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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-08-28
A Veteran of Waterloo.

Charles Winter is the name of an
aged Frenchman who resides now in
Chippewa, and who claims to be 80
years old. He claims Strasbourg, in
Alsace, as his native town. He says
that in 1872 he was conscripred into
the French army under the first
Napoleon. He was placed in the 2lst
Cavalry Regiment. and took part in the
famous entry into and retreat from Mos
COW. He saws that himself and ten
others were the only men in the list
who returned to France alive; all the
rest fell under Russian bullets, Cossack
spears, or from the effects of the terri
BILE cold. They were discharged from
the service on their return, but the next
year 1Sl3) he was again conscripted,
and remained in the French army until
the star of Napoleon's destiny finally
set on the bloody field of Waterloo.
He claims to have been in seven of the
great battles fought by Napoleon, and
in one of them was wounded in the
right foot. He has been man Of power
full physique, and looks as though he
was good for several years get. The
old mans story does not hang together
perfectly, but we are inclined to think
that in the main il is true.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-08-28

of the barnyard, and, indeed, the young
of all the Rasores, or scratching birds,
such as the hen, the quail, the part
ridge, the pheasant and the turkey.
The scratching birds are not the only
ones who can take care of themselves
at an early age. This is true OF the
running birds, such as the ostrich, and
the same is the case with many of the
wading birds, such is the woodcoek,
and among the swimming birds, there
are several kinds that take full care of
themselves soon after leaving the she'll
Far from standing i'll any need of in
struction, young ducks take to the wa
ter by instinct, even when they have
been brought up by nen, and they
know that they are perfectly safe upon
it, although the anxious hen tries in
every way TO restrain them and to call
them back.
There are many ways in which some
of our young birds show their really
wonderful instincts. but there is moth
ing more curious in this respect than
the habits of the little chickens, which
most of us have opportunities of noti-
cling, if we choose To take the trouble.
These little creatures, almost as soon as
they are born, understand what their
mother "'clucks" TO them, they know
that they must hide when u hawk is
about; they often scratch the ground
for food before they see their moth
er or any other chicken do so; they are
careful not to catch bees instead of
flies, and they show their early smart
ness in many ways which are well
worth watching.
But, sometimes, brood of these
youngsters find something that puzzles
them, as when they meet with a hard
shelled beetle, who looks too big to eat
and yet too small for a playmate.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-08-28
MIFFIINTowN COUNTY, PENNA.

Mr.. Smith said that by telling them
that they could cover their handouts
by placing their hats over them, he did
away with that difficulty.
"What has been your experience
with women?'
''They are the hardest to take when
they object, because they are the slyest.
They sometimes burst into tears and
comfort their faces in that way, or else
they have hysterical fits of laughter, or
else they bury their heads in their hands,
or they get their hair all over their
faces. You know woman has a more
mobile countenance than a man as a
general rule, and they can keep up the
contortion business longer"
"But among women, too, you find
some willing to be photogra phed?"
willing: L should say so; they go
up to the looking-glass and fix their
spit curls and their back hair and
straighten their polonaises and spruce
up generally. Every now and then one
or the other will bring forth powder
rag and take 10 beautifying herself for
the OCCASION"
''HOw many pictures do you aver
ageS"
about one day"
''What do you get for them?"
''TwO dollars each-and | furnish
eighteen copies"
Both Mr.. Smith and Mr.. Heckt have
but recently became the photographers
for the rogues' galleries of their respec-
tive cities. The experiences of the men
previously employed are more varied, as
the criminals formerly, before they
learned to accept the gallery" as Il
necessary institution, were more rebel
lious, and had to be broken in. Odd
stories are told by policemen about the
different methods employed in bringing
them to terms. Not long ago pick
pocket, who absolutely refused to be
force, and whose keen sense of the dis
grace was the cause of his refusal, was
paraded up and down Broadway with
the placard ''pickpocket" on his back.
He finally succumbed in self-defense.
Another man, forger, when placed in
front of the camera, got blinking and
screwing his face to such an extent that
it was impossible to do anything with
him. While his facial gymnastics were
in progress the photographers, with
sudden Inspiration and by an extreme
ly dexterous movement, slapped mus
tard plaster on the back of the culprit's
neck. In minute all his facial expires
sion ciphered itself down into a shape
of the lips necessary to produce the
vowel sound of ''oo," and catching this
expression in Il jiify, the artist got his
negative and brought out a fine picture
of man with all astonished counten-
ance.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-08-28
Curious Facts About Gold.

The bulk OF gold in the world steadily
increases, though the amount is but
roughly approximated. Ten years ago
il was estimated at about So, $50, ,0OO, 900
in value. Ii must be greatly larger now
though We have no fixed data for ap-
proXimating the amount. But it may
be of interest To see what the bulk of the
smaller sum ten years ago would be if it
were all melted and run together. Pure
gold is more than nineteen times as
heavy as water, and cubic foot Of water
weighs II thousand ounces avoidupOis.
\ cubic foot of gold weighs, then, over
nineteen thousand ounces avOidupOis,
and every such ounce of fine gold is
worth according TO our coinage some
what more than eighteen dollars, so that
the whole cubic foot of gold would be
worth little more than a third of II mil
lion dollars. y cubic yard of solid gold
would be worth twenty seven times as
much as that, or over nine million dol
lars; and 6G0 cubic yards would contain
>bhi'I W iisit IMAM Nllt
of gold in the world ten years ago. These
$50 cubic yards would be contained
within a room about fifteen feet high.
twenty-four feet wide, and forty eight
feet long; say, good sized parlor or
store ofmoderate size. . But, Says some
one, - gold is so malleable that even this
small bulk of it would gild over the
whole earth. But he either overesti-
mated the malleability of gold. or, more
likely, underestimate the size of the
earth. 1t takes I PSF, 900 leaves of the
thInnest gold foil TO make an inch
thickness, or about fifteen millions and
a third tUmake foot, or 46, ,000, 900 to
yard. A cubic yard of gold, then, could
be beaten out so as to cover 46, ,00O, 900
square yards, somewhat less than 10000
acres, fOr there are $40 square rods,
10 the acre. Then, rs there are $40 acres
TO the square mile the whole 660 cubic
yards OF gold could be beaten out so "a
10 cover about 10000 square miles that
is, tract only 100 miles square, less
than the extent of Vermont, and a little
more than a fifth of either New York or
Pennsylvania.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-08-28
The Umbrella Trick In Paris

The thief of the period has begun to
take himself TO a new system of war;
fare, in which the defensive is largely
combined with the offensive art. A
very simple but effective strategem has
been doing duty in the jewellers shops
i'm Paris, which has never before in its
history been so full of g knights of in
dustry." The new trick is most easily
performed by a person of English ap-
pearance, inasmuch as the use of an UNI
brella is essential for it; and as every
one knows our r.countrymen are not ex-
pected TO abandon. even under the
clearest sky, a companion so familiar
to them. The operator, provided with
his umbrella enters shop with it
in his hands, having pulled down the
silk covering, but not securely fastened
it, so that the folds hang round the ham
die in loose mass, forming a sort of
openmouthed net. Into the net thus
opened il is not difficult to jerk a ring
or two, or even larger article which
will fall into it without the slightest
sound, and remain safely ensconced
there as long as may be required. If
the shopman should miss the Bijou thus
distracted, he will of course run after
his customer. and equally, as mat
ter OF couse, the other will protest inno-
eence. A search will ensue at the end
of which, just as everyone is beginning
to be hopelessly bafiied the owner of the
umbrella, will be struck by a bright
thought, and will himself bring to light
the desired object, apologizing in the
blandest way, and making merry over
a joke which was so nearly as he says,
assuming serous character. The trick
has been tried as usual once too often
but it is dreadful TO think what success
it may have had throughout a month
which has been so exceptionally favor
able for the use of umbrellas in Paris.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-08-28
A Mysterious Pit.

Nearly fourteen miles on almost a di-
rect line southeast from Bowling Green
Kentucky, there is singular and mys-
terious pit in the ground. Ii is situated
on a high bluff, in a wild, fiinty locality,
tangled with vine, bramble, briers,
bushes trees. and shrubbery, on the wa
tiers OF brakes creek, below the mouth
of Tammel. The aperture l. dark,
gaping hole cleft through the stony
crags as though the bluff had at some
time cracked and split. The opening is
some ten feet long and four feet wide
at the widest part, its rocky yawning
lips being spread something in the
shape of a horse-collar, the apex, so to
speak, pointing westward. BY some
of the people in that region it Is known
as "Hell Hole" while others call il
- Indian Pit" One remarkable feature
of the abyss is that there issues from its
deep depths, ceaseless as the rounds of
the seasons, a volume of misty vapor,
which, especially on crisp, frosty morn
ings, can be seen ascending above the
tree tops, and floating off on the air.
whitened with rays of the rising sun.
Flint, boulder-shaped stones, and others
worn by the friction of time to perfect
roundness are scattered profusely all
about the place, as though thrown high
by some unknown upheaval and show
cred back like rattling hailstones of all
dimensions. In the fall and winter this
fog volume is warmer than the cutting
blasts that sweep along the deep gorge.
In summer the mist is cooler and not
dense. The pit widens from the top
in its downward course, and woe TO
any living thing once swallowed
through its dark mouth. Throw a
boulder or stone into it, and not "A faint
est echo ever reaches the ear as TO
whittier it went. Some seasons since a
a party of persons assembled at the pit,
determined to fathom its hidden bottom.
They were provided with a strong cord
over SIX hundred feet long, to which
was attached a stilliard weight. They
dropped the weight into the hole and
paid out the line. Down, down, and
down went the weight till not foot of
cord was left, while not sound came
to tell the tale of its subterraneen pas
sage. No bottom was reached and the
weight was withdrawn damp and un
soiled as though il touched nothing but
mist and darkness in its soundings.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-08-28

purify the land of the Red Earth West
phalia) from its rapacious and vicious
nobility, and to bring about an equal
distribution of the landed property
among the poorer classes.
He and his confederates seized valua-
bic during the next few months, which
contemporary ehroniclers SAID could not
have fallen short, in the aggregate, of
the sum of three million gold guilders-
an immense amount of money at that
period.
They levied heavy contributions upon
the numerous nunneries and monaster-
es in the district in which they held
sway, and held nightly courts over per-
sons who incurred their displeasure.
The Archbishop of Munster was pow
erless against them, and he vainly
appealed TO the worthless Emperor with
whom poor Germany was cursed at that
time.
De Cleves even offered heavy reward
for the head of the Bishop.
He raised Il large force and prepared
TO beseige Munster, when his career was
cut short by the heroism of the Countess
of Freyenburg, who attacked him and
his confederates in the grOtto which We
have described above.
The surprise was complete.
Notwithstanding their desperate re-
sistance the self-constituted Nehm
Judges and their attendants were over
powered but the victors unfortunately
Immediately put all of them to the sword
and thus it was impossible TO find out
who these desperate adventures really
were.
Those were turbulent times in Ger
many and in consequence, this strange
and terrible revival of the Vehm courts
was speedily forgotten.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-08-28

The believer cannot sigh without his
God observing il.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-01-09
BEEF! BEEF!: BEEF!!!
I'M Tuesday, Thursday and Sat.

IN Tuesday, THURSDAY and Sat.
y rraay morning. Of zach week, ] VIII
slaughtered. Prices range from to cents
per pound. Persons living in the country
who wish to buy beef, aud those buying
oniy once a week, wonld do better 70 bny
ON Saturday, as on that day usually kill
two beeves. Parties wishing to sell Bceves
on foot will do well to give me call. !
pay from to cents In each for good
Beeves. For endorsement I refer to my
present customers.
THOMAsD. KINDER.
Aug. o., 1877. lem
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-01-09


OF statisiicsY Naturally, this thouRht
led strait to Mysteries aud for the
next week the sale Of sal volatile in
central Pennsylvania increased TO
an unprecedented extent. 49,
A dspniaiion Of indignant fathers
waited upon the inconceivable vi.
ain ip jail and demanded TIE mme.
diate destruction Of his npteb66k.
To this request he declined 10 accede.
He admitted that his pretended
association did not exist, and TINT
he had no intention " execating the
orders which his deceived customers
had given him, hut no explained
that he WAS an earnest reformer, and
HAT he intended to publish the
statistics in question, in order that
the medical fraternity might become
convinced Of the blighting effect Of
the ordinary ligatnre. Nothing
could shake his determination. he
said that he had u great duty 10
perform, and that much as il rained
him 10 grieve anybody, he nust per.
form that duty. The indignant
parents left his cell much cast aOwu
in spirits. aud after vaiply applying
10 Tie lral court for an injunction
iorbidding the false agent to publish
bis statistics, went home and report.
cd their failure to their wives aud
daughters. "
The one question now agitating
the public mind in Pennsylvania is
whether that wretched fplGn Will
really publish his statistics. The
contingency is one which cannOt DO
contemplated without "A shudder;
but at the same time il ID possible
that there is more or less merit lin
the pretended l.aan of adapting the
six.buttOn glove principle to aiore
rsoteric garments. and that the Pre-.
tended rriormer has reall, solved
the problem with which professional
dress refOrmers have proved them.
selves incompetent to grapple.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-01-09
0eadheadins on the Newspaper.

The Rome Sentinel rises to 81.
plain, and it's language 10 plain, and
as follows
"There Is no other business on
which the public leyies such heavy
contributions as on the newspaper
publishing business. An organiza.
ton is getting mp some Kind of
festivities, for example. 1t pays for
the use of grounds, pays for refresh.
ments, gets 81 worth Of tickets aud
- worth OF bills printed either at q
newspaper Office or somewhere else,
and then expects free advertising
from the paper to an extent actually
worth from 81 or % to 90. The
mere announcement Of a picnic,
sociable or festival IL o matter Of
news. but further than that 10 al
advertisement, and ought to DO paid
for. The result il that a generona
proportion OF the profits Of HesrTy
all entertainments of this kind Is
money which rightfully belong to
newspaper publishers Then, after
the thing is over, the managers will
come in with II long string of resolu.
tons. With which to rob the pablish,
er. of more valuable spnce. Tho
ruth is, that space In u newspaper
represents money. 1t iA worth
money to the pablisher. There Ia
no more reason why he should give
it away than why u merchant should
give away his goods. Part of tho
space OF the paper il sold to business
men tor advertising purposes; the
rest OF the space is devoted TO inter.
esting reading matter. On the last
the publisher depends for the ut,
fractions which shall sell his paper.
Either space represents cash to him.
Yet the business man who buys
space 10 the amount Of e2, often
buys n gratuity Of local space to tho
amount of 81 or o., Ut even more.
The managers Of festivals, picnies,
or other home entertainment may
net bHy one cents worth of space,
bat all the same expect the free gift
of several dollars worth Of space.
The minister who never advertises,
may want space 10 the amount Of a
dollar or two weekly, for the aslver.
iis+ment of coming sermous. Tho
politician, even thcngh he FOL gets to
keep his subscription paid up, de.
mands column infer column OF valu.
able space free. and rarely ~ much
~ says thank YOU for IL. For all
this the newspaper man, taxed be.
You'd any other business man, enjoys
the high distinction Of being regard.
I'd IA dradhead by two-thirds, Of his
ueighbOrs." .t....... :,
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-01-09

var of 1872, ard who never stepped
foot into this cOun;ry had an in,i
mate friend herr-ani only one.
When the former died III 1920 ~
Genoa he lril u large estate TO -
nephew upon the condition that
should he die chillless the money
should go to the United States Ia
found at Washington .'au establish
ment for the increase and diffusion
OF knowledge among men," The
nephew died without an heir an,,
the SJO0OOO,0O was left To the T..
5. After two years litigation in
England, Richard Rush the agent
for this country succeeded in get
ting To New York eleven boxes Of
gold or half a million dollars. The
money was loaned to Arkansas frs,
aud was squdndered by that state
the bonds given as security were re-.
pudiated and OF course the money
was all lost. The Government rs
cuSiodiaHs made an appropriation
To cover the amount and in lSi7 the
corner stone of the present Smith.
sonian--liamed after the donor
Smithson-was laid. The fund now
amounts to S7l4OOO. The library
numbers 10000 volumes. The pres
ent great need is more room. Oh
The forty governments represented
at the Centennial thirty-tour gave
the choicest of their exhibits to this
Institution. The presents were val
ued at sjOOOOO and are now packed
III boxes rusting and Wondering,
awaiting the tardy action of Con
gress, in providing room for their
display.
n bright story is told of the late
Mrs. Genl. Hooker, a former belle
of Washington society. At an even,
ing party fashionable young dandy
was asked il he wished to be pre-
scented to her. sob yes" said he
languidly "trot her OUT She over.
heard the remark and when he was
presented, she adjusted her eye.
glasses and looking him over from
boot to shirt collar, quietly remark
ed with Il graceful wave of the hand
"trot him back, have seen all
there is Of him. FAX.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-01-09
C0l0red vs.. Bald Headed.

Years ago the then well.known
firm of W. L. Co., Boston, agents
for n popular line of Australian
packet ships, received II letter of
inquiry from Cincinnati. Cores.
pondencr followed, and second cabin
passages were engaged for Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Hatfield, their son 10.
srph. Jr., aud Miss Blanche, who
were po'ilrly urged IN pat IL an aI
prlri'nrc il EuStou un q" h-.lr"
May 9TH. rs "ti" good ship r.ii"'
Sharp, whereof .ivsc,i - Cls'ilrg
il master for t'' present VOYAGE
would sail on the day following,
weather permitting.
On the morning designated Il
Young harkey exquisite, sporting II
tall hat and ivory headed cane saun.
tcIrd into the elegantly appointed
office aud demanded:
ais dis yer de oiligc Of w. & Coz
ayes, il is.r gIowic,l the senior
w. from behind his desk. frowning
over his gold.bowcd spectaclrs al
the intruder.
"Wrll. sab, me and my folks are
gwinc to Melbourne in your ship
Danicl Sharp, and r.
Nov if | know it->ou are not
going To do ANY irh thing"
.How ~, sab! Didn't I CORES.
pnud wild you from Cincinnati, and
engage passage, for my fiddler aud
HUdler and Miss B.aHehei'
"What! is your name Hatiie,d.r
reared the diSmaled agent.
"lcs, sab, my names Hatfield,
and"-
"Why in the dc, il didn't Won no
tify me that yon were colorrd.7
"Why in the drbbil didn't you
notify me dat you were bald
headedr
The pertinent rejoinder silenced
old W., and although two or three
passengers who preferred to have
the color line drawn outside of q
ships second cabin gave mp iheil
berths and were refunded their pas
sage money, the Hatficlds compiac
entity sailed in the Sharp.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-01-09

Those who commit crime seldom
look at more than one aide Of tho
balance sheet. Satan always shows
the gilded side Of sin, and that 6de
oniy when he tempts n,cn; and y In
they are drawn away ny their sen
lusts they take into Aocoun, Osly tn
profit they hope 10 derive don o. esfl
course. How Otherwise eOah -
many intelligent men cover them
selves with d{agssse end pedags
their families iueoa 80 q lWVoeaA.
eaaess Tor thsSioabsfhl sRjoyasata(
IN eettsn Gaieae We NJ lGneeV
yoaMg uen, sssl ASesv ~ .oeQ -
veil, sooh exaWiae ~ Aaa0aon-
00e~t. - rse -f. : ssr
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-01-09
the SCHOOLGIRLS LAMENT.

Teach, teach, teach,
On every day of the week,
Aud thrash, thrash. thrash.
From your head down to your feet.
Reading AMI spelling and writing,
Grammar and geography,
Till poor boys brains
Are fill Of pains,
And he's tired as tired can he.
Write, write, write,
The moment you're ont Of line,
Aud write, write, write,
Until il is halfpast nine;
Scratch AID scribble and scrawl,
Aid blot aud blur aud smear
Till the TEACHER comes
And WARNS your thumbs,
Aud makes you tel ever so queer.
Work, work, work,
Your examples until eleven,
And work, work, work,
Your examples AT home till seven
Pounds and ounces and drains,
Dranls and ouncrs and pounds,
Till yon { 40 mad,
ion arr always glad
When the bell for recess sounds.
1t IL, oh! for beautiful place,
Where never a school house is,
And it's oh. for happy land
Where never "a Teacher lives;
Where tops. marbles and kites grow wild
And f,'llnw can hnllrr aud shout.
And there's never u book,
But coy nook
For To iish aud TO swim about.
Aud it's oh! for the happy time
When get TO he "a man.
And | can whistle and jump,
y And beat on an old tin-lan;
When can put crooked pins
Down un the next boys seat,
And can put ink III his face,
With never fear To lee beat;
Jump and whistle and prancr,
And hollrr and yell aud shout,
Aud never a one
To spoil the fun,
Nor to keep me from going ont.
Richmond Dispatch.