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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-12-11
super,t,tion. About Ego,

The ancient Firms believe that q
mystic bird laid an egg on the lap of
Vaimainon. who was to hatch it in
his bosom. ut he let it fall and it
broke, the lower portion Of the shell
forming the earth, the upper the sky,
the liquid white became the moon,
and the yelk the sun, while the little
fragments of broken shell were trans
formed into stars. English and Irish
mothers tell their children 20 push
heir spoons through the bottoms OF
,gg shells after finishing their meal,
''or else the witches will make boats
II them" In France a similar Gus
iom prevails, but the reason assigned
that the magicians formerly used
,gg shells in concocting their dia'
oOlical witcherles.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-12-11
a..A.a. for Score. corr,spo.a.a...

At q recent trial In France it waa
ihown that the chemist Turpin, who
Is undergoing I've years. imprison.
nent for treason, made arrangements
with friend to carry on secret cor.
respondence. A letter from the pris-
,ner, giving the necessary directions
TO his friend, was read In court An
official inquiry was made and some
interesting information supplied by
the convicts, from which it was
shown that when private news was
to be supplied to prisoner a formal
letter, apparently containing nothing
Of importance, was sent This be.
ing read by the Governor. would be
passed on to the prisoner, who, under
terstanding the missive, and that 1t
was only necessary to read between
the lines written in milk, he could
make this perfectly decipherable by
rubbing it over with q dirty finger or
an old slipper. Another ingenious
form of secret correspondence con-
sisted In leaving letters out of words,
as II the writer we're iHiterate. The
omitted letters put together formed
the requisite words. and issnteness
Public Opinion.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-12-11
THE BETTER CHOICE.

Too little do we gaze on natures face
Too much have dwelt in colleges and
towns,
Where man pursues the miserable race
OF wealth and mere book learning. The
muse frowns
On him whose footsteps DER the breezy
downs
Seldom have pressed; our need is solitude,
For the harsh dissonance of the city
browns
Those dreams Of virtue. loveliness and
good,
Which in the breast of youth, however
stiaed, brood.
Let us arise and shake away the dust
OF brick and pavement from our flying
feet,
All former visions from remembrance
thrust,
And even forget that once we trod the
street.
Up in the mountains haply We may
meet
Those glorious fancies that still shun thu
throng;
The rill's wild music, tremulous and
sweet,
VIII lend a softer cadence to our song,
teach us to be strong.
And flowers and perfumes and untainted
air
And forests green with dark cathedral
glooms,
And the fleet birds, whose mission IL 10
bear
Natures true music on their outspread
plumes,
And messy banks and overhanging
blooms
OF trailing honeysuckle-these shall teach
Our tongues to breathe the passion that
consumes
The inmost spirit, and We shall learn q
speech
.Wide-general enough all human hearts to
reach.
Sports Afield.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-12-11
Naval OmCers.

By the time cadet is through with
his course In the Naval Academy, he
realizes that the pay he Is to receive is
not large in proportion to the state he
must maintain as an officer Of the navy.
When the young ensign is on his pay
Of twelve hundred dollars a year. dur.
ing the first five years he looks upon
matrimony as thing beyond him, un-
less he has private fortune. The prob
lem presented Is how to maintain him.
self and family for the next fifteen
years on an average Of about fourteen
hundred dollars a year-to maintain
respectable appearance In several kinds
Of uniform, besides citizens clothes,
and keep up two establishments. so to
speak, one ashore for mis- wife and chill
dren and one at sea for himself Never
theless, there are a considerable num-
Der of naval officers not above the rank
Of ensign, or junior lieutenant who are
maintaining themselves and families
Of varying sizes upon their pay alone.
The taking on Of such responsibilities
means that the officer must be ready to
go to sea at all times, as shore duties
bring a reduction Of pay. When at sea
he can calculate almost to a penny his
personal expenses, which need not be
more than thirty-five or forty dollars
month. So he arranges in advance
that considerabl part of his pay shall
go each month directly from the de-
partment to those left behind at home,
and manfully faces the necessity Of
living on what remains. The officer
who is tempted TO ease his financial
straits by running into debt speedily
finds his last case worse than his first,
for the Secretary Of the Navy exercises
a paternal supervision over the debts Of
his young men, and ong-suffering
tradesmen can bring naval debtors to
book by an appeal to the head Of the
department
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-12-11
Romance Of a Watch.

A Westboro man has a watch which
has quite a romance attached to 1t. II
belonged to Captain Daniel Chamber
land Of that town. who carried 1t to the
Sandwich Islands in 1919, he being q
member Of the pioneer missionary
band. While lying in the harbor at
Honolulu, Mr.. G. accidentally dropped
his timepiece overheard into the deep
but clear water. 1t could be seen upon
the bottom. and the natives, who were
expert divers and swimmers, were
called upon to aid in its recovery. AT.
ter repeated efforts one Kanaka got 1t,
but he had been so long under water
that blood gushed from his ears and
nose when he came up. and he died the
next day. Mr.. c., who kept a journal,
made q long note Of the affair, therein
remarking: "It Is to be regretted that
this poor soul should have been snatch
I'd away just as the gospel was about to
be preached to him."
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-12-11

The arrival Of ''Trilby" IN Australia
was much delayed. and the public had
anticipated 1t with an eagerness which
10 other volume has ever called out
The two thousand copies landed one
Saturday morning, and the BOOKSELLER
made special arrangements for imme
diate sale. Many a Sunday congregn
ton was sadly reduced in consequence
I'm printing its White List Of Edi
tors of periodicals that deal fairly and
honestly with contributors" says the
Independent, the Authors Journal
finds but thirty-one that are not undel
suspicion. OF course there arc many
periodicals not mentioned that belong
IN the list. and their names Will NJ
doubt be added in due time"
Clarence Urmy, the young Califor
man whose poems have been appearing
Of late in the Independent, Cosmopoli.
tan, the Youths CompaniO and other
Eastern periodicals.. Is one Of the few
California writer's who were born In
California. most Of them. like Bret
IIarte. Joaquin Miller. and John Vance
Cheney. having migrated from othe'
parts of the country.
Bran Stoker. who has been Henr
lrving's man Of business for several
years. has n way Of dropping into lit
erature to the extent Of writing a short
story now and then. His latest effort
Is The Waters Mou'," a novelette,
dealing with a young coastguard on the
North Sea coast Of Scotland and q
fshcrman's daughter Under stress Of
hard times, the fisherman engages IN
n smuggling venture, and the girl tried
to get the young coastguard to betray
his trust, but. failing In this. she set1
out to sea and warns the smugslers.
and in returning is drowned, and her
lover meets the same fate In an attempt
to rescue her body. Mr.. Stoker's theat
rical experience is apparent in the melo
dramatic way he has handled the incl
dent. but he has made a pretty and pa
thetic story of It.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-12-11
A MARVEL.
REMARKABJ.E AND ASTONISHING
CURE OF AN EXrREME CASE
OF ST. yITUS' DANCE.

How . Young Lady Regained the Use Of
Her Arms, Limbs and Speech
in Three Weeks.
From the Standard Union, Brooklyn. N. 7 :.
Too much hari study at school brought on
St. vitus' dance. Such was the common exc
perience OF Miss G!endora Rivers, daughter
Of Mrs. Amelia Rivers. OF SO Ry-
erson street, Brooklyn. The disease grew
worse every month, until the young lady 9
entire right side became paralyzed; but, now
that a marvellous and permanent cure has
been wrought, 1t will be interesting to real
ser own version OF the efficacy OF DR.. Will
Jams Pink Pills.
':For more than n year." said Miss Rivers
"doctors attended me without effecting the
slightest change in my condition. II any,
thing, grew worse under their treatment,
until February OF this year, when my condi-
ton became critical.
'I had lost the complete use OF my arms
and limbs and speech. could only swallow
liquids, and these only as they fed me with q
spoon, when they could get my mouth open.
I wantel to sleep all the time. The stupor
laid in was something like a trance, and no
doubt would have died II they had not
walked me up at intervals.
1.-THE first week in March my mother, who
is a sick nurse, was a lvised by q neiRhbor to
try DR.. Williams Pink Pills in my case. She
got some OF the pills. box from Nelson's
drug store, at the corner OF Myrtle avenue
and Hall street. Before I had taken one
half the contents Of the box q remarkable
change was noticed in my condition.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-12-11
Sarsaparilla
ABOUT PASTE DIAMONDS.


They Are Worn Constantly BY Rich and
Fashionable People.
"About year ago lady, whose
name is one of the best known in
this country, came to my iewelrv
store with a tiara that was not only
a heirloom, but was most remark
able specimen of art. Its value could
not have been less than SIS, 900. She
went into society great deal and
was celebrated for her magnificent
Jewels She was compelled to wear
them very often, and for that reason
kept them in q small safe in her bed
room.
"Twice within q month an attempt
had been made by burglars to get at
the jewels and she had become thor
Oughly frightened. One of her
friends Informed her that she ought
to get her jewels initiated in paste.
At first she was very skeptical, but
finally she agreed to try 1t, and the
tiara was placed in my hands for
copying.
''Some four months afterward l
wOrte to her asking her to come to
my office and bring the diamonds
She handed them to me, and placed
them with a counterfeit set and
asked her to pick out the genuine.
She examined them carefully and at
last said she could not She went
away delighted with her new gems,
which had cost her but $3.50, and now
she never wears the others.
'Then he handed me a necklace
which l estimated as being worth
near so, 200. picked it up and took
it to the light. A moment later l
turned and said: These are not gem
uine'
Good heavens! Can it be trueS
he said. Il have tried to believe it
was not, but l am afraid it is
"FOr a moment he was unable to
speak. Then he went out and with
"a detective he began the search.
''The next day the real diamonds,
which belonged to his wife were
found in the hands, of we'll known
person who makes practice of loan.
ing money to society women upon
their jewels From him it was
learned that one of the wife's friends
had sent her there, and that she had
borrowed large sum and at the same
time obtained the limitations from
him York Journal.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-12-11
Giving Arabs an Eleo,r,o Shook.

I l stood upon the highest point Of the
pyra mid and held mp my own fore
finger in the air. There was q slight
hardly perceptible prickling observa.
bic on the skin Of the finger which waa
opposed to the wind. could only ex.
| plain this fact, observed by all Of uA
rs an electrical phenomenon, and such
1t proved to be. When / held up q full
bottle Of wine, the top Of which waa
singing sound as when the finger was
held up. At the same time little sparks
sprang continually from the label to
my hand, and when touched the head
Of the bottle with my other hand l 70.
ceived a strong electric shock. 1t ID
clear that the liquid inside the bottle.
brought into metallic connection with
bottle through the damp cork, formed
the inner coating Of . Leyden jar,
while the label and hand formed the
outer coating. When had completed
the outer coating Of my bottle by wrap
ping 1t in damp paper, ths change was
so strong that could make use Of 1t ~
a very powerful weapon Of defensa
After the Arabs had watched oul
proceedings for Q dme with wonder,
they came to the conclusion that W.
were engaged in sorcery, and requested
US to leave the pyramid. A. their re.
marks, when interpreted TO Ne, were
without effect, they wanted 10 use the
power Of the strongest to remove us
from the top by violence. l Withdrew
to the highest point, and fully charged
my strengthened flask, when the Arab
leader caught hold Of my hand and
tried to drag me away from the posi-
ton had attained. At this critical mo-
ment approached the top of my flask
to within striking distance to the tip
Of his nose, which might be about ten
millimeters. The action Of the dis
charge exceeded my utmost expecta-
ton. The son Of the desert, whose
nerves had never before received such
q shock, fell on the ground a. though
struck by lightning, rushed away with
a loud howl. and vanished with great
spring from our vicinity, followed ID
the whole of his comrades. We ha /
now a full opportunity Of carrying ouj
our experiment..
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-12-11

''Oh. zee that beautiful white bird
lying over the boatr'
mot quite 20 loud, dsac. That's q
arrier pigeon just sent OF with news
bout the race"
Say, pa, how does the piI ION know
lnything about It n 'ow can he tell
what he does know7 sh' think a par.
ot would be better."-Nsw York Re.
.order.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-12-11

Faithfulness to the memory of the
ost is one of the most amiable OF
human traits
"Why, Bridget" exclaimed a lady,
Is she met an old servant unexpect.
,dly, "for whom are you in black?"
"FOr poor Tim, me furrst husband
mum. When he died l was tha,
poor couldn't, but l said if l iyeI
could l would; and me new man,
Mike, is as generous as q lord."-
Life.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-12-11
IN OLDEN TIMES

People overlooked the importance of
permanently beneficial effects and were
satisfied with transient action, but now
that 1t is generally known that Syrup
Of Figs will permanently cure habitual
constipation, we'll informed people will
not buy other laxatives, which act for
a time, but finally injure the system.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-12-11
lust RestinR,

Little Johnny has been naughty and
las to be sent from the table without
having any dessert For an hour he
aas been sitting in the corner of the
Dom crying. At last he thinks 1t time
o stop.
"Well! I hope you have done crying
iow," says his mother.
Haven't DONE" says Johnny, in a
passion; I'm only resting" Bits
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-12-11
Under tho weather

Hicks-Your milk was pretty bad
fast night. Mrs. Hicks-I expected
that thunder shower to affect 1T some.
Hicks-ThundeI? Our can was hit
by q cloud burst.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-12-11
N0 MnnaY Ihera.

First Burglar-Hark! hear some
nan talk .ng. Second Burglar
What's he saying? THAT he will
never bet on another horse race as
long as he lives" 81 cts get out OF
this. No money here; he's lost every
~ent" t"-EXchanQe
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-12-11
No More Escapes,

NU 1S0CUpC0s
After filling the post Of prison warden
6r ten years Bruschini adopted the
,rofession Of grave digger.
"What led you to change your occu
,ationT inquired friend.
"The circumstance that in my new
employment have NO escape to fear.
III PapaRallo
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-12-11
Like n Cat.

II wish you were cat" said Bar.
low, ruefully, as Mrs. Barlow stepped
on his foot in the dance. why so."
Queried madam. 'The cat always
lands an her own feet" said Barlow.
-Harper's Bazar.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-12-11
Elevated.

"Papa." prattled the golden-ha red
boy, ..is it true that l was born in a
seventh-story fat?" "Yes. my child, "
answered the father and then after a
moments thought he added: "You
came high but We had to have you {"
Truth.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-12-11
Better.

First Politician-I can say this
that our party conducted the cam
paign in an honest, fair. and straight
forward way. What more can you
say Of your party? Second Politician
We wOn.-Boston Transcript.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-12-11
An Awful Crime,

A Kentucky paper which stated
that the courts had decided the ques.
ton in regard 10 separate coaches for
colored people 'On purely coonstitu-
tIonal grounds" tries to lay the
blame on the compOsitor. or.-Indiana
DOLLS Journal
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-12-11
When They Are Out Late.

Returned Traveler-What you
might call the society girl among the
native savages wear rings in their
noses as well as in their ears. Wag-
leigh-That's nothing. Some of the
soc ETY. girls here have rings arounf
their eyes
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-12-11

Drummer-I've done big days worl
to-day; have taken orders for over
5000 worth Of goods.
Bill Collector-Who are the parties,
Drummer-An to Skinner & Slowpay
Bill Collector-That means steady EN-
ployment for me for ten months
Thanks; don't know what I should d.
Il it weren't for you.-Boston Trans
erinf
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-12-11
Hard Luck.

Rusty Raggles-Wat's the matter,
Weepin'? Weeping Watson-Ive
lust had de Orfullest nightmare
lreamed found . barrel of beer wild
the bung all out and (sobs) couldn''
dnd no straw.-NeW York World.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-12-11

"Weary Walker" has always been
supposed to be picturesque game,
but a tramp arrested in Philadelphia
insists that he has given that cogno-
men by his father, who was also q
tramp.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-12-11

The reigning sovereign of Persia
is always called by his subjects the Red
King, from the color of the turban.
A red turban is, in Persia, the dis
tinguishing mark of royalty.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-12-11

A@ @ink yea vs1A 6soose tsn
An1hae tAA3 ~ 9Fo engaged dearest.
Hs-Wh9f 9hs-Hs lsass runs out on
~ nnst of 1hs month. and b wants 10
60w WhstAsR to nks Q hegse AsoO
- 10A-0ADa(O DnaaA
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-12-11

John Eyre, a resident of Strouds-
burg, Penn, seventy-two years old,
applied recently for license to marry
Mrs. Sally Ann Bells, q widow, aged
seventy-two years.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-12-11
OF the Smart Set.

Teacher-Her dress was plain
Can you express that idea in more
polite language? Little Miss Zone OF
the 4O0)-Her gown was ghastly.-
Exchange
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-12-11

II. Kilmer's SwA MP-Roor cura,
elkidney and Bladder troublsl
Pamphlet and Consultation frsA
Laboratory Bing ghamton, n T.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-12-11
Beware or Ointmeurs for Catarrh Tha
Contain MercuFV.

as mercury will surely destroy the sense of
smell and completely derange the whole system
when entering it through the mucous surfaces
prescriptions from reputable physicians, as thu
damage they will do Is ten fold 70 the good you
can possibly derive from them. Halls Catarrh
Toledo, O., contains no mercury, and IL taken
internally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucousesurfaces of the system. In buying
t 10 taken internally, and is made in Toledo
Ohio, by +. ]. Cheney q Co. Testimonials free
- Sold By Druggists. price 7bc. Der bottle.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-12-11

Not Whist Hs RoanA
Aab@And b thas really ths Aeve tius
'ou wsro In lova. FreddAef
Fred-Absolutsly, darling; bat I sin.
erely hope It went - ~ lasti-nlms
gaAoA DftA
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-12-11

The New Young Man-Then there
is no hope foy me- There is no hope
for you in the way you mean. But
but will be a brother to you
New York World.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-12-11
Didn,t eeize the Opportunitx.

Dfdn't Eeize the ODDortuntty.
whats the trouble, Jim3 You look
"My uncle has promlssd 70 pay my
|ebts."
That's q funny thing to get mad
bout"
I'm Wild that I didn't make mers
'ebt0."1T1t-BatR.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-12-11

CHICAGO anarchists are said to bt
preparing for another uprising. The
uprising that seven of them took
few years ago was not entirely to
THAR OAtisfActi0H
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-12-11

An iron church, weighing fifty tons,
seating 600 people, and costing s75,-
600, is being put up for the Bulgarian
congregation in Constantinople. Tur-
key.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-12-11
THANKFUL 'TILDY.

II e storekeeper's
horse had compli-
mented his oats by
running away. He
had scattered his
load over several
rods Of highway,
and reduced the
wagon to kindling
wood; but he had
also demolished a
fence with which
a1N+fo Darv hoH
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-12-11

Henry Howe, a member of Henry
1rving's company, is the oldest actor
in the world. He has been on the
stage fifty six years, and is eighty
four years old.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-12-11

In Russian Poland all trains must
stop at every station until the police
or gendarmerie) captain of the place
gives permission for its departure.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-12-11

Aroostook County, Maine, one of
the biggest growing districts in
the East, will put about 5000, 900
bushels of potatoes on the market this
season.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-12-11

FITS stopped free oy DR.. kLNE's GREAT
Marvellous cures. Treatise and S2. 90 trial bot.
tie tree. DR.. Kline. 8l Arch St. Phila., Pa.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-12-11

The only floating soap now made that is 1905
pure is fo eating -Borax made by Dobbins' Soap
Mfg. Co. Phila. Whv buy the base imita ion
when you can get the genuine?
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-12-11

Hheumstism Is caused by Tactic acid in the
blood. Hoods sarsaparila neutralizes this acid
ana completely and permanently cures rbeuma-
tism- Be sure to get only Hoods.