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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-06-21
The Cuban Gentleman.

He appears to you at first a man al
hair, eyes, teeth and shirt collar. Ii Is
not precisely the correct view, but such
is apt to be the impression conveyed to a
conservative and doubling mind. After
better acquaintance he gives you the idea
OF man who Is at least sui generis, with
a unique form of body and hitherto un-
classified type OF mind. After year or
two he begins to seem to you to be a
rather clever fellow, with traits that ale
seldom observed to exist In a character
otherwise excellent, but an agreeable man
In many respects. To countenance al
ways expressive of a certain refinement,
often of great beauty, and almost never
coarse, angular or hard, he joins a ply
sique the thinnest and most attenuated
ever found compatible with iocomotion
and the general control of muscular
system His legs are spiadles, his arms
much like flattened sticks somewhat en-
lsrged at the artIculations. OF stomach
he usually has about as much ss birds of
the crane species are remarkable for, and
is seldom disposed tC undue enlargement
In the region Of the waistbsnd. His
shoulders are thin and sharp, and if he
stoops slightly, it need not necessarily be
regarded as an indication either OF
scholarship or disease of the lungs. His
complexion is seldom fair, and generally
OF not unhandsome swarthiness, though
sometimes approaching hue that, by
the present opinion of prejudlced mankind,
is not exactly society color. But 1 have
never seen Cuban with what we call
''dumb" face or an uninteiligent eye.
This man is the born dandy. He wears
Jewelry like woman and like a woman's.
He pInches feet that are small enough
naturally into agonizing shoes. He wears
collars monstrous in size or ridiculous in
smallness, with shirts of dazzling colors
and cut so very decotLete that you may
observe the sharp ends of his collar-bones
and the very bottom of his thin throat.
At the date of this writing he goes about
the streets with pantaloons that hang upon
his little legs like bags, and flap and yaw
in the freeze HIS coat seems to have
been made for taller man, whereas q
year ago it had tendency to creep up
ward toward the back of his neck. But
the centerpiece and glory of his costume
is his hat. Where such fashions IN head
gear as he delights himself with really
have their origin l know not. As the
climate Is warm, and seemingly for that
reason, the hat Is narrow, black, heavy
and shaped like an inverted stove-kettle.
This man sometimes atteHds a ball in a
black dress suit, a white Iecktie and a
green shirt. A Cuban town Is full of such
figures. and few of them are, by any
chance, at work at anything. Born in a
slave country, the presumptlve, probable
or actual heir to a share in some sugar
plantation, OF if not, living by his wits or
upon his relations, the young Cuban
inagines that his destiny is to ornamenl
the tropics; TO be thing OF beauty. and
kill time while he is thus elegantly &C.
cupied.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-06-21
MIFFINTowN COUNTY PENNA WEDNESDAY, JUNE2
massive entrance-gate and pretty Gothic

massive entrance-gate and pretty Gothic
lodge.
This is the great place of the neigh
borhood, Viva. Shall We go up and
have look at it?"
They paused at the great stone steps
OF an ideal country seat, stretching.
verandahed, porticoed, with huge stone
lions on guard at the door.
Come in, dearl" holding out his
hand, with curious smile.
But the owner?"
Il gowith his permission.
Then passing the servant at the door.
he led her through rooms where the
mighty touch of Midas was softened
and made perfect by the mightier touch
of taste.
Through a conservatory where birds
and flowers were drowsily falling asleep.
and marble statues cleaned palely forth
from tropical dusky hooks.
Its a handsome place, dear. ism
it?" he asked, when once again they
stood beneath the darken1ng sky.
Handsome? Oh Cliffordr' with an
ecstatic long-drawn breath.
Il hardly know how much rent 1
ought to charge you, little woman, he
cried quizzically, drawing her closer to
him; but I'll be moderate. Suppose
We say-one thousand kisses per an
num-"
Yours she gasped. '.You said
you were not rich"
"Wel, L am not Rothschild, love.
but, " with sudden change of tone.
'richer than all the world, sweetheart.
in you"
SO, after all, Viva graces a home
worthy of her.
And Jessie sententiously remarks
i" Twas well we moved"
And Viva mods and smiles. as she
slips her little sparkling hand into her
husbands loving clasp.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-06-21
A Life Saving Institution.

The British National Lifeboat Institution
as indicated by the annual report for 1881,
contributed last year to the saving OF l, l2l
lives from various wrecks, while the Board
OF Trade and the Coastguard. by means of
the rocket apparatus, rescued upwards of
500 lives. Last year eleven new lifeboats
were placed at various stations. On tour
occasions during the year the lifeboats up
set and four lives were lost The number
of lifeboats now under the management OF
the Institution Is 27I. The number of lives
saved during the fifty eight years from the
establishment of the institution to the end
of the year 1881, either by its lifeboats or
nv speclal exertlons for which it has grant
ed rewards Is 2S, 724.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-06-21
Sandwiches.

These articles of food in Cincinnati
are four inches thick each side, and
lined with apparent traces of ham. The
ASSAY also shows up some indications of
butter of the Queen Anne period, but
not in paying quantities. They can be
reduced by strong acids or intense heat,
but cannot be crushed by friction As
food they are not nutritious, but are
perfectly harmless. Prof. Doremus
who has subjected them to a careful
analysis, says there is not enough ham
in 1000, ,00O. 900 of them to endanger q
two-year-old baby from trichinS.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-06-21
Keeping His Birthday.

As little Mrs. BlIfkIns was getting sup
per the other night, she was startled by
the abrupt and unexpected entrance of her
neIghbor over the way, Miss Parrot, who
was evidently charged with i'll news.
"How long since you have seen Mr..
Blifkins ?" she asked, bresthlessly.
Little Mrs. BIlfkins dropped the teapot
she was Just about to fill, and screamed
convulsively and loudly.
BE composed" calculated Miss Par
rot, taking off her hat and tanning her
heated face with it. Try and bear up
it's dreadful, but other women have suf-
fered and lived. may as well tell Ii and
not keep you in suspense. MIR. BlifkIns is
dead" ''0h-oh-oh-o oh gracious mercyI"
shrieked Mrs. Bhfkins throwing herself
into Miss Parrots arms. "What have l
done to deserve this, and it was bus birth
day too, poor, dear David; you can't mean
it, and We are so happy"
les, do mean it, said Miss Parrot
firmly, sit is cruel truth. | said I'll go
and tell his poor wife, for she must know
it sooner or later, he was found lying
dead"
''Oh-oh-oh-ob, sobbed the little wife,
sand had such nice supper all ready
for him, too. o, its dreadful and can't
believe 1t. Who saw him, poor, dear
David ?"
81 saw him." said Miss Parrot, with a
grimace of disgust. "We all saw him !
He wasn't the only one, either; there were
dozen of 'em and they were all hopelessly
dead drunk
Then little Mrs. Blifkins turned on Miss
Parro. like small fury. ''You're nasty,
prying old maid she SAID vindictively,
land I'd thank you to go home and attend
to your own affairs. My David, indeed !
It's pity a man can't keep his own birth
day to suit himself. but prying folks must
make such fuss about 1t coming here to
frighten me out of my senses and spoil
my supperl" And Miss Parrot heard the
door siam as she SKINNED through it on
her way out to inform the neighborhood.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-06-21
ONLY.

oNLh.
Only baby,
Kissed and caressed.
Gently held to mothers breast.
Only child,
Todd.ing along,
Frightening now its happy home.
Only boy,
Trudging 10 school.
Governed now by sterner rule.
Only youth,
Living in dreams
Full OF promise life now seems.
Only man,
Battling with life,
Shared in now by loving wife.
only father,
Burdened with care,
Silver threads in dark brown hair.
Only a gray beard,
Toddling again,
Growing old and full of pain.
only mound,
o'ergrown with grass,
Dream unrealized..rest at last
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-06-21

There were $1,000 people turned
out of their homes in Ireland because
they either would not CT could not pay
their rents during the first quarter of
the present year.
< In Candelaria, New, the water CON-
pany sells water at 5 cents a gallon,
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-11-10
Concerning Tax Titles.

Brandon Republican Atihs Oc-
tober term Of the Supreme Court OF
Mississippi, was decide d 'ne of tho
most important questions 10 land
.osxners, which bas ever come before
tho tribunal. Tac v,xcd 'itignnt ov-
or tax titles will low rest from bi'
worry and the individual eho hN'
planted his tree and set out bis vine
on lands decided by the State at
Sheriff's salos will feel happy to learn
his right to enjoy their fruit cannot
be disputed. Tho Supreme Court
has decided that tax titles a,o valid
that no iniormality or non compli-
auce with the law on tho part OF tho
Board OF Supervisors or its agents
will invalida,e tho sale. That they
arc liable on thoir bonds. "lf the
power to sell exists, no mere irregu
larity will avoid the ,a'e." Tais do
cision will go far towards building
mp the prosperity and enchancing
the value OF lands in the s a.e. Vsry
many persons who purchased lands
under lax titles have boen waiting
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-11-10
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The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-11-10

UyCLr Nose Exrouaps THE Scnrr-
ruRr Jim Webster. n saddle cclCrid
sport, provolela quarrel with old
Upcle Mcsc, and the consequence
was that Ito old man got on his
muscle and gave Jim n fearful poun-
ding. They werc. however, separa-
ted by mutual fii"nds before any
very serious damage Lad been done.
70 either Of these distinguished col
cred ci.iz'ns.
'Y.u got do betior OBJ me dis
lime said i'm, wipins the end OF
bis roso with his elbow, and exam
inirg it t, see II tlicrc was my blo d
IN i. Dat or is the first time l eb-
er knovtd dp hind leg Oh mule to,
grow on ouien dc shoulder OF .rheu-
maiick ole nisgah.'
.Datain't Lit,' r. fpon!od old Moso
running his arm through a hoo III
his coa: in his effurts to put IL on.
d. ironb!e wild ,Ou rewfiangled
niggars is you dou't ,eirch do scrip
lures s.b .rrt-f q.
What's dat got TO 10 wild dis pus-
onal a'.crcasiony' -
Yer slcl me to fight yer dida's
yo,T Z -sie'. arbIfn 'u4
Oats a fact ac r,s'llH
And yor knocked mo iust didn't
.o,G = $40 y 'maAlgaO -
.Drms de kcrrtcs re.urns'rlaD
We'll den. Of you had searcEed do
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win you please expcund dat arc,
Uncle M !tef' gaIo'b"ad eft Tr
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Jim Web ter. and all you udder Bob.
[ugersol sinners, dat dar's whol'
kcerlonds Oh wisdom 10 dat b'ossed,
b OK. .ef yer study ]! prerfully and in
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The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-11-10
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The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-11-10
A Texas Wife.

The best-naiured woman in the
United States lives in Austin. Sho
has tesn married o number Of years
to a man named Ferguson, but she
and acr husband have mover had =
quarrel yet, and he has frequently
boosted that il is utterly impossible
TO make her angry. Ferguson made
several desperate. attempts TO SEQ IL
ho could not cxasperatt her to look
cross or rcowl at him, merely to graf.
iiy his curiosity, but the moro out
ragoous ho acted the more aifIble
and loving sho behaved. Last week
he was talking TO friend about what
q hard lime he had trying to find out
il his wife had o temper. Tho friend
offered TO bot $50 that II FsrS usou
wero to 60 homo drunk, and pull tho
table-cloth full Of dishes of tho table
she would show somo signs of annoy
ancr. Ferguson said he didn't wait
to RIB friend OF his money, for he
knew 10 would win; but thcy At last
made tho bet Of 6fty dollars, tho
friend to hilo in The front yard and
watch The proceedings oftho convcn.
ton through the window.
Ferguson came home late, ,ssaud ap.
pareuily fighting drunk. She met
him q. th gate, kissed him, and MS.
sisted his tot'oring steps to the
house. He sat down hard in tho
mildlo OF the floor, end howlOd out {:
"Confounl your ugly picture. what
did you mean by pulling that ch-i'
from under mc?"
20, hope you didn't hurt your.
aelf. It was my awkwardness. but
I'll Try and not do it again." and she
helped him TO his feet, although 'ho
had nothing in tho world 10 do with
his falling.
He thep sat down on the sofa and
sliding of on the floor, abused her
like q pickrocket for lifting up tho
other end OF The sofa, oil OF which she
took good.naturedly, and finally she
led him to the suppcr.table. H
threw o plato at her, but she did as
IL she had not, noticed It, and asked
him II ho would take ten or coffee.
Then the brute seized the table-clo,h
and sat down On tho floor, pulling the
dishes and everything else over with
him in ono great crash.
What did this noble woman do a
d. you suppose she grumble and
talked about going home to her ma
or chat she sat down and cried Ike
fool, or that she sulked or pou'el ?
Not bit Of IT, With . pleasant
smile, she said ::
"Why, George, that'sa new idea,
oin't il? We have been married ten
years, and have mover yet eaten our
supper on the floor. Won't 1t be fun
just like those picnics we used to
60 to before wo got married." an'l
then this angelic woman deliberately
sat down on tho floor alongside OF
the wretch, arranged the dishes, and
fixed him up nicc supper.
This broke George all up. he
owned up be va, only ioOliug her,
and offered to give her the fitty dol
lars to get herself a now hat. but she
took the money and bought HIM q
new suit OF clothes and o box OF ci.
gars,- Taxas Siftitgs.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-11-10

doctor. Mis- ut tho mere sug-
&. 81 N almost screamed.
"Nol mol N, ono must know III.
"Know wl,at?' I asked.
"Why, don'tyou kno~p Do,'t you
know that John Booth was. the man
I told you ab,us-the man she is in
lovo wi,lp'
Then remembered the not", and
the fact TIM. it Was signed j. w. b.
E,soll Q Lad not mt ntioned tho name,
an.l that was why l did not under
stand il Mrs.- Was wild with
terror. aad fear d that her daughter
might DO suspected Of having some
connection with the plot OF Booth
and bis companions Estolle was ill'
and did not leave her loom. and !
never say lcr after that ewiul morn.
ing, poor girl!
On my way homo I found B'oth's
note in my pockot, who.o must have
put It without knowing 1t after | had
rolled it up in ball. ! kept It then
as a momcnto. Tho busireys BootG
refers 10 was evidently that OF the
plot.
I don't know whether Il tello is
living..or rot. Sholwas when / was
In Baltimore two years ago. Hsr
mother was dead, aud Estelle was
living with como relatives noar Bowl.
ing Green, Va, aud not for FROM
Carrot farm, wbcro the man she
lived vas rhrh in barn twelve days
after no had murdered tho President
OF tho United Sta.oi. ."-PittSburg
Telegram.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-11-10
The Boy who Smoked.

a boy II years Of age was smok-
irg cigar Oh the south por.ico OF
the City II III when a citiz,n halted
before him ami said: A..
"B,y, do you roalize what you arc
doinb?" '"t ~.
Smoking powerful so d 5.cont-
or, won Oh o b.t.' was tho reply. -.
Bat don't you know that You ore
Cling your system with poison9'
'Naw.'
We'll. you are. That cigar ccn'
tains onoush' poison to lii! a cat
Pm no cat "
'Ikn,w. I. does n kill'you sud-
denly. bu: poison' the blocd aud
sows the seed Of foil disease. You
may drop doad on your way home.'
1 amt going homo.'
1T fills me with horror 10 see q lad
Of your agc destroying both body
and soul. Boy, ! en,rca. you to
throw away that vile cigar
4 dasn't. Some ore olse would
pick it up and bo'plzened.' q.
Throw j. away ind ru..buy YOU
three apples
Don't ike 'om.'
Ora q1art OF pcana.s.'
Say, said the boy, as he fondly
regarded tho inch OF ashes Ut tho
end OF the cigar i bet boy tho ci-
gars this morning that lie cou!dn's
tech his tongue to lanp-pcst anil
then sing Sally Waters lilo tcched
and there's crowd mp tlcre now
trying to ,haw him loote. I ain'a
very scarf about hein pizened, and
I dent care mucl for fatherly advice
but il you've got ans spare timo you
might go up ,hcro and tell that ere
boy TINT a chunk o: natural pbiloso-
pl,; is wDr,h a hull barnfnl Of expert.
monts. Detroit Free Press.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-11-10

for Test c.sr, such ns this, boioro
improving them. as .perms nent ho,nos
will now begin il earnest to build
more tnfottab'o houses. Lands at
tx falo, will brig prices, and those
q, W ia possession ofspecu!ators will
iucrcas, in ralur. Taxss on lands
will bo promptly paid. thus incteas-
lug our revenue, wlii'o Tho Increased
vnluo OF tho lands will necessitate .
better system Of labor, which will in
turn isaug rae an era Of cheap homes
aud smal iarmes. Now IL the time
for every man in'Isaukin c'nnty, who
d es not already own ono to buy him
a home. FJwiga capital IA s,eking
inyestmsut 40 rapidly In our State
th,t in til, courso Of a fsw years our
lands W !. DO n toe h.nds Of men who
have no Interest here. Tao entire
SJuth is "iu q bocm.' Tuo inquiry
is. will we loke advantage Oft or sit
supinly like Nicawba, while s:ran.
gers posses, themselves Of our "Sop'
ny Sonth" T 70 time has long niaco
:a.s.d wacn foreig NJ capital was
afraid to como hsre.-Rest assured
It is ccmipg.--:s oven here now, and
will continue 10 como. We may not
appre ciate the advantages we enjoy,
in climate, sell, b u.th' aua locality.
but others will, and wo ore glad TO
soc them C me aad nope 10 see them
,o'lvw tho advice OF tho honest Sage
Mako oil tho money thou cans!."
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-11-10
CSysinI springs Directory.

Crystal Springs Corporation--Naycr,
A j Smrgi>: Town Clerk, & \ Head,
Treasurer. W T. wilkinson; Aldermen.
VI Terrell. w G wilkinson, X \ liar-
rison, G. \ Head, Board of mayor AMI
Aldermen meet second and fourth
monday of each month.