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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-03-15
"Ths MacKay SpectatorIum"

"The MacKay Spectatorium,' will
it is said, prove the principal feature
of the Columbian celebration. Cur
rent rumors from authoritative
sources, assert that it will be- worry
noble as strangely novel institution,
presenting o production in every way
worthy of the grandeur of the occas-
sion which it is to celebrate. "The
Mackay Spectatorium," in a word, is
building, in which a presentment
will be given of Columbus, his life,
and the events of his first voyage.
The building itself is . massive one,
being 50013S0 feet ON the ground
and six stories in height. This
building with its appliances, great
studios and power houses, will occu-
py nine acres of ground and the
mounting, setting and surroundings
of the production will cost in round
numbers, abont 81, 100000. 1t is all
the conception of Mr.. Steele Mac
Kaye and is being completed by The
Columbian Celebration Company.
Ibis Company IL composed OF gen.
tlemen rot often heard of in connec-
ton with anything of this kind, but
gentlemen whose names are q power
in every branch of the business
world. Such men indeed as George
NJ. Pullman, LYMAN J. Gage, Murry
Nelson, Asrj. Butterworth, Franklin
Fl. Head, E B. Butler, ]. 20. Hinkley,
E. w. Gillett, Judge Leroy Thoman,
P. E. Studebaker, Genl A. c. No
Clurg, G. l.. Hutchinson, and others
of like abilityland power. Those who
have seen the working of the $780,
900 model tell tales so scarce that
one can scarcely hslieve in the real
izatlon Of ideas SO entirely beyond
the ordinary.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-03-15

TIE Kansas House las passed d
bill to prohibit the making al COW
tracts payable in gold alone,
at is claimed that Who'll" cloves
are etter than cedar cups, am
phor or tobacco rs rroteclioh
against the ravenous moth.
Grants log cabin, which has pee n
. feature of Fairmount Park in Ph
ade!phia for nearly 30 wears, -
sought by the Chicag W nld,s F"ir
Management as an exhibit. Il wss
originally erected fer the General in
Noyembfr, 1864, at City Point, Va
and was his Headquarters for four foi,
months. At the close of the clyIl
war he presented it to George Fl. !:
Stewart of Philadelphia, who had IL
moved aud reconstructed exactly as
it looked on James river.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-03-15
u Never falls to Cure MANNERS
DOUBLE EXTRACT SARSAPARIIIA.

Wild turkeys driven furious by
the bitterly cold winter, made a raid
on the corn crib Of Josiah Armstrong
near Cherry Tree, Indiana County.
There were two hundred turkeys in
the flock apd they tore the strips of
board from the sides of the crib, let
ting the corn ears pour out upon the
ground. They made such an un-
earthly clatter in trying to satisfy
their hunger that the farmer heard
them and with club killed. 28 Of the
feathered robbers.
Have you tried South American
Nervine-the gem of the century {,
The great cure for Indigestion, Dys-
pepsia and Nervousness. Warrant.
ed the most wonderful Stomach and
Nerve Cure ever known, Trial bot
ties Is cents. Sold by L. Banks &
Co., Druggists, Miflintown, Pa.
Nov. IA, ".
Friday afternoon, as George Potter
an engineer on the SunBury and Lew
istown railroad, residing at Lewis.
town in attempting to Jump on a fast
moving passenger train at this place
was dragged the length of two rails on
his knees when he let 90 his held
and fell over on his back. This was
q providential escape. - Selinscroyc
Tribune.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-03-15

coveted position. Meanwhile post
master McCauley receives and hands
out the mail as serensly as if the
government had not changed hands
OF course he has nothing to say, ard
will be gentle to the last political
breath.
Last but not leas. in the question
OF the Miffiintown post Office, looms
up Solomon Books. E1-post master
Books comes under the head Of Mug
wump, a class Of men that Dan La
mont and President Cleveland call
bad democrats, not depraved men,
morally bad, but men who profess to
believe in republican principles, bat
vote the democratic ticket about As
often and perhaps oftener than they
vote the republican ticket. Well
that is the kind Of man that the
Cleveland administration call bad
just the kind Of democrats
that have every time put him into Of
fee. 1t WAS that class of democrats
that made him governor ..of York
State, and it was that class OF demo-
Gratis that made him President.
Viewed from that st and-point, Books
has more than a ghost of a chance.
Doubtless there will be good many
mug wumps put into office, and they
will have reason to feel encouraged
when they see Gresham in the Cabi-
net. The post office situation at
is warming up.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-03-15
500 Rev ard.

To any person, if be fails to find at
Meyers tie celebrated Sw, ct Ore Il
Co. OveralIs at the following prices
Lot ST light weighs at 45'; the bes
make Lot No. l Amos King at 6Oc
FERD MEYERS,
Wholesale & Retail Cloihier, Bridge
street, Mifflintowr, Psnna.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-03-15
OonoUmptIon s,,raI, CO..
Notice Against Tresspa,.-

All persons are hereby cautioned not IN
tresspass on the lands Of the undersirneS
IN walker, Fermanagh and Fsystte tow.
sniPs: A. s. Adams, John McMeen. J.n,..
acheen's heirs, Robert NcMesn, VILLAS
S'ouner, u. Il. Sieber, Charles Adam.- 7.
z. Atkinson. A'
October 2sth, '9l, Iy.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-03-15

There is at Baltimore, Ireland, a
fishing school whore boys receive in
struction in all branches of a sea
fishermans work, and in such allied
industry as net making, boat build
ing, cooperage and sail-making.
Flying foxes are distressing the
agriculturalists in some parts OF
Australia, and local paper says that
at the present rate of increass it is
greatly feared they will soon become
almost as great a menace as the rab-
bit pest.
Rebecca Wilkinson, OF Browns
valley, Ind, says: II have been in q
distressed condition for three years
from Nervousness, Weakness of the
Stomache, Dyspepsia, and Indiges-
ton until my health was gone.
had been dectoring constantly with
no relief. 1 bought one bottle OF
South American Nervins which done
me more good than any $50 worth of
doctoring ever did in my life.
would advise every weakly person to
use this valuable and lovely remedy;
A few bottles of it has cured me
completely. 1 consider it the grand.
est medicine in the world" War.
ranted the most wonderful stomach
and nerve cure ever known. Trial
bottle Is cents. Sold by L. Banks
& Co., Druggist, Mifaintown. Pa.
Feb. l, '93-1y.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-03-15
To Tell the Age of Horses.

To tell the age Of horse,
Inspect the lower jaw, of course;
The sixth front teeth the tale will tell,
And every doubt and fear dIspsl.
Tive middle enippers' you behold
Bsfo- the colt is two weeks old,
Before eight weeks, two mora will come;
Before eight months tho "cerners" cut the
gum.
The outside grooves will disappear
From middle two Unjust one year,
n two years from the second pair;
In three, the corners, too, are bare.
At two the middle ''nippers" drop;
At three the second pair can't stop,
When four years old the third pair goes:
At five full new set he shows.
The deep black spots will pass from view
At SIX from the middle two,
Tho second pair at seven years;
At sight the spots each s'dorner" clears.
From middle "nippers" uppsr jaw
At nine the black spots will withdraw.
The second pair at ten sas white;
Eleven finds the 'scorners" light.
As time goes on tho horsemen know,
Tho oval teeth three sided grow,
They longer get, project before
Till twenty when We know no more
Exchange.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-03-15

President CLEvELArD has with
drawn the treaty arrangements for
the annexation of Hawaii that ex-
President Harrison provided.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-03-15

A West Virgins girl who WAS
chased by savage boar, climbed a
tree and remained in its branches
until morning, the bear keeping
watch all the while. At daylight a
hunter came along and rescued her
from her perilous position by killing
the bear.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-12
ON THE GREAT PRAlRIES.
vastnsss. Isolation spd Monotony Reign In
tho Treeless Plain Stretches.

If there be any region in the world where
the natural gregarious instinct of mankind
should assert itself, that region is our
northwestern prairies, where short, hot
summer Is followed by long, cold winter,
and where there Is little in the aspect of
pature to furnish food for thought. On ev-
cry hand the treeless plain stretches away
20 the horizon line. In summer it is check
cred with grainfelds or carpeted with grass
and flowers, and it is inspiring in its color
and vastness, but one mile Of IL is almost
exactly like another, save where some wa
tercourse nurtures a fringe of willows and
cottonwoods. When the snow covers tho
ground, the prospect is bleak and dispirit-
ing No brooks babble under icy armor
There is no bird life after tha wild geese and
ducks have passed on their Way south. Tho
silence of death rests on the vast landscape,
save when it is swept by cruel winds that
search out every chink and Granny of the
buildings and drive through each unguard-
ed aperture the dry, powdery snow.
In such region you would expect the
dwellingsto be of substantial construction,
but they are not. The new settler is too
poor to build Of brick or stone. He haulsa
few loads of lumber from the nearest rail-
way station and puts up a frail little house
of two, three or four rooms that looks as
though the prairie winds would blow it
away. Were it not FOR the invention Of
tarred building paper the tlimsy walls
would not keep out the wind and snow.
With this paper the walls are sheathed un-
der the weatherboards. The barn is often
nondescript affair Of sod walls and straw
roof. Lumber Is much too dear to be used
for door yard fences, and there isno inclo-
sure about the house. A barbed wire fence
surrounds the barnyard. Rarely are there
any trees, for on the prairie trees grow very
slowly and must be nursed with care to get
start. There is saying that you must
first get the Indian out of the soil before a
tree will grow at all, which means that
some savage quality must be taken from
the ground by cultivation.
In this cramped abode, from the windows
of which there is nothing more cheerful in
sight than the distant houses of other set
tiers, just as ugly and lonely, and stacks Of
straw and unthrashed grain, the farmers
family must live. In the summer there is
a school for the children one, two or three
miles Away, but in winter the distances
across the snow covered plains are too great
for them TO travel in severe weather. The
schoolhousc is closed, and there is nothing
for them to do but to house themselves and
long for spring. Monthly.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-12
The Man With n Pane.

Hc was brave man, for no attempted
TO carry large pane Of glass across State
street when the afternoon rush was Mt its
best. For few moments he hesitated at
the edge Of the sidewalk, and then he cut
in between two delivery wagons and
reached the cablo track. lie waited for a
train to get by, and then he waited for a
hanson cub, and big truck brushed him
from behind.
Presently there seemed TO be an open
ing. lie had crossed the two tracks. Sew
eral persons had stopped mt the corner to
see how he would manage IL.
After he had crossed the tracks he shift
ed the pane of glass TO another position.
IL stuck up foot above his head. A dray
loaded with barrels had shut him off. The
dray moved slowly, aud the man with
the glass became indignant.
Hurry up there, will your" he shout
ed.
He was paying so much attention TO the
dray that he did not see the florists wag-
on wheel up from behind. The large damp
nose OF an ovorworked horse caught him
in the shoulder. lie stumbled forward
against the hind wheel OF the dray, and
Il was all over.
The man had small Jagged piece OF
glass In each hand. The policeman and
the drivers laughed in sympathetic way,
and that was as much satisfaction as he
ever got.--Chicago Record.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-12
A Curious Phenomenon.

A most curious phenomenon-the action
OF solids held in suspension in moving wa
ter-may be practically demonstrated, says
M. Gallois, by taking a bottle Of white
glass, about inches in diameter and with
fat bottom, putting into it to the depth
OF about one-fifth inch some fine and very
clean silicous sand, such as will not inter
fere with the transparency of the water,
filling the bottle with this and corking it
go as to exclude all air. On giving the bot
tie a rapid movement of rotation around its
own axis. either by placing it on a turn
table or By suspending it from previously
well twisted cord, all the sand will be pro-
jected upon the cylindrical sides of the bot
tie by centrifugal force.
This rotation movement of the bottle
will gradually communicate itself 60 the
water. progressing from the sides 10 the
axis, the rotation lasting as long as the
sand adheres to the cylinder. AS soon as
the water turns with the same velocity as
the bottle containing it, the sand will, on
the bottle being Suddenly stopped, at once
quit the sides and preciptate itself toward
the center of the bottle in the form of a
cloud, and then reassemble its particles on
the bottom in the form of "A cone, having
the same Sxis rs the bottle, and being high
er as the velocity of rotation is greater
Finally, the cone hattens as the velocity of
rotation grows less. until the slope OF the
conical surface is the slope OF equilibrium
of grains OF sand in still water.-New York
Sun
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-12
His One Cigar.

Sir Andrew Clark was SO ardent in his
crusade against ovcreating and overdrink-
ing, and so firm in his belief that in a
large majority Of cases diet will do far
more than drugs, that he was little too
much inclined to take it for granted that
his patients were self indulgent to the
ruin of their health. Among the many
anecdotes TO which his views gave rice the
following Is one Of the most amusing:
A patient came to consult him and was
at once overwhelmed with directions on
the subject Of the life he should lead and
the diet TO which he should adhere. "Now,
remember, only one glass of wine at each
meal" the physician concluded, land
just one cigar after dinner won t hurt you.
Good morning Be sure you keep strictly
TO the one cigar"
"One cigarl" exclaimed the patient.
"But''--
"My dear SIR" broke in Sir Andrew
somewhat testify, 81 must insist. If am
to treat you, you must follow my direc-
ticls. know quite well you will find it
hard, but it is absolutely necessary for
your health"
The patient heaved deep sigh. "An
right, Sir Andrew; since you insist will
do my best Good morning"
He went his way, but his health did
not improve and at the end Of few weeks
he returned to the physicians consulting
room.
'No betters" said the doctor, surprised.
"But have you followed all my direc
tions?"
Absolutely" replied tho visitor. 81
must admit that the cigar was rather hard
work at first, and in fact made mo feel
very i'll, but l soon got used to it, and now
rather like it,.
"Good heavensl'' said Sir Andrew, on
whom the truth dawned, edo you mean to
tell mel
ayes, had never smoked before. -
New York Sun.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-12
IVES WON
In the First Nights Contest For the \
Billiard Championship.

In the First Nights Contest For the
Billiard Championship.
NEW YORK, Dec. f2.-The big three
cornered billiard tournament between
Jacob Schaefer, George Slosson and Frank
c. Ives for stake of $500 and one, two,
three division Of the gate receipts, was be-
gun in the concert hall of Madison Square
Garden last night The hall was crowded
with an audience critical and enthusiastic.
Intense interest had been aroused in the
opening game between Slosson and Ives,
because, notwithstanding the fact that the
betting for the first nights place was 100
70 GO in Ives favor, it was generally ex-
pected that the cool-headed Slosson would
spring a surprise upon his young rival
Slosson won the bank and selected the
white balls. He was noticeably nervous
mt the outset, and there was an apparent
lack of confidence in the open table play
which he launched out on. Ives was at
ease when he took up his cue and began
open play with great rapidity. Ives Sc
cured good lead and held it well through
the evenings play, winning the game by
a score of GOO 10 500
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-12
A MURDEROUs MOB
Loot Town Hall and XIII q Town Clerk
and His Wife.

PALERMO, Dec. 12.-Serious rioting took
place in the commune OF Giardinello yes
terday evening. The disturbances were
instigated by the Fasco Del Lavoratore
society. During tho rioting the town hall
was stormed and the archives destroyed.
Troops wore hastily summoned from
Montelepre and upon arriving at Giard-
inello the soldiers were attacked by the
Yob and severe conflict followed.
Finally the soldiers, 10 aking an order,
fred upon them, killing eight of them and
wounding IA others. OF the wounded
four are in a critical condition. None of
the soldiers were injured. Further troops
were summoned, but before they arrived
the mob had fled.
After the rioters had dispersed the
troops retired from the scene of the
trouble to await the arrival of the re-en-
forcements. Their absence was taken ad-
vantage of by the mob and they returned
to the vicinity of the town hall and re-
sumed their attack with increased vio-
lence
They entered the home of the town
clerk and murdered him and his wife, and
after looting the premises they departed,
carrying the heads Of their victims away
with them on pixies. A serious conflict is
expected when the troops attempt to ar
rest those who took part in this terrible
crime.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-12
Origin of the Menu.

II was the Duke Henry of Brunswick
who was first observed i'm the intervals
of a banquet TO scan carefully long strip
of paper by the side Of his plate. and when
the curious guests ventured to inquire into
the nature OF his studies he explained that
IL was n sort Of ogrammc Of the dishes
which he had commanded from the cook,
TO the intent that If some delcacy which
especially appealed TO him were marked
for last stage in the repast. he might care
fully reserve his appetite for It. The sim
plicity and beauty of this idea appealed
instantly to the good dukes convives, and
the menu card became an institution
Chicago Herald.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-12
FERNANDO De NORONHA.
Where 60 Soldiers Guard and Keep Order
Among 1900 Convicts.

At the time Of our visit to this Brazilian
penal island there were 500 convicts in
the settlement. OF these 900 are divid-
ed into 10 companies of 100 each, under
the command of sergeant, himself con-
vict. They live in outlying villages, and
are employed at work in the fields and
plantations and tend the sheep and cattle.
The rest live in the town and are engaged
at different handicrafts in the workshop,
or fish in catamarans, the native Brazil
ian canoe, too roughly built to attempt 20
escape in, being merely two or three logs
bound together and propelled by sail or
paddle.
All have to work for their food and
clothing, which they obtain from the gov
ernment stores in proportion to the work
performed Some of the convicts them
selves are allowed to keep private stores,
where their fellows are allowed to pur-
chase any little extras they require beyond
the bare necessaries of life Convicts of
good behavior are allowed to have their
wives on the island, should they be willing
to come.
There are two schools, one for the chill
dren of the officers and soldiers and one
for the children of convicts. The masters
in both cases are convicts. At the age of
IL the sons of the convicts are sent to a
military school at Pernambuco. The girls
are allowed to stay on the island with
their parents if they wish to do so.
To maintain order among these 1900
prisoners there were at the time of orr Wis
ii only go soldiers in garrison. Littls diff
Guilty, however, is experienced in tneir
management, punishment for i'll behavior
being detention in the penitentiary, fog
ging or, I'm extreme cases, Punishment TO
Rat island, small, uninhabited island
about mile long at the northeast Of Fer
nando, where it's occupant would have to
keep himself alive by fishing.
Journal.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-12
MURPHY,s sTEALINGs
Now Believed to- Have Reached the Sum
Of 100000.

SALEM, Mass, Dec. 12.-The experts who
are at work on the books of Embezzler
Murphy Of the Salem Savings bank have
not yet finished their work, and the exact
amount of his stealings will not be known
until all Of the books have been examined.
1t is known, however, that he has been
appropriating money for himself for over
five years and that the amount will he
10000 a. least, and IL may exceed that
figure.
The money taken was all cash handed
IN 10y depositors. When he received the
money he would credit IL properly on the
pass hook, take n part OF IL and deposit the
rest ia the cash drawer, entering on the
ledger the amount placed in the drawer.
lie kept memorandum Of the accounts
changed in this way and fixed the books
before each examination.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-12
- = ---@--7--9---- -"
A Discreet Warrior.

A Marseinaise Is telling of the campaign
in Tonquin; II was on the lookout. Sud.
denly | saw three pirates. armed to the
teeth, rushing toward me. A moment or
40 I watched them, then l got my bayonet
lready, and without any hesitation -
ATTACKED the pirates"
"No; retreated 10 the rear in double
lQuick time Paris Figaro.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-12

PORTLAND, Me-, Dec. i2.--The case Of
the Chapman Banking company vs.. Frank
II. Emery. i'm which the former petitioned
fer n degree Of insolvency against Emery,
because he could not pay debts contracted
90 them on account of loss on stock deals,
has been dropped, the parties having
reached an amicable senttlement.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-12
HIS INTERPRETATION.

A little 5-year-old boy, who had been
taught 10 repeat Love one another" az n
text to speak on his first appearance at a
jsuburban Sunday school. made even the
minister laugh when, on his name being
called, he shrilly shouted, Love kttle
girls. s."-boston Transcript
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-12
EXCITING POLO.
PROVIDENCE DEFEATED BROCK
TOx At MUSIC HALL.
An Ansts.E Game Played Before the
rrofsssional-Re OF DANES Played
Elsewhere. Us:

There was . good game Of polo between
the Camp Street and Ranger clubs last
evening prior to the game by the Provi-
dence and Brocktons. The features
of the game were the work Of
Halfback Jordan, who with q
little more practice, could play profess
sional game, and the passing OF the Camp
Street club. There were two fifteen min
ute bouts, and the game was won by the
Camp street club, the score being "a.
Referee, Lee; time-keeper, Cole.
The Professional Game.
The game OF polo at Music hall last
evening between the Providence and
Yrockton teams was one of the most ex-
sting ones played here this season. The
xcitemept was so high that several
times the players forgot themselves and
indulged in of handed scraps.
for which Newcomb and Williams were
fined So each. A little later in the game
Cresiy got wound up and had a wordy
battle with the referee. Cresly was or
dered from the floor. BY consent of Cap
tain Murry he was allowed to remain.
The game was very evenly played. In
the first half Curley made thirty-four
stops and Lampkin eighteen. At one
time it looked as IL the Providence team
was going to lead the visitors by large
number. The result is as follows: