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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-03-13
Palestine.

The aqueducts to Jerusalem, from
Solomon's pools and the upper level, J"
conducting streams of water to the very
highest parts of Mt. Zion, are broken
down. The mountain sides and the
valleys are denuded of trees, and the
people plant no trees. The very wood
that am using for fuel consists of the
roots of trees from near Hebron, planted
hundreds of years ago. The olive
groves are old, and do not produce so
abundantly as younger and more vigo-
rous trees.
The roadways are broken up, and
where once were carriage roads are
now bride paths for mules and horses
and donkeys. The people are living
upon the remains and the ruins of what
their fathers planted. Many of them
are living in the tombs and caves of
the earth. The tomb of st. James, be-
yond the Kidron, is a magnificent
structure. In it found, the other day
shivering in the cold, nine men and
women and half a dozen kids. The
Silvern village, little further down
the valley, consists of dwellers in the
tombs.
The plateau Of nearly level ground
north and west of Jerusalem, at the
head of these brooks, or water torrents
the Gihon, and the Kidron, here
called Jehosephat-is covered with the
debris of the ruins of former civiliza-
tion. Pools now dry, contain broken
columns, capitals, arches, architraves,
and curious mosaic work, sometimes
very beautiful, and scarcely excelled
anywhere, in any age Of the world.
The Frank mountain, where Herod the
Great was buried, is now only noun
tain. The magnificent structures Of
former ages have fallen into decay. On
every hill top all over Judea, are the
remains of what were once splendid
towns and cities. Within sight of
Jerusalem, are the sites of five capitals
of states, now either deserted ruins or
miserable Mohammedan villages. The
walls of the ancient cities are broken
down, that of Jerusalem only having
been rebuilt, its successive recoveries
showing its W onderful vitality. Jericho,
where Merod the Great died, is pile of
rubbish-sculptured stones lying pro-
miscuously with the broken stones Of
the once massive walls. stood on the
ruins of Herod's palace close by the
fountain of Elisha, and gave, with
others. three cheers in honor of the
governor of Gilgal (new Jericho), a
Nubian as black as an ace Of spades,
major in the Turkish army and good
officer, who had conducted US from
Gilgal thus far on our way towards
Jerusalem.
The Jordan valley is . waste, on both
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-03-13
A Niagara Incident.

In the summer Of 1916, three men
living about three miles above the
Falls, saw a bear swimming in the
river. Thinking he would be a capital
prize, they started for him in a large,
substantial log canoe, or ''dug-out."
When they overlook him he seemed
quite obliged for their kind attention,
and quietly putting his paws on the
side of the canoe, drew himself into it,,
notwithstanding that they vchemently
belabored him with their paddles. As
he came in on one side, two of the men
went into the water on the other side.
The third, who may be called Fisher,
could not swim, and naturally enough,
felt somewhat embarrassed. Much to
his relief the animal deliberately sat
down in the bow of the canoe facing
him. As the noise Of the rapids and
roar of the falls reminded him that they
were ominously near Fisher resolved to
take advantage of the truce and pull
vigorously for the shore. BIT when
he began to paddle the bear began to
growl his objections enforcing them at
the same time with an ominous grin.
Fisher desisted for while, but feeling
their constant and insidious approach
to the rapids, he tried again to use his
paddle. Bruin then raised his note of
disapprobation higher. and made a
motion as is he intended to get down
and ego for" him. The man whoswam
ashore, soon however reappeared in an
other canoe, with loaded musket, shot
the bear, and ended Fishers terrible
suspense. Bruin weighed over three
hundred pounds.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-03-13
Old Mr.. Watts story.

Did you ever hear of my glove fight
with Yankee Sullivan? ?" asked old Mr..
Watts.
Old Mr.. Watts is tall, gray-haired
farmer of this neighborhood. 1 had
never heard the story, and told him so.
"Well," he began. ''that must have
been more'n forty years ago. y big
yellow chap from New York used to
come up here once a week and give
lessons in boxing in the ballroom of the
Orange hotel, and lot of us young
fellows went into it with will. 1 got
TO handle the gloves pretty well for a
country boy.
"One day I was down in New York,
hunting for n clothing store, when l
met Mr. Theodore Fiske of Newburgh.
He had heard of my handiness with my
fists, and he told me, if l would go
along with him, he would show me
some boxing that ,ods boxing. So, after
| had bought an oyercoat, went with
him. / don't remember where the
place was. but, when we got there,
there were about dozen men sitting
around. One of them invited me to
put on the gloves with him. l didn't
want to. but he urged, and at last said
[ would. Mr.. Fiske seemed nervous
about something, and said the man
wouldn't handle me roughly.
'.The first round was short one. /
found myself on my back in less'n no
time. | got up, SHE'D around for a
couple of minutes, and then, making a
sudden pass with my right, lifted the
New Yorker from the floor with left
handler, under the ear. l wanted to
quit, but he didn't, and in the third
round | went down heavily. We toed
the mark again, and ] got in another
left-hauder, which left the New Yorker
sprawling on all fours. Then L pro-
posed again to quit, but he SAID that
was no way to do; we should try the
fifth ronnd, and see who was the better
L uil Hilu Nv
sion, once square on the nose, making
the blood fly in all directions. That
satisfied him, and he withdrew to wash
himself.
''By this time there was a large crowd
in the room, and everybody was shak-
ing hands with me. By and by the
man l had been sparring with came
back, and he shook hands with me, and
asked me to drink, but / wouldn't do
that; no rum for me. Then Mr.. Fiske
introduced him to me as Yankee Sulli-
van. 1t took away my breath. Sullivan
tried to make a bargain with me to stay
with him, offering me $40 month
good wages for those days-and board,
but I said no. For weeks afterward /
got letters from him offering me every
inducemet to go TO New York. But l
stuck to the farm"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-03-13
Splendid Masonry.

The immense stones used in the erec-
tion of the pyramids of Egypt were OBJ
tanned from the quarries in the Arabian
hills, and were carried to the river and
over a bridge of boats. They were then
brought forward by means of cause
way, which of itself took ten years to
construct, and which is said TO have
been a fine work, with its polished
stones and figures of animals engraved
upon them. One hundred thousand
men were employed at time, and these
were relieved by the same number at
the end of three months. A long time
was spent in the leveling off the rock
on which the edifice stands, and twenty
wears for the erection of the pyramid
itself. The stones were raised step by
step by means of machine made of
short pieces of wood, and, last of all,
commencing from the top, the stones
were cemented together with a layer of
cement not thicker than a piece of
paper, the strength of which is proved
by the age of these enormous memorials.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-03-13
CONQUERED.

sing Of 8 night, Of 3 wIntry night
When the wintry winds were signing.
When the sir Was cold and the frost was bold
And tie snowfakes wild were flying
Twas a dt-nal night-O dreadful night.
Not star in the heavens seemed sh ming,
For the air was cold and the frost was bold.
And the Watchdog sadly whining.
And ] thought of the days that had passed
away
or the nights that were yet before me;
And turned mine eyes to the far-off skies,
And knew that my God was DER me;
And | wept IS ne'er had wept before
Owhst a night for weeping,
For he air was cold. and the Storm-King bold
On his fiery steed went sweeping.
And he laughed and he said, a. he onward
speL
20 mine is voice Of thunder,
With tongue OF fire do strike nv Tyre.
Do sing my rong of wonder
l ride on the wave. and dance on the grave.
With mi sht all things defyineI"
When 3 voice hear, now far, now near;
List, list to the Srorm-King dyiog."
Ard turned nine eyes with s 'ad surpr Sc
o what . face shone DER me-
On SNOWY wings now it sweetly sings
The song OF hope before me.
And turned mine eyes with glad su-prise-
Twas an angels voice had spoken;
And the stOrm-King bowel his mighty head,
For his mighty heart was broken.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-03-13

sides of the river. 1t is one of the finest
tropical countries in the world. 1t has
numerous fountains and ways for irri-
CATION. All the waters of the Jordan
may be used for purposes Of irrigation,
so great is the fall; and the valley is
capable of sustaining five millions of
souls in comfort, and even in luxury.
There are, perhaps, two hundred and
fifty thousand in all Palestine.
Some Of the ancient works of this
country still remain, because of their
Cyclopean architecture and substantial
character. Such are Solomon's pool
and the aqueducts which might easily
be repaired, and at small cost, compare
lively. Some of the tombs which re-
main were constructed at enormous
cost.
They were the works of princely
treasures. Such are the tombs of the
judges, fifty-five minutes walk north of
Jerusalem; the tombs of the kings
(probably the tomb of Queen Helena
and her family, converted to Judaism
about A. ID. 49,, thirty-fve minutes
walk north of Jerusalem, and the tombs
of the prophets. so called, Oh the south
west side of Mt. Olivet, about half way
up the side of the mount.
The tombs of the judges are on the
south side of road, or valley, whose
waters flow to the Mediterranean, and
they face Nobi Samwell and Rama TO
the north, where the judges Of Israel
lived, and judged Israel. They do not
properly belong to Jerusalem. The
tombs are evidently older than the
tombs of the kings, and the style of the
structure is different. / have visited
between twenty and thirty of these
tombs on the Mediterranean side of the
mountain range, but thereis one which,
on account of its elaborate structure
and rich sculpture, is called ''The Tomb
of the Judges" 1t has rooms leading
into rooms, and stairways leading to
rooms below and under the rooms just
PdSooSNs. eAN
in the sides of these rooms are crypts,
or inches, for the reception of the dead
and places for the Illuminating lamps
and smoke on the walls-in all, as L
counted sixty-one resting places for
the illustrious dead, of HON not bone
nor particle of dust remains. Some
of these tombs have swinging doors cut
out of the rock, and forming a part of
it, and others have rolling stones, with
grooves, in which the stones, cheese
shaped, may be rolled from side to side,
while by its own weight on the declin-
ing plane it is restored to its place at
the mouth of the sepulchre. There
have been various eras of Palestine
civilization-thato of the Phenicians, of
the Jews, of the Romans, of the Sara
Gems. and of the crusaders and of each
era some monuments remain to this
day, but for hundreds of years, since
the rule of the Turk. there has been no
improvement, but on the contrary, con-
slant deterioration. The earth is cursed
for mans sake. The state of the country
follows that of the people and depends
upon it. The ''upper story" of the in
tellectual house, seems to be wanting.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-03-13
Sergeant Mary

There died recently in Beleview Hos
pital, New York, woman named Mary
0'keefe. She was known to the crimi-
nal authorities for years by the alias of
Sergeant Mary" She has had quite a
remarkable history, which she fire.
quently related to her jailers while
on the island. She said that when quite
young, she formed the acquaintance of
4 young man TO whom she was engaged
to be married. The day for the we'd
ding was set, but before the happy event
occurred, her lover was arrested for
highway robbery, found guilty and
sentenced to imprisonment for twenty
years. This so effected her that sine re-
solved to remain single. Some time
afterward she became very intimate
with another young woman who had
likewise met with many crosses in love
and had similarly resolved. Becoming
intimate, they determined to live to-
gether ever after, and agreed that one
should put on mans apparel and that
they should live as man and wife in
another part of the city where they
were not known. They drew lots, and
by it Mary was made the man. She
found male attire and assumed a new
name. For several wears these women
passed as man and wife. and would pos
sibly have done so until Mary's death,
but for an unfortunate accident. While
on the street one day she met former
friend, who recognized her, and thI eat
ened to expose her if she did not return
home. Mary told her companion of the
discovery and they agreed to part.
She returned to her home, where she
lived for short time, but as her parents
used to taunt her she again left home
and took to drinking. During the late
war she formed the acquaintance of a
soldier and set him drunk, after which
she stole his money and uniform. She
soon spent it and then went to one of
the military stations. and enlisted in a
company of volunteers. One night
Mary got beastly drunk ana was ar
rested by the guard. While in her
drunken stupor she told her secret. The
captain of the guard was called; she
was arraigned before him, and, on being
closely questioned, admitted the
truth. She was dismissed from the
ranks, not, however, before she had
been given the name of Sergeant Mary.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-03-13
Wedding Gifts.

in different countries different modes
exist. Penny weddings in Scotland, OF
which Wilkie gave lively and accurate
idea in one of his domestic paintings,
are peculiar. Invited guests make con-
ributions in money. One shilling is
the general tribute. and half 4 crown is
princely offering. Out of the sum
thus collected the not very costly ex-
penses of the feast were paid, and the
surplus went toward buying the furni-
ture.
In the weddings of the poorer classes
of Ireland this levying contributions on
guests never takes place, for. however
poor Paddy may be, his pride revolts
from the appearance of poverty on such
an occasion. There is collection, how
ever, TO raise a sum for literally COM
pensating the clerical gentleman who
''has tied the knot" and in the house
of rich farmer this swells UP toa good
sum.
In Wales, among the small farmers
and traders, the custom prevails TO this
day of "bidding," not single guests,
but whole families to 4 wedding. That
such an event is to come off. both where
and when is duly advertised in the
local newspaper, with a request that all
persons, who in time past have been
similarly obliged in that manner, will
attend, bringing presents for the bride
and groom. Besides this, particular
and almost peremptory invitations, in
writing, are sent to each household on
whom the to-be-wedded folks may have
some especial claim for former generos-
ity under like circumstances Presents
of all sorts-food, furniture, -four, fuel,
table and chamber linen, even sheep,
lambs, calves, goats, and ponies-are
among the gifts.
In Germany there is the "pay we'd
ding" at which the bride receives her
guests with a basin before her, each
person depositing jewel, silver spoon
or piece of money, at the same time
apologizing for the donation being so
far below value, compared with the
damsel's deserts. In some parts of Ger
many the rule is that the expenses of
the marriage feast shall be met by each
guest paying for what he eats and
drinks-just as if he were in hotel,
but not at fair hotel prices. Thus the
entertainment sometimes extends over
several days, and the young couple
often realize sum out of the profits
sufficient to start them fairly in life.
From one to three hundred guests are
often present throughout these festiyi-
ties.
Sometimes the flow of presents takes
a very different course. In Poland a
lady is not regarded as eligible for
double -blessedness until she has
wrought with her own hands cloth and
garments for each of her future lords
friends (groomsmen) accompanying him
to the altar.
In Norway the clergyman has to be
propitiated with two or three bladders
of mince-mcat, made by the hands of
the bride, and a bottle or two of brandy.
In that country most presents made on
wedding occasions take the tangible
form, of larder supplies-at least among
the peasantry and artizans.
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es, which were left i'm the coach. While
the coach was being robbed we were all
guarded, Winchester bearing on US.
The robbers-the two we saw-were
men of good address, and executed the
robbery skilfully. They attempted no
disguise, except the boss, who evidently
thought knew him; to the others he
was unreserved. They talked amoug
themselves, from which we learned
that another party was to rob the down
coach and that they were within sup
porting distance. When they COM
menced cutting the mail bags open j
made an appeal to them, stating that
they would hardly find any money in
registered letters going up the country.
They cut two, however, and then STOP
ped, putting all the mail back. They
asked about the paymaster. A short
time after the lights of the down coach
came in view. They told us we could
get i'm the coach and not to make any
noise or strike light, and if we did
they would fire on us. The down coach
tumbled along in few minutes and we
got back on the road and came along.
Before we left the boss said "You may
tell the Maynard people Dick Dublin
has come back to stay awhile" The
robbery would not net more than three
hundred dollars in money, arms and
jewelry. My first sensation was that
of bad dream. which soon vanished
before humiliating and outrageous
reality. l was struck with their cool
ness and audacity. One thing seemed
singular, they declined to touch us per-
sonally, that is, to put hands on us in
any way. They frequently threatened
to kill us if they caught us in lie, but
never made any personal search. A
little less than year ago the stage was
robbed on the very spot where Ne were
stopped. Then, and in this last, the in
tention was to rob the United States
paymaster. was impressed with the
terrible earnestness with which they
acted, something like that displayed by
an eXecutioner when he executes the
penalty of death. l understand they
did not rob the down stage. This is
strange. i can only account for it on
the theory that they found they would
not get anything but arms, with prob
ably some jewelry and little money.
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with blazing eyes into the black water,
where circle of sharp ripples fringed
with phosphorescent fire, widened in
lines of pallid flame and vanished.
There had been single deep groan,
and figure had plunged past the cabin
window; a figure whose heart was
cleft by keen blade whose edge was
worn so thin that it had been snapped
of, leaving only the handle in the exc
cutioner's hand.
At the same instant a star, the single
one visible in the murky heavens, had
fallen in swift sweep of light.
Next day it was known that the ira
veler, so lately snatched from death
upon it, had fallen overheard in a
drunken fit, and been swallowed by the
sea.
''And the man? The child ?" asked,
when my story-teller drew a long breath
wiped the perspiration from his drawn
brow with the back of his hand, and
tossed his finished cigar into the water.
ATc tucN dllNe.
''Faithless padre nio," said voice
behind me, and slender. brown-skin-
ned, free-limbed girl of thirteen, bare
headed, bare-foOted, and clad in the
picturesque peasants dress of the coun-
try, stepped past me and smote my
friend lightly on the face with melon
leaf. SIS this your promise? Pardon
me, senior, but you know not how false
he is. He pledged Inc faithfully to take
me to the theatre in the plaza to-day,
and here find him, as always, staring
his eyes out at that wretched old ship
yonder. What can there be about il
that he feasts his eyes upon it so, like a
poor woman praying at her shrine?"
'-It is a shrine. monument" said
the story-teller, his eyes cleaning for
a moment with savage joy, which
softened TO such look of love as one
rarely sees when he brushed the girls
heavy hair back from her forehead and
kissed her.
''Senor, you ask whether the man
and the child of my story are alive.
They are.'
And hand in hand with the girl he
went up the blazing sunlit quay, and
vanished in the busy streets.
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We know accurately only when we
know little; with knowledge doubt In
creases.
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All that is wise has been thought
already; we musttry, however to think
it again.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-23

alone kept from becoming au-
dible. But, as a comic actor,
Burton may be said to be
without a peer. captain Cutie !"
was, perhaps, his greatest part, but
his "Toodles . was inimitable. He
was coarse at times, but his humor
was infectious, and bis command
over an audience simply marvellous.
His mere appearance as Toodles I"
in the drunken scene set the audi.
ence in such laughter, and he had
such a faculty Of causing the mer-
riment to break out afresh by a look
or movement, that it is scarcely
an exaggeration to say that they
might have been kept at it all
night, had be desired it. The blank
look on his face, with its heavy,
pendant cheeks, gave him, in this
drunken scene, something of the
look Of great frog; but his power
was in his eye, which was his 5ost
weapon with an audience. He had
magic eye, and in that feature lay
one of the great secrets Of his great
success.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-23

Express. ''''''''.'9'lD pm
Mail....; .;'''. .o' 10 a; IN
Pullman Palace Cars on either train to Louis
Vile, and on Night train to Nashville.
For tickets or Information, apply at Ticket
Office, 2S7 Kain, Northwest corner Madison
JAS. MONTGOMERY. Sup't Memphis Div.
JAMES SPEED, Ticket Agent.
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RAILRoAps.
MEMPHIS AND CHARLESTON
81 RAILROAD.

CCHEDULR ON AND AFTER FEBRUARY
- o, 1875:
Mail and Express. daily~ll.55 pm 5.45 pm
SOmerville train, daily
Except Sunday)-......... 500 pm o.lo am
Grand junction accem0-
dati0n daily (except
Saturd 40 pm oFU \. N
Time Twenty Minutes Faster than
City Time.
TheII 90 y. IN. Train makes the quick
eHt Iime ever made to Chattanooga, Knox
vile, Lynchburg, Washington, and the East,
and will stop at all Regular StatioHs, and at
Flag Stations when tagged, except Flag Sta
tions between ColierVille and Memphis
AOmeFv1lle train Will stop nG reg
ulAr and fluE stations.
The IL l.55 p. m. train makes close connection
at Gran1 Junction fer all roints south on Chi
cago, st. Louis and New Orleans railroad.
Tho I. 40 m. makes close connection for
Jackson, Tenn, and all points north Of Grand
Junction.
Ticket efice AVS Main street and Depot
Memphis and Charleston railroad.
JOHN A. GRANT,
Chief Engineer and General Sup't.
7. S. DAVAR1,
l4Ot Assistant General Passenger Agent.