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The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-09
ACTIVITY NOE ENERGY.

There are some men whose failure to
succeed in life is problem to others, as
we'll as to themselves. They ere industri-
Gus, prudent and economical; yet after
long life of striving, old age still finds
themipoor They complain of ill luck.
They say fate is always against them. But
the fact is that they miscarry because they
have mistaken mere activity for energy.
Confounding two things essentially differ
ent, they have supposed that, if they were
always busy, they would be certain to be
advancing their fortunes. They have for
gotten that misdirected labor is but waste
of activity. The person who would sue.
ceed is like marksman firing at target.
if his shots miss the mark they are q
waste of powder So in the great game of
life, what man does must be made to
count, or it might almost as well have
been left undone. Everybody knows some
one in his circle of friends, who, though
always active, has this want of energy.
The 6istemper if we may call it such, ex-
hibts itself in various ways In some
cases the man has merely an executive
capacity when hi should have directive
one; in other language, he makes capi
tai clerk for himself, when he ought TO do
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-09
TALKlNG ALOUD.

Mr.. McCullagh Torrens tells us of Lord
Melbourne that the habit of talking aloud,
which used to amuse him SO much in his
early friend Dudley, gained upon him as
he advanced in years. He was observed
once to stop short in the middle of the
hall at Brooks, and say TO himself, "Tll
be hanged if I do it for you, my Lord. )"
Lord Dudley went once to hear Sydney
Smith preach, and sat under the pulpit,
when, to the witty Canon's delight, he
heard Lord Dudley express his admiration
of passage in the sermon by striking the
floor with his stick and crying out: 'Hear!
hear! hear" The late Duke of Cambridge
had the habit of talking to himself, esr.e-
cially in church. Once he kept up a run
ming commentary on the Commandments,
and made various extraordinary confess
sions. 70 "Thou shalt not steal, he is
said to have answered, II don't think l
have ever stolen from any one since I was
quite little boy Temple Bar.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-09
TIRE CHINESE SOLOMON.

A version of the real Solomantic story is
to be found in China. As in the Hebrew
tale; two women had each of them an in
FAINT, one of which died by misadEenture,
the bereaved mother claiming the surviv-
ing child. The official before whom they
came did not suggest so cruel measure as
division of the infant, but simply ordered
that it should be handed to a domestic in
his yamen, to be brought up for official
life. He rightly surmised that the real
mother would gladly accept so good a
chance for her offspring, while the pre-
tended mother, who only wanted the child
in order to dispose of it, would demur,
Judgment was accordingly given in favor
of the fearful acceptor of the proposition,
and the story which is alleged to be
historical, is widely believed. Lore Of
China.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-09
TRE COUNTRY FOR CARS.

Diana or Pasht as that goddess was
called in Egypt, was the tutalary deity of
cats. Various reasons are assigned for
this curious selection of the cat as the ami
NAL worthy of being dedicated to the
moon. We find that according to Plutarch,
the cat was not only sacred to the moon,
but an emblem of it; and that figure of
cat was fixed on siasWm to denote the
moon, just as the figure of frog on
ring denoted man in embryo. And fur
ther. if was supposed that the pupils of
cats eyes always dilated as the moon got
toward the full, and then decreased as
the moon waned again. This has been
given by some of the reasons why cats
were held sacred to the goddess Diana.
The Egyptians treated cats with unusual
care and attention during their lifetime;
hence it is not surprising to find that the
death of cat was regarded as a family
misfortune, in consequence of which the
household went into mourning, Their re-
gret for the defunct cat was displayed then
by the curious custom of shaving off the
eyebrows before attending the funeral,
which they invariably conducted with great
pomp, Previous to interment, the bodies
of these pets were embalmed, and then,
when it was possible, conveyed to the city
of Bubastis, where they were placed in the
temples sacred to Paslt.
The willful destruction of cot in Egypt ia
looked upon as very serious offense even
now; but in the good old days (for cats) at
Bubastis the offense, even supposing it to
have been accidental, was punished with
prompt severity. The unfortunate Offend
er, as in the case of Roman soldier
whose story is told by Diodorus, was taken
prisoner, tried, condemned and sentenced
to death. Puss had fine times of it in
those early years of superstition and ami
NAL worship; but unfortunately for her,
other people formed very different notions
concerning her character and occupations
generally; for in the middle ages cats got
the reputation of being the only animals
that i'll famed old women could induce to
live in their houses; consequently they
naturally became associated with witch
craft and all that was diabolical and un-
canny by the credulous people of these
times.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-09
E EADENG.

No man or woman is too busy or too old
to learn something by the reading of good
books and papers. The cheapness of good
literature, of family papers and choice
magazines, breaks down any barrier that
may have been in the way, and yet 1 know
families who take but two papers, daily
and a weekly, and own all the year round
that ''they find no time to read" The
lack is not in time, but the way of spend
ing it, and too many of the Woodworking
men and woman even of this age ignore
the fact of their mental need while minis
tering SO bravely to the physical necessities.
Culture and refinement are the nee sssary
trimming to many beautiful but home
ly life, that has in it much to be admired,
but is wanting in these elements Good
reading tends to elevate the most homely
lives.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-09
A RIEAXsl NRaEEp.

| Toby, the sheep, hated the whole canine
race. One day when the Captain and his
pet were taking their usual walk on the
promenade, there came on shore a skip.
per of a Falmouth ship, accompanied by
large formidable looking dog. And the
dog only rcsembled his master, as you OBJ
serve dogs usually do. AS soon as ho saw
Toby he commenced to set his dog upon
him; but Toby had seen him coming and
was quite en- gradej so long and fierce
battle ensued, in which Toby was slightly
wounded and the dogs head severely cut
Quite multitude had assembled to witness
the fight, and the ships riggings were alive
with sailors. At one time the brutal owner
of the dog, seeing his pet getting worsted,
attempted to assist him; but the crowd
would have pitched him neck and crop into
the river, had he not desisted. At last
both dog and sheep were exhausted, and
drew off, as if by mutual consent. The
dog seated himself close to the outer edge
of the platform, which was about three
feet higher than the rivers bank, and
Toby went, as he was wont to do, and
stood between his masters legs, resting his
head fondly on the Captains clasped hands,
but never took his eyes off the foe. just
then dog on board one of the ships hap
pened to bark, and the Falmouth dog
looked around. This was Toby's chance,
and he did not miss it or his enemy either.
He was upon him like bolt from a cata-
pult. One furious blow knocked the dog
off the platform next moment Toby had
leaped on top of him, and was chasing the
yelling animal toward his own ship. There
is no doubt Toby would have crossed the
plank and followed him on board, had not
his feet slipped and precipitated him into
river. A few minutes afterward, when
Toby, dripping with wet, returned to the
platform to look for his master, he was
greeted with ringing cheers; and many
was the piastre spent in treating our woolly
friend to fruit. Toby was the hero of
Galatz from that hour; but the Falmouth
dog never ventured on shore again, and
his master as seldom as possible. Chq'n-
LerS Journal.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-09

SENATOR WITHERs visited New York
City last week, in the interest of the Vir-
ginia Emigration Society and he presented
some strong arguments in favor of Vir-
ginia as home, and the opportunities
she offers to the industrial classes to OBJ
tain an honest and Independent living
within her borders. Uncultivated land,
he asserts, is cheaper there than in the
West while the convenience of markets,
the richness of soil and the ease with
which it can be cultivated, all combine
to make it very desirable for emigrants.
The mineral resources are unlimited, the
coal fields are fully equal to those of Penn
sylvania, and the mountainous regions
are rich in iron, lead, zinc and other ores.
1t will be well for the Old Domin-
ion, indeed, if Senator Withers and the
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-09

Mr.. A. c. SANDS, in a card published
to-day, acquits the Times of about the
only creditable performance of which it
has been accused for many years, namely,
aiding in the election of Hon.
Stanley Matthews to the United
States Senate. The active part
which Mr.. Sands took in favor Of
Senator Matthews election naturally lead
the public to conclude that his paper also
supported the same candidate. The mis-
take was very natural one ON the part
of the public. Very few people read the
Times, while every one read in the other
papers that Mr. Sands was at work in the
interest of Hon. Stanley Matthews.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-09

THE wages of one hundred thousand
women who work for their daily bread in
New York City, supporting themselves
and in many cases supporting their fami-
lies, average only So so week. The
patience with which this army of women
toll on, year in and year out, without
making any loud protest against
the meagerness Of their pay, is remark
able, and suggests that it would be much
wiser to urge some legislation which
would insure them such wages as their
labors are worth than to harp continually
on their rights as voters and ofice-hold-
ers in which they seem to be the least
interested.
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The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-09

Normandy women are tough and hard to
kill. The wives of three fishermen were
recently lost in fog and wandered for
twenty-five hours in the water along the
base of the cliffs before they were found.
The night was so severe that every tree in
the neighborhood was frost-bitten, but SO
little were they affected by their adven-
lures that they had hearty laugh over
it.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-09

DURING this weather people flock to
the hilltops, but they can not be induced
to go into theatcr. People who try it
have cause for repentance. In a few
weeks all this will be changed. This lati-
tude gives us cool evenings early in the
season, even while the days are yet hot,
and by the latter part of August pleasant
evenings can be spent inside of our places
of amusement
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-09

PEOPLE who prophesied a cool summer
because we had an open winter did not
reason well. A glance at the past shows
that a cool summer usually follows a Sc
verely cold winter, and very warm sum-
mer succeeds a mild winter. The reason
for this, too, is obvious. A severe winter
leaves all the mountains heavily capped
with ice and snow to cool the breezes
during the succeeding summer months,
while an open winter leaves the mountain
tops bare and the winds that much less
cooling. These reasons can be safely pre-
sented now, as all will admit that they
hold good in the present case.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-09

Mr.. HORACE WHITE regards Senator
Edmunds, of Vermont, as the strongest
Republican candidate for the Presidency,
and the one most likely to be nominated.
There are people all over the country
who share Mr.. Whites opinion, and
would be rejoiced to see it verified. Few
public men have ever enjoyed the conf
dence of the whole people to a greater
extent than does Senator Edmunds.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-09

the thinking of the business. In other
cases what Is done is not done either at the
right time or in the right way. Energy,
correctly understood, is activity proper.
toned to the end,
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-09
Read ONE Of Our Numerous HOLE
Testimonials:

We have been running Wheeler q
Wilson's No. 6 Machine ON ladies',
misses and cIildrcn's shoe uppers
during the last three years, and
have fifty-six of them in constant
use. We find them superior to any
other Sewing Machine i'm the fol-
lowing particulars:
1t will close seams i'm leather,
without puckering, tighter and
more rapidly than any machine of
which we know, and that with
heavier silk or linen thread and
smaller needles.
1t runs faster and makes moro
regular and better stitching ON fine
leather than amy other machine we
ever used.
They are very durable. We ruIl
them by power fully up to TOD
stitches per minute. They are all
i'm excellent condition, and they do
mot cost us for each machine 25s
per year for repairs.
STRIBLEY & CO.,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-09

gentlemen associated with him, can turn
aside part of the tide of emigration which
flows Westward, and set the toilers from
the old world to tilling that soil which
now lies idle.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-09

SIR JOHN MACDONALD said in the Ca
madam Parliament recently: THAT fel-
low Smith is the biggest liar l ever met
A multitude of Smiths now want to
know what Smith he refers to-
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-09

THE Massachusetts, political papers
recognize that greenbackism has be-
come a fact and may become an impor-
tant factor in the approaching campaign.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-09

FRUIT this season is cheap and of ex-
cellcnt quality. Those who partake Of it
plentifully will find the effect upon the
system salutary in the highest degree,
Families that make fruit a principal por-
ton of their daily diet, are almost in
variably healthy.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-09

IT is now asserted that Mr.. Tildcn only
regards the Potter Committee as an agi-
tator, and relies on achieving the Presi-
dency through a denomination in 1880.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-09

IT is said that one of the most anus
ing features Of the Paris Exposition is a
genuine Frenchman trying to get drunk
at the American bar.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-09

VICE-ADMIRAL PoPOFF of the Rus
sian Navy, has been stricken with paraly-
sis, and any moment he may-ah, that
pun is too transparent.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-09

PROFESSOR BISMARCK, of Kiel, is En-
peror Williams physician. He comes
from Kiel to cure.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-09

MONTREAL has thoroughly advertised
a riot on the 18th, and is now quareling
over the best way to suppress it.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-09

A GREAT Mexican war, with the Mex
leans left out, is still being fought at
Washington.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-09

YOUNG MEN now wear their hair la
moved.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-09

If the devil is the father of Lie, how
about Pinkston?
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Again Read from Home Testimonials:
Ihave four az Wheeler g. Wilson's
new tailoring Machines in use in
my shop, and do not hesitate to say
that they are tho best machines for
tailoring L have ever known of. L
can turn out better work and more
of it Wi them than with any ma"
chine have ever used. They never
get ont of order, and work equally
well On all inds of material
JOSEPH EBELHARDT,
534 Craig street, CcVingtOn, hy'
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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-08-07
CATTLE MARKETS.

PHuADELPaIA, August L. Beeves-The
market was dull. We quote al 81 ,oc for
extra Penna and western; 5a5ttc tor iair to
good do; and 4dis ter common. Receipts
Tor the week were $500 head. Cows sold
at s35a55 per head as TO quality and condi
tion. Sheep-The market ruled dull 5000
head arrived and sold at 4 ,5c tor good, and
iai!!: for medium. Lambs sod at 81 t6ic
Hog>-Wer- inactive; 1900 head arrived
and sold al G t7c for fair A few head Of
Chicago sud al 4.
CHICAGO, Aug. 1.-The Drorsrs' Journal
reports Hogs-Receipts IA, 900 heAd; ship
ments 5000 head market steady and in de-
mand Philadelphia 81 40a4 80; good Bos-
ton 81 20ai 35; light 81 30a4 40; mixed
Sia4 .. Cattle - Receipts 5000 head !;
shipments 2, 100 do; usrket dull; no i'm
prorement in shipping grades; sales of
shipping at 81 20a5; light butchers and feed
ing steers quiet aud weak at s. 6Dd3 10 !
cows 81 3na2 90; bulls S2a2 40; Texans
slow at 81 4Oa3 80. Sheep-Receipts 500
head; shipments $50 head market d dull and
lower; extra sold at Sja5 ia common not
wanted and !: off; sizes at .! sic.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. l.-Cattle-Natives fair
ly active but weaker; prime to choice native
shipping Steers at 81 75s5; fair to good do.
81 25a4 65 native Cows and Heiir;s 81 p
a3; grass Texas Steers S2a3 %; do. Cows
S2a2 40; corn-fed Texas Steers S. % 80 I;
receipts 3,I00 head. Hogs in active de-
mand and unchanged. Sheep dull; choice
to fancy muttons at 50 40a3 50; good sSa3
% receipts $50 head.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-08-07
Communication.

Editor Sentinel aud Repubiiear-Sir:
read in city paper recently that the Cuban
authorities have struck for reduction Of
salaries. A decree was published at Ha-
vana, on the 25th of July, reducing The sal
sries of public officers. II begihs with the
salary of Captain General, which is cut
down fifty per cent. Now let our citizen
voters and taxpayers require of ueir can
driates for Legislative honors pledge that,
if elected and seated, they will advocate
and vote for bill reducing the salary Of
Assemblymen fror $40 per day to s. per
day. Five dollars now will purchase as
much goods, groceries, wearing apparel,
provisions, &C., as ten dollars purchased
ehsn salaries were raised, about a dozen
years ago. II an act of this kind were
passed, il would save the State Rot less than
slo0, 900 Per session. The last session
would, at IS per day, have saved the State
slo0,O00. While everybody else feels the
sad effects of the hard times, why should
uur representatives fatten at our expense ,
This ought hot to be so. The people can
regulate this matter If they choose to do So.
Let them require the pledge from their rep
sesentatives, and hold them to it. This is
no political question, for both parties are
equally interested in it. Let the people be
drm enough to not vote for any man for
Legislature who refuses to give such pledge.
The Legislature likes fees or salaries for sll
Offices in the State-the people ought to fix
their salaries, and they can do it if they
will, and the state of the times requires il.
Now IS the time to act. Voters, bring this
matter up in your meetings, and if you will
take a vote On the question, 10 ascertain
whether the reduction of salaries would be
popular with the masses, you will receive
the one solid response If Yea! Yea lea
4 friend to the public's best interest.
TACITUS.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-08-07
PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS,

EXAMINATIONS of Teachers, for the
II several School Districts of juniata
county, will be held at the following times
and places:
For Miffiintown borough and Fermansgh
township, at the school house in Miffiin-
town, Wednesday, August "a. 1873.
For Patterson borough aud Milford town
ship, at the school house iu Patterson, FRI
day, August 10.
For Walker township. at the school house
in Mexico. Monday, August 10.
For Port Royal borough and Turbeit
township, at the school house in Port Roy al,
Tuesday Angus: 20.
For Greenwood township, at Bethlehem
school house. Tuesday, August "a.
sor SusqGehanna township, at Prosperity
school house, Wednesday, August 2S.
For Monroe township, al the school house
in Richfied, THURSDAY, August 20.
For Favette township, al the school house
in McA'is,ersviile, Friday, August 80.
For ThompsOntown borough and Della
ware township, at the school house IN
Thompsontown, Wednesday, September 4.
For Lack township, at the LICK scnOoi
house, Tuesday, Septemb- b-r 10.
For Tuscarora township, at the school
house in McCoysvile, Wednesday, Septem-
Der l.
For Beale township, at Johnstown, Thurs
day, September IL.
For Spruce Hill township. 1t Spruce Hill
school house, Friday, September IL.
Examinations will begin at o'clock A. ".
Applicants must be examined in the DIS
tricts It. which thev propose TO teach, and
should be provided with pen. INK, and an
abundant supply of paper. Strangers must
bring written Testimonials certifying 10 good
moral character. The public generally and
Directors especially are cordially lnyited to
b. present at the examinations.
WELLINGTON SMITH,
Superintendent of Juniata County.