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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-09-19
The Snake God of Dahomey

The most powerful fetish is Danhgbwe
the tutelary saint of Wydah, and which
is personified by the harmless snake so
named. Its worship was introduced
into DahOsley when the kingdom of
Whydah was conquered and annex. In
Whydah, hidden from eyes profane by
a thick grove of Zig trees, is the famed
Danh-hweh, or fetish snake house. 1t
is, according to Mr.. Skertchly, nothing
more than a circular swish hut-the
very model of Parian inkstand to be
seen i'll every toy shop. From the room
depended pieces of cotton yarn, and on
the floor, which, in common with the
walls, was whitewashed, were several
pots of water. The pythons, to the
number of twenty-five, were coiled on
the top of the wall or twined around
the rafters. All those hideous reptiles
are sacred. To slay one, even by ac-
cident-fOr to do SO purpcsely would
not be dreamt Of-uSed to entail instant
sacrifice to the gods, and confiscation
of all the offenders property to the fe-
tish priests. Nowadays, his punish
ment is not SO severe, but still eXemp-
larry enough. The offender, after a
meeting of all the fetishers of the
nelghborhood is convened, is seated
within a hut of sticks, thatcbed with
dry grass and built in the enclosure in
front of the snake house. His clothes
and body are well daubed with palm
oil, mixed with the fat of the murdered
snake god. At given signal, the hut
is fired and the materials being like
tinder, the unfortunate offender against
the majesty of the fetish is enyel0ped iii
flames. In eXcruciating torture he
rushes out of the flames-his clothes
on tire-tO the nearest water, pursued
by the infuriated priests, who belabor
him with sticks, stones and all sorts of
rubbish. If he reaches the water he is
free, and ii he is fortunate to live, has
explated his crime. But few are able
to run the gauntlet, and expire before
reaching the cooling water, clubbed TO
death by the fetiShmen-the DdRh-
gbtce-Ro, or snake mothers. as they are
called. As the door of the snake temple
is always open, the snakes frequently
wander out after nightfall. If any per-
son meets one, he must PROSTATE him.
self before 1t, carrying it tenderly in
his arms to the temple, when his hui
manlty TO the snake god is rewarded
by his being fined for meeting the
snake; and if he cannot or will not pay,
he is imprisoned until the utter-mOst
cowie is extracted from him.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-09-19
A Refractory Audience.

A very sad thing ocurre1 at a late
performance given at Laramie City. At
the close OF the last act one of the prln.
cIpal performers Is instantly killed. 1t
Is then the duty of the audience to rise,
pick up Its umbrella and walk home.
Sometimes, however, the audience is not
familiar with the play and does not go
home. 1t waits for more death and
carnage before Its awful THIRST for blood
is glutted.
That was the case at Laramie two
weeks ago. The stage hired man, who
hauls the dead off into the dressing
room, waited patiently, but the people
would not go. In order to get the full
value OF their dollar they desired to see
the post mortem examination. They
could not go home until it had been set
tied that the villain was fdlly and thor
oughly dead.
There he lay, with his ear against a
kerosene footllght, suffering, at 50 per
week, and the audience absolutely re-
fusing to go home and allow the man to
revive or to reQuiescat in pace. The
curtain, though loaded at the bottom
with telegraph pole. failed to come
down, and the legs Of the avenger and
other members of the troupe fitted past
the space left by the unruly curtain,
and the dead villain lay on his back,
having yielded up his life four times
that same week, in the same manner,
beside carrying the heavy trunks of the
beautiful actress up two flights of stairs
for her in three different towns.
As there were no programmes people
looked at each other and wondered.
They knew that the man was undoubt-
edly dead, but whether the company
had a fresh one or not was the ques-
ton.
Finally two adult members o + the
troupe came forward and pulled down
the refractory curtain. Then the mana
ger advanced 70 the front of the stage
and in a voice choked with emotion,
said:
Ladies and gentlemen, we would be
glad to massacre some more of our
troupe If we could, but we cannot afford
it. In a one-stlnd town one man Is
about all that we can yield up to the
cold embrace of death. Our printing is
high, and We have to pay SIS for the
hall. Therefore, we regret to announce
that the play is now over. You
can 60 home with safety and We
will attend to the remains. We have
every hope that the young man will be
able to draw his salary next week, and
that we may win him back to Joy and
health again. He has good constitu
ton, fair appetite, and We feel like
trusting it all TO the future. We regret
to see you go, but as the Ianitor Is now
blowing out the lights, and it is getting
pretty we'll along into the shank of the
evening, We must say goodbye to you.
hoping that during our absence the
Laramie Opera House Company will
decide to assess its stockholders. pur-
chase some wicks for the footliRhts, put
the old piano out of its misery and stick
another PAIR of overslls into the broken
window of the ladies' dressing-room, so
that the actresses who visit your town
will feel more segregated, as it were,
and separated from the great, vulgar
world"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-09-19

rious objections about touching their
pretty faces to these horrors, any one OF
which would produce hysteria,
81 guess not, Woman will tolerate
more from art than she will from nature,
and though I never saw q girl in my
life on intimate terms with centipede,
1 should not like to risk refusal of this
box of miscellaneous insect kerchiefs.
The regular goods are made of various
qualities of goods and run from % cents
to S. erch. You can get pretty nice
napkin for a quarter, with fancy bor-
der stamped in fast colors, good enough
for common wear But nearly every
lady has couple or more of nice ones
that cost, say, 81 or 50. They are pet
ted, though, and worn mostly in the
front OF the dress. A fine cambric can
not be bought under 81 or $3.50; that
is, if It's handmade"
"Don't some of the designs fail to
please the ladies?"
"Oh, yes. Here is a no5by thing.
These goods come in all colors. They
were intended to be worn on the wrist,
run through the bracelet But the style
didn't take. No girl Is going to pay
81 so or 50 for futed handkerchief to
hide a $40 bangled bracelet. No stree.
Girls don't get bangles to hide under
cambric. Not while there is such a
handy place round as good-itting
basque. 1 don't like to see handker-
chief in girls bosom. 1t makes me
envious Of the rag. But pretty hand
kerchief gives touch of the picturesque
to lady's toilet. 1t is cheaper than
ribbon or a bouquet, and while 1t answers
the same purpose guess they will con-
tinue to wear it there. You must know,
of course, that corsage handkerchief
is used deeoratively only. They have
business napkin in their pocket. Be-
si1es, it takes three or four buttons to
get the thing IN proper shape, and to
pull it out for a sneeze or piece of SCOT
would be regular exposition. Here's
a nice yellow null. See the beetlesl
Recognize them, don't you? Now yei-
lows the go; SO are beetles. Take
box for your girl. Give them to you,
seeing you are in the profession, for
Is.
''Have no girl; much Obliged for
your facts. Adieu."
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-09-19

should have done but for your kind.
ness, Mr.. Lowell. Isn't that the train?''
1t Is. Now we go. and shall see you
safe in your aunt's hands before leave
you, Miss Elsie.''
Elsle's one week at aunt Laura's
proved to be three months. And when
she came home, Gus and Bell were still
talking about Mr.. Lowell. He's been
away on business" explained Bell,
but he returned on Monday, and he
Is going tonight
''Yes, he told me he would" con-
fessed Elsie demurely.
Told you! Why, you never saw him
in your life!" cried the glrls.
And then the whole story came out,
and Elsie had to explain that already,
on three months acquaintance, she had
promised Mr.. Lowell to marry him, if
her mother consented, and he was CON-
ing to ask for her that very night.
'.Welll
81 neyer!'' painted Bell / never
didl''
''I'm sorry, Bell" said Elsie de-
murely still. ''But you know you
would make me go to aunt Laura'S in
stead of the city, and so met him,
and can't help it now.'
well, we shall have him in the IA
mily, anyhow, and that's some COM
fort" was Bells sole consolation.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-09-19
Teaching Parrots to Talk.

According to Cuvier, the celebrated
French naturalist, parrots may best be
taught to talk by covering the cage at
night, or rather in the evening, and
then repeating to them, slowly and dis
tlnctly, the words they are desired to
learn. They should be kept away from
places where they would be likely to
hear disagreeable noises, such as street
cries and the whistling and shouts of
boys at play, or they will initiate them,
and become too noisy to be tolerated.
Parrots may be fed upon soaked bread
and biscuits, mashed potatoes, and
rape seed. They are fond of nuts.
Cayenne pepper, sprlnkled upon bone,
and given to them occasionally, is said
to be very beneficial. They should be
kept very clean, and allowed a bath fire.
Quently. 1t would be difficult to point
out modes of treatment of the diseases
of parrots, but when they become af-
fected it is best TO keep them warm,
change their food for a time and give
them lukewarm water TO bath in.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-09-19
Pearls of Great Price,

y pearl fishery of great value was
some time back reported in the Gulf of
Mexico. During the winter fishermen
prospectors have found some pearls of
great value among not a few smaller
gems. The first was taken from the
shell of a pearl oyster in December last,
1882. 1t Is believed to be the largest
ON record. 1t weighs seventy-five kar-
ats. Ajeweler offered Sl4, 900, which
was accepted. The sum is far below its
real value. Another of fOrty-seven
karats was since found, perfect in form
and finely tinted. 1t is valued on the
spot at 1000. \ third pearl of forty
karats, yet more beautiful, was exhibit
tied at La Paz, wnere 5000 was bid.
This success of the first sious explo-
ration is justly regarded as evidence of
extensive deposits of pearl bearing oys-
tiers, and great excitement prevades all
the fishermen in that gulf.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-09-19
Rene ofDe Soto.

\ few years ago, abont two miles
east of Tallahassee, was found pom
derous spur, of unique and curious
workmanship, the like of which has not
been seen in modern times. The burr
was one and half inches in diameter,
and the bar proportionately heavy. On
either side of the rowel dangled small
pendant bells, that gave forth a tink-
ling sound III response to each step of
the wearer-doubtless some steel-clad
and bonneted warrior of the long ago.
Not many days since, while parties
were plowing near the identical spot, a
solid and siiapeleSS mass was turned up,
which, upon close examination, proved
to he an iron stirrup of ancient pattern,
as heavy and as massive as the spur
spoken of first, and firmly imbedded in
thick coating of clay and rust. When
this was removed, the Stirrup was found
to be in remarkable good state of pre-
seryation. The sides represent two
Ethiopian figures standing upon the
foot-rest, leaning forward facing each
other, while they support with out
stretched arms what forms the top of
the stirrup or that part connected with
the leather. So unlike are both these
relics to anything known to the gener-
ations of this day and time, and, both
being found SO near the same place, it
is not unreasonable to ascribe them to
the same era and individual. Nor is
the supposition at all improbable that
one of the knIghtly followers of DE
Soto, lured on through this then un-
known region and wilderness, like that
dauntleSS son of Spain, by a thirst for
the yellow heaps of cleaning gold that
loomed up ahead of them in vain visions
and heated fancies, here fell-a victim
to the tomahawk and scalping knife of
the wronged and revengeful red man;
and no doubt, some one OF the ''Tallahas
see Tribe" of which ''Tiger Tail''
claimed to be descendant, boasted, as
he displayed at his belt yet bloody
scalp, that he had ''killed pale-face. :"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-09-19
AMoDEL GARDENER.

Bill Hedger was a gardener
no earned his daily meat
by toiling zealously ali day
his zeal was hard to beat
ne was man of tender parts
Ana thoughtful for his wears
L en- When he cut his onions down
Ills eyes would fill with ears
lie was so pitiful and kind
He'd dread 10 cut his lawn.
But though he'd never SHOCK his sr;as
Red often shock his corn
"A score OF carrots oft he'd give
10 iced widows kline:
Such gems Of charity are rare
run twenty carats fine.
his wretched horse could hardly er...,,,
Bill propped him while he prazed.
he said he'd have better steed
When his celery was raised.
HE'D sometimes caulifiower to him
w hen he had done his work
lie loved II stewed in buttermilk.
or boiled with greens and pork.
But Death at last moved William down
And they planted him In loan.
And gave him for his epitaph-
he found sweet pease at homer'
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-09-19

The beginning of hardship is like
the first taste of bitter food-it seems
for moment unbearable; yet, if there
is nothing else to satisfy our hunger,
We take another bite and find it possi-
bic to go on.
An ex-member of the Tweed ring
is selling patent medicine at st. An
drew's, near Montreal.
The German authors will hold
Their Fifth Congress at Darmstadt from
the Sth to the 1lth of next month.
Early and proyident fear is the
mother of safety
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-09-19
Chimney Sweeps,

1t Is good many years since tn
old-fashiOned chimney sweep disap
peared. 1t is so many years that few
but the older class of men can remem
Der that sooty individual. To tn,
younger generations he was an almost
forgotten tradition. The advent of the
modern small chimney flues left NJ
room for the chimney sweep. Within
the past few months, however, the or.
der has been revived, and genuine
chimney sweeps are operating in all
the cities and many of the large villages
Recently a couple of these knights OF
the chimney were interviewed by a
Rochester reporter, and something of
their methods learned. 1t seems that
the business has latterly assumed such
large proportions that a regular labor
organization of chimney sweeps has
been formed, with headquarters in
Chicago. There are four members of
the association at work in Rochester,
and are readily distinguished by their
tall hats and large nickle plated bad
ges.
''llOw do you work to clean mod
ern chimney with small flues?" was the
first question which troubled the re-
porter.
1--WE have peculiar tools, scrapers,
brushes and rubbers, made on purpose
for the business. We go up on the roof
and scrape the SCOT down to the bot
tom of the chimney and make it entirely
clean. How do you get the SCOT out?
Well, when the chimney extends to the
cellar, we have no trouble. When it
ends in parlor or other furnished
room, we take it out of the stove pipe
hole, and are obliged to use a good deal
of care. We never leave any SCOT or
dirt in a roOm.n
''Do you often go down chimney?"
''Always. if the flue is large enough.
We elbow our own way down, cleaning
the chimney as we go. We go out
the same way; then we take out the SCOT
in the way told you. We take CHM
neys by the job, so much a chimney.
We clean a great many tail factory
chimneys. Most of these have iron
bars for steps inside, and we climb up
by them and clean down. Sometimes
We have to go up with ladders on the
and let ourselves down with
ropes. We get from S25 upwards for
cleaning these large smoke stacks"
SIS the business unhealthful?"
Yes, 1t cannot be any other way.
You see we can't help making a great
dust, and we inhale a good deal of it
into the lungs. When we go inside the
chimney, we cover our mouths with
sponge, but We always catch a good
deal of the SCOT, do the best we can.
How much does it cost TO clean Chin
ney? Well, from 70 cents to S1,50 for
chimneys, and it takes from
Dne 10 three hours. In the larger fac
tory chimneys, we run a good deal of
risk. In the most of them the mortar
around the top is rotten, and we have
10 look out for loose bricks falling.
Very often a sweep is injured by a
falling brick, and it is almost certain to
De bad injury"
Are you doing much business here?"
eyes, we have cleaned a good many
and have orders for many
more. We have orders, too, from
Avon, Dansyille, Genessee, and other
villages. Make money at it? Well,
res; but we don't last long in this busi-
lesS, and we have to make money while
We can"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-09-19

st. Louis wants U. S. Mint es-
tablished within her confines. There
are four government Mints at present
Philadelphia, New Orleans, San
Francisco and Carson City, Nevada.
The assay offices are five in number
New York, Helena, Montanta; Boise
City, Idaho; Charlotte. n. c.. and an
assay office called the United States
Branch Mint at Denver.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-09-19

The grand lodge of Indiana, A. Y,
NJ, has reduced its debt to $45, 900.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-05-16
PAYMAsrER WATSON.
His Examination Set for Next Wednesday
Completely Broken-Where tho Money
Went

His Examination Set for Next Wednesday
Completely Broken-where tho Money
Went.
SAN ANTONIO. Tex, May 11.-Paymaster
WATSON is still &C MINED and under guard.
His examination before Commissioner
Paschal takes place the 10th. WATSON
maintained his entire innocence till the
development of his defalcation of s., 900 was
made known to him. This defalcatlon dates
several weeks back, and the money Is sup
posed to have been lost at poker. When
told that he was already a defaulter.
WATSON caved completely, told General
Augur and other officers present the
entire secret of the $24, 600 robbery,
and admitted that he left the
money at Galveston. He was thereupon ar
rested by Adjutant General Vincent, in full
uniform, commanding Sergeant and nine
soldiers. 1t is but due to say that the de-
lection of Wasson's rascality and his arrest
are entirely due to the efforts OF Chief Pay
master G. NJ. Torrent, whom it caused great
pain, as WATSON was his special friend. Was
son has petition before Congress for two
years absence TO visit bis wife in japan,
where he has been promised very high po-
sition, and, being a man of small means, it
is supposed that his purpose in stealing was
to raise the funds necessary TO carry through
his projects. WATSON was very highly es-
teemed here, and his downfall shocks the
entire community. The penalty for his
offense is from one to ten years. Charges
and specifications are being made out, pre-
paratory for the investigation by the Court
Martial.
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No 100 hakespearean Enigma.


The whole, OF 81 letters, is a quotation
from one of Shskespesres comedies.
The 10, 81, 6, II, 48, 81 is character OF
"a Midsummer Nights Dream"
The l, Al, 33. AZ, "A, Is. 20, 5 is char
acter of ''The Merchant of Venice"
The "a 81, AZ, 2, 81. is character Of
Hamlet
the 81. %, 48. SIS. 81, 40 is character OF
liking Lesr."
The 46. IA. 4. 81, so, Sc is character Of
Macbeth"
The II. Sc. s. Al, IS, 40 is character Of
liking Richard I'LL"
The 3S. "a, 81, 2, 6, IL, Is is a character
of 1.-THE Merry Wives of Windsor"
The %. 10, 80, %. 90. 25 is character oil
1.-TWO Gentlemen of Verona"
The "a. AZ, 10, A. 6, Sc is character Of
"King Lear"
The II, %, AZ. 26, ., A is a character OF
"Much Ado About Nothing"
The 81, Al, 81, "a, %, Is, IA, As, 81 is
q character IF "Love's Lsbor's Lest"
The l6, AZ, 81 Al, so, SO. 81 is q chsrae-
ter of "a Midsummer Nights Dream"
The Al, SO, 90, Z. 45, 38, % is character
of THE Tempest"
The 8, A, 40, %, 80 is character Of
KING Richard H."
The 8, SO, 43, 81, 80 is q character Of
"Timon of Athens"
MAYFLowER.
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was also held this afternoon, but nothing
could be learned as to Its nature, the manu-
facturers refusing to throw any light on the
proceedings.
The cigar strike is weakening. mum Der
of old hands in different factories have re.
turned to work, and others are seeking en-
poyment at the old rates. The status of
other strikers is unchanged.
CHICAGO Nav 10-The striking brickley-
ers tonight discharged their Arbitration
COMMITTEES, appointed a few days ago to
confer with the master builders with view
to compromise. The strike, therefore, sp-
pears no nearer an end than it was a month
ago. The interiors of most of the new
buildings are about completed, aud 1t is
estimated that unless the bricklay ers' strike
is ended within two weeks, 10000 men of
building trades plesterers, carpenters,
painters, etc.,-wil be thrown out of en-
ployment because there will be no build
ings to work on.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-05-16

Dogs, rabbits and Guinea pigs were kept
by NJ. Poincsre in an atmosphere resemb-
ling that which is usually breathed by per
sons who use petroleum, The Guinea pigs
alone succumbed after remaining from one
to two years in this medium, The ether an
finals appeared to resist indefinitely. He
nevertheless recommends persons employing
petroleum as a source of heat or light, or
who treat it indussriously, to keep their
stock in closed vessels, to attend to ventils-
ton, and to execute operations OF rectifca-
ton, etc, under drsught hoods.
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A Duel at Chicago.

CHICAGO. May 1.-Two German residents
c. H. X. Muller, undertaken, and William
Bashorn. brewer, both married men, had 9
duel with broadswords at Bowmsnville, a
suburb of this city, late yesterday afternoon
as it is alleged, over the affections of 6
maiden. Six carriages. containing princi-
pals, surgeons and friends, proceeded to 9
rendezvous. The undertaken, the challeng.
ing party, was cut rather severely about the
head, and cried quits. Noarrests.
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The Dnctor,s Endorsement.

DIR. W. ID. Wright, Cincinnati. O.. sends the sub
joined professional Endorsement: II have pre-
scribed DIR. William Halls Balsam for the Lungs
in great number of cases. and always with sue
cess. One case In particular was given up By
several physicians who had been called in for
CONSULTATION with myself. The patient had ali
the symptoms of contirme1 cousumpion-cold
night sweets, hectic fever, harassng cough, etc.
He commenced Immediately to get better. and
was soon restored to his usual health. Ihave also
found DR.. William Halls Balsam for the Lungs
the most valuable expeotorant for breaking up
distressing coughs and colds that have ever
used.
Dumo's Csiarrh Snuff cures catarrh and all af-
fections of the mucous membrane.
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Answers.

Answers.
47s.-Holly.
AL. Stone, tone, one. 2. Stall, tall
all. 8. Grasp, rasp, asp.
4s0.-Part-ridge
481.-1. Banana. 2. Palmetto. Q. Bread
fruit. 4. Pomegrsnate.
4s2.-1. Beach, peach, reach, teach, lesch
2. Bind, find, mind. 8. Bend, mend, lend
send. tend. T. Back, tack, sack.
4S3.-Montrose;
Argyle;
Roncevalles;
Gun-poWder plot;
Arthur;
Richard;
Elizabeth;
Talbot.
484.-1. Carrot. 2. Turnip. 8. Toma
to. 4. Potato. 8. Onion. s. Bean.