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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-01-14
THELITTLEGRAvE ON THE HILL.

There's spot on the hillside far away.
Where. in summer the grass grows green
where, beneath rustling elm trees shade.
a noss-covered stone is seen.
lis quiet and unfrequentei spot,
Il solitude, lone aad wiiJ:
Yet-somebody's hopes are buried tbers-
Ils the grave of little child.
in winter. alas, that mossy stone
Is hid meath c shroud Of snow,
But around it, in spring time, fresh and sweet,
The daisies and violets grow;
And DER 1t the summer breezes blow.
With fragrance soft and mild,
And the Auturn's dead leaves thicky strew
That erars OF little child.
And every year there's red-breast comeA
When the month Of May is nigh.
And builds her nest In this quiet spot,
Mid the elm trees trsnches high;
While her melody sweet by the spot, she trille,
As il By the scene beguiled.
Perhaps-who knows?-'tis an angel comes
To the grave of that Little child
Yes. somebody's hope lies buried there,
Somebody's mother is weeping In vain,
For. though years may come and years may 90,
Twill never come back again.
Yet blessed are those who de in youth,
The pure and undefiled;
S5me Iosd to heaven perchsnc, ,runs through
Ihe grave OF little child.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-01-14
Vampire Cat.

8lr. French, who was staying at the
Virginia Hotel at Mobile, recently retired
TO rest at an early hour and soon fell into
deep slumhCr. After the lapse of an hour
ar two he was aroused by i feeling of over
powering oppression and sulTocation, and
was Mortified 10 find that huge cat was
sitting On his breast and had It's head in
serted in bis mouth sucking away his breath.
He found himself in an almost exhausted
condition; So much so that he Mas unable
to shake of the vampire iiend attaching
MIN. Struggle as be would the cat only
fastened its claws the deeper in his chest,
and went on at is horrible feast Ills
gIoans and cries Of agony, however, fort
unatcly brought sOue neighboring dodgers
to his relief and he was rescued from his
frightful position. Even then they were
compelled to turn him ont Of bed and r0l!
him over and over on the Goor before the
cat could be roaGe to release It's hold and
abandon its purpose. Mr.. Frcrch's face and
chest bore frightfui evidences Of his terrible
battle with the monster.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-01-14

! lawsuit once settled some strikingly
original features. Among other articles, a
lady purchased 4 coffee pot. But neither
she nor her maid could make good coffee
from it, and it was returned to The dealer
He refused 10 receive it. and the husband
sued him. In court the defendant managed
his own case. The manner Of procedure
was very unique, TO say the least. The
dealer took the coffee pot and liberal sup
ply Of coffee, sugar and cream, 4 gasoline
stove and coffee mill into the courtroom.
The coffee was ground in the presence of
the jury, the gasoline lit in the stove, water
and coffee were put IN the pot, and allowed
to boil over the gasoline blaze. At length
the concoction was pronounced complete.
properly mixed with sugar and cream, and
passed. to the jurors ard the justice. What
Jury could Withstand such sweet blandish-
mentsl They called for more, and as there
was plenty and to spare, their request was
granted. At length the jury retired for
consultation, and on returning, rendered O
verdict for the man who made tie coffee.
1t generally pays to appeal to ths appetite
Of sea.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-01-14
Row Deeply Doe, tho Ear,i, ouaseg

The recent earthquake at Virginia City
was not nouced at all in the mining depths.
but only by people on the surface. The
famous earthquake Of some tine AGO, which
shook down chimneys and fire-walls.
cracked brick buildings and did other DAM
age. was merely noticed by some Of tie
miners working in the upper levels, but it
did no damage, not even shaking down
loose stones and earth. The station men
in the various shafts felt it the strongest.
and the deepest point where it was noticed
was by the staJiOn-tender at the 9O0-foot
level OF the ImpeTial-Empire shaft-9C0
feet below the surface. He said it felt Ike
a sudden faint tiIrob or pulsation OF the sir,
as though blast had been left of at dis
tance above, below, or in some indefinite
direction. In some OF the mines the shock
was not noticed at all, even by station-men.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-01-14
Snow Two Hundred Fesr Peep.

The following remarkable account Of
enormoussnow-falls in northwestern India,
shows what a world of vapor is carried in
land on the monsOOns from the India ocean,
to strike against the loitiest tmOuntain-chain
in the world and be precipiated in such
SHOWS and rains as occur on The middle
slopes and foothills OF the dimalayas.
About the sources Of some of tie great
rivers of India occur the heaviest rains
ever known; and farther east, in Cashmere,
II seems the SHOWS are sometimes terrific.
Some interesting details Of the extraordinary
snowfall in Cashmere in IS7T-7S are given
in q paper in the just-issued number of the
Journal Of the Asiatic Society Of Bengal,
by Mr. Lydekker. Early in the month Of
October, 1877, snow commenced to fall in
the valley and mountains of Cashmere, and
from that time up 10 May, 1873, there
tsens to have been an almost incessan.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-01-14
= Monster Tine-Piece.


The large clock al the English House OF
Parliament is the largest one in the world.
The four dials in this clock are twenty-five
feet IN diameter. Every half minute the
minute hand moves nearly seven inches.
The clock viii 60 eight days and hsli,
and will only strike for seven and half,
thus indicating any neglect in winding it
M. The winding up Of the striking ap-
paratus takes two hours. The pendulum
is fifteen feet long; the wheels are cast iron;
the h0ur-bell is eight feeJ high, and nine
feet in diameter, weighing nearly fifteen
tons and the hammer alone weighs more
than four hund.,d pounds. This clock
s.eikes the quarter hours and by its striking
the short hand reporters regulate their
labors. At every strike a new reporter
takes the place of the old one, while The
first retires TO write out the notes that ke
las taken during the previous fifteen
minutes.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-01-14
Mystery OF Scent.

No one has yet been able to snalyze or
demonstrate the essential action Of perfume.
Gas can be weighed, but not scent. The
smallest known creature-the very monades
Of life-can be caught by microscopic
lens, and made to deliver up the secrets OF
their organization, but what is il that ema-
mates from tie pouch Of the musk-deer that;
fills whole space for years with its pene-
tratlng odor-an odOr that an illimitable
number of eXtraneous substances can carry
on without diminishing its size and weight
and what il is that the warm SUMMER air
brings to us from the flowers, TO man has
yet been able TO determine. So fine, 50
subtle, so imponderable; it has cluded our
most delicate weights and measures and
cur strongest senses. II we cone TO the
essence OF each odor. we should have made
an enormous stride forward, both in hygiene
and in chemistry, and none would profit
more than the medical profession if It could
be rs conclusiveiy demonstrated that such
an odor proceeds from such and such a
cause, as we already know of sulphur, sui
plate, hydrogen, ammonia and the like.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-01-14
= Roman Treasure.

Early in the morning of the lst OF June,
lad engaged in repairing the drain Of the
house No. % Via della Steliatta in Rome,
Italy, found little shiny piece OF metal
and put il ia his pocket, waiting fO- the
chance to show it to some connoisseur. IL
the meanwhile Il good deal OF Tie dirt from
tie drain was caried away in the direction
Of Porto Angelica. The lad had his piece
examined by goldsmith opposite. and lie
was JUS receiving twenty francs for il when
the head mason and the owner OF the house,
who Lad heard somehow OF the affair, came
TO STOP the barg,in az TIE right moment.
Search was made Immediately On the sPOt
and l42 gold coins were fOusd scattered
between the drain and the walls OF the
mouse. Policemen were sent after the carts /;
they overlook them just outside Porto An
gelica, examined the contents, and found
for;y-two more coins, to the great amaze
ment Of the drivers, who had no idea they
were removing gold from such an unex-
pec;ed mine. The treasure numbers, con-
seguently, lS4 gold coins OF the largest
size, perfectly fresh, as if they had Just
been taken from the Mint. The period 70
which they belong goes from 14j0 to 1850 ::
the earliest are OF Plus H., the others OF
innocent VIII, Alexander VI, JuliCs H.,
Leo y. Hadrian VI, Clement VII, ard
Paul III. Nearly one-third belongs 10
Clement VII, few coins to the Eiscogn-
It's OF Milan auf ie Wiadsiaws OF HunGaty.
am sure soMc were engraved BY artists
worthy to vie with. .Donatello or BenzclUlo;
they are Of exquisite beauty. The next
day Mgr. CasalL, the owner, was offered
Sc, 500 francs for the grOup. or course he
refused. The treasure was not concealed
carefully In one single spot; the pieces lay
scattered in more than l. 900 cubic feet of
dirt
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-01-14
M1FFNrowN JUN1ATA COUNTY pENNA a. 1880

erlsnd and Of the ancient Danes show nc
bones OF the hare, for example, thus cup
porting Cessr's account of the awful horio;
Ia which the animal was held by the
Britols of his day. Onr Eastern Indians
seem not TO have eaten it; but those in the
West and North did SO. Another curious
fac: is that the animal was sculptured Oh
the sacriicial stone IN ancient Mexico, and
was the sign of the divine years in the
Mexican Calender, while celebrations ana
sacrifices in its honor were the most num-
erous Of ali.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-01-14

Not long ago a christening dinner was
given in an uptown residence, in New York
one feature OF which was novel In front
of each of the twelve guests at table WIS
a miniature model of the font in Grace
church with Liiiputian cradle at its base
Tie font was mace OF wood. covered with
six, and delicate painted with ell the sym
bOls, tracery and even the delicate gold
lettering about the riu.-'.Excep, a man be
born of water and of the spint he cannot
enter into the kingdom Of heaven'-that
appears upon the original. Natural flowers
filed the fonts. On the front OF each small
silken cradle, wrought in fanciful gold
letters and foliage and blossoms, appeared
the name of the baby Ethel" and the
date Of her birth. Attached to each cradle
was siiken ribbon, uponjwhich was painted
the name OF one of the guests. After din
uer these pretty things were carried OF by
those before whom they were placed as
souvenirs OF the occasion. The cost Of these
were twenty-five dollars.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-01-14
Executions py ELECTRICITY.

Dr. W. \. Hammond, Of New York, says
electricity would be an uncertain agent of
dc tih. and Condemns the idea that il can be
usel in capital punishment. Even q ter
riic stroke of lightning does not always
kill, and the spectacle OF criminal run
ming about naked or lying with his limbs
broken after deputy sheriff had performed
On him with a galvanic battery, would be
even more disgTaceful than the scenes which
now sometimes occur III executions. What
the tremendous power Of nature cannot in
variabiy 90 is not likely to be always ac-
complished by the comparatively ridiculous
means for generating electricity at the
command of man. Probably the mos, ef-
fcctual kind Of electricity would be that
known as statical, which is identical with
atmospheric lightning; but the machines
for generating il will not work in wet
weather, and if an instrument could be con
struc,ed powerful enough under favorable
circumstances to kill 4 man, tie execution
would probably have to be deferred from
day to day til the hygrOmetric Stale Of the
cir was suitable.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-01-14
Tas.aa Direr.

Some Of the curious habits INDUCED in
by distinguished artists in order TO retain or
strengthen themselves in their moments Of
rest during the exercise of the voice: The
Swedish tenor Lohalt ate two salted cucUm-
bers; Wachiel swallows the yolk Of an egg,
beaten Up with sugar; Carl Forms drinks
porter; Pasta drank porter: Nine. SCntag
ate sardines; Nile. Desparre drinks warm
water; Adelina Patti takes seltzer water;
Christine Miss n, beer; Nine. Malibran, in
opposition to al the customs of singers, ate
supper half an hour before the performance;
Miss Kellogg takes beef tea, and Miss Cary
takes ''Tom and Jerry" sometimes and
sometimes porter.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-01-14
PRICE 81 PER BOTTLE
Or Six Bottles fer 50,

Or SIX Bottles fer IS,
Delivered TO any address free from observa'
tion. otr
Patients may consult by letter, receiv,
an, Ih. same attention as by Gaining, Oy
snsw erin;s the following questions:
]. Give your name and post-ofhce address,
county and State, and your nearest express
office
9 Your age and sex:
3. Occupation2
I. Married or singlef
& Height weight. now and in healthf
a. How long have you been sick!
2 Your complex ion. color OF hair anu eyes !
G. Have you a STOPPING or erect siilt; ,,
g. Relate without reservation All you
know aoout your case. Enclose one ucLia,.
as consultation fee. Your letter wiz then
receive our attention. and we viii give yo9a
the nature of vour disease and our cduoi"
opinion concerning n cure
Competent Physicians attend 70 1919
ponlents. All Letters should oe Aou, pi;,s
40 Di<pensatory, 1917 Filbert treet, rnn~
celphia, Pa.
81. T. HELMBOLD,
Druggist and Chemist,
Phuadelphia re.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-01-14
A SPECIFIC REMEDY FOR ALL

For Debility, Loss Of Memory. Indisposi-
tion n Exertion or Business, Shortness of
Breath. Troubled with Thoughts of Disease,
DtmBes> OF Vision. Pain in the Back, Chest,
and Head. Rush OF Blood TO the Head, Pale
Counienance, and Dry Skin.
II these symptoms are allowed to go on,
very frequently Epileptic Pits and Con-
SUMPTION follow When the constitution
becomes affected it requires the aid of an
invigoraling medicine 10 strengthen and
tone mp The system-yhich
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-01-14

SOLD EvERYwHElB
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-01-14

Headache. Pain in the SHOULDERS Congn;
Dizziness Sour stomach, Erupiton-, Bau
TASTE I'm tine Mouth. Paipitation OF thc
Heart. Pain in the rcgion of he hh'heys'
anl a ihOgH-anti other painful symptoms,
are the Clippings Of Dyspepsia-
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-01-14

ii. T. HELMBOLD,
Druggist and Chemist,
Philadelphia re
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-03-26
TELEGRAPHIC.
can,,,.agsion.I s,mma-v

WASHINGTON, D. c. March 17.-SES-
ATE-After q lengthy discussion of the
Star route deficiency bill, its passage
was effected 1t reads as follows:
BE If enacted, etc, that the sum Of
81. 100, 900, or SO much thereof as may be
necessary, is hereby appropriated TO meet
the expenses of the inland mail transport
alton on the Star routes for the remain
der of the current fiscal year. During
the remainder of the current fiscal year
no further expedition of the service on
any postal Star route shall be made.
See g That the further sum of $780,
GOO Is appropriated as aforesaid TO ena
bic the postmaster general to place the
new service authorized by law. Provid-
ed, That the postmaster general shall
not hereafter have the power to expedite
the service under any contract now ex.
isting, or hereafter given to rate of pay
exceeding fifty per cent upon the Con
tract as originally let.
SEC. g. That the sum of $4,000 is ap
propriated as aforesaid, for public print
ing, including the cost of printing ths
Congressional Record, il being part Of
the deficiency for the current fiscal year
SEC. 4 Nothing in this act shall b
construed to affect the validity or legal
ty of the acts or omissions of any office
Of the United States. or TO affect any pro
ceedings therein.
After an executive session The senat,
adjourned.
HousE-Mr. Taylor offered resolu
! ton for the appointment of a specia
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-03-26

population of Kansas in 1878 and 1873,
showing increase by counties, mcteoro-
logical summary Of the year, an article
upon Egyptian corn or Pampas rice, to-
gether with chemical analysis Of the
same, and an article on pearl millet-
Probably the most interesting feature Of
this report is the lengthy illustrated part
devoted to "sheep husbandry'' in Kan
sas, giving a short history and descrip-
ton of the various breed4 Of sheep and
the expense of practical breeders in each
county, closing with an illustrated sketch
of "A Kansas sheep and grain farm, its
receipts and expenditures" This is fol
lowed by map showing the railroads Of
Kansas. January !, 1880, ard also the
census districts. The volume closes
with brief biographical notice of the
late Mr. Gray, who gave to this quarter
" report the las; labor of his life. The
address OF Rev DIR, McCabe, which fol,
lows the biography, delivered al the fun
elal of Mr. Gray, is an eloquent tribute
to q useful man.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-03-26
AGRICULTURAL REPORT

Owing to the continued i'll health of
Hon. Alfred Gray, late secretary of the
state board of agriculture, the quarterly
report for the quarter ending December
81, 1879, was greatly delayed. The
volume has been received. and among its
valuable contents will be found the av-
erage condition of crops and farm ami
mails, estimated acreage of winter wheat
OF 1879 compared with the acreage of
1878, crop statistics summarized by coun-
ties, showing the number of acres, pro-
duct and value of crop for 1879, a gener-
al summary of all crops, acreage increase
and decrease, average yield, also sum-
maries by counties, showing the number
and value of live stock for 1879, valua-
ton of property, school statistics, show
ing number of school districts, number
of school houses, value of school build.
ings, number of teachers employed, etc,
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-03-26
. "a FOOLS ERRAND."

The Facts About the Author of the
Great Political Novel
Washington letter TO indianapolis journal.
The author Of "A Fools Errand," is
Albion w. Toufgee. lie was born and
raised in Michigan, and is known by
congressman Willets, of that state. There
he studied law and was married, after
ward moving to Ashtabula county, o.,
which is within the district now repre-
scented by the lion. James 4. Garfield, to
whom MIR. Tnurgee is known. After the
close of .Ie war he moved 10 Raleigh, n.
c. to enter lhe practice of the law. Here
he was we'll known 10 Col. keogh,
the present secretary of the Repub-
lican national committee. Mr.. II.
c. Badger, United States district at
torney for North Carolina, who is now
in Washington, said the other night:
Il know T0urgee, well and have read his
book. It's all true, and / know all the
persons and most of the incidents men.
TONED in it, But the fact is, Tourgee
didn't do very well down :here. He was
most too radical in his views. After II
struggle Of fourteen years, during which
time he ana his family were ostracised,
and during {, portion Of which his life
was in constant peril he came north last
year To stay. When the Hayes policy
developed, and the Republican president
abandoned the fight, and the men who
stood the racket for fourteen years, he
recognized the folly of further contInu.
ing the fight, and retired. l understand
that he is now in Colorado.
His book tells the story of persecu.
| tons he and his associates bore, and eX
plains their feelings. 1t has been read
am glad to say, by members of the
cabinet, and l hope, also, by the presi
| dent. Senators, members and officials
are reading it, and it is the topic of con
versation wherever | go. | heard Gen
Harrison praise it the other day, and
! Gen. Garfield says its influence will be
| great assistance in the fight before the
Republican party. have no doubt but
! it will No better campaign document
could be disseminated by the Republi
can party. 1t would pay TO circulate
| 200, 900 or 100000 copies through the
north But it will circulate itself. Al
ready the first addition has been exhaust
ed, and second edition of 10000 copies
has been ordered.
| 1T is a good example of the timidity
| of Washington merchants that for months
| a COPY of this book could not be bought
| here. The booksellers recognize the
| sympathy in this community for the
| lost cause and are careful not to offend
| it. Even the organ grinder on the cor
ner appreciates this. He doffs his uni
form blue which appeals to the north
/ dons the gray, and hangs out his card
| Help 4 Southern Soldier And he i:
not mistaken in his estimate of the pop
ulation, for he does thriving business
/ | am ashamed TO say better than his 9th
er suit brings him in the north"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-03-26
THE PROFITS ON OSTRICH FARMING


If you can't get Bushman to look
after your ostriches, you may look after
ten pairs of full grown birds yourself
without any help, and out of this num-
Der he thinks an income Of from $4,000
TO $4,000 a year may be reckoned on.
The price of the parent birds seems to
vary very much. In 1873 Sir Christie
pher Brand, father of the president of
the free states was able 10 get pair for
ESQ; but that was an exceptional bar
gain. In 1875 $500 3 pair was freely
given, and the birds were worth it, for
feathers then brought from 30 TO 40 SOW
ereigns a pound The price year ago
was from 600 to e400 a pair; and,
whereas, in 1874 the number farmed at
the cape certainly did not exceed a thou
sand, it now amounts 10 fifty times that
number.
The birds are fair layers; and, though
there is a doubt if artificial egg Matching
is not the safest, the farmer NAV fairly
reckon on a score of young birds a
year in the natural way. These are
worth about seyenty-five dollars piece,
and every month adds between ten and
fifteen dollars to the value of an ostrich
pullei. Add TO this the value of the
feathers-theugh the price is very varia-
bic; it was only $40 or SIS per pound
! in 1869, and from $25 TO $40 in 1874, Just
before the sudden rise Besides, breed
ing and feather growing do not get on
well together. The feathers are best at
broOding time; ON the other hand, to
| pluck them Injuries the laying, and makes
the birds sit badly. However, the profits
are so large that we can hardly wonder
at ostrich farming having become a sort
| of mania; and as the wild bird becomes
scarcer and scarcer the feather market
will become more and more dependent
on the supply from the farms.