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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-11-05
500 " Orth.

There Was aLwinkle il his eyes as he
entered a livery stable the other morn
ing and proceeded to look over the
horses. When he had made the rounds
the proprietor asked:
looking for horse?"
'Say. I've one of my own, but neigh
Dor is continually bothering me to loan
him the rig for a drive. Have you an
animal which you viii warrant to run
away?"
You bet That old roam there viii
make break before he is driven two
blocks"
Then want to borrow him this af-
ternoon. I'llgiye that neighbor all the
buggy-riding he wants for a year to
come"
The horse was sent to his barn at the
hour agreed upon, and hitched up for
the neighbOr and his wife. Lucky for
the wife the horse ran away before
she got in, and she was thus saved from
a big scare if not case Of broken bones.
When the animal was returned to the
stable the proprietor inquired:
We'll, warranted him to run away
or no pay"
Yes, he ran away"
nd your game succeeded:"
Yes, l suppose so. That is, I've
got TO sit up nights for the next two
weeks with a man with a broken leg,
and suppose my buggy was damaged
about 500 worth"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-11-05
Ins Temple at JerusaIem.

The dimensions of SOiomon's Temple
were Insignificant as compared with
those OF many other ecclesiastical struc-
lures of later days. and even as con-
trasted with those Of noted heather
temples. 1t has been remarked that
the dimensions OF the Jewish sanctuary
were just double those of the Mosaic
tabernacle, the grouud-tiOor of the tenn
pie being 10 by 81 feet, and its height
81 feet. Enc. Britt The second
temple doubled these dimensions, and
the temple erected by Herod in turn
greatly enlarged the latter.
The foundation of Solomon's Temple
WAS laid B. c. 1912, and the edifice
was completed B. c. 1905, having been
- years in building. The temple was
surrounded by an inner court, this by
an outer court, and this again by the
court of the Gentiles. Chambers for
the use of the priests, for the treasury,
and for other purposes connected with
the temple service, were constructed
within these courts; and in popular
usage the entire enclosure embraced by
the exterior wall was often spoken Of as
the temple.
Solomon's Temple was destroyed by
Nebuchadnezzer b. e. 5SS, and the
Ark of the Covenant. with its sacred
contents, is supposed TO have become
the spoil Of the plunderers. The sec
ond temple was reared, amidst great
trlbslations, by the Jews on their return
from the Babylonish captivity, the foun-
dation being laid, b. c. 534. This.
though larger, lacked the glory and
magnificence of Solomon's and still
greater loss was the Ark and the ShekI-
nah. This temple was destroyed by
Herod B. c. 81, and the foundation of
a third temple was laid by Herod the
Great 3. c. 20. OF this temple the
Jews said John ii 3: 20)-"Forty and
six years was this temple in building"
1t was destroyed by the Romans under
Titus A. D. 40. Subsequent attempts
to rebuild were Intellectual.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-11-05
Winter Palace.

There is the Winter Palace. i'll Rus
sIa. and TO what thoughts does it give
rise. Within this is the Romanof por-
trait gallery. where one sees the tablet
upon which are the rules that Catherine
enforced at her conversations. These
are quaint, and here is the tradition of
them: 1. Leave your rank outside as
well as your hat, and especially your
sword. 2 Leave your right Of prece-
dence, your pride, and any similar feel
ing outside the door. g. Be gay, but
do not spoil anything, do not break or
gnaw anything. 4. Sit, stand, walk as
you will, without reference to anybody.
8. Talk moderately, and not very loud,
SO as not to make the ears and heads Of
others ache. 8. Argue without anger
and without excitement, z. Neither
sigh nor yawn, nor make anybody dull
or heavy. 8. In all innocent games,
whatever one proposes, let all join. 8.
Eat whatever is sweet and savory, but
drink with moderation, so that each
may find his legs on leaving the room.
10. Tel no tales out Of school; what.
ever goes In at one ear must 60 out at
the other before leavingthe room
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-11-05

Whenever you commend, add your
reasons for 50 doing, it is tnis which
distinguishes the appreciation of man
of sense from the dattery of sycophants
and the admiration of fools.
= generous, a brave, a noble deed
performed by an adversary, commands
our appreciation; while in its conse-
Quences 1t may be acknowledged pre-
judicial to our particular interests.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-11-05

Charity is a universal duty.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-01-05

IRTATIO

What is hirtafion2 Really,
How can l answer that?
Yet when she smiles ] see its wiles,
Aud when he lifts his hat.
lis meeting IN the ball room,
It's whirling in the dance;
With something hid beneath the lid
Besides a simple glace.
lis walking in the hallway,
It's resting on the stair;
'Tis bearded lips ID finger tips
Of mamma is not there.)
'Tis going out for ices,
IT'S %buttoning on a glove;
lis lips that speak Of plays next week,
And eyes that talk Of love.
It's tucking I'm a carriage,
lis asking for a call;
lis lifted eyes and tender signs,
And that is-no. not all.
IT'S parting when 'us over,
And one goes home to sleep;
Ira Ia, my friend, best joys must end
But ones goes home to weep.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-01-05

II will wager a thousand dollars that
1t was not prusslc acid, said a medical
man who Lad read an article about the
death OF a cat ron prussic acid men
toned in the first edition Of the Press.
What Is prussic acid worth?" was
asked of the chemist at Strong, Cobb "
Co. s wholesale drug store.
''We never sell it." was the response.
''It is not an Article OF commerce..
Scheucr, the Swedish chemist, who
discovered chlorine, Scheuer's green,
etc. a found dead III his laboratory,
about which there fingered a peculiar
pungent smell. When one has eaten a
fresh peach and cracked the pit he will
get a faint odOr that resembles prusslc
acid, although the smell OF this acid is
slightly sweeter. 1t "a also be found
in bitter almonds"
Some housewives, in preserving
peaches, add u few pits TO the confec-
tion by way OF improving the flavor, 1t
may sound extravaganza, but it Is "
theless a fact, that the improvement of
the condiment is due partly to prussic
acid. 1t is in such minute quantities,
bOMSNOAs blaI ~ ID hOb AhlullOuo w
health. Indeed, what Is commonly
called prussic acid is given as a medi-
cine. 1t Is really hydrocyanic acid, two
arts of the acid to ninety-elght parts
water. $. NJ. Strong relates that
tn his father was very sick with
lmonla the doctors prescribed three
+ of ~hydrocyanic acld, The sick
- was himself an excellent doctor,
AMI he advised that the dose be liz
creased to six drops. The attending
physicians did not dare do it. The
SICK man died and his friends enter
gained a lingering belief that he would
have pulled through had the doctors
followed lis advice"
Prussic acid is the most deadly of all
poisons, and the fumes would instantly
Kill the person who inhaled it. 1t is not
known just what the symptoms attend
ing the death are, Tor the victim dies
too suddenly to manifest any. There
appears to be a sort of suffocation and
a general paralysis. H~ydrocyanic aciI
is sometimes taken internally with sui
cldal intent and death is almest instan-
taneous, tue blood taking up the acid
wonderfully quick. 1t is colorless as
water. A tragic story OF a strange duel
between a medical man and his rival in
a beautiful New Orleans woman's atfec-
lions, many years ago, Is told. The
medical man, who had the right to
choose tue weapons, selected the deadly
poison before mentioned. Two pills
we're made, one harmless, the other
containing enough poison to kill a dozen
men, The dentists threw dice for the
first choice of the pills. The medical
man, pale but firm, swallowed one, and
his rival the other. For a moment
each stood and glared at each other.
Then the medical man saw his rival
make a move, as if to place his hand on
his heart, while a look of horror came
over his face. The doctor turned away
unable to witness the terrible sight.
Almost before he could turn on his heel
his nval dropped dead.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-01-05
wedding cake.

A Nashville man received a piece of
wedding cake recently, and foOlishly
ate it. 1t nearly killed him, and the
doctors pumped HIM out and braced
him up and walked him around, and at
last saved mis- life, although they
declared he had all the symptoms of
pyemia, %stryehnine poisoning, normal
temperature, Asiatic cholera, morphine
poisoning, rapid pulse and terrific res
piration and several other awful things.
However, an analysis of the cake show
ed that it contained no substance abso-
lutely poisonous in themselves, but
having been made by the bride, to the
best of her ability and inexpelience,
the cake was enough to kill a river and
harbor bill. The man was very young
or he would have known better, and
would have saved the cake to kill
tarantulas with.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-01-05

One would suppose that a stranger
visiting the capital would have no dltli-
Guilty II finding that very interesting
historical I ellc, the original draft of the
Declaration or Independence. But
Hartman, the publisher of the London
Morning Post, who vas in Washington
a short time ago, learned the fact to
his great personal Inconvenience. He
was told at the hotel where he stopped
to seek it at the Patent office. From
that 2lace he was invited TO look
through the National Museum, and it
was not until he had wasted 4 large
part Of the day in an Intellectual hunt
that he found the relic late in the al
ternoon, in the library of the State De-
partment.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-01-05
pg with the driver for change, and

~ ug with the driver for change, and
hes az times repeated, and written
al he farelUsX by the door requested
|, pasy .,gers 70 put the exact fare in
-e box" This legend always annoys
me by it's narrowness and petty dicta-
ton. Often l do not feel like being
bound by the iron rule; sometimes l
would like to put in more, sometimes
less. than the exact five cents. But no
allowance is made for different moods
and varying fancial conditions. l
often wonder if this rule is founded on
real Justice in the bosom Of the COM
pany. and whether il would be as
anxious to seek out the traveller who
SHOULD by chance overpay and restore
the excess, as it is to follow him when
he puts in too little. If this is not the
meaning of '~'exact, " then the company
is more anxious to make money than to
do Justice. l do not suppose this is so,
but there is one suspicious thing about
a horse-car. The floor is sometimes a
grating, and straw IS spread on this, so
that if the passenger, who is often
nervous and obligedt to pa IS his fare from
hand to hand to the box, lets it drop
into the straw. he never al find it.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-01-05

TWO seiyahts with lamps and Candida
br5 IS appeared at the door, and at tn
saIne lpopsf the sztrange musician
stopped, striking with all tn might o
his steel fingers a discord 81 harsh, s,
startling, that the whole pdfrty spranl
up.
"out with the lamps p lcried d.
Silvis.
"No, no !" hreked MaNemoiselle
Adele. "Oome with the lights; 1 dare
not remain in the dark. Out that hor.
rible man 70
Who was it ? Who was itf without
thinking, they all gathered arpund the
host, and no one noticed ! 10 the stran-
ger slipped out behind the servants.
De Silvis tried to laugh. Il think
it must have been the devil himself, -
be said, "Come, let us go to the opera. -
"To the OPERA Not 70. anything, "
cried Louison. 81 won't hear any
music for a fortnight, and then the
crowd on the staircase ~
"Oh, these trufies," groaned Ana
tole
The party broke up. They had all
been suddenly seized with a feeling
that they were strangers in a strange
place, and each wanted to go quietly
home.
When the Journalist conducted Made
moiselle LouisOn to her carriage he
said "You see this is the consequence
of having anything to do with these
half savsges you are never sure OF the
company you meet"
mo; he entirely ruined the charming
mood | was in" said Louison, sadly,
and turning her swimming eyes toward
him. "Will you come with me to La
Trlnite ?" [ know there is a service at
twelve o'clock.
The journalist bowed and stepped
into the carriage.
But when MademOiselle Adele and
Monsieur Anatole drove past the Eng
lish druggists, in the Rue de la PAX,
he told the coachman 10 stop, and said
beseechingly to her. Il think | must
get something for the truflles ; you'll
excuse me, won't you? That music,
you see"
SPY all means, mon amI,o she re-
piled, Between ourselves, | don't
think any of us are fit for much this
evening. Good night a domain p
She leaned back in the carriage, re-
lieved to be alone and the frivolous
creature cried as if she were being
beaten while she drove homeward.
Anatole was no doubt troubled by
the truffies, yet he seemed to get better
the moment the carriage rolled away.
Since they made each others ac-
qu%aintance they eve had been 50
pleased with each other as at that mo-
menJ when they parted.
''The one who had come best out of
it was g der liebe DOCTOR" for, being a
German, he was hardened to music.
Yet he determined to stroll along to
the Brasserie Muller, in the Rue
Richelieu, to get a proper glass of
Seidel beer, and perhaps a little bacon,
after it all.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-01-05

IL IS well known ttat the green tea
affects the nerves much more than the
black tea, which is believed TO arise
from the different modes Of prepara
ton, For making green tea the leaves
are put over the fire and partially dried
directly after they are picked, but with
piack tea the leaves are put into a
basket and then exposed to the inHu-
ence OF the atmosphere for twenty or
thlrty hours, during which time q slight
fermentation takes place, and the color
OF the leaf changes from green TO a
brown or chocolate hue (thls is easily
seen by the infusion of the dried leaf
OF black and green tea; the leaf after
INFUSION will show the different colors
named; they are then put over the fire
and finished. In this country about
2lS,OOO,O 200 pounds are delivered wear
~, OF which about 40, 900 900 r ex.
ported, but tie proportions are about
oi,UOO,OUO OF black and 1000. 900 of
green, Ooiong and Japan, While IN
America the black tea imported 1s about
5,25O, 900, the green tea Gnclud1no
Oolong and uncolored Japan tea. which
possesses nearly the same properties as
green) amount to 5000, 900. Would
NOT TINS excessive use OF green account
ior the opinion Of the American doctors
as to the effect of tea on the nervous
doubt very much If a pound
oil black ten, boiled down 10 the same
way as he young Tyson mentioned.
you'd poison either rabbits or cats with
rle same dose. There is no doubt the
.hrmentation OF the leaves of back tea
Iteuces The amount of the actIye
"tAelhe" that you find in
gfeen.
Another thing, IN preparing tea for
th table, boiling water Is put on the
lea n an Infusion made which is at
one partaken of. But who ever would
think OF boiling tea to drink? By SO
dong you extract from the stalk and
Wooiy hbre OF the Leaf an acrid decoc.
tlon that no IL would find pleasure In
tikng, and from which woody part
would be most likely extracted the pol
scaols qualities mentioned. In tea
European countries, as Ger
may, Russia, etc. scarcely any green
IS ted, and doubtless the great increase
lhe consumption In this country
arlss from the almost universal use of
blak tea, green being only used in
ml9g with it to impalt a flavor, and
VIVA OF late years the consumption of J
bias tea has largely increased, that of :
grei has remained stationary. which !
cledy shows the taste IN this country i
Is ehreiy different from that OF Amer I
lea. May We long continue in this '
eoary to ENJOY The cup which cheers
but Ut inebr1ates."
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-01-05
''Wlll Git Hurt"

Au old lady, with a lerky voice and a
great display of snuff box and spec
~tacles, got lett by a train the other
night and had to go to a hotel tor lodg-
ings and breakfast. A few minutes be-
fore train time the clerk went up to her
room to notify her, and found her sit
ting IN a chair as stiff as a major.
As soon as he entered she broke out
with:
"How mucn a day in this hotel?"
1.-TWO dollars, madam"
"How much where you don't have
supper"
Twelve shillings."
Chow much where you SIT up all
night long. expecting to be murdered
every mlnit?"
"Just the same-twelve shillln gs."
"How much where you don't eat any
breakfast for fear of being pizsned!'
she continued.
Just the same, madam. There is
your bed, and breakfast has been ready
these two hours"
"Well, l doat pay It'll"
"But, madam"
"No, not if l die fur It'll Here I've
sct in this blessed cheer all night long,
hearing whistles and bells and folks
running, and men whooping, and ex-
pecting every mint would be my last
on earthl'
HAS that gas been going ali night?
Every mint, sir. I've allus made a
practice o mindin' my business, and L
don't propose to set fire to myself by
foolIn' with that thing. How much is
it where you sit and tremble like a leaf,
from s o'clock at night till next morn
ing, wishing to goodness you hadn't
been fool enough to start for Illanoy
alone?"
Just the same, madam"
"Not by a Iug-full, young mani
Here's fifty cents, and you can take the
rest out in a lawsuit 1 haven't mussed
tine bed nor touched breakfast, and fifty
cents is plenty Tor having a roof over
my head. Git out o the way, for I'm
goingl'
He had to move aside or be run over,
for she picked up her satchel and put
on steam until nothing could stop her.
She made her way down stairs and
started for the depot, and when a boy
asked if she would have her baggage
toted she wheeled ON him and replied:
"lou meande ! I've been swindlcd
out O fifty cents already, and if there's
any more foolins around somebody will
ont hurtl"
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-01-05

\ little brown a harnessed TO the
shafts Of Il light wagon stood in front
of the store of her owner, in Chicago.
Mounted on the broad back of the lit
tie mare was a curly black dog, which
plunged about barking violently at the
passing pedestrians. Attracted by the
noise a reporter crossed the street and
approached the two. The dog, seing
that his antics had brought hun into
notice, lay down very cOmpOsedly on
the little mares back and gazeG around
him with much satisfaction. No coax
ing would induce him to leave his posi-
ton. Presently a half-grown boy came
out of the store and climbed into the
wagon.
How did your dog learn to ride horse
back?" the reporter asked him.
"He first began to climb on the
mares back during the cold weather
two years ago." said the boy, laughing.
"He got to sleeping there because it
kept MIN warm, The a liked it be-
cause 1t kept her warm, too. Now he
rides on her back nearly everywhere she
goes"
"They must be great friends"
eyes, they are. The dog takes the
mares part every chance he gets. The
mare helps the dog out of tight places
sometimes. The other day a big bull
dog pitched into him and was chewing
him all to pieces when the mare came
to his assistance. She grabbed the big
dog by the back of the neck with her
teeth and held him while the little dog
licked him. Then, when the little dog
finished the job, she let the big one
sneak away. The little dog was so
grateful for the favor that he trotted off
and stole an ear of corn somewhere and
brought it to the mare"
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-01-05

The a which l entered was nearly
full-no ear is ever full. It was one of
the short cars called by the hght-minded
''bob.tailed, T" having II horse and no
conductor-one of the c%ontrivances
that presumes upon the honesty of every.
body except the driver, The car was
dirty; but as this is the only dirty line in
the United States it would be ill'natured
to mention its name and city, BESIDES,
it is unnecessary to do so, as no doubt
most Of my readers have been on 1t, /
was interested in STUD. ing the legenes
in English and German posted above the
windows. They related, mostly, TO
diseases and the benefit of soap applied,
There were also directions about neg o
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-01-05

The immense travel and traffic of
London are strikingly suggested by the
simple statement that 2,200 trains leave
its railroad stations every "A hours.
Crockett county, Tenn, claims to
have the oldest mayor in the world.
His reported age Is la years, and he
walks seven or eight miles at a time.
In the Yorkshire coal mines there
were last year 50 deaths, so that one life
was lost to every Il of the total S07
employed.
In an orchestra in a small German
town the conductor, one Hit, has for
n of the players his father who is a
centenarlan.
"A Syracuse, n. Y, man, who was
said to have broken his neck some time
ago, and had the fracture set, is now all
right again.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-01-05
The Style She Wanted.

They climbed down out of a lumber
wagon in front of a photographers, and
after he had hitched the horses and she
had brushed the dust off his overcoat
they walked up stairs.
"She wants her fotergraf took, "
observed the old man to the attendant.
GLOW many?"
"Well, 1 reckon we kin use up five
or six"
"What style and price?"
The woman pulled a parcel from her
pocket and carefully unwrapped it and
revealed a cabinet photo of Mary An
derson.
Il want jist SIGH a pictur' as that"
she explained.
"You NEAR the same size?"
"No SIT; | want it finished off to
look just as good as she does. Copy
that just as closely as you can"
The attendent had some explana-
tions to make inregard to photography,
and these explanations disturbed the
couple very much.
"Wnl you guarantee to make her
look as good as that picture ?" asked
the husband.
He couldn't.
''Then we don't trade We want
what we want, or we don't pay. Come.
mother"
But it seems as if you could. if we
paid for it, she pleaded with the atten-
dant.
He was firm
IAN right, then," she announced, as
she pulled 0 N her gloves. Il told him
in the first place it was better to pay
two shillings apiece for these photo
graphs and write my name on 'em, but
it was a rainy day and he Just as lief
hang around the city for half a day.
Sorry we can't trade, but that photo
graph is me Just the same"
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-01-05

THE Chicago Inter ocean claims that
nay can be shipped probably from the
West because the improved method in
ualing oveIcomes the disadvantages OF
being tar from market. In the West
improved presses and wire are used III
baling hay, and a third more weight is
put into the same space than In the Eas-
tern States, where old~-fashloned presses
Ind wooden heNps are usep
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-01-05

JONES asked his wife "Why is a
husband like Dough-" He expected she
would give it up, and he was going to
tell her that 1T was because a woman
needs him; but she said it was because
he was hard to get off her hands.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-01-05

you wouldn't think TO look
that ! once bad a ball given
hnnnr-nn account of my beauty.
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