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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-05-16

floats in the heavens; not water-dr0p
or blade of grass exists upon the plain.
There is no atmospheric perspective, no
blue veil of air hiding and softening the
distant outlines: the hollow cones upon
the farthest horizon reveal features as
sharp and clear as those of the great
mountain at whose feet we stand. The
sun shines with a destroying brightness,
and the rocks beneath us begin to feel
its power, and glow with fervent heat.
We look upward, not upon a vault of
tender blue, but upon black abyss,
crowded with stars, as III the lunar
midnight. The earth still hangs from
the center of its black dome, but IT has
waned to hollow cadent, and as the
sun glides past the light for a little
while utterly goes out, but soon begins
10 kindle again and grow, rs the sun
sinks toward the west. The earth has
made fourteen revolutions since the
long day began. and now the'sun seems
to rest upon the southern slope of
Copernicus. The valley is "A furnace,
seven times heated; the rocks are lumi-
nous with dull red glow. But now
the sun goes down suddenly, without a
twilight. the earth, immovable i'll mid
heaven, is now hemisphere of soft,
splendid whiteneSs: the fiery light climbs
the slopes of the Apennines; and dies
upon their highest crest; the glowing
heat of the rocks swiftly radiates into
space; rs the cold gains in intensity the
earth-light brightens. till our home orb
is once more the perfect sphere of the
lunar midnight. Since we pitched our
camp period equal to twenty-nine and
a half earthly days has passed, and the
evening and morning are one day of the
dead world.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-05-16
a New Form OF Madness.

The men who patrol the cemeteries
after the sun has gone down are armed
with pistols and clubs, and are generally
accompanied by trained and savage
bloodhounds. In addition to these eX-
ternal and tangible means of defense
they must be gifted with rare and pc
culiar mental organization. 30 many
men have lost their reason through
watching graves at night that persons
i'm that position have come to believe
that they risk lapsing into state oi
melancholia perfectly distinct from any
other form of insanity. Sections and
grave diggers call the affection tomb
stone madness"
A startling realization of this fact
was telegraphed throughout the coun-
trv recently. 1t was announced that
several of the soldiers who do sentry
duty day and night at the tomb OF
Garfield, amid the dreary solitude OF
Lake View Cemetery, near Cleveland,
| have become insane. Anything or any
device is used by the men to get away
from the ghostly muster of tOmbstones
or the dark array of mounds. An old
watchman at GlenwoOd Cemetery ex,
planned this to a reporter recently by
saving that in all probability the
soldiers detailed at the grave were moi
picked. ..Take half dozen men from
any walk of life," he continued, ''anC
place them at night to watch grave
wards, and the chances are that in
short time five of the six will feel lik'
retiring permanently to lunatic asy
lum."
s'If a man wants to enter this pro
fession and he success at 1t he mus
! be about as impressionable as brick an'
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-05-16
Trees in the Northwest

Economy has led to tree planting on
an extensive scale in the North and
Northwest. Belts of timber are taking
the places of pine fences along the eX-
posed portions of the railroad where
some barrier of necessity be maintained
against snow drifts. The fences that
have been relied upon have to he eight
feet high, and, besides costing $500 a
mile, need constant attention and re-
Iair. Furthermore, the farmers carry
off the boards, and the stouteSt OAK
posts snap like pipe stems in a thor
oughgoing prairie gale. Trees answer
all the requirements much better. The
white willow, which grows to height
of twelve feet in four years, has been
found to he the cheapest and best,
though the box elder, cotton wood, and
green ash will serve. The soil must he
prepared by narrowing, however, and
prairie soil is often so poor as to require
two or three years work. Even then
it is said that it is cheaper to use live
fences than dead ones. These tree fen
ces are constructed by planting tive
parallel lines of trees on the side OF the
tracks exposed to the strongest vInds
and one line on the other side.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-05-16

t,snot gwen to every one to cross the
oooon and make the tour OF Europe; 10
revel in the halls of dazzling hight OF New
,so-t or Saratoga; to repair to the seaside
or the mountain top, and there Iof nVe uoi-
lars a day to drink in the life-glving atr.
'rhe spirit may be willing but the means
are wanting. And yet the same neea Iof
rec,eatiou exists IN the life OF those OF mo-
so-,,o means as In those of the rich. ms
,ar rer class. however, will be glad to know
,ha; the Pennsylvania Railroad Compan!
."r,,,oses IN continue during the season Oh
lss3. its popular daily excursions between
Toy Citv and NewbuIgh, route furn-
,sh,ng MANY objec.s of interest, ana an
;nf;n1te variety Of scenery. The masnih-
aa,, s,eamer. Richard Stockton, under tne
oonmand of Captain Lawrence +. frazee,
III leave the Pennsylvania Railroad
docks. Jersey City. every moonsos
a M (e1ceptng Thursday al s:oo =. ~ ~
and arrive at Jersey City on the return .,.h u,p
about 8: p. IN. This steamer ,S ,S =
a,snt,sIlv av built. fully equipped and WIN .
canac,,v 10. 25O0 passengers On lne
eap,e srcb points OF interest as meenzm-
ron n Lee. Youkers, the Palisades, iar.
Aen, nrn Sing Sing, Sleepy Hollow, stony
D.. west Point, Iona Island and Ne~.
hurah with privilege Of remaining q. Ins
u"s ,.st named for time varying irol
~ =. to hours. The tickets are put -
o ons res ssonable rates, and we know Oh ~
sy IN vh,ch a dsy cxn be so pleasant,
nt virh a trifllng expense as on one y
spen' ~ nm the Hudson on the Stockteh
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-05-16
Bolognese Customs.

In the Bolognese territory some Curl
Gus customs prevail. A young man
may have courted Young womrn for
several years, walking with her home
from church, and assisting her i'll field
labors; but he is never allowed to enter
her house until he comes for betrOthal
before the priest. Even after this the
girls father is not supposed to he Off
cially informed of the affair until week
before the marriage is to take place, the
bridegroom's father or some one III his
stead, goes to ask for the hand of the
bride Her father plays the Indian,
is astonished and reluctant, but AT length
bestows his conset and they all set out
together TO buy the marriage gifts,
which consist of asmuch garnet jewelry
as the bridegroom can afford, besides
several rings. The buying of these
things is fete to thefamily-the amount
of bargaining for them and discussion
afterward as To whether they could have
been got better and cheaper elsewhere,
is something incredible to those who
have not heard it. When the bride is
dressed for the marriage ceremony,
wearing her maiden necklace of coral,
the bridegroom is introduced with the
arnets in his hand, and asks her whether
she will exchange her coral for what he
brings. Her new ornamets add the
finishing strokes to her attire, which Is
usually gay fiowered dress and en-
broidered silk OF muslin apron, tied with
broad sash, and a white veil. After
the ceremony the husband takes her
home, and at the door she finds broom.
Her mother-in-law has designedly left
the dust thick Oh table or on the floor,
| if the bride does not notice il, IT IS sign
that she is bad hOusekeeper; but she
is usually warned of this trap, and falls
to sweeping W tn the convenient broom.
Ii is very necessary that she should ap-
peaSe the presiding genius of the house,
for no matter how old the SONS may he,
when they marry, the parents still hold
undisputed sway, and as they usually
all live together under one roof and at
one table, daughter-in-law' position
| is by no means an easy one If she Is
disliked by the heads of the family.
She is greatly separated from her own
family, in a ceremonial point of view:
eight days after marriage she plays them
a visit; and then and henceforwaTd she
is addressed by them with the formal
YOU instead of the tender thou" Ia
which she has been accustomed.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-05-16
Coffee Beans to Order.

Give me your opinion of these, Young
man. = said the east side grocer, as he
spread before the reporter handful OF
coffee beans. They aren't very reg
ular in size, are they? Now compare
them with these. and tell me which you
think are the better
The grocer placed a second handful
alongside of the others. The two lots
were of the same dark color, and at a
little distance away presented no very
marked difference. Closer inspection
showed that while the coffee beans first
shown were not all of the same SIZE
tbe second handful were of eXtraordi-
nary regularity, the beans being very
plump and large" " =,
Il know what you are gong to tell
me. and at first glance any one would
say so. Your opinion Is that the last
LOT is the best, isn't it? Well, the dlf-
ference between the two patches Is that
those which | showed YOU first are a
fair LOT of coffee beans. while the Others
aren't coffee at all, and never grew on
coffee bush.
s.Wbat kind of bush did they grow
on?r
s.No bush at all. They are manu-
featured article. You need not look as
if Won didn't believe it, for it's fact
ON which YOU may safely risk your last
dime. They are nothing more or les
than limitations, made out OF dough
and Drowned up to resemble the tru,
coffee They are made III moulds ant
baked afterward. Each one Is almost
perfect in shape, and all alike. Iot
won't find genuine coffee beans to have
such regularity.
s.They look all right, but 1t strikes
me that no one would mistake the bev
eraqe made from them for coffee. "
ssYou are wrong again, young man
No respectable grocer would be fooilsi
lenough to give any customer VINO puy
a pound of coffee pound OF the imlta
tion No. indeed. They mix 1t III tn
nroportjon of four or five of coffee u
one of the imitation. Nobody examine
each bean. You hear persons com
nIainipp of bad coffee all the time
, I'm suye | can't tell how it Is, says Tn
bousekeeper; Il buy the coffee III IN
bean and grind it myself. am sure
is not adulterated.
.sYou see, the grocer can mix c,ncoi
with Ground coffee, but when coiiee
, honght in the bean something's got I
be done. Some brilliant mind got owe
the difficulty by making coffee beans
-
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-05-16
Ancient Dishes.

The British museum has just acquir-
ed an interesting collection of thirty
nine silver objects which gives an In
sight into the daily life of the Baby
lonians, and reminds us of the discov-
cry of the bird dealers shop at Pompell.
These objects, which were all found to-
gether on the site of Babylon, consists
of fragments of silver dishes, the broken
handle of a vase and coins, most of the
latter being defaced and clipped. 1t Is
easy to see that all have been broken
purposely by practiced hand, with the
view of using the metal again, and We
may fairly conclude that the collection
is the remains of silverSmith's Ol
coiner's shop. Among the coins is a
Lycian one in good preservation. St
far as can be judged from the vase
handle and dishes, the art is distinctly
Babylonian under Persian influence
and the workshop may date from th'
conquest of Alexander.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-05-16
Leaves.

The leaf is the essential and really ac-
tive part of the ordinary vegetal organ
ism: it is at once the mouth, the stom-
ach. the heart, the lungs and the whole
vital mechanism of the entire plant.
Indeed, from the strictest biological point
of view every leaf must he regarded as
to some extent an individual organism
by itself, and the tree or the herb must
he looked upon as an aggregate or col
ony of such separate units bound to-
gether much in the same way as group
of coral polypes or the separate parts of
sponge in the animal world. 1t Is
curious. therefore, that so little atten-
ton. comparatively speaking, should
have been given to the shapes of the
foliage in various plants.
|sThe causes which have led to the
different forms of leaves, says Sir John
Lubbock, have been, SO far as | know,
explained in very few cases. Yet the
origin of so many beautiful and varied
natural shapes is surely worth a little
consideration from the evolutionary bot
| anist at the present day, the more so as
the main principles which must guide
him in his search after their causes art
simple and patent to every inquirer
The great function of leaf is the alb
sorption of carbonic acid from the air
and its deoxidation under the Influence
of sunlight. From the free carbon thus
obtained. together with the hydrogen
liberated from the water in the sap, th'
plant manufactures the hydro-carbon
which form the mass of its various tbs
sues. Vegetal life in the true or greer
plant consists merely in such deOXidatioi
of carbonic acid and water, and rear
rangement of their atoms in new forms
implying the reception of external EN-
erev. and the external energy is sup
plied bv sunlight.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-05-16
Big Dining Rooms.

Speaking OF stomachs that are palpa-
BILE. they have become "a feature IN
New York architecture. y walk up
Fifth avenue reveals the fact that new
houses have had to bend to the require
mentS of the era that Carlyle called the
age of the belly. Dining rooms may
have always had conspicuous attention
in the plans for rich mems residences,
but never before were they made to i'll
trllde upon observation, and tn distend
the wall lines of otherwise rectangular
buildings. exactly after the fashion of
that human proof or high regard for
good living as is typified in the alder
men of tradition. The famed mansions
that have lately arisen along the fash
ionable thoroughfare seem all to be alike
in that one respect. So much extra
space has been required for ample and
luxurious dining halls that the houses
seem to present fat paunches to the
public gaze. Starting down from the
Central Park. the first new mansion Is
that of Mr.. Frederick W. Stevens, the
millionaire lawyer, on the corner of
Forty-seventh street. The dining-room
extends beyond the great brown-stone
palace in an annex almost as long nd
tall as the main building. 1t is eq p
ped with a rare treasury of heavy pl1 e.
delicate china and filmy glass, and the
carved hardwood furniture and row oi
odd candelabra are not surpassed else
where. but the main feature of the
room is the collection of Moorish
saddle-bags of embossed leather that
pad the walls. They are the million
aires pride. He collected them in long
iourneyings through Spain and Moroc-
co. The dining-rOom i'll the new house
of Mr.. Kemp, the man who made mil
lions in Florida water, is an exception
to the rule as far as the manner OF IT.
construction goes, for it Is like ordinary
ones-a mere room in the house. But
it is the costliest and biggest of all The
rooms. Its ceiling is made of sheets oi
lustrous stamped brass. All three ol
the new Vanderbilt houses expose thell
dining-rooms after the abdominal fash
| ion. Ii will not he deemed an over
sight if the opportunity for the thou
sandth description of these gorgeous
apartments is not here embraced. Per
| ndDS Tie DtSl va AhN III" f'N
trnberant order of dining-room con
struction are seen in the grand house
that the sons of the old Huguenot lant
monopolist. Peter Goelet, have Jus
moved into on the corner of Forty-nlntl
street and the corner of Forty-elghtl
street. These houses are eXceedlngl,
quiet in outward effect, but as marked
lly rich within. In each the dining
room is extended into a conseryator,
projection beyond the house. The din
ing-rooms proper are finished IN tn
French style, in white, paneled Wit
gilt molding, inclosing oil paintings ol
canvas, ordered from the most con
spicuous artists in Paris and i'll London
The effect of leaving one end OF thes
rooms open SO as to allow the troplca
display of huge-leaved plants and gaud
flowers in the glass-roOfed conservatol
les to form an indefinite fourth wal
and permitting the concealment OF a
orchestra on great occasions, is exceed
inoly pleaSinp
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-05-16

and Dell's little squabbles, and did not
imagine that this was anything more
serious than usual.
But Rick did not come hack that
evening nor the next; and Dell become
uneasy, and then righteously indignant.
What fuss Rick made about moth
ing, on account of jealousy and ill-tem-
per.
Why couldn't he have waited for an
| explanation, instead of starting off in
such huff?
Well, she was glad to get rid of him,
and hope it was for good and all
But for all that, Dell did not feel
quite happy
If only Rick were not so inclined to
misjudge her.
Glad news,
| jim Harper was coming on visit
that very afternoon. and Dell was to I've
AT the station at two O'Clock, with her
pony phaeton.
She made herself look very bewitch-
ing in light summer dress, with great,
goldenhearted pansies at her throat and
in her belt.
She was radiantly happy.
How nice it would be to see dear old
Jim againl
After all, this world was very glad
world to live in, in spite of the Jealous
Ricks who tried to moke it SO unhappy.
Rrick Anderton was at the station.
lounging about with dissatisfied and
and not altogether happy look on his
face.
As the train came up, slrieking and
putting, Dell fitted past him without
even nod of recognition, and gazed
delightedly at one of the windows.
! There were not many passengers
bound for this sleepy village, but among
them was one dainty brunette, who
threw herself raptrously into Dell's
arms.
Rick stared in astonishment.
He had heard, as naughty Dell wei
knew that a certain Jim Harper was
about to pay a visit to Mrs. Belle Irving
and he had haunted the station i'll order
to find out what sort of a looking fellow
this Jim Harper was.
He found out at last.
"Jemima HarpeT-dear old Jim-how
delighted | am to see You again I!
gushed Dell rapturously, taking good
care to speak loud enough for Rick tC
hear every word.
And then she and her old school
friend drove away, while Rick Ander
ton stood and started after them like
one daZed.
don't think Rick deserved mucl
mercy at Dell's hands, do YOU?
But when he came to her that even
ing. so repentant and humble, wha
could she do but ''forgive and forget
Rick promised never to he Jealous
again. and bids fair to keep his word.
Dell was a little sorry, however, tha
she surrendered so soon, for, rs her ol'
schoolmate herself declared
''Rick would never have found :
ready pardon from JIM
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-05-16
VOL. XXXVII.
EMEMBER THY MOTHER

Lead thy mother tenderly
Down life's steep decline;
Once her arm was thy support,
Now she leans ON thine.
See upon her loving face,
Those deep lines of care;
Think-it was her toll for thee
Left that record there.
Ne'er forget her tireless watch
Kept by day and night,
Taking from her step the grace,
From her eye the light.
Cherish well her faithful heart
Which, through weary years:
Echoed with its sympathy
All thy smiles and tears.
Thank God for thy mothers love
Guard the priceless boon;
For the bitter parting hour
Cometh all too soon.
When thy grateful tenderness
Loses power 10 save,
Earth will hold no dearer spot
Than thy mothers grave.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-05-16

Remains of mastodom and a num-
Der of curious bones belonging to vari-
Gus other animals have been found near
a salt mine at New Iberia, La Among
them were some fossil teeth of horses,
and they have been presented TO the
Yale College Museum.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-05-16

Matthew Hamilton, a miner OF
West Lafayette, o., claims to be sur
vivor of the Light Brigade, which charg-
ed at Balaklava.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-08-21
THE SCIENTIFIC CONGRESS.

The meeting in Minneapolis of the
American Association for the Advancement
of Science has been highly successful thus
far, as regards the objects of the society
and appears likely to end as it has pro.
crossed by the dissemination of much
useful information. The name and avowed
objects of the association are somewhat
against it-or, rather, repel public interest
in the proceedings. If there is one thing
above all others that the average citizen,
aside from those engaged in literary pur.
suits, dislikes, 1t is scientific discussion
The breadth and scope of science is moi
popularity understood. Nine out of ten OF
the people of the country generally regard
scientific discussion as dry, uninterestine
delving into theories of no practical utility
to mankind, tit only for book-worms and
those who are eternally specializing on the
might have beens" of the universe.
The papers and discussions at the pres.
emit session of the association have been as
rule far removed from the popular con.
ception of what scientists talk and write
about. They have been in the main prac.
teal discussions of living problems of vital
interest to the human race. The characte,
of plants, incidentally and otherwise, the
nature of meteorological phenomena, the
effects of atmospheric conditions on the
general health. the structure of the human
frame and the affects of various influences
on its condition, the various DEVELOPMENTS
of animal life, besides the geologic struc
ture of the continent and other equally
interesting topics have been fully elabora
ted and explained in a manner suitable tc
popular digestion and understanding.
The society has done and is doing a great
and important work in the enlightenment
of the world on subjects that have been
until recently closed book to the general
ity of mankind. The members are en-
titled to the honor of being erudite, and
their opinions are entitled to the highest
consideration. for from pure love of the
study of what have beer
reckoned as the hidden mysteries
of nature, they have devoted their
lives to investigations that promised nc
reward save the satisfaction of having dis
covered the why's and the wherefores Of
certain existing facts. With the publicit,
given by the GLOBE and other subsidiar,
newspapers to the proceedings of the asso
citation, we are sure that much good will
have accrued from the pending session il
this vicinity. 1t is only to be regretted
that the attendance upon the sessions Of
the association has been SO limited, a fact
however, that is partially accounted for b,
Its location in an out of the way school
house.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-08-21

ed; yield above average; quite fine; corn
doing well; weather favorable.
Covington = Harvesting pretty well
along; corn looking we'll; little late.
Observation-Disclosures almost finished; corn
growing fine; all crops doing well; pros
poets for general average good.
Emerson-Average crop; small grain
harvested; prospect for average crop of
corn.
Big Stone City-Crops all right; clear
and cool.
Norwood and cool; wheat about
all cut; too cold for corn.
Glencoe-Crops dong nicely; clear aud
cool.
Bird Island-Clear and cool; harvesting
progressing in good shape.
Montived1o-Crops in good condition;
weather favorable; harvesting will be
finished this week.
Aberdeen Clear and cool; favorable for
crops which are almost all harvested.
e iondale-We1.her Clear ana cool:
favorable for harvesting