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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-11-20

bright fash, followed by roar as or a
hundred thunders, and ths schooner.
shattered to fragments by the heavy
shot that went crashing through her
light timbers, disappeared from our
SIGHT, the last dsspairing yells Of h T
maimed and drowning crew rising
wildly above the bowling OF the gale.
Ihe next moment, Ike some black,
winged giant, our sloop-of-War came
bursting from the thick rack winch
had concealed her approach, and,
booming along over the ruin she had
made, passed-us. while the clear trum-
pet ring OF her captains voice broke
upon my ears:
''Hard-a-starboard, Lieutenant, and
keep in our wake! VIII send a boat
aboard as soon as can. We saw your
signal lantern aloft in good time
l now went up TO midshipman Shell
burne and grasped his hand, telling him
he had saved us all by his daring in
mounting the perilous mast TO swing
that lantern, and that l would not fail
to speak of his gallant conduct to the
Captain.
Miss Melton, being near with the
other passengers, heard me, and saw
her soft black eyes fash with unmis-
taxable pride and tel derneSs on the
gallant fellow In my gratitude l was
no longer jealous of him, but acknowl-
edged TO myself that lie deserved her
love, and that the two young people
were well mated. l never treated him
gruffly after, and when, months later,
while we were at Manila, to winch
port we had finally brought the disabled
ship, 1 heard that Miss Melton and he
were engaged, filed my briar pipe
and smoked it, feeling quite contented
and happy.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-11-20
Its Mother Was a Baggage Car.

1t was on a Pennsylvania Railroad
train coming north from Washington.
All the passengers but two in the Sleep
er had dozed off. The former was will
ing to follow the example OF the major
ity, but the latter objected in a loud
voice. Its cries awoke the other pas
sengers, and some pretty strong Ian
guage was heard. The young man got
out of his berth and carried the baby
up and down the car, trying to soothe
1t. But the baby was ailing and fretful,
and its voice would not be stilled. Fin
ally grey-headed man, who was evil
IDENTIFY an old traveller, stuck his head
out from behind the curtains and called
to the young man in rather sharp
voice:
''See here, sir, why don't you take
that child TO its mother. She will be
able to manage it much better than you.
Ii evidently wants its mother"
"Y es that's If, =" echoed half dozen
other irritated passengers.
The young man continued to pace up
and down for moment, then said in a
quiet. strained voice:
Its mother Is in the baggage carr
There was an instantaneous hush for
a moment. Presently the gray-haired
man stuck his head out into the aisle
again.
Let me take 1t for awhile" he said
softly; perhaps / can quiet it,"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-11-20
The Thrill of MOOSE Hunting.

The few moose yet In Names woods
bring no inconsiderable money annually
TO the State. / have been told of one
man who has spent 5000 in Maine
trying to kill a moose. and he has
neither secured the moose nor given up
the task 1t would be greatly to the
benefit of hunters who wish to call
moose if the law were changed so as to
make September an open month, for
only during the September moon is
there reasonable prospect of success
in calling 1t was osce my pleasure to
meet a sportsman just in from moose
calling. His Indian had called a moose
to the water, but was unable to get him
to come out Of the bushes, and a shot
into the shadows was unsuccessful.
Said the hunter: 81 have never seen
any sporting to compare with this. 1
could hear the moose coming for an
hour, and when he came down off the
hills to the water, could think OF
nothing but a locomotive of the track
and running through the woods. L
have killed no moose. but that expe-
rience was worth all this trip cost me.
1t fairly made my hair stani on end
TO hear that moose come. Yes, sir, it
was worth $50 of any mans money"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-11-20
Avoiding Her Own Light.

The question of the carrying of
nght-, and changes necessary for the
benent OF navigation and the avoidance
OF collisions, recall to the New York
Times All incident that happened some
years ago, when British friyate. home
ward bound, and an American man-of-
war were lying at anchor in the same
port, The captain and officers of the
Engl sh vessel were invited to dine on
board the American ship. The dinner
was long, Iovial affair, and the
toasts were frequent Finally. about
10 O'Clock, the visitors were bundled
into their boats to return TO their YES
sci, which was to get under way as soon
a. all were on board and the boats
holsted- After a short interval the ves-
sci was seen to be moving, and from the
American could be heard a number of
orders given to the helmsuan, first
porting the helm and then heaving it
hard over the other way, repeating the
operation several times. AS the course
WAS fairly straight one, the reason for
his vast amount Of manBuyring was
not at all apparent, and the mystery re-
mained unsolved for quite awhile.
Several months later one of the officers
returned 10 the station aboard ant ther
British man-of war, and he stated that
owing to too much Americanism, or too
many good-byes, they had neglected. to
give the order to haul down the vessels
staylight-as the light is called which
all vessels hoist forward when at anchor
and. being firmly convinced that it
was the light aboard of some other
ship, they were shining their vessels
course in vain endeavors to avoid 1t,
and bring 1t To bear in some other dir
ection than right ahead, 1t was not
until they had taken up the greater por-
tion OF the anchorage, and had come
within an ace of running down various
crafts that some one cooler-headed than
the rest discovered the offending lantern
and had it hauled down
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-11-20
Miles Babies,

Six little timid kittens
Out in the cold alone
Their mother Is always gadding aoere
AND Drlngs them not even q bone:
She on IN the morning early,
She on TIL late al night:
A mischicvOus. selfish old pussy
Thti never does anything right.
1hs kittens are always hungry
.1hcy re too timid 10 catch q mouse
Ano their mother Is such an old gadder
They won't keep her in any house
she never petted nor played with them
Nor washed them nice and clean
Such six little dirty faces
I'm sure have never seen;
Sil little sad. sad kittens
All sitting in a row.
Cold and hungry and dirty
From the tip Of each nose to each too
Twelve little ears and six little tails
Hanging and dropping low.
80 olt on the steps I found them,
Sitting all in a row
And Mile begged hard to keep them.
And fed them and washed them SO clean
such SIX bright. cunning sittens
I'm sure have never seen.
The boys laughed at Miles babies
she cared not a whit. would your
III she hadn't adopted those kittens
What in the world would they dor
M r. Nolan. In School and Home.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-11-20
Twelve Helpful Rules.

1. Do not interrupt others in con-
versation unnecessarily.
2 Be unselfish.
3. Have courage to speak the truth.
l. Do not shirk.
5. If you have been to blame do not
try to throw the blame on some one
else. IF she hadn't done so-and-so it
wouldn't have happened.
8. When you have used an article
put 1t back in its place; especially if it
is one used by the family i'll common.
Z. Remember that by your, conduct
persons judge of your home-training
and home-Infiuence.
s. Be careful to meet your engage
ments promptly.
8. Be punctual at meals.
10. Whatever is worth doing at all,
is worth doing well.
IL. Help others.
II. Let your friends feel that you
can be depended upon to keep your
word. 1t will be a comfort to them to
have some one to turn to In time of
need, and it will be a deep and lasting
pleasure to you to know they have con-
fidence in you.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-11-20

second point, he says: Its action
should not be confunded with the
slow action Of small percentages Of
gas, such as IL illustrated by the acci-
dental deaths often occurring in
hotels These almost invariably hap
pen by exposure to the gas escaping
from mere pin hole or slit in the bur
ner, which consequently form but l per
cent OF the air OF the apartment and
destroys life slowly" In regard TO
economy he says that the cost of the
wooden box would be but trine. and
the expense OF IS or 100 feet of gas
scarcely worth mentioning when COM
pared with the expensive apparatus re-
quired for an electrical execution.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-11-20
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Where Coiors Come From.

From the Cochineal insects are OBJ.
tanned the gorgeous carnine, as well as
the crimson, scarlet, carnine, and pur-
pie lakes Sepia is the inky fluid dis
charged by the cuttle-fsh to render the
water Opaque for Its concealment when
attacked, Indian yellow is frem the
camel Ivory black and bone black are
made out of ivory chips. The exquisite
Prussian blue Is got by fusing horses
hoofs and other refuse animal matter
with impure potassium carbonate. It
was discovered by an accident In the
vegetable kingdom are included the
lakes, derived from roots, barks and
gums Blue-black Is from the charcoal
of the vine-stalk- Lampblack is SCOT
from certain resinous substances.
From the msdder plant, which grows
IN Hlndostan, Is manufactured Turkey
red Gamboge comes from the yellow
sap Of a tree, which the natives of Siam
catch in cocoanut shells Raw sienna
Is the natural earth from the neighbor-
hood of Sienna, Italy. Raw lumber is
an earth from Umbria, and it is also
burnt
To these vegetable pigments may be
added Indian ink, which is said TO be
made from burnt camphor. The Chi
nese, who alone produce 1t, will not re-
veal the secret of its composition Mas
tlc-the base of the varnish so-called-
Is from the gum of the mastic tree, in
digenous to the Grecian archipelago,
Bistre is the SCOT of real wood ashes.
OF real ultramarine hut little is found
IN the market. 1t is obtained from the
precious lapis-lazuli, and commands a
fabulous price. Chinese white Is zinc,
scarlet Is iodide of mercury and CHINA
bar, or native vermillion. is from quick
silver ore.-British Journal of Photo
grdphy.
clergyman who had been trained
In England and who was called to min
isterlh work in this country, when
asked, after considerable experience
what feature of American life impressed
him most, replied: 1.-The inability of
Americans to do their work quietly" 4"
He explained at some length how this
restlessness seemed TO pervade all forms
of life, and what a hindrance it is to the
best results injmany kinds of work.
The criticism is a correct one. 1t is
not only "'the wicked, in our country
who ARE like the troubled sea when It
cannot rest" the good and pious are
just as restless. Every one seems to be
in a hurry. The tide of life flows
through our streets like the tumultuous
rush of the ocean in the Bay of Fundy,
in spite of risk and accident and death.
The day is not long enough for its man
ifold eIcitements, nor the night for its
varied dis.ipations. The thing in hand
is, ,imperfectly finished, through eager
ness to get hold of the next thing. Men
crowd themselves with work as If it
were a sin or a shame ever to decline an
opportunity or to say mo" to an invi-
tatIon- Women in society drive from
house to house as if their lives depended
upon completing list of fashionable
calls, and young girls wear out beauty
and undermine health in a vain effort
to taste all the seductive pleasures of
the world IN a single season.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-11-20

II New York fails to secure the
Worlds Fair she can blame It solely
upon her own people. No other city In
the country can present so many or
such strong reasons rs New York Is
able TO present, and a popular vote
would undoubtedly give that city n
great majority. Strong claims, if not
backed by great guarantee fund, will
not count for much when Congress
takes the matter up for consideration,
however. and We are beginning to fear
that the so-much-to-be-desire big fund
will not be ON hand in time 1t looks
rs though many OF the New York mil
liouaires are not anxious to have the
big Fair held in that city. Few or
them are coming forward with sub
scriptious Of the size expected, and II a
guarantee fund Is to be raised tie
money must come from the wealthy
men There seems to be little or no
enthusiasm in the movement, and
without a great deal Of enthusiasm at
the start it cannot be carried through
70 a successful termination Unless
the money Is subscribed within week
or two New York will be out Of the
race and will be compelled TO abandon
the contest.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-11-20

Mr. EDISON, who probably knows as
much about that mysterious force,
electricity, as any other man, positively
declares that there is no such thing as
perfectly safe insulation for high ten
sion wires, and there seems TO be rea-
son IN his statement that the only sure
safeguard is to regulate the strength
ami character of currents over the
lighting wires. We really know very
little about electricity, but we are
learning by experience every day, and
one thing that is not very well under
stood is that death turks in high ten
sion wires, and that what is safe to-day
may be very dangerous tomorrow
owing to the breaking OF wearing away
Of the insulating coating. Mr.. Edison
thinks that electric currents should be
regulated As boilers are now regulated
by law, and that the tension should be
forced down below the danger line.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-11-20

Mr.. NON DER AHE, the st. Louis
baseball monarch, says tile Association
will have to stand by the League in the
probable tight with the players, and
estimates that should the Brotherhood
OF Ball Players really strike the Asso-
ciatiou VIII help the League magnates
secure good teams and render other
valuable assistance. There is no fault to
be found with such a course; Indeed it
Is the only thing for the Association
managers to do, since should the League
players win in their fight the ASsocii-
ton players would demand the same
concessions, but with that recklessness-
which has frequently characterized
Ar. Won der Abe, lie adds: There are
not siN met in the whole brotherhood
Who have an ounce of business brains
Mr.. >palding is the only instance in
The history or the game OF a ballplayer
developing in a succt sSful manager. ="
How about Mr.. Reach of Philadelphia?
lie not only succeeded very well as a
player and afterward as a manager. but
he has proved himself to be possessed of
good business brains. Harry Wright
vas very good ballplayer, and he Is
likewise a successful manager. There
Are people who believe that Mr.. Anson
could DO very well as a manager, and
wen Mr.. Comiskey OF Mr.. Won der
Ahe's own club is not uithouta few
ounces Of business brains. Mr.. VIII
uAm Barnie OF the Baltimore Club has
uot made an absolute failure of It, and
uouotless there are others who, had
-uey the chance. could do very well,
aot excepting Mr.. Ward of New York,
VI whom Mr.. Won der Ahe speaks SO
Sghty.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-11-20
Josh Billings Philosophy.

Truth kan stand alone, bnt lie haz
to lean on sumthing, generally another
lie.
He who seeks fame will have hard
road to travel, and poor fare when he
gifts thare-
Thare IL nothing that grows 50 fast,
and reaches maturity so quick, and
begins to dekay 50 soon, az mushroom.
Ii would be well for sum pholks to
think ov this
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-11-20

N A discussion on the adulterated
milk question in Councils, the remark
WAS made that the ent re trouble arose
from the fact the act of Assembly pro-
hibiting such adulteration which refers
only 10 cities of the first class, leaving
the suburban and country dairymen
beyond the reach of the law To this
the Dairyman's Cooperative Asso-
citation reply that if the law be unjust
10 the dealers they have themselves to
blanc. The Dairyman's Cooperative
A. ucIdtiOn, 1t appears from the state
meut of one of its committees, has.
during the past two sessions of the
Legislatures. endeavored to have a law
passed for the whole State which would
make both producer and dealer respou-
7sible for the adulteration OF the milk
ind liable to punishment therefor. The
dairymen believed 1t would be to their
advantage TO exclude all adulterated
milk from the market, as similar law
20 that proposed worked well in New
Jersey. They say, however, that the T
plans were frustrated by the dealers
who are now complaining Of a law which
the dairymen think is just and should
be enforced
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-11-20

IT Is probable that 4 monument will
soon be erected to the memory Of Cen
eral Hartranft. General Hastings has
produced i plan by which a suitable
monument may lie easily paid for by
the National Guard of the State, each
man 70 be invited TO give one dollar.
General Hartranft's services were OF
such a character as to make the raising
OF popular fund for the purpose
named an easy matter.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-11-20

ANOTHER plot against the Gar has
been discovered by the Russian policr.
ThI teaches US, among other things, it
u better to be good, and thus court a
long and happy career, than TO be q
Gar and walk in paths sprinkled with
.liscOntent and dynamite.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-11-20

QUEEN VICTORIA with that gener-
Osity that characterizes her, gave Prin-
ress Sophia an India shawl and her
hlessing, and not much more The
$ sIawls the Qu~en gets for nothing.
she Is frugal, but then it must be re-
membersd that she has large family
TO support
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-11-20

1t is now placed beyond a doubt In
the course OF the investigation regard
ing cholsra In the East that DIR. Koch,
of the German Cholera Commission,
had discovered the bacilli Of the dis.
ease.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-11-20

Pure linseed OIL. an expert observes,
has a bright amber color. 1t runs
freely, sparkles when flowing from the
ran, tastes smooth aud mild, and has
the smell of a fake zeed poultice.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-11-20

Rather massive N appearance j. q
silver snake coiled twice around a. In
Gsns canoe Of the same metal
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-11-20

Str ". Thomson Is TO deliver eighteen
lectures on "Moleculs Dynamics" at
the Johns HoDkius University during
the first twenty davS Of next October.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-12-06
Passes for Two.

81 want a pass for myself and wife
to Chicago" proclaimed cattle-ship-
per as he entered freight Office in
this city last evening.
"How many cars Of stock ?"
"Four"
"Humph! that entities you to passes
for two persons. But they have to
ride in the caboose of the stock train
and get out and feed and water the
animals"
"Can't take no other train ?"
Not any other. That,y why passes
are given to shippers-so they can
look after stock"
well, said the shipper with a sigh,
'you can make 'em out. Mirandy
won't be much stuck on the caboose,
but it's better than paying fare, and I
guess I'll rustic around the steers
alone. But you bet I don't take her
around Chicago when I get there.
She's got to stay in the depot while L
take in the sights. Omaha World
Herald
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-12-06

and, in fact, a FREQUENT phenomsvoD
Prof, Vim. p. Tonry, the chemist. saws
the fame In such cases invariably srise
from a combustion OF oxygen with some
material favorable to producing heat.
Wherever there Is turpentine there is
always danger Of spontaneous combus-
ton. If the substance be poured on
rags, especially when they are soaked
with grease. fire is likely to result.
Furniture establishments and all places
where oils and turpentine are kept are
especially liable to visitations from fires
of inexplicable origin.
Hay, when moist and packed tightly,
ferments by natural process and alb
serbs oxygen so freely as to produce
flame IN many instance. SuIphuric
acid, If allowed to come in contact with
bagging at fertilizer factories, is also a
source OF great danger. The same
acid, If mixed with water, produces in
tense heat.
A common source of unexpected COM
bustion is the gas which escapes from
jet which has been careIessIy left
open. Gas and common air produce
an explosive compound which can be
touched off like gunpOwdeE by tiny
fame.
L fo4' 4Onry says 1t Is very difficult
to prevent combustion which arises
from natural combinations, although
thorough ventilation and cleanliness in
private houses and business establish
ments viii go a long way toward redue-
ing the danger. The phenomenon is
common to all seasons, although a tenn
perature of 20 or so degrees, which is
high enough for fermentation, is most
favorable to it.
An accumulation of infammable ma
terials is always to be avoided. It was
once believed that human bodies. espe-
cialIy those of inebriates, were liable to
take fire and be consumed spontane-
ously, but the theory finds but little
acceptance in these Ba!!::soyv
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-12-06
Luokv Peonfe.

CampbelIsville CKy) Times-JOurnal, Nov. g.
When it was stated here that VIM. and w.
p. Fawcett held ticket No. SO, s56, which last
month drew the First Capital prize of $780,
GOO in The Louisiana State Lottery and had
persons thought it was joke. The Times
Journal man, wishing to know the truth Of
the matter, saw the parties and was assured
that the report was correct. They received
the money last Friday week, by draft which
was paid by the Bank of CampbeLlsYllle at
this place. 1t is certainly a large investment
for a dollar. They have for several months
been buying one or two twentieth tickets in
this Lottery, and stated to US that they had
always drawn enough money to pay for
their tickets up to the time of drawing the
capital prize.
It will be remembered that some time ago,
Mr.. Sam Frank Spencer, of our neighboring
town, Greensburg, drew $4,000 in The
Louisiana State Lottery, and that several
times the adjoining county of Marion has
been lucky in holding tickets drawing from
$500 to $4,000.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-12-06
SoaD Bubbles That WIN Last.

To make soap bubbles that viii last
for several hours IS easy enough If the
following liquid be used:
Dissolve one part by weight Of Mar
seiIIes soap, cut into thin slices, in
forty parts Of distilled water, and FL
ter. Call the filtered liquid A, and
mix two parts Of pure glycerine with
one part of the solution A, in a TEN
perature of sixty-siZ degrees Fair,
and, after shaking them together long
and violently, leave them TO rest for
some days. A clear liquid viii settle,
with a turbid one above. The lower 10
be sucked out from beneath the upper
with a siphOn, taking the utmost care
not to carry down any Of the latter to
mix with the clear fluid.
A bubble blown with this viii last
for several hours, even IN the open air.
Or the mixed liquid, after standing
5WentF-Sonr hpurss may Be GlkeEed.