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homo working for +. G.. Rideout " Co, 10
Bg-clav Street. New York. Scrd for their
catalogue and illl particulars.
Oct. -. Sly. Bates
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EAST BOUND TRAINS.

No. G3s daily. All other trains daily ezo'p'
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Took effect Monday lunel9 {, 1SS2.


WEST ROUND TRAINS.
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The Gather Cor the p&st three weeks has
been extremely nufayo-9'.c for business,
.& spring Boun.,sI, nevertheless We have
been kept moderately basy-aud cannot
n, ctntl4iu We have sold out
~ great many STYLES in different classes of
Dress Goods. iu, have substituted others
equally SIS desirable. Today, May L.,
weather pr.litous. and If we have a con-
ti.ua,,ou of it. ouy business VIII Doe b.oIl-
ing eIrrc at the usual rapidrato. are
-e,,u. and viii wait on You promptly,
nicely. and with despatch. We will expect
,.1 m the TWIN FRONTS.
May II, 1852.
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No 33 runs daily. All othertrlins daily eS-
ccpt Sunday.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-01-25

Que day we rode fifty miles in
railway car, seated behind four men who
were playing with those awful piaythings
of the devil-cards. They played euchre
uutil they we're tired of it. They play
ed little sevenup, pedro, and occa-
sionallv a trifle of poker. We never
heard a dispute. Their bursts OF mer-
riment occasionally, at some unexpected
play. repeatedly drew our eyes from our
book. They never quarrelled, and never
called names once. After We got out at
the station, we sat at the window and
watched a party of young men and
maidens playing croquet. In fifteen
ninutes we saw two persons cheat sue
cessfullv. We heard the one player
who did not cheat accused of cheating
five times. We heard four distinct bit
ter ouarrels. We heard beautiful
vounp girl tell two lies, and a meek.
looking young man three; and, finally,
we saw the young girl throw her NAL
let against the fence so hard that II
frightened a horse; the other young
g;rl pounded her NAL let so hard on the
oround that it knocked the buds off al
apple tree; they both fanged into the
bouse at different doors, and the two
vorng men looked shrepish and went OF
after a drink. Now. why is this?
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-01-25

Herr Nelson the director of the Nor
wcgian telegraphs, recently published
some curious facts which have come
under his observation. Wherever the tele-
graph wires were carried through the for
rest twenty years ago the wolves disap-
pearad and have not since returned. VI
course this may be due to other causes,
or to accident; but it has always been
popularity believed thst, no matter how
famished wolves may be, slight fence
made merely with cord stretched be-
tween two posts Will drive then back.
Another singular thing is that the VI
bration which the wind striking the
wires, conveys to the posts, appears to
be mistaken by woodpeckers for the
working of worms inside the pests. The
birds, therefore, peck at the posts near
the insulators until they destroy them ;
and one was shown at the electrical ex-
hiEition with a hole thus made quite
through it and large enough to admit
the hand and arm. Another clrcum-
stance is that the stones of the mounds
which steady the posts were constantly
found scattered In all directions while
the posts themselves were knocked
about, This was long a mystery until
the marks of bears paws were observed
on the ground. The theory is that the
noise made by the wires in the wind Is
mistaken by the bear for the humming
of bees, and that he docs the mishief in
irving to get at the honey.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-01-25
Bathing In Excess.

A question has just come before the
Manchester city council, England, which
has interest for every town where public
baths exist. 1t is found during hot
weather that many Of the bathers re-
main in the water and unconscionable
long time-several hours at stretch
sometimes. This is said to be especially
the habit of feminine bathers, to the
great danger of their health. In one
instance, a girl actually lost the use OF
her limbs, and in many Others illness of
one sort of another has been traced to
this over indulgence. At the Manches-
ter baths printed notices are posted up,
prescribing half an hour as the maxim
um time. These, however, are sat at
naught, and what may be picking
goes on Just as if there were no regula-
tions to the contrary. We have little
doubt the officials connected with the
public baths of the metropolis could tell
a similar tale if so minded. Perhaps,
therefore. some good would come from
distributing among bathers printed war
nings as to tine consequences that result
from over bathing. Loss of strength,
drowsiness, hepatic arrangement, and,
we believe, heart complaints are among
the results of the practice when frequen-
tly resoried to: 1t is, We think. more
through ingnorance of any harm result
ing than out of downright perversity,
that this foolish excess in bathing has
come to be SO general. OF course, there
are some constitutions that can stand
anything: and here and there a Webb or
a beckwith is to be found, 10 whom
long immersion in water is, apparently,
innocuous. And even these amphibi-
Gus beings like to have the water warm
"a condition which does not obtain at
public baths during summer time.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-01-25
Roast Armadilio.

On the Isthmus of Panama the tapir
and sloth are eaten by the Indians, wEo
also consider the agouti and other small
rodents great delicacies. In Paraguay
the capybara, a great amphibiOus gum
ea pig as bIg ss an ordinary porker, is a
standard dish, and throughout the
whole of South America, roast armadillo
is highly esteemed, and nlay be seen in
all the cafes and restaurants of the cities
turned on their scally hacks, feel upper
most. and the interior filed with rch
sauce compose of lemon and spices
much too greasy for my palate, though
the flavor Of the animal itself Is delici
ous. have tasted monkey and parrot
in Mexico. and found both very dry and
insipid, but / am given to understand
that the bird is not to be desplsed if
properly dressed. That most malodor-
Gus marsupial, the opossum, Is recog
nized as an article of food In Rio Grand
do Sui, an1 other provinces which il
inhabits, where, however, they bury il
in the earth until the flesh is free from
its Characteristic offensive smell before
ccoking it. Its cousin, the dasyure, :
treated in the same way in Australia
where it shares the honOrs of the tabl,
with the kangaroo.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-01-25
The Farmers Need.

The great need of our farmers is un-
derstandIng. We use this word as dis-
dinct from knowledge, intellect, educa-
ton or wisdom, or rather, AZ embracing
them all and more. A liberal education
by which We mean a knowledge of the
so called higher branches. as mathema-
tics, philosophy, astronomy and the
classics-while it may render a farmer
no less fitted for his business, is not re-
ally essential The rudiments of an
education, embracing reading, writing
and arithmetic, well founded and un-
derstood, go great way towards fur
nishing one with all that is absolutely
necessary for worker of the soil. The
rest may come through, the schools or
through observation. logical and practi-
cal deduction, and experiments.
knowledge is desirable, but of little
use to him who knows not how to apply
it. Intellect sets man above the brute,
and the one man above his fellows; but
the most intellectual man is not always,
or often, the most successful in his un-
dertakings. Education is not to be des
pissed; but its possessor may not always
know how best to Use it, and the wise
man may often learn from the Ignorant
one much that will be to his advantage
in the lower walks of life.
We would say nothing tending to
influence the agriculturist to neglect the
acquisition of any or all forms of useful
knowledge and culture, but we would
endeavor to impress upon him the fact
that they may be like fertilizing princi-
pies that exist in nature In a state that
render them of no use, becsuse they are
not in condition to make food for, he
assimilated by, plants. Understanding
is that which enables their possessor to
make them of service in his everyday
life, and as small amount OF fertilizer
judiciously applied, may be OF more real
service than large quantity used ut
random, so little learning that can or
used is better than scholastic acquire
ments with an impractical mind. So,
get education, knowledge and wisdom
when thou canst, '-but with all thy get
tings get understanding.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-01-25
Female Knight of PytLias.

A woman of Bay City, Michigan, dis
guised herself as a man ana clerked III
store for year, and then applied for
in the Knights of Pythias
and was initiated. During the work OF
the Third Degree her sex was discover
ed. 1t seems that in the Third Degree
they have an India rnbber rat and Gel
Iuloid snake, which run by clockwork
inside, and which were very natural
indeed. The idea is to let them run at
the candidate to see if he will finch,
When the snake ran at the girl she KEEP
her nerve all right, but when the rat
tried to run up her trousers leg she
grabbed her imagaginary skirts III both
hands and jumped onto refrigerator
that was standing near, (Which Is used
in the work of the Foulth Degree), and
screamed bloody murder. The girl Is g
member of the order, however, and there
is no help for it. This affair may oper
the ewes of members of secret societies
and cause them to investigate. One
lodge here, we understand, takes pre-
cautions against the admission of woman
by carefully examining the feet OF thu
applicants. If the feet are cold enough
to freeze ice cream the candidate
blackballed.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-01-25
No Sale of Turkey.

Every body knows that Light street
wharf, Baltimore, has a reputation for
standard of prices for the necessarles OF
life, but few days ago little incident
occurred in that locality, which ''riled a
commission merchant to a considerable
degree, Notwithstanding his familiarity
with the usual limited idea of his Gus
toners. He WIS ON one of the steam
boat piers, where he had lot OF 1--we
turkeys In coop, when a fellow came
along and inquired:
"How much are your turkeys!
Eight cents. replied the dealer.
The auestioner hesitated moment
and then said:
"Gimme dozen nice ones.
The commission man plunged into
the pile of coops, and after deal OF
trouble selected twelve of the best IN
the lot.
.sThere they are," be remarked, as he
finally secured them in a coopfor dellv-
cry.
The would-be buyer thrust his hands
into the depths of his pantaloons pocket
and withdrew it filed with linghng
mass of silver and copper coins. lmag-
inc the dealers surprise, rage aud dis
oust when the man counted but the sum
of ninety-six cents which he rendered
him as payment for the fowls. The
only error was that the man had mlsta'
ken the price per pound for the prlce
per turkey. 1t is scarcely necessary te
add that the sale of the turkeys was no'
consummated with that party.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-01-25
How TOCls anse Mica.

Every woman who has Been Obliged
to spend half day several times during
the winter cleaning the mica in her coal
stove, usually by taking them out and
washing them in soapsuds, will rejoice
to know that there is no need to take
them out or let the fire burn very low IN
order to do 1t successfully. Take little
vinegar and water and wash the mica
carefully with soft cloth, the acid re
moves all stains, and il little pains is
taken to thoroughly clean the corners
and wipe them dry, the mica will look
as good as new. If the stove IS very
hot, tie the cloth to a stick, and so es-
cape the danger of burning your hands.
1t is great care TO see that stoves are
kept in proper order, and not many SER
wants can be trusted to do it as it should
be done. The task might be made
somewhat easier by choosing stoves
which are not too highly ornamented;
unless the trimmings are kept absolute
ly spotless and bright, which is very
difficult thing to accomplish. they can
not lay the least claim to being ornam-
entail; indeed, stove which by reason
of its excessive decoration is rendered
the most promin ent feature OF the room
demanding the attention the moment
one enters, is certainly in bad taste. A
clean well polished stove. with graceful
shape, which fulfils the end of its being
heating the house, is all that stove
should be. The fire may be, as it has
been, called the soul of the rooms. but
| it ought not to ask too much attention
to its body.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-01-25

she extended her hand, expecting to re-
ceive jewel case. But instead of that,
ponderous legal document was produc-
ed, at which Grace gazed in blank sur
prise.
Then Frank explained that, despite
Miss Prescott's kind interest in their af-
fairs, the fortune WAS not lost, as she
had made a slight miscalculation in
dates; and his uncle's discerdment in
selecting so charming a wife for him had
made him the hafpiest of men.
May Prescott's chagrin at the failure
of her conspiracy, and the delight OF
Grace's parents at her good fortune can
easily be imagined.
Grace bore her partial defeat with
charming equanimity, as she was quite
convinced, by some mental process OF
her own, that she had her husbands
love. So she was reconciled to the
possession of fortune!
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-01-25
What Was l.?

He is a man with light beaver over
coat on. He drives white horse and
top buggy, and all of a sudden he stops
in the middle of the street and look fix
edly at his horse. In two minutes fifty
people line the curbstone.
"What's the matter?"
"Balky."
A man steps out to seize the bride.
and start the horse, but the driver
shakes his head and motions him
away
I'll bet he's an ugly brute"
"Of course he is. Look at that ugly
eye of hisr'
The crowd has now been increased
Ivy fifty, and several vehicles have
stopped.
Anybody hurt?'
'No; balky horse"
"Why doesn some one whisper in his
ear?"
Four men stepped out to give advice,
but they are hastily motioned back.
and livery stable man in the crowd
observes:
Ill that horse doesn't kill two or
three men here / shall be much mistak-
en-"
Three minutes more and the crowd
numbers two hundred. The man with
the gray horse looks up and down the
street, braces his feet. takes firm grip
on the lines and softly says:
Come. Peter"
And Peter drops his head, bangles his
ears. and moves off as slowly and softly
as a river of grease
"What was it ?" calls man who
has run four blocks and is putting like n
whale.
But there is no one to answer HIM.
The crowd has dissolved like 4 handful
of sugar in barrel of water. 1t Is very
mysterious, and the crowd doesn't enjoy
the climax at ALL
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-01-25
Tossed by a Mad Buffalo.

A buffalo hunter writes as follows,
there was no time to be lost. as l was
not more than forty yards from him so
refining in with jerk and turning the
horse at the same instant broadside on /
raised my gun, intending to put ball,
if possible, Just between his neck, and
shoulders, which, could I have done so,
would either have knocked him down
or at any rate made him swerve but my
horse, instead of standing steady, as he
had always done before, now commenced
walking forward, though he did not ap-
pear to take any notice of the buffalo.
There was no time to put my hand down
and give another wrench to the bride
(which 1 had let fall on the horses neck }
and for the life of me l could not get a
sight with the horse in motion.
A charging buffalo does not take many
seconds to cover forty yards, and in an
other instant his outstretched nose was
within six feet of me, so. lowering the
gun from my shoulder, l pulled it off in
his face, q. the same time digging the
spurs INTO my horses sides, but 1t was
too late, for even as he sprang forward
the old bull canght him full in the flank
pitching him, with me on his back, into
the air like dog. The recoil of the
heavily-charged elephant gun with
which 1 was unluckiiy shooting, twisted
it clean out OF my hands, so that we all,
horse, gun and man, fell in different di-
rections. My horse retained his feet
and galloped away Immediately.
The buffalo on tossing the horse, had
stopped short, and now stood with his
head lowered within few feet OF me.
had fallen In sitting position and IA
cling my unpleasant-looking adversary
/ could see no wound on him so must
have missed, though 1 can scarsly un-
derstand how, as he was very close when
fired. However 1 had not much time
for speculation, as the old brute, after
cIaring at me a few seconds with sinister
looking, bloodshot eyes, finally made
up his mind and with grunt, rushed at
me. l threw my body out flat around
the ground to one side and just to avoid
the upward thrust of his horns; receiv-
ing however severe blow on the left
shoulder with the round part of it. near
ly dislocating my right arm with the
force with which my elbow was driven
against the ground and receiving also a
kick ON the instep with one of his feet.
Luckily for me he did not turn again as
he most certainly would have done had
he been wounded, but galloped clean
away. The first thing to be done was to
look after my horse, and at about l5O
yards from where he had been tossed
found him. The buffalo had struck him
full III the left thigh; it was an awful
wound, and as the poor beast was evi.
IDENTIFY in the last extremity, hastily
loaded my gun and put him out of his
misery. There / was, left alone and
uniniured, with only my gun for COM
pany and the mob backed buffalo canter-
ing away toward the horizon.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-01-25
I'm Out Tomorrow.

A piteable and interesting case was
that of young McCarty. as the name ap-
peared on the register, at Sing Sing
prison New York This was an alias,
however. McCarty had been sent to
prison for two years for stealing. He
was suffering from consumption when
received. The poor fellow lay IN his
cot. He was undoubtedly in the last
stages of his disease, and had an intelil-
gent face and good brow. He was APP
parently above thirty years of age. The
Warden stepped slowly up to his cot.
''Well McCarty almost through" the
Warden asked i'll quiet way.
''Yes, Warden, this is the last ay,
Tn ont to morrow" McCarty replied.
his voice scarcely above whisper.
How do you feel?"
"Oh, I'm stronger.
"What are you going to do?"
"God only knows, Warden. I've got
sl5 left. But how ng will that keep
me? 1 suppose l must go to New York.
If somebody only knew of my case and
woald give me s. to help me on to PHI
ladelphia could do something there. 1
could earn SO day there: God knows
/ don't want to be driven to stealing
again" He spoke with broken breath,
almost gasping out part of his speech.
Are you strong enough to go?" the
Warden asked.
"Yes, I'm going. Ny legs are heavy,
and they won't work very well, but I'm
going. II only had an overcoat 1t
would protect me from the cold I'm
afraid of the raw air. Do you think,
Warden, he asked, appealinglv, ''that
there might be an old overcoat ying
around that 1 could have?"
Don't give yourself any trouble
about that McCarty. I'll see you are
fixed out with everything you want"
''Thank you, Warden, thank you,"
A bright light shone in McCarty's eye
He was evidently thinking OF the NOR.
row.
$50, then," the Warden said again tc
Nc Carly, as he moved away, ''you are
bound 10 go to morrow"
Eyes, Warden. Only let me get out
side the walls, outside the walls" Nc
Carly was left smiling at the thought oi
''only getting outside the walls, ''Pool
fellow" exclaimed the Warden when he
had moved away. I'm afraid he won
ever get outside the wills alive, strong
er? He's growing weaker and weaker
It's strange what fascination it has fo
him to get outside the walls"
McCarty had not a friend in the worl'
nor was there any one to take any in
terest in him.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-01-25
BY THE SEA.

Tired with the struggle,
With the eeaseless needs of life;
Tired Of the petty jar,
of the toll and strife;
of the doubt and Of the fear,
OF the care that haunts US here;
OF the fever and the fretting,
Useless dreaming, vain regretting,
Rariled aim, ungranted prayer,
Chaie and turmoil everywhere-
With a vague unseeing sight,
She looked on the September night.
Broad and vast before her,
Spreading leagues away,
flushing in the hush of night,
Gray beneath the gray,
Light winds ruffiing on her breast,
Lay the sea in solemn rest,
Bright and wide the pathway showed
Where the harvest moonlight glowed,
Reaching from the silent land,
By the great horizon spanned,
Where sky and sea together blend,
Where our dim swee; fancies tend
To the golden glory
Came Little bark.
Shone in il for a moment,
Then gliding into dark
80 IN dull life's hours and days
\ chIld's fresh laugh, word Of praise,
A flower, a smile, gentle duty.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-01-25

There are 3 wosen IL Boston
worth q million dollars each.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-01-25

The Averaga pay of the st. Louis
school teacher is S615 81 a year.