S0TINEL & REPUBLICAN
MIFFLINTOWN:
Wednesday, May Sf, lSSt.
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In MoVeytown Saturday, May 14,
1881.
Gentlemen, where shall I land you ?"
wis the inquiry put by the conductor of the
McVeytown omnibus to two passengers that
be was convByihg last Saturday morning
from the railroad stat.oo to the town serves
the river. "O, well, said editor Shrom, of
the Newport AVtrt, " I guess you may take
ns to the Pilgrims' Rest." The "bus man"
looked over to the writer of this article, and
we nodded assent, without ever having
heard ol such a place as Pilgrima' Real"
in the Juniata Valley. We bad heard of
the pilgrimages in Bible times, of the Pil
grims' Beat at Jerusalem for the descend
ants of Isaac. We had heard of the Pil
grims' Rest at Mecca for the descendants of
Iahmee! W. had heard of the pilgrimages
of the Spaniards to the North American
continent to find the Fountain of Touth, in
which to batho and rej urinate and live for
ever; but we had never heard of the Pil
grims' Rest at
McVettows.
McVeytown is located in the Juniata Val
ley, about 64 miles from the mouth of the
Juniata river. Forty years ago the place
became a thriving town through the indus
try of a furnace, a forge, and a foundry,
and the m'.nlng of iron ore ; and such con
fidence wsa felt In its financial solidity that
the business men of the village had do
trouble ia issuing, and circulating at par,
shinplaater" currency during the financial
depression period of 1841 and 1842. Com
modious and substantial brick and frame
honses were built then. But the business
of that day and generation was overdone,
and the bright prospects of McVeytown
were stricken with financial blight. The
men that were rushing the thing and driving
'four-in-hand" failed, and their failure ao
prostrated the whole community that it did
tiot recover from the effect within a genera
tion of time. Now, however, everything is
rhsnged. The large brick and frame houses
that were fcnilt long ago, and which had
gone, to a certain degree, into decay, have
been repaired, and the place looks fresh snd
substantial. The revival of business is
owing to a new industry that has recently
been developed, or rather, which is in the
courtebf development. The new industry is
the mining of white silicious sandstone that
Is used as the material out of which to make
glass. The population of the town is about
set en hundred. The religion of the peo
ple is Presbyterian and Mtthodist. The
McVeys, when they surveyed the place,
laid out a diamcni " in the center of the
village. On one of the eight corners of the
Diamond is
Fn.aH.ms' Rest.
It was at that .'articular corner of the
Diamond that the buss man let ua out."
Dr. Swartz, a local celebrity, stood, as God
Father, one night, at the christening of the
corner, for Cooney, aa he is familiarly called,
or for Mr. t. Conrad, editor of the McVey
town Journal, as be is properly called.
Pilgrima' Rest is editor Conrad's public
office. It is a large square room on the
ground Boor of the house, that, daring
many long years was known as the " Davis
Hotel." A large table in the room is kept
constantly aupplied with newspapers and
other periodicals by Conrad, for the accom
modation of people that desire to read, or
desire to buy a cigar, a piece of tobacco, or
have a glass of soda water, all of which are
"kept for sale" by a youth connected with
the concern. If Pilgrims' Rest were loca
ted in a city or large town it would be an
exclusive place, such a place as all club
rooms are, but being in a village it must
needs be a place there all such may go as
can properly conduct themselves. Pil
grims' Rest is a veritable public club room
for McVeytown. It was about seven and a
half o'clock in the morning when we en
tered Pi'grims' Rest. A youth was in
charge of it. The local editor of the Mc
Veytown Journal, E. J. Stackpole, tall,
slim, beardless young man, was present, ac
companied by M. E. McCarthy, also a tall,
lender young man with a moustache. Mc
Carthy is editor of the Mt. Union Timet.
But Conrad bad not yet put in an appear
ance. Shrom made himself at home, as if
be had been there often, but the truth is
he was not. He was born in Carlise, Cum
berland county, about 40 years ago, learned
the art of printing in the town just named.
In complexion be is nearer a brunette than
a blondo, is about 6 feet 9 inches tall, wears
a full beard and moustache, aud bas a solid,
serious-looking face, the regularity ol which
ia broken by the loss of an eye. He is s
good business man, and a member of the
church. Cititens soon began to pass that
way and drop in a minute or two. Among
the number, the names of whom we remem
ber, were Mr. Grimm, -Samuel McWitliams,
banker; ex-Assemblyman Stackpole, Cap
tain McClellan, Rev. Mr. Moore, Dr. Swartx,
Mr. Ross, Mr. Keim and Mr. McCarthy.
After a while Conrad came and had with
him H. A. McPike, of the Cambria Freeman.
McPike had come in on a midnight train
and lodged with Conrad. The two men are
as unlike in appearance as they can well be.
McPike is a blonde, of full figure, in height
about 5 feet 8 or 9 inches, and weighs, prob
ably, 170 pounds ; be wears a full beard
without moustache ; has a pleasant face ;
he was born in Blair counly nearly 60 years
ago, but looks to be not past 40 yeare. He
is quite a wit, and, like Shrom, he too "be
longs to the church." He is a practical
printer, and is editor and proprietor of the
Cambria Frttman. Conrad was born in
Lebanon county about 40 years ago, and in
height is not over 6 feet 6 inches, is of
spare figure, and weighs 120 pounds. He is
a brunette, wears a full beard and mous
tache. 'When Jay Gould wears his beard in
the same fashion, which he does most of
the time, the one man might be taken for the
other. Conrad has been in McVeytown
about 23 years. He learned the tinning
trade there, bat quit that business and be
came the founder of the McVeytown Jour
nal. He manage, the newspaper, news
stand and the Pilgrims' Rest, is a member
of the church, and the librarian of the Pres
byterian Sabbath-school, and blows horn
with the boys lu the band. What his pos
thilltiM arii no man can telL Conrad, if
you ever get to be a railroad king like yoar
double In appearanceJay Gould or a
Millionaire, don't forget McVeytown, but
ty there, alongside of the Presbyterian
persons where you entertained the Ex
ecutive Committee of the Juniata Valley
Friatrs' Association, last Saturday.
When Conrad appeared ai fHii. u
on Saturday morning, he took "thing, in
hand," and aoon had carriage, in waiting,
and. drive w., taken out to the iron ore
bank, and acroas the river to the railroad,
to bring over such member, of the Com
mittee as were expected to arrive on the
trains from the West. We were not long
at the station before the train came in,
bringing Hugh Lindsey, of the Huntingdon
Stmt ; J. H. Irwin, of the Blair Counly
Radical, and H. H. Brainard, of the Cur
wensville Timtt. The three editors are all
good-looking, dark-complexioned men, with
dark-colored Tboy are aged between
80 and 40 year.. Lindsey is a Philadel
phiau by birth, stand, .bout 6 feet 8 or 9
inches, of spare build, and student stoop,
nd wear, a full beard and moustache. He
i. a practical printer, and member of
caurcn. ttramard U not so tall, being
aooui o ieet o inches. He U an Indiana
county man by birth, Wear. ide-whikers
and moustache, and is a practical printer.
Irwin is a Fulton county man by birth, is
about as tall as Brainard ; he ia a practical
printer and a church member ; be ha no
beard, but wears a moustache. The whole
party took carriages and drove Back to Mc
Veytown and entered the Odd Fellows Hall,
W hich bad been opened for the
EllCCTlV. COMHITTIX
of the Juniata Valley Printer.' Associa
tion to bold its meeting in. The object of
tne Committee was to effect organization
and transact such other business as might
be brought before it. The Committee or
ganized by the election of E. Conrad,
President, and H. A. McPike, Secretary.
E. J. Stackpole, of the JfcPeyreiea Journal,
and M. E. McCarthy, of the Mnnt Union
Timtt, and W. W. Trout, of the Free Prut
at Lewistown, and H J. Fosnot, of the
Democrat and Sentinel of the same place,
were admitted as advisory members. A
short session was held, when the Commit
tee adjourned
To DiNxta.
By invitation the editor, all went to Mr.
Conrad's bouse to dine. Mrs. Conrad was
in waiting when her husband arrived with
the invited guests, and she received each
member of the Committee in her parlor by
shaking bands. Rev. D. W. Moore wis
present, and partook of dinner with the
guests of Mr. and Mr. Conrad. If the
minister made a count of those with whom
be sat at table be learned that all were
church member, excepting Brainard, Fos
not and Schweirr. It was quite noticeable
that eight of the twelve men present wore a
moustache. Rev. Mr. Moore was the
largest man in the party; his height, when
standing in stocking feet, will not fall short
of six feet. He ha. a full person, wears
side Whiskers and has a cleanly sharen up
per lip and chin.
Ama Dikxie
the party visited the sand mine of Dull at
Bradley. Penrose Dull was there, as genial
as ever, and put a light into two lanterns,
gave one to Mr. Moore and kept one him
self, invited the party to go with him into
the mine. Dull knows all about the place,
but with all that the preacher led off, and
was the first to reach the bottom of a long
stairway into a pit about thirty feet deep,
and thence on the railroad iuto the mine.
The mine is simply a hole or tunnel into a
rock of silicious white sand. The tunnel
is 15 or 20 feet high by about 10 feet wine.
The hole is shaped like a Gothic arch. The
distance from the mouth of the mine to the
far rid is about five hundred and thirty
ieet. A great deal of sand is being taken
out from tunnels that run almost at right
angle, from the main tunnel, end there is a
hele dug up perpedicularly through the hill
to the surface of the ground, down which
shaft tons upon tons of white sand rock is
tumbled to the side of the railroad, whence
it is hauled out in cars. A stream of clear
water fo'.Iows the course of the railroad to
the mouth of the cavern, but there ia no
mud ; all is clean sand, which does not
muddy a shoe when one tramps into soft
place. When the party came out of the
mine the weather seemed douMy hoi. A
saiid mine, such as that is, would be a de
sirable place to perform physical labor in
during either winter or summer. The band
is brought out in cars and placed in a hop
per, where it is crushed by two wheels that
each wewrh twenty-six hundred founds.
From tbe bt-pper the sand passes into a box
about IS feet square and 3 feet deep, in
which are a number of spiral grinders that
so manipulate and work and shift the sand
that it is passed through three different cur
reuts of clean water, and thus is thoroughly
washed and prepared for the dry box. The
and is dried by steam. The machinery of
tbe dry box is so constructed that as fast as
tbe sand dries it drops out of the bottom of
the box, from which it is psssed into wagons
snd hauled to tbe railroad aud sent to glass
factories in Pittsburg aad other places.
They ship 40 to 60 tons per day. A new
piece of machinery bas just been put np
that is to so pulverize the .and that it can
be used to make "American Chinaware" of.
There are works in Trenton, X. J-, for the
manufacture of American Chinaware. Dull
at Bradley are putting up other machinery,
that is to facilitate tbe transportation of
sand. From tbe sand mine the party went
to tbe
PSESBTTEBIAS ChCXCB,
under tbe escort of Rev. Mr. Moore. The
Presbyterian, of McVeytown have a splen
did property, consisting of a parsonage, a
church and number of lots of ground, all
adjacent to each other. Of which fine
property suffice it to say, that congregation,
that contemplate building . church, might
do well to send a committee to McVeytown
Presbyterian church to fashion after the
plan of Mr. Moore's place of worship. The
pew. are complete ! it is a luxury to sit in
one, and a lazy man in such a comfortable
seat might fall asleep, but a devout chris
tian would be more devout in such a com
fortable pew. From the front step of
Mr. Moore', church, beyond the town,
beyond the river and railroad, at the top of
a hill, at the egde of a strip of woodland
an Ayniish church was pointed out The
scenery from the front of the Aymish
church must be picturesque, but where in
the Juniata Valley is the scenery not pic
turesque ? We bade the Rev. Mr. Moore
good-bye, and passed into the sand mines
of Dull fc Wilson. The mode of operation
there is the same as at the mine of Dull At
Bradley, excepting at the former steam Is
used, and at the Utter fire is used to dry
the sand. The mines and work, at both
place are owned and managed by McVey
town people; the Dulls, WUsons and Brad
ley, were to tho manor born." S ixty to
seventy men are employed constantly.
From the last-named mine the Committee
hastened to the Odd Fellow.' Hall nd went
into
Session,
,v, transaction of unfinished business
The President took the chair, but on motion
he was invited to vaeatwlt In favor of Mr.
Shrom. The object of the motion wa. to
have a resolution of thank, offered to Mr.
and Mr.. Conrad for the reception of tbe
Committee and ft. b.nqnet extended to
them. The resolution was adopted by a
rising vote. Mr. Conrad again resumed the
chair. After considerable discussion as to
the place where the next annual picnic
should be held, it was determined that the
Committee shall meet at Huntingdon on the
8th day of Jnly, and proceed to Bedford to
ascertain as to whether tbe excursion can
be managed so as to reach that place.
A discussion on the question of courtesy
and discourtesy between the Railroad Com
pany and the Editorial fraternity brought
forth the following resolution, which was
ananimously passed :
Retolvtd, That all railroad ticket, issued,
if issued, for the coming picnic be endorsed
by the editor or publisher of the paper to
which they are sent with the name of each
applicant, and that anv editor, publisher or
employer who shall sell, give or otherwise
dispose of tickets to parties not in any wav
connected with the craft shall be expelled
from the organization, and all tickets so dis
posed of will be taken np by tbe conductor
on the train, and full fare collected.
A vote of thanks was passed and tetder
ed to Bright Star Lodge, No. 705 1. 0. 0. F.,
for tho use Bf their hall, and to citizen, of
McVeytown for kind courtesies extended to
tbe Committee.
ArrtR Adjoursmcxt.
The Committee paid a Hying visit to tbe
Journal office, and thence to Pilgrima' Res
where quite a number of tho citizen of tbe
town bad assembled. George Jacobs, Jr
of Mifflintown, dropped in, accompanied by
J. English West and other friends. The
McVeytown Brass Band, eighteen members
strong, was there in uniform to escort the
Committee to the railroad, and when all
thing, were ready the march wa. taken np
for the atatioa with the band in tbe lead,
discoursing first-rate music. At the sta
tion McPike delivered a splendid speech of
thanks to the band- Good-byes were ssid
and the Committee departed from the place
on trains East and West.
SHORT LOCALS.
Bark peeler, have been busy.
The peach crop will not be a largo one.
The base ball mania bas spent its force.
Samuel Stray er has bought a new horse.
Bay Dr. Morrison's anti-billions pills.
A new engine haa been put into the foun
dry. It is said that the English sparrow kills
the honey bees.
Summer clothing was looked up" and
put on hut week.
David Holman is putting ew machinery
into the Foundry.
Boys run barefooted now, and are corres
pond ingly happy.
8 turgenn is a fish that U relished by a
numb ' of citisens of this place.
David Doty own. two handsome horses
that were brought from Kentucky.
Vegetation flourished in tbe moisture and
under the hot sunshine of last week.
Tbe fashionable house now is built with
low ceilings, eight and nine feet high.
The Sunday -schools are filling up more
rapidly as the picnic season approaches.
Dr. W. F. Speth, of Lewistown, died
from a stroke of paralysis on the 11th inst.
The hot wave was productive ef "sun
stroke." The telegraph reports manv cases.
Tbe thermometer fluctuating between 90
and 100 degrees is no incentive to editorial
labor.
Samuel Thomas, of Feruian.igh township.
was prostrated on Monday by rheumatism of
the heart.
The Methodist ministers in Maioe have
resolved Lot to marry people that have been
divorced.
Jackman takes good care of bis Greeley
bat and wear, it occasionally, when it suits
his humor.
When William Bender lifted his "fish net"
out of the river the other morning it con
tained a Urge carp.
Michael Yoder and his sons, Jacob and
Tost, came from Nebraska, some dsys ago,
to Juniata county on busintss.
On Monday evening J. Brodie Crawford,
of this pUce, took his departure for Silver
City, Grant county, New Mexico.
Thomas Kilner, in B'.oomficld, Perry
county, receives $35 per year for lighting
tbe stmt lamps of the town just mentioned.
M. W. Swartz, residing in Fermanagh
township, clipped a Cotswold bock sheep,
last week. The fleece weighed l' poundst
Harry Moore, Allen McAIister and wife,
and Mr. Westfall started west on Tuesday.
Mr. Moore will go as far west as Lincoln,
Nebraska.
New Tork " pick-pockets " relieved the
hip-pocket of railroad passenger train con
ductor Joseph Van-Oruer of $40 in money
and two basses.
John Wagner, living in this town, has an
aspsragus plant in his garden that grew 14
inches in 34 hours, during the warm wea
ther of last week.
Jefferson Adams, who is charged with
having stolcu Samuel Rickenbach's horse,
is to have a new trial, as per ruling of Court
yesterday.
Joseph Pomeroy, of the Chambersburg
Repotitory, bas been appointed to a clerk
ship in tbe Department of Public Instruc
tion at Harrisburg.
S. R. Notestioe, "mine host" of the Ja
cobs House, gav e an entertainment for a
number of his friend, on Friday evening.
The band wa. present and enlivened the
occasion by playing a number of choice
pieces of music.
AVer's Hair Vigor restore, tbe color and
stimulate, the growth of tho hair, prevents
it from falling off, and greatly increase, its
beauty. It has a delicate and lasting per
fume, iU ingredients are harmless, and for
the toilet it i. unequalled.
For writing this, the man who wrote it
ought to be banded over to the young
ladies for disposal : "Young ladies and ele
phants attain their growth at eighteen. But
here analogy ceases. One trunk is enough
for an elephant."
There are many suits pending throughout
the State against preachers for performing
the marriage ceremony between young peo
ple under age. What is the nse of going to
the law for redress, when the young people
had not sufficient respect for parental au
thority or advice as to obey it t
H. T. McAIister, Esq., of McAIisterville,
writes that on Tuesday, May 10, the ther
mometer in the shade ran up at 2 P. M. to
92 degrees, and on Thursday, the 12th of
May, at 2 P. M. to 95 degrees in the shade,
at McAIisterville. I have never known such
warm weather at this season of the year.
Tbe chief attraction at the corner of
Main and Bridge streets on Monday at noon
was a man grinding . "carver" for the Ja
cob House, and a man with a new fan
gled" machine, shortening tbe axletree. of
a buggy. Tbe crowd that stopped to see
the operation of tbe machines did not ob
, trust the travel on. tbe streets, bat still
J there was considerable1 of a crowd.
Strayed, Lost or Stolen A yellow dog,
from tbe premises of the owner, near Oak
land MilU. Information that will lead to
the recovery of the dog will be thankfully
received. Address or call on John Bashore,
Oakland Mills, Juniata Co:, Pa.
" treuueo aniiora aeciares mat two
hours' work about a hot stove i. mors ex
hausting than four boars' work ont of doors,
and think, the women who in Europe do
men', work in the fields are better off than
the American housewife, of whose life five-
sixths are spent in the kitchen."
Q. W. Keefer, of Sunbury, baa contract
ed for the rebuUding of the river bridge,
He has commenced work, and in the course
of some 10 or 12 day. travel may be re
sumed. Tbe bridge U to be completed by
tbe 1st of September. The sum of money
be is to receive U about seven thousand
dollars.
The Huntingdon Journal make, mention
of a delinquent subscriber as follows t "An
other scamp skips out and leaves us out of
pocket three or four dollars for subscription
to tbe Journal. Simon Coder, who ha
been receiving the paper at Castleton, 111.,
is the individual referred to. Who's the
next scallawsg f"
It is a well-known fact that Col. William
Bell i. agent for almost all kinds of Agri
cultural Implements and Mschiues. He has,
to supply a want, become agent for the In
vincible Vibrator Separator Threshing Ma
chine. See advertisement elsewhere in these
columns. Experienced thresher men in Ju
niata county have seen it working and can
vouch for its effective or thorough work.
John Fulkrosd, living in Fayette town
ship, was out in a field picking atone, a few
days ago. While thus engaged he felt a
stinging sensation in one of his fingers. He
straightened himself up and looked at tbe
finger; there was a small puncture notice
able. He looked on the ground where he
last had bis hand, and there Uy a pugna
cious copperhead snake, 18 Inches long.
Fulkroad hastened home aud bruised a
white onion and put it on the bitten finger.
He suffered ho serious illness.
The Blbomfield Jdvocalt of last week
says: On Sunday evening a week Mr. J. H.
Q. Sinter, of Millerstown lock a notion to
visit his farm oh the opposite side of the
river, to see if everything was right. He
arrived just in time to save his fine barn and
other buildings from destruction by fire.
It turned out that one of the boys had ta
ken some gunpowder back of the barn, and
making a hole in tbe stump wa. hating a
little 4th of July all to himself. But the
boy forgot to see that the fire in the stump
was extinguished, and the result was that
fire was communicated to a fence and was
burning rapidly toward the bam, containing
18 fat steers, farming implements, fcc.,
when Mr. Kinter arrived at his barn.
Here is something for women that have
formed tbe bahit of smoking. James Kelly
and wife, of Napier township, Bedford
county, were engaged in burning lime. Mrs.
Kelly varied the monotony of the proceed
ings by sucking an old clay pipe. While
thus engaged she picked up a bucket con
taining a pound of rock powder. A. she
stooped over to examine a hole in the buck
et lrora which the powder was escaping a
spark from her pipe fell into the bucket and
there was a rather extensive explosion. The
woman's clothing took fire, but the had
presence of mind enough to tear the burn
ing garments from her person, though not
until she bad been pretty seriously burned.
Her husband was also burned about the face
and hands.
Baltzer Lauver, of Milford township, has
successfully cultivated the bee many years,
and he does not incline to the belief that
the great loss among tbe bees during the
past winter waa caused by the bees freezing.
He believes tbat they smothered. He had
only one "skep" to die, and that was cstised
by starvation. He had taken too mich ol
its honey. His theory on the question of
the great mortality is this : " The bees
smothered." Tbe bee box set too closely
to the platform ; tbe exhalation from the
bees, when the weather is cold, will form
into ice at the lower edge of the box ; tbe
ice rim will gradually grow thicker if the
winter cold continues, and thus the aperture
between tbe box and the platform on which
it sits will be gradually lessened. During
the winter a number of bees in every hive
die ; the dead bees drop down and form ob
structions to tbe passage of the air between
the box and platform, and thus gradually
the aperature is closed up and frozen shut,
and the hive must smother. " My plan,"
says Mr. Lauver, " is to put tbe bee box
above the platform high enough to be cer
tain that the circulation of air cannot be
shut np by the bodies of dead bees and tbe
frosting, or formation of the breath of the
bee. into ice on the lower edge of the box,
and occasionally I remove the obstruction
from the opening. The bees that were lost
last winter were smothered."
Letter from Richfield.
KicBriELD, Pa., May 16, 1881.
Editor Sentinel and Republican Deur Sir,
I have never had the pleasure to give you
any facts for publication in your " newsy"
and interesting paper, the Sentinel and Re
publican ; but, as " better late than never"
is an appropriate motto, I will endeavor to
give you, in behalf of your many worthy
readers, a short account of some of the
late local transpirings of this vicinity.
Appearances indicate that a great deal of
"the weed" will be cultivated the coming
summer in this neighborhood, and the farm
ers are preparing accordingly. Many hare
disposed of their last year's crop, but some
still remains.
Tbe Vegetable Oil and Extract Distillery
is in operation, and tbe proverbial " small
boy" may be wen daily with his bag of
"tea leaves,'' trudging bis way (wearily) in
the direction of the distillery in order for
their dispossession, and his possession of
the remuneration they afford. Mr. S.V.
Mills' Real Estate business is progressing,
aud persons wishing to dispose of property
would do well to give him - a call." Mr.
D. G. Winey is erecting a steeple on the
Lutheran church of this place. He ha
also contracted to build the new school
house in tbe Independent District, near
Evendale.
A singing school is being held semi
monthly under the supervision of Prof.
Moyer, of Freeburg, in the Cross Roads
meeting house.
Mr. S. J. Shellenberger has opened a
fancy goods and notion store in the central
part of town.
"MARQUIS."
Ponder on These Truths.
Torpid kidneys) and constipated bowels,
are the great causes of chronic disease.
Kidney-Wort ha cured thousands. Try
it and you will add one more to their num
ber. ' Habitual costivenes afflict, million, of
the American people. Kidney-Wort will
cure it.
Kidney-Wort has cored kidney complaint,
of thirty year, .landing. Try it. Sea ad
vertisement.
A Lucky Horseshoe.
A farmer traveling with bis lead
Picked np a horseshoe on the road,
And nailed it fast to hi. barn door
That Luck might down upon bim pour
That every blessing known in life'
Might crown his homestead and his Wife,
And never any kind of harm
Descend upon his growing farm.
But dire ill fortune soon began
To visit tbe astounded man.
His hens declined id Uy their eggs ;
His bacon tumbled from the pegs.
And rat devoured the fallen le ;
Hi corn, that never failed before.
Mildewed and rotted on the floor;
His grars refused to end in hay ;
Hi cattle died or went astray ;
In short, all went the crooked way.
Next spring a great drought baked the sod,
And roasted every pea in pod ;
The beans declared they could not grow
So long as nature acted so ;
Redundant insects reared their brood
To starve for lack of iuicy food ;
The staves barrel aide went off
Aa if they had the whooping cough,
And nothing of the useful kind
To hold together felt inclined j
In short, it sfas no use to try
Whilo all tbe land was in a fry:
Cue morn, demoralized with grief,
Tbe farmer clamored for relief,
And prayed right Hard to understand
What witchcraft possessed the lend ;
Why house and farm in misery grew
Since he nail.-d up that "lucky1 shoe.
While thiis dismayed o'er matters wrong
And old man chanced to trudge along.
To whom he told, wilh wormwood tears,
Hew bis affairs were in arrears,
And what a desperate state of things
A picked-up horseshoe sometimes brings,
The stranger asked to see the ahoe ;
The1 farmer brought it into view !
But when tbe old man raised his bead
He Iargbed outright, and quickly said ;
" No wonder akies upon you frown
Tou've nailed the horseshoe upside down !
Just turn it round, and soon you'll see
How you and Fortune will agree."
The farmer turned tbe horseshoe round.
And showers began to swell ttle groKtid j
The sunshine Uughed among the grain.
And heaps and heaps piled np tbe wain ;
Tho loft his hay could barely hold ;
His cattle did as they were told ;
His fruit trees needed sturdy props
to eold the gathering srple crop i
His turnip snd potato field
Astonished all men by their yields ;
Folks never saw such ears of corn
As in hi imiling hill were born ;
Hi barn wa full of bmsting bios
His wife presented him with twins ;
His neighbors marveled more and more
To see tbe increase in his store.
And now the merry farmer sings i
" There are two ways of doing things t
And when for good luck yon would pray,
Nail up your borseshoe tbe right way."
-James T. Field, in llarper't Magaxint.
General Orders, No. 6.
Dead Qca.teks, Depaetsiest or Pix.v
ISIS- '
IE
II. .
stlvasia Geasd Aii or m
Republic,
Fbiladulphia, May U, 1S81
In compliance with Rales and Regu
lators and existing Orders, Monday
May 30th, will be observed as Memor
ial Day, throughout tbia Department.
As we are called npon to devote bnt
one day of the year, to rendering tribute
to tbe memory of oar dead comrades,
it is expected that npon that day the
pursuits and cares of daily life will be
put aside, and tnat every comrade ol
the Order will participate in the solemn
and impressive services, showing to the
world, tbat with us at least, tbe mem
ories of oar dead companions in arms,
have not crown dim with passing years,
and tbat we, who through tbe dispen
sation of Providence, have been per
mitted to survive them, fully appre
ciate tbe privileges we enjoy.
Let tbe exercises of the day be so
arranged and conducted, as to reflect
no discredit upon our organization, and
prove tbat with tbe Urand Army Mem
orial Day is not one of merriment or
festivity, bat a da;, when tbe mind of
the American Soldier, is given to sober
thoughts and earnest acts, as pure and
as patriotio, as those tbat moved bim,
when he eurolled himself as a volunteer
soldier of bis country, and weut forth to
battle for its honor and ibe perpetuity
of its institutions. As the associations
of the day are sad and its memories
sacred, may its influences be ennobliog
and elevating, inciting in each, a purer
and more generous patriotism.
Our .Nation readily joins with us 10
paying our annual floral tribute to the
nations dead, believing tbat tbeir lives
were part of the terrible ransom paid
for tbe present existence of tbe Uovern
meot, and prosperity of our people.
In localities in tbe Mate, where
there is no Post of the Grand Army, it
is hoped that the citisens thereof, will
assume tbe duty of decorating tbe
graves of all soldiers buried in their
vicinity.
Throughout tbe grand old Mate ot
Pennsylvania, let not a single soldier's
grave, however looely, however hum
ble, be unadorned with flowers, on
tbe evening of May 30 tb.
Forms of Decoration ceremonies can
be had upon application to the Assis
tant Adjutant General.
As a matter of interesting informa
tion and for tbe purpose of future use,
a report should be made on the blanks
furnished, of tbe location of each cem
etery and tbe number of graves, which
bave been decorated by tbe rost or by
other organizations.
Uy Command of John Taylor, Ife-
partment Commander.
J M. VAD.fc.tt&LlL.B,
Assistant Adjutant General.
Two Journeys
"I Its on a journey far away,"
He said and he atooped and kissed me
then
"Over the ocean for many a day-
Good-bye," and he kissed me once again.
But only a lew abort montha bad rledi
ft ben again I answered my husband s kiss I
"I could not tarry awav," he said ;
"There is never a land as fair aa this."
Again I stood by my husband', aide.
"I go on a journey, sweet, to-day ;
Over tbe river the boatmen glide
Good-bye ; I shall linger long away
Ah, he will come back soon, I know."
I ssid, as I stooped for tne parting kiss :
"He cannot tarry, be told me so.
There is never a land so fair as this.
But many a month and many a year
Have flown since my darling went away.
Will be never come back to meet me here ?
Has he found the region of perfect day ?
Over the ocean be went and came ; .
Over the river, and lingers there I
Ob, pallid boatman I call my name
Show me the region so wondrous fair.
Tt Jrgcty.
MISCELL-l.YEOUS
A TRUE
A PERFECT STRENGTHENER.A SURE SEViyER.
IROX BITTERS are highly recommended for all disease, re
quiring a certain and efficient tonic ; especially Indigestion) Igrpepsia, Inter
mittent Fetcrt, Want of Appetite, Lost of Strength, Lack of Energy, etc Enriches
the blood, strengthens the muscles, and gives new life to the nerves. They act
like a charm on the digestive organs, remeving all dyspeptic symptoms, sue.
as Tasting the Food. Belching, Ileal in the Stomach, Heartburn, etc Tbe onlj
Iron Preparation 'hat will not blacken the teeth or grive
headache Sold by all druggists: Write for the A B C liook, S2 pp. of
useful and tmusin? r-adin tent free.
BROWN CHEMICAL. CO., Baltimore, MJ-
SOMETHING WORTH KNOWING.
GRAND OPENING !
We have just come from New York with a new ..tock of
tRY GOODS, NOTIONS AND GROCERIES,
AND A Ft LI. LINE OF STOKE GOODS FOR THE COUXTRT TRADE.
d7 Be sure snd examine our stock b-fore purchasing e'sewlnrr.-, as you can cer
taiuly save money. No trouble to show Goods. One price to all.
LOCUST GROVE!,
One mile southwest of Patterson.
ap .i-iy W. 13 AIR & LEVIN.
NEW STORE.
IS PORT ROYAL, JUXIATA COUXTY, f'eSJT'A.
Having just op-ned a new stock of store (0l, snch as Dry Good, Ntnni. CUith
ii.g. Hats, Boots, Shoes, Groceries, Flh, and a grntra! aiumrtuicnt of stT; r"'l, I
will take pleasure in ex'.iibi"ug goods to all who way larur me With a caU. Will piy
u.p ... , ..... - r .- r
Don't forget the j laci, at Cook's Store in
May 5, lf80-Gin.
D. W. HARLEY'S
Is tbe place where you can bay
THE IllST AVI TIII2 CHEAPEST
MENS' YOUTHS' & BOYS' CLOTHING
BATS, CJPS, BOOFS, SHOES, JtSD FURMSHIXG GOODS.
BE ia prepared to exb'bit one of the m!t chairs and select stocks ever offered in
this market, and at JSTOSISHISKLY LOW PRICES !
Also, measures taken for tuits and part, of suits, which will be made to orde
at short notice, very reasonable.
Remember tbe place, in Hoffman's New Building, corner of Uridjje and
Water s'reeta, MIFFLIXTOWN, i'A. Jau. I, 1179-tl
SAM'L STRAYER
lias just returned from tbe Eastern cities with a full variety of
MEN & BOYS' CLOTHING,
HATS t CArS, BOOTS & SHOES, ALL SIZES,
GENTS' Fl'RN'ISHIXU GOODS. Goods f all kinds are low. Come and se mr
and be astonished Pants at T cent. D3" SUITS MADE TO 01DEK.j
Patterson, Pa., April 16, 1879.
Tna following article Is published by re
quest :
A new Church, or rather, a new Sect bas
been started in Brooklyn, N. T. Th"y
meet at id Clinton Avenue. Their creed
is not likely to call many ot the high-salaried
preachers into its ranks and no fahioo
able church will lose its membership be
cause of their joining it. It is called the
Church Manifest. " The cardinal princi
ple in tbls brotherhood is this : Make the
church so that Christ could join as sus
tain it without protest :
I. Let the entire truth be preached, cut
which way t will.
II. Ignore yourself, but save your broth
er traicp, vagrant, criminal, vilest, tbe
least though he be. Be willing to be lost
that others may be saved. Instance Die
heroism of tbe poor fello'v wbd sacrificed
his own life to savti b!s fellows in tbe late
disaster in the Hudson River tunnel.
III. So Salaries to preachers, no pew
rents, no financial fairs, festivals, lotteries,
or gilt en tei prises.
IV. Educated men may preach, bnt a
ministry depending npon the schools fur
the sourca of its power is not sanctioned
by Christ and is not christian.
V. So organization is needed. There is
too much govern:nent now.
YI. Extravagance in dress is not com
mended by tbe seamless garmented Savior.
VII. Everything is for everybody, TO
buy lands, board op wealth, get rich, in
fact, was never approved of by tlin Son of
Man, who bad not where to lay His head.
This universal scramble after wealth is mad
ness of the worst type.
VIII. So man need want for anything if
the Church would teach what Christ taught.
Take no thought of to-morrow. A chris
tian lite ia a life of faith.
IX. In short, we take the simple life of
Jesus of Nazareth, give our last dime to
feed the unworthy poor, deny self, sacrifice
Kit, .land ready to die as He died for our
principles, know no distinctions in blood,
money or mind. All are alike worlby, as
all are lost without Christ.
It A Ml I ED:
WOODWARD ANDREWS On the
12th inst., by the Rev. J. A. McUill, Sir.
Samuel Woodward, of McCoysville, and
Miss Carrie Andrew, of Reed's Gso.
JUNIATA VALLEY BANK,
OFMIFFaLIJTOW 31, PA.
WITH
BRANCll AT PORT ROYAL.
Stockholders Individually Liable.
J. KEYIX POMEROT, Prendtnt.
T. VAN IKW1N, Ctukur.
' DixKCTOata:
J. Nerin Pomeroy, Joseph Rot h rock,
George Jacobs, Philip M. Keener.
Amos G. Bon.ial, Louis E. Atkinson.
W. C Pomeroy,
STOXKHOLCElS :
J. Nevin Pomeroy,
PhUip M . Kepoer,
Joseph Rotlirock,
George Jacobs,
L. E. Atkinsoa,
W. C. Pomeroy,
Amos G. BonsaU,
Noah Hertxler,
Daniel Stouffer,
Charlotte Snyder,
R. E. Parker,
Sam'l Heir's Heirs,
Jane H. Irwin,
Mary Kurt.,
Samuel M. Kurt.,
J. Holme. Irwin,
T. V. Irwin,
T. B. Trow.
John Hertxler.
07 Interest allowed at the rate ot 2 per
cent, on 6 month, certificates, 3 par cent, on
12 month, certificate..
Ah VER TISEX."TS.
TONIC
Port Ro'a'.
T. Si COOK.
SAMUEL STRATER.
sIMaWr WJ.I:h,
DOES TTTTTT7 fl H
WONDERFUL
Will .'
CURES!
BmiwUKUu t4 LITER, BOWELS I
aaa KIDNEYS at the sane timr.
Because liclwsiw thsaytwn of thepotooil-
Imm humor that dovelop la Kidney and Un-1
narr 1iiiw, Bmoiwnw, Jaoadieo. ConTl I
ptiom, PijB, or la Bheomatiom, n oaxmlata. I
laaraus Disorders aad Fsmal Complaints,
1B -tVHAT PEOPLE BAT
Tntrrrm TL fltorfe. of Jarx-rloa Citr. Kaumw.
""-J". aviaiKj-vor crura mm rtr rTfusW ruj
ita&EM ati okmi ti-Tl&ff for for yrmr.
Vn. John A nam! I. of Washington. Oh!v mr I
. hvr nor was (ifrii India br tmr promiiwnt I
ipn7w4riaariw-.ua UaMAM WM aVntfTWaVrO CUT4A j
IssJaoey-Hurk
I M. M. B. Ooo-IwTb. mn dltnr In CW" Dito, j
I ne w n4 exi-teil to Unrnr- Ulokiac j
Mjond beitef, urn KujAry-ntcDx-Mi m-
Inm L. jKiTt rrf Sooth 8Jm. I. T., imr-l
thsvt tteven yew unffrriDC from k itnrr truahle I
ana uujrr rmupjiCaUMjli tw ksva uj utm uaw ui 1
avjunew- o on.
John B. lAtntrntreat Jnrkn. Tfm., wafTfrt' J
rkftrr takirtf " i-trrel ot wiiacr wn Jacittaai,'
Sjdoey Wort m&de aim writ,
Mtrhav-I C'o of Mtgi'iHwry Ontr, Tf.
nrTMiil flrht tMTi with ki.1iuT dirilcttifT am
waa finable to work. aUatwj-Wort mtmtt him.
-weUMlvir.-
PERMANENTLY CURES
KIDNEY DISEASES,
LIVER COMPLAINTS,
ConstiDation and Piles.
irltli Mil n In Ot- TftriiUi FrtB irt I
tin cans, one pnckae of whl-l raws mi quart I
of mrtl'.ciuv. Also In Llql4 Frw r Cn. I
aeatrtUe, lot tauM uuu caaov re.nnj pr I
If tt acU trltk fqol t.cUxti t titker far
SET IT AT THE DBl'CGISTS. PRICE, tt.O I
W ELLS, RICU i KDSOS Co.. Prop's,
fwui mk ti dry poot-ria.) sraujsTo.TT.
k ,''T"yrTw'
C03I3IKsRC.1Xj.
mmtxTovrx markets.
alirruxTOwx, May 13,
1831
.. .. 10
..
.. li
.. 8
.. 8
. 40
.1 (M
. 1
Butter ,
Ird.....
Bam .:-..
Shoulder .
Sides
Potatoes..
Onions. ..
Kags
uirruxTOwx grain market.
Corrected weesly.
QUOTATIONS fO To-DAT.
Wednesday, My 18, 1PM'.
Wheat 1 08
:on 4i
Oats S2tiK$3
Rve 81
Covenievd ...........J 7'iUAW
.'HILADELPHtA URIS MAHK.ET3.
I'HiLADtLptiiA, May 16. Wheat So. 2
Western fed 91.241. 15 ; Penn'a mt and
amber, $11 il.2. Corn steamer 6tMilc;
yellow ; mixed 6-tc. Oats So. 2
white 54c; So. 4 do 53c Vo. 2 mixed 52a
53c. Kye ie scarce at $1X8.
o
PHILADELPHIA CATTLE MARKET.
Philadelphia, Hay 11 Tbe rattle as-ir.
ket is active; sale, 8,200; prime, K'a'e;
food, 6iifo; medium, 6ifc; common,
5&a3c. Tne sheep market ia w-uve; sales,
9,oUU: prime, t jibe; rood, 5td'c; me
dium, a5i: ; common, naoje. The bog
market ia active; sales, 2,5UU bead ; 8ac
according to condition.
All kinds of job work neatly and ex pod i
tiously eiecnW it tb otbuu ef tbw Set.H-.tl
and Rrpuhiteau.
Professional Card.
JoUlS E. ATKINSON,
ATTORNEY -AT -LAW,
MIFFLINTOWN," f A.
C7Col1ert ing aud Conveyancing prompt
ly attended to.
'rriCE )o Main street, In hi place of
e!H"t.iice, south of Bridge street.
;asox IRWIN.
ATT02SEY-AT-LAW,
MIFFLtSTOirX, JUS1JTJ CO., PJ.
07 All tKMit.'? promptly attended to.
Orric. On Bi Wge strevt, "prosit the
Court Uoukc siuaru. (j ti7, '80-ly
J-ACOB BEPJl.EK, "
AT rOKXEr-AT-LAW,
.VIFrLINTOWN, FA.
C"iil (ions attended to promp't'
Of r ICS Trtb A. J. Patterson Esq, on
Ilrnla srrerl.'
leb t'j, S".
D
AVID V. STONE,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAvTj
M1FFLIXTOWX, PA.
Or?" Collections and all professional busi
ness pruHrptty atteeded to.
june20,1877.
THOMAS A. ELDER, M. I);
Physician and Surgeon,
M!FFL1XT0WX, ..
Otbce hours f-ca 9 a. h. to 3 r. if., tifc
flee in his father's resilience, at the south
end of Water street. foct22-tf
D.
M. CKAWFORD, M. I.j
Has restmed actively the practice of
Medicine aii.i Surgery and their collateral
branches. Ol'lce at the old corner of TItird
and Orsnfe streets, aliffllntonn, Pa.
March' U'J, 1876.
jt M. BRAZKE, M. D.;
PHYSICIAN AND SUEfcEOltf
Jicademitt, Juniata Co , Pa.
(irrici forinerlv occupied by Dr.Sterrett.
Professional business promptly attended to
at all hours.
D
L. ALLK.V, M. D ,
Hs CQiunienret! !ie tlrariii-e of Medicina
and Surgery aid all thrircollatrral branches:
OitiCH at Academia, at tbe residence ol
Capt, J. J. Patterson.
111:5 to, 1SH
joiin Mclaughlin',
iNSU&ANCE AGENT,
PORT ROTJL, JVS11TA CO., ..
COnly reliable Companies represented.
Dec: 8i 1875-ly
H
KNRY HAKSUBERGKK, M. D.
Continues the practice of Medicine and
Surgery and all their collateral branches.
OrBce at his resiJcnce in McAIisterville;
Peb 9, 1870.
Mff'e-nt.
Ayer's
HairYigof)
FOR RESTORING GRAY HAIR TO ITS
NATURAL VITALITY AND COLOR.
It is a most agreeable dressing, which
is at once harmless and effectual, for
preserving the hair. It restores, with
the gloss and freshness of youth, faded or
gray, light, and red hair, to a rich brown,
or deep black, as rely be desired. By its
use thin hair i. thickened, and baldness
often though not always cured. It
checks failing of the hair immediately,
and causes a new growth in ail cases
where the glands are not decayed ; while
to brashy, weak, or otherwise diseased
hair, It imparts vitality and strength,
and renders it pliable.
The Vigor cleanses the scalp, cures
and prevents the formation of dandruff;
and, by Its cooling, stimulating, and
soothing properties; it heals most if not
all of the humors and tliscasci pee'aliar
to the scalp, keeping it cool, clean, and
soft, under which conditions disease, of
the scalp and hair are impossible.
As a Dressing for Ladies Hair,
The Viuon is incomparable. It is eolor
lew, contains neither oil nor dye, and
will not soil white cambric. It imparts
a agreeable and lasting perfume, and
as an article for the toilet it is economi
cal and unsurpassed in its excellence.
FKLFAUCO ST
Br. J. C. ATEB & CO., LgweH. Mass.,
rrartical amt Analytical CheralaU.
t BT AL1 VBl-Wim EVCATWHXJUB.
Manhood: fiowLost How Restored"
Just publiilied, a new edition of
ffTO jDr. Culverwoll's Celebrated Esaay
J on the radical cure (without inedi
cinu) of Spurmatorrhtea or Seminal weak
ness, Involuntary Seminal Losses, Impo
tency, Mental and Physical Incapacity, Iiu
pedinietits to Marriage, etc. ; also, Con
sumption, Epilepsy and Pits, induced by
sell-iiidu'geuce or sexual extravagance, fcc;
The celebrated author, in this admirable
E-sar, clearly demonstrates, from a thirty
ears successful practice, that the alarm
ing consequences of self-abuse may be rad
ically cured without the dangerous use of
internal medicine or the application of the
knife; pointing ont a mode of cure at once
simple, certain, and jffecttial, by means of
which every sufferer, O niatter what hi.
condition may be, trtay enre himself cheap
ly, privately, and radically.
' E7"This Lecture should be in the hand,
of every youth and every man in the land.
Sent "fi5e, under aeal, in a plain envelope,
to any address.
Address tbe Publishers,
TTJ2(XLYERWELL MEDICAL (0.,
41 Ann St.. New York:
junel8-ly Post.Otlice Box 4".5.
After the First Day of December
1880,
TOC WIIL FIND
JACOB G. WINEY
In bi. New Store Room at the East enri of
lc 1LISTEKTILIE
with a Large Lot of
STOVES AND HEATERS
of all kinds, Stove Pipe, Lard Cans, Mica
Granite Iron Ware, Dripping Pans, and all
kinds of
TIN AND SHEET IRON WARE.
Wbuh articles be will sell at the Lowest
Possible Prices.
Thaukful for-past patronage he expects,
by unci attention to business, to receive at
least bi. share in tbe future.
JACCB G. fBlIi
Nov. Si, 1?8C.