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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-12-01
Helping Along n Church Fair:

Mrs fugleson Is quite wealthy, and
always on hand az church fairs-a man.
ager, Of course She had one recently.
II have thought of way to raise little
more money at our fair" said that lady, as
she entered the hall where the other men,
hers of the committee were setting out and
preparing the long tables; and taking bas-
ket from the boy who had accompanied
her, she produced an old plated silver tea-
set, which had done good service for q
quarter of a century, but was not needed
any longer, a new and much better one
having taken its place.
This tea-set Will bring thirty dollars by
selling II In sixty chances at fifty cents
each, continued the lady.
The proposed plan struck all the ladies
right, and it went through with bound
the set being placed on Mrs. Fueleson's s
table, and her son John appointed TO take
charge of lhe sales and receipts One gen.
tleman tooK ten chances and another six;
not because they wanted the tea-set, but
thought that a good and quick way TO put
a little more money in the treasury.
At the close of the fair, it was announced
that Miss Priscilla Jenes, the lucky girl,
holding only one chance, and that a gift,
was the owner of the set; while Mrs. Fugle
son, announced that the receipts were all
right, thirty dollars.
And here" )" continued the lady. turning
to the treasurer, ''is seven dollars for you.
The remaining twenty-three dollars, of
course belong TO me, that being Just what
my first husband paid for that set twenty
seven years ago."
Mrs Fugleson has couple of old bed
steadss also silver-plated warming pan,
which she intends TO Iaffle off at the next
fair, and give the church all they bring,
after deducting first cost.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-12-01
.-iCk for Shis.-

They drove into town behind cross
eyed mule and a spawned horse They
looked contented, but one member OF the
party was the head of the house, for she
handled the ribbons. and when they halted
she hitched the team, while he stood de-
nurely by and took the basket of eggs and
her shopping satchel as she han1ed them
out. They disposed of the produce at the
grocery, and then entered a dry goods
store.
She made few trifling purchases of
thread, pins, needles and such things and
then called for two knots OF yarns
THAT won't be enough, Mary" said the
man, plucking at her dress.
Il guess know what I'm buying" she
retorted.
''But il ain't more than half what you
have had afore, he persisted.
"Wal, that's none o your business, these
socks are goin' 10 be for me and If | want
EN- short, you can have yours come way
up 20 your neck if you want to.
The old man bowed to the inevitable
with long sigh as his partner turned to
the clerk and said:
Two yar'is of cheap shirtin', If you
please"
THAT amt enough, Mary said the
old man, plucking al her dress again
"Yes It's
''No, il amt"
"Wal, is all you'll git, she snapped.
''Put it up then Mister said he turning
to the clerk, put it up and We won't have
any,
''Who's doin' this buyin' / should like
TO know?" hissed the woman.
''You are, Mary, you are, y he admitted,
''but you can't palm of no short shirts on
me-"
''You act like fool, John Splner!"
''Mebbe do, Mary, but I'll be burned
to gosh, if I'll have half shirt-no, not if
l 20 naked"
.'Wal, | say two yards are enough to
make any one two Shirts she snapped.
''Mebbe that's enough for you, Mary"
he said very quietly, ''p'raps you can get
along with collar button and neck band,
but that amt me, and l don't propose to
freeze my legs TO save cents
Git what you want, then," shrieked
she, pushing him over the stool, "git ten
yards, git dozen pieces if You want 'em;
but remember that FL make you sick for
this"
''Four yards, if you please mister-four
yards, said he to the clerk, land Just re-
member" he continued, ''if you hear of
'em findin' me with my head bursted, friz
TO death in snow drift, Just remember
you heard her say she would make Ine
sick"
And grasping his bundle he followed his
better half out Of the door,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-12-01
DON'T HURRY TOO FAST TO BE RICH

Your road through life NAV be thorpy.
Your bed not Of roses or down
Remember what Shakespeare has written
or these on whose head lies . crown
1t is hsri to toll late aud toll early
To delye or to YEARLY stitch
Do your best to improve your condition
But-dont hurry too fast to be rich
We snd in the Good Book this sentence
IS long as the world twill endure
''He who to be rich"-it SAYS .hsstensth
Becometh the suddenly poor -
Just turn to the passage and read Il
When for lucre your fingers shall itch -
And OF the camel and eye Of the noodle
And don't hurry too fast to be rich
There are those in palace residing.
Yes. many. l venture to say,
Who'd rejoice and be glad to change plsoes
With you, my dear fellow. to-day.
Ah little we know OF the troubles
The cares and anxieties which
Attend, like shadow, these people
20 don't hurry too fast to be rich
How exalted and noble the wages
hist always reward honest toll,
BE they earned meath the fierce sun Of noon
day.
Or by those who consume midnight oil
There lies between Wealth and Contentmen
oitimes an impasssble ditch;
Don fall in it brother, be careful -
Don't hurry toe fast to be rchl
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-12-01
A Samoan w eddIng.

A great wedding is about to come of in
Samoa A leading chief of Falefa has been
courting Moe, daughter of the high chief
of Apia- As the chief is an old man and
Moe ABOUT nineteen, it has required the
most strenuous efforts OF both families to
bring about the match. The Falefa family
have carried to Apia over three hundred
pigs. killed and cooked, and distributed
them among the young lady's relations. In
return for these, the family of the expect
ed bride must. give fine mats, and they
have been buslly engaged collecting them
from all over the islands, till the gove--
nor's house is half full. A vast deal of
ceremony Is connected with these we'd
dings. All the maidens of Falefa went in
procession TO the governors house, each
carrying stick with a bunch OF red feath-
ers suspended from the end. A. the we'd
ding some member of the government
reads chapter from the Bible and then
reads ceremony. The couple being mar.
ried are seated all the time, and join hands
toward the close of the ceremony, as in
more civilized countries. In this instance
the lady is smiable and interesting. Ma
tive dances were taking place nightly, and
q part of the wedding festivities Al the
young dandies appear on the stage at such
a time, and the maidens of the villages as
semble on the scene in costumes like the
primitive garb of Eve.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-12-01
Comfort for old Maids.

Old maids are useful. They can cook.
sew and take care of the children and
nurse sick people, and generally play the
piano. Old bachelors are useless. They
do not even know how 10 drive nails or
split wood.
Old maids are amiable If one wants
anything done that requires patience and
kindness Of heart, single lady is sure 10
be the one to do it.
Old bachelors arc ill-naiured. They
snub children, despise babies and rate
young mothers, and are always 80 busily
employed in seeing that other people take
care of them that they have not moment
to gve,,to any one else.
Old maids are nice looking. aud s1young
for their years. Old bachelors generally
have red noses, rheumatism in the knees-
bald heads and mouths that turn down a.
the corners
Old maids can make home OF one little
room, and they cook delicious meals for
one over the gas jet, in cunning little tin
Kettles, besides making all their own ward
robes Old bachelors need an army of
tailors, walters, coOks and distant relatives
20 keep them comfortable
When old MAIDS are Ill they tie up their
heads in pocket handkerchiefs. take bomo,-
Pathic pellets out of two bottles alrernateir
and get well again. When old bachelors
are Ill they go to bed and send for four
doctors; have consultation, a mantle
piece full of black bottles, eli the amiabls
married men who belong to the club to sit
up with them at night, besides hired
nurse; they telegraph 10 their reIatioas
and do their best to persuade the world
that they are dying.
When an old maid travels she takes q
sandwich, piece of pound cake and a
bottle of lemonade in basket, aad lunches
comfortably in the carriage. When an
old bachelor travels he orders a meal !,
courses at the station, and raves because
he has no time to eat it before the '.6ftsen
minutes for refreshments mas expired.
Old maids drink weak tea. ard il curss
their headaches.
Old bachelors drink strong liquor. and
1t gives them headaches.
Old maids are modest They think their
youth Is over and their beauty gone. If
alter while some autumual love is giyan
them they take it as a sort of a miracle
and hope people viii not laugh at them for
marrying So late in life
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-12-01
The Name "Des MoInes

When Fathers Marquet and Joliet, in
1873, visited a tribe Of Indians near the
mouth of the river which now bears the
name 'Des Moines," they learned from
the natIvds that they called their settle
ment or cluster of villages, Moniag,ti,ids,
after the river on which it was situated.
On the ancient French maps of the coun-
try the name appears as Moingons. 1t is
q French corruption of the Algonquin
word mikonang, signifying 'the road. p
When the French established trading posts
on the Mississippi nyer nearly one hundred
years ago. they applied the name MOin to
the Indians who resided on tine river we
call Des MONIES, and in speaking of that
river they would say, ''td riricre des
Noi,ls" or ''the river of the Moin." Long
after .his, in some way, the name became
associated with that of the Trappist monks
(hoiaes detd Trappe), Il people.whowere
living with the Indians On the American
bottom. After this the idea prevailed that
the true reading Of the ''riuiere des MOin"
was ''riuiere des Moines," or '.river of
monks" And SO the name Dcs Moines
began to appear on modern maps The
first part of the name, des, is clearly
French, while the latter part has been cor
rupted from the original Moin to the or
biography of the French word Moines,
the pronunciation of which is the same
1t is interesting to note the changes which
the name has undergone. The foregoing
we believe to be the true explanation of
origin of our beautiful Iowa river, and of
the manner in which the name has come
down to us. 1t is IN accordance with Mic
ollet, most excellent authority, In his
''Report OF the Upper Mississippi" which
was published by the authority of Con-
gress In 1S43. The Dakota or Sioux name
Of the river was Lnydn-Sha Shd- IYatpd,
or ''Brother of Redstone river' This
name was formed from the Dakota words
inyan, stone; shd-sha, red, and irdtpa,
river What we call the East Fork of the
Des Moines, they call Hlydn-Sha-Sha
atpd-SunkaKee, or ''the bsother Of the
Redstone river" The Sacs and Foxes
tribes which belong to the Algonquin race,
and spoke language quite different from
that Of the Sioux, called the same river |
ke-sauk- kee- sepo, after the national name |
Of the Sauk-kee, or Sac tribe, as we cal. |
hem. This name is interpreted to mean |
''the river of the Ssuk-kee," the termina- |
ton sepo, meaning river in the Algonquin |
language. At the beginning of the present |
the Sacs had village near the |
mouth of the river, and hence the name,
From this name comes |
hat of our present Keosauqua, in Van Bu- |
-an county
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-12-01
The Dignity of tho Law.

As prominent lawyer was enjoying his
otium cum dignitate in his private Office
the door was pushed hurriedly open and
the head of tiustered and excited voma,
was thrust into the aperture.
'.Are yec in ~ she asked in hears.
voice; then she advanced to the table and
laid down fifty cents.
MY good woman, said the LAWYER in
his most judicial voice, "wha, is this
for?"
'Ets your retayning fee; sureIt's prod
iyer l want, and one that will see thai i,,s-
tice is done me-me, that's as dscent ,
woman as iver lived to be called a thsfe
and blaggard by that meddlesome old
Maloney woman Oh, dear. oh dear! Ye
see. it was just like this: We lived fore
nInst each other. wild brick wall between.
and her ugly spalpeen Jimmy he came over
on our side and he says, says he, And me
mother would be obi eyed if ye'd loan her
the loan OF her own hat-irons that she
brought from Tipperary wild her. And
ses, ses j, Your mother never was in Tip-
perary, no mere she was, your honor;
and she never had no fat-irons'-no mora
she had, your honor; snd wild that he
piCkeu up Drick and
Stop, stop, my good woman, .ard the
bewildered lawyer at this point in the pro-
ceedings. This, as understand II, ia a
controversy between two persons. You
crave the law. Let me explain. A con-
crete legal light exists only when the con-
dItions are to be found which the atstract
principle OF law has attached to its being.
This desuetudo corresponds to loss of con-
ciete legal rights, by non-user. Do YOU
follow me, madam This is an actio in
1uriarunl. Modern Jurisprudence has de-
cided-'
''Oh, holy mother of Moses, gimme back
me fifty cints,' exclaimed the confusel
client. ''l've had me fill of the law. IL
was sayin'. Jimmy picked up a brickand
broke me last pane Of glass, but 1t souio
be chaper to buy whole window nan 10
go to law about it; your honor's Aoquence
has convinced NE Of that" Be when sho
sees Mrs. Maloney she says = her neigh
bors. I'D 'av had the law AZ her, but /
consulted wild one of the Ia lns lyers of the
city, ard he ADVISED me.o the contrary.
Whist says he, she mt worth 1t. The
coort niver could coDct the cash sv her.
and thin he gave D. some boonful pinis Of
lawl"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-12-01
Preserving Timber In Ground-

In speaking of the well known methods
OF preserving posts and wood which are
partly imb6dded in the earth, by charriug
and coating with tar, it is said these meth.
DDS are only effective when both are ap-
piled. Should the poles only be charred.
without the subsequent treatment with tar,
the charcoal formation on the surface
would only act as an absorber of the mois-
ture, and, if anything, only hasten the de-
cay. BY applying a coating OF tar without
previously charring, the tar would only
form q casing about thewood, nor would
it penetrate to the depths which the alb
sorbing properties of the charcoal surface
would insure. Wood that is exposed to
the action of water or let into the ground
should be charred, and then, before il has en-
tirely cooled, be, treated with tar till the
wood is thoroughly impregnated. The
acetic acid ard oils contained in the tar are
evaporated by the heat, and only the resin
left behind, which penetrates the pores of
the wood and forms an air tight and water
proof envelope. 1t is important to lmpreg-
nate the poles a little above the line of expos
sure, for here it Isthat the action of decay af-
fects the wood first, and where the break
always occurs when removed from the
earth OF strained in testing.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-12-01
NO. 40.

Change was not the boy to leave his broth
er and rescuer in the lurch. Waiting until
the enraged brute was well embarked up n
Mangos branch he pulled his tail, as he
mad seen his brother do before. Again
Bruin turned awkwardly, and resumed the
interrupted chase of Change.
The twins continued their tactics with
success. Whenever the bear was we'll ad-
vanced on one liub, and dangerously close
to one twin, the other twin wouli sally
from the other limb and pull his tail. The
silly animal always would Yield to his
latest impulse Of wrath, and suffer himself
to be diverted from the enemy who was
almost in his clutches
Alter two hours of disappointment he
learned his mistake. He was now. for the
tenth time, on Chango'S branch, and very
near Change. In vSin Mango dragged al
his hinder extremity; he kept grimly on
ii Mango, forced to choose between let
ting go the bruie's tail or the higher branch
which enabled him to keep his feet, let 90
the former.
ChanSo could now retreat no farther. and
he was hardly yard beyond the bears
reach. The branch was syayirg more
than ever, and the beast seemed quite
aware that he might tax its strength too
far. After pause he advanced one of
his forfeet quarter of yard. To increase
the bears difficulty in seIzing him, tine ter
rifled boy let himself down and swung
with his hands from the bough.
He was hanging in suspense between two
frightful deaths. His heart was sinking.
his fingers were relaxing.
Then the deep baying of q hound struck
his ear, and his hands again closed firmly
On the branch. In a moment, q blood
hound and horseman sprang through the
Change held on like grim death-held
On TIL ne heard the sharp report Of = rifle
ineins through the air. held on til the
ailing carcass OF the bear passed before
lis eyes; hsld on till had climbed the tree
;Tawled along the branch, and grasping his
"earied wrist, bad assisted him to ge,
back to the fork Of the tree, and rest
,it.
If that bear had understood in time tha,
boy in the hand is worth two IN the bush.
lie might have heightened his davs and
zone down with honor to the grave.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-12-01

Basket decoration is g-eat preoccupa
ton, end is extended to the commones
wicker receptacles used in a household.
Work baskets of new shapes are made on
the same principle as the nursery or baby
basketball is, with maroon, mulberry or
garnet satin Innings, divided by stitched
compartments for the needlecase, scissors.
and numerous other small accessories. The
handles as well as borders are set with
dangling balls or tiny tassels OF combed
wool with lemon, medlar. pale flesh and
olive hues prevailing. Square pin-cushions
are made of old gold plush. in the center a
braided design through which runs q sill
vered or gilt chenille. The same braid is
much employed for outlining woolen
brocaded material, which initiates dun-col-
ored Indian goods, and which, thus enliv-
ened, looks at distance like a material
having silver or gold fibre in the tissue. The
usual inventions for photo frames have
again broken out like an epidemic disease.
1t is almost impossible TO enumerate all
the novelties The most fanciful are col
ored plush frames, painted Ia gouoche
to figure porches and Gothic gate or cathe
drai entrances. These are very suitable,
as the face reproduced appears TO be look
Ing out for the person in contemplation.
Painting is q great feature on drawing
tables. The palette Is an artistic trlfie,
which sometimes attains very high prices.
1t is made Of walnut, and in the center is
sketched, or entirely finished, or perhaps
again only begun, bit Of landscape, a
portrait, or a family scene. The colors
are dabbed all round, as they would be by
an artist squeezing them out of the tubes
while preparing hIs palette for a work of |
art These palettes are negligently hung
up on small satinwood or ebony essels..
The new antimacassars are of q soft linen
and washable canvas, finished all around |
with broad handkerchief hem. The CEN
Ter Is crewel work, or the anticassamar is q |
japanese landscape, hsving for border a |
vide TOrchon lace insertion and deep /
band of silk edged with very narrow lace. |
sofa coverlets are oatmeal cloth of gray
md white or drab and white. This is
worked with flowing tambour design in
my Of the art colors. If olive green is Sc
ected it is shaded from very dark to lts
lalest hue, and the foliage Is generally vine
II an ivy pattern, but Moorish arabesques
re more appropriate. The coverlet is sold
yith two small ones for tho elbow ends OF
be sofa. Between each band Of oat meal
10th aiternates one of drawn threads, in and
mong which a geometrical design is work
d, the border is a fringe made by draw
lg out the threads of the oatmeal cloth,
nd by knottinc the strands together.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-12-01

OF our affection for each other if it had not
been fer our quarrel"
My advice to you is 10 get her home as
soon as possible to change her wet cloth
ing, said Edwin, who was of practical
turn of mind.
His advice was so good that they accept
ed II without question. and all started for
the Hall, two hearts filled to overfowing
with happiness.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-12-01

The Princess Olga, the youngest
daughter Of the King OF Greece, died
recatly sftet fe~ days Illness.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-12-01

Out of jB6 pupils In Charleston
public schr'ls e.4A are eolored,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-09-24

RS-STOCKHOLDERS MEETING Office
of the Chicago, Texas X Mexican Central Rail-
way company, Dali IS, Tex, Sept. 81, lSSO.-By
order of the Board of Directors OF the Chicago,
Texas e Mexican Central Railway COM
psny notice Is hereby given TO all stockholders
Of said company 10 attend a regular annual
meeting of said stockholders to DO held at the
office of the company in the city Of Dallas.
state of Texas, on the LIST day Of November,
1850, for the purpose of enacting and adopting
bylaws for said company; and pursuant to
the order OF said Board of Directors notice IA
also given 10 said stockholders to attend a
meeting of tn stockholders OF said company
to he held at the oompany's office, in the city
of D,ll8s state Of Texas, on the eth day OF
November, 1880, for the purpose of consider
ing aud sanctioning the borrowing OF money
not to exceed twenty thousand dollars on each
mile of said railroad by said company, to be
secured by the bonds OF the company, and a
trust deed upon its property and franchise, the
forms thereof bsing on lllein the Office of the
company. DANIEL II. HALE,
a. F. BENNETT. Sec'y. President.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-09-24
PARIS.
Correspondents of the Herald.

Correspondence OF the Herald
Pans, Sept. 23, 1880
We Lad good rain last night, the first
for two months; so goodbye dust for this
sesson.--UCtton is coming in slowly. The
largest recspts for any one day yet is one
hundred aud sixty bales, selling at from 81
to lOf cents per pound. The crop will be a
little better th4n was at first anticipated by
our farmers.-Major r. E. Douglass, late
of our city but now of Sherman, is i'll the
city. There seems to be some attraction
down this way. He wants partner in the
cotton business, very likely.-Mrs. John
Martin leaves to-day for Dcnison. DR..
George Neville has II new partner in the drug
business. His name is not given but his
weight is said to BE- about ten pounds
Our district court meets next Monday, the
9th. The docket is heavy ONE
Some fights occurred in iowa last week,
though no one WAS damaged more than occa-
sionslly you could see black eye.---The
compress has not been completed, having
some trouble in getting water. AT depth
of forty-tive feet they encountered a rock
which seems to be everlasting. Major j.
B. Bennett, of our city, is dangerously i'll.
He is one of our Oldest and most substantial
citzen9.-B siness don't seem to be as
good with our merchants as it was the past
season.--The Par brothers who live two
miles north of Paris, have Just threshed two
thousand bushels of wheat, aud sold it to the
Bsssano Mill company for ninety.fve cents
per bushel This does very we'll for one
iarm.--Corn is selling on the streets for
twenty-five cents per bushel.---The Cspell
building is about completed and is magni-
Rcent structure.