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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-04-24
What is q Libel?

The following de6nition of q libel
is taken from Judge Gordon's charge
to the jury in the mith-McClure
csse. and ought to be filed away by
sone people who are always wanting
the newspapers to ego for their emo
mics:
A libel consists of any publication,
the tendency and effec. OF which is
to iniure and dsfame anothsr person
ny bringing him into contempt, ridi-
cule or hatred, or which accuses him
of crime punishable by law, or of any
act cdious or disgraceful to society.
Il IVES defined by an eminent Chief
Justice OF this Commonwealth to be
any written or printed sisndsr which
tends to expose a man to contempt,
ridicuie, hatred or dsgredstisn of
character. As legal definition this
is probably as exact as can be framed
in few words, and is sufficient for all
general purposes OF this trial. You
will observe from this definition that
a libel, as distinguished from a sian
der, is printed or written rather than
spoken. It's essential requisites are
that it shall be false, and havs ten
dency to degrade, defame and ira
duce character, or expose the person
injured to contempt, hatred or ridi-
cule. Any publication OF this kind Is
libel, and thoae who utter it are
responsible in damages to the per-
son aggri:yed. Very often, in cases
of this kind, the question is conpli-
Gated by The consideration OF what is
termed 'priviless' In the jealousy
Of our law for the freedom of the
press, there are certain matters prop
er for public information, and as to
which the publisher may, by way Of
defense, set up what is termed priv
ilege of the press Publications re-
specting public officers or those en-
gagged in the performance of public
duties, the prccee lings OF courts,
and other matters not now necessary
to detail, are held by our law to be
matters proper for pab!ic informa
ton. and even though the publica-
tion should be false or injurious, YET,
as it is regarded as q privileged 81"
ject, no LIABILITY results, and 10 r-
corery can be bad against the pub
fishers unless there is express prI"f ~
malice on the part Of the publish. r
This rule of law, as / have said, is for
the protection OF the press, and for
the promotion aud maintsnance ofits
freedom in the interests of liberty
and justice and good government,
and IN order tia. mere mistakes or
errors, unaccompanied by malice.
may not be made basis for pr0sucu
ton or recovery in civil actions. TIE
question Of whether the matter 70
ferred to in 4 publication is one pr F.
er for public informs ion, and there
fore "privileged," IS generally for tbs
court to determine. and it is alSgys
a qualification to the Judge and jury
when the publication is Of such a
character as that the question Of
whether it is privileged OF lot is
clear and free from doubt.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-04-24
.NystiGei by an Authorization.

Among the stories told about Tie ex-
perienccs of police telegraph operators
by tho attaches of tho electrical bureud
is one which relates to an ey-spccial
officer. who is now - regular operator
at substltion mp town. While acting
as sub in Il West Philadelphia dis
trict he received call from the CEN
tral, which he promptly wrote on his
slate as he received it. At tho close Of
the message he found that it read:
"Send wagon 10 Phil. Ahosp. and learn
condition Of Hen. Coop" He was COM
pletely stalled He could lot imagine
who Phil. Ahosp was. nor whero he was
to be found, nor what particular heI-
coop the central was interested in. lie
felt that there was a mistake some-
where, but was satisfied that it must he
at the other end of tho wire. As the
hour was near relieving time, he decid-
ed to wait and consult his relief before
sending the wagon cn a wild goose
chase or asking the central to repeat.
On the arrival Of his relief he was i'll
formed that the operator who lad sent
the message generally abbreviated his
messages, and probably the one received
would read: Send wagon to Philadel-
phia hospital and learn condition of
Henry Cooper" This proved to be the
proper solution. Record.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-04-24

vitality compel such ues of both.
We not only do not indorse Pres,-
dent Csvelsud's views, but think in
his letter, he begs the whole ques
ton"
Governor Stone cf Mississippi:
"The people Of Mississippi are divid-
ed on Cleveland's financial views
An active. energetic and aggressive
canvass is now being made against
his financial policy, and in favor of
the free and unlimited coinage Of sill.
yer at the 16 to l ratio, without re-
gard to other nations. It is impos-
sible at this time to be more definite. :"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-04-24
SENSATIONS IN ILLNESS.
It IL Curious Hoyy q DIan Feels When II
Ka01s Ho Needs . Doctor.

It IL Curious Hoyy . Man Feels When He
Kao1s Ho Needs . Doctor.
''It is curious. said man yesterday,
''ti,o various sensations o man expert.
ences when he goes to sec q doctor or a
dentist There is long. preliminary
siege Of mental agony, alternately exag-
geratins and belittling your ailment.
until finally in moment of desperation
you decide to 60 and see what is the
Gattcr anyway. Perhaps you have a
sold, which has settled on the lungs
and developed a troublesome cough that
keeps you awake nights. The cough it
self is not SO bad as the terrible possl-
bilities it suggests. Visions of swift de-
mise from pneumonia or slow wasting
away with consumption rise up before
your eyes, and every wheeze and cough
confirms these terrible premonltions.
If you could, you would go then in \
hurry, but in the morning you feel bet
ter.
1.-The cough is still there, but the ter
rors of the Imagination have fed before
the daylight, SO You put it off another
day. But finally you decide to go, and
with firmness born of despair march up
to the medical mans door to learn your
fate. In case of toothache every one
knows how Il tooth will hop and jump
and smart all day until you get to the
dentists and then calm down SO quiet
and painless that you can't tell which
one was aching. 1t is the same way
with q cough or other ailment. As You
go up to the door you secretly hope that
the doctor is not at home. You pull the
doorbell gently and half wish you had
not come. Then the funniest part Of 1t
all is how mad you will get when you
find tho doctor is not at homo and feel
as if You had been cheated out OF one
of your dearest hopes. Washington
Post
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-04-24
Divorce In Burma.

Suppose Burmese husband and wife
quarrel and determine to separate. The
wife, who always docs all the market
ing, goes ont aud buys two little can
dies of eq"al length. which are made
especially for this use. She brings them
home. She and her husband sit down
On the floor and light them simultane-
ously. One candle stands for him, the
other for her. The one whose candle
burns out first rises and goes out of the
house forever, with nothing but what
he or she may have on. The ore whose
candle has survived the longest. even
by a second, takes everything. So the
divorce and division, of the property. if
you can call that division, are settled.
Times.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-04-24
Buncoed.

The Philadelphia Times Of Apri!
10. relates the following:
Peter V. Traitor. who said his
home was in ladiz, Ohio, a!ighted
from train at Lansdowne, last nigh', p,
and told how he had bsen bunc ed
out Of $1,000 by green goods men
from New York. About month
ago Traitor received lstter dated
from Wall street aud signed by a
man named Coleman. The letter
gave glowing account of the excel
lent counterfeits Issued by the writer
and quoting the price of $4,000
counterfeit bills for $1,000 of the
genuine money Of the Un,ted States
strongly advised Traitor not to miss
this one chance Of securing for
tune
The latter kept up correspon-
dence with the swindler for some
time and concluded to come on ard
purchase a thousand dollars worth
He Left Ohio last Monday and arriv
ed in Bethlehsm yesterday morniny,
where he was met at the station by
the bunco man. The two men how
cred around Bethlehem until yester-
day afternoon, and then left for
Bound Brook, where the transac.io.
was to take place.
When they arrived at the station
they were met by second mau who
seemed to be well acquainted with
Coleman" The trio took in the
sights OF Bound Brook, and Traito.,
who appeared to have plenty Of mon
ey. paid all the bills Just before
the 6:32 train Was due the swindlers
asked that the transaction take place
Immediately, rs that would give
Traitor plenty of time to catch the
train home. The bunccers then
counted out their money and placed
it IN q tin box, which WAS afterwards
locked. Traitor drew from his pock
ct large wallet of greenbacks and
handed them over, and in return was
given the tin box. When the train
arrived Coleman" gave Traitor the
key and cautioned him not to opan
it until he had arrived home.
After the train lad left Bound
Brook, he became an1ious and Ell
deavored to open the box, but the
key would not fit. H then broke j,
oper and found that it contained On
ly dollar bill ard lot of tinted "a
per.
When the train arrived at Lana
down. he alighted and told Gales
man for anew York business house
what had taken place. Wh.n told
that he was not the only who bsd
been fieeced in this n, amer, he con
cluded to give up the pursuit and re-
turn home. This is the second vic
tim from Ohio in a short time, the
other having been John Ebsrhart, Of
Toledo, who WAS tuncoed out of
$500 in q similar manner
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-04-24
LABRADOR'S COAST.
Barren Shores, Rolling Surge and Many
Iccbcrgs Make It Dangerous.

Barren Shores, Rolling Surge and Many
Iccbcrgs Make 1t Dangerous.
The r,ost northerly Lighthouse on the
coast of this continent stands on Belle
isle, ct the head Of tho straits of that
name, a little northeast CT Newfound-
land. Ey what freak of taste it was
the old navigators had such a horror of
it that on their charts they marked 1t
with tho figure of \ demon.
The morning the little mail steamer
ON which l crniscd ''down on the Lab
rador," rs the Newfoundlanders say,
plunged and rolled past it through the
surge the rugged mass of rock crouch
ed there as If ready to seize its Prey OF
ships and human lives The surf, un-
heard 1T our distance. flashed around
its bass liko a long row of glistenirS
teeth. A huge iceberg had drifted III
and lay stranded at ono end Of the is
land; far UP Gu the rocks was the light
house: on a shelf below stood little
hut, with provisions, for shipwreckcd
sailors; the gray morning mists made
tkrse look heavy and sodden, and alto
gether this glimpse of Belle isle was
tho Iccst desolate scene had ever be-
held. Over our bow the barren coast Of
Labrador was family outlined. and as the
last lighthouse Oh the continent drop
psd astern / felt that we were indeed
drawing away from civilization, and
this feeling was strengthened when, rs
we turned oUr Prov northward. we
sighted the wang uard of the seemingly
endless procession Of huge icebcrgs drift
ing slowly down in single file from the
mysterious regions of the north.
We had met with single bergs along
tho Newfoundland coast, but off Labra-
dor they became constant and unspeak
ably grand feature in the seaward
view. l doubt if they can be seen any
where else except in arctic and antarctic
waters in such numbers, variety and
grandeur. Tho branch of the gulf stream
which pushes its way into the Arctic
ocean has sufficient force left when i: is
reflected By tho frozen northern bound
ary OF that sea to send an icy current
down along the Labrador coast. Prac-
tically all .hs bergs that break loose
from tie ice siIcathod shores OF Green
land are borro southwark by this cur
rent. One morning, VIXEN l went upon
deck, l counted EO less than 13J huge
ones. Some OF these We're great solid
blocks of ice; others were aTched with
numerous Gothic passageways; some
reached with spirelike grace nigh up
into the air. All reflected with pris-
matte glory the rays of the sun.-Gustav
Kobbe III ST. Nicholas.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-04-24

The Democratic State Committee
met last week at Harrisburg and
elected Robert E. Wright OF Allen
town, Chairman.
The increase in the price of coal
oil, he's started anew the oil hunting
business. Preparations to put down
new wells are going On in all oil fields.
Ten barrel a day wells that were not
looked st six weeks age are now be-
ing bought at profitable figures to
the owners.
The United States weather bureau
will establish six stations along the
West Branch of the Susquehanna
river. The duties Of which will be
to report the various stages of water
In the river, rain and snow fall, &c.
Possibly stations will be established
in the Junia;a Valley.
ALMOST every question can be
found with advocates that give it
two sides. The exception to the rule,
however, is found in the movement
in the Legislature to pension the
Judges. In this part of the Com
monwealth, there is only one side to
the question. All are against it.
The people in the ordinary, every
day walks of life, are 80 far removed
from the ability or opportunity to
mske four thousand dollars year
clean cash. that they are thoroughly
disgusted with the thought that
man who gets $4,000 year salary.
10 to 60 years, cannot save enough
of that salary in that time to keep
himself comfortable during rainy
days, or during the unproductive
days of old age, and that is the rea-
son the people are unanimously
against the Legislative bill to peu-
sion the Judges who have served 20
years aa the bench, and after they
have reached the age of 70 years.
FoRrY-FIvE THOUSAND DOLLARS is the
verdict of Philsdslpbia Jury under
Judge Gordon's rulings: in favor of
Ex Mayor Smith against the Phiia-
delphia Times. The Judge had
been criticised for politicsl acts, and
the manner in which Colonel Nc
Clure says he was treated by TIE
Court leads one to tho belief that
Judge Gordon acted as if LIE had
grievance to settle with tie Colonel
and the Times. The Colonel COM
planned that the Court was so unjust
ly against him, that he withdrew his
lawyers from the case, and the yer
diet was rendered in the absence of
the defendants. I: the court can
pull mans poeket-book in that way,
there should be sons law enacted to
restrain courts from robbing liti-
gants when they appear in court to
settle dispute. Courts are estsb-
lished 20 see that fair play is accord
ed between people who appear be-
fore them to settle disputes that they
cannot settle among themselves.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-04-24
Albuquerque, N. A., April Il

Albuquerque. N. A., April II
There are no steers at all On the
range in this vicinity fit for beef.
stock cattle have advanced in price
during shs last three months about
S psr cent. A dro ugth for three
years, with three unusually severe
winters, caused terrible losses to
stock and this. together with the
lower prices. has had very discour-
saiIg effect upon the stock industry
during the last few years, and it is
estimated that there are not at the
outside more than 20 per cent. as
many cattle il this vicinity as there
were Six years ago.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-04-24
ONE WAY TO LIVE CHEAPLY.

A Scheme That Was Developed BY GAL
liant Colonel Wilk.
Joseph Tanski, the Polish refugee,
harrates many stories of the shifts to
which he and his fellow exiles were
compelled to resort III order to keep
soul and body together. None Of these
is more curious and interesting than one
relating to his friend, Colonel Wilk,
who had been decorated by the emperor
CT the French for gallant service in the
French army, but who afterward found
himself obliged to live upon 60 francs
a month.
II was pretty tight work, and SO Colo
mel Wilk had to confess, but one day he
met with strange bit of good fortune.
He had been out for q walk and was
on his way home when big Newfound-
land dog came running down the street,
pursued by a gang Of boys and men. all
AIMED with sticks. The dog, painting
and terrified. ran straight toward Colo
mel Wilk and took refuge between his
feet. The crowd drew near with loud
and excited shouts.
"It is a mad dog! Kill him!'
A policeman, more courageous than
the mob, stepped forward.
"Haltn' shouted the knight Of the
Legion of Honor. 1.-The dog belongs to
me. 1t is not mad"
His resolute air and perhaps the red
ribbon in his buttonhole made an i'm
preston upon the policeman.
Very well, p" he said, 'since the dog
is yours, lead him away"
So said, so DONE Colonel Wilk took
the dog home, washed and combed it,
and then went with it to the butchers
to buy it some scraps of meat. For %
oentimes the butcher gave him fine
lot, and on his way home Wilk bought
q few vegetables.
Al these bits-bits of meat, bones
and vegetables-he put into a pot to-
gether with suitable quantity of wa
ter, and out Of the pot both he and the
dog made q sumptuous dinner.
The problem of living was solved.
Day after day. as often as his purse ran
low. which was pretty often, he bought
bits of meat ''for his dog" Nobody
was tn, wiser, and the Polish exile and
his dog i-ed upon 35 confines day,
and The knight of the Legion of Honor
could once more receive his friends like
q man Of tho world.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-04-24
Diamond Cutting,

Not only is diamond cutting not a
specially high paid occupation. but it
is one involving most humiliating
system Of espionage to the worker. Each
man is held strictly to account for the
stones he receives OH going to work in
the morning, and the count has to be
carefully taken when the unfinished
work is turned in at night to be locked
up in a safe against the return Of tho
workmen the next day.. The possibilities
of theft are great. though dishonest
workman knows that an attempt to dis
pose of an unfinished stone would bring
suspicion upon him wherever the at
tempt was made.-New York Mercury.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-04-24
Both Silver aud Gold.

A number of Governors have ex.
pressed themselves on President
Clevslsnd's gold bug letter
Governor Stone of Missouri, said
Cleveland was merely fling old saws
and that men who think are not
fooled by such words as Sound
Money" ard Patriotism" Mis-
souri, and the west were not free. sil
YER
Governor Richards of Wyoming:
Il answer unhesitatinsly, they do
not. In the last State election. the
people of Wyoming declared unequiv-
ccally for the free and unlimited
coinsge OF silver at the ratio of 81 to
l aud the position holds good ire
specti,e Of party"
Governor Holcomb of Nebraska:
ssThe great majority Of Nebraskans
are, regardless of party affiliations, in
favor of free and unlimited coinage
Of silver and opposed to the Wall
Street view of President Cleveland.
Without doubt, Nebraska can be
clsssed as free silver State and op'
posed to the Presidents financial
policy"
Governor Richards of Montana
The people of Montana of all politi
cal parties, repudiate Cleveland's Fl
nancial views and criticise the at
tempt of the President to assum.
leadership Of financial policy tha
has seriously crippled the business
interests of all sections of the coun
try"
Governor McIntyr of Colorado
"Colorado's people believe in sound
money as thoroughly as anyone be
lieves that of gold alone there is no
sufficient to supply al adequate med
ium of exchange. The money need,
of the nation, as well as the world
require both gold and silver at th.
natural ratio Of 16 to 1 and will inc
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-04-24
THE WHIS1LiNG WIND.

Whene'er hear the whistling wind
Whene'er / see the drifting snow.
What anxious thought disturbs my mind,
90 poor the sweetest lass ! knowi
How can she bide the bitter stormf
The winter, cold and bleak, endured
She tells me that her wrap is warm
For she is proud as she is poor.
I think Of her whene'er l see
Another robed in richest furs-
There's not another face to me
So fair, SO good and kind ns hers,
And when sit beside my fire
wish her there. for her dear sake,
And. troubled with its vain desire,
1t seems as il my Heart would break.
God teach her It's the high and low,
'Tis not the rich and poor, mate i'll.
That she may not refuse me. so
That ] may have my perfect will.
God bless her, keep her evermoreI
And patient let me hope to 500
Time bridging all the diff renee DER
She fancies 'twixt herself and me.
Ralph H. Shaw in New York Ledger.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-04-24
Horses for Beef.

Pend!eton, Ore, April 21.-J. NJ.
Switzler yesterday sold 5000 horses
to a Portland syndicate The ami
mails are to be slaughtered at Port
land. Mr.. Switzler says, and the
meat packed, and all parts of the
carcsses utilized. This is now the
only market for the thousands of
horses in Eastern Oregon and Wash
inston ranges. The price wss less
than SIS per head
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-04-24

Mrs. Meriwether Of Memphis says:
1--WE asked that the girls Of our state
be protected until they were 1S years
old, tho law extending that gracious
protection up to the ripe age Of 10. We
fought desperate battle for six years,
and when the age was finally raised to
18 the women who had stood the brunt
Of that long battle saw it proved beyond
all peradventuro that no influence of
theirs had won the day, but the simple
fact that six years of bitter experience
had taught them the only weapon that
woald kill, and they used it. They bur-
led the senate chamber and representa-
tives hall under voters petitions and
came out yictors"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-04-24
A Close Resemblance.

There are some points about your
writings that much resemble Shake
speare, said the editor.
.'Do you think so:' cried the delight
ed author, who had brought his contri-
button in with his own hand.
YES" the editor continued, ''you
employ almost the same punctuation
marks. '-Rockland Tribune.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-04-24
MONEYLOANED.

Do yos va.t TO borrow money on eq~,tabie
terms.
Do yox desire to pay off mortgage and
reborro,D the money at S per cent. interest
annually.
Would yes care to be 20 situated that yos
coxLd reds.ee tie mortgage 0gatnsf your
home by paying off a small Gmoxnf month
IN and al The end Of each year yeGeirs cred
ii for ell pa,df W,th interest being ehars-
ed only on remaining portion Of loan.
Would yos like to buy your family homer
Dso, read the foIioo,ng:
represent Company that has embod-
led in its plan all the II atures enumerated
above and many more. Can you see any
reason why you should pay large interest
for money when you have good security
Can you present any good reason why it is
not as we'll to receive profits yearly as to
wait from to 10 years as one does in many
Of the Associations7 Is not the reduction of
interest yearly better, than waiting many
years for profits? Borrowers under the plan
represented by me assume absolutely no risk
xs each 81 W paid on the loan is credited
on the mortgage, thereby reducing it in
proportion to the amount paid.
Building Associations have benefited
hundreds of thousands, so did tho old cars
that wero propelled by horses. Our plan is
as far superior to Building Associations as
the trolley cars are to the old antiqnated
horse car system. Ny time is to much oc-
cupied to answer questions for the curious,
but those seeking information for the bet.
terment Of their condition will receive fill
information promptly. We offer an invest
ment to those who have small amount TO
save monthly that has no superior as to
safety and seld ON equaled for profits. Call
or write. MAURICE LEONARD,
Oakland Mills,
J1D23-3m Junista county, Pa