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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-07-15

The sea, the sea, my boys,
With her cargo. and old Captain Grives,
Being the total loss Of the good ship Polly
Ann and L. 400 lives.
Captain Grives was q gallant old man,
Gallant, gallant was he;
he drank his rum from a large tin pan,
.!ovial and jovial was he.
Says he, My boys when the storm wa,
ragin',
Farewell to our friends and wives,
For we're goin' down in waters very
surgin'.'
Being the total loss Of the good ship
Polly Ann and ], 400 ive4
Then up did speak the brave first mate
And nice-spoken man was he;
Says he, Ere we so I've suggestion 70,
to make,
To make, to make says he;
Ere this vessel goes down and we all Dc
sink,
propose. propose We all take drink
That's very we'll said,' says the good
Captain Grives.
So he filled up his pan: the brave seafaring
men proceeded to individually and
collectively imbibe, and the unfor-
tunate vessel went down, being the
total loss Of the good ship Polly An,
and 400 lives.
"Previous to which the second mate he
spoke,
His name, and his name was Brown:
He says, With deep grief do very nearb
choke,
At the idea, the idea OF going down
While ashore my Betsy cleans the dishes,
Likewise the spoons and the knives,
1 shall be food for the pesky old fishes
And regret to say that he was; being
the total loss of the good ship Polly
Ann and fourteen hundred lives,
"And now young men Of high and Low
degree,
Your attention, your attention ask;
Never leave the land for n life upon th,
'Tis n very, a very sad task;
You'd far better plow, you'd far bette
NOW,
Than to go, to 60 for a sailor.
Never leave the land-don't a sailing 20
For fear you may suffer the same mel.
ancholy and narrowing fate that be-
fell the gallant Captain Grives, his
energetic and worthy crew. and the
very valuable cargo on board the
ill-fated vessel; being, as have
already Informed my readers, the
total loss Of the good ship Polly
Ann and fourteen hundred livesv'
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-07-15

ly clash with themselves and surround
ings. There should be plain castings
and door panels, and no elaborated b3 Sc
boards II the best effects are to be OBJ
tanned; in particular, one should qua I'd
against ornate mantels and the built
in corner" cabinets glittering with glass
or mirrors. Plain walls give the best
background for pictures, and artificial
ailments virtually kill ones furniture,
no matter how handsome 1t may be,
The passing Of the style of Ornamental
plaster work is matter for conSratula-
ton. A simple center piece for the
chandelier in large room is permissi-
BILE, IL it is unobtrusive, but even this
is not necessary. There Is no longer
any need for plaster cornices. These
gather dust and dirt and consequently
become unhealthy as well as ugly. The
modern method Of paper hanging COW
ers the break between ceiling and side
walls, and furnishes an artistic sub
,titute for the d-time cOrnices.
There is a less need for the warnings
over ornamentation at this time Inas-
much rs popular taste is steadily mov-
lIlS Ill TIE ulTcCllOu VI TlCu dIlu SlQlDls
effects. Every year brings n notable
Improvement in architectural style.
We illustrate an attractive residence
and describe its principal features as
follows:
General Dimensions: Width, through
sitting-roOm and dining room, 81 feet
9 inches; depth, including veranda, 53
feet
Heights of Stories: Cellar, Z feet 6
inches: first story. o feet inches: Sec
ond story, 0 feet; attic, z feet.
Exterior Materials: Foundation.
stone; first story. clapboarls; second
story. gables and roof, shingles.
Interior Finish: Hard. white plas-
ter; plaster cornices and centers in
parlor, dining and sitting rooms. Dou-
BILE doc2 in first story with paper be-
tween; finished floor. soft wood. Trim
In hall and vestibule, Quartered oak.
Main staircase. oak. Panel backs un-
DEF NjadQHs N psElos. djpipg-room
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-07-15
A LATE NOVELTY.

New Style Bicycle Frnne for Which
Much IL Claimed.
A wheel made In New London, Conn.,,
Is one of the seasons decided novelties.
When the inventor first made the draw
Ing Of this now famous wheel he was a
bit dubious regarding its practicable
ity. The weight of the machine, with
road tires and saddle, Is twenty pounds.
1t is claimed that the triangular form
Of construction Is the stiffest and light
est. 1t also is maintained by the max
ers that in this form Of construction
there can exist no cross vibrations.
One feature which would not be ap-
parent to the average person is that
the outside front tube Of this machine
Is the upright or steering tube Of tho
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-07-15
CHAPTER XIV.

TIL, duke moved noiselessly forward to
the room which had been formerly occu-
MED by Feveral, and of which he believed
the secretary had retaken possession. He
tried the door gently, and found it locked
Perfectly satisfied now. the duke con-
finued his way, nOiselessly passing along
the corridors and down the thickly car
peted stairs; when he reached the door
he found it securely fastened, but he
noiselessly drew back the bolts and bars
and turned the key in the lock. The door
welded to his touch, it opened, he stepped
across the threshold, and was met face
to face by a man.
1t was Feveral!
"Ab. INV lord" said he, 81 see was not
the only one who was restless tonight.
Moonlight and fresh air are certainly
preferable to stuffy rooms and sleepless-
ness: at least, / thought SO, and so came
forth: and see how beautiful everything
looks beneath the calm silver light"
He paused: the duke made no reply; at
6rst it was surprise, now II was shame
which kept him silent Had he remained
4 moment longer he would most assuredly
have tried to strsnsie the man, so great
was his rage and sense Of humiliation;
with one quick movement ~ stepped back
and closed the door. leaving Feverai ous
dde.
After breakfast the carriage was an
rounced. and, greatly to the dukes amaze
ment. he was allowed to enter it alone lie
halieyed that Feveral, wearied with his
Sono night of watching, had determined
=, Lot n escape. He drove quickly te
: railr, b station. and having taken his
ticket. secured compartment whicf
he asked the guard to lock.
For . time he was left alone; ne waton'
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-07-15
PLEA FOR SIMPLICITY.
0rLamentation One of the Grcatess
Faults of American Architecture.

0ri ent tation One OF the Grcntesr
Faults of American Architecture.
One of the greatest faults in Ameri-
can architecture, although happily it is
more to be noticed in the buildings Of a
past generation than those Of the pres
ent, is too profuse use Of ornaments.
ton.
Ornamentation may be beautiful IL
itself, and when applied to architec-
ture may not offend the eye at the first
glance, and yet as one lives within its
presence, grows tiresome and creates
resentment. If one builds n house and
insist, before everything else, on free
dom from petty details of Ornamental
ton. There should be no tawdry cor
nices, flimsy brackets and spindle work.
In design these may seem attractive.
and may be deemed necessary to cover
bare spaces of stone or wood; when
they are in place, however, they prove
a torment to the eye. In the matter OF
interior finish the same rule holds good.
There cannot be but general regret ut
the passing of the honest handlwork
in wood. The workman n was m artisan,
IL not an artist, and he rarely 81 l1ned
against good TASTE, everything being in
keeping and general harmony of de-
sign. One must be chary. Now in the
use Of machine work. mouldings and
carvings are practically turned out by
Wholesale without regard to Its partic-
ular use or location. and they frequent
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-07-15

ard sitting-roOm. Picture molding In
principal rooms and hall of first story.
Chair-rlil In dining room. Bathroom
and kitchen, wainscoted. Interior wood
work stained to suit owner and finished
In hard Oil.
COlors: Clapboards. seal brown.
Trim, including water table, corner
boards. cornices, castings. bands, ver-
anda posts and rails, outside blinds,
rain conductors, etc, chocolate. Out
side doors finished with hard OIL. SASH
es. POmpeiian red. Veranda floor and
ceiling and all brickwork. oiled. Wall
shingles dipped In and brush-coated
with light sienna stain. Roof shingles
dipped in and brush-coated dark red
stain.
Accommodations: The principal
rooms and their sizes, closets, etc, ara
shown by the floor plans. Cellar under
the whole house, with inside and out
side entrances and concrete floor One
room finished in attic: space for two
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-07-15

How hard the man who paints tries
to bring the conversation around to
artists.
Had the prodigsl's money held ont
he would never have known the, taste
of bis fathers fatted calf.
Our own hearts, and not other mems
opinions OF rs, form onr true hoaOr.
Revenge Is the coward's courage;
forgiveness Is tho brave mans re-
v0DQe.
Men, in general, are but great chill
dren.
No woman who has house that is
clean Iced ever be ashamed of the fur
blture.
Ii You want to please ma0, recon-
mend that lie do something he has long
wanted to do.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-07-15
A Poem by Arsemus Ward.

A writer in one of the New York pa
pers has been printing some Interesting
"reminiscences Of Artemus Ward, In the
course Of which he brings to light some
amusing verses by the famous humor-
ist Inasmuch as they have not been
reprinted for nearly forty years. we re-
produce them here. They are entitled
LOSS Of the Good Ship Polly Ann: A
Pathetic Nautical Ballad"
As the good ship Polly Ann was calling
Across the briny, briny sea,
She sprang a leak, and no kind Of baling
Could save or would save she;
For she went down to the bottom Of the
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-07-15

carried high into the air and then safely
deposited in tub. In another case por
tion of the bark of a tree trunk was cut
off as though by knife. but the rest Of
the bark was untouched, and even the
foliage remained on the tree. Through
the side of a stout barn three beams were
driven as though forced by a battering
ram and a four-inch beam was forced
entirely through n steel boiler. Lafayette
Park and vicinity bore the brunt Of the
storm and the beautiful pleasure ground,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-07-15

front fork. This allows any adjustment
Of the handle bar from the front fork
crown to the seat post; also the handle
bar Is made rocking in the piece. SO
that any lesired position can be Sc
cured.
The front frame tube is within the
steering tube Of the front fork. entering
through an opening in the fork crown.
The back stays are detachable, admit
ting of this method Of assembling. A
large diameter Of tubing is used
throughout, making the frame appear
attractive. The wheels used are TWEEN
ty-eight inches In diameter.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-07-15

People pretend to hate sin. but they
m love Y
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-07-15

N AM were tne eCCeHtrIcltIeS UI
IN the recent disastrous cyclone in
St. Louis. While stout build
!ngs collapsed ia the wild embrace of the
storm, weak structures survived and re-
main to-day as though they never expert
enceed a sevcrer atmospheric disturbance
than a gentle summer zephyr. One of
the remarkable incidents Of the fatal visi
:ation was that of an infant which was
The Penn's Grove record., 1896-04-10
FIGHT BETWEEN BUFFALoES.
The National Geological Park Loses ths
Oldest Bison in Its Herd.

The National Geological Park Loses the
Oldest Bison In Its Herd.
The National Geological Park, in the SUI
,urbs of Washington. has lost one of its val-
liable herd of six bufHaloes, the animal hav-
Ing been killed in a desperate fight with one
of its companions. The Zoos herd of but.
falo Ia one OF the finest In The country, and
great regret is felt at the killing of one of
Them, as 1t will be hard to replace 1t. The
buffalo that was killed was one of the largest
and oldest In the herd, and for a time vas
The tyrant and monarch of all the others at
the 900" A year or two ago he had a very
desperate fight with q younger bull, and
since that time has been kept away from the
rest of the herd AND confined In a pen In
which there was also a young bull, who ap.
parently was entirely peaceful. Ga the day
bf the fight the old fellow amused himself by
leasing the younger bull and poking at him
Is they walked aroun the pen. The young
bulldid not like this and began to show fight.
A dozen times the beasts rushed at each
pther and came together with shocks thai
btartled the other animals and brought to the
Enclosure all the keepers, who ~endeavored Il
leparate them, but without success. The
lence around the enclosure was completely
ruined, although the boards kept together
sufficiently to prevent the animals from es
tapping. The buffaloes fought until both Of
mem Wore 80 nearly e~Anausteu tnat tney
,ould hardly stand. Then the young one
was driven away and the old one enticed in
% the buffalo house, where the surgeon in
,harge of the Zoo" and his assistants labored
% save his life. The last blow that he had
received from the young buffalo, however
lad done Its work, and tire animal lived but
! little time after the fight was over. The
post norton showed that he was frightfully
sored and nearly all the bones Of his body
broken. 1t Is matter of surprise to the sur
reons that he stood up and fought as long az
he did. The young buffalo was not seriously
INJURED
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That long STANDING nuIsance, The al.

That long standing nuisance, the th-
alter hat, has defed all attempts at regu'
lation in ehe United States. But light Il
breaking at last. The Tabor Grand op'
era Houa, in Denver, Col, Is now con
troIled and managed by receivers undel
the direction Of the District Court
These receivers have no obligations to
ward the public, and, like receivers whs
run railroads, they share in the opinion
of vanderbilt-'the public be ID
They have issued an order requiring al
ONE attending the opera house t.
remove bonnets, hats and all other head
paraphernalia. As 1t is now, q woman
who wears anything Of the kind in the
Tabor Grand Opera House Ia guilty Of
contempt of court. Theatrical managers
have always maintained that II they
made such a regulation the women
would stay away, but they are not stay
ing away from the Tabor Grand Opera
House.
The Penn's Grove record., 1896-04-10

There has been a shadow OF mystery
sver the split In the American branch
Of the Salvation Army which state
ments of the opposing sides have moi
cleared away entirely. Ostensibly
Ballington Booth and his wife resigned
because they were transferred agains'
their will to another field OF labor
The fact that Balhngton Booth had
raised the standard of the army In
this country far beyond his fathers
nnticipations, had doubled its numbers.
and filled Its treasury did not prevent
the old General from removing him,
Gen. Booth had demonstrated a sagac
ity and genius for organization thai
made his action in this matter rather
inexpficable. The American branch
Of the army was prospecting, 1t even
was contributing a large sum each yeaI
to the English headquarters. 1t was
more than self supporting. Gen. Booth
therefore had every reason to leave
well enough alone. Balhngton Booth,
since his removal, has frequently In
dmated there was more behind the of.
fair than he cared to tell. Respect 70,
his father made him keep silence, he
said. What was this secret history
has been a matter Of much speculation
Gen. Booths adherents have stated
publicly that Balington Booths rebel
lion was simply a hayward and selfish
determination not to abide by well.
known rules Of the organization, which
prescribed frequent changes In com.
handing officers. If this had been all
there was to 1t Balhngton Booth Ger.
tainly was entitled to his present course
Of action. But with the natural affec.
tion he was known to cherish for his
father and the cause in which he was
reared 1t seemed there must be some
thing further to the matter. Hints
thrown out since then have strengthen.
ed this impression. The assertion is
now made that the rupture between the
General and his son came about through
a demand from the former for a fund
created and built up solely by the
American branch Of the army. This
was the 'supernumeraries" fund, a
benefit insurance, obtained from the
profits Of sales Of the War Cry. Gen.
Booth wanted this sum transferred
bodily to him to use elsewhere. He
demanded 1t, and Ballington Booth re-
fused to send II. He would have
been unjust to those who earned it and
to whom it r%ightfully belonged had lie
done otherwise than refuse. Hence
his removal, the story goes. 1t contains
the elements Of probability, and If veri.
fed will rebound to the credit Of that
stalwart young American and his wife.
who already have the sympathy Of '
large = 'ss of the public.
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Zoo Much Communication.

when Bret Harte wrote, For ways
that are dark and tricks that are vain,
the heather Chinee is peculiar he knew
what he was talking about" remarked
q resident of Pacific Heights yesterday.
"For months 1 have been wondering
at the size Of my grocer's bills, and
finally I became convinced that there
was something wrong.
1.-The matter bothered me so that l
nnally gave It up in disgust and ELL
ployed q detective 30 look 1t up for me.
He found that the grocer was paying
my Chinese cook q commission ON ev-
erything he ordered. and the cook was
ordering everything that I could pay
for. What We couldn't use he carried
down into Chinatown and used to stock
a small grocery, operated By his 'cou
SIM
II have since learned that nearly
every Chinese cook in the town de-
mands a commission from the butcher,
baker, grocer, etc."-San Francisco
Post.
The Penn's Grove record., 1896-04-10
NUMBER 81.
Pennsylvania Items.

Falling from an electric pole at
Pittsburg, l.. +. Cullon, a liuenlan,
from Ithaca, N. Y, was killed.
The condition of Miss Bertha Neon
nell, of Coatesvllle, who shot Henry
Thompson, slowly improves.
W. 2. De Armlt, one of the leading
soft coal operators in Western Penn
~sylvania, refuses to sign the uniform
wage scale. 4
High water at DanvilIe closed a part
OF the Montcur Iron and Steel Works.
Government experts tested 700 steel
plates at the Lukens Iron Works,
Coatesviile.
A score of P~ottstown Salvation Army
' people have revolted to form a band of
American Volunteers.
The city of Pittsburg offered 81, 900
600 for the Smithtield street bridge,
which the private owners refused.
| 1t is denied at Altoona that the de-
faulung City Solicitor, w. A. Ambrose,
hes been located at Cincinnati, o.
By a fall Of coal at a Gilberton mine
Ferie : hortall was killed. His brother
recently me death in a similar way.
While examining a revolver John
| Burkholder, a Chambersburg lad, was
i shot in the abdomen accidental y, and
may die. 8
Aged Mrs. Catharine Davis fell into
a mine hole at Corklane, Luzerne
: Coi,pfu h,,f uae raacna5 un;n;uroJ
Arbitrators settled the Pittsburg
painters grievances and they agreed to
work a year at 1915 for a nine-hour
day.
Excessive cigarette smoking killed
young CALVIN spangler, of Carlisle.
There are 90 speak-easies at Sham
okin.
The body of Louis WarInoch, who
vas knocked from a railroad bridge
into the Schulykill River, near Norris
town, was recovered.
Strangely enough no warrant of ar
rest has yet been served upon Miss
Bertha Mcconnell, of Coatesvllle, for
shooting Henry Thompson.
David Landreth d Sons, the PhiIa-
delphia seed growers, have leased the
Fenimore paper mill, at Bristol, to put
up the 10, 125, 900 packages of seeds or
dered by the Government. /
The new puddle mill of the Reading
Iron Works will start up with $50
hands.
Fifteen. year-old Robert GillflIian
was instantly killed by a CAVERN while
picking coal in a mine near Shenan-
doah.
During the absence of the family
the three-year-old child of jacob Heck
eudorn, of Meckville, Berks county,
was burned to death.
While walking in his sleep Joseph
NJ. Kirby, 65 years old, of Pottstown,
fell from the window of his bedroom
and was seriously injured.
The Bucks County Democratic Com
mittee reelected Henry 5. Muriet
chairman and selected Monday, April
20, for the convention to elect State
delegates.
In the habeas corpus proceedings at
Lancaster, In the case of Charles f.
Tinker, accused of being m accom-
plice OF William Miller in<the murder
of the latter's father, the Court decided
there was enough evidence to hold the
prisoner.
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Foreign Briefs.

W. C. Mcdonald, of Montreal, has
made another gift of $4,000 to the
McGill University.
Serious riots occurred among striking
weavers at Prague, and there were
frequent conflicts with the police.
Mrs. Mason, who died at CONSTANT
nople, was the mother of Ernest Mason,
linguist of the American Red Cross
Society.
1t Is reported at Hong Kong that the
German Government has acquired the
harbor of Lapa by cession from the
Chinese.
Prince Bismarck's son-in-law, Count
| Won Rantzau, has been appointed Act
ing Privy Councillor, with the title OF
exceliency.
B. F. Stevens has been reelected
| chairman of the American Society OF
| London, which Is extending its sphere
| Of usefulness.
During a storm in the Gulf of Fin
land an ice foe became detached and
carried away 25 fishermen in the di-
rection of Gothland.
1t is reported at Rome that King
| Menelik has ordered the massacre OF
prisoners and sick persons captured
during the A~byssinian campaign.
The German Emperor has sent to
| Prince Hohenlohe, the Imperial Chan
/ cellor, on the occasion of his 77th
birthday, a bronze bust of himself
mounted upon a marble pedestal. 8
The city Of Reggie di Calabria,
Italy, was visited by a shock Of earth
quake. but no damage was done.
Eight members of the Vienna fire
brigade were dismissed for misconduct
whereupon the entire corps struck,
The new Chinese Anglo-German 8
per cent. loan Of $40, 000, 900 was
argely o~versubscribed in London, and
t is quoted at l per cent. premium. 4
The Government of China has de-
cided to enter into the Postal Union.
The Chinese government denies that
a secret treaty between China and
Russia has been concluded.
King Menelik, of Abyssinia, has ex-
pressed his regret at being unable, on
account of the war, to send an m
bassy to take part in the coronation of
the Gar.
In consequence of the decision of a
part of the Fire Department of Vienna
! to go out on strike, all firemen have
! been relieved from duty and military
D oneers substituted for them. 5
The town of Santa Cruz, on the wet
coast Of the island of LGzon, has been
almost destroyed by fire. Thirty thou
sand persons are homeless.
A dispatch from Buluwayo, furnished
by a news agency, says that the Mata-
beles have murdered a hundred whites,
: and that 200 are missing.
The Penn's Grove record., 1896-04-10

sufficient quantities to produce thb
amount Of energy the work must fail.
Grant Allen considers the vegetarian
mistaken and gives chemical reasons
why. Vegetables contain scanty PRO
teids," he says, are less stimulating
and satisfying, and, measured in units
Of energy produced, are not economical.
A man would have to eat about IA
bushel OF potatoes to obtain enough
'proteids" to do a good days work.
Mr.. Allen said he considered an over
fondness for sugar a cause Of disease.
Etarches and oils and their chemical
composition also came in for treat
ment-Chicago Record.