Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-09-30
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.

the rise the past ten days.
THEY are talking of putting tele
phone under the sea to Europe.
THE late warm weather was jus
what corn stood most in need Of.
TIE new man in the New Yorl
race for the Presidency is Flower.
The public schools in st. Paul
MINI, were adjourned last week tC
await the coming of cooler weather.
The attempt by the commercial
ring of business centers to corner
coffee for the month of October has
failed.
THERE are miles of fire in the tim
Der land of Northwestern Minnesota
and many settlers in the timber belt
have been burned out.
The Republican League of Penn
sylvania elected Senator Robson,
president, at Scranton, last week
Congressman DAlzeil was competi-
tor for the place.
WRIrlNa on the subject of small
men and great men an exchange
says: ''It is remarkable fact, all
though rather paradoxical, it must be
admitted, that mauy of the worlds
greatest men have been small OF stat
ure. Sheridan was known as Little
Phil the world over. George 3. Nc
Clellan wss OF but little larger
build. Napoleon's nickname, the
Little Corporal is household word
in every civilized country. The Iron
Duke (the Duke of Wellington) was
often twitted ON account of his small
stature and big nose. General Lord
Wolseley is said to be ridiculously
small and to be compelled to shorten
his stirrups until they would hardly
serve ten year old boy when he
rides horseback. Ones minds eye
is likely to picture Gladstone as a
giant, both physically and intellect
ually, but it remains a fact that the
Grand old man is but five feet, eight
inches high"
GovEsNoR PATTIsoN is a splendid
purveyor of office he leaves nothing
undone to put his friends into posi-
tion. Last Saturday he issued aproc.
lamation that has for its object the
removal of Auditor General Mccain
ant and State Treasure Boyer by i'm
peachment. If he can get them out
of Office by impeachment it will give
him an opportunity to appoint two
of his friends into the vacant places.
His proclamation calls the Senate In
extra session ON the 18th day of Oc-
tober, to consider whether two thirds
of the Senate will agree with him in
removing the Auditor General and
State Treasurer, on the charge of
dishonest connection with Bardsley's 8
management of the state funds in
Philadelphia He claims that If he
can get the constitutional two third
agreement of the Senate with him
can put them out of Office. The in
vestigation instituted by the Legis-
lature and by Philadelphia failed to
find evidence to warrant a suit against
the aforesaid officers, but that has
not satisfied the governor and the
Senate will bs convened on the 18th
of October, to hear what the Cover
nor has to present. 1t is not gener-
ally believed the Governor has any
thing new on the subject. If the
extra session proves to be as deliber
ate in its work as the former extra
session that the Governor called it
will sit all winter at Harrisburg and
not conclude its work till next sum-
mer If the State officers are guilty
of the charges brought against them
they merit punishment. If Cover
nor Pattison's movement is only a
common scrub last card political
campaign movement. gotten off on
him by men down in the slums of
politics for political purposes only,
he should be held responsible for the
defamation of character that follows
in the wake of such a proclamation
as he has issued against the Integrity
of the Auditor General and State