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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-06-12
Increase of Longevity.

1t is a prevailing impression among
many people that long life was more
common in the time of our ancestors
than &C present. 1t seems, however,
that facts do not prove this to be cor
rect impression. In The latter part Of
the sixteenth century, one-half of all
who were born, died under five years of
age, and the average proportion of the
whole proportion of the whole popula-
ton was but eighteen years. In the
seventeenth century one-half of the
population died under twelve years.
But In the first sixty years of the
eighteenth century, one-half of the
population lived over twenty-seven
wears; in the latter forty-years, one
half exceeded thirty-two years of age.
In the beginning OF the present Gen.
tury, one-half lived over forty years.
The average longevity of these sue
eessive periods has been increas; d from
eighteen years in the eighteenth cen
tury up to forty-three years.
This increase in the duration of life
is. no doubt, due to the progress of
medical practice, the Improvements in
the construction OF houses, the i'm
proved drainage of streets, and to su.
perior clothing and a more careful OBJ
servancs Of the laws OF health
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-06-12
A Japanese Dinner
From the Chinese Times.

FROM the Chlncsc Times
One day, with great elation, I received an In
To a dinner that was a Ia Japonaise;
But Judge Of my detection when found, on eloe
a condition that might any one amaze:
Dress must be Japanesy, and you know it ISN'T
For one who's never been to far Japan
To know kokiDlono from gayly lowered
or 4 sayonara from an ichfSan.
For day or 50 pOndered- and very often won
II ever could muster up a dress:
But a gentleman who's been there, and who
tells US what he's seen there.
Must At my plight have made clever guess;
A hGkdDid he Sent me. and oaefa, too; he lent
An OBJ was not wanted, so he said
But must wear tabi, or else should look
And a kIlshi too to go upon my head.
OF the dress had no notion, sOIwas in great
When / found that it required lot of knaek E
To make the thing look proper; and nearly
came crOpper
As tried to Mt 9Geta on my back
/ looked upon-my hoori, and saw that il was
Ny IoGTi was according to the law.
And as 10 my kiniono, twas clear case OF pro
PlblicO for every one that saw.
must confess 1 trembIed whenI saw the guests
assembled.
And the hostess said korl ban Iod at the door:
Anu- as IN the room gllded. livery soon decided
That they meant to lake their dinner on the
floor.
For bowls in great profusion were spread in
And saki Jars were seen on every side
And many little dishes, filled with seaweed and
Whose names 1 can't remember, though I've
tried.
As is usual in such cases, We quickly took our
Our attitudes were elegant and quaint.
For sitting round or lying we were a group de-
Any artist that has ever lived to paint.
The feast was Just perfection, the sdkf bore in
The k,fri was all that could be desired.
! must not forget 10 mention, for gave II close
That the ladies' dresses were to be admired.
Nor was smoking, too forbidden, so We very
soon were hidden
In the kdHlu from EiSeTts Of neat form,
And tobdko bon whose embers, as far as one re-
some mistook for the tobacco. rather warm.
Dozo o sdki LPpdil one might think the Missis-
Would hot hold the bowls of sqkf that we tool, /;
And osdsRifDif after, We ate mid roars OF laugh
For twas fish quite unacquainted with the cook.
At length ehanced to strike on an edible call
/ tasted it it seemed to be quite nice.
SO to lady turning, 1 thought 1 should be
Her thanks at least by offering a slice.
her leisure.
One price she found was really quite enough,
She called aloud for SdEi, skODlOH0, shoydlI,
She said she did not like the nasty stuni'
With interest undImlnished when the feast was
nearly finished.
Bowls of rice and tea were seen TO make a show,
Not one OF us did stickle TO take little pickle,
To correct effects of sdki, don't you know.
And every one was saying while gratitude dis
playing.
The evening had proved to be a boon:
And all assured the hostess. THE thing to
please US most IS
Invite US to another very soon"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-06-12
SAILING AWAY.
Scenes at the Pier When a Great
Steamship Sails

The season of fareweIls to ocean vow
ayers Is at hand. An hour before the
advertised time of departure the piers
look like the floral department of a
very successful county fair.
Carriages by the dozen are there.
and on both pier and steamship wealth,
fashion, poverty, friendship, regret,
expectation, pleasure and pain are repre-
Sented- The humble steerage passen-
gers, WITH their bags and shabby gar
ments, tumble against tailor-made men
and mOdishly dressed women. The
scene Is one of II cOngruity and ine-
quality. II IS a strange, wordless COM
ment on life.
The celebrated histrionic artist rolls
up in her carriage, and finds friends
and flowers awaiting her IN the saloon.
The health-seeller arrives, with his
valet and bundles, great coats and
robes, and, as he halts a moment be-
fore going inside, turns his eyes pa
thetically towards the city he is leav-
ling The til 'ught is in his mind is
that he may see it no more forever.
Tie young wife and her new hus-
band are there, so happy, so bewilder-
ingly happy, that words would not
express the degree of their felicity;
but stand smiling while friends say
nice things 10 them
Meantime the trunks 90 banging
down the hold; the fruit sellers call
out their enticing prices; here and
there tears float in-eye5 that have tried
to look cheerful and pleased through It
all HandkerchIefs tutter, lips quiver
as they kiss. hands are held in loving
clasp, and at last, at last, as they who
are to stay tear themselves from those
who are gong away, and the gangway
raised, the connecting link between Sc
and land broken, the great floating cas-
tie moves slowly off.
1t swings out into the wider water
deliberately but determinedly, and the
people on shore watch 1t with dim eyes
and bursting hearts until the mass of
human beings at the bulkheai be-
comes a mere blot against the sky.
Then the watchers sigh and turn
away, to go to homes that are, perhaps,
lonelier than they ever were before.
Among those who watched "A great
steamship move off the other day, was
a woman, handsome though no longer
young, and habited in black, Her
eyes were fearless as she watched the
ship crawl slowly out toward the open
sea, but they were sadder than sadness
itself.
She Is a widow, and her only son was
on board the great ship, going away
with bride on his arm, for long stay
abroad
Il have lost him forever" she said
TO friend, turning her face homeward
at last.
''Oh, not so bad as that" answered
her companion
81 do not mean that / shall see him
no more" said the widow. ''but that l
have lost him. He belongs now more
TO another woman than to me-"
1t was true. The mother who had
brought up her boy with the greatest
care was now left alone. Notwith-
standing all her love a d self-sacrIfice,
the heart of her son was hers no longer.
The foolish little creature by his side
absorbed him. and the mother had
truly lost him forever.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-06-12
A BATCH OF FABLES.
Said to be From the Persian, by Am
broSe Pierre.

There, now," said a kitten tri-
umphantiy, laying a passive mouse At
the feet OF her mother, Il fiatter myself
/ am coming on with a very reasonable
degree Of rapidity. What Will become
Of the minor quadrupeds when | have
attained my full strength and ferocity.
it Is mournful to conjecturel''
Did he give you much trouble?''
inquired the aged ornament OF the
hearth-side, with tender solIcitude.
TROUBLED" echoed the kitten, 81
never had such fight in my lifei He
was a down wright savage-in his
day"
MY Falstaffian issue" reJoIned the
Tabby, dropping her eyelids and CON-
posing her head for a quiet sleep, ''the
above Is a toy mouse"
What have you there on your
backp" said a zebra, jeeringly, To a
ship Of the desert" In ballast.
''Only a bale OF gridirons," was the
meek reply.
And what, pray. may you design
doing with themr"
what am 1 TO do with grIdirons?''
repeated the camel, contemptuously.
Nice question Tor you, who have eyi-
IDENTIFY Just come of one.''
People who throw stones should not
live in glass houses, but there ought to
be a few in the vicinity.
\ man was plucking a live goose,
when his victim addressed him thus:
suppose you were a goose; do you
think you would relish this sort of
thingp''
well, suppose 1 were" answered
the man, do you think you would like
to pluck me?"
Indeed would" was the en-
phatic natural, but rather injudicious
reply.
lust So" concluded her tormentor;
that's the way / feel about the matter
myself
\ sheep, making a long journey,
found the heat of his fleece very un-
comfortable, and seeing a flock of other
sheep in fold, evidently waiting for
some one, leaped over and joined them,
in the hope Of being shorn. Perceiy-
ing the shepherd approaching and the
other sheep huddling into a remote
corner OF the fold he shouldered his
way forward and gong I'D to the shep-
herd said:
Did you ever see such lot of fools.
It's lucky l came along to set an ex-
Ol
upon, they'll be glad 50 offer them
selves"
perhaps So" replied the shepherd,
laping hold of the animal'3 horns, but
| never kill more than one sheep at a
time. Mutton won't keep in hot
weather."
An old fox and her two cubs were
pursued by dogs, when one of the cubs
got a thorn in his foot and could go NJ
further. Setting the other TO watch
for the pursuers. the mother proceeded,
with much tender solicitude, TO extract
the thorn. Just as she had done so the
sentinel gave the alarm.
"How near are they?" asked the
mother.
CLOSE by, In the next field" was tile
answer.
"The deuce they arel' was the re-
joinder. However, L presume they
will lie content with a single fox"
And showing the thorn earnestly back
INTO the wounded foot. this excellent
parent took to her heels.
This fable proves that humanity does
not happen to enjoy monopoly OF pa
ternal affection.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-06-12

SEVENTEEN naval cadets who were
found deficient at the Naval Academy
Last March were allowed to resign. and
the Congressman who had appointed
them were notified To fill the vacancies.
wherrupon each Congressman reap
pointed the young man whom he had
nominated last year. There are few
laws which the average legislator can
not get around wEea his influence with
his constituents appears to be in
hanger
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-06-12

THE sultan. it IS said, has sent to the
Empress Of Germany necklace, val
ued at $4,000. That is Royal gift in
more senses than one. 1t Is typical of
Royalty to squander money in that
fashion, while the nation is impover-
ished, and the people overburdened with
fayas
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-06-12

ANOTHER ocean steamer has been
run down and sunk and six men are
reported rs lost. The German Emperor
was at anchor when the Beresford
struck her. 1t was the old story of a
fog and of running at full speed. Sci
ence and invention ought to be able to
provide some means of preventing these
collisions which are increasing in num-
Der rs the steamships increase in
speel
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-06-12

IT = said that the Czarina has been
&c uipletely unnerved'' by the discov-
cry of plot among officers of the army
to assasinate the Car. Such n discoy-
cry is calculated to unnerve anybody.
Ir the officers of the army cannot be
trusted the autocrat Is truly in 4 bad
way But he ought to take such state
of affairs as a symptom that there is
something seriously wrong in his gov
eminent for which Siberia offers no
permanent remedy.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-06-12

THIS is the season of the year when
announcements Of phenomenal fruit
crop in Delaware are made. a little
later on the announcements will be
varied and the consumer Will be told
that the crop will be short. 1t has
come to be understood that all state
ments respecting the future of crops
must be scrutiniZed with great care be
fore acceptance. Whether the honest
farmer or the nj ldle-man is responsible
for this uncertainty is u moot question,
but there is one thing certain the con-
sumer is not to blame for it, although
he is the fellow ground between the
UPPER ami neither mill stones of pro-
Jucer and seller in their efforts to raise
prices
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-06-12

BESIDES the exhibition, Paris has an
attraction for some minds in success
son of international congresses debat-
ing all manner of questions save those
related to politics or religion Such
congresses (thry are common to all in
teruatioual exhibitionsl not infrequently
accomplish great deal of good by
briugi together some of the brightest
minds in the world-a succession OF
SPECIALISTS. Their audiences may be
small but they are select, and the pub
hcation of what is said and of descrip-
tons of what is shown carries around
the world the consensus of thought on
various practical and scientific subjects.
The Electrical Congress of 1881 was OF
great value in securing something ike
uniformity in nomenclature and stan
dardS of measurement, and the Elec-
tr.cal Congress will this year have more
OF the same kind of work TO do. lt
should, for example, get new standard
fer measuring electric lights, and II
ought to discuss the subject OF laying
wires underground. If it should sue
eeed in settling these questions to the
satisfaction Of American cities it viii
Justify the flood of talk which Paris
invites when It calls together 90 inter
hatIonal congresses ~ meet there within
G moltLA
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-06-12

THE Paris Exhibition is getting along
very well Notwithstanding the royal
boycott About 2Jo, 900 people were on
the exhibition grounds on May 2Gth.
and it looks as though it would be u
success even though the kings and
emperors do not smile upon il.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-06-12
VOL. KILL.

THE real cause Of Mind-reader Bish-
ops death will probably remain a mys-
tery. 1t will never be known whether
his death was due TO natural causes. to
suffOcation in an air-tight casket or to
the surgeons scalpel.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-06-12

Steel tubes are found to retain twice
"a much magnetism as steel rods and
are therefore better for permanent mag
nets.
II "a held that some of the rays OF
electric light are hurtful to vegetation,
hut these may be held back oy Trans
parent glasa.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-06-12

IT Is not impossible that some Indi-
viduaI now living may witness the final
absorption by the great Standard Trust
Of every source of supplying involving
essential materials of industry or neces-
Saries Of living that may constitute a
monopoly. To petroleum, cotton oil
and dressed meats the Standard mag
mates now desire to add white lead
They do not propose that any man shall
paint his house without paying them
tribute.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-06-12

THE omnIpresent sea serpent has been
seen again, which one of him is not
specified. The ingenious mind of the
reader is left TO determine whether the
latest sea serpent was the piscatorial de-
mon with penchant for turning up in
the vicinity OF enterprising sea shore
resorts at stated periods during the sum
ster that is frequently seen in al waters
by the long-range, imaginative, vision
Of space newspaper correspondents.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-06-12

If monuments are to be erected over
the graves of soldiers, no better sub
iects are likely to be found than such
regimental and brigade commanders as
General William McCandless, whose
comrades If the Pennsylvania Reserve
Association went out to Mt. Moriah
Cemetery ON Saturday, May 18th, to
uuveil the granite shaft they had there
erected 10 his memory. He had a splen-
did record in the field, participating in
nearly all Of the hard-fought battles Of
the Army of the Potomac and being
wounded twice-at Second Bull Run
and At SpotSylvania- He was not only
IL good soldier; he was also good eiti-
zen m time Of peace, and served the
state faithfully after the war.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-06-12

A YoUEGsTER, while handling a big
army musket in the streets recently,
was promptly arrested and taken before
a magistrate.
"Where did you buy this gun?'' in
quired his Honor.
Didn't buy it, - returned the young
steT, rather sulkily.
'::Where did you get it, them"
'What, the gun!''
YeSi''
"Why, that has been in our family
ever since it was little pistol"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-06-12

Modesty is the politeness Of concsit
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-08-14
Axornnn srAHB.NG ArrRAY.
4 Quarrel Among Threshing Gre"
which Ends In Fight.

4 Quarrel Among Threshing Crew
which Ends In Fight.
There was q stabhing occurrence
this morning about six miles south
of Salem in the Jory neighborhood.
Fortunately no one was seriously
wounded, although young man
named Matthews has several flesh
wounds.
TwOyOung men named Matthews,
who live near Marion, were in the
Jory neighborhood assisting their
grandfather during his threshing.
Yesterday one of the boys scared the
team of Walter Mize, a well-known
school theacher of this county.
Mize got mad and quarrel ensued,
but all is said to have been settled.
But this morning the quarrel was
renewed or new one started, and
the Matthews boys stood together
and each declared the other should
not be touched. BY eight o'clock
this morning there was a fight in
progress between the three.
There are two versions to the tale.
One is that the Matthews boys
threw Mize down and were pum-
melting him when he said he had
enough. AT this he was released,
when he made for Will, the seven
tecn-year-old boy and sIashed him
with "A pocket knife.
Another story is that only one of
the Matthews boys was in the fight,
but it is probable they were both on
hands.
The boy who was stabbed is
not seriously wounded, rs the weap-
on was nothing more than small
pocket knife. DR.. Byrd was called
to dress the wounds and found two
cuts on the shoulder blade and one
on the arm. They are not deep, nor
over two inches long. The other
wound is where the knife was
punched between two ribs. This
wound is neither deep nor large,
being only the size of knife blade
and is not serious.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-08-14
IicInrm ORGANIZATIONS.

A call for state conference has
been issued 10y representatives of the
various reform forces of the state,
who, pursuant 10 an agreement
reached through correspondence
among the representative heads of
the various political reform organi-
zations, representatives ofthe grange,
prohibitionists, union labor men
and Knights of Labor, met In Salem
Saturday afternoon last TO consider
the matter of consolidation of the
reform elements for combined polit'
ilal action. The call earnestly in
vites all who are in sympathy with
the said union refolm movement
throughout the state of Oregon, TO
unite In sending delegates to union
reform conference To convene at Sa-
lem, September II, lSS9, at IL a,
m. The conference will la composed
OF one delegate nom each voting pre-
cinct in the state, To be chosen by a
union primary, and one delegate
from each labor organization, prohi-
bition party and union labor club
and one additional delegate for each
100 members Of such Organization or
club, The object of the conference
shall be to consider the practicable
~ of the union OF all the above nam
ed reform forces, and ot all citizens
not Identified with these organiza-
llons, hut who are In favor of better
in u political party that
shall pledge Itself for the settlement
u the great questions now pressing
for settlement by legislation, and OF
All kindred questions that may arise;
,nd II such consolidation II agreed
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-08-14
SPRING VALLEY NOTES.

Pony Whites outfit from Dixie is
thrcshing for Mr.. Skaaf and others.
This is the only one in the valley
that runs n boarding house. 1t con-
ssts of Il frame house on wheels.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. ID. Gibson have
charge of it. One dav last week
they threshed one thousand bushels
of oats in two hours and forty-fve
minutes. Their average, however,
is but two thousand bushels of
wheat per day. The machine is an
Advance and can be moved quite
rapidly. They moved three miles
in forty-seven minutes. The men
are paid for twelve hours work and
over time extra pay. Many of the
ladies are visiting the cooking shan
ty MS it is quite novelty here.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-08-14
For advertising rates apply at this Office
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST IA, 1889.


AT their regular meeting yester-
day afternoon the ladies Of the na-
lem w. G.. II. u. again discussed the
proposition of raising funds Tor the
construction Of hall to be used as u
temperance hall and free reading
room. They have in contemplation
a building that will cost not les
than $4,000. This money they pro-
pose raising by subscription and al
ready they report several h''hdre"
dollars promised. No canvass has
vet been made, but indications nI"
that those who are able to give
would respond literally to the call
for assistance. Such n hall is ju"t
what Salem needs aud il Is trusted
complete success may crowh the ell
forts of the ladies.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-08-14

At meeting Of the board OF dl'
rectors of the Northwestern IRE
mems association ut Vancou yer
Monday afternoon, n proposition
from Chief Raincy of Tacoma, to
hang upa purse Of Fi2O0 if the CON
vention and tournament were held
there, was accepted. The conven-
ton will be held Monday, Septeni-
Der 10Th and the tournament VIII
begin the following day, to continue
three days. The association and
tournament were declared open to
nil volunteer departments In the
United States and Canada.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-08-14
PURELY PERSONAL.

--Chas. G. Barker OF Portland is
in the city.
Van ess Gardner returned home
from ia4uina to-day.
Mr.. Roth returned home from
Iaquina this afternoon.
Miss Maggie Cospcr returned
home from Yaquina to-day.
Miss Laura Cosper returned
home from Yaquina to-day.
-Chas. Waltz left this morning
for a trip to the mountains.
Rev. Bowersox returned home
from Corvallis this afternoon.
Harry Keller and John Bowie
left this afternoon for Portland.
Miss Bird McClanahan Of Seat
tie is in the city visiting friends.
Mrs. Frank Talkington and
child left this afternoon for Port
land.
Wiley Moores and wife return
ed home from their trip to Yaquina
to-day.
e. NJ. Waite and wife returned
home from their trip to Rock creek
to-day.
Hon. j. w. Swank of Browns
vile is in the city. MIR. Swank was
representative to the legislature a
few years ago.
Miss Mary Sheridan, who had
the misfortune to break her arm a
few days ago by being thrown from
carriage, is improving.
DR.. Richardson's family, VIM.
Browns family and Geo. Williams
family will return home from theil
mountain trip Saturday.