SENTTNEL & REPUBLICAN
MIFFLINTOWN.
Wedacsdaj, April 9, 14.
B. F. SUHWEIER.
anrroa asn raorairroa.
"iln. Herbert Spexceb baa an arti
cle iu the current issue of the Popn
lar Srieuca Monthly in which lie
takes the ground that the growth of
charitable institutions is leading to
the enslavement of the producing
and well to-do classes to the idle, the
dissolute and the criminal classes."
Tus Tribune too often takes its
own standpoint from which to judge
other people, and other interests by.
It is owned by a lawyer, and has an
other lawyer to write for it, semi oc-
cabioually, and hence concludes that
the .Sentinel and Retublican must
aluo have a lawyer or two on its edi
torial columns which is a mistake.
The Sestixel and Republicas has no
lawyer on its editorial corps, and the
articles that have given night-mare
to the Tribune cabal were written by
the man whose name floats at the
mast head of the paper.
,
The wretched affair between the
mob of citizens of Cincinnati and the
militia of Ohio came to an end on
Sunday a week with the militia as
masters of the situation. Had the
murderer, who was acquitted, been
executed under the law as he should
have been, none of the trouble, that
resulted in the loss of many lives and
the wounding of many citizens
would have taken place. As the
case btaudd, to the corrupt prac-
tice before the
must be charged
disgraceful affair.
Cincinnati courts
the whole of the
Berner is not the
only murderer, and criminal of that
city that has been cleared by the aid
of corrupt lawyers and jury fixers.
Cincinnati, as well as other places,
has a ring of court practitioners that
have a number of corrupt loungers
in league with them, that they can
have on a jury when it suits their
purpose to h.tva them there, and in
that way convert the temple of jus
tice into a place for the practice of
injustice. There is something griev
ously wrong and rotten with court
machinery when it can thus be pros
titutel. Honest men with honest
cause are br-yi:;ciug to drtud the
courts. The vicious and corrupt find
in them a protection that should be
extended to honest men. But a short I
time since Guiteau, the self confess
ed murderer of the chief executive of
the Republic, stood in a Washington
court-hnriing Jefiar.ce into the teeth of
justice ana tlnust defying her tJ re
sent the insult. Pie was convicted.
finttiK-e.l and executed. Had be es
caped by the aid of the trickery of
lawyers carried into the jury, what
would have betn the result? Would
the Nation have been in arms in a
day ? The riot in Ohio was the wrk
of a mob but it is none the less a pro
test againtt tLe prostitution of the
courts by buyers who seek to carry
their own individual ends at the ex
pense of justice. There is a better
way than mob violence to correct the
evils tLut are creeping rapidly into
practice in the courts. Courts are
the creatures of legislative enaet
rn nf, and State constitutions, are
based upon the will of a majority of
the people. The whole fabric can
be chuDged or amended. The prac
tice before the courts, and the trou
bles that are there bied are subjects
for the people to seriously and ptac
ably consider and remedy. That
the troubles will bring tht-ir own
remedy in the fullness of time there
can be no doubt
How many people were killed at
Cincinnati, has not been definitely
state I ; how many were wounded can
never be correctly reported, but a
statement as to the scene iu one drug
store near the place of battle as giv
en by a Cincinnati paper, conveys to
the mind a glimpse of the destruc
tion to life aud limb of citizens. The
statement was published on the 1st
of Api il, and reads as follows :
The drog store ou the southwest
corner of Court and Walnut streets
will forever be famous for the
bloody scenes that occurred in it and
the immediate vicinity on Saturday
n'l-'ht. Dr. A. E. Evan, who was iu
seen by a reporter, to whom he gave
an account of his experience. From
8:45 o'clock, when the first volley was
fired into the crowd, up to 3 in the
mdiiiir.g forty ljine wounded men
were carried into the store. Of these
fifteen died iu the store or while they
were being taken away in the patrol
wagons or umbulunree. Fifteen
more will lose either an arm or leg
by amputation. The re6t were not
seriously hurt. The first batch
brought iu numbered our men, aud
iu less than a quarter of au hour sev
en more came iu. From then ou
they kept coming iu all night At
one time there were fourteen dead
aud wounded lying on the fl.xjr, and
then came a volley and a rush and
people crowded into the btore for
safety, literally climbing over the
protrate forms. Several bullets
came crashing through the windows
ami men were shot down iu the doors.
At one time a piece of the broken
glass struck Dr. Evans iu the neck,
and he thought it was a bullet He
and the other physicians thought
then that the militia would kill every
one in the store The excitement
that attracted the soldiers was caus
ed by a patrol wngon backing up for
the wounded. The floor of the store
was covered with blood aud brain
matter. Several of the dead lay un
der the counter for hours before be
ing removed. 0:her physicians who
risked there lives at this place were
Dr. Norton. Jr . Dr. A. J. Miles. Dr.
Rothaker and Dr. Cono. Dr. Nor
ton had a very narrow escape, as a
bullet passed withiu au inch o! his
Lead while he wus in the (bug store.
Too Fast to Last.
The gentlemen who are broking af
ter the interests of Mr. Bisine as a
potential Republican candidate for
the Presidency this year find them
selves placed in a peculiarly embar
rassing position. They have observ
ed on previous occasions that Mr.
Blaine has made the running too early
and too fast, with the result that
when it has been spent and the
"dark horse" has passed him in the
race. They nave accordingly en
deavored to manage things different
ly this time, and so to arrange mat
ters that up to the last hour their
candidate should not be visible on
the field, and should be brought for
ward iu the nick of time to sweep ev
erythicg before him wjth a sudden
rush. These were astute tactica.but,
unhappily for theirsuccess, Mr. Blaine
has a number of impulsive friends
whose ardor for thir hero cannot be
restraine.l, aud so the boom has bro
ken loose already, and it will be
hardly possible to get it again in
hand. North American.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
Thompsontown Institute.
Reported by W. A. Coldren.
The Teachers' Adjourned Institute,
as previously annouueed by Sup't
Smith, convened in the public school
building, in Thompsontown, Juniata
county, Pa , on Friday evening, Mar.
21st and continued during Saturday
and Saturday evening. Twelve teach
ers were present and the house was
ti'ld to its utmost capacity, by di
rectois and citizens, who came to
witness the opening session. At 7:
:?0 o'clock Snp't Smith called the in
stitute to order. Ou motion, W. A
Coldren and I. C. Lantz were elected
Sucretaries. Music by the Thomp
sontown choir, "America." Sup't
Smith then iu a very appropriate but
brief talk stated the object of meet
ing iu the capacity of a Teachers' Iu-
stitue, and urged upon the teachers
that they do their work with pure
motives, he said, as this would be the
last institute of the season, he would
ask all the teachers, directors, and
citizeus. to take an active part in the
discussions and make the institute a
success. The Sup't appointed the
following teachers to report the pro
ceedings of the iustitvte to the sev
eral county papors: Juniata Herald,
J. W. Mibbs ; Sesti.vix aso Republican-,
W. A. Coldron ; Juniata Tribune,
G. L. Plette; Democrat and Regis
ter, P. G. Shelley: Port Royal Times,
II. G. Graham. Music by the choir,
"The Old Front Door.' Dr. I. N.
Grubb was introduced to the audi
ence and spoke on tlie subject as
sigued him : '"What methods of in
struction will most successfully lead
pupils to original investigation T" He
spoke of the relation of man and na
ture, and showed that children have
naturally a desire fur object ; hence
by Ooject .Lessons would be a very
successful way of teaching young pu
pils. Th'i D jctur talks as if he knew
something about teac'uiug school-
J This subject was further discussed
Iy the teachers, and they all decided
in favor of teaching by Object Les
sons. Music, -The Last Days." The
pu-ils of Thompsontown schools re
cited 6ome very fine declamations iu
such a manner as to show that their
Literary Society Las been a benefit
to them. Miltou Shuman, recited
"Extieme Unction; "The Grumbler,"
by Samuel Fearer ; Rep ouse to The
Blue Juniata, by Miss Tiilie Vines.
Prof. W. E. Aumau, was introduced
and spoke on "Reviews, r le said he
would have reviews neatly every day
to some extent ; have reviews oa cer
tain days and have the pupils prepare
them. J. T. Ailman, said he was led
to believe that the present method of
teaching did not give memory cult
ure ; he would have pupils review at
any time, whenever a class would
pass over a subject he would have
them review it until it was thorough
ly understood. J. W. Hibbs says we
can't review too much. Dr. Grubb
say3 we review too many things of
no importance. Edwin Davis gave
his opinion of reviews, as they were
conducted when he was a boy. Sup't
Smith asked the question, "Should
you allow a child to study a certain
thing and then forget it ! He said
that without reviews constantly we
taught children to forget rather than
retain. Music, "The Old Front
Door. Declamation, by Mis Minnie
MeAli&ter, "Bessie Belle." The house
was so crowded that to get standing
room was impossible. Mr. Davis
suggested that the Lutheran church
be procured for the next evening ses
sion. Institute adjourned.
Saturday morning at 9 o'clock, In
stitute met and the forenoon session
was engaged in general discussion on
"Relative importance of spelling,
pronouncing aud defining." Mr. H.
G. Graham read a paper on th - '
ject, he thought JJt we leam the
cleaning f words first ; the spelling
socoiid, and the pronunciation last
On this point the teachers generally
agreed. Then the question arose,
how shall we teach the uieauing of
words T Shall we teach a particular
or a general meauing? Sup't Smith,
then, placed some words on the
black-board for the teachers to pro
nounce ; in this exercise we were like
other boys. Should we pronouuee
words according to the custom of
tho community or by some standard?
Music, "Nearer My God to Thee."
Adjourned.
Afternoon session met at 1:30.
Music, "Bringing in the Sheaves."
Mr. D. L. Kepuer was introduced,
and opened the subject "Wasted en
ergies iu the school mom." He
showed how many teachers wasted
their time in things of no benefit to
the pup. Is. W. E. Auman said many
teachers neglect to teach morals aud
manners. J. W. Hibbs said, he would
teach morals and manners in connec
tion with the lessons, and not make
a public iiK-ecL about the subject
Sup't Smith said, he has worked at
mauy d;fT rent kinds of work, such
us fanuiLg, cutting wood, picking
stone, marching in the army, and has
found nothing so hard ou the man as
teaching school. 1. G- Shelley says,
some teachers talk too much in
school. J. T. Ailmau entertains tho
idea that we don't talk enough on
some particular points. J. W. Plette
tells us ho l.as found it to be a good
plan, when we have a different sub
j'ct, to talk about it until the pupil
do understand it thoroughly, if we
have a large school and cannot get
through with today's programme,
take up the remainder the next morn
ing until all the classes have been
heard. D. L. Kepner approves of
keeping the 6ame teacher as long as
possible, (when they are worth keep
ing.) Music, "A Hundred Tears to
Coma" G. L. Plette recited "The
Last Hymn," which was well tender
ed. Mr. J. N. Keller opened a dis
cussion on Superficial Teaching "
He said we should not teach too
much from the book, and dwell more
on the why than on the how. Sup t
Smith appointed a committer of 17
teachers, one from each township or
borough, to meet the same number
of directors in joint committee to
make soma arrangements to have a
uniformity of text-books throughout
the county. The committee are :
Miffiintown, J. N. Keller ; Patterson.
W. E. Auman ; Port Royal, W. H
Groninger Thompsontown, I. C
Lantz ; Delaware, J. W. Hibbs ; Fer
managh, G. L Hower; Walker, J.T.
Ail man ; Milford, Lewis B. Robison ;
Turbett J- T. Turbctt ; Spruce Hill,
H. P. Stuart ; Tuecarora, W. J. Al
len ; Lack, Charles Ramsey ; Beale,
G. H. Martin ; Fayette, T. T. Davis ;
Monroe, Peter G. Shelley ; Susque
hanna, W. H. Lyter; Greeawood,
Adam Wilt Sup't Smith also pre
sen ted a paper for the teachers to
sign for the purpose of having the
cost of the Cjngressioual New re
duced to such a 'price that papers
may be distributed among the pupils
of our school to read that they may
have the benefit of the news of our
govornmeut Mr. I. S. Burns, read
a paper on "How far should assis
tance be given to pupils !" The dis
cussion was further participated in
by the teachers some were iu favor
of giving the pupil aid as a matter of
saving his time. Others thought the
pupil should make an honest and
strong effort before help be granted
him. Music, "Cast Thy Bread upon
the Haters. Adjourned.
Saturday evening session met in
the Lutheran church, at 7 o'clock,
the house being well filled was called
to order bv Sup t Smith. Music,
Toiling On." J. Warren Plette was
the first speaker on the floor, dis
cussing the subject "The Teachers'
Calling." He says, that a teacher
should interest the community by his
teaching aud show t J the people that
he can command more wages, if he
can do this and the teachers' calling
is such an important oue, thtri. why
not pay him wages accordingly.
Many of our beat teachers have gone
to seek other employment and our
directors will soon employ good
teachers and pay them good salary ;
we want such schools as will make
ladies and gentlemen who can enter
good society and retain their posi
tion. The teacher should defend his
profession. Declamation by Master
Martial Tennis, who because of his
dimiuutivene3 stood on a bench and
recited his speech in audible tones to
all in the church. P. G. Shelley read
a paper on "Some Requisites to Suc
cess." Ou motion it was requested
tht a copy of the papers read by
Messrs. Graham, Burns and Shellay
be presented the institute for publi
cation. Music, "TheOld Front Door."
Declamation by G. L. Plette, "Wa
ters." J. W. Hibbs then entertained
tho large audience for quite a longthv !
while on his subject, "The Art of !
questioning, ana saiJ, a teacher
should not try to please everybody
or ho would displease himself ; the
questions should be brief aud varied,
and not contain the answer. Prof.
J. 1. Auman discussed tho subject, j
"Prominent causes of failure in teach i
mg. tie enumerated many reasons
why teachers fail, as some are not
born teachers ; they don't teach with
tho pure motive ; lack of professional
training, not having the facilities to
obtain au education ; not continuing
at the same phice long enough to
gain a reputation. Edwin Davis
spoke on "The Teacher as a public
servant" and said the word "servant"
was a degraded w ord by many of our
people. He bhowed the different
meanings of the term. lie spoke of
the success of teachers and believed
that the "fairer" teachers, generally,
had the better success ; he said he
didu't say this because he had an "ax"
to grind, but he noticed tLey could
always control their schools with
I mild word, and hail fewer failures.
tie said some teachers, with low
wages, worked accordingly, aud he
believed in kicking such fellows clean
out of the country ; and again give
teachers with good qualifications,
good wages. A solo, by Miss Schaf
fer, of Aarounburg. Declamations,
by Miss Eva Smith, "Paso Del Mar ;"
"People Will Talk," by Harry Wick
ersham : "The Squirrels," Master
Paris McAlister; "Popping Corn,"
Miss Katie Logan ; "Our Country's
Grentaess," J. H. Dangherty ; "Bet
tie and The Bear," Clair T. Logan.
T-e persons who furnished tho in
stitute with such e&cellent declama
tions are students of the schools
taught by Mr. Lantz End Miss Van
Ormer. A spicy paper was read by
editor John Brown, of the Pinnacle.
He had no subject, yet there was no
subject that he didn't touch ; he had
many good jokes which brought out
some hearty applauses from the large
audience. It was now growing late,
and the programme could not be com
pleted. 29 teachers were present.
By request of tha audieuce, G. L.
Plette, agnin recited his favorite piece,
"The Last Hymn." Sup't Smith said
on account of the lateness of the ev
ening they would omit some of the
performance ; he stated that tho last
institute of the season has now been
held, and said be was well plerwed
with the interest manifested daring
the sessions. The choir which fur
nished the excellent tnnsic during
the institute, was led by Mr. Eman
uel Smith, while Miss Sallie Camer
on presided at the organ. The Sup't
then expressed his obligations to tbe
trustees, choir, Mr. Davis. Mr. Lantz
and Miss VanOrmer, for their kind
ness, after which the choir sang
I'Nenring The Shore," Institute ad
journed fine die.
Tha following essay was read at
tne Adjourned institute, at Thomp
sontown, March 22nd, 1884, by H.
G Graham.
The Relative Importance of Spelling,
Pronouncing and Defining of Word.
Words are the signs of ideas or thoughts
and serve as a medium through which one
person communicates bis thoughts to an
other. To words is assigned a definite
meaning sod this attaches to thorn at all
timet, tbui producing a nuiform measure,
which ennablea o to converse fluently with
on another, which i the outgrowth of ays
tern. A great variety of found, loae rad
ical, others mod ideations of these, and all
common to on tongue art grouped togeth
er and called language. Our language ia
male np of sonie primary worda, but the
greater part consists of worda culled from
the Gref k, Anglo Saxon, French, Latio,and
various other language! and dialect aome
of which are now extinct, and that is what
make it so difficult to learn. It wai the
need of a means by which men might trans
mit their thoughts one to another that led
to the forming of language, but for many
centuries (be art ot writing remained undis
covered, in the course f time, however,
when civilization bad spread far over the
vast continent, when wars of carnage were
being waged, and great cities crumbling in
to ruin, tb defeat was keenly felt and
many and vague were tbe attempts made to
devise a way of handing down to future pos
terity, the history and literature of man
kind other than by simple tradition. Shrewd
indeed was the man who succeeded in this
enterprise, and lolly tbe intellect that in
vented tho first characters that were to re
present primary sounds, and so grouped
these characters as to form words, which
were the signs of thought itself. Thongb
the first letters used were rude, and the
number of word's coined very limited, the
great art had been founded, the chronichler
commenced bis useful aud brilliant career,
and all that remained to be completed was
the embellishment, and tbe srcureinent of
the range of the language within a larger
scope, luus we see tun essential part was
tbe sense the word cenveyid, and the pro
nounciation and spelling of them was a mat
ter ol less import, to which at first was giv
en very little attention only so much as was
absolutely necessary to convey tbe meaning
ol tho writer. Then we have it established
beyond a doubt that the defining of words
fsr surpasses in importance either the spell
ing or the pronunciation of tbem, for al
though each individual is not compelled to
form words and assign to tbem a meaning
of bis own, be must acquaint himself with
the sense allotted to the words in use or
tbey will tie ta bim as so much rubbish, as
matter entirely void of all signification, and
consequently of no use whatever. Next in
importance to the defining of words Iwou'.d
place the pronunciation of them, for the rea
son that they are pronounced of tener than
spelled, and the mispronunciation of a
word is to my taste more offensive than the
misspelling of it. Probab'y a correct pro
nucciation of tbe words of no other lan
guage is so difficult to acquire s that of
our own, and ibis is owing, at doubt, to
deficiency in ourslphabet as we have only
twenty-six letters to rep.-esent about forty
sounds, and even some often have tbe same
sound as. tbe c and k, the s and y. If like
the German we bad a letter for each primi
tive sound, tbe pronunciation of tho words
of the English lauguage would be a simple
matter compared with a bat it is, but in
stead of this we aic told that with the let
ters ana combination of letters as now era-
ployed, some words may be employed in
no l. i! than six hundred different ways.
It follows that a language su loosely formed
must necessarily be bard to study and it
Being iaicen irom otners, it in many in
stances retains the accent peculiar to tb
language from which the words were select
ed, snd especially is this .the esse with
those taken from the French. Uabit is a
strong trait of our character and we find
'bis no less true in regard to language than
we do to most anything else. If in the first
place we acquire a wrong pronunciation of
a word, and become familiar with that word
in that light, we are loath to yield to the
decision of lexicographers and choose to
follow our own tastes rather than those of
tbe majority of persons. To cite a few in-
stances the simple words log, dug, bog, di
alogue, strong, song, long, loss, etc., are
rhps more frequently pionounced wrong
than right. The words new, dew, subdue,
endure, newspaper, neutral, numerous, .e ,
and the words half, laugh, calm, balm, snd
a host of oibers of the latter class in which
tbe --a" should be pronounced as in tbe
word car, are pronounced an though the "a"
were short. It is true that the English peo
ple haxo thi-ir peculiar way of pronouncing
certain Classes of words, which we would
not be obligi d to follow, and employ some
few words that we do not have while we
have our Americanisms, but the great mass
of words are made use of in both countries,
snd we should aim to have tbe pronuncia
tion as uniform as possible, and especially
for this reason do I think that we should
follow implicitly the directions of the dic
tionary, as any etand ird dictionary aims to
give the pronunciation of words as uj.-d by
tbe mass of the people, and in this Web
ster's edition does not come wide of the
mark. Even in America the pronunciation
ol certain words UifT.-rs in different locali
tus, and to guard against this evil English
speaking, people should ho cartful how they
use tbe languigv. 1 do not wish to be ec
centric, nor would try to peisuade other
to be so, nor do I thiak I am when I recom
mend a close adherence to the rules aud di
rections as given by tbe best authorities.
The study of language is a deep one and he
no would become thoroughly acquainted
with it must apply himself closely to its
study. I then place the spelling of words as
tbe least important of tbe three, but in this
point there is not so great an interval be
tween tbe spelling and pronouncing el them
as there is between tbe pronouncing and de
fining of words. Spelling is the systematic
arrangement of letters into groups, called
words, and though we aay systematic ar
rangement, there are really only a few words
that may be spelled according to given
rules, for tbe orthography of most of the
word, must be learned Individually. There
being so many different sounds given to
one letttr renders tbo spelling of the lan
guage far mere difficult than it should be.
If we compare the language as it now is,
with what it was in it earliest stages, we
find that great changes have been mad in
spelling, and if we examine with a scru
tinising eye the orthography of even tbo
present day w find that still a greater
change might have buen made that many
words might bsve been spelled with fewer
letters and therefore more simply, and sim
plicity is, after all, the most elwatvd kind
of knowledge. Bnt spelling, aa we know it,
is the arrangement ol letters into Ibe forms
laid down by tbe writer of dictionaries,
ana a Deviation irom custom, is, at it
should be, considered a vulgarity. Though
I do consider spelling tbe least or the three,
I by no means think it an important study,
but instead of merely spelling tho words, I
believe that as has beeu suggested and
practiced by some, tbe defining of tbem
should go along with it. To do this, a ery
good idea is to have the scholars write the
words, and opposite to them their defiui
iion. r or one to become a good reader,
aad that is one ol the benefits derived from
a knowledge of word, constaot readme i
indispeosible, a knowledge of etymology,
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very useful, and special drill on elocution
invaluable. Any person who ha bad a fair
start in the common school can by taking a
common newspaper, and a dictionary not
so large as to render it inconvenient, and
whenever he comes across a word, the
meaning of which is obscure, or tbe pro
nunciation not clsar, refer to it, and find
just bow it is pronounced, and just wbat it
means, I say that by so doing be can rapid
ly pick np the pronunciation and definition
of many words, whereas if he does not, look
this up the perusal of a page on which are
printed many strange words does morebsrm
then good. I do not know tbat I need give
any more reasons for entertaining the opin
ions I do as this order seems to be self-evident
for seat to the natural language which
Is expressed by sighs, groans, laughter and
gesture, the child wisbes to further iuli
mate his desires, fear and emotion, by
what is termed artificial language. Before
It attempt this, however, it must be prompt
ed by natural instincts which is infused in
to tbe very nature of Ibe child, for if it
were not for this special endowment ol
providence, persons would not now have any
kind of such thing a the power of
speech. But having this s.-ae it is but
natural tbat we should esrly desire to give
vent to it and this tbe child easily effects
by observing wbat arbitrary sound it'
parent uses to express tbe same thought it
entertains. Thus we naturally learn the
meaning of a word first, it pronunciation
second, and it spelling last. There are
persons why are not able to writ tbeir ewn
name, and yet bavo been shrewd enough to
amass a fortune, and attain worldly honors,
and surely this was not owing t a knowl
edge of tbe orthography of words, but it
was in the part owing to pronunciation and
meaning of words which rendered business
transactions possible. We live in an age
in which the English language has been
brought almost to perfection, I say almost
for 1 believe that there will yet be a revis
ing and recasting of it, in at least some mi
nor points and we hardly ever stop to tb.nk
what tbe result would be if tbe faster-education
of a child were so much neglected as
that of tbe common schools is in some in
stances. Now, while it is possible to get
through the world with a knowledge of the
words used every day, we often wish to
know something of the technical terms nsed
and many of these not being called into use
very frrqnently so tbst we may learn tbem
by cons'ant reiteration, we must learn their
written definition or we had better drop it
at once, a anything short of a knowledge
of the meaning of words, though we had
)ent much time in tbe study of tbeir pro
nunciation and spelling, is all but useless.
NotMong ago a citizen of Michigan.
avenue Lad a small house to rent, sod
he got a paint brash sod shinglt tod
bung oat a fign reading : To Wrent.
Everybody who passed by Lad a smile
at the orthography, bnt it was three cr
four dajs before tLe owner ventured to
ask of a butcher : "Say abat on earth
makes ever) body priti at :, sign?"
"Why it's Ibe spelling tLat get 'eta."
It was explaned that tbe "wienl" was
not exactly in accordance witb Web
ster's latest, and tbe speller went away
mumbling: U ell, if they are so par
ticular about it I can change i." And
lie did. Within two hours there ws a
new sign reading "Two Let." Detroit
Free Press.
Merchant George Wilson is new in
Philadelphia buying a stock of new
goods for bis store in Patterson. Give
biui a call.
.Vr-tr .4efrrfte-m-n.
m i in, ia Hare
In diaruM otriie
tT Omal WmIm tnwifc,,, rl.rti ,J
limrW itwlSn s- :cntiSt Itratnw it: nfc sr.d ur
ImI. ttta aaa I..
im1w. r-fann:ti Tistl. ' I or wrii for list at
quuonstrsnwTd!vthMeaVriTif trvarmmtbTicail.
ro aCVrtas frM, Sattvr aW:4 M4 tfcrir s44rM.
a I f MUmm I 1 Wlr llmap. It taMtm trM.
AaarvMPV. r. L. LaRia.l. r.1 4 PhrrHa btrWrta
CMtrml lf.Stn. la.hiu.ro Lr- . ' . I .l. a,
bows iiff la lu-. Hue' ijpeum.j. BMkS,4 S f Mrs.
PRIT1TE SALE.
A hoi;c and Tit of 4 acre of ti nt lsnd,
1 milt's from Van Wert. 5 tntles Irom Mif
fiintown. the eonnty s.it. The hou'c is 2
stories high a itli C rooms, and a cellar.
llieie is a stal.le for S or 4 rattle or hcrsos,
h e pi-n. 1 here is both running and pump
water on tbe premises, fruit ol ail kinds.
rberilrs, gr:;pea, pears, apples and peaches.
Churches and schoo's convenient. The
Dunkerchnrchisor.lv half mile distant.
Tb 1'rrslitterian and Lutliera . churches
are 4 loiU's aaar. Irrir.s eav. Tosses-
sion given inum ilist' !v. If sold before har
vest the 21 at rvs, now in wheat, will be cut
into the bargain. For price aid other par
ticulars J arees JUM.N CLLCK.
Van Wert, Juniata county, 'a.
April 9, IKe'l.
PROF. fTZ5.S7i2!?E5
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SPEHAT022IE1
.A.2TX)
IMPOTINSY.
Tested for over a
a by rntksta ctUsw of
o - nrari.t ftv tttm
tnmtom. 6t tjsjr frM drea
lar as4 tr'.aJ rckac zi
tt-ra iaportaat lkvc brfor
.kinf trrat Lrtmt :cbrr
Tavk a -rated that bat carrel
thoiawtt, at-t mot la
terfcra vita atmuta st
aea ar sum aala ar laeaa
rvaleaoa. rurdetl a acl
attfi adical -r1avctrktw
AnlA tMrlnai tm-csr4
taara by wae sb
eaoda of rssse.
u rawlnff la fat or aad rrTrt'a
Uoa. DimtappljiUsmtotea
ijraiaa tUMiu apa
I 9c taHns-Bce : without
tela. 1 h aitaral tatvs
ttooai f Um feaxAa arfasv
In ara rtwiotrd. Tfta
aolBwatttiff ateawnla at
V TRIAL
PACKAGE
h -jkuea aava acta
vaataft ara (lwa aaca.
'( fa I fsOd
i am paxaaBa
SEND ADDRESS
HARRIS REMEDY CO., M'f g ChsoikU.
uw, nana uiu au Loais, ,
Oat starnrt Tsuthut, (3 ; 2 aosmtt ; i wmnta, IX
yALUAELKFARM LAIiD FOR SAM.
A valuulilo farm, containing about 10
acres, ail tillable Und, and in a good state
of cultivation, with good Dwellint; House,
Bank Darn, Wagon fined and outbuilding,
all in good repair. The land is all rivar
bottom. Also, 450 seres of mountain land,
along line of Pennsylvania Railroad, aad
convenient to Siding and Stations, well
set with rock oak, chestnut, and other tisa
Der. A good npportunitv for spy one want
ing a first class home or to engage in the
lumber business. For particulsrs ca'l on
or address JEREMIAH LTONa,
MirrtisTuwa, Jssiata Ce., Pa
Sept. 19.
jyOTICE TO SCHOOL DIRECTORS.
To the School Directors of Junitta
County:
Gixtlsmex : In pursuance of the forty
tbird section of Ihe Act, 8ih ot May, 1884,
you are berebv notified to meet in conven
tion, at the Court Horn in Mini:.,. .u-
... i-. .... 1 1 1 1 ir . it, no
first Tuesday of May, being the 6th day of
sain oionin. ana select, siva toes, bv a ma
jority ot the whole number of directors
present, one person of literarv and scien
tific acquirements-, and of skill snd experi
ence in the art of teaching, as County Su
perintendent, for three succeeding school
years ; and certify the result to the Stale
Superintendent, t Uarrisburg, as required
by the thirty-ninth and fortiih sections of
said ae it. WELLINGTON SMITH,
. .... Omar SuptnuttnitU.
April 9, 184-8t.
taw
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-t :;:: ;.!'-, '.'t.-ri. ..""',. i".-;
-'' irsif.il i si
IT LEADS ALL
Ko ether bUwdorlf ylngiwdWn Isv smade,
or has ever bet lr.pati, whloJi
pletely meess tbe want of pbyaieian u
the general pabue a
Ayer's Sarsaparilla.
CnnVn stal taint of SoroMJa about yoo-
duloOk-e it and expel It from yo or J
tat constitutional or scrofulous Catarrn,
n.T.rtnn Avaaa SaaaajaaiLi- la the
CATARRH ranMNly. Il ha eurad
?amt2rlei V-a. It will stop tb. uaaous
catarrhal discharges, and raioova tt aleaan
tngodor of tbe breath, wbiea are lndicaUooa
ol scrofulous origin.
PlPFBfVre "Hutr0,T.x,S.pt..ll.
UlwtKJ JO "At tueaf of two years oa at
CnOCO mv children was terribly afl.ctfd
OUiltO with ulcerous running son on iss
faoo aul neck. At the same time its ere
ware swill n, much inaaiuL aad very sore.
r.,r rhTSlrtaustoidusthatapow
5QRE tltS erful alterative madieina must
bo eiaployo-l. Tuy united in rsoommaudlng
ATit s Dixiriiiut. A raw demm pro
duced a ieree(iille iioprnvameiit, which, by
an adharanea to your directions, waa contin
ued to a coaipteia an-! inn:n-int cure.
evidxoee. has since ai(are.l of the existence
uf any scrofulous t-'iid-neiea: and no treat
ment of anr d:onljr was ever attended by
more uromu or etlectuai rcs ilu.
four uuly. It. F. Joasso."
raJti AatD ar
Dr.J.C.Ayer4Co.,Loweli,Ma8.
gold by all UruxUts; II, sia bottle for Ik
PENNSYLVANIA BA1LR0AD.
TIME-TABLK
On and after Sunday Bfav 13th, 1S8S,
trains tbst stop at Mifflin will run as follows
EASTWARD.
XirrLiN AccostaoDaTioa eaves Mifflin
daily at 6,20 a. us., and Stopping at all sta
tions between Mifflin and Uamsbara-- ar
rives at Hurrisburg at 8 mM a- ui ; Phila
delphia, 3 IS p. ui.
Leave MilHin daily at 1 15 p. at.; Port
Royal. 1 20 p. m. ; Thompsontown, 1 ti p.
in.; Newport, 1 50p.m.; arrives at llar
risburg at 2 40 p. m.; at Philadelphia at 7-
& p. m. ,
Job sstow Exraiss leaves altoona daily
at 7.05 a m., and stopping a all regular
stations between Altoona and Harristiurg
reachea Mifflin at 10.30 a. su., U.trrisburg
12.30 p. M., and arrives in Fbiladelpaia at
5.05 p. m.
Mail Tbaim leaves Pittsburg daily at
7.83 a. m., Altoona at 2.25 p. iu., and slop
ping at all regular stations arrives at MillUn
at b it p. m., tiarrikburg 7.30 p. m., Pbila-
adelpbia I oa a. m.
Mall Express leaves Pittsburg at 1 00 p in.
Altoona 6 Jj p nj ; Tyrone 7 17pm; Hunt
incdon 8 Hop in: Lew into wn 9 20 pro ; Mif
flin 945 pin; Uarrisburg 1115pm; Phila
delphia 255 pm.
WESTWARD.
MirrLiK AccoaaoDATtoa leaves Phila
delphia daily at l 30 a. m.; liarrisrisburg
at 10.10 a. nr., and stopping at all stations,
arrives at Mifllin at 12.Ho p. m.
Or. ter Ejcfkiss leaves Philadelphia dai
ly at 5 40 p m . Uarrisburg, 10 05 p. m.,
stopping at Kockville, Marysville, Duncan
non, Newport, MiI!entown, Thompsontown,
Port koyal, tiino at Mifflin, 11 39 p. m.
JIail Taaiif leaves Phiiadolphia daily at
7.00 a. in., Uarrisburg 11.10 a. ni., Mifllin
12.22 p. in., stoppicg at all ststions between
Milllin and Altoona reaches Altoona at 3.50
p. m., 1'itt'burg 8.45 p. m.
Mirru Accommodation leaves Phila
delphia daily at 1 1 10 a. m., Uarrisburg ex
cept Sunday at 5.00 p. m., and stopping at
all stations, arrives at MtWinat 7.00 p. ui.
Pacific Express leaves Philadelphia 11 20
pm; Uarrisburg S ID a m ; Duncannon 3
33 a m ; Newport 4 02 am; MiiHiu 442 a
m; Lewistown 50 a ra ; McVeytownoHO
am; X t. Union 5 6 am; Huntingdon 6
25 am; Petersburg 6 40 a m ; Spruce Creek
6 54 am; Tyrone 7 12am; Bell's Mills
732am; Altooua 8 10 a m ; Pittebuig
1 00 pm.
Fst Line leaves Philadelphia at 11 10 a
m; Uarrisburg 3 15 pm; Mull in 4 37 p iu ;
I.ewistown 4 o.-lp n: ; IltiMingdoti 6 00 pm ;
Tyrone ti 40 p iu ; Altoona 7 20 p m ; Pitts
burg 11 30 p to.
LKWISTOWN DIVISION.
Trains leave Lewistown Junction for Mil
roy at 8 35 a in, 10 50 a m, 3 2i p ui ; lor
Sunlmry at 7 10 a ni, 1 50 p in.
Trains arrive at Lewistown Junction trora
Milroy at 9 10 a m, 1 50 pm, 4 50 p m ; from
Suubury at 950 a iu, 4 30 p m.
TTKONK DIVISION.
Trains leave Tyrone for Bellefonte aud
Lock Haven at 8 30 a m, 7 30 p m. Leave
Tyrone for Curwcnsville aud Clearfield at
6 60 a m, 7 50 p in.
Trains leave Tyrone for Warriors Msrk,
Pennsylvania Furnace aud Scotia at 9 20 a
ni and 4 00 p ru.
Train arrive at Tyrone from Bellefonte
and Lock Haven at 7 05 a in, and 6 35 p in.
Trains arrive at Tyrone from Curwcns
ville and Clearfield at 6 58 a m, and 5 56 p in.
Trains arrive at Tyrone from Sco.ia, War
riors Mark and Pennsylvania Furnace at G
58 a m, at 2 85 p in.
Philadelphia k Beading Railroad.
Arrangemeat r Passenger Trains.
Octooei 2'Jth, 1883.
Tram rare Htrritburg a follow s
Tor New York vis Allentown, at 7 50 a. ru.
and 1 45 n. m.
For New York via Philadelphia and "Bound
urooa nouie, o i.j 7 60 am, and 1 45
d m.
For Philadelphia, S 25, 7 60, 950 am, 1 45
and 4 00 p m.
For Reading at 5 20, 6 i!5, 7 50, 9 50 a m.
1 45. 4 00 and 8 00 n in.
For Pottsville at 6 20, 7 V), 9 M a m, and
n sni 4 tHi p. m. and via Schuylkill &
Susquehanna Branch at 3 00 p m. For
Auburn. 8 10 a m.
For Allentown at 6 20, 7 60, 9 .10 a m, 1 45
. and 4 00 o m.
The 7 60 a m. and 1 45 T) m trains ktr.
through car for New York via Allen-!
town. 1
scsDjys.
For Allentown and way station at 6 20 a. 1
ni.
For Reading, Philadelphia and way station
ai a & ' a m ana i an p m.
For Philadelphia, 5 20 p. m. j
Trams for Harruburg leave aa . ellotci
Leave New York via Allentown at 9 00 am,
1 00 and A 30 p m.
Leave New York via "Bound Brook Route"
and Philadelphia 7 45 a m, 1 30,4 00 and
6 30 p m , and 12.00 midnight, arriving at
Harrishnrg 150,8 20,9 25 p. m.. and
12 10 and 9 40 am.
.Leave Philadelphia at 4 30 9 50 a ra., 4 00,
o ou anil i si) p m.
Leave Pottsville at 6 00, 9 00 a. m. and 4 40
p m.
Leave Reaninr at 5 00, 7 30, 1 1 60 a ni,
1 27, 6 16, 7 60 and 10 25 p m.
Leave Pottsville via Schuylkill and Susque
hanna Branch, 8 20 a m. and 4 40 p m.
Leave Allentown at 00, 8 40 a m., 12 15,
4 30 and a 05 t n
Way Market leaves Lebanon (Wednesdays
and Saturdays only.) 6 15 a. m.
SUSBJIYS.
Leave New York via Allentown, at 5 80 p.
m. Philadeluhia at 7 45 -i m
Leave Reading at 7 30 a m and 10 25 p m.
we aiieniown ai V t'O p IU.
STEEI.TOX BR ARCH.
Leave HARRISBUKG for Paxton. Locb
iel. and Steelton dailv.
640. 9 85 a m. 1 35 and Oin n n. . jiiL '
cept Saturday and Sunday. 6 35 p m, and on
oaiumaj voir, ana O U, p ra.
Returning, leave STKRI Tov ;i
cept Sunday, 6 10,7 05, 10 00, 1 1 45 'a m.
n i - i i ib i
. .mi i7io piuj uaiiy, except Saturday
and Sunday, 6 10 p m, aud on Saturdav
only, 6 10 aud 6 30 p ro.
C. G. UANCOCK
Gtaeral Patt'r and Ticket jignt.
J. E. WOOTTEN,
General Manager.
No paper in the Juniata Valley publishes
as Urge a quantity of reading matter as the
Sentinel and Republican. It ia above at
others tbe paper for the general reader.
i1' I-"''
SPRING STOCK
or
CARPETS,
ChoiM FatUra
VEliVET
odj and T&peitrj
BRUSSELS,
Eitra Super Medina and Low
Grade
IN GRAINS,
A fall Lies of
VENETIAN,
L Complete Line of
RAG,
A Choios Lot of
HExllP,
Eeautifal Patterns in
STAIR,
and
HALL
G arpets
AT THE
Carpet House
FUBMTU3E ROOMS
OF THE
JUNIATA VALLEY.
At the Old Stand,
ON TRS SOUTHWEST COK.MK OF
BRIDGE & WATEB STEEETS,
MIFFLI.VroiT.I. PA.,
HAS JUST RBCEITED
All tbe above enameaatej articles,
and all other things that may
be found in a -
CARPET 5 FUMITURE STOBE,
AT PRICES
BEYOND COMPETITION
ALSO,
ALL KINDS OF
FURNITURE.
AN EXTRA LINE OF
MATTRESSES,
Bolsters and Pillows,
WINDOW SHADES,
IN ALL COLORS.
JLookiur Glasses
IN GREAT VARIETY,
In fact verything usually
kept in a First-Class House
F urnishing Goods Store.
JOHN S. GRAY BILL
BRIDGE STREET, South Side,
Between the Canal aad Water Street,
MIffLIXTOfVA',1 ' - PEJfA
PATENTS
MVSS A TO., of the SoiKVrme Arir.
Unoe oiwt as Solicitor for Pslonts, Carsafe 'VTi '
Marks, Cupttwui, m ouurs. r...-?
Kiiaiaad. rranea, Garraanv. me. Hn4 BaJ?
ta Lb A-iBNTinc AMUUCAS. tb lrn tt
(iR'l(KWre
hi Ui r TENTirn ,u wnrftsr. 0m
aoostwt.laJyeircnlatad srtenUBt pacr. JiiT-?
Waalv- P?-nlid aoaraTtnira and lntr.ti
formal ten. pcelroan nv of the !rtr,rlSr alii
inn srit fr. iMitlllM!l Cii.SJ
AMIUUcasl Oittta. aa Bruamwar. lt w .
JOHN YORGEYy
NEW "
BOOT AND SHOE
aaa bee reasavea !
Mala etrt, Pattraea , ;
bar be will make all the latest stvl. 1
LADII', GiMTLKMAN'S. ton I
aaal MlSSHs' SHoKj.
FIN B BOOTS sasl RIPAIKIil'; aspesial:,
ZT PRICKS KMJSOXJBLK. j
Give bim a call beera goiaf elaewhsr. !
Dee. 19,188s-1.
EEWGOODS. "
I would inform tbe public tbat I kn,
now in my new millinery store at my ply, .
of residence on Water street. H.fB-ntna. i
second door from corner of Bridge street
a full stock, of fall aad wintrr milliotn
foods, all new, and of the latest atyiea.
and bavins; employed first class millioe,
I am prepared to supply the public e
everything found in a firstclass nullaa;
store, come and examine my stock.
consider it no trouble to show goods.
MRS. DEIIIL
Msv 2-83.1..
iAUTlo.t .NTICB.
All persaa are bereey esaliesad aaa.au
trespassing epos ta lane's of ta stsv.
signed, in Fayette. Delaware or HYi,
towaships, by ihisg, hast. rig ar is .
ether way :
Jeaaraaa Kisaa.
Caraaaiaa Issts,
D. R. Oimm,
S. J. KeKTi,
Laeis Ds.s.v,
Jaeoa Moors,
A. H. Kssts,
S. Owsx Kva.vs,
C. F. SrieaiB,
i. B. Waassa,
J. F. DsTTaa.
Wa. laaataaria,
Jena Msssaj.
C laJal
tasisr a tut,
Jasaa Pusa
. tt. Uaur.
Da via imMt,
Tbstm Bmisi,
Jsaa L. A saat,
I. Eascraai,
Davis Esasassaa,
AaxoL Vasaas,
i-i a. ariu.
Mevsaiber 10, ISII-tf.
Pritate Sale.
On aceoaat of failiag health f hlsjiaj;,
and son A bra :a Gnss, Jr., ofers his farsjsf
12) acres, situaXe in Lisking Creek TI.sr
for sale, with 178 acres of saeaataie tixsn
land, abnat one half mile freia tLe fire,.
Tb farm i ia a good state ef eultivalisa,
and is well improved. The heasa is a Ea-ts
two stery frame , the baaia ia a larg aau
bam. Tber are a a a a. ear ef oat bai::i,
on the piece, also a spring ef ruomsg vatsr,
and Lickins: Creek, a never failing sirata
passes cloi by. Tbie preicrty is es!v
miles fraa tbe railroad etatiea at at B s.
town. Betweea core planting and s-.a
working tine, .-st spring, two burses su
ed SI0tJ.O worth of bark t the rallrnt
frera the menotaia trsrt. Fur frim. ul
further particulars, call ao. at t'ae prs aim,
eraddreaa, Aaaaa Gssa.
Fattsrsun, Jaaiau C., Fa.
Dee. 12, ll-tt.
PRITATE SALE.
John Brier offers a va's.ible farsj at an
vate sale Tbe farm is aiaa:4 a sij las
main road leading; frem afiSiatewa I Vs
Alistersville, ia Fermanagh tewash:p. isv
iata Co., Pa , and oily 2 aiils fro a, ta
former place. The farm oata:aa IU
ACRES ef land, 120 acres ef which sra
c'rared. tbe balance in valnnb'e linear.
Tbe land is ia a good state f eu'vivatios
and ander g od tence. Tbe impravcsjss'a
sreagood frame boss V) by Is leet, s
good frame bank barn S'lXJfl teet, aad oA
er ont-buiMings. a U fee; daa ef atr.
er failing avater is at the door of the basse,
and a well 15 fcet deer. of nsvr fsjlisr
water is at the barn. Them : aa crskars
of over 100 trees on tb tarns.
For further particulars call oa JOI.T
BYLER, on the Nrrc, or address k m at
MilSintnwn, Juntata county, Pa.
Taluable Grlat Mill law
Mill at Private Sal.
Tfc undersigned e!Tr fer sale a iSHT
MILL and PAflT SILL, a tuated ia si
Port Kova!, Juniata county. Pa., with H
ACRES ot land, more or less, with mill ssaj,
mill house 30X SU feet, three :oriaa kiis.
ene story of stone, and two of tram, ass
uming 3 ran of stone, two pair et tsrr.
and one sand stone, chopper aad earn break
er, a S ilver Creek smut luiehias. aa san
ratine machine, two tloar bolts J t'sai'.ssg,
twe flour packers, all driven by the wstsr
of Htintt-r'a creek on a 1" ftat cvsnkst
whei-L The mill bs a goad ra ef si;sa
work and is in a g"oi wheat grevipg ssns
try, and Is in good running order. Taa
saw mi!) is driven by a Kese tar vks!,
and is in gaud running erdev, duisg s lares
amount of sawing in the season. FKAMI
HOUSE. Spring of water. Cistera. Frsa
Stable, bog house, an orchard ef thrifty
trees of choice truit in bearing. Any str
ict) wishing t view the preuenv caa dsss
by calling on the rreruisr.s. and any ftrssa
isning to learn the i-articu'.ars aaa a s
by calling on or addressing
JOHJt HEKTZLI2,
Port Royal, Juniata Ce , fa.
JUIN'IATA TALLTYJAH,
OP MIFFLISTeT? , Tk.
WITH
BRANCH AT PORT R0IAL
Stockholders Indiridnallj LiiWi.
J. NBTIN POMEROY, Present.
T. TAX IRWI5, Csj.
DiaccToas :
J. Nevin Pomeroy, Jotsph Rotniack,
tseorge Jacobs, Philip M. Ksessr,
Amos G. Bonsall, Louis I. Atkiatea.
W. C. Pomeroy,
iTocsaoLDeas :
J. Nevin Pomeror. R. E. Paikr.
Phi!:i M. Kf-nncr.
Annia 2ho.ie.r,
Jn n. Irwin,
Vary Karts.
Samuel M. Karts,
J. II.)!iuts Irwin,
T. V. Irwin,
F. B. Frow.
Joseph Sothrock,
George Jacobs,
ru. E. Atkinson,
IV . c. romoTor,
Amos G. Bonsall,
Noah Hertaler.
Charlotte Snyder,
John Hsrtiisr.
XT" Interest allowed at the rat ot I V
cent, on 6 months enrtiflcatss, S peresst
l months certincsta.
fjanSS.lSi'v-"'
TA IjU A I? LK FA n?I
PRIVATE SALE
The undersigned ofl'ers for sale a fara
situate in Fermanagh township, J:tB
Co., Pa., coiita niii;
90 ACRKS,
more or less of whirh abont 5 acres
cleared and the balanee valuable tioi'f'
land. The land is in an exrelieat lUt,,
cultivation, and under good fsr.se. Tt
improvement area frame
WEATHER-BOARDED fiOlSE,
(nearly new)5G X feet, two "ori''.'
with wood house, wash house, spring B':
and ice honse all in good conditiea.
BANK
60X40. wagon shed, two "!
hinisu i.H i,. ...... aia a Cnw
tenant honse, a voting orchard ef ,hrlf17
trees or choice fruit.
This fin., lu i mm and "
half inilea north ot MiOlintnwn, in t
tiful Lost Creek Valley and is n ef
most desirable homes in the eennty.
Any person wishini; to view the fff"
or to learn partieulars, will call on nr
dress Jciixias Ltoxs, MifMitowD, J"'
ta eonnty Pa., or Jams Kiatw. Axtoe
Blair county, pa.
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