Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-12-12

''Good society is that which ID NOT
personal in its talk, but which finds
sufficient topics of interest to discus.
without dilating on the sins Of neigh
bors Good Housekeeping.
"a story was recently told of how
a preacher tested the effect of the
hard times upon bis congregation.
At the conclusion of one of his ser.
mons he said: "Let everybody in the
house who pay their debts stand up. u
INSTANTLY every man, woman and
child, with one exception arose to
their feet. He seated the crowd and
then said: "Let every man who is
not paying his debts stand up" The
exception noted, care-worn, hungry
looking individual, clothed in his last
summer suit, slowly assumed a per
pendicular position and leaned up
on the back of the seat in front of
him. Chow is it, my friend, inquir.
cd the minister, that you are the on.
~ man In this large congregation
who is unable to meet his obliga
tionsi Il publish a newspaper" he
meekly replied '-and my brethren
here who have just stood up are all
my subscribers and" "Let us
pray, exclaimed the minister"
From the Bloomfield Times of Nov.
ember 4. = George Yeager. while
hunting with two men near McKee's 3
Half Falls, Snyder county, was kill
ed by the accidental discharge of his
gun. He had shot bird, and while
in the act of placing it in his pocket
the weapon discharged, blowing off
the side of his head aud causing
death in about fifteen minutes.
X A serious accident was averted
last Thursday at LOUISVILLE by the
prompt action of j. }. Woliffee
Prof. N. j, Briner was bu.chering
and his mother was assisting, and
when working about the kettles her
dress caught fire, and when discov-
cred, the flames were going upward
as high as the ceiling Me- w. said,
and by great presence of mind he
looked around and could not find
anything to smother the flames with,
when he grasped the burning dress
in his hands and by rolling and strik
ing and fighting he got the flames
out. MIR. w. was so overcome that
he broke completely down and wept
1t was indeed a serious affair; o
heavy woolen hood prevented Mrs.
Briner's hair from taking fire. AIR.
VS. hands were severely burned, but
he put cotton and sweet oil on, and
when he removed it great pieces of
epidermis stuck to the cotton.
What do you take medicine for
Because you are sick and want to get
we'll of course. Then remember
Hoods Sarsaparilla Cures.
The Philadelphia Inguirer's build.
ing llO9 Market Street, will be open
ed on Saturday, December Is, 1894.
The new building of the Ph,iadel-
phia Enquirer, at ll09 Market street,
is Elk stories high, has basement and
sub basement and q depth of 1877 feet.
1t is believed to be the largest news.
paper building in the world, devoted
solely to single publication. In the
basement are the three mammoth
presses, oIo of which is the largest in
the whole world, having . capacity fol
printing $4,000 twelve page papers pei
hour The electric plant furnishes
light for the building and power fol
turning everv piece of machinery in the
building, including presses, type set
ting macbiaes, elevators and etereo.
tipping machinery. No other power i.
used. The boiler plant is one of the
largest in the city. The first floor of
! fees are the handsomest ever designed
The counting rooms on the 3rd floor,
where the staff of the Publisher is
qusrtered, are fitted up regardless oi
expense. The editorial rooms on the
fifth floor have been fitted up with a
magni6cence never before attempted
Pneumatic tubes connect all floors and
on every desk Is a telephone connected
with an exchange which serves this
building only, SO that every member oi
the staff i, in direct speaking commun-
icat;on with all the others. The news
room is the most complete ever design
ed. Telegraph and long distance tele.
phone wires, connect with all parts ol
the world. The composing room is on
the sixth floor and contains the most
improved type-setting machines aud
every improved device for getting ou,
a newspaper. The art department on
the fourth floor is one of the larges,
and most complete in the world Near
ly 300 persons are employed in tn.
building.
As whole, it is believed the world
does not afford another set of Offices
equal to these.
Do you have headache, dizziness
drowsiness, loss of appetite and 9th
er symptoms of biliousness! Hood.
Sarsaparilla will cure you.
Court PrOceedings.
Court convened at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
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