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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-01-30
He Loved the Lightning.

The other day, during a thunder
storm, man came into Milwaukee
saloon, and hurrying up to the bar he
aid excitedly:
"Give me glass of the best brandy
in the house. l need it."
When the glass was filed he held it
between his fingers and said;
Stranger, don't drink ; but this is a
fearful storm, and and man is liable
to be struck by lightning; brandy is a
non-cOnductor, and have never been
struck by lightning, from the fact that
/ always drink brandy before a storm" "
After he had drained the glass he
rolled his eyes round the room once or
twice.
"That was a vivid flash, just now" p"
he said; !" lightning is dangerous ele-
ment, but to NE il is a glorious thing.
Stranger, love the lightning; it lulls ;
me to sleep at night; it cheers Inc when
l wake. Give me another glass of
brandy"
As the barkeeper poured out the Ii
quor he said:
Benjamin Franklin solved the mys-
terry of lightning, but before he flew his
kite he drank pint of old cOgnac.
Sometimes think am old Ben, draw
ing the lightning from the clouds and
botrling it up. That was magnificent
peal" he said. as the thunder resOund-
ed with a fearful crash. 81 came from
a scientific family. Partner l can post
you little on lightning" he said,
with a knowing look. Whenever a
thunderstorm comes up, drink two
or three glasses of brandy, and you
have a better protector than lightning
rod. Better take glass now."
He smiled as the barkeeper took q
drink, and went or:
Lightning is produced in the follow
ng manner: When two clouds charg-
ed with different kinds of electricity,
approach each other, they exchange
fluids, and give us the flash of lightning
the shock makes big noise we call it
tbunser."
He looked around the room and saw
the back door was open. He knew if
ne unlocked the front door the wind
would blow it shut, and he smiled, this
lover of lightning did, and he was
happy.
"Now," said he, 81 will illustrate
my last remark"
He stepped out and as he passed the
door it was unlocked.
"There, away 10 the south, are two
big black clouds approaching each
other"
The door was slowly and surely blow
ing shut.
"Soon they will meet, and l will see
another display of my beloved element.
Oh, let the rain pour in torrents; let the
lightning flash its erial splendor; let
the thunder
There was a slam as the door flew
shut, and the barkeeper heard no more.
He saw that bis scientific customer was
in no hurry about returning, and as he
opened the door the truth dawned upon
him. AS lie looked up the street and
saw no one he realized that the man
who loved lightning had gone from his
shop forever.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-01-30

MY cheSs Detray The rush OF rapture
His coming brings 20 me
During the year that followed, Pau
line still lived at Mrs. Ellison's with
her child, who, grandma said. was a
perfect miniature of its mother at that
age. and if her words were true Though
every grandmother sees through rose
colored speetacles), Pauline must have
been indeed lovely.
She firmly believed in her husbands
innocence, and every month visited
him, He swore he was guiltless, and
the wife's prayers went up night and
morning for the release of the dear
loved one in his lonely cell.
But one day she read in the paper a
long story of how Stephen Carleton
had been sent to prison, and dying,
confessed how he had deliberately plot
ted Gerald Tracy's downfall.
He had contrived to get Tracy into the
city for a short time, and that night
had broken into the bank and stolen the
money for which Tracy was held re-
sponsible.
Pauline uttered cry of joyous thank
giving. Then she became aware OF
some one beside her. MY wife," said
Gerald's strong voice, ''at last 1 am
with you again, and now, my darling,
let us not Idly mourn for pleasures pest.
Although once parted by anothers sin;
Since hand TO hand and heart TO heart. at last
We walk; grieve not for joys that might have
BEEN
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-01-30
Wa ashington's Idea of Civil Service.

When Washington was called to the
Presidency in 1888 there were no regu-
larly organized parties, and there was
no room for patronage in pai tisan
sense, and nothing could exceed the
justice of the rules by which he was
even against his wishes, he said he
would go to it under no Encouragement
of any Kind or nature whatever, but
would hold himself absolutely at liberty
to act while in Office with sole reference
to justice and the public good. So
much depended on wisdom and Impair
tiality in this matter that, in case of in
judicious or unpopular measures with
regard to appointments, the Govern
m ent itself would be in the utmost dam
ger of being utterly subverted. my
political conduct" he said, Gin making
nominations must be exceedingly cir
cumspect." Again: :" do not intend
to be swayed in the disposal of places
by motives arising from the ties of
friendship and blood" All this time it
is not to be supposed there was nobody
to present his claims" Even before
his first Inauguration, Washington was
greatly annoyed by applications for
appointments, ana invariably represen-
ted to such persons the delicacy of his
situation and the impropriety of bring
ing such matters before him, He ap-
p: ehended what afterwards proved tue
that there would be hundred CON-
petitors for every office of any impor-
tance; but for long time he would
give no decisive answer TO the applica-
tions OF any candidates whatever, and
would only nominate such persons as in
his judgment were best qualified to dis
charge the duties of the departments to
which they were appointed, AS be-
tween an intimate friend and deter
mined opponent he gave lucrative
office, which both had applied for, to
the latter. with the following explana-
ton: "My friend receive with cordi-
al welcome. He is welcome to my
house and welcome to my heart; but
with all his good qualities he is not a
man of business. His opponent with
all his politics so hostile to me is man
of business. My private feelings have
nothing to do in the case. i am not
George Washington, but President of
the United States. As George Wash
ington, 1 would do this man any kind
ness in my power. AS President of the
United States, can do nothing.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-01-30

this the return for all the care we have
lavished upon her? To run off with Il
worthless scamp like that fellow"
What are You going to do, mother ?"
asked one of the children in an awe
stricken voice.
DO" L repeated sharply. ''She has
made her choice and must abide by it.
She has brought an everlasting disgrace
upon one of the oldest families i'm town."
But. MOTHER" interrupted Rob.
who was of rather romantic turn of
mind, 81 don't think she was so much
to blame, if she loved Tracy as she said
she did,
"Rob, said his mother frigidly. Il
hoped you had heard enough on that
subject without trying to argue it any
more"
Rob Ellisons's face flushed at the
rather keen reproof. and he bit his lip
under his heavy moustache. while May
Worthy said eagerly: "But tell us
about that picture up stairs. That was
Pauline's, was 1T not?''
Yes, y replied Mrs. Ellison, 'and l
will tell you how it happened to be
taken. Mr.. Bernard, rich, talented
artist, who worshipped Pauline, and
whom we all wished her to marry.
sketched it. She had just returned
from an evening company, and, going
out on the balcony, stood with clasped
hands, apparently deep in thought,
with the pale moonlight shining on
her fair face md making it look almost
ETHEREAL.
''Mr. Bernard had just made his
adieux below, and, strolling through
the garden, he glanced up at her, really
startled by her loveliness. So he took
out his drawing materials, which he
happened 10 have along, and quietly
sketched her. Then, after she had
eloped, he painted the picture and,
thinking to do us a kindness. presented
it TO us; but it was anything but
kindness, and though l never liked to
destroy it, | always kept it hidden
away.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-01-30

served old gentleman. He was 4
widOwer, his first wife having died il
1862, and he has six children-foul
ens and two daughters. Neither OF
the latter are married, and they have
lived with their father 1T No. 30 West
Seventeenth street. The fortune of Mr.
Lord is estimated at $4,000, 600, all OF
which he made i'm mercantile business,
or through investments in down town
real estate, made many years ago. Mr..
Lord is the youngest of a family OF
seven or eight brothers, who were all
born in East Haddam, Conn. His elder
brothers came to New York in 1903, and
began business as dry-gOOds merchants
in Garden street (now Exchange
place.. They prospered, and their
younger brothers joined them one by
one. The business of the firm became
immense for those days, and after about
thirty years of labor, the older men,
bers of the firm retired with large for
tunes. About 1913 Mr.. Rufus Lord re-
tired, poSsessor of $4,000 Before
his death, by skilful investments, he
increased that sum to about $1,000, 900,
which sum he divided between his
brother Thomas, an elder brother, who
is still living in New York at the age of
ninety years, and a large number OF
other relatives. About twenty-five
years ago Thomas Lord and his suryiv-
ing brother retired from active busi-
ness, dissolving the old firm. They
place, where they had made their
fortunes. They had purchased years
before the property running from the
western corner of William street, half
way up Exchange place toward Broad
street, and running back to Beaver
street. In the corner building they
fitted suit of plain offices for them
selves, and there Rufus and Thomas
Lord spent their days for years, keeping
watch over their Investments. In 1866
they were made victims of a robbery by
which some skilful bank-thieyes, sup
posed to have been Dan Noble and
Dutch Heinrichs, became possessed of
81, 10000 worth of their securities,
United States, State and railroad bonds
and insurance and bank stock. The
robbery was perpetrated in the day
time, while Mr.. Thomas Lord was sit
ting at his desk, The securities were
in box in the open safe, but how the
thieves got access TO them has not been
discovered. A list of the secureties was
sent throughout the United States ana
Europe, and as the bonds were offered
for sale they were stopped and returned
to the Messrs. Lords. In this way al
most all were recovered, at a cost OF
$50, 900 paid in rewards.-N. Y. Times.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-01-30
An Unpleasant Disclosure.

An old-fashioned pastor at HARLEM,
near Amsterdam, Holland, after well
coming a young curate who had been
deputed as his assistant, made frequent
and boastful reference to his collection
of ancient volumes. These, the curate
noticed, were invariably locked up.
They were tempting-looking tones in
their yellow parchment binding for a
scholarly young graduate of Leyden.
So one day the curate, in the pastors
absence, availed himself of the bunch of
keys that lay on the library table. and
opened the cabinet that contained ''the
collection of ancient volumes" To his
amusement and surprise he found that
the venerable and erudite-seeming
parchment bindings covered only slabs
of stone. The old minister was sus-
pended or charge of hypocrisy.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-01-30
FADING, CHANGING, DYING.

Everything beautiful, darling must fade;
The rose and the lily. the pride of the field
And myrtl4, which hides the rude mark of the
spade,
Where loved o. es are sleeping. viii all have
to WELD
To Times busy cleaner, who gathers the
leaves
And unopened buds in the forest and plain,
To carefully bind them in bund es and sheaves,
AID carry them off to return not again
Everything beautiful. darling, must change;
The woodland. the meadow and course of
the stream;
Those scenes now familiar ere long will seem
strange.
An only be thought Of as seen in dream.
Or pictures Of memory long hung away
And faded by age or dust of the past;
Each moment Of pleasure refuses TO stay.
The voice of the zephyr is lost in the blast
Everything beautiful. darling. must die,
And that which increases will surely de-
crease;
The sturdy old oak as q dust-heap will lie;
The song and the singer Will both have to
cease:
Yet there is hope that each beautiful thing
Though not in this Lfe-will have being
once more;
The heart, Ike the Ivy. to loved ones will
cling,
When fallen, and creep to Eternity's shore.
Everything beautiful. darling. must fade.
Must change and must die, be it never so
grand;
And nothing endureth that ever was made,
For time has the day in his own cunning
hand;
The spirit immortal he humbleth not;
He builds though, and crumbles its dwell
ing Of clay;
When everything earthly and Time is forgot
The spuit Will laugh at the thought of de-
cav.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-01-30

earnestly: Yes, my little nieces and
nephews, many of whom l have never
seen, you will love me and- the last
rather hesitatingly, 'and my child.
How could they help doing so, they
wondered, gazing at the beautiful face,
lovely in spite of the sorrow which now
rested upon it.
The girls silently kissed mother and
daughter good night, and then quietly
Withdrew, for they knew that they
wished to be alone after their long sep
aration of ten years.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-01-30

A ship on the broad, boisterous and
open ocean needeth no pilot, but it dare
not venture alone on the placid bosom
of little river, lest it be wrecked by
some hidden rocks. Thus it is with
life. '1is not in our open, exposed
deeds that we need the still voice of the
silent monitor, but nthe small, secret
everyday acts Of life, that conscience
warns us to beware of the hidden shoals
of what we deem too common to be
dangerous.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-01-30

I'm 1870 the United States exported
I45, 900 pounds of cheese; in 1877 the.
exports of cheese are set down at 107,-
1854 ,666 pounds.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-01-30
written for the Mays Landing Record,
PauIine'S Picture.
BY TEN INKY FINGERS.
CHAPTER l.

And so the shadows fall apart,
And 30 the west winds play.
Ana all the windows or my heart
I omen II Won to-day"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-01-30
CHAPTER III.

"OS. fluttering heart control thy tumult,
Lest eyes pr0fane should see
My chreSs betray the rush OF rapture
HIS cOmibv brings IN me
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-01-30
CHAPTER IL.

"A trembling form is standing al the window,
A pale sad face leans 'gainst the window pane,
Lips white as lilies IN the mOonbeams swaying,
Moan as remorse thrusts through both heart
and brain"
, 1878-12-26
A NAM M 9th SAFE.

The new bullion vault which has
been in course of construction for
some months past in the subterran-
can regions under the Treasury
at New York, was recently put into
use, when 100000 in silver was de-
posted, which was supplemented by
another 100000 the next day. The
new silver dollars are being slowed
away in it like corn in Egypt's store.
houses, which Pharaoh gathered up
against the famine. There seems
little probability, however, that there
will soon be a silver famine here,
to judge from the condition Of the
money box at the Sub. Treasury.
Against about $5c,00O,0OO in curren-
cy, there is nearly three times that
amount in coin. 1t is true that the
greater portion of this is gold, but
a goodly amount Of silver is on
hand and is constantly increasing.
To afford a con' enient and safe place
Of deposit for this bulky treasure
the new vault was built.
The silver is placed in canvas bags,
not quite so large in bulk as a small
sized bag of buckwheat flour and is
stacked and measured by the cord.
1t is lowered from the coin room by
means of an iron elevator, worked
by hydraulic pressure, which lands
the bags just outside Of the door OF
the vault. Here also an iron stair
way leads to the coin room.
The new vault, which is the largest
of the kind in the world, is in every
way remarkable structure. 1t i:
the most complete and finished piece
of work Of its kind in this country
or probably anywhere. 1t was bull
by a Boston contractor, at a cost o
about $4,000.
, 1878-12-26

APPROVED SOLDIERS ADDITIONAL
HOMEsTEADs can be located upon any
lands, either single or double minimum
lands. subject to homestead whether TIM
bered or not and having the only first
class paper In the country, have made ar
lIngements with the following gentlemen
in Western Washington:
A. Macintosh. Seattle,
John r. Wheat. Olympia.
G.. Morris Ha!ler. Port Townsend.
Henry Jackson, Snohomish City.
Who will have on hand, at all times, my
scrip for the accommodation of those de
string TO purchase. at the rate OF 1925
per acre for SOS and l20S. and 1915 per
acre tor AS; fractions special. Another
fraudulent class of script known us floats
can be gotten at much less rates; but no
title can be given. and is, OF course, not so
valuable. A deed can be gotten from the
original applicant OF amy land located by
script purchased of me, as | in no case buy
from other than the original homesteader.
and know where TO address him tor deed
II one be required. Full investigation is
asked that the worth OF my paper may be
known. Call upon or write any Of the
gentlemen named above. who will sell you
the Talbot additional homestead scrip
which will ensure you 81 patent to your
land as well as perfect title, and also as
cheap as you can buy 1t Of me.
ID. II. TALBOT,
Gcn'l Land-scrip and Warrant Broker,
Sioux City, Iowa.
, 1878-12-26

A French method, is proposed,
for ships lights, so as to prevent COL
iision at sea, consists in the use of
three lights, arranged in the form OF
a right'angled triangle, one side Of
which is vertical, and another paral-
lei, with the medal line of the ves-
sci, and toward the head, and placed
in the higest position possible-the
light of the summit will be OF a diff.
ferent color from the other two, and
the distance between the lights to be
about eighteen feet. Observation
of the two lights in a vertical line
will, it is represented, furnish the ap.
proximate distance from the ap.
preaching ship, and, by comparing
the apparent distance OF the two
lights on the horizontal side with that
of two on the vertical side, an idea
OF the ships route may be obtained
at any rate, the relative distances
showing whether the course is to the
right or left Of the line Of obserya.
tion, which is the main fact to be as.
certained, and that without any in.
strument. A plan similar to this
was brought to notice some wears
ago, but apparently without any
practical advantage.
, 1878-12-26

to urge the adoption Of this measure,
Sec'y. Schurz, several Indian COM
missioners and other officials in that
service have been testifying before
the Indian committee against the
transfer Of the Indian Bureau to the
War Dept. One of their chief ar
guments is that the ln1ians do not
like the military service and are
averse to the change. This opposi,
tion is quite natural on the part of
those tribes that habitually make war
upon the border settlements when
the military are absent, but it is not
universal. Some of the Indian
tribes will testify just as emphatic
ally against the present Indian serv-
ice as not serving them fairly and
honestly, but this should have little
influence. The question is whether
the Government and the Indians on
the whole would be best served un.
der the present management or un'
der the War Dept, and all should
hope for just and impartial con.
clusion.
P. NJ. General Key says that unless
the Democratic House is more libera
in its appropriations, he will have to
curtsil the postal facilities. The de-
sire to make political capital, in other
words, threatens to cripple the busi.
ness of the country. VOLUNTEER.
, 1878-12-26
NOTICE OF APPLICATION

To Purchase Land Containing StOn e..
UNITED STATES DIsTICT LAND OFFICE, I
OLYMPIA, Washington Territory.
NTCTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN TIL AT
~ In compliance with the provisions
OF the Act of Congress approved June 3,
1873, entitled "An Act for the sale of tim
Der lands in the States OF California, Ore
gon. Nevada and Washington Territory"
James McCurdy, of San Juan county.
Washington Territory, has this day filed
in this Office his application to purchase
the lots and 2 of section No. %. and lot
l and W q of NV a of section No. "a, In
Township No. 35 North, Range No. A
West of the Willamette Meridian.
Any and all persons claiming adversely
the said described land, or any portion
thereof, are hereby required to file their
claims in this Office within sixty (60) days
from date hereof.
Given under my hand, at my office, in
Olympia, W. r., this the 11th day of De-
cember, A. ID. 1878. j. T. BROWN,
Register of the Land Office.
44-9w.
, 1878-12-26
LOS #, LOST!

Mr.. ID. C. II. Rothschild, of the firm OF
Rothschild & Co., of this place, has been
unfortunate enough to lose heavy, gold
cross ornament for mis- watch chain. IL
bears Masonic emblem of the 32d Scottish
Rite, and letters and figures as follows
I" ID. C. III. r., 1872" A reward of 30
will be paid to the finder.
, 1878-12-26
Administrators Notice
to Creditors.
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF JET
FERSON COUNTY. W. II.
I'm THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
Thomas Savage, dec.

sHoWaS savage, dec.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN BY
~ the undersigned administrator OF
the estate OF Thomas Savage deceased, to
the creditors OF, and all persons having
claims against the said deceased TO exhibit
them with the necessary vouchers, within
one year after the date of this notice TO
the said administrator at his residence near
Seabeck. w. r.. or to his attorney @,
Morris Haller Esq, at his office in the city
OF Port Townsend, w. H., or b. forever
barred. sssgs
/! !SDatedj the 10Th day Of d ecember 1873,
JAMES DONOVAN,
Administrator OF the estate of Thomas
Savage deceased 44:4r
, 1878-12-26
Territorial University

The University of Washington Terrific
ry, with its corps of six instructors. is full
y prepared to give the following Instrnc-
ton through the Freshman year Of i ful
classical course:
A THREE YEARS SCIENTIFIC COURSE.
A Two YEARS NORMAL COURSE.
A COMPLETE COURSE IN BOOKKEEPING.
Pupils not fully prepared to enter any
course. can receive thorough drilling in
the common branches.
Vocal and instrumental music, painting
drawing, military tactics and telegraph
ing taught in connection with the institu-
tion.
In the University boarding houses and
in private families, there is abundant pro-
vision for boarding pupils.
The fall term begins September 2. 1873.
~ For catalogue or admission, apply
to the President.
A. j. ANDERSON, A. NJ,
Seattle, w. r.