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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-07-22
A Msny-Sided Institution.

u Norwich school ma'am put the
Eord "Trust" in a spelling lesson the
other day. Trust used to be a simple
word meaning confidence-a word
without guile and within the grasp of
the youngest pupil. The effect of the
times upon the word became painfully
apparent the moment the definition
was called for.
"Defne Trust" commanded the
!eacher.
The little fellow at the head of the
class, who evidently read the papers,
replied, "Trust is big a snake"
"Where did you learn that?" asked
the teacher.
''In our newspaper" replied the
boy. "It said Trust is an anaconda 7"
"That wasn't what | saw in my
paper" spoke up a clever pupil, ''for
it said Trust was like a devil of a
fish,
ats a monster said the third boy.
'"Where on earth did you get that
ldea?" asked the astonished teacher.
''Outen the papers," replied number
three.
81 guess the papers dunno" re-
marked the fourth, ''for mine said it
was an octerpus."
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-07-22
A Discussion on Trust.

Trust used to be simple word
meaning contidence-a word without
guile and within the grasp of the
youngest pupil. The effect of the
times upon the word became painfully
apparent at Norwich (Conn.) school
the moment the definition was called
for.
"Defne trust" commanded the
teacher.
The little fellow at the head of the
class, who evidently read the papers,
replied: "Trust is big snake"
"Where did You learn that?" asked
the teacher.
''In our newspaper" replied the
boy. at said a trust was an ana
conda."
That wasn't what it l saw in my
paper" spoke up clever pupil, "for
it said a trust is devil of fish"
OTIS a monster" said the third boy.
"Where on earth did you get that
idea?" asked the astonished teacher.
"Outen the papers," replied number
three.
u guess the papers is off their
Dase," remarked the fourth, '.for
mine said it was an octerpus Nor
walk Bulletin.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-07-22

Down in Grayson county, says a
Louisville dispatch, in the vicinity of
Dickey's mill, there is a most remark
able family named Hunton. Itis com
posed of father, mother and eight sons
and daughters, all of the children full
grown. Not one of them weighs less
than l75 pounds, and the second oldest
son tips the beam at 275. This, how
ever, would not be uncommon, as large
people are abundant in Kentucky, but
every member of the family has feet
of most extraordinary size, far out of
proportion to their bodies.
There are no manufactured shoes
large enough for them, and it keeps a
country shoemaker busy supplying
pedal coverings for the entire family.
Not one of them uses n shoe smaller
than that made on Is last, and the
largest foot measures eighteen inches
i'll length. No other white persons in
Kentucky are known to have feet ap-
preaching these in size, although colored
people frequently wear No. IA shoes,
the ordinary foot requiring az or an s.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-07-22
Something for the Minister.

A little Boston child, at present so,
iourning in the mountains with his
parents, overheard the latter engaged
in discussing with some friends the
needs of the local clergyman, whom it
seems has not very prosperous parish,
and is consequently "pinched' at
times. The conversation dealt with
the ministerial needs and with plans
for meeting the same. The couver-
sstion was not lost upon the child. If
there was to be any assistance render
cd he was to be contributor. The
aext Sunday afternoon, after the
services, the child fingered mysterious
ly about the church, and when the
clergyman, portly and dignitied
gentleman, emerged through the door
on his way home the little philan-
thropist marched up to him and, with
the confidence inspired by the good
work he was about to perform, reached
forward, caught the ministers hand
in his own and closed the fingers of
the former over penny.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-07-22
Novel Meat Chopper.

n new meat chopper for domcstTe
use is distinguished by the fact that
The meat is cut by an action like that
Of a pair of scissors and 10 not torn
apart; neither is It ground into a
greasy pulp. The forcing screw feeds
the meat up to q knife with eight
radlal blades, revolving between .
fixed two-bladed knife and a cutting
plate of novel construction. Tho plate
has number of grooves converging
towards central aperture, the ribs
between the grooves having sharp cut
ting edges. The work is Well aud
rapidly done. A mcdium-size1 ma.
chine will produce four pounds of
filled sausages per minute. -tNew
York Commercial Advertiser
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-07-22
OF the men, as he turned 10 his horse.
''Good fer our parson," grinned
Slyp'ry Sam.
Close Quarters.

An English resident of India relates
that he once had occasion to make a
short journey by rail in June, and was
invited by friend, who was in the
railway company's service, to ride
with him on the engine, '.the coolest
place on the train" The invitation
was gratefully accepted.
We started late in the evening, and
| soon found that Tom was right about
the engine being the coolest place.
The speed of the train created breeze
which rapidly absorbed the abundant
moisture which mans body throws
on when the thermometer registers 90
at midnight.
Nothing worthy of remark occurred
till the driver ordered the fireman to
fill up the furnace. Then, as the logs
were being thrown in, out dropped a
lively cobra on the foot-plate. 1t was
not very large specimen-about four
feet long, perhaps--but it's bite would
not have been the less fatal on that ac-
count.
There were four Of us human beings
on that foot-plate, and this new pas
senger made the place somewhat
crowded. Neither of us had a
stick, or our embarrassment could
readily have been relieved. As
it was, all we could hope for was that
the reptile would slip off the engine
and drop upon the track.
But the creature manifested no such
intention. Perhaps it knew that there
was rule against getting off the train
while in motion, or, more likely, it en-
loved the heat of the furnace. Pretty
soon il raised its head, and | foolishiy
made kick at it, taking care not TO
put my foot within striking distance.
1t was an unfortunate demonstration.
The creature was not frightened, bu.
at once accepted the challenge and ad-
vanced upon us. We were besieged.
The driver sprang out on the side of
the engine, holding on by the hand
all which runs along the boiler; the
fireman went up the pile of logs behind
him like mountain cat; Tom vanished
from the scene on the side of the en-
gine opposite to that the driver had
taken, and called upon me to follow
him.
The other men were as much at home
skipping round on the engine in the
dark as squirrels are in the top branches
of beech-tree; but my feet were
rooted to the iron.
The cobra raised itself to strike.
tried to jump, but | could not move.
Another instant and / should receive
the deadly wound. But just in the nick
of time the fireman-brave fellow!
owe my life to him-slipped down
from the logs, seized the snake by the
,ail, and flung it into the furnace.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-07-22

was talking with a Treasury Off
cial on the subject of forgery. "Did
it ever occur 10 you,' said the official,
'.that a forger has half his work done
when he can get hold of the identical
pen with which the owner of the sig
nature habitually writes? A great
many men, bank Presidents and the
like use the same pen for their names
only for year or two without change.
a pen that has been used by man in
writing his name hundreds of times,
and never used for anything else, will
almost write the name of itself. 1t
gets imbued with the spirit of the sig
nature. In the hands of fairly good.
forger it will preserve the character.
istics of the original. The reason for
this is that the point of the pen hss
been ground down in a peculiar way
from being used always by the sane
hand and for the same combination Of
letters. 1t would splutter if held al a
wrong angle or forced on lines against
its will. 1t almost guides the sensi-
tive hand of the forgcr wheu he at
terapts to write the rame,"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-07-22
Public Roads.

In Massachusetts O chair has been
recently endowed at the Boston School
Of Technology to be known rs tho
Chair of Public Roads. Me-. Ripley
says that he has reason TO believe that
not only in Pennsylvania, Massachu-
setts and New York--a society having
recently been formed in this State to
promote the Improvement Of public
Soads-has interest been awakened 10
this subject, but that there is hardly
IN Eastern or Middle state that has not
taken on new zeal in the matter of tho
Improvement of roaa,.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-07-22
ssSIlOn.1

4 gentleman who made a horseback
tour of the backwoods of the West
some years ago met with many anus
ing experiences. There were few
towns or hotels along the route, and he
had to depend in great part upon the
hospitality of the residents of the
country, but he says that, however
contracted were their quarters, he
never applied in vain to one of them
for shelter. He stayed one night with
an old German farmer, whose house
consisted of but two rooms, one above
he other.
The upper room, which was nero
loft, had in it, two beds, one of which
was given to the guest, while the far
mer's son, a heavy-eyed, stupid-looking
boy of about fifteen years, named
John, slept in the other.
Long before daylight the next morn
ing the father began calling, "Shon!
SnOn! Ulu Ouu!
sI will, soon," "Shon" replied,
drowsily, and Immediately fell asleep
again.
This occurred several times; then
the father called out, in the most en-
phatic tones:
"Shonl o Shon! Eef you don'd
gid oud yoost so quick as you can, L
will COON up NIT bail of water, and |
oct l makes you shump!"
John seemed to care less for the pos
sible pail of water than for the frost
ness of the morning. al will be up
soon," he answered, and settled him
self for another nap.
In two or three minutes, says the
traveller, / heard heavy footsteps as
cending the rude steps leading to the
attic, and while l lay sympathizing
with "Sohn," wave of icy water
drenched me almost from head to
foot.
..Now, SIR" stormed my host, al
told YOU 1 would douse you if"
'.But you have doused me" man.
aged to gasp, with my teeth chattering.
Thus made aware of his mistake, the
amazed father became profuse in his
apologies, and more excited than ever.
..Vatl'' he shrieked in the darkness.
at vas you! O-o-o-o-h, dot Shon! L
thought he was in dis betl 1t vas dark
| could not see! Und you vas all vet !!
O-o-o-o-h, but 1 gives it to dot Shon
now! / will troun him nit whole
par'l of water! Shon, you Shon! See
vat meestake you make me do! L will
-Shon, we're you vas?"
But "Shon" had taken advantage of
the hubbub and darkness, and had es-
capped the wrath of his father for the
present, though 1 fear there was
terrible reckoning for him later in ths
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-07-22
Washing the Imperial Eltpuanu.

The Emperor Of China having com.
manded tho Board Of Astronomy to
appoint an suspicious day for tho on.
nual washing Of tho Imperial ele.
plants, August IL. at tho first hour,
was the day appointed, and the officers
of the Board of Ceremonies put up
temporarily mat sheds beautifully dec.
GRATED on the north eide of the creek,
outside the Hsuan Wa Men, Peking.
where tho Imperial elephants received
IN ovation. Various ceremonies wero
performed before they took their an.
1ual bath.--lSt. Jamcs's Gazette.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-07-22
The Austrian Hangman.

In Austria the hanglnan is q man
named Scigfried. who wears black
uniform, with a cooked hat and white
gloves. lie has never had TO lang .
woman, for the emperor thinks stran.
gulaiioa is n punishment which should
be reserved fcr malesA-fGkfca1o
Times.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-07-22

The alary of the Governor OF New
jersey $4,000 year.
A Fir da orange grove of 100 acres
was recently sold for $l34 600.
1t SITS about $500 tn be presented at
court In Buckingham Palace.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-17
g a lEM NEWS.
BREvITIEs.

Mrs. Vincent Gray is sick at New Or
leans with pneumonia, contracted while
travelling on her honeymoon. She will
not be able to como to Salem for three
weeks.
Mrs. DR.. Bruffey, of Salem, is in Roam
oke at the sick bed of her sister, Mrs. l..
l.. Crawford, who is dangerously i'll.
G. L. Watts left Sunday for New York
to lay in his spring stock of goods.
w. NJ. Holmes and j. e. Triplctt, of
Upperville, FauQuicr county, Va, have
opened a grocery store on West Main
street under the firm name of Holmes &c
Triplett.
Mr.. Holmes has been engaged in carry
ing on business in stores at Upperville
until he removed to Salem last week.
His partner, Mr.. Triplett, was farming
at the time he left to settle in Salem.
The horse stolen recently from the
stable of Thomas Mitchell, drayman
of this city, was found in Roanoke, to
which place it had been ridden, and
after the thief got the good of it he
turned him loose on the streets.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-17
SALEM ADVERTISEMENTS.
wv ANTED = Two boys to deliver
w THE TIMES in Salem. Apply at
The TIMES Bureau, Hotel Luccrne.
NOTICE TO Observation-Disclosures

At meeting of the board of directors
of the Salem Improvement Company,
held at the company's Office December
3Oth, 1891, the following order was pass
ed:
Resolved, That the president and
treasurer be authorized to receive stock
Of the Salem Improvement Company at
$50 per share in full payment for all
lots as specified by number on price list
of December 18th and 18th, 1890, and at
the prices named in said price list, re-
naming unsold, in any section east of
Delaware street and south of the line of
the Roanoke Street Railway Company,
provided that the right to purchase
under the above named terms shall be
availed of between the 18th of February
and the first of April 1891, and that
copy of this resolution shall be mailed
to each stakeholder of record. S. d.
UNCOMMON, Secretary. feb1-eod
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-17
The "Mother's Friend"

Not only shortens labor and lessons
pain attending it, but greatly diminish.
cs the danger to life of both mother and
enid II used few months before con-
hnement. Write to The Bradfeld Re-
gulator Co., Atlanta, Ca, for further
particulars. Sold by all druggists.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-17

Rev. d. Osborne, of Grand Rapids,
Mich, delivered lecture to tho
Young Mems Christian Association on
the very interesting subject of "Anthro-
pology Considered From Theological
Standpoint" Tho lecture abounded
with apt illustrations, and was heard
by large attendance.
Next Sunday afternoon at $3.50 the
delegates from the Lynchburg conven-
ton will tell what was dono at the con-
vention.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Young
Mems Christian Association will give q
social in the near future.
On account of the illness OF Common
wealth's Attorney r. c. Iansbrough,
the court to-day adjourned without
transacting very much of tho business
before it.
James f. Shepherd, former clerk of
c. Il. Strouse & Co., who is charged
with forging checks to tho amount of
$500 by endorsing his employers name
to the checks, was arraigned and plead
mot guilty" His counsel, Col. G.. w.
Hansbrough, entered demurrer to the
charges of the indictment and moved to
quash the Indictment, but the motion
was not argued.
The case Of Geo. w. Simmons, charged
with an assault with intent to kill upon
the person of Elem Wade, was post
poned till the next term of court. Sim
mons was arraigned and plead mot
guilty"
Geo. M. Bell qualified as administra-
tor of r. e. Bell, with Il. w. Starleey as
surety.
William w. Moffett, attorney-at-law,
qualified on motion of Col. Hansbrouch.
II you have q want put a small ad. in
THE TIMES. 1t will bring you what YOU
desire.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-17
THE PHI GAMMA DELTAs
Will Give Banquet on the 10Th at the
Hotel Lucerne.

Hotel Lucerne.
Tho Phi Gamma Delta fraternity of
Roanoke College will give banquet at
the Hotel Lacernc on the night of Feb
ruary 10.
The members of tho fraternity are j.
M. Williams, j. z. Woods, j. l.. Rendle-
man, ID. 5. Lopspitch, w. l.. Wood, r.
c. Craig, w. w. Ballard, Jr., B. T..
Copenhaver, F. l.. Day, and r. NJ. Kelly.
The young gentlemen will each be &C
eompanied by young lady.
Toasts will be responded to by active
members of the fraternity, and also by
some of the prominent citizens of the
town who arc members Of the fra tcrnity.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-11-04
Gov. H. E. Boies in All Probability
Will Succeed Himself in
Iowa.
The Republican Majority in Ohio
Falls Back Into the Party
Traces.
Gov. Campbell Defeated--The New York
Legislature May He Democratic
Elections In OtIler stntes.

New YORK, Nov. 3.-R. T. Flower was elect
cd governor Of New York to succeed David
B. Hill by plurality estimated at from 49,
600 to 24,O00. Fassett did not carry Elmira
his own city. This city gave Flower $4,000
plurality and Brooklyn l4,O00. Returns
from districts outside New York and Kings
county indicate that Fassett has been meet
ing FolRer's fate. In Jefferson. Clinton,
Essex, Montgomery and Wyoming counties
he is far behind the vote for Miller. Flower
gains on decreased vote ahead of Hill.
Thevote in this city was very light. It was
expected that out of registration of 25l,-
532 at least 24O.00O would be polled, but
only about 100000 voted.
Comparatively, Flower ran as we'll as
Hill. who was elected by 10000. Flower
will take to Harlem river $4,000 plurality.
Il is doubtful if Fassett will bring down
3d. 600 to meet it.
The democrats are gaining assemblymen
in the state. Sheehan is not doing as we'll
as Flower, but his election is assured.
At 10 o'clock Gov. Hill sent a telegram
claiming the state for Flower by 10000 plu-
rality.
The election in New York state to-day
was for governor. lieutenant-governo
secretary of state, comptroller. treasurer,
attorney general, four congressman to fill
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-11-04
about 42,300. Returns received by the As
sociated PRESS indioatc that tho New York
MAssACHUsETTs.

BosToN Nov. 3.--Massachusetts voted to-
day for governor aud other state officers
and legislature, and upon two proposed
state, ono of which relates to the
qualifications Of voters for general officers
and the other makes q majority OF mem
bers u quorum in each branch Of tho leRis-
latnre. Candidates for governor William
u. Russell, democrat; Charles II. Alien, re-
publican; Charles u. Kmbail, prohibitions
list; Henry w. Robinson, socialist labor;
Henry VIM, peoples. Vote OF the state
for president In 1885, Cleveland, LII. .s58:
Harrison, 1882. Coy. Russell was elected
in 1890 by vote OF 14O,b07 TO 131 ,454 for
Brackett, republican, and 1854 for tho
prohibition candidate.
On account of the new law requiring that
votes be counted by two different officials,
returns ars coming in slowly. Returns
from fifty country towns show net repub-
lican gain Of 708. On this basis tho repub-
lican gain in the state will be 4,942 Mt least.
Last year Gov. KusselFs plurality IN the
state was 9,068. The Indications 10 far
from the large cities are that he has held
the pluralitles Of last year and is elected by
at least 4,000. The rest OF the republican
state ticket is undoubtedly elected. II is
impossible to give an idea Of the COM
plexion Of tho legislature.
Boston. Nov. 3.--Keturns show demo-
cratic gains which will elect Russell by 1000
to 5000.
BosToN, Nov. 3.-Gov. Russell, democrat,
estimates his majority.at 5000 Corcoran.
democrat, for acknowledgements, is conf
dent Of his own election. The Journal
and Advertiser, both republican, concede
Russell's election. One hundred and
thirty-two towns and cities of Lawrence
vile and New Bedford give Allen. 81, 25l;
RUSSELL 2S,737, q republican gain of 995.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-11-04
A Terrible Slaughter Of Workmen
at the Anaconda Mine
at Butte.
On Their Way to the Surface
When the Gable
Parts.
The Entire Party PrecIpitnted to the BOt-
tom OF the Deep Shaft with
Fatal Results.

BUTTE, Nov. 4.-3 a. m.-[Special.l "A
terrible accident occurred in the Anaconda
mine about midnight. Seventeen men were
on the cage coming up to lunch. OF these.
eight men were on the lower
deck Of the cage and nine on
tho upper deck. When near the
top the cable parted and the cage
descended to the bottom with great velocity,
demolishine the lower part. Six Of the
eight men on the lower deck were killed,
one probably fatally injured and one
seriously hurt.
The work Of getting the dead and injured
sight was a sickening one, the dead being
crushed and mangled all out of shape. How
the other two escaped instant death
ia q miracle. The news spread like wildfire,
and soon the road to the mine was packed
with anxious friends and relatives, anxious
to find out who were among the list of dead
and wounded.
The fact that there were seventeen men
in the cage at the time gave rise to the re-
port at first that that number had been
killed.
The men in the upper part Of the cage
were only shaken up.
Owing to the distance OF the mine from
town and the excitement prevailing. neither
the full details nor the list of the men
killed and injured can be had at this hour.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-11-04
THE DEAD MAN.
r. s. Fish's Relatives Hero Can Assign No
Caua0 for the Act.

+. s. Fish's Relatives Hero Can Assign No
Cause for the Act.
i. 8. Fish, who was found dead in the
Park hotel at Great Falls, was brother OF
Mrs. w. =. SpauldinR, Of 433 Clark street.
The Spauldine family heard of Mr.. Fish's
death late yesterday afternoon. Mr..
Spaulding telegraphed at once to another
sister of the dead man in Ohio to know
whether she wanted the body brought there
and buried alongside Mr.. Fish's father and
mother. If it is desired to have the. body
buried in Ohio, Mr.. Spaulding will 10 to
Great Falls and take the remains east over
the Great Northern without bringing them
to Helena.
The dead man was 20 years old last Feb
ruary and a native of New London, Ohio.
He studied law in the university at Ann
Arbor, Mich. and was graduated in June,
1889. He came direct to Helena, and has
been engaged in the practice of law ever
since. Recently he decided to locate at
Great Falls and went there Friday last with
that intention, having formed z partner
ship with Charles w. Pomeroy. The Spauld-
ing family know of no reason for his tax
ing his own life, and think even yet it may
have been accidental. II it was suicide it
must have been through despondency. He
was a studious young man. devoted to his
profession. with excellent opportunities.
and, so far as known, had no cares or
troubles. While here he lived at his sister 3
house. tys{9s