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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-12-06

Three thousand nv nIndred pounds
OF butter, 5000 hams, 1000 pounds bis
cults not those supplied to the crew;
1000 pounds of desert stores" mus
ca'els, almonds. figs. etc., exclusive of
fresh fruits, which are taken in at every
port; 1900 pounds of jams and iellIes.
6000 pounds Of timed meats. 1000
pounds of dried beans, 5000 pounds of
rice, 5000 pounds of onions, 10 tons OF
potatoes, $1,000 pounds OF -four and
10000 eggs. Fresh vegetables, dead
meat, and live ballocks, sheep, pigs
geese, turkeys, guinea birds, ducks,
fowls, fish, and casual game, are gene
rally supplied at each port Of call, or
repl enished at the further end of the
journey, so tina. it is difficult to obtain
complete estimates of them. Perhaps
two dozen bulIocks and 60 sheep would
be fair average for the whole voyage,
and the rest may be inferred in pIopor-
tion. The writer has known . fowls
sacrificed in a single day to make
chicken broth. We, therefore, shan't
starye, even if we are day or two
behind time, which is considered a
great enormity now. The mention of
chicken broth suggests seasickness, and
seasickness conJures up the doctor. and
with the doctor is associated medicine.
His dispensary is rs well furnished with
drugs as any chemists shop in coun-
try town, and when We observe that,
among other things, it contains II
ounces OF quinine, gallons of black
draught, 90 pounds of Seidltz powders,
gallon of castor oil, half hundred
of EPSON salts, it is evident that If the
sick people do not get well it is from no
lack Of physic. -Four thousand sheets,
2O0O blankets. 5000 towels, 1000 pounds
of various soaps, 2OOO pounds of candies
except in those vessels which are
fitted with the electric light; 1000
knives, 2200 plates, 800 cups and
saucers, 5000 glasses -fdncv what a
handsome income the amount repre-
sented by anuual loss from brsIkage
would bel-S 500 table cloths, 20O0 glass
cloths-all these are figures exhibited
IN the provedcring of one ship alone.
Think what they would amount up to
when multiplied by the number OF
ships N each company's fleet, and then
try to realize the fact that tins depart
meut constitutes only oIe, and by nc
means the greatest OF their incidental
expenses.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-12-06
Duok-shootrn= on the Chesapeake.

There are fully 800 professional gun
ners residing ct Havre de Grace who
make a prosperous living by duck shoot
ing. In addition to the resident gun
ners, there are not less than 100 others
whose habits are migratory, like those
of the game they hunt. The gunners
start out at 3 o'clock IN the morning,
and Cease shooting at 6 o'clock IN the
evening. They are hardy class of
men. ley boards and frost-stung ears
and fingers are not minded If the days
cunning has been profitable. A gunner
Will shoot from 10 to Ice birGs daily.
Some of the best shots have run up as
high as from 800 to 500 in day. the
birds are sold at Hayre de Grace to
agents Of Baltimore, New YORK and
Philadelphia firms. Besides the regu-
lar gunners, there Is generally an army
Of amateur spOrtsmen on hand, many Of
whom come IN yachts from New York
and Boston. Most of the birds killed
thus far are red-heads. Now that the
weather has become colder. canvas
backs viii be more plentiful than they
have been. 1t Is said that after the
first 10 days shooting. numbers Of the
red-heads, which are not so highly
priced as the canvas-bscks. leave the
flats and seek rivers where cunning l
less constant. The canvas back stands
IFS ground and dies pluckily. 1t Is
claimed that more ducks are eaten IN
Baltimore than in any other city in the
United States. A a general thing Bal
timoreaus, except at clubs and private
dinners. eat the red heads, which are
cheaper, and. until Dec. l, better than
the canyas-back. The birds remain in
the Chesapeake until February, when
most Of them migrate south. They
come to tine Chesapeake from the west.
The market here has been supplied Tor
some time from the west, but the birds
have been Inferior, as were also the lev
that came from the south. y tirst-class
clnvas-back will weigh SIX pounds or
more. and red-hesd five pounds, The
bIack-heads, bald pates, and mallards
are also tine birds, but not equal to the
cauvas-b3ck aud reI-heads. The malt
lard Is superior to the black-head, but
on account OF the variety being scarce
Is not often quoted IL market, The
Baltimore dealers supply the leading
hotels, restaurants aud clubs OF the
north, ami also ship large quantities %
Europe.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-12-06

There IS III LISBON an institute known
as the MiseIicOrdia, whose object Is to
ell kilts OF distress. One pc
cular duty which the directors under
take IS the care Of criminals. From
the time that the death penalty Is de-
creed the criminal Is allowed three
days to prepare for death. During tins
time he Is IL charge 0i the Mlserlcord1a.
When the boar comes he IS clothed by
the brothers N white,a cord Is put a.
round his neck and a cruclhx IN his
hand, and. accompanied by priest on
either 81 le, he proceeds to the place Of
execution. Connected with this estaO-
lishmelt l. the Church OF st. Roth. which
contains probably the most 5umptuOus
chapel In ChristeudOm. Tue story gOas
that Dor John V, struck with Its bare
ness and the fact OF its dedication TO
the saint OF his name, resolved to make
1t a marvel Oi spiendor. 1t was erected
IL Rome regardless OF cost. and, when
completed, put up in St. Peters, where
the Pope first oficiated on its altar 1t
was then shipped IL pieces TO Lisbon.
The wall on tine outside OF the principal
arch is coral, the arch OF alabaster.
The pavement Is rich mosa.c. inlaid
with porphyry. The altar steps are OF
porphyry aud bronze, the rails oi yerd
antique. There are eight columns Of
lapis lazlii, their bases being alabaster
studded with sIsethysts, their capitals
bronze. The lamps are OF exqusitely
wrought silver The chapel Is further
enriched by ei,tablaCures OF high art IN
silver. and magnificent pictures. Napo-
leon contemplated the removal of the
whole to France, but before it could be
arranged his star warned,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-12-06
GA "A Whales Back.

Captain NiliOughby states that on SAT-
urday, October 81, the Neah Bay Indians
discovered the body Of an enormous
whale floating near WaaOda Island and a
feet OF canoes put off in pursuit OF blub
Der. On nearing The Carcass they found
il surrounded by great number Of enOr-
nous bone sharks from twenty-five -
thirty feet long, who were gOrging them
selves with blu1ber and we're very savage.
Captain WlllOlglby's son Oliver was in
one OF the canoes 20 see the fun. A shark
came rushing at the canoe, and ss he
he TUNED 10 take bite at 1t one of the
indians, Billy Bllcl, nred pistO, into Its
open mouth, killing It instantly. Another
blg shark rose under the canoe which
frightened Master Ollie 50 that he jumped
ON the whales back, from whence the
Indians resCaed him With his clO,hes sat
ursted aud ruined with the Sinking curry
OF the whale. Tle Indians succeeded IN
towing the carcass INTO SAIL Rock river, a
little creek two miles east ot Eeah bay,
where the heal grounded in twenty feet
Of waier, but Porl1n OF the body and
tan was exposed az low tIle un the beach
and the b.uober taken OF by the Indians,
who are having a regular utilization over
their FEAST oil lat things.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-12-06
The sSocking BIRD.

The mocking bird commences TO sing
at the age of seven or eight weeks.
The first notes are low and unfinished,
but as he grows older his voice increases
in volume and compass and his aptitude
for learning is greatly developed. His
natural song is sweet, bold, varied, and
in his native wood ne surpasses every
competitor. He Is the great artist; the
other songsteEs of the grove ae only
the chorus. During the utterance OF
his song he appears to be IN Il perfect
ecstasy of delight. bis constant, grace
ful motion, expanded wiags ana tail and
flashing eye add to the music vIvacity
and elegance of rendering gwen only
by this wonderful bird. his notes are
sweeter IN his wild state than IN cap
tivity, owing to the absence of harsh
noises which he so often hears when
confined il the haoitatiOns Of man. He
loses none of his power or energy OF
song in confinement, and Lis opportu-
mites for mimicking are much en-
hanced by the variety of the new
sounds which he constantly hears. He
improves every chance offered him and
takes AS much delight III initiating a
buzz saw or rusty pump as he does III
initiating the sweetest Of flute notes.
His repertoire is unlimited; he viii re-
peat anything from snatch of the
latest Grand opera to the infnitesimal
twItter of the humming bird. BE sings
the songs of other cage birds with a
superiority altogether notifying to
them and his clucks oftentmes can
make the lost chicken forget Its mother.
Mocking birds are very tough and
hardy and with good care live to be
twenty years of age. Their ailments
are few and simply cured; change OF
food occasionally is good, the variety
seeming TO please them and keep them
in constant song. They sing all the
year except duung the mOul.ing sea-
son anu two weeks or the breeding
season. They are easily noulted, the
chief care being to keep them out ol
dra ,ghts while shedding and to feed an
abundance of fresh green food and in
seets.
Tie cage should be carefuiiy kepi
clean and plenty of gravel strewn OF
the bottom, so IS to keep the feet i
iorder. They are very fond of bathing
which desire should be daily gratitied
The prepared food, either moist or dry
should be the regular diet. When tn
dry food is used grated dry carrot mus
be mixed with it. For variety feed tn
potato and egg mixture, with a httl
! Indian meal or grated carrot added
Ants eggs, soaked and sdded to tn
food, are always bsneaciI; a nsi
; vorn or two should be daily given.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-12-06
PENNA.. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 6. 1882

schooner went down, and a gurgle as
the waters closed over her, but when
she was gone there was no sign. thatshe
had ever been there-not q spar nor 4
splinter to show where she had gone
down l called aloft to Martin Ken
nedy and asked him If lie had seen a
big schooner ahead. When he came
below ne told me ne saw the schooner
crossing our bows, but he didn't see
where she had gone to. When l told
him what 1 had seen he knew she was
the ghost of schooner, and we made
up our minds We would leave the West
ern World at Grand Marais. We did,
and forfeited our wages that were CON-
ing to us. told Captain Dickson what
L saw, but he only laughed at me, and
said that ii Martin and L were going to
see phantom schooner he would just
as soon not have us on board
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-12-06
Row The World says ..Bow D'you Do:'

Most of lis say "Howledo?" and
,b,nt We have SAID. ''How do you do?'
..How are you?'' is more elegant, per-
hans: and "Hope l see you we'll! Is
the habit of some people. Then We
shake hands, and women sometimes
kiss. lii;
noonle said. .ssave you, sir, or ''madam,
and ..God bless you;" and long ago
men as well as women Kissed ior coui-
tesy." English and American men nov
consider such a salutatlon as ABSURD
between persons of their own sex;
Frenchmen, however, are not ashamed
20 t,es as tney ask, How do you carry
vorrself?p and Germans crush eacn
y,hor hear fashion. as they cry "HoW
do YOU tiud yourseli!
Inc Italian goes both airy clasp and
hiss after he has fonrished his hnGers
in the air and cried, How 90 you
s.ond9r' But the Dutchmans, mo"
40 Won fare?'' is generally followed by
Clap on the shoulder. II
o'' 3vben two Swedes fail INTO eact
o.hers arms and look over eacn o'her
osouIders, oonrI they ask, .'Bow can you?
and the Polander, who has lived n
iand of sadness, inquiries, Art thol
gay?" IL, oros. their arms
- low and say, Il viii request o
Allah that thy prosperity be increased.
And the Quaker of oar own iand ~, re
aaTds en,T his approaching friend withou
sm;Is or nod, and quietly rema'As
s.dow Is thee?
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-12-06
Her Msjesty's Blues

Have you never heard OF tue BRUSH
Household Cavalry? 1t comprises three
reeiments-the First and Second Life
GUARDS. WHO constitute the Heavles
and the Blues.
"Do thew take their name from the
color of their unIform?
Yes; and you ought to see those
uniforms, answered theex cavalrymap. :.
with enthusiasm. The tunlcs and
coats are blue, with gold facings, and
the breeches are of the finest buckshn.
Gauntlet gloves and high boots are worn.
The hemlets and cuirasses are OF q met
alike German silver, and the helmets
are surmounted by red plumes. Inc
men are ublidged to keep their uniform
and equipments in the best possible
condition constantly. They are sub
mitted to the most severe inspection
every day, and the least speck OF diri
or rust brings down a penalty. Even
the spaces between the points OF the
spurs are critically examined. he
lieye that the earlier part OF the last
centuary a certain Earl OF OXFORD or
ganised body of cavalry, whose duty II
was to protect and escort such royal
persouages as might be thrown IN then
way. These royal troopers were all
gentlemen and the sons OF gentlemen.
Like other yeoman corps IN England,
they furnish their own arms, horses and
condiments. After awhile, the or
ganization was turned over TO the
Government, and the men were paid
and fed at the public expense.
"Is gentle blood n condition OF al
mission TO the ranks of the Blues now.
"No: even the offspring OF haber-
dasher may enter the Household BIZ
gade now. if he is at least SIX feet high,
measures thirty nine inches ABOUT the
chest. can read, write, cipher, and fur
uish a certificate from a magistrate OF
clergyman that he has good character.
.sWhat does her Majesty give such
person for his valuable services!
"a man in either of the Household
REGIMENTS should make sixteen pence
5av over and above all expenses, while
a man in the line can clear only about
half that amount, was the response o.
the veteran guardsman.
"How many men are there III the
Blues?' -.
"Let me see-ffty men TO troop
1.-Two troops to a squadron-50O men II
tba reolment. The troop commande'
nv the senior captain is called tn
Queens Troop.
=" Where do the Blues get thei
horses?"
"From the Government stud IN Iors
hira The men are all mounted OF
,, hack horses, except the band, VIII
bava white horses. Part of the time tn
, regiment is quarted in London, and pal
os the time La Windsor. When at ID
istter place they take part In the ma
,'oanvres at AIdershot. George Ill. pc
ssnted the Blues with set OF slive
I lkettledrums, and George ~. gave tns' s
4 = magnificent standard. which Is SD
lns.d on State ooaslons.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-12-06

A committee Of the British AssOcia-
ton summaries the data as to the IN
ternal heat Of the elrth, collected at
thirty-f7e localities, many of them
widely separated. Observauons were
made N England, IN Firace, in the st.
Gothard tunnel, n Wales. in Russia
and in Iudia. At Liverpool the heat
increased one degree Fahrenheit for
each I30 feet OF descent toward the cen
tre Of the earth at Paris the rate WAS
one degree for each IS feet, while, sur
prising to relate, at Yakutz it was one
degree for % feet Of descent. The mean
rate for all the observations was one
decree for each 81 feet downward,
which Is a somewhat smaller rate thar
has hitherto been received. At the
depth of two miles below the surface o.
the globe the heat suffices to boil water.
At a depth Of between fifty and hun
dred miles the heat is supposed 10 b'
such as - melt the most refractory
Substance.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-12-06

In Central America IS country
called Towka, and without doubt the
Towkans, whatever else they may be,
are the jolliest people in the world at
wedding. They appear to he such an
ignorant race as to be unable to keep
record of the age of their children, ex-
cent in A manner similar to that adop-
ted by Robinson Crusoe, with ms
notched post for an almanac. Ihe
Towkans, however, do not touch their
children. They hang around ther
recks at birth strIng with one bead
on. ard at the expiration OF the year
they add another bead and so on, the
main object b ing seemingly that there
may be no mistake when the young
naonle arrive at a manageable age.
when a girl numbers fifteen beads she
is marriageable. but the young man
,nust nossess a necklace OF twenty be-
fore he is reckcned capable OF taking on
himself SO serious responsibility.
But the wedding feast is the thing.
The invited guests assemble on what
answers tc our village green, and set ID
tbe midst is a canoe. the property OF the
bridegroom, brlmming with palm vine,
sweetened with honey and thicKeheo
with crushed plantains. The drinkihs
ems are calabashes, which are set noal-
inc in the fragrant liquor, and, seated
Ground it. the company fall to--a mars
Of noliteness beng to drink out OF as
many calabashes that have been dranh
ont of by somebody else, as possible
If sbouId be mentioned, however, tC
.,a Tovkan's credit, that his wife Is MOI
.-rosant at this tremendous drinking
1T or rather boat. She remains II
Lor fathers INT. and when her lntende'
hos finished with the calabashes n
.aIes b,s whistle of bamboo ana LII
..ton,-ton. which is hollow htlie ioe
"a over at each end with bits 0
,aothar and seating himself at the 200
s h. narents-in-law prospe ctive' h'
au,mancss TO bang and tootle s"ee
mnsic until the heart OF the 'enue
creature within is softened ana 'he' ~
him IL.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-12-06

The Moorish women appear IN the
streets entirely envOiped IN number
of wide Inautels made Of light woolen
materials or a thinner white texture
the so-called haIks-which cover the
head and Tie who body: the iaces are
deeply velied. Tns ssumes permits
AS little of the figure bsIng seen as ths
veil does OF the features. The ap-
pearance of the Moorish women inside
their houses Is quite ditf rent. There
their figures are to be seen, after they
have laid aside the haIks and vel The
prlnciple characteristics OF TINS costume
are tine wide buuched-Out drawers gen
eraIlv whi e. q Id On which he rlch woIn-
en- are fond OF expending very mucn stun,
SO that this article Of clothing loobs IKE
a skirt reaching IRON head to ieet. Inc
chemise consists OF raw six or suiie
black being the color generally chosen,
in order to show off "a iIght complex IN.
while women vita dark SKIN wear white
tullel, is perfectly transparent; the vide
sleeves are Lemmed with red silk lnslUe.
They wear sleeveless jacket over the
chemlse. with flowers woven IN and
trimmed with gold embroidery anu but
tons. A sash Is worn round tue jacket,
Of straw colored yellow silk, very mCcn
embroidered with gold, which resembles
the scarfs worn by rich Jewesses on
festal occasions, Long tine silk threads
ha..g down at the ends. Tue haIr Is
hidden under IA silk handkerchief inter-
woven with god, So tnat only small
plat, are visible at the back OF the meek
Bright colored materials are generally
chosen for these handkerchiefs, The
forehead IS adorned with silver Or
nament. Inclo-Ing the oyal-shaped face,
ike frame, is chain Of gold and Sill
yer richly decorated with small CONS,
which hangs from one temple to the
other. Chains. coins and strings OF
pearls, often OF very costly kind, cover
the ne, K and breast In very extrAva-
CANT manner. Shoes without heels are
worn over tine bare feet Or white stock
ines; they are rounded off In front anc
made of yellow or red leather.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-12-06
Peg Auey',=Ghost.

=
the gentleman to whom it happened.
and whom shall call Mr.. Kennedy. L.
was mentioned in the most common
place way In the ordinary course of con-
versatioL-not as a supernatural cccur-
renee. but simply as singular and
puzzling experience. There is a long
and very narrow strip of wooded land.
known as peg Alleys Point. situated
between the main stream of Miles river
and one of the navigable creeks which
flow into it. This little peninsula Is
about two miles long, from fifty to two
or three hundred yards in width
bounded by deep water and overgrown
with pine and ulderbrush. There is a
tradition that many years ago a party
OF Baltimore oystermen encamped Oh
the Point, among whom was a man
named Alley, who had abandoned his
wife. Tue deserted woman followed up
her husband and found him at the camp,
where some words passed between
them, the result of which was that the
man induced his wife to follow him into
a thicket and there murdered her with
a club. The Point has ever since been
known by Peg Alleys name, and her
perturbed spirit has been supposed to
haunt the scene of her untimely taking
off. Mr. Kennedy had lived from boy
hood on the place and had never given
a serious Thought to the story. Two or
three years ago he had party of rail-
splitters at work on the Point, the fore
man of whom finally refused to go back,
declaring that queer things happened
down there and that he had seen a
ghost. His employer laughed at him
and dismissed the matter from his mind.
Some time after this Mr.. Kennedy had
occasion to ride through the woods one
afternoon to look after some sheep,
there being but one road and the water
on either side. As he approached the
Point his horse started violently and
refused to go on, regardless Ct whip
aud spur. Looking about for the cause
of this unusual fright he saw woman
rise up from log upon which she had
been sitting. a few yards in advance,
and stand by the roadside, looking at
him. She was very poorly clad In
faded calico dress and wore a limp sun
bonnet, from beneath which her thin,
jet-black haIr struggled down on her
shoulders. Her face was thin and sal
low and her eyes black and piercing.
Knowing that she had no buslnees
there, and occupied in controlling his
horse, he called to her somewhat anSrhy
to get ont of the way, as the animal
was afraid of her. She turned and
walked slowly into the thlcket, without
word, looking back at hIm as she
went. With much difficulty he forced
his horse to the spot, wishing to find
ont who the intruder might be, but nc
trace of any one could be found after s
careful search, although there was nc
place of concealment and no possible
way of escape, for which, indeed, there
was not sufficient tune. Mr.. Kennedy
declared that the thought of Peg Alley
never entered his mind until that mo-
ment. but, upon finding that no one
was on the peninsula besides himself,
he turned his horse homeward without
looking further after his sheep and with
decidedly sympathetic feeling toward
the recusant rail-splitter.