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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-07-18
Hints on Swimming,

AS the season OF swimming is N
hand. a few hints TO learners may bt
useful. The first essential is to know
how to use the hands Alright, with the
view TO keeping the head well out OF
water, and the next is to keep one foot
on the bottom until sufficient conf
dence is acquired to raise 1t at inter
walls. After few trials the learner
will be able to raise 1t altogether.
Then, be not III a hurry To use the
hands, as if life depended on striking
out, but try and acquire deliberation
Let every stroke have full sweep OF
the arms, and let the feet take care OF
themselves. 1t Is not necessary that
the feet should be raised to the surface
OF the water. The body, from the
shoulders downward, should be kept al
AN angle OF 30 degrees to the plane OF
the horizon. This Inclination, witt
every forward movement, will tend Ia
throw the head out. Sperm whales,
when frightened, sink their fiukes and
throw their heads out OF water to OBJ
tain their highest speed. The head OF
the sperm whale is at 1at the front, and
is one-third the size of the body; the
head or finback is pointed; the one
throws his head out. the other rushes
through the water horizontally.
The learner who wishes to acquire
the art of swimming for recreation and
not for professional purposes ought To
pay little attention to the movements S
of the feet until he has perfect control
of his hands; then the feet Will instinc-
lively come into play and perform
their part without much thought.
VINO thinks of his feet when walxlngi
In the early stages of learning a
swimmer does not seem TO be satisfied
until he brings his feet to the surface.
This has a tendency to strain the body
just above the hips and TO bury the
head. Swimming i'll a seaway the
body will take many positions, accord
ing to the height OF the waves encoun-
tered. Sometimes it will be vertical
and at other times more or less III
clined to keep the head out.
1t Is well for beginner to have a
person with him to keep his hand under
the chin at first, while the use OF the
hands Is being acquired. These hints
apply only to common horizontal swim
ming; that having been acquired and
confidence obtained, there will be no
difficulty in learning all the other
movements, such as swimming on the
side or on the back, diving or turning
heels over head, forward or backward.
Remember this, too, that if person
taken with cramps will throw himself
upon his back he Will float without
effort, even if his legs should bs
drawn up. Never neglect to stuff the
ears with cotton wool. Many persons
have attributed deafness to taking
water through the ears when swim
ming
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-07-18
A Wolf Boy.

The 'Zoologist" for March reprints
An extraordinary pamphlet, entitled
IAN Account of Wolves Nurturing
Children in Their Dens.'' This PAM
phlet was printed at Plymouth, in
1852, and has long been out of print.
On a wrapper of "A copy in the Zoologi-
cal library of the Natural History Mu-
scum, at South Kensington. there is
the following memorandum in the
hand writing of the late Colonel Hamll-
ton Smith: This account, I am in
formed by friends, is written by Colo
mel Sleeman, of the Indian army, the
weIl-known officer who had charge of
the Thugg inquiries, and who resided
long in the forests of India" The
writer records a number of cases of
children who are said to have been
nurtured 10y wolves in India. In one
instance a large female wolf was seen
to leave her den, followed by three
whelps and little boy. This happened
near Chandour, ten miles from Sultan
poor. in the year 1S47. The boy went
on all fours. and ran as fast as the
whelps could. He was caught with
difficulty, and had to be tied, as he was
very restive, and struggled hard to
rush into holes and dens. When a
grown-up person came near him he
became alarmed, and tried to steal
away. But when a child came near
him he rushed at it with snarl. like
that OF a dog, and tried to bite it.
When cooked meat was put near him
he rejected it with disgust; but when
raw meat was offered lie seized it with
avidity, put it on the ground under his
hands, like a dog, and ate it with EVIL
dent pleasure. He would not let any
one come near him while he was eat
ing, brit he made no objection to dog
coming and sharing his food with him.
The trooper who captured the boy
left him in charge of the Rajah of
HaShnpoor. who sent him to Capt ain
NIcholletts. commanding the nrst regl-
ment of the Dude Local Infantry at
Sultanpoor. and some interesting notes
as to the boys habits are given on this
officers authority. He died in August,
1850, and after his death it was re-
membered that he had never been
known to laugh or smile. He used
signs when he wanted anything, and
very few of them except when hungry.
When his food was placed at some
distance from hun he would run to 1t
on all fours like any four-fOoted ami
NAL, but at other times he would walk
uprightly. He Stunned human beings,
and seemed to care for nothing but
eating. If the pamphlet can be proved
to be perfectly trustworthy, it certainly
deserves to be carefully studied by
anthropologists.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-07-18
Cigarettes for Women.

Tha proprietor of large cigar store
showed me recently some very dainty
gold paper cigarette boxes, esquisitely
embossed in figures, and let me smoke
of the perfumed darlIngs enclosed
therein. They are literally deliciously-
scented cigarettes, perfumed with rose,
carnation or heliotrope, imported espe-
cially for ladies' use, from Paris, of
course, which supports numerous great
establishments where cigarettes are
manufactured for fashionable women
exclusively. The most expensive kind,
according to the New York dealer,
uniteS the fragrance of delicate flowers
with Soupc0n of opium. When
asked If fashioned women really bought
them, and If women OF another class
were not his best customers. he laughed
and replied that well-knOwn ladies
were devoted to them and persisted in
their use, careless of running their
teeth and contracting the opium habit.
He declared that they were harmless,
though the presence OF the Chinese
drug proves the contrary, and that it
would be great victory for the nose
when man addicted to the cigarette
habit had learned to smoke these
ladies' cigarettes. And there is some
thing in that idea; heliotrope, carnation
or rose perfume might do much toward
fumIgating the smell of burnt paper
which now pervades the atmosphere OF
streets and parlors.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-07-18
CHANGED BY MARRIAGE.
The Eject of Married Felicity on tho
Average Man.

1t does look AS IL after man got
married he lost all capabIlity for look
ing after himself. observes a writer in
the San Francisco Chronicle. Ho- is
1t that man who, as a bachelor, is
the pink of neatness, the glass of fashion
and mold OF form, when he gets a wife
never seems to be able to do anything
In the way OF dressing himself properly
without his wife's assistance. This
young man was at one time a most no.
torious fiirt. He had the best cut coats,
the most beautiful boots, the most
elegant neckties in town. He has
been married several years, and he
hardly knows how to button his collar
now. and would wear his coat inside
out if his wife didn't keep an eye on
him. Is it natural cussedness? Just
a desire to give his wife all the work
and worry he can, or is it a psycholog
1cal phenomenon attributable to do
mesticityp He had a lucid moment
once, this young man, In which we no.
ticed his boots were pretty well worn.
1t lasted long enough for him to say to
his wife:
Haven't I got any other boots ]
can wearp These are awful"
"Yes," she said, 'there is a pair of
side button boots in the closet there. ,.
He fetched them out.
"How does it come that I've had
these boots all this time and been wear
ing these worn out onesP" Then he
put them on. "Yes, / knew there
must be something the matter with the
blamed boots. They don't fit me at all.
| can't walk In them. And he made
faces as he stumped up and down the
room. ''They are not my boots, yet
they are a mans boots. Madam, who
is SO familiar in this house as to have
a pair of bootsP''
"Well, dear, they'll perhaps be more
comfortable If you'll put the right boot
on the right foot.''
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-07-18
THE POLICE OF BERLIN.
Every Man OF the Force a Trained
Soldior---Surveillaac

The German poIlce are, In effect, a
wing of the German army. Every man
in the force is a trained soldier, disci-
plined by service in the ranks or as q
commissioned officer. The Berlin po-
lice number about 5000 men. The
chief Of this force, or president, as he
Is there called, ranks as an army colo
mel. There are 18 captains and 133
lieutenants, who rank correspondIngly
with army captains and lieutenants,
and receive higher pay. There are 301
sub, or non-commissioned officers, and
over 200 privates- Then there are
one first secretary, five assistants, ten
councillors, twenty chiefs OF precincts or
department clerks, forty-five assistants,
twenty-five cashiers or bookkeepers,
and 172 bureau employees or laborers.
A private in the police must first have
served nine years in the army and re-
ceived honorable discharge. After a
certain period of police service officers
and privates are retired and pensioned
This is but one or several rewards Of
fered the German policeman for goot
behavior and efficient service.
The Berlin police on duty are like
statues, silent and immovable. They
stand in the middle of the streets or sit
on horses, apparently like machines,
and oblivious to everything but their
own line of performance. But there
is very little information desired by the
ordinary mortal not to be obtained
from the Berlin policeman for the ask
ing. He will not be aware of your
existence unless you accost him with
an inquiry. Then, he is all attention,
intelligence and severity. Speak to
him in English and he will immedi-
ately answer in German, at the same
time interpreting, with his hands and
eyes, until you are sure to comprehend,
and learn all you want to know. The
police are as neat in person and well
uniformed as the army. The detective
branch of police wear the civilian dress.
No stranger, man or woman enters
Berlin and stops twenty-four hours
who is not registered by the police. 1t
is easy to look up the person If at a
hotel, where he Is asked to register his
name, residence, birthplace, occupation,
destination, and whether he travels for
pleasure or on business, and the nature
of his business. If the person is not
ready about giving this infor nation he
is asked for his passport In the
boarding houses, most of them kept by
women, the police officer asks the land
lady to furnish this Information about
her boarders. Every boarding house is
visited on an average of once a week
by a police officer in civilian dress.
There is a quiet formal politenesS
about these visits that goes far to
| divest them of all semblance of intru-
sion or iIquisitiveness- But there is
also an authoritative ceremony not to
| be misunderstood. This system of sur
veillance is no disadvantage To the
ordinary honest stranger. Not only
could he not get lost in Berlin, but he
could not lose his friends there either.
One has only to go to police headquar-
ters to learn the whereabouts of every
nonresident visitor or stranger in Ber-
lin
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-07-18

bright, keen eyes, began barking ae
snappishly as the little bell had for
merly tinkled, and that would have paid
q not very welcome visit TO Tommy IS
ankles, had not its master commanded
it to come and sit beside him on the
bench. Then Tommy noticed that the
small beast had leather strap. around
its neck.
"Ain't this beauty2" asked Roger,
enthusiastically. "a pure terrier
pup; none OF your cheaten' mixed
breedsl" Then he added with a reap
pearance OF the peculiarly comical
twinkle in his gray eyes. 1T isn't any
OF your business. but I'll tell you, hub,
how 1 came to get him l got tired,
you see, OF that bell ajingling by day,
and the rats was fearful bad at night.
So says l to myself Roger. you'd better
try and have little more comfort out
or life; you'd better get a housekeep-
err And hearin' OF this pup from a
friend who lives SONS distance of
from here. made up my mind to have
him; and there's the long and the
short OF it, exceptln' L had to go and
fetch him. He's Just as sharp as steel
trap, and splendid on rats-and on
boys, too, L guess, il they don't know
how TO keep their proper distance.
Then he added, "Here, your shoes
are done; and now get along home
with you. I've got to give Catcher
some breakfast; he's awful hungry"
Tommy burst not object to depart
ing, though he would not have been
loath to remaining a while longer. So
he took his shoes; and after paying the
cobbler, and giving the terrier. gravely
seated beside Its master, long, per-
picked look OF farewell, and Roger a
good mornin'," he marched out of the
shop.
1t Is Friday morning, with a repeti-
ton OF the tableau OF Mrs. Sharp and
Mrs. Jack at the former lady's front
gate. but with the addition TO 1t of
Tommy, STOPPING behind some rose
bushes to feed sickly chicken.
"Well, Mrs. Sharp"
"Well, Mrs. Jack"
did you ever hear of the like. Mrs.
Sharp?"
"Never, Mrs. Jack"
The idea cf the whole thing ending
this way-a dog, just a mean little ter
rier dogi'
And for us to have set the whole
town by the ears, and nearly run
Tommy off his legs, and made such
fools of ourselvesl"
Dear me, Mrs. Sharp''
Presently, the latter adds, In accents
somewhat more cheerful. "Well, any
how, Mrs. Jack, we could have known
it wouldn't amouHt TO anythin' great
for, even supposin' that old miser
had brought himself to agree to change
his style of livin', where, IN the blessed
earth, could he have found a decent,
| respectable woman To agree to have
him2 And we've been a pair of jack
asses to expect to see anythin' better
than what has come TO pass-that'S al
l've got to say"
YES" answered Mrs. Jack vaguely
yet resIgnedly. Then, having spoken
their good morning to each other, they
parted, Mrs Sharp walking up the
path between the roses to her door,
and Mrs Jack passing down the street
whilst Tommy finished stuffing bread
pellets into the sickly chickens crop,
and started of for the barn.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-07-18
Smoking Pipes in England.

Perhaps the customs connected with
the habit of smoking and using tobacco
in America and in England are as in
terestingly characteristic of the two
nationalitles as any other traits. There
is nothing undignified about smoking a
short "briar" or meerschaum along the
streets of London, Birmingham, Man
chester or any of the great English
cities. A gentleman Is none the less a
gentleman because he does this. In
deed to smoke cigar in preference TO
a pipe argues either expensive tastes or
the pecuniary ability to crafty them.
What would our ladies think of well
dressed young man coming down
Broadway about 4 In the afternoon
with a nicotine blackened pipe In his
mouth? Horrible suggestioni Yet In
this country a man considers 1t In per-
fectly good taste to walk into another's IS
Office with a cigar stump stuck firmly
in one corner OF his mouth. Moreover,
he does not take 1t out even to talk.
Such behavior in London would give
direct Offence and would be construed
into an Intentional insult.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-07-18
Children i'm "A Hotel.

Children in hotels or boarding houses
are like wild birds In a cage, deprived
of their right to fly and swoop and
skim the air and to swell their throats
almost to bursting with unchecked
song. The wild bird droops and mopes
and mournfully twItters, instead OF
singing, and grows disheveled and
dirty and unlovely, and the Gagged child
grows weedy and pallid and constrained
In its movements and pert and assured
In its manners, and before it is adoles-
cent 1t is a little world weary manikin.
blase of all amusements. supercilious to
those not 30 wealthy or SO well dressed
or so fashionable as its parents and their
friends, cynical and agnostic In all its
views.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-07-18
Cuba's Upper and Lower Ten.

There are but two classes in Cuba.
They are the high and the low. a study
OF the latter comprehends consideration
OF a tremendous majority of Cuban
people. The greater portion of the
islands population has, since the ex-
tinction of slavery, become sorry
host within the great cities. Fully
one-thlrd of the entire population of
these cities comprises those who prae-
tically do no labor. They are beggars
and petty thieves and lottery ticket
peddlers and what not. They would
all freeze or ,'starye in our land, but
here they need neither food or cloth
ing. There is not a stove or the need
for one in the whole island. All efforts
of this horde is, therefore, confined
simply to obtaining enough food t.
satisfy hunger.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-07-18
HAIR AND CHARACTER
Observations OF a Reflective Barber.

"It is fact" said the barber, s'thai
a better idea of character is oftentime
expressed by tie beard than by the
countenance. The art OF reading char
acter by the beard is taught as a sci
| ence in Paris under the name OF phi
| Iography.' and / understand a book Is
shortly TO be published in which the
| principles of this science will be given
| in detail.
'Did you ever notice that people of
very violent temper have always close
growing hair? It's a fact that every
man having close-growing hair Is the
owner Of decidedly bad temper. 1t
1t easy enough for me 10 note at a sim
| pie glance how a mans hair grows.
Then 1 know how to handle him.
The eccentric man has always fine
erratic tendencies who at the same time
had a sound mind that was not refined
in his tastes.
''Fine hair indicates refinement
You may have noticed that men en-.
gagged in intellectual or especially In
10 sthetic pursuits. where delicacy is re-
quired, have invariably fine, luxuriant
hair and beard. The same men, AS "A
class, particularly painters. are always
remarkable for their personal peculiarl-
ties.
''The brilliant, sprightly fellow, who,
by the way, Is almost always superb
cial, has generally a curly beard. II
not, his hair Is curly. It's easy to
bring a smile to the face OF q man
whose hair is curly. He laughs where
colder natures see nothing to laugh at.
But that's because his mind is buoyant
and not deep enough to penetrate to
the bJttom of things
There is a good deal of difference
between coarse hair and hair that Is
harsh, though It requires an expert 10
distinguish it. For example, a man s
mustacbe may be as fine as silk and yet
cannot be trained to grow into a grace
full curve. That's because the hair is
harsh.
"Now people whose hair Is harsh
have amiable but cold natures. They
are always ready to listen, but 1t is
difficult to arouse their feelings. In
men of this disposition the hair on
their heads Is generally, in fact almost
always, OF a shade darker than theig
boards.
"When the beard Is full, covering
the entire face, the color varies from "A
dark shade near the roots to red which
colors the ends of the hair. These
men have very rarely good memory.
They forget easily, and often leave a
cane or an overcoit behind them in q
barber's shop. They are good procras-
tinators and are bad at keeping ap-
| pointmentS.
Think over your acquaintances and
see il the man who is habitually slow
has not a mustache or beard of a
lighter shade than his hair. It's always
the case. These are tile men who come
In late at the theatre and get to the
station Just in time to miss the train.
But photography Is a science 1t
takes years OF study and observation To
acquire 1t. From long practice and a
natural liking for the art 1 have at
tanned considerable skill in discerning
| character"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-07-18
VOL. XIII.
A Vision.

Perchancs my thought was wide awake,
Or l was dreaming. may be,
Al / sat rocking TO aud fro,
My arms around my baby,
felt along my cheek and throat
Her rosy fingers playing,
And stopped to kiss the sunny curls
About her forehead straying,
The foolish rhymes Of Mother Goose
In time and tune came springing
To lips not made for song-and vet
My children like my singing.
And as sang, \ mystic spell
Changed all the world completely
Another woman singing sat-
And rocked her baby sweetly.
The voman's face, n look it WORE.
Like mine; and yet the rather
Twas Ike my haby's. larger grown,
Twas like my baby's father.
And as she, swaying, softly sang,
saw some tear-drops falling;
i knew her thought, l knew her heart,
Her heart TO mother calling.
A sudden passion filed my soul,
lonsed to soothe the weeping;
My baby stirred upon my breast,
Ny baby gently sleeping;
The vision fled, yet well l know
Though l was dreaming. may be
Far down the future sits my child
And rocks my baby's baby
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-07-18

"A Covington, Ga, paper says that
girl twenty months old that can sing
and carry tune without assistance.
Don't allow any kerosene lamps to
be filled after dark Filling lamps near
q IRE Is dangerous.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-07-18

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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-07-18
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Sidney Lanier, the southern poet,
is TO have a monument costing Sl5,-
600, and Baltimore, Montgomery and
Macon viii pay the largest part OF the
bill.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-01-24
Brownheld.

January 18Th was = very stormy day.
Saturday Was doe day. Sunday iisno".
ei 80 fast that ohureh-gOers who lived
miles out OF the village were obliged 10
spend the Sabbath 81 home. Consequent.
Nv, there WAS small audience al The Cong
church
Rev. Mr.. Clongh hal q parasitic SHOCK,
and for some hours he c0u'd not speak.
lie IL now some better.
Mrs. Tstian Il very sicf. Hut li'u'
hopes Of her recovery.
Mrs. Tuttle l. very alex ofpueumonls.
Tuesday evening company from Con
way gave Zoe entertainment al the town
hall.
Edmund wArrsu n, who has been elsrhlul
for Ell n. Bean, has len the store, Saer
man Morrison tsAlpg bis place for The
present.
Busine.s IL good. Plenty OF work snI
plenty OF money. No lack OF u.