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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-10-08
Remarkable Fscape From SaiI.

A remarkable escape from jail was
recently maze at Franklin, Venango
county, Pa. y man named Charles
Cravton, twenty years of age, SEN
fenced to one years Imprisonment on
two indictments, for assault and bat
terry, crawled through hole six by
eleven inches inches in size, twenty
five feet from the ground, and escaped
down a rope. Crayton, together with
John Murray, convicted of the same
offence, and sentenced at the same
time, was confined in the northwest
corner cell, second tier, the one
farthest removed from the apartments
of the Sheriff. Using two case-knives
which had been converted into saws,
he first cut through the one and a half
inch upright iron bar dividing the
window, which is six inches wide. lie
then with 4 cold chisel cut Into the
wall, which is composed of a soft free
stone, until he had freed both ends of a
fiat cross-bar of half-inch iron, through
a hole in which the upright has passed.
Just below the next eros s-bar above,
he cut into the upright to depth OF
three-sixteenths of an inch, and insert
ing one end of long bed slat, he and
his partner, by applying their united
strength to the slat, broke off the bar
where the nick had been made. This
left 4 space six inches deep and eleven
inches high. Previously, he and his
partner had torn their blanket into
narrow strips and plated quite 4 neat
rope therefrom. Securing the rope tC
what was left of the upright rod, he
thoroughly soaped the sides of the
opening. soaped his own naked body
and vriggleI through this small hole
climbed down the rope, dressed him
self after his clothes were thrown down
by his accomplice, and escaped thruSi
a storm ofrain, raging at tie time. HIS
companion, being of larger frame, die
not attempt the hopeless task OF getting
through the window, tut went quietly
- S.Scg- Fiticre were tohhu III thc Gel
two knives, one cold chisel, one penins
hammer and two bags converted into
sacks from the sleeves of shirt, con-
nected by 4 cord OF sufficient length tC
bring them, if hung over hIs shoulders
down to his hips, and which may have
been used to protect his sides as h'
edged his way through the aperture al
though this is scarcely probable
These were filled with soft bread. Tn
derneath the window were picked up
piece of meat wrapped in 4 scrap oi
newspaper, an old clay pipe, and
string of about - feet in length, com
posed partly of strips from his shir
and partly of hempen cord.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-10-08
That Other way.

Zeb. Cutie came into the village
post-ofiicc the other day in towering
passion. He was literally boiling over
with wrath,
"Where Is the MANI" he demanded,
furiously. "Where is he? Show him
to mel" And he turned up the cuffs
of his coat-sleeves, and spit on his
hands. | want to see the man ~
"What is it Zebulon'" asked by
stan der.
"What is it. l should say it was
enough. Somebody said at my father
didn't know as much as old Squill's
poodle dog. Where's Sam. Carter?"
'Here he comes"
"HO!-Yes. Them words was spoke
to him. Say, Sam! will you just tell
me who it was 'at told you 'at my faith
or didn't know So much as Old Squills'
poodle dog?" And in Zeb's flashing
eyes and clineheG fists lurked destruc-
ton dire and dreadful.
''Sartain'," said Sam. ''It was Tom
Waterford. Aye-and here he comes"
At that moment Tom Waterford en-
tered the ofiice-a youthful Hercules,
standing six feet in his stockings, and
built like Taurine chief. Zeb looked
at him and gasped. But he had gone
too far to back down now; so, with
bold front, though a close observer
coulG have detected paleness of the
lips, he went up to the newcomer. and
demanded:
''Tom Waterford, did you say at my
father didn't know so much as old
Squills's poodle dog?"
"No, Zeb," returned Tom, with a
broad grin. you've got it mixed q.
What | said was this: l said that old
Squills's poodle dog knew more'n your
father knew."
"Ah-O.-Aha,- that makes 4 diff
ference, l swan, Tom! I'm glad you
didn't say it that other way, cause #
u had, by Jimmy. | SHOULD "A been
madr'
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-10-08
Lightning Rods.

The course of lightning is eonstan
or prearranged, and if building
should be struck twice in the same
place the course would be the same
both times, no matter how crooked its
path, provided everything was in pre-
cisely the same position throughout the
house; hence its path can be supplied
by proper arrangement of metal. A
very small amount of connected metal,
no larger than telegraph wire, will
conduct an ordinary lightning stroke.
Lightning seldom, if ever, goes below
the top floor of 4 house provided with
gas or water pipe. or below the upper
most floor that contains them. In a
wooden house not provided with pipes,
it is more difficult to state its course be-
forehand, although it will generally
strike the chimney and end at the well
or drain, if near the house; its course
through the house being governed by
the different amount of moisture in diff
ferent timbers, plaster, etc., i'll the alb
'sence of any metal conductor. y light
ning-rod does not attract lightning,
strictly speaking; /. simply conducts
il, like any other metal. y tin roof
connected with the earth by water
spouts, or metal in any form, makes an
excellent hghtnine-rod there is no
need of separating your tin roof from
the wood with glass; the electricity
will never leave metal for wood if the
metal continues to moist earth. All
metals conduct sufficiently well for 4
lightning-rod. The principal requisi-
ton is a perfectly continuous rod going
in the most direct line from the high
est points TO the moist earth. Theor-
atically, copper is six times better than
iron, but practically, for lightning
rod, iron is nearly as good conductor
as copper. 1t makes very little differ
ence what shape or form the metal Is
worked into, provided it Is strong and
substantial. Sir W. Snow Harris is
perhaps the best authority on light
ning-rods, but probably 10 be on the
safe side. he recommends large rod.
lie advises the use OF rod three-qUar-
teTs of an inch in diameter, although
he admits that probably never in the
experience of mankind has rod one
half an inch in diameter been melted,
and IN every case where 4 rod quar-
ter-iuch in diameter has been melted it
has been in the form of chain; this
of course, giving small cOuRccling
points between the links, offers grea I
resistance, consequently great heat and
explosions at every link. There is lit
tie doubt but that 4 solid iron wire one
quarter of an inch in diameter, will
conduct any ordinary charge Of light
ming in safety, observing the necessary
arrangements, the most important OF
which is the ground connection.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-10-08
\ E3re BIRD.

\ curious spectacle was witnessed
the other evening. As is well known
the Chinese kite resembles a bird i
some particulars, and when flying in
air is readily mistaken for one. On the
evening stated some small boys were
dying one of these kites, which was up
quite a distance. 1t was noticed that 4
number of birds began TO surround the
Kite, and the longer the Kite remained
the number increased until perhaps
thirty had gathered around it, and
from all appearances were endeavor-
ing to ascertain the species 10 which
this noIescript belonged. They would
tlcat at a distance, and gaze intently on
the kite, and then with a dart woul..
swoop past it, as close as possible, and
then would turn around gaze once more
at the peculiar bird, but without any
seeming satisfaction. They kept nj
their Investigations until darkness cali
ed them away.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-10-08
NO. fl.
New Track Tester.

The Pennsylvania railroad has had
new track tester built at Altoona. 1t is
thirty-twO feet long and is finished in-
side with hard wood. In the front left
corner is 4 wash-rOOm and water closet.
In the centre of the car stands station
airy walnut table on which are fixed
three machines through which pass
strips of paper like the similar arrange
ment in the old telegraphing machines.
Over each of these machines arc sUs-
pended three pencils in such way that
any detection will cause the pencil 10
drop on the moving paper and make
mark. In the centre of each machine
are two magnets, one of which Is con-
nected with clock and the others with
buttons oBeach side OF the car. Every
five seconds, measured by means of the
clock, electricity is sent into the magnet
and an arInature attract which causes
pencil to drop on the paper, thus Civ
ing a record of seconds. At the pas
sage of each mile post a button is
touched by the person in charge of the
car when 4 similar process is gone
through with and thus record of the
miles is kept. The machine OF the left
side of the table is a register of the
gauge. 1t Is connected with an axle
between two small wheels which rest
on the track. In the axle Is a spring
which keeps the wheels on each side
pushed tight against the track. In this
way any variation from the standard
gauge is noted. The machine on the
right shows the condition OF the track
surface. The pencil is connected, by
means of "a rod or crank, with the
spring of the ear and any inequality in
the surface is Immediately registered
by the jar given the spring. The third
machine registers any difference in the
elevation OF the two rails of the track.
This is done By means of heavy
pendulum swung precisely III the cen
ire of the car which under any sway
ing OF the car maintains the perpendic-
ular, and the ears variation is imme-
diatcly registered. The car is almost
ready for its first triol, which will be
made shortly.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-10-08

ing, and our claim was daily growing
richer in ore.
The Welcome nugget, as large as it
vas, did not enrich its finders. for
there were twelve shareholders in it,,
and it brought them less than 81 900
apiece; it would have been lucky find
for couple of mates. The man who
dug it out tainted dead away before he
mearthed it. When his pick struck it
he reached out his hand to pick up the
lump; the light from his candle shone
upon it and revealed its nature. To his
surprise, il did not yield to his touch.
Then he began tOfeel round it with his
hands, and it grew in size under his
exploring digits. He gave it wrench
but it did not bulge. Selling his pick
he began 10 dig around it, and as its
proportions grew under his eye the
spectacle overcame him, and he tainted
for Joy.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-10-08
"I Shall see you Later"

The barkecpcr was about TO close up.
He had said so several times, and had
put out all the lights but one. The Old
fixtures had shook the sawdust from
their feet and reluctantly directed their
footsteps homcward. Only a stranger
remained, dark saddencd man, who
sat demurely on 4 stool and kept his
thumbs revolving around each other,
like white mice tUrninga little wheel.
When the coast was clear he stepped up
70 the bar and said softly: May
whisper a word in your ear:" "Iou
nav. mister, If you will be quick about
/ t." replied the drinS-miXer. with his
hand on the lamp screw. 81 want You
now that we are all alone, to fill me a
flask of your best whisky for family
sickness" said the stranger drawing
out an ancient wallet with twenty
fathoms of leather string wound
around it-a well worn wallet, that
iooked as il all the waves and biliows
of bad luck had beat upon is, and gone
over it and through it, and flatteTed it,
and polished tend washed il out clean.
The bar man filed him up pint,
shaved Down the cork until it squeaked
wiped the bottle dry and set it upon the
| counter.
"The autumnal air is gettinga trifie
tartish soliloquiscd the stranger.
"Would you have any objection TO my
taking liver padder from my bottle: =
| lie filed the tumbler quite full, took
as he did paregoric in the days of his
/ infancy, and then remarked.
! "PerhapS, on the whole, Is the night
has far wancd and my family are on
their spiral springs aud in their trun-
dies, you had better put my bottle
away on the upper shelf, and when
Phpbus Apollo begins to canter his
golden prancer along the avenues OF
purpling east, will call for it and you
may then assess me the appropriate
amount of dUcats.'
The bar-keeper sprang over the bal
and began to kick him.
WHAT" he said sweetly, you kici
me after | have drank! Don't yo'
know better than that! Kick me witt
both feet-I cannot feel you even then
Before took that glass, you had bu
shook your fist at HE you would hav'
wounded me, hurt me: but now seorI
your physical punishment. Goo'
night" he said, as he stood Oh tn
doorstep; ~ see by the shadow on tn
sidewalk that you have kicked M
again. You should remember my iras
cible publican, what the dear old poe
said: Fate cannot harm me now,
have dined 10 day so say L; L hav
. drank to night. Good night taverner
How much the sparkling iirmamen
looks like far off city lit up for les
tai night. Farewell, 1 shall see yo
: later"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-10-08
Desperate struggle with a steer.

The cattle-pens at ButchertOwE, Mis-
souri,, were the scene Of terrific COM
bat recently. II. smith, a butcher OF
powerful physique, entered 4 pen to
drive a steer into the slaughter-hOuse.
The steer became enraged and made a
rush athim. Smith dodged the animal
and struck him over the head with 4
club which he had in his hand. Smith
then tried to escape, and made rush
for the fence, which is about seven feet
high, but the steer wheeled around and
dashed after him. Smith had no time
TO make his escape over the fence, and
he turned and faced the animal, which
came rushing at him with its head bent
low, intent on goring him. Smith
jumped to one side and again dealt the
beast a terrific blow with the club
The steer, however, succeeded i'll
wounding him in the left side with his
horn, and in an instant hal turned
around for another charge. Smith
called Justify for help, and II the same
time threw away his club and took
{
large clasp-kniie out of his pocket and
opened it. The wild brute WAS again
on the man, and caught Smith on IA ~
horns, one OF them penetrating his ab-
domen. Saith clu;clej the other horn.
and with his right arm dug his knife
in the brutc's right eye. The steer bel
lowed and turned away Tor an instant,
and again came at his enemy. The
horns of the animal struck Smith on
his forehead; but glanced OF, inilicting,
however, two wounds. The butcher at
the same time slasAed the steer across
the throat. Smith again clutched hold
of one OF the horns, and buried the
knife in the steers left eye, thus blind
ing him. lie cluag to the horns, al
though the beast in it, agony beloved
and tried to shake him of. At this
critical point smiths cries for help
brought some half-d0zcn butchers to
the scene, two Of them with guns.
They took aim and killed the brute al
most instantly. As soon Is the shots
were fired Smith fell backward, COW
cred with blood and unconscious.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-10-08
4 Chunk OF Gold.

One day while 1 was at work in the
drift one o: our party who was baling
in the shaft sand:
''There's something big had happen
ed up above, Tom; l hear great buzz
zing and shouting"
perhaps it's a fight" suggested as
[ struck my pick in the soil and un-
earthed a nugget as big as a walnut.
perhaps it's a find" suggested my
mate.
..There's find here" 1 said, "a !
crawled out of the drift and exhibited
the nugget had just taken out. Then
| heard the clamOr, also; it was like
the murmur of distant waves. We
shook the rope and receiving no answer
to our signal, concluded that something
important hal happened as our mates
above had evidently left the windlass-
A moment later shadow appeared
above and Bill's voice was heard shout
ing:
"Come up, boys, and see the big
find"
.sWhere is it | asked, on reaching the
surface; but scarcely needed to ASK, for
IL must be where the crowd was collect
ed some fifty yards distant from cur
claim. The crowd was large and every
moment increasing, but being brawny
and dbroad-shouldered, Ipushed my way
through It, and was almost overwhelmed
with astonishment at the sight that
greeted my vision; it wasn't nugget,
| it was boulder. No wonder the miners
were excited. The spectacle was
enough to excite most phlegmatic indi-
yidual that ever breathed.
1t was solid mass of gold as large or
larger than a leg of mutton, and not
unlike one in shape. This was the
mass which has since been widely
known as the Welcome nugget. a fac
simile oil it may now be seen in the
Boston Museum of Natural History,
where the weight is given at 2,ioo
ounces, and the value at Sil .S22.1O; the
further information IS impaired that
the nugget is the largest piece of gold
found. This is an error. a larger
nugget was found at Bendigo lead on
Feb. ., 1863; it weighed lS9 pounds 1
ounce Troy, or :, 2,269 ounces.
had been mentally congratulatins
myself on the discovery of nugget as
large as walnut, but the sight OF all
this mass OF gold took all the conceit
=, out of me. Nevertheless | was glad the
nugget had been found, fer the clam
, from which it was taken was right IL
the direction in which we were work
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-10-08
a scnsitixe fisherman.

y gentle-looking man with a fancy
fish-rOd yesterday went up to Belle
Isle TO hook q few hundred pounds of
bass. While fishing from the end of
pier he got his hook fast, and after lie
had been in that condition for an hour
or so, man waiting for boat down
happened along and asked:
Hook caught down there:"
Well, it Is fast 10 something, and
has been for Il long time, " was the re-
ply
Then why don't you hail away on
it,"
"Well, you see" argued the gentle
fisherman as he manipulated the reel, 1,
''if it is fast to fish | want to tire him
out, and if it's fast to spile l don t
want 10 pull this pier TO pieces. l
guess I'll wait a while longer
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-10-08
A ifpapy Choice.

During the excursion from Pitts
burg to Niagara Falls, and while at
Cleveland, an incident occurred which
will never he forgotten by those who
heard of it. The kennard House,
in that city, was crowded with
guests, when an eccentric and witty
druggist of Smithfield street appeared
late at night at the hotel office and de-
manded bed. The clerk replied that
there were only two vacant beds in
the house, one wherein was quartered
"a Pittsburg morning newspaper man,
and the other room wherein was Pitts
burg evening newspaper man, who
were with the excursion.
"To tell the truth, they are both
pretty drunk; so you may take your
choice as to which room you will sleep
in"
The druggist said that on genoa!
rinciples he would take his chances
with the evening newspaper journalist,
rs they excelled the morning men in
more ways than one and he would
doubtless be so drunk that he would be
dormantly quiet all night. He went
10 bed and was soon sound asleep. The
journalist, however, awakened about
twelve O'Clock, and thinking it long
time between drinks, dressed himself
uncOnsciously, in the druggists clothes
and sailed out TO make n night of It,
Ever and anon he mUttered as he
treated all present:
Funniest thing | ever heard of.
When | went to bed last night | only
had twenty-five cents TO my name, and
now I've got over hundred dollars
Showing a corpulent roll of bills, and
I'm bound to spend every cent Of it be-
fore morning." He did.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-10-08
EVENING In THE WOODLAND.

The shadows of eve were stealing.
With their noiseless fairy feet,
And the evening bell was pealing
Its melody low and sweet
left behind me the city,
With its hot and sitting air.
For my heart was sad with pity
For its toll, and grief, and care.
sought, with the free light of heaven.
Surcease of the weary strife,
Where to sylvan scenes were given
The breath of purer life.
And by grassy nooks / wandered,
Adown by woodland glade,
Where tiny brook meanlered
Meath the silent leafy shade.
The beams of the sunset golden
Shone into my hearts dark night.
And l thought of the promise olden.
''At evening it shall be light"
And the holy calm pervading
Filled my soul with glad deep peace,
Like the joy of the day unfading,
When the night of tears shall cease.
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II Debility, Loss of Memory, Indisposi-
III p EXertion or Business, ShortnesS Of
3aa-h. Troubled with Thoughts OF Disease,
-a-le.s OF Vision. Pain in the Back, Chest,
1l Head. Rush OF Blood to the Head, Pale
ll-1ienauce. and Dry skin
Ethese symptoms are allowed to go on,
7aT frequently Epiieptic Fits and Con-
zz1-l0u follow. When the constitution
i-clnes affected il requires the aid of an
E7ig0raliu- medicine to strengthen and
.--s up the Systcn-which
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-10-08

Headache. Pain in the Shoulders, Cough;
yzziness, Sour stomach, Eruptions, BAD
14-sie in the Mouth, Palpitation OF the
neSrt' Pain in the region of the Kidneys
sal a thousand other painful symptoms,
-'s The onsprings Of Dyspepsia.