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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-01-16
Forrest and the smiths.

A writer in the indianapolis Herald
says: Some thirty years ago. and during
my proprietorship of the City Hotel on
Fourth street, in Cincinnati, Mr.. c. L.
Smith, member of the ''sixty-foot"
family of that name, called at the hotel
and engaged rooms for Edwin Forrest
and wife for a term of days, covering a
prospective engagement that John
Bates, of the National Theatre, had
made with the great tragedian. Mr..
Forrest at this time was at the zenith of
his fame. In Cincinnati particularly
he was very popular. He had also very
valuable tract of land on the opposite
side of the Ohio, known as "Forrest
Hill" and overlooking the city. So, to
some extent, be was financially in
terested in the growth of the city.
One Sunday following the arrival of
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How small Items Count.

Five cents each morning. mere
trifle. Thirty cents per week-noi
much; yet it wonld buy coffee and sugar
for a whole family, $lS.25 cents a year
and this amount invested i'm savings
bank at the end of a year and the in
terest thereon at six per cent, computed
annually, would in twelve years amount
to more than s6S0-enough to buy a
70 a farm in the West. Five cents
before each breakfast, dinner and
supper; you'd hardly miss il, yet it is
fifteen cents each day-$1.05 cents a
week-enough to buy small library OF
books. Invest this as before, and in
twenty years you have over 5000.
Quite enough to buy good house and
lot. Ten cents each morning-hardly
worth a second thought; yet with it
you can buy a paper of pins or spool
of thread. Seventy cents per week-iI
would buy several yards of muslin !;
$3.50 in one year. Deposit this money
as before, and you would have $2340
in twenty years-quite a snug little
fortune. Ten cents before each break
fast, dinner and supper-thirty cents a
day. 1t would bny book for the chill
dren; 50 10 cents each week-more than
enough to pay years subscription to
good newspaper: $lO5.5O a year
with it you could buy good melodeon,
from which you could produce good
music, to pleasantly while the evening
hours away. And this amount invested
as before would in forty years produce
the desirable amount of $1,000.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-01-16
Curious Cabinet Expenses.

The detailed statement of the contin-
gent expenses of the department of jus
tice up to the first of this month, from
June 30. 1876, show some rather curious
expenditures. For instance, under
date of October II. 1876. Mr. Taft, then
encouragement, charged si3 for ex-
penses of trip TO New York and Long
Branch. On this occasion Mr.. Taft de-
liyered a Republican campaign speech
at the Cooper institute i'm New York.
On the 9Th of February last $50 were
paid for lives of Marie Antoinette"
and OF The Prince Consort," which
seem rather unusual works for law
library. On the ID of last March. ST.
305 were paid for potrait of ex Attor-
ney-General Pierrcpont. Ii is in ac-
cordance with custom TO purchase por-
traits of the attorney-general, but $500
would seem to be very good price.
The amounts paid by the department to
special counsel show that the favored
ones in that line have quite fat
thing of it. For instance, a special
counsel was paid 500 in the case OF
Dom Piatt. There was nothing what
ever done in Mr.. Piatt's case except that
he was indicted. Mr.. A. G. Riddle re-
ceived 81 900 as special counsel in Gen.
Babcock's safe-burglar case. Mr.. j.
NJ. Wilson received $4,000 rs special
assistant in the treasury robbery case.
Ex-Attorney-General Akerman got 81
900 for assisting the United States at
torney in Georgia in some trifling case.
Mr.. ID. L. Corbin, the United States
attorney for South Carolina, got 81 900
for special assistance in the Ellerton riot
cases, which. with one exception, re-
suited in hung jury. Sidney Web
ster, Ex-Secretary Fish's son-in-law,
and who is always in for the good
things, got s., ,2OOas special assistant in
the customs eases i'm New York.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-01-16
Constantinople.

In V ew of the stirring events trans
piring in the East, caused by the terrible
conflict now being waged between the
Moslem and the Muscovite, all infor-
nation, historical, archaeological,
descriptive or otherwise, of the grand
objective point Of the Russians, Con-
stantinople, can not but be interesting
to the general reader. Beginning at
the walls OF Constantinople, we would
remark ti.at they are in n fearful state
Of dilapidarion, which however adds
to the historic interest with which they
inspire every visitor. At the " Seven
Towers" is the famous 4" Golden Gate"
through which the Emperors of the
Lower Greek empire sailed forth to
make war upon their northern foes, and
into which they returned in triumph
after their victories.
The next most interesting portion of
the walls is that near the Cannon"
gate, where the last Emperor, Constan-
tine Paleologus, fell when his capital
| became the property of its conqnerer,
Mohammed H., 1854, May 20, just IS
years before the discovery Of America
by Columbus.
The vicinity of this gate is a deep
ravines and there the fatal attack was
made which resulted so disastrOnsly 20
the Greeks. The turret where the
Emperor fell and was lost even to his
own people, stands prominently at the
base of the valley, overgrown with fig
trees and evergreen ivy, the sole monu-
ments of so much devoted patriotism
and self-sacrifice.
At the northeast extremity of the wall
are still In excellent preservation the
palaces of the Greek Emperor. Beneath
the ruined palaces is the prison wherein
so many princes Of the great Greek inn
perial family suffered slow deaths In
darkness. Most of them had their eyes
put out by hot irons, and some even
were deprived of their tongues-the
policy of barbarous Christian times.
Beyond the extremity of the Golden
r1OIu tutGt are tWO stfcdiHs vi iEc>n
water that flow into the Port. near the
mouths of which stood Pagan temple.
Above and around the Port is the city
of Scutari, formerly known as Chryso-
polls, or the Golden City, and just below
is that of Cadi kiery, or Chalcedon, the
scene of one of the most Interesting of
the great ecumenical councils of Chris
tianity.
In the latter city the goddess Proser-
pine and the god Apollo were worship
ed, each in their respective temples,
on the sites of which are now the
Christian churches, Catholic and Greek,
both erected to the Mother of God. Not
far from these Jason rested his crew of
the Argo before pushing on to the shores
of Colchis in search of the golden fleece
Near by is an elevation where once
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-01-16
righteousness of gh-Heeled shoes.

In descending stairs or steep declivi-
ties while wearing high-heeled shoes,
which throws the weight of the body
upon the front part of the foot, the ex-
ira effort made for the purpose of re-
tanning the body within the centre of
gravity produces direct strain upon
these tendOns, causing rupture or
stretching of the angular ligament suf-
ficient to allow them TO be displaced.
Ii is no wonder, then, that fashionable
women waddle in a most ungraceful
manner when they attempt 10 walk.
They destroy their comfort to follow a
ridiculous fashion, and acquire an am
bling and undignified movement. Peo-
pie do things TO follow fashion that
their good sense would cause them to
be ashamed of under any other circum-
stances. Ladies wearing such shoes
are often obliged, for safety, to go down
stairs backward; and they can be seen
every day descending the stoops of our
fashionable residences in this manner,
making pretense of talking to some i'm
aginary person in the front door, as an
excuse 10 hide their awkward move
ments.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-01-16
THE HOLLY TREE.

Hurrah. hurrah for the holly tree.
Uprearing his head in the frost and snow;
Not jot nor a title careth he
For the cloud and the storm, and the winds
that blow.
The roses that grew on the southern wall
Waxed feeble and few. and we watched them
fall.
The hawthorne had faded, the lille is gone,
The skies of December are pallid snd wan
Bnt the holly is sturdy as sturdy can be,
Hurrah, hurrah, for the holly tree,
Hurrah hurrah, for the holly tree,
There never was surely BONNER one;
His prickly armor is good to see-
And his berries are red in the winter SUM-
HIS berries are red, aye ruddy are they.
Though t 9 roses are dead and the swallows
away,
The icicles hang and the tempest is keen.
But he h tn his garment CT glittering green.
Like a king in his & ory standeth he.
Hurrsh, hurrah, for the holly tree
Alack, alack, for the holly tree.
Laughing and eager there cometh a troop.
The men to work. and the maidens to see,
And the children to add to the joyous group
And 10, he is LETT when their labor is DER,
Dismantled, berett of the raiment he wore (;
And branches are prone to the snow-covered
earth
To be IA ,sed with re joicing and carried with
mirth-
The spoilers have vanished; lone shlvereth
he,
Alack, alsck, for tie holly tree!
Heighc, heigho. for the holy tree.
But bis boughs viii glesm in the festive
hall;
And some IN the village church may be,
And some may grace the cottage wall.
Oh it Is well for the holly tree hold
That he wesveth spell over the young and
the old.
One spray in a girls soft hair shall glow,
And one will lie on grave know
He shareth the SORROW. he shsreth the glee,
He gho. heigho, for the holly tree
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-01-16

Another document contained the
words:
This gives Andrew Steentiel the IL
berty of retiring from the service with
the title of lieutenant.
And another:
There is much property of value bur-
led in the high Lands west of COOte's
Paradise.
According to the story told by the
Spectator this coach set out in 1887 in
charge of an old soldier named Dan.
Kelly, whose descendants still live in
Beverly, bound for Waterloo. IL had
three passengers, English officers, bear
ing important dispatches, two warrants
from Col Kirby and some thousands of
pounds in English bank notes. The
road was rough and dangerous, and
though il skirted the dry highlands at
many places it crossed necks of marsh
and wooded creeks. The government
had put on great many extra coaches,
carrying officers, arms and money, and
naturally they were hOrsed and manned
with unaccustOmed animals and mex
perieneed drivers. When after dark
this particular coach approached Plum
Bottom Creek, which runs through
low, marshy piece of ground, dividing
Beverly from the township of Dumfries,
Kelly, who had driven over this road
but once before, dismOunted and in
formed the officers that he dare not
cross that night, as he did not know the
road, and they had better camp for the
night. One of the officers, with an
oath. knocked Kelly down with the butt
of his pistol, and, mounting the box,
drove madly into the swamp. 1t was
not long, however, before, in the alb
sence OF anything to guide him, the
coach and team plunged into a swampy
hole, from which the officers were for
tunate to escape with their lives. Next
morning the coach had disappeared, To
be recovered, as the story goes, forty
years afterward. With the box, already
described. are said to have been recoy-
cred three muskets and case of old
fashioned pistols, 4 pipe, with a china
bowl, and innumerable articles of in
terest too numerous to mention. The
news of the discovery, says the lSpecta-
tor, flashed like wildfire over the coun-
try, and at last accounts large gang OF
men were engaged in digging for
taeasure and human remains,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-01-16

stood the temple dedicated to Apollo,
ia which the wearied mariners from
Greece offered up prayers to this god.
Rowing up the BOsphOrus, we pass
the hills of Buyukdre. where Godfrey
de Bouillion and his army of crusaders
we're encamped. Beyond are the heights
where once stood a temple to Jupiter
Uranus, where the Argonauts stopped
to offer up their devOtiOns to the great
God of visible nature. Hard By is the
scene OF the conflict of Pollux with
Amycus-'' the king OF the country"
and in the neighboring heights
giants grave is shown, where the latter
is supposed to be buried. There grew
the Grazing laurel" which spread
misfortune among the crews of vessels
in the remote times of mythology.
Beyond il the far-famed Cyerian rocks,
on which still stand the remains of a
Roman pagan altar, where sacrifices
were offered to the power of Neptune
in that portion of his aquatic domain.
On the heights of Roumeli Hissar
stands the Robert College, which was
founded and endowed by an American,
Mr.. c. X. Robert, a wealthy merchant
Of New York, the cornerstone of the
same being laid on the4t of July, 1869
Near its site was an altar erected to the
god Mercury, or Hermes, after whom
the promontory above was called Mount
HermOn, On the summit of this and
the opposite hill, on the Asiatic shore,
stood two heather temples. the one
erected to Serapts and the other to
Jupiter Pluvius. Long after the dis
appearance of these two monuments of
the heathen age, where the present
antiquated and useless Turkish castles
of Europe and Asia now stand, existed,
in the year 1913, two others erected by
the sovereigns of the Lower Greek
empire for the purpose of commanding
the narrowest portion Of the Bosphorus,
which there is not over 500 PAGES in
width. 1t was here that the conqueror
of Constantinop.e, Mohammed H.,
passed over his troops from the Asiatic
side.
Reverting back to 547 years before
the Christian era, when a war of con-
conquest was being waged by Darius
King of Persia, against the Teracians
and Scythians, people occupying
country which Is now called Bulgaria,
We find that he passed, at the above |
period, over this narrow part of the
" Thracian Straits, by bridges of boats, |
an army of 200 0C0 men. These asso-
Citations bring before us three distinct |
periods of the worlds and mans history
first, that of the barbarous and idola- |
trous times of the ancient Greeks, Per |
slams and Scythi--is: secondly, of the
Chr istisnity of the Greeks of the Lower
Empire; and thirdly. of the reign Of
Islamism.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-01-16

As the deepest hate may spring from
the deepest love, so the greatest ingrati-
tude may arise from the largest bene-
fits. 1t Is said that Cicero was slain by
one whom his oratory had defended
when accused of his fathers murder.
Expediency is the science Of exigen-
cies.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-01-16

The British Consul at Ajaccio says
that 400, 600 blackbirds are annually ex-
ported from Corsica TO France for the
epicures of Paris
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-02-20
AUCTION SALES.
Bv Green & Wise,

EReal Estate Agents and Auctioneers.l
TNRUSTEES' SALE OF THE ADAM AN.
Il TINE BRICK COMPANY'S WORKS
AND PROPERTY, ALEXANDRIA Co VA
Under the authority of deed of trust. bear.
ing date of December 2, 1876. made by the Tine
Adsmantine Brick Company" an incorporated
company, duly charter by an ordered OF the
Circuit Court for Alexandria county, Va, when
deed is of record in the land records OF said
county, the subscribers. as truste hereby Great
ed, will sell at public auction for cash, on
THURSDAY, the 25h day of April, 1873, at Il
O'Clock M, at the works of said company al
Waterloo station, on tho Alexsndris and Wash.
in gton Railroad in said county, 8 certain trac'
of land in said county, containing tnlIty-two
(32) acres, thres (3) rods and eighteen and forty
three one-hundredth us. 43.l0O) perches, known
as part of "Waterloo' farm. and described &C,
cording to survey and map attached TO sald
decd, made by William Foreyth. December l.
1876. as follows. viz
Begingng at the intersection OF Inc ea;t ilno o.
the Washington and Alexandra turnpike ROAD
with the land Of Lieutenant Hunter, and run
ming thence east nine hundred and four l'ol) 1eet.
thence north six and quarter (6a) degrees, east
sixteen hundred and forty. nine ana twenty nine
e.hundrodth Q,649 80 1902 feet thence soutn
hundred and four and thirty-nine one hum
dredth Q0l, 30.lC0) feet thonce south elght,four
and three. fourth (S33) degrees, west eight nun
dred and sixteen and forty.two ono hundreuth
(8lG, ,42.100) feet thence south six and one quar-
ter iG4) degrees, west fifteen hundred and htty-
one Q,55p foet to the place of beginning u6t SUP
iect to and in accordance with reserved right
of way throught the above described property
sixty six feet in width on such ns as sne pstsss Iaet
conveying said land to said company may elect,
the line to be located in such manner as not IN
degree to interfere with sae operations sad
property, tog cher with all tho buildings and I'M
provemonts erected on said land. and the toois,
machinery and Quilt used by said company IN
carving on their trade and business. together
with tho franchises and all tho privileges rights
and property Of said company.
Also ssid company's patent rights for the
manufacture of brick in the District Of Co!nm,
Dia and the county Of Alexandria, Va, Whic9
patents and improvements were ssverally issued
TO j ohm Caswell, April Is: 1861, numbered S2s-
O4U and 92,Oi7, to Oran w. Seeley. Msy u, 1868,
numbered 3s GOT, to Lauren g. Woodruff and
Corydon Ksrr, assgnees, and John Steel, May
9, 1865, numbered 476S4. and to Lauren y.
Woodruff, assignee of Benjamin d. Berry, Feo,
rnsry9 1865, Hmbered 81 Sa5 and by tho oan1 ssla
Woodruff regularly assigned to the said com.
pany. q. A. JAMES, Trnstees
S. FERGUSON BEACH, '0'O
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BOOKS, STATIONERY, DO.
ILL TIE LATEST NOVELTIES IN
PAPETERIES
Inst received 81

JUST rec6lSeu ht
FRENCH'S,o o5 KING STREE e 7
The assortment embrace, great variety o.
styles, and at prices lower than ever. beginning
with twenty. four sheets of good Note Paper anC
twenty.four Envelopes. in q neat box, for ter
conts. Very pretty bo1es l5 and Zoe. and al
grades up to ST 50 per box.
New lot of Bill Heads, N ote and Letter Heads
Cap Paper, Flat Letter. Flat Cap and Folio
Post, all weights, very low.
Blank Books specislty. A full stock OF Gap,
Grown, Denny and Medium. Ledgers and Jour
nails Day Books and Records, long and broad
from two to ten quires each, constantly on hand.
Inks-Arnold's Fluid, English Carter's Inks,
Thaddeus David's, Maynard j Noyes', Steph'
ems and Blackwcod's English Inks, Bixby's 8,
Dovelps, Moores and Arnold's Copying Inks,
Bright Scarlet and American Carmine and Vio-
let Inks :,
Printing and Book Paper Tissue Paper OF all
colors, Paste Boards. Manila Paper, Checks,
Notes and Drafts, in books Of hundred up to
one thousand; Manifold Paper, Parchment Tis:
sue Copying Paper, China Cards, Printers
Blanks and Bristol Cards for printers use,
Shipping Cards and Tags of all Sizes. Copying
Books, Shlpmans Adhesive Files, lnkstands in
great variety, Indelible Pencils and Ink, Bristol
Board of ali sizes Congress Tie Envelopes.
Rogers Erasers, Arm Rests and all sorts OF
Counting House Stationery. a, =.
Emerson's Clip and File is the best IN The
market, three sizes, note letter and Cap.
A full stock Of Faber's and Dixon's Pencils,
black, blue, red and green.
Time and space fail to continue the enumera-
ton in this department..
This stock has been bought at the lowest price
for cash, and will be sold upon the very low est
terms. lfsb 14l GEO. K. FRENCH.
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FISH, OYSTERS, DC.

VIM H. SMITH, sAA'L. SMITH.
W1h11AA H. SMITH s CO.,
Dealers in
PRODUCE, FISH AND OYSTERS.
Nos. IS N. Fairfax st. and 43 King street,
Alexandria, Virginis.
Having completed our arrangements for the
Produce, Oyster and Fish business, we are now
prepared to furnish the trade with anything IN
our line at prices to suit.
We will also receive fresh SALT WATEE
FISH three times week, which will be offered
for sale at stall No. 3, City Market, by Mr.. J. g.
GRIMES. Orders will receive our special at
tention, aug
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RvF A. Kerby, Auctionaer,

by r. n. AeIufS OuSsioAASS~f
~aIE Of VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
SIN NAIEXANDRIA COUNTY, VA.--By
virtue of q deed of trust executed by Mary Ann
Young, dated the 18th day of May 1875 and OF
record in the land records of Alexandra eoun
named. and at the request of the owner OF the
note thereby secured, win exposO to sale by pub, 5
lie auction, In front Of the Market House. on
K Royal street, in the city Of Alexandra Virginia
on SATURDAY, the 23d DAY OF Feorusty'
to ts7s yt At Twelve % w ACRES OF LAND tie
county of Alexandris, Va, near the waters & Of ]
Four Mile Run bounded on the nofth % BY tns 5d
ofS 3. Corbett on the south by the land Of
Levi vi Jones' and on the east BY a road reserys.
ton thirty feet in width, passing through the
land allotted to Mary V. Wimsstt IN the diVls'
ion of Elizabeth Baggetts.
Terms Of Sslo-Cssh. ,,,,rn
"a, o5-,d Trustee
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WINES AND LIQUORS.
Henry Englehardt's Lager Beer.

Bottled for Family Use and Shipping)
The attention of the public is respectfully call:
ed to very superior article of LAGER and
WEISS BEER, brewed from the beet Malt and
Hops, with the greatest care for its purity, and
put up in the most convenient style with patent
shoppers. .,
1nvalids or delicate persons will derive much
benefit from it's use. Orders left at Louis Ap.
plch's restaurant will receive prompt attention.
Country merchants and dealers supplied at
lowest rates. Delivered to any part of the city.
HENRY ENGLEHARDT,
my5 West End Brewery.
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fab 15.w4W "
>MM1ssIONERS' SALE OF FAIRFAX

~ LAND.
~ ,of decree of the Circuit CouTs TO OF
BY virtu. ~, rendered at the June term, 1877,
Fairfax counl, % Johns executor, &c.' vs.. y.
IN the suit Of Jon undersigned will sell, py
w. Barker. &C.. ths ''NDAY, the 18th day OF
public auction, on NJ >urt day. between the
March, 1875 County Z. u 'front.' Of the Court Mt
hours of II m. and 2 p. m:,. 'eI WO IHACio
House Of ssaid county, all ofthos u. W. Bsrko
OF LAND belonging to the salu "a lot ~ y.
or, one containing 3l2 acres. known .ter,s ~ 90.
in the division of the late Presley ba. >o ,h;oh
tate and the other containing % acres "Earja
was also derived from the said Presley ba nc. ,oss
estate The two tracts sdjon. These two It's
of land are situated in the county OF Taula4s
near Burke's station Va. Midland Il. H an9
are very valuable, being we'll ~ooaeo ano
watared. o.hor 90
They will be sold separately or together as
the purchaser may DESIRE
Terms of sale: Ten per cent OF the purchase lno
ney to be paid cash. and the residue IN three equa
insialments of 1,2 and years. with intetess
from the day cf ssle The purchaser 10 gNSs
bond with good personal sec urity for the aelerteu
payments. Title to be retained until the pul'
chase money is fully paid, with leave to the puf'
chaser to anticipate his payments:
0A''0 H.O. CLAUGHTON,
=. b. STILLSON,
n. II. WELLS,
Commissioners of Sale.
Fairfax g. H., Va. feb 13-w4w