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The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1894-10-01
THE OPERA HOUSE.


Sometime was occupied in getting
the delegations from the different pre-
cincts seated together, but it was fin
ally accomplished, the lower part OF
the building being well filed. There
was very respectable showing of spec
tators in the galleries and upon the
stage were seated the officers of the
convention, members OF the county
central democratic committee and sew
eral ladies, among whom were some
officers of the woman's suffrage ascot
| alton out to see what Utah countY;s
democrats are to do for them.
At 3 o'clock Chairman Irvine called
the convention to order, saying that
the swelling of the numbers present at
the convention TO many more than was
anticipated is typical of what the re-
suit at the polls IN November will be.
Getting down to the business of the
convention a. ID. Cash arose and in a
fervent and eloquent speech placed the
name of s. r. Thurman before the
convention as delegate to the state
constitutional convention. Seconded
by SpringYille and others,
Mr. Thurman was nominated by
reclamation,
John 2. Jones of Spanish Fork then
nominated Wm. Greer.
Mr.. Greer was nominated by acclama
ton.
d. t. Thurman OF Lehi named A. J,
Evans.
Mr. Evans was nominated by accla-
nation.
Sam A. King of Provo pleaced before
the convention the name of DR.. Karl
G. Maeser. The manner in which ths t
name was received cannot be described
in cold type. To say that he was nomi-
mated by reclamation is putting it
mildly. Every man in the house arose
and in a loud and long shout seconded
the nomination and when the vote
was taken the three cheers and "a
tiger" that was given him must have
warmed the dear old heart of the
venerable gentleman. He was picked
up by dozen or more delegates and
carried bodily to the stage and then
asked to speak.
He SAID he had been struggling all
his life to be deserv ng of such an
honor as had been bestowed upon him.
He had often rejoiced in the
hearty welcome he had received
in all parts of the territory
from his students. Now TO hear and
feel that welcome and warm feeling re-
peated and seconded by this body of
men which is representative body OF
5he parents Of his students in this
The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1894-10-01
AFTER DINNER

the delegates began to again gather in
the county courthouse. In the morn
ing the room was crowed, but other
delegates and alternates together with
many outside visiting democrats hav-
ing arrived in the city it was utterly
impossible for them to set inside the
building and adjournment was had to
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-06-20

5er cheeks. and with two rough, bony hands
scatter spangles and glass beads and rings
and ribbons and lace and brooches and
buckles and sashes and frisettes and golden
clasps.
Tie dying actress whose life had been
vicious said: "The scene closes. Draw the
:urtain-" Generally the tragedy comes first
and the farce afterward, but in her life 1t
was first the farce OF useless life and then
he tragedy OF a wretchei eternity.
Compare the life and death of such one
With that OF soms Christian aunt that was
once a blessing to your household. DO not
know that she was ever offered a hand In
marriage. She lived single, that untram-
nelei she might be eyerybodys blessing.
Whenever the sick were to be visited or the
poor to be provided with bread. she went
with a blessing. She could pray or sing
'Rock OF Ages" for any sick pauper who
asked her. As she got older there were days
when she was a little sharp, but for the
most part auntie was sunbeam-iust
he one for Christmas eve. She knew
better than any one else how to hx
hinSs. Her every prayer, as God heard
/, was full OF everybody who had trouble.
The brightest things in al the house dropped
rom her fingers. She had peculiar notions,
out the grandest notion she ever had was 10
make you happy. She dressed weli-auntie
liwsys dressed well-Uut her highest adorn-
men: was that OF meek AMI quiet spirit,
which, In the sight of Col, IS OF great price.
When she died, you all gathered lovingly
llout her, and rs you carried her out TO rest
he Sunday-school class almost covered the
min with iaDonicas. and the Door people
stool at the end OF the alley, with their
aprons to their eyes, sobbing bitterly, and
he man OF the world said, with Solomon,
Her price was above rubies," and Jesus, as
Into the maiden in Judea. commanded, -
say unto thee, arise !"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-06-20
Valuable Clerks.

Some one pra sed one Of the girl
clerks in Il large shop to the head of
.he department, saying that she was
10 modest and so pleasant, while so
5bliging, that she seemed an ideal
person for the place. "From your
tandpoint, yes" was the reply, "but
hardly from our own. She has all the
good points that you mention, and
which | agree the perfect saleswoman
should not he without. But she does
pot sell goods enough to suit US l
iueah she doe; not help people TO
make up their minds and get them
put OF the way and some one else in
their places. The ideal clerk does
that without pushing or forwardness.
You would scarcely believe how de-
pendent most customers are upon
others judgment, and how much
quiet assistance they require in order
to facilitate business. The most val
liable clerk is that one who can rem
der this help without appearing to do
anything more than offer the stuff
for Others choice. New York Jour.
nal.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-06-20
Submarine Mines.

The engineer corps Of the United
States army has been actively en- gagged in
er,erimeuts with submarine mines.
These explosive traps, designed to blow
nm hostile ships thai enter haroors, ara
~ two kinds - sunken and floating.
Tbev are steel cases holding dynamite,
that being the explosive regarded By
this Government as most suitable for the
purpose. Dynamite consists OF seventy
five per cent. of nitro glycerine, which
is too dangerous to be used by itself, alb
sorbed by twenty-five per cent. OF
highly porous infusorial earth called
Urottenstone. Other substances besides
rottenstone have been utilized as an a5-
ssrbent, such as cornmeal and brown
supar. The sunken mines are lowered
IN the bottom of the water, where they
are held in position By their own weight.
Each of them contains a battery so ar
rarred that 4 shoc5 communicated by
the hull of vessel will set off the
charge, probably sinking the ship by
blowing a hole beneath her water line.
Internal machines OF this description
have the disadvantage that it is hardly
possible without great danger for those
who put them down to take them up
apsin. More serviceable IN a general
way are the floating mines, which ara
anchored out and connected by wiri
with stations on shore. So long as nj
danger is anticipated the electric cur
rents are shut of and the steel ca se5 rod
about on the waves as h1rnIess a3 50
many barrels.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-06-20
TILE MOST PROFITABLE HORSE

While the principal interest in horse
raising centers in heavy draft, coach and
driving horses there is q class of horses
that are more useful to the farmer and
still sa.able at fair prices on the market,
namely, the chunk or medium weight
horse full made in all parts, plenty OF
bone and muscle, short straight back,
good length of neck, intelligent, we'll
formed head with good action aud fair
road gait, weighing from 1900 to 400
pounds. Such horses, il well broke, five
years old and good color, are selling
readily on the present market at Sl15 t.
s150, according n weight and quality,
and as n great many OF our Western
farmers raise horses more for their own
work than for the market and think the
imported draft breeders too clumsy aud
the American trotter too frail for their
use it is very desirable for them to raise
kind that will fill their requirements,
and still get a paying price for the sur
plus stock when they wish to market
them.
To produce the chunk describe re.
qulres great care and judgment in select
ing sires, as there is no distinct breed in
the country possessing all the required
quality, tho breeder must try to remedy
the faults of the dam through extra de.
velopments in the side where the dam is
deficient, and vice versa, but by all ne ms
do not increase the present oversupply OF
unGainlY, narrow-chested, light -boned
long backed, slim-waisted plugs by using
dams without some good qualities for
breeding purposes.-Ch'cago Sun.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-06-20

\ LONG face is not a passport to
Heaven.
ANGELS like to visit in the home
where Christ is loved.
No CHURCH can neglect the poor
| aud he true to Christ.
IF Christ lives in you he also lives
| at the right hand OF God for you.
For those who wilfully sin against
light and knowledge there is no hope.
A GREAT many people claim to be-
lieVe the Bible do not live that way.
! THE man who improves his talent
I always gets Gods reward for doing ii.
a GOOD man can hit harder with a
smile than the devil can strike with
a club
MONEY in the bank is one thing,
| but peace in the heart is quite an
other.
A SLEEPY Christian and Il dusty
Bible are generally found close to-
gether.
LAZINEss is something for which
| neither God nor man can grant for
| giveness.
| Y
never gives any spiritual warmth to
the church.
THERE may lie many good qualities
in miser, but his love for money
kills them all.
SOME preachers fail lecause they
\ do not think it worth while to culti-
| yate common sense
| The devil is not wasting much
powder on the preacher whose re-
liglOn is all In his head.
MANY doctor probably enjoys
good health because he never takes
| any OF his own medicine.
| Macy u man puts fine monu.
ment over the grave of his wife, whC
made her get up ana light the tire
every morning OF her life.
TIE man who will do Gods will
W tn all his might is as sure u he
! helped from Heaven Us that the sun
| will continue to give light.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-06-20
CARE OF LAWN SHRUBS.

II planting shrubs, let the soil be rich
and mellow. Set the plants at about the
depth they were grown in the nurseries
from which they were procured, and
spread the roots out carefully, being sure
TO give them room enough tt1 &c take tier
natural shape. Never crowd them into
q little hole, as some do. Sift fine soil
among them, and settle it well by giving
the plants occasional jarring. When
covered, press down firmly with the
hand. When the hole $ nearly full,
water well. This works the soil down
until every crack and creyice is full, and
makes 1t compact about the roots. Then
put on the rest of the soil, frming it
well about the base of the shrub.
Never allow grass to grow close to
any shrub if you want it to do well. 1t
ID true that shrubs will live for years
even when choked with grass; but they
never give such fine flowers, and such
Quantities of them, as they will in n soil
Kept fTce from weeds G2d everything
else that extracts nutriment therefrom.
In autumn, spread coarse manure about
each plant. In spring, dig into the soil.
In this way you keep the plants well
fed.
Each spring, before growth begins,
go over your plants and cut out all
weak, dead or injured branches. Aim
to prune them in such a manner as to
keep each specimen symmetrical. This
advice as to the season of pruning will
apply to all I have described, except the
lilac. This shrub forms its flower buds
the season before they ore developed,
and spring pruning would destroy the
crop Of blossoms. Prune lilacs immedi-
ately after the Towering season''is over.
-Demorest's Family Magazine.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-06-20
In Russian Barracks.

uShall we take look at the barracksf"
suggested the colonel. "Nothing would
suit me better,"I answered; so leaving
our horses in charge Of tho Cossack.
Chumski led the way through series OF
vast spaces occupied mainly. by little
wooden beds. Each little bed had omit
a hard mattress, q pillow and coarse
wooden blanket. Beneath each bed was
a box, in which the soldiers kit was
kept, and at short intervals throughout
the buildings were chrome portraits oil
the Czar, and very gaudy pictures OF
Russian saints. The barracks were en-
tirely Of wood, the ceilings low and the
windows infrequent, yet so clean wa
eYerything kept that 7 detected no dis.
agreeable odor. In the kitchen helped
myself 10 taste OF the soup that wa,
simnerlng in vast cauldrons over the
brick oven, and made up my mind that
could stand pretty long canoe cruise II
my food were no worse than this. There
are two fast-days in the week-Wednes.
day and Friday-and this was oae OF
them, so tina. ell they had was lentil
soup. Black bread went with the SOUP
pot such very bad bread either. TheJ
had drink that uggested the mead we
use at harvest-liIne, consisting OF water
in which rye bread had been absorbed.
OF this drank a whole glass with relish.
So far, then, had stumbled on nothing
about the Russian soldiers life thai
would have discouraged me from en-
listing, had been brought up to accept
A. C,orf, ryorI law
"Do you have much desertionf L
asked.
"Not many in my regiment" answered
the colonel, complacently; "my men are
pretty we'll cared for"
As we galloped' home to the MONDAY
dinner, noticed that my colonel greeted
the men of other regiments than his own
by merely conforming to the usual mill
tary requirements; but when he met any
of his 10th, he shouted out hearty
| good day to them, which they answered.
with burst of strange sound intended to
convey the cotton, ''we are glad to have
our colouels greeting" This struck me
as a very pleasant interchange of ciyility
much better than the silent and per-
functory ordeal 10 vogue among western
armies. In the German army, the Em'
peror still greets his Grenadier Guird:
By a hearty "Good-morning;" and i
answered as heartily, as in Russia. Blu
this is, in Germany, as historically
| unique as. .-the "beet-eaters' at th'
| Tower OF Londo. In Russia, the life o
the people is what it was in Englan'
when Queen B.ss boxed the ears of hel
favorites-an odd medley of barbarisu
and parental gentleness.-Harper'=
Magazine.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-06-20
~iu Have His Way.

You can't get the best OF shoo
clerk. He knows more about SHOES
than a small boy knows about the
exact day school closes. a woman
hates a shoe clerk, and to all outward
appearance the shoe clerk feels the
same sort Of sentiment toward the
woman.
There is one habit that a shoe
clerk has that is eXasperating beyond
everything. He always insists upon
holding up the old shoe that he has
lust removed, and, after taking in
all its rips and rags and patches, he
flings 1t on the floor as If it were in
tested with smallpox microbes. That
one little incident is quite enough
to make the woman shut her teeth
together aud mentally declare war.
what size, madam" says he.
-Four B." she replies.
swell, ! think you need 81 triple
a." he suggests.
Then II the woman is real brave,
courageous bit of femininity, she
straightens up and says: Il will not
wear 81. If you can't give me what
l ask for shall go elsewhere"
1t all depends upon the makeup Of
the shoe clerk whether or not he gets
angry at this point. Sometimes he
goes away and presently comes back
with a shoe several sizes too small
for the woman's foot. Then he pro-
ceeds to try TO jam the unhappy foot
into It, after which he smiles bland
" and remarks sweetly: You see,
madam"
But, anyway, whatever plan he fol-
lows and whatever demands she
makes, the woman invariably trot5
off with her No. "B" foot incased
! In No. 81 triple "a" shoe. If the
clerk is clever she isn't aware of the
deceit until she gets home and looks
at the box. Then she thinks Of how
she said to him sharply: you
needn't bring on your 53's. 1 won't
wear them" And then she sits down
AMI has a good laugh.
That's. why l say that you can t
get the best Of shoe clerk. OF
| course, women realize that they are
unreasonable at times and that buy
ing shoes is a trying bus ness anyway,
but 1t seems rather hard to think
that we can't have the shoes we ask
| for just once in a while.-ChicdgO
Record.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-06-20

this kind q good even stand is an I'M
nortant item in securing good yield'
Have the seed on hand and the imple-
ments ready to SOW at the first oppor::
tunity, and then when the condition OF
the soil will permit push the work az
rapidly as possible; in nearly all cases
the early sown oats give the best crop.
Oats can be used to good advantage IN
n system of rotation, and where stock Ii
kept to consume the various iarm pro
ducts can be usel probably as feed.
How early oats may be sown depend,
much upon the season; in some years i,
ia possible TO SOW in the latter part OF
February, while at other times it will be
the frst part of April before the seeding
can be done. But it is always adVlsapie
to SOW at the first oPportunity.-o'.
Louis Republic.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-06-20
GROWING OATS.

oae OF the most important items with
his crop is early seeding. Oats will
grow and thrive III cool, moist weather,
but hot, dry weather often cuts short the
growth and yield.
To be profitable oats must be grown
chcaply; one point in doing this is to
secure good growth and yield, and
every advantage must be taken to get
this.
Everything should be made ready, 50
that at the first favorable opportunity
the work can be pushed along as rapidly
as possible. While earliness is an item,
there is no advantage in trying to work
the soil when it is wet. With oats, as
with all other crops, it is important to
have the soil in good tilth, and this can
not lie secured readily if the soil il
worked wet.
One rapid, as well as economical, way
OF sowing oats is to have two teams and
three men. One of the men can SOW the
oats broadcast by hand, another, with q
team and cultivator, can work them into
the soil, and the man aud team can har-
row into good tilth. In this way tho
seeding may be done very rapidly. It Is
not necessary nor best to work the soil
deep. The roots of the oat plant grow
very near the surface, and if tho surface
is thoroughly fined this is all tho prep.
aration necessary.
!. Another good plan is 10 uso tho disk
harrow with seeder attachment. In
this way the seed Is sown and worked
into the soil all at once; it has ono de.
cided advantage in that the seed can b,
sown very readily and much rxre eycnl,
when the wind is blowing hard than can
we'll be done by hand. Many of tho
spring tooth harrows have the seeding
attachment and can be used In the same
way as the disk harrow. Caro- must be
taken to use plenty Of seed and to get i.
distributed evenly. as with all crops Of
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-06-20
A NEGLECTED FODDER CROP.

Peas are an excellent food for milch
COWS, or for hogs. Take piece of fall
plowing and harrow it we'll to make a
good seed bed. Sow broadcast two and
cne-half bushels of the small Canada
peas, or three bushels of marrowfsts, and
plow under four or five inches. The pea
is deep-rooted plant and should be put
well down. Sow on top of the ground
one bushel of oats to hold the peas up.
For hogs they come in as green forage
after clover, and may be cut with o
scythe, and thrown in to them, or a NOV
able fence may be put around a small
portion of the field. Good success has
been obtained by putting the peas and
oats in the silo. Or they may be cut and
cured, threshed and ground into meal.
Try two or three acres as an experiment.
the coming sprlng.-Americln Agricul-
turiss.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-06-20
Presence of Mind.

81 knew sea captain. who died
some years ago, who displayed great
presence OF mind at most critical
time" said Henry 5. Roberts OF BoS-
ton. ellis ship had caught fire and
the passengers and crew were COM
PEELED 10 take to the boats In hurry.
The captain remained perfectly cool
throughout all the confusion and
fright OF the embarkaIOn, and at
last every one but himself was got
safely into the boats. By the time
he was ready to follow the passengers
were wild with fear and excitemenu.
Instead of hurrying down the lad
der the captain called out to the
sailors TO hold on a minute, and tax.
Ing n cigar from his pocket, coollY
bit the end off and lighted it with a
piece Of the burning rigging. Then
he descended with great deliberation
and gave the order to shove Off
How could you stop to light cigar
at such a moment?' he was after.
ward asked by one Of the passengers.
because he answered, i saw that
il l did not do something to divert
your minds there would likely be a
panic and upset the boats The
lighting of cigar'tooK but moment
and attracted the attertion or every.
b dy; and you all forgot. yourselve.
n thinking about my curious be
| havior and we got safely away. St
Louis Globe Democrat
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-06-20

The C ty of San Salvador, Capital
OF the South American Republic of the
same name, is called the Swinging
Mat, on account of its numerous earth
quakes.
-Greek and Roman doors always
opened outward, and when man was
passing ont of a house. he knocked on
the door, So as not TO open it IN the face
of passer-by.
There Is snake in India which is
said TO possess the peculiar power of
producing insanity in any person who
looks into its glIttering eyes for more
than ten minutes.
"A II. pound trout, is said to have
been the largest fish ever caught in the
Iruckee River, was hauled out of that
stream by lucky angler near Reno,
New, the other day.
Near Brenham, Texas, lives a man
who has only one eye; the strange
feature of his case being the fact that
the Place where the other eve should
be is black, and has been so from
birth.
-Thero are 1S7 pound of salt in
ton Of water from the Dead Sea. la tie
%hilhI4b-C tllC Is ClglIy-Ole
pounds to every ton.
The Oldest ar architectural ruins in the
world are believed to he the rock cut
temples at Ipsambul, on the left bank
of the Nile, IN Nubia.
There is a remarkable burning
spring" in Lincoln County, Kentucky,
which regularly overhows its banks
every afternoon at l.3O O'Clock pre-.
cisely.
"A section OF CalifornIa tree sent
to the British Museum, London, is 1880
years old, according to its rings.
bank clerks in Germany receive
from SAL to Sl100 salary. For the first
three or four years they serve without
pay.
An eminent anatomist says that
more of the ill health of women is due to
their habit of cramping their feet than
Is relied.
James Sample Walker. one OF the
most noted scouts of the plains in the
early days, died at Stockton Cali re-
Gently.
Plenty of water is reported to sup
ply good level for the proposed canal
between Lake Superior and the
Mississippi.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-06-20

The Warrior. the oldest armor-cIat
ship in the wo Id, built entirely oi
on, is about to be renovated and
prepared TO service abroad as {
qua dship at one OF the coaling s,a
tionS She was launched by IL.
Thames Iron works Company al
BlacKwall, Lee. %, 1860, and com
missioned for the d st time in August,
1864, by Captain A. A. Cochrane, fol
Sc wee in the channel She is to
have new boilers certainly, and q
new sc ondary battery OF quick-frins
guna-LondOn World