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The herald., 1894-09-07
THE TARIFF QUESTION.
Congressman barter Discusses 1t
Auhuru N "

Congressman Harter Discusses 1t at
auburn, n. Y.
AUBURN, N. Y, Sept. 6.-Demo cratic
day at the county fair brought good
attendance. Governor Flower and Con-
gresham Harter of Ohio were the
speakers. Mr.. Harter said in part:
"The tariff question is purely ques-
ton OF taxation and the principles which
govern all other forms of taxation apply
equally to it.. In other words, all taxa
ton is burdensome and an evil gener-
ally OF no email proportions. 1t is, how
ever, necessary evil, and as rule it
gives reasonable compensation for its
existence. 1t 10 the price OF govern
ment, as it represents the cost of pro-
tecting the people of a state or nation
in the rights of person and property.
Taxation, then, is the price OF govern
ment, and unless we approve OF paying
more than we need for what we buy in
our private capacity, we should, as in
teligent citizens, object to paying any
more taxes than are required to defray
the actual necessity and cost OF govern
ment.
Tariff taxation is naturally a very
unjust thing, inasmuch as it is collected
upon what we consume and not upon
wealth, capital or what we have accumu-
lated. Under this system very poor
man with large family would pay a
larger sum of money for the support of
his family than very rich man having
no family. This is an indictment which
always lies against any form OF tariff
taxation"
The herald., 1894-09-07
NEWS FROM THE ORIENT,
Progress of the Chinese
Japanese War.
Both Nations Proceeding Very
Cautiously.
Thirty Thousand. Japanese Troops
in Corea.
The Wei m Preparing to Lny Siege to
Port Arthur The King of
Corea Siding With
Japan.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
VICTORIA, B. c., Sept. 6.-The steam
ship Empress of Japan has arrived from
Yokohama and Hong Kong. Capt. J. Q.
Coke, prominent sealer, was one OF
the passengers. He had bsen in Japan
since February and says that in Ioko-
hama and Hakodate every thing ia quiet
who 60 to Japan expecting to join the
army or navy or secure other positions
will surely be disappointed. There is a
strong anti-foreign feeling, and the peo-
Pile will have no outsiders in any posi-
ton. This rule prevais in all branches
of the service, especially in the hospital
and ambulance corps. which are very
thorough.
Captain Oarew, master OF the San
Francisco sealer, Walberg. died at Hako-
date Just before the Empress OF Japan
called.
DR.. G. A. Arnold, United States vic g.
consul at Nagasaki, died suddenly Au-
guet 22d.
The Yokohama correspondent of tn Q
Associated Press, under date of Angus t
Goth, writes:
The Japanese troops in Cores now
number upwards of 10000. The total
force was. on August 18th, placed under
Lieutenant-G General Nozu, chief OF the
Fifth army coIps. who served with dis
tinction IN the Sateuma war OF the re-
bellien in 1877, and is said to have
shown great tactical skill in the grand
army maneuyers of 1892
The Japanese government has pro-
mulgated decree constituting prize
courts on the basis recognized by Amer
lean and European usage. At present
no regulations will be issued with regard
to contraband of war, owing to possible
complications with western powers, but
the right ia reserved to seize neutral
ships actually discovered to be supplying
China with war material. in accordanc Q
with the principles OF international law.
New currency regulations have been
promulgated by the king of Cores !;
Japanese silver coins are to circulate
eide by side with those OF the kingdom.
Among the presents sent by the en-
peror of Japan to the Corean king is q
richly embroidered national flag of
Corea. This gift contradicts tho idea of
conquest by Japan.
The herald., 1894-09-07
SUGAR PLANTERS REBEL.
A Serious Break In the Democratic Ranks
In Louisiana.

A Serious Break In the Democratic Ranks
in Louisiana.
New ORLEANS, Sept. 6.-The sugar
planters convention here was the most
remarkable gathering in many years
and the first serious break in the DEM
oeratic party in 20 years is now threat
ened. The convention declared in favor
of an alliance with the Republican
party on national issues, and two, and
possibly three, congressional districts,
comprising the sugar region, are en-
dsngered to the Democrats. There
were probably 300 representative men
present at the convention and nearly
all OF them men of wealth and
with power to control a considerable
following. The action they have taken
cannot be underestimated. The meet
ing WAS called to order by Richard Nc
Call one OF the leading planters of the
Third district, and M. E. Pugh was
made chairman. Among those who
participated in the discussions were w.
E. Howell, prominent Democrat; H.
?. Kernochan, who was q naval officer
under Cleveland; G. p. Anderson, a
wealthy planter, and ]. A. Ware, a
Democratic representative in the legis-
latuTe.
The herald., 1894-09-07
poPPER sUMmoNED.

The San francisco Grand Jury Investi-
eating Municipal Politics.
San FRANCISCO, Sept. 6.-There is a
probability that the inside of municipal
politics, as conducted in San Francisco,
will be soon made public. The grand
jury has summoned Max Pepper, the
leader OF the local Democracy, to appear
before it and testify as to the charges he
has made that money was paid to super
CONTINUED on Second page.l
The herald., 1894-09-07
tendent of instruction; George G. Pres
cott railroad commissioner.

tendent of instruction George G. Pres
colt, railroad commissioner.
The platform reafiirms the principles
of the Democrttic national platform OF
1892; attributes the financial distress to
Republican class legislation; says the
new tariff law affords substantial relief
and is broad stride in the direction OF
accomplishing the results that the party
has so long contended for; that by the
repeal Of the Sherman silver law, the
money OF the country is placed on a
sound basis, and no proposed legislation
should be entered that does not provide
that every dollar issued by the govern
ment should be of equal intrinsic and
interchangeable value; denounces the
A. z. A. and kindred societies; APP
proves the income tax of the tariff bill
and commends Cleveland's administra-
ton.
Olaf r. Starr was nominated for in
surance commissioner.
The herald., 1894-09-07
WOMEN WILL VOTE.
Test OF the Suffrage Question in San
Bernardiuo County.

Test OF INC buHrage UueHtI0n IN San
Bernardiuo County.
SAN BERNARDINo, Sept. 6.-Ladies
favorable to woman's rights propose to
hold an election in this county on the
9th of November next bsllot-boxes will,
be specially provided at each poll
ing place in the county, in which all
women of voting age will be requested
to cast ballots for county and state Off
GERS. The movement ia under the aus
pices OF prominent members of the w.
G.. T. U. The object ia to demonstra Q
the practicability OF woman in politics,
and show to the sterner sex that she
will vote il given an opportunity.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-08-22
IphraiIn's sin.

Uncle SjlaS was very honest and
pioas old colOred man who preached
or. Sundays, and had great influence
for good upon the Others in the set
tlement. During one of his revival
seasons, among a dozen or so at the
mourncrs' bench, was black boy
called Eph. about 30 years old, and
for a long time unregenerate. Uncle
Silas was greatly rejoiced to see him
come forward, and at once went to
him. Eph was crying.
'Hain't no use i'll NV comm up
he sobbed. Use sinned away de day
OBJ grace"
''No, you amt. brudder," protested
Uncle Silas. "Iou am de kiu' what
de Lawd wants to save. All you got
to do is to glib up sin"
Use dun done dat, Uncle Siias,"
sobbcd Eph, "but dey amt no saliva
tion fer me-"
Yes dey is, too, honey. Dey amt
no sin SO back dat hit amt washed
white as snow"
Il done stole fo' chickens las
week" confessed the penitent.
'.Dat's all fuggib, Eph'm."
"An' two de week befo', UncIs
Silas"
Oats fuggib, too, Ephm."
"An' two de week befor' dat. Uncle
Silas.'
Oats all right, too, Eph'm.''
But dem two was you'n, Uncle
Slas. Dem fat pullets you low'd 50
much sto' by, Uncle Silas."
"Wha' dat?" exclaimed Uncle Sllas,
suddenly.
Dem las two wuz yo' pullets,
Uncle Silas," sobbed Eph.
Uncle Silas became solemn and
stern.
II recon, Eph'm," he said, slowly,
"IOu' case needs advisement wild
pra'r. | ain sho dat we wanter be
clutterin' up de Kingdom of Hebben
wild chicken thieves, an you berter
stay right on de mo'nerS' bench till
de meetin' am done, an we kin
dezamine yo' state oh sin for per
ticklers. Free Press.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-08-22
Condiments.

To those who preach simplicity Of
1iet, condiments seem not only un-
necessary but injurious. Why, they
ask, should one take piece Of cheese
the "higher" the better, of course
after Il full mea', or why is it that
we favor our viands with sauce this
or sauce that? Science has an answer
ready: Because the condiments,
pickles and cheese are all so many
substances which tends to flavor
flow of the digestive secretions
They stimulate digestion. in other
words, because they cause an in
creased cretion of the saliva and of
gastric juice wherewith our foods are
part indigested. Again, they are
agreea bic to the palate, and the men
tai influence which is thus shed on
the assimilation of food is Of no
mean value in determining that good
digestion should "wait on appetite"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-08-22
Niahan on Battle Ships.

Capt. Mahan was asked some ques-
tlons the other day by an English
man about the battle ship of the fu-
tire, ana this was his answer; "Mil-
itary superiority in warfare depends
upon heavy blows struck at the
enemy's organized fighting force.
Such blows must be struck 10y massed
forces, the units of which should be
individually powerful for ofIense and
defense, because so only can they be
brought under the unity of command
essential to success. The same ag7
gregate of force in two or throe diff
ferent vessels will rarely be equal to
that concentrated in one, because Of
the dificulty OF insuring mutual supI
port. This means heavy vessels or
battle ships. OF course, like all
other statements, this means limita-i
tiOn. The size of vessels is condi-
toned not only 10y construction con-
slderations, but by the fact that you
need TO scatter at times as well as
concentrate. This involves the ne
Ccssity of diyiding your force into
several vessels, because ship once
built cannot be divided. Between
the two horns of the dilemma you
must strike a mean; but always a
battle ship.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-08-22
Capt. Cables Crew of slaves.

The death of Capt. George W.
Cable, one Of the earliest Of Missouri
River steamboatmen, cuts the list of
old-timers notably. He was 81 years
old when he died. He had heen
master, mate. engineer. owner. and
pilot. He was 23 when he began his
career. In five years he was a
licensed engineer. Three years later
he was commissioned as pilot from
New Orleans to the Rocky Mountains
and Cd the Upper Mississippi to st.
Paul AS those were the days of mag
nificcIt salaries in the steambOating
BUSH ess, Capt. Cable made great
deal OF money by carefully invest
ing the liberal pay that he received.
1t was not long until he became a
steamboat owner in his own name.
OF the famous boats of the forties
and flfties that he owned the Edward
Walsh, George Collier, Mary Nc
Donald, and Luther Kenneth were
the largest and fastest. Later he
was master and part owner Of the
John Aull, probably the fastest boat
that ever cut the muddy waters OF
the Missouri River.
The crew of the Aull were negro
slaves, the property of the boat man.
agement. When Capt. Cable was
most prosperous he used to while
away the evenings on the hurricane
deck, throwing handfuls Of silver
half-dOllarS into the air. letting them
falein the forecastle, where he could
watch the crew scramble for them.
Misfortune overlook him with the
comings of the railroads. His boats
and other property were swept away.
leaving him in his old age poor in
money and health, with only
memory of the brighter days to cheer
him
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-08-22
WITH HIS WHIP.
~>-lickei the Revolver From tho Sage
Robbers Hand.

- -iicSci the Revolver From tho sage
Robbers Hand.
'erhere is quite 4 difference be,
Tween staging in the early Gays of
tn State and now," said William
Miller, the owner Of the stage line
running from Cazadero to Ukiah.
"When l came here from Boston
in 1854, l drIfted about bit, and
finally went into the service Of
Charles Mclaughlin, the man who
was afterwari killed by Jerome
Cox. He was the owner of the longest
stage line in California at that time.
1t ran with relays from San lose to
Los Angeles.
81 remember once. in lonely
coast range canyon, through which
the road wound, we had a little eX-
perience that was thrilling for the
moment, 1t was about 10 o'clock and
a moonlight night. l was just put
ting the horses through. The stage
was full of passengers, and t ere was
heavy treasure box.
"Ju,t as / got around a bend in
the roa saw a figure of man on
horseback standing by the side of the
road. He yelled to stop, and l saw a
gun barrel CLEAN in the moonlight.
The horses were going at a speed
that might be called breakneck, and
ust made up my mind to take the
ance OF getting through. 1 saw
the gun raised to the fellows shOul-
ller as we approached. l had my
long whip in my hand, and with a
desperation born OF peril of the mo-
mcut | made a vicious swipe at him.
Il don't know now it occurred, but
the lash wound itself around the
gun, and as we dashed by the whip
was drawn taut, and l knew it had
caught, so held fast l was nearly
pulled out OF my seat, but the gun
was dragged from the robbers hand
and fell to the ground, at the same
time it was discharged by the slock
It ratified along the road for quite Il
distance before the whiplash un-
wound itself. l don't know what the
highwayman thought, but l'll bet he
was surprised. San Franc. SEQ Call.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-08-22
Pueblo viejo Into galvanic semblance

Pueblo Nlejo Into galvanic Semblance
If life.
Chepa Matthews sudden disappear
ince was associated with Pablo Nc
Namara's equally sudden departure
from that section Cf :he country.
But Capt. Matthews charged furi-
ously upon all gossips with another
theory. His 'littlc Chepy" had been
'inveigled away" from him by priests
who wanted hisland.
An Indian boy stoning birds near
Mercedes house heard a strange
sound in there.
The house had always been haunted.
1t was long before men were led to
search it.
y heap of stones and tiles rudely
Stimulating flight of steps led from
the earthen floor up to the roof of
Mercedes death chamber
Looking through the ruinous hatch
into The ccll-like gloom below a sight
o chill the blood was seen.
Rooted amid dust and cobwebs, hel
Wild hair in a sunless mist, stood
what had been Chepa Matthews.
Her arms hung rigldly down in front
Of her; the hands, locked together,
made one fist.
At odd moments, far apart, moved
oy some blind mechanism, her arms
lifted toward her breast, the fist
smote there, and voice, not hers,
but hollow and vibrant, answered the
stroke as 4 bell its clapper. One
lamentable great tone, and It ominOus
intervals another and another:
"Oh-h. Oh-h, On-h."
Then marble silence again. De
,out Catholics saw how this affliction
had come about.
Had not that robber of captain
,ust "floated claim over the land
On which the chapel stood?
To punish this hereto, those blessed
oells had "gone to Chepa Matthews
brain"
Solemn groups stand for hours at
safe distances from Mercedes house
to hear and shudder at those lament
able great tones.
"Oh-h. Oh-h. Oh-h.'
Thus ringing her own knell dies
Chepa Matthews, aged l6.
No other knell is rung for her
The pi>tStly guardian of the bells
will NO. unite their austere sweet
tongues.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-08-22

Many miSprOnunciatiOnS ma. be &C,
counted for on the ground of lazincss
inherent in man. 1t is great
deal easier to pronounce the
vowel sounds than the consOnant
sounds; and, by the way, it il curl
Ous fact that man is cOnsOnant-
sounding animal; animals use vowelS:
it is the province of man TO shape
these vowels into words with the use
Of cCnsOnants. Hence, Homer de-
fines man as 'speech-dividing." 1t
is a great deal easier to say sab,
mistah, and wah, than to say sir,
mister, and war 1t is easier to say
mOrnin', evenin', than morning,
evening. But on the other hand, there
are cases when the destroyerof English
seems to take considerable trouble to
accomplish his purpose L. is easier
to say borrer than borrow, or garding
sass than garden sauce? 1t is easier
to say 'oss than horse; but why 60 to
the gratuitOus labor of prehXing an h
in great many cases where it does
not belong? Almost anybody could
say asparagus, but it seems TO require
some little chronological erudition to
say SparrowgraSS. \ country friend
Of the writer invariably called succo-
tash succothash, being apparently
under the impression that it is an in
genious compound of the vegetable
and the animal, coming under the
general name of hash. Another ac-
quaintance. who speaks very deliber-
ately, and with an Xasperating-. Il
know-Iam right" expression of coun-
tcnance, laboriously adds 'tg" to all
words ending with "n''--as capting,
Bosting, and so on. His mispro-
nunciation seems to proceed from de-
sire to be unusually exact and finished
in speech, and it would require some
to call him to account for
his errors.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-08-22
Stealing f.IecfricIfY.

The progress Of science has called
q new crime into existence. A case
recently came before certain Law.
court in which a man, with SOME
knowledge Of electricity, caused the
meter which registered the amount
which he used for Illuminating pur-
poses to record less than he had con-
sumed. The lawyer who defended
him ingeniously argued that as elec-
tricity was an intangible something
of which no one could really state the
exacrnature. and that at law it was
actually unknown, his client could
not be convicted of stealing it. But
the lawyer met his match on the
other side in one who showed that gas
was also unknown at common law,
but was recognized as a thing that
could be stolen. In the sequel the
Judge took advantage Of a certain
statute which makes fraud committed
with view to theft. felony, and
the man who stole the electricity is
therefore likely to meet with the re.
ward Of his misdeed-
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-08-22
AN AVERAGE MAN.

realistic story
Without any sush or glory,
With no sentimental linn sidshS
And no hrswork display.
Bout Q poor old ignoramus
Who Vas never rich nor famous,
And who couldn't ignite the river.
And who worked out By the day.
A rery common feller
Was This Ebeneyer Weller.
With the usual share Of virtues
And with vices two or three:
BED no fatal gift Of beauty,
But an average sense Of nuty,
Neither very good nor evil
Just about like you and me.
And be we'd an average woman,
VsrT nice and vtry human,
Just about Ike Epenezer.
Neither very good nor bad;
OFT in harmony they d warble,
Often they would scold and squabblA.
But they loved each other dearly,
And they couldn't continue mall
Never had enough on Monday
To supply the house till sunday,
Never made enough in April
To support them selves in May:
II they worked hard in November,
They must work hard In December,
And the coarse bread Of tomorrow
Was the hard work Of to-day.
They worked on, grew gray and grayer,
Yet they never made him mayor,
And she plucked no social honors,
And his wages still were small;
Then the load of years grew weighty
And they died when they were eighty.
And they put them in tho graveyard,
And they left them there. That's AL.
A realistic story,
without any gush or glory,
Yet this fellow Ebenezer
Represents the human clan;
His the average share of pleasure,
His the average lack Of leisure,
His the average Joy and sorrow
OF the common average man.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-08-22
Lighting from Storage.

Lighting cars electrically by stOr-
age batteries has now been practiced
on the Chesapeake and Ohio road for
some months and at present eight
coaches, eight combination, eight ey-
press. five dining and four postal cars
are provided with the necessary ap-
parauus. y comparative statement
Of the cost of working and mainten-
ance, Including interest charges Of
these thirty-three ca S, twenty one
cars lighted by PIntsch gas and 1877
cars lighted with ke,osene oil has re-
Gently been sent to the General Man
2gcr OF the road. The report states
that the cost Of the electric lighting
is about l3 per cent less than that
Of lighting by rintsch gas and 20
per cent. more than with kerosene
lamps. The storage batteries are
he'd in o5long boxes weighing COM
p.etc about coo pounds, forty boxes
hc ng enough to light an ordinary
coach from New York to Cincinnati
ihd return, although most of the cars
carry six boxes. In the run between
these cities the apparatus requires no
attention whatever the trainmen
turning the light on aud off as re-
quired. The cells are charged at
CovingtOn, Ky, where there are two
dynamos driven 10y Il seventy horse
power engine running steadily ten
hours day. The battery is built
up of lead plates laid horizontally,
the positive and negative platter be-
ing separated b. a special packing.
The negative plates wear out very
slowly, say in eight or nine years,
but the life OF the positive plates is
only about eighteen months. Al
though the plates aie kept in rub
ber ce Is and are handled carefully at
the harging stations, the constant
iarring OF the cars is found to hasten,
their destruction, just as does the
iarrng Of street railway cars.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-08-22

The sooner man become convinced
of the things he can't do the quicker hs
will succeed in life.
Measured by our time standard,
there are forty years of constant day.
light, followed by forty years of un.
broken night. around the poles Of
Uranus. And the sun rises in the wes
and sets in the east there.
If thou thy part do we'll, the prize Ii
sure; all shall inheret bliss who to tn
end endure.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-08-22

The first known European library
originated in the present to the family
of Regulus by the Roman Senate of
all the books seized at the capture OF
Carthage
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-08-22

The angr1est cur will fawn at the
feet of begger if he has bone to
throw him.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-08-22

ONLY two people attend a real pi'
nic.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-08-22

No WOMAN can lace herself SO tighl
as man can drink himself.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-08-22

There are 13,0O varieties of postage
stamps in the world