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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-01-28
Across the Continent.

Charles Sanger with his family arrived at
Cleveland, Ohio, a few days ago, having
crossed the continent in two horse wagon.
AIr. Sanger was former resident of Cleve-
land. He left about six years ago for Los
Angeles, Cal, where he lived over four
years. While in California, Sanger did a
good business as an architect and contractor;
but building being trifle dull, and his wife
and family bein. homesick, he determined
to return TO Ohio. He procured strong
spring wagon, into which he packed the
little personal property the family would
need on the trip, and at the same time
leaving room for himself, wife and four
children, the eldest being boy OF 10 years.
The party Travelled very leisurely at first,
wintering at Yreka, Cal. TIE start from
Yreka was made last May, the party having
spent most OF their time at this point fish
ing and hunting, laying in provisions for
their long trip. From Ireka 10 Fort Steel
it was found necessary TO use four horses in
drawing the wagon and its load, owing to
the rough and mountainous roads. From
the latter point TO Cleaveland the trip, with
only two horses, was comparatively pleas
ant and easy. Occasional stops were made
for hunting, etc, but the journey was
pushed to an end as rapidly as possible.
While in the mountains several interesting
though bloodless affrays were had with
grizsly bears and other playful animals.
Bands of Indians were frequently seen, but
the little party was left unnolested. The
trip from Los Angeles to Cleveland was
made in four months, including all stops IN
the road. When .on the move the party
averaged about % miles day.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-01-28
Fishin.ing For Fun.

Handed my fist pickerel the first even
ing we were ON Lake Minnetonka. / am
not a skIllful fisherman. | told the boys
that could do a little plain fishing, bat /
didn't want to be set down for anything
with any kind of fiuling, embroidery, knife
plating or anything of that kind about it.
fished from the shore by the side of a
veteran fisher, Mr. A. X. Dunlap, Of
Titusville. lie knows every fish in the
lake by name. lie can tell by the move
ment Of the line what kind of fish is at
your hook. Something ran away with my
line.
ats pickerel, shouted Mr. Dunlap,
in intense excitement. "a big fellow.
Take out your lines" he yelled to the rest
of them. ''Give HIM plent of roam. Play
him." he shrieked ct me, LET him run.
Keep your line tight, Don't give an inch
Of slack Look out Don't let him do
that again. Let him rum Now bring him
in this-Look out Don't let him do that
again.n
By this time 1 was so excited / was on
the point of throwing down the pole and
rushing out in the lake, intending to run
the fish down and kick it 10 death. j
screamed to Mr.. Dunlap:
You take the pole and land him, /
never cam
lie refused. He turned and hauled his
own pole, lance fashion into the woods.
''Here." he shouted, rushing down the
bank about twenty feet below me, STOPPING
down and spreading out his arms. ''Here.
Now, Bring him in here through the shoal
water, I'll get him, Careful. Steady.
All"
And flip, flap, had him on the shore.
He was beauty. \ little sunfsh, about
three and a half inches long
1t was long time before we said any
thing. Mr.. Dunlap climbed big birch
tree in the top of which his pole bad
lodged. and we resumed ou fishing. Pres
emily Charley Armknecht coughed, and |
said:
''IIow funny the frogs sound over in the
marsh"
Add then we laughed along time at the
frogs. a long, long time and very hear
tily. They were very funny frogs.
But Mr.. Dunlap tished on very silently,
and by and by he said the fish wouldn't
bite when there was very much noise. So We
held our hush and the fish bit But they
didn't bite any of us very badly.
The fishing is excellent almost anywhere
in the lake. That evening on the upper
lake one of the bows caught nine large
pickerel. When we came to count fish,
however, it appeared that he had caught
one pickerel. When we came to count
fish, however, it appeared that he had
caught one pickerel nine times. 1t was a
very large fish, and they are going to have
its skin dried whole for spectacle case. i
caught more fish than one else in the party,
but they were all. with one exception, cat
fish, and learned, TO my amazement, that
Ihsd disgraced myself and the lake. Why
isn't fish a fish, I'd like to know?
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-01-28
Long Time without Food.

4 wooden house was recently built near
a copper mine az Littly Bay, Wisconsin, 50
that there was q vaCent space beneath the
floor Before this space was boarded in a
pig crept in, cOiled itself in quantity of
shavings, and fell asleep. The office was
not Immediately occupied, AMI the noise
made by the pig when il discovered its di-
lemma was not heard. Like 4 true phIlo-
sOpher, the pi. accommodated Itself to its
circumstances. 1t wrapped itself in the
shavings, turned its back to the cold world,
and went to sleep for the winter. This
was on the 22d of November, 1878. The
pig was remarkable and a credit to its
owner, who sincerely mourned his loss
about Christmas time. The pig found
viatIcum in its fat that kept up animal
heat and sustained life. The Office was
occupied, but the tramp Of feet did not dis
turG tine sleeper. For four months the pig
slept as sound as Pharoah in a sarcogha-
gus. With the warmth of April its vital
energies returned. Its fat was exhausted.
1t opened its eyes, turned over, and began
to grunt. The occupants Of the office were
mystiied The animal grunted with
gusto, and began TO knock for release. A
board or two was removed, and the pig
was brought to light. Its appearance was
most pathetic The ribs on each !e
seemed to have net. The hams had van
ished, and only the hip joints stood up,
gaunt and angular. The vertebra could
be counted, and the ears dropped from the
large skull. The eyes looked out of deep
bony sockets with profoundly melancholy
expression, as though their owner had been
in the other world and had found there
specially hard times. For a time no one
recognized the pig, but at length the wo-
man who owned it, declared, with tears in
her eyes, that she knew it by a peculiar
tura in Its tail. 1t had a singularly grace
ful curl in It's appendage-theonly aesthetic
point about it-and this had survived the
destruction Of all tissues. The poor wo-
mans jOy over the recovery of her lost pet
was quite touching. The news spread ra-
pidly. The miners gathered from all
quarters TO view the wonderful pig who
had lived for 142 days without food or
drink
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-01-28
The Indian Question.

Not long ago a weakened old Piute wa:
painfully saving wood in the street of q
town In Nebraska Obi as the wheather
was, the nature of the work forced the In
dian to lay aside his blanket and toll in his
shirt sleeves. As the old man labored q
sturdy tramp, with iorid face and very
high forehead, approached. He stood for
some time idly watching the Indian, and
growing cold in contemplating the interest
ing sight; the tramp picked up the blanket
and walked off with it, despite The expostu-
larry cries of the Indian, who followed in
great distress. A deputy constable was at
tracted by the noise, and when the poor old
Indian had, in broken English, explained
the cause Of his woe the tramp was taken
into custody and the blanket turned over to
its owner, who hobbled back 10 his work.
The next morning the tramp, who gave
his name as james Belford, was brought
before Justice Knox.
''What's your plea :" asked the Court.
''What's your charge." demanded the
tramp.
''Petit larceny
''Great heavens!n cried Mr.. Belford,
starting back, do nv ears deceive me =
'.No, your ears are all right said his
Honor. ''What're you making a noise
for? Didn't you steal the blanketln
''Steal it, sirl No sir; took it. It was
mine because | wanted it. The irrepres-
sible antagonism of race justified the trans
fer of ownership. Sad, sir, as the fate Of
the Indian undOubtly is, it is get inevitablc.
The genius OF AnalO-Saxon civilization in
its onward march across this broad and
glorious continent crushes the red man be-
meath its progress. 1t is as mighty tor
rent, irresistible in its force, sweeping all
before it. That which hut maintains the
Indian in savage and ill-fed idleness under
the peaceful arts Ot the white men BIOS
SONS and blooms and teens with plenty.
Where the red man r1amed following the
chase are now busy cities and fields of
golden corn. Who shall say the cruelty
which expelled him from his hunting
grounds was no; work OF mercy after all
For every savage who drew his bow in the
sOlitudes thousand civilized men aid
women now toll, SOW. reap and are happy.
Standing On the peaks OF time, and taking
the continent for the field of observation"
-
Yes, but what about the blanket ~
interrupted the court.
We'll" replied Air. Belford, II can't
see but had as much right to nab that old
bucks blanket as Congress has to fire the
Utes off their reservation Just because
there's been some good ledges struck on
EN-"
Il agree with you, Mr.. Belford," said
the Court.
Thank ysu, your HornOr," returned
Mr.. Belford reaching for his hat.
''But permit me to add continued the
Court, ''that the moral ideas Of Congress
don't always jI6e with my notions of what's
square. In the opinion of this court, Mr..
BelfOrd, you're about the meanest thief
I've had before me for long time. Be
cause the Indian was poor and helpless YOU
thought ne had no rights you need respect.
I'll give you six months in the county Jail
TO study up on the Indian question"
'This could not have occurred in a
civilized community" muttered the dazed
Mr.. Belford as he was led OF to the bastile.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-01-28
What we Smoke.

To the world IN general a cigar is merely
a tightly-rolled packet having little frag-
ments of dry leaves within, and smooth,
silky leaf for its outer wrapper. When it
is burnt and the pleasant favored smoke is
inhaled, the habitual smoker claims for 1t
a soothing luxury that quiets the irritable
nervous organism, relieves weariness and
entices repOse. Science, scouting so super
fetal a description, examines firsl the
smokes, second the leaf, third the ASH. In
the smoke Is discovered water IN vapOrous
state, SCOT (free carbon, carbonic acid and
carbonic oxide, acd vaporOus substance
condensable into oily nicotine. These are
the general divisions. which chemists have
further split up, and in so doing have fourd
acetic, forBic, butyric, valerie, and propi-
Onic acids. prussic acid, crcOsote, carbolic
acid, ammonia, sulphuretted hydrogen, py-
ridine, viriGine, picoline. lutidine, collodine,
parvoliue, corodine and rubidene. These
last are 4 series of oily bases belonging to
the hOmOlOgues of analine, first discovered
in coal tar. Applying chemical tests to the
leaves, O.her chemists have found nicotia,
tobacco camphOr or nicOtianIne (about
which not much is known. bitter attract
i've matter, gum, chlorOphyil, malate OF
lime, sundry albumnoids, malic acid,
woody fibre, and various salts. The feath-
erly white ash, which in its cohesion and
wniteness is indicative of the good cigar,
yields potash, soda, magnesia, lime, phos-
phoric acid, sulphuric acid, silica and chic
rine. The ingredients extractible from a
poor and cheap cigar would be fearful and
wonderful to contemplate. Here is list
from parliamentary report on adultera-
tions in tobacco. Sugar, alum, lime, flour
or meal, rhubarb leaves, saltpetre, tuller's
earth, starch, malt commings' chromate of
lead, peat moss, molasses, burdOck leaves,
common salt, eudive leaves, lampblack,
gum, red dye, black dye composed of
vegetable red and licorice, scraps Of news
paper, cinnamon stick. cabbage leaves, and
straw brown paper.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-01-28
Signs and Portents.

When the crescent of the young moon
rests supinely, lis horns in air, it is a sign
Of dry weather; becau:e in this position it
holds all the water, thus preventing its fall
to the evrth This is also sign of wet
weather, the explanation in this case being
that waterful moon is emblcmatic of a
water-soaked earth. Don't forget this sign
of the new moon. II is rarely YOU will find
one so impartially accommodating.
Whoever finds four-leaved clover is
generally liar. 1t is 50 much easier to de
tach cne leaf from five-leafed stalk than
! TO hunt for one with four that the tempta-
ton TO mendacity is too much for average
clay.
When a mouse gnaws hole in gown
some misfortune may be apprehended. The
misfortune ha, already happened to the
gown, and may be apprehended to happen
to the mouse,
An old sign is that a child grows proud
if suffered TO look into mirror while less
than twelve months old But what the aver
age infant can see in the mirror TO make
it proud it is difficult for any but the pa
rents TO understand.
4 red sky in the west al evening indicates
that the next day viii be pleasant, barring
accidents of rain, snow and hail.
If you take down your shinglc, prepara-
tory TO putting it up in hew location, it
is sign you are moving.
If hen runs across the street directly in
front of you, 1t is a sign that a hen will
soon be on the other side. If she cross
over Just behind yOu-Pshaw! who ever
/ l.. / al. L. I H..
tracks rather than cross ones pathway in
his rear
When you see cat running around furi-
susly, it is a sign that the crockery or glass
ware is in danger.
When you drop knife and it sticks in
the floor, it is sign that some one is CON-
ing. If you are small boy, that some one
may be your mother, and her coming is to
demonstrate with you with her slipper.
To dream of wedding Is 4 sign OF ina
milton.
To dream of a funeral betokens too much
pork and cabbage.
To dream OF finding money betokens that
ii is easier to dream of finding money than
TO work for it
To dream that it is Sunday morning is
heaven.
To be suddenly awakened from your
sweetest sleep TO find that it is not Sunday
is-that is to say, very disagreeable. 1t is
a sign that you viii be unhappy.
A great many more equally infallible
signs might be given, but the reader has
probably had enough for ono day. The man
who believes in signs is sufficiently credu-
lOus to believe that our knowledge IN that
line, as well as in every other line, is mex
haustibie,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-01-28
A Cat Story.

An aged gentleman and his housekeeper
constitute household in Yarmouth, Maine,
and their old cat finds the lines arc fallen
10 her IN pleasant places. Family prayers
are the rule each evening in the
household, and the cat fell into the
habit of regular and punctual attendance.
No other of the cares that proverbially
crowd a cats life was ever allowed to crowd
this religious duty. At the signal for pray
ers she would even leave mouse half
caught, or give a doomed bird longer
lease of existence, and decorously compose
herself in the lap of the housekeeper, with
an air of attention to the service that was
highly edifying. At the final ''amen'' she
went friskly about her business. But IN an
evil day there came kitten that was deem
ed superfluous, and sentence of death was
passed upon it. The head OF the family
undertook the execution Of the sentence,
and. unknown to him, the cat was wit
ness of the scene From that day the cat
refused to attend the morning service, and
cannot now be induced TO listen TO the
PRAYERS Of one who had so shocked her sem
sibiiities. She faithfully performs all other
duties as before, and socially purrs for the
family on all secular occasions, but seems
to saw .Iet my religious hours alone. y
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-01-28

adc il and wait until morning and the ar
rival of the other two bands before seiZing
their prey. During the night the whole
company were reunited, and early at day.
break began cautiously to enter the gully.
Presently they espied Black Boss who
neighed, threw up his head, and started
for the end Of the gnlly terminating it the
ca 10 sue. Gonzalez aud his patty follow
ed close behind. At last the powerful beast
was brought to bay. The lasso was once
more brought into requisition, and Black
Boss was a prisoner Having. as they
deemed, securly fastened him, he was freed
from the coils of the lariat. With immense
fnry the horse turned upon the man who
held the improyised halter, bit him severly
in the shoulder. and with his heels and teeth
soon scattered the whole party. Not one
of them would shoot him, as they priced
him too highly Three men were badly
bitten, and several injured by his savage
kicks. Suddenly the horse darted, al
Gonzalez, whom he seemed to recognize as
the chief of those attacking him seized him
by the shoulder with bis teeth, and set off
with him at full gallop down the gully,
dropping him only after he had dragged
him distance of so yards. Gonzalez
shoulder was terribly hurt, and it was long
before he recovered. The boys were
thoroughly disheartened, and gave up the
pursuit. Black Boss was not seen in that
neighborhood for II months after, when he
again reappeared. Time and time again
have expeditions been formed to capture
him, but he alwsys manages to elude all
pursuers. His experience with Gonzalez
also seems tt have Taught him something;
he no longer waits for his enemiesand never
allows them TO get near enough to have a
chance of lasSoing him. None of the
rancheros in the vicinity viii shoot him.
Jack added that, six weeks ago he saw the
wild stallion careering In all his stre,sth
across the open prairie near Coucho.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-01-28
Strange Discoveries.

The Bank of England has no end of val
uables committed to its keeping. The
vaults of this establishment holds molderIns
chests, deposited there for safetys sake,
and apparently forgotten by their owners.
In 1878 one fell to pieces from sheer rot
teness. fexposing to sight quantity OF
massive plateand bundle of yellow papers.
The letter proved to be a collection of love
letters of the period of the Restoration,
which the Directors were enabled to restore
to the lincal descendants Of the original
owner. In 1878 tin box was fished out
of the Seine containing more than I'VE hun
dred letters addressed TO divers per-
sons in Paris, This box-set afioat miles
above Paris-nad been hermetically sealed,
and was furnished with little metal sails,
that might catch the current OF the riyer at
eyery point; but it had failed to make a
successful voyage, and laid at the river
bottom for years with its freight OF letters
for the beseiged Parisians, some of whom,
however, had the qualification OF receiving
them five years after date.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-01-28
How His Head SweIled.

Tom went out O. tn shops and lot on
us agreed to hav' lark wi i'm; we thowt
we would freiten him loike. So when he
came on Ned says, Art tina badly ladl' He
says, Noa, whoil' Cause tha looks
whoite.' Then comes up Jack; he ge' US a
Jump, and SAYS, Tom, what's tina matter
wi the lad. but tina does lcok bad. Whoi,
tha heads swelled, says he, Git out, or
I'll swell thy head TO- tha'. I'll gi' tha' a
buzz at car-hoile.' Next comes up Bill
and two or three more, and they all says,
sWhoi, Toms summat tina matter wi him;
his heads swelled.' Not it, says he be-
ginning to be alarmed But it is; try tha'
hat on, an tha'Il see.' The band of his
hat had previously been frightened; so when
he tried to put it on, and could not he be-
came downright freightened, went home
and took to his bed. After he had been
there few days he was told the trick and
recovered.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-01-28
Swsdes at their Meals.

The Swedes have queer way Of lOcomO-
tion at their meals. They often fit about,
like flies, from one table to another, and
sometimes turn the menu topsy-turvey
when they order repast. 1t is no rare
thing to see them begin with cheese and
biscuit; next proceed to ham and salad,
with slice of meat to follow; and then
suddenly start up in the middle Of their
dinner to swallow, while they walk about,
a plateful of pea-soup. They have a habit
of beginning each repast with what they
call ''smorgos," which consists Of a mixed
culinary combination, such as slices of
smoked reindeer and sardines, with pickles,
cheese and other articles which excl thirst.
These are fished out with a fork and are
finally washed down with glass or two of
spirits. Such prelude to meal is no
merely uncleanlv, but also must vitiate the
palate and impair the digestion.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-01-28
HOP PICKING.

Down the long vstas of the vince,
With tassels laden,
Inc sium brous afternoon in spiendcr shines
On youth and maiden,
Who seem to drink the epicy lethean air
In happy slumber
And laugh as dreamers laush b. who do not osrt
The hours 10 number.
lhe lazy sun glides gently down the skv.
Tho nishtfall bringing,
The hollow aisles now bring the clansor nigh
or crickets singing
The very Earth seems browsing meath a spell
From hop blooms shaken,
AMI waits the nigh:-wind in some upland
To bid 1t waken.
Then bring fair Autumn from the waiting
North,
And deck the maiden,
With drowsy hops. and lead her slowly forth,
With rich fruit. laden;
And if she fan asleep along the way,
Or sport. detain her,
The Summer months will longer with as stay,
And Earth be gamer.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-01-28
ConcesIIny his Contempt.

When "Thad' Stevens was young law
yer in the Pennsylvania Courts, he once
lost his case by what he considered wrong
ruling OF the Judge. Disguised, he banged
his law book on the table, picked up his
hat. and started for the door with some Wig
orous words in his mouth. The Judge
feeling that his dignity was assailed, rose
inpressively and said: "Mr. Stevens!" Mr.
stevens stopped, turned and bowed defer
ennalIy. ''Mr. Stevens" said the Judge,
.sdo you intend by such conduct to express
your contempt for this court?" And Stew
ems, with mock seriousness, answered:
"Erpress my contempt for this court!
No, sIr. / was trying to conceal 1t your
Honer.n
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-01-28

must carefully state the purpose to which
they propose applying the articles sent for.
One writes for Ten cents worth Of cologne
to smell trunk with; +" another for 1.-TWO
coughing sticks of candy" One wants
''stinking- plaster" having changed the
fourth letter Of the first word from to Il.
Here is horrible case: '-Send me epicacz
for my little girl
Reading druggists formerly did large
business in deca comanies, or transfer pic
lures. One asks. ''Give me fifty Gets and
dogs and ten tigers" another. Il want
little girl"
Customers generally initiate the articles
they desire. There is called for: 'Hope and
dclldOck (opedeldoc), ''Paint killer, ''TIt-
terrintment, ''Gum mare back, and ''Lad
dynum."
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-01-28
About the Thing.

A near-sighted friend, went to an op-
tician the other day to change the glasses
of his spectacles, which had become too
weak. He was given the next number
lower.
ssAfter this number, what will | take'"
he asked.
.sThese,"
''And after thatl'
ssThose.'
''And thenl" asked the myope, with an
anxious air.
.sThen," said the dealer, 81 think small
and sagacious dog, with string attached,
will be about the thing"