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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-03-15
An Eternal Tooth,

During the latter half of the thirteei b
century after Christ the foundations of the
Dalada Malagawa CTemple of the Tooth)
were laid, and that edifice on completion
became the depository of that tooth which
is the sacred relic of Buddhism and palIa =
dunn of Ceylon. 1t still contains, in a
costly shrine, the tooth before which hun
dreds of devotees bow down and make Of
ferings daily. Buddha died b. c. 543
years, and when his body was being Gre
mated priest snatchcd one of his canine
teeth from the flames. lie conveyed it,
In accordance with an ancient prophecy,
to what is now known as Calingapatam,
on the northwest coast OF the Bay Of Ben
gal, where for several centuries II was re-
garded with great veneration. But, f.
nally, prince of the province became In-
different to the relic ann neglected to make
the usual offerings
Unbelievers Immediately cast 1t into q
pit Of burning charcoal. To the astonish-
ment and chagrln of its enemies, say the
Buddhssts, the tooth resisted the flames
and remained unscratched, emitting in the
meantime rays of light, which assembled to
the skies, Illuminating the whole universe.
Being then buried deeply IN the earth and
trodden down by elephants, it mOcked
such futile efforts and released itstlf itself
by sprnging from the soil in the centre of
lotus flower, which circumstance is now
commemorated by its forming the centre
of gold lotus blossom in the temple Of
Randy. Being placed on an anvil and
ponderous hammer raised for its destruc-
ton, the relic sank into the iron ana re-
manned safely preserved from the effects OF
the blow.
The demons then declared that the
tooth mus be one of their own gods, as a
rellc from any other source could not pos
sibly work such miracles, and the King
therefore directed them to. prevail on the
god to whom it belonged to remove it
from its close Imbedment IN the anvil
This. after various incautations, they fail
cd TO do, whereupon the relic was handed
over to the Buddhists, to prove the truth
of their faith in it's connection, q feat
which they accomplished in trice by
making an Offering to Gantama Buddna,
who not only relieved his much prosecuted
member from the iron, but caused 1t to
spread such effulgence about the place
that all the unbelievers present were con-
verted. The Portuguese are said to have
destroyed the tooth in 1860, and the story
goes that the present cuspld is An artif-
cial one, but the Buddhiyts have firm faith
IN 1t
Major Forbes relates that the relic is q
piece of dlscolored ivory nearly two inches
long, slightly curved, and one inch in dia-
meter at the base, tapering of to blunt
end, and If not pure artificial production
it probably is the canine tooth of seme car
nlvereus animal. 1t is kept IN a square,
Theoretically closed apartment, near the
centre of the temple, the doors being Sc
cured by heavy padl-cked bars. 1t rests
inside of SIX silver gilt caskets, one out
side of the other in succession. on silver
table, surrounded by rich silk hsngtngs.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-03-15
"Sort Yourselves.

A st. Louis paper chronicles will
genial particularly the recent simulta
neous marriage of the three daughters o.
DIR. Bang. of that city. As frst-class
bang-up bit of society news" this re
port seems to appropriate the muffin.
DIR. Charles Bang, the father. ''has fol
many years kept drug store on the
corner of Fifteenth street and Franklin
avenue" and the bridegrooms are re-
spectively candy manufacturer, 6 bank
teller, and a dentist. They are describ.
ed as being ''eve1y way worthy the for
tunate matrimonial prizes they have
drawn" The wedding went off cheer
fully. When Mr.. Bang having signed
an affidavit for one daughter, was called
upon to sign second one, he ex-
claimed:
''What, must 1 sign AGAIN.
Certainly" replied the clerk; ''this
isn't a job lot. You have to sign for
each one."
When the applications were all made
out, the clerk said to Dr. Bang:
"You ought TO feel happy to get so
many daughters off your hands at once"
The doctor replied:
They took all L had; that breaks up
the family"
"Yes," said MIR, WetzeI; ''that was
a regular wholesale business; we made
a clean sweep"
When the clerk was asking for the
names that went together in the Ii
censes, DIR. Herman exclaimed:
"Don't you make any mistake. now,
and give me the wrong girl; 1 want the
one that belongs to me-"
When everything was concluded ex
cept paying fees, DIR. Bang SAID:
"The next thing is"
''The next thing is, interrupted Mr..
Wetzel, one of the prospective hus-
bands, "to go out and get some beer"
''But the licenses are not paid for
yet"
mo matter, we can pay for them in
the morning when We get them"
The party then filed out gleefully,
and no doubt had the beer. The triple
recalls an anecdote related of
an eccentric minister number of years
ago, who vas called upon to marry three
couples at once. The parties were stand
ing around promiscuously, waiting for
the arrival of the minister, and when he
came in he marched up to them, ex-
cl Inning; ''Sort yourselvesl"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-03-15
Largest Cow I'm the World.

Probably the largest COW in the world is
owned by Martin S. Stakes, Of Granville,
White county, Ill. She is seven years old
and weighs 200 pounds, III hands high,
l0i feet long from the end Of the nose to
the buttock, Isl from the nose to the end
of the tail, feet 9inches around the girth,
26 inches around the forearm, and 81
inches ac-oss the hips. She has been ex
hibited in four States--Illinols, Indiana
aissouri and Tennessee. She is white and
red, mostly the latter, well formed, and &
perfect beauty.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-03-15
VOL. XXXVI.
A GENERATION BACK.

We are apt TO think of the present time
As sadly out Of joint,
To sigh, and then toward ages past
The reverend finger podnt.
OF model husbands, model wives,
Say We there was no lack
of manners, moral pride and worth,
A generation back
The girls were modest, neat and fair,
The boys were brave and true,
They labored on from sun to sun,
With joys and pleasures few.
The children went to bed at dark,
And seemed 10 have the knack
OF being seen and never heard,
A generation back
And thus il is from age TO age,
And thus twill even be;
The scenes enacted long ago,
With partial eyes we see,
Our offspring in the years TO come,
VIII tread the beaten track,
And praise the conduct Of their sires
A generation back.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-03-15
Re-vascination.

Dr. Henry Tompkins, an English Physi-
clan, says the most striking proof Of the
efficiency Of vaccination comes from the
smallpox hospital. During forty years
experience at Highgate no nurse or servant
who had been re.vsccinated was ever at
tackled. The students who attended the
hospital clinical instruction were favored
with like immunity from the disease
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-03-15

Texas has 4, 500, 900 sheep, valued
at s13, SOC, 900.
The silver half. dime of 1902 is the
scarcest of all American coins
An American company has offered
$500, QUO for the Great Eastern.
Vice Admiral Jaures has been sp-
pointed French Ambassador to Russia.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-03-15

WHAT riles the country postmlstress Is
to have a postal card come to thu Office
written in French.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-02-21
Widows BeWltched.
BY NJ. E. BRADDON.

Grand and gorgeous is the first morn
ing of spring. 1t is not the tapping of
the woodpecker in the hollow beech, nor
yet the nuechat humming at his break
fast, that soft, rap tap tap one hears.
It is only Mr.. Ernest Black knocking
out his pipe against the garden seat.
Happy man to have such charming
nook wherein to smoke the early pipe
His comfortable mansion OfShrublands,
q cozy modern building, warm and
roomy, with glass houses clustered about
it and its convenient offices at the rear,
lies on the slope above. In front of him
stretches pleasant lawn, and he looks
over upon q sweet river valley, bound
ed by purple hills reaches OF water
showing in silver streaks here and there.
A warm, pleasant little dingle encom
passes the grounds, shelteriDg the house
from the north and east, and sloping
down towards the south and here the
first breath of newborn spring is felt,
and the first green leaf of the year Is
seen on that slender, white birch, whose
brown catkins are dying for love Of the
earliest blossoms of the season.
Ernest thought that it was very good
to be here, as be smoked his pipe on bis
garden seat. But everything comes to
an end, and by the time he had finish
ed pipe and knocked out the ashes, a
cloud had come over the sun. the air
was chilled. and the beauty of the morn
furnished. 1t was time he found to start
for his train. He went into the house
to say Goodbye" to his wife, for he
heard the carriage wheels grinding on
| the gravel as it came round from the
stables to the door.
He seemed to be a happy fellow too in
his wife, who was fair, pleasant faced
| woman, of charming figure, and full OF
spirit.
II didn't know you were going away"
she said, a slight shade of vexation COM
ing over her face.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-02-21

I've got an idea that little clean dirt Is
healthy. I'm afraid that little tender
children are washed and bathed too
much. They get puny, and pale, and
delicate.
Poor little things. Its very disagree
able to 'em. Inever saw one that liked
it, and that's pretty good evidence Its not
according to nature. Once q week is
business is Gin. They say it keeps the
pores open, but maybe they oughtent to
be kept open all the time. The surgeons
say that handful of fresh earth bound
on flesh wound or bruise will cure 1t
up, and I've found out that the best cure
for scratches in horses feet is walking In
fresh plowed ground. never saw q
healthy child that dident love to play
in the dirt, and the sand, and make frog
houses and mud pies. But still don't
60 to extremes. I don't want EN- to get
80 dirty their skin hasent got any pores
| at all and their little ears would sprout
turnip seed. Everything must be done
in reason and in season. There's some
things I am mighty particular about
such as clean dishes and butter and milk
and sausage meat. | saw q woman
milking the other day, and she pulled
the calf away by the calf 3 tail and then
| wiped off the cows teats with the cows
tail and went to milking. I thought
there was too little water and too much
tail in that, though reckon it's none
of my business. Every body has to eat
their peck of dirt, they say but I don't
want mine In butter.
BILL ARP.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-02-21
SENDING A VALENTINE.
[KArE KELLOGG, in st Nicholas for February

KATE KELLOGG, in st Nicholas for February,
might begin, .'the rose is red"
(Though that is not SO very new,
Or this the boys all think is good
"If you love me as love you.''
But-seems to me-a valentine
Is nicer, when you do not say
The same old things that every one
Keeps saying, in the same old way.
And asked Jane, the other night.
What grown.up people write about
She would not answer me at first,
But laughed till began to pout,
That stopped her, for she saw meant
The question (and she will not tease),
"Why-love," she said, land shining eyes,
A kiss, soft hair-just what they please"
It can't be hard. II that is all,
So I'll begin by saying this
To my dear lady beautiful,
send q valentine and kiss.
A valentine, because she has
The loveliest hair and gentlest eyes.
The kiss, because I love her more
Than any one beneath the skies:
Because she is the kindest, best,
The sweetest lady ever known:
And every year I'll say the same.
The very same. to her alone!
There! Now it's finished. Who will do?
I've thought of one and then another.
Who is there like it? Why, Of course.
PlI send it right away to Mother!
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-02-21

N. BE L. B. 8. Ry runs by Columbus
Time-24 minutes slower than q. & .. k'y time
q. u y. R'y Trains run daily. Lexington
Division Trains do not run on sunday.
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No. MALL and N. and Kentucky Central
Railways connect at Lexington, KY. and Sci.
OTTO valley Railroad at Ashland, KY, with No
2. No. connects at Luxembourg junction fol
the South and Southwest; and at Richmond
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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-02-21
THE COUNTRY CHILDREN.

I can see the happy children
AS they wander through the grasses
OF the fresh and dewy pastures,
OF the tangled forest-passes;
can track them as they wander
By the trail of morning-glories:
can read their happy footsteps
lean tell their pleasant stories.
Oh, know the paths of children
Up the'hills and down the valleys;
Buttercups and faded daisies
Mark their sorties and their sallies;
By the buttercups and beeches
I can mark their resting places:
And know the messy brooksides,
And the wide, green, open spaces.
Where the wild white plum tree blossoms;
Where the grapevine swings and losses;
Where the plumes of scarlet sumach
Toss among the wayside MOSES;
Where the golden-rod in autumn
Flames among the haZel-bushes-
There the trooping army wanders-
There the scouting party pushes.
Oh, but they are kings and mobiles
AS they wander there together;
Cloth-of-gold is all the common
To their feet in summer weather.
Up and down, in field and woodland,
can see their glowing faces;
And by scarlet leaves and berries
can mark their resting. places.
fChicago Tribune.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-02-21
An Old Church In Virginia.

In 171S, or ITO years ago. German
Lutheran colony immigrated and set
tied in the Robinson Valley Madi
son county, Va. The title deed for
the ground on which they had built
their church. still standing and known
as the "Old Dutch Church." in 1920 =
Is is not known that the building was
ready for use before the year 1929, for
those sturdy Lutherans bUilded to en-
dure, and it is notable that the stout
timbers uplifted then are as sound az
ever, and the mortar in the foundation
has hardened to the consistency of stone
The audience room is crucifOrm in
shape, with two side galleries and organ
loft. The interior has been somewhat
changed about 10 years ago The high
pulpit has been replaced by one of more
modern construction. In front of the
pulpit, within the altar railing stands
the baptismal bowl, of silver, ''made
and presented May 18th. 1927, by Thorn
IS GiffoL of London" This inscription
is found also OIL the communion service
In the loft at the end of the church
stands the pipe organ, presented to the
congregation by Gus avus Adolphus,
King of Sweden. Its pipes once glitter
ing and bright, have faded to a dead
lead color II was made more than 100
years ago at Lutzen, Sweden, under The
direction of the King, expressly for this
church, and isIin a very good state of pre-
servatiOp. The key board is a complete
reversal in point of color, those keys
being of ebony which are white in mod
ern instruments, the raised keys being
ebony faced with ivory The tone Of
the instrument is still very good.
Under the chancel lie buried the re-
mains of good old parson Kiuch, in con.
formity with an ancient German GUS
tom. He was among the first pastors
that served ct this altar, and many are
the tales told of him among the simple
country folks of his neighborhoOd.-
Rev. Wright G.. Campbell is the present
pastor in this interesting old church.
When the czar receives intelligence
as to the feeling which has been excited
among the civilized nations of the earth
by the outrages upon Hebrews which
bis subjects have perpetrated, he ought
to recognize the fact that togive no heed
to the friendly protestations of England
and the United States will be to forfeit
their respect 1t is true that he may
plead inability to protect his 8, DOC, 900
Jewish subjects, but he can at least cor
rect the impression which now prevails
throughout the empire, that the perse-
cutions have the royal sanction. He
may think that he is more prosecuted
by the nihilists than the Jews are by
the barbarous peasantry, and that Eng
land and America might better expend
their coincidence upon him than upon
the Jews, but no portrayal of his own
wretchedness can remove from the eyes
of the world the fact that he has some
responsibility for such terrible outrages
as those inflicted upon Jews in his en-
pire on last Christmas day. The car
must make known his disapprobation
of Jew batting if he wishes to retain
the sympathy of English speaking PEG.
pie amid the perils to which he is con-
stantly exposed Columbus (Ga.) En-
<,a,i,xa.- ,Cafao
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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-02-21

Bob Strong. who has been employed
at the District of Columbia Jail for a
number of years, and who has always
adjusted the noose and fixed the rope
for execution, says that the rope with
which Guiteau will be hung is three
quarters OF an inch in thick ness, and Is
of MANILA. He says he talks with the
assassin every day. He has never spok-
en- to him about death, as he makes fun
of it when it is talked Of His brother,
John w. Guiteau, paid him visit, and
told him how to dispose of his hat and
clothes. Strong says that he thinks that
when Guiteau finds that the end is near,
and that there is no more hope, he will
weaken when he comes to the scaftold.
None of the ropes that have been sent
will be used at the execution, as Strong
proposes to use one of his Own-the one
with which Babe Bedford was hung
some time since, and says that he thinks
there is no better rope for the purpose
in America.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-02-21

A nice looking old lady with snow
lace about her head. sat in car the
other day, and drew up her skirts ner-
vously, lest the cataract of tobacco juice
that was pouring from the mouths Of
loafers should deluge them. "Conduc'
tor" she asked timidly, when he came
in, isn't it against the rules to spit on
the floor of the carr" mo, ma'am," re.
piled the gallant conductor: "spil
wherever you like &"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-02-21

"How do you like the character of st.
Paul 2" asked parson of his landlady
one day, during conversation about
the saints and the apostles, All. he was
a good. clever old soul, know" replied
the landlady, "for he once said, you
know, that we must eat what is set be.
fore us and ask no questions for con-
sciences sake. I always thought ]
should like him for a boarder."
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-02-21

Miss M. Lofand has been appointed
Postmistress at Bealeton, Fauquier
county, succeeding Mr.. Charles O. EN-
brew. She is from Augusta, and il q
daughter of a Readjuster gentleman
who recently purchased farm in the
neighborhoOd.- W0rremtOn Indec.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-02-21

The negro allies having threatened to
ngo backn on the rea6justers for failing
in their promise to abolish the whipping
post and the chain gang. the latter have
reconsidered their action in reporting
adversely upon bills for the fulflment
of the promises referred to. and will
now PASS those bills Alien. Gazette.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-02-21

Virginia readjusters are certainly
amusing people. Mr. Fulkerson, for
instance, one of them, who represents
the 9th District of this State in the
United States House of Representatives,
stands up in that House and says he is
nothing but Reatuster, and defends
the principles of the Readjusters, which
are those of reputation, and, in the
same breath, asks Congress to return
with interest the money Virginia ad-
vanced the General Government in the
war of 1872 He would make the debt
ors of Virginia pay the last farthing,
but tells her creditors to take about one
third of what she owes them, and to
thank their stars for being allowed that
much. -ALerdnd1.in Gazette.
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