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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-05-23

which our melancholy fate would
awaken; of the older soldiers and sail
ors seating themselves over the fore
hatch under which was the magazine,
so that they might be instantly destroy
ed when the powder caught first; of cow
ards drinking themselves insensible or
writhing in their terror uponsthe decks ;
of voting girls PRAYING calmly amid a
kneeling crowd of brave men standing
collectedly with their eyes on the setting
sun, whose light they never hoped to see
again. 1t is wonderful and thrilling
picture, and how often has it been re-
peated since in other ways and amid
other seasl The last is not, indeed, the
worst. but it is among the worst. The
Navarro is but one of scores of ships
which have gone to their doom offering,
before they took the final plunge, the
most dreadful of all pictures of human
anguish but the suffering she embodied
seem to survive yet, even in death, when
we hear of those two corpseS tied to-
gether coming To the surface, with their
ewes blindfolded, and when we endeayor
to realize by those devoted, silent wit
nesseS from the bed of the ocean some
thing of the terror and the resolution,
the fear and the courage, the wild deS
pair and the passionate supplication to
Heaven which made up the picture of
that as of all other wrecks of similar
nature
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-05-23
Curious Gambling Scenes.

The Piutes are having a grand gam
blin0 tournament. In the day time
tbey meet on the sunny side of one OF
tbeir wickiups. from which they extend
wings by tying blankets on poles 10
break the wind. The gamblers who en-
oage in the tournament place two poles
ON tbe ground, about 10 feet apart and
naraIIel with each other, and seat Them
seIves ON the ground, cross-legged, out
side fine poles. There are generally slN
ar eioht bucks on each side, and the
stakes which range from - TO s2O III
silver are staked on the open ground
between the parallel poles. Each SIDE
Is furnished with six or eight short
sticks and four long ones. Two strings
are then procured, and when IL IS decid-
ed by chance which.side shall take tlleSe
shells. the game begins.
A low. motonous chant, accompanied
Inv striking the poles with the long STICKS
and the swaying of their bodies to ana
fro rs if keeping time with the chant
and noise made by the sticks, Is com
menced bv the side who won the shells,
and the two bucks who have possession
of the shells move their hands and arms
and change the shells from one hand 70
fine other. and finally conceal both hands
under fbeIr blankets and cease moving
them This seems to be the signal foi
one of the bucks on the otller siue u
guess what hand the shells are conce;n,
Ell in If he guesses right the shell;
are thrown to his side and two oil the
Short % sticks. Then the chant and It's
accompaniments is taken up by tha'
side and continued until the sileiis art
won hack by the other side.
When all the short sticks are on oh'
side the game is decided, the side hay
inc the sticks being the vlctors,, In
chant and beating the poles ana sway
inc to and fro ceases until tlle slIhe NE
for for another game are deposited, whel @
tIe tIl nerformance is repeated. All day
inng lo and far into the night by the liSh
nf % : saqe-brush fire this gambling con
Times. and considerable money ellaiise % .'s
hands The squaws and children l,al. al
range themselves outside tlle sa,ilp'e, =,
and look on for hours, apparently "a; a
mnch NM interested i'll the game aS 'n
players.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-05-23
Death on the Ocean.

\ terrible memorial of the recent
dreadful loss of the steamship Navarro
was fished up few days ago by a
smack, whose people found i'll their
trawl the bodies of "A man and woman
tied together, with their eyes bandaged.
Probably the mysterious deep never
yielded up secret more shOckingly sug-
gestive thgn these corpSes. Whether
the man and woman were a married
couple, or sweehartS, or brother and sis
ter, we know not; but their bodies, fast
ened together in death, tell Il moving
story of devotion, Just as their bandaged
eyes convey most pathetic picture of
resolution and anguish. In the wreck of
the Cimbria it will he remembered that
the survivors spoke of seeing some of
the emigrantS at the last moment cut
ting their threats to shorten the final
struggle. Most narratives of disasterat
sea contain passages of this KIND, tell
ing how those who seemed of a shrink
ing and timid nature when all was well
stood forth most noble and perfect types
of heroes when danger was supreme !;
how the swaggerer, the bully, the tyr
ant proved an abject cur, casting HIM
self down upon the deck In his terror,
alternately praying and Sh licking in
the agony of his fear: how some, unable
to await the approach Of the last NOM
ent, destroyed themselves, while otherS,
with folded arms and contracted brows,
stood mOtionless upon the sinking hull,
going to their death like men lost i'll
thought.
One of the most pathetic stories i'll the
language is the account of the loss of
the Kent East Indiaman by fire i'll 1875,
for the reason that a hundred particu-
lars are introduced by the writer relat-
ing to the behavior of the people when
all hope was abandoned and death SEEM
ed inevitable. We read of the little
children who, when the flames had mas
tered the ship, and all was uproar and
horror on the deck, continued to play
as usual with their toys i'll bed, or to put
the most innocent and unreasonable
questions to those around them;" of a
Young military officer removing from
his writing desk lock of hair, and plac-
ing il in his bosom, that he might die
with that sweet keepsake upon his heart;
of another writing a few lines to his
father, and enclosing it in a bottle, ''iIl
the hope that it might eventually reach
its destination, with the view, as he
, started, of relieving him from the long
years of fruitless anxiety and suspense
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-05-23
Cclanins House.

The advantages of oiled and shellac-
ed floors, where all the cracks are filed
in with putty, are as plain In closet
room as elsewhere i'll the house. If You
have moved into a house where the
cracks in the closet floor have suspic-
ious look. get them well rubbed in with
concentrated I've the first thing, ia
quantities that will harden i'll the cracks.
This will keep you neat, If 1t Is not
convenient to have few closets finish
ed off this house cleaning with the hard
and polished surface. If YOU can do
this. however. it is worth all the trouble
it takes. The yellow pine stain makes
beautiful bright finish for closet
floor. When all the woolens you can
spare are put away, with velvetS and
furs hung up in their bags so that they
do not crush, get all the smaller articles
in a trunk or chest. If you have not a
cedar chest or closet, IN old Starched
and shining table cloth will do To make
a trunk lining or shelf lining that will
entirely protect. and can be Sered oyer
at the top of the whole contents. When
closets and woOlens. &c, are attended
to. take days breathing time and rest.
Keep yourself strong, and see that
YOU do not begin to take up carpets,
wash floors. and turn mattresses out of
doors, except on IA bright, warm day.
There are people i'll with pneumonia at
this writing. in spite of May in the al
manac. Let it he settled, warm, before
the larger operations begin. You can
have pictures lifted from the walls, the
glass rubbed off with whiting and the
frames rubbed with linSeed oil, and all
stored away in spare room out OF the
dust and away from the walls on some
previous day. The walls do not get as
much attention, otherwise, as they
should. Take down all curtains, shades
and lambrequins, and wipe and beat
thoroughly, getting them previously
out of tine way. Then take up your
carpets, and clean your walls. Brush
papered walls with soft towel around
the brush; scrub painted walls in clear
water, no soap, but Use little ammonia
where there are dust marks. Lime
water is again recommended for use on
all unpainted floors that are not hard
| finished. and treat your ceilings as you
do your walls, brushing, washing oI
white-waShing, according TO the finish.
If you have had the forethought to pro
slde an extra cover for the mattress, Oi
blue check, this can come of and he
washed at any time as the mattress Is
kept free from dust. If not, let 1t &c
down into the yard and give 1t first q
Thorough dry brushing with whiSk
then 90 over it again with the whiSh
Idampened; so as to cleanse it thorough
Ilv. 1t must have a good summing aftel
this. Very few people wash their pill
lows, yet there is hardly any article o
constant use that needs washing more
They can be dropped inta hot soap sud
and stirred about, one at a time, so tina
the gathered dust will be washed out o
them, then hang across the clothes Inn
in good breeze and sun, turning then
frequently TO have them dry evenly
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-05-23

''Since you have been in this country
Mrs. Langtry, have you met many
American women?
| No, | have not met great many
for my theatrical duties have been 5,
heavy that | have received but few Wis
itors and have really refused nearly al
vatations-although have had many
| friendly offers of hospitality wherever
have been. But the American womeI
have met | have been charmed with
and of course | have seen thousands and
thousands of the American fair sex
for my matinee audiences are almost
lentirely composed of women.
And what impression has the Ameri-
can woman made upon You, Mrs
Langtry? What do YOU think of her?'
What question to ask cne.' and
Mrs. LangtTy threw up her hands il
astonislment. Il really don't think
| can answer that. | don't think il
would be delicate for me to discuss the
matter. | think it cannot be expected
that | should pass judgement on the
American women.
But YOU must have some impressions
of their manhers, appearance, dress, etc.
1t would undoubtedly interest Ameri-
can women to learn what the English
beauty thinks of them
Really this question has 50 surprised
me that | don't know what To say. but
if you think it will really be Of interest
| will try and tell you what | think. In
the first place think American women
have very pretty faces, So bright and
winning. One sees many more pretty
faces here than III England. Then !
think they have beautiful hair and very
pretty hands and feet.
And their iigureS:''
Wei lust take the liberty To say
that | ill.,. their figures are generally
bad The American standard of figure
is altogether too plump to please me;
but, again, do not see why my opinion
should he of any interest III the matter.
Il have been called 'Scraggy' in one
town f'ViSited.
.-and where was tllat?'
''Well. | think it must have been in
Pittsburg. | think the most disagreed
ble things were said of me there
DO you admire the dress of Ameri-
can women:
Il caunot say candidly that do; on
the whole. | think they dress too Smartly
for the street, and too simply for the
theatre. | think they mix their colors
badly and have too many bows and
ends on their dresses. To my taste a
woman cannot be too simply dressed
for the street. \ dress of simple neu-
tral tints please me best. | saw wOm-
an in the street the other DAY wearing
a gray ulster blue dress and scarlet
kid gloves. Just think of thatl'' and
Mrs. Langtry almost Shuddered with
horror at the thought of scarlet gloves
and she also had a bouquet do c9rSage
of daffodils; That was rather a gay
mixture of coloTs, was it not?"
'-YOu want to know what think Of
the manners of the American women?
Il think them charming, So free and
open. The American women are so in
dependent and there is such a delightful
lack of Self-conSciouSneSS about them.
They are. too. very bright in cOnverSa-
tion, and the freedom and frankneSS of
their manner impresSes one Instantly;
il is also different from the reserve of
the general run of English women"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-05-23
Medical Value of Vegetables.

Asparagus is Il strong diuretlc, ami
forms part of the cure for rheumatic
patients at such health resorts rs AK
les-Bains. Sorrel is cooling, and forms
the stable of that SOupo aWr herbes which
a French lady will order for herself af-
ter long and firing journey. Carrots,
as containing quantity OF sugar, are
avoided by some people, while others
complain of them as indigestible. with
regard to the latter accusation, II may
he remarked, in passing, that 1t Is the
yellow core that is difficult of digestion
the outer, red layer, is tender
enough. In Savoy the peasants have
recourse to an infusion of carrots as Il
speciiic for jaundice. The large sweet
onion is very rich in those alkaline ele-
ments which counteract the poison of
rheumatic gout. If slowly stewed III
weak broth, and eaten with llttie
Nepaul pepper, it will be found to be an
admirable article of diet for patients oil
studious and sedentary habits.
| The stalks of the cauliflower have the
same sort of value, only too often the
stalk of cauliflower is so ill-boiled and
lunpalatable that few persons would
thank you for proposing to them to make
part of their meal consist of So Jmlnvlt-
ing an article. Turnips, in the same
WAY. are often thought to be lndiSeStl-
lble. and better suited for COWS and SheeI
than for delicate people; but here the
fault lies with the cook as much as witt
the root. The cook boils the turniI
badly, and then pours some butter ovel
lit. and the eater of such a dish Is SURE
to be the worse for it. Try betteI
way. What shall be said about our let
Ituce? The plant has slight narcotic
action, of which French old woman
like a French doctor, will know th'
value. and when properly cooked 1t i
lreally very easy of digestion
| The first and greatest of all faults i
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-05-23
TnE BURDEN OF THE WATER

The voices of brooks and of fountains.
lhe burden of bountiful streams
The cataract hurled from the noun,a;rs
With the rainbow's 5 miraculous h,-,,n,
Hold secrets of joy and sorrow.
The records of forest or fen
y language no poet may borrow
To read its rich meaning to men,
And when, through long distance und,r,,.,,
The deep rivers roll to the main.
And the sea-winds above them have chantel
Neird poems of passion or pain.
The tide, iu their rhythmic emotion.
10 the gathering waters untold
The infinite grief of the ocean
On the breast OF the pillows outrolled,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-05-23

Tarn.sh for writing on glass may be
made of 800 grains ether, 30 grains san
darac, and 30 grains mastic. Dissolve
and add benzine until the varDish i'm
parts to glass roughened appearance.
Use cold.
4 scheme is said to be maturing by
which several Muskegon, Michigan,
capitalist intend to become the pur-
chas, rs of a number OF townships oi
pine lands in Florida. estimated to be
capable of producing 1000, 600. 900 feet
of lumber
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-05-23

The japanese indemnity fund
bonds, amounting to 81, ,s37 ,s25, have
been placed in the treasury for cancel
lation, the proceeds, less the Wyoming
prize money, to be paid to Japan.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-05-23

Copper has been uetected In the Sol.
Of .oaa : caiaurchyard, and in portions Of e1-
bumed bodies.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-05-23

THE first and greatest of all faults is
to defraud ourselves.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-08-29
Tho CGher Side.

i week or two since We wrote and
/ published an article and headed it;
" Why Men Don't Marry" We do
not regret its pubIiration especially
since We soc that the Fayetteville EA-
press, after copying our article, adds
the annexed excellent remarks. Re
fcring to our article the Express says {:
1t occurs 10 rs that there arc many
ana more potent reasons Why "mcn do
not marry than is mentioned above
the substance If alI--lhat it take, two
to make a match. Gins are reasoning
Ia little on the subject too. They can
-iyc bark answering, tender prcssuro>,
"a >idc-iong glance, then look down,
raise the dropping lid. in silent cc'tacy,
and q moment after coolly inform the
thoroughly inflated youth that they are
sorry to give him pain. but have no
hoa Of deserving the life Of single
5.,.cduc.,. Yes, girl, are beginning
to realize from the many examples Of
matrimonial infciici'y before them lIul
il j. not all oi lie To marry. or all Of
death to be m old maid. They see
stretched out before them broad fields
Of work. and usefulness, where they can
sin for themselves an honorable living,
and some can reap from the harvest
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Ben Fran&Iin'S Newspaper.

Amongst the recent contributions to
the tennessee Historical Society was
one Of peculiar interest in the way Of an
oid newspaper, presented By Cot. W. j,
slater, editor Of the Winchester Home
Journal. 1t is II copy Of the New En-.
gland Couraat, dated "from Monday,
feb. !, to Monday, Feb. II, 1928"
printed ut Boston, "by Benjamin Frank.
I'm, N Queen street, where advertise.
mcntS are taken in We suppose the
BRITISH CoIoniaI Secretary acted as cen,
. .i Of all written newspapers, by the
following notice at the top Of the first
column; "!hc late publisher Of this
paper, finding SO many inaccuracies
would arise by his carrying the manu-
scripts and publck news to be super
YI'cd by the Secretary, rs to render his
carrying il on Improbable, has entirely
dropt the Undertaking" The lIistor-
cal Society has had the paper framed,
"Ilh glass upon both sides, by which il.
!. expected the paper will be preserved
for at least two or three centuries to
COME Nashville American.
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Elk River Mills,
headquarters for the M9;,!;re
Public OF Franklin and
Adjoining Counties.

situated on Elk river. tnrcc miles nnr,h -
W nchcStcr and three miles wc,tof DcrhrrJ
lhry are given up to have the BEST NA.
VIA Lk oi any Custom Mills in the conn.
'ri Having everything newly fitted nm from
wheels to bolts, and having three RIM. ~,
wheat ana one ON corn, enables us to nlw,ys
DC up win our work, with plenty OF water r.
spatG.' You! always get your grinding---no
waiting until Tomorrow. Oar acrommodn.
,,!lS are eqnaI'd by no Mills in the countrv
W llh Mr. VIM. NJ. Taft as miller, our MilisI
,nrn out iIonr and Meal cxccllcd bv none.
Nj; Mi merchant work is equal to that Of any
G Hl' ' ", Tor Flour and Meal promptly
"',,u, we 'hank the public for liberal
10 merit more liberal one rs We do tho wnrL |
,., BOYLE a DAVIS. |
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TO THE PUBLIC, y
Investigate for Yon,

PosimaSlcr-lien,ral Gresham, e''es
Ii.hcd a wiItul and moliri, ,''"''i pawn, -,
gard to the character Of Tbn Ii0Nelodf
Lottery Company, the iolI'%yinn, ,o,,'li'taS
IN to the public to prove hi, lug lacb an ,
be false and untrue: '''''' bUis,
Amount Of prizes ppid by ~.
STATE Lottery Company fran, inV l&t
to prcscntdatc; January Il:
Paid to the Southern Eyrro..c
N H,n..' "r j. 7, NJ. Wy,coD
Paid to Louisiana National p.i N&l
dos. II. Oslcsby, Prfid"n, ''"S,
Paid to Louisiana State No,i,,., ~.
Bank, $. II. Kennedy, Prr.iJ"'aa.I
Paid 10 New Orleans Nalionoi p4 T..
!. baldwin, President ''"' Dr.
Paid to Onion National Bopl c ~
CharIaron, Ca.hicr."''S
Paid 10 Citizens Bunk. Ell C q,
ri,rr, President ''' O'F'
Paid to Gcrmania National p,nl i
Julius Ca-sarl, President '''S
Paid to llihcrrio National Rm,L 81
Chas. Palncy Cashier "''A
Paid 10 Canal Bank. I'd TI 81
Cashier '0"y
Paid to Mutual National B,nl 1
dos. Mitchell, Cashier ""''
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SQUAD Views Of a Coiored
Man.

We mentioned, recently, that Thos.
Hamilton, Il prominent colurcd man of
Beaufort, South Carolina, had written
" letter to Il Charleston paper, SAYING
that the negroes owed nothing to the
Republican party, and in future should
give 1t wide berth. Mr.. Hamilton
,ayr;
The negro has given the norty
twenty years of the most active service
OF his life, and during these twenty
years the party has brought such dis.
grace on the negro name that il will
,aNr generations to erase it, When fine
hrP"hIlrans controlled this State MI
thal the teachers could get for their cor.
'IIiraIcS was 10 cents ON the dollar.
now, rs the state is controlled bv Dem.
ocm'~, they are worth 100 cents ON thc
loIiar. Education is one great need of
the negro race, and the party which has
gwen the most aud to education is the
one winch the negro should support. 1t
Is folly for the Republicans in Congress
10 give us an excuse Tor not voting for
he educational bill that the money
NonId he pnt into the hands of Demo.
rate superintendent Of education We
must Judge the future BY the past
" hat has Rcpubicausm done in this
'tatc towards educating the negro
ou'h ! Everybody knows that the
deliberately stole the money
'Icndcd for education and applied it to
!Si horses, gold watches and diamond
ms, and | venture to say that if the
'ohey was turned over to the same class
men again by the government for ed. ,
'0''onal purposes, the nero would
ever proilta cent by it. Gov. Thomp.
w. when superintendent Of education,
W lar.morc towards educating the ne.
~ you!h IN four years than the negro T
'0''s III ten, and his Democratic sue. L
'S0' Is following his example"
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Inoorpotar,d IN lies for . r,a, B,
Legislature ior Educational and Cl.f
purposes with u capilM oi Slamet
which a Reserve irud OF ov.r $685.
since hc,n added.
~ I'm overwhelming popular yotci,'
rhi,c was make y rat d the prw,
Constitution adapted Dee. ID, AREl
~ The only Lottery ever yo,,lG
ndw"ud by lhoryor'c oiaHy Stale
II wrcr <c,'r< or goipoa.
it's Creme! Single Nun.
Drawings take place Mora
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TO NGN b fcRTuNE.
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Capital sine, &75,ccc,
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fr"c'iau., in l'iir!>, in proportion
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Payments to be made, onc-hali in advance
i"r each NAH session OF twenty weeks
FOR Catalogues, or information, address the
President, or Professors G. W. Johnston and
H. T. Barrett "'''
NO. The next session begins the ID We'd
ncsday in September
HAYDEN MARCH.
President Board Of Trustees,
IulV 1904 ''NN ~
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Non-ReS ident notice.
W. j. Evans vs., Mary \. Evans.
Divorce BILL

w. ~ hNHlS vs.. Mary y. Evans.
Divorce Bill.
1t appearing to the satisfaction Of the Clcrk
~ Master, from the allegations and affidavit
IN complainant, bill in above cnusr
that the defendant, Mary \. Evans, i, Il non.
resident OF the State ol Tennessee. so thar
the ordinary process OF lawcannot be- served
upon her.
1t Is therefore ordered by me that pnblico.
,i"n h' made for four successive week. in the
Home Journal, an,wspapcr published in WIN
chester Tenn, requiring her to appear and
maze o''cns" to said bill, before the Chan
e, gcry Court :" Winchester, Franklin county
Tenn, on orbcforc the 9th Monday in Octnbtr
next or he same will be- taken for con-.
'yS ,,. ANA sci Tor hearing cx-partc rs to her
:, witness my hand, at office in Winchester
Tenn, Aus II, 1883.
GLEN. ARlEDGE, C.&M
.o.,. hy John Arlcdgc, Dep. .&M.
'''N-- Nv