SESTIXEL & REPUBLICAN MIFFLINTOWN : .tTednetdar. Aaarast 81, 1SS1. TE RMS. Subscription, $1J0 per annum if paid within 12 months $2.00 if not paid within 12 month. Transient advertisements inserted at 60 cents per inch for each insertion! " - Transient business notices id local col umn, 10 cents per line for each insertion. Inductions will bo made to those desiring to advertise by the year, half or quarter year. Eepublican Primary Election. As per rule of the Kt-publican County Committee, the Kepuolican Primary Elec tion i!l be ''t'J n Juniata county on SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER Si, 1881, and the meeting of the Convention of Re turn Judges on tuu following Monday. The following is the system trSdrr which Ki'pnbhcsn Primary Elections are held : Firtt. The candidates for the several of fers shall have their names announced in one or more of the Republican county pa pers at least four weeks previous o the pri mary meetings, stating the otlice, and sub ject to the action of said primary nuttine. Second. The voters responding to RepubU rtn principles in each township or borough Khali meet on Saturday, Sfptember 24, 18SI, t tbe usual place of holdinv the spring elec tion, at 2 o'clock r. if and proceed to elect one person for Judge and two persons tor (lerfcs, who shall form a board to receive votes and determine who are the proper par sons to vote, and shall bold the polls open until 7 o'clock p. M. Alter the polls are opened the candidates auinS'incrd as afore said shall be balloted fort the ntmeof each person voting shall be written on a list at the time of voting, no frson being allowed to vote more than once fur each oitice. Third. After the polls are closed the board shall proceed to count the votes that rach candidate received, and m ike out the returns accordinglr, to be certified to by the Judge and att.ted by the Clerks. Fourth. The Judgr (or one of the Clerks appointed by the Judge) ot the respective election districts shall meet at The Court House iu Mitilintown. on 11 on day following the primary meetings, at 1 o'clock r. nr., having the returns and a list of the voters, and count tbe votes, and tbe person having the highest number of votes for any oface shall be declared the regular nominee of the Republican party. Fifth. If any two or more persona fcaVe an equal number of votes for the same of fice, the Judges shall proceed to ballot for its choice, the pttrson having the highest nniubxr of votes to be tbe nominee. Sixth. The Return Judges shall be com petent to reject, by majority, the returns from any election district where there is evidence of fraud, either in the returns, or otherwise, to tht rxtttJ tf the ranis com mitted. Seventh. No person shall be perirfttcd to vote by proxies. AMENDMKNTS. At the Primary Election held August 19, 1676, the first article of the system was ameiided, Limiting tht time of announce ment of candidate! to two sttEi instead of from weeks prior to the Primary Election " At tbe Primary Election held August 2, 187 9, the following three amendments were adopted by an almost unanimous vote of the party : 1st. That the Representative Delegate and Senatorial Conferee be voted for and elected at the Primary Electing. 2nd. That the Return Judges and Clerks hall be sworn, according to the general lection lawa. before receiving any votes at the Primary Election, that they w ill honest ly and faithfully discharge the duties de volving upon said officers. 3rd. That the Chairman of the Connty Committxe be voted tor and elected at the Primary Election. Last year 1SW the Convention of Re turn Judges pissed the loilowing resolution as to the sense of the 1st amendment of the three amendments adopted at the Pri mary Election August 2, 1879 i Resolved, That it is the sense of this jon vention that the amendment which was adopted in 1871. prescribing that a Sena torial Conferee shall be annually elected by the people at the Primary Election contains a clerical error, to wit : Using the word i-Conleree" for Delegate," and hereafter the term "Delegate" should bo used instead of "Conferee" m said amendment. Orr reins to e Elected. President Judge, Two Associate Judges, District Attorney, Pndbonotary, Two Coun ty Commissioners, County Treasurer, Two County Auditors, Chairman County Com tnittee. Representative Delegate, Senatorial Delegate. REPORT Superintendent of common schools JUNIATA COUNTY. MrrrusTOws, Pa., July, 15, 13S1. Hon. E. K. Higbee, Superintendent of Public Instruction : Diaa Sin: In compliance with the re quirements ef law, I submit the following school report for the year ending June i, 181 Id addition to holding the nsual number tof teachers' examinations, connty institute and attending other educational meetings, I traveled over fourteen hundred miles and wrote four hundred and fifty-three letters. I bad tbe pleasure of meeting nearly two hundred directors and over three hundred citisens in the school room dnrirlg niy an imal visits. I spent a half day tor every school but two, nd held written examine tions In them all, to ascertain what progress i. hinr made. If any Sureri"cnani as- irss to know td a certainty what the rupili of his jurisdiction are doing, let him bold a written examination, ine resuu oi mj test was hiehlv interesting and iatiatartory, but the report In this part of the work is too full to be inserted here. Large num bers of directors and parents accompanied me, and the most astounding facts were hroncht to the surface. Easy eiercu-ea m composition were given to ascertain legi .ilifr. snellinc of ordinary words, the use r - J mA Ka vwriiv) and 17T&ma)ea,r. ID J I OLHtaVls miM a u arithmetic. Questions coteriog the funda mental rules, and as far Simple interest were given. The Questions were construct ed so as to conform to the ordinary aflairs ef life and the answers demonstrated that a chants in our text books and instruction is needed. Boys should be taught what they need when they are men." Uncom mon words were generally correctly spelled, but these in common use, such aa horse, which, to, two, too, etc, were generally missed. Puuils that bad been tarougu wa r.mm.r and arithmetic fcnew not that every senteuce should begS with capital letter, and would invariably fail W aauing ledger columns. While these remark are true in general it must be stated mat msny pnpils did creditably, and sometimes an en tire school would come up to all thai could be desjred. EXASCTSATIOSS. In the thirtet n public and fodr apecisl examinations ninety-nine teachers were ex amined and ninety-five of them licensed to teach. The rigid examination last year had the effect of putting our teacher to" study. A great many questions not confined within the limits of the cbmmoi schools curricu loa were given l every trial, to isttttce reading and study beyond the Uxt book. a. ic-u-aer .noma acquire a knowledge, aa rapidly as his time and means wilt 4niU, ot everything thai pertain to hi profeeaioa. He who does mot etody and enlarge his ed catioa for the pleasure or knovrlifg and tbe purpose of Instilling a similar desire in the pupil lack one of the most important ele ment of a teacher. Trne teaching con sist In creating In the mind of tbe child a desire to gain knowledge. This cannot be done if the teacher does not find himself in such a condition. TEACHEB& One hundred and eight teacher were in the field during the year. Twenty or Ihese had aa experience of leas than one year, and sixteen never Unght before, One-third of the whole nuaiber were, therefore, re cruits, niling up the ranks left by experi enced ones rbr more remunerative fields of labor. Thus the itinerant character of the profession is retained. Can teachers qual ity themselves so well for their work that society will look upon experience and talent as a necessity, the same aa it doe in the legal or medical profession The demand for learning and talent in these professions is truly astonishing, and men do not hesi tate to reach down deep in the pocket, and those who enter them seldom think of d.nit ting them, because they secure for them selves and family a comfortably living. It is believed that the law of supply and de mand regulates professions as wefl as trades. we Know what we mean when we speak of a good law) er or a good physician. If we apply the aame sUndsrd of good in the teaching profession can we say that we have a lair demand for "good" teachers, and if so, have we a corresponding supply f We answer negatively. If society will once de mand fair talent End ripe experience and scholarship at any price we will soon have the supply. Can teachers create this de mand f How did society discover the ad vantages in legal lore or in medical skill f When yon save a man's life or his fortune your ability is apparent, your reputation es tablished and your services will be in de mand. In like manner let the teacher dem onstrate tbe excellence of skill in kit pro fessfott. Teaching is an art that has lawa and principles and processes peculiar to it self, and these should be widely and pro foundly studied. To be an adept in the subject will not suffice if one is but a nov ice in the art. The answers to the prelimi nary questions last fall show that teachers, as a rule believe that there is a necessary connection between knowing a subject and knowing bow to teach it. Some ot our best book-learned teachers taught us tbe worst schools. Only fifty-five of the one hun dred and eight teachers employed were sub scribers to journals devoted entirely to the teacher's work. All bad read Wickershani'a works, but ouly a few, such works as North end's, Ogden's, Page's, Lynds, fcc. Enter the private room of a lawyer, doctor or min ister and behold the books and journals de voted to his profession I Even jewelers, dry-goods merchants, grain-dealers snd manufacturers take journals relating to their several trades. They note changes in trade, progress iu science and improvements gen erally. The reason is very obvious. Here we see bow trade and professions are alike built up, and the teacher, if wise, will take heed. TEST BOOKS. We are not making great stride toward county uniformity. Ill 8-j districts tbe books are uniform, though different series are in use. Teachers and superintendent may talk and work to secure this desirable end, county uniformity, but it is all in vain, unless the strong arm of the law will step in and do the work. Frequent changes have a tendency to bring a variety of books into the school-room. If a change is nude, by all means bave all the old books 'taken out. But why should a change be made every three years? Why not have the books the property of the district t APPARATUS. We have outline maps and globes is snoot half tbe schools, but teachers are slow in making use of them. Directors have a right to ssy wbst branches are to be taught, and they can require any appa ratus to be nsed whenever they see proper to do so. GROUKD3. In several districts additional land was pur chased to enlarge play -grounds a very wise step. It happens occasionally that the proper amount of land cannot be obtained peaceably. Where a man lacks the true spirit for public improvement, directors should not hesitate to purs Be the course tbat the law provides, and thus perform a duty to themselves and posterity. In the improvement of school ground our pro gress is slow. In thriving communities school lots are commonly fenced in, or out rather, tbe sides to tbe public roads being left open. The number of Iota properly fenced in is limited to eight or nine. Shade trees hive been set out, but maliciously in clined persont are destroying them. The law ought to be enforced the aame as would be done if they were the property of a pri vste citisen. HOUSES, FUBNITUBE, . Directors are learning that there is no economy in repairing old buildings that have low ceilings and are not adapted to tee pur pose, neither in plan nor aixe. But good bouse, suitable in plan or sise, ahould not be allowed to moulder and spoil. There is economy in patching and painting and white-washing in this case. Every house should be thoroughly examined before the session begin, and defective Boors, marred walls and damaged window and abutters repaired. Every one will see the wisdom in this. During tbe year a number of bouses were thoroughly renovated, promt nent among which are Union and Oakland in Fayette. Both were repainted, tbe for mer re papered and tbe latter reseated with elegant furniture. Cwcolamus wss also pa pered. Red Bank, in Slilford. wa reseated with the tSost improved patent furniture Seven new house were erected. The frame, in Fermanagh is 40 feet by 30, with a ceiling 12 feet high, and contains the lock folding desk. It is a beautiful, common tense building, and those intending to build would do well to examine it. Centrality, however, being the guiding tar for location, the misfortune was, as i often the result in such dilemmas, a lot suitable in eie and other particular was not at hand. The pub lic road now forma a large portion of the T.arranire. n Soruce Hill, is a nbstantial frame with rather a fair loca tion, ha a belfry, but doe not appear to the best advantage on account of the door ODning to the opposite side of the roaa. Dr.m. homes were erectod in Tnscarora, nsauehanna and Monroe. They good1 building and have the beat patent .... to brick honses ware built, one in Walker, 48 feet by 82 1 the other in n,lr.re. SS feet by 28, both having nign ceiling. Tbe are beautifully located and present fine appearances. The one in Walker V,,.tw tim IIVAr for a graded acbool when" necessary. alter now ba all brick honsea but One. and Delaware all dm iwo Tn none it these Tn now house port ion was made fbr ventilation except by transom and shifting window. With aacB United sseaaa akJUfal teacher regalate th air is the achool-rooat surpss singly well j bat Iftyight room I foaad to contain air entirely unfit for children to ores the. Son were tilled with gaa, which, fo a great ex tent, wa the fault of tbe teacher. Some were filled with smoke, the cause of a de fective flue or pipe, while other were filled with air that had been breathed, over and over for day perhaps. Of tbe ninety-four honses in the connty only four are unfit for use, and aevea lack suitable out-house. Tbe fomitore of sixteen may be considered injurious. Not enough attention is given to the heating of our school -rooms. It is no unusual thing to find on a eoid day the room freexing cold tbe whole of tbe morn ing aeasion. In some the fire is not niade in time ; in some the store is at fault, tbe pipe or flue ; in many the fueL In one dis trict a director told me that their house wa supplied by contract by the lowest bidder for the term lor the-saui of two dollar and ninety cent. Tbe fuel furnished at such a low sum in a community where good wood commands two dollar a cord, must be "green" sapling. One teacher said be first o6ked" his wood, then fried" it, after which it was burned. It wss by this process that Straight-Water school house, in Greenwood, was burned down on tbe 19th of January, 1881. The wood was put in the drum of the stove in the evening to be dried. Several bouses bare already been burned in this county in the same way. The best fuel that can bo obtained should be furnished at the school house. CO.NCICSION. This report concludes the work for my third year. I enter upon the fourth with renewed interest, ind fairly understanding the responsible trust, I hope that fewer er rors will be committed knd better results rescued in the future. I hope to receive the same cordial support, forbearance and co-operation from directors, teachers and friends of education as was accorded me during my last term; and that tha 'day is not fsr oT when Juniata will stand la the front, battling against ignorance and its pro ducts, crime and pauperism. I cannot in sufficiently strong language express my gratitude for kindness received at tbe hands of the Department and all classes of our citixens. . . WELLINGTON Sal mi, Superintendent of Juniata County.. The State Fair. The Pennsylvania State Agricultural So ciety will hold their Annual Fair at tbe Ex position Building, Allegheny City, com mencing September 6th, and closing Sep tember 17th. For tbe benefit of those Wish ing to attend, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company will sell excursion tickets to Pitts burg from Harrisburg and all ticket stations east of Altoona on Sept. 5th, 6lb and 7th, good to return for ten days ( and on Sept. 12th, 13th and 14tb, good for the return trip for fire days from dste. SHORT LOCALS. No dew. No fog. No rain. Cloverseed cutting has been commenced. The house roach is said to be good bait for baas. Tbe roof of the river bridge is nearing completion. There has not been a soaking rain since the June flood. The new moon stood on a horn, which i said to mean rain. Tbe corn crop in New Jersey is pro nounced a failure. The G. A. R. Pot room has been reno vated and repaiuted. Repcblicaks, Register on or before Thursday, September 8. Already people talk of a great flooding of tbe streams in October. Newton Hamilton camp meeting closed last Thursday morning. The Soldiers' Orphan Schools will be opened on tbe 1st of September. The Eucampment of the Third Brigade at Wilkesbarre is called Camp Garfield. Squirt el shooting will become lawful on Thursday, to-morrow, Septemlier 1st. Tbe Chambersburg Repository say that tbe Shippensburg creamery is a success. The whaling business begins next Mon day the day the common schools open. There are papers in the County Surveyor's office, wan ants, atc.i tunning back to 1756. The McCnllochand Walker case, that was carried to Lewistown court, wss postponed. the printers cf tbe Juniata Valley will picnic next Friday and Saturday at Bedford. The military encampment at Wilkesbarre last week was a great success in every way. Such a drought a that of thi summer has not been known to the oldest inhabi tant. alias jane Bdrcbfield, daughter of John Burchfield in this town, is quite ill with consumption. The Orbisonia, Huntingdon county, band has he silver horns, at a cot of seven hundred dollars. The new fall bonnet is pronounced by Mnnlt that have seen it, aa the sweetest l r finery ever seen. tWt nt anions- a Bock of sheep that Jacob Thomas had at McAIlstervIllo, and killed eix of the flock. VCT,Mt to the sheaf turns out well, but the number of sheaves to the acre nnfortu nately were not maiy. Tbe Post Office Depsrtment at Washing ton has discontinued the Post Office at Farmer' Grove, thi coonty. John Stoner, a citizen of Fermanagh township, i fortunate thi season in having a profitable yield of potatoes. The corn crop in Indiana COtinty is sorted good. They have had frequent raina in that part of the State. Bev. David Hoist wa in towns on Satur day, having recovered from the operation of tbe removal of cancer from hi lac. How easily it would be for Providence to dry up the coentry and reduce the people to te pont of siarvatiod. drought would do it, Six months of The Moun Pleasant Sabbath-school will hold a picnic on Saturday, September 10th in D P. Minicban'a grove. A cordial in vitation is extended to all. Charle Parker, residing at Kexico, while carrying a barrel of sngar from a car to tbe warehouse at HuiifcgJin iat Friday, Ml and severely hurt hi nose and face. Jos. A. tfcKlbbeu, of Clinton county. Pa.. ha hona-ht GerOania Mill, in Hilford town hip, from F. i. ftokm, for six thousand five hundred dollars. Harry Ellis, a five-year-old son of Ed EUi fU on tbe pavement in .front of his father's bouse on Cherry street, and severe ly sprained las necK. SHORT LOCJ1LS. Ayar'a Pills sre a general fasorite, because of their pbWerful yet gentle operation. Med ical men prefer them for nervous or delicate eouetitntione. F. . lira. Reynolda, lister of Captain A. H. Martin, i in from her home in La Salle 1U-, to visit her friend and rlatie in thi connty. Corn ha been cnt from the (talk on come of tba farms in Tuscarera valley. It wat feared by the owner that the drought would so dry the stalk tbat they would be unfit for fodder for cattle feed. A man in tbe Narrow, between aliffiio town sod Lewistown, nearly every Sunday take: his skiff, anchor it in the middle Of the river, and fishes to his heart's content. About midnight on Sunday, according to street report, some one shot grain-dealer Kennedy's dog while tbe animal Was on Main street, not far from the Post-office. .The dog wss hnrt but not killed. Jonas King, at Allenrille, Mifilin county, claims to have cnt and threshed 120 bushels of wheat this summer from four acres of ground, which was an avesge of 30 bnshels to the acre. The Mifflin county tax-payers are excited over the cost of tbe river bridges in that county. It is not contended for that tbe contract prices have been too higti, but fre quent rebuilding has already cost the coun ty about one hundred thousand dollars. The Lutheran Synod of Central Pentsyl- vania will meet at Newport, Perry county, this (Wednesday) evening, August 3 1. Wil liam Gufs is the Isy delegate representing Licking Creek and Miftiintown congrega tions, with Rev. E. E. Berry, pastor of the charge. Tbe bay window question in Lewi town got into court. A certain property-holder projected a bay window over the pavement. The improvement obstructed tbe view of a neighbor and caused a complaint. The case was taken to court, and the bay window has to come down. The Republican State Convention will meet at Harrisburg on Thursdsy, at 12 o'clock noon, September 8, 1881. The Sen atorial Delegate representing Mifflin, Perry and Juniata counties is H. A. Stambsugh. The Representative Delegate representing Juniata county is John Balsbaugb. Benjamin Longsdorf, a sweeper in tbe railread yard in Patterson, was struck by tbe biimper of a Modoc engine on Satur day. It was a shoulder stroke, and tbe re sult was that Mr. Congsdorf wa quite se verely hurt. Dr. Crawford was called and gave such attention as the case required. George L. Hower ha returned from a trip to Illinois. In Bureau county, where be has last been, be says the drought exceeds the drought here in Juniata. The wheat crop there was a failure. The corn is a fail ure. Oats wete good. Potatoes were sel'. ingatSl.80 per bushel a few day ago. Wheat was selling at $1.25 per bushel. The only weather prediction that has stood the te:t this sciscn is the prediction or sign, that as the three first days of a month are so the following days of tbe month will be. The advocate of tbe sign in this community is Samuel Showers. Tbe sign thai Mr. Showers predicts by, so far, has been more certain than Tennor. List Wednesday, while on his way to Portland. Maine, in the cars, General Han cock wis tsked bis opinion of Vice Presi- dont Arthur. lie replied with earnestness that he is an able, patriotic; high-minded gentleman, and, in tbe event of bis being called to tbe Chief Magistracy, would dis charge tbe duties with bnt one purpose that of benefitting the entire country, and that the people might rely on bis judgment with absolute confidence." Report of tbe drought in Bucks county, last week, says : Crops and pasture are everywhere withered by the sun, wells are waterless, dsiries are running down and tbe milk receipt at creameries is far below the average. Tbere will not be half a crop ol corn and lata potatoes and the gardens have long ago succumbed entirely. Prices of garden and dairy products have greatly ad vanced at the Doylestown market, butter bringing forty cents pet pound. The To- biexou creek is said to be dry and the Nesh- atuiny is very low. No rain to speak of has fallen for more than a month." It is ssid that " misery loves company." No one, hoWtt'er, should feel miserable over the shortening of the crops by drought, be cause it is 1 rovinence mat scnus ins drought, and Providence does all tilings lor the best ; but yet with all that apparent truth it is not out of place to remark tbat tbe drought is wide-spread and not con fined to Juniata county. In Virginia and other southern States it is even drier than here. Cotton is greatly damaged, and the water has got so low in a number ot the towns, Richmond notably among them, tbat it has become an article that is told by the bucket-full. The Executive Committee of the Juniata Valley Printers' Association met in Altoo na on Saturday, August 27 tb, to complete tbe arrangements for the holding of the fourth annual picnic at Bedford, Septem ber 2nd and 3rd. Through the courtesy of Editor Dern the Committee transacted its business in the editorial room of the Altoo na 7ttM. Conrad and McPike, Treat dent and Secretary of tbe Association, had been so efficient id their Work tbat the busi ness arrangement bad all been thoroughly shaped up, so tbat tbe Committee bad scarcely anything to do but to endorse their work, and return home: John N. rlerr, living beyond Patterson, was out in bis garden, pulling weeds, one dsy last week, when a black viper sprang out of tbe grass. Tbe snake sprang at Mr. Kerr's face, but he wa too quick fer the re'ptde a'nJ stood" erect before the snake bad sprung its length. Tbe poisonous thins? did not: however, miss him en tirely ; it fangs passed through the shirt sleeve of Uls" right arm and slightly scratch ed or punctured tbe skin of the arci. Dr. Eider was called. No serious harm result ed from the alight scratch. Mr. Kerr wa too much shocked to immediately attack the snake, and before he recovered himself suf ficiently to kill the thing it had escaped. The barn of Davis KsofTmaa, in Walker township, was destroyed by fire on Monday Sight. Nearly all the farming implements were stored in and about the barn and were destroyed. Two horse and a calf were burned with tbe building. Tbe crop was all in tbe straw, excepting about 90 busbeb of wheat, which lay on the bam flowr. ff one oat had been threshed, 1ot tt wu uU in the barn excepting' stout six bushel, and that is all that is left of the crop of this year. The losi is estimated at $2,800. No inearance. Tbe fire was started according to report about 10 o'clock. From certain tracks it U believed by some persona that a man cam along in a wagon, stopped a mo ment or two at the bam, and ia that time sat it on Are and drove away . Such are the report that came from tbe scene of the Art. "Why Slibuld They Ell My Babjr The uged mother of the President is re porttd to kat uttered tkt asose estclamatiom upon lestruing tkt news of kit attempted a-saatraafiea-J Why should they kill my baby f for be seems the same to me As when, in tbe morning twilight, I tossed him on my knee, And sowed for him hopes to blossom when be should become a loan, And (areata for him such a future aa only a mother can. I looked ahead to the noontime with proud bat trembling joy ; I had a vision or splendor for my sweet, bright-eyed boy $ But little enough I fancied that when he bad gained renown, Base Envy's poisoned bullet would strike him down. Why should, they want to kill him f Be cause he bad cut bis way Through Poverty' gloomy woodland out into the open day, And sent a shout of good cheer to those who were yet within, That honor is born of striving, and honesty yet can wiu t Or waa ft because from boyhood be man fully bared hi breast To fight for the poor and lowly, and aid the sore depressed r Ah met. tbe world is working upon a treach erous plan When be who haa struck for mankind, is stricken down by man ! Or did they begrudge bis mother the band be reached her still, No odds how high he clambered np For tune's glittering hill f For in bis proudest life-day he turned from the honoraxif earth, . And came and tenderly kissed mo the mother who gave him birth. Shame to tbe wretch that struck him, and grimes tbat it did not kill ! And pity for hi poor mother, if she be living still. fiay God in mercy help him his black crime to atone, And hep me to forgive him for I cannot do It alone l " An exchange believes that the American girls incline to stoop sboclderness and then writes as follows ,2a to what kind of work keep girls straight in Other Countries : The Hindoo girls are graceful and exquisitely formed. From their earliest childhood they are accustomed to carry burdens on their heads. Tbe water for family nse is always brought by the girls in eartben jars, care fully poised in this way. ?e jxefclse i said to strengthen the muscles of tbe back, white the chest ia thrown forward. No crooked backs are aeea in Hiodostan. Dr. H. Spray saya thi exercise of carrying small vessels of water on the heed might be advantageously introduced Into boarding schools and private families; and that it might entirely supersede the present ma chinery ol dumb bells, blackboards, skip ping ropes, etc. The young ladies ought to be tsnght to carry the jar as tbe Hindoo women do, without ever touching it with their hand. The aame practice of carry ing water lead precisely to the same results in tbe south of Italy as in India. A Ne apoljtan female peasant will carry on her bead a vessel full of water to the brira over a rough road and not spill a drop of it, and tbe acquisition of this art or knack gives her the same erect and elastic gait. Ax Iowa Justice was sent for in a great hurry by a young man. who was at work in a neighboring Sold and i.n arriving at the designated place found him sitting on a log in a grove. By hi side was a young wo man with torn and draggled dress, hair' down her back, without a bonnet, and al most breathless. The Judge began to pal aver about the romance ot tb? a:tuation, when the young woman exclaimed : Hurry up, 'Squire, father's coming !" Ru-h it, Judgo !" said the youcg man. The Judge, looking up the road, saw a party riding fu riously doKn upon tfiera. By great exped' tion, the Justice got the young people mar ried ' in as few words as the law allows," and finished just as the . riders came up. There was S fend between the young wo man's family and her briuegrooni'a people, and she bad already run away once, but was caught and taken home. She staid un til the day of attaining her majority and took the first chance to escape. A';. The Newport A'evs of last week says : Cn Thursday of last week Henry Peuny'a daughter, Carrie, aged seven years, fell mto tbe sluice at the canal lock at Losh's run and was rapidly carried out into tbe maiu channel. Her brother, John, aged eleven years, was a witness of the peril in which bis sister's life bad been so suddenly placed, and with heroic bravery jumped into the alhice-way for the purpose of rescuing her ; but down the slippery planks they both were forced, and when they (truck the turbulent reactionary water the boy waa shot past hi sister, but they iu the next second came together again, when the little girl, in the straggles of death, clutched at ber brother, Grabbing him by one ol bis ears she held firmly on snd he awsra to the shore, thus resculn bia beloved little lister from a watery grave. Pennsylvania State College. An examination of applicants for the free scholarship awarded .to this Senatorial Dis trict by tbe Pennsylvania State fcolleje will be bold at ilinit'Cown, Juniata county, Pa., on Saturday, ths !0th day of September, 1881, beginning at 10 a. m. TSe committee will consist of Professor Dsvid Wilson, of Juniata connty, Professor S Has Wright, ol Parry county, and a third nitinoer hereafter to be selected. Tbe examination will be open to all competitor from th District who bave reached the age or fifteen years and are of good character. This scholar ship Is a prise not difficult to obtain, and worthy tbe ambition of any yonug man seeking an education. CnAS. H. SMILEY. New Bfobmfleld, Pa Aug. 29, 1881. A COEEEsr-osniST of the forth American writing from Cape May, last Thursdsy, among other things said : "The train which arrives here Saturday evening at 0 o'clock IS called the peanut train,' ce&aiise so many country couples come down upon it, who loaf about the depot, bugging each other desperately and eat peanut by the peck." "The evenings being quite cool now, young ladies who, escorted by their lovers, frequent the pier carry with them thick ehswls. Their attendants, being unprovid ed with overcoats, often And it necessary to share tbe shawls with the aforesaid young ladles.'' -ot, - .,. V tVIferral Piwer. . When a medicine performs snch enres ss Kidney-Wort is constantly doing, it may truly be said to have wonderful power. A carpenter ia Montgomery, Vt-, had suffered for eight year from the worst of kidney diseases, and had been wholly incapacitated for work. .. He say, " One box made a new man (f me, and I sincerely believe it will restore to health all that are. similarly af flicted.' It ia now sold in both liquid and dry form. Danhury .Ve. . , . . "'' "God BteM tin tittle Weaia." F. M. Helmick, Music Publisher, 180 Kim Street, Cincinnati, Ohio, has just published one of the most beautiful songs that has of late years come to this otlice. Everybody ought to .buy it, and everybody oeght to sing it. It refers to the noble wife of Pres ident Garfield, who baa stood by her hus band during the terrible struggle for life in which he bsa been engaged since July 8, cheering him, encouraging him, urging bun to kep steady, persevere, and be would yet conquer. Tbe following words consulate the Chorus of the charming little song i Stand by him, little woman I , Stand firm and brave and trne ! And remember, littir woman. We will always staud by yon. This song is easily arranged ao that all playera on the Piano or Organ can master it with perfect ease. Price, 85 cents per copy : I or four copies for $1.00. Postage stamp taken as enrrehrr. Address all nrdrri to ' F. W. ruLnicr., Mrtsic Publish-.-r, 180 Elm St , Cincinnati, O. - Lewistown pipers report that day last week a man jumped off a fast train at BixSer's water alariuu and escaped with slight injuries. He went to Lewistown and told a story to the effect that threo men had followed him from Omaha for the purpose of lobbing bim, and tbat w hen he was pass ing from one car to another they . attacked bim and be jumped oft to cacajie ibem. He had about f 70, whiob be deposited in one of the Lew'.toWn banks. Kidney Diseases. Kidney diseases afflict the greater part of the human race, sod they are constantly on the increase, but whore the virtues of Kidney-Wort has become known, they are held in check and speedily cured. Let those who bave had to constantly dnso SMri's of nitre and such stuff, give this great remedy a trial and be cured. In the dry form it is most economics), In (be liquid the most conve nient. Pkila. Press ' -. Neaelt all the ills that afflict us can be prevented snd cured by keeping the stomach, liver and kidneys in working order. There is no medicine known tb-t will do thi as surely as Parker' Glpger Tonic. See adv. Tax JnuUta County Agiicultura) Society will hold their twenty-first annual exhibi tion at their grounds ia Port Royal, on Wednesday, Thursdsy and Friday, the 12th, 13th and 14 tb daya of October, 1881. Jocxph RoTBtoce, President AIRY VIEW ACADEMY, fort Royal, Juniata Co., Pa. Winter Session will com mence on Wednesday, September 7, 1881. See circulars. Davtn Wtxsos, JafrES J. Patteesos, Aug. 7, 1881. Principal. Will buy a new and beautiful Organ, same grade and kind ((50 to $70), that other par- ties have been selling recently for $110 tn $135. Your choice of many styles from different factories. Six years gnsrsntei. , W. H Aiksss, July 7-3mJ Main St., Mifnintown, Pa. CO)IMKltC II,. MIFFLINTOWN MAEKETS.,-, StlTfLUtTOWH, Aug. Si, 1S8. Butter ... EfCf Lard llara .... Shoulder . Sides.... Potatoes. Onlyaa. .. Rags..:.. 20 W 8 12 8 8 49 CO n MIFFLINTOWN GRAIN MARKET. Conected weekly. QroxATios roa To-dat. . YTednesday, AVg. 8!, 1821. Wheat I 23 Corn..... 65 Oats 'H Rye 85 Clovers.-ed 3 7ito4 M Timothy seed . 2 50 PHILADELPHIA GKAIS MARKETS.. Philadelphia, August 29. Wheat No. 2 Western $1 De.awsre and Pennsjlvsr.ia red, 51411 to 142. Corn: steamer, 72c; yellow. 73 to 74o. OaU;N'o. 1 white, 57 to 53c; INo 2. do. 56o. PHILADELPHIA CATTLE MARKET. Philadelphia, Au. 29 Cat!e Sale 4,000 bead; prime, 5a6lo ; com mon, 3to4a. Sheflp sales, 1 3,000 head; prime, 5to5e; good, 5to5c; cornaoo, 3to4lc; ea!l, $1 50to2 00-. lamb, 4 to 7lo. Hogs selling at StolOo; sales, 3.700 head. Kew Attecrtttetssent. ; -it . 3i I EITHER UqC!9 OS DRI FOB a . Th'ai Jfetn at (he amane tlane . TEX LIU2, TEX BQWZLS, fl 472 7ES ZlStm. WHY ARE VE SICK? jsJiteaust ws aOom arm pmf organs to tecomt etOTed or torpid, and jmsoMms humorsare therefore farced into tht stood thonldbs expelled nitnraUi. I WILL SURELY CORE j KIDNEY DISEASES, H LIVER COMPLAINTS, n riL4,, ri rii iw.-i, lauaai UKASEK, rtEVALE WltlVrMH, Ajca) KEB.vei:s iaRBEK. tytautinofrm action of these organs and rttljrag Uu-ir power to iknw qf disnif. Why safiVr Billons swias ssit achtsl War torment1 with riles Oonatl nation I fWkf ttigltteasn'everaisoremd Kieyif Why a4ar aarraa r tM keataas! rat KIDNKY-v OUT and reject la htaUh ttfcipaeashi mer ngaannU roraa, Intia eanaona pnefca of w&fcca maSn mx iwiatta m uadVinn. aJ In aJewt Fnrna. vary !,. traten, tor thorn that cannot nadUx mom -tyTtnctawttkosnaicBeainpy to acinar form. oa rt or Totnt Daxocisx. price, ei.ee 3 WkXLft, UCIaEaWOS Cs-.Fres's, ria sand law art pot naht CUSTO.JT. CAVTIOa NOTICE. ALL person are hereby cautioned acainst . trespassing on tbe lands of the under signed ejiher in Delaware or Walker town ahip, for the purpose ot Ashing or bunting, or for any other purpose- - i. E. Atemo4. . S. A. Ltrcisa. oetai-tf G. S.Ltasss. i 'MlSCELL.1JrE0U3 A TRUE A PERFECT STRENGTHENED . A SURE REVIVER IRON BITTERS are highly mittent fitters, Kant of Appetite, Loss of the blood, ttrenr.hens the muscle, and like a charm on the iHKertive organs, removing ail dyspeptic symntoms, sues aa Tastiny the Food, Bddung, Bent in Vie Stomaek, Heartburn, etc The onljl Iron Pt-cpai-.it ion that tvill not blacken the teeth or gio heailachc 8M by ali druggists. Write tor the ABC Hook, S2 pp. ot uaefiii and amu?ing readim- snU fret. . - - i?KOWX CHEMICAL CO., Baltimore, 210. mm iT VNe. . -ii.fU VEftl mm. Parker's Kair Balsam. An eUfamt. i nmllt Hfr Dnmg tktt Drrar fails ta Kcttsrs Cray er fttei lair s its Youthful CiLr. joc. aa Sf a SOMETHING WORTH KNOWING: GRAND OPENING !X o 'y Wk have just come from New York with a her stock of . t)HY GOOI5S, kOTIONS AND GROCERIES, AKb A FttLI. LIKE OF STORE GOODS FOR THE COCXTRT TRADE. C7 Be sure and examine our stock before purchasing elsewhere, as yon oaa cr taiuly save money, fto trouble to show GooUs. Onejrice to all. , LOCUST GROVE, One mile southwest of Patterson'. . ai-.tr.mi3, W. BAIR & LEVJN. D. W. HARLETS I the place where you oaa buy THE BEST Aal THE CHEAPEST MENS' YOUTHS' & BOYS' CLOTniN( hjts, cjps. Boors, sinss, .ixd fcrxishixg goods. US is prepared to exhibit ore or the most choice and select stock ever jtft-rrj In tbis market, aud at JSTOSISIiI.GLY LOW PRICKS AIo, measure taken for suits and part at short notice, very reasonable. llemeoiber the place, ia Hoffman' Water streets, MIFFLINTOWN, PA. SAM'L STRAYEE lis jut returned from the Eastern cities with a full rarity if - MEM & BOYS' SLOTHING, . HATS & CAPS, BOOTS & SliOES, ALL SIZES, GEXTS FURSISIUXO GOODS. Good of all kinds are low Como auii ee me and be astonished Pants at 75 cent. E7 SI II" j MADE TO OKDEK.3 Patterson, l'a., April 16,' 137?. . SAMt'EL STltAYER. Spicir.l JVottees. PIMPLES. I will mail (Free) tbe rrcipe for a simple Vioetssls Bam that will remove Ta, FKKUKLE?, PIMPLES sod Blotchks, ivaving the skin suit, clear and beau til ul; also inatrnctions for producing a luxuriant growth of hair on a bali head or smooth face., . Adiirvss, inclosing 8c stamp. Bs.t. Vassair 4. Co., 5 Beekman St., N. Y. TO C(KSU5PTlVES. ; The advertiser haviug been pormaoeutly ; cured of that dread disease. Consumption, bv a simple remnlv. is anxioua to make ! ' known to bia irllt.w-sullerers tba means of cure. To all who desire it, be will seud a copy ot t!m prescription uwd, (tree ot charge,) with tbe directions for preparing and esing the same, which they m il! nnl a scat Coat forCossuarrtos, Asthma. Ero cnrris, fee. Parties' wishing the Prescrip tion, will please address, ; tier. fc. A. Hiuux, 134 Pem St., Wimarcwbarjr. N. T. A GENTS WANTED. Bit? Pay. Light! XX Work. Steady fcmpl.n riicat. Sam ples free. Address. X. L. BY R 4) Mas. , sad Street, New York. iBaiiiTdlFifiir : A GENTLEMAN, who Suffered for rear from.Nervons DEBILITY, PKKMATUKE DECAY, snd all the effects of yonthiul in discretion, will for the sake of suUVr-ig hu manity, send free to all who need it, tbe re cipe and direction for making tbe simple remedy by which be was cored. 8oJferers w'u-aing to profit by the advertiser, expe rience can do so by aildresMiig m: perfect confidence. JOHN B-OGDSN, 42 Cedar St., Sew York. Jan 26, 1881. VALUAELE FARM AT PRIVATE SALE. THE farm of the heir of Samuel Horn iog, deceased, is offered at prtrate sale. Tbe farm la situated in Lost Creek Valley, three miles from MlQliDtowa, contains OJE UCIDRED ACRES ol cleared land, and FORTY ACRES ol Timber-laod. a ne ounuings ar k, con- listing of LARGE BANK BARN, Xl'SSlOX JSD TOUT HOUSE, Sm-inr House; Drr tlnwt and other out buildings. A Large AiiLK ORCHARD of i selects iruiu lae lann is convenient to schools and mi.i. For terrus, call on Eliaj Horning, reaiuinf . ear the farm, or C. F. Horning, Jlitfiiu- town. ' I njaru , icroa u -3 - ALL persons are hereby cautioned against bunting, fcbipg, gathering berries, baildief fires, or in any way trespassing on tbe bands of the Undersigned in Fermanagh township. '; ' : Wif. SIcLACGHT.lJf. rosy I4,lST9-tf JIDVER TISEM Z.YTS. TONIC recommended fcr all disease re- Strtiipk, Lath of En,r),ie. Knrl Jies I t': new life to the uern.i. TLeyat" J 3)1 Floreston Cologne. LavnnM. Sut IT DtUlM l haKMMf at!4 XaUssnlal lmmJKmmMr M9tSa0 til V iaiaVaVatr SafUw Ot VllH VsU tt.. aViXaV tiiamr. Bsrha. ataadraas, MIllUsls and suny f the best wrlmnM kaova arc coflabined in Farweb's Uoaa Toxic, sua a ndicmc of sous nried and c&cte potras. as to taakc it the Ctcs-sii ELwd Punfier sad kstaey Comaof sad tb BstnslttadStrBfJn It cures Dyspepsia, Rheqmamra. Neuralgia, Sleep. IcsMKSvnd ali oocaacsol tb Momacb. Brek,tacics Lnrer. Unaarv Organs, and all Feasaie Com planus. It yonssn wasting away with Consumption c any sWan, nse lb Tonic to-4ay. It will surely bnlp yon. Keaaember! Thia Toxk is tbe Bet Family Meo cine ever made, aaisupen)ru Buten, acncc f Caster and other Tonics, aa it new lntoaxaaea, and euana Dmnkcaaan. Aav dealer in dnurs can supply yua sue. and $ sun. Vone gemun siEuatuic of Hiscox & Co Clients' j, N. V. genuine wi 1. tot. Lanes Savosg n Bimxo tme Dutxa of suits, ahtub will te made to order Ne Building, corner of Bridge at3 Jau. 1, W$-ti KENNEDY & DOTY, (Successor to Buyers A. Knuv,) DEAI.EkS IS OAI. , - " - - , LL311IEII, CEMENT, Calcined Planter. Laci Piaster, i j SEEDS, SAL.T, &.C. We buy Grain, li bi deliver at SllWinJ town. Port Royals or Mexico. . 'We are prepared to furnish Salt to dealera at reasonctil rates, - KENNEDY fc DOTY. April 21, !531-tf ruTirfTvALLEY BANK, OF.HIFFLI.TTOW", PA. WITH ' " J BRANCH AT FORT ROYAL.!. Stockholders Indmtfaally Liable. J. NEYIN P03IEROY, Pnestdrnt. T. VAN I.V.YIN, CnsAitr. ' ; " DraECTOBs J. Nevin Pcmeroy, Josopb Kothrnck. George Jacoba, - Philip at. Kepner.al Anaos G. Bonan'l, Louis E. Atkioaoo. W. C. Fomeroy, STOCKHOtDCBS : J. Nevio Pomeroy, R. E. Psrkrr, t Fbil-p . Kepner, i T . . t T. . I m SaraT Herr' Ueire, Jane H. Irwin, .Mary Kurt. Samuel X. Rurtx, 3. liolmei Irwfn, T. T. Irwin, F. B. Frow. . Jo Sl)throcki i George Jacoba, L. E. Atkiuaon, W. C. Pomeroy; Amos (J. Bousarl, Noab I.'ertaler, a Charlotte Snyder, John Uerrzler. "ZZTMrrem allowwt at tbe rate ot J per : , on 6 ,fth, 12 months eTrtili(?ata. jan23,1873-tf CZ f day " n0,u- Sample I worih $" free. Address Stisi i so 4 Co., Tortland, Maine. mar2,81-ly j i . CAITIOX NOTICE. K. . H ALL persons are hereb) cautiooe-i not to trenpas upon the lands oi tttr undersigned In Delaware townahip, U te purpose of lumbering, or fo av atHr purp-. Mar 9, "91. J. W- KL'ETZ, 4 ZM.&i- .eWBaniiirBfflTg-iiw-
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