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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-05-16
How Mirrors are Made.

One of the factories in Chicago en-
ploys $50 men and boys, and its spac-
ious four floors present an interesting
series of sights to visitors whose nerves
are steel and tympani proof against
splitting. On the first floor he will see
huge stacks and piles of glass in as
sorted sizes ranging from sixteen feet
by seven feet square down to the
smallest oyals for mirrors. These are
all polished, some being run over by
huge felt-covered wheels kept pow
dered with rouge, and the larger
sheets scrubbed by sweating toilers
with hand blocks covered with ike a
printers proof planer in rouge. After
the glass is thoroughly polished it is
taken up to the next floor, where it is
laid on tables and cut into the sizes
ordered. 1t then passes into the hands
of the jewellers, who, with sand and
water and large grindstones, artisti-
cally anish the edges of the glass. 1t
takes a trip upward again, to another
floor, and Is once more put through a
polishing process, to remove any
scratches or blemishes that may be on
the glass. After every spot or scratch,
no matter how minute, has been re-
moved, careful Lands convey the now
room where it goes through the final
process, the sIlvering. Hage tables of
cast iron or stone made like billiard
tables, with raised edges, are used in
the silvering-room. These tables are
of great strength and solidity, and all
around the edge is a drain, for the
superfiuous mercury is poured over the
tables in quantities sufficient TO float
the glass, which, after being tinfolled,
is gently and carefully pushed across
the table containing the mercury.
Great care must be used to prevent
blemishes, the least speck of dust be-
ing ruinous to the mirror. Mercury,
like molten lead, is always covered with
dirty-looking scum which can not be
removed by skimmIng. The least bit
of this scum would spoil the mirror,
so the difficulty is obviated by showing
the scum along the edge of the glass.
After successfully floating the glass
on the mercury, a wooden cloth Is
spread over the whole surface and
square iron weights are applied until
the whole presents a compact mass of
iron, two or three pounds to the
square inch. After this pressure has
been confined ten or twelve hours the
weights are removed and the glass
placed upon another table of wood with
slightly inclined top. The inclination
is gradually increased until the una
malgamated quicksilver has drained
away and only the perfect amalga-
mated remains, coating the glass and
perfectly adherent. This ends the
process, and the erstwhile rough piece
of glass emerges from the silvering
room a gorgeous mirror.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-05-16

the thing in such an underhanded
wayp"
Russell smiled.
''Come and see me, !" he said, hold
ing out his hand.
And Tom took it. though not with
out sheeplsh look.
He tried to say something, but Rus
sell wrung his hand warmly and hurried
off. 1t took Tom some time to get
back to the house, for, to use his own
phrase, he was "all broken up"
When he did get there his aunt
rushed out and seized him with a
breathless exclamation.
Toni" she cried, ''the Rev. Mr.
Vanderpool has come, and he knows
Mr.. Russell well. He says he is
worth three millions, and, Tom-see
here!"
She drew him to one corner of the
piazza, where they could peep through
the vines into little summer house
near by.
Dorothy was there, mopping away
some peryerse tears on George Russell 8
shoulder.
well" Tom said, resignedly, 81
wash my hands of them"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-05-16
THE FIRST VOLUNTEER
That Distinction Claimed by a Busi
ness Man OF Minneapolis.

Only among few friends, those who
are acquainted with the fact, are there
any who will point to tall man with a
military bearing who goes quietly to
and fro about his business in the city
as the man to whom belongs the honoI
of baina tho arst voInnt0ar tl-
Union Army. This man is Josias X.
King, whom his friends call Colonel
King, and he Is engaged in business IN
the Temple Court. He lives in St.
Paul, and every day he passes between
the two cities upon the routine of his
daily business.
The circumstances under which this
bit of history was made are these: Sat
exactly 4 30 O'Clock Sunday morning,
April IA. 1861, the first shot was fired
from the battlements of old Fort
Moultrie, across the bay upon Fort
Sumter. When the news reached
Washington Governor Ramsey, of Min
nesota, was in consultation with Simon
Cameron, who was at that time Secre-
tary of War In the cabinet of President
Lincoln. There was some talk OF a
call for troops, and Governor Ramsey
then and there, without any further
hesitation, made tender of oRe thou
sand Minnesota men to suppress the
rebellion. He walked Immediately to
the White House, saw the President,
the troops were accepted, and Governor
Ramsey telegraphed Immediately TO
Ignatius Donnelly, who was then Lieu
tenant Governor, telling him what he
had done and requesting hIm to take
some measures to secure volunteers.
1t was on Sunday that the news
reached Washington that Sumter bad
been fired on. 1t spread ike wildfire
all over the country, and the next day
President Lincoln issued call for
75 600 men.
Upon the very night that the tele-
gram from Governor Ramsey reached
observation-disclosures Donnelly, there
was meeting of the old "Pioneer
Guard" in st. Paul. at that time the
only militia company in the State. The
old armory opposite the Pioneer Press
office Is familiar landmark to many
an old settler. Then, IN the third
story of the old stone building, the
meetings of the Pioneer Guards were
held.
At the gathering of the guard that
night the telegram was read and volun-
teers were called for. The first man to
step out of the ranks in response to the
call was Josias Il. King, and about his
tall, commanding form the remainder
of the little company gathered, one by
one, and placed their names upon the
muster-roll.
At the head OF the list was the name
of Mr.. King, the first volunteer of the
first company, of the first regiment, of
first body of troops that responded to
the call OF their country in the great
struggle Of the rebellion.
Mr. King was made first sergeant of
Company a, the first company that
was formed in the first Minnesota regi-
ment, and during the three years. ser
vice OF this company he rose through
the successive grades to the honorable
post of Captain, which he held until
the regiment was mustered out at Fort
Smelling in May, 1864. After that he
did some Indian fighting under Gen.
eral Scully, and In 1868 was placed in
charge OF a regiment taken from the
prison pens of Rock Island to fight the
Indians in Kansas
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-05-16
Opinions of n Chinese Merchant.

An expensIvely dressed man was at
the Union Depot in Pittsburg the other
day. He was Law Joy Sun, a wealthy
Chinese merchant of San Francisco,
and was en- route to the national capital
to confer with the Chinese minister.
His clothes were a combination of
silks, satins and lace, and five large
diamonds were substited for buttons on
his outer garments. When a reporter
met him he said he thought the act OF
congress prohibiting Chinese emigra-
tion was as beneficial as it was wise
aud hoped it would be rigidly enforced.
He thinks law Is needed making the
use of opium criminal act. He said,
as a rule, the worst elements among
his countrymen emIgrated to America.
If the better class would come they
would make good citizens.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-05-16
Yellow Fever Never Twice Alike.

1t Is a well-known fact that the
character of the fever is different In
different years. a remedy that
answers admirably one year will not
answer at all another year. The doc
tors of every city that suffers from yell
low fever have their experiences with
the fever to tell, and, the thing
which troubles them the most is that
the treatment which appeared to be so
satisfactory in one epidemic produced
the most disastrous results in another.
1t is said that Florida physician who
made a great reputation as a yellow
fever doctor in 1867 administered only
whisky in large doses to his patients.
For the next epidemic, however,
whisky acted as a deadly poison.
There is no doubt that other fevers
which prevail during an epidemic as
sumo the yellow fever type and pass
for that disease. In the epidemic of
1878, in New Orleans, some of the
most experienced of the physicians IN
sisted that in some parts of the city the
prevailing disease was not the yellow
fever at all, but similar to 1t, which
they called pernicioIs fever. 1t was as
fatal as yellow fever, however, and
much more difficult TO treat success
fully.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-05-16

best of friends. Your sweet letter ha,
made poor papa and myself the two
happiest persons in existence. P0oI
papa has met with some sad reverses
since you went away; and, oh! it has
seemed so long since you left. Some.
times L feared you were dead, or had
forgotten US. But l was trying to tel
you Of papa's troubles. About yea
ago our house and barn were burned
with all our hay and nearly all ON
stock; and what made 1t still more de-
plorable, the Insurance policy had ex.
pired two days before the burning. As
you will see, it nearly ruined US, and
to add to the weight OF our cares and
troubles, poor papa was stricken down
almost Immediately after with para
lytic shock, by which he lost the use Of
his right arm and side. He sold his
land after that. and we moved into the
village, where have since been en-.
gagged as teacher In one of the pri,a-
ary schools. Ralph Somers, our sum-
mer friend, deserted US the moment hf
was informed Of the extent of our re-
verses. and has since married ten thou
sand dollars and a fat widow or thirty.
you could not have rejoiced more
heartily than L did, dearest Reuben
over my emancipation. This is all
have to tell you till / see you, except
that l love you as well, and better thar
ever, If that were POSSIBLE. We shah
start for California on August Is, sc
you may expect, If nothing happens, TO
see US In California a week after You
receive this. So now, dearest darling,
good-bT. ''ALICE NEwCoMB. -
Reuben was almost delirlous with
joy and the uncle was scarcely less
pleased.
Alice aud her father arrived in Sac
ramento in due time. and were met on
the train by Reuben and his uncle. The
travellers spent few days at the chief
hotel; and then, when the necessary
preliminarle5 could be arranged the
folding doors of the main parlor were
thrown open. and sweet Alice New
comb and ..Reuben Vance were duly
married in the presence OF a large
number OF interested witnesses. The
married couple went to san Francisco,
and after an agreeable sojourn of few
weeks in the gay metropolis, the happy
bridal party started for their pleasant
home at Green Valley Ranch, where
they safely arrived in the best Of health
and spirits.
When Reuben found an opportunity y
to ask his uncle how he liked Alice, his
characteristic reply was:
she's an angel, my boy, If there
ever was one that wore petticoats; and
the squire; he's good fellow, If he is
paralyZed.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-05-16

The desire OF fame betrays an ambi-
tious man into lndecencies that lessen
his reputation; he IS still afraid lest any
of his actions should be thrown away in
private.
HISTORY PRoFEssoR-Mr. Litel-
branes, how did Cesar die?
Mr.. Litelbranes-Oh-er, too many
Roman punches, believe.
"A peculiar case of nervousness is
that of a lady in South Troy, N Y,
whose attacks, it is said, usually ter
inmate with the dislocation of her Jaw.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-05-16
VOL. XIII.
A Dream OF Fame.

dreamt that I followed one face,
That shone like the light Of d star,
And, ever ascending apace,
Felt It gleam on my heart from afar.
In the valley the face 1t was fair,
And the lips they were human that
smiled;
And felt the warm pulse in the air,
And laughed With the love Of a child.
I followed the mountains round rim,
And the sweet face grew lovelier still,
But cold and more distant and dim,
Like the mists that arise from n rill.
Aud the first that had led me the chase,
GIOwed with \ life that was real;
The last I knew not was the face
Ofa sOr-owful, stern ideal.
But l climbed the steep mountain afiame
In the light of n wearisome dawn;
And / found twas the summit OF fame,
But found that the face was gone.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-05-16
Let Us Work Earnestly.

The true laborer is not only worthy
OF his hire, but Ia one sense, certain of
his wages; the higher wages which the
Great Master has not placed at the d j.
posal of man, or in the control of the
capitalist; the sure and sweet reward
for which all earnest souls would strive
were there no such a thing as none,
returns for toll.
For real singers must sing, real
preachers preach, true painters paint,
and geniuses OF all kinds, labor for the
subtle satisfaction that the work itself
affords. For to them
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-05-16

But for those who work is WEAKNESS
instead of rapture, there is also great
reward, for the acquired habits of one
generation often become the natural
traits OF the next. And thds, each
noble deed is crowned with immortal
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1888-03-24

eGts The great evil was that railroad en-
poyees had no time to 60 to church, ard
this everlasting friction upon the moral
feelings, had tendency to make men
Indifferent to the whole subject. In this
we agree with him.
But there is in this humanitarian side,
which we contend is OF equal conse-
ouence to the religious. These railroad
men are the hardest worked people
in all the wide ramifications OF indus
trial life. The salt miners ia Poland, the
iron diggers in England, the coal heavers
in Wales have regular periods OF rest
and so do railroad subordinates, but IS
not enough to conserve the ends OF our
| fcail humanity? The Sabbath was instl-
tuded for its physical as well as moral
aud religious enjoyments. We not only
want, but demand one out OF seven for
the relaxation OF the tired muscles, the
exhausted nerves and the overtaXed
brain. We favor this more because it
will give railroad employees OF I'll Grades
m opportunity, if preferable, of attend
ing church, or remaining at home ~ the
seclusion of family relations, OF to 20
ont on the waters OF the lakes or the sea,
or the auietude OF the woods, where in
| nocent relaxation can be had to build
ND the functions of the physical, as well
as the moral and intellectual man.
| With all the hundreds of men who
have been at work for railroads, until
they are physically worn out, show
us where one has ever been pensioned I
Thousands have lost their lives in their
service, and left widows and helpless
orphans, and the dead are hardly in
their graves befor dozens are Struggling
for their places, but does this release
great corporations from reciprocal con-
siderations? In the great Coffee Houses
of Amsterdam five and six generations
OF employees have died during their SER
vice, and when the father gives out from
physical infrmity, his Oldest son axes
his place, while the old man retlres on
a pension. Krupp, CT Germany, works
thirteen thousand men, and afthr serving
SO long each one lives in peace and plen,,
ty at the expense of the great firm OF
! Herr Krupp. But only multiply such
instances in all other corporations, win
none amongst railroads. Let the neXl
strike of railroads be for the Sabbath OF
rest on railroads, and they will have the
moral sense of these United States to
back them.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1888-03-24
BAILKOAD TRAINS ON SUNDAY.

Rev. f. B. Miller, pastor of the Bap-
tist church in this place, on last Sunday
got an expression Of opinion OF his audi
ence as to the propriety OF memorialzlng
Congress on the subject of stopping all
railroads in this country on Sunday.
He stated that the Methodist, Congrega-
tional and Baptist churches were united
in the same cause, and were getting ex-
pressions on the subject in the same
way in their respective churches. Lit
tie printed slips were carried through
the congregation, where each individual
could give an expression of his or her
approval by writing their respective
names
Mr.. Miller presented the subject pure
ly upon religious standpoint. In our
opinion that covers only part of the
business. As Christian nation we
should acknowledge the sanctity OF the
Sabbath by a cessation OF all similar
works save that which is indispensable.
As rule in all the States, the statutes
have fixed them so that all corporations
save railroads and steamboat lines have
been stopped. individuals dare not go
out on the Sabbath day and DO daily
work. Banks, cotton mills and manu-
factories which utilize daily untold mil
lions must close on Sunday, and yet the
greatest and most powerful corporations
of this or any other age, run their trains
as though they were entitled to special
privileges, which presupposes an mex
orable necessity which we do not believe.
In lew words all this idea OF necessity
has grown upon us by the advance
rapacious spirit of some railroads. The
loss OF a day involves loss OF millions,
which they are as well able to loose as
the merchant, the banker, the manuiac-
tories and the farmers. Considered in
this light each looses according to his
business, and why railroads should be
entitled to any extra privileges we have
never been able to discover. Even the
mail trains could be obyiated and con-
veying correspondence on the Sabbath
day to subjects of material importance
and cutting off all others. OF course
such change, would for awhile be Q
little awkward, but would soon adjus
tself to the cha nged conditions. In rel
erence to this subject Of the Sabbath as
divine institution, we must place Mr.
Miller in the broad grounds of its use'
for its religious, moral and physical ben
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1888-03-24
DtssolutiOn Notice.

The law firm OF Slack & Longstreet has
been dissolved by mutual consent. Eth
rr Of us will receive and receipt ior fee,
due to us. We will jointly attend to all
business OF the late firm.
J. J, SLACK,
j. G. LoNGsTREEr
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1888-03-24

By Endowmcnts, Purchased Insur-
CncCS Dividends, Aunuities
and Death Claims. q. ... II, 128,423 60
" Commissions, Communications,
Taxes and all other Expen-
ses ...... ........... ........ 3,64A,514 a
Balance to new account. ..... 11O,061,7lS 6S
S1a7, ,S39, CSC u
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1888-03-24

March 10, 1883.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1888-01-07
so1rSr,prc MISCELLANY.

The Loadon Times states that scheme
| for the erection Of q bridge over the Eng
lish Channel is in active consideration
among French capitalists and engineers.
The projected bridge would be twenty
two miles long, resting on piers Of CON-
crete and masonry 100 feet long by 100
broad, placed at intervas. Of $50 yards.
The causeway Of the bridge would he loo
feet above the sea level, to permit tie
passage Of ships, and would be 100 feet
wide The estimate cost is 500, 900, 900.
1t appears that the channel is not so deep
rs is generally supposed. There are shall
lows ont from Folkstone not over twenty
feet from the surface, the depth from
these shadows to the shore on either side
varying from 100 to 100 feet
A celebrated physician has remarked
that every house ought TO be pulled down
aa'the end Of the sixtieth wear, as it has
by that time absorbed all the diseases Of
those who have lived in it, believing that
wood and plaster absorb gasses, f,ul air
and fevcrish exhalations as readily as
milk or water does. But as it ia not
practicable to tear down honses every
half century or so, it is to be considered
il all the wood used 10 their interior con-
stuction and all the plain surfaces Of
plaster should not be so thoroughly oiled
or Vanished that the power Of absorption
should be almost entirely destroyed, and
the character thus SO changed that des
truction would no longer be desirable.
The Government experiments this
year in making sugar from sorghum are
said to have been very successful. On
fair soil the yield OF cane was an average
of twelve tons. The average yield Of
sugar per acre was about 1900 pounds
and Of syrup $50 gallons. 1t is claimed
that at this rate, even at the present low
price Of sugar, the business Of making
sugar from sorghum wonld be very pro-
ftablc.
Electric light people are indignant at
the remark Of Professor Wiesner Of Wen
ma that that light damages books by
discoloring the paper and is not fit to use
in libraries. They say that sunlight
does the same thing and that it is only
the arc light that discolors paper any
way, The incandescent light, they
claim, is perfectly harmless to books
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1888-01-07
oscEoL.A PLAcERs.

.fN j.
A condensed report Oh the Osceola
gold placer, based upon the most careful
- slahssets tests Of the property by
Jorge WI Maynsrd, says the Virginia
Enterprise. shows that the property il
situated in White Pine county, Eastern
Neyads, on the western flank Of Mount
Wheeler. It is 50 miles from Frisco,
the present terminus Of the Utah Central
Railway. The projected railway to Los
Angeles, Cal, will come within five nilea
Of the property, which consists Of 7l2
acres Of gold bearing gravel in one body,
held BY indisputable titles; exclusive
water right TO six streams iavorably stu.
ated for supply water to wash the gravel,
ditch l6 miles long and distributing
reservoir for utilizing the water of said
streams; 1853 acres Of placer ground (aur.
iferons gravel 81 the Zine Of the ditch,
Eve miles from the present workings;
2, $50 acres Of desert land below the
great placer for ..depositing tailings. A.
Frazer 4 Chalmers 20 stamp mill Of the
best modern construction. which will be
made available when the quartz veins
above Qsceola come to be worked; two
ranches, covering 100 acres, Of improved
farming land for furnishing supplies.