IF. II.
TUB COSStlTtTTIOlt THE CHIOS HD THR KKrORCXME.1T Ot TU LAWS.
JUFFLliNTOWiN, ' jMATObuSTtrMN'irAPRILMSM.'
EDITOR AXO ri'BLISIIER
VOLUME aaI, NO. 1.
WHOLE NUMBER 10 it
TEU113 OF PUBLICATION.
Tni JrxiTA Sentinel is published every
VYcdLCsd-y morning, on Bridge street, by
H.H.WILSON.
The SCBfCKlVTION PU1CE of the paper
Will he TWO DOLLARS per year in advance,
and ri.SO if not paid w"niu the first three
months.
i fff So paper discontinued until al. ar
rearages arc paid except at the option of the
I ,lit.,r
i ,-. i,tivi: The rates ot aiuluhs-
INti are (or one square, of ehjiit lines or less, ! and which lins been brought ti perfection re
ne insertion, 73 cents tliree. $1 &o : and 5o c!s pm-dless of time, labor ur expenses nd is now
dr each sulxoqueut insertion. Administ ra- confidently pre-etitod to the public as inconi
or's. Executors ar.d Auditor's Notices, ?i.oo. ' pai-ably the best Sewing Machine in existence.
l'ruiCisional and Itusiness Cards, nut exceed-! The .Machine in question is simple, com
ins lij lines, and including copy of paper. pact, durable and beautiful. It is quiet, lij;ht
$V.oo per year. Merchants advertising running, and capable of performing a range
(changeable quarterly ) S l"i per year, includ- and variety of work never before attempted
in paper at their Stores. Notices in reading upon a single Machine, using cither Milk,
columns, ten cents per line. Twist, Linen or Cotton Thread, and sewing
Jou Work. The prices of JOB WORK, , with equal facility the very finest and coarsest
for thir'y Bills, one-eight sheet, 1.23 ; one-1 materials, and anything between (lie two ps
fiiurth. il.oa ; one-half, $-!,oo : and addition- i tremes, in the most beautiful and substantial
al numbers, hailprici and for Itlauks, $-,uTi ; mauiier. Its attachments for hemming, braid
per quire. j inp. cording, fuelling, ijuilting, felling, Irim-
i
iusmcss CLiircs.
JEREMIAH LVONS,
gitorncfi-at-JTauj,
M:!Hintown, Juniata County. Ta.. Office
on Main street South of Bridge ctr et.
AU1LLI.V.M M ALLISON,
' Attorney at Laic,
ilotary iVoUr.
AV ill at'rnd to all business entrusted I
d to hi- '
vn r'a' '
JW"' I
Ollice on Main Street, Millliutoivi
J01INT.L.SAIIM.
gtttornc!T-at-JIaii',
!lFFLINTOWX, JUNIATA COUNTV, I'A.
KFKr.S his professional pervics to the
public, l'rompt atieiition given to the
l.rosi-cuiion of claims against the Government,
C"!l:tion and all other btisiuess entrusted to
hts care- Ortice iu the Odd I ilhuvs' Hail,
Bridge Street.
pt. 2o, 1SC5.
A EN DUE 'KIKB?
AUCTIONEER
The unders'iucd offers his services to the
public as Vendue Cryer and Auctioneer. He
has had a very large experience, and feels
toiiti't-i.i thr' he can give satisfaction tc all
wtn may empbjy him. lie inny V?c ddi-(d
kl Mirliiiiiou, oi loucd at his home in Fer
suanagh township. Orders may also be left
at Mr. W'iil't Hotel.
J mi . -'a, 1 SG 4 . WILLI A M GIVLX.
MILITARY CLAIMS.
M HE uudersigned will promptly attend to
L the collection of claims against cither the
Kiate or National Government, l't-usious. Back
l'ay. Bounty, Lxtra Bay, and all other claims
arising out of the present or any other war,
collected.
JEREMIAH LYONS,
Attorney -at-Liw.
Mifflintown, Juniata Co., I'a. febl
NEW TOBACCO STOIIK. Just received
at Barnes' Cigar and Tobacco Store, a
freeli suf ply of pure Vara Cigars and Tobaccos.
Best Navy $1,09 per lb
,id " 'Mc
ird " 5'lc. " "
Vses Gold Bar 1. 10 " "
Oranoke " "
The best brands Fine Cut loose and in foil,
l i t all kinds of Bright Tobacco at reduc
ed prices. The lovers of good chewing and
Ku-.kilig tobacco are respectfully iuviicd to
call and examine ray 6t0ik.
Junei'Mf. A. T BABNF.S.
"V LW A 1! HAN GUM EXT. The undersigneu
-L tinding it impossible with one Market
Car, to supply their customers. have purchased
nnothcr, and are now prepared U fiiruih
marketing regularly twice a week after the
1st of August. One Car will arrive in l'at
tersen every Wednetday evening, the other
ill arrive every Friday evening. We wish
n d;stiuctly understood we wiil do nothing
Lut a strictly cash business in future, l'er
nui ordering goods regularly every week
."re expected to pay promptly each trip.
One ear will leave l'atterson for Philadelphia
very Monday morning, the other will leave
every Wednesday morning.
july25-tf. HOLLO liAL'GII & BOW E.
t i: N r AL CA 11D-
1) ca'i
11. M. KEItVER, DENTAL SURG EON
IIAKSS this method of informing his friends
JL i:i Juniata county, that owing to the tea
roadOly good success he has met with, during
the few months he has been practising his pro
fession in said county, he feels warranted iu
making Mated visits to Mitllintowu and Mc
Alisteisville. The first Monday of each month
Mr. Keevcr may be found at the Juniata Ho
tel, Mifflin, tc remain two weeks. The third
Monday, at McAlistersville, to remain during
the week. Teeth inserted on V I" LOAN 1TB,
tiOLD & SILVER. TEETH FILLED and
extracted in the most e.pproved manner, and
with the least possible pain.
gtfa. Strict attention given to diseased
:ums, Jtc. All work warranted. ffi5Terni
i casunablR.
January 24, lSGo-tf.
" J OSEW1S. VKLL,
CLOTHIER
NO. 43 NORTH THIRD STREET, 1'llILAD'A
Clothing f.tpeiior to any other establis
iwent iu the City ud at lovier prices. Mer
chants will rind it to their advantage to call.
All goods warranted. Brceuied by J. K.
Swoycr. nov. 7-ly.
T7E3TEUX LAND AG LNCV. Oir.
V jiiich, Lancaster. VViiCocsiti, will buy
tin 1 sell BE.l L EST A I E, au I pay Tai.es for
r.-mresi leu's, to those desiring tu locate iu the
Weil, can obtain chep Homrs and rood wa
ter power in prosperous localities by consult
ing him reference giveuif requited,
mar. Cl-lj.
NEW FAMILY
MHE superior merits of the "Singer" Mn
X chines over nil others, for cither family
ue or manufacturing purposes, are so well
established and en pcn"rally admit le. Hint
nn enumeration of their relative excellencies
is no longer considered necessary.
OUlt NEW FAMILY MACHINES,
which has tiecn over two vears in rreiiaratiou
, tiling, oinaing, etc., are novel ami practical
and have been invented and adjusted especi
ally tor this Machine.
Machine always kept on hand at my Tail
oring Ktnblishtneni, .second story Sulotilf,
Flow & l'nrker's Store, Bridge street, Mitllin
town. I'a., for the inspection of the public,
and lor sale ut tiie most, reasonable prices.
Machine Bolton. .Veeilles, Thread, Oil, Ho.,
and everything pertaining to this Machine
constantly kept on hand lor salo.
WILLIAM W ISE, Agent.
Mifllintown, Jan. 10, lS(i7-lv.
"IT 1KFI.1N CO AClIt WAfiOX M VNLT.VC
jJL tory. We the umlersigneil beg leave to
inform our custoniei s and lricnds in this and
l"'j"iu",R counties, that we have enlarged our
sIl"!' nd by the addition of Steam J'ower,
aie prepared to dj work at the shortest possi-
Me nonce.
We arc constantly msnufacttirin and make
to order, every description of Couches. Car-
Bus
Sulkies, Wagons, 4c., also
Family and 1 oak cutler sleighs. We arc .ilsr
prepared to manufacture Uoad Wagone from
one to lour horse.
Having been working at the business for a
min.ber of years ourselves, and employing
none but the best of workmen. We flatter
ourselves that our work cannot be surpassed
i,r neatness and durability ; iu this or ad
joining counties.
We always keep on hand from twci.ty to
thirty set, of best second growth, Jersey
Hickory i:pokes, in order to make durable
wheels And will warrant our work for any
reasonable time.
Sleighs n:id Buggies re painted with neat
ness aud despatch. All other repairing heavi
er light w ill receive strict attention. Come
and examine our stock and worn before pur
chasing elsewhere, lion'l forpet t tie name.
HEIFFLEFINGEK & CIUSWKLL,
Corner of the Bike & Cedar Spring road.
June 27-tf.
s. n. i.ornoN..
.W. J. JACK VAN
iW CLOTHING EMrOIilUM
IN
MIFFLINTOWN,
In Wttion'i Ilrirk Siorf Hoom. on the Surth-
tfvjtf Cuiurr of Jin lj? and Wafer String.
T
"WIH i ndersigned would respectfully an
nounce that they have inencd iu the
above well-known stand a verv fine and select
assortment of It KA Ol -MADK CLOT111MJ,
consisting in part of
vrcia, cjii?:ir,
BOOT? & p l! 'ES lor men, women .v children.
11 ATS & CABS for men and boys. .Vc.. c.
Ilur stock is compost d of XXT'lltfCf, )'
.YA'li' (lOOHs, and all who desire any article
in our line would do welt to call nnd examine
our stock before purchasing elsewhere. i'O
ing nothing but a Strictly c'uvt 7.'ix'-., we
are enabled to sell goods at a very low figure.
Close cash buyers would do well to examine
our slock. Wo respectfully solicit u share of
public patronage
uov 7, lfGti-tfj LOLHOX & JACK if AN.
JACOiJ UEIDLEU,
Dealer in Prills, Jledifiiics, &c.,
TXOl'LD respectfully inform the citizens of
11 Miltliutowu and surrounding country
that he has just received from thceast a large
and well selected assortment of QJritp:, J.fe.i-
; and X.'
for medical purposes only, aud a general as
sortment of everything pertaining to his bu
siness. -jyThysiciiins orders promptly filled at a
small advau.e of eastern wholesale prices.
a)"" Prescript ions carefully compounded at
his Store, at Bollman Brothers' old stand,
Main street, two doors west of Belford's store,
MitHiutowu, I'a. jan 2:1, lti7-ly.
COAL AND LUMBER YARD. The under
pinned begs leave to inform the public
that he keeps constantly on hand a large Stock
of Coal aud Lumber. His stock embraces iu
part. Stove Coal, Smith Coal and Linie-bur-neis
Coal, at the lowest cash rates.
Lumber of all kiuds and quality, such as
White I'ine Blank, two inches, do H White
Pine Boards, 1 inch, do one-half inch", W hite
Pine worked Flooring, Hemlock Boards,
Scantling, Joice, Rooting Lath. Plastering
Lath, Shingles, Striping, Sash aud Doors.
Coal and Lumber delivered at short notice.
Persons ou the East side cf the River can be
furnished with Limehurners Coal, &c, lroiu
the coal yard at Tysons Lock,
ang 15-ly GEORGE GOSHEN.
TJUV THE BEST-
Samuel Slrayer, of l'at-
J.J tirson, is the authorized
Agent for the
sale of the
EMWRE SEWING MACHINE,
nnl also for
THE WILCOX & GILS.
Tnese are the two beft Machines manufac
tured. Persons wishing to purchase should ca'l at
I'echt & Slr.iyer s Store, in l'atterson, and
examine for themselves.
SAMl"L SIRAYER, Agent
Jan 9, 1807
flfft pflPi i -
JJL-. , x -
A LITERARY CURIOSITY-
. " ' .
our realtors will be giaa to sec an "ami my
,. .,, , ,, ,
policy poem, written by nn old gentleman
eighty-four years of age, which we dip from
the Lnyrrj,itiumi!ht as a literary curiosity :
Bcb'd Confederation,
That formed a combination,
T' erect on Slave foundation,
Au Oligarchy Nation,
Met, in the operation,
Defeat anu desolation,
And, with much indignation,
Their Slaves' JlTianeipat ion.
And now, ip. their vexation,
They geek for restoration,
To seats of legislation !
As if assasiiuation,
And Prisoners' starvation,
And four years' devastation
Deserved a compensation
Instead of cxciration.
But men of ohseivation
Sec through their calculation,
And wish for our salvatiau
From Rebel domination,
Ami Copperhead dictation.
And, in the si:u:ition.
Should have no hesitation,
To spurn with detestation,
At every application,
Till, after long probation,
And strict examination.
They gain a reputation
That fits them for the station.
Jlliscrllanrous ratiim.
A TftJJE STORY.
Iu the evening of the day Alice arrived
ut S , a great experience meeting was
to he held in one of the churches. Her
friend who had became enthusiastic in the
c .use, urged her to go to this meeting,
which Alice did, although with a feeling
of teiuit ncc. The house was crowded
above aud below. The preliminaries ttsu -
ally appertaining to such meetiugs having
been arranged, a brief opening addres
was n:ade by one of the ministers.
A . f.., I I l .... I i.. .
. iuuiiucu uiau iiieu ii.-iuicu uis
rtei.ee with great effect. Affr he had
finished there was a iause of ueariy a
minute. At length a man whj liaJ k-en
seated far back, with his face partly turn
ed lroiu the audience, arose slowly and
moved to the front of the stage.
A half suppressed exclamation escaped
Alice, as her eyes caught (he well known
features of him who h-id becu her hus
band, while a quick thrill ran through
her. Then her frame trembled ia accord
with l.er Uultering heart. The face of
Mr. 1'elaccy hal greatly changed since
she had last looked upon it. Its calm,
dignified elevation had been partly restor
ed, but with what difference ! What be
fore was cheerful, was sad, very sad
".Mr. President," he began iu a broken ,
voice, "although 1 had consented, at y Jur
urgeut solicitation, to address this large
assembly lo-nigbt. yet I have felt so strong
a reluctance in doin so, that it has been
with the utmost difficulty I could drug
myself forward. I5ut I had passed my
word ; I could not violate it. As to re
lating my experience, that I do not thiuk
I cau veuture upon. The past I dare not
recall. Would to heaven that jast three
years of uiy life were blotted out." j
The speaker paused a mouictit, already 1
much affected. Then resuming iu a firm
er voice he said :
''But something must bo said to :uy
own cause, or I shall fail to make that im
pression upon your minds that 1 wish to
produce.
"Pictures in real life touch the heart
with power while abstract presentations of
trutu glitter coldiy iu the intellectual re
gions of ti e mind, aud thcu fade from the
perception like figures in a diorama.
"Your speaker ouce stood among the
first members of the bar iu a neighboring
ttate nay, more than that he reprc
scuted his country for three years in the
assembly of the commonwealth. And
more than that still occupied a seat in
Congress for two Congressional periods."
At this anuouncemeut the stiiluess of
death pervaded the assembly.
"Aud yet more than that," he continu
ed, his voice siuking into a low thrilling
tone, "he once had a tenderly loved wife
aui two sweet children. Jiut all these
blessings have departed from hi'!"," he
continued, his voice growing louder an J
deeper m his efforts to control lumson.
"He was unworthy to retain them ! His :
constituents threw him off because he hd
debased Liuiseli" aud disgraced them.
And worse than all she who had borne
I 1U two r abes, was forced to aban.
r1 0D ",m ani f0c!i an asj'luin in Iter lath -
Lou. Am- v'uy? Ciuld I have
.became so much changed in a few bhort
i ., , ,
i years r V hat power was there to abase
" '
",u that my Icings spurned, and
' even the wife of my bosoru turned away
Itcart-strickcn fiom iuc ? Alas ! mv
friends, it was a uiad indulgence in de
bauchery ! A very demoD a Circe,
changing tho Ifatcaa iuto a bestial. Lut
for this, I wera bow aa honorable and
useful representative iu Congress pursu
ing after my country's good, aud blest in
the hou:;e circle with wife and cliildren.
Hut I have uot told you all. After tny
wife separated from iuc I tant rapidly.
"A state of perfect sobriety brought to
many tornblc thoughts ; I therefore drauk
more ireely, and was rarely, if ever, (rottt
under I'lO bewildering eflects of partial
intoxifation. I remained in the same village-for
some years, but never once saw
he." during that time nor a glimpse t'f
my children. At last I became 0 aban
doued in n.y life, that ray wife, urged ou
by her friends, doubtless, filed an applica
tion for a divorce, and as cause could
easily be showu why it should be granted,
a separation was legally declared.
"To complete my disgrace, at the next
Congressional cauvass, I was left off the
ticket, as uufit to rcptcscnt the district.
I left the country and State where I had
lived from my boyhood up.
"Three years have elapsed since then.
1'or two years of the period I abandoned
j myself to the fearful impulse of Ihe ap-
j lttite I had acquired. Then I heard o!
, this new movement the great leuipcraucc
, cause. .At firs: I sneered, then wondered,
j listened at last, and finally threw incsell
! upon the great wave that was sweeping
! onward, in hopes of being carried by it
' far out of the reach of danger, and I did
J nut hope with a vain hope. It did for mc
j all aud more than I could have deemed
tit set mc once more upon my feet once
expe-jniorc made a man ot me.
"A year of sobriety, earnest devotion
to my profession, and fervent prayer to
him who alone gives strength to every
good resolution, lias restored to uie much
that I had lost but not all uot the
richest treasure that I proved myself un
worthy to retain not my wife and chil
dren. Ah ! between myself and these
the law has laid its stern, itupassaLle in
terdiction. 1 have no longer a wife nu
longer children ; though my heart goes
out towards these dearly beloved ones
with the ti tiderest yearnings. Pictures
of our early days of wedded love are ever
lingiri..g in my imagination. I dream of
the sweet Creside circle ; I see ever be
fore me the once placid lace of my Alice,
as her eyes looked into my own with in
telligent confidence, I feel her arms twine
round my neck ; the music cf her voice
is ever sounding in mv car."
Here t'ie speaker's emotion overcame
him. His utterance became choked, and
he stood silent, with bawed head and
trembling limbs. The dense mass of peo
ple were hushed iuto an oppressive still
ness, that was broken here and there bv
half stifled Mjbs.
At this moment there was a movement
1D the crowd. A single female figure
before whom every one appeared instinct
ively tagive way, was seen passing up the
aisle. This wai not observed by lelaucy,
until she had come nearly in front of the
platform on which he stood. Then the
movement caught his car, and lifting his
eyes they in.stautly fell upon Alice fur it
was she that wis passiug onward he
bent forward towards her with suddenly
uplifted hai'J's and eager eyes, aud stood
like a st.-uue until she had gained the
stand ad advanced quietly to his side.
For moment the two stood thus, the
wLole audience, thrilled with tl:e scene,
were upon their feet ana bending for
ward Theu Delancy opened his arms,
and Alice threw herself upon his bosutu
with a quick, wild gesture.
Thus for the space of a minute they
stood every one fully, by a singular in
tuition, understanding the scoue. One
of the ministers theu came forward, and
gently separated them.
"No, no," said Delancy, "yo must not,
jou caunot take her away from me."
"Heaven forbid that I should do that,"
i replied the minister. "Uy your own con-
f'ession she is not your wife."
'No, she is not," returned Delancy,
mournfully.
"But she is ready to rensw Lcr vows
again," Alice said, suiil'tug through her
, ttnrs that now rained over her face.
Dolore that large assembly, all stand
ing, and with few dry eyes, was said ia a
broken voice tho marriage ceremony that
gave Delancy and Alice to each pthcr.
As the minister, an aged man, with thin
white lock, finished the rite, lie laid his
hands upon the heads of the two he had
joined in holy bonds, and liftiug up his
aged eyes, that streamed with drops of
gladness, he said, in a solemn voice:
"What Hod hath joined together, let
uot rtL'.M put asunder."
"Amen !" was said by the whole as
sembly, with a single voice.
ITTTLXG IlfcIflTllIEIIJ. LOOTS'.
I have heard of a company of hunters
who caught a number of monkeys in the
forests of Erazil iu the following amus
ing way : They had a lot of little boots
just large enough to be drawn easily over
a monkey's foot, aud filled the bottom
with pitch. With those they set out fur
the woods, aud soon found themselves un
der the tree, where tho monkeys went
rattling over their heads, out never for a
moment removiug their eyes from them.
Thin they placed the little Loots where
they could be seen, and commenced tak
ing off their own boots. Having done
this, they ot them stand always near the
little boots. All this the moukeys care
f'llly Lotieed. The hunters were too
wise to attempt to catch them by eliuib
iug the trees; they might as well have
expected to snatch the moon, as to lay
hands on these little fellows. They had
au easier way than this, aud more effect
ual; they simply sat down under the
trees while the little chatter-boxes were
rattliug on over their heads, but never
for a moment removing their eyes from
them. The hunters now taking up their
own boots having carefully looked over
them, drew them slowly one after another
uj on their feet. .Not a movement es
caped tho observation of the monkeys.
Having replaced their boots, they hurried
asray into the thicket of undergrowth not
far off, where they were hidden from the
sight of the monkeys, but where they
could see everything that happened un
der the trees. They left the small boots
all standiug in a row.
The monkeys soon deeended from the
trees, acd imitating the hunters, thrust
their feet into the boots set as a trap for
them, chattering and gesticulating all the
time, in great glee. As soou as they
were fairly in the boots, out sprang the
hunters from their hiding places and
rushed among them. The monkeys af
frighted, at once started for tho trees, but
only to find they had destroyed their
power of climbing by putting on the
boots. So they full an easy prey to their
cunning enemies. This is the way the
moukeys were caught, and how many
vouug petsons arc caught in the same
way. Iu their ttestre to uo wn.it tney see
other persons doing, they fall into serious
trouble, aud often bring upon themselves
ruinous habits that follow thcta to the
grave.
J . .
An Incident of Four Fisher. A
person who was iu Fort Fisher during the
bombardment, tells the following story in
an English magazine ; "Oh ! the agony of
dispair to sec ball and ehell falling harm
lessly from those turrets of iron, or rol
ling like pellets along the low decks,
while the gallant defenders of Fort Fish
er were falling in sheaves within a forti
fication which would, four years before,
have defied the efforts of any uavy 'a
work,' as Porter says, 'stronger than any
thing ebastopol could boast of.' One
day, a happy shot from the fort, succeed
ed in finding its way into a weak spot of
a two-turreted monitor ; a piece of iron
evidently wa3 turned up, and jammed the
turret. Hurrah ! one at least disabled,
thought the poor confederates. By Jove'
i . . ... it. oni
see two sailors quteiiy uia. out, uun m. v - r --
themselves down, the one holding a the biid, aud for which water is no rem
chisel, Ihe other striking with a hammer, cdy. Py procuring a lighted candle and
They were cutting away the obstruction ; holding it under every particle of the
and ho secure was the monitor against ! cage till all chance of anything being h it
any vital injury being inflicted on her j alive is gone, the remedy is complete.
that, although silenced, she would not ; The pet will soon brighten up after his
iv.tirc from her position. A swarm ot
;,nnUrn riflemen were thrown out to
slay the two bold Federals ; but no one
hit them, and they worked on calmly
il General Whiting generously inter-
fered. and said, 'Such gallant fellows do- eh f sa.d the ,boy. "l ee. grana uo vou:
serve to live; cease firing, my hd, at ' I s'pose your forget jour ladder was a jack
thcia.' So ths irca was cut awy." ss""
THE GREAT SECRET OF MASONRY.
An anecdote is related of a brother
who iu noted for Lis acts of charity, and
who is withal a man of good presence
and a great favorite among the laaies so
much so as to eause some jealousy on tho
part of his worthy spouse. One evening a
bundle came to the house for him, and la
belled "private." Of course this was suf
ficient for female curiosity, and therefore
indulged in au inspection. Horrors of
horrors ! Ulaukcts, baby-linnen &c., greet
ed Ler astonished vision, and dreams of
two families floated through her brain.
The hucbaud soon came in, and after tea,
when the wife had discovered in Lis eyo
the treachery of his conduct as she sup
posed he took the buudle and went out,
but n t alote fo: the jealcus nire was on his
track. The fatherless husband little im
agined that she, who suposed herself so
fully wronged, was hovering after him.
He halted befure a small tenement,
which he cutered. Here she paused to
hold a council of war. What tactics
was to follow she was in doubt, but deter
mined to storm tho citadel, she knocked,
and Lastly brushed past the lit le child
who answered the summons, she stood ia
an instant before her astonished husband,
the embodiment of injured inocecce.
Her feelings were about to find expres
sion, when the scene before her caused
her to pause. A pale and careworn man
shivetiug over the expiring cmber3 of a
scanty fire, a poor woman on a sick bed, a
babe not old enough for christening, and
two little girls snugly stoivcu away on somo
straw in a corner, met her ferocious gaze.
She read the story at a glance, and re
turned home with her husband, a better
and a v?bcr woman, satisfied that she bad
discovered the great secret of Masonry.
WHICH HALF.
Here is an English story of the times,
a Lank panic incident, which must Dot
be lost. In the foidst of the late excite
ment aDd at the moment when everybody
thought all the banks'were going to the
dogs together, Jones rushed into the
bank of which he was a stockholder, SDd
thrusting a certificate into the clerk's face
he said in great haste.
"Heie, please transfer half of that to
James P. Smith.''
The clerk looked at it and asked :
"Which half, Mr. Jones?"
"I dont care which half," replied
Jones, puzz!cd at the inquiry.
"Vou had better go to the courts; I
can t make the transier without legal
decision. If you rtally wish to transfer
your ether half to Mr. Smith, we cannot
do it here."
Jones was confounded. lie knew tho
banks were all iu a muddle, but there was
deep for Lini. Ho took his certificate
from the hands of the smiling clerk, aud
ou looking at if, !o ! it was his r.itirrt'ttj:
rertijicnte S Keing a printed form on
ou fine paper, and put away among his
private papers, it was the first thing that
Mr, Jones laid hands on when lie went to
bis secretary for backrtoek scrij t. lie
west home, kis.-ed his wife, glad to End
she hadu't been transferred to Mr. Smith,
and taking the right papers this time,
hastened down town iu time to get all
straight.
To Owseks of Canaries Many a
person has seen a pet canary or other
bird in a state of pcrteibation, plucking
at himself continually, his feathers stand
ins all wrong. In vain is his food chaag
ed, and in vain is a saucer of clean wa
ter always kept in his cage. The cause
! of his wretchedness has not been found
out. If the owner of a pet iu such dif
ficulties will take down the cage and loot
up to the roof thereof, there will most
likely be seen a mass of stuff like a red
rust. 1 he red rust is nothing more or
I !.- ili-in mrrtmU t.f rarasites infcstinz
."house-warming.
tA negro boy was driving a mule in
Jamaica, when the animal suddenly stop-
ped refund to budge. "Won't you go