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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-11
The Evil Eye in Abyssina.

The Abyssinian has a singular SUI.
perstition regarding eating in the
open. To him fit of Indigestion
evil eye. He would feel assured that
some part OF the performance Of ap-
pcasing his appetite had been OBJ
served. In walking along a highway
In this country, l came across what
appeared to be a large bundle OF
washing just little off the road. On
approaching it, the movement going
on within was plainly disCcrnib,e.
Covered up in their shemas, or cloths,
were three men eating their midday
meal. So much in fear are the peo.
pie of the evil eye, that they carry
amuleti containing prayers, and rol .
Of parchment several yards long; and
pictures illustrative of the triumphs
Of the good spirit over that ocular
abSurdity are kept in their houses fol
protection
If an Abyssinian sells you anything
and is well inclined, he will caution
you to keep it indoors or covered up;
for if an evil eye should fall on youI
purchase it may spoil Or disappear,
which latter contingency is much
more probable in Abyssinia. ! had
some experiences of the kind of evil
rye that caused goods and chattclS 70
disappear 1t CLEANED for an in
stance in the head Of an Ethiopian
whom l caught walking off with some
dollars from a pile in our paymaster's
tent; the cC>ner of the evil eye smiled
innoccntly when detected, but the
smile faded away under the influence
of the paymastcr'S boot.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-11
-.e IEpnANr PLAYED BALL.
Amusing sasacity Shown b, an Amman i.
Central Park.

.,,.ipy Saracity Shown Dy an A"i
Central Park. -
One of the elephants in Cent:ai
Park the other day afforded iltClt
knot of sightseers considerabl bic anuSc
ment by a display OF skill as DaLI'
player which was highly lntereS Iihk !,
saes the New York Tribune. ne ulu
not, 90 so far as to give an exhlni.iol,
Of the national game Of these oniIea
states but he showed a dccloea
Familiarity with the nature OF pan
and what can be done with II. a
nursemaid had brought a dear NIUE
Lord Fauntleroy of s years, claoor'
ately dressed and curled, 10 see tiie
animals. He no doubt was mamma
only darling, for instead OF wanting
IN twist the elephants tail or check
his trunk, as most boys OF his age
would. he was afraid TO approach
within speaking distance of the great
brutes. -,
The lad had ball OF red and white
popcorn in his hand, one OF thoSe
conn pact, light, and glutinous masses
which delight the childish heart foi
some reason, much more than pop
corn in any other shape, and this ne
mustered up courage TO throw to one
of the elephants, with weak ahu
erring aim like a giris. Inc pan
rolled ;ust beyond the reach OF the
elephant's trunk, and las efforts tc
grasp the prize were amusing. Olit
hind and one fore leg were securely
chained to staples in the wall, and nc
could not move beyond limittd
range. he liked popcorn, and was
accustomed to having it fed to him
in small pellets. Here was a whole
ball Of the sweet and toothsome stun,
lust where he could smell its fine
aroma thoroughly, but could not
reach 1t.
He strained at the chains till II
seemed as if the staples must como
out of the walls of his stout wooden
box-stall, and he stretched his trunN
to the fullest extent of its lndia-rub
ber powers, but still the ball lay Il
few inches beyond its watering tip.
He looked appealingly to The crow
for aid, but there was none TO hclE
MIN. he W NO"Ai tA'4N
roll toward it, but the chains held
him so awkwardlyth the plan wou!d
not work. He got up in disgust and
proceeded to study the situation. His
brains were working, you could see
thai from the way he wagged his head
from side to side, and kept his little
red eyes over on the corn.
Suddenly an idea struck him. Ex.
tend .ng his trunk along the floor, as
near to the ball as possible; he filled
his mighty lungs full Of air and sent
it out of his long blowpipe with a
shrill shrek in one gigantic puff. The
wind struck the light popcorn ball
like a cyclone and dashed it against
the wooden side of the stall with such
force that it instantly rebounded and
rolled within reach of the old rogue,
who skillfully caught il. tucked it far
back into his queer, rcd-nannc'
and seemed to wink his eye
Sagely at the applauding audience.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-11
LAUGHING PHILOSOPHY.

If nature deigns to charm the eye
With flowers OF every hue,
Rejoicing, though at night they die,
Why not be happy, too?
Why not-why not
Why not be happy, too?
A thousand creatures frisk and hy,
And seek, and spend, and WOO:
Shall we the common law deny2
Why not be happy, tooG
Why not-why not
Why not be happy, too?
Squirrel and bee with rapture ply
The arts their fathers knew;
If these rejoice, why SO may L;
Why not be happy, too2
Why nd-why not
Why not be happy, too?
The Deady brooks go laughing by,
The birds sing in the blue,
The very heavens exult, t,and cry;
Why not be happy, too?
Why nOt-why not
Why not be happy, too?
Dora Read Goodale
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-11

Syrup"

must say a word as 70 the ef.
icacy of German Syrup. 1 have
used it in my family for Bronchitis
the result of Colds, with most ex.
cellent success. Ihave taken it my.
self for Throat Troubles, and have
derived good results therefrom.
therefore recommend it to my neigh.
bors as an excellent remedy in such
cases. James T. Durette, Earlys-
vile, Va. Beware of dealers who
offer you something just as good.
Always insist on having Boschee's 5
German Syrup. o
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-11
coats Descended FROM n. !.

As the tunic came to be wo,n
and close fitting, an important cs' s''snt
occurred in its general cut I. Iuss
hard to get into tight tunlc NJ, ~ IS
1t be very elastic, harder yet tost-s' n'ss'
gle out of it. To facilitate ~
processes it has always been necss...se s..se
when the tunic was high in the rollt
to cut it open for a little wav ~, e.A
the front and to fasten together 91 =,
opening thus made with bnf,.,A' ,A'
But when tuuics came to he ~ o-A
very tight. about the time NJ ~ ~
Renaissance, the opening was ,ua o
tended to the very bottom nj ~
tunic. After while it became ,Is Is
fashion to leave the tight outer trr'. ~.
altogether unbUttoned, eXcept in ceIs
weather. Thus the garment wiz
had been worn from the very earI...4
times, and called by a hundred di.
ferent names, such as chiffon. turir,
cote, without any change OF panar.r
character, suffered It's first essentfa'
modification and became the modar.
coat. The same garment when sbo,,
Is the jacket, when short and slew.
ess the waistcoat -Scribners
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-11

There Is more Catarrh in this section OF the
country than all other diseases put together,
and until the last few years was supposed to be
incurable. For great many years doctors pro-
nounced 1t a local disease, and prescribed local
remedies, and by constantly failing to cure
with local treatment, pronounced il inCurable.
Science has proven catarrh TO be a cOnstitu-
tiOnal treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure, man
ufactured by f. !. Cheney * Co., Toledo, Ohio,
Is the only constitutional cure o. the market.
1t is taken internally in doses from 1ldrops to
teaspoonful. 1t acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system. They offer
one hundred dollars FIR any case it fails TO
cure. Send for circulars and testimonials
free. Address
f. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
tSF-Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-11
THE TRUE LAXATIVE PRINCIPLE

Of the plants used in manufacturing
the pleasant remedy, Syrup of Figs, has
a permanently beneficial effect on the
human system, while the cheap veg.
etable extracts and mineral solutions,
usually sold as medicine, are perma,
nent.y injurious. Being well informed,
you will use the true remedy only
Manufactured by the California Fig
Syrup Co.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-11
kccrImg UP the Price.

Strdnger-Ny dear sir, you seem TO
lie SUFFERING great mental distress.
Gloomy Man-Eou are ri yht; | am.
What's the natter"
Il am Delaware fruit dealer ana
| have every 7. asou to fear that the
each crop this year is great sue
-"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-11
So Unlocked For.

Friend (who makes visit of condo
lencel-Ah, poor woman, this is a
great blow to you, the death of your
mother.
Afflicted one - AlaSl who could
have anticipate it? And she was so
well and hearty. Why, only four
days ago she kicked her own SOn-in-
law out of the house and fractured
two Of his ribs. s."-TexaS Siftings.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-11
An AnnuaIJo

Young Wife, wish you would
take day off and help me bring M
all those jars of fruit l put up last
summer and find some way to get rid
Of the stuff. It's all spoiled, as usual.
Observation-Disclosures the hurry?
Young Wife-I want the jars u
put up more fruit-EXchange.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-11

Bella-Do you know. Bessie, Mr.
Liberal gives one-half Of his income
every year to the poor? l don't think
there could be a more generous man.
Bessie-Oh, yes, dear. If our In
gle Harry hadn't thing in the world
he'd give away every cent Of it
Harper's Young People.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-11
a Sensible Girl.

He Ctimidiyl-Now that we are en-
gagged II presume l may kiss you
As much as ! please, mayn'tI2
She (encouragingly)-Yes, indeed
Make the most of your time my dear
There's no telling how long an en-
gagemcnt will last nowadays, you
Guow.-New York Weekly.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-11

.Tirst Man with Fan-Diln't yon
say the other day that the sun was
losing its heat?
Second Man with Fan-Yes, all the
scientists agree on that.
We'll, l believe il now. The sun
can't keep this up very long and have
any left"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-11
A Modern NIartyr.

Maud-She is n woman who has
suffered a great deal for her beliefs.
Ethel-Dear me! What are heI
beliefs?
Maud-She believes that she car
wear a No. shoe on No. 6 foot and
4 e3-inch corset on a 30-inch waist
saturday Gazette.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-11

The organ-grinders in Vienna, Aus
tria, are permitted to play only be-
tween midday and sunset.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-11

Summer Weakness, that tired feeling, loss
of appetite and nervous prostrstion are driven
away by Hoods Sarsaparilla, like mist before
tho morning sun. To realize the benefit of this
great medicine give it a trial.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-11

! felt 50 cheap during the cere.
mnHy," confessed the bride TO her
3cIucSt friend
why ny dgar:'
because papa gave ne away -
Detroit Free Press.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-11
POSTAL GUIDE ZOE 1soi

CcntalninlnC all the post Offices arranged al
pbabetically, in States and Counties. with all
other matters relating TO post Office affairs can
be ordered from Il. SALISGER, =. o. Box. llS1
Philadelphia, Pa. No business man should be
without it. Price 500 paper cover with monthly
- 60 cloth cover with monthly.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-11

According to the tracks found in a
stone quarry in Connecticut, a bird
with a foot eleven inches in length in
habited those parts.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-11

Attempts have been made to counter
felt meteorites, because they are so val
liable, but without success.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-11

Mushrooms are in generaluse among
the poor people of Russia as a substi
tute for meat.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-11

How man wishes at this time OF
the year that he was like his collar,
aud could lie down TO rest before ho
had been on duty an hour.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-11

A farmer near Buchanan, Ca, has,
it is reported, a tame rattlesnake, that
has the freedom of the premises, and
beats forty yard dogs keeping off IL
truders.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-11
souu-s Kidney Cure for

Dropsy, Gravel, Diabetes, Brights,
Heart Urinary Of Liver Diseases, Nsr-
vousness, &c. Cure guaranteed. s3l
Arch Street, Philad'a, 81 bottle, for
s., pr druggist. 1000 certificates OF
cures. Try 4.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-11

No matter of how long standing. Writs
for free treatise, testimonials, etc, t. ;. J.
Hollensworth 81 Co, Owego, 1ioga Co., n. L.
Price 81: by mail. Sl.l5.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-11

You wear out clothes on n wash board ten
times as much rs on the body. HOiU foolish.
Buy DObbins' Electric Soap of your grocer and
save this useless wear. Made ever since 1851.
Don't take imitation. There are lots of them.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-11

The ancients regarded dancing as a
necessary accomplishment. Socrates
learned the art in his old age.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-11

One of the most famous and fata
poisons used in Japan and Java is oh
tanned from the bamboo.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-11

\ resident Of Missouri recently fin
ished n guitar composed Of over a thou
sand pieces Of wood.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-11

4 woNAS's love is better than a
mans love: she logcs another, he loves
himself
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-11

IT afflicted with SOreeyeS use DIR. Isaac ThOmp
sons Eye-water Druggists sell at 25c. pet bottle
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-11

The Frazer Axle Grease lasts four times as long
ns any other. Use 1t, and save your horses and
wagons. \ trial will prove that we are right.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-11

Beechams Pills are better than mineral WI
tiers BCaCham's-uo Others - cents a box.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-11

A watch deg who barks Leeds watch
Ing.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-11

Mercy counted is tsouble rubbed oat
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-11-16

, nreamers track; smooth f1bric- w.-cn
simmer, and rough corduroy and hop
saclsing effects which absorb the light
bourettes and velours, crepons and
whipcords, matelasse and moires.
satins for evening dress and velvet for
all imaginable purposes, what med
ley and maze of brilliant colorings is
it all! The novelties in cut can be
told in a moment; smaller sleeves,
overskirts, an item or two about hats
and shoes, and behold it all. But the
colors! Borrow the brush of Whistler,
the whimsical, if you would paint
them
What is more beautiful than red gold
hair, hair whose color is deep and
strong and uncompromising with no
trace of fax in its ruddy CLEAN? The
girl saw at the reception in Yonkers
last evening had hair just like that,
great masses of it, piled and massed
and ceiled high up on the top of her
head. All about her head little ten
drills of the golden hair, rcbelliously
escaping or seeming to escape. curled
temples of that rare, pure. delicate,
yet healthful tint that red-headed girls
40 often have. and I admired and
looked and admired again. And then
next to Tarrytown Yonkers is New
York's most aristocratic suburb-my
eve wandered further afield to see that
fantasy was not the exception, but the
rule. The couture of 1898 has made
for itself new axioms. The shortest
distance between two points, when one
point is mans heart and the other a
maiden's sunny crown of golden hair,
is wave, a curl, a mesh, a tangle Of
loose. way folds: never straight line.
Loose, wavy. graceful ripples OF hair
swept low over the brows, high-piled
masses, fantastic plaits, ringlets in the
most unexpected places, these are
what I saw. And another thing. that
grandmother high-back comb is as
much the mode as grandmother big
muff and ''sprigged" or ''wat-red"
gown. ELIEN OSBORN.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-11-16

and impede the natural perspiration of
the feet. Nothing could be more mis-
taken. For walking or for anv pur-
pose ne thinnest leather is moro
/ healthful than thick. And cloth up
pers may be, for al but the worst of
voafhers, better than either Light
weight. porous substance. that is the
ideal shoe
Let the women who won't be sensi-
sible hold on TO their follies and frivoli-
ties, and sensible people will come to
agree with them.
You remember that when Mary f.
Wilkins, the writer of stories. aud a
sensible woman. surely, came to New
York year ago the thing she most ad-
mired, fresh from quiet village home.
was those cunning big sleeves" And
now, just rs thessensible people have
made up their minds that the big sleeves
are not so very terrible after all. fash
ion turns her Kaleidoscope just a trife,
subtle change comes over the picture
and again the sensible ones are left to
catch up" They will DO 1t quicker
and easier this time From both Lon
don and Paris the word IS that sleeves
must he OF more moderate dimensions.
There will be 40 very decided change,
bu; the balloons w;ll shrink by degrees
into more modest volume.
Note. for instance. the early winter
dress in the ILLUSTRATION. whose
sleeves seem moderate enough after
what we have seen \ pretty dress. is
IL not? ] suppose by this time il has
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-11-16
received the baptism of publicity as

received the baptism Of publicity as
the wearer tripped down the steps of
her mothers charming homo on Fifty
seventh street and thence along the
avenue, and admired it must have
been. The material of the gown is
soft grayish brown, the sleeves, the
collar and yoke lustrous dark brown,
of course; hat, brown; shoes, brown;
gloves, brown; the girl herself brown
haired, brown eyed and rosy checked.
A very pronounced and unmistakable
overskirt has this costume, and its
skirt is but three yards and half
around, which women nowadays call
very scant; so do our standards change.
Precisely the same sleeves appear ON
a wrap of fur and velvet. belonging to
the same chic costume, with its wide
lapels of fur coming clear to the bot
tom of the jacket. Why couldn't-oh,
you had thought OF that already,
madam, and how nicely tho old fur
jacket would make ovcr?" Well, it
isn't often that the modists give US
such chance!
And they are wise, those great
modistcs. For what woman, with the
virtuous consciousness of past econ
omy buoying her up, can pass I'M
scathed through the long aisles OF
beautiful suitings and materials and
trimmings which the season has pro-
vded? The somber sur Of November
sinks early to it's rest and the electric
lights CLEAN and blink upon the busy
fascinating scene, where the fabrics
lie heaped at hazard upon the polished
counters like autumn leaves upon the
sward. What wonderful yellows are
there, shimmcring with pale light, and
what warm browns like golden sun
light and deeper browns like autumn
hillsides when The sun has set, and
greens which CLEAN and glow and
greens which duly serve for foil and
background to bright coiors, end whit
ish greens like the beaten foam in
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-11-16
ELLEN OSBORN'S LETTER
a Disquisition Upon Common
Sense az Related to Fashion.
Common Sense" Shoes and "Razor
Toed" - The Cnlors and the Cut of
the Seasons Gowns-TalkinS
About Hair and Sleeves.

tcoPYRIGHT, 1893
Color, if you can imagine it as be-
ginning at the top. has reached the
bottom.
Color-to particularize-is in the
plEme and ribbon and pompon, color
the most vivid and most various. and it
is in shoes. too For number of years
back russell and tan footwear has been
worn in summer, only.to give place to
sober black, just when natures russets
and tans are most pronounced. This
year it will be entirely proper to cling
to ones colored shoes as late in the
season as desired, all winter from pres
ent appearances, and out Of doors as
well as in Tan and bronze and brown
are at present the colors most in favor,
but there is prospect that later on al
most any color may be worn. II black
shoes are still preferred. as by most
people they viii be, patent feathers
will remain in favor.
And as to shape.
1t is almost impossible TO get a stylish
and shapeiy shoe which isn't razor
toed" '.Toothpick toes" aren't sharp
enough for these ambitious days. There
are a few leading shoemakers who
build broad-toed shoes when by their
customers insistance they are com
PEELED to do so. charging an extra price
for the incidental laceration Of their
feelings.
Cant you make my shoes with COM
mon sense toes?" said one OF the bright
est literary women in New York to
fashionable foot ciothier-
"Of course | can. madam" he re-
piled in that low, deferential tone that
women like, but really shouldn't
advise it. You haven't a common sense
foot
Was she offended? Not bit. 1t was
the subtlest of compliments.
And. indeed. the American foot
long, slender and pointed-does ex-
plain and justify for those women who
possess it the razor-toed shoe which is
so fascinating to all the sex.
And, oh We philosophers. call this
charming" and that ''sensible;' which
viii any woman choose?
Do not blame her. It is well that
she should claave to the one: abhoS the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-11-16

Over the whole world the proportion
or the sexes is about equal but in sepa
rate parts of the world it varies greatly.
For instance, III this country there are
ninety-eight women to every one hum
dred men; in Europe there are rather
more than one hundred women to one
hundred men, Canada has ninety Il We
women TO one hundred men. In I'M
civilized countries the men are be-
iieved largely 10 outnumber the
women, this on account of the fact that
more men are needed to carry on the
wars IN which such people are con-
siantly engaged and because of the
reugher ways of living.
Magazine.