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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-06-04
The Sinking of a Mountain.

On the goth of April, about two O'Clock
A. NJ, there was some very heavy thunder
and lightning, and a terrible shaking was
plainly felt near Tallulah, Georgia On
the next day it was found that the north
east side of Chattooga Mountain, four miles
northeast of Tallulah, Habersham County,
Ga, sloping down to the ChattOOga River,
at an angle OF 45 degrees, the top of the
mountain being about POO feet above the
river, was gradually sinking. party OF
men visited the mountain last Sabbath, and
found that it was not sliding but sinking.
There was break near the top, and at one
place over the top of sloping ridge was a
perpendicular rock, the depth of which was
about sixteen feet and the extent thirty or
forty acres The bank was in the shape Of
horseshoe, the toe being at the top of the
mountain. Trees were standing with their
tops downward, and the roots and large
stones were seen on the mountain About
three years ago we felt a severe quaking at
night. The night was clear, aud it was re-
ported that Devils Pulpit" was shaken
down. An old gentleman living near this
mountain informs us that a large crack was
discovered about the time of the quaking,
but little notice was taken of it until re-
Gently. Some fear is manifested by those
living near the mountain. Ii is not uncom-
mon in Florida for large bodies of island to
sink. but | don't think il common in a
mountain country, as our mountains are
nearly all composed of rock.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-06-04
a Disguised BRIDES advice.

\ San Francisco lady, who was recently
united in the bonds of matrimOny to dis
tinguished looking but exceedingly myste-
.ious stranger, has discovered that instead
of being a Mexican grandee her lord and
master loods after physicians horse and
buggy for $50 a month. After deciding
that it would be wiser to go home and get
her meals regularly than to stay with the
coachmen and starve, she sent him the fol-
lowing pointed epistle:
81 am deeply sorry that hunger and other
circumstances over which | have no control
compel me to write you this note. | find
That you are utterly unable to provide for
me, and as am at present unable to pro
vide for you, will have to leave you, and
return to that happy home whence you stole
me, and once more fill il with the Sunshine
of love.
''fIad | known that you expected me to
live on the morning breezes for breakfast,
the trade winds for dinner, and the evening
fogs for supper, would have honestly told
YOU that nv constitution would not be equal
10 il, even where the atmosphere is so Odor-
ous and substantial as in this hotel in Tar
Flat, and would have declined to become
your wife.
''If you shall ever marry another lady i
trust you will remember the advice of your
first wife, and that the domestic menu will
consist of pudding made of plums rather
than the north wind, and pies of pumpkins
rather than of zephers; in short, that you
will provide her with bill of fare rather
than with bill of air. If you meet me on
the street hereafter pass me by as a perfect
stranger, for if you do not | will be COM
PEELED to give you the cut direct,
Your wife, Mary"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-06-04
"l'li Pay 1t, sheriff %

North Carolina rejoices in judge who is
described as being an eccentric character,
crude of speech, but of sterling honesty
and most unquestionable integrity y with a
remarkable aversion to whistling or any other
noise calculated to disturb the decorlm of his
court. When holding court at Bakersville,
Judge Cloud, the worthy Rhadamanthus in
question, became restive under the incess-
ant gabble of flock of geese that were
feeding on the grass plat behind the court
house.
''SherifT, drive them geese off from
here"
'.May it please your honor, everybody in
town owns geese, and if | drive them of |
can't keep them off.
"Then kill them, exclaimed the angry
Judge, '.and charge them to the court.
! THE judge was stopping with the sheriff,
and at the end of the term the officer hand
ed him the bill, one item of which was as
follows: Twelve geese at fifty cents each,
Sc"
Look here, McKinny," said the judge,
Il haven't tasted piece of goose since I've
been on the circuit"
True, your honor, but you ordered me
to kill the geese about the court house, and
charge them to the court.
sLook here, sheriff." said the judge, at
the same time expectorating his tobacco
juice with unusual rapidity, ''Iou certain
ly wasn't darn fool enough to kill them
geese Look thar now; twelve geese at
fifty cents apiece, So. I'll pay it, sheriff ;
I'll pay it; but You ought to be removed
from office for being darn fool-darn
fool ~
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-06-04
How They Salted that Mine.

In the fall of 1873 | was prospecting
around in Utah. One day when | was rid
ing along on my animal, looking for new
prospect, saw an eight-mule team hitched
to a Load of cement barrels. ''What are
you doing with cement in this region, said
| to the driver But he was not inclined to
be communicative. My curiosity was
reused, am something of an inventor my
self, and thought | would follow the wa
gon and see what new use they were putting
so much cement to in a mining country.
camped after the team for couple of days
until | saw it drive up TO shaft There
was shed over the shaft and under it a
windlass. Near the shaft was stacked up
about $50 sacks of ore. | picked up two or
three specimens. Ii was chloride ore. One
of the specimens assayed $3.50. have the
other specimens yet.
care you going to build mill.n asked
the men at the shaft. But they were as
uncommunicative as the teamster, and made
me know that my absence would be about
as pleasant as any advice could give them.
So | went off on my animal and prospected
around in the neighborhOod. | passed by
the hosting works several times. i saw
that they had built close shed near the
shaft | noticed that the cement and ore
had disappeared. Not an ore sack, not q
stave, nor hoop, nor barrel head was tc
be seen. But the miners were no more so
ciable than at first. | was not welcome
there, so | wandered about awhile and ther
went back to Salt Lake.
After had been in Salt Lake a few
weeks, there came to the city an old ''cap
italist," whom | had known for years il
San Francisco. He remained there five ol
six weeks and | saw him frequently. H'
looked half tickled and half worried.
knew he had something ''big'' on his mind
Sure enough. He knew was prospecto
and something of judge of rock. So ont
day he asked me if would 90 out into tbs
country with him few days and look at I
mine which he thought of buying. "Wher
is the minel You have not paid for iti'
said |.
"No,n said he, 81 have given them 81,
900 and am again going out to look at i
before signing the papers. They are goin!
to get $3.50, 600"
SWELL" said l, 81 will 90 and be of ser
vice to you if can"
| Well, we went to tine mine. II was tn
old shaft to which had seen the cement bar
rels hauled. The men did not know me
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-06-04
Tanning Russia Leather.

In preparing the famous Russian leather
for book-binding, the hides to be tanned
are first laid to soak for three days and
nights in a solution of potash to which some
duicklime has been added. The potash
used is made of the tree called in Russia
ilim, the elm; it is purified, so that it is Of
a brown color and earthly appearance
about twelve pools of this, each poOd being
equal to thirty-six English pounds, and two
pools of lime for one hundred skins. By
means of their tongues, when the causticity
Of the alkali is found weak, longer sOlu-
ton is allowed. When the skins are taken
out, they are taken to the river and left
under water for a day and night. Next
vedro of dogs dung is boiled in as much
water as will soak fifty skins, the latter be-
ing put into this solution when IT is at the
heat which the skins can bear, and in this
they remain one day and night The skins
are then sewed up water-tight; about one
third of what the skin will contain is then
filed up with leaves and small twigs, chop
ped together, of the plant called tOloknanka,
or bearberry, and the skins filled with
water; they are now laid one on the Other
in a large trough, with heavy stones upon
them, 50 as to press the infusion through
the pores of skin IN about four hours. AZ
ter this the skins are taken to the river and
washed, and are ready for the dyeing, The
whitest skins being laid aside for the red
and yellow leather
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-06-04

A lady who wanted dozen of eggs fresh
from the country was among the farmers
wagons at the market, and the sight of
small bundle of grass in one of the vehicle,
at once aroused all the sentiment in her an
lures. Shutting at handful of it she said
to the farmer:
"The country must be beautiful thest
spring mornings.
"Yes, so she is" he slowly replied,
looming in this morning saw two wagons
stuck in a mud-hole, dead horse and
NOR n fifty crows"
ssThese sunrises must be beautiful ou
there" she continued.
"Yes, they are. At sunrise this morn
ing me an Jim were gettin' a hog from un
der the hen-house Purtiest sunrise evel
saw, but that hog won't never do no mort
good in this world. y
81 suppose the grass looks very beauti
full" she said as the last egg was counted.
'sOh, s'pose so, bnt I've bin so rushed
getting that big ditch finished that ! haven
hardly noticed Do your folks want to buy
any dried pumpkin!"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-06-04
A Berlin Bill of Fare.

Some of the dishes of Berlin restaurant:
Beef tea, with balls of marrow, eggs, and
bread crumbs and small pieces. Pike and
spinach, covered with moist sugar. Veal,
cooked in oil and sprinkled with bread
crumbs, surmounted by sardine; on one
side of the dish pickle, with moist sugar {;
on the other lettuce leaf; at one end a
piece of lemon and at the other a crawfish S
claw, all swimming in thick, brown gravy.
Gollash init Nickerl is stewed meat in the
same gravy-the only one Berlinese cooks
produce-flanked by two small sausage
shaped dumplings. Goose, stuffed with
pounded chestnuts, prunes, apples, calfs
liver, onions, eggs and spice. Eels and
carp are served with beer sauce; beer soup
is much in request, and beef stewed in beer
and strongly favored is fovOrite dish
There are white and red wines, and the
waiter carries adhesive labels in his pocket,
which he licks and sticks on the bottle, ac-
cording to the customers order.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-06-04
a Strange Monster.

Not long ago Captain Chadwick, of the
tug boat Alpha, shot strange marine mon
ster near Western Bar, on the coast of
North Carolina. What is it I Some say
turtle, some devil-fish, and the captain him
self is of the opinion that it was old Nick
in person, andhereafter sinners may have no
fear of punishment in the internal regions.
In fact, everybody who hears about it has a
different theory, and no two persons can
agree On what it is and where it belongs.
The Smithville pilots say that his Satanic
Majesty has been seen off the coast for the
last twenty years, and he has never met
any one who was bold enough to attack
him until the gallant tar of the Alpha hove
down on him and put an end to his career.
Captain Chadwick sighted the ''thing,
about eight miles off Western Bar and i'm
mediately steered toward it. When with
iu a short distance of ii he fired at il with
his rifle, the ball passing through its neck
and killing it. 1t required six men with
their utmost strength, TO pull it over the
rail, and it is estimated that it weighed six
or seven hundred pounds The animal was
seven feet long by three and half feet
wide. On the back was hard black shell,
like turtles, with three ridges running
lengthwise The head was as large as a
water bucket, and in the mouth, extending
down into the throat, were rows of soft
teeth. The tail was not more than eigh-
teen inches long, and projected in three
prongs. The fins and feet were like tur-
tie, with the exception that there were no
claws.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-06-04

Said Philippovich, Commander-in-Chief
of the Austrian army Of occupation in Bos-
MIA, to a smart Sergeant of hussars, ''What
is the best horse in the squadron, eh ~
'.No. 2, General bay, with four white
feet and a blaze"
''Why do you consider him the best n
because he trots and gallops well, car
ries his head well up, is still young, and has
the best of tempers."
''Well, who is the best soldier in the
squadron 2"
'tNazy d'Anos, General.
''Why is he 2"
s'Because he takes care of his horse, is
honest and serviceable, keeps his equip
ments in perfect shape, and does his duty
up to the handle"
"where is the horse you have cracked
up sol"
sits my horse, General"
'.And who is the paragon of soldiers you
have Landed thus 7"
'T'm the man, General.
"You rascal" said pleasantly the COM
mander, as he passed his purse over to the
trooper.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-06-04
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A ConnoiSseur.

lie was rather well-dressed man, with
long mustache, and he wore Eyeglasses
As he approached the cigar-case the pro-
prietor stepped up with bland smile, to
see what was wanted.
81 have always been a great smoker, in
fact | have only used the choicest brands,
and as it is pretty difficult to get them in
this part of the country thought | would
Just step in and make an examination Of
your stock. | suppose you keep the best
eh ~
The dealer gave him the following stereo-
typed answer:
II keep the very best cigar in the city. :"
THAT the ticket, " said the other; I'm
glad to have met you; | think I'll be a
regular customer. | smoke on an average
about dollars worth of cigars per diem.
Just let me take look at some.
1.-The dealer laid handful on the counter,
at the same time remarking:
''These are the best three-for-a-quarter
in the universe"
"They may be-" responded the other,
''but they are too cheap for me. | never
smoke anything less than a twenty-five
center Now, if you have some of them
Il have, sir" broke in the man behind
the counter; and he Immediately produced
some.
81 hate to buy anything an not thor
oughly acquainted with. This may be the
best cigar in the land. / am very much in
fatuated with its contour and general ap-
pearance. but, YOU know, you should never
judge cigar by its wrapper. Now, if you
will Just let me try one for a sample, / shall
fill my case here every day if it comes up to
my standard.
at isn't customary, but III make de
Walton in your case"
The man then lighted the cigar, tipped
back in a chair, and pulled like Turk. He
seemed as though dwelling in realm of
sunshine and flowers. After while the
dealer smiled very pleasantly, and said:
Snow then, my dear sir, how many
shall put in your case l''
''Not any, thank you"
WASN'T that a good one 2"
'tNot more than-but never like to
disturb mans equilibrium. l am a very
sensitive person myself. Now, if you will
kindly furnish me with your address and a
three cent stamp, shall take great pleas
ure in dropping you line or two, in which
/ shall give you my impartial opinion OF
your cigars; may | have the stamp p!"
''Not much think you are fraud )"
roared the man behind the case.
'sThen I'll get right out; don't wish to
remain in your place any longer. If you
call your customers frauds you cannot ex-
pect to get along successfully"
''The cigar man was enwreathed In a
frown which seemed to have in its temper
ament all the f,lries of the elements. The
sampler stepped lightly out, and, when he
got around the corner, he lighted fresh ci-
gar which he had surreptitiously appropri-
ated while talking to the proprietor of the
| establishment
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-06-04
Camaron Fishing.

'Camaron" fishing is a pursuit highly
thought of in the Island of Mauritius.
''Camarons" are species of cray-fish OF
fresh-water prawn which are plentiful in
every river and stream in the colony. They
are of a beautiful blue-black, with claws
set at the end of feelers quite out OF pro-
portions in length to their bodies, and a
number of black legs, which, when spread
out at the bottom of stream, give them
something the appearance of great spiders.
They measure as much as six inches in
length, and large one will turn the scale
at quarter of pound. When boiled they
turn dark red, and are almost universal
dish at every Mauritian dinner-party. They
are in season during the summer, when the
rivers are low, and the chasse aur CANA,
rons is made an excuse for many pleasant
party in the woods. Ladies are indefatiga-
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-06-04

from you this very day. So there." and
the platter of ham made journey after the
mullins.
Just at that moment Phil's Uncle John,
a shrewd old fellow, appeared on the scene.
He surveyed the group with an anxious
twinkle of the eye.
''What's the matter, Fanny! Anything
gone wrongl" he inquired
''Gone wrong, Matter enough, Oh I'm
Gle John, he's wretch, and set out to strike
me with poker"
And she threw plate of mullins and ham
at me-
''Hc's monster, Uncle John. I'll be
divorced from him this very day. He is
worse than a savage"
$50 he is" cried Uncle John entering
warmly into the spirit of the thing.
80 he is"-stripping off his coat-''and
| Ill settle the matter at once. You stand
back, Fanny; I'll give him such a thrashing
as he'll be likely to remember. Striking
his wife with poker, indeed, I'll rectify
matters y and Uncle John grasped the long
handled feather-duster, and flourished it
threateningly around the headOf hisnephew.
There, sir, take that, and that, and that
exclaimed he, bringing down the feathers
on the shoulders of the amazed Phil. ''Fan-
ny, my dear, I'll not leave bone of him
whole"
Fanny's round blue ewes had been grow
ing larger and larger-and now her indig-
nation broke"
'fJohn Hayes" she cried, '.you're a
heathen, and an old meddling vagabond.
Let Phil alone, He's my dear, dear hus-
band, and you've no right to touch him.
He's an angel He never intended to strike
me. Stop striking him, or you'll be sorry!
and Fanny seized the broom from behind
the door, and prepared to do battle.
''Stand back" cried Uncle John; shes
a monster, and deserves death. The man
who has threatened to strike a woman ought
to be hung"
Fanny's eyes blazed She flew at Uncle
John with the spite of tigress, and the
way the trio went roundt the room was worth
witnessing. Uncle John after Phil with
the duster, and Fanny after Uncle John
with the broom.
Phil made spring for the window, but
there was whatnot in the way, and get
ting his leg entangled in that he brought
| tllt WnOlt concern 10 the HOOr. alnoio-
types, books, vases, rare china and hun
dred cherished curiOsities, all were involved
in direct ruin.
Phil went down with the other things,
Uncle John stumbled over him, and Fanny
only saved herself by seizing the bell-rope,
which brought her two servants to the
spot.
OF course they took Phil and Uncle Joh
for housebreakers, and if Fannys explana-
tions had not been enforced by sundry
touches of her broom-stick the consequen-
ces might have been serious.
The first moment of calm was seized up
on by the young couple to embrace each
| other.
''My angel Fanny"
'.My precious Phil"
And then followed an explosion like the
bursting of beer bottles.
Uncle John left the house during this in
teresting performance, still firmly of the
opinion that the surest way of reconciling a
wife TO her husband is to get third person
to help abuse him.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-06-04
A Yankee Joker.

On the bank of the Hudson river, in one
of the villages that dot its shores, lot of
idlers were standing, seeing which could
throw stones the farthest into the stream.
A tall, raw-boned, slab-sided Yankee, and
no mistake, came up and looked on. For
awhile he said nothing, till a fellow in a
green jacket, the leader of the party, con-
ceited broth of a boy, began to try his wit
on Jonathan.
"You can't come that" said he, as he
hurled stone away out into the river.
''Maybe not, said Jonathan; ''but up in
our country we've purity big river consid-
erin, and t'other day | hove man clear
across it, and he came down fair and square
on the other side of the river"
''Ha, ha, ha," yelled his auditors.
'Wal, naow, yeou may laff; but | can
deu it again"
'.Do what 2" said the green jacket;
quickly.
II can take and heave yeou across that
river yonder, just like open and shut. D."
.'Bet you ten dollars of it.
Done" said the Yankee, and, drawing
forth an Y upon a broken down-East
bank, he covered the bragger's shinplaster.
Skin you swim, fellerl"
Like a duck, said green jacket; and
without farther parley, the Vermonter
seized the knowing Yorker stoutly by the
nape of the neck and the basement of his
pants, jerked him from his foothold, and,
with an almost superhuman effort, dashed
the bully head over heels from the bank
some ten yards into the Hudson.
| A tarrihla Shotrt ran through the crowd
as he floundered in the water, and, amid
the iecrs and screams of his companions,
the ducked bully put back to the shore and
scrambled up the bank, half frozen by this
sudden and involuntary cold bath.
''I'll take that ten spot, if you please, y
said the shivering loafer, advancing rapidly
to the shareholders. ''You took us for
greenhorns, ehl Well show you how to
do things down here in New York." and
the fellow claimed the twenty dollars.
oval, | reck'n you wunt take no ten
spots jis' yit, captin."
.Why, you've lost the bet"
'.Not edzactly. | didn't calkilate on
deuin it the first time; but tell yeou | kin
deu it :" and, in spite of the loafer's utmost
efforts to escape him, he seized him by the
scruff and the seat of his overalls, and
pitched him three yards farther into the
river than upon the first trial.
Again the bully returned amid the shouts
of his mates, who enjoyed the sport i'm
mensely.
'sThird time never fails, said the Yam
kee, stripping of his coat; 81 kin deu it, |
tell ye.n
'.Hold on, said the almost petrified vic
| tim.
..And l will deu it, if l try till tO-mor-
row mornin'."
81 give it up" shouted the sufferer be-
tween his teeth, which now chartered like
a mad badgers; ''take the money"
| The Nermonter very coolly pocketed
the ten spot, and as he turned away, re-
marked:
1--WE amt much acquainted with you
smart folks daoun here in York, but we
sometimes take the starch aout of EN- up
our way; and p'raps yeou won't try it ontu
strangers agin. | reck'n n yeou won't, he
continued; and putting on broad grin OF
good-humor, he left the company to their
| reflections