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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-11-29
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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-10-01
Fight With an Eagle.

Parts of Pennsylvania, i'll Wayne
county, are yet as Wild as they were
when the Indians inhabited the region.
Some of the highest elevations in
Pennsylvania are in this county.
These are rocky peaks abounding in
deep ravInes and caverns. In this
wild territory there are seventeen
large lakes, some Of them on the very
crests of the mountains, more than two
thousand feet above the sea. These
lakes are full of fish, and are favOrite
resorts of enormous fish hawks, which
find abundant food in the bass, pickerel
and perch that they catch. There are
also many eagles, and they su6siSt by
robbing the hawks when they rise
laden with fish from the lakes. The
inaccessible crags and rayines afford
them secure resting places, and here
eagles still rear their young. Speci-
mems measuring over seven feet from
tip to tip have been shot near the lakes.
Fishermen often see fierce battles be-
tween the hawk and the eagle, and
often both eagle and hawk are brought
down By the sportsman's rifle. At
times the eagles extend their foraging
expeditions to the farming country
south and Lcrth of the wilderness. In
the spring they annoy the farmers, for
they sweep down boldly upon the sheep
pastures and carry of lambs aud poul-
try. \ farmer named TIT, who lives
near one of the lakes has a two year
old game cock that was presented to
his wife, and she has taken 4 liking to
the fowl. Recently, while her hus-
band was absent in Deposit, Mrs. Ut
heard a cOmmOtiOn among the chickens
in the blrnyard, and on running out,
found ner game rooster fighting with
what she supposed was a very large
hawk, which was trying to fasten its
talOns in the chicken. The two birds
were so deeply engaged in the combat
that Mrs. Utt's shouts did not frighten
the enemy away. She picked up a
stick and ran into the barE-yaId and
struck the intruder This did not ap-
parently alarm it Then she seized it
by the neck with both hands, and for
the first time she saw it was an eagle.
The powerful bird buried her claws
deep in Mrs. Utt's arm. She did not
dare let go her hold, although the
eagle was tearing her flesh dreadfully.
She frightened her grasp upon his throat
and then threw herself heavily to the
ground upon it. In this way she
chOked it to death. The flesh on Mrs.
Utt's arm was worn to the bone in
some places. The eagle measured
nearly five teet from tip to tip.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-10-01

III OhtH VIIs
"YeS. broken OFF. -
What shall BE Done with Daughters:

Teach them self-reliance.
Teach them TO make bread.
Teach them TO make shirts.
Teach them not to wear false hair.
Teach them not to powder and paint.
Teach them how TO wash and iron
clothes.
Teach them how to make their own
clothes.
Teach them how to do marketing for
the family.
Teach them how to cook good meal
of victuals.
Teach them to wear calico dresses
and do it like queen
Teach them to say no and mean it,
or yes, and stick to it.
Teach them how to darn stockings
and sew on buttons.
Teach them to regard the morals, not
the money of beau.
Give them good substantial common
school education.
Teach them every day, dry, hard,
practical common sense.
Teach them all the mysteries of the
kitchen, the dining room and the par
lor.
Teach them to have nothing TO do
with dissolute an Incorporate young
men.
Teach them that a good, round, rosy
romp, is worthy fifty delicate con-
sumptiyes.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-10-01
A Smart Wife.

The other morning citizen called
at hardware store on Woodward
avenue and he wanted a key to 4 GER
tain door in his house, and he took up
and carried away almost the first key
handed out to him. On his way down
town after dinner he stopped and ex-
changed the key for another, explain
ing that the first wouldn't fit. These
exchanges took place twice day for
the next four days. the citizen being
unable to get hold of key to fit. On
the sixth day he drove mp 10 the store
with door On a dray, and calling 20
the proprietor he said:
"Bring your box of keys out here
and we'll get a fit 10 that lock. Here
Ihave been running back and forth for
about a week, and might not have
got a fit for a whole month if my wife
had not suggested that bring the door
down here. Some OF these women are
mighty smart"
"But why didn't you take the lock
on the door and bring it down in your
pocket 2" asked the dealer.
The buyer looked at him in vacant
way, stared hard at the door, and sat
down on the curbstone with the re
mark:
SITS a wonder that the whole family
wasn't sent to the fool-house ten years
ago."
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-10-01
Discovery OF silk and satin.

The discovery OF silk is attributed to
one OF the wives of the Emperor of
China, HOang-ti, who reigned about
two thousand years before the Christ
ian era: and since that time special
spot has always been allotted In the
gardens OF the Chinese Royal palace to
the cultivation of the mulberry tree,
called in Chinese the golden tree"
and the keeping Of silk worms. The
first silk dress mentioned in the his
tory was made, not tor q sovereign nor
for 4 pretty woman, but for the mon
s,er in human shape Heliogabalus.
Persian monks who came to COnstan-
tinople, revealed to the Emperor JUS
tiuian the secret Of the production of
silk, and gave him some silk worms.
From Greece the art passsd into Italy
at the end OF the thirteenth century.
When the Popes left Rome to settle at
Ayignon, in France, they introduced
into that country the secret which had
been kept by the Italians, and Louis
NJ. established at Tours, manufacture
OF silk fabrics. Francis |. founded the
Lyons silks. which to this day have
kept the first rank. Henry H., Of
France, wore the first pair of silk hose
ever made, at the wedding of his sis
ter. The word ''satin," which in the
origin was applied to all silk stuffs in
general, has, since the last century,
been used to designate only tissues
which present lustered surface. This
discovery OF this particularly brilliant
stuff was accidental. OetaviO Mia.
silk weaver, finding business very dull,
and not knowing what TO invent to
give new impulse to the trade, was
one day pacing to and fro before his
loom. Every time he passed the ma
chine, with no definite object in view,
he pulled little threads from the warp
and put them in his mouth, which soon
after he spat out. He found the little
ball of silk later on the floor of lis
workshop and was attracted by the
brilliant quality Of the threads He
repeated the experiment, and by using
heat and certain mIcilaginOus prepara-
tions, succeeded in giving new lustre
to his tissues.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-10-01
The Hindoo Women.

The Hindoo women when young are
delicate and beautiful, SO far as We ca II
reconcile beauty with the olive COM
I plexiOn. They are finely proportion
ed; their limbs small, their features
soft and regular, and their eyes bright
and languishing, but the bloom OF
beauty soon decays, and age makes
rapid progress before they have seen
thirty years. This may be accounted
for from the heat of the climate and the
customs OF the country, as they are
often mothers at twelve years of age.
No women can be more attentive to
cleanliness than the HlndOos; they
take every method to render their per-
sons delicate, soft and attractive; their
dress is peculiarly becoming, consist
ing of long piece of silk, or cotton,
tied round the waist, or hanging in 4
graceful manner to The feet; it IL after
ward brought over the body in negli-
bosom with a short wais:coat of satin,
but wear no linen. Their long black
hair is adorned with jewels and
wreaths OF flowers, their ears are bored
in many places, and loaded with pearls,
variety of gold chains, strings of
pearls and precious stones, fall from
the neck over the bosom and the arms
are covered with bracelets from the
wrist to the elbow. They have also
! gold and silver chains round the
ankles, and an abundance of rings on
their fingers and toes; among those on
the fingers is frequently small mirror.
The richer the dress the less becOm-
ing it appears, and 4 Hindoo woman of
distinction ALWAYS seems to be over
loaded with finery, while the village
nymphS, with fewer ornaments, but in
the same elegaAt drapery, are more
captivating although there are very
/ few women even of the lowest fami-
lies, who have not some jewels at their
marriage. In these external decora-
tions consist the pride and pleasure of
these uninstructed females; for very
few, even in the best families, know
how to read or write, or are capable OF
intellectual enjoyment. We learn
from Homer that the women in ancient
Greece always kept in retired part oil
the house, employed in embroidery or
or other feminine occupations; and al
this day the Indian females are never
seen by those who visit the master ol
the family. They know but little Of
the world, and are not permitted to ea
with tl:eir husband or brother, nor t.
associate with other men.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-10-01
Fruits for Food.

Henry Ward Beecher says there is no
sense in the old familiar motto, Fruit
is gold in the morning, silver at noon,
and lead at night" His reasons for
this opinion he thus states:
Because, with limited experience,
people perceive that some folks can eat
fruit ut one time and not ut another,
they lay down this rule for all. The
cases where fruit is unhealthy at night
are the exception.
1t is true that in tropical climates,
heavy fruits, difficult to digest, ought
not To be taken at night.
But the fruits that are on our North
ern farms are all healthy, as rule.
Among the excellent small fruit are
currants, goOseberries, raspberries,
straw berries, grapes, mulberries-
these last are a very much neglected
fruit; there Is TO better fruit tree for
children than the Downing's ever-bear-
ing mulberry.
One of them will bear fruit for eight
or ten weeks steadily, constantly ripen-
ing, and pleasing all the fowls and tur-
keys, children and old folks. | would
rather have this mulberry to day than
a strawberry.
The common mulberry is fiat and
sweet; but this has 4 fine sprightly acid
taste, as finely combined as lemonade.
As you 20 up, you have the apple,
which is the patriarch or the Abraham
of all fruits. If | had to choose but
one fruit out OF all in the world, /
should decide for the apple
For uses of every kind, early and
late, winter or summer. cooked or raw
apple is king. Then comes the cherry,
then the pear, then the plum and the
peach.
| have not mentioned oranges, be-
cause they are not raisable in the
North; but they ought to be eaten at
the right time, which is all the time
from getting up in the morning till
you go to bed at night.
Tne man with whom they disagree is
the exception.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-10-01
Paper Making.

At the present time the United
States is making more than one third OF
all the paper made in the world. The
product is about 1880 tons daily,
amounting to about $40, 800 tons year.
There are now S27 mills, representing
a capital of at least 500, 600 600. These
mills employ % 900 persons, who draw
about $3.50. 900 In salaries per year.
1t is estimated that the entire paper
interest, including manufacturing,
printing and publishing, furnishes en-
ployment TO "a, 900 persons. New York
makes the most paper. Massachusetts,,
Pennsylvania and Ohio rank next in
order named. The growth of this in
dustry has been very rapid OF late
years in the Western States. The in
PRODUCTION of the new Bullock presses
of extra width into the press room of
the Sun and other large dailies has
opened new field OF usefulness for the
newspaper interest, and many paper
makers are fastening to increase and
enlarge their machinery in order to
compete for order. In 1856 the con-
sumption of paper in the Uuited States
was equal TO that of England and
France together. The highest price
ever paid was in 1861, when newspa-
per stock was sold at % cents and
book at As cents per pouEd. This,
however was of short duration. These
.acts go to Illustrate the great advance
Of the paper trade during those years,
and since that time the growth has
been so rapid and has assumed such
enormous proportions that it now
ranks among the greatest industries OF
the age. The use of straw and wood
as ingredients has been largely instru-
mental in its growth and advance. I'M
proyements in paper making machinery
are constantly being made, viii
lessen the labor and tend to cheaper
and perfect the manufacture of
paper. Paper now enters very largely
into the manufacture of many OF the
most useful and necessary articles. and
new discoveries OF its utility are daily
being made. The different grades and
qualities of paper number at least
twenty-five, and vary from the finest
writing, to the coarsest roofing and
sheathing paper. OF these numerous
grades newspaper stock is most largely
made, but writing and book papers
represent the largest capital, and are
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-10-01
EIephants and Monkeys.

Max Adeler reports the following,
only too brief remarks a menagerie
manager made while he was Max's
seat-mate on the train: I've got :he
finest elephant ont OF Asia, Perfectly
amiable and good-humOred. He killed
his keeper two years ago, but that was
the mans own fault. The keeper was
green and not perfectly familiar with
elephants, and appeared TO have an idea
that both ends of the animal were ex-
actly alike; so he would persist in lead
ing the elephant around by the tail.
So one day when the man was trying
to persuade the elephant to drink by
holding his tail in a bucket of water,
the elephant put out his hind leg, and
kicked him into immortal chaos, Some
people, you know, never do get sense.
There's no money in the business any
more, though. The losses are too
heavy. | had bca constructor that
stood ne 500. and he did we'll enough
tor awhile. But one day he got loose,
and when we found him he was stand
ing on his head out by the railroad,
with his tail in the air. i trid to coax
him TO come down, but he remained
perfectly quiet, and when came to
examine him | found that he had swal-
lowed the top of telegraph pole, and
J he had eaten his way down until his
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-10-01
Mustard and Coffee.

1t Is related that General ScOtt's
famous letter to Zachary Taylor an
nouncing the withdrawal of most OF
the regular troops from Taylor's COM
mand to be placed under his own in a
projecting movement from Vera Cruz,
towards the capital of Mexico was re-
ceived while General Taylor was at
supper with his staff near Monterey.
The General asked Colonel Bliss to
read it to him. He had just replenish-
ed his coffee cup, and was engaged in
cooling it while the reading went on.
This appeared TO make no further i'm
preston upon him than that indicated
by contemptuous "sniff'' but as the
real import of the letter began TO ap-
pear his whole manner changed, and
he abstractedly dipped the spoon into
a bowl of mustard, which SIT upon the
table, and stirred il in the coffee. This
he repeated until by the time the read
ing of the letter was finished, the con-
tents of the mustard bowl were ex-
W ANhOsAt say
to Bliss's astonishment and horror, he
raised the cup to his lips and gulpel
down the whole abominable compound
He then broke into an excited har-
rangue, consigning to everlasting per-
dItion every one concerned in the pro-
posed depletion of his forces and only
ceasing when his speech was oyertaken
with a paroxysm of suffering, which,
with him, usually followed an outbreak
of temper. The Celonel felt sure that
from the amount, the mustard he had
swallowed, combined with the intelIi-
gence he had received, i. would infalli-
bly, sicken him, but nothing uncommon
came of it. "Ratsbane at that mo-
ment,r said Bliss, "would, | am con-
yinced, have had no more effect uson
him than upon the stomach of Mithri-
dates" General Pleasanton who COM
mandcd the Generals escort in Mexico,
says that when once Thoroughly aroused
he was the maddest man he ever saw
mad from the crown Of his hat to the
soles of his boots
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-10-01
NO. 40.

nose touched the ground. He was
dead. What killed him | don't know.
1t may have been electric shocks, or 1t
may have been dyspepsia. Howsom-
ever, lie was corpse, and there was
800 gone. The monkeys seems to
amuse the people most. | like mon
key myself. Do you know l believe 1
is a positive loss 10 human beings that
they haven't got tails like monkeys.
Why a monkey can take hold of any
thing with his tail, just like you can
with your hand. It's really a third
hand Now, s'posin You had such
tail? If you were walking up and
down the room at night with the baby
you could carry him in your arms and
give him spoonful of paregoric with
your tail. II you wanted to take Your
family out for an airing you could grab
4 child with each hand and pull the
baby-coach with your tail. | tell you
sir, It's loss 10 you that You are not
Quilt like 4 monkey. Freehold, is il?
All. | must get out here. Come
round and see my sho;v, won't yeu:
Good morning." And Mr.. PottIe dis
appeared through the doorway of the
car.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-10-01
Cyprus.

Cyprus Is an island of sudden
changes Both climate and landscape
are subject to rapid variations. From
the glare of an overpowering sun one
may enter the cool shade of a tropical
garden. with the murmur of water
trIckling past as it wanders among the
groves of oranges, figs and palms. The
bare treeless plain may be changed in
very short space for pine forests Of
magnificent trees; instead of sand and
dust, we trample on bracken Tern by
the side of rIlls and torrents running in
steep gorges. The climate changes
from great heat to chilling cold. We
have noted a daily variation of 80 de-
grees of temperature; after calm, clear
morning, with the distan. hills appar-
emily close, suddenly 4 windy hurri-
cane, accompanied by n thick haze.
comes over the island, and shuts out the
view. In the landscape it is the same.
There are no gentle slopes; the hill
all rise steeply from the plains; the
water courses run in deep beds, cut
through alluvill soil and rock. These
signs show the island to have been
visited by heavy tropical rains. After
the Winter of 1877 the great Messarea
plain was Il lake of water and slime.
This Winter there has been barely five
iAches of rain fall-hardiy enough TO
make the roads muddy FOR i few hours.
There is no doubt that the resources of
the island are great. if properly de-
yelOped. IL possesses 4 very fertile
soil, capable of growing almost any
thing if carefully cultivated and irri-
gated; without water. the hot SIrOcco
wind, from the east soon drv up any
vegetation Irrigation, however, is
not a difficult matter. On The plain,
water is found almost everywhere at
from Is TO 20 feet deep; and along the
hillsides there are many springs and
rivulets that run 10 waste through the
inertness of the people. They wculd
willingly paya handsome profit for the
water if it was brought to them, bnt
have not the capital or enterprise to
make the required aqueducts them
selves. \ few windmill pumps on the
PLAIN irrigate Il farm sufficiently to
make it independent OF lack Of rainfall,
and for the production of crops and
trees that require watering after the
r liny season i past.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-10-01

the most important branches of the
trade. Our fine papers now equal, if
they do not excel, the finest grades of
paper produced in Eurpe, and they are
being daily improved upon. OF wood
pulp paper also it is estimated that
about % 900 tons per year are made
Within the past five years the paper
trade has suffered in the general de-
preston of business. The prices have
been very low, and the demand small
compared with former years; but
within the past year the trade has re-
vived considerably, and though the
prices still rule low, the demand has
increased, and more hopeful feeling
exists in the market. Ii is not probable
that there will be more than slight
advance, if any in prices, for at least
few years TO come; but as the con-
sumers are enlarging their orders.
mills which have been standing idle
have begun running again, and a gen.
eral revival of the trade is predicted
At the present prices there is 4 fair
profit to the manufacturers, and with
larger orders they can easily gain
comfortable return for their capital
aud labor. The United States is far
more fortunate than any oi the Eu-
ropean countries in this respect. There
is a very marked depression abroad,
especially in England, where the paper
trade is at Il very low ebb, paper being
almost given away, while the demind
is comparatively snail, with no pros
pecI or any increase. The United
states is importing Ioss paper every
year; while the exports, now amount
ing TO about 81. 200, 900 per annum, are
steadily increasing.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-10-01
LINES WRITTEN BY E.

mere is no shadow. without light 4;
Ihere Is no day, but brings a night
IheFe Is no JOY unmixed with pain
Ihere Is no sunshine, but after rain
mere Is no evil, without some good
No beauty. that is understood
Inc heaviest crosses, to our sight,
Are but given, to lead us to tie light
Inc darkest clouds, have golden edge.
Ana the fAirest gardens, thorny he'd e;
some fairest flowers. gi.e poisono.s breath
AM some deadly poiscns, save from Death
Zach soul, may reach the lowest deep..
Aud each soul. climb the highest sleeps
Each heart may know joys brightest glow
And each, the anguish of darkest woe
No battles are won. but some have fought:
No work is done, but some have wrought
Cruel words, from the lips are carelessly tossed
But no kind word was ever lost
No heart so true. it cannot be tried;
And none so false, but some good will al. de:
Ieere Is none 80 strong tina. he cannot fall,
And rome 50 evil but MAJ rss from it all
No soul e'er dropped IN the depths Of woe;
But might have climbed to the hills Of snow,
Ihe best Of gold Is mixed with alloy,
And the coarsest metals have some emp or;
All things are lie for some good use
And nothing so gool but may ave abuse
God gives Is nothing but will do rs good,
And our curses seem kindness when under.
stood
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-10-01
A Rare Old Relic.

In the year ll65 the monastery of
Stavronikites, which still nestles in the
rocky recess of Mount Athos, pur-
chased from some pious Russian pill
grims, on their way to the holy Land,
the right leg bone of st. Andrew. who
suffered marsyrdom in southern Rus
sia. The monks paid more than its
weight III gold for the relic, but their
investment turned out highly prOfita-
BILE to themselves and their successors;
for the fame of the relic spread far and
wide, and brought countless vOtaries
to the shrine, each of whom paid fee
proportionate to his position and means
for the privilege of kissing the sacred
bone.