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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-01-03
%HEN BAYS WERE FOUR HOURS
'hat Was some Time Ago, and the Earth
Travelled Nuch Fnster.

Ahat was some Time Ago, and tle Earth
Travelled Much Faster.
To day is longer than yesterday;
tomorrow will be longer than to-day
The difference is 50 small that even
n the course of ages it can hardly be
said to have been distinctly estab-
,iShed by observation, SAYS The story
of the Heavens. We do not pretend
to say how many centuries have
,apsed since the day was even one
second shorter than it is at present;
out centuries are not the units
which we employ in tidal evolution.
million years ago it is quite prob
able that the divergence ofthe length
of the day from its present value may
have been very considerable Let US
take glance back into the profound
depths of time past and see what
the tides have to tell Us. If the
present order of things has lasted
the day must have been shorter and
shorter the farther we look back into
the dim past The day is now twenty
four hours; it was once six hours.
How much farther can we go? Once
the SIX hours is past we begin to ap-
proach limit which must at some
point bound our prospect The
shorter the day the more is the earth
oulged at the equator; the more the
earth is bulged at the equator the
,reater is the strain put upon the
materials of the earth by the centii-
fugal force of its rotation. If the
earth were to go too fast it would be
.'nable TO cohere together; it would
eparate into pieces just as a grind
tone driven too rapidly is rent asun-
Ter with violence. Here, therefore,
We discern in the remote past a bar
I'er which stops the present argu-
lnent There is certain critical
velocity which is the greatest that
the earth could bear without risk of
rupture, but the exact amount of that
velocity is a question not very easy to
answer. 1t depends upon the nature
# the materials Of the earth; it de-
lends upon the temperature; it de-
. ,ndS upon the effect of pressure, and
rn other details not accurately known
! 0 us. An estimate of the critical
Velocity has, however. been made,
| nd it has been shown that the short
! st period of rotation which the earth
! OTld have, without flying into
niGccs, i about three or four hours
! h" doctrine of tidal evolution has
tnus conducted Us TO the conclusion
: lat, at some inconccivably remote
I luch, the earth was spinning round
g axis in period approXimating to
three or six hours.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-01-03
VOL. XLVIII
LOVES SEAsoN.

n sad sweet days when hectic aushss
Burn red or maple and sumach lea-
When sorrowful Winds wall throu,b IN.
rushes,
And all things whisper of loss aud grief.
When close and closer bold Frost "a
-: proaches
To snatch the blossoms from r;a,,r,,
breast,
When night forever on dag encroaches-
o. then think that love you bssx
AMI yet when winter. tlat t7rspt u,s,o.
Has buried autumn in walls of sn9U,
And bound AMI -es5ereI wnere bold Fros,
cast her
Lies outrage Nature in helpless woe.
When all eact-'s Pleasures in four walls o.,
tire,
Ard stie by side ia the snug homo nes.
We list tao tsupests which canno, enssr-
Oh, then I say that love vou has.
But later on, when the Siren Seas7n
betrays the trust of the senile Kin
And glad Earth laughs at the act OF l.a,s,,
And winter dies in the arms of Srri,,
" hen buis AMI birds all push and fustsr
10 free fair Nature 50 .on- oppre,s,',
thrill with feelings / cannot utter
And then am certain love you best.
But when in sp'ea i2r tIs qIseaIy sanne,
Heigns over the earth an Jas ssie, a5,v,
" hen Nature knees to tIs royal c. ner.
And even the Sun ftneS hot with Low,
hen Pleasure basls ii the Iusc.ou.
weather,
And Care lies out on the sward to r-st-.
Oh, whether spar5 or whether toz,,her. -.
1t Is then l know that love YOU best.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox, in L:p1inco.s.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-01-03

Surely have established my thesis
chat dirt is only matter in the
wrong place Chemistry, like a
thrifty housewife, economies every
scrap The horseshoe nails dropped
in the streets are carefully collected
and reappear as swords and guns.
The main ingredient of the ink with
which l now write was probably once
the broken hoop Of an old beer bar
rel The clippings of the travelling
tinker are mixed with the Iarings u
horses hOofs and the worst kinds u
woolen rags, and these are worked u9
into an exquisite blue dye, which
graces the dress of courtly danes.
The dregS of port wine, carefully de-
canted by the topper, are taken I'm tic
morning as seidlitZ powder, 10 re-
move the effect of the dehauch. The
offal Of the streets and the wastings
Of coal gas reappear carefully pre-
served in the ladys smelling bottle,
Dr. are used 10y her to flavor blanc
manages for her friends. All this
thrift of material is an imitation OF
the economy Of nature, which allows
no waste. Everything has its des-
tined place in the process Of the un.-
verse, IN which there is not a blade
of grass or even a miCrObe too much,
II we possessed the knowledge to lp-
ply them TO their fitting purposes -
North American Review.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-01-03
Canned Vegetables.

There are few things more unappe
Cizing than the canned goods put up
in tins, as they are ordinarily served
-thaG is, simply turned out into 4
saucepan and heated.
A very important precaution Il
take is TO turn out the G0ntents of a
can several hours before they are
wanted, which will cause them to
lose The peculiar, stified. close taste,
frequently cOmbired with solder, that
100 often ciings to them.
Peas should be drained Of then
liquor and heated with a spoonful of
water, a lump of butter, half a
teaSpoonful of fine sugar and
salt and pepper. Or, make a thin
white sauce with milk, butter sea-
soning and bit Of flour, and heat
them in this.
Canned corn needs little milk OIL
cream, butter and seasoning, and it
must only get thoroughly hot Cook
ng tOughens it.
You can make corn pudding with
two cupfuls of chopped canned corn.
one of milk, one egg beaten in half 4
cupful Of milk, tablespoonful Of
melted butter and palatdble sea-
soning of salt and pepper.
For corn pancakes mix as above,
adding half cupful more of milk,
-four to make a thin batter, and a
teaspOOnful of baking powder.
Pancakes made CT canned peas. af
ter the same receipt, are not bad.
Canned tomatoes are nice steweo
and baked in alternate layers with
LoiIcd rice or boiled macOroni, season.
ing the layers with butter, pepper
and salt.
Canned asparagus makes nice as
pasguS cream SOUP and may be
served in every way the same as the
fresh. Albany CultivatOr.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-01-03
NUMIsMATIcs IN CHINA.
soms Collections OF Coins in the East G
Back 1900 Years.


Back 1900 Years.
China is the paradise of the numis
matist. The collections of cash. ac1
cording TO Consul Edward Bedloe's
report to the State Department,
quoted by the Philadelphia Bulletin,
are something marvellous They are
small coins Of bronze, brass, copper.
or silver, ranging in intrinsic value
from 1-20 Of cent to % cents. The
oldest of these coins on record ap.
peared about >, 300 B. c. Over $780,.
600 different kinds of cash are pre-
served in collections. Some are won
derful examples of coinage. but most
of them are clumsy and coarse. The
numiSmatiSt can work all his life,
spend very little money and leave tC
pOsterity thousands of coins. All he
needs to do is to con1ne his work to
the collection Of cash, the small coins
in brass and bronze, whose value
ranges from l-l0th to l-l4th Of Il
cent. Their workmanship varies, but
is usually very good. Their shaLe
to-day is like that of European coins
with the exception that through the
center is square hole through which
the coins are strung together like
beads. In the past, however, other
forms were employed, including the
square, triangle, heart, ellipse, shield,
| key, sword, and spear. The number
Of kinds IS simply immense. They
are referred to in the literature as far
back as 25O B. G. THE earliest that
have heard Of" says Consul Bedloe,
dates from the Ts'in dynasty, which
ruled from 225 to 2O7 r. c. From
that time until to-day these useful
little coins have been used by every
monarch, no matter whether he was
an emperor of the entire country or
king of one of the petty principalities
into which, from time to time, the
Chinese Empire was broken. There
have been over 200 occupants
of the various thrones, royal and inn
periaL In addition to these regular
issues, if such they may be called,
there have been special issues from
time to time and also special local is
sues. \ wealthy mandarin in Can
ton is said to have the finest collec-
llpti tAliil' NollldlulIS - Opu SptNI'
mems of different kinds"
The cost increases as you co back.
ward in time. The cash of this CEN
tury can be secured at their nominal
face value. Those Of the eighteenth
ana seventeenth centuries bring from
l cent to 10 cents each Those of the
Han dynasties, from zoe to 100 4. ID. ,
bring 500 each when in fine staue OF
preservation. These true antiques
are found in ancient tombs and ruins.
Several hundred were discovered in
Annoy this year in digging a grave,
when the laborers broke into an old
tomb several feet below the surface
Of the soil. The coins lay in pretty
earthenwarc jar, and were enCrustcd
with thin layer Of malachite that
here and there had been changed by
moisture into azurite. The coins
were sold by the lucky coolies in the
next twenty-fOur hours, and are said
to have brought 81 apiece, an i'm
mense sum TO men working for >
cents 4 day. To succeed in collect
Ing cash person must be a fine Chi
nese scholar. The labor thereby in
volved is so severe as TO preclude
most collectors from induiging in the
pleasure to any great extent.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-01-03
Cigar without ANY Poi.nn.

In the fertile brain of DR. : Weir
Mitchell was conceived some time
since the idea Of an anti-nic5tine
cigar, which is now in great demand
among inveterate smokers, says the
Philadelphia Record. The illuStrioUs
neurolOgiSt numbers among his Ia
tIentS many suffering from nervous
diseases, the result of excessive -moE-
ing. To these he was wont to say:
"YOu must give up smoking alto
gether if you wish to regain your
health" The patients demurred.
The doctor admitted it was rather
hard, and began to look about fo-
some alternative plan. He felt tha.
II Il cigar could BE- manufactured from
which all or the greater p3rtion OF
the nicotine were extracted the effect
upon the smoker would be practically
harmless. The idea was explained to
a welI-known local manufacturer, who
at once had the cigars made after the
plan suggested by DR.. Mitchell. The
Vuelta Abaio tobacco, used for the
filler, and the Connecticut wrapper
ere subjected to what is termed the
double resweating" process. The
materials are placed in steamroom
for four or five hours, after which
they aTe taken out and subjected to
Gpat9ral drying for a day Qr Two
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-01-03
Pleasant SurDrISe

An amusing instance of the sin
plicity Of little negro boy is told by
Il lady in whose family the lad lived
for several years When he was
about seven years old he was set tu
earn words in an old Spelling-hOok.
lie at once became interested in
watching race between a small boy
and old Father Time, as re presented
by an engraving, and every spare
moment he had during the day n
devoted to the contemplation of this
chase, which was TO HIN both real
and exciting.
When bedtime came he reluctantly
aid aside the book, and his study Of
dat OF feller wild de Lowin' Scyve''
had to be given up for that day.
The next morning the first thing he
did was to get the old speller and
turn its pages eagerly until he came
to the exciting picture.
He gazed intently at the figures for
an instant, and then exclaimed. with
a scream OF delight as he capered ioy-
fully about the kitchen, book IN
hand:
He ain kotched i'm Yit, no, sab,
cracky, he ain kotched i'm yit."
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-01-03
The Cheek of This.

Says the st. Louis Star-SaYing
THE letters brought out by the
death Of Blaine and published over
the signature OF MACK" in the late
issues Of the st. Louis "Globe-Demo-
crat," are the choicest contrib buttons
to the higher grade Of political litera-
ture that the newspapers have seen
for many a day. They combine a
style that is hard to surIass with a
mass of information, much of which
is the result OF the writer's intimate
and confidential relations with the
men about whom he speaks. They
are from the pen of Mr.. J. b. Me-
Jullagh, the editor of the ''Globe-
Democrat" and they show conclu-
'iyelY that he has not lost one iota
Of his olditime ylgOr. ALI we regret
ltout them is that they were not
published h. THE Star-Sayings, -
where they could have that wide cir.
culation to which Be-ir merits en-.
titles them.H
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-01-03
isE~kN.

Iratc Father Young man, l an
outraged, sir that You should seek to
marry my daughter on so short &c.
qUaiutancc. You arr almost
stranger to her. StubbS Ulrmlyi-
Well, she doesn't take any more
chances than | DO. Shes almost =
stranger to me. Texas SlftinEs.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-01-03

A supposed criminal was arrested
Jhe other daY by policeman at Kel-
helm, in Bavaria, and was walking
along with his captor beside the
Danube, when suddenly he jumped
into the water. The weather had
been very severe, and there were
great blocks of floating ice stretch.
ing right across the stream. Spring.
ing from block to block the prisoner
succeeded in gaining the opposite
bank followed at a distance by the
policeman. Eut the policeman was
less nimble, and he fell into the
swiftly flowing river. Here GeInarks
the London Daily News was n very
nice question of casuistry. Ought
the man who was under arrest to
stand by and see a fellow creature,
and even a policeman, drowned, or
ought he to risk his own life to save
him, with the prospect Of putting the
fetters once more upon himself? To
the credit of human nature, the
prisoner did not hesitate a moment.
He plunged in and brought the police
man safely to dry land. Then it was
the turn Of the policeman to be gen.
erous. He offered to represent the
matter to the proper authorities with
a view to obtaining a life-saving
medal for his preseryer. The latter,
however, did not see the matter quite
in the same light. He claimed his lib
ertY and the other agreed he had
earned il, and giving him a couple OF
marks for himself, dismissed him
with a blessing The fugitive has
not vet been recaptured.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-01-03

"Ycs, sab" said the barter, as he
PLAYED 4 rcveIlle on the sJrop with his
razor blade. some bahbahS may be
jus as good as othchs on'ythey don't
suit some men. You see. its Il gucs-
ton Of pusSonal magnitude; bah
bah may Sot he Of tie right tempcrl
ture TO suit a customer. Life.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-01-03
UnTuly Member

What an experience 1t was, learn
ing to write, And how many Of Us
amiably and UnconscioUsly made faces
over ii, For after we had learue Z
where to place each finger, and how
to move the pen, and how to hold the
wrist, there was an unrulY member
that insisted upon helping Us shape
each letter
Little Girl-Please ma'am, JoHnl7
Smart is maxim mistakes in his writ
ing lesson.
Teacher-How do yUG know?
Little Girl-There's three capitsI
SIS in the copy to-day. and he's mdE u
LIS
Teacher-You can't see his pen.
Little Girl-NO'm, but I c9n SCI
mis- tongue Good News.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-01-03
A. Natural ~ Lie.

First Little Girl-rve got a doll
that can say mamma, and you
amt, Second Little Girl don't
care. Papa's gOin' to get me uoll
that l can wind up and it'll wake up
in the middle of the night an it'll
cry for two hours. - Indianapolis
Journal
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-01-03
Cynical.

"Good! said Mr.. Caustick, at the
breakfast table, to Mrs. Caustick.
Senator Sypher is dead and his obit-
uary is in this paper Bat why DO
you call it good'?" "Eccause Iow
we stand some chance Of learning
why they ever elected hm to the SEN
Ntc. "-EXChangc
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-01-03

The long distance telephone has
oeen put in operation between Nor
way and Sweden, and his Majesty at
Jhristiania can communicate directly
~ word of mouth with his ministers at
stockholm.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-01-03

"Do you think it is proper Tor a
lady to 60 to all the plays that the
theatcrs present." she asked. 1t
depends" he replied. altogether on
the size ofyour fayorite hat. Wash
inrtnn Sfnr
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-01-03

NJ. Prudhomme having been asked
10 write something IN a friends al
bum, wrote this: j envy bachelors
for their liberty, love women for their
poetry, and married lien for their
aisfortuneS Exchange.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-01-03
n,rd. Renst. Nor Fowl.

''What's this?" asked the new
boarder, suspiciously, as he turned
over with his fork something the
waiter had brought him. 'It doesn't
seem to be fish, flesh. or good red
herring" YOU'RE right, replied the
oldest boardcr, knowingly: ";t's
ripe. buffalo Express
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-01-03

"Parker's flrc-insurancc policy COW
cred the coal in his cellar ana the
other day he put in a claim for all
the coal he'd burned" What did
the company dc?" Had Parker ar
rested for arson. New York sun.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-01-03
Quite an Item,

Closeflt (to wholesale manager)--
Have you made up the list of things
in our line affected by the tariff?
Manager-Yes, sir; everything, save
one Item, is raised enormously.
Closetit-And what item Il that?
Manager -Salariesi-Puck.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-01-03
This operation is thrice repeated,
after which the tobacco Is considered

Practically Tree OF nicotiEe Many
prominent men have tabooed the
stronger brands of the new cigar
without prescription and through
choice. The manufacturer estimates
his sale for the first three months at
/, 900 boxes.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-01-03

Johnny BillowS-It'S awful on 4
boy to be borh an orphan. Willie
Fellows-Yes; he can't never se1 4
lay-of from school on account OF ht'
mother beiu' sick, ck,-BrOoklyn Lila
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-01-03

Things never does go light in
this world" said the pessimistic hired
man. ''Bodwire fences didn't come
in until after leather pants had gone
out o style. ."-IudianapoliS Journal
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-01-03
His Measure.

Hoffman Howes .despcrately)-GiEi.
me gun! l want to blow my brains
out Dealer-Try one of those air
guns, young man.-Genera! Manager
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-01-03
PRISClLLA'S MANIAC ENENI
Dy MARAu CROSSE FARLEY.

lACON DODG.
ielt blue" enough,
as he sat down t.
his six o'clock tea.
In his humble home
on Forest Hill. II
was not that the
tea was either badly
served or poor in
quality, for he in
variably purchased
the best groceries
{ h e m ar q
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-01-03
SMILES SOFCONTENTMENT
SSUED FROM THE TENS OF
VARIOUS HUMORISTS.

sIeassnt Incidents Occurring tho worI.
Over-SayIngs that Are Cheerful TO the
Old or Young jokes that Everybody
VIII Enjoy rIeadIn=.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-01-03

HAPPY is the man who knows wha.
ne wants and never entirely loses
iaitb that he will some day get it
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-01-03

A WOMAN judges men with hel
.ars; a man forms his opinions Of
women with his eyes
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-01-03

SOME doctors who blush at tho
thought of advertising, have a habit
of telling how they cured persons
after all the other doctors had ven
them up
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-01-03

The irst arithmetic using tho deci.
mnl system was published in 1882.
The evening world., 1894-01-09
HAS HILL PEACHED ?
Rumor that the Bank Cashier Has
Turned States Evidence.
More st. Nicholas Officials Thought
to Be Implicated.
Much Mystery and a Denial that
Warrants Are Out.

Many vague rumors were current in
the District-Attorney's office to-day re-
garding the affairs of the ST. Nicholas
Bank and its ex-teller. Lewis a. Hill,
who is under indictment for the theft
Of $56S of the banks money.
One report was that Hi. after sur
rendering himself to the authorities yes
terday, had turned States evidence. AS
no one but Hill has been implicated in
that other arrests would be made. and
some startling revelations might be
looked for.
The detectives connected with the Dis
trict-Attorney'S Office acted in u very
mysterious manner This morning, as they
usually do when an important arrest Is
to be made. They were landed severa
~leEal-looking documents, which had the
appearance of bench warrants, and I'M
mediately left the building.
They went in the direction Of Wall
street, and were seen lowering about thu
l O'Clock this afternoon they returned to
the courthouse. but without anyon In
charge.
The report that other officials Of the
defunct bank We're to be arrested could
not be verified, as the detectives re-
fused to talk, and Assistant District,
Attorney Davis, who has been assigned
to the case, evaded all questions regard
ing the banks affairs.
All Mr.. Davis would say about the
matter was that he had a talk with Hill
late yesterday afternoon, and that h.
was ~endeavoring to trace the $4,000
Mr.. Davis said that II warrants had been
issued for any other person. connected
with the st. Nicholas Bank he vas
ignorant of the fact.
The evening world., 1894-01-09
TO GET A LITTLE WARMER
Young America VIII Accordingly
He Cheuted Ont of skating.

Forecaster Dunn predicted this morn
ing that It would be Just n little warmer
tomorrow. He said the change In tenn
p%erature would only be slight.
The severest part OF the cold wave In
this city vas last night, when the tenn
perature fell to % degrees above zero. 1t
remained at 7 degrees below freezing
point nearly all night, and Mr.. Dunn
thought there surely must be skating.
The Park Board officials said this
morning that Van Cortlandt Park Lake
was not frozen thick enough to make
skating. Receiver Andrew Freeman, OF
the Manhattan Club. says the ice on
Manhattan Field is not thick enough to
open up for the public. He VIII light up
the field tonight and admit a few
friends, but he thinks the ice Is not
strong enough to hold a crowd.
If by chance II should get very cold
this afternoon, so that the Ice would
thicken, he will open the field to the
public. but according to Mr.. Dunn there
IL no chance for II getting colder to-day.
He thinks the temperature VIII remain
about stationary to-day.
There may be a little rain or snow to-
morrow. The mercury registered % de-
grees in this city at s o'clock this morn
ing. There was a little snow In north
ern New York this morning.