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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-10-02
A Studio Trick.

In the corner of an artists studio in
:his city is an ingenious arrangement
of screens, upon one of which, over an
aperture about the size of a face, is an
inscription: 'Likenesses taken in
,tanteously." The innocent visitor
oeeks through the hole and is aston
shed to behold an exact likeness Of
himself as hump-backed jailer in a
SCARLET coat. opening a prison door.
The secret of this effect is simple. The
rendered. The place for the face is
,ut out and mirror inserted, reflect
ing the features Of the spectator. The
conception of the amusing fantasy is
not entirely original. 1t was impor-
led from the studio of Wiertz, the
Belgian artist.-Philadelphia Record.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-10-02
rIeER.sLAYER-fn.cHIEF.
dc L. . Very Important Omcial In tn
Government of singapore.

a. I. n Very important Omcial in the
Government of singapore.
The great drawback to Singapore
and In a lesser degree to Penang ana
other islands in the neighborhood OF
,he Straits of Malacca, is that the
dense and impenetraole woods with
which they are clothed afford shelter
TO countless tigers Of very ferocious
description. 1t has therefore been
found necessary to create an Offics
which is called in English 'ti ser-
slayer-in.c chief" to the Governor OF
the Straits Settlements, says the
London Telegraph. Singapore Is but
a short way from the maitland. and
the tigers have for many years been
ip the habit of swimming across the
stra and issuing forth at night from
their Businesses TO prey not only on
the flocks and herds OF the natives,
but occasionally upon young children
and unprotected women.
To those who are aware OF the pro-
iciency and courage shown by French
,portsmen in their pursuit OF big
carnivora it will be no surprise to
learn that the Governor of the Straits
settlements Is has just selected a citi-
zen of that aspiring natiOn-M. de
NancOurt by name-to fill the post OF
sstiger- -slayer-in chief" at Singapore.
It appears that NJ. de Nancourt has
killed 500 tigers with his own rifle,
against bag of only 400 made by
Major General Probyn, the we'll
known English shikarri Some of
our Partisan contemporaries claim
credit for the French nation as sup.
plying an official akin to their own
grand Iouvetier for employment III
British colony We are reminded by
our lively friends across the channel
that until NJ. Du Chaillu encountered
and slew the gorilla we knew moth
ing as to the existence and habits OF
that formidable monster, and that
the greatest of our living hunters,
Mr.. Selous, is OF French origin. II
NJ. de Nancourt is also to keep down
the number of tigers haunting the
jungles and woods OF Singapore and
taking toll Of the native Inhabitants.
neither the latter nor any other Br t.
ish subject will take any exception
10 his nationality.
The great bulk OF the population
If Singapore, numbering altogether
nearly 200, 900 souls, are Chinese and
Malays. who, like the natives Of
India, look TO white shikarris to rid
them of dangerous and savage beasts
of prey In the meantime the i'm
portance Of Singapore and of the
other indep ndencies OF Great
| ritain in its neighborhood demands
that what is called 1.-THE sc urge OF
the co.ony"-the tiger-should be
kept within reasonable limits We
hear, therefore. with sat sfaction
that ..tiger-slayer-in-c chief to the
Governor of the Straits Settlements"
has been created for this purpose
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-10-02

If the lazy people of education and re-
fnement could be vigorously stirred to
action; and II, on the other hand, the
well-meaning but ignorant people
could be properly instructed, munic!p-
al corruption and political decadence
could quickly be arrested.
Thackeray says, "a man will lay
down his head or peril his life for his
honor, but let US be shy how We ask
him to give up his ease"
In the same vein an American states
man has written, 1T Is not the bad
citizen that needs to be reformed, but
the good citizen The bad citizens
are . hopeless minority, the good citi.
zens a hopeless majority"
1t Is well always to remember that a
vast majority Of the so-called slower
classes" are honest; they would like to
have god government If they knew
what it meant. When President Low
Of Columbia College was Ilrst elected
mayor Of Brooklyn he had a heavy
majority against him In the poorer part
of the city. During his first admins
tration he offended certain "induential''
demagogues, and an increased major
ity against him in the "lower wards
Of the city was predicted.
But with great wisdom he went Into
these wards. spoke frequently, explain.
ed clearly Just why what he had done
was for the general interest; and the
result was great gain for reform In
that district, while in his own ward
as it oddly happened, his vote fell OF
$50" said Mr.. Low, II have found that
the people in the lower wards are quite
as amenable to good leadership as those
In the upper wards"
Energy and knowledge are the two
specific remedies for our poiiticel NAL
aides.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-10-02
RICHEST MAN IN THE WORLD.
Elm Demidofr, Russian Whose Wealth
Is of Recent Creation.

Like the English millionaires,
those of the Cars domiDions mostly
derive their revenues from landed
property. While the .Briton, how
ever, devotes large part of his
gross income toward improving his
possessions and to the amelioration
OF the lot Of his tenants in one way
or another, the kussian, on the 9TH
er hand, extracts every farthing that
he can from his property and spends
it upon himself, the result being
that agriculture In Russia is going
from bad to worse, that formerly fer
tile and productive estates have now
become barren and poverished, and
that while the peasantry are In a
state of misery bordering on famine,
the mobiles themselves have been
obliged to mortgage or sell their
lands, and are at the end OF their
financial tether. or course, there
are some exceptions, such as. for in
stance, the Yousoupoif-, the ] cmi-
doIs and the Scheremetiefls. The
wealth OF the Demidoffs Is so vast,
according to the New York Tribune,
that it is beyond calculation, aud
strangely enough the fortune is OF
relatively recent creation, Its founder
having been a country blacksmith in
the days Of Ieter the Great. IL was
while travelling In the Ural Mount
aims that the latter broke one Of his
most valuable English pistols. A VII
lage smith mended it so quickly and
so wef1 that the Car was delighted
a nd asked the mans name uEemi.
doff, 1 shall remember you," said he
as he rode of. The poor man was
beginning to think that Peter had
| forgotten him when there came an
official document adorned, with the
imperial seal granting him the free
hold OF a great tract of crown land
| in the neighborhood of the village.
| Dernidoff went to work on bis new
i. r-opertv, and found there inexhausti-
| Ne mines Of iron, silver, and mala-
ctfl1s. Young Elm Demidof-he
| does not bear in Russia the Italian
title of prince generally pref ed to
his name by foreigners-is at the
present moment the richest man In
the world. Princess Iolsoupoff,
with her great turquoise mines, com
ing next In rank. fortunately. both
| of them are more free handed and
generous than their respective imme'
| diate predecessors as head of the
family, the late Anatole Demidol
and the late Prince YousoupoH hav.
ing been alike renowned for theil
meauness and avarice, Of which al.
most incredible stories are related.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-10-02
LAmartine's Audac,tr

Thirty years ago even the grea,.,
poets were not paid as liberaIlv VI
their verses as the lesser oncs .W
now. One poet, however. had orc Me
audacity to fix his own compensatiou'
and to secure its payment TS,
name Of Lamartine, poet, histori.a'
and statesman. occurs only o9cs :.
the back numbers of the Reyus Az ~
Deux Mondes, the great lite,ass
periodical of France. 1t is apoenda!
to several verses about which the ~
owing story is told:
At the time Of the fabulous en-,
cess of the "HistoTy Of the GiroD
dins," Monsieur Buloz. editor OF N.
Revue, begged the poet to contribu,s
something in prose for his perlodicar
Lamartine consented, making a con.
dition, however, of an advance nav.
ment OF 4, 900 francs. On receiyin,
the money, as sort OF acknowledps.
ment Of the favor, he handed m.
publisher a copy Of verses, saying tina,
he could print them if he liked as an
earnest Of his promised articles.
Then came the revolution OF lsls
One day Lamartine. then Minister q,
Foreign Affairs, received call from
Buloz, now his bitter enemy. ~
have come" said the editor Of ths
Revue des Deux Mondes, ITO ask you
to pay me the 1000 francs l len,
you"
'Certain.y, with pleasuse," an.
swered Lamartine, taking four crlsr
.housand-franc notes out Of drawer
Of his writIng-table-
Buloz, quite unprepared for thh
prompt way of transacting business.
faltered, "But then. lowe you some
thing for those verses"
ooh, that is of no consequence; d,
not mention that" said Lamartins
:arelessly
"Excuse me, Monsieur le Ministrc,
but the Revue des Deux Mondes pre-.
fers not to be under Obligation, said
the editor, very stiffiy.
"Ah. then the mater Is very easily
adjusted; let us call it 4, 200 francs"
and Lamartine replaced the notes 10
his drawer, locking it up carefully.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-10-02
Howells Shelling Peas.

I recall very fully the moment
and the place when l first heard OF
Don QulxOte, while as yet could not
connect it very distinctly with any.
body's authorship, writes William
Dean Howells in his literary autobi-
Ography in the Ladies' Home Journal.
l was still too young to conceive of
authorship even in my own case, and
wrote my miserable verses without
any notion of literature, or anything
but the pleasure Of seeing them
actually come out rightly rhymed
and measured The moment was
at the close o. a summers
day just before supper, which in
our thouse lwel had lawIesslv late and
the place was the kitchen where my
mother was gong about her work.
and listening as she could to what
my father was telling my brother and
me and an apprentice OF ours, who
was like a brother to us both, Of a
book that he had once read. We
boys were all shelIing peas, but the
story, as 1T went on, rapt US from the
DOOR employ, and whatever our fingers
we're doing our spirits were away in
that strange land OF adventures and
mishaps, where thelfevered life of the
knight truly without fear and with.
out reproach burned itself out 1
dare say my father tried to make us
understand the satirical purpose of
the book; I vaguely remember his
speaking of the books of chivalry it
was meant to ridicule, but a boy
could not care for this and what
Ilonged TO do at once was to get that
book and plunge into its story.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-10-02
TELEeRAPHeas' sLuNpEAs.
Some vf the Many Common Ones an
How They Are Made.

6ome Of the Many Common Ones ana
How They Are Made.
"There are many errors made IL
the transmission Of messages which
are entirely uncalled for, but even
with these there is not one blunder
made to every 5000 words passing
over the wires" said telegraph
operator to a Pittsburg Dispatch
man. "That is, of CT urse. in the
main offices, where the most expert
operators are employed 1 don't
think the same can be said of all the
branch Offices An error which has
cost the business man many dollars
and yet for which we can fnd no
cause is mixing of the numbers
fifteen and afty. There is no excuse
for the error, yet it occurs more
frequently Than anything else. They
seem to be the fated numbers of the
telegraphers. We have notices
posted above each instrument con-
cerning 1t, yet such mi takes will oc-
cur. Words ending in tn are fre-
quently rem 1ered ty' which is very
serious when numbers are being sent.
For instance, sixty might be rem
deied sixth or vice versa This is
caused by the similarity in the tele-
graphic characters for the n and ~
The former is four dots, while the
latter is made by two dots space, two
dots. A stroke OF lightning or the
wind bringing the wires together,
or perhaps the unsteady hand OF the
operator, who sooner or later is
a .ected with 'teleg aphers' paralysis
might separate the four dots and
change sixth into sixty Some.
times the dots stick together and
make a dash; thus seven. which is
two dashes and Two dots. may be-
come a five by having the last two
dots Stick max ng the character
three dashes. Losses or considerable
amounts have frequently been caused
by dots sticking. Some operators
who are afflicted with paralysis
cannot make letter h. which Is
four dots. They either make five
dots, p or six dots, o. Ihave seen
some operators try to make six con-
secutive dots to represent the num-
ber SIX and would not be able to
stop short of ten or twelve. This, Of
course is caused by the disease.
There are many errors that the GUS
toner must take the blame for. Two
and ten are most often mixed on ac-
count of careless writing. Then the
word can't freQue ,tly has the t.
left off, which. OF course, changes the
whole sense, of the thing. Can't
should never be written in a tele-
gram, 1t should be spelled out
cannot"
"PerhapS the most iudicrous error
which ever came to my notice" said
a well-known operator, twas in a
telegram from Atlantic City. 1t
was the record of the drowning OF
a man, and after detailing the pite.
Gus scene, aud the brave efforts to
save his life, il said: Just as brave
John Smith reached his side he threw
up his hand and, with look itoward
heaven, cried out: NINETY -nine."'
1t was a rather startling exclamation
for dying man, and the operator
sent back to know what was meant.
He was told by the sender that it did
not mean ninety-nine, but Lulu,
the name OF his sweetheart. The
character for lu is dash, two dots
and dash, which Is the same for
the number nine No wonder he
made a mistake"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-10-02
A UNIQUE sight at the present

A unique sight at the present tint
Is the number Of Cinnamon who can
be seen in the various gun stores pur
chasing firearms In one store on
broadway could have been seen. the
other day, q dozen Mongolians, each
carefully examining a rifle, and in
their way expressing themselves as &c
the peculiar merits OF the arm 10
question. AS rule they are solici
tous as TO the mechanism devoted tt
breech-loading, but once in a while
an enthusiast would raise the rifle t
his shoulder and in his Imagination
think OF the result Dealers say tha'
considerable quantities of small arms
as we'll as rites. have been bought
ostensibly for the purpose of shipping
to China. Generally the crowd Of
Caucasians on the sidewalk, who look
with wondering or philosophical eyes,
according to the temperament OF eacf
individual. upon the curious picture
displayed before them.-Hardware-
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-10-02
TOWNS OF SETTLED HABITS.
London and Philadelphia Alike In
This Respect.

ln1S hespcCts
In her article on The Myth of the
4o0," in the July Cosmopolitan, Mrs.
Burton Harrison tells Of an American
calling upon lady In London and find
Ing her seated In a big chair by the
window and engaged In some sort Of
|needlework. A young man came in and
paid his respects, as 1t was her day at
home, and then bowed himself out
Three years later the American was
again in London, and again he called
upon the lady. 1t was her day az home,
and there she sat in the same chair by
the same window with the same nee
dlework. or some very like 1t, in her
hand, and, more remarkable still, the
same young man called and made the
same remarks he had made three years
before. Mrs. Harrison tells this anec-
dote to show how unchanged things
are in England, and how you are pretty
sure to find people just about as you
left them. The illustration Is q good
one, but I can match 1t with q better
one over here.
1 have the pleasure OF knowing a
family in Philadelphia, who have lived
in the same house for forty years. As
the children of this family grew up
they developed a musical talent from
| four or five generations Of men learned
| In the law, as well as skilled with the
bow. Every Sunday, between II and
o'clock, IL was the custom of the father
and the sons to play classic music, the
father being first violin, one son viola,
one second violin, the other violoncello
They played well, and, as lived near.
er Philadelphia in those days than dc
to-day, dropped in ut these rehearsals
as they called them. Five years ago
was In Philadelphia on Sunday.
had not seen my old friends In fifteen
years, but 1 was sure they We're living
at the old place. I walked around tc
the house, and, as mounted the mar
BILE steps, 1 heard sounds Of music
Could 1t be possible that rehearsal
was going on? Yes, sure enough. There
sat the father, his hair snow white
with his violin tucked under his chin
and the three "boys"-fathers them
selves-all playing away as they had
been doing since they were children
To be sure, they were married men
and did not live at home, but they met
every Sunday morning at their fathers
for the usual music. 1 expect to run
on to Philadelphia again before long
and, though 1t has been at least five
years since I was at my old friends
house. I expect to hear the music or
Sunday morning, for I shall time my
visit SO as to include sunday.-Critic
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-10-02
Dyspepsia. Insomnia.

From The Herald, Baltimore. Nd
Mr.. Isaac Hamburger is a well-known
cigar manufacturer and tobacco dealer al
1925 f. Baltimore street, Baltimore Nd. He
is hale. robust man now, but a few months
ago he thought he was about to become a
living skeleton II not dead man. He now
weighs about 200 pounds and steps about his
factory as actively as do his "Stripper" bows,
His present condition Is due to the use OF
DIR. Williams Pink Pills. which he considers
the best medicine in the world for dyspep-
sia, loss ofappetite. indigestion and insom-
mia. When a Herald reporter recently called
on Mr.. Hamburger he came jauntily in the
store from his factory and In speaking OF
the pills, said: Eyes, 1 have used DIR. Will
iams' Pink Pills and can cheerfully recon-
mend them. Some months since" he con.
tinued, ''owing to confinement to business.
had an attack of dyspepsia accompanied by
terrible and almost incessant heart burn and
torpid liver. tried doctors and many rem
edies that friends advised me to take, but
found no relief until heard of and used Dr.
Williams Pink Pills. 1 secured five boxes
and began to improve perceptibly after TAX
ing a few doses, and when the five boxe.
were gone l was completely cured. II you
had seen me when l was sick and compared
my condition then with what 1t is low you
would Join me in a song of praise of the mar
velous merits of Pink Pills. 1 am a living
monument 10 their efficacy In curing the
malades from which l suffered. weigh now
nearly 2Oo pounds. sleep well, eat heartily
and digest my food without any inconveni-
ence and sleepas we'll as l did when boy
after a romp before bed time. 1 unhesitat-
ingly and with confidence in their curative
and invigorating qualities recommend the
Pink Pills to all sufferers and should be so
unfortunate as to be sick again l shall get
another supply"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills contain, in a con-
densed form, all the elements necessary to
give new life and richness to the blood and
restore shattered nerves. They are also a
specific for troubles peculiar to females,
such as suppressions. Irregularities and all
forms of weakness. They build up the blood
and restore the glow of health to pale and
sallow cheeks. In men they effect radical
cure in all cases arising from mental worry,
overwork or eXcesses of whatever nature
Pink Pills are sold in boxes (never in loose
bulk) at so cents box or six boxes for 81. So
and may be had of all druggists, or direct by
mail from DR.. Williams Medicine Company.
Schenectady. n. Y.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-10-02

The new German revolver is not
really revolver at all, but
it is a wonderful repeating pistol all
the same. All you have to do Is to
drop eight cartridges into Magazine
in the stock and then pull the trigger
as often as you want to shoot until
the ammunition is exhausted. The
recoil of the shot when the pistol is
first fired sets In motion mechanism
which elects the she'll lust fired.
brings up a new one to the barrel,
cocks the pistol, and locks the nova
BILE parts. Another touch on the
trigger repeats the operation, and
the eight charges have been fired iD
two seconds
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-10-02

be traced by the lines in the woman face
Dull eyes, the sallow or wrinkled face and
those feelings of weakness" have Their
rise in the arrangements and irregularities
peculiar to women. The functional de.
rangements, painful disorders, and chronic
weaknesses of women, can be cured with
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. For the
young girl just entering womanhood, 70,
the mother and those about to become
mothers, and later in the change of life"
the Prescription is just what they need
it aids nature in preparing the system fol
these events. It's a medicine prescribed
for thirty years, by DR.. K. V. Pierce, chief
consulting physician to the Iuvalids' Hotel
and Surgical Institute, at Buffalo, n. Y.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-10-02

by local applications, as they cannot reach the
diseased portion of he ear. There Is only one
way to cure Deafness, and that Is by constitu-
tional remedies. Deafness is caused by an In
famed condition of the mucous lining OF the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets IN
famed you have rumbling sound or Imper,
feet hearing. and when it is entirely closed
nation can be taken out and this tube re-
stored to its normal condition, hearing will be
destroyed forever; nine cases out ten are
caused by catarrh, which Is nothing but an in
famed condition of the mucous surfaces
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness caused by catarrh) that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure Send for
circulars, free.
F.J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
eS- Sold by Druggists. 15c.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-10-02
A Sensitive Soul

Miss Passe-So you are really an Or.
tist! / adore art!
De Auber-Then I suppose you paint,
yourself, little?
Miss P. drawing herself up)-I think
you are awfully rude, Mr. De Auber.-~
Truth.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-10-02
THE TRUE LAXATIVE PRINCIPAL

Of the plants used in manufacturing
the pleasant remedy, Syrup of Figs. has
a permanently beneficial effect on the
human system, while the cheap veget-
able extracts and mineral solutions,
usually sold as medicines, are perma-
nently injurious, Being well informed,
YOU will use the true remedy only.
Manufactured by the California Fig
Syrup Co,
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Al Surgeon on the Premise.,

Applicant Wish you would give mo
omething to do. I'm q regularly grad.
lated surgeon.
Dry Goods Merchant-What use
could have for you?
II thought you might nSed ne On
bargain days"-Phi.adelphia Record
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-10-02
No Doubt About It.

First Cycier (nearing road house,
Do you suppose we can get anything to
drink there?
Second Cycler-Just look at the enor-
nous aggregation Of wheels In the car
riage shed.-Life.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-10-02
Lack of Breeding.


"She certainly was a person OF very
poor breeding"
"Why do you say that7'
"She absolutely refused to enter into
conversation while the quartet was
singing."-Judge.