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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-08-22
Beast or Human EeIng.

A wild woman has appeared near La
fayette, Ind, and is terrorizing the
people. Mrs. Frank Coffman, the wife
of a well-known farmer, saw it the
other day, and thus describes it; Mrs.
Coffman was passing through the tim
Der when she suddenly saw to her right
hideous creature, formed like a wo-
man. with long black hair floating in
the wind. and the whole body covered
with short gray hair, The creature was
breaking twigs from sassafras bush
and eating the bark. The noise made
i'm breaking the bush prevented its
hearing Mrs. Coffman's approach. Fro
zen with horror the farmers wife stood
and gazed on the remarkable creature
before her. Suddenly the wild woman
turned. and, facing her civilized sister,
qlared at her with baleful light of
hate. Raising her long, hairy arms she
gave an unearthy shrek and darted
AWAY into the forest. Almost para
lyzed with fear Mrs. Coffman gazed
after the wild creature for moment,
then. with agonized screams she fed
bomeward. Her cries of fear attracted
her lllSDdIlu, Wiz vas az WIN IL ehS
field. and he hastened toward her, reach
ing her side as her knees gave way with
weakness resulting from mortal terror.
He carried his wife to the house, gave
the alarm, and soon half hundred men
and bows. accompanied by dogs, were
ON the trail of the wild woman. She
was hotly pursued, and several times
came near being caught, but eluded her
pursuers with wonderful skill and
cunning. For fully half mile of the
chase she was never out of sight. Her
feet touched the ground but seldom.
She would grab the underbrush with
her long, bony hands and swing from
hush to bush and limb to limb witt
wonderful ease. She seemed only EN-
deavoring to keep just beyond her pur
suers, until, coming to swamp, she
disappeared as suddenly and effectively
as an extinguished hight, and NO search
ing served to ascertain her whereabouts
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-08-22
rhE ETERNAL GOODNESS

know NOT what the future hath
,SSnraa riael ss or surprise,
Assured alone that life and death
His mercy nnderlies.
40 onering OF my own have,
Nor works by faith to prove
eah out give the gifts He gave.
And plead HIS love for love
And so beside the silent sea
wait the muffied oar;
No harm from Him can come In ma
On ocean or ON shore.
L Know not where His islands lin
Their fronded palms in air;
l only know / cannot drift
Beyond HIS love and care.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-08-22

two ropes, only half as thick each as
the other was. See? The rope was
plenty strong enough to bear me, thin
as it was, and down l came like creased
lightning, and then footed it back to
Benson, where l bought new ouofit
and went ahead To Frisco
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-08-22

Weakly County is the appropriate
name of place in Tennessee that
claims to contain ''more crippled men
than any other county in the State, if
not in the Union"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-08-22

guilty of murder, and hung within
three months, and his poor wife died
within the year, from the effects of his
cruel blow.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-08-22

-AIbany's .brick-making industry
has reached a production OF LOO, 600
bricks week,
Milford chronicle., 1883-10-12
A Pleasant Walk Nome.

A member of the Chicago Board of
Trade sent his confidential clerk to Iowa
during the late cold snap to find out
what damage had been done to corn by
frost, and wire the result. After getting
about one hundred miles into Iowa the
clerk telegraphed: "Crop failure; buy
at once" He bought $4,000 bushels.
"Crop ruined; buy all you can, was the
result of fifty more miles of travel in
Iowa. Board of Trade man, exulting in
his wisdom in sending a competent man
out to see how things were, bought
$4,000 more bushels and began to caleu-
late what he should do with his gains.
Then corn went down, and not possess
ing staying qualities he sold out at
loss of $4,000. Then came his turn to
use the wire. The clerk had by this
time nearly reached the Missouri River.
''The further you go the longer your
walk will be, was the first telegram. 81
do not understand" " wired the clerk in
reply. 81 mean that your reports have
cost me 81, 900 and that you can walk
back from wherever you are. No re-
mittances from me" And the clerk is
walking in.
Milford chronicle., 1883-10-12
BILL lASON'S BRIDE.

Half an hour till train time, sir,
An fearful dark time, too
Take look at the switch-hghts,
Fetch in a stick when you so through,
con time ?" Well, yes, guess So
Left the last station all right
She'll come round the curve a fyin';
Bill Mason comes up tonight.
You know Bill? No! He's an engineer;
Been on the road all his life
I'll never forget the morning
He married his chuck of wife.
Twas the summer the mill hands struck
Just off work, every one;
They kicked up a row in the village,
And killed old Donovan's son.
Bill hadn't been married more'n an hour,
Up comes the message from Kress,
Orderin' Bill to go up there
And bring down the night express.
He left his galin a hurry,
And went on number one,
Thinking ofnothing but Mary
And the train he had to run.
And Mary sat down by the window
To wait for the night express;
And, sir, if she hadn't a done so,
She'd been a widow, guess.
For it must a been nigh midnight
When the mill hands left the Rigde-
They came down, the drunken devils!
Tore rail from the bridge.
But Mary heard em a-workin'
And guessed there was something wrong,
And in less than fifteen minutes,
Bills train it would be along.
She couldn't come here to tell us,
A mile-it wouldn't a done
So she jest grabbed up lantern
And made for the bridge alone.
Then down came the night express, sir
And Bill was maxim her climb
But Mary held the lantern,
A-swinging it all the time.
Well, by Jove Bill saw the signal,
And he stopped the nightexpress,
And he found his Mary cIyin',
On the track, in her weddin' dress
Cryin and laughin' for joy, sir,
An holdin' on to the light
Hello here's the train-good-by, sir,
Bill Mason's on time to. night.
BRETE HARTE.
Milford chronicle., 1883-10-12

awakened in me. I would still win her,
if can. but not to lead her into FASH
ions halls. They are not the place for
one so spiritual as she. Home is the
sphere for one like her, and would win
her to home with me, in this or some
other shady glen, and keep her my Lily
through my life.
''And this is not all, sir. would learn
of you a pastors duties. Ny life thus
far has been an aimless one. Ineed not
work, for I have wealth at my command,
but I would consecrate myself to some
thing. My spirit has ever chafed at the
fetters I have thrown about it. will
untangle it, and let it have its viii. And
at your feet, sir, I would study earnest
ly, faithfully, and pray that your lips
may ask Gods blessing on me as I some
where kneel before my chosen people,
"My son, said the old man, solemnly,
''you have chosen well. Heaven hath
directed you here as a guardian for Lily
and a student for me. These fifty years
I have ministered here. 1 knew my
strength was failing and mysenses grow
ing dim, but could not bear to leave
my people with one who served their
Master from other than the holiest mo-
tives, and so, tremulously I have per-
formed my duties for a year or more.
My son, you shall commence this day
your studies. You are well trained and
learned, and your heart is right. It will
not take you long to fit yourself tospeak
to these simple, truthful Christians.
shall be spared to stand beside You when
you first preach to them, and then shall
be content to go. Come, let us Begin
And from that day Reuben was an in
mate of the parsonage, and that he pros
pered fast was no wonder either, for he
had, as he said, an angel and saint for
guardians. There were scornful looks
and naughty words in his aristocratic
home, when his proud relatives heard
that the heir of their princely wealth
had turned student of divinity. and
would settle in an obscure village. and
there was much wonder among mis- fash
ionable friends. But nothing could win
the young man from his holy VOWS, and
night after night till the stars waned
did he lean over his desk, that he might
the sooner be prepared for the pastors
place, his only recreation being his
walks and talks with the gentle Lily.
Two years from the day he first en-
tered the little church as a stranger to
all, he was solemnly set apart to his
holy work, the aged pastors trembling
hands being placed upon his head, as
with quiyering lips he ordained him
Christian minister; and the same low,
lute-like voice that entranced him then,
sang now the hymn that confirmed the
rite.
At sunset, the holy Sabbath sunset,
the little church again was filed,
for before the altar stood the youthful
pastor to take a new vow to his heart,
one that babe him Glove and cherish till
death did them part, the gentle being
who unconsciously had woke his soul to
the sublimer view of life-a vow that,
while it changed the "girlish thing" to
a pastors bride, yet left her, as she was
before, the Lily of the Glen.
Milford chronicle., 1883-10-12
THE LILY OF THE GLEN.

In one of the most beautiful of New
England's shady dells, far away from
the din and dust of the city, musical
with the song of brooklet and bird, and
fragrant with breathings of trees and
flowers, hidden almost out of sight by
the old gray mountains, lies the fair lit
tie village of Glen. And in one of its
sunniest spots, sheltered by elms of a
century's growth. messy itself with un-
counted years, over-run with luxuriant
vines and embosomed in roses, stands
the fairy little cottage where dwelt the
pride of the village-its fair young Lily
an orphan from the hour of her birth,
but so loved by her aged grandparents
that the name had never a meaning.
Beautiful as the flower whose name
she bore was the Lily Of the Glen, and
as holy and shrinking in nature, too,
breathing out her sweetness in lonely
places, and coveting ever the lonely seat.
Scarce more was she idolized in the hum
BILE home whose life and light and beauty
she was, than in every other one of the
scattered village; for wherever she went
she carried a blessing, and from every
threshold bore one, too, now from the
Growing lips of a baby face, and then
from the quivering ones Of wrinkled age.
Pure in heart, not dazzlingly but softly
brilliant in intellect, gentle and loving,
for eighteen years the maiden had led
that happy life which only the good and
true can know-a sunny life, scarcely
darkened by single cloud-a fowery
one, scarcely pricked bya single thorn
a holy one, scarcely touched by single
sin.
But her heart was saddened then.
First one and then the other aged rela-
tive grew sick, and for many weeks they
lay side by side on the same couch,
moaning in feverish dreams. Patiently
and tenderly did the young grandchild
nurse them, needing their slightest
wish, and giving up cheerily the de-
mands of her pulse, that she might be
ever with them, and striving with all
loves earnestness to win them back from
the valley whose shades seemed vailing
them. And even in the last fearful hour,
though her heart was sore and bleeding,
she calmed herself and sung in sweet,
though tremulous strains, the hymn they
asked for, that on the breath of music
their souls might be waited into heaven.
But then, when all was over, her
strength gave way, andfor weeks she lay
like a frost-bitten flower; her cheeks like
snow and her lips voicelss. Yet, though
alone in the world then, never had an
invalid kinder and more considerate
care. There was none in the whole vii
lage that did not render her some ser
vice, happy to pay back a debt of love,
and sad that it must be paid in such a
way. And when at length she recov-
cred, and on the arm of the gray-haired
pastor, slowly passed up the aisle of the
little church to the seat that had been
vacant for nearly year, there went up
from every heart thanksgiving to the
Father in Heaven, and when her sweet,
lute-like voice rose and fell in waves of
Milford chronicle., 1883-10-12

PRAoToNG. Incited by Buffalo Bills
exhibitions, Willie Cramp, Of Reading,
Pa, practiced with the lasso. The lasso
caught an empty car of a passing coal
train, and as the rope was wound around
his body he was dragged until, fortu-
nately, the rope caught at a switch and
was broken.
Milford chronicle., 1883-10-12

JAY-EYE-sEE.-J. [ Case, it seems.
blundered on his good fortune, in secur-
ing his already famous horse. He
was in Kentucky with McKin-
ney. of the Spirit Of the Times. Case
wanted six horses, and he purchased
five, when Mckinney persuaded him to
buy Jay-eye-see to fill out the compile
ment.
Milford chronicle., 1883-10-12

OUR FORESTS. s.-Professor Rothrock,
Of Philadelphia, Pa, says that at the
present rate of destroying American for
ests the country viii be without wood
lands thirty years hence.
Milford chronicle., 1883-10-12

IT Is better for young man to blush than
70 turn pale.
The daily gazette., 1883-01-04
CLOrHKNG.
To-day & Tomorrow.

A.
At the Wilmington Clothing
House, Fourth and Market
streets, we viii present to every
purchaser Of clothing one Of
our placques-"Red Riding
Hood" or "Morning Prayer"
-as a Christmas souvenir.
They are vcy attractive and
will please the children.
We will add that we have
made our prices to correspond
with the lateness of the season
and to attract purchasers who
wish to secure a suit or an
overcoat for the child, boy or
man who has not yet bought.
Prices and quality viii tell,
and we will tell you our low
prices when you call. Largest
stock to select from. Do not
fail to visit us.
Yours truly,
JNo. w. D1EFENDoRr & Co.
n. B.-Kilt Suits at a sacrifice.
The daily gazette., 1883-01-04
DRY GOODS.
HOLIDAY GOODS!

Whether in search of useful
and substantial GIFTS such as
DRESS PATTERNS ofeither Silk,
Wool or Cotton fabrics. Hand
some patterns in fine Bleached
TABLE LINEN or TOWELS. Good
warm CoMFoRTABLEs or BLANK
ETs. CARDIGAN JACKETS for
men. KNIT JACKETS. HOODS
and MITTENs for Ladies and
Children. KIP GLOVES in
latest styles and newest shades.
Underwear and Hosiery Of all
descriptions. The most COM
plete assortment of Ladies'
Cambria and Linen HANDKER-
cHIEFs,also Gents SILK HAND
KERcHIEFs in the newest color
ings and patterns or any of
those pretty useful and orna-
mental articles especially
adapted to the Holiday season,
including PLUSH, TOILET CASES,
HAND BAGS, PURSES, JEWEL
CASES, CARD CASES, &c. SILK
UMBRELLAS, JAPANESE WARE,
Dolls, TOYS and an endless
variety of FANCY OBJECTS from
which to make a satisfactory
selection with an assurance OF
square dealing and correct
prices. 1t will pay youto go to
G. A. SPENCER'S,
700 Market Streets.
octsl-2m-tts-sa
The daily gazette., 1883-01-04
STEAMSHIP LINES.


A NCHoR LINE. n.SEA
UNITED STATES MAIL STEAMERS
Sail Weekly TO and from
NEW YORK and GLASGOW, via LONDON
DERRY,
Cabin Passage, t89 TO 30. Returns sllO to aiE
Second Cabin, 30. Return Tickets, S75.
Cabin passengers booked at low rates
Passenger accommodations are unexcelled, Al
StateroOIns on Main Deck. Passengers booke,
at lowest rates To or from Germany, Italy
Norway, Sweden, Denmark, &C.
For books of 'Tours in Scotland, ''rates, plans,
&C., apply TO HENDERSON BROTHERS., New
York, or SAMUEL =. BETS Adams Express,
Wilmington
The daily gazette., 1883-01-04
RAILRoADLINEs
PHILADELPHIA, WILL Ga
il MlNgToN AND elARYtz-k
BALTIMORE RAILROAD.
ANAAAhbOADs
OCTOBER. 9Th, 1880,

OCTOBER, 9Th, 1885,
Trains will leave Wilmington as follows for
Philadelphia and lntermedl ate ations-6. SIS Too
TO- 90 >, m. 40, 400, 7.So, S.SA y. "a.
Philadelphia (expressl-2.O0, 2.23 40 $50, e.lh
e,lAa. e.bs 1i45S. a. m. II. ib lbA OH g. 10, Vsa,
IND. IN.
New York-a.0o, 2.2s, SO, .SS .@, ii.s3 a. m.
%i2.3s i.ha 2.8, 5.17, 6.as, 7.26, pm.
Baltimore and intermediate stAtions-I.05, al7
i0.O0a. m. sop. m.
Baltimore and Bay Llne-8.dp y, IN.
Baltimore and Washington-l.f2, 4.SI, sos 9.ll
q. m. LOO, 'l.09, 500, 6.S7, Hop. IN.
Baltimore only-i.05. 1910 a. m. 1925 and
Trains for Delaware Division leave for:
New Castle-6.Oo. S.l0 n. m. los, sea, 6.2S p. IN
Harrington and intermediate stations-9.t0a n. m
LOS, G.Sp. m.
Delmar aud intermediate stAtisps--9. 10 a. m.
los p. m.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
Philadelphia and intermediate stAtonss. 10 q. IN.
i2.O0 m. $50. T.o, s.55, y. m.
Philadelphia aad New York-2.O0, 2. q 3. IN. s. IL
SIS, 7.B pm.
Baltimore aud Washington-i.42, L5l, sos 9.iT,
.. IN. l.0ip. IN.
BaltimOre-l.05 a. IN.
FOr further information passengers are rc,
ferred to the time tables posted at the depot.
AS-rralns marked :hus; ~ are limited expires,
upon which extra fare Is charged.
J. r., WOOD. General Passenger Aet.
CHAs. II. PUGH, General Manager,
The daily gazette., 1883-01-04
ALMOST UPON US.

The holidays always leave
us with the dull season on our
hands, and we must do our
best to reduce our stock while
we have customers. Some one
once said that Nothing is
cheap at half-price if you don't
want it, " but if you do want it,
how then p? So it is with cloth
ing we want to sell il. and do
so. Ifyou have any idea Of
making a purchase bear in
mind that we don't take cost
into consideration just now,
but have made such reductions
in every department as will
convince you that we are in
earnest. Our entire stock is
still in splendid condition. The
breaks and sizes have been
filled up, and we can still
please you a little better than
ever, especially in price.
The daily gazette., 1883-01-04
Wananaker's.

The news-gatherer is away,
and the news must wait /; that
is, unless somebody else picks
it up and puts it together. But
that of yesterday is good for
several days, with this qualif-
cation ; some Of the things
mentioned will be gone.
The items following ought
to be added to-day; and more,
if time allowed.
The daily gazette., 1883-01-04
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CINCINNATI. o.
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They oiler, this year, t. every subscriber,
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The daily gazette., 1883-01-04
-s~

IHE satisfaction expressed aud evidently
tel:t Germany at the death of Gambetta
Is only rivalleG by the complaccncy with
which the news Of SkobeleG's death was
received. These two men were evidently
regarded as the most dangerous foes Of the
German Empire.
The daily gazette., 1883-01-04
An EventfuI Career.

The career of Edward Stern, Russian I'm
perial Vice Consul to New York, who died
in that city on Monday, was strange and
eventsul one. He is said to have been born
in one of the Baltic provinces in 1924, where
he was for time a school teacher and tax
collector, afterwards rem owing 10 England,
where he engaged in stock speculations,
made and lost two fortunes, and was
married and divorced. Coming to this
country he made large amount Of money
during the war as an army contractor, and
again changed his residence to France,
where he won the hand and affections of
wealthy lady, Mile. Aviral with whom he
had difficulties, which resulted In scan
dalous suit for divorce. The wife died dur
ing the pending of the suit, aud the decree
established the validity Of the marriage. In
1876 Mr.. Stern returned to the United
States, where, in 1877, no way discouraged
by the result of previous ventures, he mar
ried a daughter of Mr. Jules A. Druilhet Of
New York. He returned to Paris with his
new wife, with whom he soon had tronbles,
which, in 1881, resulted in an open rapture
aud suits in France and New York for d.
yorcc, and the return of the parties TO New
York. The divorce case IN New York de
yeloped some very sensational details, and
led to personal encounter between Mr..
Druilhet and Mr. Stern. Mr.. Stern had
apartments at the Hoffman House for whicn
he paid 900 year. Mrs. Stern boarded
in the same hotel, and nurscd him during
his last hours. He is said to have had
S3,OOO,OOO in Wall street at his DEATH
The daily gazette., 1883-01-04

The CHESTER Times seriously remarks
" Many jokes are passed Just now in
: regard to keeping diaries. We commend
" the practice and have long INDUCED in
" it, Very sorry to hear it, neighbor.
Witticisms upor such matters are about As
dull and stupid as a clowns conundrums or
almanac pdus.
The daily gazette., 1883-01-04

POLITICAL VICTIMS are being added by
sdme journals to the list Of the nlustrlous
dead ofthe past year. In this connection the
name OF that eminent patriot, Hon. Richard
harrington OF Delaware. must not he
lergotten
The daily gazette., 1883-01-04

ir MAY nE important to know, at least
TOR parents and school children, that the
Academy of Medicine in Paris has decided
that the time during which children should
he kept from school after having either the
scarlet fever, diphtheria, measles or small
poX was forty days, when isolation should
he maintained. The contagious power of
mumps and chlcken-pox is lost after twenty
five DAYS
The daily gazette., 1883-01-04
THE LARGEST RETAIL STOCK OF DRY
GOODS.
STRAwBRIDGE & CLoTHIER,
DEALERS IN DRY GOODS EXCLUSIVELY,
EIGHTH AND MARKET STREETS,
PHILADELPHIA.
1890.

Evil dispositions arc early shown"
Evil tendencies In our systems arc To he
watched and guarded against. If you find
yourself getting bilious head heavy, mouth
lonl, eyes yellow, kidneys disordered. symptoms
OF piles tormcnting you. take at once a few
doses OF kidney-Wort. 1t is natures yroet
assistant Use 1t as an advance-guard- don't
walt to get down sick. Read adv't
The daily gazette., 1883-01-04
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The daily gazette., 1883-01-04

No BETTER evidence of the inn Lroved per-
Sonnel OF the present Legislature over former
bodies could be given than its evident re-
speet and regard for the press. Some Legis-
latures have considered the press represen
iattyes nuisance, but it Is a fact worthy Of
remembrance that the work of these Solons
seldom attained the dignity Of public i'm
portance.
The daily gazette., 1883-01-04

CITY Council was rather premature at
the last regular meeting, in electing sue
cessor to Mr.. Springer, lineman of the fire
alarm telegraph, and will have to repeat the
operation this evening. As Mr. Springer
has proved a very competent official and
mis- proposed successor has no particular
qualifications for the position, favorable
opportunity is offered those members of
the majority who profess to hold civil ser
vice views to give them practical demon
stration by re-electing Mr.. Springer.