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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-03-26
That Match IL on.

He was a Philadelphia young man. He
loved her to distraction, but her stern and
vigorous pa could not tolerate the young
man, so their troubles from the very start
seemed almost unbearable. He lived on
West Walnut street, and parted his hair
straight down the middle, was gallant and
good looking, but he was ungodly and pro-
fame, and the stern parent, who was like
wise deacon, had forbidden him the house.
But, for her sake, on the first of the year he
made such resolutions as converted him
Immediately into saint, and il was source
of great solace and pride to her to catechise
him every evening at their stolen meetings,
to learn from his own lips his close observ-
ance of his new-made vows. Last night he
took her home from church, and they were
shivering in the cold, dark entry, when she
again questioned him about his new obliga-
tion, '.for," said she, ''when pa learns that
YOU have given up your bad habits, and do
not say naughty words, think he will
relent-
'.Ju ia, he replied with warmth, squeez-
ing her delicately-moulded hand with fer
vor, / am true to my word. The fellows
say that / am knuckling too much to your
venerable dad, but blow the fellows 50 long
as you are happy"
George" said she, reproachfully, lis
not your conversation tinged with expires
sions not exactly naughty, but just little
bit slangya"
'cNo, my dear, he responded; ''for your
sake | would not be guilty of words that
are regarded as off. His nibs, your dizzy
old dad, is queer old cove, and is about
four times too stuffy for modern times. For
YOU have bulged on the boys and settled
down like brick If he don't come down
and recognize me and permit me to visit
you decently, then he's an old blue mass
The pound of gum drops which he was
about to present to her fell in shower in
the street. The dose of ''blue mass lifted
him horizontally fifteen feet, and as he
turned the last time before lighting in the
gutter he saw the dexter leg of her Wig
orous pa lightly descend beside its mate.
When he recovered his senses, and crawled
across the roadway on his bruised knees, he
thought he heard her sire exclaim:
'Julia, think this match is off,"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-03-26
Careful Mr.. striker.

In case you want to send box or
parcel to the house the twenty-five cent
express wagons are very handy things,
but your directions may not always be
understood. Mr.. Striker had had his
parcel carted all over town and then
left ut police station, and once when
he sent wagon after stove needing
repairs, the man brought back two
inch auger and a set of harness. When
he sent him back with them the driver
missed the house entirely and left the
articles at school house. Therefore,
when Mr.. Striker wanted to send up a
parcel yesterday forenoon he ap-
preached an expressman and began:
Sir, my name is Striker"
"Yes, sir"
al spell il STRIKER.
Yes, SO do l."
II live at 1876 Blank street."
"Yes, 1 know"
MY house is brick, three trees in
the front yard, iron fence, bay window,
stone dog in the yard, and name on the
door plate"
81 Yes, sir; | can go right there, sir. !"
81 want this bundle taken up" said
Mr. Striker.
d" Yes, sir"
Remember the place, 496 Blank
street." cautioned Mr.. Striker.
"Ah. but couldn't drive right to
the house in the darkest night of the
year," was the indignant answer as
tie man drove off.
After driving one block he turned
around and put the whip TO his horse
until he overlook Mr.. Striker, when he
called out:
''Was it 800 you told me, cause
was thinking OF my sick wife and the
number flew out of my mind"
"496, you idiot" yelled Striker, as
he wheeled around. Here it is on
this card,"
"Yes, sir, and can find it like a
book
In about an hour the man appeared
az the store and inquired for Mr.. Stc-
ker, and Mr.. Striker Indignantly de-
manded if that parcel had been deliv-
cred.
''Ah. You are the man was locking
for. couldn't find your house Mr..
Stoker'
Stoker. you human hyena-my
names Striker.''
''Is it: Then | made a mistake.
Striker-Striker-I'U remember il if it
kills me. Excuse me, sir, but | never
got confused before, and I'm all right
now"
The man ratified away at furious
pace, and Mr.. Striker saw no more of
him until reaching home. The chap
was waiting for him three doors below,
and at once began:
Mr.. Stocks. they say you don't live
here and they won't take the parcel"
stocks. Why, I'll kill you. Ny
name is Striker.''
sis it, Well, that beats me-"
"This isn't my house, of course. Ny
house is 1876 Didn't | give you the
number on a card?"
Why, yes, of course. Dear me, bur
how confused / am, No wonder |
thought your name was Slocum instead
of Sirius ~
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-03-26
Value of the signal Service.

The system OF danger signals, adopt
ed by the United States Government,
has proved of great benefit to shipping.
All along the coast are stations, at
which plainly visible signals are dis
played, to warn ship-captains of ap-
preaching storms. The reports of OBJ
servers at the stations are required To
give all instances in which vessels have
remained in port on account of official
warnings given. In these cases danger
was avoided. and statistics show that
disasters to shipping have been eOnsid-
erably fewer since the introduction OF
the cautionary signals. The agricul-
tural interests of the country also have
been greatly benefited by the daily bull
letins sent to every farming district in
the land by the Weather Department.
These bulletins are made from tele-
graphic reports received at appointed
centers of distribution, where they are
at once printed, placed in envelopes, >,
and addressed to designated post-offices
in the district to be supplied. Each
postmaster receiving bulletin has the
order of the Posmaster-General to dis
play it instantly in a frame furnished
for the purpose. The bulletins reach
the different offices, ard are displayed
in the frames, on the average, at eleven
o'clock in the morning, making about
ten hours from the time the report lett
the chief signal officer until it appeared
placarded at every centre of the farm
ing population and became accessible TO
all classes even the mos. distant paris #
the country. The information given
on these bulletins has been found espe-
cially valuable TO those farmers who
take an interest in the study of meteor
ology, or the science of weather, and
the facts announced are so PLAIN, that
any intelligent person may profit by
them. For instance, each bulletin now
announces, for its particular district,
what winds in each month have been
found most likely, and what least like
ly, to be followed by rain. Attention
given to this one simple piece of infor-
nation will result in increasing the
gains and reducing the losses of har-
vesting. Warnings of expected rises
or falls in the great rivers are made
with equal regularity. telegraphed, bull
letined in frames, and also published in
the newspapers, at the different river
cities. These daily reports give the
depths of water at different points in
the rivers courses, and make it easy
tor river shipping to be moored safely
in anticipation of low water, when ig-
norance might lead to the grounding
of the boats on sand-bars or mud-banks-
The notices of the probable heights
which freshets may reach, are followed
by preparations upon the :" levees " and
river banks, to guard against over
flows.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-03-26
A Poor Little Doggy"

A lady carrying a small lapdog in her
arms ascended the steps of Sutter
street mansion the other day and ex-
citedly rang the bell. "Quick," she
said earnestly to the servant girl, "tell
me, is there company in your parlOr?"
"No mum; why?"
because little Bijou herei going to
have fit; has 'em every three weeks
regular, and see one coming now. L I'm
afraid he'll injure himself out here on
the pavement. Now if you'll only lend
me your parlor until the poor darling
gets through!'
But the heartless servant refused,
and the last seen of the lady she had
hired passing coupe and was sitting
up with the driver sprinkling cologne
in through the window while Bijou was
foaming at the mouth and clawing up
the silk cushions inside.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-03-26
A Bad Fix.

Al an early hour woman called at tn
postoffice and purchased three-cent stamp
and had it already clicked" to paste on he
letter, when she discovered that she ha(
left the letter at home. She received tht
heartfelt sympathies of the stamp clerk anC
went home for the letter AT IL O'Clock
when the stamp window was besieged by +;
crowd, the woman returned, having tn,
letter in one hand and minute fragmen
of postage stamp in the other
''Stand out of the way for poor dis
tressed woman :" she called out as she mad,
for the window, and those who didn't obey
were poked aside in a way to be remem
bered by their ribs The change which one
buyer was about to pocket was swept of
the board on the floor by her arms, and sh,
held the fragment of stamp and exclaimed
to the clerk:
''Do you dare deny, sir, that you SOLD
me three-cent stamp two hours agol"
Il think | sold you stamp" he replied
"And didn't have my letter here. AT
ter I'd eaten all the paste off the stamp
couldn't find my letter. You rememberl 2
''Yes, remember"
swell, sir, | carried that stamp all the
way home on the tip of my finger, and
laid it down on the windy-sill till | could
find my letter, and what did my little
Clarence do but pick it up and begin tC
chew away, and by the time could choke
his mouth open nothing was left but this
little bit. "
"And you want anOjher.n
Il demand another, sir, in place of this -
81 couldn't do that"
''But you'll have to, This is the stamp
! bought of youl Look for yourself and
see. make oath that never put il on a
letter. Am to be cheated out of my three
cents in back handed way z"
The crowd began to call out and jostle
her, but by a vigorous use of feet and ell
bows she cleared the space again and said 3;
Il demand a new stamp,n
The clerk tried to explain how she
couldn't get one in exchange, but she in
terrupted:
''IIave got TO murder my child and get
the rest of the stamp! Never! I'll never
leave this windy till have new stamp to
put on my letter to Thomas"
The clerk tried to explain again, but she
brought the letter down with a thump and
said:
''l'll leave this letter here II is to my
Thomas in Port Huron. If ne doesn't get
it in three days you'll hear from me and my
four big girls and three sons, and when our
family gets started on row We never stop
for the biggest postoffice in America -
At dark the clerk was undecided. He
doesn't like to be bluffed into going down
for his small change, but in the dim future
he sees a solemn procession, headed by a
determined old lady, marching down the
corridor to make Il vacancy in the ranks of
government.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-03-26
TWILIGHT BURIAL.

Thou has passed from life, and thou knowest
it not
The light is quencbed in thine eyes, l wot,
The rose-red mouth, it Was wan aud sere,
And thou art dead, my poor. dead dear.
One summer night, myself saw
Thee laid in earth with shuddering awe
The nightinSaies fured low dir Se-like lays,
And the stars came out on thy bier to gaze.
As the morning train through the wood defiles
Their htany peals up the branching sisles
The pine trees, IN funeral mantles dressed,
Moan prayers for the soul that Is gone to rest
And as by the mountain-tarn we wound,
The elves we're dancing fairy round,
They stopped, and they seemed. though starr
led thus,
With looks Of pity to gaze at Us.
And when we came to thy lone earth bed,
The moon came down from the heaven Ger
head.
She spoke of the lost one. A sob. q stound !
And the bells in the far-away distance sound.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-03-26
sbrewdness and Ability.

Hop Bitters, SO freely advertised in
all the papers, secular and religious, are
having large sale, and are supplant-
ing all other medicines. There is no
denying the virtues Of the Hop plant,
and the proprietors Of these Bitters
have shown great shrewdness and
ability in compounding Bitters, whose
virtues are so palpable to every ones
Observation-Disclosures.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-03-26

flames has ceased there will rise again
on the shores of the Atlantic renewed,
regenerated, though not more salu-
brious or popular Cape May.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-03-26
PRICE 81 PER BOTTLE
Or Six Bottles for IS.

Delivered to any address free from observa-
tion.
Patients" may consult by letter; receiv-
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answering the following questions;
]. Give your name and post-office address,
county and State, and your nearest express
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2. Your age and sex?
J. Occupation?
4. Married singlef
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.. Relate without reservation all you
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II. 7. HELMBOLD,
Druggist and Chemist,
Philadelphia, Pa
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-03-26

For Debility. Loss of Memory. lndisposi-
tion To EXertion or Business, ShortneSs of
Breath. Troubled with Thoughts of Disease,
Dimness of Vision, Pain in the Back. Chest,
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If these symptoms are allowed TO go on,
very frequently Epileptic Fits and Con-
sumption follow. When the constitution
becomes affected il requires the aid of an
invigoraIing medicine to strengthen and
tone up The system-which
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-03-26

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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-03-26

Headache Pain in the Shoulders, Cough,
Dizziness. Sour stomach, Eruptions, Bad
Taste in the Mouth. Palpitation of the
Heart Pain in the region OF the kidneys,
and thousand other painful symptoms
are he od-prings of Dyspepsia
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-03-26
Helnbold's Buchu
Invigorates the Stomach,

And stimulates the torpid Liver, Bowels,
and Kidneys TO healthy action, In cleansing
the blood of all impurities, and impartlng
new life and yigor to the whole system
A single trial will be quite sufficient TO
convince the most hesitating of its valuable
remedial qualities.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-03-26

II. t. HELMBOLD,
Druggist and Chemist,
Philadelphia, Pa
The weekly miner., 1879-11-11
Autobiography or a Boy.

Never vas an " innocent child.'
Took to general wickedness as fast Ii [ was
able to comprehend it.
Stole pie, cake and jam and lied about it.
Had two sets of faces, manners and morals.
One for indoors before the folks one for out
doors with the boys.
s'Sting of conscience meant getting
caught robbing all apple orchard.
Was always sorry tor my sins when found
out.
Herled with other little boys OF my OWL
age.
Big boys" taught us many kinds Of wick
edness.
A "big boy" is a boy who has learned to
smoke and chew tobacco.
Used to hang around and hear mems talk
on mysterious subjects. Y. B.-Grown up
folks always seem to forget that the smaller a
boy is, the bigger are his ears and eyes.
Parents are not to be trusted. If you tell
them the truth about yourself they lick you.
The premium is On dishonesty. Parents are
useful to feed and clothe Teller and give
him Fourth Of July money. Otherwise they
are intrusive.
While my folks thought they We're bring
in" me up | grew up. | conquered all my
privileges. Learned to smoke eight years be-
fore they allowed ne to smoke.
Learned much from other boys not printed
in fnc books
The weekly miner., 1879-11-11
ivANITY'S FAIR.

It's only the female sex who can rip, darn
and tear without being considered profaie
y We hear of men sowing wild oats, but who
ever heard of woman sowing anything but
tares /?
Miss Louise Alcott has received all offer OF
$1,000 from the editor of st. Nicholas for
serial to run through the coming year.
Many girls would rather wear their stock
ings with holes il them than have them
darned, because when darned they are NEIL
ded, and girls prefer men alive.
The Princess of Wales smokes a dainty
cigarette now ard then, it is SAID, and so does
the Duchess Of Edinburg.
Queen Victoria hardly ever falls into the
vulgar pebeian habit of catching cold She
thinks it's sneezy thing to avoid.
A single bitter word may ,Iisquiet whole
family for a whole day. One surly glance
casts a gloom over the household. while
smile, like gleam of sunshine, may light up
the darkest and weariest hours.
The difference between self-naGe man
and a self-ma,le woman IS ten old papers,
four hair switches, ninety hair pins and
pretty little box labeled face powder.
A young lady of New York was married
the other day in the wedding gown OF her
grandmother, made 70 years ago. without any
alteration, and so similar were the styles that
no one knew but it was new one, made
for the OCCASION"
Bellefonte, Ala, witnesses the singular
spectacle of grandmother Alternating a school
kept by her granddaughter. Mrs. Daniel
Martin. the grandmother, is sixteen years old
and has been a wife four years her teacher
is, Of course, her ep--randdaughter
The magnificent diamonds which were pre-
sented as a bridal gift to the daughter OF Gen.
Sherman by the khedive of Egypt are kept
in the vault of the United States Treasury.
and their casket is sealed so that the Treas-
urers clerks may not be put to the trouble OF
displaying them to visitors. The daughter,
Mrs. Fitch, lives in st. Louis. She has three
children. the Oldest being boy Of years.
Several young ladies' of Clinton, Ia. formed
a cooking club and met by turns at each
others houses on all occasional afternoon, to
take lessons in the culinary art. They assign
the duties by lot-one to bake bread, one to
make pies. etc, and the afternoons lahors
end with supper, at which the joint results
are eaten and discussed to their mutual adj
vantage.
Mis-. Ann Ganville is an Englishwoman,
nearly ninety years old, who is said to be the
best female rover in the world. having with
crew of four other women won victories
over similar crews in England and France.
and in some cases over boats manned by men.
On one occasion she won a race at a Flench
regatta in the presence OF Queen Victoria,
and afterward was "presented" on board the
royal yacht, and danCed.a hornpipe for the
Queens amusement. Old as she is. she is
extremely strong and erect. und until three
months ago had as good sight as in her
younger days.
The weekly miner., 1879-11-11
THOUGHTS.

The first step toward virtue is to abstain
from vice.
knowledge without justice becomes craft;
courage without reason becomes rashness.
Good temper is like sunny day; it sheds
it brightness on everything
He only is independent who can maintain
himself by his own eNertions.
Recommend to your children virtue; that
alone can make them happy-not gold
If every person would be half as good as he
expects his neighbor to be, what heaven this
world would be. ".-ru
A man has no right to occupy such high
moral grounds that he is constantly so far
above his fellows that lie can be OF no earthly
assistance to them.
In Ednburg all shops and stores are closed
on SUNDAYS. No street cars are allowed to
run, and state of much greater quiet prevails
than is usual in our American cities. As a
ed than with us, and the people who attend
are more punctual. Most of the worshippers
join heartily in the singing.
'Tis hope that makes the heart throb and
causes the strong arm to stretch forth in man
ly exertions for the future--grasping with iron
will all impediments till success is assured
therefore let not despair intervene to para
I'VE your energy ere the goal is reacllcd.-
Muilcn,
When man is prosperous it is easy for him
to stop the mouth of conscience, to bribe or
abuse il. to fill it with business, to blunt il
with temporal gayeties, or 10 he tlattered into
weak opinions and sentences, and to tell OF
the great struggles he had in his young days
to get along, and to upbraid the dry goods
clerks who are getting 81 perweek for not put
TING 81 III the bank,
The weekly miner., 1879-11-11
.~
7i,,,e.
in the books

1t is a mistake to try to keep children very
quiet. II they are strong and healthy it will
be ali impossibility to keep them still very
long, and by trying to do so you l:eep them
fretful and peevish. / sometimes think that
we say don't " and "musn't" altogether too
much. We are SO watchful and feaftui lest
they do wrong or get hurt, or acquire disa-
greeable habits that we keep them constantly
harrassed.
Children like to be useful, and the can be
taught when quite young to do little helpful
things, especially if mamma works with them
, and they have a cheerful talk meanN lille. 1t
pays in a great many ways TO give }snr chill
dren Just as much of your lime as is possible
to make yourself a companion 10 them.
This sometimes requires self-denial. Maybe
calls on fashionable acquaintances will be
neglected, but it is only our dearest friends
that care whether we visit them often or not;
while if we take time to play with, amuse and
interest our children, to make their home life
so happy they will never seek pleasure else
where, they will grow up into bright happy
men and women who will all their lives carry
in their hearts blessed memories of home and
mother.
The weekly miner., 1879-11-11
THAT BIG FEE,
Flow the Lawyer Was Decesyed.

Some tine since, a number Of Detroit law
ye1s invested III and nailed up at their desks
a sign reading that they were very busy just
then, but would see the visitor later. The
signs were doing all the good hoped for when
one day withered-up old man entered an of
fee, eazed stupidity around and at last in
Iuired:
"kin see the lawyer for few minutes? ?"
He had book under his arm and that set
tied his case. His eyes We're directed to tine
sign, and after reading it he turned away,
saying:
"Wall, if you're very busy l won't stop.
1t was a case where there was about $4,000
at stake and-'
But he was out in the hall by that time,
and he didn't seem to hear the invitation to
come back. The lawyer, vexed and tnnoyed.
tore down the sign at once and hop>i the old
man might return. Sure enough lie entered
the office yesterday, ard not seeing the sign,
he sat down and asked:
Every busy this mornlng?''
ooh, no-plenty of time" was the reply.
''Sure won't annoy you?"
"Oh, you can't annoy me at ali. l shall
listen to you with the greatest of pleasure"
"Wall then,'' said the old man, as he slow
ly undd his book, "I'd like to call your atten-
ton to this Life of Napoleon It is said
that the engravings alone cost $4,000. We
are selling this book to lawyers at
The attorney grew white around the
mouth, and asking to be excused for & mo-
ment, he put on his hat and Went down for a
ride on the felry-boat, calculating to be gone
just two hours.-Detr0t Free Prees.
The weekly miner., 1879-11-11

Butler is more buoyant this fall than ever.
.sTry Us just once" is his latest appeal. This
is what the Vermont chap said to the girl he
was courting: "AIarry me once, "said he, sand
if you don't like me as husband I'll never
ask you to marry me again as long as live."
It was an awful taking way of putting the case,
and was efiectual, too. And that is why But
Ter is trying il on.-Ne,o York Express.