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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-11-27

stairs lay chain. to one end Of which
was attached snall cannon ball.
"Now do you see it?"
Iisee nothing" and as he said thi:
he kicked the rusty affair out of hi;
way.
Take care, old fellow, that's it," and
Charlie raised the chain, and held il
up by one end. "Here he or she is
sir, the author Of Our-say rather. my
| release"
81 do not otunderstand."
''Come and see; or rather stand and
hear"
"NO; win go with you"
So they went up to the top landing,
close to which was Charles door, and
then he suddenly dropped his burden.
Down went the shot over the corners
dragging the clanking chains after it.
and making unearthly echoes through
the deserted mansion.
"Well, l give in. The cleverest trick
l have seen for many a day. But, then.
you have eighteen months the start OF
me-"
Il smoked pound of Cavendish be-
fore hit it off to my satisfaction, be-
sides my regular allowance. But you
known in time it would have shown on
the stairs. Look here :" and he pro-
duced few round stones about the size
of his fist.
One OF the boards on the upper step
was loOse-sufficiently so to admit of
his pushing in a stone; and then some
thing nearly as deafening as the first
exhibition ensued. 1t was only more
muffied.
81 hit on thar in case of the other at
taac.ing notice. They are queerly built,
you see; such space between the steps
and the lining, and nothing to check it
from top to bottom. An acoustic phe-
nomenom, nothing more. But come in
and begin to spend the evening. l only
sent you to bed to heighten the effect"
what about the howls!"
"A cat kicked down; and then look
here" Concealed under the step was
a gong.
So they sat down, and having, after
the manner of men, accomplished their
object, began to feel remorse for it.
After a mutual silence, Charlie said,
II say, Frank, L tell you what We'll
do-throw in your savings, and never
mind the champagne, I'll make up the
rest, and We'll go to sea, when you can
get day. some way. Some day I'll
tell Lucy in confidence, for 1 should
not like to mislead her young mind on
the subject
But whether he did or did not, the
subject has remained a mystery In the
neishborhood, as far as am aware, TO
this day, and during the long winter
evenings the rustics often talk OF the
"Ghost of Holly Lodge"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-11-27

| flowing down the mountain side, which
forms the torrent that runs through the
bottom of the defile. The mountain
stood up in front of us like avail, but
away up in little indentation was a
hut. We asked if men could possibly
live in such a place. The answer,
laughingly given, was that they could,
and that We would see how they lived
there, for that hut stood on the summit
of the FOrclaz, the mountain that we
must go over, and that the road Leo 10
the hut. We were astonished, but sub
missiye; in fact were willing to go any
where TO get away from the miserable
region we had just passed through.
Then the road began TO ascend, zig-za..
roundabout, turning and twisting, up
the most perpendicular side of the hill.
1t was 4 hill of hills; most exhaust
ing drag up. We did it; got to the hut
on the summit; found it little inn,
and then were rewarded with mag
nificent view. On one side of the mar
row ridge on which we stood was the
deep valley and the terrible defile
through which We had passed, with all
the Mont Blanc range of Alps behind
1t. Walking a few feet to the other
side was seen the valley of the Rhore,
two great mountains guarding the head
of Lake Leman, and the Jungfrau and
the Bernese Alps farawav behind them.
The horses rested few minutes and
then started down hill again, for the
road zig-zagged down that side in the
same fashion as it zig-zagged up on the
other. There was Martigny. almost
beneath us, looking SO near, though far
below, that you could almost throw a
stone and hit the little church spire.
We trotted briskly dow n hill, sometimes
in imminent danger of rolling over a
preclpice; sometimes through woods
and bushes; sometimes on so narrow a
ledge that there was scarcely rooEl for
the wagon; and the further we went,
though still down, down, the more dis
tant seemed the town. Occasionally a
cow disputed the road with us, and
there was as much trouble getting her
out of the way as there usually is with
a COW on a railroad. We jOlted over
stones and went around sharp angles,
all holding on tight, and the wagon
brake fixed firmly. 1t was one of the
worst rides that any one could take, and
after two hours of it down hill, with
every bone bruised sore, we at length
got down to Martigny, which had SEEM
ed from the summit to be so near; and
near it was, so far rs horizontal meas
urement went, but perpendicularly it
was great way off. After nine hours
ride We turned into the great St. Ber-
nard road, and the horses trotted mer-
rily into the town. They had accom-
plished the worst days work they could
be put to, and we had ridden through
the worst pass in Europe.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-11-27
Alpine F1owerA-

The Alpine flowers have remarkably
deep and vivid coloring, The most
brilliant blues and red, with rich
brown, shading to black, are observable
amidst the white and yellow flowers of
the low countries, and these tints like
wise seem to assume purer and more
dazzling hue in these nigh regions. A
similar richness of color is met with in
the vegetation of the polar districts,
where the hues not only become more
fiery, but undergoa a complete alteration
under the influence of the constant
summer light and rays ofthe benighted
sun, white and violet being often deep
ened into a glowing purple. The Alpine
plants often grow in dense masses, and
their extraordinary splendor of color
ing lends that magic charm to the fresh
green turf which renders the pasture
lands of the High Alps SO famous.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-11-27
GOLDEN ROD.

Wheh Fortune waves her wand OF gold
Ger cities by the sea.
Tee wild sea-shore takes FASHIONS mcui /
And blooms in gsyety.
There Pleasure brings her iris throng
To fret the cark cliffs way,
and mock with airy dance and song
The oceans sombre sway.
Al summer long the cream-white sail
Laughs at the sea-guLrs tel,
And brazen hoofs ike quick-drcpped bail
Beat the surf-haunted sol.
And lishtest fall where graudest mees
The trystirg land and sea
Sweet VOWS CT love, formed bu. 10 gree,
The lips of reyelry.
In Life, then. such an idle fete,
wild swift dance and free,
With ravished draught of wine poured late
In dream-lsnds by the sea?
Az. Gayety-'tis but the mask.
Subtle as Sorrow own,
To hide wan prayers that vsinly ask
And tears that smiles disown;
To hide the hearts pent woes that wake,
o restless Sea. with thee,
Whose bi,lows set to r ythrs that ache
4 reckless melody;
To hide the souls linked-deep unrest.
With thee, o dreaming Sea,
Whose kiss is on the horizons breast
Where heaven stoops to thee.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-11-27
Diffusion Of Powerful Odors.

1t is said that a grain of musk Is ca
pable of perfuming for several years a
chamber twelve feet square, without
sustaining any sensible diminution
of its value or its weight But such a
chamber contains 2,Ss5, ,O64 cubic inch
es, and each cubic inch contains 1000
cubic tenth of an inch, making in
all nearly three billions of cubic
tenth of an inch. Now, il is pro-
bable, indeed almost certain, that each
such cubic tenth of an inch of air of the
room contains one or more of the par
ticles of the musk, and that this air has
been changed many thousand times.
Imagination reeoils before a computa-
ton of the number of the particles thus
diffused and expended. yet have they
altogether no appreciable weight and
magnitude.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-11-27
Not an Entire Success.

Among the young ladies who sat at
the receipt of customs in a western
church fair, and retailed kisses at the
nominated value of ten cents each, was
vinegar -visaged old mald, who had
crowded herself in on the gauzy pre-
tense that she felt 1t her duty to do her
share toward helping along the good
cause. When it came time for closing,
the young ladies turned over to ths
church treasury from IS to $40 apiece,
while the ancient female handed in a
solitary dime, the value of one kiss that
she received from a blind man whose
taste was so vitiated by tobacco chew
ing that he was unable to detect the
imposition.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-11-27
Bijah Engaged.

parlor in order for visitors he received
notice that his presence was desirabl,
at the Central Station. Making his way
down town he was kindly greeted by
his Honor, who tossed the remains of ;
State Fair egg-plum out of the alley
window and said:
''There are four or five cases herr
which seem TO concern you more ol
less. There is, for one, a female in tn,
corridor who SAYS she is engaged tC
you. If such is the case | don't wan'
TO send her up, of course"
Engaged 10 me! Great Heavens
but was never engaged in my life -
exclaimed the seemingly astonished
Bijah.
"Well, that's what she says. Idon'i
know anything about your love af-
fairs. though / have had many hints
that YOU were about to take wife"
'Let me see the demoness who dares
make affidavy that am going to build
fires for her this winter" demanded
the old .janitor, his eyes as wild as those
o. Il runaway horse, and he was shown
into the corridor.
She was there. She sat on an inver-
ted bushel basket belonging to the City
Sealer of Weights and Measures. She
looked about forty years old, and she
had banged hair, thin nose, and a
chin sticking out like bay window.
She knew him ii sight, and she rose up
and called out:
''Darling, | knew you'd come"
Bijah stood before her without n
word. The wobble of his knees was
plainly heard by the audience, and he
breathed like a boy running out of a
melon patch with four dogs after him.
'Don't you recognize me, Bijah ~
plaintiyely inquired the woman.
"Never, never!" he shouted, dam
eing around on his toes. 81 never saw
you before-l don't know you-I won t
know your'
MY love. have you been drinking ?"
she softly asked.
Don't call me your love-lon't put
on them ere grins for my benefit? You
are an old impositoress. jackaless, a
swindleress, u jeceitess, and If you do
not own up that you have been lying,
I'll sue you Icr slanderr'
'iAnd only last night lie called me
his silver plated coal stove!' she said.
turning TO the reporters, with gesture
of despair.
Il never did. I'll make oath on the
Bible that don't even know her name -
boy, beware ~ she Missed, as she
pointed her slender finger at her nose.
.'if you turn my love TO hate it will be
the worse for you!'
'Let 'er turn. Let 'er turn. say
you are"
She clawed out for him. and she just
reached him. Four of her finger nails
raked his nose from bridge to end, and
the other hand would have gathered up
all the hair on the top of his head if he
hadn't been bald.
''Serpent"' she hissed. through her
elenehed teeth, ''when | get out I'll
meet you on the street and throw snuff
into your viilainOus eyes"'
You'll never get out-not for one
thousand years!" lie called back, one
hand holding his nose and the other
keeping her off. She was then sent up
for six months on a charge of drunken
ness and disorderly conduct. When he
went up and inquired:
MARY Ann, why did you try to play
that on me:" she yelled back:
"Wait till come out ="
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-11-27
-,rhe ROYAL Foundry of Munich h

The Royal Foundry Of Munich has
Just completed a colossal bronze of Alex.
v. Humboldt. 81 meters in height. Ii
is intended for the city Of st. Louis.
The Duke of Norfolk has given land
in three different places in Sheffield to
the corporation, to be preserved as re-
creation ground for the people forever.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-11-27

Every burden of sorrow seems like a
stone hung around our neck, yet they
are often like the stones used by the
pearl divers, which enable them to reach
the prize and to rise enriched.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-11-27

There Is time in early life when we
know everything.
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-08

Newspapers, daily, semi weekly, tri weekly and
weekes, regularly issued and sent to regular sub.
scribers, cents per pound, payable at the ONCE oI
publication, newspapers and magazines pupnshed
less frequently than once week, cents per pound
Transient newspapers, magazines, pamphlets, books
and handbills cent for each two ounces OF fraction
thereof. ALI other miscellaneous matter, ncludlng
unsealed circulars, book manuscripts prooi,sneets
photographs, &C., and also seeds, cuttings bulbs and
roofs and merchandise not exceeding TOUR POUNDS In
weight, cent for each ounce or fracuon thereoI.
The following are the postal rates with Europe;
The rates for letters are for the haounce or frac
tiOn thereof, and those for newspapers for four
ounces or fraction thereof
To Great Britain and Ireland, letters cent
newspapers cents; France, letters CENTS news
papers cents; Spain, letters cents, newspapers 2
cents; all pats Of Germany, including austria,
letters cents, newspapers cents; Denmark
letters B cents, newspapers cents; Switzerland,
letters cents, newspapers cents Italy, letters
cents, newspapers cents; Russia, letters cents,
newspapers cents; Norway, letters cents, news
papers cents; Sweden, letters cents, newspapers
cents; Turkey. European and Asiatic, letters 8
cents, newspapers cents; Egypt, letters cents,
newspapers cents.
For Asiatic countries, the halt-ounce limit for
LETTERS and the four ounces for newspapers. still
holding good, the rates are:-
To Australia, letters, via San Francisco Except to
New South Wales) cents via Southampton 10 cents,
via Brindisi IS cents, newspapers, via San Francisco
cents, via Southampton cents via Brindsi cents,
China letters, via San Francisco 10 CENTS via South
ampton Is cents, via Brindsi 10 cents, newspapers
Q, and cents, by the respective routes; British
India, Italian mail. letters, 10 cents, newspapers
cents; Japan letters, via San Francisco cents, via
England 10 CENTS via Brindisi 81 CENTS newspapers
via San francisco cents, via South option cents,
viz. Brindisi cents.
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-08

OmCo ktOur0.
FromS 90 q. m to $50 M SUNDAYS excepted
Sundays open for Carriers and General Delivery
from to 10 M, and 1.30 to 2.3O p. m.
PORTLAND. Me-. Oct. Z, 1878.
Arrival and Departure of Mails.
Boston and intermediate offices. Arrive at r. 20
and 1l4O p. m. Close at SIS m, and 800 and $40
p. m.
Boston and the West. Arrive at 62Opm.
intermediate or Way Mails via Boston and Maine
Railway. Arrive at 1920 and $40 m. Close at sl5
Great Southern and Western. Arrive at 1920
and LAO p. m. Close at S.15 a. M. 300 and 500
Bangor and connecting routes Arrive at $50 p.
m. Close at II 80 a. m.
Augusta and connecting routes. Arrive at $50 a.
N; and $50 P m. Close at 80 a. and AS p. m.
Morning Northwestern by G. r. r. Arrive at g35
IN. Close at IT'S m.
Lewiston and Auburn. Arrive at 2.O5 and $50
and AS p. m. " ~
castns, Deer Isle; ssagwick $; W. Harbor MT.
chias, Millbridge and Bar Harbor, via each steam
or; Arrive at 6 a. m. Close at 9 p. m.
Passport, via each steamer. Arrive at 600 m.
Foreign Mails, via New York, day previous 20 SAIL
Ing OF steamers. Close at S.15 a: m.
Express, Augusta Bangor and the East. Arrive
at205 am. Close at 900 m.
Skowhegan intermediate offices and the north.
arrive S,r at $50 p; M. Close at 11.3O a. m.
Skownegan also closes at 9.O0pm.
Canada and intermediate offices, via G, 7. 3. Ar
rive at l:2o 2. m. Close at 12.45 p. m.
Nova Scotla and Prince Edwards Island. Close
al 11.3J a. m. and D. m. >~ S-o0S
Swanton, VT, and intermediate Offices. via P. a.
o. r, X. Arrive GAO p. m. Close 6.45 a. m.
Fryeburg, Me-, and intermediate offices via q,
o. r. r. Arrive Ills a. IN. Close 2.l5 D. m.
Worcester, Mass, and intermediate offices. via p
& R. R. k. Arrive 1.20 p m. Close 1890 D. m.
Rochester, n. H., and intermediate offices, via P.
81 X. X. r. Close 7 a. m.
Boston and the South and West, Sunday only.
Arrive 1245 D. m. 9'
Carriers deliveries at 90 and 1900 a. m. and 1.OO
and 4.oO p. m: Collections at 100 and HOO a. M,
and 230 and 500 p. m.
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-08
THAT BOY.

Dranedtis personng "A young American in
roundabout and leggins, pernhed upon the
fence devouring huge piece of mince pie, and
maiden of five summers, in paptalettes,
looking very wistfully at the gourmaud on the
fence. Young Anaerica-''I say, sis, does your
mar make mince pies? If she does I'll bet
they amt SO good as my mars" Little Mss
(tmidlyj-"I like mince pies awful well.'
Young Anaerica-"Well, now, that's funny.
Just look here drawing quarter of pie out
of his jacket pocket) and it's boss, tool! Amt
my mar good?" Carefully slowing it away in
his pocket). That boy sis father to the man
who must have his cigars and any other mas.
culine luxury his contemplate selfishness
Graves, while his poor sickly wife must do the
work of two women ('girls waste more than
they earn" be says). and for the want Of a
little money to purchase few bottles of DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription, the sovereign
remedy for female diseases and weaknesses,
che is literally dying by inches-and all be-
cause of that masculine selfshness that would
not divide the childish luxury with his play
mate, and now tacitly refuses his wife the
luxury of health.
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-08
Maine Steamship Company
Semi Weekly Line to New York.
Steamers EleanOra & FrancOnis

Will until further notice, leave Franklin Wharf
Portland, every MONDAY and THURSDAY, at 6
P. nj. and leave Pier 3s East River, New York
every MONDAY and THURSDAY, at P. M.
dations for passengers, making this very conven-
lent and comfortable route for travellers between
New York and Maine. During the Summer months
these steamers will touch at Vineyard Haven on
their passage to and from New York. Passage, in
Guiding State Room, 81. Meals extra. Goods des-
tined beyond Portland or New York forwarded to
destination at once For further information apply to
HENRY FOX, General Agent, Portland.
j. f. AMES, Ag't, Pier 50 E. B., New York.
Tickets and State Rooms can be obtained at "a
Excb ange street, dec16n
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-08
BOSTON & MAINE RAILROAD.
FALL ARRANGEMENT

On and After Monday. Oct
Essssaaasssssss sih, eszS, trains will LEAvt 4
E0v-s..-sP FOR BOSTON
at 6.15, S.45 q. M, 3.45 p. M, arriving
az Boston lo.45 a. m, 1.30, S.l5 p IN. Returning,
leave Boston at $50 a. m 1920, $50 p. M, arriving
at Portland 12.10 5.10, sec, IN.
For Scarborough Beach and Pine Point
and Old Orchard Beach, at 6.l5, s.45, a. M,
3.15, $50 D. M,
For saco, ssiddeEord and Kennebunk at
u, s.45 a. NJ. 315, 3.45 and $50 p. m.
For Wells, No. Berwick, Salmon Falls,
Haverhili, North Andover, Lawrence.
AndOver and lowell at 6.15, 8.45 a. M, 3.45
Pm.
For Rochester. Pennington and Alton
Bay at s.45 a. M, 3. IS p. m.
For Marlborough and Center Harbor at
S.45 a. IN.
For Manchester and Concord (via New
marketJunction,) at 6.15 M, AS p. m (va Law
rence) at 8.45 q. IA.
The 3.45 p m. train from Portland does not stop at
Scarborough Beach, Pine Point or Cid Orchard
Beach.
morning Trains VIII leave Keuuebuuk
for Portland at 7.2O q. m. The 345 n. m.
train from Portland connects at Roston wit n
all rail lines for New York.
ThrOagh Tickets 10 all Points gouts
and West "a lowest rates.
Trains on Boston q Maine road connect with
al steamers running between Portland and BAN
gor, Rockland, Mt. Desert, Mac las Eastport,
Calais, st. John and Halifax. Also Connect with
Grand Trunk trains at Grand Trunk Station, and
Maine Central and Portland Il Ogdensburg trains al
Transfer Station.
All trains stop at Exeter ten minutes for refresh
ments. First class Dining Rooms at Portland,
Transfer Station, Exeter, Lawrence and Boston,
JAS. T. FURBEK, Gen. supt.
.. u. STEVENS. Gen. Agent, Portland.
oc5 diff
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-08
Rumf0rd Falls and Buckfield Il. II.
RECEIVER.

On and after MONDAY. JULY
2ed, passenger trans will be run as
E.m.@rrna5foows:
Leave Canton at a. M, arrive at
Mechanic Falls at $40 a. m, Lewiston at $50 a. m.
and Portland at $50 a. m. Returning, leave Me-
chanc Falls at IT'S M, arrive at Canton at S55 a.
M
Leave Canton at 9.25 a. m, arrive at Mechanic
Falls at 1855 a. M, Lewiston at 1910 p. m, and
Portland at 1885 p m. Returning, leave Portland
at 1.3o p. IN, Lewiston 2.30 p. m Mechanic Falls
at BIS p. M, arrive at Canton at AS p. m.
Arrive at and leave Grand Trunk Railway Station
in Lewiston and Portland. Passengers by morning
train from Canton may spend hours in Lewiston or
hours in Portland and return the same day.
Close stage connections for W. Sumner Peru, Dix
field, Mexico, &c.
jy23dtf L. WASHBURN, JR. President.
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-08
The Rates of Postage,

Postal cards, one cent each, 60 without further
charge to all parts of the United States and Canadas
with an additional one-cent stamp they go to all parts
Of Europe.
All letters, to all parts of the United States and
Canada, three cents per half-ounce.
l""al or adrop" letters, that Is, for the CITY mr.
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-08
INTERNATIONAL STEAMSHIP co.
AsssPoEa, GaiRts, 81. john, n. b., Annap-
oils, Windsor and Halifax MS,
Gharl0ttefown, r. Ell.
FALL ARRAN GEMENT.
two TRIPS PER WEEK.

fscssaAw Ca and after Monday, Septem-
./hsMn6 pber 23d, the Steamers New
- and City Of Portland, Capt. S.
H. Pike, will leave Railroad Wharf, foot of State
street. every Monday, and Thursday, at P. M, for
Eastport and St. John.
Returning will leave St. John and Eastp rt on
same days, and Portland the next morning at 5 A,
NJ for Boston.
Connections made at Eastport for Robbinston, st.
Andrews and Calais.
Connections made at st. John for Digby, Annapc.
herst, Pictoa, Summerside, Charlottetown, P. e,
l., Frederektown, N. B.. and all stations the In
tercolonial Railway.
Y-Freight received on dap OF sailing until 4
O'Clock p. IN.
For Circulars, with maps of routes, Tickets, State
Eooms and any further information apply at the
surance C0.,) or Of
sep2ldh A. K. STURBS, A r. Wharf
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-08

In Scarborough, only six miles
6%SN~ from Portland; ninety acres in good
L. ld16An4R state of cultivation; cuts about 40
lE4&GI1 tons of hay; some fruit; 400 cords
5Lxll4hard and soft wood. Plenty OF wa
nearly new, 40x6o feet. Terms favorable. Apply to
VIM. II. JERKS, Real Estate Agent.
SepA d3W*
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-08
Stated Meetings.
CITY GOVERNMENT

The regular meetings of the City Counc take
place the first Monday evening of each month.
The School Committee meet the third Monday
evening of each month.