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, 1888-05-16

f. Norton of Chicago was chosen tempo
rary chairman. After the opening ad-
dress and the appointment Of committees
the convention adjourned until 9 o'clock.
1t is clear that the chief difficulty before
the convention will be the preparation of
a platform. The G~reenbackers, at their
conference last night, made but little pro-
gress toward merging into the new party.
The drift of sentiment was in favor of
holding fast to the name and leading
principles of the organization. The
United Labor faction shows more anxiety
to combine, but their cardinal principle of
land tax is %repugnant to the greater por
ton of the Union Labor men.
At 2 o'clock the delegates of the United
Labor party were called to order by John
Mackin of the executive committee.
There were no contests. VIM. A. Ogden
of Kentucky was elected temporary chair
man, and escorted to the chair by MI.
Cowdry and DR.. McGlvnn. G. A.
Henry of Kansas and John f. Duncan of
Michigan, were elected secretaries. The
temporary officers we're then made perma.
nent, and a committee on platform-one
from each state-was chosen. The chair
was authorized to appoint a committee of
five to confer with the Union Labor con-
vention with reference to a union of the
two conventions.
Adjourned until to morrow.
, 1888-05-16
Notice for Publication.
United States Land Office,
rbauo-- W. -

Cheyenne, Wyo,, May 9, 1888.
Notice is hereby given that
william A. Taylor,
Of Hillsdale, Mass, has filed notice of in
tention to make proof on his desert land
clam No. 262O, for the whole of sec. 4.
TIP. II n, r Ct W, before register and re
ceiver at Cheyenne, Wyo., on Monday,
the 18th day of June, 1888.
He names the following witnesses to
prove the complete irrigation and recla-
nation of said land: George w. Welsh,
and Gilbert Shapcott, Of Cheyenne, Wyo.;
Pharis S. Minnich, of Cheyenne, Wyo.
Charles Peters, of Cheyenne, Wyo.
Edgar S. Wilson, Register.
, 1888-05-16
Accident on the Fort Worth Road

DENVER, May 15.-A Netos Clayton,
N. M, special says: The %southbound ex-
press on the Fort Worth road, fifty miles
south of here, last night plunged into a
washout caused by the breaking of a
waterspout, killing Engineer Gallo Priest
and fireman Sam Bush. None of the
passengers we're injured.
, 1888-05-16
Notice for Publication.
United States Land Office,
Cheyenne, Wyo,, April l6, 1888.

cheyenne, Wyo,, April 10, 1883.
Notice is hereby given that
Maurice H. ZOOk,
of Fort Collins, Larimer county, Colo
RADIO, has filed notice of intention to
make proof on his desert land claim, No.
1854, for the W sw sec 81, and sc
and c ! of sw / of sec 20, tip 10 n, r 62
west, before register and receiver, at
Cheyenne, Wyo., on Tuesday, the 22d
day of May, 1888.
He names the following witnesses to
prove the complete irrigation and reclama-
ton of said land: Owen Carroll, John III.
Gordon, William @. Lykens, Thomas
Rutledge, all of Little Horse Greek post
Office, Laramie county, Wyoming.
Edgar S. Wilson, Register.
, 1888-05-16
Notice for Publication.
United States Land Office.
Cheyenne, Wyo., April l6, 1888.
Notice is hereby given that
AInhn II Pa

Uheyenne, WYo., April TO, 1888. J
Notice is hereby given that
Alpha IL. Chaffee,
Of Fort Collins, Larimer county, Colorado,
has filed notice of intention to make
proof on his desert land claim, No. 2,549,
for the ! of swi sec. 20, and e } of Sc /
of sec 10, tp 10 n, r 81 W, before register
and receiver at Cheyenne, Wyo., on
Tuesday, the Odd day of May, 1883.
He m the following witnesses to
prove the complete irrigation and reclaim
alton of said land:
Owen Carroll, John H. Gordon, Will
lam G. Lykens, Thomas Rutledge, all Of
Little Horse Creek p. O., Laramie
county, Wyoming.
Edgar S. Wilson, Register.
, 1888-05-16
NesO stYtes is sp,.ing anil
summer y FLANNEL ODershirts
SOLD cheap for cash at NJ.
Marhs'.
Strawberry shortcak at the Saddle Rock
GoMN S\cGM Nights is the

thousands suffering from Asthma, Con-
sumption, Coughs, etc. Did you ever try
Acker'5 English Remedy It is the best
preparation known FOR all Lung Troubles
sold on q positive gW rantee at 10c., 6Oc
DR.. W. N. Hunt
, 1888-05-16
Will They Comblne,P

CINCINNATI, May l5.--The national
convention of the Union Labor party was
called to order at noon in the Odeon,
with twenty-eight states represented. s..
, 1888-05-16

What you need is a medicine which is
pure, efficient, reliable. Such is Hoods
Sarsaparilla. 1t possess peculiar curative
powers.
, 1888-05-16
The Ladies Want Free Whisky.

IL 'aNiSo Ill fIOO LION :
Dies MONIES. Ia, May l5.-The con-
v%ention of the Equal Right party met in
this city this afternoon and was called to
order by Mrs. Nettie Sanford Chaplin of
Marshalltown, chairman of the national
committee. Arrangements had been
made so that delegates unable to attend
could send their ballots by mail. The
convention proceeded to count the ballots
thus received, with the following result:
For president of the United States, Belva
A. Lockwood of Washington, and for
vice president, Alfred II. Love of Phila-
delphia, received 80 votes, and were de
clared nominated. There were forty
votes scattering for Blaine. Allison, Gen.
Clinton B. Fish, Elizabeth Cady Stan
ton, Susan B. Anthony and others. The
convention adopted a platform favoring
woman suffrage; pensions for all needy
soldiers and sailors; tariff with free sugar
and lumber, and the repeal of the tax on
whisky and tobacco, and unrestricted i'm
migration. The convention then ad-
journed sine die.
, 1888-05-16
Strawberries and cream at Saddle Ro


Rhodes & Troxell's soda water is pure.
Their syrups are made from rock candy
and never SOU The favors are the
juices of carefully selected fruit, making it
a wholesome, delicious and healthful bev-
erage. Price reduced to five cents a glass
but the soda water is better than ever.
The annual meeting of the Springfield
Cattle company will be held at its Office
in the City Of Cheyenne, Wyo., on NAV
10, 1888, at | o'clock D. IN.
A. j. WRIGHT,
Secretary and Treasurer.
, 1888-05-16

Frog saddles at the Saddle Rock.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-01-04
Sympathy in Dogs and Cats.

A fayOrIte Tomeranian dog was
cruelty blinded by a carter IS lash, and,
while his owner tenderly baIhed the in
tiamed eyes, "Blackie," the sleek tom
cat, always sat by with kindly look
of pity in his luminous green eye. When
"Laddle," :" the blind dog was called in
at night. he often failed to find the
door, or would strike his venerable
head against the posts. ''Blackle,"
having noticed this difficulty, would
lump off his warm cushion by the
kitchen tire, trot out with a "mew"
into the dark night, and in few
minutes return with "Laddie'shoulder
to shoulder, as 1t were, and the friends
would then separate for the night
..Laddie," when younger, had quietly
resented the attentions shown by his
owner to a fascinating kitten, who used
TO frolic with his long, fringed tail; but
he was too noble to show active dis
like. When the kitten died in convul-
siOus-a victim TO nerves and bail OF
cotton-snd its owner bent over the
stiIfened form in grief, 'Lsddie" came
grayely up and kissed II. He followed
il to the grave, and for many days was
seen by his mistress to go up the garden
and SIT upon the sod. Was that his
way OF showing remorse for his former
GOODNESS, or might it be an expression
of sympathy for his bereayed ownerI
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-01-04
Curious Story of an Inventor.

They tell a curious story of old
Christopher Meyer, who was more or
,ess with Ives. Many years ago he
was a workman in a factory where
rubber shoes were made. He received
the fabulous sum of Sl.2j day. At
night he worked out the details of an
invention for economlZIng in the num-
Der of men employed in the factory.
One day he finished his machine, car
ried it TO the shop and showed his
boss how well it would do the work
of dozen or twenty men. The boss
was thunderstTuck; but before lie could
examine the invention Meyer seized a
big hammer and knocked the delicate
machinery into chaos.
but L want that" protested the
boss.
81 know you do,'' answered the
workman, quietly.
"Come and see me tomorrow noon,
continued the head of the firm, pOmD-
ously, land we will make some arrange
ments-'
''If you want to talk business with
me-" remarked the workman, coOlly.
''you can come to my lodging at 7
O'Clock tonight. Better not be late. "
The millionaire was there at I,
Meyer was taken into the firm, and in
a short time he was at the head OF
the business. He lives in New
Brunswick, n. J., in pretentious
house, and his sons are all well mar
red. a short time ago the old man
he is more than 20 years Of age-took
II INTO his mind to marry again, picked
out a beautiful 19-year-old girl and
prepared for the wedding. Immense
opposition was expected from the
family, as old Meyer is worth ten or
twelve millions; but, to the amaze
ment and chagrin of society and the
press. all of the old manu-
facturer's friends, family and cOnnec
tions backed him up heartily, aud sent
him off on his bridal tour, looking and
feeling like a major.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-01-04
SHE MET HOLMES.
A Young Lady From the South Who
Wanted To Know the Yankee
Poet.

A Washington correspondent tells
the following pleasant story of a lady
well known here: DR.. Holmes is an i'm
mense favorite throughout the south +,
as Miss Page, the sister of Mrs.
Thomas Bryan, once uuconsciously told
aim. She was visiting another sister,
who IS wife of professor at Har-
ward. and at gathering Of the literati
heard some one say DR.. Holmes was
present.
Where is he?'' she asked with en-
thusiasm. 'DS show me- -
Il do not see him." said the little
gentleman to whom she was speaking.
He was a very little gentleman, with a
lace Ike winter apple, pair OF
twlnkllng brown eyes and merry
smile, but his name she had not heard.
Oh" she said, 81 am so anxious to
meet him. You know he is such fav-
orite in ths South
Indeed" he answered, evidently
greatly surprised. ~ thought Yankee
principles and Yankee literature were
Just the reverse of popular"
She smiled her own brilliant smile.
perhaps you are not altogether
wrong. but of this can assure you, no
Southern gentleman's library is consid-
cred complete without the 'Autocrat of
the Breakfast Table,"
He positively colored up and looked
confused and Just then some one laid a
hand on Ills shoulder and said:
''Dr. Holmes"
''TabIeauxI
But Miss Page, through her bushes,
told him:
''lt is all true and you must accept
the compliment au pied de la lettre, for
/ did not know TO whom 1 spoke"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-01-04
Guarded by His Honor.

during the whisky insurrection -
in Western Pennsylvania in 1892. the
leader, Bradford, acquired a powerful
influence over a wealthy farmer named
John Mitchell, and drew him deeply
into the conspiracy. Mitchell was 4
young, enthusiastic man with a beauti-
full home, a wife, and one child.
The conspirators believed that infor-
nation of the plans had been sent from
the little village of Washington, in
Pennsylvania, to the President. Brad
ford persuaded Mitchell that the letters
containing this information were in the
mails, and must De seized as an act of
military necessity.
Robbery of the mails was then an
offence punishable by death, but
Mitchell, convinced that lie was risk
ing his life TO serve his country, joined
by two other men, stopped the wagon
on a lonely road between Washington
and rIttsburg, and carried the mail
bag TO Bradford's house. 1t was
opened, the damaging letters were
taken out, and the rest were returned
to the post Office at Pittsburg.
When the insurrection was quelled
all the leaders escaped except John
Mitchell, who rode into camp, and,
finding General Morgan, gave himself
up.
"I have been a fool" he said. al
see that plainly. 1 am ready to bear
the punishment of my folly"
General Morgan, who knew that he
had been deceived by Bradford, was
ANNOYED that he had not made his eS-
cape with HIM. lie believed Mitchell
to be at heart an honest man, and,
with the rest OF the county, liked and
respected him, but knowing that If lie
was brought to trial the punishment
would be death he determined TO give
him a chance TO escape.
You cannot be tried here" lie said.
81 will give you pass to Philadelphia.
Report yourself there"
81 am to have a guardI'
NO, none"
The General turned on his heel and
walked away. He intended and eX-
pected Mitchell to flee as soon as he had
reached the wilderness, but the young
| farmers honor was stricter guard
| than soldiers would have been, and drove
him without hmching to his death.
He ba6e farewell to his wife and
child aud started alone on horseback TO
| Philadelphia. 1t was a three weeks
! journey, at any hour of which he could
have escaped. He reported himself as
prisoner, who was tried, convicted,
and sentenced TO be hanged.
When the news reached General
Morgan be sent a special messenger to
the President, with an account of the
facts In the case. Washington, it is
said, was deeply touched, and at once
sent full pardon to Mitchell, with a
message to return to wife and child and
+, TO keep clear Of consplrators for the rest
| Os his life.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-01-04
A Tramp's Bundle.

For many years l have been dey CURED
by an intense and abiding curiosity 10
know what a tramp carries in his bun
die. You may have noticed that 10
matter where you meet tramp or un-
der what circumstances, he has a bun
die with him. 1t may be done COM
pactly up in a newspaper or tightly
wrapped in old and dirty rags; it may
be two feet square or no bigger than
your fist, but it is always a bundle of
some sort, and one to which he clings
with the tenacIty of death Itself. | have
heard a number of cOnjectuTes haZarded
as to its possible contents. Some critics
have maintained that II contains food
ana others that 1t is a mere dummy,
coutrived to impose upon a credulous
landlord at half-dime lodging house.
l have read newspaper stories of for
tunes concealed in the tramp's bundle,
and been told of occasions when the
bundle found in the possession OF
dead tramp contained family papers
and documents to prove that the late
unlamented was person of high birth
and exalted connections. But of my
own knowledge l have never been able
to satisfy myself as to its actua char
acter, so that when l was accosted the
other day by tramp with the usual
bundle and plea for the price of
nights lodgings, l saiG to him:
Tell me what Is in your bundle and
I'll give you a dollar"
"Honrst?" said the tramp.
assured him of it.
"You won't give me away to a living
soul?"
81 pledge you my woTd.''
"Well, them" said the tramp, In a
voice full of alcohol and mystery, u
don't mind telling you. It's my full
dress suit. You see feller in nv posi-
tion has to move IN society good deaI,
and he must have his dress suit ready,
for he don't know when he may need
it,"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-01-04
Nomen's Work in Syria.

There are grand women IN Arabia:
women of ability, keen insight and
wonderful capabilities. The duties of
the wife of Syrian to-day are as fol-
lows: She brings all the water for
family use from u distant well; this IS
accomplished by 0lling immense jars,
and bringing them upon her head. She
rises early and goes to the handmill of
tue village, carrying corn, enough of
which for the days bread she grlnds by
a slow, laboTious process. This she
carries home and cocks in an oven
which is made in the earth. 1t IS a
round hole, lined with oval fat stones,
and heated by fire built in 1t. When
the bread is mixed with water and a
little salt she removes the ashes and
plasters little pats of dough against the
hot stones TO cook. Could anything be
more crudeI
She cares for her ch;ldren-usually a
large famuy-and does all the rough
work at intervals, while the devoted I'd
husband calmly smokes his 'aTgelie, -
or sits crosS-legged upon his divan or
hOusetop. in conversation with some
equally hard working member of Syrian
society. The houses are made of a
coarse stone, roughly hewn. The
housetops are of clay, covered with
ccHrse gravel. In hot weather the sun
.. rs this mud-fOrmed roof, and large
cracks appear. The rain comes, and,
as natural consequence, the roof
leaks.
This is something of which the fas-
tidious inhabItant of the Bible land
does not approve. 1t does not add to
his bodily comfort. lie remedies tie
dlfticulty-shall L tell you howr Not
by any effort of his own; far from it;
his wife comes, ascends to the house
top, and in the drenching rain propels
a roller of solid stone backward and
forward, much as we use Il lawn
mower. This rolls the suu-dried cracks
together, and prevents the entrance of
water.
These are only few of Syrian
housewives duties. Her reward is not
in this world, surely. She cannot speak
ID her husband in public; she can re-
ceive no caress before his friends. She
goes veiled and scantily clad. She has
10 time to make her own habIliments,
for her hands must weave and spin and
embrolder artistically and abundantly
for the husband and the male children.
In winter her feet are protected only
by open wooden sandals, and drops of
blood mark her way To the Syrian well.
This IS no extraordinary thing, but by
those who have repeatedly seen 1t, /
have been informed. OF course this is
among the lower and middle classes OF
Sosiety in Syria, but those who belong
70 higher class are very, very few.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-01-04
An Invitation.

when iu the house the day Is warm,
Aud docs lie st-gfcl ell before the door,
t,,rBa out 20 my uerls cite farm
And -Gt upon Juu grassy il0or.
rrIar tha apple trees green roof,
laced with the yellow light Of morn,
Sbar., natures 10y without reprooE
mon man w lo art 10 trouble born.
ArrsI 'tls sliI for price Of gold
Tho ax shall Eew these leafy towers;
Tie spaUr shall tTaIple in the mold
MS fragrant grass. these devy flowers
And wnps this pleasure house Il waste,
A mansion built tor earthly care,
For waiting days aud tiresome haste,
sLa.. It.t a stately front in air.
Then come. before the day declines.
And hear the bees arlong the boughs,
See where the early moou rutwiues
Her crescent in MY bioomy house
PERHAPS before tie sTaie shall wound
Illa tIrf 90 plant the cares Of earth,
A smaller plot oi eIrth be found
More .Iuvn 90 tgl our uob.er birth.
Then Ea>tcu, ere the day shall die,
AMI ry tuy heart o. summers bliss,
And l.Iru. whatever joys may ty,
40 hu.v the Prrm-uruce ot thts-
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-01-04
He Was Another Kind of Liar.

He had called at a house on Cass
Avenue, Detroit, on business and as he
ose to go he said:
~ believe you were up the lake this
fan?"
Yes"
"Go fishing any?"
"Yes."
''Catch anythIng?"
Zone little perch"
"Hal hal hal That's about as 1 ex-
peated. We'll, goodnight.
When the caller had gone the wife
Indignantly said:
s'Richa.d, how could you sit there
and lie in that bold way. You know
we caught over twenty fish weighing
five pounds apiece and that big pickerel
weighing eleven pounds"
My dear WIFE" he soothingly re-
piled, "you don't know human nature.
THAT man is now willing TO take my
word for 81, 600. If had told him OF
those fish lie would have gone away
believing me to be the biggest liar in
Detroit"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-01-04

Gather purslane In the morning while
the dew Is on. Chop fine, mix with
scalded meal and feed to the chicks.
Canphor will prevent moths; the
gum near your silver viii keep 1t
bright.
Mower County transcript., 1888-02-29
Face Powder.

If you use powder of any kind on
the face never 20 to bed without wash
ing it off: Sanitary reasons rs we'll as
cleanliness require this. TO keep your
skin from roughening, find by tria
what kind of soap suits you best, and
nse no other. Frequent changes of soap
are bad for the complexion. Beware of
those which are highly scented; as a
general thing they are of poor quality,
the scent being used to destroy the
oder of the other ingredients used.
Mower County transcript., 1888-02-29
HOUSEHOLD TOPICS.
The Cellar tho Best Place in Which
Begin Spring Cleaning.

The Cellar tho Best Place in Which to
Begin Spring Cleaning.
While cellar under the house is a
very convenient place for storing the
family supply of fruit and vegeta ables
during the winter, yet great precau-
ton and watchful care is necessary
that this same cellar does not become
a breeding place of fevers, diphtheria,
colds and "malaria.' In the average
family cellar we usually find, in addi-
tion to fruit and vegetable supplies, Il
barrel OF two of pork, barrel Of
vinegar, one of soft soap and box or
keg of soap-grcase. To prevent the
vegetables from freezing. every crevice
where air or light might enter is care
fully closed. I have even seen the
windows of a cellar covered with
a blanket of barn yard refuse
and manure to keep out the
frost. One docs not need to 20
into such a cellar to be greeted with IL
mixture Of odors. 1t finds its way
through the cracks of the floor and
pcrmeates the whole house. Vrgcta-
bles and fruits will decay, mold AMI
mildew grow rank, in such n place.
and for all the noxious gases arising
from decay there is no escape except
upward into the living rooms of the
family.
1t is generally conceded that dry,
wcll-ventilated cellar under 4 house
adds 10 its healthfulness. but very few
houses have cellars of this kind. Ii
would always be much better if vcge-
tables could be stored outside the
house, but if they are kept i'll the
cellar, instead of Theoretically sealing
every crevice at the first approach of
cold weather. and leaving it SO far
into the spring. take advantage Of
every pleasant day during the winter
to throw open doors and win.
dows and insure a thorough air.
ing: If there is danger of frost get.
ting into the cellar, it is far better to
put little stove in it. than to keep it
entirely closed. This will also serve
to vcntilate. in a measure. II the
chimneys start from tn G bottom of the
cellar, an opening in them will serve
as /: ventilator: If there is no CHM
ney in the cellar, let a pipe. for venti-
lation, start near the bottom az 60 up
through the kitchen floor and connect
with the kitchen fue. Watch care
fully for decay of fruits or vegetables
and leave none to poison the air of
the house.
Don't leave the cleaning of the GEL
lar until the last thing in the spring.
;Ra ther begin house-cleaning there and
just as early as possible have all vegc-
tables removed, a good coat of white
wash applied to all parts Of the cellar,
and let the sweet, pure air have fire.
entrance. farm and Flreside.