sprouts. you will
appreciate the beauty, the light and the
eoolness Of the INNER world
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-02-27
NO. 9.

the Globe. Our country seems in one
or other degree of its vast ATTITUDES, to
be a fitting recipient for all the best
productions that other lands can boast,
and there Is no reason why we should
restrict the range of our acquisitions,
for very often it will be found that a
soil, apparently useless for all our
staples, is just the thing for something
not previously introduced. The fact
that an article did not grow there
before, is no better argument against
its future success than the reflection
that only red men were the aborigines
of America would be against the possi-
bility of European white men living
here. Take, for example, that valuable
fruit, the banana. At present it is not
cultivated to any great extent in this
country, though it exists en- our Gulf
coast, and in some parts of California,
but we believe its cultivation might be
profitably carried to many places as far
north as Maryland.
Throughout the tropical regions, the
banana forms the chief subsistence of
whole races of men. IL is, indeed, in
ferior to grain in nutritive qualities,
but produces much more yield to the
acre. Half an acre planted with wheat
in Europe, would support only two
persons while in bananas, in the tropics,
it would maintain fifty. 1t has been
calculated, says Marion, that a plot Of
ground 100 yards square in bananas,
will yield 1000 lbs in nutritive substance
and, consequently, that this fruit is, in
amount of product, as 133 to l compared
with wheat, and A to l compared with
potatoes.
The easy conditions of growth and
the facility of its cultivation are also
greatly in favor Of the banana. The
tree in its tropical home. is about Is
feet in height, consisting of simple
stem, round and straight, greenish
yellow in color, and surmounted by
spreading crown of broad oval leaves,
six feet in length by Is inches in
breadth. A thick, strong back stem
runs through the center of the leaves,
but they are, nevertheless, so delicate
that the wind frequently tears them.
A tuft of blossoms appear in the
middle of this leafy crown some six or
eight months after the termination of
the plant, These are succeeded by a
cluster of delicious fruit some eight
inches in length by one in diameter, so
familiar to us in our seabOard cities.
These clusters, which often weigh from
80 to 20 pounds, sometimes include from
100 to $50 separate bananas. when the
cluster is cut off the severed stem dries
up and new shoots rapidly spring from
its base preparatory to fresh yield of
fruit, which will appear in the course
of six months.
The cultivation of this precious tree is
accomplished by simply protecting it
from injury and turning the soil at its
root, while its culinary preparation is
achieved by mere boiling, baking, or
roasting, although it is. susceptible ofall
the refinements of the French and En-
glish cuisine.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-02-27
A Thoughtful Wife.

Doctor s., the whilom Professor
of Hebrew in one of our theological col
leges, had strong impression that his
wife was not the most tender-hearted
woman living, and it had even entered
into his Imagination that she was not
capable of deep and self-sacrificing love.
IN fact, he had more than once let her
see how his mind was bent in that re-
spect, and be sure that it did not at all
mend the matter.
One day the doctor had gone to a
neighboring town, to visit friend, on
foot. On his way home, and when far
from any human habitation, a sudden
shower befell him,-aye, it quickly
came to be a storm with lightning and
thunder, vivid and crashing. The poor
man was in a terrible plight. He was
subject to rheumatism, acute and pain
full, and a thorough wetting by rain
would be sure to bring it on. As
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Hanged for Debt.

In San Francisco recently, a China
man made his way in great haste the
police station, and lodged information
TO the effect that Chinese Court was
in progress, and that its possible out
come would be the hanging of the ar
raigned party. A couple of officials start
ed with the Chinaman to look into the
matter, but they had not proceeded very
far before they were met by some Chi
namen, who held brief conversation
with the informant, which resulted in
his stating to the police that ii was all
right. About an hour later tie China
man returned and said that his uncle
had been hanged. On proceeding to
the spot where the crime was said to
have been committed, the body of
Chinaman named All TEX, or All Young
was found suspended from the ceiling.
The position of the corpse was such as
topreclude the belief that the Chinaman
had committed suicide, as was charged
by several Celestials who made their ap-
pearance upon the advent of the Off
GERS upon the scene. Upon information
of a nephew Of the deceased, All Fong,
the proprietor or boss of the house
where All TEX had been hanged, was
taken into custody. The nephew stated
that a quarrel had arisen between All
Fong and All TEX concerning some
money which the latter owed All Fong
and that he believed All Fong had kill
ed All TEX first, and then hung him up
to convey the impression that he had
committed suicide. This is at variance,
hover, with his original statement, in
which he charged that Chinese
Court was being held, and that it was
the intention of the Court to hang his
uncle. This is believed to be the truth.
and it is inferred that the fear of the
vengeance of his countrymen deferred
him from sticking to his original asser-
ton. At the inquest all sorts ofcontra-
dictory stories were told by the Chi
nese witnesses. A post-mortem eXami-
nation revealed the fact that the de-
ceased was hung up anterior to his
death. This, coupled with the further
fact that the ceiling was too low to per-
nit the deceased to hang himself, his
knees nearly touching the floor. makes
il almost certain that All TEX was mur-
dered.