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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-12-21

In New York they arc talking OF pas
ing an ordinance compelling the sale q
fruits and vegetables by weight instead {
measure. 1t Is scarcely necessary to ia
that thut il the hest weigh.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-06-26
Just HIS way.

They tell good s.Ory on Senator
James Farnsworth Pierce. 1t seems
that he came TO Albany TO see Gov
ernor Tilden soon after the latter ;
Inauguration. After a brief chat the
governor, who was easily bored, asked:
F'When are you going back?'
This afternoon, think" said
James.
s.Better stay over till tomorrow, y
returned the governor in confidential
murmur. Thinking something was
in the air James remained over. NeXl
day he again invaded the executive
chamber, and the same formula wa
gone over, with the exception that the
governors tone was slightly more
confidential.
James pulled at his glossy, iron gray
mustache for awhile and again r.
mained over, only to have the same
disappointment. How long the affair
woull have lasted is conjectural hat
not "A kind heIrtel orderly tod th'
misguided senator that that Wa
merely a way the governor had.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-06-26
Why Sixty Seconds Make a Minute

Why is our hour devided into sixty
minutes. each mrnute into sixty sec
onds, etc.? Simply and solely because
in Babylonia there existed, by the side
of the decimal system of notation,
another system, the sexagesimal, which
counted by sixties. Why that number
should have been chosen, Is clear
enough, and il speaks well for the prac-
tical sense of those ancient Babylonlan
merchants. I here is no number which
has so many div.sOrs as sixty. 1ne
Babylonian's divided the suns daily
Journey into twenty-!our parasangs, or
72O stadia. Each parasang or hour
was subdivided into sixty minutes, \
\ parasang Is about a German mile,
and Babylonian astronomers compared
the progress made by the sun during
one hour at the time Of the equinox 10
the progress made by good walker
during the same time, both accom-
plishing one parasang. The whole
| course of the sun during the twenty
! four equinoctlal hours was fixed al
twenty-four parasong, or 72O stadia, OF
| 800 degrees.
This system was handed on TO the
| Greeks, and Hipparchus, the great
| philosopher, who lived about 10 b. g,
introduced the Babylonian hour int
| Europe. Ptolemy, who wrote about
| lJO \. D., and whose name still lives II
| that OF the PtOlemaic system of astrOn-
/ omy, gave still wider currency TO the
! BIbylonian way of reckoning time. 1t
was carried along on the quiet stream
Cf traditional knowledge through The
! Middle Ages, and, strange to say, i
sailed down safely over the Niagara O
| the French revolution. For the French
when revolution Zing weights, meas
ures, coins, and dates, and subJectin-
all 10 the decimal system of reckoning
were induced by some unexplained mo
tive to respect our clocks and watches
and allowed our dials to remain seXa
gesimal. that is, BaDylonian, each hou
consisting of sixty minutes. Here yol
see again the wonderful Conference o
the world, and how what we cal
knowledge IS the result Of an unbrokel
tradition of a teaching descending from
father to son. Not more than aDOu
"A hundred arms would reach from III
to the builders of the palaces OF Baby
lon, and enable US TO shake hands VIII
the founders of the oldest pyramids am
to thank them for what they have don
for us.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-06-26
A Prison Keepers Nerve.

4 shIpmaster ct my acquaintance.
who has been very successful as wardeL
in more than one penal institution, tolo
me that he once heard that a crlmIna
confined under his control had said tina
be would kill the warden on the frs
opportunity. Captain +. said nothing
but the next afternoon, when he hac
An hours leisure, sent for The man
Bill let US call him, found the captain
strapping his razor. oh, Bill, Is tha
vou5 exclaimed the warden. We'll,
never mind, can you shaveE The MAJ
replied that he had often shaved hI
conpanions. All right, suppose / Sc
what kind OF barber you are. Wit
that he took a seat in his chair, hande
| the criminal razor, and was shaved
/ Bill went faithfully through ms duty
and when he had finished the captaI
said: They told me that you wer
watching for chance to kill me, 50
thought / would give you as good on
As YOU could ask for; that was all
Bill skunk sheepishly away, and troI
| thence the captain had no tirmer frlen
than the desperate criminal
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-06-26
A Pinch of Snuff.

In a crowded city street an Ill
natured mastIff seized a little dog by
the throat and began viciously shaking
him. \ crowd soon gathered, Words.
blows and kicks failed to make the
mastiff lot go his hold. The little dog
Was bowling piteously. At this juno
ture- when the lockers on were Won
dering what to do, young man, eN-
uuIsitely dressed, came along. lie al
once comprehended the situation
Leave him to me," )" lie said, Il can
manage him."
There was an incredulous laugh from
the crowd, and cries of The dudes
hereI, Thinks he's smartn the resi-
ON usl'' - Let the dude nx himl" ami
the like.
The Young man drew from ais
nocket a silver snuff box, and held
pinch of snuff under the mastlfi' :
nose. D,
The powder soon did its work. The
big dog began sneezing vigorously, and
of course had 10 open his mouth lie
dropped the little dog and took TO hi;
heels. frightened and ashamed, MS TAI
drooping like a whipped cur's-
The crowd broke into round OF ap-
plause; the young man smiled ana "eh'
/ on his way.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-06-26

case of danger, and await chance of
escaping.
Thorough examination was made of
the adobe house under the flooring, but
no sign of any other robbers was found
Then the trap was shut down again and
guards placed rs before.
The time slipped on till 2 o'clock.
Then we heard another fearless pro-
poSal. Four of the men volunteered
to go through the tunnel from end TO
end. They made scarcely any prepara-
tion for the expedition, simply taking a
bulls eve lantern and making sure that
their reVolveTs were in working order.
One after another dropped through
the opening. They crouched low down
as they crawled through, the head man
holding the lantern as high up as he
could reach. Thus, IL they were fired
on, the lantern would probably be
aimed for, and the bullet would fly over
them.
We waited for them IN the vault
| through several minutes of most intense
anxiety. Then we gave great shout
rs the head and shoulders of the nrst
man appeared under the raised stone.
| We helped one after another of the bold
| four through the opening up To daylight
again.
The men had met no one in the tuu-
mel, and had seen no branches or other
means of escape. They were positive
no one was concealed inside. A further
| thorough examination of the tunnel
| confirmed their statements, and 1t be-
| came almost certain that only one man
| had been at work.
The theory that the plan and the eN-
ecutiOn of the crime were his only, was
! strengthened the day when he was
buried, when a startling discovery was
made. Some of the officers of the law,
with Mr.. AXteu, had gone to take d
| look at the man to endeaYor to identify
him, Mr.. AXtell had scarcely caught
sight of the face before he exclaimed
| why, that man is one of the ston'
masons who built the Vault
And so he proved to be. We founC
that the man had left a widow, and
hunted her up. She was severely queS
toned, but professed ent re ignoranc,
of her husbands plans. and seemed L
be telling the truth
The officers and directors of the banl
saw fit TO reward me for my part in the
occurrence with a splendid bicycle
which bore on its handle bar small
silver plate with an inscription l mod
estly refrain from repeating.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-06-26
MUCH ADO.

when Won think Of it, friend, the worries,
The troubles that wear you out,
Are often the yeriest trifies,
That common sense would rout:
They write the orehead with wrinkles,
They bow the shoulder with care,
Yet little patience would show you, friend,
Just how their weight to bear.
It's somebody late TO breakfast
And the coffee growing eold;
It's = button that isn't fastened.
OR a string too slight to hold;
And time and temper are wasted,
And fun Is driven away,
And all for the want of gentleness,
The home Is spoiled Tor day
And the children make litter
OF TOYS upon the floor
And Johnny forgets 10 wipe his ieetl
And susie 10 shut the door;
And who that hears you seolding,
Which after awhile you II rue
Wood deem those needless little ones
just all the world 10 you?
'Tis we'll that God and the angels
Know better far than We
That our conscience and our conduct, friends,
80 seldom quite agree
'Tis well that the Lord is patient,
And sees not what We are.
But what at our best. We are fain 10 be,
Unmoyed by strife and jar
All me! for the little trifies,
of which our bitter brew
OF sorrOw and troubir i often mixed,
As weakly. with much ado,
Ne meet the smaller Worries.
That are quickly out OF sight.
" hen the sweep Of a dark winged angel
Obscures our lives with night
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-06-26

AN EFFORT will be made by the
state department at Washington TO
induce the government of Italy TO sur
render the assassins Of Mcclure and
Flanagan, but with what success can
not vet be known 1t appears that the
Italian government does not regard the
existing extradition treaty rs requiring
the surrender of criminals who arr
Italian subjects. IL an American eiti-
zen, or n subject of some other country,
should be appreheuded in Italy charged
with a crime, he would be surrendered
under the treaty, but the assa,slns of
Mcclure and Flanagan being Italian
subjects, the government propos To
deal with them itself. insteai OF sur
rendering them TO be tried where they
committed the crime
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-06-26
VOL. KILL.

The New York S,m gives to the
public n number of private Letters
written in 1855 by Horace Greely 70
Charles A Dana, then managing edI-
tor Of the Tribune. Most OF the letters
we're written from Washington, during
the long contest for the speakershlp
which resulted in the election Of Gen.
eral Banks. They are valuable in
recalling the intense earnestness of Mr.,
Greeley. his fearless opposition to the
slave power and his devotion to and
watchfulness OF the interests OF the
Tribune. The letters were not written
for publication, yet their author could
not object to Mr.. Dana's making them
public, were he alive, especially as crit
icisms Of the managing editor to whom
they were addressed was very freely
iudulged in.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-06-26

Some ingenious arithmetlcian mas
calculated that the $4,000, 900 stamps
issued by the English Post Office from
1879 to 1884, if placed end to end,
would reach TO the moon and back,
A new and brilliant star has appeared
on the opera stage, Sybil Sanderson, oil
California. At Paris, the other hight,
she announced her coming on the stage
in y song to Roland. and the New ork
Wsrar,r's letter says 1.-THE delight, as
I'll "a astopishment OF those present
NAV perhaps he imagined when 1t is
s.a;ad that she took it. not by scream
81 a shrek. but IN upper q. or c. IN
alt held it, and then scaled down TO Z
fiat.'
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-06-26
HOSTESS AND GUESTS.
Their Respective Duties AoiS De-
tined by n Lady Writer

The fist duty of the hoseess Is W
make her guests acquainted win ;i eacn
other, writes Jane Allen IN Tue 'o, non
sjdered etiquette not to lntroducei U. ..1,
as young lady justly ooserseu .,,i,s
NAV be etiquette, but IL IS not ~
etiquette" The very origin Uu,i,a.
word etiquette" suggests n than =
.i.ai1-a, ,, and WAS at first the wooden
bundle indicating its contents.
Iss $50 Tn IL represents the marx placed
io-ua; a;.ty on its approved usages, and
py soot ne freely translated by 'good
naS ~ II Is. of course, only a mirror
lorn r;nh raascts eyers change Of fashion,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-06-26

The Augusta Victoria, the new
steamship Of the Hamburg packet line,
beats the record for ocean greyhounds.
Or hot journals she made The distance
between the FaStinet anu Sandy Hook
hgLtships ia > days p hours aud 30
minutes. From Hamburg to New
York. distance Of 3,OiS miles, the
time was days and hour. The City
Of Paris will have to put a man on the
stfvty valve occasionally to beat this
e., rman We sci when the latter's ma
chinery gets to running smoothly.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-06-26

TIIE names OF the architects whose
preliminary designs for the Protestant
Episcopal cathedral in New York city
have been approved are now revealed.
They are As follows: (D William y.
Potter and r. II. Robertson, (2l George
NJ. Huss and j. IL. Buck, (3l William
Halsry Wood, a. Helms n l.afarge anu
". ". Kent. All these names were
published by the New York ErenHlg
Post several days ago, Mr. Potter -
Bishop Potter's brother. and his design
is A notification of the cathedral II
Corona, Spain; the ground plan Is cru
ciform, the central space being 50 feet
square and the four arms of the cross
A. feet square, seating 1000 people Ihe
arches Of the central space are TO Oe
supported by four great towers rising
43O feet from the tloori the style /
medieval pointed. W. III. Woods plan
Is a grand structure in early Gothic,
massive tower rising from the centei
surrounded by lesser turrets, and 81 ths
main entrance two lofty spires; the
INFERIOR central temple or court VIII
chapels clustering around 1t. The
design Of Messrs. HuSs anu Buck Is
cross church in the style OF the CREATES
English cathedrals, crowned at tn
luncture of the nave and transept
Titha great central tower and spire
and with towers fianking the man
entrance in the nave. The design O
Helms S Lafarge is byzantine, recall
Ing in some respects at St Marks i
Venice, its general features being
large dome over an immense centrs
space where nave, transepts and choi
meet, and over the arches Of nave
transepts and choir smaller dome'
while two towers rise at the end OF Ii
nave. The four competitors are no'
70 enter on second competition fG
IAe aaal choice.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-06-26

THE police authorities OF North
amptcn should have provided more
men To meet the emergency at Flor
euce. The character Of the roughs
WIS a matter of general knowledge,
ami a.. arm of authority in such cases
should be made strong enough TO deal
with lawlessness. This Is not only n
wise measure Of precaution, calculated
To make the law respected, but 1t
affords proper protection to the officers
sent ON an unpleasant duty. III the
force OF policemen had been sufifcientiy
large the deplor.lble results recorded
could not have followed. Measures of
repression or correction should be care
fully planned and thoroughly sufficient
To make them effective. The spectacle
of lawlessness which can gather head
in the face of guardians of the law Is
demor,lllZing. AMI 1t passes over weak
display of authority To 4 serious and
fatal outcome, As in this case
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-06-26


The life of railway men does not
seem 10 be very healthy nor yet very
enjoyable one, if any reliance is To be
placed on the observations Of medical
men who have given some attention to
the subject. According TO NJ
Duchesne, railway men improve IN
health during the first ten years, but ut
the end of ten years they are tired out.
in fifteen they are actual sufferers, and
very few can remain in the service after
twenty. These general conclusions
have been supplemented by DIR. Lich-
tenbag Of Buda-P PeSth, who found from
examination that out of 2jO rail-
way employees, ninety-tNo, or more
than "A third, suffered from ear disease.
Engine drivers are especially liable To
rheumatism and pneumonia and after
some years service certain proportion
Of them become dull of sight and hear
ing. Others suffer from mild form oil
spinal conclusion, muscular feeblenesS
AMI continuous pains In the limbs
They are also apt TO develop peculiar
mental state-a sort Of cerebral irrita.
uOu-wIth excessive nervousness and
morbid sensations of fear
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-09-19
SHORTS WIN THE STAKES.
On COrrigan's Track Favorites
InYariahIY Go Wrong

WEST SIDE PARK, CHICAGO, Sept. IS.
The races to-day resulted as follows:
First race, four and one-half furlongs-
Bobby Beach won, JAKE Saunders second
Fremont third. Time, :56l2.
Second race, selling, three fourths of a
mile-Contempt won, Robin second, Elsie
third. Time, ZIG.
Third FACE, one and one-sixteenth miles
TSpalding won, Donovan second, Tudor third.
Time, :49.
70 Fourth race, selling, one mile-Cashier
won, Martin Russell second, Bonnie King
third. Time. l :44I2.
Fifth race, three-fourths OF a mile-Tom
Stevens won, Black Diamond second, Katie
S third. Time, I:16l2.
First race, one mile-Prophecy. 100; Horn
pipe, 100; Fayette. 81: Loupe. 81.
Second race, selling, six furlongs-Harry
Ireland, 100; Irish Pat, 104; Ruth, los; Re
gardess 80; Leo Brigei, 9S Vivian, 81;
Sheridan, 81; Virginia, 81; Anna Verdia,
81: Thomas Rusk, "a; Sam Watkins, 81.
Big Three, 112; Beaconsfeld, lis; Sayre,
liz; Monita Hardy, 102.
Fourth race, selling, one mile-Arundel,
no: Hilbert, 104; Pearl Jennings 102;
Steve jerome. 1922 Elsie b. So; Hanselle,
90.
Fifth race, two year-olds, six furlongs-
Redlight, 11S; Roman, 112; Pinkie J. l12;
Cadaver0us, 109; Flyleaf, los; Regents
Valenter, l05.
Sixth race, selling, six furlongs-Effie H.
100; Charles Reed, 1O6; Irma II, 105; Au-
dreo, 1903; Dave Hennessy, 103; Catherine
B. l01; Event 100; Montpelier, 50; Bonnie
Doom, 81: Comet OF; Enterprise, 81.
Clear; track fast
TIPS FOR TO-DAY.
First Race-Prophecy and Fayette.
Second Race-Ruth and Leo Brigel.
Third Race-Big Three ana Sayre.
Fourth Race-Litbert and Arundel.
Fifth Race-Redlight and Roman.
Sixth Race-Irma II and Catherine B.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-09-19
FOUGHT LIKE A TIGER.
PugiIist Ahern and His Friends
Held for Murder.

HetQ IOT MurOcf.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 1S.-As result of
the inquest over the body of young
Thomas E. jackson, killed in prize
fight at Days saloon at an early hour
yesterday morning, Ed Ahern, the sur
viving principal, was held without
bail to answer to the charge of muir
der. while referee, seconds, timekeep-
ers, ETC., were held as accessories and
abettors. All of the parties held by the
coroner as accessories gave bail for their
appearance Sept 20 and were released.
Ahearn was remanded without bail.
The case looks worse and worse under
investigation. An eye witness gives
the following description of the round
in which Jackson received the injuries
which resulted in his death:
las soon as Jackson fell, Ahearn. with the,
agility of tiger. and seemingly possessed OF
the spirit of a .bloodthirsty hyena, bounced
upon the PROSTATE form OF the unconscious
man. Placing his left knee on Jackson
breast. he rained half dozen blows on Jack
sons face with all the power that was left In
his BODY. After each blow from Ahearn
right hand the unfortunate Jackson tried to
raise his head from the floor, which was
AS Ahearn's fist struck Jackson's lace,
the back of his head was banged
against the floor with terrific force. II the
coroner finds that Jacksons death was the
result of conclusion of the BRAZIL then he re-
ceived his fatal blows after he had fallen and
Jay half unconscious in the ring. The ref
cree ordered Ahearn pulled off Of Jackson
and taken to his corner, but the injury had
been wrought. Jackson's seconds then
jumped into the center of the ring and de
manded decision in favor of their man be-
cause of the foul blows Ahearn had given
him when he lay on the floor The TeIeree9
refused and the fight went on to the DEATH"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-09-19
SLIPPED UNDER THE FENCE
How One of the Sioux Made a
Home Run Yesterday.

There was ludicTOus incident inyes-
terday'S game at Athletic park, to which
Sioux City IN a large measure owes its
victory. In the fifth inning, with Cline
on first, Glenn pounded the ball out
TO the fence at left center. 1t rolled
under the fence, but was in reach of the
fielder. Before Murphy could get it,
however. a small boy, Oh the lookout for
a chance to gain admission to the
grounds, snatched it and gallOped around
the corner OH his way to the gate. OF
course. both runners scored. As usual.
The Apostles made more hits than their
opponents, earning every one of six
runs, but they threw away the game
on the worst kind of field
ing. Reilly was on the sick
list, and Carroll and Tdckerman
were stationed at third and short. The
former tried to stop some of the balls
that came bis way without success, but
Tuckerman shirked throughout, allow
ing several drives to be scored as hits
which should have been outs. He also
failed to complete an easy double play
in the fifth inning and handled two or
three of Broughton's fine throws like
blind man. The coaching, too, was
bad, as both Halves and Carroll were
retired at the plate when they should
have been held at third base. Meekin
pitched well up TO the eighth inning,
when he made a gorgeous muh of a t1V,
gave a base on balls and pitched wild
once. being directly responsible for the
two runs. Powell was knocked down
by pitched ball in the fifth inning, but
soon recovered. Although Burdick was
pounded all over the lot, the Cornhusk-
ers behind him played splendid game,
the only error being wild throw by
Genins. About all the batting of the
visitors was done by Glenn and Black.
The receipts were S37. and the manage
ment hopes to get enough together in
week to pay one guarantee. The score
follows:
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-09-19
KNEhLY WAS LADY.
And the Millers Gave Him Cor
dial Reception.

Monday ) victory scaled Omaha as
pennant winner in the Western assOcIa-
ton, and as consequence some of the
Omaha men turned up yesterday with
their hatbands OH the stretch. Jack
Crooks had sent his voice to tinsmith'S
to be repaired, and could not play. Can
avian played second bag, and an out
field was made up of Pitchers Nichols
and Clarke and Catcher Nagle. Knell
went in to pitch, and the MillerS
made him very weary with home
runs and tWO-baggerS until ne
could not see straight. Omaha could
not size up Mitchell at all, and got but
ten singles off his delivery, which would
have produced no runs, and but for Mr..
Hanrahan'S customary wild throw
t. first, the result would have been
shut-out for the leaders. With this sim
gle exception, the home team played a
faultless and brilliant fielding game,
the features of which were two long
running catches by Foster and three
double plays that retired the side each
time. Minneapolis batted the ball at
will and scored in every inning but the
third and sixth. Hudson, Foster and
Mitchell led at the bat, and each put the
ball over the fence. Omaha was unable
to score until the ninth inning. when
Hanrahan threw wild to first and Min
nehan failed to stop the ball, letting
Nichols around to third, and he scored
on Walsh's sacrifice. A double play
Immediately afterward retired the side
and ended the game. Score: