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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-11-03
Origin of SIantIng Roofs.

10 find the source from which the
European nations have derived the art
of building in stone we must look to
the land of the Pharaohs. From Egypt
the craft passed to Greece, and from
the Greeks it was taken up by the
Romans, to be by them disseminated
through the north and west of Europe
in the process of colonization The
similarity, in regard to the conStruc-
tive parts of the ancient Greek build
ings to some of those found in Egypt
of older date affords strong cOntirma-
tion of the tradition that the Greeks
borrowed the art from the Egyptians.
The Greeks, however, in adopting it
added a new feature, the pedlment, and
the reason for this addition is easy to
find. Egypt is practically rainless. All
the protection from the climate re-
quired in palace or tempe in such a
country is shelter from the sun by day
and from the cold by night, and for
this lat roof supported by walls or
pillars with architraves is quite suf-
fcient, but when, as in all European
countries, rain has to be taken into ac-
count, a slanting roof becomes neces-
sity. The Greeks, with their eye for
symmetry, provided for this by forming
the roof with a central ridge at an OBJ
tuse angle, from whichit sloped down
equally on either side. The triangular
space thus formed at the end of the
building above the architrave was oc-
cupied by the pediment, and this part
of the facade, which owed its birth to
the exigencies of climate, was hence
forth regarded as so essential 10 the
artistic completeness of the work that
it was said that if temple were to be
erected In the celestial regions, where
ram would not be p,ssible, the pedi-
ment could not be omitted.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-11-03
Old Dobbin's Feast.

It was a patient, care.worn horse,
whose general air suggested disgust
with men and things. that stood
hltched to a substantial-looking phae-
ton on Wabash avenue. In a few
moments his somnolent reflections
were pleasantly disturbed by hand
rul Of sweet g-ass hsld to his mouth.
Three little girls, the youngest little
tOddler of five and the eldest proba
bly, not more than eight, came romp-
ing along. They spied the steady.
looking old horse, determined to give
him a treat, and all three were soon
busy digging their tiny hands INTO the
sod and thruSting the long fresh
grass into his nose and mouth.
At first the smallest feared to pu'
her hands so near his mouth, and
would pass the grass TO one of she
others and then stand back and de-
lightedly watch the proceeding. Un-
accustomed to such marked attention,
and as though entering into the spirit
of the thing, the old horse grew rest
less and nervous, now and then paw
ing and backing and going forward to
the end of the hitching-st Fin
ally the little lady of five years
plucked a handful of grass and marched
boldly up herself to be the giver. The
horse had gone forward a little, and
as she reached toward him from the
curb the little woman in her eager
nervousness lost her balance and fell,
a heap of tiny, dainty skirts, almost
under the old horses feet.
A second more his hard, paving feet
would have killed the little creature.
But the old horse never paved after
the little lady fell. Pausing moment
the horse seemed to carefully consider
the matter, and when the little girls
companions had run screaming for
help he carefully stepped backward with
every foot lifted clear of the child, and
stopped at the length of his hitching-
strap, the body of the little one just in
front of him. She had not yet uttered
a sound, but now she she looked up,
saw the horses head above her, and,
slowly rising, she put out her hand,
and giving him a gentle pat on his ve
vety nose, ran off after he companions.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-11-03
IL Is UnIuCky.

To be struck by lightning on Mon
day.
TO sit on a buzz-saw in motion on
Friday.
To break the mirror your wife,
mother gave her.
To fall downstairs with the parlOr
stove on Tuesday.
To speculate with other peoples
money and get caught.
To get wet when you fall overheard
while boating on Thursday.
To dream of snakes after drinking
cider in a prohibition town.
To see Il bill-cOllectOr over your ght
shoulder on Saturday.
To see bulldog over your left
shoulder in your neighbours orchard.
To see your overcOat over either
shoulder as YOU pass out Of the shop of
your uncle.
To bet all your money on a horse
whose driver has bet his money on
another.
To marry on Wednesday girl who
practices with ten-pOund dumb-bells.
To spill salt in the coffee of the man
who has the carving-knife.
To be one of thirteen at table when
there is only food enough for six.
To meet a detective at the depot
when you are buying a ticket to Can
ada.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-11-03
A MONKEY ACTS AS wATCHMAN.
An African Railroads. Ape Earns n
Salary for his Crippled Master.

Two years ago when 1 was in
South Africa for New York firm of
exporters l was informed that eight
miles up the railroad, which runs
from Capetown north, there was a
trained ape which acted as a switch
man and drew regular salary for
his master.
Or course l believed the story to be
canard, but felt that it was worth
while investigating. l stopped at a
little station on the railroad in Cape
Colony and was directed to a small
switch house, 200 yards up the track
from the place where the train had
stopped. The switch tender was sit
ting outside thedoor in an arm chair, and
by bis side stood, or rather crouched,
an enormous African ape, which was
fully five feet high when erect.
As the switch tender arose to answer
my inquiry 1 noticed that he was arm.
less. / asked him whether it was true
that his ape performed the duties of
switchman and was told to watch for
i've minutes and see for myself. A
few minutes later the rumbling noise
of an approaching train was heard. As
the noise increased the ape jumped
from his crouching position and accom-.
panied the switchman to the place
where the white arm of the switch
stood thrown to the left.
At a signal from the swltchman the
ape jumped forward, seized the key,
unlocked the paddock, which held the
switch In position, and grasping the
lever with his muscular arm threw it
to the right. The train dashed over
the switch to the side track of the sta
tion, and IN a second the switch was
thrown back into position. and the ape
again took his seat by his master to
wait for further orders.
1t was certainly wonderful per-
formance, and | would not believe It
unless 1 had seen it. The man in
formed me that he had lost his arms ia
railroad accident while employed by
the company as a switch tender. Dur
ing the five years previous to the acci-
dent he had trained the ape more as a
matter of recre alton and to employ his
leisure time while stationed at that
lonely outpost of the CapetOwn rail-
way.
The work of amusement turned him
In good stead when he was able to sat-
isfy the company that without arms he
could as fully protect Its interests as
when he was in possession OF those
limbs. For more than two years the
ape had performed the duties of switch
man, and had never made a mistake.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-11-03
A Bleak Home.

On the map OF Iceland may be seen
speck of an island called Grimsey.
II is the most northern, and cOnSe-
quently the coolest, of the Iceland
group. Eighty-eight peOple-no more
live on it. They have tried to keep a
few cows, but the winters are too hard
for them. Two horses and few sheer
with very coarse fleeces are the only
animals of the kind on the island. \
good minister, Peter GOOdmansOn,
lives in this remote place. He is a
poet and an astronomer, and is EN-
ployed TO take observations for the
Meteorological Institute at COpenha-
gen. Once or twice year some OF the
islanders visit the mainland, but the
stormy seas, covered with icebergs,
make the passage always dangerous.
On one side of the island, which IS a
high precipice, countless birds build
their nests, and the collecting of eggs
is one chief means Of living for the lit
tie settlement. Men are let down over
the face Of the rock by ropes They
wear suits thickly wadded with feath-
ers to save themselves from being hurt
on the sharp rocks. Each man carries
a pole to help himself with and ladle
for Scooping up nests that he cannot
reach with his hands. There is in his
frock great pocket in which he can
put one hundred ard fifty eggs. There
he works with the sea roaring beneath
him. Many accidents occur and many
lives are lost in this business.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-11-03
MHTLNTo NJuN1ArAC ACoUNTp pNNA.w WEDNESDAY

you a photograph that l bought at
a shop. 1t was scandalous. but did.
Rosalinda, to mention the lady for the
last time, do assure you, that Posa-
linda is myth pure and simple.
And Emily forgave him when he told
her the whole story. She and Septmus
were married the following Christmas,
and they have charming house in
Brickbury. Septimus still wears . vel.
vet coat in the evenings, but he has
dropped his airs and graces, and Is the
most devoted husband in the world,
while his sweet.tempered wife treats
him with the profoundest respect, and
never has so much as referred to Eosa-
linda since their wedding day.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-11-03

1t is stated that New York dairmen
are favora e,to the substitution ofsheep
for cows, believing that in producing
choice mutton and lamb they will de-
rive largo profits than from milk.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-11-03

Some of the new plush broche bor-
dered wooden stufs are as rich and
dressy as well as costly as silk velvet
broche.
Une.piece dresses of wool and silk
are both worn and preferred by many
ladies of unQuestioned taste and fash
ion
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-11-03

Vertical stripes In dress goods Of all
kinds are Che feature in fall fabrics.
The Southern herald., 1886-01-23
UNDER FALSE coLoRs.
Why Tommy Brown Will Never Again At
tend Dinner Party at Home.

Why Tommy Brown VIII Never Again At
tend Dinner Party at Home.
1t is always amusing to see poverty
posing as riches. Such spectacle ex-
cites ridicule, and people who shine ia
hired or borrowed splendor can expect
Notifying results. An illustration Of
this is here given: A family named
Brown, who were poor, made a great
pretense of possessing riches, and were
very fashionable indeed
Tommy, an irrepressible boy of
eight years, was, unfortunately for the
Browns, admitted to a seat at the table
when they gave their first dinner-party.
The first of the courses was Icing
served when Tommy cried out:
30 ma! whose pretty silver spoons
are these, and where did you get that
pretty thing the pickles are IMP"
''Hush! hush!'' said the mother.
"Little children should be seen and
not heard" said Mr. Brown.
Tommy does not agree with his
father, and will speak again.
ma, what does H. NJ. mean in the
corner of this table-cloth? Your name
is Agnes, you know. Is it Mrs. Mar
tins, and is that velvet chair in the
parlor-"
Mrs. Brown excuses herself to her
amused guests, and Tommy is led
away; and that was, no doubt, his last
appearance at the table when the
Browns gave dinner-party. Youths
Companion.
The Southern herald., 1886-01-23
THE FOSSIL SHARK.
Description of the Remains of 3 Valuable
Specimen Found in New York.


Description of the Remains of = Valuable
Specimen Found in New York.
The remains of fossil shark, con-
sisting of a portion of defensive fin
spine, were found in the drift of cul-
tivated field in the town of Benton, in
this county, by Mr.. David Crozier a
few days ago. The specimen was
partly incased in block of coniferous
limestone, from which most Of the lime
had been dissolved out, leaving the
usual hinty horns and thin layer of
chalk. The portion found was two
and three-tenths inches long, and the
entire spine must have been at least
nine inches long. The extinct shark
to which it belonged is known in paleon-
tology as Mach@rcanthius major of
Newberry, and is often found in Ohio.
This is supposed to be the first time this
species has been found in New York
State. The fin spines of this genus OF
shark were formidable weapons of de-
fense. being shaped like a double bay
onet, and ancipital Or two edged, but
curved like a tusk, and fixed at the
base into the cartilaginous skull, and
hence were not movable, as are the lit
tie fin spines Of the catfish. The sides
of the spines are concave on each side
of the raised angular ridge running
the whole length through the middle
of each side, and are thus like two bay
onets applied together by their fat
sides, giving great strength. They oc-
Cured in twos, and were rights and
lefts. These ancient sharks had no
real bones, and their framework or
skeletons were of cartilage, except the
spine, which was bony and covered
with smooth enamel. For this reason
it is rare to find fossils of the other
parts of these sharks, the soft part of
the skeletons generally decomposing
before petrifaction could take place
Penn Yam Chronicle.
The Southern herald., 1886-01-23
A CHRISTMAS PARTNERSHIP.

They were counting their presents in
0randma's room,
Where the dear old lady sat knitting away,
exchanging with Grandpa nod and a smile
Over tie children at their play,
Counting their gifts, till Arthur asked,
AS he climbed at last to his Graudpas A
knee,
Say, Grandpa, say, when you werea boy
Did YOU have Santa Claus same as weS''
swh.
.sTSa n ,~,os. "ls |Os, S,. sala Granopa tnen,
Was the time when went into partner
ship a.t
!, and some Of my comrades, too
With kind old Santa himself and helped
To make that Christmas q merry day
For lonely woman who, widowed and sad,
Lived with her child not far away.
Ts.'as 49, ,....--'-S .1OHl ny V"n snug ho"0
Ana sr,oss ard ioa.e. anu .. ~ ", nsue ness'
Had filed their hearts with sore distress
Nobody knew them. Strangers they
In the village. Nor sought they word or
aid.
But boy-like passing the house each day),
We fell in love with the bonny maid,
whosa
h1 n WIS soiuen' WHOSE eyes were
-.,.
A ,a", ~ S'niiou iI :. US as we ioitereu near
"nvoo N'' nOnie' We Ane"' oOuiu catch no
From the light Of the Christmas-tlme 90
dear.
30 we made plan with boyisb zeal
That won from our elders glad consent,
ana on christmas Eve, when the stars were
bright
we started out with brave intent
STo oct os Santa C1o,,s, ror,ror. CO
We carried har wood and Uilod a. hioh
vve ana a hasI,o. ,S;,L S-roaIos s,,S .n,,a
Then bomeward stole meath the noiSnIobt
slFv
The Southern herald., 1886-01-23
ROADS AND WALKS.
The Almost Criminal Negligence Of Man,
Road Supervisors.


Road Supervisors.
Never was the adage "a stitch in
time saves nine" more literally true
than in regard to the keeping of roads
and walks in creditable condition. On
roads especially, the first rut, if ever so
small, should be at once filed up. II
not, each rut helps every passing foot
or wheel to dig it out deeper and yet
deeper. This must be so obvious to all
as to need no further insistance upon
or illustration, and yet practically few
responsible for the maintenance of
roads act as if it were true.
They are seldom repaired before
they are virtually ruined, and
hence road-repalrs are perhaps
the most unsatisfactory of all the many
reckless investments that abound in
this age of daring ventures and more
haste than prudence. The proverbial
folly of locking the stable after the
horse is stolen is wisdom itself COM
pared to the folly of deferring road
repairs till too late. In the one case
only one horse is lost; but here road,
labor, horsepower, harness, time and
money are all thrown into veritable
bog or road without a bottom, and
neither profit, pleasure nor wisdom
seems to follow in the wake of all these
losses.
Prompt repairs with the very best
materials is the secret of the mainte-
nance of roads in good condition. Any
compound of abominable rubbish is
often accounted good enough for the
repair of roads. They may or may not
have been well made; but here is a
hole, and builders rubbish, stone, flint,
or half brick, or a load of these, is
hurled headlong into it. Such reckless
ness is not only foolish, it is almost
criminal, inasmuch as it not only de-
stroys property, but endangers life. 1t
is hardly too much to affirm that nine
tenths of road accidents arise from tho
imperfect construction and faulty re-
pairs of roads. The majority of farm
roads are in the most disgraceful state,
in regard to both. But not a few gar
dens, and even carriage and public
roads, are very far from what they
ought to be, alike in construction and
repair.
A very little good granite or other
hard stone or gravel, applied in the
right time, place and manner proves
far more effective than tons upon tons
misapplied. Besides, s,very often little or
no new material is needed. The traffic
has caused displacement only, and
all that is needful is to place the road
material back from whence it came,
and ram Oh roll it DOWN.. Y. Oh
SerUer.
The Southern herald., 1886-01-23
Christmas Thoughts.

Twill honor Christmas in my heart
and try and keep it all the year.
Christmas is the only holiday in the
year that brings the whole human fam
lily into common communion.
1t is good to be children sometimes,
and never better than at Christmas,
when its mighty founder was child
himself.
l have always thought of Christmas
time as a good time; kind, forgiving,
charitable, pleasant time.
The only time in the long calendar
of the year when men and women
seem by one consent to open their shut
up hearts freely Charles Dickens.
The Southern herald., 1886-01-23
BEING 'EXTRY GOOD.
How Two Street. Children I'm
proved Their Opportunity.

Twelve o'clock at night-a bleak,
cold, starless December highland as
the last stroke of the big city-hall clock
tolling the hour died away the chimes
in the belfry of neighboring church
struck up joyful peal. christmas
is here once more" they proclaimed
far and wide. christmas, Merry,
Merry Christmas, is here, is here, is
here once more!"
Two children dressed, or rather half
dressed in scanty ragged clothing, who
were shivering behind a pile of lumber
on the wharf at the foot of shabby
street, listened intently until they had
ceased ringing, and then the elder, a
boy of some eleven years, began to
speak, while his companion, girl of
eight, nestled closer to his side. "Wot
lots an lots Of folks Il have hooroar
time ter-morrer," he said. They'll
be er-laughin' an er-singin' an Great
in. My eye! won't they be er-eatin'.
Xou bet they'll be er-eatin' if all the
things / seen in ther market ter-day is
er-goin' to be dewoured. Turks! Wy
Ib'lieve if them turks had-er been put
in er-row they'd-er stretched all roun'
this ward, an this wards one of ther
biggest wards in ther city, an the
fghtiest. An ther chickings, an sas-
sengers, an roast beef, an iysters, an
apples, an vegetables, an"
"oh! stop, Tommy, do" begged his
sister, clasping her dirty little hands.
81 can't bear to hear you go on SO.
You make me so very, very orful
hungry"
''That's jist wot was er comm ter,
Cad" said Tommy. "Lots an lots of
folkes'n have lots an lots of grub ther
very fust thing wen they gets up, but
we'n have ter go er feelin' like er
smashed penny balloon till we gets our
dinner ter ther Mission"
''Wot'll they give us fur our dinner
ter ther Missionp" asked Caddie.
"W'y, mostly ther same as ther
swells has in ther nobby res-i-den-ces-es
turk and stufin'-my eyel amt stuff
fin goodP You bet. / don't know
which is ther gooderest, ther turk or
ther stufin'. l guess both-an' oranges,
an sal'ry, an pie an"
"Wot makes them MisSioners so good
to us on Christmasp" suddenly inter-
rupted the girl.
20, 'cause-'cause Chrissmuss is
Chrissmuss is-cause everybody is ex-
try good Chrissmuss."
"Wot furP" persisted Caddie.
30, cause. Wot a gal you are ter
ask questions, Caddie-'cause there was
wunst er baby horned on Chrissmuss
Day wot was ther beyuterfullest baby
ever seen, an He's in Heaven now
that place that has ther sky fur er floor
an ware there's lots an lots Of angels
er fyin' roun'-an' He told ther folkses
that they must be good an then by an
The Southern herald., 1886-01-23

United States Senator Eugene Hale
when absent from Washington devotes
his time in improving the grounds
about the fine new house he has built
on a high hill at Ellsworth, Me. 1t is
the finest private dwelling in Maine.
The foundation is blasted out of the
solid rock. Trees and walks beautify
what was formerly barren hill. The
Mount Desert Mountains are conspicu-
GUS from his front door.-Boston Jour
nal.
The Southern herald., 1886-01-23
A NATURAL SALMON-TRAP.
How Shrewd Bears Secure Prey without
Much Trouble.

How shrewd Bears Secure Prey without
Much Trouble.
The salmon, the cousin of the trout,
is famous for its method of going up
stream; it darts at falls ten or twelve
feet high, leaps into the air and rushes
up the falling water in a marvellous
manner. So determined are the salmon
to attain the high and safe waters, that
nets are placed beneath the falls, into
which the fish tumble in their repeated
attempts to clear the hill of water.
Other than human hunters profit by
these scrambles uphill. Travellers re-
port that on the banks of the Upper
st. John River, in Canada, there was
once rock in which large circular
well, or pot-hole, had been worn by
the action of the water. At the salmon
season, this rock proved a favorite re-
sort for bears; and for a good reason.
Having an especial taste for salmon,
the bears would watch at the pot-hole,
and as the salmon, dashing up the fall,
were thrown by its force into the rocky
basin, the bears would quickly scrape
them out of the pot-hole, and the poor
salmon would be eaten before they had
time to wonder at this unlooked-for re-
ception. The Dominion Government
finally authorized party of hunters
to destroy the pot-hole, and thus break
up the bears fishing ground.-C. F.
Holder, IN 81. Nicholas.
The Southern herald., 1886-01-23

A strong liquid glue, that will keep
for years without changing, may be
made by placing in glazed vessel a
quart of water and about three pounds
of hard glue. This is to be melted over
a gentle fire in glue pot, and stirred
up occasionally. When all the glue is
melted, drop in gradually small guam
tity of nitric acid, when effervescence
will take place. The vessel is then to
be taken off the fire and allowed to
cool. Glue thus made will keep liquid
for years.-The Household.
The Southern herald., 1886-01-23
THE PRESENTS WANTED.
Letter to Santa Claus Enumerating the
Desired Christmas Gifts.

Letter to Santa Claus Enumerating the
Desired Christmas Gifts.
The Rochester IN. W Post-Erpress
says the following letter, inclosed in a
neat envelope and addressed to "Mr
Santa Claus, Rochester. N. T." had
been received at the post-office in that
city:
]. Santa Claus will you phase
bring Ada largest size piano
2. Harry likes pretty toys
have little baby brother
3. papa and Mamma Wishes
too be remembered
Santa Claus win you
please bring my baby brother
ruDer rattle box
Santa Claus will you phase
bring HaTya
nice set of A B block
Santa Claus will you bring Ada
Musice book
Santa Claus will you phase
bring Ada story book
Santa Claus bring papa
pair of gloves
Santa Claus will you bring Mamma
a Silk dress
Santa Claus will you please
bring katie a dress ready meade
Santa Claus will you bring the baker
new handkerchief
dear Santa Claus would
like thoG presents If you can
possable give them to me-
The Southern herald., 1886-01-23

-Ex-Congressman Stevenson, Of
Ohio, who has returned home after
five years residence in Europe, says
the principal political movement there
is toward a republican form of Govern
ment.- Cleveland Leader.
The Southern herald., 1886-01-23
A Premature Dun.

"Good morning, Mr.. Dodd. I've a
little bill against you.''
"What for, sir?n
"One pair gents slippers.
81 never bought any slippcis"
81 know, but this is pair Mrs. Dodd
bought for your Christmas present. y
Chicago NeWS.