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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-04-11
Hunting fanther>.

There were some famous panther
hunters in Sullivan County, New York,
in early days. Besides Darbee there
were the Overtons. Peter Stewart,
Cyrus Dodge, Nelson Croker, and
many others. Peter Stewart Is still
alive, and must be getting along toward
ninety years of age. He lives in Rock
land, where he was born. The narra-
tive of his adventures would make a
book. Cyrus Dodge killed more pam
thers III one single hunt than any other
hunter that ever lived. He killed seven
in less than one hour. He was hunting
one day in the Spring of 1918, and
when in the neighboThood of Long
Pond discovered a panther's den. 1t
mad Two kittens III IT, the old panthers
being away on a foraging expedition.
he took both the young ones and
started home with them, placing them
inside his hunting shirt. He hadn't
gone far before he heard the mother
yelling behind him. He knew he was
in for fight, and placed himself in a
position to dc his best. Pretty soon
the panther came tearing along through
the woods. When she caught sight of
Dodge she bounded to within thirty
feet OF him aud crouched for a spring.
He shot her, b1t dId not kill her. Her
cries were terrible, and Dodge knew
that in a short time any other panthers
there might be ii the vicinity would
soon hasten to the scene. She was
disabled. aud another shot put an end
to her. Then Dodge made for the
pond, which was half mile or SO away.
Cries from all sides told him that he
was not yet through with all his work.
By the time he reached the pond he
could hear panthers leaping through
the branches of the trees. A panther
viii not enter water. Dodge waied
out as far as lie could and prepared tor
business. Within gunsnot OF him he
discovered five large panthers N the
trees. He killed one at the first hre.
The iOud mesmg OF the kittens under
I his SHIRT could evidently be heard by
the old pantaers, Tor none OF them ieii
the spot at the sound Of the gun.
/ They bounded irauucally IL the branch
es. and two Of them rushed 10 the
waters edse and shYieked and lashec
Their tails IL Jury. Dodge shot botl
OF these, and i lied the other two. AM
two more that REINFORCED them without
leaving his tracks IL the pond Tn'
skln Of the largest of these panthers y
still preserved by the family. Dodg'
took the kittens home. but ss they grew
they became SO savage that they had q
be killed.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-04-11
Prayer in the Jury Room.

\ reporter lad an Interview with
George Washington Breakiron of Break
neck. BUllSkin township, one OF the
jurors in the Dukes case. Breakirun
protested that he did the best he knew
how, and was innocent before tod of
any wrong intention.
What was the first thing You did
after retiring tu the jury roum:"
Well sir, We prayed.
Who suggested the iiea 0f prayiug?''
asked the reporter
"Amalung. -
Did AmalUng prdy:''
No sir; not out loud anyhayy. He
sa,l we had better pray; they had done
1t in that Low trial and he thought we
ought TO do il, too. ClawS0n was one
of the four church members on the jury
and he prayed out loud.
Did You pray:'
-'NoSiT; that : something lnryrrcuuld
do; but I've often wished was guDd
Christian.
How long did ClaWS0u prav:'
Il don't know. sir, but We Was down
on our knees a good while
What was the next thing
Then. sir. W. appointed a foreman
They wanted To appoint me. but | told
them | never Was 0n jury before and
did nut want to begin un such big c,t>,-s.
! wanted Q" tn small c.tses first. -
We picked On McIntyu- Then We
talked the ease over. The letters were
re1d several times. Ca-ey dnn, the
reading cut l"Ud- Amaluug trie,l to
read them, hut DE- gut all mixed up.
What dHl ypu think uf Dukes l,t-
terSs
We Thought Uiau Shuuli u.f write
such lrtter> to q father. hut w-. r.,ucii.l-
~ they dill uut tsar dir,rtiy su the
murieT. ami Ne Iet~~.-i eyeT theu. We
decided that Nuts isttrT contained e
had threat. ami after talking the -vi-
deuce over awhile So vnt,-L pu the
first icillot Iau-- wr1. tur IgElu>alg,-lfs-r
AMI the Ts>t for 5cluittJi- rNcrpt mt-sii
I dm not votr first rIu-- Auli,sl.
vott,l inr uEiIi>liu-lier ou lrSl llilit
aud after that d. went Ter a,lui-IaL
tie hai e s,--i dsal O. Siy. AlS,
.Camer. whn Usr> l0li,,ns fT au a--
quittai, iisl the l-.,s hs r,'isi
W h11 dHl t,'lI fecsi,. a> -n t'.,. >i.-.--
ing--'
We lheughI &C. u..- ti.1r- lsg,frs u,--ri
iu ~-'t-,rt-rr,
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wilderness of Canary Birds.

The recent annual report of the Hides
helm Board OF Trade closes the chapter
on the purchase and sale OF animal pro
ducts with an aIlusion to a branch OF
trade no longer uncommon Within the
sphere of its ac ion. The firm Of &.
Reiche, in Alfeld, dealers in animals.
origina ly raising and selling canary
birds only, but of late years rival OF
the graat Hamburg house OF Hagenbeck
appended detailed statement OF sales
OF wild beast, rumlnants, pachyderms
and birds, which its travellers IN Africa
and Australia had purchased, as well as
OF canary birds bought and exported to
countries beyond these The increase
in the importation of foreign singing and
ornamental birds during 1882, over 60
per cent, of which were resold to foreign
countries, S, was a marked one. The nrm
bought In Germany 42. 900 male and 20.
60 female canaries, besides 400 Wild
birds. total of 90, 9c0 birds, OF which
As. 200 were sent TO the United States,
1900 to South America, 1900 to South
Africa, 13, ,00O to England; tue remain
ing 1000 died. o. foreign animals there
were imported by the house 20 Wild
beast, raminants and pachyderms, 2OO
long-legged and other large birds, be
sides 1850 ornamental and singing binds
from America, Africa and Australia, OF
which 30 per cent, remained IN Ger
many, the rest gong to France, Belgium
Holland, England and the United States.
The food consumed by the birds alone
amounted to the respectable quantity oi
q tons. VIZ, 10 tons OF rape seed anu :
tons OF hemp, miliet aid other seeds
besides ants eggs, 1900 pounds OF bls
cult and 5000 hen egg
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-04-11
OSier Miilow--

T,.. demand for basket willows IN
,l,is country appears TO be unlimited
W. ,,oport a large quantity from En-
rone and peeled willow Is worth ~
-. ,,ound III New York. We lave
- occasion several times, speaking
:, diversified industries, to call the
- s,,ertian Of our people owning nver
- creek lands, on wet land, 10 rne
80, - value OF planting oSiers. we
S,nn,,, whether at this time any orchAfu
- crop vii pay 80 well, leaving ou'
~ ,hat lands too wet for cuiuva-
-, - -. s.sn be used and made Prontap'e-
I.S-,s n sr,, in New York little townships
-, prodace over Zoo tots oil va,
'aSss Frequensy this crop Is SO sou H-
lo~s, o,, - s,lt ana brings about s5O per
-. s,a lis would clear about sooO per
20, - more. Now; We have another
s. .sle What are called the false banks
.,.,I -. - river are very Tieh and ~ouia
nro.iuce osiers a. thick As Nne1s' - -
',',.e ,;'s be.t quality. This crop, beside .,
=. money value. would pfoIee. ..i .ne
,snts ana thus prove douoiy sAluAo.e; que;
So .oon n, a. we produce willows and
s'soa,,, - csrn We shall have spr1nSing up
- ,he villages basket and ofvom ..~., .-o,
- ~ -. inst ss sheep walks and cotton
s.i.i. are iasuring ~ooiisn Hills A'''
cotton factories.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-04-11
rripe.

Occasionally you see a man order
tripe at hotel, but Ge always looks
hard, as though he hated himself and
every body else. He tries to lOok as
though he eDjOyed 1t, out he does EOt.
Tripe Is indIgestIble, and looks like an
indla-rubbia apron for "a child to sit on.
When it Is plckled it looks like dirty
clothes put To soak, and when 1t Is
cooking 1t looks As though the cook
was boiling dish cloth. On the table
1t looks like glue, and tastes like a
piece of oil silk umbrella cover. A
stomach that Is not lined with corru-
gated iron would be turned wrong side
out by the smell OF tIipe. \ maa eat
ing trlpe at hotel table iOoks likes al
Arctic explorer dining on his boots o.
chewing pieces Of frozen raw dog.
iou cannot look at a u.an eating trIpe
but he vii blush and look as though
he wanted 10 apologize and convince
You lie Is taxing II 10 tone up his sys-
tenn A woman never eats trip-.
There Is not money enough II the world
10 hire a wOIli.n u take a corner OF a
sheet OF trpe IN Der teeth and Try t.
puii Of a piece Those who eat trpe
are men VINO have had their ssotaaehs
play mean tricks on them. and they eai
triVe % set even with their stonschs.
aEi then they 60 and take a IurkisL
bath 70 sweat II out OF the system
Iripe Is superstition handed down
IRON q former generatlon Of butchers.
who sole sll the meat aEi kept tn
tr1pe Tor themselves aud tas ,.Ogs, uut
dogs o; the present day vii EOs e.
tnpe. You tEEoE a piece u trlpe down
IN lroai oi a dog. AMI sc II he doSs
not put AS s,ll uatws-en nss ssss sl1 gu
on aud hate you. Iupe may aavc .
value but u = uOt as tooL lt uay -
good u al INTO a burgiSr-proot sale.
with the cenleai Snd chlilea steve, or q
might AnsNcE o. use ~ breast plate
in time u War. " II would ee gool g.
use for bumpers Oviweea ears. ~ Il
would make = good tsce lc- the ~eigli
Of a pale driver, but When you sonle l.
smaggle II into the stOnsch you dc
wrong. Tnpe, BAH A Picce ..
Turkish towel cooked IA axle greass
wo1ld De pie compared WITH Sr4pe.
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Arcup,U,g to the summary nf r.r
Cstholhc ,iprtor. fsr l~-,t tis bs-rtr, '.s
cd the taihs,lr thuIrh m tir lalr,i
>tats> couvri>,> I Oaui1zii. iE Arcl-
hi,,loIr,. - Rl~il,-r>. 6. -. r.rs--S. F--ll
chuubs-,. i--rlf-, l-l -sfrIrlT~.l> lr.i ! -
>1agill>. Walsh are s,,eu.is7i by prt-J,.
au.l E,ltIe uss>, 3, ts.-l-ll 'r-i.iN rt.el,rl--
r.l TIE tlrlslir l-.s.lltri.ei g, rss-,l--i,
r,l ta D. ~ P1t rbenc arc Jl eer's.-
el,';s1ll -eullnrtc, tar tif t,irart,u nl
asa ecclesiastical stul-ut>. rnuri-
ls,I uf c,,l.s-s-. ~i- as-ulelarr,- 80, a1.l
rars.-lill ~rlltssi>. z.s9i. Iilr uuuilsl
20 pupil, atirss.il-S Jls taIirsic >-ht-s>.
exclusive I'd c,it'-,> anl a.-.sielie-. +
giteu ai - 81 fbclvaIr -ss a., lllal,
ss various kiail> au.l l~l kg~isslr. \
lcemfariSin I'D gsunS Wll >liuW tal,
thcur i but a svfg siiSill utcTaNvrt-e II
ouc pgisst tn vycry chun-h. l.lc uunf
/ hrr 0f e,iiscarioual Institutions fo,,t "a,
over &l..i or ~itul o. half the uunlei
II churchcs.
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An Adventure In CaIabria.

Was travelling 81 one time IN Oaiabila
"a country OF bad people who. l believe
love nobody, and hate the French with :
mortal hatred, ana Frencbmsn who iel
into ther hands was likely TO fare bsdiy.
My travelling companion was your g msn
of 20. The reads in the mountains ar
very precipltous. and IL was with gresl
difli.uity that our horses advanced al al
Nv colnrade rude in front and. taking .
path which seemed 10 hlm SHORTER and
more practicable. we soon found We had
lost our way. To return upon our steps
or 10 ind path that would lead us oui OK
The woods, seemed equally impossible.
Ne sought ilr one walle the day lasted,
but the mors we sought, the iAr;heF We
plunged INTO the depths OF the iorest, and
II WAS h.ack night, vher, Al last ~
arrived Al a little house as black We
entered, no, without suspicion, bui We hAd
no chOice.
W,lhin We found family Of charcoal
burners At their supper, which they 10
yited Us TO share with almost TIER u.s'
words. Ay companion did noi Walt 'ol
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-04-11
VOL. XXXVII.
DREAM LIFE.

Listen, friend, and / will tell you,
Why | sometimes seem so glad.
Then, without a reason changing.
soon become so grave and sad.
Half my life live beggar.
Ragged, helpless, and alone:
But the other half monarch.
With my coUrtiers round uly throne.
Half my life is full of sorrow.
Half of joy, still fresh and new:
one of these lives is a fancy,
But the other one il true
While l live and feast ON gladnesS,
still / feel the thought remain,
This must soon end-nearer, nearer,
Comes the life Of grief and pain.
While | live 4 wretched beggar.
one bright hope my lot can cheer,
soon. soon, thou shalt have thy kingdom
Brighter hours are drawing near.
SO you see my life is twO-fold
Half pleasure, half a grief:
Thus all joy i somewhat tempered,
And ali sorr0w finds relief
Which, yen ask me, is the real life,
Which the dream-the joy or Woe?
Hush, friend, il i little matter,
And indeed, never know.
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Coinage AZ the VARIOUS aiutz II the
L. 5. for February, "a. 5is. $50. o, which
s.. Acc. 900 was standard dollars.
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The king q Partngsl rccesvos the
salary of ssie. 600 year.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1883-08-30
sCIENCR AND INDUSTRY.


The goat is in danger of losing his
main article of diet. A new industry is
the collection of tin cans for melting in
to window weights.
DIR. Freize, a Brazilian physician,
has discovered in the blood Of yellow
fever patients minute parasite which,
he believes, is the cause of yellow fever.
A stock company has been formed
in Schuyler, Neb., with capital stock
of $4,000, for the purpose Of manu-
featuring syrup from the amber sugar
cane Chicago Tribune.
"A gentleman living in Florida has
patented process for making sugar
and syrup from cassava, and, after ex-
pertinent, writes that he has no doubt
cassava cultivation will, i'm few years,
be the most profitable employment of
the people in that State. Chicago Jour
nal.
"A San Francisco inventor claims TO
have constructed hfe-saving raft
capable of accommodating 500 passen-
gers. 1t is los feet long and twenty
eight feet wide when inflated, yet can
be slowed away under the bulwarks Of
a vessel, occupying space only three
feet wide, three feet high and twenty.
eight feet long.
Hay grown west of the Mississippi
is fed in Charleston, after having been
carried 1000 miles. 1t has not been
many years since the idea of proiitably
carrying SO bulky product one-tifth
of that distance would have been
laughed at. Since that time freights
for long distances have been much re-
duced, and farmers have learned how
to put their hay and straw in much
better shape for shipment. Chicago
Herald.
-''Mr Serrell, of New York" says
the Philadelphia Press, ''has received
the gold medal of the Lyons (France)
Academy for his invention for the auto
matte reeling of silk by electricity. Mr..
Serrell went TO Lyons some years ago
and won the confidence of the great
capitalists there, getting them to accept
his labor-saving machinery, which will
work much the same revolution that
was accomplished by the cotton gin.
The fortunate inventor is still young
man, and his friends believe he has an
extraordinary career before him."
"A second electric boat has been
launched upon the Thames. 1t is forty
six feet long and can carry fifty pas
sengers. Its motive force lies concealed
in seventy boxes, each of one horse
power stored under the floor of the boat,
and at the end there is Siemens
dynamo, the spindle of which is con-
tinued so as to form the screw, without
intermediate gearing. A speed of nine
miles an hour can be maintained for six
or seven hours, when the secondary
batteries have to be replenished. There
is no noise, or heat, or smoke, or smell,
or waste, and the machinery takes up
so little room that practically the entire
boat is available for passenger accom-
modations.
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POETRY Of Enc RaiIrond.

But if you wish a spectacle of sur
passing picturesqueness take post upon
a railroad, at a SAFE distance from the
track, of dark night, about the time a
train is expected to arrive First YOU
hear alowthunderrever Grating among
distant hills; anon a bright point of light
appears, like star on the drapery Of
evening. 1t grows with astonish NO
rapidity, and now it glares like the
fierce red eye. of monstrous demon,
becomes larger, redder, fiercer every
moment, while the roar of the engine Il
heralds becomes more appalling and
voluminous as it approaches. An earth
quake--a wirlwind-a shower of fire.
aud the train is passed. II there be
not more poetry in this than in an old
night-coaeh, with its dim lamps, drowsy
driver, piled-up baggage-rack, snoring
passengers and weary cattle, then we
give up our point. To us a railway
train is relization of the widest fan
cies of eastern romances, the fireman
an Afrite, the conductor a magician,
the brakeman attendant genii. -Bos.o,,
Globe. 4s-e.F - 1850 ,.4
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Gamblers SuperstltiOns.

"When the kerds are comm yer way.
why play 'em fur all they're worth.
Make the Dealers eyes start out the
socket, and don tstop the lick till you'v
busted the machine, or luck changes. y
This advice was given me the other day
by one of the old-timers, during a con-
versation regarding faro and other
games which are played at most from
tier towns openly and publicly.
II made a run at Garcia's, one night,
and scooped 'em to the tune of S4. 900,
and before they know'd they were hurt,
and when Charley was bankin' l tapped
him for over 5000 inside of thirty
minutes, and then turned fool and blew
it in at Colds. My rule, young fellow.
is TO stop when luck changes, and its
burned good rule, but can no more
follow it than a doctor can take his
own medicine. When I'm winnin' | want
to break the bank; when lose, / play
on, hoping for a good streak. Some
times she comes, sometimes she
doesn't" s
Speaking about good streaks, gam
blers are very superstitious about signs
and tokens. ] supposePn
s'Superstitiousl ! should say 50. They
may look bold and free and easy, but
! tell you every one Of 'em are more su-
perstltious to the square inch than a
mule has kicking power. Look at old
Hll-quiet, clever man as ever lived,
generally speskingI but i you wspt to
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How ThurIow Weed Secured an Ap.
pOintment.


In 1861 a number of New York mer-
chants asked Mr.. Weed to secure y
Consular appointment for veteran
clerk-a real s'Iim Llnkinwater''-wh
being an Englishman, wanted to 90
home 10 end his days there. He says:
MIR. Seward requested his son Fred
erick, the Assistant Secretary, to find
place for him. l went to the depart
ment with Frederick, and in looking
over his Consular register carefully, his
eye finally rested ON Falmouth, where
upon examination he found that tho
Consul was an Englishman, and had
held the office more than twenty years.
1t was decided, therefore, that one En-
glishman should give place to another,
that other being an Americanized
Englishman. reported, this determine
alton to the Secretary, who Immediate
ly sent my friends name to the Presi-
dent; and when the messenger returned
with MIR. Lincoln's approval, MIR. Hun
ter, the chief clerk, was directed to fill
up the commission and obtain the Presi-
dent signature in time for me to take
it to New York that afternoon. Between
four and five o'clock p. m. went to
Mr.. Hunter for the commission, which
lay before him on his desk. He rose
somewhat deliberately Gas is his man.
ner), took the commission in his hand
and delivered it to me without speak
ing. but with evident reluctance. 1
said: ''ls it all right Mr.. Hunlerp"
He replied: II have obeyed orders"
''But,' / added, "you do not seem
pleased. Is there anything wrong
about the appointments II have
nothing TO say about the appointment,
but have never discharged duty since
came into the Department with
so much regret" He said: "The first
commission that l filled out when
came into Office twenty-six years ago
was for Mr.. Fox, our counsel at Fal-
mouth, who succeeded his then recently
deceased father, who received his ap-
pointment from President Washington.
The Consular accounts of Mr.. Fox are
as neatly and accurately kept as those
OF General Washington during the Rev
olution. think he is the best Consul
in the service of the Government. You
will Judge, therefore, whether the re-
moval of such Consul is not calculated
to occasion regret When he finished.
while he stood looking at me with the
pen in his hand, deliberately tore the
commission into strips, threw them into
the waste-paper basket, and left the
department for the cars. When | ex-
planned in New York what had occurred
at Washington it was approved, not
only by the gentleman who had asked
me to interest myself, but by the appli-
cant himself. Prom Ihsgl0w Weed's
autobiography.
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win Making.

In Scotland more laxity is permitted
in reference to wills than in England
since 1888. In the former country al
most any kind Of written document pur-
porting to dispose of the testator's
property and sufficient TO show his in
tention is regarded as a good will. It
is not necessary that ink be used, and a
legacy by word of mouth is good TO the
extent OF El00 Scots, or f8 6s. Sd. ster-
ling. If the will is holograph that is,
written by the grantor's own hand mo
witnesses are required. If il is not hol-
ograph, then two witnesses are neces-
sary with regular testing clause, or
with the designations of the witnesses
written after their signatures They
need not sign their names in the pres
ence of the grantor, but he must either
sign or acknowledge his signature in
their presence. In England every will
must be attested by two witnesses, no
matter who wrote it, and after either
seeing the testator sign or hearing him
acknowledge his signature, they ought
to sign in his presence. A gift OF legacy
to person witnessing a will is void.
but it does not affect the validity of the
will. The same holds good in Scotland,
except in the case of very small lega-
cies, which are not void In England
a creditor may be witness, while in
the sister country the opposite is the
case. All English wills must be in
writing. Soldiers and sailors, however,
when on service, may make nuncupa-
tive wills-that is, by word Of mouth. II
q will is written on more pages than
one, each page should be signed, the
witnesses signing only on the, last.
In England, if the grantor can not
sign, he may make his mark or an X,
or he may ask some one to sign for
him. In Scotland, only notary or the
Clergyman of the parish can sign for
another. All erasures and interlinea-
tions should be carefully mentioned at
the end of the deed, and all marginal
additions signed. Such, then, are the
principal formalities to be observed in
the execution of a Will In the old Ro-
man law, if a father wished to disin-
herit child, he was required to insert
special clause TO that effect, or such
child could get the will rend red void,
on the ground that he had been forgot
ten. Blackstone, in his 'sCommenta-
ries, conjectures that this gave rise to
the custom in England of leaving to a
disinherited child the sum of Is, to
show that he had been remembered.
from this custom springs the we'll
known phrase, ''l'll cut you off with a
shilling. - Chambers Journal.