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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-09-10

On the 10Th of September "A ID.
1922, Louis NNI. was conveyed to
prison in the Old home of the Templars.
One after another they heaped insults
upon the royal persons, and at leagth
brought the king to trial. All
condemned him as guilty against ma
ton; then came a struggle as to what
shOnld be his punishment. There were
two parties in the Assembly: first, the
mont Christian Girondists, who sought
a republic, the original leaders of the
Revolution; the second, the Jacoblns,
who sought the utter demolition Of
the old faith. The GirOndists were
averse to the death of the king, but
culinary rivals; the Jacobins urged his
condemnation, and procured it. The
kings cousin, Philippe, duke of Or
leans, amid shuddering, voted for his
death. Out of seven hundred and
twenty-one votes Louis XVI. was con-
demmed to die by a majority of twenty
six. The king alone bore the sentence
calmly. On the night of the 10th of
January "a. ID. 1888, he saw for the
last time on earth the queen, his two
ichildren, and his sister Nine. Elizabeth.
They parted at ten O'Clock; the king
and queen gave their blessing to the
/ Dauphin. Then in the course of the
night the king made his confession TO
the Able Edgeworth, and early in the
morning received the blessed Eucharist
1 from the little altar i'm his chamber, and
| Joined in the office for the dying, while
| the roll of the drums were gathering
the attendants for his execution. At
nine O'Clock he came forth and looked
up to the tower where his wife and
children were imprisoned, then calmly
took his place in the chariot of death
All along the way he held his mind in
prayer, uttering the Psalms in suppl
cation of our Lord God. They were
long in reaching the fatal spot. As
they passed on there was a great crowd
of people, sad and sileat. At length
thev came to the Place Louis QuatOrze,
where the obelisk of Luxor now stands
at the end of the gardens of his palace ;
the executionsr bound tine hands of the
king behind his back. Endure to the
last, in likeness TO our Saviour" said
his confessor. He came to the foot ol
the scaffold and mounted it, looked oili
upon the people, and said with loud
voice. 81 am dying innocent; for.
give all who have made me die, anG
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-09-10

Cdit. Akey, who killed man in
Nevada recently, was mining in Tuol-
umne county, Cal, when the war
broke out and with number of other
residents, volunteered his services. A
company was raised, all good men, and
he was elected captain. Much TO their
disappointment, the Government de-
cided To keep them in California, and
they were ordered 10 Humboldt Bay.
Alleys head was turned by the author
ity conferred upon him, and he began
series OF petty prosecutions which al
most drove his men mad. They bore ii
for months, until it passed beyond the
limits of endurance. and then they re-
solved 10 end it. This resolve took the
form of determination never to obey
another command of Akey's. This
was nothing more nor less than mutiny
and was punishable with death; but
the boys preferred that to the tyranny
under which they had groaned and suf-
ferGd 20 long. An order had been re-
ceived TO proceed from Humboldt Bay
TO Red Bluffs and Akey went by way
of the ocean to San Francisco. while
the company crossed the mountains.
They were encamped on the bank of the
Sacramento river when he arrived. and
the crisis came aS soon as he put his
foot in camp. He called the company
out on parade, and ordered all those
who had resolved to repudiate him to
step to the front. Ninety men, the en-
tire company, firmly took the steps
The Sheriff of I'ehama County was
with him and turning to that officer he
asked dim if he would assist him in ar
resting the orderly sergeant. The Of
iicer replied that he would. and the
two started 10 do so, when they were
both covered with fifty revolyers, the
omInous click of which sounded pain
fully intense. The Sheriff took to his
heels, and never stopped until he
reached the ferry, quarter of mile
distant, but Akey confronted the angry
men as coolly as if nothing extraordi-
nary was happening. The color never
left his face, nor did tremor disturb
his equanimity, although he fully re
allied thar the men were thirsting for
his blood. Nothing but his bravery
saved him, for they had fully deter
mined upon killing him, but as he ran
his eyes up and down the line and said,
Boys, the odds are too much, ;" they
respected his courage, dropped their
weapons, and allowed him to slowly re-
tire. The upshot of the affair was that
he was relieved of his command. and
after an investigation of the circum-
stances, was discharged from the SER
vice
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-09-10
A Desperate Bear Fight.

In the early part of this century the
western portions of North Carolina
were infested bv wild game, among
which was the elk, now entirely ex-
met in the South. The last elk was
killed in Mitchell county, it is said,
about 1924. Some time about 1915, a
party of veteran and daring hunters
we're in the mountains of Buncombe.
engaged in a hunt for these animals.
They spent several weeks usually in
such expeditions, sleeping in the for
ests, always in danger from wild
beasts. One evening just before night
fall, the party retsrned, one by one, to
the rendezvous, all save one very old
man, most enthusiastic and tireless
sportsmen. Knowing his habits, his
absence caused little remark, but as
time slipped on and he came not, IL
was determined to make a search fol-
him. While preparing to do this the
well-known report Of his rifle rang out
on the air and then all was still. The
noise of the report came from d
canebreak, quarter of mile away
Taking lights, two of the hunters made
their way thither and found their COM
rake but few rods from the brake
lying on the ground so badly injured
as to be helpless and well nigh ex
hausted. In reply to inquiries he said
he had tracked bear and fired at hin
wounding the ferocious beast. h'
thought, fatally. On going up to hi'
prize the bear arose and seized him. A
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-09-10

terrific struggle ensued between the
two. Losing his knife in this contest
the hardy hunter said he had no other
means than 10 seize Bruins nose in his
teeth. He declared that he had done
this. and with snch effect as to bite of
the tip of the entire end of the nose.
The earth near by was bloody and
trampled, but his comrades ridicule d
the idea of his having bitten off the
bears nose lie continued TO assert it
and said that the bear, discomfited had
fed and taken refuge in the brake,
where he would wager he then lay
dead. The wounded man was taken
into camp and his injuries attended to
At Daylight next morning several of
the hunters went into the brake. and
there found the bear shot through the
body aud with the tip of his nose bitten
off. The Old hunter lived many years
but always spoke with peculiar pride
of his having thus overcome the bear,
and exhibited a score of wounds made
by the animals claws. as proof of the
story.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-09-10
The Man That Owns The Railroads.

Not long ago a woman of New York
was passing along Fifth avenue near
the cathedral, and seeing some men AT
work in large 10; as if preparing the
ground for building she stopped and
put some questions TO a man who SEEM
ed 10 have charge of others:
''What are You going to build
here?''
"a house ma'am."
"a large house,
eyes, ma'am. a pretty good sized
house, | think"
'.Do y on know the owner:"
"Oh, yes'm."
"Weil, do you know if he wants TO
borrow any money"
Cant say anything about that,
IF he does, | could let him have
some. | have some money that |
should like to pu. out as building loan
II this neighborhoOd.
"Well, ma'am | dunno whether he
wants any or not"
.'You might mention it TO him and
he could come and see me-"
"Yes'm; but it might be better for
you to see him"
Does he live near?'
'Yes'm 'taint very far"
"And you think he might want some
money!"
"well, he might, you'd better see
him"
Whats his namc:''
Vanderbilt, ma am"
"Wha-a-a-t?"
'.Mr. Vanderbilt, ma'am, the man
ihat owns all the railroads.
Then that clever woman of business
walked hastily away without even
thanking the man for all the infOrma-
tion he had given her, and the prOba-
bilities are that she won't call on Mr..
Vanderbilt TO offer him loan on his
Fifth avenue palace"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-09-10
sitting Bull on the warpath.

'What do you call this, is it Zulu ?"
Justice Morgan gazed curiously at the
queer sunburnt wild looking specimen
OF manhood before him "a he asked tue
question in the Police Court, New York
City
NO, sir" said officer Wall, of the
Thirty-seventh street police station,
who arrested him.
''WAere did you find him?'
''REnning wild on Eighth avenue
The first thing | knew he was comm
FOR me with his head down, aud having
some doubts as to what he might be |
jumped one side and he fetched up agin'
the wall Of house"
Indeed, did it hurt him -
IL don't think SO, for he turned
round at me again and says, Its bet
tah you go way quick l asked hIm
what was the matter with him and he
said he was Sitting Bull on the war
path"
what do YOU think Of yourself
now ?" asked His Hsuor, turning to
the prisoner, who gave an unPro-
nOunceable name"
me dom know; no speaka Englis.'
''Ob, you speak "a good enough"
said His Honor.
Me fght-a nit Custer an he get'n
shot. Me get chance an lun away"
AHA, fought with Custer, Ell, That
accounts for the Sitting Bull business.
It's pity you hadn't got shot
"Me no care-a."
"Well, you can go up to the Island
and play bull there for awhile-six
months
He dropped his head, but the officer
kept him at safe distance in front of
him UntIl the door OF the ten day house
shut on him.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-09-10

\ long time ago, two lads, called Ed
mond and Oswald, came before 4 court OF
Justice Edmond said to the judge a:
Three years ago, before settisg out on a
journey, | entrusted to this Oswald, whom
then considered my best friend, a valua-
BILE ring composed of precious stones, but
now he will not restore the ring to me. D"
Oswald laid his hand upon his breast and
said. IL swear by my honor that ] know
nothing about this ring. My friend Ed
mond cannot be in his right senses.
The Judge said, Edmund can you bring
forward any witness to prove the fact that
you entrusted the ring TO his keeping"
Edmond replied unfortunately, We had
no witness except an old oak tree in the
field, under which we took leave of one
another.
Oswald said, II am ready to swear
know as little about the tree as about the
ring"
The Judge said, Edmond, 20 and bring
me a branch OF that tree; l desire to see ii.
You, Oswald you wait here till he returns.
Edmond went After waiting little
while the Judge became impatient and said
''W hat can be keeping Edmond SO long
Oswald open the window, anc see if he is
returning"
''Oh SIR" said Oswald, ''he could not
possibly have returned so soon. The tree
is quite an hours walk from here.
Then the judge said, ''Oh you wicked
liar, who wished to confirm your lie by ar
oath before God, the righteous Judge who
sees into all hearts You know where the
tree is"
And so Oswald was obliged to give W
the ring, and was condemned to a long I'M
prisonment
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-09-10
Presence of Mind.

Presence of mind has lately proved
valuable in several interesting cases.
HelIy Kuhn, at the bottom of a
Dubuque well, drove pickaxe into the
slide, and stood under il when he saw
the earth laden bucket falling, thus
saving himself from being crushed.
John Carey, when lightning struck the
New Haven mil of which he was fore
man, knocked down three of the panic
stricken operators, who were madly
r;:shing toward the narrow exit, and so
prevented a dangerous jam on the
stairway. Mrs. Dunkin of Long P.a-
rie,.. Mimi, was threatened with an axe
by her crazy son, she said, well, if
you want to cut my head of let's go to
the chOpping-block." He nodded, and
they passed out to the wOodpile. Ii
was dark; addressing him with ''Now
l'll put my head on the block, she
drew the white kerchief from her neck
and threw it down and slipped away.
The lunatic struck the kerchief heavy
Dul HdIilIltSS DlON- Oultd tldTkt, a
San Francisco factory girl, was caught
in a machine by her long hair She
seized pair of shears and cut off her
tresses so quickly that she was not
drawn between the wheels and killed,
as she otherwise would have been. Ten
men started down the shaft of Nevada
mine in a small skip. The donkey en-
gine broke and the miners felt their
vessel sink downward with lightning
speed. Deathly fear turned every face
white. In the panic most Of them
clutcbed the skip to wait for the crash.
At the first intimation of disaster Pat
rick Mccarthy the enginter at the top
of the shaft, seized a a heavy plank
and thrust the end between the piniOn
shaft and the reel, from which the
cable was running off. The drum was
revolving with terrific speed, and the
friction produced streams of fire and
smoke. But the engineers thrust was
exactly at the right point, and the end
of the board soon checked the descent,
bringing TIE skip TO a standstill few
feet from the bottom.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-09-10
Some Interesting Facts.

The air we breathe contains five
grains of water to each cubic loot Uf its
bulk. The potatoes and turnips viii h
are boiled for our dinner, have. In
their raw state, the one - per cent,
and the other 30 per cent. of water. II
man weighing ten stone were
squeezed fiat in a hydraulic press seven
and and half stone OF water would
run out, and only two and a half of
dry residus remain. \ man is chemi-
calIy speaking, fOrty-five pounds OF
carbon and nitrogen diffused through
five and a half pailfuls of water. In
plants we find water thus mjngling no
less wonderfully. \ sunflOwer evap-
crates one and quarter pints of water
a day, and cabbage about the same
quantity. \ wheat plant eXhales, in
l72 days, about 100, 900 grains of water.
An acre of growing wheat, on this cal
culatiOn, draws and passes out abort
ten tons OF water per day. The sap of
plants is the medium through which
this mass of fluid is conveyed. 1t forms
a delicate pump up through the watery
PARTICLES, run with the rapidity of Il
swift stream. By the action OF the sap
various properties may be commune
Gated to the growing plant-timber in
France, for instance, dyed by various
colors being mixed with water, and
poured over the roots of the tree. Dah-
lias are eolored by similar process.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-09-10
Ventilation.

Many persons complain of always get
ting up tired in the morning. This is
very often due to defective ventilation
of the bed clothes and bedding. Feath-
er beds are too soft and yielding, and
partially envelop the sleeper, thus pro-
ducing prOfuse perspiration. Again,
it Is a common error to suppose that by
simply opening window at the top a
room can be ventilated. People forget
that for proper ventilation there must
be an inlet as well as an outlet for the
air. In bedrooms there is often neith-
er, aad if there is fireplace, it is gon-
orally tightly closed. Again, 1t Is
mistake to suppose that foul air goes to
the top, but chief impurity, the
carbonic acid falls to the bottom.
There is nothing so eflicacious In re-
moving the lower strata of air, as the
ordinary fireplace, especially if there
is fire burning.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-09-10
Caution Against Lightning.

People generally suppose that there
is no danger to be apprehended from
liohtning until there have been sharp
reports OF thunder quickly following
the flash, and indicating a near explo-
sion of the electric fluid. Such is not
the case. When the celebrated James
Otis. of Massachusetts,, the great orator
of the Revolution, was killed, it is said
that but a single bolt fell from the cloud
during the shower. He had often ex-
nr.ssed a wish for a sudden death, and
had remarked thatwhen his time should
come. he should prefer to be struck
dead. instantaneously, by lightning.
One day he was standing in his front
door watching a small cloud which had
arisen and from which rain drops had
beeun to fall. There was single flash
and he lay lifeless on the floor in ac-
eordance with his often expressed pre-
ference. Numerous other cases could
he cited. showing it is not safe at any
time during a thunder shower TO stand
by an open window or door.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-09-10
Improving the Indian.

At Traverse City we were Joined by
on the BRAIN. He shook hands with
every redskin he could corner, patIed
on the head every papoose he could
reach, and the sight of bark wigwam
would send him off on a journey OF
three miles along the sandy beach.
When we got up to Old Mission liza
warlIa," as we called this Boston man,
found plenty of food for his character
IsTic. Lots of Indians were loafing
aTound-greGsy, sloyenly redskins VINO
hardly knew enough to catch fish, and
the Bostonian let himself loose. He
was the friend of the red man from the
word go" His charity extended to
the Indian and no further. The iugen-
uity of the Indian surprised and de-
lighted him, and after paying three
dollars for bark lamp-mat worth
about twenty-five cents lie exclaimed :
"Why, sir, give the red man halt a
show aud his ingenuity would outshine
tic W lilt llldll : III iAp sAh al ~
has been knocked down and stepped on
and kept down, but I'll improve him II
have TO stay here ali summer"
The next day. while We were hunting
around for harvest apples, we came up
on about twenty Indians on the shore.
One was using "lIiawatha's" fine comb ;
another had his toothbrush cleaning
the sand out of a sore heel; a third was
trying to wind up his watch backwards
a fourth had his wallet; fifth had his
hat and cane. The Boston man had a
bottle of perfumery in his satchel, and
one old squaw was pouring the contents
on the soles of her big, black feet, and
then smelling each foot in succession.
Her face bore the brOadest, blandesr
smile one ever saw, and was darkened
ONLY when her husband came along
and drank up what pcrfumcry she had
left.
They sailed away down the bay in
their canoes, and an hour after we
came across the Goston man. His en-
thusiasm had so carried him away that
he had spent the night in wigwam.
While he slept and dreamed of i'm
proving the poor indian, tue poor In
dian had remained awake and inprov-
ed his chances. 1t was a sad blow to
the trusting man, and when We took
up a shake purse to send him across
to Petoskey, he had only one wish. lie
wanted to be turned loose in paddock
with all the red men of Michigan fol
about half an hour.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-09-10
NO. 81.
An American Play.

y fascinating young professor ui
phrenOlOgy has his head shaved and
mapped out INTO town lots in order to
illustrate his lect ires with Il live model.
These squares are picked with figures
and pictures illustrative of the differ
ent passions and motives. Rich miner
comes in TO have his bumps felt and ex-
hibits belt containing several millions
in gold dust. Professor mesmerizes
miner, drives a tack into his bump of
memory, and fees to foreign lands.
The victim, like all miners, never
combs his hair, and so the tack remains
undiscovered while he wandeTs around
supposed tn be crazy and begging his
/ bread. Meanwhile the phrenOlosist
endeavors TO change his appearance,
but the charts on his head being picked
out in India ink, it refuses to be oblit-
Grated. Hence he lets his hair grow,
and starts out 10 paralyze all Europe
as sort of American Monte Christie.
Meanwhile the heroine. who has been
drifting around during she foregoing
scenes with lots of good clothes on,
marrieS the miner, aud the very first
yank she gave him after the honey
once restores his memory. The couple
at once begin the hunt for the villain
who is doing the bonanza business on
the continent under an assumed name.
After weary search through Europe
and the third and fourth acts the miner
bethinks him that all shoIdy Ameri-
cans call on the Pope and so proceeds
to Rome and enlists in the Swiss guards
who are always on duty during recep-
tions at the Vatican. In the last act
the Pope enters and begins to .'recep."
Hats of!' howls the captain of the
guards TO the usual gang of
velvet-vested Americans who are
eating peanuts and talking stocks on
one side of the room. The captain de-
tails the new recruit to knock this on
down with his halberd. To avoid be
ing hammered as specified the obstinate
individual reluctantly takes of his hat.
He had considerable hair on his head,
however, and the miner is again dis
heartened. When the Pope passes the
rude stranger instead of bowling low.
like the rest of the line, simply says:
"Howly, Pious?" without bending his
head. This again excites the avengers
suspicion, and he goes out on tiptoe,
returning presently from r. u. e. with
a step-ladder, which he softly places
against pillar behind the suspected
man and then climbs up so as to have
bird's-eye view of the top of his head.
In small bald spot III the centre h.
behOlds blue square, marked mo. 10,
combativeness, and a picture of two
prize fighters. at last!r shrieks the
miner, jumping down on the prisoners
head with his boots, and the play ends
with the villain being dragged of to ex-
ecutiOn, while the whole company
dances in front OF the foOtIiShts as tine
curtain goes down with the calcium on
the miner i'm the centre.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-09-10
"A Mighty Good Stick"

"Confound that scaly sinner; that's
the third time he's skinned my hook, u
and he yanked up his fish pole and pre-
pared to rebait. 1t was on the sunny
side of the bridge and for three hours,
the two fishermen had silently sat and
the fish had been equally silent. At
taching a dainty morsel so that the
| point to be taken could not be seen, he
chucked his sinker into the water and
then continued:
''Just out by them 'ar sticks pulled
up mOnstrOus eel, weighed four
pounds and half
"H' H'm, h'm, !" remarked his compan-
ion.
"Yes, four pounds and half after it
was dressed. Well, YOU can jejge how
big he was. When / made the chill
dren's shoes in the winter lined both
pairs with his skin. aud had 'nough
left for another pair. | was fishin' for
blue fish, too. but the tide got kinder
low, and the bait got among the grass.
and Mr.. Eel he went for il. Couldn't
think what I'd run across. switched
my pole this way an that way an then
| knew twas an eel. | sorter let him
play with the line till | guessed lac
might be tired an then | pulled him
in"
9" ull up hard?" queried the listen
er.
IL sh'd say so. This pole jest
doubled right up and the tip was out
here within a foot o. my hand, but
twas good for him. I'd risk this pole
with ten FOUNDER. It's Il mighty
good stick. Hello! there's whop-
per ~
Just then the "nighty gOol stick"
broke Off short, and both fishermen
seized hold of the line and pulled for
dear life till the fish on the hook was
landed. 1t was blue fish and they
took it into the nearest counting room
and had it weighed on the postal
scales.
''lt'll cost you just six cents to send
it at letter postage" said the obliging
clerk.
''It must have been my other pole
that | pulled the eel with" was the
only comment of the sundried fisher
man