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Smyrna times., 1882-11-29
The Independent.

The INDEPENDENT needs only to be better
khown 10 adu u lt> already large list OF friends
II has heen published Tor thirty five years aud
mas acquired wOrid-wide reputation as the best
religious ami literary heA >UuIer
lHE INDEPENDENT j. not tipIIuminatiOnal Its
creed and field are brua .er than any sect. A. u
christian journal. It. ain l. To strengthen and eX
tend Evan e zeal re,igIon and L. de.end 1t
against the at,trk> ut MateriaiI~m, Atheism and
uuhclet II is irVp To approx or criticize IN unV
sighed To advance or hinder the pr,vress of the
G'Spvl o. hrist
Ia civil ami political affairs THE INDEPENDENT
Viii CONTEND tpr >udld niea, ami priurip es. II
lou nj aSdiis; slavery aud the iniqu. thus system
/ 81 thc Ore''id "Inlnunity. II Is now fighting
| nSjl St MnrnlpnlSm Ii beiieveS III the reform OF
the civil NerI ice aud tariff, ia the puritrutOn OF
! p''illirS and III cheaper p1Stage, and will Gain-
! tam those principles which the highest t4hirS
and he. Intelligence requires.
! The lNDEPEND ut is designed to suit all tastes
! ami wants. We provide weekly stories bv the
/ best ma-uziieS writers poems by the leading
poets of America and England I'VE fir.t pllll>he
III America renuy sons last pc IN and for others
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Religious. literary e'iurutiOIaI philosophical, or
! scientific articles We urn!sh what no other pVri.
"iChl dues or eau We pay large prce> Ia Oh.
tai" the mos. eminent writer's. BESIDES the edi.
'rial>. thcrrH twenty two distinct departments
rrited hy twenty two specialist. which include
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Mu>'r. science, Pebbles Personalities Ministerial
I;rgl>er Hymn Notes. School and College, Literu
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insurance. stories, Puzzles. selections. and Agrl
/ culture B. Pages in ali.
! We will report in ful Rev Joseph Cooks celt
hrated B,,Stun Monday Lectures which will begi
| in January Mr.. Cook has Just returned from
? two years trip round the world. and his lecture
this Winter will attract greater attention tina
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-03-29
Raise Your Own Fish.

BY attaching pump, propelled by the
wind 10 well. you can supply a basin
from hfty TO seventy-fve feet in diameter
ard six 10 eight feet deep, with water suf-
ficlent to ra,se several thousand carp or
other fish. The cost of this pond and ap-
purtensnce, neei not exceed fifty dollars.
The bottom and sides need to be cemented
thoroughly. When the basin is complete
place In it a small quantity of brush or
floating wesds- If you intend to raise
carp. DO not place other fish of a preda-
tory character in the pond. The spawning
will occur during the spring months.
the female la ing from $4,000 to 5C0, 900
eggs. The eggs will adhere to whatever
they touch, and will soon hatch. The green
scum of = rtialiy stagnant pond IS fine
food food for the yoang fish. Mud in the
bottom of the pond is ben ficial. The fish
will feed readily on kitchen-gsrden refuse.
such as babbage, leeks, lettuce. hominy or
other substances. Water seldom becomes
too warm for these fish During freezing
weather they bury themselves in the mud
at the bottom OF the pond. While 10 this
condition they shou d not be disturbed. In
pond of of the given dimensions several
thousand fish have annually been taken
II weeds and grass grow profuseiy about
the borders OF the pond, 50 much better
have an abundant and constant supply OF
sport and tood, and the advantage of q
ond TO assist In beautIfyIng your home.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-03-29
Russian siberia.

E1iles began to be sent to Siberia
soon after its discovery, about the mid
die of the seventeenth century. The
first Gar who sent exiles there was
Alexander Michaelovich IN 1868. 1t was
not at that time regarded as a punish
ment in itself, but as a means of getting
criminals, who had already been pun
ished, out of the way. The Russian
criminal code was then incredibly cruel
and barbarous. Men were hanged and
beheaded for crimes which would not
now be regarded as capital in any coun-
try; they were f1ogged, branded and
mutilated and suspended in the air by
hooks passed under two of their ribs
until they died a lingering and miser-
able death. After undergoing all these
pEnlshments but death itself. Siberian
exile was resortcd to as a quick and
easy method of disposing of criminals.
The criminal code has since been anne
liorated, and the progressive develop
ment of Siberia itself gradually brought
about change in the view taken of
exile to that country. and the Russian
government now looks upon it as a
means of populating and developing
new and prosperous part of its territory.
At the close of the seventeenth century
several ukases were issued abolishing
personal mutilation and substituting
banishmeIt to Siberia. In the elgh
teenth century the great mineral and
agricultural resources of Siberia itself
began to attract the serious and earnest
attention OF the Russian government.
Exile as a punishment began to extend
to large number of crimes which had
previously been punished in other ways
-desertion from the army, assault with
intent to kill, and vagrancy, wnen the
vagrant was unfit for pilitary duty.
In 1862 permission WAS given to all
individuals and corporations owning
serfs to hand them over to the local au-
thorities for banishmentt 70 Siberia when
ever they chose. Capital punishment
was abolished IN Bussia in 1853, and all
criminals who would formerly have Leen
| condemned to death were condemned to
perpetual exile with hard labor IN Sibe
ria. In the reign of Catherine H., the
demand for laborers in Siberia b
more and more imperative by reason of
the discovery of the important mines OF
Ekaterineburg. and again the list Of
crime was heightened which sent often
ders to Siberia. Jews were exiled for
refusing to pay taxes, peasants for cut
ting timber without permission, and
army officers for minor offences. Exiles
were then furnished with good seed, az
r1cultural implements and horses to en-
able them to begin life anew as farmers,
And in the present century the exile sys
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-03-29
Company Manners.

Will you please sit down and wait a
few moments till mother comes2" said
little glrl to two ladies who came to
see her mother. ''And will you give me
a glass of water, Martha'" asked one of
the ladies; 81 am very thirsty"
with pleasure, answered Martha,
and she presently came back with two
goblets of water on small waiter, which
she passed to both ladies'.
''Oh, thank you." said the other lady
'.you are very thoughtful
''You are quite welcome, said Martha
very sweetly.
When Martha went out of the room,
one of the ladies said "This little girl is
one of the loveliest children / ever met.
How sweet and obliging her manners
are!"
Let us go into the next room and see.
Martha took the water back into the
dinning room.
Me drink! me drinkp' cried little
Bobby, catching hold of his sisters dress
and screwing up his rosy lips. Get out
Bobl" cried Martha; Ego to Bridget"
Don't speak so TO your little brother.
said Bridget. at is none of your bust
ness what l say" cried Martha, tossing
back her head.
"Marthal" That is grandmother oal-
ling from the top of the stairs. "What!'
Martina, back. '.Please come
here, DEAR" said grandma. 81 don't want
to, muttered Martha. She, however,
dragged herself up stairs, Unwilling
feet You know. find it hard to climb.
Martha" said grandma, twill you
find my specks, I am pretty sure 1 left
them III the dinning room" mo, you
didn't" cried Martha, In cross. con-
Trajectory tone: 'you always lose them
up here" and SHE rummaged round the
chamber, tumbling things over like the
north wind.
''No matter" said the doar old lady
seeing she would have much to do to
put things to rights. "no matter, Martha;
they will come to hand" and she quiet
ty put down the newspaper for by-and-
by. Martha left her and went down
stairs with pout.
On, dearl where are Martha's civil,
obliging manners? Why, those are her
manners. She puts them on
in the parlor, and puts them off when she
leaves the parlor. She wears them he
fore visitors, and hangs them up when
they are gone. You see she has no
at home. She is cross and
lIsobliging and rude and selfish. She
iorgets that home is the first place to
be polite In.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-03-29
Conditional Clauses.

1t was ThIrd-avenue street ear, and
he was a new driver.
"What did you stop for ~ inquired the
conductor
s.Begorrs, sir, and doesn't the notice up
there in the car say the driver shall sthop
whln he sees gIntlemen raising his hand
above his head -
why. you blockhead, he never raised
his hand tc stop the car; he Is only holding
on 10 the awning rope"
.'Sure, an the noticr doesn't cay what
he should be holding up his hand for"
''Uh, drive on, Pat"
.sDivil bit will drive on; the notice
doesn't say shall drive"
'.Bu. say You must"
''Out wid We, ye spalpeenl The notice
says shall sthop If see gintlemen raise
his hand above his head. but niver once
did it say should start on again. Go rade
the notice yerself.
"But don't you see You are blocking the
line upl"
',Aisy, now! Alsy, now. I.'s not me-
sllf that will be disobeyin the rules on me
first trip"
Ard so conscientious was Pat in the
discharge of his duty that policeman had
to drag him off 10 the station, while the
conductor drove the car to the stables.
There must be some conditioasl clauses to
that notice.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-03-29
Clipping Horses.

There has been much talk pro and
con, upon the subject of clipping horses,
that Is, the sheanng of the hair close to
the skin by r.eans of an implement
made Tor the purpose. Tie farmer has
no business with horses that have been
clipped. They must be blanketed IN the
stable, and doubiy blanketed out OF
doors when standing. No man owning
horses should ever allow them to be
clipped, except tnat class who use them
for light work, and who can of course
afford to take the best of care of them
in and out of the stable. Coach horses
or any other horses left standing in the
cold shonld never be clipped. In this
connection word upon stable manage
ment may be in place.
There is economy in blanket for
every horse doing work in the stable,
and ont when standing at rest. The
cost is but little, and this cost viii be
saved in one winter In the saving of
feed, to say nothing of the comfort TO
the poor dumb brutes, the most faithful
as they are the most useful OF our four
footed servants. Do not, therefore, lis
ten to interested parties. Thos of our
patrons who keep horses in villages and
and other suburban localities, should
have blankets, one set for the stable and
ore Sc for the street-and use them
These will soon show in the sleek glossy
coats, if faithful work is laid out Ill
grooming, remembering a stabbed horse
cannot clean himsel:) and in any event
In = general improvement in condition.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-03-29
THE MIDNIGHT TRAIN.

cross the dull and brooding night
A giant nIes, with demon light,
And breath Of wrsathing smoke;
Around him whirls the reeling plain,
And with dash Of grim disdain,
He clssves the sundsred rock
In lonely swamps the low wind stirs
The belt Of black funeral frs,
That murmur to the sky,
TIL Stsrtled by his mad career,
They seemed TO keep a hush Of fear,
AS II god swept by.
Through many a dark, wild heart Of heath,
Ger booming bridges, where beneath
A mighty river brawls;
BY ruins, remnants Of the past,
Their ivie. trembling in the blast;
By singing waterfalls
The siumb'rer on his silent bed
Turns to the light his lonely head,
Divested Of lis dream
Long leagues OF gloom are burned DER,
Through tunnel shsaths, with iron roar,
And shrill, night-rending scream
B4st hudaIAs nuts, past nglns farms.
High furnace flames. whose crimson arms
Are graphing with the night,
He tears along receding lands,
To where the kingly city stands,
Wrspt in robe of light.
Here, round each wide and gushing gate,
A crown Of eager faces wait,
And every smile is known
We thank thee, o, thou Titan train,
That in the city once again,
We clasp our loved, our own.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-03-29
MIFFLINTOWN PENNA WEDNESDAY
a Scene in Ireland.

At the usual tortnlyhtly petty session.
held recently at Dublin-the presiding
magistrates being Col. Stuart and T. D.
Wilson-thrce young men named Corbett
and man named Sena were charged witt
having murderous:y assaulted q process
server named Sheedy.
Patrick Sheedy deposed thai he resided
at Cdrrick on-Suir, and was process server.
On Thursday, the 29th of December last,
be got number OF writs to serve on the
tenants of Mr. Scslly. The wrlts we're fol
rent due. In the discharge of that duty he
proceeded to Ballyneal, and served some OF
the tenants with writs.
while you were serving these writ
did anything happen to youl"
"Yes."
"What was iti"
Il had them ali served but two-one for
Mrs. Shea and another. | got as far as
She.is house, and as entered the farm
house, Shea, the prisoner, met me. He
said:
'Sheedy, l never thought would see
you at this dirty work.
did anything happen to you then2"
"fes; l heard voices in the kitchen,
and l became frightened, and, turning,
ran; but before got 20 yards was seIzea
by three or four persons and dragged back
into the Kitchen
''Were the writs taken from youi"
Yea"
"After you were taken to the kitchen
did anything happen to youa"
"Yes; l was knocked down on the troad
of my back, and several parties shouted,
shove the wTits down his throat
Can you say if the prisoners were the
parties who shouted, Shove them down
his throa,2'"
"a was loo terrified to know who did
it."
''Were the prisoners there at all?"
''Ies; they were all in the Kitchen
''fou say that you were knocked down
in the kitchen. When you were down did
anything happen to your
"Yes."
'Wha.2"
''As soon as they shouted, Shove the
writs down his throat. pleaded for mercy
but 1t was no use, and one of the party
stuck writ into my mouth. and / was
held down until swallowed it."
They made You swIllow the WRIT"
''Yes; Shea's writ"
Ibid any of the prisoners take part In
th.si"
ut was not they that that showed the
writ down nay throat. but they assisted in
holding me while it was being pushed
down nv throat"
'Did YOU swallow more than one writ"
81 was kept down until swallowed the
other"
'.Dld you get any water to wash them
eowns"
Lsugbter.
'.Yes: after swallowed the first wnt
somebody said to give me drink of boil
ing water, ana after that got some dirty
water 10 drink
'.And alter you got the water they made
you swallow the secod Writ"
"Yes, SIR
''Did anything else happen to youl'
"Yes; | was cuffed and beaten, and
threatened that if was ever caught at such
dirty work again / would not get of so
easily, and just as l was going out of the
kitchen running, kettle OF boiling water
was thrown after me, but it did not do me
any harm"
Had you to prJnIse that you would
never again go writ seTvingf"
Il had
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-03-29

-yirginia's state debt is s2l, 1885,
7S2.
Illinois possesses s,241 miles OF
railroad.
Huntsville gazette., 1882-03-25
Farm Lawns.

Many farmers who keep their fields
in the very best and most attractive
shape, spending a great deal of time in
order to take advantage of practical and
scientific suggestions which are con-
stantly being advanced, are apt to neg
lect the lawn which enhances so much
the beauty of immediate surroundings of
the farmhouse. 1t may be claimed that
the average farmer is too busy to pay
proper attention to the lawn, but as It is
thing of beauty, and adds so much to
the comfort and beauty of the place,
farmers certainly ought to devote q
portion of their time to its care. 1t is
customary in many localities to devote
considerable room to the cultivation of
shrubbery and the smaller varieties of
fruits and trees, and in many instances
the entire front yard Is devoted to this
purpose. vegetable or fruit garden is
of course necessity, but it should be
located in such way as to allow con-
siderable space for a lawn. Nothing
adds more to the appearance of farm
house than a broad plat of luxurious
green grass, upon which care and taste
displayed. It is at once pleasing are
sight, and can be made profitable in.
YestMent, ,-Chicaao TribNne-
Huntsville gazette., 1882-03-25
Profit in onions.

More money can be realized from a
given amount of land in onions, taken
one season with another, than from any
other crop that can be raised. A large
amount of hand labor is required, how
ever, to produce the crop, which must
be put in very early. The labor of old
persons and children can be utilized to
good advantage in raising onions. as
most of the work required is light. The
best land for onions is black muck con-
tanning good deal of loan. The manure
should be the most thoroughly rotted
part from the farm-yard. Too much
manure can not be used. 1t should be
well mixed with the soil, say by spread
ing, turning under, and cross narrowing.
This should be done in the fall to secure
the best results. In the spring the
ground should be cultivated and har-
rowed till it is as fine as it can be made.
Then the onion seed should be drilled in
in rows fourteen inches apart. 1t will
take four or five pounds of seed to the
acre. As good varieties as any are
yellow Danvers, red Wethersfeld, and
silverskin. The latter are not good
keepers, but sell we'll. As soon as the
young onions appear they should be
hoed or cultivated. The great secret in
growing onions is to keep them free
from weeds. Therefore, hoe or cult.
vate frequently, though no weeds may
at that moment be above the surface.
When the onions are ripe they should
be pulled and left on the ground till the
tops are dry; then they are gathered
up and bagged for market Chicago
Times.
Huntsville gazette., 1882-03-25

last. a statement made by J. B. Henion. NJ
D.. narrating how he had been cured OF
Rright,s disease of the kidneys, almost in its
last STAGES by the use of Warmers Safe Kid
ney and Liver Cure. / was referred to in that
statement as having recommended and urged
Dr.. Henion to try the remedy, which he did,
and was cured
Now the republishing of his statement in
many of the leading journals OF the day has
been the cause of an incessant How OF letters
to me making many inquiries, but chiefly
whether the statement is true, or mere ad-
yertising dodge, etc., etc
inquiries and save time and labor, and some
postage, by saying that the statement OF Dr..
Henion is true, SO far as it concerns myself,
and T believe it to be true in all other re-
spects. He is parishioner OF mine and
visited him IN mis- sickness. l urged him to
take the medicine and would do the same
again to any one who was troubled with dis
ease of the kidneys and liver.
ISRAEL FooTE, I'd. DID,
Rector of st. Paul's Church.
Rochester. ". Y. January 2S 1882.
Huntsville gazette., 1882-03-25
FACTS ABOUT UMBRELLAS.

Antiquarians say that the umbrella was In
vented shortly after the flood, and has been the
least improved upon of all appliances for human
comfort, the shape being now as it was in those
youthful days of the world An umbrella is
much like a pigeon as to the question of posses
sion-the last one who gets it owns it. The fol
lowing facts about tumbrellas-especially the last
one-lnay serve every reader splendid purpose
sooner or later: To place your umbrella in a rack
indicates that it is about to change owners. An
umbrella carried over woman, the man getting
nothing but drppings of the rain, indicates court
ship. When the man has the umbrella and the
woman the drippings, it indicates marriage. To
carry it at right angles under your arm signifies
that an eye lsito be lost by the man who follows
silk one signifies that exchange is no robbery"
To lend an umbrella signifies that Il am fool"
To carry an umbrella just high enough to tear
out men eyes and knock off mems hats, signifies
al am a woman" To go without an umbrella
in a rain-storm shows am sure of getting rheu-
matisn, and will have to use ST. JACOBS OIL to
get well" To keep fine umbrella for your own
use and a bottle of ST. JACOBS OIL always in the
house, in case of rheumatism or accident, would
signify that you are real philosopher.
Huntsville gazette., 1882-03-25
SprinS Fever.

Persons should not think lightly OF that
feeling of extreme debility, SO common in the
spring of the year. 1t is often the forerunner
Of year of iii health 1t renders the system
very susceptible to disease, and is caused by
the blood being filled with poisonous humors.
The blood, by all means, should be kept
healthy, otherwise its power to assimilate nu-
tritious food becomes impaired, and dyspepsia,
liver-complaint, headache, nervous debility,
extreme languor, weak kidneys, want OF phys
ical and mental endurance, and general pros
tration is the result. Since prevention is bet
ter than cure. don't wait for the final result Of
springtime indisposition, when the first symp-
toms of languor are manifested, but begin
using DR.. Guysott's Yellow Dock and Sarsapa-
rilla. As spring medicine, it excels all ether
remedies, gently but surely expelling the
poisonous blood humors with which the sys-
tenn becomes impregnated, by the incidental
effect Of changeable winter weather. 1t makes
the blood red, rich and pure, causes it to cir
culate with more vim, enables it to renew the
wasted tissues and carries strength and
vitality to every weakened part OF the human
system, restoring impaired bodily functions,
and checking all decay of the urinary, digest
i've, and pulmonary organs, which, If neglected,
teo often ends in a premature grave.
Huntsville gazette., 1882-03-25
GAVE instantaneous relief. st. Jacobs OIL.
Neuralgia. Prot. Tice.-sSt. Louis Post Dispatch.

IT does not always do to credit people with
over-sensitiveness. The other day one of our
"rising young pianists," says San Francis
co paper, was giving his opinion OF the vul-
garity and meanness displayed by our gold
fish aristocracy. Why,'' he said, ' for in
stance, was invited to attend musicale at
the house of old Fullbags, on Nobb Hill. OF
course played good deal to entertain the
company; and, when I left, old F., as he
shook hands, slipped into n my hand twenty,
said one of his auditors Indignantly, "what
did you do!" "Why you just bet got even
with him! threw the money on the floor
and left, after exchanging the coin for coun-
terfeit twenty happened to have in my pock-
ct just then; don't you seel'' Capital idea
that Served the old vulgar.an right" Eyes,
it was huge idea; but the trouble was that
his twenty turned out to be a counterfeit too!'
Huntsville gazette., 1882-03-25

GU1TEAU could never sleep at proper hours,
cursed with abnormal activity, his nerves
were always on the Q,ti yi0e. Could he have
had the soothing benefit of DR.. Benson s
Celery and Chamomile Pills, his wretched
brains would not have ragged with improper
fancies DR. Benson's Skin Cure is already
becoming as famous as his Pills. 1t is sure
cure for all diseases of Skin and Scalp.
Huntsville gazette., 1882-03-25

"PREsUMPT1oN begins in ignorance and
ends in ruin" On the other hand, the pro-
duction of Kidney Wort began with wise eau
tions and scientific research, and its use ends
in restoring shattered constitutions and en-
dowing men and women with health and
happiness. "My tormented back" is the ex-
clamation of more than one poor hardworking
man and woman; do you know why it aches
1t is because your kidneys are over-tasked and
need strengthening, and your system needs to
be cleansed Of bad humors. You need Kid
new Wort.
Huntsville gazette., 1882-03-25

ALL countries that keep samples of the
best products of the labor of other people,
for exhibition for their own workmen, use
the Charter Oak Range as a sample of the
best of its kind ever made. 7-s