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DEATHS

Strong lungs nre not necessary to draw tho cfrs,a
sold by Dawson, I'll State streot.
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Mu,ltA4A, !.

Montana, during tho p4st sixteen years, has
producea SlN,U Ut gol,I aud silver. "
tlIis SUN, Sli7 7,Gh.0o va. ln guli. This makes
nf p0hl. fhcFs are already so1 quartz tn,l,cs In
Tho Territory. Iron mud lead .ntisea l,ayu leen
opctetl, and caal Ia plentiful, 1t il claimed
that ilie cost of Keeping hurds vi cattle tn Mon
Hycar-osd beef steer, which will sell On tll9
Etoutnt tor Ss1 only costs $3 for feed and case.
This loEses In raisug arc estimated At 9 per cent
wAiIs tho prot,ts vary IRON - ~ 10 cunts per
a1tpum. In 1878 there MeFu but bt],Ut4 eattIU 10
tho Territory; In 1878 there wore 250, ,0O1 huat!,
whtlu a..O0o, valued ut 81 u, ,0ll, woro s3postsd
TO EASTERN markets.
, 1879-08-18

Do mol allow thu baby 10 langatah aud suflef. but
For sala ny u!l drug xists. Price, Is cent?.
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but, a. any rate, tho reduction ot tho 1mokc-
nuisance Dy subdysiou Of the conl In feeding
tho trc Is entirely practicable, and It appeals to
oTGry ones common eensc.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-01-08
An Incident of Isi5.

On stormy night of February, 174j,
Scott, was sitting in her dressing
room. in an old castle in Perthshire,
Scotland. She had been occupied all
day tending her cousin, Miss Hay, who
was i'll of fever; and now, ere retiring
to rest, she thought of the contest in
which many of her relatives were en-
gagged. The army of Prince Charles
having retreated towards the High
lands, several detachments of the Kings
troops were on the march to that cam
paigu which ended in the battle of Gull
loden.
Amidst the roar of the storm Miss
Scott fancied she heard the bell of the
castle ring; and presently a servant ap-
peared. saying that an officer wished TO
see her alone. On descending to the
dintng-room she found her cousin,
Captain Hay, who eagerly asked for
his sister. When he found that she
was too i'll to be disturbed. he said that
in vault below the castle, unknown
except to his parents and himself. were
concealed the family plate, and some
papers which it was of the utmost i'm
portance he should now possess As
he had only obtained leave from his
commanding officer to gallop before
his troop, he had not time to select the
papers, but he would open the trap
door, and Miss Scott must 90 alone
next night to take them out, and he
would send a trusty messenger to re-
ceive them He took a shovel from the
hearth, and a small dark lantern.
Miss Scott followed him to the lowest
story of the castle, through chambers
and long dark passages. At length
they reached small vaulted apartment,
the only furniture of which was a
strong wooden press. fixed to the wall
i'm one corner of the room. In front of
this Captain Hay scraped away the
sand, and Miss Scott saw the ring of an
iron trap-door. By united strength
they raised it, and, descending stair,
they reached the lowest vault, where
the chest stood. Captain Hay gave his
cousin a list of the required papers.
and the key of the chest; then he left
the trap-door so that she could raise it
without assistance.
Next night, when all mad retired TO
rest, Miss Scott took small lamp, and,
easily raising the trap-dOor, descended
to the chest, and took out the papers;
but, oh, horrible the heavy irOn-bound
lid of the chest slid from her trembling
hands. The violent conclusion closed
the trap-door, and threw open the door
of the strong wooden press above, so
that it remained immovable across the
trap-door. She became aware that she
must die of starvation in that dreadful
vault! In fainting, she must have ex-
tinguished her lamp, for she revived
in the awful darkness. After praying,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-01-08
How to Prevent Jockeying;

The doubts anent the true inward
ness Of the Courtney-Hanlsn race re-
call to us an incident that occurred, 10
these many years ago, in the neighDor-
hood of Richmond, Va. 4 certain Gel.
a well known gentleman, esteemed for
his fine qualities as a man and renown-
ed for his judgment of whisky and
horse-fiesh, had entered his mare in
race where the best stock in the coun-
try was engaged. His animal was ac-
knowledge the finest trotter in that
section-was one of the finest trotters,
in fact, in the country at that time,
when Rarus was an unknown bird
and at the meeting bets ran high bet
ween the assembled sporting men
planters, lawyers and merchants of
Virginia, North Carolina and Tennes-
see.
The Colonel was ever a heavy better,
and had pledged himself to the extent
of s25, 900 on his mare. The morning
OF the race his jockey came to him with
a blanched face and cautious, whis-
pering tone of voice.
Col, for Gods sake hedge
while you have time; break my word
wi:h my friends TO tell you, but 1 will
tell you - our mare cannot win the
race,''
The Colonel's face turned an homes
ter white than his Jockeys bat a wick
ed smile came over his lips-thin and
compressed-and his voice, though even
in utterance, was cracked as he caught
the jockey by the throat with one hand
and with the other drew derringer
from his fob pocket"
MY mar. is the best blood on the
course, and can win the race" he said.
81 have staked all that and my family
have on the trot. If you don't win this
race, will bespatter the track with
your brains, and if you have brains you
can knew that won't be jockeyed."
The Colonel's mare came in ahead
every heat.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-01-08

One evening while was stationed at
Lexington, n.y., rode out to see the
great crow roost. 1t was one of the
most remarkable sights l ever witnes-
sed. The place was about seven miles
from the city. on the Danville. pike.
The roost was so ancient that the oldest
inhabitant could not tell when the
crows first commenced coming there.
Many years ago the roost was nearer
Lexington, but as the trees were cut
away the crows moved southwark, al
ways seeking the next piece of timber.
Ii Las been a subject of conjecture
whether the crows will ever abandon
their ancient roost, but judging by the
fact that hundreds, not to say thousands.
have already given up the trees, and
roost on the ground, am inclined to
believe that when there are no more
trees in the section all will content
themselves with bed on mother earth.
1t was about four o'clock p. m. when
/ arrived on the ground, and already
the crows began to pour in. At sun
down they were coming from all direc-
tions, and long lines continued entering
the woods from every point of the COM
pass until dark. Each flock had its
leader or high-flyer. who flew over the
tree-tops until he found his roost, when
the head of the column alighted, the
rest circling around and around, and
winding themselves about their chief.
Only few crows would alight on the
same tree where the leader alighted,
from which fact judged he was sort
of aristocratic p@rsonage, who did not
associate with the common herd OF
crows, and that the birds who slept on
his tree were the royal family and
crows of high degree. Certain it was
that on one tree only two or three old
crows sat, who kept up an incessant
cawing; and now and then one would
quit the tree and fly TO an approaching
flock, which he would apparently con-
duet to its proper place in the wood,
and then return and report TO an old
chap who sat on the topmost branch of
the highest tree, and who never omitted
his station, but kept Tapping his wings
up and down, constantly grumbling
about something. He was stately and
crow, of evident great
resDectabilty, and may have been the
king of the crows. AT times he became
great excited, hopped about and spoke
in loud voice; at others he cawed
gutturally, and if might be allowed to
Judge from his motions and manners
was sOmewha. of tyrant in his ma
nagement of affairs. The rustic of
wings in flying was one of the most pc
culiar sounds | ever heard large flock
passing silently over our heads, we
paused to listen, and could liken the
uoise to nothing but the futter of a
million fans, or the rustling of vast
pieces of silk. Although the crows
would not abandon their roOst, it was a
most unnoying and unsafe one for
them; the boys from the city and adioi- |
ming farms frequently going out with
dogs and guns to kill them, and |
slaughtering hundreds of the poor crea-
lures.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-01-08
Major John Andre.

A New York walking club recently
made visit TO TappantOwn, which is
invested with a melancholy historical
interest, from having been the scene of
the imprisonment. trial and execution
of Major Andre. They paused long be-
fore the old house, built of the red
sandstone of that region, facing the
main street in which Andre was con-
| fined. 1t is now unoccupied and dilap-
idated, and its wood work is sadly de-
caved. but then 1t was a bustling tav-
ern, well patronized and doing flour
ishing business. The present inscrip-
| ton above its door is sold Stone House,
70" \ little further on is brick
church, with white wooden tower,
from which sweei-toned bell was
ringing for morning service. This
church Is comparatively modern, hav-
ing been built in 1885, but is interest
ing as standing on the site of the old
stone church i'm which Andre was
tried ahd condemned. In the little ne
elected burying ground behind il are
old sandstone slabs, bearing dates as
early as 1854, and queer old Dutch
names long since forgotten. After
walking nearly half mile furthur up
a gentle ipcline they reached the sum
nit of what is interchangeably known
as "Gallows," Washington" and
"Andre" hill, where the gallant young
officer was hanged. All that now
marks the spot is an old cedar tree ,des
tined to stand but short time longer,
the trunk of which is protected by
boards from the ravages of relic hunt
ers-said to be one OF the two that sup
ported the cross-pieces from which de-
pended the fatal moose. According to
the traditions of the place, the con-
demned man stood in a cart that was
driven between the two trees, the rope
adjusted about his neck, and the cart
driven away from beneath him. a
wooden post driven in the ground a
short distance from the spot marks the
place where he was buried, and from
which the body was afterward removed
and taken to England to be buried with
honor in Westminster Abbey. Far
down at the foot of the hill can be seen
the old headquarters, and the windows
from which Washington witnessed the
preparations for the execution, but
which he ordered to be closed and
darkened before the event took place.
As long as the memory of the Ameri-
can Revolution lasts, its most tragic
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-01-08

there, held against the ticket, was that
never-to-be-forgotten red thumb with
no nail upon it.
'One moment" said l. and held the
antern to his face. 1t was Gleason.
80 ho," exclaimed. "Betsey Ellen,
we meet again!"
He jumped mp with an oath. But l
was now no longer boy. Determined
that "Betsey" should not escape me
again, seized him by the collar, thrust
bin down into the seat and called i'm
two brakemen.
Three hours later We gave him into
custody at Bangor. He was tried for
the murder of Foreman Briggs and SEN
fenced to be hanged. The sentence was
commuted, however, to Imprisonment
for life, and l have since heard that he
died in prison.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-01-08
Z" Duds.-

Little Mrs. Dagget was going dOwr
Brush street. She had on her stor,
clothes, and was sailing along like :
Baltimore clipper, when she met :
strange woman. They surveyed eaci
other as they slowly passed. Mrs
Dagget could tell exactly what the
other had on and the cost, and the
other could do the same by Mrs. Dag.
get. As their eyes met they both ele-
waited their noses.
Your coral iewelry is only wax ~
exclaimed the stranger.
And that's shoddy lace :" screamed
Dagget.
And that dress only cost twenty
cents per yard"'
1t cost seventy cents. and | saw
your bonnet in secondhand store -
Then they gave each other love taps
on the mouth, and pulled each Others
hair, and Mrs. Dagget retreated from
the encounter to find solace in beer.
She was out on the war-path, half
drunk, when arrested.
"And now," she said, rs the charge
was read, "must a lady, when she
walks out with her fine duds on, be in
suited by such heathens rs that woman
trains with"
But you looked at her-you critI-
cised her clothing. too"
so did your Honor. | thought she
had the worst taste | ever saw. Did
you ever know real lady to wear red
on her bonnet, green around her neck,
and yellow bows on her dress. -
Never" he exclaimed.
''well, that's the way she was
rugged out. Look at me, your Honor
see the soft harmony-the pleasing
cOntrasts-the mingling of the tender
and the beautiful. This ribbon cost
ten cents yard, and this calico is war
ranted not 10 fade, while this apron
can't be bought anywhere for less than
thirty cents
- have often been pained to see
women turn and glance at each other"
observed the court. "I'm rather glad
you abused each other. but can't ex-
cuse the inIOxicaIion. The fine is five
dollars"
Here is the same she promptly
=" Real ladies can pay double
that, while such trash as that woman
must 90 tojail. Goodbye, sir; know
what belongs to good manners, and 1
pays my fine and goes out VITA a
smile''
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-01-08
Snow and Clear skies.

1t is familiar fact to inhabitants in
Alpine districts. that avalanches rarely
fall while the sky remains covered,
whereas they fall rapidly and in great
numbers in the morning when the
heavens art clear. On this account the
monks of the great st. Bernard do not
leave the convent in the latter case. NJ.
Dufour attributes this more frequent
fall of avalanches to the lowering of
temperature when the sky is clear, es-
pecially before sunrise. The small fila
ments of ice which retain the snow on
the sides of the mountain, then con-
tract and break, and the snow begins TO
slide, carrying down other portions be-
low. 1t is known that very slight dis
turbanees, as the flight of a bird. a few
words in deep voice, &C., suffice to
bring down avalanches.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-01-08

A recent writer tlus describes the fall
made By StepheusOu's Creek, mount
ain torrent of the Sierra, that discharg-
es into the San joaquin River, in the
eastern part of Fresno county-Here
are the falls. where Stephenson Greek
rushes over the perpendicular walls of
rock 70 the river below. We could hear
the rushing waters distinctly when
within five miles from them, and now
we had arrived at the spot where the
water began its descent. We tried at
numerous points TO obtain a view of
them but without success. We then
returned to camp, and after laying in
liberal supply of ammunition for snake
bites, &C., we started on foot for the
falls. The distance from the camp was
three miles, yet it took US six hours to
make the trip. After a weary journey
we finally came in full view of the
"Blasohydaha" Falls. and were well re-
paid for all our trouble. The scene was
almost indescribable. The fOaming tor
rent falls upon benches about five hun
dred feet apart, and the maddenirg wa
tiers pitch and foam as though they
could not fall fast enough. From these
benches is continually shooting upon
the precipitOus walls adjoining cloud
of spray and mist that gives to the whole
a fringe of pOmpous grandeur. At
length the water finishes its descent
and passes from the Observers eye into
a subterranean passage 800 yards in
length, and again re-enters It's old chan =
mel, passing on to form part of the
great San joaquin River and be forgot
ten in the sea. The opening, as near as
we could discern, is through solid rock;
and our presumption is that after pene-
trating the rock the water discovered a
loose stratum-Derhaps of sand-and
forced its passage. On our return trip,
securing a rock as near roun d as it IL
possible for nature to form, we rolled it
over and found that it took 9ls seconds
for its descent. Allowing = seconds
for the sound to return, we have eight
seconds of perpendicular descent. The
square of time, multiplied by l6is Will
give ,O2s19 feet, which believe 20 be
close approximation.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-01-08

Nut-Pine Forests of Nevada.

The value of this species to Nevada
is not easily overestimated. Ii fur
nishes fuel, charcoal, and timber for
the mines, and together with the endur-
ing juniper, SO generally associated
with it, supplies the ranches with abun-
dance of tirewood and fencing. Many
a square mile has already been denuded
in supplying these demands, but so
great is the area covered by them, that
no appreciable loss has as yet been sus-
tanned. IL is pretty generally known
that this tree yields edible nuts, but
their importance and excellence as
human food is infinitely greater than
is supposed. In fruitful seasons like
this one, the pine-nut crop of Nevada
is.perhaps greater than the entire wheat
crop of California, concerning which.
SO much is said and felt throughout
the food markets of this world. The
Indians alone appreciate this portion of
natures bounty, and celebrate the har-
vest home with dancing and feasting.
The cones, which are a bright grass
green in color and about two inches
long by one and half in diameter, are
beaten off with poles, just before the
scales open, gathered IN heaps of sew
eral bushels, and lightly scOrched by
burning thin covering of brushwOod
over thsm. The resin with which the
cones are bedraggled is thus burned
off, the nuts slightly roasted, and the
scales made to open. Then they are
allowed to dry in the sun. after which
the nuts are easily threshed out and are
ready to be stored away. They are
about half an inch long by quarter of
an inch in diameter, pointed at the up
per end, rounded at the base. light
brown in general color. and handsome
ly dotted with purple, like birds eggs.
The shells are thin, and may be crushed
between the thumb and finger. The
kernels are white and waxy-loOking,
becoming brown by roasting, sweet
and delicious to every palate, and are
eaten by birds, squirrels, dogs, horses
and men. When the crop is abundant
the Indians bring in large quantities
for sale; then they are eaten around
every fireside in the State, and often
times fed to the horses instead of
barley.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-01-08
Acalypha Macrophyila.

A plant from the South Sea Islands,
belonging to the Order Euphorbiacee,
with foliage showing a great variety OF
tints, bears the above title. Its stem
and branches are furnished at short but
regular intervals with exstipulate
leaves, having hairy petioles from six
to eight inches long, from which the
leaf expands into bold and broad
blade of the obcordate acuminate form,
serrate and prominently veined. The
leaves attain length of from twelve to
fifteen inches, with breadth of from
ten TO twelve inches. The coloring and
markings of the leaves are exceedingly
varied, tints of red, yellow, pink, brown
and green may all be found upon one
plant. The cOloring is most developed
in the older leaves; in some, blotches
of red or yelloyish red are scattered
over the whole leaf; in others, a por-
ton sharply marked off by the promi-
nent veins is colored; in others again
the two preceding characters are COM
bined. The general outline of the
plant is bolder and the color more va
ried than A. tricolor.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-01-08

ana romantic Incident can never Dt
forgotten, and though every scheolboy
knows the main facts of that incident
by heart. it can never become alto
gether commonplace. Andre was sc
young, so handsome, so brilliant and
so unhappy, that his fate has provoked
as much pity from foes as friends. In
deed, he seems TO have had no enemies.
Even the stern soldiers who tried, con-
victed, and sentenced him, manifested
the deepest regret for the necessity
which demanded such a sacrifice. and
it is well known that Washington him
self made every effort to obtain possess
sion of Arnold. in order that the real
traitor might suffer and his victim es-
cape. The sentinels who guarded him,
the servants who waited on him, the
officers who escorted him TO the fatal
spot-all were charmed by the very
gentle anu graceful manner, the Sc
rene and lofty courage and Unborn
chivalry of the man. The whole ar
my, it is said, mourned his loss, while
recognizing that the violated laws of
war could be satisfied by no lighter
penalty. Ii is known that Andre
hoped to the last moment his petition
would be granted, and that ne would
perish by the bullet and not by the hal
ter. An officer on W hose arm he leaned
during the final march relates that
when the melancholy procession came
in sight of the gallows Andre suddenly
stopped. "You are not afraid:" said
his companion. "No,' was the reply,
II can meet the death, but | abh0r the
means" The same authority informs
us that the dismal arrangements were
not entirely complete when the pro-
cessiOn arrived at the scene of execu-
tion, and there was consequently a
brief delay. Andre stood calmly dur
ing the terrible interval, showing the
emotion which filled his breast only by
rolling small stone over and over with
his foot, and a peculiar spasmOdic ac-
ton in the throat. When all was ready
he half whispered, as if in soliloquoy
1t will be but a mOmentary pang,"
stepped lightly into the cart, removed
his cravat, adjusted the rope himself,
and then turning 10 the assembled null
titude, said: IL pray you all to bear
witness that die as becomes a brave |
man." The signal was given, the cart |
moved off, and he died without the |
slightest struggle. lie was buried as
he died, in full regimentals, his watch |
and other valuables having been pre-
viously given to his valet, who for
warded them to relatives i'm England. !
When the grave was opened some fifty |
years later, preparatory to the trans
portatiOn Ofthe remains to Westminis-
ter Abbey, the buttons and portion of
the gold lace of the uniform were still
in tolerabie preservation, and the roots
of a cherry tree planted at the head,
had grown through the coffin, and had
formed perfect network around the
skull. No American, we think, ever
looked at the splendid monument in
the noblest of England's temples with
out throb of tender sorrow for poor
John Andre.