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Morning journal and courier., 1884-09-01
A Sad Case,

"This is one of the saddest cases that has ever been called to our attention" said Clerk William Geary of the town agents office as he pointed out a little faxen-haired youth about nine years of age, who was sitting in the almshouse wagon in front of the City Hall Saturday afternoon. "That boy is Daniel Collins, whose mother is Ellen Col lins, who ran away with a man and deserted her boy eight months ago. Since then he has lived with his aunt on Davenport ave- nue, but she will support him ho longer and now he must go to the alnshouse. He is almost blind from the effects of blood dis ease, and unless proper medical aid is at once procured fer him he will lose his eyesight en- tirely. The hospital authorities refuse to receive him on the ground that there is no room for him" |"
Morning journal and courier., 1884-09-01
Charter Oak Park.


 The unfinished race at Charter Oak Park, which was to have taken place on Thursday, did not come off until Saturday.
 About 300 people were present to see the 2:25 race settled. The track was heavy and several showers intervensd. At the opening of the third heat George A. sold $25 to S8 for the field. Prior to the fifth heat, George A. was still the favorite, and then the sales were, field S25 over him at $10. Then Dick ard brought $2O, to s15 for the field.
 Diekard took the 3d and 4th heats in 2301S, 2:32114, and Breeze Medium the 9th in 2:3O4. SAME DAY AND TRAcK.--No. 6. Purse of S1, 900 for 2:25 class, divided. [Unfnished-l T. D. Marsh, Boston, Mass, b. g. W. B. Mc6onaid, Bufraio, N, Y, b. s.
 Almonarch. h.-------..--.------...---.4 , w B. Smith, Hartford, Conn, ch. g..
 Dlckard. 4 j w. H. Sargent, Goshen, N. Y, b. m.
 Breeze Medium m...........--......3 5 l D. B. Harrington, Morrisania N. Y.,
 blk. g. Revenge. ge......-.......-...-..5 2 5 Charles E. Hisler, Union Springs, NY,
 b. S. Charley yB.-....................d B ..dr'n. J. E. Turner, Philadelphia, Pa., ch. m.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-09-01
CHURCH NOTES.
Voices From the City Pulpfts-COunsel
 and ExhOrtatfOn.

and EXhOrtat1Ons
 Rev. MT. Lines preached at St. Pau1's church yesterday morning, one of the chief thoughts of the discourse being the duty of Christians in regard to those outside the church
 Rev. MT. Bray preached a forcible and very interesting sermon at the Humphrey Street Congregational church yesterday forenoon on David's repentance. There was large con gregation present. The pastor strikingly enforced the lesson of the sin of David in question and in his remarks e1oquently spoke of the power of evil habits illustrated in the cases of men who fall victims to intern perance after having long restrained them selves from their cups.
 Rev John E. Franklin, of Lysander, N Y, son of Mr William Franklin of this city, conducted the forenoon service of the United church, taking for the text of his sermon Phil. ii 7, E'But made himself of no reputa- tion." The first part of the chapter was read for the morning lesson. The words of the text are spoken of Christ and the lesson of the apostle to this church in Phiippi is that the members conform their characters and lives to Christ, their master and model. He drew an emphatic distinction between character and reputation. The former is what we are, the latter what others think of us. We need, said the speaker, to be very careful of our character, and ought never to lose our self-respect. Ordinarily, reputation is valued very highly; sometimes from worthy, and often from unworthy motives. The standard must always be that of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour.
 The manner of the young preacher gives evidence of great usefulness in the future. He is earnest, clear and self lf-possessed. All the exercises were well conducted and inter esting. There was a large congregation present. The music was as usual animated and inspiring.
 A Sad Case.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-09-01

CoIOred and Chi1dren9s Jerseys AccOrd-
 ingly.
 These goods must positively be sold by Septem- Der 1st so not to interfere with my regular mlf- nery goods for the fall. Have Jerseys of every de scription plain, braided beaded, Hanback, and chil dren's. No such stock as this has ever been exhib tied in any retail house in the United States. Come and examine. Sale commences Saturday, August Ed
Morning journal and courier., 1884-09-01
I,ooA1 PoLrr1CAL NOTES.

Rusy Times i'm the November and De-
 cember Elections PrOmised.
 The Eighth ward Republicans form cam
 paign club on Wednesday evening. A name
 and uniform will be adopted.
 The Campaign Medley" written by Cap
 tain George M. White to music transposed
 and arranged by Professor William B. Chand-
 Ter has just been published by aBoston firm,
 andis now procurable in cheap and attrac- tive form. A campaign glee club can hard ly consider it's equipment complete without this novelty.
 The making of company campaign uni forms is now in full blast. One New Haven | firm, Burgess & Burgess, prominent for sev- eral campaigns, has large force of help fill ' ing their orders.
 The Mitchell Phalanx, two companies, Company A and Company B, will make their first public parade in their new uni
 forms on Monday evening, September g.. I The Second Regiment band will furnish music.
 The Democratic State convention takes place in Hartford tomorrow. Some of the | Democrats hereabouts are confident that Hon. w. w. Eaton will be selected to head the ticket now that Governor Waller will \ not run.
 The coming elections in this city begin to intexest New Haven people. The national and State election takes place in November, \ and the city and town election in December. \ For Mayor, beside the name of Henry G. Lewis, the name of Herrick P. Frost is ire \ quently mentioned and it is claimed that if ' he can be induced to allow the use of his \ name that he will stand 8 very fair chance for the nomination. Other strong names are \ mentioned, among whom are Ex-Senator Mills, MT. Holcomb, of the Public Works Board, and F. S. Andrew. It is expected that there will be considerable interest in the city cleo | ton. For the State election much anima- f tion is also promised and lively contest ov'
 CT the nomination for Representatives is in dicated and the best men ought to win. [ The following is the complete list of Dem \ ocratic ward or assistant registrars: First | ward, George J. Hitler; Second ward, John J \ Brennan; Third ward, James McDermott Fourth ward, William F. Shannon; FiftE ward, Michael McGovern; Sixth ward, Thom
 as F. Carroll; Seventh ward, William O'Keefe; Eighth ward, William Geary; Nintl ward, Michael T. Sniggg; Tenth ward, Henry
 s. Cooper; Eleventh ward, Richard Schappa Twelfth ward, Francis w. Foley; Thirteenth | ward, Eugene N. Beardsley; Fourteen ward
 George Linsley; Fifteenth ward, Jonathan N \ Rowe. There is but one change, that o1 \ Michael McGovern in the Sixth ward in place of William Sullivan.
 CAMPAIGN SONGS. Professor Chandlers' Glee club will have \ rehearsal at o'clock this evening at Repub lican headquarters, No AS Church street. I | is expected that every member of the clul f will be present, as the active work of tn U l,o,.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-09-01

making
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-07-02
wooden Nutme.s.

a correspondent writes, giving an
anecdote abOnt wooden nutmegs which
strengthens the conviction that the man.
ufacture of them was, in truth, one OF
the infant industries of Connecticut.
He SAYS: Il see you diScredit the wood
en nutmeg tradition. In lS2S | heard
the following from a gentleman who
had just graduated at Bowdoin College,
so that it dates somewhere in the fouI
years just then expired. Among the
medical students was an oldish prac-
toner from New Brunswick, who had
come to rub up his ideas and TO get a
genuine degree of NJ. ID. He happened
TO lie in crowd where story was told
of some sharp trick, at which one OF
the company remarked: That beats the
wooden nutmegsp The Brunswicker
blushed, and in some confusion eXclaim.
ed: ''IIOw did you hear of the wooden
nutmegs?" He had given himself away,
and they made him tell the story. He
kept small stock of drugs, to which
he added an assortment Of spices, etc.,
as is the wont in country dIugstOres.
During the war 1S12-15 some of these
got quite scarce, and with the return of
peace the smuggling peddlers made a
rush over the line and did profitable
business. Our doctor took the first OPP
p0rtunity of the kind to replenish ms
stock, buying among other things sever
al pounds Of nutmegs, as he knew there
was none in the country, and he could
dispose of them to other country store
keepers. But before he had disposed
of any his wife took occasion to sample
them. and found them made of wood.
he hushed the thing up, hoping as he
had bought the peddler's whole stock.
that it would never be heard of, and
had so far supposed that it was the only
case of the kind. So far as the college
catalogue shows my informant is still
living (Silas Baker of Standish, Me.
AGED ~ years.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-07-02
Novel Table Dainty.

Inmany of the South sealslandi, where
the flying fox, a species of bat, htteen
inches or SO across the wings-ss COM
mon, it is used as food by the naHses
and its flesh is by nc means to be de,
spised even by epicures. Ins animal
usually confines himself to truA-Hpe
bananas of the best quality and plenty
of them being about his marx. II
would seem absurd 10 stranger to the
country to be informed that such an
insignificant animal rs a lat could
seriously threaten the fruit harvest III
countries where it IS so abundant; but
he would change his opinion when In
formed that the flying foxes often settle
in hundreds in any likely plantation,
and as they always destroy very much
more thar they consume the loss and
inconvenience they cause TO the natives
may be properly estimated.
The bat in question is not SO strictly
nocturnal in his habits as his English
brother, and although he usually siliies
out at sunset, yet have often noticed
them sailing about IN broad daylight,
provided the weather was dull and
overcast: the flight is even and regular,
very like that of rock, and not IN the
least resembling the extremely cratic
mode of progression affected by our Da-
tive species. The natives prepare them
for food by first cutting off the wings
and then passing the body through the
fire to remove the fur, and with it the
strong foxy smell with which it is
impregnated. 1t Is then carefully
scraped. split open, and afterwards
grilled on the Goals spitcheOck fashion,
when it is ready for consumption, ard
is capital eating, having a rich, ganey
flavor, something between hare and a
woOdcocK.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-07-02
Who Can TeliS

Some yearsago there was young ply
sician in Texas who was loved by all OF
account of his gentle, loving disposition
Among his more humble but not less
devoted admirers was mocking bro
that had been born and raised in his
garden. The bird took the greatest
fancy to him, and when he returned
home IN the evening would hop round
his front steps and then fly TO tree
nearby and sing for hours at time.
The bird appeared TO be in an ectacy OF
delight whenever the doctor was al
home. Finally the yellow fever broke
ont here, and among others, the doctor
was stricken down. He fingered fol
long days and then died. On the night
before his death the watchers by his
bedside had their attention attracted
by the mOurnful, sobbing notes that the
doctors bird" las they called it, utter.
ed throughout the night. The next
day the doctor died, and that night the
bird was silent. After the funeral the
family opened the room to air it, and
when the bed was drawn aside the first
thing seen was the mocking bird
lying at the head of the bed, dead.
How it got there no one knew. but
there it was, dead, as though it could
not survive the one it loved so well.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-07-02
HUMOROUS.

PoLIrIcAL: "Julia" wants to know
"wha, party pla'f rm is" Wen q
platform, julia, is one preamble anu
twenty resolutions, strong IN non -es-
sentials, vague in essentials; round the
bush on tariff and rough as thunder on
the Mormons; clsmcrous for civil ser
vice reform. with a reserved definition
of civil service reform; down on corrup-
ton, loud in its praise of purity and
determined to have 1t if 1t takes every
cent the party can raise. The plat
form, you understand Julla, Is iegiu-
mate and necessary part OF the cam
psign pomp and circumstance; 1t goes
along with the banners, transpareneies
and torches, and when the campaign Is
over-well, it is stored away IN the
cellar or garret, along with the rest OF
the uniforms and torches. A campaign
platform is very much like the campaign
torch, indeed; it gives out o great deal
of smell and smoke with a very uncer-
tain, Pickering light.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-07-02

SOMEWHAT puzzled: Last winter q
great religious revival was held In Ger.
tain Ohio neighborhood. and several
good men Brought all their influence
to bear on a certain farmer named
Harris. After many efforts he was
brought to the anxious seat, and then
they had the happiness of hearing him
announce that he felt himself saved.
In the course of three or four days the
minister met him and asked: "Well,
brother Harris, how do you feel?' "Oh.
kinder plaguey mean," was the reply.
You dol What is the troubleY'
"Well, hadn't found the Lord over ~
minutes before l run across q fruit
tree agent who beat me out of SIS last
year. There 1 was, ready to fly into
the gates of Heaven, and there he was,
chuckling to think Of how he worked
off lot of crab-appIe trees on me for
new kind of pearl 1 couldn't even
break his neck, and the old woman
she got in and said was allus gittin'
in box, and the hull thing has sorter
stirred me up till 1 can't say whether
I'd rather lick a Iightning-rod man or
be an angel
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-07-02
bismarck as a Smoker.

Rusch in his life of Bismarck says the
following amusing account of the man
ner in which the prince treated the
Austrian president of Frankfort, who
monOpolized the privilege of smoking,
Is from Bismarck himself. | asked
about the famous cigar incident.
(which one do you mean?'' THAT in
which your eXcelleRcy, finding Pech-
berg smoking, lit up cigar too" "YOu
mean Thun. Yes; that was a simple
matter enough. He asked me to wait a
minute. l did wait some time. When
/ began to feel bored, however, as he
did lot offer me cigar, i took one out
of my pocket and asked him for light,
which he gave me with astonishment
depicted on his cOuntenance. But
there is another story of the same sort.
At the sittings of the military commit
Tee, when ROchow represented Prussia
at the federal diet, Austria smoked
alone. RochOw, who was an inveterate
smoker, would have gladly done the
same, but did not dare to.
When L arrived, seeing no reason to
the contrary, l asked the presiding
power to Oblige me with light. This
request was apparently regarded by
the chairman and other gentlemen
with amaZemeut and displeasure. OBJ
viously, it was an event. As matters
then stood, only Austria and Prussia
smoked. But the others considered it
a question of such Importance that they
reported upon it to their respective
governments. Somebody must have
written to Berlin about it, too: for an
inquiry reached me from his late majeS-
ty, who was not smoker, and proba-
bly, did not find the occurrence to his
taste. The incident called for serious
consideration at the smaller courts, and
six months elapsed, during which only
the two great powers Smoked. Then
Schrenkh, the Bavarian, began to vim
dicate the dignity of his position, by
smoking. NOstitZ, the Saxon, had
doubtless a great mind to do as much,
but had not received permission from
his minister.
When, however, at the next sitting,
he saw the HanOverian, Rothmer, light
up, he must have come to some arrange
ment with Recheerg (NostitZ was un-
der Austrian influence having two sons
IN the Imperial Army, for he took a
cigar out of his case and puffed away
vigorously. The only ones left were
the Wurtemburger and the Darmstad-
ter, neither of whom smoked. But
the honor and importance of their
states imperatively required that they
should smoke, and so the next time
the WurtembeTger Won Reinhardt)
also produced a weed-I think l see it
now, a long, thin, pale yellow thing,
the color of rye straw-and smoked it
with sullen determination half through,
as a burnt sacrifice for his Suabian
fatherland. The ouly one who alto
gether Tefrained from tobacco was the
representative of Hesse Darmstadt.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-07-02
,.sa.ear's wealth.

so,b,sdly Madagascar IS one 4l
Undouo'eud und most fertile lands In
tbe the world. and the south We - the
t;on Iu the unexplored country .sa o,ser
SataIayas. is not behind ocbes tno o
narts of the island. AS one appltta; pptar;or
tba higher land towald the hsds
n'te eno ouartz, basalt and iarge III III
- aIav are found, also traces Vi 10
" .thsr u hack. among the mountains
: i.un ~ and copper abound, and the oah1 a1
iraS nun ON amd Haras are particularly sklu-
"a, 1" n manufacturing spears, Knives, ives
. ond various other arins au
49, ;unIoments. There are also indlcaLion'
"a I'D and silver, and the various oi
naments seen on the NATIVES pio'o ,aII
these metals have been found IN sinai nnd
Quantities. The soil OF the vaiieS' .nd az
coast region is remarkably iertne a
10 T cultivated, would easily supPot.
more than twenty times the presens
,nn,,Iation In the forests various
t;pds of costly woods are iouhu n,
arast abundance. especially ebony anu anu
5aSoganv Mulberry trees Win siIh
worms bamboo, tamariDd, ns, gum
conal and various species Oh Iupsei
trees a1e also common. Inc alailla
also found is used for canoes whicn ave
made by scooping out the trunk. hoe,
tobacco, sugar, cotton, lndlgo, sni ,a
sD;ces eocoanuts, bread-fruit, pianta-
ms bananas, yams. pine-apples, peacn-
ea meIons. pomegranates, cirohS,
lines. grapes, guavas, oranges, Hlaii
goes and many other varieties Oh Iruis
grow ali the year round. Poultry Oh
All kinds is abundant. Wild ana tdli'e
cattle are found in great numbers, put
thew differ from our cattle, having I'M
mense horns and large humps ON lI1elr
hacks between the shoulders. Inc
sheen are hairy instead of having wool,
and their long fat tails which oiteh
reach almost TO the ground are partlc-
ularly noticeable. In the forests there
are wild dogs, hogs cats, small leop-
ards. foxes and squirrels. There are
no monkeys, or apes, but, in their place.
are found various species OF the leInur'
Various kinds of birds and fowls are
also found In the forests and swamps,
and their plumage is very bright ana
beautiful. a few fossils which have
been found by the French and EngilSn
explorers along the coast show that, az
one tine, birds and animals of much
larger species existed in Madagascar.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-07-02

Nhas been recently shown experimen-
tally that atmospheric electricity is not
produced by the evaporation of water or
by the condensation of vapor. A Ger
man investigator, t. Zshnder, now ex-
presses the opinion that 1t is caused by
the friction of air currents on the sur
face of the earth. AT the equator the
positively charged air rises and becomes
distributed throughout the upperregions
of the atmosphere. The tension of the
electricity, according to this theory, is
at first slight, but il Is increased by the
inflow of slightly charged air until it be-
comes SO great that the positive electric
ity is discharged by combining with the
negative electricity of the earth, thus
giving rise to thundes-storms. aurora. etc
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-07-02

For a rough and ready filter make 6
partition across asmall wine barrel, from
which the head has been removed, by
means of circular piece of wire gauze
supported upon light frame of wood
and fitted across the barrel with few
French nails. Sift upon the gauze some
clean silver sand to the depth of from
two to three inches, then place on the
sand some small charcoal from which
the dust has been sifted away previously,
A two-inch layer of the sand above this
and about an equal thickness Of eleal
sharp gravel on top completes the filter.
ing arrangement; the barrel may ther
be filed up with water and the purified
fluid drawn from tap near the bottom
- required.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-07-02
Tudor Houses.

COwdray, near Midhurst, in England,
was, until its destruction by fire on
September "a, 170S, one of the largest
and finest of the great Tudor houses, of
which Hatfield and Audley End are,
though much later in date, perhaps, the
two best-known surviving examples.
1.-The curse of Cowdray" has become
a well-known phrase since the curse
was apparently fulfilled in the year 1893.
In that year, almost on the same day,
the young owner, the eighth Lord
Montague, was drowned in the Rhine,
and the beautiful house was totally de-
stroyed by fire. The ''curse Of fire and
water'' had been invoked on the family
by the despoiled monks, and it required
but little superstition to believe that
such a frightful dopble disaster was the
fultilment of it.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-07-02
AGRICULTURE.

PLANT FEW FRUIT TREES. 1T is not
yet tco late 70 order and plant fe"
fruit trees or vines. They may be pro
cured of the nearest nurseryman, and
planted promptly after being brought
home. A few ounce and pear trees. a
few apple trees, a few grape vines, II
only a few, will be help, and in snort
time will produce fruit after their kind.
There are many who like the early acid
fruits as the strawberry, curIant, goose
berry, &C., and few of each of these
should be planted, if only enough for
house use. Every garden or village lot
should have a supply offruits In variety.
They are more wholesome as food than
much that is eaten by villagers and
rownspeople, or even farmers themselves.
Ii will not cost much to set out small
number of trees, vines and plants, and
will contribute largely to the health
Of the family in the cultivation and car
ing for them as well as in eating the
fruit when it is in season. Fruit should
largely take the place of more sohd food,
especially meats. during the warm sea-
son. The only way for everybody to
get a supply is for them to raise theii
OWL. It can easily be done, and that q
beginning may be made or additions to
that already started attend to it noW,
this l0eek, iBiDledtdteiy.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-07-02

Mr.. NJ. E. HISKLEY, practical hor
ticulturllst, writing about Strawberries
says that there are no settled rules which
may be given the beginner that will hoid
good in all localities, but that there are
certain general rules which should al
ways be borne in mind. TO wit-thorough
culture, a moist situation, careful watch
ing and love for the business. Mr..
Hinkley further theories in this way.
The inmate longing for strawberries is
either n human weakness or redeeming
instinct. 1t is the triumph of giuttony,
OF a lingering memory of Eden. The
longing is so universal that prefer to
regard it in the best light. 1t is the
trace of the angelic in mans nature
hint of his former innocence and noble
tastes