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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-07-19
A Confused Memory,

There are scores OF respectable and
reputable heads of families who take re-
GUAR lessons in the manly art of self-de-
fence, and who spend an hour every eve-
ming in swinging clubs and otherwise de-
veloping and hardening the muscle. One
of the most enthusiastic of the lot had
finished his boxing lesson the other night,
when the trainer said:
Il am sorry to lose your money and
your company, but feel it my duty to
say that can learn you nothing further.
You have got the science and muscle to
clean ont a crowd, and heaven help the
man who stands before you!'
The citizen went home with a con-
sciousness that only towards carry re-
vOlvers, aud he wondered how q man
would look after he had given him a sock
dolager straight from the shoulder. The
next morning rs he was leaving his house
along came a strawberry man who was
yelling his wares at the top of his voice.
80 you sell any more berries for yel-
ling in that manner ~ asked the citizen,
as the peddler drew rein.
'0h, take In your nose :" was the reply.
''Some one will take your whole body In
some day ~
'.But it won't be man with a wart on
his chin !"
"No Impudence, SRI"
'.And none from you, either !"
''You deserve a good thrashing ~
''And perhaps you can give it to me !"
There was golden opportunity. The
one had science-the other Impudence.
The one had received thirty eight lessons
in boxing the other fairly ached to be
pounded.
''Don't talk that way to me or I'll
knock you down." said the finished pupil
as he gently threw himself in position to
mash brick wall.
''Oh, you will, ehf Then let's see
ycu do 1t :"
Even the graduate could not tell ex-
actly what took place. He remembered
of being kicked on the shlns, struck on
chin and twisted over horse block after
he fell, but when consciousness returned
his wife and children were crying over
him and the peddler was two blocks DOWN
the street shouting:
STRAW w-bu-ries-great big ones-red as
blood-perfect daisies only two shillings
for heaplng big quart without any thumb
In it
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-07-19
Myrtle's Three-Ply Love.
''Nyrtle, deari"

Myrtle, oearf"
eyes, George, what Is iti" replied the
girl, glanclng shyly upward.
The raIiant glory of summer moon
shone down upon the earth this June night,
bathing in all its mellow splendor the
leafy branches of the sturdy cid oaks that
had for centuries shaded the entrance to
Castle McMurtry and laughed defiance to
the fierce gales that every winter came
bowling down In all their cruel force and
fury from the moorlands lying to the west
ward of the castle On the edge Of the
broad demesne that stretched away to the
south stood large brindle COW, and as the
moonlight fiecked with silvery lustre her
starboaId ribs she seemed to Myrtle per-
feet picture OF sweet content and almost
holy calm.
SIS it not beautiful night, dearest?"
rnurmured the gIrl ''See how the moon
beams futter down through the trees,
making strange lights and shadows that
fit among the shrubs and flowers In such
a weird, gbost-like fashion. The dell is
indeed clothed in loveliness tonight,
sweetheart"
''i es," SAID George w. Simpson, this
Is the boss dell'-and then, looking down
into the pure, innocent face that was lifted
to his. he took in his own broad, third
base palm the little hand that erstwhile
held up Myrtle polonaise. As they stood
there silently in the boslIy glade, George
passed his arm silently but firmly around
Myrtle's waist.
Tne noble girl did not shy.
''Do YOU love me. sweetheart" he asked
in accents that were tremulous with trem-
ulo1sness. Myrtle's head was dropping
now, and the rosy bushes of Calumet
avenue innocence were chasing each other
across her peachy checks. George drew
her more closely to him. If a mosquito
had tired TO pass between them then II
would have been bad-for the mos quito.
Can you doubt me, darling" he whis-
pered. "You surely must know that |
love you with a wild, passionate, whoa
Emma love that can never die. Do you
not love me little in return?"
For an instant the girl did not speak.
George heard the whisking of the brindle
cows tail break in rudely upon the solemn
stiffness of the night, and ever and anon
came the dull thud of the bullfrOg as he
jumped into a neighboring pond Pres
emily Myrtle placed her arms about his
neck, aad with wlstful, baby's-got- the
cramp look In her face, she said to him:
81 love you, George, with deathless de-
voton that Will eventually keep you broke. ."
And with these fateful words she adjusted
her Tumpled bang and fearlessly led the
way to an ice cream lair.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-07-19
Receipts of Government

The total receipts of the U. s. gov
ernment for the fiscal year ending June
30, were the largest since the foundation
of the government, except for the years
1866 and 1867. IN 1866 the total re-
ceipts were, in round numbers, S52O,
100000, and in 1867 1853. 900, ,0JU
For the past ye. they have amounted
to about siO3, ,O0O, 900. furnishing a net
surplus of S151. 6Si, $50, which las been
applied to the extinguishment Of that
amount of the outstanding debt. The
yaiions items from which tIis i'm
mense revenue ws derived were as
I, llows: Customs, Sis, ,67S, ,698; inter
l aIrevenr e, S1i6, 147 ,976, miscellan oua,
S37, ,634, 6lU; total, S403, AGO, ,2S5. The
increase of the total revenue over that
of 1881 amounts to Sl2, 2,677, 1892. An
exam mination of the figures of the inter
est-bearing debt show, a reduction since
July l. 1881, of s175. .757 $50. This,
taken m connection with the amounts
refunded at n lower ate of interes',
reduces the interest charges from S75,.
900, 900 annually To S57, 900, 600, 6
reduction Of SiS,0O0,0O0. 1t would
seem, that q ve-y marked reduction il
taxation might be safely indul ,ed III.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-07-19
The Law of Wills.

Some very badly drawn wills stand
the test of litigation, and others well
drawn are easily broken. Neither bad
grammar nor misspelling in the body
of will vitiates it. If the judges can
understand what the paper meaps, they
will ordt r that to be done. Wills hav-
ing nearly every important word mis-
PEELED, and nearly destitute of punctua-
ton, have been accepted. Maine papers
say that a court has lately taken proof
Of Will made i'll pantomine by man
who was deaf and dumb, and who could
neither wlIe nor use the manual pha-
bet But mistakes which obscure the
meaning make trouble. 1t is stated
that Mr.. Matthew VassaT, when drawing
his will, meant to leave $1,000 to seven
churches-that Is, $1,000 a. iece; but in
copying his rough draft he inadver-
tently inserted the word ''each, thus
giving the churches $1,000 each, or
S49, 600 in all. The general rule as to
mistakes is, that if the will Is lucid and
Ineligible, and cap be carried into
effect as it reads this must be done.
The language cannot be altered because
witnesses say that the testator meant
something different from that which
was written. But If what is written
cannot De performed, the courts Wi
take proof of what the testator meant
to write.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-07-19
An Arctic Tragedy

With Horn sound begins the interest
in SpitZbergen, as the place was the
scene of as cruel tragedy as was ever
enacted. The story has in it all the dra-
matte elements of thrilling novel of
the old schools, and finds a fitting de
nouement in the mines of Siberia. On
one of the innermost islands of Horn
sound,a few years ago, were found
heap of nine sknlls, said to be those of q
Russian crew murdered by party of
English whalers. These murdereIs were
never discovered, but another and still
more remarkable discovery was made in
the year 1853 by Norwegian sea cap
tain, near this place, and it is of this L
intend to tell. 1t is the commonest oc-
curence for ships that venture up here
TO lose one or more men a trip, and so
when the other members of the small
crews-say five orsix men-return home
and report that they have lost comrades,
no particular attention is paid to the
news beyond the little circle widowed by
the lost men.
1t happened some where about lS49
that the crew of Russian whaler made
their way to ArchanSel and reported
that they lost their captain and two men
on Spitzbergen through an accident, de
tails of which were given. The captain
and his men were mourned, and in a
little while the affair WAS forgotten. In
1853, however, the Norwegian captain
in question. while out hunting for rein
deer. found three human skeletons, and
beside them gun from which the stock
was rotting. On the barrel OF the gun
were scratched number OF inscriptions
in Russian, which the Norwegian was
unable to make out. He brought the
gun home with him, and sent it to Arch
angel, where it was found to contain the
history of the captain and the two men,
previously reported as having been
killed by accident. The inscription told
how the owner of the gun and his two
men had been basely deserted by the
others Of the crew, for whom they were
out procuring food, and left to die oi
exposure. Those of the crew then alive
were arrested and sentenced for life tC
work in the mines ofSiberia. The poo
captain and his men must have suffered
terribly, for, from dates on the gun-th'
last of which was March 3-it was learn
ed that they had survived greater par
of the winter.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-07-19
Elephants Winding the Baby

There is nothing by any means un-
common or Incredible in the stories
which have been reported. says Buck
land, about the children OF mahout be-
ing cared for by the mahout's elephant.
1t Is always expedlent to employ a mar
ried mahout if you can, with a ha-d-
working wife and two or three children.
The whole family become, as it were,
parasites to the elephant by whom they
earn their living. 1t is only a question
of degree to what extent an elephant
may be trusted with baby; but have
seen a baby placed by its mother sys-
tematically under the elephants care,
and within reach of its trunk, while the
mother went to fetch water, or to get
wood or materials to cook the family
dinner. No jackal or wolf would be
likely to pick up and carry off baby
who was thus contided to the sare of an
elephant; but most people who have
lived life III the iungles know how
very possible it Is for Iackal or a wolf
to carry off baby, even when lying in
hut. when the mother back is turned.
The children thus brought up in the
companionship of an elephant become
ridiculously familiar without, and take
all kinds of liberties with 1t, which the
elephant seems to endure ON the princi-
pie that it does not hurt her, while it
amuses the child. You see little naked
black imp about two feet high standing
on the elephants bare back, and taking
it down to the water to bathe. vo:iierat-
ing all the time in the most unbecoI ing
terms of native abusive language. On
arriving at the water, the elephant,
cstenslbly in obedience to the imp's
command, lies down and enjoys itself,
Just leaving part of its body, like a
small island, above water, On which the
small imp stands and shouts, and shouts
all the more if 50 be that he has several
companions of his own age, also i'll
charge of their elephants, all wallowing
i'll the water around him. If the imp
slips off his island, the elephants trunk
promptly replaces him In safety. These
little urchiLs as they grow up become
first mates TO mahouts, and eventually
arrive at the dignity of being mahouts.
The wife of mahout is almost always
a great favorite with her elephant, and
1 remember case IN which the wife of
a mahout who was killed by his elephant
Il believe more by accident than from
actual ma ice) succeeded in quieting the
beast, which seemed to understand the
poor woman's anguish at the death of
her husband, and endeavored in its
elephantine way to make amends for its
otfense. 1t is nothing new to say that
the elephant Is the most sagaclous of
animals, and those who have had most
t odo with thom cannot help lining and
admiring them.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-07-19
Cleaning up Things.

A barn near Denver was infested with
rats. Not long afterward a large steellaw
trap was SET for the pests. and neatly
concealed on top of chopping- block.
The same day man was hired to "clean
mn things" in the barn. He did his work
faithfully, and after while, becoming
weary. concluded to take rest. Looking
round, he espied the chooping-hlock, an
inviting seat, and leisurely planted him
self on it, when-snap went the trap,
and the cries and yells of the innocent
victim of the surprise party could be
heard the length of the street. "Murder!
murderl Take him off" These and
other fragmentary sentences brought
the house servant to the scene, but she
was powerless, and further help had ta5lto, to
from the jaws of the imaginary animal
which had him. He was half frightened
to death, and the services of physician
were needed to dress the painful wound.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-07-19
"Don't Get Danks For It."

Hoffenstein was busily engaged scoiding
Herman for not polishing a lot of cheap
jewelry in the show case, when a stopped
shouidered countryman entered the store
and inquired:
Have you go. any good jean pants in
herel"
Certainly, my frenI,' said HoffensteiL;
'we makes a specially of goods in dot
line. and We defy competition. If We sell
snyding und You don't like 1t, you gets
your money back or Something's else in ex-
change, you know. Vas you farmer ="
Yes sir, live up on Red River"
"Vell, den, you need q PAIR of bants
like dese,' SAID Hoffen stein, pulling out a
sky-blue pair from pile OF clothing lying
on the counter.
''Dey vas der genervine doe-skln, und
dey viii last You lie whole year round, You
know
The countryman took the psntsloons to
the hgb', examined the texture Of the cloth,
and then shaking his head knowingly, he
said:
"There's TOO much cotton in them; they
will shrink"
"Of course, my trent. dey viii shrink,
bu. vait und dells you someding. Ii a
man vat owns pank OF keeps q store
comes here, | don't sell him dem kind of
bants. Vy2 Because dey vas made eggs
pressly for de farming pisness. Dey vas lie
thermometer bants, blessing to de farmer
vat wears den. Do you know. my trent,
dose bants vii dell you eggsactly vat the
vedder vIll be. Ven it vas going to be vet
und cold dose bants vii begin to shrink up
und ven it was going to be dry und warm
dey comes rite down YOU know. Dree
years ago | sell a balr uf dem to n.an vat
vas name Wilkins upd effer since den ne
makes good crops ven de oder people don't
make nOding, because he always knows by
his thermometer bants vat der vedder be.
Alder while de neighborhood finds out
de SECRET uf Wilkins success, und al de be-
| ginning OF de blantlng season, you know.
dey comes for dirty miles arousd und If
dey see Wilkins bants crawling up his
legs dey holds off und waits for change,
but if his bants vas down dey goes rite
back home und put in de crop. Dink uf
| il, my trent. Mit de thermometer banis
you cali tell egxactly ven to put IN de cab
bage seed, und blant corn twice as better
as nit any almanac, und besides ven dc
vedder gets 50 cold und vet dot de bants
gots up under yOIr arms, den you can sew
buttons on de front und wear dem as a
vest"
When HOffenstein had finished his yarn
concerning the pantalo ms, the countryman
smiled, and turning abruptly on his heel
leIL the store.
" Did you see de way dot man acted,
Herman " said Hofenstein angrily
"Yes, SIR replied the clerk,
swell, it shust shows dot de- more you
Try to help some people along, de more you
don't get any dsnks for 1t.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-07-19
High Art IN Copper.

The beautiful specimens in copper to be
seen In silversmiths' shops illustrates the
progress lately made in the art of metal
coloring and workmanship. If they are
not to be compared in size to the lost Got
torp globe of copper, inside of which ten
people could SIT, they are at least as al
lrsctive as many Of them are charming
from their qusintness. Many decorative
articles, together with those for service, are
made of copper in original conceits. or af-
ter models before created IN the generally
used silver, hardened with g certain pro
portion of copper. Curious urns, vases,
stands and other antique and modern
shapes are shown, with cane tops or
mountings, and trays for cigar sets. PLAIN,
polished, in imitation of birch bark, or
finished with etchings, attained by fret
work, after the application of the appro-
pirate acid. The sets in these trays con-
sist Of cIgar-stan1, match safe, ash re
ceiver and alcohol lamp, after the fashion
OF the famous lamp Of Aladdin. In the
etched trays are polished flowers, daisies
pinks and other blossoms, with butter flies
bees and everyday insects, while the yes
sels are decorated with silver applied in
various forms of fishes, lizards, bugs, crabs,
HOLSTERS, water and pond lilies, lotus bios
SONS, cranes and many marine conceits,
as in the Limoges ware. iost noticeable
Is the colorlng of many of these articles,
rich maroon, plain, clouded in pinkish
red or fret-work surface, with flakes of
deep pure garnet, color attained by care
full experimental tests Some OF the
specimens have hammered silver, and
others are finished in the Japanese figure
in copper or silver applique. These OBJ
| jects in copper certainly Claim quite as
much attention as those of Benares brass,
tor. although they do not posses the same
kind OF attractions as the brass goods,
their popularity in coloring, AMI unique
designs, render them particularly worthy
of consideration.
Very handsome, too, are the novelties
in oxidized silver. One set consists of a
GOLD lined berry dish, in leaf shape, curled.
overlapped and joined together by bunch
of luscious ripe grapes The delicate veins
of the leaf show through the gold lining
and the surface of the autumnal tinted
leaf. Smaller autumn leaves. quite as
brightly colored, form cream pitcher and
sugar-bowl, which are further decorated
with oxidized silver spiders and flies, ap
parently making efforts to reach the edge
of the vessels and 10 gain the goals Of
cream and sugar so temptingly placed be-
fore them.
Beautiful collar and lace pins for ladies
are made of this colored silver. Among
the newest conceIts at Wilson's are be-
gonna leaves IN natural tints, fJur-leaf
clover, a new moon, with face in it, from
Florence; genuine Indian flint, bound to
an arrow by silver cham; the Patience
churn, parrots head with large pearl in
Its curved beak, dragon fly. and locust
with outspread wings, upon which are en-
graved characters, which might easily be
mistaken either for Chinese or Greek sem
tences,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-07-19
"a Navy on Toast"

They must have had very hilarious
time over the lighting of the new Eddy
stone lighthouse. At the banquet which
followed the ceremony, the Duke OF
Edinburgh proposed as toast, The
American Navy" and that, too, "1n
highly complimentary terms" 1t is
had enough to have no navy sufficiently
large to be served on toast, without
being twitted about it by prince OF
the blood. But one may be sure that
the DINERS had good laugh over that
toast. We did not have much OF a
Navy in 1912, but it was enough to
meet and conquer that of Great Bri-
tain. The Duke of Edinburgh may
remember that fact.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-07-19
Poisonous Hair Bo,ls.

Varic IS leases of poisoning from the
use Of perfumes have been reported III
recent Engi.h journals. In one in
stance little girl had bought some hell
otrope perfume at bazar, and had ap-
piled it on her face. This caused a ves-
icular eruption, swelling, itching, snd,
in fact, erysispelas, which lasted for
some time. The scent was made with
some of the products of coal tar, aud
not with the odorifercus principles of
plants, thus acquirirg its irritating pro-
perties.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-07-19
AT HOME.

The tired ones are all al nome;
With slow and wearied tread and mien.
That tell of toil-fun hours between
The CHEEKY morn and this, they've come.
All day the summers songful peace,
rs beauty, freshness, all were mine,
And brought me gladness half divine
That with the evening doth not cease.
Oh. could |, like mantle, fold
About their WEAKNESS my joy,
My soul would know more sweet employ
Than all the happy day hath told.
Do We so wait until we come,
o loved ones in the mansions fairs
SO fold DER Us the peace We share,
When we, the tired ones, reach home.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-07-19

WooD air is a cosmetic. The finest
types of the human form are found in
the Kentucky forests.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-07-19

1t is estimated that quarter VI =
billion pounds of tea are USED every
year.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-07-19

1t is said that Alabama has had but
four Governors who are natives OF the
State.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-08-12
Mothers NoLlera Il Mothers Il!

Ase yoa disturbed at night and broken
OF Year rest by a sick cLiia saiT.ring and
CRYING with the cxcrnciating pain of cut
ting teeth 1t so, go at once and get
bottle OF MEs WiNsLow's SooTiIse SYRUP.
Ii viii relieve the poor little sufferer i'm
mediately depend upon it; there is no
mistake about it. There is not u mother
on earth who has ever used it, who viii
not tell you at once that i viii regulate
the bowels, aud give rest to tho mother,
and relieve the health of the child, opera
ting like magic. 1t is perfectly safe 10 use
Ia all cases, and pleasant to the taste, and
is tie prescription of one of the oldest and
best female physicians aud nurses in tho
United states. Sold everywhere ut Is
Gents a bottle.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-08-12

Notwithstanding al reports TO the
contrary, lie facts is that The body of
fine assassin, aG;iaen, is u Tie Army
Medical Museum, IS well as Tho COT
lin aud the clothing. The skeleton
is nov being prepared Tor presersa-
ton. This is & difficult piece OF
work, end .eqlises Ia tho medical
college usually some two months IN
an ordinary case. Possibly in this
ease a longer iime may be required,
o@ing TO tieextraordinary care which
viii DO taken. fhe limbs laye been
removed, and The trunk <empt.ea of
tho seyeYai organs ic.csi.acs, etc.
has been cut 10 pieces Of convenient
sise for tie subsequent cnora.ions-
iucisions being made &c the bones in
varioas places. These pieces arc
placed II 4 ssts containing 6 solution
of ohlcgida OF lime, and subsequently
the flesh Is taken iron tic bones By
lnacerat;on, eattieg and sceaping--
tie bones dcuaictf of al cartilage.
The operation IS probably the most
disiicas If as5 IN the preparation Of
he sseletoa. The marrow must be
extracted tom the bones, Otherwise
tha skeleton wcald raqairs ccasinual
attention aud repair, as he marrow
would exaae aud emit Al iniolcrable
ssepah. 1iasre are different modes
used iu extracting the marrow, bal
the most approved is what is known
as the ether treatment, which requires
several weeks The bones are placed
10 vat of ether and "a the animal
fat detaches at rises to The top and il
skinned OF As long rs particle d
grease floats in the vat TIE bones g. {
allowed to remain, and in some cases
tho ether is distilled and its use con
iinued. The bones are next placed
10 solution of chloride OF lime for {
few days, and then exposed to tht
sunlight and air for two or thset
weeks. and this completes the bleach
ing process. Mex. she skeleton ii
prepared. - Washington Star.