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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-22

Twenty years ago two young farmers
bought one hundred acre farms adjoin-
ing, that were alike as regards soil and
Improvement, or nearly so. Both were
paid for, and each farmer had about the
same cash capital. These men were
named A and b; and | will now show
how they conducted their business, and
the condition of the two farms in 1877.
A was energetic, took several agricul-
tural papers. worked early and late,
always said ''come boys to his hired
help. he taking the lead, spent no time
in needless talking while at work, pro-
vided in advance work for rainy days,
bought tie best farm implements that
could be obtained, secured first-class
live stock of all kinds, built commOdious
out buildings As the profits of his farm
admitted, set fruit and ornamental
trees around his dwelling. made good
gravel walks, built fine, substantial
fences around his house, kept them well
painted, and also his house and out
buildings; and to-day he has one of the
most beautiful and productive farms in
the State, with some $4,000 at inter-
est.
Now, was a different man. He had
no energy of character, took things
easy, subscribed for no agricultural pa
pers, was opposed to "book farmers"
said to his help, "gO boys, I'll be along
by-and-by," was constantly on the
watch for somebody to talk to, while
his work was delayed, never had any
work ready for rainy weather, consid-
cred the 'new-fangled' farm implements
a humbug, was opposed to ''bloOded
stock" set out no trees around his
dwelling, considered the old out-build-
ings and fences ''good enough" didn't
think that paint was of any benefit on
anything. B spent a good share of his
time in the village talking politics; and
now his farm is worn out, the fences
are out of repair, his house is so leaky
that it is dangerous to live in it, his
barn and shed are tumbling down, and
the saddest of all is, the sheriff has adj
vertised the place for sale. Farmers, it
pays well to attend to your business
energetically and thoroughly.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-22
A Broken-Nosed Boy.

Things are upset. The breakfast was
very late. There was last night or
early this morning an unwonted stir or
hustle in that house-a hurrying to and
fro, tramping of feet, slamming of
doors, cleaning of lights from room
to room, the sound of strange voices
and noise of carriage wheels. am
aroused by all this confusion, and then
told TO ''lie still and go to sleep" l
wonder what they think child is made
of. Under circumstances utterly i'm
possible for grown person to be quiet
and composed, l am always told to ''lie
down and go to Sleep"
If the house is on fire or a murder is
being committed i'm the next room /
must be still and go to sleep until it is
somebody's pleasure to come and take
me out of the way. Or if any explana-
tions of occurrences extraordinary are
vouchsafed, L am always told some
trumpery story whose bottom falls out
In time. / have come now to distrust
the whole breed of grown-up people.
The morning has come; / am denied
access to my mothers room; 1 am told
she is sick; strange people are about
the house. A large, important looking
woman bustles in and out of the cham
ber: she seems to be in authority. /
hate her. She disposes of me at once.
am told to be a good boy, to go and
play, to make no noise and keep out of
the way, all of which are at present i'm
possibilities in mypresent state of mind.
Father, too, is home, for wonder,
on week day. But he seems of little
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-22
n arbleized Slate.

The turning of slabs Of slate into imi-
tations of marble has now become an
important industry. The slabs of slate
are first surfaced by a planer, and
brought to the required thickness, and
patterns are then laid upon the slabs,
and the mallet and chisel work out the
desired forms and mouldings. The
peculiar feature in the operation, how
ever, is the marbleizing. The material
for the latter is prepared in a vat, and
the slab is let down the composition
which adheres TO the surface of the
slate; the slab is next baked in an oven
for one night, then coated with var
nish, manufactured for this special pur
pose, and after six repetitions Of these
processes, it is finally removed and pol
ished, the surface presenting, as is we'll
known, beautiful appearance, and so
firmly united to the slate is this coating
that it cannot be scaled or Clipped OF
without taking the slaty particles with
il.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-22
Worth Remembering.

1t is the penny saved more than the
penny earned that enriches; it is the
sheet turned when the first threads
break, that wears the longest; it is the
damper closed when the cooking is
done that stops the dollars dropping in
the coal bin /; it is the lamp or gas burned
low, when not in use, that gives you
pin-money for the month it is the care
in making the coffee that makes three
spoonsfuls go as far as telcup ordi-
narily; it is the walking one or six
blocks, instead of taking cab or Omni-
bus, that adds strength to your body
and money to your purse; it is the
careful mending of each weeks wash
that gives ease to your conscience and
length of days to your garments; and
last of all, it is the constant care exer-
cised over every part of your household,
and constant endeavor to improve and
apply your best powers to your work,
that alone gives peace and prosperity
to the family.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-22
The Son of a King.

Prince Lucien Charles Francois Ma
poleoE, second son of Joachim Murat,
King of Naples 1S0S), by Caroline,
third sister of Napoleon |, died recently
in London. He was born at Milan,
May 16, 1903, and on the overthrow of
the Empire and the execution Of his
father, in 1855, was obliged to take re-
fuge under a foreign flag. For some
years he resided at Trieste, subsequently
at Venice, and in 1924 took ship for
America TO join his uncle, the ex-king
jerome, and his brother Achille. The
vessel on which he sailed was wrecked
on the Spanish coast, and he was taken
by the hospitable Spaniards and incon-
tinently cast into prison. Eventually
he regained his liberty and carried out
his projected journey to the United
States. Here he married a Miss Caro-
line Georgiana Fraser, an English lady,
and after an unsuccessful attempt to
maintain himself by entering into COM
mercial affairs he was forced to depend
for subsistence upon ''le produit dune
ecole de jeunes files tenue par da
femme" Twice he endeavored TO re-
turn TO France-in 1889 and 1S44-but
each time was refused permission by
the existing Government TO enter the
country. In 1s47 the death of his uncle
made him heir to the pretensions OF the
Murat family, and the proclamation of
the Republic of AS enabled him to re-
turn TO France. This change in his af-
fairs put an end to the school for little
girls kept by Madame and to his very
unroyal revenue derived from that
establishment. He was elected 10 the
Assembly from the Department of Lot,
vigorously supported the policy of the
Prince-Presiden and was returned at
the next election from the Department
of the Seine. In October, lS<9, he was
nominated Plenipotentiary at the Court
of Turin; was made Senator January 20,
1852; and was allowed TO bear the title
of Prince by decree issued in the fol-
lowing year. His name was freely used
in connection with the succession TO the
Kingdom OF the Two Sicilies, and after
the expulsion of the Bourbons he made
a formal claim upon the crown, claim
that was not admitted. His latest ap-
pearsnce in public was as a companion
of Bazaine at the surrender of Metz.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-22

of the flames. Another moment, and
the yell of myriads burst upon my ear.
Opening the window, sprang out and
fled to the shelter of the forest. Could
4 remain in safety, and he, the idol of
my existence, perilling his life amid
the fiery element? Irushed back to the
village. Oh heavens. what sight met
my agOnized gaze? Mother and child
crushed and bleeding! The foster
brother of mine infancy, the playmate
of my childhood, the kind, the gentle
boy turned his gaze upon me. l fled
along, seeking him for whose love l had
perilled soul and body. L found him.
Great Heaven! have mercy on me. My
blood runs thick, and my brain is whirl-
inf now. Must | never forget his
frantic look, his demoniac gesture, his
body drenched in blood, and that fair
young child elinging for mercy. He
raised his arm-the murderOus axe
cleaned in the tiames-utterence failed
mel essayed to speak-the words were
"MetacOm 1t was too late! The
heavy weapon cleft that innocent brow,
binding my maddened gaze with the
blood of the young martyr 1 wouldhave
fled, but Metacom, OBTAINING me in his
grasp, exultingly cried.
''Shades of my father, well art thou
avenged" :"
At that moment of triumph and
eXultation ball from an unerring
rifle pierced his heart. Bounding from
the earth, he fell without a moan. What
became OF me / know not. Years
passed on. unheeded and unknown,
and | awoke to reason and misery
within a lone and gloomy cell. They
told me | had been mad. cared not,
for the evil spirit had departed, and |
could now offer at the shrine of heaven
u penitent and contrite heart.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-22
Manufacture of Hair Cloth.

Hair cloth is made from nair of horses
tails, which is brought, some Of it from
South America, but more from Russia.
In the latter country it is collected at
the great fairs of Mimi NovgOrod and
Isbilt. 1t is of all shades of color, and
for use is dyed black. The poorest
quality sells for about 80 cents pound !;
the best for 81, the price rapidly in
creasing as the length exceeds twenty
four inches. In the fabrication of hair
cloth the hair is wet with water, and
when well soaked is put in the loom to
be woven with cotton warp. The
weaving mechanism is SO perfect in its
operation that If one of the hairs FORM
ing the weft is missed, the device acting
upon it continues to work until it has
grasped it, all the other parts Of the
machine standing still.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-22

self strangling, the color faded out, he
was in void, then, shooting pains
pierced hil temple, myriad sparks
played before his eyes, blended into
brilliant colors, and still he could hear
the voice of Captain Jim. Now it was
stream of oaths, an exclamation,
" The 'Vigilantes are upon us ~ blur
ring of sounds, as he swan, or rather
hoated out upon the great void, and
then all was oyer.
1t was true. A cloud of dust rolled
up from Overland City, swept down to-
wards the narrow defile from the rear,
and sent a shiver of fear through the
road agents, who scrambled hastily to
their saddles and galloped off in the
opposite direction. All but one, Cap
tain Jim, who deliberately approached
Hartford as he lay on the ground where
he fell when the crowd dropped the
rope, and placing a revolver against his
temple, pulled the trigger. The pistol
snapped fire, and Captain Jim rode off,
turning in his saddle and aiming a sec
ond time at the apparently lifeless body
of the prisoner, shot him in the arm.
But it would have been better for
Captain Jim had he never met the pris-
oner. For another party, also Vigil
lantes, armed to the teeth and superbly
mounted, encountered the road agents
as they emerged from the defile. and
although the latter put their steeds to
the gallop, urging them on with oaths
and spurs, the Vigilantes surrounded
them with lightning-like swiftness,
and standing up in their saddles opened
fire upon the gang, who returned it
and died like desperadoes as they were,
either in their saddles or dropping from
their horses necks. Captain Jim proved
the most cowardly of the lot. He beg
ged for quarter, but for answer was
riddled with a dozen bullets.
When the fray was over and Dick
Hartford sat upright, listening to the
account of the fight, and of the severest
and sharpest the Vigilantes expert
enced, he was complimented upon his
courage, and, in turn, thanked his res
cuers. In reality, he had performed
his mission, but not in the manner he
had planned. That he did not succeed
IN carrying out his plans was owing TO
the merest accident. The Vigilantes
had been summoned at his instance, and
were in time to save his life. $. \ close
shave" as Bris Martin, the captain,
- However, a miss is as
good as a mile"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-22
Egyptian Colossal Work.

The notion of bigness seems to have
held a closer grip over the despotic
Egyptian mind than any other psychol-
ogical specimen with which we are ac-
quainted. 1t does not need a journey
up the Nile TO show us their fondness
for the immense, half an hour at the
British museum is quite sufficient.
Now, why did the Egyptians so revel
in enormous work of art? This ques-
ton is usually answered by saying that
their absolute rulers loved thus to show
the vastness of their power; and doubt
less the answer is very true as far as it
goes, and quite falls in with our theory
given above. But it docs not happen
that despotic monarchs build pyramids
or MemnOns, and the further question
suggests itself-what was the circnm-
stances of Egypt which determined this
special and exceptional display of ar
chitectural extravagances? AS We east
about for an answer, an analogy strikes
US at once. Taking the world as whole,
II III bC ctth lhC
architectural achievements are to be
found in the great plain countries, and
that mountain districts are compare
lively bare of large edifices. The plain
of Lomtardy, the plain of Low Coun-
tries, the plain of Chartres, the lower
Rhine valley, the eastern countries
these are the spots where our great
European cathedrals are to be found; !;
and if We pass over to Asia, we shall
similarly discover the country for pa
gOdas. mosques, and temples in the
broad basins of the Euphrates, the
Ganges, the Indus, the Hoang-HO, and
the Yang tzekiang. No doubt castles
and fortresses are to be found every
where on heights for purposes Of de-
fense; but purely ornamental archi-
lecture is most fiourishing in level
expanses of land. Now there is no level
expanse of land in the world habita-
Bile by man so utterly unbrOken and
continuous as the valley of the Nile.
Herein, doubtless, we have a clue to
the special Egyptian love for colossal
undertakings of every sort.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-22
IRISH SONG.

Oh the Springs delight
Is the cowslip bright,
As she laughs to the wsrblin' hnnst
And a whistlin' thrush
On 8 white May bush.
And his mate in q nest widin it;
Summer she shows
Her rose, her rose
And oh 4, all the happy night long
The nightingale woes her
At dawn the lark sues her
Wild the crystal surprise of her song.
King Autumn's crown
is the barley brown,
Red over Wild rosy fruit
And the yellow trees,
As they sigh in the breeze.
Are the strings of his so.emn lutte.
Ould Winters breath
Is could as Death,
H-iIrd lonesome he's left the earth
Yet the thrush he sings
And the rose she springs
From the fame of his fairy hearth
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-27
THE VAST VIADUCT.
Cleveland Celebrates the Completion of
Her High Bridge.

National Associated Press to the Star.
CLEVELAND, Dec. ga gentle westerly
breeze and fine snow heralded the day for
Cleveland as it is set apart for the celebra,
ton of the opening of the Viaduct or High
Bridge, of $2160,OO0 cost and length of
2, 46l feet over all. The draw bridge is 332
feet long and 68 feet above high water The
carriage way is plenty wide enough for four
teams abreast, and the space for foot pas
sengers on each side is of ample width.
The structure unites the two parts of the
city so as to avoid the river, canal and rail
road crossings at the bot ON of the valley,
and will greatly lessen the number of casu-
alties, as we'll as increase inter traffic, and
much enhance the value of the West Side
for residences and the East Side for retail
trade. The law as it stands makes 1t toll
bridge. But it is likely that vote of
the city upon this point will be taken, and
make it free. The interest on the bonds is
$4,000 per arnum. An immense throng
from far and near will attend the doings.
This mornings Leader has three excellent
cuts of the viaduct, also cut of Cleveland
in 1900; two of 1888. and one of 1885 of the
only bridge then existing.
At II 80 a. m. the city has abandoned all
business, while the great bridge is formally
being turned over. The procession, civic
and military is immense, and the tlrong of
spectators is something like that at the mn
yelling of the Commodore Perry monu
ment. The march across the viaduct is lust
starting.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-27
OLD KENTUCKY,
Spicy Specials from Various Points.

Specials to the STAR
FRANKLIN, Dec. 27.-Lige Short, desper.
ate negro of this place, was murdered Christ.
mas night about 10 o'clock, by John Hester
and Sam Ford, an accomplice. Hester has
given himself up.
NASHVILLE, Dec 27.-In an affrav be-
tween John Suns and Wilson Miller, Christ
mas, while both men were under the in
huence of liquor, the former had his throat
cut The wound, though not severe, will
not prove fatal.
Al Shannon, in this county, Christmas,
James Chanslor, son of a well-known farm
er, attempted suicide by shooting himself
in the head while intoxicated He is still
alive, but his condition is critical.
FRANKFoRT, Dec. 27.--There was bril-
liant attendance at the Governors Mansion
Christmas night, and the Governor and
Mrs. McCreary entertained their guests in
handsome style.
A double frame building belonging to
Lewis Hallock and the George Berney heirs
was completely destroyed by fire Christmas
night. Loss about 81, 500
The Kentucky River is nearly closed
over with ice, and the ice dealers are busily
engaged gathering their crop
MT. STERLING, Dec. Zi.-CnrlStmaS eve
Mr. Gensle, saloon-keeper here, and Joe
Wyatt, Government storekeeper, had
some words at the formers saloon, which
resulted in Wyatt stabbing Gensle below
the first rib. The wound is not fatal and
Wyatt is out on 81, 900 bail.
OwINesvILLE, Dec. 27.-George Jones was
shot and killed at his home in Sharpsburg.
this county, between midnightand1 O'Clock
Christmas morning. VIM. Collins is in Jail
here on suspicion of being connected with
the murder.
RIvERToN. Dec. 27.-At the mouth of
Hoods Fork, in Lawrence County, Wednes-
day, large piece of rock, weighing nearly
four tons, fell down on Jesse Poplin, coal
digger, while at work in Moore's coal bank,
mangling him in terrible manner and in
SANITY killing him. r
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-27
COURTHOUSE EMPLOYEES.
A New Deal All Around.

The County Commissioners. held regu-
lar meeting to-day, and by a vote of MessrA
Zumstein and Ficke adopted the following.
presented by Mr.. Zumstein:
Resolved, That the following persons
be and are hereby appointed TO positions,
to-wlt: Mr.. Fri F. Jewett as County En-
gineer, at the compensation of 5000 per
month, said Jewett to pay all expenses in
the discharge of his duties as En-
gineer; Luke Brannon and Peter Jen-
ner as night watchmen, at SIT 50
per week each; Robert Hedger, as day
watchman at $l7 80 per week; L. d. Green
meyer, H. Rentrop, j. Hornberger, Louis
III. Hoecke and Joe Koehler, as Janitors, at
$15 per week each; P. S. Berkley, as fire.
man, at SIT so per week, and Frank Hop
kins, as carpenter of the Courthouse at SIS
per week. The appointments are to take
effect January 1st, 1879 subject to removal
at the pleasure of the Board"
Mr.. Reardon, who voted no on the reso-
luton, objected strongly against the ap-
pointments which bounce everyone of the
Democratic employees in the Courthouse.
He stated that he would notify the Coun-
ty Treasurer not to pay the new appointees,
apd that the employees should keep the
Courthouse keys.
The feeling among the Democrats who
attending the meeting as outsiders was in
tense and bitter against the two Republi-
can members of the Board.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-27
SPORTING NEWS.
Those Terrible Trotters.

National Associated Press to the Star
New YORK, Dec. 27-Midnight.-At G
O'clock last evening O'Leary was %
miles ahead and walking beautifully.
Campana was very sore but struggled man
fully. At times he ventured dog-trot and
was cheered to an echo. About 10 D. m.
he retired Barney Aaron said that he
would have him on the track again at mid
night and run him till a. m. O'Leary
walked until II 80 p. m. and retired 80 miles
ahead. Comptroller Kelley, Commissioner
Brennan and many distinguished persons
visited the champions tent and his table
groaned with bouquets. Fully 10000 peo-
pie visited the garden during the evening
Campana has taken several hot saltwater
baths during the day and is much fresh
ened. There is no betting
ga. M.-O'Leary 3os miles, Campana
282 miles.
1870 A. M.-O'Leary 314 miles, Campana
2S9 miles.
12:35 P. M.-OLeary 317 miles, Campana
200 miles. Both men are on the track.
2. P. -O'Leary has covered 321 miles,
Campana 295. ....
MAZDA me Anderson * eeps it Up.
Madame Anderson still keeps up her
weary task at Mozart Garden. Brooklyn.
At p. m. Yesterday she started on her
237th mile, having walked up to that time
944 quarter miles,
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-27
LOUISVILLE LIVELINESS.
Convivial AttOrney-MayOr' VAL
edictOry-Last Song of n Suicide
March on MOOnshiners.

A COnvivial lAttOrney-MayOr's VAL
edictOry-Last Song of a Suicide
March on M0Onshiners.
Special to the Star.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. GA man, claiming to
be the Prosecuting Attorney of Bowling
Green, was arrested last night for being
drunk and disorderly.
Mayor Jacobs valedictory message was
presented last night to City Council.
Andrew Diehl baker, shot himself in
the right temple at Pargny's restaurant on
Monday evening. When a doctor arrived
he found Diehl lying with his head on a
pile of wood, singing "My Grandfather s
Clock" Since then he has died. He was
only sixteen years old.
The raid on moonshiners in Kentucky
and the Tennessee border counties is begin
ming to show its fruits.
In the counties of Wayne, Pulaski and
Whitley the raiders have destroyed six IL
licit distilleries, together with large guam
tity of beer, mash and grain, and the usual
assortment of illicit distilling apparatus.
In Grayson and Edmondson they cap
tured three illicit distilleries and the par
ties operating them, and putting an effec-
tual stop to operations in that quarter.
One Of the stills captured by these parties
had capacity of one hundred gallons per
day.
Prisoners were captured and stills de-
stroyed; also IN Hart, Breckenridge end
other counties, and still the raid goes on.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-27

The usual weekly dance at Longview
Asylum takes place this evening.
The Second Unity Club Assembly will
take place Monday evening, December Both.
at Gas Office Hall.
The Brilliants will give select ball on
Monday, January 9Th, 1879, at Mozart Hall.
The Brllants have good reputation for
giving good time at their hops to their
patrons
The Apollo Club will give one of their
fine parties this evening at 10 Everett aireet
The Apollo is a very popular club and
their entertainments are a source of enjoy
ment to all who attend.
The First Ohio Presbytery will mes-r in
the First United Presbyterian Church,
Sixth street, between Race and Elm, Mon
day, the 30th, at 2 o'clock p m. The open
ing sermon will be preached at IL p. m.,
by Rev. X. c. Finney, of College Corner, O