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

The Philad.lphi Ledger still
maintains its proud position as the
leading obituary paper in the coun,
try. Before the expedition for the
relief of Lieut. Pcary started out for
Greenland, each and every one Of its
members was invited by the Ledger
to prepare his obituary for the use Of
that paper. The fact Of a man sit
ting down and transmitting to paper
a record of his own life which will
never appear i'm print until death robs
his hand Of its cunning causes a cold
shiver to run up and down ones
spinal column, but the Peary rescuers
did ii just the same, and Mr.. ChiId's
paper will have an exclusive scoop if
they never come hacE.-Boston Her
aid.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-11
Art In A0,ssInin.

We found the walls Of the churches
in Abyssinia covered with pictures of
scriptural history, and the walls OF
the cathedral with the exploits Of
Johannes. His victory over the
Egyptians at Cora, and the valley of
Gundet, are fully represented in
tones as flOrid as those of advertising
posters at home. The native artist
does not make up for crudeness Of
color by the accuracy of his drawing,
and if these pictures have any merit
it is in their originalityof treatment.
For instance, IN the cathedral of
Gundet, in picture representing the
Israelites crossing the Red Sea,
Pharaoh carries In his right hand the
latest specimen i'm siX-shOote.s. and
in his left he holds a pair Of opera
glasses, while the Egyptian host sport
Remington rifles.
All movement Of figures is from
right to left. and i'm all pictures heads
are fuIl-faced, with the exception Of
Satan and the hated Egyptians, who
are painted in acute profile, to show
their lack of honesty and good faith,
and their inability to look YOU
straight in the face. 1t is a dcplor-
able fact, and one which, ladies will
say at once only proves the ignorance
and barbarity of the Ethiopians, that
the evil spirits in these compositions
are always represented by the softer
sex, generally showing their naughti-
ness by exhibiting their tongues.
to question the galLantry Of St.
George, the AbySsinian patron saint,
by depicting that warrior, instead Of
doing battle with the dragon, as
spearing the graceful, undulating
form Of a long-tongucd woman-Cen-
tury.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-11
ENlGMAS.

I wanted the sweep OF the wild wet weathe=
me winds long lesh and the rains free fail,
Ehs toss OF the trees rs they swaycd together
lbs measureless gray that was over them all I
Wnose roar speaks more than alanguage spokss
WordIess and wonderful. c-y on cry
The sob Of sn earth that is ed and bTokon
The ans Sering sob Of u broken sky.
What could thoy tell US? We see them ever,
The trees and tbs sky and stretch OF the land.
But they give as Il word of their secret never; 7
They tell no story We understand
Eat haply the ghostliks birch out yondar
Knows much IN placid and silent way;
The rain might tel what the gray clouds ponder,
The winds repeat what the violets say.
Why weeps the rain? Do you know its sorrow
Doyou know why the wind Is SO sad SO sad ?
HaYo you stood in rift twixt d day and NOR
row,
seen their hands meet and their eyes grow
glhd?
Is the trees pride strong at it's tous HGsernent?
Is the white rose more Of 4 saint than the re ?
What thinks tho star as 1t soes through thu
casszEcEt
AyOung girl lying beautiful dead2
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-11
History of Bcring Sea.

Kamschatka Sea is the old name fol-
the sea which we call Behring, or
9ering. 1t has not been used within
twenty years, We think. A further
change in the name has been author
lied by the United States Board on
Geographical Names, which has de-
cided that, as the discoverer of the sea
was aamed Bering, the sea should be
so called, instead of Behring. Tue
liscoverer was Vitus Bering, a German
III the Russian service. His descend
ants still live in Germany, and col
lateral branch is famous in London as
the Barings. s.-New York Dispatch.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-11

Strawher-I want to get a service.
able suit; one that I can wear at the
Worlds Fair Tailor-Are YOU going
to wear that suit out to the WcrId's
Fair, SIT? Strawber am
Tailor-Then l shall have to ask you
10 ray in advance. .-Ietroit Free
Press,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-11

The tramp shuffled up to the gen.
eral delivery window Of the postotfice
and asked for a letter for Flossie
Franklin.
''She's jist little bit of gal," he
explained to the clerk with a pathetic
CULVER in his voice, and the clerk,
moved thereby was very careful in
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-11
Close Time for ofoney.

The Bank Of England was once
compelled 10 suspend specie pay
ments- 1t was on Feb. %, 1892 1t
resumed IN 1923, after the financial
disaster following the Freach wars
had passed away.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-11

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The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1893-04-01
THE EASTER BONNET.

Don't make 'em like they used to done killed
with too much style
Fixed up with birds an ribbons, till you know
'em half q mile;
They call 'em "1Sas ter bonnets, in the big store
windows hung
Amt nothin' like the bonnets that they wore
: when we was young!
How much completer, ~sweeter and neater was
the old
Time bonnet, shadin' rosy cheeks an ringlets
black an gold!
Plain, with no fixin's on it-with a string of red
or blue;
But a kiss beneath that bonnet was as sweet as
Is honey-dewl
Don't make 'em like they use to--done killed
with too much style;
An yet the girls that wear 'em give fellow
Sich a smile
He kinder smooths it over--forgives enl, so
high-strung-
But they're nuthin' like the bonnets that they
wore when we was youngl
Atlanta Constitution.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1893-04-01
BAY ST. LOUIS, MISS, SATURDAY, APRIL T. 1898

| therefor l broke down at last.
don't cry, dear; it's better for you to
know him as he is''
Then he took me in his arms. nv
dear father, and gave me such caress-
ing tenderness as my mother might
have done. l had my cry out on his
breast, and then faced the truth and
knew l never could be utterly mis-
erable while my father lived.
We agreed to say nothing to Lizzie.
and l dressed her myself to 60 tc
church, thinking no fairer bride had
ever been seen, nor one that was more
carelessly entering upon the new. sol
emn duties before her. She chattered
with the pretty cluster of girls who
were to be her bridesmaids. and was
the brightest of them all. When we
! drove up to the church door, we found
Mr. Gordon awaiting us, and after
some fiuttering of lace and flowers in
the vestry room, the bridal procession
sailed up the broad aisle, Lizzie on
| papa's arm and Mr.. Gordon escortinp
his married sister
slipped into my pew, and when nv
eyes wandered, I saw-Bert Wilson,
| looking at Lizzie with dazed express.
sion, as If she was a part of night.
marc.
Then l understood. When the organ
pealed forth the wedding march, and
| MIR. and Mrs. Gordon walked slowly
down the aisle, caught Herbert's eyes
and smiled. Two minutes later he was
| beside me-
You will come to my Cousins recep.
tion," l said, shaking hands. 81 should
have sent you cards if l had known
your address,"
81 saw the card" he said, in low,
choked voice: Charles Gordon and
Elizabeth Bassett'"
"And you sent back my poor, little
ring"
but you will forgive me, Bessie, and
let me have my ring again? You never
told me that you had cousin whose
name was the same as your own"
just then papa Joined us. He asked
no questions, and we drove home to-
gether. Explanations were made, and
My Crystal Easter Egg was opened to
give back Herbert's ring, which nv
husband tells me shall never again
leave his tinger.-Annie Shields, in N.
Y. Ledger
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1893-04-01
matters, l watched eagerly for, He,

matters, l watched eagerly for, Her
bert's present. had made no secret
OF this little ray of hope that came tc
me, and father only grunted when
displayed my trifling presents.
was in my room alone when this
one came-a little box, such as 1 had
twice before opened. And on the pink
cotton dainty crystal egg. Two lay
in my jewel box; one with a tiny
locket, one with golden cross, inside.
l opened this one. My heart gave one
sickening throb and the whole room
seemed to reel about me. When my
sight was once more clear, l saw on
the pretty pink cotton the ring l had
given Herbert Wilson. There could be
no mistake. There it lay, mocking me
with it's tiny clasped hands and en-
twined initials. He was false to me.
Some fairer face had won his heart.
and he had sent my ring back to Inc.
1t had never been my habit to show
my ceilings on any occasion, so closed
up the pretty crystal egg, locked il
away in my jewel box, and went down
to dinner. Father noticed that / was
very pale, but accepted trifling head.
ache as an excuse, and Lizzie made nc
comment. She was deep in the study
OF our visiting list, and adding few
cards to those already sent out.
The next week was all whirl,
Somehow did manage to push back
my personality and give myself to my
cousin. The duties of hospitality were
pressing, for we had hidden all our
dear five hundred friends" to the wed.
ding, and to the reception afterward. ]
had escaped bridesmaids position by
pleading that of hostess; but was
very busy, and only at night could ]
let my sorrow have its way. How
much had loved, how perfectly l had
trusted Herbert, learned in those
days, when all my love and trust
seemed thrust back upon my own
heart. The last drop was added to nv
cup of misery the very day before
Lizzie's wedding. Father came home
earlier than usual, and came to my
room.
Bessie, my DEAR" he said, 81 heard
some news to-day that will come to
you, sooner or later, and I thought /
could tell you it more kindly than any
one else."
Bert is married." I thought, but |
could not speak the cruel words.
Herbert Wilson has come back, NV
dear, and taken partnership in the
firm for which he has been travelling
agent for two years He had a legacy,
not very large, but sufficient, with his
own value to the firm, to give him a
place. He knows, my dear, that only
wanted him to prove that he could
take care of a wife, and he should have
come to me at once, after what he has
said, both to you and to me. Bessie, it
is hard thing to say, but am afraid
he was counting upon marrying you
for my helping hand in business. Now
that he does not need. that-There
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mirror, for 1 was tall, decidedly bru-
nette, and, while was just six,months
the younger, looked five years older
than the child-like little butterfly.
1t was pretty to see how she enjoyed
the luxuries about her, the dainty food,
the cozy arm chairs, and, above all, the
idleness. Poor little mite! She had
faced poverty ever since she was born,
and she enjoyed comfort as much as a
kitten.
" mean to marry rich man." she
told me, "or not marry at all. Lots and
lots OF money! That is my idea of per-
feet bliss. And, by the way, Bess,
why don't you marry Mr.. Gordon?"
l laughed heartily. Ever since !
could remember had been asked why
didn't marry Mr.. Gordon. He had
wooed me with dolls and sugar plums
while was a mere baby, and his de-
votlons were apparent to the most
careless. Even Bert, my own Bert, had
occasional spasms of jealousy, and in
our last conversation had said, implor.
ingly:
You'll give me fair chance, Bes-
sic? You won't marry Gordon?"
And l solemnly promised never to
marry Charles Gordon.
"Stop laughing!" Lizz'e said. We
had found she had always been called
Lizzie, so there was no confusion from
our both having our grandmother's
name. "Stop- laughing, and tell me
why you don't marry Mr.. Gordon. They
say he is awfully rich"
''And they can say he is awfully silly
and awfully dreadful" 1 cried. HE is
half fool, Lizzie, and he is old enough
to be my father. Marry Mr.. Gordon, in
deed!"
Tell me, she said, nesting down
in my arms, lis there not what the
novels call 'another?"
"Yes, my dear, there is"
Where is he?''
Il don't know" said, ruefully; she
was sent away to seek his fortune. He
is poor man, and father thought l
was too young to know my own mind!
But he has sent me Christmas card
and an Easter egg every time the days
SOHAS AOuho 81 UlldU i KNOW lie Is alive
and does not forget me.'
Chow jolly" said Lizzie. "A1id is
that his ring?"
"Yes; we each had one made to or
der, just alilke-two clasped hands, and
on the reverse side our initials en-
twined."
How romantic!" said Lizzie.
u don't believe you have any heart!"
] cried, Indignantly.
mot the tiniest, tiniest Bit" she
said, with perfect good humor; ''but,
Bessie, if there is another can't 1
have Mr. Gordon?" Nl
''You ridiculous baby" l said, "you
need not ask my permission. wouldn't
marry him if had never heard of an
other"
But, after all, it was rather mortify-
ing to my vanity to see how re adily she
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SoeAAN many MY iiAo-louS lOPcr ueF slave.
She was so pretty, and her mourning
was the merest pretense-jus. enough
black to set off her dazzling complex
ion, and she knew well the power OF
beauty. Then her childlike, innocent
ways were attractive to the elderly
adorer had always kept ut a distance.
She sang for him, waltzed with him,
devoured his bon-bons by the box, fat
tered him, and when he threw his for
tune and himself at her feet, she ac.
cepted him.
l think papa was secretly delighted.
He was accustomed to my q uiet ways,
and this dancing, singing fairy fitting
about rather bewildered him. We
were rather old-fashioned folks, papa
and l, and my cousin had consider a BILE
''girl-of-the- period" about her.
1t was just before Lent that Lizzie
told us of her engagemeno, and, as Mr..
Gordon urged an early wedding day, it
was decided that the week following
Easter should make him ''the happy
man" of a gorgeous wedding.
Papa was liberal, and my Lenten du-
ties were sadly upset by the prepara-
tions for a grand reception, after the
church wedding. 1t was<a perfect de-
light to Lizzie to throw off her black
dress and try on the pretty finery that
papa gave me permission to provide.
She was not exacting, accepting what
selected, but had orders to be gen
erous, and between us we had ready a
trousseau of which Mrs. Gordon need
not be ashamed.
But on Easter day, when could not
quite detach my heart from earthly
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ready for "Miss Elizabeth" and prom
ised dainties for the feast of welcome.
At the eleventh hour papa resolved
to go himself and bring the orphan
girl to her new home, and Martha and
l had full scope for our hospitable
plans. 1t was not that had anything
to do, for with our small family Martha
declared she had hard work to keep
tie servants busy, in spite of the size
OF the house, but liked to fuss about
and select pretty ornaments and trim
mings for my cousins room.
Perhaps l threw myself into these
preparations with more energy, be-
cause had never quite recovered from
the heartache it gave me to part with
Herbert Wilson. Two years before
papa had sent him off to seek his for
tune, and lived meantime on the hone
OF his finding it. 1t was a romantic
little love story. and, being so much
alone, l had suffered more than papa
knew, so was glad to think of having
companion of my own age.
She came with papa, and rushed into
my arms, apparently as pleased as I
was. had pulled down my face to
express my sympathy with her recent
loss, but it was wasted sentiment. She
did notappear to have any feeling about
it, and longer acquaintance convinced
me that she had no depth of feeling
about anything.
But she was charming, little, fairy
like blonde, with fluffy yellow hair,
soft blue eyes and complexion like
strawberries and cream. l felt gigan-
tic when l saw our reflections in a long
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chorus that gladdens the skies;
The stone from the tomb OF the ages is rolled,
The chains of mortality broken, behold!
Let me rise, let me rise on the wings of the
light,
And in antiphones new with the angels unite
The dumb tomb has spoken, and falls on our
1hs song of the morning that gladdens the
spheresl
The skies are all glowing, unfettered the rlls;
The flowers Of the south winds are lighting the
hillsl
But what were the glories of spring times that
II the dead in the chamber of silence were
laid!
Arise, then, my soul, on the wings of the
light;
Thy songs with the messenger angels unite:
The dumb tomb has spoken! mortality hears
The song OF the morning that gladdens the
spheres!
Celestial doors open, and falls on faiths ear
An anthem as sweet as the reeds of Judea,
Now rising triumphant, the chorus of time,
And the bells Of the blessed conjubilant
chime.
Arise, Omy soul, on the wings of the light,
In the songs of the Cross with the victors
unite:
The dumb tomb has spokenl mortality hears
The song of the morning that gladdens the
spheres
The Cross CLEANS above us, below smile the
flowers
The tomb is u chamber Of heavenly dowers,
New life glows within us, and it will not be
long
That our psalmswe shall sing in these prisons of
song.
Arise, then arise on the wings of the light,
With the skies singing DER us in chorus
unite;
The dumb tomb has spoken, and falls on our
The song of the morning that gladdens the
spheres
-Hezekiah Butterworth, in Ladies' Home
Journal
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1893-04-01
A Good Clew.

JACKSON, Mich, March 2s.-At 10
o'clock last night telephone message
was received by the sheriff from a
farmer at Horton, six miles south of
here, that ate o'clock yesterday morn
ing, man answering the description
OF Latimer called at his house and
asked for something to eat. He said
he had been robbed of his own clothes
by an escaping convict and that he had
made him don the prison papts he had
on and gave him an old overcoat talk
ing his own coat, vest and hat. The
sheriff believes the clew authentic, and
he has driven over to see what there is
IN the story Warden Davis has issued
a circular offering reward of $500 for
Latimcr dead or alive.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1893-06-02
4 FRIYOLOUS PEOPLE.

II maintain" said a shrewd obser-
yer recently, that the American peo-
pie are becoming frivolous.
When he was asked what evidence
he could bring to prove his assertion
true, he replied
Il want no better evidence than
their indifference to serious public af-
fairs. Our political system has de-
veloped certain defects, but no effort
is made to get rid of them. The peo-
pie of some of our largest States sub
nit to boss rule which they could
crush forever by giving attendance
at caucus and the polls for three con-
secutive years.
See, too, how a system of frequent
and prolonged holidays has develop
ed. We work fewer days and fewer
hours in the day than our fathers or
even our elder brothers did. Every
one seems to be looking forward to
vacation, like schoolboy.
''And what do they read What dc
you read? When you open your pa
per in the morning, to what do you
turn first? To the proceedings OF
congress, or the great happenings al
home or abroad ? l trow not. You
look at the score of the baseball games
or the discoveries of reporters relative
to the latest sensational murder, or at
some other personal stuff about peo
pie of whom you never heard before,
and who are dragged before the pub
lie by circumstances in which the
public ought not to have the smallest
interest.
This is a harsh judgment, but il
cannot be denied that there is enough
truth in it to cause us to pause anC
remember with the poet that life is
real, life is earnest"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1893-06-02
VOL. XXXVIII---NO. p.
THE C4PraINS SIGHT. c

1t is sometimes d fault OF Young PEG
pie to RELY too fully upon their own
opinions or impressions, and there
are grown people who are quitel.too
sure regarding matters to which they
have given little attention. "A ipaS!
senger OH aFreneh steamer tells this
story:
Tie wind was fresh and we were
running at the rate of II knots an
hour. Our mariners were deceived
in their calculations, and as the lead
did not Indicate tile proximity OF the
coast they were EXPECTED to approach
they concluded that the currents had
carried us into the channel. One
morning at the break of day heard
the captain exclaiIm p,
II see breakers through the niiissts.Y q
NJ. de l. Aiguille, an officer of super
ior merit, who nevertheless displayed
sometimes too Ill UGH of the confidence
of youth, replied with smile, "those
breakers, captain are n; nowhere l but
in your glass" .. -
Young man." said our old captain
with IL tone of anger, you are major
general to the squadron and. may
give it the orders you think proper,
but know what | have to do. 1t is
| who answer for the Safety OF my
ship. shall therefore give orders to
tack for there is not moment TO be
lost" -. .......t 80, - -
He accordingly gave that order,
and during its execution, the fog hay.
ing suddenly cleared away, he per-
ceived at about 200 yards from us the
rocks against which our fleet would
inevitably have persisted. Fortunate
ly the whole squadron initiated the
movement of our vessel, and all dam
ger was over.
The young officer lost no time in
thanking the captain for his wise re-
proof, and for his adherence to the
duties of his position.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1893-06-02
LITTLE IYIDOTS OF INDIl.

Among many sad things connected
with the lives of women in India,
nothing is more pitiable than the state
of the poor little widows. A child-wi'e,
only six or seven years old, is regard
ed by all her husbands family as the
cause, more or less direct, of his death.
She is treated, at best, with dislike,
and often with great harshness and
severity. Therefore, the death of the
young wife before her husband is n
cause of great rejoicing among her
friends that she has thus escaped wi
dowhood.
They are convinced that the gods
have favored her, and that she has
been advanced degree higher i'll the
great series of births and deaths
through which every Hindu passes
on his way to final perfection. The
prayer of every little girl before mar
riage, and of every little girl and wo-
man after marriage, is that she may
never become a widow.
The preservation of n husbands
health is matter of the greatest I'M
portance, and on certain day of the
wear a special religious ceremony is
observed with this end i'll view. 1t is
alphabetically the "Women's Day,
| and occurs about the middle OF Jan
uary, when the sun is believed to
| turn northward.
Offerings are made at the temples
money is given to the priests, pllgri
images are undertaken, HASTINGS un
dergone, and vows performed for the
preservation of a husbands health
and life. When he is ill the wife re
moves her jewels, puts on coarse cloth
ing, and devotes herself 10 prayer
and austerities. If he dies, her woe
! begins.