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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-12-12
Methods of the "Rey Filter"

d dangerous burglar is the key
litter, because from the very nature OF
his operations he is rarely ever discov-
cred. He Is not considered first
class man by the professional cracks.
man because he is as much of a sneak
as he is burglar. Wholesale jewellers,
furriers, and other firms who fire.
quently have their places of business
IN upper stories OF houses are selected
as victims. The key filter usually op-
crates In gangs of three. He will aD-
proacn an employe of the firm TO be
victimiZed carrying a tin box or a
valise and pretending to have an office
in the same building. Politely he
asks if the person approached has a
key to ct the box or valise, he himself
having LOST the ''open sesame In
nine cases out of ten bunch of keys
is produced, and while the key filter
pretends to try them his ''stalis" or
assistants come in and divert the at
tention OF the employe or business
man long enough to permit the man
who had the box t,s.Se as many impress
sions from the keSs on the bunch a;
are considered necessary for the subse.
quent robbery. The impression Is
generally taken on a substance made
from fresh beeswax, oil, and lamp
black. From these impressions the
expert key litter readily makes the
keys required. The balance of the ope
ration is easy.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-12-12
SHE MAKES Us TIRED.
How Some Women Act After Ma king
n Seventy-five Cent Purcha9e.

You may send 1t to my address,
please said one of those w9und-up
women to the clerk of whom she had
bought two spools of thread and a yard
OF dress goods to match sample, land
don't fail to get it there to-day or
can't have the dress finished to-mor-
row, and / want it"
"What street did you say?" asked
the CLERK.
at would be the greatest kind of a
disappointment if i didn't get the
goods to-day. / speak of it because you
know sometimes you don't get goods
there when you say you will. and if
thought there was any possibly of your
net getting there I'd"
"What number, pleasep"
Take it with NE, but m going to
make a great many other purchases
and 1 can't carry this very well; be-
sides, I'm not cure I'll get there as
soon AS"
"What street. ma'amP"
80, East 172d street, and he sure
you write it plain for once ordered
some goods here and you sent them to
l27th street and didn't get them for
three full lays, and II you should
make sgct. a mistake to-day 1 don't
know what 1 should do; for, as 1 said
before
You haven't given me the mum
ber."
''O, haven't II Well. it's 1929, and
be sure that you don't write hlrty-nine
as clerk did once, and we'd just
moved to that street and no one knew
US and such a time as the driver had.
It's seventeen, tI1eRty-nine East 172d
street, and" there were about two
chapters more of it before she had run
down and out.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-12-12

CHARLESTON is having a merry time
celebrating the reconstruction OF the
city after the earthquake, which seems
10 have stirred up the city in more
ways than one. An Industrial issue of
Tie Nelcs aud Courier presents an
attractive picture of the city, its trades,
manufactures and other enterprises.
Over 81, 900, coo was extended in build
Ing enterprises the year after the earth
quake, OF which nearly 81 .0oO, COO was
contributed by other cities for the
relief or property owners in distress.
Another million was expended in the
year Just closed. For city OF 10000
inhabitants this Is large amount or
money to be used for rebuilding pur-
poses, and it Is easy to believe that the
city has been transformed According
to The Netrs and Colfrisr, 1.-THE city
has regaIned a volume OF business
approaching in many respects TO the
boasted trade of 1S60, and this has
been accomplished by Charleston men
and Charleston money" The city
suffered greatly from the war, and
almost as much during the reconstruc-
ton period; then the earthquake gave
1t another set back; so that its present
prosperous condition Is encouraged and
the outlook for the future bright.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-12-12
From New York to London by Rail.

People Will, instead of risking the
dangers of an Atlantic trip and the
horrors as well as for the purpose of
saving time, leave New York for Lon-
don via Portland and st. Petersburg,
and thus will be eXemplified more fully
the great speech OF senator Benton,
when, in pointing from Washington
toward the Pacific, he exclaimed:
There lies the east; there lies Indla!'
There are now two lines OF railway
running eastward from st. Petersburg
toward the Ural mountains, one ter
minatlng at Ekaterinburg, and the
czar has lately approved OF plan to
build a railway continuing from the
Ural mountains to the Pacific ocean, :
distance of about 1000 miles, includ-
Ing the l, 500 miles already constructed
from st. Petersburg to the UraL THIS
road will have its eastern terminus at
Vladivostock, which Is situated at the
furthest southern extremity OF Rus
sian territory lying on the Pacific
coast, on that side. This, of itself.
will much shorten the trip from ST.
Petersburg to American Pacific coast,
ports, superinducing as 1t will, line
! OF steamers from VladivostOck u
American ports, across much mar
rover portion OF the Pacific ocean than
that of the course ofsthe steamer now
plying between Vancouver and Yoko-
| hama.
But in a little time, comparatively,
the route will be all rail from ST
Petersburg to New York. The gener-
alton now growing up will make the
trip.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-12-12
Remarkable ID scoyery.

4 discovery of much archaeological
interest was recently made in the Alge-
rian Sahara. NJ. Tarry. who has been
carrying on work in connection with
the proposed Trans-Sahara Railroad.
having noticed a mound of sand in the
neighborhood of Wargal, had the sand
dug up, and discovered the top OF a
dome. This naturally aroused his in
terest, and getting his Arabs 10 dig
still deeper, he found underneath the
dome a square tower, then a platform
OF masonry, and finally a complete
mosque. Continuing the excavations,
NJ Tarry soon unearthed seven houses
IN perfect preservation, and came upon
subterranean watercourse. at the
last news nine houses had been disln-
TERED, and N. Tarry was getting
additional assistance to clear out the
precious watercourse, which he de-
scribes as sufficient to irrigate a small
forest of palms. 1t is well-known that
the Sahara was at one time much
more populated than 1t is now, and it:
trade much more extensive, but no one
seems to have supposed that cities had
been buried under its sands, at leasl
SO recently as since the introduction oi
Mohammedanlsm.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-12-12
Gillian Soldiers.

we know more, perhaps. of the pro-
gress of Chill than OF any other of the
Spanish-American countries, through
It's overwhelming triumph over Peru in
the recent war. No other country has
been supposed to be endowed with SO
large a share of the pushing, grasping
and arrogant spirit which Is regarded
as characteristic of the Yankee of the
North. Mr.. Curtis's account OF the
Chilleno character is extremely inter
esting. He gives them credit for great
bravery and endurance; a Spanish
tenacity and an Irish wit. He finds
much resemblance between the ChIl-
lenos and the Irish. They are alike in
their patriotic pride, their reckless
bravery and their vanity. Tue Chill
leno will not endure a siege nor
fight at long range, but as soon as he
sees the enemy he fires one volley, drops
his gun and rusheS in with his curvo.
This is long curved knife, which he
carries as dagger and uses to cut
throats. He Lever fights with his fists
and never carries ii revolver, but in a
quarrel springs with this knife at
the throat of his enemy like Il blood
hound. AT least one or two throat
cutting affairs are to be found in every
| days paper, and on feast days OF
carnivals they fill columns. The awful
scenes that took place on the battle
| fields during the war with Peru are
said to have been without parellel in
modern warfare. Nine tenths of the
dead were found with their throats cut,
and the Chillenos took no prisoners
except when a whole army surrendered.
| They ask no quarter and give none.
| Of m
much to do with the subjugation of the
more humane PeruvIans.
1t follows that the Chilleno soldier
is not easily disciplined and has greal
talent for devasta,sOn. Everywhere in
Santiago is to be seen the plunder OF
the late war-statuary and fountains,
ornamental street lamps, benches OF
carved stone in the parks, and almost
everything that beautiies the streets.
The ships that carried troops 10 tue
war came back laden with pianos, PIC
ures, furniture, books and innumerdb!t
household articles stolen from the
homes of the Peruylans. They took
lamp-posts, iron fences, images from
the cemeteries, altar equipments oi
silver from the churches, even steeplt
| clocks-everything, in fact, they could
reach. They stripped the etiigIeS of the
eaints OF their embroideries and jewels
and even carried off statues of Wash
ington and Lincoln to set them up IL
the courtyard of the POstoffice IN San
tiago. These things have done muct
toward the adornment of Valparaiso a!
well, which exceeds any city In tbs
United States OF the same population
! (l25. .0O0) in the beauty of its shops and
the display of luxury.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-12-12

Mr.. PowDERLY has been reelected
General Master Workman OF the
knights OF Labor. the opposition TO
him representing only fifth Of the
membership OF the Convention His
most active enemies were outside,
where they Will stay. 1t Is to be hoped
that Mr.. Powderly Will now be able
with his increased powers to make the
Order conform more nearly to his ideal
than heretofore. In his published ut
terances he has generally taken the
right views of strikes, and has ex-
pressed desire to make the Knights OF
Labor a respected organization, ad-
vanciug the interests of its member:
and OF all workmen by argument and
education rather than by forcible
means which almost always fail OF
their purposes. Welcome then to Mr..
Powderly, with his increased power tC
build up great and useful organiza'
ton.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-12-12
Lorc. Keep my Memory Green.

My feet approach Iife's western slope;
Above me bend the monday skies,
Beyond me spreads the realm of hope,
Behind, the land of memory lies;
know not what the years may bring
Ofdangers wild, or JOYS serene;
But, turning 10 the east, l sing,
Lord, Keep my memory greer"
o land OF winter and of bloom,
OF singing bird and moaning pine,
Thy golden light, they tender gloom.
Thy wales and mountains. all are mine.
The holy loves of other years,
With Deck'uing hands toward me lean,
And whisper, through their falling tears
Lord, keep my memory green"
Dear Memoryl whose unelouded gaze
Can pierce the darkest wilds of space
see her morning watch-fres blaze,
feel her breezes fan my face;
would not give the light she filings
Across my futures landscape scene
For all the pOmp and power Of kings
Lord, keep my memory green
Let Memory near my soul abide,
With eye and voice to warn and win,
Till Hope and Memory, side by side,
Shall walk above the tides Of sin
TIL from ltfe's western lakes and I'll.
The angel lifts the sunset sheen,
And hangs IL DER the eastern hills
Lord, keep my memory green
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-12-12

you to get nd of your only beauty.
Such hair as yoursI Great heavensln
Estelle threw his hand from her and
ran away. Adolph stood staring after
her, and then and there the leading
lady caught him by the arm.
She was richer than Estelle, but she
had heart; for she marched him into
her dressing-room and there, with her
back against the door, took of Es-
telle's hair. That's where it is, -
she said laconlcally. And Adolph
stared IN wonder.
'She sold it to me-" said the lady.
''I found out why. My doctor told
me he attended you. They were gong
to turn you out of house and home at
the risk of your life. and she cut her
hair off to pay the landlady. You'd
been making love to her, of course. and
she was silly about you. and now you
snub her for 1t. And she has not told
You a word"
And when the door was opened he
departed, hot tears In his eyes, and
something in his throat ehoked him
in search of Estelle. He found her in
little room under the caves. flung
down upon the floor, sobblng as
though her heart would break, and
took her IN his arms. Whatever he
had thought or meant, he thought and
meant only what was noble and hon.
orable now.
'Estelle, my darling" he said,
don't cry sol did not conceive that
-that-How could you make such a
sacrifice for a fellow like me? I've
Just found out. I''-
''I'm not crying for my hair" she
said. sit Is better to lose 1t than that
you should have been lame for life-a
great deal better, even il it is only my
beauty. And you hate me and think
me fright"
"Hate you; do L look as though ]
hated you? 1 fell IN love with your
hair; but 1t is you love. Forgive
my rude words, darling, and tell me !
may love you always and have you for
my very own some day-my own deal
little wifel"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-12-12

GENERAL MCCooK has found a
good use for convict labor, and that is
for cutting canal TO straighten the
Mississippi river near Fort Leaven-
worth, thus securing the slfety of
thousands of acres of bottom land now
subject to cutting action of the river.
Convict labor thus employed will do Il
good work without coming into COM
petition with free labor, because the
work would not be done at ali IL days
wages had to be paid for it. There is
a great deal of engineering work OF
this description in which convIcts
might be usefully anu fairly employed.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-12-12

\ DISTINCTION between ''heIrs" and
relations" was marked out by Vice
Chancellor Bird, of New Jersey. in a
recent VIII case. The testator in his
will provided that his property, after
his wife's death, should 90 to his
nearest re,atioEs," and the Vice
Chancellor decides that these are his
brothers, aud that the expression ex-
cludes his nephews and uieces from
sharing IN the division OF the estate.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-12-12

ONE of the worst cases OF Breach OF
Trust and embezzlemeut recently dis
closed was that of james E. Bedell,
who robbed the New York law firm Of
Barlow, Larocque & Choate and their
customers of more than a quarter of a
million of dollars, which he spent In
extravagant living or lost In specula-
tions. The sentence he received,
twenty-five years and four months In
the penitentiary, Is in keeping with the
character of his crime, but it is much to
be feared that he will get out before the
end of his term, through mistaken
sympathy Of men who remember him
only when his reputation was good.
In crimes OF this kind, however, good
reputation should count against the
culprit rather than for him.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-12-12

PRESIDENT ELECT HARRISON has
followed the example or President
Cleveland in taking newspaper man
for his private secretary. There is
wisdom IN that, for, though an editor
may be no better qualified in other
ways than a man OF another profession,
he at least has experienced in dealing
with Troublesome visitors, who want
what they cannot get and yet must be
placated.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-12-12

NEAR the soda springs OF Ashland ,
Oregon there is a spring which emits
a gas so poisonous as to kill whatever
may breathe 1t, and 1t is said that
there Is almost constantly ring of
birds, snakes, lizards and small deer
lying dead about It. The same deadli-
ness is claimed for \ spring somewhere
in Idaho, and in both it Is thought that
q concentrated torm of carbonic acid
gas is the active agent OK destruction.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-12-12
VOL. XIII.

AN expert accountant testiHes that
he found n the books of the late Mrs.
A. T. Stewart bills for sl56, coo spent
on lawyers employed to beat of the
cormorants who began TO settle on the
estate almost before the merchant
prince was dead.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-12-12

THE law regarding the employmenr
OF children in mills, passed last winter
by the Maine Legislature, has very
materially increased the school attend
ance in the manufacturing towns OF
the State. At Lisbon Falls the in
crease is about 10 per cent, at Auburn
and Saccarappa about per cent.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-12-12
The Hypocrite and His Son.

A farmer, whose cribs were full Of
corn, was accustomed to pray that the
wants of the needy might be supplied.
Bat when any one in needy circum-
stances asked for little of his corn, lie
said he bad none to spare. One day,
after hearing his father pray for the
poor and needy, his little said TO
him:
Father, I wish l had your corn"
"Why, my son. what would you do
With it?'' asked the father.
The child replied, II wopld answer
some OF your prayers"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-12-12

TIE Increase or church building,
superb in their architectural proper
tions, in all parts OF the United States
has been amazing thus far this year.
Nowhere in the Christian world is as
much money spent for church erection
and Improvement as at present in this
rnrnfrY
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-12-12

Old Barnum Is still taking an ac-
tive part in racing. He won at Wa
verly on November 18th.
H. w. Clark, Mendoza, Ill, Las
become sole owner of the trotting mare
Nellie ", 2.20i. having purchased the
Interest held by G. lngraham.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-12-12

The New I ork pooi-rooms were
Closed up by the authorities recently.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-24
SELLING AN OLD EXCHANGE BUILDING.

The sale by A. II. Muller Son. by order Of the
Supreme Court under the direction Of James K. o. Sher
wood receiver OF Cpen Board Of Brokers Association
OF the property formerly occupied by The Board No. AZ
Broad and No IS New-st, brought very large at
tendance the Real Estate Exchange yesterday. II
viii DO remembered that tho association into Quda
ton in 1881 The property consists Of four-story snt
basement brick building I'm BrOads and similar building
in Newest, with total depth OF 1873 feet and frontage
Of Bill on Newst and twenty-one feet on Broad st
II is assessed at s00 000 its present rental Is abou
900 with three floors vacant but has been recently
appraised by the auctioncer Mr.. Peter +. Meyer, a.
1927 estimates the rental $12 900 per annum
There not many bidders. The bidding started
by Myer Finn at $50 600 from which It slowly to
s1O2 500. George IL. Quick the buyer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-24
va e,v.I .yTLpovERTy SOCIETY

There will be no rival Anti-Poverty Society," This
ACCESSION has been arrived al by tho majority OF the
friends Of Henry George who withdrew from the Ex
ecutiye Committee. and II Is warmly Endorsed by
Mr. George himself In "The Standard this week
Whatever may have been the first promptings OF
q not unnatural Indignation" he says, i am glad to
know he majority Of the committee have unanimous
ly come to the conclusion 10 abandon to Dr. NC
Glynn the entire management Of the society. The
spctacle OF two anti poverty societies in New-forh
would he both shameful and ridiculous, ana cOuiu
suly hurt the cause wish to help
at is true that the great success OF the ANU
Poverty Society largely duo to the popularity
and eloquence OF DIR. McGlynn, and that It's MEMBER
ship and audiences have been largely madc up oI
that devoted personal following, which, Whatever
l his qualities as a politician, testify TO his qdaLties
As a priest / do not propose TO be put IN lalsc
position when can help It. But so long as II tahcS
Two 10 make a quarrel thcrc shall be- no quarrei
between me and one who has rendered such service
10 the good cause and who is yet trust so capaDle
Of rendering further SER ice. as Dr. Mc6INnh H.
owing 10 personal idosy ncrascs or divergent view
of policy We cannot work together, we SHAH al lea7
accomplish some good by working separately ea'h
In his own way, for the same great end."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-24
MORE LIGHT or OPIUM FRAUDS.
ELABORATE RFPOnTs To RI MADE TO ThE col
IECrOR TODAY wOuLD-Br INFORMER.

vt.poRATF RFPOrrs To RI MADE TO Tnr coll
1rcToR To-DAY-A wOuLD-Br INFoRMER.
The Secretary OF the Treasury will receive this morning
reports from Collector Magone and Special Agents
Montgomery ard IIolAhan with an addendum rom the
snanlsh Consul General Manuel dc Tornos. on the de-
veIopments up date In connection with the OPIUM
frauds These reports cover the smuggling OF OPIUM
across the Canadian borders and its shipment to san
Francisco the withdrawal Of opium from bond upon the
nretcnco Of sending II to Havana and suIrepuuou9iy
landing IL afterward -
In addition TO what has already been published In THE
,,n,yr II will he shown that since 1885 when these
oniun frauds are said have begun, about loo'Ooo
naupds have been Withdrawn from bond for export 10
Cuba and that only 20 900 pounds have reacheu tns
mort: or that the Government has lost Tl'oOVVo' ="
duties by these fraudulent transactions 1t Is also shown
that about a dozen New-fOrk hrihS "eIe Ni''i'''' "
these fraudulent shipments.
When the Wards Line steamer Cienfuegos was seifeu
in January by the customs officers In havana ior
900 p rounds OF contraband opium secretod IN mo
,azaree OF the vessel the vessel was seized ana oeeu
,or al 900 and the agents Of the company ana oapa
r,,rtb were nut to much annoyance before they COM
nromiscd with the Spanish Government by paying @oU0
A demand was made upon McResson x hooo'''' '
shippers Of the opium, for the return OF tn ."OI
and upon their refusal to pay it, Carter Rollins Leu
v,rd were cmuloyed to bring suit against Nchessoh
. Robbins for damages to that amount Ihons' ~
Cuthbert counsel for tho drug hrm sad yes,eruAJ '
such a suit had been brought against MS cn'm"f NJ,
that he would have his reldy by the unit oi 'ho
limo allowed by the court which expires on wednesday
He denied statement HIS clients had offered 70 com
prom-e the claim with the Wards but "ouu say W
about IT. o,.a,,ro
snecial Agent Holahan returned from ogdehsDurs
Yesterday where he has been for several days mFe'u
eating the workings OF the opium smuggling ring, OF "
irwin Gardner recently arrested Is said to be the eS
Mr. Holahan his report to to the Ifeasur!
last p,oh. showing how tho opium arrives In br,Sp
Columbia is thence taken Montreal by the Caiana
pacific Railroad, refined and then smuggied acroSS ''
borders and sent to San Francisco - -. so,
Wong Chin Foo. an Americanfed Chna"' W." 80,
49,, ,,lea oniuu, worth goo, 900, sold in the Mot
Ct opium dens annually. has offered to obtain eVldence
Of Illegal practices providing the Government "lu pay
him INV per cent Of value Of the opium seized u
his OFFER has been declined by the specA ss'"~ ~,
-, 49,. ho co,rnmont will bring suit in less than tWt
oLs against several firms charged with opium frauds