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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-12-17
GEORGE WASHINGTON.
something OF How He Actually Iooea.
and Acted.

In memoir written BY David Aker-
on IN lell Is found this description. {.
nshnston had q large, thick nose
mo II was very red that day, giving
ne ,he impression that he was NOT so
Moderate In the use OF liquors as he
vas supposed 70 be. I found after
Naru that this was q PECULIARLY. His
iose was apt to turn scarlet in a cold
WIND he was standing near q small
amp nre, evidently lost in thourht and
laking no effort 70 keep warm. He
eemed SIX feet and half IN height,
vas as erect as an Indian, and did NOT
or . moment relax from 3 military
1utude that seemed vital part OF tie
Ian.
Nashington's exact height was sig
Get two inches in his boots. He was
hen little lame from strfsiur his
nee against tree. His eve was "a
ray that IL looked almost white, and
le hsd troubled look on his colorless
Ace He had a piece OF woolIeu tied
ound his throat and was quite hoarse.
'erhaps the throat trouble from which
Ie finally died had It's origin about
hen.
Washington's boots were enormous
they were No IS. His ordiuar;
Walking shoes were No. IL. HIS
lands were large in proportion, snG
he could not buy glove to fit him snd
rad 10 have his gloves made 70 order.
Ills mouth was his strong feature, tha
ips being always tightly compressed
That day they were compressed 50
lightly as 70 be almost painful TO look
~ At that time he weighed 9CG
pounds, and there was no surplus flesh
about him. He was tremendously
nuscled, and the fame of his great
strength was everywhere. his large
'ent, when wrapped up with the poles
vas so heavy that il required two mel
o place it in the camp wagon. WasL-
nSton would lift il with one hand aud
throw II in the wagon as easilya as If II
we're pair OF saddlebags. He could
lold musket with one hand snd shoot
With precision as easily as other mel
lid with a pistol. His lungs were
weak, his voice never strong.
He was at that time in the prime OF
ife. His hair was 4 chestnut brown,
MS cheeks were prominent, and his
lead was not large in contrast TO evcyy
other part of his body, which seemed
arge and bony at all points. His I'm,
GER joints and wrists were so large a.
o be genuine curiosities. AS 10 hjs
iabits at that period l found out muca
hat might be interesting. He was an
enormous eater, but was content wiEn
bread and meat, if he had plenty OF II
Il was his regular custom to take &
rink of rum or whiskey (neaD or
weakening in the morning.
OF course all this was changed when
Ie grew old. saw him az Alexandria
year before he died. His hair wa
-ery gray and his form was slightly
Jent. His chest was very thin. III
Iad false teeth which did not 1T hi.
mouth, aud pushed his under lip out
ward.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-12-17
Our Lezation In London,

The official quarters of the American
Minister in England would be a dis
grace to the United States if they were
no bigger than Henrico County. a
small tin sign beside a door in a tall
building in Victoria street, contains
the legend that this is "The Legation
of the United States Of America" You
are fortunate If you can find the place,
for no one you ask has ever heard Of
It. Some think 1t is at a steamship
oompsny's. Having found the place
you ring bell. After long time q
maid opens the door. You say you
wish TO see the American Minister. In
stead of showing you into an ample
Office she waves her hand towards the
back of the passage, where it is mar
rowed by the stairway, and with a sniff
disappears. You wander darkly back
and find door with card signifying
that this is "The Legation" of the
great country from which you hail,
The upper panel is Of smoked glass, to
admit a ray of light into the passage,
but as it does not enable you to see,
you feel until you find the bell, when
you ring Again. This time q messen'
ger opens the door, and you are usheret
into "The Legation"-three or fou
little roons-with old faded table ant
chairs s.sd old faded, worn carpets,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-12-17
Aphorisms.

1t ts always & sign Of poverty OF
mind where men are ever aiming to
appear great; for they who are really
great, never seem TO know it.-Cecil.
The polite of every country seem to
have but one character. a gentleman
of Sweden differs but little except in
trifies, from one Of another country.
1t is among the vulgar we are to lind
those distinctions which characterize q
country.-Goldsmith.
There Is nothing so elastic as the
human mind. Like imprisoned steam,
the more it Is pressed the more it rises
TO resist the pressure. The more we
are obliged TO do, the more we are able
to accompaish.-T. Edwards.
1t is better TO sacrifice ones love Of
sarcasm than TO indulge it at the ex-
pense of friend.-Chillon.
We often console ourselves for be-
ing unhappy by q certain pleasure tina,
we find in appearing so.-De Bar
thelemy.
A beautiful woman pleases the eye,
a good woman pleases the heart, one is
a jewel, the other a treasure.-Napo-
leon I.
Laziness grows on people; It begins
Ia cobwebs and ends in iron chains.
The more business a man has to do the
more he is able to accomplish, for he
learns TO economic his time.-Siduey
Smith.
1t Is ver: pleasant 70 follow ones in
cllnatious, s2' fortunately, We can
not follow then al; they are like the
teeth sown by Cadmus-they spring
up, get in each others way, and fight,
-Landor.
He who hath neither friend nor
enemy, Is without talents, powers or
energy--Lavater
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-12-17
How All Sin Worked the Bows.

Sergeant Whitman arrested a high.
binder on Monday night, and while
searching him found 8 clever device
which explains the phenominal luck
that willy Mongolian has been enjoying
at poker Of late. The arrangement
consists Of steel clip, which is fas-
tened inside of one sleeve. Two
cords reach up the sleeve, across the
breast, and down the other sleeve TO
the hand, where one is fastened TO the
thumb, and the other 10 one of the
fingers. By pull OF one cord the
clip reaches out and takes in q card,
which is at once drawn up the sleeve.
Pulling the other cord causes the card
TO be shot out into the hand of the
player with lightning rapidity,
and without any part Of the mechan-
ism being exposed. The fellow
who had the machine fought strenu-
ously against giving it up.-San Fran
cisco Chronicle.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-12-17
Care Of the Eyes.

Sit erect in your chair when reading
and never attempt to read By flicker
ing light No one should read in
bed or in q railway carriage. When
you come to an age that suggests the
wearing of spectacles, let no false
modesty prevent you from getting a
pair. If you have only one eye, an
eyeglass will do; otherwise it is folly.
Go to the wisest and best optcian you
know Of, and state your wants and
your case plainly, aud be assured you
will be properly fitted. Remember
that bad spectacles are most injurious
to the eyes, and that COOL and well
chosen one. are a decided luxury.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-12-17

impression on Ny mind, but something
happened afterward that clinched my
bcGef. I called on Nell that night, Ior
would you believe it'll hadn't seer
the dear girl for forsy-eight hours,
and it seemed as many years-wken,
after we had given testimony TO tho
stability of our joint and separate affec-
tions, which didn't take more than
forty minutes, Nell remarked in the
most artlcss manner.
"Tom, 1 had such q funny thing
come into my head last night that ]
must tell you of it. Itwas about 5 so,
aud couldn't for the life IF me keep
my mind from running OF ne vault
in your bank, and don't you think l
even got to imsgining that 1 could
work the combination. Why, the fir-
ures came into my mind SO distinctly
that jotted them down on a piece of
paper, and here they are. Of course,
they don't amount TO anything, but ]
thought would show them to YOU"
l glanced at the figures she had noted
down, and almost gasped as rccog-
nized the exact combination. What
had gone straight out of my mind had
gone straight into hers, where it was
in safe keeping. l made Nell occupy
the same chair with me, and then told
her the whole story.
"You are indeed my guardian an
GEL" said 1, ''for you have guarded in
q mysterious manner not only my po-
sition, but my honor, which, mex. to
you, value above life itself"
Then l kissed her and we took a
walk under the silent stars. Omaha
World.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-12-17
The Sacred bird OF Sfan,.

"Ha, ha, ha! Why don't you Get =
chair 10 sit down on?7
The voice was rather loud, bur not
disagreeabie, and the tone somewhat
mufied, as Of e person half choking
With laughter.
The salutation came to the new.
gatherer as he was on his daily per
arnbulstions about the city, and wa:
traced TO handsome blue black bird
in cage hanging under the shade Of
fig tree at the residence of DR.. Gil
dea, on Sixteenth street, near II.
As the reporter approached nearer
he was received with more laughter
and inquiries as to whether he csms
TO see the "AIino," If his health was
good, etc.
a few inquiries directed to pleas.
ant-faced lady near by elected the in.
formation that the bird was the sacred
Mino OF Siam, which as nesting had
been smuggled from the temple where
II was bred by rowing sea Captain
and sold TO Mr.. Gildea at Honolulu
some eight years ago.
Minnie, as she is called, is about hall
the size of q crow and nearly as black.
In the sunlight the feathers take q
blue and green tinge and there is G
spot of white upon each wing and 9
necklace of bright yellow above the
throat.
The bill, which IS large and strong,
tapers to sharp paint, and is orange
hued near the head and lemon colored
at the Dip.
The prominent eyes are dark and
bright, the feet and legs lemon colored.
The bird Is valued al S25o.-San
DIeQan.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-12-17
He Had Enough OF II.

An English canon of note used to
tell g good story of himself. In hia
capacity Of magistrate he was once
visiting the county Jail, and expati-
sted TO friend who was with him on
the virtues Of the treasmill. Warm
ing with his theme, he declared that
he often wished he had one at home
to give him the gentle exercise he re-
quired, hut was too lazy TO take, ex-
cept under oompulsion; and, to remove
his friends scepticism, he asked the
warder to give him turn. Round
went the mill, the canon declaring
that the movement was delightful, but
after two minutes of it he had had
quite enough, and called on the warder
TO stop the mill. To his honor the
warder answered, every sorry, sir, 1
can't; it's timed TO go fifteen minutes,
and won't stop before"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-12-17
The COSMOPOLITAN East Side.

New York, July Is.-I came across
something the other day that well Illus
trates the cosmopolitan characters OF
the great and only east side. 1t was
In lower Second avenue. In one end
of a double-ender baby wagon was
red-headed infant with a1rk b'own
ewes. In the other end lay babe w4tr
Iiouid blue eye. and haxen hair.
I said to the l4-year-old-girl who wa:
nropeIlinQ them. They amt twins, ="
aid the girl. 1.-The wan wild the red
head belongs TO Mrs. Carney oeyant'
and the other i, Mrs. Lochmuller' :,
the street down. They bought her
wagon together, and they hire me 10
getber TO take care of the kids"
Just then the infants began to kick
and howl, and the girl addressed he
remarks TO each in turn, thus:
"Howld yer tongue, ye red-heade9
sn.Ipeen, or Pll bate the life out OF
vez: arH you, Dutchy, nicht SO machen'
or you'll kick the sides OF the kilItet-
wareu owet."-St. Louis Republic
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-12-17
A Whit Of Lavender.

Lavender, the favorite perfume Of
our grandmothers. has again come into
favor. The lavender is put into little
bags Of cambria or silk, and placed
between the sheets and table-cloths, as
well as In the drawers where UNDER
wear Is kept. Some women prefer
rose or violet perfumes, and make long
mats Of thin silk or cotton, fitted to
the size of a drawer or trunk-trav,
sprinkle them well with satchet-pow-
der, cover with another piece of tho
silk and "tuft" it with embroidery
silk. Sometimes these bags are made
of cheese-clOth, which are less costly
and answer the purpose equally well.
They retain their perfume for & year
or more, and if kept in the bottom of
trunk or drawer will perfume the
entire contents.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-12-17
The Spouting Of Whales

Whales do not spout ws1-r. They
spout vapor or breath. When a whale
spouts his "spout hole" as whalers
call It, is always above water. The
en7rmous volume OF the whales
breath, expelled suddenly into the diff
te'ent temperature OF the air, causes
lhe White, bush-like vapor TO remain
suspended for q moment like the
steam from a locomotive. The only
ane whale spouts liquid is when he
Nas been Uortally pierced by a lance,
ana then he spouts warm blood. The
'ound Of q whales spouting is like the
'0ar Of . locomotive blowing o6
sesEa-
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-12-17
Secret.Tight,

II you must have g couhdant be
sure he is secret-usht. The mischief
that the non-retenives do Is inunite.
In war they often mar the best-laid
schemes and render futile the mos
profound strategy. In social life they
sometimes set whole communities by
the ears, frequently break up families,
and are the cause of innumerable mis-
fortunes, miseries, and crimes. In
business they spoil many a promising
speculation, and involve hundreds in
bankruptcy and ruin. Therefore be
very careful 70 whom you trust infor-
mstiou Of vital importance to your
own interest or to The iutereS. Of tnoss
sou hold dear.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-12-17
A Popular Mistake.

One cold day in winter, lady, ac-
ompanied by her little boy, was max
ing q friendly call upon q medical man
and on entering the warm drawing
room told her son-as mothers would,
from having been similarly admonished
wien children-to take of his over
coat or he would not feel the benefit
of it when he went out again. lex
cuse me-" interposed her host; "but
that Is mistaken idea. Let the little
fellow keep it on and get all the
warmth be eau into his body; for if he
starts OF with good stock of warmth
he will remain warm" We are not
prepared to offer an opinion one way
or another on this point, but can affirm
that ever since that visit the doctors
advice has been followed in that fam
ly with the best results.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-12-17
UEFORE THE GLASS.

pazscI t-ir, N the mirror peering,
vrl-t e e you see rejected thsrsf
AP.u,.v fac? That grant, III chers;
Vl.h twCet red Lips, Just = ttHs snsertnS.
whittier now N your Efe-bark steering,
And what Is It brings that look OF eares
Cznsl' t4-r, Il the mirror Pesring,
vAa; Is e you see reflected thsrsy
It's thrt vcGr fce requires veneertug
YgG'rs stvGu-l-t-thirty, an swsre,
E-t 20 uct- pray you, for thst despair.
Yea uly succeed yet BY psrseverins,
u-z-s-- t--r, n tae mirror pesring.
Harry B. smith
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-12-17

r,,,,s 1,ettie-"wil ever grow ts
b a large g. you are MaiI,ill5- iil5 -.
s,pect So" Little Lettis-"Ana wi. WI.
( tsIk, talk, talk all the time' the same
= yop deT-Ex.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-12-17

When you feel Ike calling big
man liar, be sure you're right, then
pse the telephoae.-Lita
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-06-05

! satisfied, and bear its sings and arrows. and
die hugging a shadow to your heart, straining
your eyes into the darkness Of that beyond
whittier you shall go-murmuring with your
! pale lips that there you will find reason and
fulfillmentl Why, it is folly. What ground
have you to suppose that you viii find any
thing OF the sorts Go and take the opinion OF
some scientific person of eminence upon this
infafuation Of yours aud those vague visions
of glory that shall be. He will explain it
clearly enough, will show you that your love
itself is nothing but natural passion, act
ing. in your case, on singularly aensitive
and etherealized organism. Be frank with
him, tell him Of your secret hopes. He will
smile tenderly and show you how these also
are an emanation from a craving heart and
the innate superstitions of mankind Indeed,
he will laugh and illustrate the absurdity Of
the whole thing by few pungent examples
Of what would happen If these earthly affec-
tons could be carried beyond the grave.
Take what you can now will be the burden
Of his song, and for goodness sake do not
waste your precious hours in dreams Of a
To Be-
Beatrice, the world does not want your
spirituality. 1t is not a spiritual world: it
has no clear ideas upon the subject-it paws
its religious premium and works off its aspira-
tons at its weekly church going, and would
think the person fool who attempted to car
ry theories Of celestial union into an earthly
rule Of life It can sympathize with Lady
Honoria it can hardly sympathize with you.
And yet you will still choose this better
part; you will still ''live and love, and lose y
With binding tears and passionate beseeehing,
And outstretched arms through empty silence
reaching.
Then, Beatrice, have your viii. SOW your
seed Of tears aud take your chance. You
may find that your were right and the world
lings wrong, and you may reap harvest be-
yond the grasp Of their poor imaginations
And If you find that they are right and you
are wrong, what viii it matter to you who
sleepl For Of this at least you are sure. II
there is no future for such earthly love as
yours, then, indeed, there is none for the chill
dren Of this world and all their troubling
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-06-05

sBeatrice! Oh, my lovel my sweet, my souil
Hear me, BeatTicef
There came pause, and ever the unearth-
IL sympathy grew and gathered in his heart,
Il tu il seemed % hun as though separation
bad lost its power and across dividing space
tbey we're mingled in one being.
a great gust shook the house and passed
away along the roaring depths
OH what was thisl Silently the door
onened and a white draped form passed its
threshold He rose, gasping; terrible fear,
terrible joy, took possession of him. The
lightning fared out wildly in the eastern sky.
There in the fierce light she stood before him
she, Beatrice, sight of beauty and of
dread. She stood with her white arms out
stretched, with white uncovered feet. her
bosom heaving softly beneath her night
dress, her streaming hair unbound, her lips
apart her face upturned and stamp of ter
rifying calm
In the wide blind eyes uplift
Thro the darkness and the drift
Great Heaven. she was asleepl
Hush she spoke.
"You called me- Godfrey she said, in
still, unnatural voice. "You called me, nv
beloved and I-have-come.
He rose aghast, trembling like an aspen
with doubt and fear, trembling at the sight
Of the conquering glory of the woman whom
be Worshiped.
Seel She drew on towards him, and she
was asleep. Oh, what could he dol
Suddenly the draught of the great gale
rushing through the house caught the opened
door and crashed it TO.
Che arVole with "a wild stara ~ tov.,o.
"Oh, God, where am ~ she cried.
Hush for your life's sakel" he answered,
bis faculties returning. Hush, or You are
LOST
But there was no need to caution her to
silence, for Beatrice's senses failed her at
the shock and she sank swooning in his arms.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-27

her studio and the companiouship of her
own family to the giddy whirl
of Washington society, in which
every one knows every one else
and yet no one knows anybody.
Mrs. S. P, Snider is only now conva-
lescing from severe attack of the fash
ionable complaint, which has kept her
a complete prisoner ever since coming
here, preventing her from making any
calls. In spite of this she has had a
number of callers-among them Mrs.
q. h. Davis, who. throwing precedent
to the winds. went around to see her,
causing Mrs. Snider to feel that it was
very good of her. At Mrs. Davis re-
ception last Thursday the crush was as
great as the week before. Assisting
her in the arduOus duties of enter
tainlng were Mrs. Ye Ha Yung, and Mrs.
Ye Cha Yum, wives of the Korean
charge d. affaireS and secretary respect
lively, Miss Katherine Foote, Miss Hun
The two pretty little Korean ladies re-
ceived a great deal of attention, and
made themselves very charming. Their
husbands were there for the greater
part of the time, resplendent in purple
satin robes, wearing wide-brimmed
black lacquer hats with straps under
their chins OF big amber beads Mrs.
Davis wore an exquisite gown of hello
trope satin covered with rich white lace.
Among the callers was Miss McQuillan,
of st. Paul. Among the prominent
MinnesOtians here now are DIR. Cullum,
Capt. Rohrer. and W. II. Petit. of Min
neapoIis. Private business in the de-
partmentS brings them. The two for
mer are well-known in the Twin Cities
as two of the best, if not actually the
best, chess-players in the Northwest.
They spend good deal of their time at
the rooms of the local chess club, where
they have already put some of the best
players in the United States on their
metal.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-27
extend a ouasi-protection to these Cana

extend quasi-protection to these Cana
dian lumbermen, they would very
speedily find that the Canadian auth 1ri-
ties would have no further need of their
services on the Lake of the Woods and
its tributaries.
THE stray Indians of this section"
said Senator Rice, sometimes are able
to get word to the marshal of this fed
eral district, and after awhile a few
arrests are made. The coun-
try is so large, and so in
accessible, however, that it's almost
impossible to accomplish anything in
this way. There ought to be timber
agents of the government scattered all
through this country, who would have
nothing else to do except to keep a
watchful eye On the different por-
tions of the territory now being cut
over by these lumbermen. These
depredations began number of years
ago, and have extended for more than
fifty miles south of the boundary line
along the streams tributary to Rainy
Lake river and the Lake of the Woods.
Dams have even been built along these
rivers to aid in driving and floating
the logs and timber out to where
can be reached by tugs and steamers.
The Indians gave me long list of those
who have been in years past operating
in that section"
Senator Rice then named list, the
publication of whose names would
create a sensation in Minnesota.
Dare the government longer delay
protecting the property of its Indian
wards in Northern Minnesota at the be-
hests of the congressional advocates
and defenders of the timber robbers on
this side of the line?