Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-09-18

Fort Royal Fair, held last week,
was . degree or two beyond its usual
standard in the display and multi
plicity of articles. The array of ar.
ticles in woman's department was at
tra.tive and would take column to
catalogue. The vegetable depart.
ment was a wonder in certain partic-
ulars, particularly in the display Of
potatoes. The potatoes were a de
lgnt TO tho eye, and other products
OF the farm demonstrate what wide
awake citizens of Juniata have often
observed, that there is no better soil
IN the world than the farms in this
valley for the production of the sta
pie produce of the farms. The dis
play OF tobacco was fine. G. H.
Groninger had specimens of millet,
grown on his land, that attracted a
good deal of attention.
Tho fair wash. u worlds fair. and
people who went there expestin e to
find it such, must Of necessity have
come away disappointed.
Ed. Davis had q great wood stove
there.
A field corn cutter Was one of other
attractions among Agricultural i'm.
plements. The poultry exhibition
was not what it might have been, if
citizens had exercised ambition te en-
large the collection of fowles, but
what was there was good enough.
No one but q agrumblsr o. eri. 10 would
find fault with the display Of live
stock. It too might have been en-.
larged upon, if citizens who deal in
live stock, had taken the trouble to
bring the best Of their herds and
focks. The worst thing seen there,
was a young man laid out with an
overload Of booze in swine psn.
The grounds in every srticulsr we're
attractive and will in years to come
40 the numerous shade trees that
dot the ground, grow larger, become
more attractive. The attendance was
large and on the middle eday-Thur.
day-the crowd Was q marvel. Ev-
cry walk and phase of life was rep
resented. There was music all
Of all kinds, and the eating
booths were numerous enough to
supply the appetite Of the multitude.
The politicians were there without
an occupation, for this is yoar with
out candidates. There were enough
races to keep the lovers of the turf
busy. The gamblers were there and
as mad as hornets, because for once
Juniata county has q set of oiicisls,
who would not allow them to play
their arts to educate the people
into ways that are dark and tricks
that are vain. They were mad be-
cause they were not allowed to be-
guile the young and inexperienced
into habits of life that once INDUCED
in often return to plague the victim
in after life. Once Z man CANDLES
he will always regret it, like q wo-
man who has entered upon a way
ward course, but will never entirely
quit 1t. Because the gamblers were
not allowed to pursue such course
of forbidden education and to give
the old fellows who had bucksd the
tiger before, another chance on their
home ground to buck the tiger again,
they were angry and threatened to
go to other places, whsre they can
do as they please, and skin people
who do not understand their game.
The people generally thank the Of
fcers for keeping the tiger in the
den. The merry-go-round had its
devotses who were happy in tie
whirl Of the flying horses to the dul-
Get tunes of the steam run organ.
The woman snake chermsr and the
woman with tie pet a,ligators and
the knife jugglsr and the menagerio
bad their attraction for hundreds,
and above all it was the place for
county re union. People were there
from far and near. Perry, Hunting
don and Mifi1in counties had many
representatives on the ground The
7. v. Railroad and the .Hain Line
ran excursion trains, and the court
ing and Irritation that was done was
equal to tho occasion that WAS sf-
forded and for such mild and natur-
al dissipation, beat church sociable
or church fair two to one. The fair
was a success, and better toned one
than has been held in q number of