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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-10-09
A CORILLA'S BRIDE,
Remarkable Adventure of an AfrI-
can Woman in the Congo Rarinns


The natives OF Africa are cowanIs
In war, said Carl Steckleman. the en-
plorer. They PIE 7er TO take prisoners
and comparatively few of their enemies
are killed outright. They are afraid 10
strike for fear they will receive a more
damagiug blow in return. They make
slaves OF their prisoners, and the
captlyes have sorry time
"Of all enemies they dread the 90
rllla most And he is foe that no
man dare despise. He will fight at
sight Numbers do not deter him.
He Is so human and so desperate in his
defense and attack that the Africans
have long learned that to fight with a
gorilla is to fight to the death. This
dreadful animal keeps to the woods, as
1t IS necessary for him to grasp hold of
the boughs as he walks on his hind legs.
a man Is therefore comparatively safe
If he is on the prairie
There are some extraordinary Il ilgs
told of the gorilla l will relate one of
them L had always heard it said that
| the male gorilla would not harm a
woman This is a common belief III
some tribes One day We came to a
village in which one hut had been built
| apart from the rest. We inquired for
the reason of this and found that it had
| been dedicated to witch. This witch
was greatly revered. She had been the
| wife of a gorilla The woman had
lived in the village i'll house which
| stood on the edge of the forest. A
great tree oveIhung her shanty. In
the village all the trees had been cut
down a. a precaution againit the GO
rillas. One night one of these animals
come out of the forest, got up into the
big trees which overhung the woman's
house, climbed onto the roof, tore the
roof off, swung down into the hut,
seized the woman, climbed up through
the hole In the roof up in the tree and
went away into the woods. carrying the
the woman with him. His great
strength made this an easy thing for
him to do. He could hold her in one
arm and with his two hind legs and his
one free forearm make his way up and
down trees or through the woods The
woman was gone for many days. The
people saw that her house roof had been
torn off. They looked carefully around
! the house and saw that there were no
tracks whatever. They then knew that
the dread enemy had carried her Off
One day she came back. She told a
| wonderful story. The gorilla had
carried her for miles into the woods,
and finally had climbed a great tree
and deposited her in his home There
ne treated her kindly, brought her food
and drink, but would not permit her to
leave. After watching her carefully
for many days he finally left her, prob
ably Intending to return In a short time
convinced that she would remain. The
woman came down to the ground, and
after wandering In the forest for several
days made her way back TO the village
The people ut first were about to Kill
her. but they finally concluded that she
was possessed of extraordinary powers.
They therefore built her a house for
herself, supplied her with every comfort
and looked up to her as n sacred
person -
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-10-09

then wrapped up in tight bundle. and
Its lips are anointed with brandy to
make Il full Breton In modern
Greece the mother, before putting .he
child In ITS cradle, turns three times
around before the fire while singing
her favorite song to ward off evil spirits.
In Scotland 1t Is said that to rock the
empty cradle will insure the coming of
other occupants for it In London the
mother places book under the head
OF the newborn infant that it may be
quick at reading, and puts money into
the hrst bath TO guarantee its posses
sion IN the future. In Turkey the child
is loaded with amulets as soon as ii is
born, and a small bit of mud well steep
ed In hot water, prepared by previous
charms, is stuck on its forehead. In
Spain the child's face is swept with
plne-tree bough to bring good luck
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-10-09

DEATH CLOSED THE Book. The
great-hearted liberality of poor Frank
blaln, Of the IRtcr- Ocean, who died
recently at his home in Hyde Park, was
demonstrated in a final request which
he made. During his newspaper career
he wrote 4 great deal about politics and
politicians, and he kept close watch
on the records Of men in political life.
In his desk he kept huge scrap book
II which he pa I'd clippings from
papers published all over the country
Just before he died, and when he knew
mat he must 60, he called his lawyer to
Ais bedside and said: Somewhere at
Tue Office you will find big scrap book
oeionging 70 me. 1t contains all the
uhkind things have read about poll
uelans. l wanted their worst records
!" hand for reference In my work Now
"hen you find that book want you TO
uestroy it. Idon-t want such n book
!" 1--we after me. 1t might hunt some
One'" After Blain's death the request
vas faithfully carried out. The big
.Ook was found and consigned TO the
@Taaee in accordance with his wish
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-10-09
Carving on Peach stones.

Properzia di Rossi, a maiden of rare
beauty. great refinement and unusual
education, gave herself very early in
life to the study of art. Minute trac-
ery'' was her forte. The first work of
this gifted girl was carving on peach
stone the crucifXion OF our Saviour
work comprising many figures, execu-
tioners, disciples, women and soldiers;
all most remarkable for delicacy and
perfection of expression, and an admir-
able distribution of the groups. In tile
cabinet of gems in the gallery OF Flor
ence is still to be seen cherry Ttone on
which is carved a chorus of saints, in
which seventy heads may be counted.
Among other women or the Sixteenth
century noted as sculptors, fresco
PAINTERS and engravers, one of Titan's
pupils. Irene di Spilimberg, highly
educated, surrounded by luxury and
with everything beautiful about her,
devoted herself wholly to art Some
OF her works are still extant, and she
must have used her time and energies
to great purpose, for she died at the age
OF l9
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-10-09
oueerways of Choosing a Minister.

The Mennonites of the Hammer
Creek district held special meeting re-
Gently to select n minister according to
the usual custom. Twenty-one Bibles
were placed upon a table IN the meeting
house, one containing a piece OF paper.
Tweuty-one eligible members of the
congregation then passed around the
table, each taking one of the Bibles.
The one containing the slip of paper fe-
To Jonas Hess of LititZ, and he was ac-
corlingly declared called to the min
Ist and endowed with the ministerial
authority
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-10-09

WHY don't the Navy Department
and marine architects speak in miles
instead of "knots" when telling the
lubIic the distance warship makes
within Il hour? Everybody knows
what a mile is, and very few indeed
understand the measure of "knot. ~
what's the use OF putting laymen TO
the trouble of making the calculation
required to translate the % knots and
upward, which the Philadelphia-built
ship Baltimore has made, into mile, by
turning every six knots into seven
miles-making nearly 23l miles an
hour2 Please, gentlemen, undo your
knots" and give the public plair
statue miles Of l76O yards apiece.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-10-09
VOL. XIII.

REV. DR. TALMAGE says he finds
arbitration is everywhere being substi-
tuted for war. The construction of war
ships and Of big cannon still goes on,
however There is much in arbitration
70 admire, but the European nation
that fails to keep up with the times in
point Of armies and armament is likely
to get into trouble.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-10-09
Not What 1t Used to Be.

1t is by no means uncommon that In
the course Of being rebuilt a town loses
the charm of old associations. An
English writer tells a story which shows
this point with unconscious absurdity.
A certain Mayor OF Norwich was
selected for royal favor because Of his
kind treatment of the wretched remnant
of the English army which found
shelter in the city after an Inflated eX-
pedition against the Dutch. When the
Mayor was presented at court his
Majesty honored him by few words OF
conversation,
"Ah. Mr.. Mayor, Norwich is a very
ancient city, is it not?''
cit used to be, your Majesty" was
the Mayors regretful reply.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-10-09

EVEN the most enterprising home
newspapers were beaten" 10y their es-
teemed English contemporaries in
accounts OF the recent storm on the
Atlantic coast. London Public Opinion
publishes Reuters telegram, in which
it is stated that: 'Thirty-seven thou
sand persons perished by the wrecks Of
vessels on the coast" "
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-10-09

y LEADER IN THIS.-It is a national
compliment that Paris has given in
awards to Johns Hopkins University for
It's publications. Easily first among all
its fellows the Baltimore seat of learn
ing has been in its enterprise in the use
of print. Its published and manifold
series Of phamphlets and essays show
the brisk circulation of that life-blood
Of a learned institution, the energy
and the ambition to be n public ecu-
Gator, to bring the researches OF Its
fellows and professors into popular use
by putting them into accessible form.
The Johns Hopkins University not only
leads, but it keeps touch in leading, with
the best ambitions and most clearly eX-
pressed needs of American citizenship.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-10-09

OPrS1ox is a medium between knowl-
edge and ignorance
You must stand your ground when
under evil reports
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-10-09

DIscoRD In a union may prove fatal
to its continuance.
No hungry man was ever relieved by
crumbs of comfort.
, 1889-06-01

The teacher who can extract an an
swer from n dullard and draw n dolt
from the ounces block into the scholars
seat has the rarest gift for his vocation.
Mr.. j. T. Trowbridge, In an essay on
Tho American Boy" published in The
North American Review, tells the story
of q schoolmistress' success in drawing
out the latent genius of m i~ntractable
pupil.
Nobody had been able to do anything
with him. Punishment had no effect;
appeals to his pride and notes to his
mother were u%navailing. The teacher
studied tho boy, watching him closely
that she might find the key to his char
actcr.
One day she saw him catch n fly. His
dull countenance lighted up while with
h keencs interest he for fifteen min
utes examined the insect. The teacher
had discovered one road to the boys
mind.
Boys" said she not long after, what
can you tell mo about fliesT'
The brightest boys could tell very lit
tie. Then she turned to the dolt, and
saw that, for tho first time, his enthusi-
asm was kindled by something going on
in school. He forgot his indifference,
and became eloquent In describing the
wings, feet, eyes, head and habits of the
fly. Both teacher and scholars were
astonished.
Tn teacher saw the bent of his genius
and put books of natural history into his
hands. Then she led him by degrees to
SEQ the necessity of preparing himself
for his ~favorite pursuit by learning some
thing of grammar, geography and mathe-
matlcs, Tho Ounce of the school be-
came n of tho best scholars, and In
later years IN eminent naturalist,
, 1889-06-01
Window Ventilation.

To obtain ventilation by a window, with
out q draft to strike n person, a direction to
tho following effect has been constantly re-
peated by every hygienist and hygienic pub
lcation for a number of years past without q
suspicion of its fallacy, apparently, on the
part of any ono of the public's instructors:
FIT a strip of board into the window casing
at tho bottom, under the lower sash, so as to
raise tho sash two or three inches, and the
thin spaces between tho panes, where the
snshes lap over each other, will be open above
and below, affording egress and ingress to
the dir in vertical directions, while the board
excludes q horizontal draft that would strike
a person near the window
The objection to this plan is that it Is built
exactly wrong side up, In defiance of the law
of grnvitation, and will not work. 1t con-
templates the exit of tho warm and rarefied
air of the room downwar through the colder
air between the sashes, and expects the still
colder and heavier air outside TO climb up
ward through tho lighter inclosed air and
tumble over the top of the sash into tho
room. Tho amount of air exchanged be-
tween outside and inside In this way will DO
hardly ~perceptible, unless a strong breeze
blows against the window.
Tho way to get ventilation through this
interspace, and a truly excellent way, is Ia
push up the lower sash to the top of the cas-
ing, and pull tho upper sash down within a
few inches of the sill, stopping the gap at tho
bottom with the board above mentioned. The
outer air will then find a downward entrance
and the lighter air within will escape up
yard-Sanitary Era
, 1889-06-01

Ono man invited another to q dinner at the
Manhattan club, of which both were mem
bers- 1t was agreed hat the one who ar
rived first should order tho meal. Some time
after the appointed hour the host of the coca
sion found his guest ut a table In a remote
corner of the cafe. "Have you orderedF'
asked tho host YES" "Well, 50 nave L.
was the answer. Both laughed and b e the
soup his guest had ordered The soup was
named and the host answered: "Then we've
ordered the same dinner; any man with
proper notions of sequence In dining would
follow that soup with just VIA I've ordered
The scientific diners compared menus and
found that the orders agreed in every par
ticular. Both dinners and all the wines or
dered wero served-New York Letter.
, 1889-06-01

Tho skull of u cobra lies before me. From
the tip of the snout to the back of the skull
tho length is one and one-quarter inches.
Tho brain case is IN ivory casket of great
solidity, but the jaw bones are loosely con-
nected, and during life are capable of a good
deal of motion. The two side pieces of tho
lower jaw arc In the snake only united In
front by elastic tissue. Behind they dc not
hinge on he brain case itself, but on long
suping ones which jut out at the back of tho
skull, and these are capable of motion out
ward, so as to widen the space between them.
Not only arc there teeth on the lower jaw
and along the outer edges of the upper jaw
in the python's skull, but there are also extra
rows of teeth implanted in the bones which
lie one on each side of the palate. The teeth
are not for crushing or tearing or chewing.
They all slope markedly backward and arc
for holding the prey. Your finger will slip
into the mouth Of q small python easily
enough; but try and draw it out a~gain-thnt
Is q different mntter. The curved teeth arc
constructed to prevent that.-Murrayis Mag
azina.
, 1889-06-01

Some rather startling computations
have been made on the subject of hog
breeding. 1t has been found that, If per-
mitted, hogs will live from fifteen to
twenty years of age, that they COM
mence breeding when they arc from
nine to twelve months old, and that from
pair only In ten years, allowing only
six to a litter, male and female, upward
of 6,49,s3 3 pigs would DO Obtained;
that Is to say that, If, instead of three
acres and n COW, n countryman started
with some acres and a pair of pigs, he
might in the course of ten years count
thei progeny by millions. This is not
reckoning on any out-of-the-way basis,
for 1t has been shown that one sow
actually produced 1855 pigs in twenty lit
tiers; while ut an exhibition of tho Agri-
cultural society u boar was shown which,
although only twenty months old, was
already tho father of 1.466 hogs. Hero
then Is wealth for tho million.5San
Francisco Argonaut
, 1889-06-01
csMe1gRIes OF PANAMA.
Graves Rented and Bodies Buried I'm SEQ
ond Hand Collins

Graves Rented and Bodies Buried In SEQ
ond Hand Collins
The cemeteries of Panama, five In all, are
at Cocoa grove, and are within one minutes
walk from one another. They are oil man.
aged by one firm, Sves Obarrloly Cha One
Of these gentlemen went with me through all
the g~raveyards and explained everything of
interest. The five cemeteries are the foreign,
the Chinese, the Jewish, the old Spanish and
the new Spanish. People may be buried in
any Of these according to desire. The man
ayers Of the cemeteries are the only ones in
the business of manufacturing, selling and
letting collins; so they have a coffin monop-
oily just as the Boston Ice company has q
monopoly of ice, or u New York house has a
monopoly In hams.
There the Panama Canal company manu-
facture whatever collins they need for their
employees, and transact a very brisk business
In this particular. In the price of collins
there Is n wide margin. the sum being from
81 to 800. II even 81 Is higher than can be
afforded, an old coffin more or less clean, In
good condition Of repair, can be hired for
one-tenth the selling price of a new one, and
a second hand coffin of rather ~disreputable
appearance, bought for interment at 81, the
corpse being transferred at the grave. This
Is done to a large extent. For instance, If q
poor mans friends want to give him a first
class send off for a little money they can hire
q 300 coffin for ono-tonth, l. @, $40, and buy
an old one for interment at 81, making S11,
or hiring a SO one, the whole cost Is only IS,
or he may buy a 81 one at once and not hire
any other, or he may go still lower by not
using any coffin ut oil, In which case he is
sandwtched between two weather beaten
boards. 1t is said TINT he sleeps as long and
perhaps as comfortably this way as In the
most superbly trimmed receptacle.
The graves arc not sold, but rented for one
or two years If the regular rental Is not
paid the body is disinterred, the bones thrown
In a common heap and the coffin used Us n
second hand one. This Is a very general re-
suit of burinl. h same system prevails,
too, in the Boredas, where holes in masonry
are let for s12 for eighteen months. Friends
are usually neglectful after a period of MOURN
ing, and a common heap Of bones kept In =
hugh yard Is There, Celestials,
Caucasians and Africans are mixed up like
Buttercup's babies. This tumble of human
remains suggests much trouble when Gabriel
blows his trumpet. Who will be able to find
the full complement of his own skeletonf The
agile one may make up his own deficiency
from the pick of the rest, but the slow moving
Individual Will be apt to miss 1t. fear there
Will be many misflts to the Celestial grave.
WHO can tell whether ono Is entitled to ad-
mission II ono is composed partly of some one
elsoi The very thought Is disagreeable and
p~erplexing.-A Panama Letter.
, 1889-06-01
Made Him Fecl Comfortable.

"Do you know what is the difference be-
tween you and myselfr'
This conundrum was hurled at q Pittsburg
broker by his better half, who had been sit
ting up for him, when he arrived at home
about o'clock In the morning.
Cant say, my DEAR he replied. "What
Is itf'
"You speculate all day, and 1 spec you
late at night. n-Pittsburg Chronicle.
, 1889-06-01
Why Is 1t

people linger along always complain
about that continual tired feeling2
One bottle of Beggs' Blood Purifier and
Blood Maker will entirely remove this
feeling, give them a good appetite and
regulate digestion. Sold by w. N. Hunt,
druggist.
, 1889-06-01

Thoroughly cleanse the blood, which Is the
fountain of health, by using DIR. Pferce's Gold
en- Medical Discovery, and good Digestion, z
and vigor will be established.
Golden Medical Discovery cures all humors,
from the common pimple, blotch, or eruption,
to the worst Scrofula, or blood-poison. rs
pecially has it proven its efficacy in curing
Salt = rheum or letter, Eczema, EryBipclas,
Sores and .SwellinEs, Enlarged Glands. Col
tire or Thick Mock, and Eating Sores or
Ulcers
Golden Medical Discovery cures Consump-
ton (which rs Scrofula OF. the Lungsl. by its
w sna nrtrI,,vs blood pGIsfying, inviFO @ ting.
For Weak Lungs. Splitting OF Blood. Short
ness of Breath. Catarrh in the Head. Bron-
affections, it is a sovereign remedy. It
promptly cures the eeverest Coughs.
For Torpid Liver, Biliousness. or Liver
Complaint" Dyspepsia, and indigestion. it 10
an unequnlcd remedy. Sold by ~drpggStsL
Price sl.0o. or six bottles for $500. -
, 1889-06-01

Mr.. Greathead-I have devised q great
scheme, Mr.. Holden, a railroad to convey
corpses to oil the principal cemeteries.
Mr.. Holdon-f o can assure them of a
return ticket your fortune is made.-Philn-
delphia Call
, 1889-06-01
nucsIcn,.,ArnInn snlr..

The best salve in the world tor cuts,
bruises. sores, ulcers, salt rheum. fever
sores, letter, chapped hands. chilblains,
eorns and all skin eruptions, and positively
cures piles or no pay required. Ii is
guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction OF
money refunded. Price 25 cents per box.
For sale by DR.. w. N. Hunt
, 1889-06-01
Editor of TUE LEADER: Please

Editor of TUE LEADER: Please n
nouncc in the columns of your valuable
paper that we are sole agents for St. Pat
rick's Pills. the most perfect cathartic and
liver pills in the market. They not only
physic. but cleanse the whole system;
purify the blood and regulate the liver and
bowels; they are vigorous but gentle in
their action and can ALWAYS be depended
upon. For sale by B. b. David, druggist
, 1889-06-01

Many of the new spring woolens show two
inch blocks of various colors. They will be
mnde up in combination with plain stuff Of
their dominant shade.
, 1889-06-01

Job Printing neatly executed at the
Leader Job Printing Rooms.
, 1889-06-01

Wedding and visiting cards in great
variety at the Leader Office
, 1889-06-01

Fresh Strawberries received daily at the
Saddle Rock.
, 1889-06-01
RorEssIoxAL. CARp..
DR.. BARkWELL

Has removed his Office from his residence, No
3q3 E. Seventeenth Street, to rooms q and
Post Block. Hours: IL To Ia m, 3 to 5 y. m.
7:30 to 8 evenings.
, 1889-06-01

job Printing at the Lea 'er office
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-11-14
RoRnRphYILhn.
Poraonal Notea- -Removals-.- Much Ploaa.
cd With Hia pastorato.

Personal Notea- -Removals-.- Much Ploas.
cd With Hia rastorato.
Our school begun Inst Monday with
James Crowl ns teacher, lie h splcn.
did teacher.
Samuel DewalL Sr, IL NJ Carrolton
this week with his son-ln.law, who ls on
the sick liat.
Pctcr Weaver of Contonwas IN town on
Tuesday,
Mrs. Doc. Lebcrmnn moved into hor
now home near Canton last week,
Jonas Rice removed his family to Osna.
burg on Tuesday,
Mr.. Messmorc, tho new p. N, Is giving
good satisfaction.
Services will be held In the Reformed
church next Sabbath ut2p. M.
Daniel Crowl and wife Of Pleasant Val.
ley were visitors on Tuesday with their
daughter, Mrs. Marion Combs.
Charles Dcwult, son Of Henry DCwalt is
happy. HC is the recipient of handsome
wife, They are spending their honey.
moon 0t homo with his parents,
The joint consistory Of the Robcrtsyillc
charge met last Monday At the Reformed
parsonage, hnd mado settlement with
their pastor, Rev, A, Gonscr. They are
much pleased with his first years pastor.
ate,