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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-11-26

hotc earnestly she wished she had put
that room in order instead of going out
to the carriage to cryl
lose her only chance of going to tue
fair. She was ready to burst into tears
again at the thought.
But there was no exclamation from
Uncle Frank. Instead OF that, came a
CHEEKY laugh that made Ella look in
amsZement.
Didn't tell you SOP" he said to his
sister. Everything in spick and span
order. Come on Ella, get your dress
changed, aud let's be off, or those colts
will kick the buggy to pieces"
Ella, feeling little dazed, went into
the neatly-swept and nicely-arranged
room and took pretty cambria dress
from the closet, while her mother and
uncle went down stairs.
She knew very well who had put the
room in order, and her cheeks burned
as she remembered that disagreeable
speech she had made to Betty. She
felt the Goals of fire on her head very
hot indeed. She no longer thought 1t
impossible to tell Betty she was sorry.
When she went down stairs, soon
after, she found that her mother was
out at the gate with Uncle Frank,
Betty was alone in the kitchen, sitting
by window, peeling potatoes for
dinner.
Ella ran up to her and threw her
arms around her neck.
Betty" she said, I'm awfully sorry
l spoke TO you the way L did. 1t was
dreadfully mean. Please forgive mel"
Betty was 50 surprised that she let
the potato-knife fall from her hand to
the floor; but she had no time to say
word in reply, for Uncle Frank ap-
peared suddenly in the doorway.
Betty" he said, Mrs. Armory SAYS
you can go with us. if you want to.
Never mind the potatoes, Hurry up and
get ready. Ella and l will wait out at
the gate for you. It'll do You good to
have day of fun. You've never been
to fair, dare say?"
mo, sir; never| said poor little
Betty, looking greatly bewildered.
"Well, get ready as quick as you
can, said Uncle Frank, who never en-
Joyed himself more than when he was
giving pleasure to other people. "The
sooner we're off the better"
Betty rushed up stairs, and, as the
door closed behind her, Ella caught her
uncle's hand and gave it a good
squeeze.
"Oh. Uncle, I'm so glad you asked
Bettyl" she said.
And then she told him that 1t was
Betty who put the room in order.
''She's Almost an angel" she said in
conclusion; land 1 don't care if she did
come from the poor-house. She's the
incest girl know"
And when theyall drove of together,
ten minutes later, it would have been
difficult to tell which of the three wore
the happiest expression.
And Lila never again reminded Betty
that she had been a pauper; and, from
the day she went 10 the fair, her mother
noticed a decided increase in the
respect she paid to Heavens first law.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-11-26
High Enjoyment.

One Of the highest and best enjoy
neuJ- comes through what is done for
others. This is believed in theoretic-
ally, but seldom practically. If a man
has money, he imaginss that the way
70 enjoy it is either to keep and accu-
mulste il or spend 1t on personal graft
ncation; yet he misses the very finest
Of its delights when he refuses to share
II or its benefits with others. So with
our time, our talents, and our thoughts
kept 20 ourselves, or used simply for
our own deIectatiOn. they do not give
u 1.-THE of the real enjoyment that
they afford when we use them hber-
ally FOR the benefit of the family, or
friends, or the community. No one
who has once tasted the sweets of min
istering successfully to the happiness
OF others VIII ever again relapse into 3
purely selfish use OF HE advantages.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-11-26
A Good Dog Story,

An interesting dog story was related
by General Joe Bartlett TO some friends
in Washington not many days ago.
The canine was named Bulge, and be
followed the Army of the Potomac
during the early years of the war.
Bulge had habit of chasing cannon
balls, and while thus engaged during a
battle he lost one of his legs. He was
left on the field, the men being too
busy to care for him, but some DAYS
afterward he limped into camp. "a
surgeon of the Twenty-seventh New
York fixed up the stump, and in the
course of time IL healed Bulge was
all through the Peninsula campaign,
and during the advance and retreat he
hobbled along, and during engage
ments he followed his favorite pastime,
chasing cannon balls and shells. Moth
ing could abate his zeal in that direc-
ton. Bulge followed the troops back
to Washington, took part in the second
battle of Bull Run, the Battle of South
Mountain, and then hobbled along
until he reached Antietam. In the
battle of the second day Bulge chose
TO take part in the conflict, and the
next day he was found among the
dead"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-11-26
Intelligent Polar Bears.

The female Polar bear is taught by
a wonderful instinct to shelter hef
young under the snow. In December
she retreats to the side Of a rock, where
by dint of scraping and letting the
snow fall upon her, she forms a cell
in which to live during the winter.
There is no fear that she should be
stiGed for want of air, for the warmth
of her breath always keeps a small pas
sage open. Within this strange nur-
isery she produces her young, and re-
mains with them beneath the snow
I'LL March, when she comes out into
the open air with her baby bears. Az
the only use of the snow burrow is to
shelter the young, the male bears do
not hibernate like the females, but roam
freely about during the winter months.
Before retiring under the snow the
bear eats enormously, SO that she be-
comes very fat, thus laying in an inter
.nal store of food, which enables her
not only to support her own life, but
10 nourish her young during her long
seclusion. By an admirable provision
of nature the young Polar bears are
extremely small at birth, and grow
slowly SO long as they are in their crys-
tai nursery, thus needing little food
and space. When they emerge from
their shelter the mother bear is ex-
tremely thin and very fierce.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-11-26
Chauncey q Stoker.

With great gusto Chauncey ". De
pew related short story to q New
York Morning Journal reporter:
"A couple of years ago." he said,
"soon after l was made president of
the New York Central railroad, l was
al Poughkeepsie one night on my way
TO New York, when l got on board an
accommodation train. There was
some delay in starting and l went for
ward TO see what caused il.
al found that the fireman had be-
come very i'll and would be unable TO
proceed further. There was nobody
TO take his place, and for the fun of
the thing l agreed to help the engineer
out. put on pair of blue overalls,
grabbed a shovel, and began firing.
Ten minutes of the work almost
iaid me up, but the engineer insisted
upon keeping it up until we reached
Tarrytown, where we got q new fire.
man. My hands were sore for a week
after. i understand the engineer tells
the story ~ . good joke on me-"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-11-26
Old Age.

A medical man compares an old man
to an old wagon; with light loading
and careful usage il will last for years,
but one heavy load or sudden strain
viii break it and ruin it forever.
Many people reach the age of fifty or
sixty or seventy measurably free from
most of the pains and infirmities
of age, CHEEKY of heart and sound in
health, ripe in wisdom and experience; /;
with sympathies mellowed by age, and
with reasonable prospects and oppor-
itunities for continued usefulness in the
world for considerable time. Let
such persons be thankful; but let them
also be careful An old constitution
is like an old bone, broken with ease,
Inended with difficulty A young tree
bends to the gale, an old one snaps and
falls before the blast. A single hard
lift, an hour of heating work, an even
ing of exposure to rain or damp, q
severe chill, an excess of food, the un-
usual indulgence of an appetite or pas
sion, a sudden fit of anger, an i'm
proper dose of medicine-any of these
or other similar things may cut off q
valuable life in an hour, and leave the
fair hopes Of usefulness and enjoyment
but q shapeless wreck.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-11-26
COLUMBUS AND ISABELLA,
Great Woman's Share in the Glor,
OF Americas Discovery.

h " snare IN the AsiOry
Of Americas Discovery
Between Genoa and Nice, in that in
5omparably lovely curve of olive and
palm-crowned land known as the
RIvelra, that bends with infinite beauty
into the blue of the sea, there stands in
= dingy, somewhat bedraggled street q
stone and succeed house, now u shop
frequented by the simple peasant folk.
The town is Cogoleto, and this house
Is It's one show place or treasure, for
on the mildewed. saffron wall an in
scription states that CHRISTOPHER Co.
lumbus was born there
II Is not of much moment whethe,
ne was born in this small town or in
the grand city of palaces, then not SO
grand, however, fifteen miles away.
: The Interest and beauty of Columbus
life are fadeless. Fired with scientific
zeal and the adventuresOme spirit of
the real navigator, one sees him as he
was, across the centuries. crowding
into the court of king, waiting with
lis charts in ante-rooms for audiences,
repelled, cheated, put aside, penniless
but patient, rich in the hero stuff,
pushing on and certain under his un-
shine for him and his plans.
When we understand q philosophy
thrill to sn epic, it is because the same
nue qualities that wrought them are in
some shape in ourselves. 1t takes q
diamond to cut diamond. Being cut
and eXquisitely fashioned, the COM
mOnest mind NAV admire. A poor,
feeble creature cannot have much in
fiuence for good. A little nature never
inspires US. Many a man and many
a woman die dumb and inglorious be-
cause there was no diamond-like influ-
euce 10 illuminate his or her nature,
no chiseling force to sculpture out all
the possible facets, free the imbedded
crystal and give it the divesting power
, that should show il off in all its many-
sided beauty.
Christopher Columbus would not be
the pedestaled great man, imperisha-
bly, great, that he is today had it not
been for the large-brained comprehen-
sion, the sympathy, the intuition and
the faith in him of a woman. L,
took a woman to discover the man wh0
was TO discover new world. There
are some who may say that what a wo-
man does not discover is not worth
knowing, and woman like that fine,
enterprisiug, brave-nstured Isabella of
Spain who was behind the door of the
great fame of Columbus proves thi.
true in so noble a sense that at her
name every fez and turban, every
Stovepipe hat should be removed il
honor OF her.
Great men have almost ALWAYS been.
backed up in their most notable and
sdventuvesome enterprises by somq
great woman. Every Columbus has
had his Isabella. Men might jeer and
deride, might suspect and ridicule, bui
she was rOcklike in her belief; her in-
tuition marked out unerringly the path
his genius would take, her heart and
her hope shot ahead of him like star
lighting the night of his sky.-New
Orleans Picavune.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-11-26
How TO Grow Hyacinths.

An English grower gives the follow
ing directions for growing hyacinthi
in glasses: Fill youI glass with water
throwing in a small piece of charcoal.
and let the lower part of the bulb just
touch the water. Put them into cool
but not a damp, place away from the
light and leave them till the glasses are
filled with roots and the leaves have
begun to develop, then give them az
much sun and light as you can, add
ing, If necessary, occasionally little
water. Unless the water becomes
muddy never change it, and don't put
the pots and glasses into cellar where
the atmosphere is damp, or into CUP
board where there is no atmosphere at
all. A spare room where there is no
FIRE and plenty of air is best"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-11-26
Idsas..-OriginaI and Extended.

Original ideas may be so enlarged
upon and viewed through such differ
snt channels of thought that the result
arrived al, IS r.-en robbed of nearly
al ssuuIsueg Of the original idea; and
thus /, i thar we are too apt to look
upon men who are mere extenders of
ideas a. though they were original
thinkers-rhe very fountains from
which spring the germs OF original
tlouga--v|-u. in truth, they are orig
in r-. he secondary views
wn e. ,f.. s--r ut established ideas.
"r.. - ,.l. - from a pear tree is
grated yu ,.~ 4.nb Of an apple tree,
this branch viii WELD pears. Is it 10
be argued from this that the same sap
which produces apples on the other
branches of the tree does not produce
pears on this brauch2 just as the sap
Of the apple tree nOurishes the pears
through the medium of the branch of
the pear tree, so the original ides
feeds the mind Of the inventor of sec
ondary ideas, and tie mental fruit
takes on the characteristics OF his
mind
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-11-26

Among the curiosities to be found in
the AHnuesots State Law Library are
two volumes of the colonial laws Of
Massachusetts, 1860 to 1872. They
are, Of course, reprints, but eye olden
style has been faithfully reproduced.
The code Of laws in vogue in those
Provincial dsys was truly very crude
twas then that the whipping post was
resorted TO as mode of punishment,
out It is stipulated that ''no man shall
be besJsu with above forty stripes, nor
'hsll any true gentleman, nor any man
equal TO a gentleman, be punished by
Whipping unless his crime be very
'hametui and his course of life vicious
and proijgate." Again the code says:
II man shall Blaspheme the name
ot god, the father, Some or Holy
shost, with direct, expresse, presumpt-
lous or high handed blasphemie, or
snail curse God in the like manner, he
'hAL be put to death"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-11-26

MS bullets. When we finally got
through "Pick" was with us and all
right, and he Lad seen his first battle
OF the war. One would have said that
he liked it, for his grin was broader
than before, and he did not seem bit
scared.
| During the biCoriy days that fellow
ed the little fellow was with company
wagon, and L did not see him for a
week. Then Parker took him down
to Alexandria and left him with q
colored woman, but q few months
later, being made company commissary
and having the use of q wagon. he
brought .'Pick" back to tie army, got
q tailor to make him a suit of clothes,
and then the boy was fixture with us.
He took TO army life, and every one
of the company took to him; had anyone
misused "Pick" it would have gone
hard with him. He was with US to the
very last, and 1 saw him munching a
/ hardtack and looking on while Lees
ragged old veterans laid down their
arms at Appomsttox- He clung to
Parker above all others, and although
the trooper was a rough fellow and un-
married, the offer of 500 for "his
little nigger," which was made over
and over, was no temptation.
When the war closed "Pick" was
taken north to Ohio, sent to school and
then pat to trade, and it was only q
month ago that walked in on him in
q Cincinnati cooper shop and found
him a lusty big fellow with home and
a wife and two children. He had
never been back to Virginia, and al
though he had made many efforts to
find his father and mother. not a trace
nf them had ever been secured.
81 reckon fist dun got losted in da
hurry" he explained, san de family
lad SO many odder ch'll'en dat dey
didn't fink it WORT while to stop ar
look fur me. e."-Detroit Free Press.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-11-26
HISTORICAL.

Assyris was overthrown by the
Medes 625 B. c.
Greece was 8 name almost unknown
by the people whom We call Greeks,
and was never used by them to de-
scribe their country. Ii was first
adopted by the Romans, from whom il
has descended to US
Between the second war with Eng
Iand and the Missouri Compromise,
five new states were admitted to the
United States of America: Indiana,
1916; Mississippi, 1917; Illinois, 1918 I;
Alabama, 1919; Maine, 1920.
The first railway in the United
Ststes was but two miles long and was
-Ised only for hauling stone. The cars
were drawn by horses. The first pas
senger train in America was run on
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in
1880.
The fuchsia wss first known in Eng
land 100 wears ago. The first plant 10
said to have been brought home to
Wrapping by a young sailor from South
America, who gave it TO his mother
from whom it wss bought by a nur-
seryman and soon disseminated.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-11-26
THE OLD FOLKS LONGING.

Don't 60 to the theatre, lecture or ball,
But stay In your room tonight;
Deny yourself TO the friends that call.
And good, long letter write
Write To the sad old folks at home
Who sit, when the day Is done,
With folded hands and downcast eyes,
And think OF the absent one.
Don't setnsh1y scrIboIe, Excuse my haste,
Lest their brooding thoughts go wandering
To many bygone night,
When they lost their needed sleep and rest,
And every breath was a prayer
That God would leave their little babe
To their tender love and care.
Don't let them feel that you've no more need
OF their love and counsel wise
For the heart grows strongly sensitive
When age has dimmed the eyes.
1t might be we'll 10 let them believe
You never forget them quite
That You deem IL a pleasure when far away
Long letters home to write.
Don't think that the young and giddy friends,
Who make your pastime gay,
Have half the anxious thoughts for you
That the old folks have to-day.
The duty Of writing do not put OF;
Let sleep or pleasure wait,
Lest the letter for which they waited and
longed
Be day or An hour too late.
For the sad old folks at home,
With locks fast turning white,
Are longing 10 hear OF the absent one,
SO write them letter tonight.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-11-26

snts lsdies' comrs Srd shin bones,
which sre of extra bsra and fine mate
rial, into knife and rszor handles
That's q very pretty cat of yours
remarked the Star reporter to the fer
Iilizer man who gave him some of tb'
above information.
Yes, indeed. that's my especial
pet, WIS the reply. And he added
contemplatively: alt Is very sad &c
think that some day poor pussy musi
be turned into fertilizer, too. Every
thing goes, in this business, into thi
pot"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-11-26
A Curious Career.

Congressman Louis E. Atkinson of
the Eighteenth Pennsylvania District
has had curious experience. At the
age of 81 he entered the army as q SUR
geon and served through the war. He
was one of the few members of the
medical department of the army who
were permanently disabled by service
during the rebellion AT the end Of
the war he found that his lsmenes.
would prevent him from practicing as
a physician, so he studied law, went
into politics and in 1888 was elected TO
his fourth consecutive term in the Ma
sional House Of Representatives.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-11-26
Massachusetts Marriages.

According to an official report just
issued of the SO, AIS people whose
marriages were registered in Massa-
snG'etts last year, 693 were men and
81 So women who had reached their
ltueth Sear. 10 men and 3 women
were over twenty-five years of age,
.uG g men and , women were over
snF. The total number of males
.g a.'ger twenty years of age was SOS,
.-'u OF females, 2tS. Two females
So. ele twelve, . were thirteen, II were
,ou'teen amt Il were fifteen years or
e, One male was fifteen, and there
were none under that age.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-11-26

Queen Victoria. pet dog is York
shire terrier that weighs two apd three
quarters pounds and cost e7k
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-11-26

PERCY, who had just come out of
skirts, was one day strutting around N
his first suit of jacket and trousers,
when a lady remarked, "Helloi l
guess some one has new clothes" With
crushing force came the reply. Them
amt tclothes-them' s pants. "-LetCisto1
Journal
Man proposes and-then goes home
wondering how he managed 10 make
such a fool 0f himself over it
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-12-10

conversions TO Christianity are now
frequent. The Hebrews are, how
ever, prevented from joining either
the Roman Catholic or Protestant
communions.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-12-10
A sToiiMr PERIOD.

A London despatch OF Nov 27
says: Severe frost and heavy snow
prevail throughout Europe, In Pa
ris the snow is several inches deep.
Many railroad lines in Austria and
Southern Russia have partially sus-
pended operations because of snow
blockades. There is heavy snow
storm in the English channel, and a
large steamer is ashore at Folke-
stone.
From Carlsbad, Germany, the
same date, damage by floods is re-
ported to be enormous. Hundreds
of sheep keepers are ruined. Hun
dreds of thousands of dollars will be
required for public repairs alone.
A terrific storm was raging on the
Black sea.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-12-10
FOR SALE

.SaA a HOUSE and Lot on Liliha
&GsssA IL street facing School
Es.ssa street. Lot has about 40 #.
frontage by 100 IT. deep; the house con-
tains rooms, kitchen and dining-room;
good location. Apply to
j. M. CAMARA, JR.,
Real Estate & General Agent, Spree.
kels' Block, Room No. 10. 1928 Ivy
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-05-27
CRUEL PARENTS
Refuse to Sanction the Marriage
of a Young Couple.

" Where can We find a Justice OF the PeaceY'
huniedly asked slim young man. dressed ID
suit OF blue corduroy, aud accompanied by be-
wtching young lady, OF Constable Haley THIS
morning.
" Right this way" waved the obigng officer.
Justice GaSs' courtroom was entered, the Judge
called ON Ills chambers. and 10 his Honor the
young gentleman eX pIaiued that lie was in need
Of ii marriage cert mouy. and mat III d very short
time, as the Il ain left for San francisco IN few
minutes
The Judges chambers were cleared and
happy lille group left within the room. Happy
IecauSe Judge Gass' countenance always wears
Kind and idlherly smile when lie Is binding the
legal ties Tor The yOungi the clerk Is always
happy, and the reporter was happy because he
foundation OF an item.
Tie license was produced and the little cere-
mony performed with JUNCTION. Then did The
& DOM and bride take one long, lingering, de-
!cious, soul-luspiIing Kiss. The reporter thought
that they were not going TO let up, and casually
remarked diter few minutes that the train
would leave for San Francisco To-day. The clasp
was relaxed, the bride gave Sigh OF relief and
congratulations followed.
The BRIDE was dressed in an elegant costume
OF blue satin was prettily formed and had an in
Splflng tace-nOt handsome, but open, free aud
pleasant The groom gave his name as henry
William Little, and tuat Of the bride as Maggie
NJ. Gibson, stating also that they were from
NestpOrt, MenHocinO County, where the rela-
lives live. and where the strenuous objection TO
the marriage was raised which made II neceS-
sary TO travel 200 miles 10 be married.
The sealette jacket WAS placed around the
Well-Shaped shoulders OF the fair young bride
memo d, however, for a gentle hint was dropped
by bystander that the court might just well
be paid for Tie trouble, The - Dom had no IN
tenllon Of leaving the count unremuDerated, how
ever, and fee WAS dropped. A;ruSh WAS made
for the San Francisco train and the happy couple
left the CITY, san Jose Herald, May 26th.