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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-10-02

The original form of the bow seems
to have been preserved in a modified
type, though the graceful little semi
arch which all valentines accord to Gu
pid's bow, did not prove popular
among the plain and simple minded
to mere style" Their bows were of
the most rustic description. and SO far
as is known, none of them were ever
decorated with bit of green ribbon or
arosewood back and tin tips. These
luxuries have come of our advancing
civilization, together with schools and
faro banks and things of that kind, and
the poor savage of the middle ages, al
though able to demolish humming
bird at sixty PAGES, had no green bag
in which to tie up his bow. after shoot
ing, nor any mahogany cabinet in
which to hang it up out of the damp.
Had he lived in the blazing light of the
nineteenth century, it would have been
his proud satisfaction to dress in green
hlltt bIttNhts nat mis-, lut
side of straw stack at twenty PAGES,
and after receiving the plaudits of ad-
miring n-ultitudes dressed in muslin
and caramels, it would have been his
glory to march through the streets of
with the green bag over his shoulder
and stir up perfect fever of excite
ment among the small boys. From all
authentic accounts it appears that dur
ing the middle ages the bow grew in
favor, though the era of green ribbons
had not as yet arrived, and so far as
can be ascertained, forty-eight inch
target, with an oil cloth cover was ne
yer heard of in those days. Cross
bows made their appearance about this
time, and the First Regiment 1. n. G.
of Jerusalem, an organization having a
great deal of tone to it, carried this
arm, and got itself disliked by the en-
emy on that account. While the cross
bow did very well for killing purposes
it did not seem to gam favor among
those who had contracted the habit of
shooting at targets. The bellies resi-
ding along the swell avenue in Athens
said it was "a hateful old thing any
how" and that ''they wouldn't attend
any more Saturday afternoon archery
parties if they had to shoot with any
thing that hurt their shoulders so
much" Very soon sitter this the cross
bow began to decline as fashionable
weapon which only goes to show how
much influence the ladies have in sha-
ping the destiny and history of the
world. But for the firm stand taken
by the Athenian bellies. the ladies of
the present day might have been forced
to stand up in their pull backs and
shoot a cross bow, thus loosing the pic
turesque effect which they are now
able to produce. Thus do the fair ones
in one age make smooth the path for
their sisters who are to break hearts
and spend money ages and ages after
they have been gathered to their rest.
The Bible speaks well of the bow,
though Cain preferred club, and Da-
vid had a weakness for the sling shot,
while Samson is said to have chosen the
Jaw bone of an ass, weapon, by the
way, which is within easy reach of a
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-10-02
The Dogs Turn not Yet Come

There was one homeless man who eX-
cited some indignation among his neigh
bors who had not been visited by the
storm. | met him at the ruin of the
house from which Mrs. TwOhey was
torn, to be thrown down a corpse hun
dreds of feet away. This man, appar-
emily over 80 years of age, hard-featur-
ed. blear-eyed, in dilapidated clothing,
wearing a strap around his waist to
secure his trowsers, and walking with
both his hands thrust in his pockets,
pulled his slouched hat over his watery
eyes and spoke to me: ''The family is
all gone, livery wan; but the dog isn't
dead yit. The dogs time didn't come
yit." He shrugged his shoulders, as ifa
thought of the dreadful truth had pene-
trated his understanding. ''It's pretty
hard, and you can't tell why the dog
was LETT and the others was kilt. OF
bnt know more nor you think. The
reason why the dog wasn't TUX was that
the dogs turn didn't come, Got any
fault to findwith that? The dogs turn'll
come soon enough And then the
man wandered about, with his hands
in his pockets, looking at the fragments
of the house, aud only glaneing up to
repeat his remarks about ''the dog"
when strangers approached. The term
was one, no doubt, intended in self
reproach. The man was Michael
Twohey, and he was drunk. He was
spared, but his wife was dead, and he
and his children were homeless,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-10-02
A Multiplicity of Legs.

The first fortnight l was in Ken
lucky L visited about fifteen towns. Al
dinner, at supper, and even at break
fast l noticed that at the hotel in each
place L seemed to have a prodigious
number of what | thought were fried
chicken legs placed before me. Every
where and at each meal there was no
thing but these legs, always fried. And
after few days experience of this
kind L began to speculate upon the mat
ter, and could not help but wonder
what became of the chickens bodies
and other parts of that domestic bird
There was nothing to eat really but
corn bread, the everlasting and immor-
tai bacon, and these aforementioned
legs. In fact, the legs carried every
thing before them. Ii was legs. legs,
legs, At last, one day. six OF us sat
down to dinner at the Stonewall House,
-, Kentucky, and, of course, each
gentleman had the fried legs set before
him. We all felt healthy that day, and
each person sent out all of his dishes
with an urgent request for an immedi-
ate renewal of what they had just pre-
viously contained-which, of course,
was promptly complied with. Back
came two more legs apiece with the We
getables. | wanted to make some in
quiry on the subject, but as there were
two Judges, one governor, one general
and one colonel at the table with me, |
thought it best not to betray ignorance
of that section of the country or its
customs. | really was ashamed to ask
The next day was in another town,
and at dinner my experience of the pre-
viOus day in regard to this matter was
duplicated, and there was not only a
repetition of it, but legs were really
more numerous. / noticed one rash
candidate for dyspeptic honors and
prospective consumer of quasia ordered
the third time and received two more
legs. Then | could stand it no longer.
| would learn the secret of this great
mystery if | had to perish in the at
tempt. | made a mental calculation.
Eight persons at table; each two legs
sixteen legs, each sends for more, and
each receives two-thirty-two legs cone
orders third time, with two legs as the
result; grand total, thirty-four legs
Where were the seventeen chickens
who owned those branches, | did not
see one body. There was not even the
faintest shadow of a gizzard visible
Then / called a sable servant and said
"Uncle Billie, where in heavens
name are the bodies of those chickens
Do you cut the chickens legs OFF and
then let them go, and have the legs
grow out again, and then repeat the
surgical Operationg Or do you darkies
eat the bodies yourselves?"
There was grin on that colored vo-
ter's face one and one-quarter yards
long, English measurement. When he
mad gathered up the yawning aperture
sufficiently to speak he remarked:
"Why, boss, dem amt chicken legs
dare squirrel legs; dey is mighty plen-
" around here sure. De Colonel shot
ninety-five in de woods yesterday. De
legs is de best of iem; white folks do
not eat dere bodies"
Oh, what terrible mistake | made
The mystery was gone, the problem
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-10-02

''This man, vour Honor" said law
yer, who was prosecuting a Texas gen.
tleman for stealing horse, ''this man
not only stole the horse, but we propose
TO prove that he did. He has predi-
lection for that sort of business, and
before have done, shall have woven
about him a chain of evidence from
which there can be no escape. Listen
''In the first place, gilt Is writer
upon mis- brow. In the second place he
was born at Horsehead, Massachusetts, /;
not Marblehead, if your Honor please,
but HOrsehead. At the age of five years
he got a horse-chestnut fast in his
mouth, and the physician, who was
called in, said il was out of his line, and
recommended a dentist, who knocked
out seven of the boys teeth before the
chestnut could be recovered. l would
like to call the attention of this very in
ELI gent Jury to the fact that this was
not an ordinary chestnut, but horse
chestnut; horse, horse, horse, horse
chestnut. And remember, too, IL you
please, with what tenacity he clung to
it! When mere boy, such was his in
ordinate desire for horses, that his
mother could not keep any horse-radish
about the house, Why? Because he
would steal it. If his mother undertook
TO raise it in the garden he would steal
it before it was half grown-while it
was a mere colt, or a filly, so to speak
At the age of ten he stole horse, but
afterwards returned it, when he dis
covered, as he said, that it kicked In
single harness, and banked under the
saddle. 1t was his conscience that
kicked and baulked!
s'At the age of fourteen, he was ap-
prenticed to nurse in a hospital. See
the awful fatality? Hospital, hospital,
horsepital. Horse horse; hOrsepital.
The wonder is that he didn't steal it.
"A few years later, he tried to lead
off horse pistol by the muzzle, and
got shot in the hand. You see the horse
pistol had sense enough TO kick. When
he was arrested for the crime for which
he is now being tried, what do you sup
pose was found on his person? Why,
gentlemen of the jury, bottle of Hos
letters bitters, VIII you please note
the kind of bitters-Hostetter's bitters;
Hosstetter's, Horsetetter's stomach
bitters. H-o-r-"
"Shut up" yelled the Judge, ''this
isn't spelling-bee."
beg pardon; I'm little hoarse, and
only wanted to make plainly un-
derstood.
''And lastly said the attorney, "what
is the prisoners name? All. what is
his name, His name eis-Hosmer, Hoss-
mer ;H-o-" begging your Honor's par
don; "H-o-r-s-e Horsemer; John H.
Horsemer,
And now, gentlemen of the jury,
after you have weighed well this dam
ming evidence of guilt, l am sure you
will find the prisoner hOrs de combat,
and return a verdict according to the |
facts set forth"
The jury was out five minutes, and |
found the prisoner guilty in manner
and form as charged, and that he should |
be shot at sunrise the next morning.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-10-02

tie tint of cold reproach in her voice
whose effect was to sting him into hot
ter fury.
! ''Of course not. What woman dis
covered ever did understand? 1t is
enough that l understand. Consider
that the engagement is peremptorily
broken from this hour
And then, while Stella stood there,
the lovely flush all gone, and the pale
cheeks grown deathty white, while a
glow of naughty anger and surprise
rose in her flashing dark eyes, Nh. Dale
We're picked up his hat and cane and
| gloves and walked out-the most thor
oughly furious man, for the time be-
ing, in New York walked out TO
almost tumble into the arms of Claude
Fairfax. who was stepping out of the
elevator--the only passenger that trip.
He nodded cordially to Dale.
"Hello-which way? Such a-''
And he stopped, point blank, at sight
of the white fury in Vere's face, just as
Stella had done.
"Tou hound! How dare you assume
your insolent familiarity with me? If
it is not enough that have discovered
your vile treacherousness, /"
1t was Mr.. Fairfax S turn to assume
the indignant.
81 am quite at loss to understand
your insulting speech, sir"
We're laughed sarcastically.
Doubtless; your charming cousin is
equally ignorant. Remarkable as it is
that neither of you can understand me,
it is to be hoped you at least under
stand each other"
And he turned sharply on his heel .as
the elevator descended, and was down
to the ladies' entrance just in time to
meet Nita Volente stepping from her
elegant little coupe-poor, unconscious
girl, for merry, laughing eyes and dim
pied mouth showed she had not the re-
motest idea of the misery in store for
her when the inevitable discovery
should be made.
For one second, as We're lifted his
hat. he asked himself whether or not
it was his duty TO tell her; then she
touched his sleeve with a daintily
pearl-kidded hand.
''Oh. Mr.. We're, what do you think?
That stupid, careless lover of mine has
sent me note intended for Stella-all
about some books and things-and l
am sure he has sent Stella the answer
to my note. I'm going up to see, any
how. Will you Gomez"
He stood in the doorway as if trans
fixed; what-a mistoke-a perfectly
natural mistake and he-oh, the hot
headed. hot-hearted fool that he was
But, like the gentleman he was, he
went straight up TO Mr.. Claude Fair
fax, who had evidently explained her
lovers conduct to Stella-went straight
up and apologised, and offered his ex-
cuses, and then-well, of course he and
Stella fixed it all right.
Only he can never forgive himself
for his harsh words to her.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-10-02
What We Owe to Insects.

To insects We owe wax and honey,
silk and precious dyes, valuable medi-
cines, food for birds and many other
animals, the fertilization and increase
of plants necessary for the subsistence
of many creatures, and thus, indirectly,
for the preservation of man. In short,
the human species, wholly deprived of
the service of insects, would fade from
the face of our planet. So the hus-
bandman has only to make the best of
it by learning to distinguish between
his friends and his foes, and how to as
sift the beneficient operations Of nature
in encouraging the former and check
ng the latter.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-10-02
BOttled Matters.

1t is stated on good authority that ol
the bottled beverages, none of them ar,
what they profess TO be. There is N,
sarsaparilla in ''sarsaparilla," no gin.
ger in ''ginger-ale," nothing of a min.
eral character i'm ''mineral water" anC
seltzer has nothing appertaining to the
real seltZer water, or settlers water in
its composition-except water. Ottawa
beer is usually made with sugar, snake
root and arUmatics, which will acetify
soon after the beer is manufactured. Ii
should be made fresh every day, but il
is said it is not. The carbonic acid gas
will disguise the bad taste of stale OF
tawa beer until it has been swallowed,
but soon internal disturbance takes
place. Fresh Ottawa beer is rather a
pleasant beverage, and kept freshly on
tap at the drug stores, is popular in
summer time. Nearly all mineral Wa
ter is erated water, favored with syr-
ups. Much of the ginger ale is erated
water favored with Cayenne pepper.
Ii is held that Cayenne pepper in small
is rather beneficial than otherwise, and
is really healthy beverage as cOmpar-
ed with others. Good ginger ale should
be made with lemons. ginger, sugar and
tartaric acid. Seltzer water is simply
carbonated water favored with salts.
To the palate it is not very pleasant. 1t
has quite an influence upon the bowels,
and it is often used by them who have
imbibed too freely of intoxicants, for
the purpose of neutraliZing the effects
of the liquors. None of the drinks re-
ferred to are injurious if their bases
have been made in wholesome foun-
tains. Nearly all first-class druggists
manufacture their own flavoring syr-
ups, and many who do not, purchase
the imported French fruit essences.
These come in bottles containing about
pint and a half, and retail at about
seventy-five cents. The essences are
obtained by expressing the fruit and
concentrating the juice cold. Once
opened, it will ferment in the bottle,
unless sweetened and used in a short
time. A bottle of fruit essence will
serve to make several bottles of flavor.
1t is said the American Strawberries
and raspberries do not make as fine a
quality of essence as the European
fruits; pine apple and other fruit es-
sences of domestic manufactures are
equal to the same varieties of Imported
essences.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-10-02

that chimneys may, through the con-
du ctivity of their SCOT lining, attract
lightning. But as communication with
moist earth is interrupted below the
fireplace, the influence of the SCOT in
diminishing the total resistance is COM
pensated. A house, around the roof of
which there is a system of water pipes
reaching to the ground, is very effectul-
ly protected. The timid may put their
fears to rest by affixing conductor TO
the highest chimney, and burying the
lower end sufficiently deep in the
ground to be always in moist earth.
The risk of personal injury from light
ming is necessarily small. The condi-
tions favorable to the occurrence of ac-
cidents are few, and of such a nature
that the combinations requisite for their
rultillment can not often take place.
There are but two situations in which
danger is to be apprehended, namely,
on the portions of fiat district that are
destitute of trees, and beneath the BRAN
ches of an isolated tree standing in
spot that is not dominated at a short
distance by higher ground. But even
here the danger is not necessarily GER
tain, for thunder clouds do not by any
means invariably discharge TO the
ground.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-10-02

California, it is estimated. will pro-
duce this year not less than 30.000 900
bushels of wheat and IA ,000, 900 bushels
of barley.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-01-19
h8GIGNEE'S SALE.

NTOTTCE H. EnREBY GIVEN BY THE
~ UNDERSIGNED Assignee in Bankruptcy OF the estate Of
A. 3. Driesbach and A. b. Driesbach and NJ. d. Hatch
bankrupts IN bankruptcy, that viii sell at public auction
on MONDAY, SEPTEMBER ) 1877, at II O'Clock A. NJ in
front Of the County Building IN Carson City to the highest
bidder for cash in gold coin, the following described uror
ery, to Wit: the right, title and interest the said
B. Driesbach bankrupt in bankruptcy to twenty four
thousand and fifty shares Of mining stock i'm the rpus
known the Fourth OF July Cold and Silver ninn,,
Company" located in Eureka Township the county 81
Eureka, State of Nevada.
Also, all the right title and interest II said bankrupt in
and to a certain mining quartz claim known as the " Da
wilson or Mount Hope Mine, located in Grizzly Fiat Min
ing District in FL Dorado county, State Of California
Also all the right title and interest to the notes book
accounts and demands belonging to said estate that re-
main unsatisiiel at the time of sale
ISRAEL CRAWFORD, Assignee.
Carson City, Sus .lsl oh, Is77a
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ORDINANCE No. 40.

An Ordinance in relation the Office of City Assessor
Of Carson City, the duties and compensation Of said
officer
The Board Of Trustees of Carson City do ordain:
SECTION l. The City Assessor Of Carson City shall
ally all taxable properly of the Inhabitants OF said
the time and in the manner he said
property for State and county taxation. He shall not
make separate Assessment Roll Of such assessment bat
shall place and extend the the Assessment Roll
made for State and. county taxation by him.
SECTION . The City Assessor Of said City shall receive
annual salary hundred dollars, in United States
gold cein which shall be in full for all services rendered
by him to said city rs such officer.
SECTION 3 All Ordinances heretofore adopted, far
only they conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance
are hereby repealed.
Approved. JAS. A. ST CLAIR,
Carson City, June IL, 1877 President pro TEN.
Attest: ALFRED HRIh, ClsGk.
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IN PURSUANCE OF AN ORDER OF THE DISTRICT
Court of the United States for the District Nevada
made and entered the 10Th day May, 1877 hereby
give notice that will sell at public auction in par eel
free from all membranes. on
In front of the property, the following pieces in
Carson City, Ormsby County State of Nevada, wit
Those certain pieces OF land called and known as and
being: Whole OF Lots Four, Five and Eight, and the
northern four and half q feet OF Lot Nine all in Block
Thrtve $50 of Sears, Thompson and Sears Division of
aid Carson City with the Store counters shelving and
other fixtures in the buildings thereupon Said property
forming part of the estate of A. B. DRIESBACII Bank
rupt, in Bankruptcy. ISRAEL CRAWFORD,
Assignee.
Carson City, Nevada May 10, 1877. law3w
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-01-19
IN DISTRICT COURT, sEcoNp JUDICIAL

District State OF Nevada, County OF OTlnsby.-lu the
matter Of the estate Of William Patterson deceased.
Upon reading and fling the petition Of Alexander LepOrt
in the above entitled matter praying that decree be made
authorizing aid directing the executor OF the last will and
Of said deceased to convey 10 the said Alexander
Ieport certain real estate wit Lots @ and ten
90 in block forty eight (o) of Sears Thompson Sears
division Of Carson City, Nevada, and that day Of rc
petition that due and legal notice Of the tendency Of
said petition and of the hearing thereof be given accord
ing to law, and it appearing thererom that proper
therefor exists, is hereby ordered that SATURDAY,
July 7th 1877 day Of regular term, wit; Of the
june, a. d. 1877, term Of this Court at the Courtroom
OF this Court i'll City, at 10 of said day, be
appointed the time and place of the hearing OF said pc
on; when and where all persons interested in said es
tate may appear i'll the prescribed by Jaw and
test said petition and that copy of this order be pub
ished least week for four successive weeks before
said hearing in the MORNING ArPEAL, newspaper pub
lished in Or1nsby county, Nevada.
S. H. WRIGHT.
District Judge Second judicial District.
Carson e y New, June 18th, 1877. ielGw4
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COUNTY TREkSURER's SEMl-aNNuAL
REPORT.

70 the Board of County Commissioners OF Orsby county,
Nevada:
Gentlemen: herewith submit my report Of the bust
the County TreasureTs office the half yea- end
Ing December 81, 1877
On the ls OF July, 1877, there in the several county
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-01-19
ALFRED HELM, Clerk



- persons holding mechanics liens against the property
Of Vim. II. and D. C. ("rbett described follows, to wit
Lots nos /, I, and Of block % Of Proctor Green's
division Of Carson City Or1naby County Nevada that the
Court Of Carson Township ornsby County, Nevada be
fore C. 4. Nherel, Justice OF the Peace To forecuss
mechanics lien held against said properly and all persons
holding liens said premises under and by virtue
act Of the Legislature Of the Nevada entitled
AN Act to secure liens mechanics and others and to
repeal all other Acts in relation thereto approved March
,, 1879 hereby notified 10 be and appear said
Court the It'll day Of August 1877 at 10 o'clock A. NJ
said day and to exhibit then and there the proof hcL
said liens. P. A. WAGNER x co,
BY T. CoFfIN, their Attorney.
Carson, New, July IS, 1877 iyI7-Iag,}w
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81 81 81
The County Treasures ha settled with the Controller Of
State up the 10th day December 1871 and has his
ccipt and discharge for the Respectfully submitted
FRED d. TURNER, County Auditor.
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COUNTY AUDITORS REPORT.

ORNsBY COUNTY, NEVADA Jan. s. 1875.
To the Hon the Board of County Commissioners Orn5Uy
County, State of Nevada:
The County Auditor respectfully submits the following
report Of the fiscal affairs Of the said county for the y
months ending December 81, 1877.
i5ilance on hand a dose nf husness. June 30
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-01-19

State Lands and State Titles a specially
Timber Lands Located and Titles Perfected
l. S. Mineral Patents obtained for Mines in California
Nevada. decl3
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The above sale is hereby postponed until THURSDAY,
the %ls day Of MAY, 4. D. 1871, at hour and Place
and by request OF plaintiffs and defendants.
:. 7. SWIFT, SHERIFF
Car. 81 City. MAY 18th 1877.