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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-10-20
Street AcquaIntances-

You know a great many people you are
not acquainted with.
Your accustomed walks on the street
bring You face to face with men, women
and children every day, who grow famfl-
lar to you, but you know them not.
Just about 50 far IRON The same corner
every morning you meet the care-worn
man, weighted with Lies burdens, his
face wrinkled with the history of strug
giles. You always feel like taking of your
hat to hun and Offering sympathetic
word.
The spruce young clerk, with one hun
dred and twenty steps to tine minute,
glances at you sharply and whizIes by as
If the world wouldn't move till he got
there.
The distressed looking woman, with
pale face, shabby -genteei dress and . bit
of resolution expressed by her closed mouth,
tiresomely comes down the walk. Her
face has moved you to pity every morning
for year.
Wha; is this little breeze coming? With
metallic heel plate clicking, clicking on the
sidewalk like the ringing of clog dancers
step, jaunty hat to one side of her head,
neat co-tume, and fancy, piqusnt air
Meet her every day, but don't dare to
speak TO her.
This little ;oddling girl with bangs, pro-
tected by an Older brother, playing on the
sidewalk with . hoop and dolly. A CLEAN
of childhood's sunshine that greets you
cheerily.
Those two jolly fellows coming, telling
stories and laughing all the way to their
work. Light-hearted, because they were
born 50. You feel like turning about and
having laugh with them, but they are
only street acquaintances.
The ''grubblng" sort of men whom you
meet every day carrying pipe between
their teeth, round-shOuldered, and having
a hangdog sort of gait, perfectly ind.ff
erent to everything. 1t makes man feel
blue to see them.
The gray haired and much-bowed veto
ran, whose life is near adjournment. You
meet him on Saturday mornings only, lean
on his staff, his white locks streaming in
the breeze; picture which We all look
upon with reverence.
These are but few types of the people
we meet every day in the street and know,
but are not acquainted with, that are as
much part of our everyday life as are
our duties that add 50 much to our pleasure
and opportunity for study, and more than
books and newspapers.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-10-20

About a year ago MIR. Strein bought a
tract of land one mile east of WestpOrt, upon
which was a wonderful spring of cool, pure
water, which came bubblIng from an im-
mense cave which has been explored s, 900
feet from its mouth. Sosn after Mr.. Strein
secured the property he bethought him of
raising brook trout, and Mr.. AnnIn, a we'll
known fish-culturist OF Rochester, came to
Kansas City to see if the plan was feasI-
BILE one. Mr.. Amin explored the cave /;
and after making his way underground
about SIX hundred feet came to a small
cataract about three feet high, over which
the water fell. In about four hundred yards
another waterfall was reached, but at this
point person has to crawl along, as the
walls of the cave are very low. the ceiling
being ragged and rough. About a year
ago when an investigation of the cave was
first made, lot of old Indian arrow heads
of flint were discovered near the first
waterfall, and 1t is SAID IN olden times the
Indians used this cave as sepulchre for
their dead before they were sent to the
''happy hunting ground" In support of
this theory 1t is known that within thirty
yards of the mouth of the cave are the
remains Of an Indian stone house, where
not many years since dwelt half breed
and his aged squaw. They were very
reticent as TO the use of the cave, but
claimed that the water which came from 1t
had certain curative powers which their
''mediclne men" had discovered ages ago.
The people in the neighborhood have all
heard the stories, and the place has about it
much of interest. Mr.. Amin told Mr..
Strein that in his opinion the water in the
cave was well adapt, to raising fish, and
on his return from Rochester he sent out
three thousand eggs taken from Caledonia
creek, near his own home, which have been
Matched out successfully.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-10-20
You Can Skip.

''Is your name David Shaster ?" asked
the court of man nearly seven feet high
who suddenly walked out on Bijah's arm.
'.Heyi" replied the prisoner, as he lean
ed forward.
lis your name David Shaste:?"
"Heyi"
s-your-name- David - Shaster?'
repeated the court with all his voice.
"Yes, suppose it is.'
"You are charged with being drunk
''Heyl"
''You are charged with being drunk"
"Hey?"
Drunk" yelled Bijah, with his mouth
close 10 mans ear.
"Who's drank9 What have got TO do
with anybody being drunk"
'.You were drunk" shouted the court.
"Hey?"
"You were drunk" yelled Bijah.
"Bet you s.. replied the prisoner as he
went down for the money.
The officer in the case said he found him
lying under a shed, drunk and asleep and
the court replied:
''Well, can't yell my head off to make
him understand. I've busted my collar
button ari broken a suspender already,
and shall let HIM go. Prisoner you eau
CO.
''Hey?"
"You can skip"
'.Hey?"
Bijah turned him around and run him
out and shut the door on him, but he put
his nose against the glass and shook the
door and called out:
"Heyl I'll see if 1 haven't any rights"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-10-20
Powerful Ocean steamships.

Twenty years ago the largest steamers
known Tin this, as in all such comparisons,
neglecting the Great Eastern, which was
prodigy OF engineering skilD did not reach
$50 feet IN length, 40 feet In breadth, g.
500 tons in tonnage, or 900 horse power
indicated. We have before us at this
moment list of so merchant steamers
sailing in the year 1860, from Southamton
and other southerHports, which the largest
vessels then frequented, and the list includes
but 10 ships of more than 800 feet in length,
none of which reached the limits of size
and power Just giving, and the whole of
which belonged to two companies-viz.,
the Royal Mail and the Peninsular and
Oriental. At the present moment we have
atioat and at work the White Star Liners,
some of them AS feet in length, As feet
in breadth, and nearly 5000 indicated
horsepower; the Inman Liners, compris-
ing such ships as the City of Berlin, 4S8
feet by Az feet broad, and of about the
same steam power, the Orient, of AS feet by
46t feet, with engines developing $500
horsepower; the Arizona, of about the
same size, with still! greater steam power
and speed; and many other splendid yes
sells but little inferior to any of the fore
going. And these grand steamers-many
of which reacn the quays of New York
with greater punctuality than railway
trains reach the London suburbs from VIC
toria and Charing- cross, and would reach
our quays with equal puncluality if they
could avoid the abominable sands that bar
the Mersey-are the forerunners of still
larger and more powerful vessels now
taking shape upon the banks Of the Clyde
and elsewhere The Cunard steel ship,
the Servia, now building by Messrs-
Thompson, of Glasgow, is 500 feet by 90
feet, with over 10000 indicated horse
possess a speed considerably in advance OF
that of the very fastest ship at present
atoat in the mercantile marine. The In
man steamship City of Rome, building of
iron al Barrow, will be still larger, having
a length of $40 feet, a breadth of 81 feet,
agross registered tonnage of 5000, and
steam power nearly equal TO that Of the
Servia- The Guion Line is to be increased
by ships of almost equal size and power,
and the Allan Line is building others equal
TO the finest of the White Star boats. Not
withstanding the number and magnitude
of the passenger steamers now running be-
tween America and this country, the traffic
is so great that 1t has only been possible to
secure accommodation by arranging pas
sages many weeks, and even months, in
advance, while the rapidly increasing
population and wealth of the United
States and of Canada make it certain that
the interchange of agricultural produce
and manufactured goods between them
and ourselves will go on increasing.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-10-20

A Paris firm has begun the manufacture
of "pearl thread" or ''beaded thread, :"
which has the appearance of thread on
which the beads are attached at regular in
tervals. The process consists in impreg-
mating the thread at proper intervals with
drops of q pasty substance, like wax, resin,
lac, gum, ETC., which on cooling becomes
CLASSY or crystalline. The apparatus used
Is as follows: The liquid bead material is
held in irough-like vessel, from the bot
tom of which extend obliquely downward
large number Of narrow tubes, which
are closed at the lower ends, but have each
an opening little above the end, through
which the liquid comes out in the form Of
a bead. The female worker brings the
threads in horizontal position simulta-
neously before all the holes, and the drops
get attached to the threads. A surplus
trough is placed below. The prepared
thread is wound ON Q removable reel. In
order that the bead may fully solidify. and
neighboring pieces Of thread may not stick
together, the reel is displaced in the region
Of its axis after each revolution. 1t Is
moved by means Of weight.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-10-20
PERSEVERANCE,.

One step and then another.
And the longest walk is ended;
one stitch and then another,
And the largest rent rs mended
One brick upon another,
And the Highest wall is made
One fake upon another.
And the deepest snow is laid.
80 the little coral workers,
By their slow and constant motion,
Have built those pretty islands
In the distant dsrk-blue ocean,
And the noblest undertakings
Mans wisdom hath conceived,
Hy of-repested effort
Have been patiently achieved
Then do not look dIshesrtened
On the work you have to do,
Ami say thst such a mighty task
You never can get through;
But just endesvor day by day
Another point to gain,
And soon the mountain which You feareS
vii rove TO be plain,
Rome was not pui,ded in day
The sncient pIoverb teaches,
And Nature, by her trees and towers
lhe ssme sweet sermon presches-
Think not of far-of duties,
But of duties which are near.
And having once begun TO work,
Re- owe 10 persevere.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-10-20

scattered over certain portions of the
British isles, and here and there in other
parts OF the world, may be found masses sf
detached rock, often of great size, poised
so nicely on narrow base that they move
10 and fro under very slight pressure, and
known In Great Britain by the name of
logan" or rocking stones. In some
cases the action Of the wind alone is suffi-
cient to set them in motion.
Formerly, these stones, from their pecu-
liar characteristics, were considered to be
the work If human hands, and were classed
among 'Druidic remains"-the common
belief being that they were connected with
the religious rites and ceremonies of the
Druids.
One OF the absurd beliefs was that if
supposed culprit was brought to rocking
stone, his guilt or innocence would be at
once proclaimed guilty, the stone would
vibrate on his approach by unseen power;
while on the other hand his innocence
would be proved by its remaining station
ary. An opposite belief was that the stone
would ''rock' at the slightest touch of those
pure at heart, but would withstand even
giants power when exerted by the guilty.
These beliefs, like many others connected
with so-called cromlechs and other re-
mains, are, however, exploded, and 1t is
now very generally agreed that rocking
stones are not works of art, but the result
OF natural causes.
There eau be no doubt that in most cases
the 'fOcking" property of lhese masses of
stone Is entirely due to weathering; disin-
tegration having been effected through
countless ages by the action of wind and
rain, and sometimes by sand blown by the
wind upon the masses of iutting rock of
which they are composed. In some in
stances, too, there Is little doubt the super
incumbent mass has fallen or rolied from
the rocks and heights above, and become
accidentally poised on its present bed; and
in others again they may have been depos-
tied in their position by glaciers or ice
bergs. In all cases, however, We shall be
safe in attributIng, in one way or other,
their formation to natural agency. Al one
of the meetings OF the British association,
this theory was clearly demonstrated by
MIR. Grove, who stated that by artificial at
triton he had himself made several minis-
ture rocking stones; land thus he showed
how by the action of the atmosphere on
their corners, many large masses of rock,
which having tendency 10 disintegrate into
cubical or tabular blocks might gradually
become rounded into the rude spheroidal
shape generally presented by the logan"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-10-20
Curious Sea Inhabitan ts

There is q continual warfare going on
in the deep, q constant struggle for the
means of sustaining life. The carnIverous
devour the vegetarians, and the mud-eaters
swallow both animal and vegetable forms;
and this runs all the way down the scale,
from the shark and the equally ravenous
bluefish to the least of the anne.ids.
These last, the sea-worms, are wary, but
they cannot escape their enemies If they
were to confine themselves to the bottom,
where they feed and where many OF them
gIow to the length of a foot or two. they
might in a measure escape, though they
would still be . prey TO the soup and
other fish that know how to dig for them;
but they love to swim, particularly at night
and in the breeding season, and then they
are snapped up in countless numbers They
have almost every variety of forms and
their structure Is marvelous-monsters
with hooked jaws at the end of probOs is,
and withal, sides of bluest green that throw
off an infinite variety of irridescent hues.
Some of the sea-worms have scales, others
have soft bodies; some are sluggish and
curl themselve up into balls when dis
turbed, others are restless, particularly at
night; some are round, others iat; some
build tubes of sand and cement, woven
together till they make colony of many
hundred members; the tubes of others are
soft and flexible, and some, when disturbed,
withdraw within their crooked calcareous
tubes and close the orifice with plug.
One variety of the serpule has three dark
red ewes another has clusters Of eyes on
chtentacle. The amphifiods were accoun-
ted of no great value till 1t was shown by
the Fish Commission that these small crus-
tacea furnish q vast amount OF food for
both salt and fresh water fishes. Indeed,
there is not a creature that swlms or crawls
that does not became the food Of some other
animal. A. beach flea is caught up bya soup
or founder; squlds make terrible havoc
among young mackerel, and sharks and
sting Gays nnd something sppeti.ing in
the gasseropod.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-10-20
A Parrot In the witness Box.

About six months ago parrot belonging
to the Sisters of st. Boniface Convent dis
appeared, and was recently found in the
possession of Pierre MaIlet, who lives on
Lapeyrouse street, New Orleans. A de-
mand being made upon him he refused to
surrender the bird, claiming that he pur-
chased It and will not give it up unless
paid an extravagant price The Sisters
have therefore Instituted q suit in the Second
Justices Court to recover their bird, which
they value at one hundred dollars. The
parrot speaks German fluently, and its
owners claim that they will have no diff
Guilty in proving their propriety. Upon the
trial the bird is to be brought into court to
tell what he knows about kidnapping. The
sird is well known to the pupils who at
tend school at the Convent, and it Is said
that test of indentifcation will consist in
the birds obedience to certain sign know u
only to its rightfud owner. The trial OF
this case promises to be both interesting
and amusing.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-10-20
Scandinavia Drinking Bout.

Learned commentators on the Northern
antiquities help US to conjure up the scene
of one of those drinking bouts. 1t is =
bitter evening in winter. the war gslleys
have been laid up in ordinary for the season
and the time hangs heavy on the hands of
the vikings. The better part of the morn
ing is passed in sleeping of the effects of
the previous debauch; and, after breaking
their fasts with unimpaired appetites, the
listless warriors have reused themselves for
exercise, and have been stretching their
muscles over manly sports. All the same,
the short day has dragged and they have
welcomed the heavy fall Of the shadows.
The feast has been spread in rude profusion;
the huge salted joints have been picked
to the bone and tossed to the hounds; the
bare tables on the trestles have
been cleared away, and the bolsterous COM
pany. breathing hard after the meal has
settled itself down for an earnest carouse
Though the hall is lighted with numerous
torches it is no easy matter to distinguish
objects for the smoke from the Ere burn
ing in the middle is curling up to the raft
ers of the lofty room, in vain attempts to
escape by the smoke holes. But all around
the revelers are grouped on the rough
benches, while at the end, on dais above
their followers, sit the chiefs in the places
of honor. Tables may be dispensed with.
The great horns, with the cup bearers, or
horn bearers, in attending to replenish
them. pass swiftly from hand TO hand.
There are toasts and sentiments" and
long winded speeches as well, on solemn
occasions of The aaalhQ aittipsr
apart, chant tine memorable deeds of gods
and heroes, and especially the feats of the
present company, in interminable stanzas
more or less melodiOus; and the fierce re-
velers chime in with the chorus until roof
and rsfIers ring again. Naturally the fun
grows fast and furious. Thanks to the
form of the drinking vessels, there is no
setting them down between pulls. Ii was
the anticipation Of the hard drinkers of
q later age who guarded against heel taps
on the sly by knocking the bottoms OF their
glasses. 1t was the principal pride Of these
Jolly good fellows" Of the North to take
off the contents of the horn at q breath.
The muddy ale and the header mead had
muddled weaker or more delicate brains.
As it was, there was little intelligence to
be confused, and not much wit to be ex-
pelied, though, if the Sagas are TO be
trusted, those case-hardened topers are to
be credited occasionally with some bit of
dry humor. But the warm blood grew
hotter still as the liquor went coursing
through the fevered veins, and quarrels be-
gan that led on to bloody teuds afterwards,
il comrades prevented their being settled on
the spot. More than once in such ban
quoting hall some epic In action had its
sanguInary LenOuement,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-10-20

twisted him round and whirled him along
until they hurried him over the precipice.
As the poor fellow went over singular ef-
feet was observable. The vast body Of
falling water curves over the edge Of the
of the falls like huge wheel, and as
the body was shot forward by the force of
the current, it seemed to leap completely
out of the water, the feet being visible,
before it took the terrible plunge. The
death-like silence that had fallen upon the
crowd was broken by fearful cry-a
sound mingling wall, howl and shrek
in one. Many strong men as well as
women tainted. They had witnessed a
tragedy more intense in its spainfuiness than
any drama could present, and one not like
ly to be socn forgotten.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-10-20
Thing. IL would be Funny to See.

A natent medicine that wasn't waf1anIed
q dead shot for anything, from corns "
consumption. o,,on
A rose without thorn and woman
tarpaulin stout enough to keep the
rain from soaking through the backs Oh our
milkman's COWS. ,o,er
a moor plumber and rich newspaper
~ = man who can rap eternal SMASH ou.
If his favorite bunlon while making .iens ,s
oroauet or nn and still keep the air brake on dis
tongue. .,wavs able and
willing to give an editor few pointers LII
the newspaper business. III s,ong
docior who hadn't believed al aions
that a Tanner would come out all rlgn1. h;s
ma a bald headed man who never 'oS' LIE
circus just to relieve the o,oG m0notoIy; the
d.nce called ''the racket.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-10-20

Colorado expects to build 500 miles
Of rxilrosd track this year.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-10-20

I,is easier TO suppress the nrst uo'n 9
.,.n 70 satisfy all that follow IT,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-11-27
Gems Of Thought.

He who is false to the present duty
breaks thread in the loom, and will
see the effect when the weaving of q
lifetime is unraveled.
MORE hearts pine away in secret an
guish, for the want of kindness from
those who should be their conforters,
than for any other calamity in life. DR..
Young.
Our true bliss is being, not having.
What we are is everything; what we
have, comparatively unimportant. To
be victors over temptation, and purged
from evil, is the supremest well-being.
REV. DIR. Deems told the following
story to his Sunday-school: AS lady
and her little daughter were passing out
of the church door the child babe good
by to very poorly dressed little girl,
How did you come to know her?"
inquired the surprised mother. "Why
you see, mamma, she came into our
Sunday-school alone and made place
for her on my seat, and smiled and
she smiled and then we were &C
quainted. 1t is the part of the child
who is already in to make room and
smile, and thus begin the acquaintance.
1t would be a good rule for grown up
people in church. If you are in first
and a stranger enters, make room for
him and smile, and then he will smile
and you will be acquainted. Baptist
Weekly.
WE ought to shun sin because it is
sin. But fallen human nature does not
q L f,.o,,, OF inctiooti Human
nature, before it was fallen, did not
so far as we can learn-shrink from sin.
Hence it is well for us to have always in
mind the fact that sin will surely fail to
bring us the delights which it seems to
promise. The golden flame which at
tracts the moth will give nothing but
pain when it is finally reached. The
glittering knife which the child would
grasp would cash the little hand that
seized it, instead of proving joy, as
was expected. 1t is so with every
bright light or glittering blade which
sin flashes before our minds eye. That
would prove source OF pain and
misery, if not of disgust, if it were at
tanned to. AS a devotional writer on
the Psalms says of David's experience
in sin: david learned what we all
learn (and the holier the man is the
more speedily and sharply does the
lesson follow on the heels of his sin),
that every transgression is blunder,
that we never get the satisfaction which
we expect from any sin, or, if we do,
we get something with it, which spoils
it all" If there is one temptation
stronger than another before you just
now, understand that in addition to the
fact that its sin is sinful, and ought to
be Stunned because it is so, the very
thing you desire would prove most I'M
desirable and disappointing if it could
be secured to you.-S. s. Times.