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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-06-11
The New foundland Dog.

The extinction which has iatterly threat
ened the pure breed of Newfoundland dogs
has been fortunately arrested by the impor-
tance of several splendid specimens OF the
LeOnberg breed, which is the result of skill
fui crossing between the st. Bernard, the
Newfoundland, and the wolf dog Of the
Pyrenees The dogs were recently brought
to this country in charge of the famous
conchologist, Herr |. A. Nerkruzen. This is
notable news for the outside world, because
everybody has a feeling for that sagacious,
brave, and handsome brute that bears the
name of this island, though few persons
would be inclined to credit the fact that
| there are not half dozen dogs in the whole
| United States of absolutely pure NewfOund-
/ land breed. More markedly than any other
canine species, this dog perpetuateS all the
traits of his breed, even to the progeny of
animals that are very distantly removed
| from his species through miscegenation.
Hence the mistake that many labor under
who believe they possess Newfoundland dog
of pure breed, while their big pets are on
" such in tenaciously preserving a strong
resemblance to their grandsires. The ave
rage height of the true Newfoundland dog
is thirty inches. lie is entirely black, his
claws are webbed to the points, his paws
are massive, his gait majestic, and his
countenance strikingly and deeply trustful.
But the renewed qualities of this famous
dog are to be superseded by the splended
breed known as the LeOnberg. The speci-
mems now here are soon expected to propa-
gate, but they will not be full grown till
their third year. Baron Essi. of Leonberg,
Wurtemberg, Germany, was the gentleman
who undertook the production Of the new
species, and the specimens brought here
were carefully selected from his kennels.
Good specimens sell for $3.50, and supe-
rior dogs command as high price as $500.
At all the great dog shows of Baden, Lima,
Vienna, Paris and London they received
the highest premiums. They attain the
height of thirty-siX inches and are fire.
quently over hundred pounds in weight.
Their heads are large, and handsome
shaped, and their bodies are strikingly
noble in their symestry. They inherit will
large interest all the gentleness of the New
foundland, their intelligence surpasses that
of any other species of dog, and they arr
!, capable of being trained to do almost any
thing within the possibilities of dogkind
Ii will be rare sight to behold four o
these handsome brutes, this winter, brill
antly caparisonod, and perfectly tractable
hitched to commodious dog sleigh, AM
, flying over the frozen roads in the environ
of st. Johns, or over the surface of Quid
Nidi Lake
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-06-11
Timely Precautions.
''Change a iivet''

''Change iivef'
The question was asked by an eager, red
haired man who had rushed in from the
street without a hat, and seemed somewhat
out of breath.
'Is it a five." inquired the cashier Ian
guidly, arousing from doze.-''Certainly
it is, " exclaimed he with the sandy locks :;
look at it yourself, and he laid the bill on
the counter.
'1John," shouted the cashier to man en-
ployed at the other end of the room, who
drew nigh, ..what sort of bill is that
don't touch it,''-.'That, said John, sliding
furtively toward it, ''that's a V.
'.Sure it's W" asked the cashier, while
the man of hyacinthine thatch neryously
wriggled his fingers and betrayed impotence.
Course it's a N-you can see it your
self"
''Well, said the cashier, IF it is really
' all the while, and continues to be v,
YOU can 90 and call the notary" Exit l.
u. C. -..What are YOU up to: What the
dickens do you meant" inquired the person
Of ruddy pIumage, in a futter. why
don't YOU give me the change, if you re
going to.''-'I deeply regret the necessity
of these little formalities, " said the cashier,
with a deprecating bow, deeply" and he
took a 81. two SIS and two half dollars
from his drawer and laid them by the side
of thew. Don't touch 'em, if you please,
he added, as the man of illuminated tresses
was about to appropriate them. ''There
"A man waiting for me next door, said the
/ latter with nervous twitch of his eyebrow,
'1and he wants to catch the train. Il
deeply regret the necessity for these little
forma!ities, repeated the cashier in pa
thetic but mclOdious tone of voice. And
he took from a side drawer a legal blank
calmly filed it up, after asking the stranger
name and entering brief personal descrip
ton of him on the outside. He then read
'Know all men by these presents
'.See here, are you crazy" said the per,
son of capillary fervor.
That Richard jerks, cashier of Blank !
restaurant, No. IL, AZ Broadway, party oi
first part, continued that gentleman, ''anC
Henry ". Swazer, halter and furrier, No
IL, ,542-is that rightl"
'.Yes, That's right! But what in thundel
are you about
.'Whv, YOU see, want to just exchange
documents, duly attested, showing tina
that bill of yours is a five and that | gav'
YOU the right change. To keep me iron
getting you arrested for burglary, you un
derstand, | might swear gave you a fifty
don't you see. l deeply regret -- No
II, ,542 Broadway, party of the second par
did, on or about"
'Iook here.n exclaimed in wrath tn
person of scarlet hirsuite decoration, your
a fool. You s'pose I'm going to stand her
all night! could have gone to the cit.
hall by this time. Git out with your infer
nal nonsense"
And he grabbed his bill and fled as tn
cashier said: ''Why, don't hurry, the nota
~ will be here shortly. ! deeply regret
but the apology was obstructed by tn
door whose angry slam sounded like
wooden dam.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-06-11
A Gentleman's Kebuke.

General Washington was dignified in
manner and speech. He exacted appropriate
consideration for himself and his position;
but he exhibited trait among men OF high
station-he was always considerate towards
his associates this high-bred courtesy, and
also his tender sympathy.
Stopping one day during the war at
kouse in New Jersey, he found there
officer wounded. The man was confined to
bed, and was 50 feeble that the least noise
agitated him. Washington spoke IN such
a low tone, and while at dinner was 50
quiet, as to influence his officers to slml
lar consideration for the wounded man.
When he had dined he left the room, and
the officers, unrestrained by his presence,
forgot in their hilari:y the poor sufferer.
Suddenly the door opened quietly, and
Washington ente.ed on tiP-toe, walked tc
the mantle, took a book, and without utter
ng word, quietly retired
The delicate suggestion, too courteou:
for hint, was not lost. 1t was followed
hy n considerate quietneSs-
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-06-11
German Tree Frogs.

Returning from the University of Glessen
| brought with me about dozen green tree
frogs. which | had caught i'll the woods
near the town. They are most difficult
things to find, on account of their color so
much resembling the leaves on which they
live. have frequently heard one singing
in small bush, and, though have searched
carefully, have not been able to find him.
The only way is to remain quite quiet till
he again begins his song. After much am
bush work, at length | collected a dozen
frogs and put them in bottle. | started
at night on my homeward journey by the
diligence, and put the bottle containing the
frogs into the diligence. My fellow passen-
gers were sleepy, old, smoke-dried Ger
mans; very little conversation took place,
and after the first mile every one settled
himself to sleep, but soon all the sieepers
had been reused at the same moment. On
their sleepy faces were depicted fear and
anger. What had woke us all up so sud
denly! The morning was just breaking,
and my frogs though in the dark pocket OF
the coach, had found it out; and with one
accord all twelve of them began their morn
/ ing song. As if at a given signal, they
one and all Of them, began TO croak as lou6
as they could The noise their unitet
concert made, seemed, in the close compart
ment of the coach. quite deafening. Wei
might the Germans look angry; they wanted
to throw the frogs, bottle and all, out o
the window, but gave the bottle a goot
shaking, and made the frogs keep quiet
The Germans all went TO sleep again, but
was obliged to remain awake to shake tn
frogs when they began to croak-
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-06-11

the taller OF the twain, grufily, "and don't
make any noise, if you don't want your
neck twisted around like a chickens"
While the other, busying himself in re-
connoitering the cupboards and the shelves,
turned suddenly around with a valley of
oaths
''Nothing but tin and pewter" he
snarled. Tell us, where is the silver,
girl.'
1--WE have no silver" said Dora, falter
ing. "What should poor people like us do
with silver"
''The money, then. know there is mo-
ney, for | saw him come ont of the bank
yesterday with a wallet full.-Quick, we
haven't any time to lose.
''It's-it's up stairs, sewed in the bottom
of the feather bed, in the spare room, he
STATED Dorah-but you won't hurt me-!
"What should we hurt you for p scOrn-
I fully demanded the rufiian. $50 up stairs
Jack, and see, while stay here to keep this
girl from raising the neighborhood.
Il shall not scream, said Dora, elevat-
ing her head contemptuonsly. Who is
there to hear me, if | did! We are far
from any house
THAT true enough, said the man called
Jack. Give US your knife, Casey, and
well stir up the life goose feathers to some
purpose The gal won't trouble us.
But the heavy footsteps of the men had
hardly sounded at the head of the stairs
when Dorah's languid assumption of indif-
ference vanished Like a winged spirit she
flew across the room, and noiseleSsly pryine
up the loose boards with a knife, caught
up the Japanned box and the stocking, and
hiding them in her apron, jumped from The
low window to avoid the noise of the rusty
door hings, and struck into the woods al
the back of the house.
No hare ever dartcd more swiftly through
the tangled forest than did Dorah Klein
until at last safe in the deepest rccesses
where no one who was not nimble as a dee
and slender as herself, could follow, anC
then, crOuching down among the under
growth, she watched and waited. As nigh
approached. and a friendly dusk crept owe
hill and dale. she ventured by degrees L
approach the side of the woods, where tn
north star beamed overhead, reasSuring he
of her whereabouts. And when at last tn
hoarse voices of the two men, hurryin.
down a secluded by road struck momentar,
terror to her heart, the afterthought follow
ed with blessed relief-the certainty tina
they were gone and she was safe.
Mr. Myers and Jane were seated by tn
fire that they had just rekindled, neither o
them with any heart about the preparation
of the frugal evening meal, when the doc
|, cracked on its hinges, and something glide
in pale and silent.
The next moment the japanned box an
stocking lay in Mrs. Myers lap, and Dor
r Klein was sobbing on her shoulder.
'.Why Dora" exclaimed the farmer
wnat does this mean.n
And Dora told her story, incoherentl
and full of sobbing pauses, and when 1t wa
concluded Mrs. Myers threw her arm
: around the girls neck and kissing her agai
and again.
James, James, " she cried, almost hy'
terically, ''you win never mistrust Dor
Kleinagain."
And James Myers, wiping, stray de-
drop or so from his eyes, confessed that III
; tie Dora Klein had been rs true heroine ;
Il Joan of Arc herself
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-06-11
How Old He Was.

Smith II. is a notorious iokeT-one Of
those queer fellows who Joke every
where, in all company, and from force
of habit. lie was attending court IN
answer to a subpoena, and was dining
at the public table. Tie began to chat
with an acquaintance, who presently
asked:
"Smith how old are you:"
"If | live," replied Smith, sOlemnly,
It'll the 3Oth of next month, | shall be
seventy one"
A lawyer, who sat opposite, here
looked at him with an expression OF
surprise, but said nothing. The next
day Smith was called as witness, and
after giving his name and residence,
was asked his age.
"Fifty-three was the prompt re-
/ sponse.
WHAT exclaimed the lawyer.
s'Didn't | hear you say at the hotel,
yesterday, that you would be seventy
one if you lived until the 3Oth of this
J month
Next month, sir, With that cor
rection, did say so."
''And now you swear that you are
but fifty-three 2"
"Yes, sir,"
"Well, sir, tell us what kind of a
witness you are, any way. What dc
you mean:"
.'Why, think if you live until the
3Oth of next month you may be hun
dred-because sir, next month is Feb
ruary, and hasn't but twenty-eigh'
DAYS; and when see the 3Oth of Feb,
ruary expect to be seventy-one.
The Court, the bar, and the audience
all joined in the laugh, and Smith
examination was proceeded with.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-06-11
He Walked.

At an early hour man who mad an
eve brimful of confidence in himself
entered Detroit restaurant kept by a
man vino takes interest in manly sports
and thus began:
''My name Is Shaw. | have just ar
rived. In case L can raise sufficient
interest in this city propose to walk
one thousand miles in"
"Call again-very busy-see you Ia
ter-gOt to go right over the river ~
said the restaurant man as he got away
out of sight.
The man named Shaw didn't seem
greatly surprised at hi: reception, and
his chin was still high as he walked
into a till-poster's anG asked:
"Can you do some posting for me -
"Oh, yes. There's scarcely month
in the whole year that we don't post
up at least one dodger for some one or
other" was the reply.
IL may want to put out 10000 three
sheet bills next week." observed Mr.
Shaw; 81 propose to begin here an at
tempt to walk 900 miles in"
"All our boards are secured for
two months ahead" interrupted the
poster with terrible earnestness, and
he at once began TO sweep the dusty
floor with dry broom.
Mr.. Shaw coughed and went out.
The store of confidence in his eye had
been reduced about one half, but he
had a good card left. Making his way
to tobacconist's store whose shop is
the headquarters of lovers of horses,
dogs, dumb-bells and athletic sports,
he purchased cheap cigar and casual
/ lv observed to the crowd:
"Gentiemen, my name is Shaw. !
was thinking if 4 hall could be secured
on favorable terms | would make the
attempt TO walk"
'sWaitr ~ shouted every man i'll the
room in chorus, and in less than fifty
seconds all had filed out and gone theiI
WAYS. Then the tobaccOnist reached
DOWN for his slung-shOt, crying ou
that Mr.. Shaw had driven away seven
teen of his best customers, but befort
he could use it Mr.. Shaw made the at
tempt to walk past one street corner IL
one York minute, and he achieved
grand success.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-06-11
NO. "a.
The Love story of a Murderer.

Richards IsaacS was recently executed
in Harrisonville, Mo-, for murder. \ few
days before the execution took place, he
made the following answers to questions
put to him:
''Where did you meet Clarke
IL met him in Bates County, and We
travelled together two days"
''Did you have any trouble with himt'
"No."
'sDid you talk to him about buying the
cattleln
''Yes; and he agreed to drive them TO
Lawrence, Kan, from which place they
were to be shipped.
''Did he have any arms about him..
'sHe had a revolver in his belt, and at
about t o'clock the second day | let my
horse fall back a few feet behind his and
drew my pistol.
''What them"
al rode up to within four feet of him
and fired"
''Where did the ball hit him."
'ERight in the back of his head, and he
slid off his horse on the prairie. | then
rifled his pockets and secured Sl2 and
silver watch, but did not touch his pistol.
- Ou lett nm Wnere ne leIt
after driving the cattle about mile |
went back and locked at the body. 1t was
cold and covered it up with a blanket,
and put the dead mans hat over his face.
was fool for leaving it on the prairie,
and had no business 10 kill Clark, and must
suffer for it.
After the murder Isaacs drove the cattle
to West Line, and shipped them to st.
Louis, where they were sold by Hunter and
Evans, and netted SS2j. He then went di
rect 10 his brOther-in-law's in southwestern
Kansas, and began to work for MIR. Chill
son, neighbOring farmer. When SPEAK
ing of working for Mr Chilson the prisoner
suddenly turned his head aside,
emotion Tears fell fast, and it was some
minutes before Isaacs could say word.
At length he said;
IL was going to marry Allie ChilSon."
'YOu were arrested near Mr.. Chill
son's!"
"Yes; a dozen men rushed upon me with
drawn revolvers, and begged hard to see
Allie once more; but they pulled me away,
and | thought they were going to lynch
me-"
"YOu were willing to Gomez"
Certainly | ought to hang, and expect
ed nothing else, but | didn't want a mob to
hang me"
Isaacs said that his first trouble was in
Paola, where grain merchant accused him
of raising q check and procuring money
upon it. This accusation, which lsaacs
pronounced false, was the beginning of his
troubles. Allie Chilson, to whom he was
engaged, would have nothing more TO do
with him. The girl afterward, however,
partially relented, and said if Isaacs could
raise $1,000 she would be married to him.
To win the girl, he says, he committed the
crime.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-06-11
Eating IA Live Apache.

In the winter of 1858 Colonel Blank with
fifteen associates, were in the southwestern
part of Arizona, when, as he said, "a par
ty of Mexicans fixed up plan to have us
all scalped. They got Young Grizzly, the
young war chief of the Apaches. to come
after us with about seventy-five braves On
Christmas afternoon, about four O'Clock, as
we were coming through canon on our
way to camp, a perfect cloud OF arrows
came down ON us from the rocks above.
One of the Commanches was killed and sew
eral of us were wounded. / got three ar
rows in nv left arm and one in my left
hand You can see the mark there, and
the Colonel showed a whitish zigzag seal
on the back of his hand. ''We got out OF
that place pretty quick don't you know, fol
it was not good place to stay. On New
Years morning about sunrise two OF oul
scouts came in and said the Apaches wer'
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-06-11
Peculiar People.

A lady who feels natural in rubber boots
Roy who don't like to throw snow balls.
People who 90 out in the rain with their
umbrella closed.
People who turn paper collars, for eeono-
my's sake.
Young men who can call for five cent
cigar before crowd.
People who raise their hat to lady after
she has passed by =.
Young man with red hair who dOesn
cringe when reminded OF it.
Young lady who does not look in Plate
glass window. as she is passing by.
A school girl over fourteen who doesn
like gum, and talk slang There are afeN
exceptions to this latter assertion.
] Man who can face bald headed deacon
when he thrusts the contribution box al
him-without contributing something.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-06-11
a Loyal AIissourian.

A man with one eyed horse, rugged IN
a straw collar and dilapidated, old-fashion-
cd trace chains, rope lines, and wagon to
match, was seen in camp on the banks OF
Sand Creek last week. He wore coon
skin cap, breeches of many colors, the
groundwork of which was yellow butternut.
He sported a long, old-style rifle, and a
''yallern dog guarded the property Inc
family was all in character, but beyond our
knowledge of millinery to describe. When
asked if he was on his way to Leadvllie,
he said he had never ''hearn of the place,
and when asked where he was bound Tor,
he said: Back home to old Missouri.
left there Just after the war, when the reb'
had everything-their way, and went t'
Texas. But tother day hearn tellel
read in a paper that the thing was all righ
again. and that the old bounty on VOL
skelps had been put back again to 80, an!
| thought was sure of a living anyhow.
Who saws there is no immigration to Mis-
souril
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-06-11
The Ghost of smoky Hill.

Smoky Hill on the Kansas Pacific
railroad, is haunted by ghost. Some
years ago-befOre the railroad was
built-an emigrant family was muir
dered there by Indians. This is the
unadorned legend out of which the rO-
nance has grown. Whether the un-
easy spirit is one of the name!ess vic
tins of the savage atrOcity years ago,
of course we are unable to tell, but the
engineers say that, crOwning the sum-
nit of Smoky Hill of moOn-lit nights a
female form often startles the engineer
of approaching trains. Sometimes it
comes walking down the long reach Of
track, to all appearances a veritable
woman, in flesh and blood, but when
the train is almost upon her, and the
engineers hair is standing on end with
terror, and he clowns brakes" TO avoid
tragedy, a form disappers in mist,
and nothing more is seen of it. As all
this happens on a treeless plain-miles
away from any habitation-and the
phantom invariably disappears in the
full blaze of moonlight, il must be con-
fessed that the thing looks as if was re-
ferrable to the incapable agencies OF
the world of spirits. In conversation
with an engineer OF the division haunt
ed by the uneasy spirit. the question
was asked
"Have you ever seen the phantom?"
"Often,"
"What does it look like?"
81 can give you better i lea of it by
relating my first experience with it. |
had heard good deal about the ghost
OF Smoky Hill before 1 ever made the
run, and of course believed it was all
moonshine. so when my turn came To
make trip over the haunted track, |
felt very little concern about it. But
about midnight, when we were run
ming at full speed, and the moon was
shining clear and brilliant, | saw
woman coming down the track towards
the train. OF course the fist thought
that occurred to me was the ghost.
But the woman looked so life-like and
was heading towards the train in such
confident way that | concluded it
must be a living creature. By this
time the train was nearly uTOn her and
seeing no evidences of an intention to
leave the track, | whistled ''down
brakes and made every exertiOn to
| stop the train. But when it seemed al
most impossible for her to escape being
killed, she seemed to me to sprung up
in the air, and disappear in aclOud-like
, mist"
You are sure OF that?"
''Why man, saw it with my own
! eyes, and have seen it acted oyer again
, dozen times since"
; ''How do you account for the strange
l phenomenon
Il don't account for it at all. dOn't
undertake to do ii. All L know is,
G there's ghost Oh Smoky Hill, and it
/ about the most weird and unsatisfac
tory ghost ever heard of in my life
was the energetic and eOnsciencIOus re
ply of the stalwart engineer. 'Wher
a person sees a thing, he's not likely Il
r be deceived about it,"
"Surely-and you saw it:"
, 81 did and others have seen it too
"And looking always the same?"
II "Always the same"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-06-11
SILENT SONGS.

When the songs gone ont OF your life,
That you thought would last to the end
That first sweet song of the hesrt,
That no after-days can lend
The song Of the birds to the trees
The song Of the wind to the flowers
The song tina. the heart sings low to itself,
When it wakes in life's morning hours.
You can start no other song,
Not even tremulous note
VIII fslter forth on the empty air
1t dies in your aching throat.
1t is all in vain that you try,
For the spirit of song has fed.
The nightingale sings no more to the rose,
When the beautiful flower is dead
So let silence softly fall
On the bruised hearts guivering strings
Perhaps from the 10 ss of all, you may learn
The song that the sersph sings:
4 grand and glorious psalm
That will tremble and rise and thrill.
And fill your breast with its grateful rest
Ard its lonely yearnings still