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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-10-24
MIRACULOUS ESCAPES.

SapSleon Seemed to 1.-Two In . Charmcs
Circle ana Went About With No Fear.
In reply to the question in wha,
engagements he considered himself
to have been IN the greatest danger
Of losing bis life, Napoleon once said
'.In the commencement of my cam
paigna" Indeed, IL further prod
were demanded to show that he did
not spare himself at Toulon it is onlI
necessary to add that du ing the teI
weeks of its siege Napoleon, in addi
tion to . bayonet wound in his thigh
had three horses shot under him
while at the siege Of Acre, during tn
expedition to Egypt; he lost no fewe
than four in the same manner.
During the last days Of his life
when captivity, disappointment AMI
Sickness mad well-nlgh completed
their work, it is said that the agonl
of his fatal disease drew from hin
on many occasions the pitlful cry Of
why did the cannon balls spar
pe?"
During his long military careei
Napoleon fought sixty battles, while
G sar fought but fifty. In the early
part of his career he was utterl!
reckless of danger while on the bat
tleneld, and this spirit of fearless
ness. largely to the low
and esteem in which he was held b..
his armies. There was a curious be
lief among the English in NapoleOni
me that he had never been wounded
and indeed the report was curreni
that he carefully. ii not in a COW
ardly manner, refraiued from expos
ing himself. Nothing could be mort
contrary to the truth, for he was ir
reality several times severel!
wounded. but, as he wished to i'm
press upon his troops the belief. that
good fortune never deserted tim, ant
that like Achilles. he was we'll nigh
invu q rable, he always made secret
Of his many dangers. He therefore
en- .oined. once for all. upon the part
OF his immediate stat the most alb
soIute silence regarding al circum.
stances Of this nature, for it is al.
most impossible to calculate the con.
fusion and disorder which would have
resulted from the slightest report OF
the aallest doubt relative to his ex.
istence. Upon the single thread o!
tn mans lie not only depended the
fate and government Of great EN-.
pUe. but the whole policy and des
tiny Of Eu ope as we'll.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-10-24
The A,ple Tree and It's Cultivation.

Pyrus Malus, the common apple tree,
is native of Europe and almost natur.
allied here. The Romans had twenty.
two varieties, according to Pliny,
Probably nearly 1000 varieties are cu]
tivated in the United States.
The wild apple or crab tree, a nativ.
of Britain and very generally found in
temperate climates of the northern
hemisphere, is somewhat stunted
looking tree, with austere, uneatable
fruit, yet it is the pareni of all, OF
almost all, the varieties of apples 81
much priced for the dessert.
The apple is now one of the most
widely diffased of fruit trees, and in
the estimation of many is the most
valuable of all. 1t succeeds best in the
colder parts of the temperate zone. II
m y, however, be found on the coasts OF
the MediterraneanS Sea, inArabis, Persis
and the West Indies, but there its frui'
is as small and worthless as in higl
northern latitudes.
In the Bible the apple tree is men.
toned as superior to all other trees.
':As the apple tree among the trees oi
the wood, so is my beloved among tht
aons." iSqng Of Solomon. H., az
Ttu9 IN II Tfmes-
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-10-24

Don Massimo, Duke OF Antikoli,
whose engagement to Princes, Eu.
genie BonApsrte was recently An
nounced, some years ago fell 10 love
with a bexut ful homan girl Of hum
bic birth, but In spite OF their mu-
tuxl suppiications, her parents re-
fused in the most emphatic manner
10 gi . their consent to the union.
After . great deal of persuasion,
however, the girl appeared to waive
se OBJ yections to a secret marriage
The day of the teremony came vt
last and it was while lhoy were
standing together and taking thel
VOWS, that the oman maiden sud
lenly threw herself into her lovers
arms and sobbed out "iou shall
ZEE now how great is the love / bear
you will not consent to this mar
risss The world says that i want
your title and your money. ! don't,
but could never make you happy"
and in sp te Of the Dukes urgent,
besrtbroken entreaties, she obstin-
ltely refused to 20 through the re-
nainder Of the ceremony.
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ps,s,.ri41 of EIbSlidne.

g-ba ;de. Of earning . livelihood ONT
Of tho making Of mummies Is no: cas
10 commend itself at first gl.nce TO ene
femsIe mind, and the ghastly assocsar
tions of the occupation are to many ~
superably repenent. But emD,1gs :gs
has for many reasons estaoiasneo ''Ssn
IN popular favor. It Is the oRly sure
mesns of preventing the spread 81 CON
t.cious diseases, through TRANSMISSION
by the undertaker's ice-box' or sssass
ants. It is preventive against pre-
mature burial in the case OF catalep,
tic subject, as the first incislon. ana
infections of the embalming huld are
likely to induce signs of life 1t any r.
main. Another favorable feature IL tho
possibility of shipping bodies . long
distance with convenience. 1t ID no'
generally known that throughout this
country large numbers of women nave
adopted embalming as o profeslon'
and the head college of embalming has
a large proportion of women graduates
Far from showing any horror or unflt,
ness for the business, women are SAID
to be peculiarly deft and efficient In
the duties involved, which in genera!
way consists only in opening seveIa.
of the large arteries, pumping out the
blood and injecting preservatlve hrids.
MANY of the women graduates have
been trained nurses who saw an oppor.
tunity to make more money than OF
their former profession. One advan'
tage of the art is that it is easily ac'
quired. The prospectus of the College
of Embalming sets forth that past e1-
perience has demonstrated that com
plete mastery of the science OF body
preservation in all its branches cannot
be obtained in the short space OF two
or three days, and therefore the length
of time required to learn the process
may extend from ono week upward
according to the aptitude OF the stu,
dent" When the student hos proved
his or her ability to conduct the opera
ton of embalming under different con
ditions in a satisfactory manner d1'
ploma is granted, and the ordinary
length of time required for graduation
is two weeks.-Chicago Record. =
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-10-24
Napoleon a. = Horseman.

Napoleon was most cruel horse
man, and changed his mount fre.
quently during battle. At Waterloo,
however. he rode Only the famous
"Marengo." Another celebrated war
horse of tho great COrsican Was
"Austerlitz" Napoleon always ip-
sisted that his horse should lie white
or gray. Twelve we're killed under
him. He was once car led gu. te
within the enemy's lines, where he
narrowly escaped capture by a mad
chargef: Napdleon's runaway, 1T is
only lair to confess, wa caused by a
terrible wound that guaded the poor
,steed to uncomfortable madness
Men lose their heads from pain; why
may not horse?..
For a-dumb cOmbatant OF unuua,
fed savagerY We must 20 to the camp
of thUse masters Of warfare-ths
French OF Napoleon's day. One of
the Emperor's aides, Capt de Nor.
bot, owned a mare named ''Lizette. i"
noted in peace OF war for viciousness
under certain revocation,
Once, with her master on her pa K
she was surreunde by .Russians.t "A
huge grenadier made a Iunge at Mar.
bot with his bayoEet, but Ii cite dis
patched him with tigerish ferocity.
using only her teeth. Afterward she
backed of, clearing with her iron
heels q space among the Russians
pressing on her TANKS, then wheeled.
dragging down to death beneath her
hoofs an officer as she did so and
darting through the as,onished
crowd to p ace Of safety In that
brief encounter she killed two Russ
ians outright and crippled several
others with her heels, and It all came
from a cruel bayonet thrust that
aroused all the poor Creatures latent
frency.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-10-24
Tropical Railways.

Apropos of the projected Pan-Ameri-
can Railway, it is to be noted that not
only is the first cost of railway con-
struction in tropical countries very
heavy. but the annual maintenance of
way is expensive to degree which
cannot be appreciated by those who
have had no experience in this connec-
tion. The Antioquia Railrcad, in
Colombia, says Charles P. Yeatman in
the Engineering Magazine, cost IN a
single year for repairs of track and
bridges s2266 per mile. The Cauca
Railroad, in the same year, cost $3S37
per mile. These two roads are in
Colombia. and are sometimes men
toned either as future feeders of the
Pan-American Railroad or parts of its
main line. On the Antioquia Road, if
the underground were cut at the be.
ginning of the rainy season, less than
two months rain was sufficient to form
an arch of green trees thirty feet high,
leaning over the track SO as to shade 1t
completely.
The constant change from dryness
in the day to soaking moisture at
night, even in the dry season, would
soon ruin the best of timber, but ma
ture furnishes still quicker means of
getting rid of it, in the shape of an ant
or wood louise, which is careful nos to
mar the outside of his domicile, but
will patiently honeycomb the inside,
until what looks like solid twelve-by-
twelve stick is but shell from one
eighth to one-fourth inch thick, filled
with dust and ants. The native timber
suffered SO much from the inroads of
these pests that, upon hearing that
yellow pine was used in Panama to
avoid them, a trial OF it was made on
the Antioquio Road. Georgia pine
had to be shipped by way Of New York,
at cost of nearly 500 per 1000 feet,
board measure. when put in place.
When left there the first of my yel-
low pine trestles was being replaced:
1t had been built less than four years.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-10-24

A widower with seven children
stands a better show matrimonially
than a widow with one
A good young man in town found s
verse in the Bible to repeat as q
proposal of marriage to bis girl, and
she found q verse in which to accept
Such good people miss lots of fun.
II a poor fami y has a rough WOOL
sn bench out the yard, it is usual
iy C: c:owded with children having a
good time. but in rich mems yards,
the fancy ettees and rustic chairs
are never occupied.
1t is said of a girl who never has
any beaux that in the evening sht
tights pieces of punk and fastens
them to the porch. ANY one driving
past concludes that she in surround
ed b Young nen smoking cigars
Ate61sOn dfobs
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-10-24
NAPOLEON AND JosEPHiNE


A Aev Privats Life which Dsfsnds ths
Act of separatson.
A great deal Of sentiment has been
wasted over Josephine and her df.
sorce, but the author of a new pri-
yate life of Bonaparte by Simeon and
translated from the French BY Arthur
Levy shows that Napoleon was fully
justified, apart from reasons OF state,
In taking the steps Of sepaIti tiou. At
the t.me of his marriage and for
long time afterward he worshiped
her, bat she was always cold and in.
Different seldom writing to him dur
Ing his absence, continually ana Sc
cretly contracting debts for jewelrY
and dress, and finally compromising
her reputation by her relations with
In officer, Hippolite Charles who had
been expelled from the army OF Italy
by the Emperor. This scandal oc-
cured while Napoleon was in Egypt,
md was kept from him as long as
possible. He was at last told OF it by
Junot, and determined on an i'm.
mediate divorce. On his return he
was met by Josephine with such a
show of humiliation and sorrow and
with SO many vows of future devotion
that he forgave her and continued to
live with her, although his love for
,er was dead. Later genuine af-
lection seems to have grown up be-
tween them, so that at last, when
The divorce was decided upon it was
matter Of pain to both Napoleon
aever, even alter his marriage with
Marie Louise, lost interest in jose.
phine The second marriage was
.vsn more unhappy than the first.
Marie Louise was weak creature,
with NO pr nciple, and when the En-
peror was banished to Elba, she took
1p with lover with whom she had
long had relations. Both wives.
whom be had striven by every means
Ia his power to make happy, deceived
hin, with this difference; while
from the start Marie Louise Oniy
deceived him after several years OF
marriage. In each of these un .ons
he tried to found an exemplary and
lsAcsful home 60 erncd nv the SIM
bliest habits. Neither the spiendOr
" his career nor the pride Of State
Aad any iniue ce upon his character
. husband and father
Several chapters ale devoted to the
slAtion of what Napo con did for
lis o.rcsrs and relatives, and the in
yratitude shown by them in return.
We arc Inclined to think that Ar.
Levy doss not su ucie tly regard both
,.des of the question. As q general
Ihing when Napoleon bestowed .
,2vor upon anyone OF bis relatives 1t
vRs saddied with conditions which
we're often dic1cult ami irritat nR;
md, ossideA any rsci pisnt OF hts
avors was never ale wed to forget
he obligation.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-10-24
THE GOOD MANS ORDEAL
Zen Minutes Of Devotion Under tho Most
= Distressing Con ditions.

Zen Minutes OF Devotion Under tho MOST
. Distressing Conditions.
| The worshipers at the Church OF
che Ascension in Auburn, Il. L, had
q novel experience one Sunday after
noon. The pro ,essiOnal hymn had
been sung, the white-robed young
clergyman had finished h eAhOrta-
tion to the ''dearly beloved brethren"
the responses were over. and prayers
commenced when tardy larishion
arrived. As he walked down the
aisle he did not notice that he was
followed by q companion. When The
parishloner stopped aud bowed his
head 10 prayer his compan on COu-
tinued It's demure tread onward to-
ward the chancel Clce or twice it
stopped as the organ sounded the
''amens," but when progress was re-
sumed the course was still onward.
BY a nimble leap the wanderer
lande on the platform leading to the
chancel, and there revealed itself as
a tigcr-striped kitten about six
months old The kittens and the
clergyman's eyes met The hcrrified
clergyman with great effort cOnt:n
ued to read on, while the uncon-
cerned kitten, with tail erect and
ears pricked, ga ed on him with in
terest Giving him W nix she passed
on to the chancel, entered the sane
tuary, and with bound reached the
altar. Not content with this she
leaped to the bishops chair and then
set about adjusting herself to the
surroundings by washing her face.
The sound of the clergyman's voice.
however, emed irresistible to her,
and, jumping over the brass chaucei
rail, she leaped to the seat in front
Of the reading desk at which he was
kneeling. With the clio of the col
lect "Lighten Our Darkness, ~" the
choir, the congregation still kneel-
ing, sang an anthem. This interval
gave the dominic his coveted oppor-
tunity to make lunge for the cat.
Puss was happily purring very loud,
but, seeing the attempt on her lib.
erty, a nimble> Jump saved her from
the clergvman's grasp
With the close OF the anthem cam,
the resumption OF pray ers and also
the renewed perambulati ns Of
pussy. She remOu1ted the seat be-
hind the clergyman, and to his hor.
ror he felt her gently testing the sta.
bility of his robe, apparently feeling
her ground for leap The only
place to leap was the clergyman's
back. The kitten eyed her victim
critically and was about to leap when
she wis start ed by the terrific yelp
Of 4 dog which had somehow got into
the choir stall.
The kitten now turned her atten
tion to the organ, and peeping around,
saw her enemy. Her enemy saw her
at the same time. Each gazed in
tenLly in an apparent effort to hypno-
tie the other, but the experiment.
was cut short by the dog. who, with
a leap and yelp III de for the cat and
but for the vigorous scrambllng of
the bassOs the two would ha had
an argument In full view of the
clergyman and congregation.
The dog was held aid the cat van
ished just as the swelling sound of
the t1nal .'amen" brought the wur.
shippers from their knees. many of
whom were entirely ignorant Of the
fearful ordeal through which their
pastor had gone during the space OF
ten minutes OF prayer.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-10-24
An OLD Go0D.BY.
Tho deedle leaves rustic at my fest,

Tho dead leaves rustic at my fest,
Tho moon IL shining brightly.
Something has softly dimmedmy eyes
Across the path one shadow lies
: The path twotrod 30 lightly.
nvas upon a night like this
Z Love left us only sorrow;
YAe,d her little hand In mine.
3A.t parting Is 10 me divine,
9 Then there was no tomorrow. :
Since have learned LIES lesson we'll
: Hearts are not easy broken;
Tonight all ioys have forgot;
there's something sacred In this spot,
. Where sweet good-byes were spoken.
I'd feel less lonely with myself
IfIwere broken-hearted
Would could live that night again,
With all its saddened-sweetened pain,
When love from love was partedI ::
-Lorimer stoddard, in Lippincott
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-10-24
Thunder Kills Fish.

An electrical storm in St Louis
recently deprived many aquariums,
beth in residences and show win
dows, Of their silver and goli fish
Thunde and lightning are judged bv
. d fishermen and proprietors Of ami
nal stores to be the cause Of the
ieath of the fish which are found
,oating on their backs for several
mornings after an electric storm. A
st. Louis electrician gives it rs his
opinion that the conclusion Of the
thunder breaks the air chamber
which by compression cause the fish
20 sink and by expansion to rise t.
the surfar"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-10-24
The Army of Railroad Workers.

There is an army of men employed
upon the railroads Of the United States,
an army of 7S4, 900. They are not en-
gagged in idle maneuvers, dress parades,
bsrraek drills or preparations for war
fare, but by their diligence, energy
and toll contribute immensely to the
wealth, well-bsing and development Of
the country, the interchange of its
products, the diffusion Of information
and the prompt transportation Of vast
numbers Of passengers with remark
ably low percentage Of casualties. The
number of passengers carried last year
WAS $50, 900, 900. The number of pas
sengers killed was 293.-Chicago Her
aid.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-10-24
Rest for Her.

An old bachelor was rather taken
aback in this wise: Iicking UP a
book. he exclaimed, upon seeing a
wood cut representing man kneel
ing at the feet OF woman
Before 1 would conaescend TO
kne j to a woman, l would encircle
my neck with rope and stretch it,"
A nd then turu ng to young lady he
Inquired: ''Do you not think it
would be the best thing I could do?"
1T would undoubtedly be the best
fr the woman" was the sarcastic
reply.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-10-24
il" wOMAN'S HIS"

Mrs. W. R. BATES, of
Dllporth. Trum6HH Co.,
sOizo, writes: =.
"a few years ago I
took Doctor Pierce's
Favorite Prescription,
which has been a great
benefit to rne. I am in
excellent health now.
I hope that every wo-
man, who is troubled
with 'womens ills
will Try the 'Prescrip-
ton and be benefited
as I have been"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-10-24

"Did that fellow who was hanged
lie in the hop of a better life, like
the most of them?" Il am notQuite
sure about that" replied the minis.
ter He made his b eakfast entire
ly of ice-cream. He seemed to have
some doubt that there would be any
of IL where he was going Indian
hpolis Journal
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-10-24
Hot Weather Rea ling.

Book Agent-WduId you like tc
buy this work, sir. entitled New
Discoveries in Central Africa. :"
Remsen Court-Suffering Moses! no;
bu if you have a book OF the North
Pole. with lots Of people being fro en-
to death, and all that, I'll buy it in
! rush-BrOoklyn Eagle.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-10-24

Watches originated in Nuremberg
as early as 1477. They were at first
called Nuremberg eggs which they
resembled both in shape and size. They
were often fitted into the tops of walk
ing sticks.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-10-24

Pledging toast originated among
the Saxons. As the drinker raised
the heavy cup with both, hands friend
would stand by him with drawn
sword to prevent HIM from being
stabbed.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-10-24
When Nature

Needs assistance it may be best to rem
der it promptly, but one should remem-
Der to use even the most perfect reme-
lies only when needed. The best and
most simple 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, 1894-10-24

"Arrah, doctner. an may tn saints
bless yer fer yer koindniss Z me sick
by. shu e, he'd be as dead as a
shillaiay if 1t beant fer ye." ..Don't
mention it, my good woman; don't
mention it" "Shure, docthor, Oill
uiver till soul."-ExchanRe
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fA.w's This J

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Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, act
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Price. 75c per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
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81 don't know what I'm going tt
do about my husband" said the ow.
with a sob What's the matter"
hsked the sympathetic nightingale
'.His habits are getting to be some
thing dreadful This is the Sc enc
time this week he has been up al.
eay."-Truth.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-10-24

Guns are said to have been used by
the Chinese before the beginning OF
the Christian era. The oldest dateC
piece of European artillery bears ar
inscription declaring that the gun wa:
,ast in 1903
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An observation.

1t IA observed In a lodge OF men
that it is always the unmarried ones
who are most anxious to. give enter
tainments that will include o
women Globe.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-10-24

HERE'S a sketch.
ing party" said
Mr.. Poyntz-"siz
of us-three gen.
tlemen and three
ladies. Do you
know of any place
in the neighbor.
hood where We
could get decent
board?"
The Dostmastef
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-10-24

The first silk dress worn in Europe
was sperted by lady of the French
Court in 1856 The first pair of silk
stockings worn in Europe adorned the
ankles of Henry II. of France IN
1909.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-10-24

The father of the piano was the
harpsichord, and its grandfather the
pinet. The piano was first used in a
public concert on May 16, 1867, in the
Covent Garden Theatre, London.