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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-11-10

and presently returned, leading the magi-
clan along with him.

and presently returned, leading the magi
clan along with him.
Having thus disposed of his rival, ZIito
proceeded to exhibit the wonders OF his
art He showed himself first in his proper
shape, and then in those of different per-
sons successfully, with countenances and
stature totally dissimilar 10 his own; at one
time splendidly attired in robes of purple
and silk, and then in the twinkling of an
eve in coase linen and clownish coat of
frieze. He wound proceed along the field
with a smooth and undulating motion with
out changing the posture of limb, for all
the world as If he were carried along in a
ship. He would keep pace with the Kings
chariot. in a car drawn by barn-door fowls.
He also amused the Kings guests, as they
sat at tie table, by causing. when they
stretched out their hands to the different
dishes, sometimes their hands TO turn into
the cloven feet of an OK, and at other times
into the hoofs of a horse. lie would clap
on them the antlers of a deer, so that
when they put their heads out of the win
dow to see some sight that was going by,
they could, by no means, draw them back
again; while he, in the meantime feasted
on the savory Gates that had been spread
before them, at his leisure.
At one time, he pretended to be IN want
of money, and to TASK his wits to devise
the means to procure it. On such an oc
casion he took up handful of grains of
corn, and presently gave them the form
and appearance of thirty hogs well fatted
for the market He drove these hogs to
the residence OF one Michael, rich dealer,
but who was remarked for being penurious
and thrifty in his bargains. He offered
them to Michael for whatever price he
should judge reasonable. The bargain
was presently struck, Ziito at the same
time warning the purchaser, that he should,
on no account, drive them to the river to
drink Michael, however, paid no atten-
ton TO the advice, and the hogs no sooner
arrived at the river, than they turned into
grains of corn as before. The dealer,
greatly enraged at this trick, sought high
and low fer the seller, that he might be re-
venged on him.
At length he found him in vintners
shop, seemingly in gloomy and absent
frame Of lnInd, reposing himself, with his
legs stretched out on form. The dealer
called out to him, but he seemed not to
hear Finally he seized Ziito by one foot,
plucking at it with all his might. The
foot cane away with the leg and the thigh
and Ziito screamed out, apparently in
great agony. He seized Michael by the
nape of the neck and dragged HIM before
Judge Here the two set up their seps-
rate complaints, Michael for the fraud that
had been committed on him, and Zrito for
the irreparable injury he had suffered in
his person. From this adventure came the
proverb, frequently used in the days of the
historian, speaking of person who made
an improvident bargain: ''He made just
such a purchase as Michael did with his
hogs
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-11-10
How to Grow Old,

Rise early in the morning, before fairly
rested from yesterdays work then do some
violent exercise before breakfast if moth
ing else is convenient, run up hill five
miles and somerset yourself home again
Eat nor drink anything for the pleasure Of
taste. Be content with brown crust and
cold water. Don't drink tea nor coffee.
Avoid all palatable beverages, upon the
principle that pleasure is wrong, and pain
brings hoary crown early. Avoid COM
fort of any kind. Don't marry. If you
must marry, don't do it for beauty, con-
venience or pleasure; do it for affections
sake; choose an ugly and smileless woman
with green complexiOn-a woman that
will freeze you with her dyspepsia. Such
a woman, If she is proud of her charms
will not attract your neighbor; you will
have her al to yourself. And, if she is as
she should be, she Will not squander her
time frivolously, singing, laughing, ETC.,
but will rather be practical, preserving
rigid silence on all occasions, and devote
her time to remodeling her grandmother's
old clothes for expected generations And
you should sleep on a straw mattreas, or
something hard If you read, avoid inter-
esting stories, unless they are found IN the
dictionary or some other large book belong
ing to this giddy age. Never joke, jokes
are liable to produce laughter. Don't
whistle or sing, people might think you
were enjoying yourself. Don't accumulate
property for the pleasure of gain but tor
the wear and tear of the thing. II you
have money, loan it at the biggest interest
possible, and then lie awake nights thinking
about 1t. it will have tendency to dry up
your body and soul, so that death couldn't get
much of hold upon you if he should come
along. Always repose unlimited conf
dence in your own judgment. Never adj
NIT an error of your own, not even to your
self. And scorn the person into nothing
ness who is audacious enough to hint at
the possibility of your being mistaken
about anything; this will keep you forever
in hot water. Believe in the deprayity of
other folks, and trust no strangers, it will
cause everybody to avoid you After you
have elevated the world by shouldering
everybody's faults, try to keep men well
dressed by wearing all their worn garments,
and your success will demonstrate the cor
rectness of your philosophy.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-11-10

Long continued exertion, without prop
er intervals of rest, is followed by pecu-
liar sensation Of fatigue. and often by
tremor Cr cramp. Fatigue Is due, In part,
to the failure of contractile material and
an accumulation of waste-products, in the
muscles, but in the main, To exhaustion Of
the nerve-centres that supply stimulus to
contraction Both tremor and cramp are
probably caused by excessive muscular ir-
ritability, the former being due to short,
irregular explosions of muscular force, the
latter being prolonged contraction Of the
muscle. When over-exertion is confined
to small group Of muscles, these, instead
of becoming enlarged and strengthened as
is the case when exertion and rest are duly
interchanged, suffer chrome exhaustion.
which shows itself in species of paraly
sis-as in the palsy, or cramp, severally
peculiar to writers, telegraphers, type
settlers, violInists, pianists, tailors, mixers
and men of various trades whose work is
mainly with the hammer. 1t is CON-
puted that the pen-blade forger, if indus
trious and disposed to do full work, de-
hvers nearly 29, 900 accurate strokes a day,
and in ten years, over SS, 000, 600, each
stroke involving expenditure of nerve
force, both in the nerves of the brain which
calculate the distance and amount of
force necessary, and the nerves of the
muscles engaged in the act Another
result of overexertiOn is irritability of the
heart, similarly due to exhaustion of nerve
force. The heart may become diiated, so that
valves-one or more-ceaSe fully to close
the openings, or the valves become thick
ened and incapable of ready and complete
action. The elastic tissue Of the great
arteries leading out of the heart, may be
weakened by over-distension, and the
walls may, during some strong effort, so
far give way as to form a pouch, or even
TO stretch out into fatal aneuIism. This
iriitibility of heart gives rise to palpita-
tion, carIiac pain and rapid pulse. 1t is
estimated that thirty-eight per cent of
cases Of this affection among our soldiers,
during the late civil war were due to long
and rapid marches, or to other forms Of
over-exertion. Professional pedestrians
are proverbially short-lived. Mountain
and persons who carry gymnas-
tic or athletic exercises to excess and
laborers whose work is severe
and who also suffer from intemperance,
foul air and improper diet, are peculiarly
liable to heart disease.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-11-10
wonderful Feat of Memory.

The history of the celebrated conjurer,
Robert Houdin, furnishes remarkable ex-
ample of the power of memory acquired by
practice. He and his brother, while yet
boys invented game which they played in
this wise. They would pass a shop window
and glance into it as they went without stop
ping, and then at the next corner compare
notes and see which could remember the
greatest number Of things in the window,
including their relative positions. Hav-
ing tested the accuracy of their observa-
tions, they would go and repeat the ex-
pertinent elsewhere. BY this means they
acquired incredible powers OF observation
and memory, so that, after running by u
shop window once, and glancing as they
passeO, they would enumerate every article
IN it. When Robert became professional
conjuror, this habit enabled him 10 achieve
feats apparently miraculous 1t is told Of
him, that, visiting a friends Louse where
he had never been before, he caught
glimpse of the bookcase as he passed the
half f-open library door. In the course Of
the evening, when some Of the company
expressed their anxiety to witness some
specimens of his power, he said to his
host:
''Well, sir, shall tell you, without STIR
ring from this place, what books you have
in your library"
Come, come" said he, Incredulously;
that is good"
''We shall see," replied Houdin. '.Let
some Of the company go into the library
and look, and shall call out the names
from this room.n
They did SO. and Houdin began: "Top
shelf, left hand.tw volumms in red moroc
CO, Gibson's ''Decline and FALL" next to
ehese, four volumes in half calf, Boswell's
Johnson" 'Rasselas, in cloth; Hume's
''History of England" in calf, two vol
umes, but the second one wanting" and
so on. shelf after shelf, to the wonder Of
the whole company. More than once q
gentleman stole into the drawing room,
certain he would catch Houdin reading a
catalogue, but there sat the conjuror, with
his hands in his pockets, looking into the
fire.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-11-10
He Expects 1t.

The man who leaves tiushop or hard
ware store with length of stovepipe un-
der his arm knows exactly the gauntlet he
has to run, and has probably braced him.
self for the emergency. The regular pro-
gramme is as follows:
First man-''Held Had to come to it
nave your
Second man-s'Don wear if she don't
ft2"
Third man--''Hit'er with he axi"
Fourth man-'.I've been there, and /
have no advice to give you"
/ see. Bet you ten to five you'll get
mad"
Sixth man-''Ho! hol no, Well, l
neverl / always stand on the step-ladder
and hammer with stick of wood
Seventh man-This man makes a mo-
tiop for the man with the stove pipe to
halt, points to the stove pipe and asks:
SIS that stove pipe!"
"Yes."
SIS it to put up stove with p
eyes"
''Going to put up the stove yourselti'
eyes"
'.Weli, / shan't hinder you. Stove:
have almost become q necessity OF late
years. know quite q number of my
nsighbogs who are getting them to built
nres in. Let know how you CONT
cut,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-11-10
THE CHIMNEY'S SONG.

Over the chimney the night wind sang,
And the chanted melody no one knew
And the woman stopped as the babe she
tossed,
And thought of the one she had long since
lost,
She said, as her tear-drops back she forced,
II hate the wind in the chimney"
Over the chimney the night wind sang.
And chantei melody no one knew,
And the children SAID. as they closer drew
lis some witch that is clesving the black
night through
lis fairy that Just then few,
And We fesr the wind in the chimney"
Over the chimney the night wind sang,
And chsnted melody no one knew
And the man, as he sat on his hearth below,
ssid to himself, it will surely snow,
AS fuel is cesr and wages low,
And I'll stop the leak in the chimney"
Over the chimney the night wind sang,
And chsn;ed q melody no one knew;
But the poet listened and smled, for he
Was man, and woman, and child, all three,
And he said. 1T is Gods own harmony,
The wind that sings in the chimney"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-11-10

The .nt family in Nebraska, Is an IN
teresting species. They are here all sizes,
both black and red. The most numerous
is what we call army ants. They scatter
over these prairies by the quintillions.
They are black, about an eighth OF an inch
long. and are fierce, stern and sullen, with
the right characteristics for soldiers. Some
times they march in columns of great
length, and pay no attention to you what
ever. II you lay an obstruction in their
way, they do Just as railroad company
would do under similar circumstance
they remove it if they can; if not, they
bridge it over. If this is not practicable
they lay their track around. Once | put
a layer of powdered alum across their way.
Alum they shun like poison A number
carried earth and quickly bridged it over.
| then put layer OF alum on their bridge.
That sent them around il. They are q
hunting tribe, and will kill and eat what
ever comes in their way. have frequently
watched the conflict between number OF
these and large red ant nearly an inch
long. The little fellows seize the giant
by the legs, and despite his struggles, hold
on. The giant picks up all the assailants
he can reach and clips them in two, but 1t
avails him little, for there are always others
to take hold, and though the struggle may
last for hours, he is sure to be worried to
death, as escape is impossible. A small
number take their victim in hand at time,
Just enough to easily handle him, and the
others go about their business as uncon-
cerned as though they had become accus-
toned to such battles from infancy. When
the victory is won they all Join in and have
feast. In this way they kill worms, flies,
grasshoppers and dragon flies Their VIC
tins are sometimes larger than hundred
ants. Woe to any of these when once the
little bull dog ant has fastened his fangs on
their legs 1t is something pathetic 10
witness the fearful struggle for life and the
terrible death throe of even a little insect
IN the Wilderness
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-11-10

NEW mown hay is not, as some al
legged, an irritant of the digestive or
gans; where it produces irritation it Ia
simply the consequence of allowing
animals too eat to much OF the odorif-
erous, appesising forage, and not drink
J ing sufficiently, brings on indigestion.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-11-10

Why are some men meaner than bad
coffee? Because bad coffee Will finally
settle, but some men won't.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-02-27


Answer him softly. You can not know,
How :" sharp Ina Ts Vas the struggle, the light he
made.
Ere the price he paid,
And Yielded his soul To the tcmpters power
In a hASty hour.
Answer him softly: for IL may be-
Like the sturdy tree,
Witch tested In many a storm IT. strch6tns
To he rent at length
He struggled full oft, and resisted wcii'
Though a. last he fell
Answer him softly. lest you be tried
IN your weaker side,
Who In Thought had won;
raii. TOO. ere temptation had spent is force
In its subtle course.
Answer him softly: for none can tell,
When the storm clouds swell.
whose bark shall weather the tempest o'
whose
Its venture shall icse. -,
gale.
-Bosfon Trorcitcr.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-02-27
A white Negress.

The practicability Of converting, a
Niger into a white man has usually
been placed in very much the same
category as that of changing the Ethi-
oman : skin or effacing the spots from
a leopard. II will, therefore, be some
what surprising to non-scientiiic readers
TO hear Of the case Of Celine Henry,
which was recounted lately TO society
of anthropologists by certain Dr.
Smester. This woman, who was ma
tive Of Hayti, and was about thirty-nve
wears old, began in the year 1861 or
thereabouts to notice that the color
which she had always supposed TO be
natural 10 her skin was slowly fading
away in many places, and being replaced
by a hue resembling that OF white
woman. Far from being pleased WITT
the transformation scene which the fair
les were thus working upon her, she en-
tirely objected to the proceeding, ant
took every imaginable step to proven
the completion of a freak Of Mature
which her enemies might make bold Z
call erperimentum in coypore rtt.
Doctors were called in, and the ma
tive sorcerers were all consulted; bu
nothing seemed to arrest the progress 9
the malady, which the astonishe
necress was at last fain 10 consider as
disease. For fifteen long years the az
tested tin Of the white Europea
: encroached steadily upon the 'front.'.
, lines II the African black, until in lss
: there vas no more OF the original colo
:, left than few spots, which, Il all adde
: together, would not as much a. cover
!, mans hand. The atlliction whit
caused SO much terror and chagrin
! Miss or Mrs. Celine Henry i, howeve
!. one which Is not unknown to physiol
|, pists. 1t is no other than disea
: commonly called vitiligo, which
] occasionally congenital in the Afrlc'
: and other dark-colored races, and
sometimes developed in an accident
y shape in Europeans or white men. 4
. name is, Of course, derived from !
: Latin ritulus, calf, and i meant
\ express that color which is best kno'
= as distinguishing the flesh OF these a
mails. 1t appears TO cause no 2;
; whatever, and to have little or no eff
y upon the general health; and Il the I
a Celine, as she may now most fairly
!, : called, had not been dominated by
=, extravagant fear, she would not ha
had much cause TO lament over
49, conversion from black to white. ~
IA don Globe.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-02-27
DISAPPOINTED HOPE.

she was waiting at the lattice,
Where the snowy plumed ciemaus
Translated for her gratis
What the brcezes sung ana sigheu'
And the dainty tcndernesses
.Df the Sunbeans on her treSses
left her traced in the caresses
III the golden morning tide.
The lfnnefs were a-cooing,
And the dapper bees a-wooing.
And the dews were interviewing
All the flower covered fays;
While lightly from the dingle,
The zephyr, lone and single,
Came up TO intermingle
In the leaf entanglcd maze.
she waits another coming,
Her heart its riches summing,
Till suddenly a drumming
From the gravel walk arose.
A hone triumphant filled her,
And clear the words that thrilled her
. I.,ok here. you, Jane Matiider Y.
N. u. Wor
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-02-27

Inst then there came . loud knock ~
the door. -,
COMM 10 see his bride. said Mary lee
:" II IL Is you needn't Introduce Us. p'u'
AZ. dear. We won't be offended.
Rnt no Young gentleman met Mrs.
O'Donohue's gaze as she threw nv"
the door. The postman coniron.eu M M.
~ left a valentine in box nero ms
morning." he said.
I" You did," replied Mrs. O'Donohue'
in faint voice. -.
g II was mistake" he went on hur-
r;edly: "and I've nearly lost my situa-
ton on account Of 1.-THE young fellow
that sent II raised such row in the Of
fee. It's for Miss Bridget O'Donovan,
who lives nj the same number in the nex'
street. Being used TO bringing letters
here. and the names being so mucl
alike. mixed things little" y,
And. sure enough, there was tne III
rection on the cover of the box as pla'i
a. could be, though Bridget ana me-
mother (the latter for very good rea
sou, however, had neither 81 them no
ticed II.
Mrs. O'DOnOnue nonuvu wy
over in perfect silence. But rs soon =
the postman departed, such Babe q
there was. .xl
!. Shure, Biddy, twill be too bad Il h
don't let YOU 'sociate wild u.s. = Don
, burn the wash-tubs yet while, N
, DEAR II thought that ring little 70
genteel for amy Of me lady's fingers.
:. Smile at us from the windy OF the o.
! house whin we 60 to the bakers ann
: how. that's darlint." -,
s.I'll be thankful to yez all ifye u ia'
I me house this instant, an niver inter
i again. said Mrs. O'Donohue, in aqui'
e rage.
!. "We're goin', ma'am-yes, ma am,
) said Mrs. Crowley. "Thanks TOT yo'
a entertainment. ma'am. It's phsint
3 come where there's so much style a
!. beauty, ma'am, an where the your
! lady Is goin' to be married TO ri'
3 Young gintleman. an wash her han
4 Of ali her comrades for iver an I've
ma'am. Sind for US whin We have
= other valentine to show u.s., ma'al
Good-avenin' ma'am. Good-aveni'
h Miss Bridget O'Donohue. '-Harpe
M Weeklu.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-02-27

Sometimes spots will accidentally
them badly. If il should be grease
SPOT, a paste Of hot laundry starch
made very thick and spread on, while
boiling hot, quite thickly over the surface
Of the spot, and left till dry, then
rubbed Of with soft cloth, will remove
all the grease and not deface the paper.
An ink spot or other dark stain can be
cut out with a sharp pen-knife, pulled
off, and bit Of new paper matched
and pasted over, which may save the
trouble and expense Of repapering the
whole room. For this purpose always
have piece Of paper laid away at The
time the papering i first done. Wher
the paper i dingy with smoke, take
quart Of wheat bran and tie up IN
thin bag loosely and rub the walls witt
II quite hard. Shake up the bran &C
casionally, and you viii be quite sur
priscd to see how clean and nice
makes the paper lcok, well paying 70
the labor Of cleansing.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-02-27

resent the offer Of gratuity from those
who can afford 10 pay for their advice.
These functionaries receive some 5000 .
year each from the State. The Judges
receive the same. San Marine has not
only never been afflicted with a news
paper, but no printing press has ever
stood upon It's territory-John Bigeiow,
ia Har1,er's Magazine for February.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-02-27

THE Ute Chief, Jack, who has figured
IN recent troubles in Colorado, y say
% be 4 Mormon, having been educa'e1
by Bishop Hcber.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-02-27

Herr Kurth, a Professor at the Uni
versity Of Licgc, has prepared a "Life
Of Sitting-Bull" in 400 pages.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-05-20
FLU
JOHN T. MORRISS,
Cor of Fayetteville 4 Davie streets, opposite
Judge Fowles S.
FRAPpS' q In = ID
DEALER IN
r .INps OF FURNITURE, MATT
,uNt BEDS y OOKIN GLASSES.

nave now In stock and arriving daily q large
and varied assortment of cheap and tine Furni-
ture, consistin- in part of Fine Walnut dressing
Paint d Sets from S2.OOto sa5.U0 Parlor Sets Si2Uo,
S. % and 5000. Also BedsIeads, ureaus, Val
drobes. Washstands. Tables, Chairs, Crios, ra-
dies. Lounges. Tin safes, What-Nots. Desks, MAJ
tresses fall kinds on hand and MADE lie 70 a "rae at
nrices as ch eap as the same can be brougnt
elsewhere. Orders by mail promptly attended
to.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-05-20

Princes, iaus,,.e. of u.tcmb berg. wh"
has inst renowned the title and all privileges
Of rank 10 order IL mtrry the man she 'ov,
cdr. VIII. a medical practitioner OF
r eslau-evidently hal a will OF her own
before she married this one. In short al.
dress preceding the ceremony the ON ;latins
clergymeu and reminied the or'de tr1 s"a
snrrandered a good a deal that was esteem
cd rand and valuable in life. When the
hr;de's turn came to make the marriage res
nonse she added to the syllable yes the
following words in a quiet tone -! declare
give up nothing that can at all De valued
in comparison to the happiness awaiting me;
and / consider my lot a most enviabie one.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-05-20

Freeman, the Adventist, who Killed MS
child 1T Pocasset. Mass, about a year ago,
was formally recommitted to the Ianyers
Mass Insane Asylum on Wednesday last.
During his confinement he has gained ten
mounds. and is in excellent physical health.