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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-25
Oddities of a British Posto6,o,.

The severer duties OF the postoffice
are lightened from time to time by
sundry ''curiOus Incidents" of which
a few are recorded in the annual re-
port. In the present instance we are
told of letter found at Dumbarton
addressed to The manager of the
public house with Walk er's sign" at
Wo!verhambton. Some odd particu-
lars were added, which probably fur
niShed the requisite clew, the result
being that the missive reached the
person for whom it was intended
In another case a postal card was
nclosed to provincial postmaster to
&c delivered to the writer's s'nephew. -
The individual was to be identified
10y the possession OF a cork leg and "a
bright projecting set of teeth" The
description sutliced, though the
nephew" had to lie found among a
population of more than seventy
thousand. The usual eccentricitiesn
have also presented themselves
Among these was a parcel contain
above five hundred leeches from
abroad. Other cOnSignments incIudod
live snakes, frogs, tame rats and a live
locust from the cape. a cardboard
box containing kitten with a feed
ing bottle was sent by parcel post and
was dulv shot from the mailbag an
paratus near Penrith into the express
train.
The kitten suffered from the shock
put recovered in a couple Of days
More prosaic but ne less interesting
was the discovery a two sIOO Bank
OF England notes in letter having
no address and affording no cley to
the individual who posted it. As
might be expected, the sender proved
10 De lady and in her gratitude for
lhe saie return of her property, she
pLeSentea go as contribution to
the Rowland Hill benevolent fund
London Exchange.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-25
;, ,,a1e mlnt1a. ana tney VIII clean out the

u STATE mIutIa. ana they Will clean out the
Nuisance in one hour
Warned by the doom of other cities that
lave perished for their ruffianism. or their
.ruelty, or their idolatry, or their dissolute
less, let all our American cities lead the right
way. Our only dependence is on God end
Christrian influences. Politics will do noth-
ng but make things worse. Send POLITE TO
noralize and save city. and you send
Imallpox to heal leprosy or a carcass to =
ieve the air Of malodor. For what politi
will do refer you to the eight weeks
Qualification enacted at Washington by OF
American senate.
American politics will become reforma-
:ory power on the same day that pandemoni-
I'm becomes a church. But there are, l am
glad to say, benign and salutary and gra-
dous influences organized in all our cities
which will yet take them for God and right
sousness. Let US ply the gospel machinery
% its utmost speed and power. City evan
yelization is the thought. Accustomed as
are religious pessimists to dwell upon Stats
;ics of evil and dolorous facts. we want some
one with sanctified heart and good digestion
20 put in long line the statistics of natures
transformed, and proHigacies baked, and
souls ransomed, and cities redeemed.
Give us pictures of churches, of schools,
of reformatory associations, of asylums of
mercy. Break in upon the "Misereres' of
complaint and despondency with ''Te
Oeums" and "Jubilates of moral and re-
igious victory" Show that the day is COM
lng when great tidal wave of salvation will
roll over all our cities. Show how Pompeii
buried will become Pompeii resurrected.
Demonstrate the fact that there are millions
Of good men and women who will give
themselves no rest day nor night until cities
hat are now of the type of the buried cities
81 Italy shall take type from the New
Jerusalem coming down from God out Of
heaven. 1 hal the advancing morn.
L make the same proclamation to-day that
Gideon made to the shivering towards of his
army. ''Whosoever is fearful and afraid. let
him return and depart early from Mount
Gilead-" Close up the ranks. Lift the gos-
pei standard. Forward into this Arranged
don that is now opening and let the word
run all along the line: Brooklyn for God
All our cities for God America for God
The world for God! The most of US here
gathered, though born in the country, will
die In town.
Shall our last walk be through streets
where sobriety and good order dominate, or
grogshops stencil the air? Shall our last
look be upon city halls where justice reigns,
or demagogues plot for the stuffing of ballot
boxes? Shall we sit for the last time in some
church where God is worshiped with the
contrite heart, or where cold Journalism goes
through unmeaning genufexions? God save
the cities J Righteousness is life iniquity is
death. Remember picturesque, terraced,
tempted, sculptured, boastful God defying
and entombed POmpeii
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-25
Somc Gnod Suncrstition !:

y curious popular belief among the
MeXicans elates to the sO-called gold
snake. Wherever it makes its nest
there is sure to be ledge containing
the precious metal, and many miners
will locate at once il they chance
upon a serpent of this species. reo.
pie who dig Tor metals are full of
superStitiOns. Mines are always
haunted by demons and hobgOblins,
some OF them malicious and Others
benevolent. Nickel and Kobo,d are
the names of two gnomes who intest
underground workings in Germany.
From them are derived the words
'nickel" and cobalt"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-25
HIS LAST ACT.
t,ost His Life " lille Trying to Serve a COM
rade.

L
In his personal RecOliections OF
Two Visits to Gettysburg" Mr. A.
III. Nickerson gives his experience in
the terrible battle where he was
shot through one arm and through
The lungs. BY a strange piece of luck,
ne says, one of the hospital atten-
1ants picked up and brought to him
ibis young servant, Jerry, "a mite of
Ia fellow. whom it would be slander
TO mention as a colored' boy" He
was the blackest of negroes, and about
as broad as he was long.
His duties had heretofore been con-
fined to backing my shoes when in
camp, and carrying my haversdck
and rubber coat when on the march.
To these last mentioned articles he
still clung, so that when il began TO
rain the little rubber coat was used
to cover me. 1t covered only small
part OF my person, but inadequate as
IL was it was more than many of my
comrades had.
! The rain poured in torrents, satu-
rating the exposed portions OF my
clothing until, with the aid Of Sh IL
low pool that formed where l lay. it
Dermeated the whole. and l was
thoroughly drenched At times l e.
came unconscious, but l recovered
sufficiently to miss the little cover
which the rubber coat had afforded
| / felt around for it in the dark
ness, and could not imagine where it
had gone. The next day the mystery
was explained. Little Jerry had
visited me during one of my uncOn-
sclOus spells and, believing that was
dead, had constituted himself my eX-
ecutor and sole administrator, and
taken charge of my effects, consisting
Of the haverSack and the aforesaid
rubber coat
To add to my distress l was seized
toward morning with an awful thirst.
Though the rain was pouring down
my face and over my now totally un-
protected body wanted water as l
had never wanted it before. l called
again and again, but no one came
Those who were not disabled were
sleeping too soundly for one feeble
voice to awaken them.
Finally sergeant of my regiment
who was lying near, answered and
said he would try and get some water
for ME. L heard the rafting OF his
canteen as he started toward the
creek, but he did not return.
! He had been badly wounded him.
self, aud daylight showed that in his
effort TO Succor his fellow soldier ne
had fallen near the banks OF the
stream and there bled to death.
'Greater love hath no man" than
was here shown by Sergt. Tracy.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-25
Heating by Electricity.

In some of the hotels in the West a
ystem of heat regultion which is GER
calmly novel is carried out. For in
stance, guest occupying Room l56
asks for heat. The order is transmit
ted to peculiar person, the typewriter
of the hotel generally. She goes to q
switchboard and connection is given
electrically with that room, allowing
heat to pass into it. The occupant OF
the room is, perhaps, particular. A
hot-blooded person wishes merely to
keep from freezing; another wants n
high temperature. Each can have his
wish, for thermostat with a pointer
is on the wall, and the room will keep
itself automatically as desired. The
regulation is seventy degrees, bat it
can be departed from as stated. Hard.
ware
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-25
SIT. j G O B > . IL
"a ~, ,,... RHEgEATlsM,
W. III CURES NEURALGIA
ESAxR PAIN. SClATlCA
.<sHES&Nt LuM8AGO
SPa AIMS, BRoiSES' ""S'
Outside window Blinds.

Among the household incoDva,,,,
ces left over to this generation o,.
side window blinds are among W.
chief and worst Their princfn9I ~
jects seem to be to get out Of ord,
hang on one hinge, collect dirt sI,r,
violently and noiSily and contrihnt-
in every possible way to the dia1s
dated appearance Of a dwelling. n,
shut or open them one must risk dis
location of the neck, and If tbev ara
on a dressing room window they ana
apt to blow open at critical moment.
in the process of the toilet Still tho
exist and the aim Of every woman wbo
has them should be TO render them a.
unobjectionable as possible
In the first place, all their Stats
must be carefully attended to and
never let drop or fly loosely One.
every week they must be thoroughly
brushed. otherwise the accumulation
Of dust upon them combines with or.
casional showers to flow In Fivulets Of
mud down the front Of the dwelling
At least once year they should be
taken off their hinges and washed
The wise woman will take them of
one at time or else mark in some un.
mistakable way which blind belong,
to which side of the window, other.
wise great will be the confusion and
il they are hung by a man, the Uro-
family attending their adjustment
The proper materials for washing
one of these cumbersome objects are
a tub, warm, soapy water and a whisk
broom. After the dust and accumu-
lations of the season have been washed
off rinse the blinds in water in which
ammonia has been diluted in the pro-
portion Of a tablespoonful to gallon.
They should be allowed TO get thor
Oughly dry before being rehung In the
sun, otherwise they are liable to crack
Then when they are restored to their
windows, as fresh and clean as green
trees after a shower, one is inclined
to overlook their Objectionable quail
ties and take unqualified enjoyment
in their neat appearance.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-25
Horrible Punishment.

Mrs. Wickwire-"They say tha,
the words we have spoken in life g
on echOing through space forever.
What do you think of it,"
Mr.. Wickwire-"Grcat Scott, III
just bet that is the way future
punishment is meted out. I'll u
COMPELLED to travel through space
and catch up with all the fool Things
| said to you when ! was courting
and be forced to listen to thrm all
again. indianapolis Journal.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-25
Shortage in Rubber boots and Shoes.

Owing to the recent money stringency al
the Rubber Shoe factories stopped work for
several weeks, the only exception being the
Colchester Co, the demand for the Colchester
spading Boot obliSing hem to ran continuous-
ly. This general shut down viii cause consiI-
cradle scarcity of Rubbers this winter. The
Colchester SpndinG Boot is already sold ahead
am is pronounced the best Rubber Boot in tho
market for all around wear.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-25

He that loseth wealth, loseth much:
be that loseth friends, Ioseth more ;,but
he that loseth his spirits, loseth all.
The truest expedience is to answer
right out when you are asked; the best
prudence is not to be a coward.
Let him who neglect to raise the fall
len fear lest, when he falls, no one will
stretch out his hands to lift him up.
Nothing is politically right which is
morally wrong.
The great quality of dullness is to
be unalterably contended with itself.
The greatest and most amiable privi>
lege which the rich enjoy over the poor
is that which they exercise the least
the privilege of making them happy.
Sometimes We lose friends for whose
loss our regret is greater than our
grief, and others from whom our grief
is greater than our regret.
A woman to remain beautiful in age
should put cosmetics on her soul, not
on her face,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-25
His Dog stopped the Leak.

One OF the few dogs worth having
IS owned by Silas Holbrnok, OF East
Harpswel. Starting ont from the
wharf in boat with his master the
other day the dog noticed that tns
plug was out OF the bottom of the bort
and the water was coming in. Alter
calling attention to the trouble h,
placed his paw over the hole and kept
the water ont until his master found
the plug and repIa"ri it.--Iewistop
Mel Jouraa!.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-25
In the Tolls.

The burglar stepped lightly init
the room.
lie moved forward in the dark.
with a pistol in one hand and a bottle
Of chlurOform in the other. He was
desperate and ready for anything.
Suddenly his foot struck some.
thing, and the next second an indie
anab c body hurled itself upon him
With a muf'ed shr elk of fear he
dropped his weapons and grappled
with the mon ter. He fought and
tore; he struck Savagely at it in the
darkness; but all to no purpose.
He was as child in the awful graSI
of giant Only for moment the
unequal battle ragged; then he sank
upOn the floor, con uered.
They found him the next morning
,old and stiff; hut they were too late.
And as the head Of the house Olsen
tangled the wires Of his wife's hooI
skirt from afOut the unfortunate
burglars neck, lie said softly: Poor
fellow! Set it again, Maria"-Lon-
Ion Truth.
The sea contains a solution of 1000,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-25
Cau No Man Fool.

Never call a novice a fool because
his work is not up to your standard
OF excellence, for probably had he
your experience he might be abe to
give you points about your work
that would cause you TO justly con.
slider yourself the fool. And bear in
mind it is not always the smart
bright fellow who really takes hold o.
a thing that eXcels in d pursuit. but
that it is almost invariably So Of the
plodding, unfuttering, thoughtful
nan.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-25
Dnn't Kiss Cats.

II mu t he terrifying revelation
to thust ladies who kiss their cats
that has been made by Prof. F'iocci,
the Italian chemist. He found (
experiment that when a cat licks it9
lips it spreads over them saliva in
which there are swarms of minute
bacilli not free from danger to humas
beings. When he inOCulated rab-
bits and guinea igs with this noXious
substance they died within ~ hours
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-25
odd Echoes.

In cave in the Pantheon, the
guide, by striking the flaps of his
coat, makes a noise equal to that
produced by firing a twelve-pound
cannon. In the cave Of Smellin, near
Niborg. Finland, a stone thrown
down certain abyss makes a rever-
berating echo which sounds like the
dying wall of some wild animal.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-25
Long Way on.

Let me see," said Brown to Jones,
isn't this Jones that we were lust
talking about a relative of yours?n
"A distant relative, " said Jones
VERY distant?"
Il should think so. He's the oil I.
'St of twelve children, and Pm the
youngest"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-25
Postal glide EnH

Containining all the post oGi 'rs arranged al
phabeticdliy, III States and Counties, with ali
other matters relating tu >hSt otiics aif lirs can
De ordered from Il. SALISGER. Z. %. BOX. lls2
Philadelphia. Pa. No business man should be
without it. Price 500 paper cover with monthly:
$50 cloth cover with monthly.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-25
WHEN NATURE

Needs assistance it may be best to rem
der it promptly, but one should remem-
Der to use even the most perfect RENE
dies only when needed. The best and
most simpe and gentle remedy is the
Syrup of Figs, manufactured by the
California Fig Syrup Co.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-25

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY e Co. Toledo, o.
We, the under -l"i, have known +. j. Che
ney for the last Is years, and believe him per
fectly honorable in all business transactions
and fnanc ally able to carry out any obliga-
tiOn made by their firm.
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
Ohio.
WALDISG, KINyAN & MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Testimonials sent free.
Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-25

In the northern hemisphere all
storms revolve from right to left; in
the southern hemisphere they reyolve
from left to right.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-25

Poison ivy is considered less poison
Gus when the sun is shining on it,
while at night or in the shadow it is
dangerous.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-25

A petrified whale, 216 feet long, has
been discovered in Costa Rica in rift
between two mountain peaks some dis
tance from San Jose, and 5000 feet
above the level of the sea.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-25
Agents of Death.

Breech-lCading rifles were invented
in 1911, but did not come into gen
eral use for many years. 1t i e~ti-
mated that over 1900, 900 are now
in actual service in the European
armies, while 5000, 0DD are reserved
in the arsenals for enc gcuc,eS.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-25

Mediocrity dtTGys copies superiority Dob
bins Electric Soap, first made in 1865, has been
grocer for Dobbins' Electric Soap all other EIec-
tries, Electricity, Msgnetics, etc, are limitations
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-25
NV Daughter's Lie

Was saved by Hoods Sarsaparilla" says Mr. b.
b. Jones of Alma, Maine. she had seven run
ming sores in different places on her body, but
since giving her Hoods SGrsaparills she has be
come well, strong and healthy"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-25

New llium or Troy had State bank
in the Second Century, B. C. that bor-
rowed money for the State and paid
ten per cent.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-25

The would-be funny summer board
Ell read an account of how a girl
fell over forty feet without killing
herself
Good gracious. How did she dc
i?'
Tried to get out of Il moving street
car with exactly twenty men in it,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-25

1t is said that policemen in citizens
clothes are recognized by their shoes by
New York sharpers.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-25

At Selma, Ala, there is an artesian
well provided with two tubes, one of
which spouts pure cold water, the other
warm water strongly impregnated with
iron
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-25

THE better woman knows men,
che less attractive she Is to them
unless she is able to conceal her
knowledge.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-25

Simultaneous telephoning and tele-
graphing on the same wire has been
successfully tested i'll Germany on a
line 20 miles long.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-25

\ woman at Spring Hill, Mo, has
just baked loaf of bread from yeast
thirty years old.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-25
(Ann's Kidney Cura Gn

CAHns Kidney Cure for
Dropsy, Gravel, Diabetes, Bright's,
Heart. Urinary of Liver Diseases. Ner-
voasness, &c. Cure guaranteed. S3l
Arch Street, Philad'a, 81 bottle, 6 for
So, or druggist. 1000 certificates of
cures. Try it.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-25

No matter of how long standing. Write
Tor free treatise, testimOn ais. etc, to ;. j.
Hollensworth 81 Co, Owego, TiOgs Co.. n. Y.
Price 81: by mail. Sl.lh
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-25
"MOTHERS'
FRIEND"
MAKES CHILD BIRTH EASY,

Colvin, La, Dec. 2, 1sse.-My wife use,
MOTHERS FRIEND before her third
confinement, and says she would not be
without it for hundreds of dollars.
DOCK MILLS.
Sent by express on receipt of price. $3.50 per bot
lie. Book To Mothers " mailed free.
6RaOFIELD REGULATOR co.,
IN ' orvoosrs. ATLANTA, "a
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-25

II afflicted with sOreeyes use Or. Isaac Thomn.
sons Eye-water. Druggists sell at DC pet bottle
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-25

wonderful stomach corrector-Reecbarn, f,
Pills. Beecham's-no Others. - cents a box.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-25

A scientist has discovered that wo-
men live longer than men because they
talk more.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-25

a porcupine fish, having thorns in
stead of scales, was caught a few days
ago in st. Andrews Bay, Florida.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-25
Praise Is Good

For any medicine you hear about, but to be
made well by its use Is still better. Ny only