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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-05-14
lIeItIng a NAN aiOuc.

That a husband is at times silent aud
preoccupied does not argue that lie is
Indifferent to his wife, writes Mrs.
Phineas T. Barnum in The Ludies'
Home Journal; he may be depressed,
and yet not feel that marriage for him
is failure; he may be captious and
fret, vet feel no irritation against his
wife. am not absolying men from
the oblieatian 10 be agreeable to their
woman-kind. nor eNtenuating their
frequent infractions of the code of
marital amenities; | am only assuring
yon. for Your own good. that these
things are often the outward and visi-
BILE sign of an inward and spiritual
disaccordance which YOU have not
caused, and about which YOU would be
unwise to grieve. Learn To wait. and
bv-and-by YOU will iiud that business
went wrong that day; or he sat in Il
draft and all his bones ached with an
incipient cold; or he had eaten au in
di.estible meal (not at home of course, }
and WAS depressed he knew not why.
Wait. wait. and when YOU have found
ont what the matter WAS, You will be
thankful you did not weary him with
foolish questions.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-05-14

There is very general and ancient
impression. .that big men in choosing
wives prefer small women. At first
glance this would appear to be true,
because the number of bic men with
little wives is certainly in an over
whelming majority rs we see them.
In the five years have held my Office
| have learned a thing or two through
the medium of the marriage license
office, and it is my impression that it
is not that big men prefer little
women. but that little women prefer
bic men. and it is the experience of
the world-wisc that what woman
wants and starts out 10 get she geu-
orally captures. -Gtote-Uem9crm.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-05-14

A Gardena (Cal. farmer sold 81 GUO
worth of strawberries from hii patch.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-05-14
Office. 9Th St. BET. York aid Buffalo,
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY.

PE2ts. FE0 DOLLARS PER YEAR
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-05-14

Magical little granuies
those tiny, sugar-coated Pei
lets Of DR.. Pierce scarcely
larger than mustard seeds,
vet powerful to cure active
yet mild in operation. The
best Liver Pill ever invented
Cure sick headache, dizziness
constipation. One a dose.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-05-14
What is lacking is truth
and confidence.


and confidence.
If there were absolute truth
on the one hand and absolute
confidence on the other, it
wouldn't be necessary for the
makers of DIR. Sage's Catarrh
Remedy to back up a plain
statement of fact by a $500
guarantee.
They say" If we can't
cure yo0 make it personal,
plcase,) of catarrh in the head,
in any form or stage, we'll pay
you $500 for your trouble in
making the trial"
"An advertising fake" you
say.
Funny, isn't it, how some
people prefer sickness to
health when the remedy is
positive and the guarantee
absolute.
Wise men don't put money
back Of " fakes"
And " taking" doesn't pay.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-03-18
How Edison Made a Bug.

wonder. asks a St. Louis Republic
writer, how many of our readers ever
heard the wonderful story of how Edi-
son made bug9 1t happened away
back in 1880 or 1881. before the cleo
triciau had become a count and known
in the most remote corners OF the
world. There had been two or three
persons killed by the electric wires,
and people were seriously contemplate
ing some plan to get them out Of the
way and still keep the new wonderful
white light.
Edison proposed that the wires be
pat in the gas-pipes; but how on earth
was the pipes to be threaded" with
che electric wirese
After studying the matter one night
Edison said to a fellow-electrician:
why. see here, johnson, I'll make a
bug that will drag wire through
every foot Of pipe in New York city, u
II becomes Necessary.
Make bugrn exclaimed his COM
panion, thinking the inventor had lost
his mind. What in the world do you
meanP"
well, I'll make bug" said the in
ventcr, confidently, that will go
whers I send him, aud drag wire,
too"
A few days afterward he laid c Gu.
riously constructed thing on the table
il the Office before time to go to work;
It was his gas-gipe bug. It was con-
structed thus: A minute electro-mag.
net, carrying behind it a fine insulated
wire-pawl. Now. observe-every time
the circuit was closed through the mag.
net the armsture was attracted, the
pawl clutching the sides Of piece oi
gas-pipe provided for the occasion, and
the magnet behind was drawn toward
the armature about the sixteenth of an
inch. When the circuit was opened
the armature reached forward ready te
take a second step. Thus at every
closing of the circuit, the little bug ad.
vanced one step, dragging the wire be.
hind. No doubt this description will
be hard for nome 'perts to understand,
but as everybody knows something
about electricity nowadays a tolerably
comprehensive idea may be formed o.
how the bug travelled, even though the
reader never saw an electric motor o;
nuy Kind.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-03-18
Capital Punishment

When the idea Of revenge Is slimi.
mated from our habits of thought with
regard to criminals capital punish.
mens will be esteemed an act oi
brutality which no community would
think of permitting, says Hugh Pente.
cost in the arena. When we come tc
clearly understand that the wors,
criminal man is the more 1t Is our
duty TO deluge him vita moral SYM
Pathy and help, the more clearly we
shall see that the main motive for capi-
tai punishment L. revenge; because, as
1 have already said, an execution is
neither warning to possible criminal.
nor protection to society.
On the contrary, 1t unque.tiouably
tends to brutalize the minds Of the peo-
PIE and fauiliarize them with toe
thought of killing. As long as the state
employs persons for the express pur-
pose OF numbering men, those who are
not officially employed and paid for il
viii also engage in the business
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-03-18
Defensive Theology.

Bennie is the bright hve-year-old
son Of the editor Of the Michigan
Catholic" The other day he came
home from protracted tricycle. ride.
"Bennie," said his father, "didn't
your mother tell you not to go so fal
away from the house?"
"Y-e-s, papa, but the devil took my
breath away and wouldn't let me
remember"
"That's the old story about the
devil" said Mr.. Hughes, trying tc
look stern. ''I'm afraid 1 shall have
to spank the devil out Of you"
"Oh, the devil few out of me JUS
as 1 entered the house" protested
Bennie. "He said, 'Bennie, you're il
for spanking, and spanking hurts
and guess you'd better take it your
self.'0
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-03-18
A Budding Mouarohist

They begin the classes in some Of tn.
public schools nowadays in the rudt
ments of civil government at verJ
early age. And 1t seems that the
young people get, on the W hole, a pref
ty correct idea of the way we are gov
erned. A teacher, who, by the way
is rather fond of English things, wa'
orally instrueting class the other day
in the foundations of political science.
She had given her young pupils a very
Interesting lecture about the British
system of government, And then she
asked the boy at the head OF the class
..And now, Johnny, what are the
men called who govern or rule over u
In this countryp" -
"Kings!" said Johnny, promptly.
s.Oh, no. Tell me, the next one, b,
whom are we govsrnedP"
..Queensw
mol Next boy"
"JacksI' said the next boy.
And he was not promoted to thu
head of the CLASSIFICATION 2ranscrip
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-03-18
Youth In Europe.

To the European youth America Is
known as the land of the free, while
his life at home cannot be properly
called his own uutil he i. 40 year. of
age. In continental Europe the best
years Of all able-bodied men are de-
manded for military duty. Russians
must be fifteen years in active service,
Germans seven, French five, Austrians
ten, Italians five, and all men from :s
10 40 are, moreover, liable to be called
upon at any time their respective coun-
tries need their services. Russia has
already under her standards 1,4o0,-
900 men, and is striving to place anoth-
or million on q war footing. The
Russian army is differed by the most
efficient staff Of military strategists,
the discipline and blind obedience of
her soldiers give the Russians fight
Ing capacity unsurpassed by any
soldiers In Europe. They are AIMED
with weapons of the best pattern.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-03-18
A Doctors Queer Pets.

DR.. H. N. Beck, Green Bay, CWis.,
has two pets, an eagle and beagl,
hound, who are fast friends. Th,
eagle is four weeks old, and seems t.
thoroughly enjoy the companionshiI
Of Its four-footed playmate. Th'
hound will take the eagles tai
Feathers in his mouth, then seize th'
bird by the breast, being careful II
each instance not to harm 1t. Then /
will frisk about and try to indUce th'
bird to engage in frolic. All thi;
time the eagle seems to enjoy the fw
exceedingly.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-03-18
Superstiti0us Hfndoos.

The Hindoos are early risers. In the
warm season-extendingf from April to
October-they sleep either upon the
housetop or in the courtyard, or in the
veranGah, if rain should be threatening.
and are usually up at five O'Clock or
earlier in the morning. In the cold
weather, when they sleep within doors
they rise later, but they are out before
seven. Rising in the morning while
but half awake, the Hindoo repeats the
name OF Rama several times. Hap
pening to yawn he Immediately filiips
his thurnb and middle finger, though
he does not know why.
He prepares for his morning toilet.
He plucEs twig from the bitter Neem
tree, breaks off span length of it
crushes one end bet Feen his teeth, and
extemporises toothbrush. He next
draws up water from the well in the
yard with an iron bucket, aud prepares
to wash his hands and fade. This is
quickly done; he then throws on an
extra garment, the thickness and text
ure depending on the season and
weather, lights his hooka, takes a few
pulls with his euphonious bubble-bub-
BILE, andis ready to go out. With
passing "Rama, Rama" to friend or
acquaintance, and neighborly gossip
by the way, he repairs to his place of
business. While going he will sedul-
ously avoid those signs and sounds
which may augur i'll for the day.
Should one sneeze, or should he hear
lhe cawing of a crow, or the cry of a
kite, or should he meet an Gilman, or
one blind or lame, or see cat cross his
path, he would be greatly distressed as
to the day before him. On the other
hand, if fox crosses his path, if he
hears gong or shell sumlnoning him
to worship, or if he meet Brahman
with his hesd uncovered, he would re-
loice, hailing it as suspicious. Some
are SO superstidous TINT If any evil
portent occurs on the way they would
return home, have a smoke, or chew a
betel leaf, and proceed afresh,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-03-18
A Modern AbsaIom.

Peter Anderson, who Is visiting REL
atves in Minneapolis, has the most
wonderful hirsute development in the
United States. He Is a good-lookng
young man about 81 years cf age.
BE was born in Wisconsin, and Is q
veritable Absalom. His hair Is about
ten inches long, of an ashy brown
color, and each particular one stands
on end, not like quilts, but like wool
on sheep, 1t also has woolly look
and feeling. Mr.. Anderson can wear
neither hat nor cap, but instead silk
turban, with light elastic band drawn
over and down to the scalp, above
which it bulges out about fifteen
inches in diameter, and the cubic con-
tents Of which are about equal to that
Of q peck measure. - Minneapolis
Journal.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-03-18
Not the True Banana.

The true eating banana, or "ma-
durs," is said to be unknown In north
srn countries, the varieties we import
being simply those which are used in
the land of their growth for cooking
purposes. "Garden and Forest" states
that many varieties Of the madurs are
recognized, each of which Is distinct
in flavor. The smaller are the more
delicious; and the smallest Of all, the
so-oalled "lady finger banana" with q
skin hardly thicker than paper, Is the
most highly priced. Green cooking
bananas are peeled and roasted In the
ashes, and eaten with butter; partially
ripe ones are boiled for few minutes
with the skin on, and eaten with syrup
or honey; and ripe ones are slced
lsngthwise and fried in olive oil or
butter.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-03-18

way, and very much - any otner young
person Of good birth In his kingdom.
His mother has very sensibly forbidden
the Juggling in of the royal features Of
his life any more frequently than the
absolute necessities Of the strict rules
Of Spanish court etiquette required, and
except on the occasion Of State cere-
monials young Alphouso has been ct.
tended almost entirely by bis mother
and by the otslwart peasant nurse who
has been his companion from his earliest
babyhood to his present comparatively
mature age of four years. During his
illness she and the Queen were constant
" at the little feIIse'a bedside, and
ibout the only other living creature so
constantly IN the room was cat. Tbs
young King, before his sickness had
begun to tire Of the baby playtbings
that had been at his command, and,
,eeking other toys, let his fancy light
upon Maltese cat that be saw some
where about the palace. The animal at
once became q creature Of distinguished
consideration in the royal household.
In answer to the name of Perico. The
ribbon upon its neck was tied there by
the King himself, and when he was
taken sick the King insisted that pussy
should be In the room with him So,
for full month the faithful cat was
constantly in the sick chamber. Natur-
ally the animal became a great favorite,
and one of the high ladies at the court
made for II the embroidered cushion
upon which It is sleeping in the picture
here:
Another story from the sick room,
and one that has more Of the favor usu-
ally found In stories of royal infantA
George Washington and other lofty per.
souages. 1t feals with little crippled girl
whom the King met on one OF his walks
or rides about with his nurse before he
was taken sick, and to whom, seeing
often sgain, he had taken a fancy. II
came to be that whenever the King in
his outings saw the little cripple he
would make one Of the ladies Of honor
descend from the Carriage and carry
some little gift to her. When he had
been sick for while he said to his
mothar one day;
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-03-18

1uppressins tho ooxsrnm.n.

The town" itself consisted of . gen.
eral store, two dwellings, blacksmith
shop. and q railroad depot. and the Post
elh ce was in the back end of the store.
Three or four Of us had ordered our mail
directed there. supposing it to be place
OF some importance. The refore. after
the train had departed. we went over
to the store to make inquiry. The Post
master sat on his counter smoking a clay
pipe, and nothing Indicated that he W as
IN hurry.
After mail. chr as he looked u
over.
Yes"
Did any of you ever think wha, re.
sponsible position = Postmaster occu.
pies.
None of US replied, and he crossed
his legs, looked into vacancy. and COP
unued:
He is part Of the Government. He
represents the Government. He Is, to a
certain extent. the Government. As the
Government, he should command re-
spect. Gentlemen, remove your hats"
Who tot" demanded the wire-fence
man.
ITO me, sir-to the Government"
Not by q blanked sightl Ifyou are
the Postmaster Of this jack rabbit Post
Ofdce. then you hump yourself and hand
out our mailP'
Gentlemen. is them your sentiments,
alsor Queried the old man as he turned
to US.
They are
Then you don't git a cussed letter
out of this Post O6icel You have as
sumed the attitude OF treasonists toward
this Government, and you git no favors
from IT,"
See here. you old lop-shoulder ed,
yander-shanked idiot. do you mean to
say you won't pass out our msilT' ex.
claimed the fence man as his hair be-
gan to stand up like the barbs in his
product.
That's jist what mean to say. This
Government don't bluff"
We'll. if you Won't. then willr' He
started for the back room, but the Post
maste, hoped of the counter and OBJ
strucIed him and said:
This Is high treason for sure. This
Government warns you not to enter that
room"
Will you get our maur'
mo. SIR"
linen stand aside.
The fence man pushed ahead, and the
Postmaster took hold of him. Then
there came biff-bargl and the Govern
ment was knocked over among a pile of
rope aud axe handles. the Chicago
man got him by the leg. drew him out
doors, stood him up aud lifted him,
and as the old man started up the road
on run we went back to the Post Office
and wire fence looked over the box OF
letters and passed out half dozen. We
were reading them In the shade Of the
depot building when the Postmaster re-
turned. One eye was nearly shut, aud
he had his jaw in sling.
Get your mailY' he asked, as he came
slidiug up.
Yes"
Want anything morer
NO"
Gents, I want to explain my con,
duct. got my comm as P. 81.
only three days ago. 1t didn't swell my
head at all until the old woman began
to say as how we now stood at the head
of society here, and that tho stato of
Nebraska and most of the Union rested
on my shoulders, and she put it SO strong
that got ratified and made an ass Of
myself. Gentlemen, the swelling hai
disappeared. Come over and take sun.
Thin out of nv bottle IN Y Sun
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-03-18
WOSIAN'S CAREER.


She was a fair girl graduate, snrobed in spot
-leee white.
And on her youthful feature. shone look o,
bolY light.
She bent with grace her dainty head to re
ceiye the ribbon blue,
Whence hung the silver medal, adjudged te
be her due.
watched her face with rapture a. she raised
~ heaven her eyes,
And moved her lips in prayer a. her fingers
clasped the prize,
For knew to education she had plsdxed he,
col:ing days,
TO unelasp poor womsn's fetteSa an 9fe'
her from mans ways.
TIME passed. Our pathways parted, but ever
and anon
My thoughts would stray toward her and I'd
speculate upon
What my graduate was doing, Il athwart the
scroll Of time,
Among unselfsh workers, had been written
high her name.
AT last CHANGED to meet her, but her books
were pushed aside,
While around dainty garment she sewed
the lace with pride,
And at her feet her baby, dimpled, happy
Growing youth,
Upon that silver medal was cutting his first
tooth.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-03-18
THE x1Eo's rAvoRIrE CAT.

"what will become of my little crippl.
and what will she eat, now that I 60 oui
no moref"
Bread" said the Queen. like all
the poor people; that is, if she can &c,
it"
II am too little to command" said
the King.
As it Is to do good" replied the
Queen. Il will permit you to give or
ders."
The King, at this, said nothing, bu;
the next day he had taken to the little
beggar the bonbons some one had sen,
to himself
No affidavit goes with this story, but
1t is very pretty one, and there is no
particular reason why 1t should not be
true.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-03-18
LrIcsson's FacrIorlsm.

Though he was a citizen Of the world,
and a naturalized American, his inter-
est in his native land never ceased; in
deed his affection for it increased as he
advanced in years. Yet he never Wis
tied Sweden after his departure from
home in 1926, says Scrfbner's Magazine.
He did propose in the latter part
Of his life to return thither, and de-
elared that he would rather lie under
= mound of gravel in Sweden when he
was dead than beneath the tallest mon
ument that could be erected on Ameri-
can soil. He became interested, how
ever. in his study of solar heat and the
development of his sun motor, and was
not willing to transfer himself to
region so little adapted to such studies
as the high latitudes of Sweden. He
needed, as he explained, to be near the
vertical rays of the sun. New York
York is certainly not vertical under
the sun, but the rays in midsummer in-
cline only seventeen degrees, and pro.
duce heat scarcely two degree less
than in the tropics, thus sufficient for
my purpose.
When Ericsson obtained position
securing to him an income much in ex-
cess of his modest needs, which was
not until after he had reached his
sixtieth year, he was constantly max
ing gifts to Sweden and to Swedes.
These appear to have attracted little
Or no attention in this country. but
they have 3lded a feeling of affection
to the pride with which his country
men remember him. An ancient miner
sent word. through one of Ericsson's
correspondents. that he had known
John in his youth; Immediately draft
was sent to purchase O handsome
watch for the old gossip, and as one Of
his neighbors. the man with the
leatheru apron" was subsequently
found to have some vague recollections
in the same line, he received $50
crowns to buy him a coat"
When famine pinched the Norrland-
ers in 1867. and oollectections for their
relief were taken mp in various coun-
tries, the total contributions from the
United States amounted to 90. .3l6
Swedish crowns. OF this sum Ericsson
gave 20, ZIG crowns, and a subscription
Of 100 crowns from the Swedish minis.
ter completed the total.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-03-18
Turs About Is Fair,

Judge (to prisoner upon whom h.
is about to pass sentence)-Do you eve1
think of your mother, sir?
Prisoner (much affected(-Ye-es,
your Honor, but she's dead.
Judge (sympathetically)-I did moi
intend to hurt your feelings. 1 hope
you will pardon me.
Prisoner Cbrightening)-Do men.
ton it, your Honor. hope you will
pardon me.
Judge Catching the drift(-Don'i
mention it.-Philadelphia Press.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-03-18
Tnearre In Tnlrty.r1ve pays.

The International Theatre at the
Paris exhibition is now completed, and
only waiting for the electric light,
which was promised to be in readiness
q week ago. The theatre is capable Of
holding 2 800 persons, and has been
completed by Mr.. Seymour Wade in
the short space of thirty-five days from
the signing of the contract, at cost OF
$4,000. The Parisans cannot under.
stand how an Englishman managed to
obtain the concession, and are astonish.
ed at the idea of foreigner building
q theatre in. their exhibition.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-03-18
An Apt Illustration.

Every one knows the answer of the
school-boy, who was told to give an
example of expansion by heat and cons
traction by cold,n and who replied:
DAYS are longer In summer and
shorter iu winter" A new example Of
the readiness of some minds to apply
illustrations to phenomena came re-
Gently under the writer's notice. An
Irish servaut-girl, newly admitted to
service in a lady's house, was told by
her mistress that the current day was
the shortest of the year. Bridget re-
piled: lis it, indade, mum' Sure,
and now OF co.pS to think of 1t, OF had
ne sooner taken down the DINNER than
il was tonne - bring up the tay."-
Harper's Magazine.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-03-18

Jolly Bachelor Friend-so, Fred,
you're married; and, excuse me, to
that determined friend of ours who
was Miss Wilbur? And you have q
temper yourself. Tell me, do you
agree?
The Bridegroom (meskly)-Oh, yes
agree.-Nes0 Tork Sun.