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VOLUME XXV, NO. 25
IliFFLlNTOWN, JUNIATA COUNTY, PENiVA., JUNE 21, 1S71.? '
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LOUIS K. ATKINSON, j . .ft
Attorney at Jfiw,
, MIFFLINTOWX, PA. L o . O
taColkcriuf aad Conveyancing promptly
attended to. -, , - . . j.
Office, second story of Court Honse, above
Prothonotary' office. .- - ;
JOBERT AlcMEEN, -
A TWRXEyaT LA Tf
z NlFf UNTOWJt,. PA. Ji . '..,,
Office on Bridge street, in the room formerly
occupied riy Etrt D. Partref, Esq. ,
Lek. mcclure.. . .- .
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ATTORNEY AT LAW,
144 80CTH SIXTH STREETr
i , i- i
' fHlLAUKLPfflA. - - -
oct27 tf
MIFrUSTOWN; PA..
Offers his services to the citizens of .Juni
ata county a Auctioneer and Vendue Crier,
t'harjtes, from two to tea dollars. Satisfac
tion rrauiHi nov3-0m.
" dr. prcruxbio,
PATTERSON. PENS A.
August 18, 18ti-f. ,1
" TI1U31AS A. ELDER, OT
MIFFUKTOWN. PA. '
C ' ' n
Offiee hours S A. M. to 8 P. M. Office In
Kellord's building, two doors above the Sea
ling office. Uri lpe street. - - angl8-tf
IIOlLEOrUATIC PBISICIAS i SURGEON
liavin-; permanently located in the borough
of Miriiimuwn. offers his professional services
to Uie citizens of this pises and surrounding
Mimry.
Ofhce on Main street, user Beidler' Drug
Uttrr. aug 18 l6fJ-tf
Sr. E, A. Simpson
Treats all forms of iliese, and may be con
junct as follow: Kt his office In Liverpool
IV. every SATl'IlDAT nd MONDAY ap
pointments can be tuade fur other days.
At John ii. Lipp's resilience. Mifflirflown,
Juniata Co., Pa., June L"Jth, 1S71, till even,
inp He tmnctual
gfetCall on or address
lll. R. A. PiyPSON,
.lee 7 Liverpool, Terry Co.. Pa.
G. w7mcPHEKRAN,
Jittorncii at m,
(501 SANSO.M STREET,
PHILADELPHIA.
aug 18 186!My
c
KNTRAL CLAIM AGEXCT,
JAMES M. SELLERS,
141 SOUTH SIXTH STREET,
PUILAOFLPHIA.
BfSi.-r.ountics, Pensions, Back Pay, Itorse
Olatnis, State Claims, Sc., promptly collected.
Kb charge for information, nor when money
is not collected. ocfi'-tf
LKBANONM CTUAL
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY,
Of Jonestown. Pa.
POLICIES Perpetual, at low rates. No
stea-n risks Uiken. This is one of the
best conducted and most reliable Companies
in the State.
J. WILSON ALLEN,
Walnut P. O., Juniata Co.. Pa.,
Agent for Juniata. Huntingdon, Franklin,
Fulton and Bedford counties. aygH-ly
Mew Brug Store
IX PERRYSVILLE.
DR. J. J. APPLEBACGII has established
a Drug and Prescription Store in the
above-named place, and keeps a general as
sortment of
VRL'GS AXD M EDI CISeS, , i
AW all other articles usually kept in estab
lishments of this kind.
Pure Wines and Liquors for medicinal pur
poses. Cigars. Tobacco, Stationary, Confec
tions (firsi-olass). Notions, etc, ete.
-The Uootor gives advice tree
NEW DRUG STORE.
BANKS & HAMLIN,
Mai Street. Xfflmtown, Pa.
DEALERS IN .
' PBCCS MP HEJHCISES,
'Chemicals, Dye Stuff.
Oils, ,. rVM,tt -
' TsrnisLes, ,. , . . ,G'
Putty, . . , . Coal Oil,
Lamps, , Burners, ,
Chimneys, Brushes, . .
Infants Brushes. Soaps,
Heir Brushes, Tootli Brushes,
Terfumery, ombs
Hair Oil,
Cigars, .
- and Stationary.
LARGE VARIETY OF '
PATENT MEDICINES,
selected with great care, and warranted from
high authority. ' "' ' '7 ' ' m '
Purest of WINES AND LIQUORS for Medi
cal Purposes. ' ' '' , ...
PRESCRIPTIONS compounded with
great care. mal6 ,0- ly
NewTia and Stove Eslablishinent.
PcrrvilleJntiata, QoKnty, Pa.
THE undersigned has opened out a new
Tin and Stove Establu-hmentin tbe room
on Railroad Street, next door to the Tusca
tora Hotel, where he would be pleased to see
all who are in want of Tinware. Stoves SC.
ile will also give prompt attention U all or
ders for Roofing. Spouting and Jobbing, aii
of which he guarantees to put up with tne
best of material and in a workman-like man
ner. Having had over tea year Pf,enc
in the business he flatters himself that fee
can give entire satisfaction f o the public, s
ne keeps on hand tbe celebrated imrod
Cook Stove, which is the beat . baker, most
economical and heaviest plated atove now In
use. He will keep on hand, tha Oriental
Heateia. and a general assortment of the best
Store, aaanfactarttl. t ,JOHH OTKIU-;
Tbs Great MfiUcal Discovery!
- Dr. WALKER'S C'LITOSNIA r
VINEGAR BITTERS,
r i Hundreds of Thousands ? .
' Bcrtttm'nir trtthHr bonder- sr
c . v f lul Cuntiiv tffecto. . - 2
,i i WHAT ARE THEY
-ri- x s x - ci
TBtr ARS KOT A VII.R
SI FANCY DRINK,P.t.
Made of Per Ran. Wbiaker. Prf
Splritaaad ttrralJqrlo:rl.Plc4
and nwpetvnpd to please the taste, called M Ton
Ira,"" Appttizera." Bestorera," e that lead
the t pplrr on to drontenccM and ruin, bat are
a trie Medicine, made troia theXatlre Roota sad
UTliaor California, Ivce fxmm all Ah-akells
Mlimalanle. Thorare the GREAT Itl.OOO
IM ItlKIEIt aaa 1.IKB UlTINU PKI
f 'I PI. E a perfect Kenorator andlnriloralorof
the system, carrying off all pelaonou. matter and
reMurlas the hlood to a healthy eondlUua. So
prrann can tate theae Bitten according to direc
tion and remain Ions nawvll.
Farla'amnular, and Chronic Itbea
maiUm nnd (.aat. Dyaprvla r lnl
seat inn. Illlisaa, Kemlitrat awl later
mllteat Fcvera, Dtnra.ra r the HlaeeV
Liter, Kldiirrm aad illnildrr. thcae Bll.
I era have bee a most aceeMfnl. Haek Dla
ca.ea are eanasd by Vitiated Blaad. which
Is irenerally produced by dcrauk'tincjit of toe
Iriaeative Orfana.
iivspkpma on idh;f.stion.
Headache, Pain In the Shoulden, Coniilis, Tlirht
re of the Cheat, Dizziness, Soar F.rnrtatlona of
'lie Stomach, bad taste la the It oath. Billons At
tacks. I'a'.pltatlva of the Heart. Inflammation of
the Lanes. 1itn In f it rnrlone of the Kldmys, and
a hnndrt-d other painfnl symptoms, are the oSV
springs of Pyapepala.
Th-jr InviKorate the Stomach and sttnsalate the
torptdHVerand bowela, which reoderthemuf an
equalled efllcary la cleaaslnx; the Mood of all
Imparities, and Imparting new life and rigor to
tiie whole sy,tem.
FOKWKIN DIXEAWtErupt!one.Tetter,
Fait Ithenm. Blotcliea, Spota, Plmplea, rastnles.
Hails. t:arbanrlea. Ring-Worms, Scald-rlcad. Sore
Kres. r.ryMpe!, Itch, Scarfs, DUcoloratluu of
the Skin. Humors and Diseases of the fkia, of
whatever nauio or natare, are literally tin? op
and carried oat of the system !n a abort tuna by
the Tise of these Bitten. One bottle In each
cases will convince the most Incredulous of their
curative effects. -
Cleanse the Vltlatefl Blood whenever you nnd
Its Impurities bursting through the akin In Plm
plea, Krnptlons or Bores; cleanse It when yoa
Bnd It obstructed and slnggish In the veins i
rl-anse It when It Is foul, aad your feelings will
tell you when. Keep the blood Bore aud de
h alth of the system will foll.iw.
PIN. TA PE and other WOK, InrWnr In
the system of so many thansands. are effectually
destroyed and removed. For full directions, rtad
carefully the circular around each bottle.
J. WALKER, Proprietor. It. H. McWlS AT.Tfc
CO., DnirelMs anl (len. Agents. San Franclaen,
Cal and S3 and St Commerce Street, Sew York.
SOLD BT ALL DKL'UtilSTS AXD DKALF.ItS.
BEST CIGARS IN TOWN
AT
Ilollobaugh's Saloon.
Two for 6 cents. Also, the Fre-ht Lsger,
the Larprcsl Oysters, the Sweetest Cider, tbe
Finest Domet-tie Wines, and, in snort, any
thing you may wish in tbe j
EATING OR DRISKING LINE,
at the most reasonable prices. lie has alio
refitted his
BILLIARD HALL,
so that it will now compare favorably with
anv Hall in the interior of the State.
June 1, 1870-ly
WALL PAPER
Bally to the Place where you can buy
your Wall Paper Cheap. .
- i ii
THE undersigned take, this method of in
forming the public that be bas just re
ceived at bis residence on Third Street, Mif
flintown, a large assortment of
WALL. PAPEH,
of various style, which he offer for sale
CHEAPER than ean be purchased elsewhere
in tbe county. All persons ia need of the
above article, and wishing !o save money, are
invited to call and examine his stock and
hear his prices before going elsewhere, t
B&.Large supply constantly on hand.
SIMON BASOM.
Miffliotown, April 5, 1871-tf
The Place fur Good Grape -vines
.... IS AT THE ,,i -H'lZ
Juniata Uallt'n Diiuprbs,
AXD BRAPE-T1XE XCRSERT. '
TUB undersigned would respectfully In
form the publio that a ha started a
Grape-vine Nursery about one mile northeast
of Mifflintown, where he has been testing a
large number of the different varieties of
Grapes ; and having been in the business for
eeveb years, he is now prepared to furnish
VINES OF ALL TUE LBADISG
VARIETIES,- AND OF THE
MOST PROMISING
KINDS, AT ,.',).
I, W It A T E S , !
by the single vine, doxen, hundred or thou
sand. All persons wishing good and tbfiftv
vines will da well M call and ee for them
selves, j - ' :
ggfGood and responsible Agents wanted.
Address, w
J0NA8 OBERIIOLTZER,
Mifflintown, Juniata Co., Taj
EMPLOYMENT BUREAU
OK TIIE
Tonng Hsn's .Christian Associaoa,
Office. 123 South Tth St., Philadelphia,
Between Chestnut b Walnut.
If you wish to hire labor of any kind,
write and tell u jnst the lielp yon want
The wage yon will pay. Th beti' and
cheapest Way to reaoh your place, and if far
from PhiUdelpbia, jom had better enclose
Railroad fare. We will do our best lo serve
vou and give yen all the information w an
about tba person we send. Onr desire if o
assist tbe worthy, and no charges to either
carty. Addfe " " '-''
' iitj i ALEX. 8LOAN,
: a rt 1 Sup't Kajployment Bureau,
, , r-;-.-i - 123 South 7th Street. Pbtlada.-
IF YOU WANT NEAT
SALE BILLS, POSTERS & BLANKS.
CALL AT THE" SENTINB1 bafFICE
r . . M 3 - I MAM
SO GOES THE WORLD.
Our varied days pus on and on. t . ,
Our hopes fsde unfulfilled away.
And things which seemed the life of life
"' Are taken from ns day by day ;r!'t
And yet through all the busy streets ' -'
The crowd of pleasure-seekers throng ;
The poppet's play, tba sbawmaa's calls,
And goasipa chat tbe whole day lsag.
And so tbe world goes on.
Our little dramas come to nought ;. - ' '
, , Our lives may fail, our darling plaas , .
May crumble into nothingness, . ,
Our firmest castle turn to sand ; .
And yet the children sing and dance.
The money seekers laugh and shoot, '
The stars, unmindt'ul, still shine bright,,
' Unconscious that our light is out, ,
...... . ' -r
And so the world goes on.
t fl;.f.,-i l4 ti , i.:- i
The house grows lad that ouce was gay.
The dear ones reek (heir Blessed Home, ,
And we may watch and wail in vaia
" To hear their well known foetsteps chm ;
And yet the sunlight check tbt floor, ':"
And makes the summer shadows latig ; vJ
Tbe losubuds at the easeuiect bloom, , .
The bird pours forth its clieerful song,,.,
, And so the world goes on. i
And Qod goes on, and with our woe i j
, Weave golden days of joy and peace; , ,',
Guarding with His heart of hearts t
Our days of pain, our days of ease
Ile ni.irtu them all the seed, tbe sheaves,
The danger's smile, the raourn.er" tears.
And keeps them safe li is children all
, Through all the great eternal .vears.
And so, thank tiod, tbe worl i goes on.
J 21isctilaiuous gtaJiing.
Thrilling Adventure ut Bath.
' " A STR0NG-NERVE1 LADV. '
. . . rt
The following curious adventure Lap-
r
nened iu Bath, iu the year 179 . aud'
,". .
tue iaay wuo narraieu it to tiiu writer
was in those days a young girl staying
1
in the house,
, . ; .1 t .1
ii su iu uio piu,, u";,:.,tfrtmill'.,i; Tt -.,tuinl
ot ratu w,,eu ia now latieo city rivai-
at. .1 it r. i
.eu -x.uuou .u u.....auCy ami uiscjiauu.,,
and when all the rich.
the p. ay, and tbe1
, - , ,
hich burn of En 'land conK'i;;.ted there1
" o e , :
. - - .
in .he same season and gracd the balls
and assemblies
Mrs R
, once tne Dene ot uie
court of George III., first at this period
gradually retiting from general society
possessed one of the largest of the old
bouses, and gave in it entertainments
which were the most popular of the day.
She was celebrated for three th ings (once
I for four, but the fourth her beauty
I was of the days gone by) ; thea things
'were her fascination, her benevolence,
j and a set of the most perfect and inatcli
. less amethysts . ' '
. II er Louse contained tapestried cham
bers. The walls of the one in which she
slept were hung around with designs
from heathen mythology, and the finest
piece iu the room was that which hung
over her dressiug-taLle. It represented
1'hietiua driving the chariot of the aun.
1'he figures aud horses beiug hfe-sizn, it
filled the whole space between tlte two
windows ; and tbe horses were concealed
behind the high, old-fashioned Venetian
looking glass while l'hcebus himself,
six feet high, looked down by day and
night upon his Mistress at her toilet.
: One evening Mrs. R had an
unusually large party at home. She
wore all her amethysts. On retiring to
her room, about four o'clock in the.tnorn
iug, she took off all her jewelry, laid
them on tbe table, and dismissing the
weary maid, intended to put them away
herself, bat before doing so knelt down,
as usual, to her prayers While en
gaged in her devotions, ' it was a habit
with her to look upwards, and the face
of Phasbus was generally her point of
sight, as it were, and the object on which
her eyes most easily rested. On thia
particular night aa usual, she raised her
eyes to Pbcabns. What does she see ?
lias Pygmalion been here at . work I
Has he filled those dull eyes with vital
firef No. Possessed naturally of won
derful courage and calmness, she ' con
tinued to -move iter lips as if ia silent
prayer, and never once withdrew her
gaxe, and still the eyes looked down on
hers. Tbe light of her candles shone
distinctly on liquid, living orbs, and her
good keen sight enabled her, after a clev
erly managed scrutiny, to see that the
tapestry eyes of Phoebus had been cut
out, and that,' with her door locked, and
the servants ia bed iu their distant apart
ments,-and all her jewels spread out be
fore her, she was not alone iu the' room.
She concluded her prayers with her
face in' her hands. We can all imagiue
what those last prayers must have been !
She knew there was some one behind
that tapestry, she knew that bells and
screams were equally useless, aud she
lay down in her bed as usual, and waited
tbe issue, her only omission being that
she did not put away her jewels. "They
may. save my life," said she to herself,
and she closed her eyes.
Tbe clock struck five before a sound
was beard, and their the moment arrived'
She beard a rustle, descent from behind
the) tapestry, and man stood at her
dressing table. , He took off bis " coat,
and one by one be second the jewels
benaatn bis witeMt j, What would be
bis next inove ? Would it be to her bed
side, or to the door, or window ? lie
turned, and approached her bedside; lut
by that time she had seen enougb, and,
again closing her' eyes, resigned herself
to tbe Providence whose protection she
has just been craving. The' man was
, i 1 " '" h
her own coachman. ., (
' ! Apparnetly satisfied by h trief glance
under his dark lantern tliat he bad not
disturbed ' herj' tie quietly unlocked the
door and left her' For two hours they
mast have seemed two' days slie allow
ed the house to remain unalarined, 'bet
only movement having been to relock
tbe door which her Jiving Phoebus had
left ajar! ' At seven' in the tnorniug she
rang her bell, and ordered the carringfe
round immediately after breakfast All
this was according to her nsnal habits
On the box was a man who had cost tier
a night's rcft and most probably all her
jewels- However, she drove off; she
went ' straight to the bouse of a magis
trate:5 "t !'
Seize my coachman, said she "se
cure him and search him.' I have been'
robbed, and I can hardly think he had
time to disencumber himself of the jew
els he has taken frohie W" t '
'" She was obeyed, and she was right ;
the amethysls were stilt about him, and
he gave himself up ' without a struggle
All he said was : 't wish now I bad
killed her. I meant to do It ; only she
was so good,' I hadn't the h'ea'rt."
' It is most probable that, after this' ex
citing episode, the tapestry of that bed-
, chamber was remorsely condemed, and
the eyeless Phrrbris consigned to bliv-
, ion.
THE QTI OF LOAHON.
i ' Itisfnnr times more nonulous than
, ....!. . . -
p.ew lorK ana ot. retersourg, twice as
populous as Constantinople, has two -
. ' ... . . ,
j t,jr(js
more people in it than 1 aris, ana
, ' ' , . Tl .
, ' le-,8 ScolaI1J, tw5ce M
D.-nmiirk. and three times the
'in ' v.11. .1.,
iimiiiiirr ill ill t t"i n. uiri v
UUIIIUCl Ul U ll-nci J . J vi.l I. uiiu-
. ' . ,
utes on an average, night and day, one
j . ' - ; '.. .
II.'. HI II. .11.' I I'll- V 11 , C UllUUira UIIC .9
..... ) j - ,
born. hi'-Iit hundred thousand have
-'
.. . ... . ...,i,: .e,
j hM ft j,, of a tWi popu,a.
lation attend public worship, and there
are a million of absentees who. if inclined
to attend, would reqiire to have 800 new
places of worship built ; 10,fJ00 people
work on Sundays ; ' there are 140 000
habitual gin driukers ; 190,000 intoxica
ted people every year taken off the streets.
100,000 fallen women; 10,000 profes
sional gamblers ; 50.000 children trained
to crime ; 30,000 Aleves and receivers of
stolen goods. ' There are 10,000 public
houses and beer shops,' frequented regu
larly by 500,000 persons. In every 890
of the population is one insane. There
is one baker for every 1 206 persons ;
one butcher for every 1 553 ; one grocer
for every 1,500; and one policeman for
every 1,500 ; and one policeman for
every 60S inhabitants - On the other
hand, out of 60,000 street Arabs, 30 000
are at raised schools. There are 400
Bible women ; 3S0 city missionaries, and
and 820.000 persons attending public
worship in the theatres every Sunday
w. 11- ?. I?
evening, it id a won a 10 lweu. i
SJ I JfW- - - -
'''''' ' A Reporter's Joke. '
Mr. Thomas Gill, a veteran newspa
per reporter, who died in Boston a week
or two ago, was in his lifetime very fond
of a joke. Washington Chronicle gives
an amusing instance of his drollery The
Hon Robert Rantoul, Jr., was deliver
ing to an immense audience an oration at
a celebration on Bunker Hill, in the
course of which lie described with great
pathos and effect the famous battle which
had occurred on the very ' spot where
they were assembled. As be resumed
his seat, Gill, who was seated near him,
carelessly remarked, " My father was in
that battled Rantoul immediately sprang
to his feet and announced this fact, where
upon there were vehement calls from the
crowd for the 'son "of the Revolutionary
hero." Mr. Gill modestly rose, and after
acknowledging the vociferous cheers
which greeted him, quietly informed his
hearers that' it was true that bis father
was in the battle of Bunker Hill, but
he was fighting ou the. other side 1 The
scene that, followed V, beggared descrip
tion." : Mr. Gill was au Euglishinan by
birth, and one of the first : professional
reporters who came to America. - .-
S- .
" Oxe would think," said it friend to
tbe celebrated I'r.' Samuel John, , that
sickness and the view' of death would
make men morej religious." " Sir." re
plied Johnson'Hhey do' not know how to
go about it. A man who bas never had
religion before, no more grows religions
when he is sick, than a . man who has
never learned figures can count when he
bas need of calculation," Vi 3
CENTRAL Xe York' baa' a starch fac-
wtj with twelve acres of floor, 600 large K. r. . ., , j .. , . .
'Jj -, . j ' V, - I tne European who had tbe humanity to
cisterns and' twenty miles or steam pipes, . , : , ... .
... .. , ,v - a -- oren the uatcues did not sncceea m sav-
makrbgf twenty-sir tons of eUVch aaily ! J r ... ... , - . .
- J . liimg bis own life, as lie. was overtake by
..Solomon's wisdom ia said to be due to
the fact that he had 700 wives, whom he
consulted on all occasion. ,.;
ANOTHER COOLIE HORROR.
3Iutiuj- 'of tlio Oeleastiuls.
SHIP "BOX JUAN" BURNED.
SIX H UNDRED COOLIES PBRI8II.
A HARR0TTI5G TALE OF SUFFEBI5U.
v Intelligence bas just beeu received : at
San Francisco from two sources, of tbe
burning of the coolie ship Don Juan,"
which left Macao on the 14th of Jl iy,
with a cargo of coolies for Pern..Tbe!?ronnd'. when they observed the other
information came from ! Macao, from j hree boat9 at distance. During thi
which place tbe crew, together with Jime 'l the material of Uie ship were
eight Chinamen, had escaped and was
ilso brought by fifty coolies who- had
been rescued by a junk which was pass
ing, aud brought on to this port. ' 'Tbe
Don Joan was landed at Macao, taking
"i i i i ,i
six hundred and fifty coolies on board for j aud scaped by drownmg. the more hor
eL I rible death l,v firP . While the Iu.-IIh.. !
, ' r
yey them npor, her change of flag as
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I PHI. i 47lltf WMa I III I V I H- IIIIILlA'.ll , LIB KTini
the San. Salvadorian ship Dolores
Uttarte." i. She was not allowed to carry
"
cooUes by tlte Government of Macao,
; tberefore she was sold to a Penman, or
by tbe pro tern, consnl declared national.
and hoisted the Peruvian flag. ' " '-
She left Macao on the 4th of May,
being towed to sea by tbe steamer
"White Cloud," and An the 6th she was
bnrned to the water's edge, not more
than fifty miles from Hong Kong. The
coolies who have arrived in Hong Kong
give various particulars of the catastro
phe which are worth being noted, though
they must of course be accepted with
caution. It appears, however, so far as
it is possible to judge, that the men are
j not iu .y way combincd together, and,
j though this contingency must always be
borne in mind in accenting Chinese state-
r
meuts, there does not appear reason to
-nnolnfto tlmt n tha niinnnU tlwv havs
! given to the superintendent ot tlie jail
given 10 tne supermtenueui oi tue jau
lanJ otLers they have done otherwise
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than elate facts, so far as under the ex-
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.j ut. ' :
nnd(r,talld them.
1 be theory is that the fire must have
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been accidental ana have ongiuated aft
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their treatment by the officers and crew
was humane, and that they had nothing
whatever to complain of, either as to
: tne:r allowance of food or its quality or
qnantity, and their statement of their
idea is that the whole affair was simply
accidental. The other view in question,
namely, that the ship was set on fire by
designing men among the Chinese is not
impossible, but there is a difficulty in ac
cepting this, from the fact that, as a rule,
the bulkhead dividing the main hold from
the lazaretle would be of very hard
wood and from fonr to five inches thick,
and wonld probably be thickly studded
with broad nails, which would effectively
prevent saws or other carpenters tools
being used without being easily heard
over the ship. '" '
Ou the other hand, there ia no doubt
that any coolie could easily conceal as
much flint and steel about him' as would
make a fire at any moment, and it is
well known that they are moSt skilful iu
concealing material for getting lights.
It is therefore, quite possible that the fire
might have orfgiuated among the coolies,
either by design or accident, in which
case it is quite certain that no evidence
with regard to it would be got irom any
of these men. If the fire originated be-1
low, it would spread with the greatest
rapidity, as the doole, or false deck, was
usually made of soft wood, which would
burn like touchwood, as no doubt it has
been in the ship siuce her tast voyage,
and would be.dry as chip, ta reply to
a question, one of the meu first said they
had no bead men, and afterward, being
closer pressed, stated that all the head
men had been drowned. - : !
Very careful inquiry failed to elicit
anything more definite as to the or'gin
of the fire thau given above, and the
manner in which. replies are given makes
it evident, if an official investigation
takes place, it will be found very difficult
to get at tbe truth of the matter .- Some
of the men, however, are quite clear in
this statement, that no explosion was
heard when the fire biokoout. With re
gard to the most important point namely,
the questioti whether the holds were
opened to admit the escape of the men
the whole of them agree that a foreigner
came and pried locks and bolts off with
a crowbar, calling ont, "Run Save life !
An incident of some importance is re
lated in connection ' with this, 'namely,
that some of the meu were ' looking ont
of the gratings at the time to avoid suf
focasion from the smoke, thus showing
that the fire, whatever way it originated,
must have broken out below and well
aft. One of tbe men distinctly avers
he. heard aa explosion of gun ftowder aft
and also smelt a strong smell of it.
Others agin say they did not hear any re
port : that they were nearly overpowered
Ly tbe sickening smell of the ship's mate-:
rial Laming at'U . It ia to be regretted that
the coolies, who made a rash at the boat
which was waiting for him, and a general
scramble occurred to get to it, the Euro -
pean usiug arms to preveut the coolies
getting iu it, in the course of which one
who has now gone to the hospital, . was
bit on the leg, ' -, . . '
In the course of this scramble several
fjhinese were drowned. s .The boat, how
ever, ultimately succeeded in getthig
clear of the blip, but had not cone far
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when it npset, in fiirht of but not within !
lies then
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reach of the coolies. . The coo
seem to Lave Lad a little ki'.-uue to . look
rapidly burning, aud a large number per
itslied iu the hold, gome of whom were
ho doubt suffocated, tut from others the
cries which were made were piteous.
Many, LowevCr, jumped into the water:
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! m,;a Were on the deck aud on the. bow-
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iI)rlt m tuis position one the mates tor-
tunatcly gave way, and the men at once
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i .mauc BUC'1 t"l,"s as u"1 " reai:
it.
flaring got to it they clnng on with
desperation, calling ont as loud as tlipy
could to save life. ' They hail been long
in the water before a fishing junk came
up, and they were taken off, two or three
at a time,' in a small sampan. The mast
was held on the wreck by wire ringing,
or it would otherwise undoubtedly have
drifted away to sea The coolies state
that there were no less than fifty ' F.nro
peans on the vessel, eo that it remains to
be seen what became of them. ' Some
no doubt, were lost in the boat that
swamped. We hear this momiii'r that
j the man who was hit in the leg and
1 afifif tA tria rintjnitnt tn lila Vinrna
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cured is considered to have In tie chance
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doubtless a fn.I investi?atio:i of the mat
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i From Macao it is reported that thirt v-
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five of the crew have arrived there, and
I i.iab ill r- nic uiiaiiiiiii.ua in ei,uii" luc
nnnlioa miitTnioil nn,l ai.t rirp tn tlia alitn
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; aft in hojies of forcing all (oreward and
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i eo take the vessel. It seems they
( tnongl)t mt the fire c,mI(I ,IR extinguish-
A .ffe ,,n- Tina ' :,. t ,t,o
.g not jmprobnbfc and
: for BIM,pwion of jgement until a
! M ; ,ias Wn m l(le
THE WATCH.
" Watch " is from a Saxon word signi
fying "to wake." At first the watch was
as large as a saucer ; it had weights; aud
was called the pocket clock." The
earliest known use of the modem name
occurs iu a record of loi2, which men
tions that Edward VI. had "one larum or
v?atch of iron, the case being likewise ot
iron gilt, with two pluumetles of lead."
The first gieat improvement, the substi
tution of the spring for weights, was
about 1550. The earliest smiuzs were
not CjileJ. but only straight . pieces of 1
steel. ; Early '
Sail y watches had only one hand.
and required winding twice a day The
dials were of silver or brass ; the cases
had crystals, but opened at the back aud
front, and were four or five inches in
diameter. There is a watch in a Swiss)
museum only three-sixteec'h of an inch :
in diameter, iu the top of a pencil-case.
It little dial indicates noi only hours,
minutes, aud seconds, but also, days of
the month. ' It is a relic of tho oh! times,
when watches were inserted in saddles,
snuff-boxes, shirt-sluds, breast-pins, brace
lets, and finger-rings. Many were fan
tastic oval, octangular, cruciform, or iu
the shape of pears, melous, tulips, or
coffins. -
' THETHISTLE.
One tims tbe Danes iuvaded Scotland,
and they prepared to make a night at
tack on a sleeping garrison. So they
crept along as still as possible uutil they
were almost up to the spot. J ust at that
moment a barefooted soldier stepped on a
great thistle, and the htirt made him utter
a eharp, eb'rill cry of pain The sound
awoke the sleepers, and each man sprang
to arms They fought ith great bravery,
and the invaders vere driven back with
much lr.sj. Thus the thistle saved Scot
laud, and ever since it has beMi placed
ou their seal as their nation's ower.
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A city miss, newly installed as the
wife of a farmer, was one day ci!Ied
upon by a neighbor of the tiai
profession, wno, in. tue aosence . ot
her huibaal.aske.ULer for the loan of
bis plow for a short time. "I am sure
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you woti.u ire co..imu..ieu. wits toe
reply, "if Mr. Stone was only at home-
I do not know, though, where he keeps
his plow; bat," she added, evidently
zealous to serve, there is' the cart in the
yard ; couldu't yon plow with that till
Mr. Stone gets back ? '
A citizen of Nebraska was boasting
that in his town there wasn't either a
doctor, a lawyer, or a clergyman,; and
only one runt-seller. ' ', i
"How many inhabitant are there's al
together ?,' asked a' by-s(ander. '' ; '
"Well-' wfc tbe reply, "there's "only
ray family and my' brother Jake's' and
Jake is the rura-s-ll." ' -' -
- Chinese encumbers ' are said to grow
j five to eight feet in Lngth, and from six
1 to nine inches in diameter.' - '- f
WHAT W03IES YJCt.
Frota Appletom'i Journal. "'i '
It id a popular belief that vronutr t
! notbin!;. It is of Course eoneeut d tliat
they sustaiu life by - the ecasuptiun vt
mme article of bcMrishroeiitt'nt, ea'.iai:.
in the whole acceptance of the word, ia
supposed lo be foreign to females nature.
'l' " fnnded aDl sasUiued hy
woman themselves,' wno, du'rin j the af
fected period "ef , their lives, cultivate'
small appetites as being of semi angelic
construction. When lliis peniicions non
sense is conscientiously can Ted out, the
results of the would-bo angel are eqnar
lor, red noses, certr.iu loss of vigor, gen
eral limpiduess. and some other unpleas
ant consequences-. Hut, as a rtil, the
smallest aiiueines ai uie iiu iiiuuauta it-
M .
blM are exhibited by those ehrewd gnl
wbvee uatural ana Lcaltny wants cave
uus l t
been thorouehly appeased by. secret
tnliin(. - Need we refer onr reader to
the historical potra concerning YioLmte
in the piintry, gnawit gof a mutton ic
rt-minrling theu Low he gnawed it. Low
she? clawed it, wht-u she found her'elf
,Ione :
All this is a direct deceit, however,
practised upon unsopliisicated old bache
lors, who, when they have nude the
dainty creatures theirs, find out by the
butcher's book an ocu'ar proof what
sturdy tremhe' womcu they bate mar-
fried. AVatch a healty girl at supper,
during the intervals of dancing ; sue
consumes by instalments' four times as"
much 3 her partner, and seems, and ti,
none the worse for it. Our (xperiptice
tells us that woman rat, in proportiou to
their weight, as much as mea, snd art no'
more faries in this respect than ia the
matter of weight.
A Wise JIeiu:ha.t. Tue following
iucideut is not without a lesson to a large
class who think that line "feathers make
fiue birds :''
A servant girl went to a leading dry
goo Js store lo purchase a cloak. Ihe
clerk v,hc waited upon her, aiier display
ing oue or two patterns, rudely refused to
chow Ler any more, uud she left tho
store. The facts came to the kuowledge
of Ler employer, who rommnnicated
tlieta to the proprietor of the establish
incut. This ltd to an iutirview between
the parties-, and tho ofTcudiug cleik was
pointed ont by the girl aud irslantly dis
missed by Lis employer. "I want yott
and all in employ to nnd"rstand,"
said the dry goods millionaire, that a
servant girl who comes1 into my store teV
purchase oocf., is of aa much importance
to me as the richest lady in t!m city;
The people are my customers, and it is
to their support that I owe my business
erfecess."
Tub late Llshop itoiU.e, of New Jnc-
w Wrongly opposed t temperance.
an'1 Lii Aboard loaded v. .th brau-
dy. wiue, etc Ou one occasion, Air.
Perkins, of tho Sous of Temperance,
dined with the Bishop. wLo, pouring out
a glass of wine, desired Liui to drink
' Can't So it, Bitliop. Vnne is a
mocker." ..
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" Take a pi isa of brandy, then."
"Can't do it, Bishop, trorg drink is"
raging."
By this time, the Bishop, Lecoraing
somcwLat exciled, remarked to Mr. Per
kins : " You'll pMs the decanter to lis
gentleman next to yott ?"
"No, Bishop, I can't do tbtf. YiToe
unto Lira that puttet!. the lottto to bis
neighbor's lips.' " .
A bad case of tetanus or lockjaw ha
been successfully treated i:i Cincinnati.
The dangerous symptoms resulted from a
wonnd inflicted in the sole of trie foot Try
accidentally treading upon a fro ill tncil.
The physician called in risfr;"l to a
novel mode of tresttwnt. lie made a
free incii-ion in the : wgpml, applied a mask
poultice raoistehed with laudanum, tben
administered hydrate of -chloral, and
gradually the patient, a lady, improved,
after having suffered seven convulsions
aud remaining in an unconscious state
for some time. Le had so far recovered
j as to be considered out of danger.
Two' young fellows got to bantering
rack other a few days so. Fiaaliy one
I i)f lI)PTn rlci;1;me. : w.-H, tiir.te'3 0ae
J you pot your Lca( if..0 a
t barrel." " Oh, non-en," ex-
claime(1 ,u(. otner. w, cn t J ? ..j
cause," dryly rejoined the first, ''it is an
impossibility to put a hogshead in'o a
barrel."
"CiMK here, my little E 'die," said a
gentleman to a youngter cf seven year
of age, while eittiiig in the parlor where
a large comp tny w assembled ; 44 d
yoa know me V " Tea, sir, I think I
do." . "Who nm I then ? Let me heiir.
"You are the man who kissed sister Art
geline, last night in the parlor." Au.
geline fainted. . ' '
Masy persons are shy of religion
they make one day's worship answer for '
a week.' ..';..- . i ' .ivi....
' What was Eve made for? Answer
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