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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-10-31

and various cOlOred silk. and lined with
crimson satin. The elaborately en-
broidered gloves of the sixteenth CEN
tury were adorned with flowers worked
in silk with such exquisite fidelity as
to render them veritable needle paint
ing.
How long gloves have been in COM
mon use is difficult to ascertain, but We
know that on the Continent they were
worn at the time of fCharlemagne, when in
England still 1--WE went on in benight-
ed ignorance, careless of culture, des-
titute of gloves. Saxons succeeded
Brltons, the Danes came and went, and
the NOrmans came and did not go, be-
fore gloves had recognized place in
our national costume" !" From that time
forth they have maintained their place,
and in the sixteenth century We find
gloves of leather and silk, the latter
often knitted. Besides describing their
HISTORY, TIE author of ''GloyeS" ac-
quaiLtS us with their symbolical mean-
ing. Gloves have been signs of faith,
security, promises; they entered into
transactions of tenure, and formed
part of medieval rent. But as they
were token of hostility, they were
also often peace.offering or a gift on
any special occasion, such as New
Years and Easter Day. at betrothals,
weddings, and funerals; they were
worn as favors by chivalrous lovers,
and after gong through all these stages
are now a common necessity, worn
among ''all sorts and conditions of
menu
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-10-31
A Bad $500 Bill.

The $500 counterfeit note found in a
powder horn recently in a New York
pawnbroker's store, and pronounced a
counterfeit by Chief DrummOnd, of
the United States secret service, was
best limitations of genuine note ever
seen. Mr.. Brook, of the secret service,
stated to Telegram reporter, that the
note was presented at one of the lead
ing city banks, and that the officials de-
clared that they would accept it with
out hesitation. 1t was also shown to
the publishers of bank note detector,
and they would not pronounce as to its
being spurious or not. The note was
evidently in circulation for some time
and was patched 1t is thought to nave
been produced by Smith, a member of
the Brockway gang of counterfeiters,
who Is now at liberty, and by Thomas
Z. Ballard, who is now in the Albany
penitentiary serving a term of thirty
years for couIterfeiting. Mistakes,
however, are sometimes made and notes
and coin which are genuine are regard
ed as counterfeits. Yesterday a Cham
bers street merchant called upon Mr..
Brook, of the secret service, and told
him that he had two counterfeit silver
coins passed upon him and that he con-
sidered it his duty TO inform the secret
service of the fact. The coin, he stat
ed, had been refused at the elevated
railway stations and by different others
declared to be counterfeit, one person,
after weighing, declaring them beyond
all doubt spurious. Mr.. Brook viewed
the coin and then weighed them, and
astonished the Chambers street mer-
chant by declaring them genuine.
The five cent pieces, gilded, so as to
look like five dollar gold coins, it has
been recently discovered by man who
manufactured them as watch charms,
and there was evidently no very crimi-
nal intent. To issue a gold, silver or
other coin, even of true metal and over
the value of legal coin, constitutes the
crime of counterfeiting, and leaves the
person who manufactures them liable
TO prosecution, the same as if the in
tention to defraud had existed. Some
time since wealthy man in the South
issued gold coins which were worth
more than tine legal ones, but this fact
did not save him from prosecution and
punishment as counterfeiter.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-10-31
The Worlds Wheat supply.

1t is not always certain that agricul-
tural departments and commercial
agencies come very near the truth In
their early estimates of the yearly crop
of wheat and other cereals in the civil
lzed world. In many of the countries
of Europe and Asia which figure largely
In making up the grand total of the
yearly supply of bread-producing grains
the means of gathering accurate infor-
nation in advance are very Inadequate.
Much, therefore, of any advance esti-
mate must be based upon conjectural
reports rather than positive know
ledge.
Estimates are made, however, and if
they are even approximately correct for
the current year they are full of
encouragement for the wheat producers
Of the United States. The latest
estimate of the Agricultural Depart
ment places the American crop for the
present year at ALI 100000 bushels,
against 5O4, ,000, 900 bushels last year.
This make shrinkage of 81, 900, 900 of
bushels on last years immense crop, it
is true, but it must be borne in mind
that 81, 600, 600 bushels of that crop is
carried over, giving visible supply
for the current year of 467 900, 600
bushels. Allowing that the home con-
sumption will be about the same as in
1882, when it reached $50, ,000, 600 BUSH
els, there will he surplus of 1877 ,000,-
900 bushels for expectation, if needed
Will it he needed? To answer this
question reliance must be placed upon
estimates, the accuracy of which can
not be absolutely vOuched for. The
Vienna Congress estimates the total
crop of eighteen countries at $50, ,000,-
600 bushels, or fifteen per cent, below
the average crop, leaving a shortage of
not less than 160, 900, 900 bushels to be
filled by American wheat. This is a
larger amount than the average for
eign demand and can hardly fail to
keep the prices strong.
If the estimates are any where near
accurate they are very encouraging to
the commercial interests of this country. |
The old world wants the wheat and the |
new world has it to spare and nobody |
else has. The present situation fur
nishes all the conditions for prosper
Gus years trade. Croaking is not in
order at this stage of the proceedings. |
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-10-31
They Drank Him Up.

In tine ueIghborhcod OF Marseilles,
not long ago, was discovered an ancient
Roman burying- ground. containing,
among other interesting graves, that of
Consul Caius Septimus, wherein aquant-
Ity of antique weapons and coins were
found, and, moreover, an amphora-
the inscription upon which was all but
Notwithstanding a small quantity
OF thick, reddish liquor. The am
phora. emptied of its contents, was SUBJ
mitted to the inspection of an eminent
archie ,loelst, who, after bestowing ex-
traordinary pains on the decIphering of
the mutilated characters engraven upon
It's surface, declared it to be his opinion
that they indicated the presence of
genuine Falernian within the vessel,
adding that Caius Septimus, a jovial
consul of considerable repute as aJudgs
of good wine, had obviously ordered
that a flask OF the best vintage In his
cellar should be buried with him.
The scientific gentleman who had dis
covered the consuPs grave and taken
possession of its contents, upon learn
ing the true character of the liquid relic
in question, at once started for Paris
with his Falernlan in glass decanter,
and, there arrived, invited dozen of
his friends, members of the Academy Of
Inscriptions, to dinner at one of the
leading restaurants. at desert he pro-
duced the ''consul's wlne," carefully
poured it into four tiny HQueur glasses,
and handed it round to his guests, ex-
horting them to drink it reverentiy and
outstanding, to the immortal memory of
Caius Septmus. The glasses had
scarcely been emptied when telegram
was brought in by the head-waiter on a
saiver, and laid before the founder of
the feast. He opened and glanced at
If, and then, letting it fall to the floor,
fled from the room, with cry of ter
rible agony. One of the startled
Acadeuncians picked up the message
and read 1t aloud. 1t ran as follows:
''Marseilles, Z p. m. Don't drink con-
tents of amphora. Not Falernian at
all. Have decIphered inscription on
foot, which previously escaped my
notice. Red liquid is body of Consul
Caius, liquified by special embalming
process" But the friendly warning
came too late. The arch@ ologis: and
his Academical colleagues had drank
up the consul to his last drop.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-10-31
Old Arras Tapestries

In the Chapelle du Saint Esprit of
TOurnay Cathedral there are now hung
some splendid Arras tapestries which
date back to 1902 They were manu-
factured at Arras by Pierre Fere, and
were presented to the cathedral by
Canon Toussaint Priez. The Belgian
amateurs believe them to be the only
extant examples of the famous Flemish
high warp of the early Fifteenth Cen
tury. There were originally seventeen
scenes representing the legend of IS.
Plat and Eleuther. but three have been
lost. The history of these tapestries is
curious. Originally they covered the
backs of the cathedral stalls. They es-
capped the attention of the image break
ers in 1866, but during the last century
they were removed as barbarous rub
bish, torn up, and made into rugs
When they seemed to be no longer good
enough to be trodden upon, they were
used to stop some holes in the roof.
They have not been restored so far as
practicable; and, although sadly mutt
lated, the scenes are still vivid and
spirited. As works of art, indeed,
they are exceedingly fine. The rescued
portions cover space of twenty-five
metres long by two metres wide.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-10-31
Starters for Stories.
Slush, slush, slush!

Slush, slush, slush!
l first saw the light of day
Push the eglantine aside, Hester. u
1t was nlght-night in the great city.
1t was night--night on the lonely
downs.
The sun was rising on perfect day
A dull, drizziing day on the Cornish
coast.
Itwas Herbert Delancey's twenty first
birthday.
II was beautiful afternoon toward
the close OF August.
G oirey Marmalade had been q
bachelor for many years.
Born of humble parents, John Grey
grew up to manhood
Yes, it was very hard for us all to part
with LIlith Jane; but
Only a g1n-miller's daughterl Acd
yet how fair-how wondrously fair she
wasl
On a sultry day toward the close OF
August. 1S--, the heir of Jagsnurst lay
dying.
The birds were twittering sweetly that
morning in leafy June, when Clara
Montmorencl-
No" The speaker was a fair, pale
girl OF some nineteen summers.
A bright, glowing lire, cheerful
room, books everywhere-what more
did Herbert Vau need to be happy?
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-10-31
WITH THE CURRENT

Rarest mood of all the yearr
,Aimless, IDLE and content;
Sky and earth and atmosphere
Wholly indolent.
Low and clear and pure and dean
Ripples of the river sing
ater-lilies, half asleep.
Drowsed with listening.
Tremulous reflex of skies
skies above and skies below
Paradise and Paradise
Blending even sol
blossoms with their leaves unroIla5
Laughlngly, as they We're lins
Cleit with ruddy beaten gold
Tongues of petal tips.
Rush and reed, and thorn and vins
Clumped with grasses 1.-THE and tall
And web of summer shine
Woven round il all.
Back and forth and TO and fro
FLASHING scale and wing as one.
Dragon flies that come and 90.
Shuttled by the sun.
Fairy songs and lullabies
Fine as phantasy conceiyes-
Echoes wrought of cricket cries
Sifted through the leaves.
% er the rose, with drowsy buzz,
Hangs the bee, and stays his kiss.
Even as my fancy does,
Darling, over this.
Lo, let us forget all care,
And as listIess as the day
Drift adown it, half aware,
Anwhere We may.
Drift and curve and deviate.
Neer and eddy, float and flow,
Waiver, swerve and undulate.
As the bubbles go.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-10-31

DIR. Freli=e, Brazilian, believes that
he has discovered the yellow parasites
in the blood Of yellow fever patients.
The daily enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1884, 1883-12-08

AUOaO OSOu Al DuAuAAS uAO Ay1ANauSs
During residence of two winters in
tomb at Gizeh, Mr. w. NJ Flinders
Petrie collected evidence showing t.i;st,
the tools used in working stone 1000
years ago were constructed with jewel
as the cutting edge Solid and tubular
drills, straight and circular disk saws,
and lathe tools were made with Jewels
set in metal. The lines OF cutting on
q granite core made by tubular drill
form a continuous spiral, the gronv s
being of a uniform depth and with
throughout, showing that the cutting
poi It was not worn as the work adj
vanced. The regular taper of the core
would indicate that jewels were also set
upon the outside and inside of the drill,
thereby facilitating its removal. In
some specimens of granite the drill
sank one-tenth Of an inch at each reyo-
luton, and the pressure necessary to
do this must have been from one to two
tons. The skill of the workmen anti s.sl
the capacity Of the tool are Illustrated ),
by the clean path through boih soft !.
and hard material mo difference in the
groove being perceptible, although il II
passes from soft substance into quartz, n u
subiecting the tool to an enormous .F..
strain. In plane surfaces the deptl
and width OF the cuts Indicate tile suc-A
cessive stroke OF saw, and the nse uf
the circular saw Is proved by the regn- -
l4rly curEed lines. The tornlsS OF ti,e1,ys
tools were the same that eHlaepiaare isaaa .s.s
sanctioned at the present time. ,a.'s.
l The tddfclsy df tls diamond an1 .l,;Sp ,;SpA4i
llek - strength in the ssapphire an,T' fsi
beryl lead 10 the consideration az cor. i. =
The daily enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1884, 1883-12-08

The latest fraud is directed at bankers
and business men who use cancelling
stamps. The fraud sends circulars
throughout the West claiming patent
and demanding royalty.
Mining to-day occupies the position of
fourth estate in the nations industrial
greatness, and the time is not far distant
when it will be entitlid to station nearer
the front.
The daily enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1884, 1883-12-08

tin county for trial upon the heavy
charges to be preferred against him
from Livingston.
THE LOCAL REPORT.
| Investigation into Henderson's rec.
ord while in Livingston develops y
a, story differing in many important
particulars from that given hy the
Herald. but proving conclusively that
he was an adroit scoundrel and cheeky
fraud. Everyone with whom he cul-
tiv&ted acquaintance was hoodwinked
into tho belief that his assumed char
acter was the true one, and that he did
not clean up the town for large
amount is due entirely to the fact that
he did not improve his opportunities.
AS it was he obtained only $25 in cash
$50 being loaned him by Postmaster
Wright and SIS by Cashier Love. OF the
Bank of Livingston. He asked Mr..
Love for no accommodation upon Il
draft, and received nothing beyond the
small amount stated. nor did he mulct
Mr.. Wright for any larger sum. The
''Mr. Hazey" referred to as ex-post.
master of Livingston, probably means
our friend Will O. Hagy. formerly
postmaster at Huntley. Henderson
pre- ended there was trouble about the
conduct of the Huntley postoffice, and
Mr.. Hagy did go to Gardiner to obtain
an affidavit and afterward to Huntley
to look over the books, which were
and always had been correct. This
done, Henderson said the afidavit
had made the whole matter right, and
Mr.. Hagy, in token of friendship,
presented him with a gold nugget
worth $3.50 which the miserable
fraud pocketed with outward reluc.
tance, but doubtless chuckling in
wardly. The postofices at Mammoth
Hot Springs and the Grow agency
were under his surveillance and lie
made repeated threats of what he was
going to do with the officials at those
points. He had a peculiar faculty of
obtaining information that mystifed
those with whom he pretended to do
business and completely 1eluded them
into belief in his Importance. This
is partly explained by the fact that he
was an expert telegraph operator and
In standing around the office read
messages as they passed over the
xires.z He also carried with him q
complete set of telegraph instruments
md it is.not improbable that he may
rave taken the trouble Ito tap the
wires when he thought the scheme
would further his plans. The warrant
lpon which he was arrested was
ssued upon the complaint Of Post
Master Wright, and 1t is probable that
Henderson will be brought here for
Examination.
The daily enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1884, 1883-12-08
Eat THE GATE OF WONDERLAND!
The House Par Excellence.
The eLivingst Hotel
LIVINGSTON. MONTANA.

Tho Largest and
hotel n the town. AN excellent cuisine the table
The comforts OF homes polite Special
the different
4. q
c, waa, Iaoao sa1 Cigars
. 3.snsss.,. 3ssss. J. p. NOT AN. Propr
The daily enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1884, 1883-12-08
BROUGHT TO JUSTICE.

"Postofice Inspector Henderson" Stripped
of His Borrowed Feathers-An Account
of His Depredations in Livingston and
Elsewhere.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-03-14
Tree Planting.

Economy has led to tree planting on
an extensive scale IN the far north and
northwest. Belts of timber are taking
the place. of pine fences along the ex-
posed portions Of the railroads where
some barrier must Of necessity be main
tanned against snow drifts. The fences
that have been relied upon have to be
eight feet high, and, besides costing $500
a mile, need constant attention and re-
pair. Furthermore, the farmers carry
off the boards, and the ~stoutest oak posts
snap likespipe stems in a thoroughgoing
prairie gale, Trees answer all the re-
quirements much better. The white
willow, which grows to a height of ten
feet in four years, has been found to be
the cheapest and best, though the green
ash, box elder and cottonwood will also
serve. The soil must be prepared by
narrowing, however, and prairie soil is
often so poor as to require two or three
years work. Even then it is said to be
cheaper to use live fences than dead tones.
These tree fences are constructed by
planting two parallel lines Of trees on
the side of the track exposed to the
strongest winds, and one line on the
other side.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-03-14
- q <AEsf tNm.--
How They Play the Piano in New Orleans

81 was loafing around the streets last
night said Jim Nelson, one of the old
est locomotive engineers running into
New Orleans, land as / had nothing to
do | dropped into a concert and heard a
~slick-looking Frenchman play a piano
in a way that made me feel all over in
spots. AS 500 as he sat down on the
stool / knew by the way he handled
himself that he understood the machine
he was running. He tapped the keys
away up one end, just as if they We're
gauges and he wanted to see if he had
water enough. Then he looked up as if
he wanted to know how much steam he
was carrying, and the next moment he
pulled open the throttle and sailed out
on the main line, as if he was haitian
hour late. You could hear her thunder
I'VE culverts and bridges, and getting
faster and faster, until the fellow rocked
about in his seat like a cradle. Some
how / thought it was old So pulling a
passenger train and getting out Of the
way Of a special. The fellow worked
the keys on the middle division like
lightning, and then he flew along the
north end Of the line until the drivers
went around like a buzz saw and [ got
excited. About the time / was fixing
W e Hill W CuC1Ci oI Y lItClVt 4 All
ed the hampers under the machine wide
open, pulled the throttle away back in
the tender, and, Jerusalem! how he did
run. [ could't stand it any logger and
yelled to him that she was pounding on
the left side, and if he wasn't careful he
would drop his ash-pan.O
"Did he slacken any"'
mo, he didn't hear. No Il heard
me. Everything was flying and whiz-
ling. Telegraph poles on the side Of the
track looked like q row of corn-stalks,
the trees appeared to be a mud bank,
and all the time the exhaust Of the old
machine sounded like the hum Of q bum
BILE bee. [ tried to yell out but my lips
refused to move. He went around cur
yes like a bullet, slipped an eccentric,
blew out his soft plug, and went down
grades fifty feet to the mile with not a
confounded brake set. She went by the
meeting point at a mile and a half a
minute, and calling for more steam. My
hair stood up like a cats tail, because L
knew the game was up. Sure enough,
dead ahead of us was the headlight of
the special. In a daze I heard the crash
as they struck, and [ saw cars shivered
into atoms, people mashed and mangled
and bleeding, gasping for water. There
was another crash as the Frenchman
struck the deep keys away down on the
lower end of the southern division, and
then / came to my senses. There he was
at a dead standstill, with the door Of the
fire-box Of the machine open, Wiping the
perspiration off his face and bowling at
The people before him. If live to be a
thousand years old I'll never forget the
ride that Frenchman gave me On the
piano.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-03-14

The falsity of a girl who, being natur-
ally pallid IN the cold, gave her cheeks
a deceptively increasing glow while out
sleigh riding, is exposed by the Cincin-
natl Enquirer. She slyly dabbed OF the
red, a little at q time, just fast enough to
make her companion think that the cold
was doing it. THE wind was blowing
on us from the right on the way up,u she
said, land SO / redeemed my cheek on
that side first. Then we turned back and
T gradually touched up the other one.
Oh, I'm a fraud, I ann
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-03-14
Sheep Statistics.
FoRT MAGINN1s, Feb. 81, 1883.

IVKI MAGINNIS, TtD. =, IUoV'
Editors of the River Press:
1t may interest your wool buyers to
Know that there are about 5000 sheep
north of here and between here and the
Missouri river, in place of some 1000
owned by Brooks s. Hilger last year,
VIZ; Brooks & Hilger, from 3,Oooto $500
on Salt creek Mr.. Churchill, 1000 on
peer creek-post office address OF both,
Andersonyille. The Fergus's, 1000
Waiter Peck, 1000; Blanchard &Parrot,
l,oOo, all on Box Elder creek-post office
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-03-14
I'll Y P RESS

address, Fort Maginnis. Chamberlain
Co, 1000 at Black Butte; post office
address, Fort Maginnis.
understand these are nearly all fine
Wooled sheep, above an average, all free
from scab and that all the parties prefer
selling their wool at home. It might
pay some OF your buyers to come down
this way. r.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-03-14
Our citizens who know Mr.. Bell will

Our citizens who know MI. Bell will
understand how wearing on his constr
tuition the present circumstances must
be. The Journal says: "A. I'll. Bell, the
government telegraph operator in charge
of this office, is doing double duty, now
that the Fort Keogh office is minus an
operator. He makes a trip to Keogh and
back about every hour, and hasn't much
time to rush around anywhere else. If
the same state Of affairs continues for
any length of time, it is our private
opinion that both Offices will be found
wanting. The wear and tear on Bell is
too great to last long.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-03-14
Virgins Sticks to His Storm.

OTTAWA, March 2.-Wiggins adheres
to his predictions Of a storm in March,
from the 9th to the 18th. He says the
storm will be as great as yer occurred
on the earth Oh can possibly occur. A
positive tidal wave will occur in the Bay
of Bengal, the coast Of Australia and the
Gulf of Mexico.
That Wig. is a first-elass crank will be
satisfactorily proven in a few days.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-03-14

Invalids who are re-
covering vital stamina
declare in grateful
terms their appreci-
alton of the merits as
a tonic, of Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters. Not
only does it impart
strength to the weak,
but it also cOrrects an
irregular acid state of
the stomach, makes
the bowels act at
proper intervals, gives
ease to those who
suffer from rheumatic
and kidney troubles,
and eonquers as well
as prevents fever and
ague.
For sale by all
Druggists and Dealers
generally.