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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-11-02
Trying ON the Bonnet

A New Haven gentleman, whose busi-
ness keeps him up late al nights. was per-
suaded to do a millinery errand for his
wife the other night. and "a result stum-
bled up the from. stairs about two O'Clock
in the morning with brand new bonnet
held carefully under bis arm in a tissue
paper. As soon as he turned on the gas,
his better half rubbed open her eyes and
drowsily inquired:
You-forgot my-bonnet, didn't
youl"
''No, didn't. Here's the business
''Oh. 1t is,' and that woman sprang up
and ripped the wrappings of in a jlffy,
and slapping her nightcap into the corner,
adjusted the new purchase carefully on her
head. ''how do you like it, It's becom-
ing, isn't n2'
'.Madam," responded the husband, ''the
bonnet certainly Is becoming. but, some
how, the remainder of your costume don't
jibe. Your dress, if l may call it such,
has too much Hamburg edging and not
enough oversklrt. l think you need lit
lie knife pIeating and couple of extra ruff.
fes-"
''Ob. you horrid-"
"And then, too, that bonnet has too
much color for the tout ensemble, If may
borrow from the French"
''You hateful, P.l throw the thing out
of the window if you don't tell me how it
looks, so, there"
"ihat's what am trying to do, my
dear. The bonnet locks immense In
your present costume you couldn't fail to
make hit on the street, and just as like
as rot land In the police station. i should
think some milliner had hired the statue OF
Queen Zsnobla for dummy to show of
her goods"
dummy, Dummy, did you sayl II
let you know I'm no dummy" and sht
sat on the edge of the bed and leotured
and lectured, until the deluded man nat
been h1mmed to sleep by the monotony o
her voice. But she didn't take that bon
net of. She went and rugged herself W
in the best duds she had, and when b
awoke in the morning she was promenad-
ing about the room trying the effect b,
posing in attitudes before the mirror.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-11-02
Do You Hear?

''My son, said Littie Rock mother,
''go down to the grocery and get me can
Of condensed milk"
81 should squirm to wiggle,h answered
the boy.
''Go on, tell you.'
81 should limp to jump"
''lf you don't go this instant I'll tell
your father when he comes home"
II should blow to tattle."
'.Never mind, SIR"
Il should whoop to squeal.
When the father came the mother said:
81 wish that you'd whip Tom. He posi-
lively refused to go down to the grocery,
and told me that was 4 tattler, and that
he would jump on me-"
Tom"
"Yes, SIR"
"What was that you said to your
motherl"
'Never said nothin'."
''Then | am story teller aud you are a
pretty boy" said the mother.
''LOok here, young man, if you don't
behave yourself III thrash you. Do you
heart"
81 should litter to Snort
Come hereto me SIR AID the young
man sqIirmed to wiggle, limped to jump
blew to tattle. whooped to squeal aad TIT.
tered to snort.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-11-02
A Talking To.

Come here, Sis, and sit down beside
me, and let me give you little talking to.
wish TO speak TO you of your mother. 1t
may be you have seen a careworn look up
On her face lately. Of course it has not
been brought there by any act of yonrs,
still it is your duty to Try and chase il away.
don't mean for you to run at it and shake
your skirts ard tell it TO 'shoo,' as you
would hen, nor do expect you to get on
the other side of the fence and throw Old
oyster cans and barrel slaves at it. But |
want you to get up early In the morning
and get breakfast, aad when your mother
comes down and begins TO express her sur
prise, 90 up TO her and kiss her. You
can't imagine how it will brighten up her
dear old face. Her face has more wrinkles
tban yours; far more, and yet if you were
sick that face would appear 10 be as
beautiful as an angel s; as il hovered over
you, watching every chance to minister to
your wants, and every one of those
wrinkles would seem to be bright wavelets
chasing each other over that dear old face.
She will leave you one of these days.
Those burdens, if not lifted from her
shoulders, will break her down. There,
don't cry; she mas not lett yon yet. She
is in the kitchen stringing beans for din
mel, and if you fe,l so had you might GO and
finish them and let her change her dress
and rest an nour before dinner. After din
ner you might wash up the dishes while
she takes little nap. Then you might
take down her hair and do 1t up for her.
You need not wind it over your finger and
fuss to make spit curls as she usei to
maize yours, but give II gentle brushing
and wlnd 1t up tenderly as though you en-
ioyed doing It for her. The gentleman in
the pa-lor can wait until you have per
formed these duties. If he expresses any
lmpatience you can explain to him that
you feel under more obligations to your
mo.her than YOU do to him"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-11-02
The Holy Well mt Mecca.

When Mohammed captured Mecca.
which had been regarded for ages by his
countrymen as place of peculiar sanctity,
he interfered with the worship of the Black
Stone (probably a meteorite) which the an
gels had brought from heaven. snd of the
Zemzem, or Holy Well of Hagar, only so
far as to suppress the ancient polytheistic
rites. Tnis W ell is close besides the Caaba or
Square House, the chief sanctuary OF the
Mohammedan world.
The princes of Islam maintain at Mecca
keepers of the Holy Well, who annually
supply them with water to be used on great
OCCASIONS and in grea: emergencies, as
when stricken with disease. Every pilgrim
to Mecca-and thousands come thither
from all countries-visits the well and Is
purified by drinking the water or pouring
it over his person, or both. The water is
described IS unpleasant in taste and ca
thartic in effect-qualities which are now
TO be accounted for without recourse to
miracle.
With Occidental irreverence the British
Consul General at Jeddah has sent bottle
of the wafer to the Royal College Of Chem
istry at South kensington to be analysed.
DR.. E. Frankland, in his report Of the an
alysis, says that the water is of the mos,
abominable character. sin fact, it is sew
age more than seven times as concentrated
as London sewage, and it contains no less
than $40 grains of solid matter per gallon.
Knowing the composition of this water,
and the mode of propagation Of Asiatic
cholera by excrementitious matters, 1t Il
not to be wondered at that outbreaks OF
this disease should often occur among pill.
grtms to Mecca, while it would scarcely
be possible to provide more effective
means for the distribution Of cholera rol.
son throughout Mohammedan countries.
1t would be interesting to know tn.
composition of the waters of other holy
wells of which Islam has by no means the
monopoly,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-11-02
How She was Fooled.

A tradesman living in the Rue ST.
Honore possesses young and pretty wife
who is passionately fond of theatre; but,
being continually occupied in business,
he is rarely able to indulge her. A short
time ago she got ticket for the Porte
st. Martin, and telling him that he had
given to her, asked him to accompany
her. He promised to do so, but when
the evening came was unable to go. The
wife, who was en- gra''de toilette, was
furious at her disappointment but, de-
termined not to be balked, she made
her servant accompany her. On leaving
the theatre she was followed by two
young nen, who were very insolent. To
escape them she called cab that was
passing, but the coachman made a sign
that he had some one in the vehicle.
She was turning away, when the cab
stopped, and an elegantly-dressed young
man jumped from it.
81 see, ladies'" he said, with u low
bow, ''that you are annoyed by two in
solent fellows. Deign to accept this cab.
/ will seek another"
The tradeswoman accepted the offer
with thanks, and the gentleman handed
her and her servant in with the greatest
politeness. She gave her address to the
cabman, and the vehicle drove off. Ar
rived near her own residence, she
stopped the cab and asked what there
was to pay.
Twenty one francs" said the cab
man.
"What-twenty-o francsl' cried the
tradeswoman, in astonishment. why,
you have only come from the Porte st.
Denis, and have not been half an hour
on your way"
''Do not talk nonsense" said the cab
man rudely. 81 have been driving the
gentleman about since morning. But
where is he? Disappeared Pr
On discovering that his fare had real
ly disappeared, the man thought the
women were in connivance with him 10
cheat him, and he became very insolent.
The tradeswoman had not money en-
ough to satisfy his demand, and he gave
her and her companion into custody.
They had to pass the whole night in the
guard house lie Ia Linjeries, and were
not released until the next morning,
when the tradesman, claimed them, and
Unidentified the coachman. The
tradeswoman VOWS that she will never
go to the theatre again without her hus-
band.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-11-02
Lightning on Trees Near n Telegraph
Wire.

Some instructive facts IN this Connection
have been brought to light by NJ. Montlgny,
in recent examination OF poplars bord-
ering part OF road in Belgium between
Rochefort and Dinant The part in ques-
ton is some 4, 600 metres in length, and
runs westward; it is level for some dis
tance. then rises gradually TO height of
81 metres through a wood, trsverses q
wooded plateau 200 metres in length, then
descends, still through wood, tn plain.
Il telegraph wire runs near the row Of
Virgnia poplars on the north side, and 1t
appears that, out of nearly 500 poplars
forming this row, 81, or sixth, have been
struck by lightning. Hardly any have
been struck in the ether row. The trunks
have been mostly struck on their south
side and nearly opposite the wire Com
parrng different portions of the road, it
is found that in horizontal part none of
the (l29) trees show injury from lightning
or at most only one Ia doubtful case); but
as the road rises through the wood the
cases quickly multiply, and on the wooded
plateau as many as nine out Of fourteen
trees, or 64 per cent, have baenst ruck.
On the slopes the proportion is % per cent.
NJ. Montigny distinguishes three. kinds of
injuries; % the bark torn and detached on
a united part of the trunk; O. furrow
straight or (rarely) spinal. made on the tree
from near the wire down to the ground:
ard (S) peculiar oval wound with longer
axis vertical, and lips colored light brown.
Now, the furroys, which are probably due
TO the most violent discharges, are relative
ly most frequent on the plateau and on the
western slope, which the storms usually
reach first. NJ. Montigry is OF the opin-
ing that the lightning, while provoked by
the wire, does not strike this first, tEen the
tree, but it strikes the tree directly. His
conception of the process is to the follow
ing effec.: Suppose thunder cloud charg-
ed with positive electricity. A long tele-
graph wire under IT, though insulated,
may acquire as grea. negative tension in
the nearest part rs if in direct communi
cation with the ground, and the tension is
greater the nearer to the cloud. While
the inductive influence affects The wire
most, near objects, such as trees share IN
the influence according 10 their conduc-
tive power. The lightning, attracted in
the direction of the wire, yet does not
strike this, the Insulating cups presenting
an obstacle TO It's prompt and rapid escape.
Ii finds better conductor to earth III q
neighboring poplar, wet with rain. From
the facts indicated it results that of two
similar houses, one built on a PLAIN, the
other in wood, and having a telegraph
wire fixed to them, the latter is the more
liable to injury by lightning, and the dam
ger is greater If the wood enclosing the
house be upon an emiuence.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-11-02
4 Letter Carriers Seeset.

An ex-letter carrier says the amount OF
clandestine correspondence that is car
.ried on would astonish even the actors
themselves, and it is about equally divid-
ed between the sexes. have never vio-
lated a confidence by giving a name OF
anything that would lead to suspicion,
but if so minded 1 could give the names
of persons prominent in business and
social circles that would astonish the un-
initiated.
One man used to beg me every day,
''For Gods sake don't let my wife get
hold of any of my letters" and at the
same time the wife was equally solicit
tous that her husband should not get
hold Of her correspondence. They are
playing the same game yet, perhaps.
Another marriea woman, who was en-
gagged in clandestine correspondence,
suspected that her husband was engaged
in the same business, and used to work
all kinds of devices to get possession of
his letters. She would instruct me if
any letters came for him from Philadel-
phia to quietly give them to her. The
letters came regularly, but she never
got hold of them, through me, at least.
Another lady, who was living apart
from her husband, and corresponding
with man in the old country, used to
keep supply of stamped envelopes in
my hands. When 1 received letter for
her bearing foreign pOstmark I would
enclose it in one of the envelopes and
have it postmarked at Cincinniti. By
this means her friends were completely
mIsled. After getting a divorce, for
which she was then playing she married
her correspondent, and is now doubtless
living happy, contented life.
One young lady used to meet me every
Friday evening, at a certain street cor
ner, and receive letter from a forbid
den correspondent, and at the same time
would hand me letter to be mailed to
him. Her family were under the i'm
preston that they had her movements
completely under watchful eye. As
the young lady was of age 1 did not con-
slider it any part of my sworn duty to ex-
pose her. Every letter carrier could re-
late just such experience if he would.
What part of his duties does a carrier
dislike most?
Walking half mile out of his way to
deliver circulars of no earthly use, and
which will be thrown into the fire, in all
probability, without being opened. The
next thing is walking the same distance
to deliver letter. If he has a handful
of letters to deliver all along the route
he does not mind the extra tramp
These are some of the ''tricks of the
trade, and if you can make any use of
them Won are at liberty to do so.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-11-02
4 City Of Perfumes.

Tunisian Arabs have a passion for
flowers, and as soon as their Spring
commences, even the poorest and rag
gedest may be seen with delicately
scented blossom stuck above his ear, the
stalk resting amid the folds of his tur-
ban and the flower projecting forward
over mis- dark cheek. / have been told
by those who have 80 years knowledge
of these people, that they will almost go
without bread to buy flowers. And
there is something in the sight of a
gaunt, toil-worn Arab, whose sole gar
ments may consist of piece of coarse
sacking and ragged old turban, with a
bunch Of delicate Spring blossoms droop-
ing their cool freshness against his
swarthy cheek, which stirs a strange
mingling of sympathy and pity and
admiration.
The perfumes distilled at Tunis have
been famous from time immemoral, and
/ really think the Tunisians are right
when they declare that their roses are
sweeter than all others. There is one
very large, rather pale rose in particular,
from which the famous altar is extracted,
exhales an odor so powerful and yet so
delicate that it scarcely seems a figure
of speech to speak of "odors of Para
dise," and one can understand that the
Mohammedan's heaven would hardly be
complete without it. But at Tunis it is
not only the rose which is made to yield
up it sweets breath, to be afterwards i'm
prisoned i'll cunning little caskets and
sparkling crystal TASKS enriched with
gliding, suggesting to the wandering
fancy of the Arabian Nights haunted
traveller land who is there who is not
continually haunted by that wonderful
book from the moment he finds himself
among Oriental scenes p the imprisoned
spirit of some fairy, in eternal subjection
to the powerful genii, man. The.odors
of the violet, the jasmine, the orange
flower, and many others are extracted
with equal skill, and the bazaars mingle
their scents with the perfume of sandal
wood and other sweet-smelling woods
whose names l do not know, and with
that Of the curious most odoriferous
dark substance which the natives call
amber. If you go to buy perfumes the
vendor viii perhaps offer you a little
vory box arabian Nights again y or
porcelain vase containing a scented un-
guent for the hair, or may be string OF
beads to hang around the neck, appar-
emily thinking it of small consequence
in what way you perfume your person SO
that the desired odor is conveyed to the
senses. In Arab households incense and
sandal wood are requently burned on
charcoal braizers. The Arabian women
of the higher class are extrsvagrntly
fond of highly scented earrings, brace
lets, &c., and lady told me that on be.
ing introduced into the apartment of q
newly married wife she saw suspended Oh
the wall magnificent kind of necklace,
almost as large as collar of the Order
of the Golden Fleece, formed of scented
woods and amber, enriched with plates
and beads of pure gold finely worked.
This ornament perfumed the the whole
apartment, and my friend was informed
that in well-to-do households is always
to be found in the chamber of the
newest wife.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-11-02

''well?' was the breathless intcrposi-

'eWell?" was the breathless intcrposi-
tion.
"You-won't-go-away?"
The more observant boarders noticed
a; breakfast the next morning that Mau-
rice wore the ring he found in the bis
cult on the little finger of his left hand,
and Bessie wore a heavily chased
gold circle in the place of her last orna-
ment.
To Use the words of one of the be-
fore named boarders, "That tells the
whole story"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-11-02
THE WELL.


Dark and cool the water lies
In the old time-honored well:
Down deep the bucket flies,
And how Oft, who can tells
For the schOolboy hot with play.
For the laborer tired with toll,
For the traveller on his way.
Doth the tireless rope unc0l.
And how often, who can tell.
Or, who first the gracious dranght
Drew up from the bounteous well:
or. who sunk the ancient shaft.
They are dust who slakei their thirst
At the little silver fount
In the wild woods, where il firg
Called the hantsman 70 dismouni.
They are dust, the pioneers,
Who the strong-armed forest broke.
Where the Old wcA now appears;
Where now curls the village smoke.
so shall We within the vale
With our children's children dwell.
But the waters ne'er shall fail
In the Old time-honorei well.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-11-02
At Pembroke College Cambria

AT Pembroke College, Cambridge
England), has been brought to light
the solid silver mitre and crozier which
belonged to Bishop Wren, the uncle of
Sir Christopher Wren, the architect of
st. Paurs. Bishop Wren was success
sively Bishop of Hereford, of Norwich,
and Of Ely.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-06-30

Constan,inopo, June 20 The court, in
case of the prisoners Midhst Pasha, Meho-
mond Pashs, Hour Pashs, Alibsy Nejsb
Bey Fabric, Bey Hadjumt hemed, Mus.apha,
Gho Wrestler, Muslsphs Gardener, convict.
Cd OF the murder Of Abdul Aziz, has passed
sentence Of death. lzlzil Pa,ha and Zagd
Pasha, VITO were implicated in tho murder,
have each been sentenced to ten years reDal
scrvitude. Nhe prisoners have eight days to
appeal.
London, juno 29.-The Constarsiuoplo
correspondent ofthe Times says tho udvo,
Gates appointed by tho judicial authorities in
trial OF the prisoners implicated in the mur-
der Of Abdu! Aziz, conducted tho defense
so tamely that Mahomed Dsmad
Pasha undertook his own defense ard refuted
some of tho Accusations against him. Upon
MdHat Pnsha's commencing bis defence,
Sourerourip Pasha, president Of the council,
retired ilom the bench, stating
that Midhat Psshs had accused
him of peronsl enmity. Midhat
Pasha spoke over Nv hour. He pointed out
several mistakes in tho procedure aud asked
permission 10 cross-exumino witnesses and
the prisoners who have confessed 10 them.
The demands being refused Midhat Pasha
declined TO proceed with his defense, and
after court had three times vainly invited
him TO proceed, the hearing was declared
closed, aud the judges retired 10 consider
verdict OF the court.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-06-30
Imported Exhibits for the Atlanta
Exposition.

sApVSstsOms
Washington, D. o., june 29.-Tho treas
ury department to-day issued q circular
notifying collectors Of customs that all
machinery and other articles arriving from
abroad At the ports of New York, Boston
and Pbilsd, lphis, destined tor the inter.
national cotton exposition at Atlanta in
October, mus, DO shipped by bonded COM
mon carriers from tho port OF fret ar.
rival to Atlanta under provision of
tho &C, approved juno 10. 1880, and tho act
Of February 28, 1881. Goods arriving at
Beaufort, South Carolina, may DO similarly
shipped on entry for warehouse snd trans,
ports,ion after tho examination by customs
officers. usually required 10 such cases. Oa
tho arrival Of goods at Atlanta, they will be
,skcn possession Of by tho surveyor Of GUS
tom, and entry for warehouse In the
usual mannor will bo requ''od after
tho bonding Of tho exhibition building.
Goods withdrawn for consumption and pay
meut Of duties after one year from date oi
will bt:subject 10 sn additional
duly Of ten per ccntum and duties otherwise
All goods entered In the foregoing
not Withdrawn for consump lion
or expectation within three ycas from tho
date of importation. will become subject 10
lv sale auG rcSlizad duties, etc.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-06-30

City Of Mexico, June 29.-General Pa
checo, governor Of the federal district, suc>
ceeis ex.President DiaE as minister Of public
works. Dr.. II. Fernandez, q senator, has
been appointed governor Of the federal dis.
trict.
The details Of the Morales railroad acci-
dent augment tho horrors ot the disaster. In
addition to tho killing previously reported,
aro thirty sseven women and Eve children,
mostly wives and children Of
soldlers. The authorities Of Morales have
been officially informed that the accident
was caused by ohe Of the officers, who, fear
log that the soldiers would desert, com PEELED,
by pistol 10 hand, the engineer " 90 forward
10 spits Of his reluca ance on account Of the
heavy rain and tho intense dArkuess Of the
night. Tho officer and the engineer were
both saved, and have bean arrested.