Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-04-08

The rink has been paying handsomely.
The rink has a splendid floor of maple
wood.
1t is money spent and thrown away On
rollers.
Many of the preachers give the rinks hail
columbia.
Rink amusement takes the place OF cake
walk amusement.
The professionals did not get chance
on opening night.
All good things in this world are to be
used but not abused.
The amusement is too worldly for the av-
erage minister to attend.
A doctor might attend to minister to
those who receive injury by falling.
The fever for rink entertainment and
amusement has not yet reached the climax.
Pine flooring will not answer for roller
skating that kind of wood Is said to be too
soft.
Many of the young ladie, would attend
but Ma and Pa say no. Don't disobey your
parents.
Be discreet and virtuous in all things and
you'll be happy, this holds good in the rink
as elsewhere.
A number of grand-fatbers took in the
rink, some people believe that it will last
all summer and next winter.
1t is wicked, criminal, to talk about burn
ing the rink down, or blowing it up. such
talk as that is great intemperance.
If you pay our debts and have money to
spare and see tit to use it on roller skating,
il is no ones business but your own
There was no music on Saturday night
and the attendance was lIrger than when
! music lent its charms to the occasion.
The rain on the night Of the opening OF
the rink made it unpleasant for people 10
get away from the place of amusement.
Ii is said tnat the delights of roller skat-
! Ing Is lLlcuSl1cu " 1hS AAuSAS " =
The enthusiastic pronounce it as divine.
-he opening of the rink OF Friday night
brought number OF strangers to town,
from Lewistown, Newport and other places.
The more exclusive exercises are engag-
ed in during afternoons. Men and women
learn there for the more popular night skat-
ing.
People well up in the knowledge of phys
ical culture say that roller skating broadens
the feet and develops the muscles OF the
legs.
Those who profess to know declare the
most charming part of roller skating to con-
sist In opportunity that is afforded for hir-
tation.
The tumblIng would have done credit 10
a circus or acrobatic performances, some OF
skaters before going down kicked as high as
a mans head.
The pouring rain that came down on peo-
pie that drove home from the rink at mid
night on opening night caused them to wi; h
that they had stayed at home.
Ladies had fine feathers spoiled by the
rain in going home from the rink on the
night OF Good Friday. When the amuse-
ment began no one looked for rain.
A night Al the rink takes away the change
unless the pocket is well lined, and many
drafts on the pocket book prevents the ac-
cumulation OF a fund for rainy days.
Almost every walk Of life was represent
ed at the rink on opening night. The preas'
the bar, medicine, mel chandlse, mechanics
general labor, and DO nothings, but nC
preachers.
Many people are opposed to rink skatin
believing it TO be harmful to participants
Many other people believe that there is nc
harm except in the abuse of the privileges
of the rink.
A COW boy in a western paper gives his
experience at roller skating IN the following
language: Il am more used to riding OIL
: horseback, and as soon as | straddled lh
layout | Was wishing 1 had a buck rein, be
, cause 1 expected them to go to buckin', en
8 they didn't. 1 walked them over to th'
: other end OF the corral to gentle 'em litil'
E and directly they started of on an easy can
e ter and we're coming around back riga
through the hord, and there was dud
there with a stiff hat who was trying TO Gu
oat polied Angus heller in a blue dress
aud iouled, roped both my hind legs in i
1 a hoop skirt and it had me stretched ou
: ready tor branding quicker'n spring cal
t can bawl with his mouth open and his lung
stretched. But got up and on again an
{ you ought to see me exercise them vehic'e'
: OF course they'd buck when tried to hurr
P 'en, and they would rear up and iail bac
J ahen tried to stop 'em toJ quick; bat III
= leave il TO the boss herder OF the whole lc
: If / didn't gallop 'em around there for thre
, or four hsuTs and had 'em roll over aad ov
5 er me, aud didn't get me off,"
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