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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-06-30
The walhaila.

The Walhalla is near Rat;sbon. What
the Temple of Fame is for Bavaria, this
''Hall of the Chosen" is for the Germanic
tribes, for the distinguished of the father
land. 1t is by its marvellous grandeur and
beauty tit dwelling place for the immor-
tails of Germany. 1t cost over $4,000. 900.
1t stands very conspicuously on an emil
nence, commanding an extensive view OF the
Danube and the neighboring country. II
is modern Parthenon, constructed OF grey,
unpclished marble, and is reached by three
terraces of marble steps. FIfty-two col
dmns of the Doric order surround the
building. The interior, by its luxurious
magnifcence and beauty, fills the spectator
with rapt astonishment. The floor is a
mosaic of smooth. variegated marble. The
hall is one hundred and eighty feet lOn.r.
fifty feet broad, fifty-six feet high, and is
richly decorated with gllded ceiling and
lighted from above. The ceiling Is sup
ported by fourteen Csryatides, the warrior
virgins of the ancient German Paradise,
whose duty was to carry Off the fallen
heroes from the field OF batIie and introduce
them into Walhalla. These figures separ-
ate the upper wall into compartments, in
which, on red and white marble plates, are
written in golden letters, the names of six
ty-four Walhalla inmates, such as Alaric,
Theodoric, Uifilas, Alfred the Great, CLOVIS,
Bede, Alcuin, Charlemagne, Hildegard,
etc., of whom no llkenesses are to be found
Above these names runs q freize around the
entire hall, executed by Wagner, represent
ing the religious and domestic life, the his
tory of the German aboriglnes, down to the
introduction Of Christianity The lower
walls are divided into compartments also
in which are placed busts, and in the cen
ter of each group of busts is placed fe
male figure to represent the genius o.
victory The famous artist, Rauch, execu
ted these. One hundred and one marbl;
bus;s have been deemed worthy of admis
sion into the Walhalla. recall the namel
of Copernic1s Herschel, RGbens Val
Dyke, Rant, Gosthe, Schiller, Hayden
Frederick, Butcher, Gluck, Maria Theresa
Charles V, Wallensteln, Luther. Lewis
who fouRded this edifice, was such bigo
ted Romanist that he would not admi
Luther. Since his abdication, wiser ooun
sells have prevailed. and the no1le reforme
has his proper place.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-06-30

position, and had, il is presumed, with
great presence of mind. endeavored tC
open tie serrated iron jaws which held
him fast. But though danger is said h
double the strength of man, the trap re-
fused to give up its prey, and, as at each
movement of his body the iron teeth bur
led themselves deeper and deeper in his
flesh, his agony must have been of the
most exquisite description. He probably
shouted and would have continued TO
shout, however hopelessly, for help, had it
not been for the fear of attracting the
wolves that might be lurking in the neigh
borhood. He had under his coat a small
hatchet; and with this, in the event of his
being attacked by the dreaded animals. he
trusted to defend himself. As the night
heightened, the moon rose, and shed her
pale light over the forest. He may now
be pictured immovable, with eyes and ears
on the qlti UiUe, his body in the most ex-
cruciating torment, listening and waiting.
All at once, far, very far, off, he hears a
confused murmur of indistinct sounds.
Approaching with rapidity, these murmurs
become cries and yells. They are those of
wolves on the track-hellIsh demons, which
ere few minutes would be upon him, car
ried direct to the spot by the trails set for
the destruction of his destroyers. Fear not
being part of his hardy nature, he by al
most superhuman efforts, and in the awful
moment forgetting all pam, contrived to
drag himself and the trap toward an oak
tree, against which he placed his back.
Here, with his hatchet ready to strike, the
young fellow, full of courage, doubtless Of
fered up short prayer to his God, and
embracing, as 1t were, in his mind his poor
cd mother and his bride, awaited the hor-
rible result, determined to show himself a
true child of the forest, and meet his fate
like man. A few minutes more and he
was surrounded by Gordon of yellow
flames from the eyes OF the brutes, the ami
mails themselves, which he could scarcely
distinguish, sending forth their horrible
yells fullin his face. On the following MORN
ing when the unfortunate forester who set the
trap came to examine it, he tound-it at the
foot of the oak. deluged with blood, the
bone Of human leg upright between the
iron teeth, and all around. scattered about
the turf and the path, a quantity of human
remains. Shreds of coat and other arIi-
cles of clothing were also discovered near
the spot. With the assistance of some
dogs, which were put on the scent, three
wolves, their heads and bodies cut open
with a hatchet, were found dying in an
adjacent thicket. When the venerable
cure of the village, after previously en-
deavoring in every possible way by
Christian exhortation TO prepare his aged
mother to hear the sad tale, informed her
that these remains of humanity were all
that was left OF her boy, she laughed.
Alasl it was laugh of madness; reason
had fled.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-06-30
Inward Agitation.

young man who looked as If he had 4
heap OF things on his mind, but who strug-
gled hard to appear Outwardly calm, put a
five-dOllar bill on the desk of a Detroit
lawyer the other day and said:
81 want to ask you a few leading ques-
tionsn
$50 ahead, was the reply, as the money
was quickly thrust out of sight
IF l am engaged to a girl and l go back
ON her, what can she do:"
''Sue you for breach of promise
''But if she goes back on me, what can
| do?'
''Hunt up another"
''Um, Suppose l have presented her
with 81 fan, pair of bracelets, a parasol
and Il rlng?1
Then she's so much ahead"
''lf believe that her infatuation for an
other is but a passing whim and | flourish
"a revolver and talk of suicide, what thenln
.'Her father will probably pick you up
and drop you INTO the first mud puddle"
''Um, Suppose l had presented her
mother with a twenty shilling umbrella2"
Then she'll keep dry"
'And her brother with an accOrdean p
Then he'll worry the neighbors."
Suppose, sir, | had, for the sake of
making myself solid with the old man, pre-
sented him with sixteen dollars worth Of
watch-dOgl'
Hell set him upon you if you have any
trouble"
''Um, Have no redress:"
YES, sir, go and lick the prairie ranger
rvh oil
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-06-30
GONE"

Scene in London railway statiou-depsr-
ture Of emigrants for Liverpool
Ay! mark We well the anguish of the parting ::
That cry of Gone,"
Is wruug frem hearts through which fierce
pSin is darting.
All hope withdrawn
The souls Of women and C. children sma ting
While life drags on.
Chidless but not through heavens divine
affection,
Is helpless age;
And husbandless oh sorrow bevond tict' on.
Words csnno. gauge,
And fstherless where lies the benediction
That can assuage.
Speak not to them The words Of consolation
No help reveal.
Within that hour of awful separation
Think what they feel,
Bearing the pain with lowly resignation.
That gold might heal.
Their lips are dumb. The instincts o. impres
sion,
They know it not
To bear the woes that ia in quick succession
Is sll their lot;
Tney form no scheme that leads them towards
redression.
While tears fall hot.
Then gaze with coldness on their voiceless
wailing,
Az il you can;
Think OF the wanderer on the ocean sailing:
Thou richer man.
Couid'st thou not bear his anguish without
qusiiing?
Then find some plan.
Such misery is not Of hesyen's sending
For gold can clrse;
The sorrogs that are not beyond earth 6 mend
ing
Let none endure.
with yor-" cries One in clouds OF light as
cendng,
Il leave Ny poor
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-06-30
why There is no Rain In Peru.

In Peru. South America. rain Is un-
known. The coast of Peru is within the
region OF perpetual southwest trade winds,
and though the Peruvian shores are on the
verge of the great southeast boiler, yet 1t
never rains there. The southeast trade
winds in the Atlantic ocean first strike the
water on the coast of Africa. Travelling
TO the northeast they blow obliquely across
the ocean until they reach the coast OF
Brazil By this time they are laden with
yapor. which they continue TO bear along
across the continent, depositIngit as they
90. supplying with it the sources OF the Rlo
de Ia Plata and other tributaries OF the
Amazon. Finally they reach the snow
canned Andes; here Is wrung from them
the last particle of moisture that a very
low temperature can attract. Reaching the
sumnit of that range they now tumble
down as cool and dry winds on the Paciilc
sIope beyond. Meeting with no evaporat-
Inc surface, and no temperature colder
than that 10 which they were subjected on
the mountain tops, they reach the ocean
Thus we see how the tops OF the ANDES DC,
came the reservoir from which are supplied
(. the rivers of Chill and Peru,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-06-30
The Sea Unicorn.

Sea Unicorn who recently exhibited at
San Francesca. The body Is OF the size OF
a small deer and covered with scales about
on inch in diameter, with tufts of reddish
brown hair grown quits plentifully between
The scales. Its legs are quite slender, ana
have long hair about the hoois, which re-
samble those Of deer Or goat. The tail Is
straight and tufTed. like that OF COW,
while the snout is enlarged at the eId Ehe
that of a swine, and the mouth shows ior-
m;dable tusks protruding on either sioe.
Fron .be centre of the face projects
. single horn, sos more than six inches ID
Iencth and less than sa lIcG ~ diameter
which curves upward slightly. Ia aat.i'
,;ss. there are two long feelers, or 'ensa-
Sos one or each side Of the mouth Inc
hair hair npon the meek Is longer than elsewhere
- the same reddish color, e;,a has the ap,
Clearance of short name. The nshet L,el
related that this slimal was sometimes seer q
unou the shore of the isiaf;sf, ana tna' .pt ns
made a musical noise, which gave nam 'ht
name of the singing unieSra, and some 9
. ,he more creduleus islanders had taken Ri'
Votes @ heard family in the distance' io'
Iooss of mermaids.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-06-30
"Pa and Ma are Married"

\ man IN Toledo, with a wife and three
children, became enamored of an intrig-
uing woman and procured divorce in an
obscure town in Indiana. He did not say
a word about il at home. One day his eld-
est daughter received parcel of patterns
from lady in indianapolis. In it was an
old copy OF a country newspaper. An ad-
vertisement attracted her attention; it was
an application for a divorce for her father
from her mother. The young lady desi ed
to visit her friend In Indianapolis, and TO
make an excursion to the town where the
divorce had been granted. She returned
with ample evidence that her mother vas
living with a divorced man. She show ell
her father a copy of the advertisement, and
told him that she had found out all about
him. He walked the floor for a minUle,
and then turned to his daughter. 81 have
been very bad and guilty man" ne said;
''but it is not too late TO make amends.
will go TO her and confess ALL and undo
what have done" ''Confess first TO me, y
SAID the girl III l. Miss-who Is tie
woman in the case, is it noti' .it is''
| thought as much. Are you to marry her ~
81 was to have married her. ''Iou
must not go to mamma yet. She mast be
your wife again before she knows the fear
ful truth The young lady was equal to
the emergency. The twentieth anniver-
sary of her parents marriage was close at
hand. She invited all their frienls and
had them married again by the same min
lister who performed the ceremony twenty
years before She took pains to have her
mothers rival present, and remarked to
her in corner: ''Papa and mamma are
married again as fast as the law can do it.
Whether the truth is ever known depends
upon you. Papa will never tell it, | am
sure, and for mammals sake never shall.
But it does seem to me dear, that some
other climate would suit your constitution
better than this.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-06-30
a fseau's Duel.

The following story is told Of fighting
Fitzgerald, a celebrated beau, gambler,
horseman and duelist After his return
from Ireland, an old gentleman declared
his intention of trying to cure Fitzgerald of
his love of duelling, and one day provoked
him To a contest. His friends tried in VAN
TO persuade him no. to go out leave me
alone" he said, IN settle him, have got
the choice of arms. Each of US shall be
mounted, each shall choose his own wea-
pom, a space shall be marked out. and
whoever first crosses the boundary shall be
declared vanquished-" Fitzgerald being
informed of these strange proposals did not
like to refuse. and confident in his admira-
bic horsemanship and skill with all wea-
pons, accepted. He appeared on the
ground superbly mounted or fiery steed
and armed with pistols. To the surprise
and mirth of all, the old gentleman trotted
up on donkey carrying bladder with
dr1ed peas inside, and scarlet cloak in his
hand Waving the cloak and shaking the
rattle, he rode into a space; OFF started The
fiery courser, and before Fitzgerald knew
where he vas, he lad crossed the bounda
II, and lost the duel. The ridicule wa:
too much tor him, and be never ''weni
out" again.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-06-30
A Paris Bohemian.

Some days ago one of the most seedy
and disreputable men who ever appeared
about newspaper Office, turned up in the
editorial rooms of the Paris Figaro. The
paper in question is prOverbially reckless in
the matter of truth, and as long as 4 SEN
satiOn was on hand, made no question of
the veracity of the man who provided it.
In this case, however, the editor was liter
ally stricken dumb.
'Are you the editOr?" demanded the
visitor, brushing frightful ha; with roll
of manuscript
81 believe 30, responded the representa-
tive of NJ Villemesfant.
''Then l have got something to sell you"
''What is it ~
"a murder"
''Ohl Pshaw Murders are out of fash
io1."
''But this is murder with q mystery"
1--WE don't want any mysteries"
but this is not only mystery but
scandal"
''Our scandal columns are full"
''But this is murderOus mystery not
only with a scandal but with moral to
it,"
'My friend" said the editor, rising,
''we doL't want any murders, mysteries,
scandals, or morals; assure you we don't.
VIII you not take my word for its''
The seedy man measured him with his
glaring eye for moment Then he SAID
mo sir"
''You will notl''
'.Not for moment. | demand that
this manuscript of mine shall be printed"
''But why ~
Because represent the press"
'The press! What press ~
'The press of Paris"
The editor paused. Even in his long ca
reer in Partisan journalism, he had met
with nothing like this. At last he said,
family:
80 you demand that we shall print your
article?''
Yes was the reply.
''But | assure you we don't want any
thing but editorial articles
There, sir, said the seedy man, laying
his band upon his threadbare breast 81
will sacrifice my story to the mercenary
character of your paper. /. sir. will make
an editorial of my story. Which desk shall
| take ?"
The editor stared-glared-a gave the
intruder a seat. The editorial was written,
printed and paid for, and next day the
Figaro told the story we have given above
upon itself.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-06-30
Cured of Swearing.

Friend Hooper, once had a man
named Kane brought before a magistrate
and fined for blasphemy. He did not see
the man again Tor long time; but, twenty
years afterward, when he was standing In
his door, Kane passed by. The Friends
heart was touched by his appearance, for
he looked old, feeble and poor. He stepped
out shook hands with him, and said :;
'.Dost thou remember me, and how
caused thee to be fined for swearings"
"Yes, indeed, do" he replied; 81 re
member how many dollars l paid as well
as if it were but yesterday"
''Did it do thee any good p inquired
Friend Hooper.
'sNever bit, answered he. '.is only
made me mad to have my money taken
from me-
The poor man was invited to walk INTO
the house. The interest was calculated on
the fine, and every cent repaid to him.
'I meant it for they good" said the
benevolent Quaker, 'tand | am sorry that
only provoked thee"
| Kane countenance changed at once, and
tears began 10 flow. He took the money,
with many thanks, and was never again
heard to swear.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-06-30

toward him, was changed. 1t was not
trouble; she never spoke of their approach
ing loss, and he often found her singing.
merry as lark, but there was no longer
perfect confidence between them. There
was something she was keeping hid, he
thought. And Margery did have secret.
and Kept 1.-THE old adage notwithstand-
ing.
flnally the day arrived on which the
date OF the mortgage expired. Harry's
lace had set look. Always in the way he
thought, when around the house, watching
Margery while deity clearing up things.
Everthing she touched yielded like magic.
his morning she was unusually skilful, and
not trace of regretwas there in that spark
ling face of hers.
Harry was woefully cast down. His
clouded face seemed reproach to her. He
had not raised the money, and could not he
said The squire offered hun an extension
of time; he would not have it.
at is of no use. )" said he, land we NAV
as well be over with 1t at once. The little
place is not worth more than the money
you loaned me. l will make you deed of
1t, and you may write that the mortgage is
satisfied"
He produced pen and ink, looking all
the time like man about to sign his own
death warrant. Then baby was hustled
unceremoniously into his cradle, and Marg-
cry unlocked a little drawer In her hus-
bands desk, producing a package, and
placing it before the Squire, asked him to
count Its contents. 1t was found to cover
the whole amount for which her husband
had given the mortgage.
at was left to me by my uncle Heth, -
explained Margaret. Lawyer Knowles
was in need of all his shrewdness to straight
en- the matter out, but paid him round
sum for his services"
Harry called himself slow man, and it
did take him some time to get the better of
his amazement. He had barely succeeded
in comprehending the whole, as his wife
turned from the door, from which the
squire had made his exit. Then, for the
first time, tn little woman broke down.
She threw herself INTO the strong arms that
were ready 20 receive her.
''Oh, Harryi how could you-how could
you be jealous of me!"
He answered not at all, but held her as
if in one Of his own IRON vises. Presently
he fell to kissing her hair, forehead, checks
and lips; and looking up, she saw what
she had never seen before; on the cheeks Of
her Vulcan were two round, big tears.
Harry did not go to the shop that day,
and the baby was sadly neglected.
1t was several years ago that this event
occurred, and Harry's bird nest is now
called ''The Dove Cot'' by the observing
neighbors.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-06-30
Cyprus.


The climate is very similar to that of
Crete; the winter is short and cold, the
summer long and hot, but not oppressively
so on account of the sweete Mditerrarean
breeZes, which make the evenings particu-
larly cool; and people Of regular habits
will find it not only free from sickness, but
beneficial, If they do not indulge too freely
in the beautiful fruit which grows nearly
wild in every part of the island. The in
habitants may be roughly estimated at 9O,-
600, Of whom 90, 900 are Greeks, 25, 900
Turks, and the rest Fellahs and Arabs
They are good natured, honest, quiet and
hospitable, but must be learned to work
The principal language is Greek, Turkish
and Italian being spoke by the upper elssses
only. The buildings are very poor and the
nativeslaZy. On account of the hsrbOr being
nearly useless, also for want Of break-wa-
tiers and quays, vessels lie at distance, and
discharge their cargoes by lighters, the
operation being often stopped during bad
weather. The remedy of this evil now be-
comes necessity, and should be one OF
the first works the present government
undertakes
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-06-30

invitations to the diplomats to dine with
him. Etiquette compelled thell to accept,
so all had to excuse themselves from their
first engagement and the NJ. c. and his wife
were compelled to ask other guests. But
all is for the best. With the Representa-
tive and his family the one dinner served
as substantial compliment to two sets of
guests, those who ate it and those who had
the honor of declining to do so. But din
ing in state is not an unmitigated pleasure
by any means. The dinners begin at P.
NJ and are protracted until ten O'Clock or
after. Then again there is no elbow-room;
the guests are so crowded around the ma
hogany that it is difficult for those on the
same side of the table to lift their arms at
the same moment to carry food to their
mouths. Hence it is sometimes the case
that couples seated next each other agree
that each shall partake of the courses by
turns, one eating while the other keeps the
arms down, and vice versa.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-06-30

This year we have noticed three curious
instances of departure from the usua
habits OF birds in building their nests,
which seem worth recording. The song.
thrush lines her nest with cow-dung and
clay; and 1t is usually considered by ornl-
biologists that, as she builds very early in
the spring and frequently in exposed situa-
tions, the mud lining protects the eggs and
the young brood from the fierce March
winds. Early in March we found thrush's
nest in our garden, containing four eggs
but the nest had not vestige of the usual
mud lining. Unfortur stely we found the
nest destroyed one morning before the bird
he'd time to hatch, so it was impossible to
note whether the inclement weather had
any effect on the eggs. We have at this
moment blackbird sitting upon six eggs,
four of which are her own and the other
two those of a song-thrush. When first
the nest was found it contained two of each
kind, thrush having laid in the blackbird's s
nest. Although sparrows will sometimes
appropriate swallows nests to build in. and
though several birds will build new nest
ON an old foundation, il is, think, very
unusual for one species-the cuckoo, of
course, excepted-to make use of nest
built by another species. The third curIos-
ity of nest building is the nest off chatfinch,
placed in the fork of an elder bush near
our house. Usually the chaffinch assimi-
lates the color of her nest to the situation
in which she places it; If she builds on a
hedge she generally covers 1t with green
moss; but if she builds, as she often does,
on the bare branch of an old apple tree, she
uses the gray lischens, which are usually
near at hand, and covers her nest with
them 50 skillfully that though quite open
and exposed it becomes hidden by its re-
semblance to a knob or excresScence of the
tree itself. In this case, however, though
the bird has recognized the necessity of
covering her rest with something, she has
.endered 1t most conspicuous by sticking
little bits of white decayed wood all over
IT. The wood is so white that the nest
looks almost like snowball in the branches
Possibly this bird may Ne color blind, or
she may be just little bit wanting in her
instructive faculties, as human beings are
occasionally i'll their reasoning powers
Why not?