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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-02-22
THREW COWN HIS SWORD.
How Naval Lieutenant Dared the C0u
modore and Was Forgiven.


The case of -Danforth. the assist
ant engineer on board the Philadel-
phia, tried by court martial for dis
obedience of orders and condemned
70 years suspension on half paw,
recalls to the New York Evening Post
al incident in the navy during the
war OF lSf2-15. Richard Contee OF
Maryland, a gentleman OF high tone
but with q lack OF sclf-control that
through life marred many estima BILE
qualities, was lieutenant of marine
under Commodore Bainbride when
the Constitution took the Java. Dur.
ing the cruise sailors hammock,
one day, was found out of place To
detect its owner it was laid within
the beat of sentinel, and, in person.
the Commodore ordered the marine to
see TO it that no man touched it When
no one else was by, a sailor approached
the sentinel and said: Tom, YOU
don't want to have a poor fellow
fiogged, do your" ''Of course not u
"Then let me have that hammock,
will you?" I've nothing to do with
the hammock" was the answer. The
AOohAb a. NAItAb VIC Iil1G NdLllC
-what1ve the sea term may be-
that was to disclose the delinquent
every man had his own. Naturally
the anger OF the baked Commodore
fell upon the dsoDedient sentinel;
and orders were given for imm ediate
punishment In those days officers
and crew alike thou hit that the prop
er punishment, that on which the
discipline and honor of the navy de.
pended, was fiogging on tho bare
back.
When the marine was about to be
stripped, Lieut.. Contee stepped for.
ward and said: Commodore Balm.
bridge, that man cannot be fogged
Every blow laid on him Is laid on me.
commanded him to receive no order
not given through me. Had he obeysd
you, | should have punished him fol-
dis0bedience to me" Whatever fol.
lowed this outburst, the preparation
for the cat was not interrupted.
Whereupon, Contee threw his sword
on the deck, eXclaiming: Il am nc
longer au officer on this ship" The
next words heard were: Lieutenant
COntee, take up that sword. Go tc
your quarters and consider yourself
under arrest" The marine was not
fiogged After several hours of soil.
tude, during which sober thought and
PERHAPS fear of consequences had
time TO subdue rage, the lieutenant
received a meSSage-an Order-"The
Commodore wishes TO see you in his
cabin" When the door was opened.
a table was seen on which was a de.
Cdnter with two glasses, and beside
which were two chairs. The Com.
modore said: "Mr. COutee, you have
acted very fooliShly; but" stretching
out his hand, Il can find an excuse
for you. Let us be better friends
Sit down and take glass of wine
with me-" How the clashing claims
of authority were settled is moi
known.
Several years after the war Balm.
bridge was iu a hotel in Baltimore
cUnversing with a friend (from whom
this relation was receiyed,) when
Coutee approached him. So soon as
he was seen the generous Commodore
sDrang forward, threw both arms
around his insubordinate and lifted
him off the floor, crying out, "Whv
my little fighting cock, who dared
me on my own deck!'
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-02-22
An Authors Literary Ideals.

Earnest and painstaking as a work.
man is she, following the rule that
DR.. johnson told Sir Joshua Reynold.
he had laid down for himself, "to make
each work the best" writes Marguer,
ite Merington in delightful sketch
OF the author of John Ward,
Preacher" in the Ladies' Home
Journal, Needless Of the muniflcent
offers that are continually made tc
her to pad out" short stories, ol
write anything, on any subject, >
Mrs. Deland is true to her ideals,
giving only her best thought in it:
worthiest form. John Ward" under
went three successive, careful writ
ings from rough notes before being
typewriter for the printer. Three,
sometimes four, galley-proofs Of heI
MSS. are submitted in succession
TO the author before they arrive al
the chrisalid stage of a psge-proo1
reading. An hour before the "Teu.
tonic" steamed down New York Bay
in May, 1891, bearing Mrs. Delapd
for summer holiday, she was giving
careful correction to the proof Of the
chapters Of sidney" which were tc
appear in the August number of the
Atlantic Monthly" aud the serial
sidney" was most critically revised
before its publication in book form.
The wood sticks in Florida Days
are not "reminiscences worked up in
the studio; they are aquarelles from
nature, full of color and atmosphere
If for the relentless purpose Of fiction
hero has to be sacrificed, the fam.
lily doctor is called in, though not
permitted to prescribe for the re.
covery Of the patient, he makes a.:
careful a diagnosis of the case as il
beloved flesh and blood were in dan.
ger. John Wards gloomy Calvinism
was studied from the teachings and
Preachngs Of recognized authorities
Of the Presbyterian creed. Fiction,
of course, steps in where husband
and wife are parted, but the catas-
trophe is as inevitable as the de-
stTuction Of Gdipus, being Logical
conclusion of rigid adherence ts
the letter of the belief.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-02-22

John Brown was the grave-digge,
Of Scotch parish. He had his own
ways, like most Scotchmen, and
one Of them was to sow the graves OF
little children with white clover.
The new minister Of the parish had
noticed Johns loving care OF chill
dren's graves and one day came upon
him trimming the small resting place
OF child buried a few days before.
The conversation which followed is
reported In volume Of Scotch auec-
dotes.
John" said the minister, why
are you so particular in dressing and
keeping the graves OF Children"
"Ofsuch is the kingdom of Heaven, "
answered John, looking up at the
sky.
"And on this account you tend
them with so much eare?" remarked
the minister, slowly, as II musing on
Johns answer
''Surely, slr," said the grave-diggeI
pausing in his work, II Gamma make
overbraw the bed-coverin' of little
innocent sleeper that is waiting here
till it's Gods time to wauken it, and
cover 1t with the white robe. When
SIC grandeur is awaitin' it Wonder, is
f1t it should be decked out here. /
think that He will like to see the
white clover sheet spread above it;
dae ye no think sac tae, sir?"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-02-22
Official Salaries.

The President of the United State.
receives a salary OF $50, 900 year
The Vice President and all members
OF the Cabinet receive IS, 900 per
annum each, while Senators and
Representatives receive $1,000. The
Ministers to England, France, Ger
many, aud Russia receive SIT, 500; to
Spain, China, Japan, Mexico, and
Brazil, s12, 900; to Chilli, Peru, and
Central America, $4,000; to Vene-
Zuela, Turkey, sweden, and Norway,
and the Netherlands. S7,500;. The
Ministers to Denmark, Greece, Uru-
quay, Portugal, and Switzerland re-
ceive esch s., 900, and the Minister 10
Liberia, 81, 600 The Chief Justice
of the Supreme Court receives 80, 500,
the Associate Justices, $4,000 each;
the Circuit Judges, So, 900; the Dis
trict Judges from S3. 500 to $4,000;
the Judges of United States Court of
Claims, 81, 500. The Director OF
Geological Surveys is paid So. 900; the
Auditor of Railroad Accounts, the
Superintendent of Census, ana the
Superintendent of the Naval ObServa-
tory, each receive 5000; the Com
missioner Of Patents and Director OF
the Mint receive "a, 500; the Land
Office Commissioner and the Superip-
tendent of Signal Service receive
81, 900; the Superintendent of the
Nautical Almanac and the Com
mander Of the Marine Corps receive
$4,000; the Commissioner of Indian
Affairs and the Commissioner of Edu-
cation receive each So. 600.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-02-22
A Haunted Room.

An instance of the sort OF thing
which often earns for house the
reputation of being haunted is given
by the author Of Tenants of an Old
Farm" The mistress Of the house
in question. only temporary resi-.
dent who has lately arrived there,
asks an old colored servant TO take $
bIndle to a certain room fer her.
Her request is politely but decidedly
refused.
On beiug questioned as to his Oh
lection to the room, he says: How
dye spose dem tracks got up on dat
ceiling? No dorg uur man eLel
walked ober de roof in dat away,
head down'ad. No, no dar's been
bad business dar, yo' may depen'l
No mortals nebber made dem tracks!
An ole Dan doan' wan ter git his
head in under 'em"
The ceiling OF this room has beet
preserved precisely in the state in
which it was built a century ago. Ii
is made of plain, uupalnted bJards,
which are really the floor OF the loft
above.
As one enters the room and glance.
up he sees number of dog-tracks
upon the ceiling There they are,
their strong leather-brown color show
ing distinctly even against the age.
Drowned boards. In one corner OF
the ceiling are the indistinct outline:
of pair of human feet. Some one
scenes to have scrubbed them until
they are recognized with difficulty,
but human footprints they certainly
are.
The origin of these cracks" ha.
Oeen for many years fruitful subject
for gossip. but there is not much mys.
terry about them, according to the
family tradition.
The board-yard at which the lum
Der was bought was also the lanyard.
and the feet that had passed through
the liquid tan had walked across and
left their print upon the boards which
good friend Townes loaded up for his
new house. No one thought it worth
while to plane them off, and so they
were nailed down, tracks and ALL
Many tidy housekeeper tried he,
hands and temper at the task Of
scrubbing of the marks; but at last
they came to be valued for their odity.
Nevertheless, in some minds the mys
terious dog-tracks awakened nearly
as much CONSERVATION as did tht
handwriting on the WALL" at Bel.
shazzar's feast.
Poor old "Dan" was one of tn.
victims to this foolish superstition,
and he persistently refused II believe
so simple an explanation as the true
one. He preferred to call the room
'ha'nted
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-02-22
He Spoke His Piece.

Ingenuity, facility, that quality,
, whatever name it may be call
ID, which enables its possessor to dc
;he right thing at the right moment
md IN all sorts of unexpected cir
:umstances, is one Of the indispensa-
de qualities of man who would be
IN explorer. Major Camnion, in his
book, @On the Frontier, describes in
modest way one of the instances In
which this character stood him in
rood stead. He was out by himself
IN deer hunt. His dog started a
ieer and dashed OF in pursuit At
hat moment well-mounted Indian,
ID Ute appeared in sight, the first
ane that Major Campion had seen.
|. The deer and the dog disappeared
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-02-22
HIS peeds Live ATter Kim

So far as known, the first counter.
feiting was done in 1853 Ivy mar
named Richard William Vaughn.
Vaughn was engaged to young lady
IN Stafford, England, and desiring te
impress her favorabIy with an idea Of
his wealth, be employed number OF
artists, each to execute portion of a
Bank Of England note. Through one
of the engravers the discovery wa.
made known. Vaughn was arrested,
and his ofense was deemed to come
within the scope Of the law punish.
ing counterfeiting the kings coin.
Vaughn was hanged, but the eass
with which he demonstrated how
counterfeiting could be done soon LED
to numerous limitations.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-02-22
Lights.

A Board Of Naval Experts recently
made tests which demonstrated that
white signal lights could be seen
twice as far as red or green lights;
and there has now been perfected an
invention by which railroad trains
may be signaled by using white lights
only, and giving the necessary signals
by position, as is done in the day
time Even when they may be no
color blindness there is always en- un-
certainty in the use of colored lights,
and this new invention Will doubtless
be conducive to the further safety Of
the public
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-02-22
PROBLEM IN THREES.
BIZ EUDoaA s. BUxsTEAD.

u three lite houses sto0d IN row,
with never "a fence To divide,
4 nd lf ICh little house han three little maids
At PLAY IN he garD Ell wi ie,
And u each little maid had three little cats
(IhTee times three TN e, threel.
And II each little cat had three little kits
dow many kits would there be7
= nd n each little maid had three little friends
With whom she loved . play,
AID II each l.ttle friend had three little doll,
IN dress and lit ions gay
And u friends and dolls and cats and kits
We're all invited TO tea
aud II none OF them all should SEMI regrets
HO" many guests would there be?
The School Rectter.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-02-22

ing to the left or near side, the right
hand reaches across, and, taking
hold o. the rear rein between
the first and second fingers, pull:
it backward over the off-side rein,
which at the same time the left
hand has forwarded slightly tc
slacken the draught. Diagram B. J
The off-side rein is acted on in the
same relative manner, except that il
is taken hold of from the top by the
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-02-22

Lucy LARcoJ, known as the Jean
Ingelow of America, was first inspired
to write poetry from tho sad and cruel
experience she underwent during the
War of the Rebellion. Her 'Idyl of
labors, and although u poet, she has
always been busy, useful woman.
The FIRST woman lawyer ever sworn
in az member of the bar in Tennessee
10 Mira Martha D. Strickland.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-02-22

Miss RAY FRANK, of Oakland, Cal.
is about to study for the Jewish pulpit
and judging from her literary worl
and her ideas of the inference needle,
to refine, uplift, and render NOR,
spiritual the synagogue life, the youn.
Jewess will prove a decided addition
to tho Hebrew ministry.
A Brunswick mel man recent,
paid for a suit OF clothes with 30OU
which weighed twenty-ons pounds.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-02-22

possible du ceur Isl vous en- avez).
In this regard figures l and 4 are in
correct. The wrist is bent, giving
pliability to the hands, and the whip,
held in the palm of the hand almost
entirely by the thumb, so as to leave
the four fingers free to work the
reins, is nearly at right angles with
the horses and about forty-fve de-
grees from the horizontal. In turn
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-02-22

second fingers The advantage OF
this Is at once apparent, as it give.
one free right hand with which to
use the whip on a sluggish horse and
help him either round a corner OF
IN passing another vehicle. To stop,
simply place the right hand at a
greater or shorter distance, accord
ing to the speed, In front of the left
hand diagram D., and pressing the
right hand toward the body, and
pushing the left hand a trife out,
raise both hands, the body mean.
while being kept straight, even in
;lining a bit forward. This is far
more effective and clean method
than that of taking rein in each
hand, leaning back and pulling not
,nly with the loss Of dignity but at
;he risk Of the rupture Of blood
yasgol
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-02-22
Form in Driving.

THE most imperative command of
smart driving is to hold the reigns in
the left hand, the near side over the
first finger, the of side between the
second and third fingers, and seldom,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-02-22

Miss ADELE NJ. GRAEF is a CONNER
cisl traveller for the large Wholesale
drug house of Reed and Carnrlck, of
New York. She goes all over the coun-
try, and is said to receive the largest
salary on the firms LIZ of travellers.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-02-22

asst three fingers of the right hand
as shown in diagram c, and pulled
toward the left hand. Although
generally confined TO tandem and
four-in-hand driving, it is often de-
sirable to point in driving one or 8
pair, that is, to loop the near rein, Il
you would turn the near side, under
the thumb, or If { Fl side, which i.
more difficult, between the first and
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-02-22
uOW TO HOLD REINS.
lDRIVING is NOW REDUCED TO A
SCIENCE.

An Sorts of Methods IN Vogue but Only One
Correct-Importance of the Left Hand
How the Body should Be HeId-TimeIy
Information.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-02-22

save in an emergency, separate the
reins by taking one in each hand,
says writer in Lippincott's Maya
zine. Diagram A illustrates the cor
rect position, in which we also see the
hands are held well up and close to
the body, as Frenchman graphically
and facetiously enjoiDs: QUAINT aux
renes, il faut les tenir aussi pres que
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-08-19
OUT OF CASH.
Many Banks in Various Localities Forced
to Close Their Doors.

Many Banks in Various Localities Forced
to Close Their Doors.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.-Only two
banks suspended yesterday, viz: The
National bank at Waxahachie, Tex,
and Beatty's bank at Mansfield, Ill.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.-The bank
failures reported yesterday were: The
Prairie City bank at Terre Haute, Ind,
and Josiah Morris &, Co., the leading
private banking house in Alabama, at
Montgomery with liabilities of s1,1oo.-
600 and assets of $4,000, 900, the Peoples
at Lewisburg, Tenn, the Bank of
Plaquemine, La, and the First national
at Gadsden, Ala.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-The comp
troller received notice yesterday of the
following failures: Citizens national
at Attica, Ind, Bank of Spring at
Springfield, Mo-, and the Peoples, Citi-
zens' and Commercial banks at Pulaski
Tenn.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.-Notice was
received yesterday that the Hartford
bank of Phoenix, A. IT,, had assigned,
and that johnson, Buck & Co., bankers
at Ebensburg, Pa, with branch banks
at Carrolltown and Hastings, had closed
their doors.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-08-19
Heavy Loss by Fire in Denver.

DENVER, Col, Aug. ia fire which
started shortly after noon Monday to-
tally destroyed the Crescent -four mill
and elevator at Stanton avenue and
Montgomery street. The total loss,
including a large quantity of flour in
sacks and grain in the elevator, will
foot up from s250,OO0 to $500, 900. The
insurance is about Is per cent. of the
loss. During the fire Lieut.. Mclean
was terribly injured by an explosion in
the dustroom of the mill and may die.
F. Sergeant, Chief Pearse's driver, had
an arm broken by being forced from
the roof by stream of water from the
fire hose
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-08-19
REVIEW or TRADE.
The Financial Situation Not Improved -
Much as Was Expected.

i Inc FINANCIAL S1Cuat1On NOT improved -
I Much as Was Expected.
New YORK. Aug. 12.-R. e. Dun q
, Co.'S weekly review Of trade says:
1.-THE long-desired n Getting OF congress, q
presidents message and the arrival of 81 2sO, 600
gold from Europe, with Sl0OO0,000 more on the
I, way, have not brought the improvement many
! anticipated There is more hopeful spirit
| throughout the nation which looks to Wash
| ington with some impa thence, as the senate
seems disposed to rival the mills in working
short time
'sThe machinery of exchanges has almost
stopped When $40 per $1,000 is paid for New
York exchange at Chicago, and Sl5 or $50 at
other ives tern cities, settlemen1s between the
east and the west, which ordinarily amount to
g. 200. 600 900 in q year, become extremely dfni-
cult The root of the trouble is that according
to the reports Of July IL to the comptroller over
$4,000 0U0 Of deposits had been withdrawn in
two months from part Of the national banks,
and probably e177, 000, 900 from all, besides un-
known sums from savings state and private
banks, and during the month since July IL the
withdrawal and boarding must have been rela-
lively even greater.
''If only confidence in the future could be re-
stored the monetary troubles might soon be re-
Heved But at present want OF cash, it is said,
accounts for the retarded movement Of wheat
from farms to western markets and exports
have not met expectations Of late, SO that prices
of grain have somewhat declined
RAILROAD earnings show decrease OF about
sper cent compared with those Of last year,
but the clearing house returns at the principal
cities show a decrease in settlements OF Is per
cent. Appeals TO the treasury for some relief
are frequent but its cash balance
has been reduced so low that the gold
reserve may have to be- used In
part for current expenses. But s1a, 600 600 bank
notes will be quickly added to the circulation
through use of the bonds purchased from saw
ings banks and S23, 900 600 in gold is coming
from Europe, in spite of the advance in the
Bank OF England rate to per cent
"Failures during the week number 1914 In the
United States, against 100 last year, and Is In
Canada, against 20 for the same week last year.
The number for the last week shows decrease
from the nre vious week Of 4O''
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-08-19
HUNDREDS HOMELESS.
A Hundred and Fifty Dwellings Destroyed
by the Minneapolis Fire.

"A Hundred and Fifty Dwellings Destroyed
by the Minneapolis Fire.
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Aug. 15.-The
Dig fire was stopped Sunday night at
Twentieth avenue, north, after burning
over nearly square mile of territory.
It burned about $50 houses, averag-
ing from $500 to $4,000; 100000
600 feet of lumber, worth $780,
400; 100000 lath and 10000 900
ahingles, worth $1,000; thirteen mills,
mostly sawmills and sash and door fac
sories, and number of icehouses and
smaller concerns, bringing the total
Loss up to about s1,10o,ooo, with an es-
timated insurance of $735,000, An I'M
known child was burned to death and
Thomas Falcon lost his life from heart
failure, due to excitement.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-08-19
FOR A GREAT MUSEUM.
How It Is Proposed to Commemorate tn
Big Fair In Chicago.

How IL Is FFOpoS0d CO COmmemOrACe bno
Big Fair In Chicago.
CHICAGO, Aug. Is. The worlds fair
directors have appointed Director Cen
eral Davis, President Higinbotham
and Mr.. James w. Scott a COM
mittee to form an organization
OF citizens with the object of
establishing a worlds fair museum
of anthropological, chronological, min
eral and other classes OF exhibits after
the close of the fair period 1t is well
known that an immense collection of
these exhibits will be left to the dis
position of the public, both by states
and foreign countries, as it will not pay
to send them home again. The object
is to secure these for Chicago not only
as souvenirs Of the great fair, but as
objects of educational value and popular
entertainment