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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-20

BOYS, cease all this talk about being
'fusionists" or "straight-outs," and be
Just democrats"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-20
LODGE DIRECTORY.

Masonic
st Omer Colnmandery No. IA, K. T., meets at
Masonic hall. Fair block, the first and third Tues
days of each month.
E. r Moses, E. C.
E.W .Waynant, Rec.
Mt. NebO Chapter No. sc, r. A. NJ meets at
Masonic hall the first and third Fridays of each
month r. C. Bailey, H. P.
j. Geo. Brinkman, Sec.
Great Bend Lodge No Is, A. F. & A. N. meets at
Masonic hall the second and fourth Fridays of each
month. w Waynsnt, w. NJ.
j. Geo. Brinkman. Sec.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-03-01
Same Strange Weddings

- 1TG) u raycnty-.wo wear Old
lady, rr-r.iiag ~ i thsrLr hr, per-
milted young g..iiart ot 3 years
to lead her to the altar, vha,e she
pied ,ed him her trJth, aud ne took
her and hex fortune for better or for
worse.
IL the same year blind woman,
niue:y years Of age, at Hill Farm,
Berkshire, still possesses sufficient
attractions to dazz!e the eyes and
win the heart of Ler twenty year old
ploughman. Probably the farm
went with the bride.
More easily understood is the cas-
of an eight year-old miss, who hest
tated not to accompany a Worcester
shire squire, eighty years Of age, to
the altar, and so became an old msu 5
darling, and probably she might ef
terwards find young man wiling to
accept her as a slave.
In February 1869, Robert Judge,
Esq, of Cooksburg, Ireland, then
ninety five years of age, was united
to Miss Annie Nusedt, aged ID years.
The bridegroom had served in King
Williams wars, and received "A musk
ct ball in DIS nose.
At ninety years Of age Robert
Cummings cf Strethspey, walked
forty miles for the purpose of es-
pousing a bride Ia the twenties,
while an octogenarian lover walked
l5 miles to lead Is year old bri ie
to church.
Ir 174i a spriGhtly yout1 just
verging on his century cast in his
lot with blushing matron of thirty.
At the ceremony he was so inirm or
nervous that the RIG dropped sever
al times before he could get it on
her fiug4r. After marriage, owevsr,
he had 50 Tar recovered as to be able
to dis ard hi7 ftiihful cane on le.v-
ing HE chugcl
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-03-01
A Romance.

4 correspondent ri the Altoona
Tribune, writing from BsIlefonte,
under date of February %, says
The approach OF q culmination of n
romance took place here t. day when
the clerk of the orphans court of
Centre county issGed marriage Ii
cense No. 2457 TO Mr.. John W Mills
and Mrs. Annie r. Hoffman,. Until
last night these persons hal never
seen each other, but that didn't pre-
vent the issue of license 10 marry.
Mr.. Mills is popular Fl 1rist of Des
Moin9s, Iowa, and is AS years Of ege.
Through the medium of correspond
ence, he became interested in Mrs
Hoffman, a widow, aged 3S, residing
in Miff1inburg, Union county, Pc,
whose husband died in 1886. The
CORE spondence took warmer turn
than mere friendship and Mr.. Mills
proposed matrimony. He came on
to Pennsylvania, having arranged
to meet Mrs. Hoffman at Garman's
hotel, yesterday afternoon. Owing
to the lateness of the trains Mr.. Mills
was delayed somewhat, but he arriv-
ed before 6 O'Clock and found the
lady with whom he had been CORES
pondlng, awaiting him. The two in
terested persons were so pleased with
each other that license to marry
was applied for shortly before noon
to day, and was issued. The cere-
mony will in all probability take
place, this evening. May the lives
thus romantically brought together,
be spent in peace and prosperity for
years to come.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-03-01
An Ancient Tree.

4 Huntingdon News correspondent
tells the following OF q white oak
tree that can be listed among the
auc;ents. "On January 16, while
cutting 81 logs on Th7s. G Green's
heirs land in Hare's Valley Pa, a
white oak tree thirty inches in diam
eter was cut, which had died two
years ago, from the effect Of water
settling about Its roots, from a gprs
ed riyulet near by; the writer motto
ed that it was n very old tres, cat a
block out of the stump, which con
tanned all the yearly growths, from
the heart to the bark, PLACED it of
smooth, and by the nd Of glass,
counted the yearly growths 10 the
number of 434; thus making the
tree 434 years old when it died, and
336 years to the present time. When
this Cd tree spraug from the acorn,
(rnday)ured by some wild BEAST
;h ) unnamed county was a bowling
and a whooping wilderness, and Col
umbus, who was % years of age,
had doubtless never dreamed of dis
covering this continent. This old
tree would doubtless have lived t. be
near 500 years old, if the water bad
not settled about its roots
The yearly growths of tree are
unerring reSiste, of the age of 8
tree; for a growth is not tailed on
its page till it Is actually formed by
4 summers growth, 50 that there is
no forgetting to tally or erasing after
it 5 trllied; therefore surveyors ara
enabled TO determine accurately
(witAin a few months some.imcsl
the date of a line which has beer
marked On trees.
TIE sbove described cid nee hGd
hollow place near the top whict
had been the abode OF hang genera
tions of squirrel, and finally con
tained family Of five flying squir
rels; three of which were killed by
the fall Of the tree"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-03-01

must be sounded when appr 1aching
stations, functions or crossings Of
otter railroads.
''Two long and two short blasts
are sounded just before crossing a
wagon road
"One short blast is the clll for
brakes, - continued Mr.. Holden, ''and
two long ones orders them to be
loosed or thrown off
1.-TWO short blasts is an answeriu g
signal, and means All right, I under
stand; while three short blasts 10 be
repeated until acknowledged by the
waving of flag or lantern means, /
want to back the train as soon as
you are ready
'Four long blasts call in any flag
man, who may have been sent out to
the east or north; while four long
blasts and one short one calls in a
fa2man from the west or south.
-Four short blasts is the engineers
impatient call to fagmen, switch
tenders or trainmen, demanding,
why dan't you show me the signal
to go ahead?" or, "What is the mat
teri"
"When train is standing, five
short blasts is the order for brake
man to run back along the track and
display danger signal for tine next
following train. st. Nicholas.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-03-01
Locust Run

Mr.. Samuel lands of Lancaster
county, is at home spending q week
with her parents and friends.
B. S. GraybilI has improved his
land to a certain extent by hauling
1000 bushels of lime
mumps are working out their
claim in the vicinity, and have for
their victims Jacob AREN'T and John
Nearhood.
Rev G. L. Maice, preached his
farewell sermon for this conference
year at tnis place, on last Sabbath.
Sol. Nanbeck is slowly recovering
from his severe illness.
Road travelling has come to almost
a stand still. the roads are drifted
full level with the fences in many
parts.
Election for this spring is over and
the results for this township are as
follows:-Judge eff Election, Enoch
Shellenberger; Inspectors, Isaac Gin
grich and VIM. Eagler, ST.; School
Director, Jack Wetzler and Banks
Kaufman; Tax Collector, VIM. Kurtz;
Overseer Of the Poor, Henry Swab;
Constable, Edward Gill, and Read
Supervisor, Jacob Fike and James
Oles-Walker Township.
JOE GARDEN.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-03-01
How Farmers Get Rich.

From the Minneapolis Tribune.
''The way we accumulated our
little pile" said an ex-farmer to me
one day twas simply by spending
less than we made. We sold grain,
hogs, chickens, butter and vegeta oles,
and we laid one half of the proceeds
by and lived on the other half. Our
farm was small and the soil neither
deep nor rich; but L cultivated it
thoroughly, applied all the manure L
could make or get for nothing, Was
careful to save the best grain for
seed, took good care of it and plant
ed it right, at the right time, and /
always raised crop. Sometimes it
was light one, and sometimes it
was extra heavy, SO that 1 averaged
very fairly.
ave never bought anything we
could get along without. When we
thought we needed an article we al
ways considered well to see if we
couldn't substitute something We al
ready had before buying it. When
we did buy anything, we took good
care of it and made it last two or
three times as long as most people
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-03-01

TIE men who are putting In the
plea for compulsory education, that
it is text book education that puts
men and women above the terupta-
tions and frauds of life might be led
to think correctly on the subject, if
they would take the eve-y day life of
men, who are trained in text book,
and business education. The evi-
deDce of their mistake, that educa-
ton makes people better is found on
every side. Only last week Wilm-
ington, Delaware bank teller was
caught in his stealing. He had ssol-
en- 100000 of the bank funds, and
on the same day the assistant CASH
ier of an Atlanta, G. bank was found
out in his stealings of $4,000 of the
bank funds. They both were well
up in text bo0A and business educs-
ton. People should educate but
should not be misled to believe that
it makes people better. 1t is the
moral training and not exactly text
book training that makes men and
women better. Out on compulsory
education. If adopted, it would not
be many years till the common.school
system would become despotism.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-03-01
EICped as Her Father Prayed.

Scranton, Pa, Feb 24.-Miss Lois
Gritman,s a daughter of Harrison
Gritman, of Forest Hi. Wyoming 9
county, and Arthur Vanderveer, an
athletic saw mill hand fell in love,
last fall. Mr.. Gritman was displeas-
ed when his daughter told him that
she promised 70 marry Mr. Wander
veer, and refused TO give his consent
Mss Gritmau had been away to
school, and her father wanted her to
wait until she had bstter offer.
The lovers decided to elope last Mon
day night. There was a prayer
meeting at the Forrest Hill school
house. and Mr. Gritman took Lois in
his cutter and drove to it. 1t had
been Planned by the couple that Mr.
Vaud5rveer should look IN a certain
window of the school house when he
was ready for Miss Gritman to Join
him. Mr. Gritman was praying
when Mr.. Vanderveer's face appear
ed at the window, aud the girl saw
it, got up unnoticed and went out.
Tie lover had come to the school
house with hand sled, in ordsr not
to excite any suspicion and he drew
his sweet heat nearly two miles to
Shorts Corners, whore lie had dou-
bic team and cutter in readiness.
They went over t. BroOme County,
\. Y, where they were married
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-03-01
The " itch Bush.

One of the most remarkable of
trees or shrubs grows near some
springs about II miles north of Tus-
carora, Alabama 1t is about 6 or Z
feet high, with a trunk, which at its
base, is three times the size of an or
dinary mans wrist, 1t has number
less branches and twigs, and resem-
bles somewhat the barberry. Its
truly wonderful characteristic is its
luminosity, which is so great that on
the darkest night it can be seen a
mile away. A person standing near
could read the finest print by its
light. Its foliage is extremely rank,
and its leaves resemble somewhat
those Of the aromatic bay tree in
shape, size and color. The lumin-
GUS property is due to a gummy
substance, which can be transferred
to the hand by rubbing, and with
the transfer, the phosphorescent
light, while that on the leaf disap-
pears. The luminosity is thought to
be due to a parasitic form. The In
diansregard it with superstition, and
will not come near it even in day
time. They give it a name which
means witch tree.'-Horticultural
Times.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-03-01
CleVeland's Cabinet.

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has elected
his cabinet and is ready to admins
ter the government:
Secretary of Stlte - Walter @.
Gresham, OF Indiana.
Secretary of the Treasury-John
G. Carlisle, of Kentucky.
Secretary of War-Daniel S. La'
mont, of New York.
Secretary of the N.vy-Hilliary A.
Herbert, of Alabama
Secretary of the Iuterior-Hoke
Smith, of Georgia.
Postmaster General-Wiison s..
of New York.
Attorney Genera,-Ricbard Olney,
of Massachusetts,.
Secretary of AgrIculture-J. Ster-
ling Morton, of Nebraska.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-03-01
Danger Of Eating Snow.

The disposition OF children as well
as boys ard girls Of larger growth to
eat SNOW, carries with 1t p danger
which few Of them en- properly esti-
mate. Ia may eases dipthsEia and
scarlet fever l. produced by indul-
gence 10 such eating as the germs of
the diserso are largely contained in
snow, tie fakes being imFreguated
by them IS they exist in the atmos-
pbcr". For these reasons it is al
ways dangerous 20 eet snow, and pa
rents shoul 81 instruct their child
rsn as well as teachers in the schools
EhC 1ld not fail to prevent pupils from
inddiginG IN the sams rasl habit
TX
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-03-01
TWO Bad Accomplishments.

Amln named An irsws wa brought
before Butl-r in New Orleans. "You
are charged aid Butler, with having
exhibited breast pin in the Louis
lana Clun, c!nimei that it was made
of ths thigh bone Of Yankee killed
on the Chic%ahomjny. Did you ex
hibit such Il breast pin?"
"Ies, sir; | wGs wearing il. "
ODD You say it was made from the
tbighbone of = Yankes?'
Yes; but that was not true, Gen
eral."
"Ihsn You added .lying TO your
other accomplishments in trying to
disgrace the honor of your country.
1 sentence you to hard labor ON the
Island for two years"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-03-01

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Feb 25.-In the
Criminal Court to-day Harvey Weak
ly, on trial for murder fell dead in
the witness stand When asked if
he had killed tie victim, Weakly
said he hoped God would strike him
teal if he had. Hardly had he spok-
en- " h Il he fell dead to the floor.
WAsHr;GToN, February 26.-Secre-
tary Rusk Of the Department af Ag-
riculture, says tLat farmers in all
parts of the country are inquiring
as to the probable paofit of feeding
corn to hogs at present prices. He
desires to state that the prospect of
large returns from judicious hog
feeding has seldom been as bright as
now. L. average years it takes about
nine pounds OF hogs. live weight to
bring the price OF a bushel of corn.
This year five pounds of hogs bring
as much as bushel.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-03-01
A New Use for Squirrels.

A young son of man living in The
outskirts of Portland caught a squir-
rel the other day and started in 70
tame the rodent, and he had such
success that the squirrel is now as
tame as any house cat. A few days
ago the squirrel lodged into a rat
hole, and began running through the
walls. The house has been overrun
by rats, and aftor the squirrel got in
to the walls there was scampering
and racket which threatened to tear
the house down. The squirrel came
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-03-01

A KNOWLEDGE of the spelling book,
arithmetic, Greek, Hebrew, Latin,
Sanscrit, German and French will
not keep man from being rogue,
or make a man thief, and yet there
are some people who profess to be-
lieve that such requirements, or a
partial list of such requirements,
make their possessors honest, and
better citizens, and all compulsory
education advocates argue from the
stand point that text book education
makes good citizens, and the lack Of
text book education is the cause Of
bad citizenship, thievery, &c.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-03-01
Money Found.

Greensburg, Pa, Feb. 26-Yester-
day, while John Snyder, a wealthy
farmer ofPenn township, was remov
ing timothy seed that had been In an
old barrel for several years, he found
a crock buried in the seed, which
contained about $4,000 in coin. The
money had been hidden there by a
sister of Mr.. Snyder, who died about
two years ago.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-03-01
What the Whistle Saws.

The railroad manager took sheet
of paper and jotted down on it in
dashes the several whistle signals in
common ase by all American rail
roads, accompanying each with a
few words of explanation. Then he
read as follows: Zone long blast
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-03-01

out of the hole after while, and
from that time nothing has been
heard eff rats in the house. The
squirrel enjoys scamper through
the walls every day, but the rats
have taken themselves off.-Portland
(Me.) Express.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-03-01
LEGAL.
A SSIGNEE'S NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that Ezra Sm ith
and wife, of the township Of Delaware have
assigned to Joseph G. Long, all the prop
erty real and personal of the said Ezra
NTH. in trust for his creditors. All per
so,,s therefore, having claims against the
said Ezra Smith, will present them dulv sn-
thenricatei to the undarskned, and those
knowing themselves indebted to said IL a
Smith, will present them duly autheniics'-
ed to the undersigned and tho-e knowing
themselves Indebted 10 SAID Ezra Sni'i.
make payment 10
JOSEPH G. LONG,
Assignee.
East Salem, Pa, January %, 1885,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-03-01
500 Reward.

To any person. if he fails to find at
Meyers the celebrated Sweet Ore a
Co. Overalls at the following prices:
Lot 81 light weighs at 45c; the best
make Lot-No. l Amos Kiag at 6Oc.
FERD MEYERS,
Wholesale & Retail Clothier, Bridge
street, Miffiintowp, Penna.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-03-01

PRESIDENT HARRISON has called an
extra session of the Senate to con-
vene at II o clock on the 4th of March,
next Saturday, tc receive such com
munications as may be made by the
Executive.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-03-01

President CLEVELAND, and his Sec
retary of State, mugwump Gresham,
are both fond of fishing with hook
and line. 1t is expected that most
of the democratic Office holders and
Office seekers will turn to be fisher
men during the time of this admins
tration.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-03-01
Notice Against Tresspass.

All persons are hereby cautioned not to
tresspass on the lands of the undersigned
IN Walker, Fermanagh and Fayette town.
ships: A. S. Adams, John AcNeen, James
McMeen's heirs, Robert McMeen, wilhsm
S'ouffer, G. Il. Sieber, Charles Adams, L..
z. Atkinson.
October 2sth, '9l, ly.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-03-01

COLONEL MCCLURE of the Philadel-
phia Times. is on very friendly terms
with President Cleveland. The Col
onel is one of the most accomplished
and versatile citizens OF this Com
monwealtb, and has been an able ad-
vocate of the interests that led to
the election of President Cleveland.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-03-01

Young Cory did this and in the en- :,
found that lie had shot the young
lady, which, he SAYS, was purely az
cidental. Miss Watkins is conhneo
to her bed with bullet in one OF oer
limbs"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-03-01

A COLD shiver is playing along the
back of leaders of the democracy i'll
apprehension that ClevelGnd's inaug
ural address on Saturday, Will kGock
to pieces, some of the SO called planks
of the democratic party.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-03-01

Mrs. CLEVELAND is opposed to hoop
skirts, and that settles it with demo
cratic women, for as with King, SO
with the Queen. When the Queen
takes snuff the ladies' all must sneeze.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-03-01
Four Prizes.

The Cosmopolitan offers fifteen hum
dred dollars, in four prizes OF one
thousand dollars, three hundred dol
lars. one hundred dollars, and one
hundred dollars, respectively tor the
four water colours which shall be
chosen by committee from such
drawings as may be submitted by
the artists of the United STATES or
Europe on or before twelve O'Clock
on the first day of December, eighteen
hundred and ninety-three. The SUB.
iects are selected from the life OF
Christ, takiug those scenes which
teach in the highest forms the les
sons of love, patience, humility and
forbearance, with fidelity, as far as
may be, to the actual surroundings
and conditions of the period. The
treatment should b3 calculated for
single page production in me Cos
mopolitan, in size five by eight inches.
The subjects to be suitable, as far as
possible, fer use in stained glass for
church or cathedral. The originals
for which prizes are awarded Will te-
come the property of The Cosmcpoh
tan. The drawings should be shIl
ped securely packed, and addressed;
Submitted to Art Committee, Cos
mopolitan Magazine, Sikh Avenue
and Eleventh Street, New York,
and in the upper left hand corner:
''Not to be opened before first day CT
December, eighteen hundred and
ninetythree."
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-03-01
A Jonah

.I,m a JONAH said the urchin,
With a most expressive wall;
"And see by fathers manner
Pm about to meet a whale.
Washington Star.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-03-01

The question of erecting new
Capitol Bailding at Harrisburg is en-
gaging the attention Of the Legisia-
ture
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-03-01

CLEVELAND and his Cabinet held an
informal meeting at Lakewood, New
York State last Saturday.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-03-01

GOVERNOR MCKINLEY, Of Ohio,
broke last week under the pressure
of a bail bond OF friend.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-03-01

CLKvELAND's Cabinet is nice piece
of patchwork, aud if the President
had more places to fill would equal
the hand piece work of nimble-in-
gered ladies who are wont to place
their patchwork on exhibition at
equity fairs. The cabinet shows up
well with mugwump and several
corporation monopolists, patchesin it.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-03-01

The Reading Rsilroad is again in
the hands Of a receiver. 1t failed to
pay matured interest last week, and
that dumped it into the financial
slough. President McLsod had n
grand plan to make it one of the
greatest railroads in tae United
States. How this trouble may af-
feet his railroad combinations in
New York and the New England
States, &c, remains to be seen or
learned by future events.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-03-01

WHEN man undertakes to run Il
half million business on ten or fiji
teen Thousand dollar capital, it is ON
Iy question of time as to when lie
will "bust." So it is with the gold
bugs theory, they propose to run
the business Of the world, of thou
sands Of billions, on three billions of
gold. 1t can't be done, and time will
prove it.