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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-07-17
A Novel Way to Collect a Bill.

Quite novel suggestion In the
way OF bill-cOllecting was made the
other day through the mistake of a
man ma ling two letters in this city.
tie had had considerable difficulty in
persuading young woman that his
goods had not been sold to her for
the mere pleasure of selling, and
finally she had dismissed his mes.
senger with the statement that she
did not want to hear from him again.
Nothing was left for the merchant to
10 bat to resort to the United States
mails He accordingly sat down and
wrote to the young wOman-a letter
which was chara :telized rather by
terseness and vigor than by any
terms OF affection. Fortunately for
him, he had a social acquaintance
with another young lady in the same
house, and while he had his pen he
thought he would write to her, too,
personal letter. When he came to
direct his envelopes, though. he sent
the dunning letter to his personal
friend and h 8 personal letter to his
debtor. 1t is needless to say that
the mistake was corrected within q
few moments after che receipt OF the
letters but the debtors chagrin at
the revelat on OF her position to an.
oJher was so great that she paid her
bill Immediately -WashingtOnN News
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-07-17
CHAPTER IN.

The last week of October saw nearly
all the personages in this true history as.
sembled In town.
Nora L'Estranse was almost ashamed.
If the eager pleasure with which she hail
ed their removal to London. The change
of scene, the various objects Of interest,
the different occupations of town, con-
trasted with those Of the country, reused
and diverted her.
Beatrice and her attendant frauleii
we're left with Winton's aunt, Mrs Ath-
erley, who had invited them to stay with
her in Oldbridge, In order that the young
lady might have music lessons from the
organist Of the cathedral, and be preserv.
ed from the disorganization Of life In a
London lodging, where she was to join
her mother before Christmas.
Winton, as was expected, soon made hia
appearance. and then Marsden; both be-
slowing a good deal of their spare time on
the ladies of Brookdale. So the days went
speedily and pleasantly, with the help of
galleries and concerts by day, and thea
ters in the evening. Nora flattered herself
that by the careful cultivation Of more
frank friendliness Of manner toward Win
ton, she was killing out warmer feelings
in her heart, and at any rate successfully
masking tne true state OF analrS In that
weak citadel.
Mrs. Ruthven, however, put in a claim
for good deal OF her trustees time and
attention. She also found it expedient to
take up her abode In the capital The
police gave her little hope of recovering
her lost property, but the preliminaries
of her new purchases made her presence
requisite.
Have you seen Miss L'Estrange? p ask
ed Mrs. Ruthven, one morning when Shir-
ley had been admitted before luncheon.
mo, I thought of calling, but did not
see what business had to do So"
Il wish you would. Why should you
not?"
Il do not know. Mrs. L'Estrange 10
rather stand Off"
'Poohy she returned with an express
sion Of contempt. Mrs. LEstrange is
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-07-17
Tho Food Cure.

TO ne many who abhor the taking OF
litter drugs. the food cure opens an al
turing prospect. This is positively the
latest idea, introduced into England by
physicians Of advanced idens. They
claim that certain foods contain all the
elements necessary to effect cures; that
they have made up a list which en-
braces .onics, febrifuges. diuretics, and.
in fact every medicinal agent that Is
defined in the pharlnacop!a. These
foods are Of the simplest character, but
the English doctors do not disclose
them, except to their patients. They
say that in the course Of ten years there
will not be one-third the medicine usad
hat u used TO-DAY.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-07-17

--Ihe oily dyes impervious to the
bleaching power OF the suns rays are
Prussian blue and chrome yellow.
The Turkish government intends
to establish an earthquake observatory
at Constantinople.
The Albatross has been known to
follow a ship for two months without
ever being seen to all9ht in the water
or take q moments rest. II is believed
to sleep on the wing.
"A new T -orgue for the reception
OF bodies that n ust be kept for some
timG for purpose of identification Is to
be built in Paris during the coming
year.
Experiment has demonstrated that
plants thrive much better under white
glass than green.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-07-17
How Appetite Bill Won a P-l,e.

A jolly crowd of jokers were swap
ping stories at Frank Sells the other
night when the conversation turned on
appetites. Every one had something
to tell about feats of gourmandizing.
ibid you fellows ever hear how Ap.
petite Bill won big pot of money in
a pie-eating contest?" spoke up Walter
Davis.
No one ever had.
"Weu, you all know that Bill is .
,ower when it comes to feed. When
John Usher used to serve q boiled din.
ner on Mondays Bill thought nothing
of assimilating three heads of cabbage
and the appropriate accompaniment OF
Salt meat, while he helped digestion
along with a peck of potatoes and n
couple of loaves of bread, Bill was
great on boiled dinners, but when it
tame to pie he was marvel
"He wasn't so strong on the quantit,
of pies he could eat as he was on tn,
number he could bite through when
they were placed one on top of the
other. He had . record of making his
teeth meet through layer of six pies.
hhu potdto pres Dul Ae
wouldn't bet on more than five.
''Of course q man who can hite
through three pies can make a fortune
if he only has a stake, SO you can i'm
agiue how Bill would clean up the gilt
of new town when he would begin on
three and then play progression.
''Well. sirs, when Bill first struol.
Rum Row and began pie biting he kept
the boys broke, SO it was concluded
that job shoald be put up on him.
One day q fellow wanted to bot him
that he couldn't bite through four
lemon pies Bill looked at him mourn.
fully and pulled out his roll.
Bring on your pies he said, IA
ne put up his stuff Tho fellow went
out and pretty soon back he came with
the pies. He had had 'em baked to
order. and in one OF 'em he had made
the baker put pie plato. Every
body on the row knew of the joke ex-
cept Bill and Usher's place was filed.
Men burned themselves with their
cigars to keep from laughing as Bill
picked up the pies. He opened his
mouth and inserted the edges Of the
pies. Then he bit
"When his teeth met against the pie
plate the most surprised look you ever
saw in life spread over his face. Then
he grew red behind the ears and he
drew himself together. He just gave
one mighty bite and then put down
the pies while he spat out a lot of crust
and filling and took semicirculG
piece Of tin plate out of his mouth.
''The crowd nearly tainted as Bill
gathered in the stakes and remarked:
"Boys, you orter he'd put in . stove
lid; tin don't phase me..-Washingtop
NewA
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-07-17
NO.. 81.
OPIUM A VALUABLE DRUG.
commissfon Has Decided that Il Il
Less Harmful than Alcohol.

/
| Leas Harmful than Alcohol.
The opium commission, appointed n
England to report on the use and effects
of opium In India, has rendered its do
.isiOn. 1t had to determine whether OPT
um, when taken in moderation. was an
luxurious article of diet; whether In
lian opinion was opposed to Its use.
and whether prohibition was a practi-
tal policy. All three questions are an
| i've. Opium is found to be an excel
ent remedy in moderation all through
life with practically no Ill effect upon
the healthy constitution, and Its habit
ual votaries, Ike the Sikhs and the Raj
poots. display exceptionally fine phys
lque. Doctors know that the effect Of
opium differs with every constitution,
and 1t is proved that the Indian con-
stitution tolerates it better than even
that Of the Chinese, who are not puro
vegetnrians. 1t no more Injuries them
than wine Injuries Italians or beer the
Bavarian peasantry. Ia India every
body locks upon opium as allowable,
and the practice of opium eating is al
most universal. In fact, Its prohibition
would be everywhere regarded as an
unjustif1ablc interference with purely
domestic comfort, just as In this coun-
try an effective attempt to prevent a
man taking a glass of beer with his
home dinner would be considered.
There Is disposition among thought
.ul natives to look upon the use of thu
drug as tho alternative to the use OF
cheap alcohol and to dread the resort to
the latter. Religious feeling accounts
tor this Ia some measure, but it is we'll
known that while Asiatics can be
moderate In the use Of sedatives, they
lose all restraint when they take to
alcohol. So the commission has decid-
I'd that opium Is reputable drug. that
1t does infinitely less harm In the world
than alcohol and that its effects In IL
large proportion Of cases where it is
lsed are beneficent and desirable This
decision would. of course, greatly sim
plHy the question of prohibition, but
The commission frankly confcsses that
prohibition Is simply impossible. There
Is no means of preventing tho mapu-
facture Of opium in the native states
and throughout India. and no amount
Of zeal or expenditure or severity can
prevent the smuggling of a drug which
ran be carried In Quill, which will
grow anywhere on the continent of
India, and which national opinion, even
among the officials and the police en-
sirely approves. The commission says:
we can, and do. restrict the use of OPT
I'M by taxing 1t enormously, but the
prohibition of 1t Is entirely beyond our
power" The moderate use Of opium
8. therefore, at last pronounced respec-
table. There are people on this side of
he world who have always looked upon
as shining virtue compared with the
!oa thsome habit, still tolerated by soms
cultured nations, Of tobacco chewing in
public places.-St Louis Globe-Demo.
crat
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-07-17
The GrasshOpper Crop.

Professor Otto Lugger, State Entomologisr
OF Minnesota. called at the Governors office
and made report on the, grasshopper kill.
ing in Chicago County with the hopper
iozers. They have over 400 of these ma
chimes at work and are gathering in 5000
bushels Of grasshoppers daily. Thus far the
hoppers have not invaded the grain fields.
The frequent rains have kept the grass green
and tender, and they have contented them
selves feeding ON this.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-07-17

The man WAC is always ready to
follow advice, is sure to follow the
poorest kind that offers
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-10-07
Citation by Publication.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, !
COUNTY OF BEXAR. (

AOON OI Abis-N<hbs
The State Of Texas to the Sheriff or
any Constable of Bexar County
Greeting:
You are hereby commanded that
you summon Sarah r. Inger-
sol by making publication of
this citation for four weeks
in some newspaper published in
your county, to be and appear be-
fore me, Il. n. Devine, a Justice of
the Peace, at my office, in the City
of San Antonio, County of BeXar,
Texas, in Precinct No. /, at regu-
lar term of Justices Court, to be
holden on the Fourth Monday in
the month of October, A. ID. 1895,
being the 2Sth day of October, A.
d. 1895, at 10 o'clock a. m, to an
swer the complaint of James Raley
for the sum of one hundred and ten
dollars, due upon account for legal
services, and in which an attach
ment has been issued and her
property. seized.
Filed on the 30th day of Septem-
Der, A. d. 1895. File number of
suit being No. 536.
Herein fail not, bat of this writ
make due return as the law di-
reefs.
Given under my hand this 3Oth
day of September, A. D., 1895.
T. n. DEvINE,a
Justice of the Peace, Precinct No.
l, Bexar County, Texas.
8 80 An
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-10-07

time 10 BOOKS. lie was an omnivorous
reader Of critical descriptions of bat
ties and devoted student of the career
of the great Napoleon. 1t is probable
that no man of his time had SO readily
at his tongues end every detail of the
battle of Waterloo, drawn from every
available source of map and volume.
He never tired of discussing this one of
the most important battles of history,
and from impromptu diagrams, exactly
correct, as to the positions of the va
rious armies at various moments of
the battle, and with perfectly familiar
description of the topography of the
field, he would entertain his friends
and point out the mistakes of Napoleon,
and how by change of plans he might
have won the fateful battle.
Gen. Pleasanton's criticisms of most
of the commanding officers of the war
of the rebellion were unsparing, and
more than once cropped out in maya
zine articles, one of the most notable
of which appeared a few years ago
among the remarkable war articles of
the Century magazine, and which chas-
tised Gen. Hooker severely for his con-
duct of the battle of Charlottesville.
Such criticisms arrayed the regular
army influence against him, and played
q conspicuous part in the opposition to
his retirement by act of congress,
which, after long years of delay, was
only accomplished in 1888, when he was
retired with the rank of colonel of
the regular army.
Previous to that time the general
lived the life of a bohemian upon ex.
ceedingly limited rations, his only In
come being a meager remittance az
regular intervals representing his
share of the proceeds from the small
family estate at Philadelphia.
With plenty of money, his ample pay
as retired colonel in his pocket, and
In the midst of his bohemian enjoy
ment, when pecunious friends forsook
him not, and when impecunious friends
were greatly multiplied, Gen. Alfred
Pleasanton suddenly disappeared from
public view. Inquiry soon developed
that he was not physically ill, but it
failed to discover the cause of his self
immurement
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-10-07
DYING AS A RECLUSE.
One Of the Gre atest Generals Of
the Civil War.
The Remarkable Career of Gen. Alfred
PIeasanton, His Methods of Criticism
and Unaccountable Retirement
from the World.

In dingy little room and a dingy
little hotel almost the last of the antique
structures which yet linger as remem-
brances of the palmy days of the now
almost obliterated Rum row." one of
the greatest generals of the war of the
rebellion lies upon bed which he will
not leave until he is taken thence to
the cemetery, says Washington CORE
spondent.
Of all the brilliant generals of the
war the fate of Gen. Alfred Pleasanton
Is the most curious. In ability to plan
and daring to execute he was equal, If
not superior, to Gen. Philip Sheridan,
and had Pleasanton remained in the
regular army he would doubtless have
passed through life equally honored
and prominent, and passed away with
similar honors.
AS is well known, Gen. Pleasanton
was member of distinguished fam
fly of eastern Pennsylvania. His elder
brother, Gen. A. ). Pleasanton, was a
brave and distinguished officer of the
war, who held many high civil and mil
itary positions in Pennsylvania, and'a
few years ago made great stir by
his theory of the curative properties
of solar rays when passed through blue
glass.
A slight vein of eccentricity, ten
dency toward the adoption of daring
theories, contempt for the sodden ig-
norance and stagnation of the masses,
and high respect for the aristocracy
of self, which seemed to run through
the whole family, became strongly
marked in the great cavalry general
when he retired from active life, and
finally landed him hypochondriac and
recluse in the not over sweet oxygen of
the little room in rum row."
From this seclusion he has not
emerged for more than four years, and
into it no man has intruded in all that
period, with the exception of three per-
sons, who have handled his pay as re-
tired officer of, the army and attended
to his purchases and the payment of
his bills and his legal affairs.
Of Gen. Pleasanton's career as q stu
dent at Princeton and West Point; OF
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-10-07

about between the legs of passers-by
and swarmed about the street cars.
Everyone was loolctng to see what he
could see, when tad Irishman with a
large-sized Jag came down the street
wheeling barrow on which were a
couple of baskets of enel
The jagged mans course was any
thing but straight, and it was with the
greatest difficulty that even the chill
dren kept out of his way. He had zig
Jagged down Carr street nearly to
Seventh, when suddenly around the
corner came short Hebrew with big
pack on his back and his hands full.
He started to turn out just as the Irish
man staggered his wheelbarrow in the
same direction. He turned the other
way, and another stagger of the wheel
barrow brought him up short. Thus
things were kept up about two minutes.
The Hebrew was mad and the Irishman
bewildered. Finally the latter stopped,
lifted both baskets of coal off on to the
sidewalk, wheeled the barrow into the
gutter with the remark:
1.-THE sidewalk is too narrow for two,
and always get out of the way Of q
man with load"
And as the Hebrew passed on he
loaded his baskets back on to the bar
row and zigzagged on down the street
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-10-07
A Trustworthy barometer.

According to an English paper q
breakfast cup of coffee is trustworthy
barometer. Drop two Jumps of sugar
carefully into the middle of the cup.
If the air bubbles remain in the center
of the cup it will be fine; If they rise
rapidly and go at once to the sides it
viii rain all day; if they gather in the
center and then go in cluster to one
side look out for showers
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-10-07
Cool as q Cucumber.

1t has been found on investigation
that the cucumber has a temperature
of one degree below that of the sur
rounding atmosphere, SO that the pro-
verbal 'scool as a cucumber" would APP
pear to be scientifically correct.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-10-07
IRISH POLITENESS.

Pat Unloaded His wheelbarrow to Get Out
of the Way.
1t was just at dusk in 'Little Judea at
st. Louis. The street was lined with
Polish Jews, jabbering away in lingo
which none but themselves could under
stand. Dozens of small children lodged
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-10-07
Motto for a Grocery.

A village humorist was asked to sug-
gest a motto for the new grocery, and
he proposed this: Honest tea Is the
best policy"
HeGdGchs IN 20 minutes. zone cent dorsS
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-10-07

his services in the Mexican and Indian
wars; of his rapid promotion from one
rank to another until he wore the
epaulets of a major general of volun-
teers, of his brilliant services at Chan
cellorsville, Boonesborough, South
Mountain, Antietam, Gettysburg, at
which last mighty battle he was chief
id command of the cavalry division of
the army, and in many other battles;
of his resignation subsequent to the
close of the war, his presidency of a
western railroad and other civil pur-
suits, only a mere reference need be
made in this connection.
Nearly a score of years ago Gen.
Pleasanton adopted the life of an abso-
lutte tdler, save that he DEVOTED much
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-05-08
NEW EFFECTS IN STOCKINGS.

With the advent of warm weather
comes the advent of the low shoe, and
with the low shoe the stockings must
be considered. The smart shops are
now showing exquisite styles in hos
iery. Lace, beads and embroidery all
play part in these designs, making
the cost of single pairs of stockings
often amount to ten or fifteen dollars.
The decoration is, of course, lavished
on the instep. There are inserted
heart-shaped pieces of laces, outlined
with jet; stripes of lace alternating
with stripes OF jet; and elaborate
scroll patterns OF lace insertions with
jet and gilt spangles.
Less fanciful designs are in drawn
work and embroidery, new effect i'll
the latter being a gay lacing at the
stockings side. giving the effect OF a
side-laced shoe. The clock is again
seen in its old place upon an other
wise plain stocking, and combined
with other embroidery. The newest
embroidery designs are pln-stripes
and snow-crystals in gay color upon
black. There are also stockings
wholly given over to stripes in Roman
and Scottish effects.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-05-08
The Elephant Moved the Cars.

An elephant pushing long line Of
freight cars was the unusual scene wit.
messed by party of visitors to the
quarters of Lemen Brothers circus
over at Argentine. Frank Fisher,
trainer of Rsish, the big elephant
which the circus carries as the feature
of its menagerie, was using the beast
in moving heavy wagons. and while so
engaged workman from an elevator
near the winter quarters complained
that he could not get switch engine
to move empty box cars to the elevator.
"I'll move them for you with Raiah."
said Fisher.
He was not quite sure that the big
beast could move the long line of
thirty-two box cars on the Santa Fe
Railway track, which runs by the
quarters, but he resolved to have him
try it. The brakes were released, the
sleghant put his head against the end
81 and after few moments the line
b1 10 move slowly. The track was
~ j(e}lf lsyel, and soon the cars had
folIS d64H D, the elevator.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-05-08
A New York Reporters Retort.

One of the regular Washington cor
respondents tells delightful anecdote
Of the reportorial days of one of the
we'll known editors of metropolitan
journalism.
Before the female society reporter
had usurped the social domain as COM
pletely as at present, he was assigned
one night to report great social
function at one Of the swell houses in
New York. He stationed himself at
the head OF q stairway to take the
names Of the ladies as they passed him
to 60 to the dressing room to take off
their wraps and prepare for their ap-
pearance on the lower floor. He had
been standing there for some time,
taking notes, when gay, young dam.
sci, heavily wrapped in furs, lightly
tripped up the stairway, and suddenly
addressed him.
"Ah. beg pardon, sir; ore you the
footman?"
"No, madame" quickly retorted the
reporter; "are you the chambermaid?"
Washington Post.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-05-08

of the newest just reaches to below the
hips, has a fitting back, strapped
seams, and quite plain, straight, cross
over fronts fastening on the shoulder,
and adorned all the way down with q
leading novelty--namely, square but
tons. Another lately seen is in mastic
cloth with white cloth vest fronts,
draped cloth bolero, and collar of shot
ribbon with outstanding loop bows on
each side. Both these have the true
Partisan air.
One jacket made of two-toned cloth
showing tan and rose, has the body of
the tan and the collar, cuffs and belt
of the rose color. 1t has a double,
loose front, with two rows of large
while pearl buttons. The back is
fitted, while the skirt, forming deep
plaits, shows large box plait in the
centre. A strap of the pink is braided
with white silk soutache braid and
fastens at each side with tiny white
pearl buttons, ending each row of
braid and thus forming a finish for the
back. The collar is very deep, slashed
over the shoulders and braided-in de-
sign, as are the cuffs, which have small
buttons at each end of the pattern.
The sleeves are full Empire shape.
A back used in many of these jackets
is in five pieces, the seams being
stitched into plaits and the fullness
opening into the skirt, small pearl
button finishing each plat at the waist
line.