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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-07-30
Punctuation.

Few of our readers are aware that the
system of punctuation now so generally
adopted, and which Is So absolutely
uyc,ssary to the preservation of the
meaning of the author, is of COMPARE
lively modern origin.
IL was not until the close of the III
teyuth century that those familiar marks,
the peroid O., the colon O., the comm
o., were introduced in manuscript
writings, and less than n century agc
the semicolon { > was first used in typo
graphy. The period is the only point
that Is not modern. 1t was used by the
Romans indisc-imiaately. 1t was never
employed to indicate the t-rminatic Ia
of "a sentence. Its use seems to have
been to separate, answering for the
space" or blank now seen betSet N
words.
Punctuation is of much more import
ance than is generally supposed Owing
TO defective punctuation, the following
absurd passage appeared IN German
paper: Next to him Prince Bismarck
walked in on his head, the well-known
military cap on his feet, large but we'll
Polished top-boots on his forehead, dark
clouds in his hand, the inevitable walk
ing cane in his eye, u menacing glance
IN gloomy silence.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-07-30
But you Will admit it, 1 am sure.

But you Will admit 1t, am sure.
said He'en, upon mature reflection
Women are so ready 10 believe al men
brutes because there ars so many who
, neglect home and family and drift into
lives of dissipation and vice. In nine
eases out of ten, the wife possesses the
means of rescue, and yet she Is wilfully
| unconscious OF the fact
Helen suddenly discovered that
Marion writhed under her argument.
and reflected that she might have
touched very tender spot in her ma
ture.
But Marion, with true womanly
pride, was careful to conceal from
Helen any intimatlon of trouble that
might exist in her own family.
During the r,mainder of Helen's
visit her mind was constantly reverting
to that conversation, and although she
assumed to be interested in whatever
was being sand or done. she could think
of but one thing, and that was her mis-
taken conception of marriage.
Tie days passed all too rapidly, and
Helen'S pleasant visit = as ended. She
bade goodbye to Marion and Harry,
! little thinking of the telling influence
| she had eXerted in that home
Marion watched the train bear her
! friend away with lnexpl essible feeling
of loneliness which fingered for many
days.
Harry began to notice that she
seemed deeply intent upon some matter
which she eviden tly chose TO conceal
from him and for time he refrained
from questioning.
On New Years Eve, as they sat in
the twilight enjoying the solemn quiet
Of tie dying day, Marion suddenly de-
teImined 10 open her heart TO her hus-
band as she had not done for many
months, and to know for herself
whether the old love could be revived
! through any act of hers.
She cIept INTO his arms with look
of b. seeching tenderness, and gathering
together al the courage of her nature,
she unfolded the bitterness OF her soul
! to him.
She related the conversation with
! Helen and told him of the deep impress
sion it had made upon her own heart {;
size told him of the struggles with
! pri in coufessing 10 him her faults
and of her unselash resolves for the
new year.
Aud all that evening these two,
whose tide of affec ion was slowly but
surely ebOing away with the current of
the years, renewed their welded love
and thanked God for Helen's visit.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-07-30
HELPS TO HIGH LIVING.

Sun. Garry out 10 hearts content, souls
purpose
Tues Live in harmony with truth.
Wed All good things are ours.
Ihurs.-Look not thou down, but up.
Fri. The Voice said, Call my works thy
friends"
sdt Who conquers mildly, God benignant-
ly regaIdeth.
Robert BroscTiin0.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-07-30

good. energetic spring, that has Just the
right smoothness of outline, that is not
SCARED by imperfections in the mould,
and that has the whiteness of a healthy
cure, Is an object that always wins the
respectful admiration of rubber men.
Toys, balls and hollow goods generally
are all made in the same manner as
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-07-30

AL faok are pao1 listeners.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-07-30

THoUGHTFUL YCUTH-Old Crum-
niles What More money! You ought
70 be ashamed of yourself. With all
me money | give you you ought To
day.
1oung Crummles-But l have put
y something for "A rainy day,
Old Crummles-Oh, you have, have
you. What Is it.
oung Crummlas-An Umbrella
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-12-04

plish something. Some make an open.
ing in the opposing line for him to pass
through and others guard him and head
off those who would tackle. In a differ
ent way, when the signal for a kick is
given, the team prepares to act in such a
manner as to gain the advantage Of the
ground which the ball will cover.
There is no end to the possibilities Of
Invention and ingenuity, SO that foot ball
to the expert becomes an interesting
study as well as magnificent sport.
These are fine points which most people
do not yet understand, but which, when
understood, will enable them to appreci-
ate as we'll as enjoy tile game.
OF course, it will always remain a
fact that seasoned players will beat anna
teurs, but it is true in the games this
season that the best college teams,
composed largely of new players,
have shown greater skill than ever be.
fore, and that. under the new rules, they
would easily defeat the smuggling giants
who were the best representatives of the
game year or two ago. This means
that skill and intelligence have replaced
brute force, and that, in consequence,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-12-04

good teams can be made more easily
than was the case heret ofore.
The aggressive demonstrations of the
present foot ball game are confined rig
idly to showing, holding, and tripping,
and even the inducement to this kind of
roughness is largely done away with.
Foot ball has one advantage over base
ball-it does not create specialists to the
same extent The game of base ball
has become largely question of the
"battery. The best team Of fielders in
the country would be as children op
posed to a far weaker team supplied
with a superior battery. Unless the
managers of base ball correct this evil,
and bring the game back to a point
where general skill and enthusiasm on
the part of team will have its due
weight in the result, it is evident that
the once popular game is doomed, and,
in that case, it looks as if foot ball might
be the coming American game. AS
played now, the game is purely Ameri-
can, and has as little resemblance to the
old foot ball game as base ball has to
FOUNDERS. F. r. 3. r..
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-12-04
The Wedding Ring i'll His Boot.

A good story reaches the London
Woman from the somewhat out Of the
way region Of Petaluna. Early last
week all was going merrily at very in
teresting wedding in the town until the
bridegroom was called upon to produce
the wedding ring. In vain he felt in his
trousers pocket for the missing trifle.
Nothing could be found except hole
through which the ring had evidently
fallen into the high boot which is affected
by young men Of that county. What
was he to do? ... .-...s
Take your boot off, "said the parson.
The suspense and silence were painful
The organist, at the priests bidding,
struck up a voluntary.
The young man, sitting on the altar
rails, removed his boot, the ring was
found-also hole in the stocking,
which led the worthy divine to remark:
Young man, it is time you were mar.
rin1 " --..=.s .S.. T..
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-12-04
STAGE ILLUSIONS.
NciIF7OSH DESCRIEEy SOME DE.
CAPITATION DECEPTIONs.

THO Spanish Inquisition Outdone R,ood
less DecnpItations- Dlsmemberinr ~
i traordinnry- Realistic Performances. =,
the Renowned Hanlon..
! Especial Correspondence
j Who has not experienced 4 thrill Of
apprehension at tile sight Of some reals
i tic stage performance. which invol vel
tho apparent loss OF life OF the victim.
NO matter how many times similar H.
ll'sions have been witnessed. a certain
feeling OF dread steals over the specta.
tor, whether Of fear lest tie mock nor
formancc may by some mishap I've turned
into an all too realistic tragedy, Or OF
rcpugnancc to tho sight Of blood. New.
crthcless. the husl'cd. awestruck. and
strained attitude Of the audience attest
that the scene is making Il deep imDres-
sion upon them. u
In olden times such exhibitions were
made as repulsive as possible, 10 pains
icing spared TO make the semblance to
death by torture as near the real thino
as could be. Even in recent times an
cnGllsl, magician, DR.. Lynn, was wont
to perform the trick of cutting I'D a man
with such. fidelity to de,ails that MANY
OF the onloohers tainted.
But the later performances in thatline
notably by Hermann, show decided
improvements certain refinement. so
tospeak. whichrob, it of its responsiveness
and makes the spectator think that the
occupation Of stage ASSASSINATION is an
| tnviable one. g" ... ~-
In llerrmann's decapitation act the
means employed, wh,je simple, are SO
adrotly and slzillfully worked that the
most acute observation is necessary to
OBTAIN an idea OF the manner in which
the deception is accom- plished. Tie stage
is draped in black, a pedestal Of white
stands out in bold relief on one side.
WINE small piano STOOL arrangement
serves Tor seat on tld other.
His fair victim apr cars-that is. she
appears to appear. III reality what the
audience sees Is merely a wire SHE'LL
dressed and provided with waxcn arms
and hands. The real figure of the lady
Is concealed beh,nd this. dressed in =,
close fitting suit Of black velvet, her
hands also being Cd vcred with black
gloves. The false dress hangs from her
neck. where it, is retail he'd i'll place by a
| scmicircular metal strip.
The lady killer makes a threatening
pass with an ugly knife. Tie arms of
t's cnptive are raised in horror. Tie
motion is impaired to the false arms by
the lady whose arms are not seen, as the
black background forms no relief for her
son,ber hablimcnts Her iorncntor flies
into Il rage, commands her To Lc seated
and, without consulting her as to
whether she wants it cut bias or other
wise, sewers her head 1T a Stroke. TAX
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-12-04

sheer strength. Thus, team would Get
the ball and, taking good care to keep
Ut, would simply mass themselves and
endeavor to push it further and further
toward their opponents goal. In doing
thls they would make very few brilliant
runs, and kicking likewise was not much
lesorted to- Of course, the method of
opposition was Similar The side not
having the ball would crowd together
and offer to the oncoming phalanx the
resistance of their combined weight.
using every effort at the same time tc
gain possession of the leather sphere.
The natural consequence was that the
scene OF action often remained about the
same, neither advancing nor recedina
for long intervals, while the players
stood their ground and "slugged" each
other to their hearts content Had it
not been for the pugilistic attractions
the sight would not have been diverting
to spectators.
The block game was done away with
by the passage Of a rule providing that
a side which had held the ball ali the
time for three downs without gaining
five yards Or losing 10 should forfeit it
ITO their opponents. This regulation was
.afterward amended, and now directs
that in order to keep the ball tshall be
required to advance five yards or lose 20
in three downs. AS this can not be done
by mere force, it has become the COM
mon practice to take desperate chances
III running and kicking. and the result
Is that the ball and the players are con-
:stantly moving up and down the field.
Equally important was the prohibition
of smuggling" and the enforcement of
the rule. 1t was a great step forward
when the intercollegiate Association
<lecreed that for any fragrant breach of
the rules player might be disqualified.
In order to enforce this law the office of
umpire was created, the duty of this
official being to watch only the men and
t" compel them to observe the proprie.
ties. Struggling" is therefore danger
Gus. and the best authorities now dis
Courage it more than they once advised
It, 1t is a rare thing to see really first
class player indulge in it, because lie
realizes that it renders him almost sure
of dismissal, while it does his team no
good.
These are some of the principal causes
why IL man having ordinary regard for
his appearance and bodily safety may
now engage in foot ball, and why SC
many athletes are taking an interest in
it. The science of foot ball has developed
Just i'll proportion as smuggling" and
blocking have disappeared. Each playe,
now has distinct and important individ.
,'al dutie', whereas formerly the sever
ruslers. with the exception Of the cente,
-r snap back. were very much alike
Team work also is approaching state
If perfection. The play to be attempted
after each down is made known by +
signal and every member of the eleve,
las !, part to perform in it. When {
runner makes headlong dives or wonder
FIJI ,"ts his associates '.no before
ii,nL " hat lie is going to do and eacl
-one II axes it easier for him to accom-
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-12-04
To Obliye the Barber.

The village had but one barber, and
one day he was taken sick. Just at
this time tin peddler came along,
and when something was said about
the BARRIERS i'll luck the peddler open
ed his sympathy box at once, and
said:
'lt is awful, awful! Poor, poor
man! His income will cease, and his
business will go to ruin. Gentlemen,
something ought to be done"
No one else seemed to care much,
but the peddler grew more sympathetic
the longer he thought OF it, and
finally he posted off up to the house
and offered to open the shop and run
it couple of days. The BARRIERS wife
gave him the key, and he soon had
the curtain up and the door OPEN. The
first man to enter was stranger in
the town, who had stopped over to do
some business with a druggist. He
took the chair and asked for a quick
shave. The peddler lathered him IN
and down and across. tucked up his
sleeves and picked the first razor he
could reach. His first scrape brought
blood, his second pared off about a
third of the strangers moustache.
Good Lord, man, what are YOU
doing?9" he shouted as he jumped out
of his chair. ...~- -.
"Why, what's the matter?r;
Matter? DO you call yourself a
barberp" .,...... 49, 3.
No, SIR" <. ...-
Then what in--are you doing
herep" s. ~ -. . .s-,..a
"Obliging poor man who is sick
in bed" a. ..1 F
"You ought to be killed, and here
goes to do it, -... .... .G
And he knocked him over the boz
stove, kicked him out of the door, and
run him around the meeting house,
anG lost him in a heavy growth oil
pigweeds. 1t was late at night when
the peddler reappeared, lame and sore
and humbled, and all he had to say
was: +
by gum! if ever try to onlige
another Teller critter as longs live
New York Sun.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-12-04
lives fifteen miles from Graston' s. &
#t'Ihe proof is conclusive said the.
judge; discharge the prisoner.
QUEER MARRIAGE NOTIONS.
Falling In Love with Russian Woman Rather
Serious Thing

Falling In Love with a Russian Woman Rather
Serious Thing.
Among the middle and lower orders
OF Russian society the model wife is
she whose good conduct and slavish
obedience to the will or whims Of her
husband give him no excuse to lift
hand or rod against her and who never
beats her husband when he is drunk.
Wives beating their husbands is, how
ever, a recognized phase of Russian
social life. Among the cheap chromos
that adorn the walls OF village tea
houses and trackters one of the most
familiar scenes is u drunken mouiik on
the ground and his wife beating him
in no gingerly manner
The merchants wife and daughters
still keep out OF sight in accordance
with oriental custom, when male
friends call on the husband, and when
they go shopping the husband and
father goes with them. assists them
with their bargains and pays their
bills. The merchants wife paints her
cheeks, and is very fond of bright
colored clothes. -.,.s..-. =: 70 49,.
/ You often see them arrayed from
head to foot in garish red. She spends
the greater part OF her time in drink
ing tea and smoking cigarettes and
gossiping with visiting friends. There
is a saying that "a merchants wife
can drink whole samovar of tea"
Her mental abilities are held in light
esteem by her spouse and his friends,
who though keen merchants are, for
the most part, men of scant education.
They will tell you that "a woman has
long hair, but {; short mind" that she
is child Of the devil, and that when
you fall in love with her you fall in
love with the evil one 1t is consider
cd bad luck to meet a woman when
you are going fishing or shooting. In
the churches "neither women nor
dogs" are permitted to penetrate the
inner sanctuary, though men and bows
are freely admitted.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-12-04
A Popular Preacher,

He tells US in the pulpit
VIZ, How pure and indebted
Must be the true disciple,
Even as little child;
That unto earthly treasure
No Christian may aspire,
Choosing his text, 1.-THE laborer
Is worthy of his hire.''
He is popular preacher,
Most eloquent and wise,
Well paid to lead his people
In safety to the skies;
He wears a costly vesture,
Lives in a stately palace
And drinks his daily lachrymal
From out a golden chalice.
''The laborer is worthy,''
= The words are Holy Writ;
f. The preacher does his Masters work
And much he loveth it.; FL. y.
! But there's one text of Scripture
Might cause him some misgiving:
His Master had not where to Law
His head while He was living.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-12-04
MODERN FOOT BALL
rs IT THE COMING AMERICAS
E.. ri "l' CAME?

Reasons for Its Popularity Rough Feat
ures Eliminated-A Manly ana scien
tific sport-Anybody May Now Play II
The Duties of Umpire. .f..,.
Especial Cores ondence1
The once great American game" o
base ball seems just now to be in rattle
crippled condition. and the reasons ar
not far to seek. The two words "mo
rnopoly" and professionalism describ,
the situation. The baseball manager
has become Il greedy capitalist, and the
base ball player has degenerated into {
cunning seeker after big salaries. The
local enthusiasm and pride that formerly
supported the game was found to be q
rare quality during the past season, the
people having made up their minds that
the principal thing the base ball crowd
was after was their pocketbooks.
"A sport to be popular must be honest
and fair, and must not be far above the
physical skill and endurance of the
average citizen in good health and con.
dltlon with moderate training. When
a game gets so scientific" that only
, men who devote their whole time to it
can play it to advantage, the public is
apt to lose interest in it.
Foot ball is the new hobby of the ath.
!etic clubs and the sport loving public.
The game has of late been revolutionized,
its rough and bullying features have
been thoroughly eliminated, and it is to.
day beyond question the most popular
game with the American college stu
dents, who really give the cue in the
matter of athletic sports.
The reasons are simple. Foot ball has
been made fair, manly. and honest
athletic game. 1t is also scientific
game as played this year, but not so hard
TO learn that good instructor can not
take hearty lot Of young fellows and
in a month or two Of practice put them
in shape to contest credtably with ex-
perierced players.
The present popularity of the game is
largely to be attributed to the fact that
its former rough features have been
practically eliminated under the intelli-
gent and scientific american rules"
recently adopted in all the colleges.
"Slugging' and any manifestation of
.pugnacity or desire to injure an oppo-
nent is now punished with instant dis
qualification, and the "rusher" is no
longer selected because of his ferocity
OF brutality, but is required to exercise
headwork and purely physical skill in
stead
Several changes in the rules, which it
may be entertaining to outline at this
time, have served to free foot ball from
its Objectionable features. The first of
these was the abolition of the old block
game, the object of which was to hold
the ball and force it ahead by the use of
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-12-04
The Cowboys Attire.

l was standing talking to gentleman
here in Utopia one day who was Just
from the States, when cowboy passed,
going on gallop through the village. He
had on leggings, jacket, spurs, and wide
hat Tile is cowboy, 1 suppose, re-
marked the man. "Yes, I replied.
Nov, don't he feel big. he continued,
with all that rigging on?" mo, sir, )"
answered, "he does not. That lis the
only kind of rig he can successfully
run cattle in, and he is not aware that
he is exciting especial attention Those
strong leggings and jacket protect him
from the thorns and brush through
which he sometimes has to run at full
speed to head off wild steer. Those
large spurs are to make his pony go quick
when he goes to rope an animal. That
wide brimmed hat is to protect his face
from the burning sun in this southern
climate. That cowboy belongs to the
church. and next Sunday you may see
him in the congregation, dressed up as
neat rs pin and likely teaching a class
III the Sunday school. -[Galveston
News.
According to a statement made at the
last meeting of the Academic des Sci.
ences. in Paris, the number of marriages
in France is constantly decreasing and
the proportion is now not more than 2
Ill LOCO. The average of those marry.
ing Is 80 years for men aud rs for women.
Births also tend to decrease, there being
last year only to every ~ inhabitants.
Out Of 100 married women, between the
ages of Is and 45, there are annually
born in France only 10 infants. Of this
number % per cent Of those born in the
large cities are illegitimate though the
number of these, as well as of legiti
mate children, is steadily tending to de
| crease. ~, -
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-12-04
A Practical Sermon,

There was great wealth Of good
stories told at the Methodist Centen-
NAL this week, and one of the best re-
lated to a we'll known New England
minister Of former times Of the uane of
Cravens. He was as noted for his
muscular as for his spiritual Christian
ity. lie was conducting campaign in
this State on one occasion, and was
somewhat annoyed by the interference
OF certain rough characters in the vi
cnity. one of whom announced that he
would come to to the camp and lick :"
the preacher on specific day. To keep
his promise he rode some distance on
horseback. Meeting the parson at the
close of the service, he dismounted, and
calmly told him 10 prepare to meet his
doom.
The meek looking preacher, who was
at that time anything but a young man.
at once began to labor" with the fel-
low, and finally asked him if he
wouldn't kindly kneel down and pray
with him for his souls salvation The
latters answer was q savage blow at the
parson, which was "countered" in tie
most approved pugilistic style, and the
next thing the tough man knew he was
flung over an adjoining fence to the
stony ground beyond. Surprised and
dazed, he slowly picked himself up, and
after making sure that no bones were
broken: in a respectful and trembling
voice said to his conqueror:
Il hate to trouble you so much, par
son, but if you would kindly throw my
horse over to me would be very much
obliged. - Boston Globe