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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-08-27
In the Lions Mouth.

Lion-tamers are usually killed doZ-
en- times or more by rumOr during their
careers, and yet, after all, they die in
beds in about the same proportion as
other men. For instance, Manchester
Jack was reported by the newspapers as
having come to his end in various ways,
once after the following unenviable
fashion: He was said to have been ex-
hibiting the feat which Van Amburgh
originated, of putting his head into the
lions mouth, and to have been reused
to a sense of his rashness by hearing the
animal growl and feeling his jaw closing
upon his neck.
"Does he whisk his tail, Bill?' he is
said to have asked the keeper while i'll
this horrible situation.
Yes" replied Bill.
''Then Pm a dead man," groaned
Jack.
A moment afterwards the swapping
of the lions jaws fulfilled his prophesy.
But this thrilling story is contradictedby
the fact that Manchester Jack left the
menagerie with whole skin, and for a
number of years afterward kept an inn
at Taunton, where he died in 1860.
With reference to this feat of putting
the head in the mouth of the lion or
tiger, il must be said. fOOlhardy as 1t
seems, we have been unable to find a
single authentic instance in which the
beast has improved the opportunity to
remove such a foolish head from its
shoulders. 1t is possible such instances
may have occurred, but in comparison
to the many hundred times the feat has
been performed they seem to show that
it is not really more perIlouS than many
simpler performances. 1t is an utterly
objectAess feat, only introduced because
of the fascination which terrible peril
has to most audiences. When Van
Amburgh was in England a certain
gentleman went to see him for hundred
or more consecutive nights, following
him from place to place solely, he said.
because he was convinced that the per-
formers head would one day be bitten
off, and he did not want to miss the
sight. In the daring and triumphs of
Van Amburgh this country has taken a
special interest, since he was generally
known as an American, and 1t was
here that he won his first lauIelS. He
was 4 native OF Holland, however, but
coming TO this country as young man,
always regarded himself as an American
citizen. He was very handsome man,
tall and well-fOrmed, and when, some
years after his appearance in England
with his trained lions and tigers, sir
Edwin Landseer painted him IN the
midst of his tanned beasts, the picture
attracted great deal of attention, and
made Van Amburgh's 5 show the fashion
with the very highest circles, even roy
atty itself. The duke of Wellington
was an ardent admirer of his perform
ances, and cultivated his acquaintance
with interest.
Were you ever afraid?" once asked
the duke, when the lion king was a
guest at his house.
The irst time that l am afraid,
your Grace" replied the liOn-tamer,
''or that fancy my pupils are no longer
afraid Of me, L shall retire from the
wild beast line"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-08-27
Beet-Sugar.

There is likely to be revival of the
beet-sugar industry in England. Some
of the works long ago abandoned are
being put in order, and large paintings
of beets for sugar Will be made in their
nelghbOrhoOd- One difficulty in English
growing of beets for sugar is that the
growing seasons are so cool as,to greatly
diminish the proportions of saccharine
matter In the root as compared with
beets grown in France and other warm
climates.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-08-27
VOL. XXXVIII.
SOLITUDE.

Laugh, and the world laughs with you;
Weep, and you weep alone.
For the sad old earth must borrow its mirth.
But has trousle enough of its own.
Sing, and the hills will answer;
Sigh, IT is lost on the air;
The echoes bound 10 joyful sound,
But shrink from voicing care.
Rejoice, and men will seek you:
Grieve, and they turn and go.
They want full measureofall your pleasure,
But they do not need your woe.
he glad, and your friends are many;
Be sad, and you lose them all.
There are none TO decline your nectared
wine,
But alone you must drink life's gall.
Feast. and your halls are crowded;
Fast, and the world goes by.
Succeed and give. and il helps you live,
But no man can help you die.
There is room in the halls of pleasure
For a Ian ge and lordly train.
But one by one we must all file on
Through the narrow aisles of pain.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-08-27

Il recent chemical treatment of ven-
eers has been successful in London it is
said, whereby the veneer can be made
supple as leather and of less than the
usual thickness. while the strength and
beauty of the wood are unaffected.
We had better appear what we are
than affect to appear what We are not.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-08-27
Ted thoughtfully ''marvellously

served thoughtfully - ''maryellously
like"
Yes" Miss Jane assented. in some
surprise, ''she resembles her mother :
but she's not nearly so pretty. Poor
Alice ~
'Poor Alicel'' Hervey Davenant re-
peated, with a deep sigh. ''Died OF a
broken heart and Ellie is her daugh-
ter ~
If Hervey Davenant wanted his re-
venge, he had it, after twenty years.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-08-27

To make a good black varnish for
iron or other metals, dissolve by heat
three ounces of asphaltum, four quarts
of boiled oil and eight ounces of burnt
lumber. Mix the compound with tur-
pentlne while cooling.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-08-27

oil and gas are still being STRUCK
at various points on the Pacific coast.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-08-27

had at last come to the surface, drag
ged from its hlding-place by the face
ard voice of Effie Treherne. With pain
ful distiEctness they recalled to Her.
vey's remembrance the garden of a
pretty villa on the South Coast on sui
try July evening twenty years before
A young girl, with Eflie's hazel eyes,
pale golden hair and winning voice, sat
on low garden chair, listlessly pulling
a sieat crimson rose to pieces and strew-
ing Its velvety petals over her white
dress and on the grass at her feet. Her
face was very pale, her eyes had strange
unrest In them, though her voice was
calm enough, as she told the dark-eyed
eager-faced boy who leaned Familiarity
over the back of her chair that she ex-
peeted friend the next day-the gen.
tieman to whom she was engaged. This
WAS in reply 10 some impaSsioned re-
mark of the boys, as he secretly Ca
ressed one of the soft golden curls that
hung over her shoulders. He remem-
bered, boy though he was, how the
evening sky suddenly became overcast,
how the flowers seemed to lose their
perfume, and how the blue sea in the
distance grew troubled and sighed in
sympathy with the desolation that had
fallen upon him. In the few seconds
that silently elapsed after those simple
words of Alice Leigh's he seemed to
die and be buried, to experience a sue
cession of Infinite changes, to rise again
a man, like in outward semblance only
TO the eager-faced boy of the past. He
had known Alice Leigh five weeks
long, glorious, golden, utterly uncloud-
ed weeks. The first shadow that ever
fell upon them was their annihilation.
Alice WAS engaged to be married, and
Hervey Davenant was dead and buried
passed away out of sight and mind as
though he had never been.
With smiling face and unclouded
brow Hervey said farewell to Alice and
her father-to the bright dreams and
golden visions of the precious five
weeks, to hope and faith and trust and
happiness. With a gay adieu he left
the villa, smiling bitterly to himself, as
he proceeded down the path. at the
sweetness, the power, and the cruelty
of woman. A few short weeks be-
fore he was a human being instinct
with life and hope now he was ghost
doomed for certain time to walk the
earth hopeless and joyless because Alice
Leigh was engaged to be married.
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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-05
A TENNESSEE WEDDING.
A 13 Year.Old Girl Married 10 the Man
Who Ran Away With Her.

NASHVILLE. TENN June 27--The
case of the state against Edward Nor
man, charged with the abduction of
Annie Mason, l3.year-old girl, in
this city, WAS happily terminated in
the criminal court by the marriage of
the parties In the court room. Judge
Allen gave the bride away and Nor
mans lawyer acted as his best man.
Norman, who Is young man of
good appearance, came to Nashville
several months ago, and becoming ac-
quainted with the girl, grew intimate
with her. About the first of June he
appeared at her home one evening aud
carried her away on his shoulders.
Officers were soon on the look
out for him and kilograms
were sent in every direction,
but no trace was found until one day
about two weeks ago, when Norman
was arrested in Graysvillc, Ga, and
with the girl was taken back to Nash
Vile and Imprisoned. Miss Mason de-
clared that she had not been i'll treated,
and that, as she loved Norman, she
would marry him when he was re.
leased. She persisted In her determi-
nation, and the wedding followed.
The young wife tells the following
story of her elopement and the sue
ceeding events: Eddie and had II
fixed up that sister Lottie and Were
to go to market with him, and he was
to buy the marketing for Sunday and
Lottie WAS to bring 1t back, although
we never told Lottie we were going to
run away. But my father came home
and said he was not going to allow his
girls TO go gadding about town Satur-
"a lei, sya oh ii 1aax
the house. This made Eddie mad,
and he sassed father and father talked
back to him, and then Eddie said he
didn't care for any OF them but me,
and be was going To have me for his
wife at last, aud was determined on
that. Then at last he went out Of the
house, and whispered 10 me that he
would be back after me at 10 o'clock,
and watched for him. When heard
him come into the yard the back way
slipped out Of bed and put on my
shoes and everyday dress, and walked
safely down stairs to the hack window.
when Eddie saw me he was stand
ing under the window with his arms
stretched up, and said: Jump down,
Annie and jumped. BY this time
Lottie woke up and found had gone,
and looked out of the window and saw
us running toward the pike, and hal
looed for Eddie to bring back her sister
and for me to come back. We walked
TO the depot after breakfast and got on
cars and went to Georgia. Islept nearly
all the way with my head ON Eddie's
shoulder, I was 80 tired. At last we
came TO Chattanooga, and passed
through that aud went 10 a depot In
Georgia where there was hotel, and
Eddie told the man that took the
money that was his sister, and he
put me into q big room all by myself
and after / washed and fxed my hair,
I came down and ate big BREAKFAST
by Eddie ut long table where there
were good many other people, be-
sides two more tables and plenty Of
people around them In the room.
TUESDAY morning, the day before ]
was TO be married, man on : horse
rode up TO Eddie's cousIn's house and
! asked him II be Yves the preacher.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-05
BEFORE THE BATTLE.
Gathering Of the Democratic Hosts In
Chicago.

CHICAGO, July 4.-The situation
here contains very little of interest.
The California delegation Is the only
one in. with scattering delegates from
Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, Mich
igan and Iowa. Tomorrow will wit
ness the arrival of the New York and
Massachusetts delegations, and Sunday
great number of marching clubs will
arrive, when the ante-convention up
roar will probably reach its height.
Chairman Barnum of the national
committee arrived to-day, and
among other more notable arrivals
were Henry Watterson, Frank
Hurd, Congressman Morrison, and
Francis Herman. Work upon the
platform has already been commenced.
Mr.. Hurd expresses confidence that
the tariff reforms::will be in control of
the committee ON resolutions by II
strong majority.
Presidential talk is heard about the
corners, but very little has transplred
to indicate the tide of feeling. Prs
dental sentiment is not expected to
crystalline until after the caucus. The
New York delegation and their
position is not known. Late this
evening the Delaware delegation put
in their appearance, and will at once
open Bayard headquarters at the Pal
mer house.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-05
POLITICAL NOTES.

The Boston Pilot says Blaine can
beat Cleveland.
O'Donovan Rossa is supporting Ben
Butler, not Jim Blaine.
Twenty-seven reputation papers in
Virginia support Blaine.
Carl Schurz is to write the national
address OF the Independents.
Gail Hamilton appears 10 he about
the only relative of Mr.. Blaine who Is
not in office.
The GAINESVILLE (Ohio) Signal insists
that Hugh J. Jewett is the only man
whom the Democrats can elect.
Three of the men who signed the
anti-Blaine roll in Boston gave $50, 900
last year to beat Butler.
The relatives of Mr.. Logan who are
In Office are doubtless all disabled
Union soldiers.
Gov. Hoadly, now In the East, tells
all inquirers that Ohio is sure for the
Democrats In October.
1t Is not probable that Senator
Logan will take any further active
part in the Legislative business of this
session.
There was one lone colored man in
came from Garfield's old district.
Holman says that next to Allen G.
Thurman Gen. Palmer of Illinois is
the greatest anti-monopolist IN the
country.
Col. p. ID. Elkins OF New Mexico,
father of Blaine's man Friday, Is u
Democrat, aud says he wants ~ vote
for Thurman.
Buffers friends intend to scatter
10000 pictures OF him in Chicago Just
before the Democratic convention as
sembles.
Gov. Begole OF Michigan Is mad
because the Democratic convention In
that state failed to indorse his admin
istration.
Maine Democrats say they will give
Blaine all he wants to do to carry his
own state, for they claim the young
men are with them.
The Democratic newspapers of South
Carolina are practically unanimous
for the nomination of Gov. Cleveland.
The Republican bolt in New Haven
is led by 100 influential men, includ-
|, ing twenty-siX members of the faculty
of Yale college and six clergymen.
John Boyle OReilly of the Boston
: Pilot thinks there is no show for the
Democracy unless 1t nominates Butler
The $500 0O0, 900 Cuba purchase story
is laughed at in Washington. The
Ever Faithful Island" can be bought
from Spain, If at all, for about fifty
million dollars.
Mr.. Matthews of the Buffalo Eek,
press can eat forty crows in thirty days
Few members of the grand old party
can dine alongside of Mr.. Matthews.
Lieut.. Merriman of Massachusetts
says that Gen. Logan cashiered his
own brother-in-law, Col. Osborne, In
the war, because the latter refused tC
help organize Il negro regiment.
The Boston Journal says: I'm his
forthcoming letter of acceptance Mr.
Blaine will doubtless satisfy all reason
able people that II is not his policy tt
stir up strife with other nations.n
Representative Dorsheimer, in card
to "a New York paper, says that he has
always been in favor Of the nomination
: of Mr.. Cleveland mt Chicago mex
week, and that he still Is, all reports Il
the contrary Notwithstanding.
In his speech before the Democratic
editors of Indiana the other day Sena
tor Voorhees, ridiculed Blaine's "vigor
Gus foreign policy and showed tina
during his whole term rs secretary o
state an Irish American was in al
English dungeon and he made no eff
fort to get him out.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-05

iourn aud for calls Of the house until
1l:s0, when Mr.. Randall presented the
conference report on the gen.
eral deficiency appropriation.
bill. 1t announces an agreement on
all amendments in controversy except
twenty three.
Mr.. Calkins moved the house recede
from its disagreement to the amend-
meats in controversy, appropriating
small sums for paving streets around
public building in Des Moines, st.
Louis and Grand Rapids. Lost-yeas,
50, nays ll6.
A similar motion in regard to the
amendment making appropriation TO
reimburse ex-President Hayes for
amount paid for the expenses OF n
commission to go to Louisiana In 1877
met a similar fate.
The report was agreed to and Messrs.
Randall, Burns and Calkins reap
rointed conferees.
Mr.. Willis presented con-
ference report on the river
and harbor iopriation bill. Agreed
to.
The bill rs It passed the house APP
propriated Sl2 ,0S6, 200. As agreed to
in the conference, 1t appropriated SlS,-
800. 700.
Mr.. McMillen submitted the cosfer-
ence report on the bill introduced by
him limiting the time for which pros
ecu,ion may be instituted against per-
sons charged with violating the inter.
| nal revenue laws. Agreed to.
AS agreed to, the bill reduces the
time within which offenders may be
prosecuted from five to three years,
when the penalty is imprisonment in
the penitentiary, and to two years IN
all other cases.
Filibustering against the new pen
sion bill then continued until 4:45
when the house took recess until .
o'clock this evening.
At the evening session the house re
sumed the consideration of the MeXi
can pension bill, and in view of tn,
strong opposition 10 the measure on
the part of those who thought grant
ing a service pension was inadvisable
and of those who were opposed to tn,
restrictions placed upon II by senat,
amendments, be non-concurred in ant
conference ordered.
Mr.. Hewitt of Alabama objected.
Mr. Shelley suggested that the bill
be laid aside aud the house proceed Il
the consideration of the private pen
zion bills, and Mr.. Calkins asked Mr.
Townsend to comply with that sug
gestion, at the same time compliment
ing him on the gallant fight he Ina,
made for the Mexican pension bill.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-05
NOMINATIONs.

July 4.-Jno. A. Kas-
b, Iowa, envoy extraordinary and
'lnister plenipotentiary from the
hited States to Germany; and
lphonso Taft, Ohio, envoy extraor-
harry and minister plenipotentiary
BIN the United States toRussia;J no. M.
tancis, of New York, envoy eXtraor-
harry and minister plenipotentiary
',m the United States TO Austria
hungary; Lewis Richmond, of Rhode
hand, minister resident and consul
|neral from the United States
Portugal; Sam'l II. NJ. Byers,
nsul-general at Rome, Italy; Ramon
Williams, consul-general at Ha-
Ina; Ward McAllister, Jr., of
kllfornia, United States judge for
district of Alaska; L. A.
askell of Iowa, United States
'torney for the district of Alaska;
|ndrew II. Lewis of Illinois, clerk OF
Ie United States court for the dis
let OF Alaska; NJ. q. Hillyer of CAL
brnia, marshal of the United States
|urt Of the district of Alaska.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-05
or for Chicago.

New YORK, July 4.-Seventeen car
loads of the county Democracy men
started to-day for Chicago. The Irish
Sixty-ninth Regiment band accom-
panies the delegation, who are for
Cleveland to man. All were singing
songs of Cleveland as the train rolled
out of the depot. Among the leaders
on the train are: Thos. Castigan, su-
pervlsor of city record; ex-District
Attorney William G. Whitney, Judges
Power, Ingersoll, Norton, Shelly
Ford and Murray; Commissioner OF
Jurors Garfield; Fire Commissioners
Purray and Commissioner Voorhees,
The county Democracy Is to leave this
morning by the West Shore road.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-05

He said he was not the preacher, but
Sheriff Bryan Of Georgia, and then he
came and talked To Eddie's cousin and
said it was u shame, but he would
have to take me anyway, and made
me get on a rough horse and ride to
Eddie's mothers, and then he made
Eddie get on horse and come along,
too, and | asked eddie where we
were going, and he said we had to go
back to Nashville, because the Ten
ried and now we couldn't get married
ut all. And cried all the way back,
aud the sheriff looked Sorry
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-05
coNrERENCE COMMIrrEE.

|WAsHINGToN, July 4.-The confer
|ce committee in charge of the con-
liar and diplomatic appropriation
NJ concluded consideration of that
|o48uSe at 4 o'clock this morning,
|ith the exception of the senate
appropriating $3.50 600 for
|e Nicaragua waterway project, and
h agreement was reached on the en-
lie bill. The house conferees refused
agree to that bill and the senate
|nferees concluded to confer with
|her members of the senate before
pressing their decision on the
|Aendment. They also requested
lat they be allowed till tomorrow
(orning to make their report. The
|'nate conferees receded from the
Pnate amendment providing for the
pOintment of a commission to
1T AID ascertain the best modes of
mring more intimate international
d commercial relations between the
lited States and several countries of
ntral and South America.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-05
FIRES.
AN ENTIRE TOWN BURNED.

PORT PERRY, ONT, July 4.-The
whole business portion of this place
burned. The fire extended from
Ackerman's saddlery shop west. in
Guiding the Ontario bank, Ross & Sons
store, Ling & Mehany place, s. Carri-
gan's establishment, Windsor hotel,
Wrights shoe store, Allisons drug
store, Il. q. Foremsn's store, Davis
drug and cabinets, Campbell's feed
store, McCnw's jewelry store, Daven-
port, James u Co. Brown Parish hard
ware, w. Il. Rock, and nearly TO the
post-oillce. The entire business portion
of the village burned. This is the
second disastrous fire here within Il
year. Loss $3.50. 900 to 100000.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-05
IN CoNaR rs 5.

FL SENATE.
July 4.-The senate
called to order promptly at IL
y, and after prayer by Bishop
|ews the Declaration of indie
nee was read.
d senate further insisted on its
ments to the deficiency bill and
Dinted the same committee. The
ence bill passed granting q PEN
y the widow of Gen. Ord; also,
| increasing the pension of Gen.
p. Blair's widow and one to
fize the appointment of Gen.
to the position OF colonel In the
5And place him on the retired list
hat rank. The senate went into
i've session, and when the doors
reopened took recess until
HOUSE.
@sHINGToN, July 4.-The house
10 o'clock this morning in con-
ion of yesterdays session.
conference report ON the bill to
idate the bureau of military JUS
d corps of judge advocates was
to.
house then resumed considera-
the senate amendments to the
pan pension bill, but want of a
n was disclosed. aud after sew
Rll calls q call of the house was
4 Brewer Of New York moved at
shat the house go into committee
whole for the purpose of cOnsid-
hat great state paper, the Decla.
of Independence, and that the
ant document be now read for
ormaiion Of members not absent
heir post Of duty.
speaker ruled that the motion
t privileged.
call followed roll call In monot-
succession on motions 70 adj
II@ y -
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-05
A Rival for HanIau.

Boston, July Ain the regatta on
Charles river to day, three miles with
turn, the race was won by jacob Gau-
daur of st. Louis. Time. 2l:50. Hos
mer, ut the close Of the race, declared
Gaudaur formidable rival for Han
Ian. Gaudaur also won the three.
mile race forsingle scull working boats.
Time. 22:2O,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-05
RANDALL's BOOM.

July ALL promi-
hnt Democrats admit that RandalPs
:spm has made great Roadway in the
st few days. Randall manages with
traordinsry shrewdness, and it is
lieved he has secured the backing of
,Tilden element of the party. 1t is
Mined that his followers have been
emost in killing Cleveland and
lIier Eastern candidates. John
Hllys paper has come out for him,
q he will go to Chicago strongly