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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-02-12
The Color OF Clothes

The color of clothes is not matter of
Indifference. White and light-colored
clothes reflect the heat, while black and
dxrk-colored materials absorb the heat :;
hence il is that in summer We wear
light colored dresses. But, after all,
light colors are really best at all
seasons; for though black and dark
substances absorb heat best, they also
radiate or give it Off soonest. There Is
no doubt that white clothing retains
the heat of the body longer than
dark clothing. The cOachman will tell
you that his white duiiiel coat Is warmer
in winter and cooler in summer than
any other kind OF coat, and the brewers
drayman will wear his white stockings
all the year around. The true reason
for our preference of dark-cOlored clo-
thing in winter and during bad weather
is economy. 1t is a question of soap and
washing, not of comfort, which decides
us to choose those colors in materials
which do not need constant washing,
such as wool and silk, which show the
dirt least and retain their color longest.
In the summer, when ladies wear linen
and cotton fabrics. which do not suffer
in the wash-tub, they can indulge in
their love Of white and delicate tInts OF
color
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-02-12
Gum Arabic rs Food

La Morocco, about the middle of No
vember, that is, after rainy season,
which begins in July, a gummy juice
exudes spontaneously from the trunk
and principal branches of the acacia
tree. In about fifteen days it thickens
in the furrow, down which IL runs,
either in vermicular (or worm shape,
or commonly assuming the form of oval
and round tears about the SIZE of
pigeons eggs, of different colors, as
they belong TO the white and red gum
tree. About the middle of December
the Moors encamp on the borders of the
forest, and the harvest lasts six weeks.
The gum is packed in very large sacks
of leather. and brought on the backs of
bullocks and camels to certain ports,
where it is sold to the French and
English merchants. 1t is highly nu-
tritious. During the whole time of
harvest, of the journey, and of the fair,
the Moor of the desert lives almost en-
tirely upon it, and experience proves
that six ounces of gum are sufficient for
the support of man twenty-feur hours.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-02-12
Tall stories.

A New Yorker visited Ireland during
the past summer, and of course viewed
the lakes of Killarney He set ont for
the Gap of Dunloe, which is wild noun
tain pass, intending to walk through
it to the upper lake, which is the usu-
al mode of approach for the tourist.
While thus proceeding, the little hut or
cabin occupied by a defendant of the
farfamed Kate hearney. that dangerous
beauty long ago, and situate at the base
of the mountain, was passed. As our
friend approaches it, the guide-a gen-
uine specimen Ofthat race which sprinSs
green and vigorous from tho nrst now-
er OF the earth and firs' gem OF the sea
began his Legends about the locality;
DO you see that mountain: ?" said he
"behind me cabin there? name Kate
Kes.ny's DESCENDANTS cabin. Well, it,
no less nor two thousand five hundred
feet high, and it is well known that
whin Kate kearney from the top Of IL
unclosed her hair, it touched the base
there fornmint ye."
SIS it possib.e:" said our friend.
''Indade, thin, it is, sir; but shure |
see you're from Amarica, and as for
stories it's not worth while 10 be tellin'
them TO one Of you're people. Didn't l
come wild some sjntlemla from the
and the divel such stories ever heard
in my life as they gave me. | wonder
IL they could be thrue? And wondher-
ing nave been, ever since heard thin.
You must have Slere {. wondher IL the
stories were thrue?" again said the
guide, as if carried to the depths of
doubt aud reflection.
'sWhat are the stories - said our
FREUD.
"Shure," said the guide, couldn't
be tellin' all the stories in short ride
like this; but one of thin has struck
my heart and I'll niver forget it-niver
niver. wondher if it can be thrue.'
"welI, let us hear it," said our
friend, ''and we will decide
"Well" said the guide, ''afther | told
thin some Of my tales, shure they be-
gan to give back wondhers, and one of
thim-a very dacent-loOkin' man he
was. and not given, | should think, to
coortin' the devil by lyin'-began to
tell of the splindid hotels yez have in
America, and-I'll niver forget it-told
that there was one in New York called
Fifth Avenue Hotel, AMI that it was
three miles and half long, not only
that sir but that the walters roado round
on ponies sarvin, the guests! | Won
dher if that was thrue. :"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-02-12
Keeping Faith.

Sir William Napier was one day tax
ing long country walk, when he met
with little girl about five years old,
sObbing bitterly over broken bowl.
She had dropped and broken it in bring
ing it back from the field to which she
had taken her fathers dinner, and said
she would be beaten on her return for
having broken il. As she said this
sudden CLEAN of hope seemed to cheer
her. She innOeently looked up into
Sir Williams face and said: "But you
can mend it-can't you q" He explained
that she could easily, by the gift of
sixpence, buy another. However, OH
opening his purse, it was empty of sill
yer, and he promised to meet his friend
on the spot at the same hour next day,
and 10 bring a sixpence with him, bid
ding her meanwhile to tell her mother
she had seen a gentleman who would
bring her the money for the bowl next
day. The child, entirely trusting him,
went on her way comforted. On hi
return home Sir William found an inyi-
tatiOn awaiting him TO dine in Path on
the following evening, to meet some
one whom he especially desired to see.
He hesitated for some little time, try
ing 10 calculate the possibility of meet
ing his friend of the broken bowl, and
still be in time for the dinner party. at
Bath but, finding this could not be, ne
wrote letter declining the invitation
on the plea of ga previous engage
menr," saying: 81 cannot disappoint
her; she trusted me-"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-02-12
An Historical Cleaning.

The recent death of Mrs. Ann Hin
man Kellogg, of Fairfield, Conn.,, in the
ninety third year of her age, recalls all
unrecOrded incident of the war of the
Revolution. Mrs. Kellogg was the
daughter Of Captain Elisha HInman, OF
the United States Navy, and her mother
was the only American who remained
in New London when the town was
destroyed by the traitor Benedict Arm
old In l1Sl. At that time Captain Hin
mans ship was hourly expected to ar
rive at New London, and it was hoped
that he might come in time to save the
town. Mrs. Hinman was well acquaint-
ed with Arnold, As he had often dined
at her house, and had been a friend of
her husband
Induced by anxiety for her husbands
safety. she remained after all the others
had fled, and watched the entry of the
British from the doorway of her house.
As Arnold rode up he saw and saluted
her, and said that if she would point
out her own property It should be
spared. She pointed out the houses of
several of her neighbors rs her own,
and thus saved them from destruction
Arnold remained on horseback near her
house nearly all day, noting the battle
that was raging at Fort Griswold, on
the GrOton side of the river, where the
tall monument cOmmemorating the
event now stands. Three times were
the British driven down the hill by the
deadly fire from the fort. Then the
ammunition of its defenders became
exhausted, and they were obliged to
surrender. The British officer in COM
mand of the storming party was so en-
ragged at the desperate defense of the
fort that, rs he entered il, he asked,
WHO commands hereI" Colonel Led
yard replied, IL did, but you do now,"
at the same time surrenderinghiss sword.
The officer received the sword and in
stantly plunged it into the heart of the
gallant colonel. An American officer,
standing beside his colonel. snatched
his own sword from his scabbard, and
in moment the cowarlly Briton Law
dead beside his victim. An indiscrim-
ate massacre of all within the fort fol-
lowed, and thirty of the wounded
Americans were piled into wagon
that was rolled down a steep hillside to
the bottom, where it was dashed 10
pieces against 4 tree. Then hurried |
preparations were made to evacuate |
their position by the British, Arnold !
having learned of the expected arrival |
of Captain Hinman. Mrs. Hinman, |
having witnessed these outrages from |
her hOusetop, became so ineensed |
against the traitor that she hurricdly |
descended from the roof, took 4 musket |
from closet, where it had been left |
the day before by an American soldier.
and leveled 1t at Arnold as he sat on his |
horse in front of the house. Taking a |
Il long, steady aim, she pulled the trig-
ger, but the piece missed fire. Hearing
the snap of the lock, Arnold turned and /
asked her what the noise was. With |
great presence of mind she had dropped
the gun, so that he did not see it, and
she answered that il was the breaking
of a chair
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-02-12
Counterfeit Gold Pieces.

Now that gold pieces are likely to
circulate once more, other people be-
sides the Government have made ar
rangements to meet the end in view.
The coun.erfeiters have done their best
to get up good limitations of the coming
coins, and are reported to be remarka-
bly, successful. They have produced a
five dollar gold piece that almost defies
detection by any except experts. 1t
has the full weight, has an outer cover
ing of gold and has the clear ring of the
genuine article. These will, no doubt,
be sent over the country broadcast, and
it will be well for people who handle
money TO look out for them.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-02-12

was now the color of boiled lobster
but, yelling at the top of his voice, he
replied
why, of course; | suppose you shot
them in the woods; but how did you
shoot them?'
SLOW did shood emf"
"Yes, how: Did you shoot them on
the wing?"
"Vot:"
''Did you shoot them on the wing? 2"
bowling in his ear.
81 shood 'em on der wing:"
Yes, on the wingy" Here Florence
went through pantomime with his
arms to describe bird using its wings.
The sportsman gravely looked at Billy
for moment, and then replied
''yell, 1 and particular; some /
shoods on der wing. some | shoods on
der head, und some | shoods on der
tale. Ids all der same so long vot got
EN-" And then he looked at Billy as
though he was saving internally, "Vot
idea; shoods birds on der wing, yot
WOOL man :"
Billy bought the birds and left in
stantly, observing that he felt sure that
cunning as a high art did not flourish
i'm Canada
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-02-12
They Killed Him.

The other night as old Blinks OF Car
son who presides over the case-keeper
of faro game, sat listening to the vari-
Gus opinions expressed about our Indi-
an troubles he felt constrained to relate
some of his own experience with the
Indians, prefacing his remarks with
Ae assertion that not one man in ten
thousand knows anything about the
subject. Said he: ''You give me one
hundred men as brave as myself, wEo
would rely on me for strategy and fol-
low where l would lead, and we'd whip
all the tribes between here and Alas
ka." Blinks proceeded to state that in
the early days of Texas he commenced
the subiugation of an Indian tribe all
on his own hook. He was both infant
ry and cavalry, and his courage and
willy tactics appalled, the Indians more
than an ordinary army corps would
have done. He maintained this uneven
warfare for several months, until one
day he found himself some 800 miles
within the Indian Territory. where no
white man had ever been before. A.
he was passing through defile in the
mountains 800 Indians surrounded
him. They closed every avenue of es-
cape; abrupt mountains lowered on
either hand. their sides lined with
ayages; several hundred guarded the
pass ahead Of him. while an equa
number had closed in upon his rear
To escape was impossible; the odds
were too great to give battle. 50 he ma
iestically surrendered and deiiantly
told them to deal with him as they
pleased. The delight OF the indians az
capturing such an important and dread
ed enemy prevented them from killing
him at once, and they were two days in
council, trying to invent some more
horrible torture and manner OF death
than they had ever praciised before. By
this time Old Blinks had got himself
hoplessly entangled. and the crowd a.
round the game seeing his dilemma,
demanded to know how he had got out
of such fix. Blinks coughed and
SPARED for the time" hoping TO IN
vent some way To wind up the story, |
but his Imagination "fell down" on him
and the boys kept pressing him. He
told OF his thirst and described his !
thoughts, trusting that some idea would
come to his rescue. The crowd becom- |
ing more and more aware Of his pre-
dicament, interrupted, distracted and
confused him so much he could think |
of no way out so bringing his fist down
Oh the table with thump, and with u
look of earnest sincerity, said; BY,
boys they killed me.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-02-12
To Accommodate the Lady.

a woman with three bird cages and
little girl has just got on the train.
She arranges three bird cages on Il
seat and then she and the little girl
stand up in the aisle and she glares
around upon the ungallant men who
remain glued to their seats and look
dreamily out of the window. | bend
my face down TO the tablet and write
furiously, for feel her eyes fastened
upon ME. Somehow or other | am
always the victim in cases of this deli
cate nature. just as expected. She
speaks, fastening her commanding gaze
upon me:
"Sir, would it be asking too much Ii
| begged you to let myself and my little
girl have that seat? \ gentleman can
always find a seat so much more easily
than a lady"
And she smiled. Not the charming
est kind of a smile. Ii was too trium-
phant to be very pleasing. OF course
L surrendered. said:
''Oh, certainly, certainly. / could
find another seat without any trouble"
She thanked me, and crawled out Of
my comfortable seat, and gathered up
my oyercoat, my manuscript, my shaw.
strap package, my valise, and my over
shoes, and she and the little girl went
into the vacant premises as soon as the
writ of ejectment had been served, and
they looked happy and comfortable.
Then stepped across the aisle; took
up those bird cages and set them along
on top of the coal box, and sat down Oh
the seat thus vacated. apologetically
remarked to the woman, who was gazing
at me with an expression that boded
trouble, that cit was much warmer for
the canaries up by the stove" She
didn't say anything, but gave me Il
look that made it much warmer for me.
for about five minutes, than the stove
made it for the canaries. | don't
believe she likes me, and 1 am uncom-
fOrtably confident that she disapproves
Of my conduct.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-02-12

The argument probably commenced
in the custom house, and had been dis
cussed for some time, the fat man was
saying as he came down stairs into the
post-o flee corr ilor:
81 tell you courtesy exists in The hu.
man heart to-day, as much IA ever. A
civil request never brings a civil an
swer.r
"Well, I don't know" mused the
other.
81 do know, and Pm going TO prove
it,. My horse and cutter stand out here.
I'll get into the cutter and ask some
stranger to please unhi;ch the horse for
me, and hell do it. You stand here
and let me convince yOu."
The fat man got into his cutter, tuck
ed down the robes, picked up the lines
and called out to pedestrian "Say,
Colonel, I'm little ahead of time.
Won't you please unhitch my horse?"
Certainly replied the man, and he adj
vanced, pressed on the snap and walk
ed on, leaving the horse free but the tie
strap still fast to the hitching post.
The ia. man had TO get down to recover
it. and his argument seemed 10 break
In two right there.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-02-12
Portable Gas.

Whatever may be the effect OF the
electric light, wide field is opening
for the gas companies if they have the
spirit and enterprise to occupy it. For
many years portable gas has been in
use in many parts of London. and has
been sent in copper vessels to all par.s
of the country adjacent. Private houses
and small shops having gas fixtures
could have gas served them in vessels
resembling those charged with soda
water as regularly as they were served
with bread by the baker or beer BY the
pot-boy. Now the German railroads
are using compressed gas on all their
lines and in all their passenger cars
The English government has also
adopted compressed gas to light buoys
with-the buoy itself being, so to speak.
the gasometer. IL is believed that with
the improvements now projected, one
of these buoys can be made 10 show
light visible at three miles. and that
will last without replenishing the gas
ometer three months,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-02-12
VOL. XXXIII.
UNDER THs SNOW.

Softly the snow spreads its mantle OF white,
On the fresh grave of my darling tonight
NoiselessIy driven and hurrying fast
Speed the white drifts on the wings OF the
blast
Colds falls its tread on my grief-stneken
breast
Where the dear head was oft pillowed q. rest
Ger the lone couch. . We winter winds blow
Softly-my darling lies under the snow
vsinly seek thy wise purpose to trace
Lord, IN thy mercy, grant me thy grace,
Blinded through tesrs can see but the road,
Dresry and dark, to my darling's abode
D for one smile, for ons tender caress
. for thy presencs my spirit to bless
Ali what delight eau this heart ever know,
When it lies buritd 4 deep under the SNOW.
Courage, sad heart, nor indnlge thy wild pain
Spring-tine viii come in its beauty again
Sunshine and flowers will lend they pass
Freshness and life to the soft. springing grass.
Birds in the branches shall warble above
Natures sweet voices shall whisper of love.
Roses will blossom and v.olets will blow
over the grave that is covered with snow.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-02-12
Where are the Police:

Those gentlemen who mount a dry
goods box on the Campus Martius of a
Saturday evening TO deliver political
speech have no gain in their hearts.
They simply want TO post up the work
ingmen, brush up the idea of merchants
and do good TO all. They take no heed
OF the small boy lurking on the out
skirts of the crowd, but thoughtlessly
begins:
Friends aud neighbors, let me ask
what causes the hard times OF hicb you
are all loudly complaining?
Want of confidence in the mule -
yells the small boy, as the speaker stops
for an instant.
"The hard times are upon us, want
stares us in the face, woe and wretched-
ness are abroad, and the laboring man,
merchant and capitalist, ask each other
the cause and the remedy"
Same speech he got of last night
with the poetry left out." yells out the
boy.
'tSome folks say that we have lived
too fast rs nation," continues the
speaker, pretending to have heard noth-
ing; "others say the currency has been
contracted too much; Others declare
that there are"
There's yer 'clipse Oh the moon
Vulcan walking right over herr" breaks
the small boy.
He Is driven away by citizen who
came there to hear speech, but he
merely changes his location for better
one.
- Some folks say that there are too
many men in this country" says the
speaker. ''Too many men. Great
Heavens. Can there be too many men
in a country like this, whose fertile
prairies-"
"PD go home and kill my dad F"
solemnly puts in the small boy, and
the speaker begins TO lose part of his
crowd. When he stsrts off again he
says:
"Wnat has made money so scarce
labor so scarce, and want and woe so
plenty? What has tumbled the price
of Prosperity one-.hird, What means
these bankrupt sales?''
" Means they are beating their
creditors," squeaks the bad boy, and
a dozen more hearers noi their heads
in tho affirmative and start for the
market.
g Have we a currency suddenly
demands the man Oh the box.
II We hadn't, low could buy this
ere gun? replies the bad boy. retreat
ing the before the cane Of an office
seeker.
1--WE have currency, but what is
it? " asks tie speaker. "Is it money
or rags. When the labOring man has
a d. liar in his pocket, is he certain that
You Kin buy all immense big dcrg
for dollor," interrupts the boy.
This is too much. The crowd make
for him in a body, leaving the speaker
alone, ard they forget to return. If he
can talk long enough he may draw some
new ones, but he generally buttons his
collar and goes down on the market af-
ter an eggplant for his Sunday dinner.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-02-12
A Uiyh Tree.

The tower of the court house at
Greensburg, Indiana, is 40 feet in
height. Ore hundred and five feet
from the ground is the water sheet Of
the tower, aud above that it is covered
with dressed stone, made to fit closely,
in slabs by ) feet, incllning an angle
of about 30 degrees from upright. In
the summer of 1870, citizen of the
place was examining the tower with a
glass when he observed, springing from
the third crevice about the water sheet
on the east side of the tower, one hum
dred and ten feet from the ground, a
little twig. But little was thought Of
it, and WAS scarcely discernable with
the make feye. The next spring some
interest was exhibited 10 know If the
miniature tree in Its strange and ex-
posed position, had survived the win
try blasts. 1t had survived, and when
sun and spring showers came on, put
out its leaves plentifully and grew lux
uriantly all the season. BY this time it
was easily seen with the eye, but as it
could not be approached in any ordi-
nary manner nearer than the roofs of