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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-04-01

"A fossil dragon fly 81 inches long,
armed with big jaws and toeth, has
been fOnnd in the coal measures of
Aliier, France.
In Egypt the natives believe that
crocodiles cry and mosn like men in
distress, in order to attract aud make
q prey of the unwary.
= Silk thread may he gilded by the
electro plating process, retaining al.
most its full fexibilitv and softness.
The death rate among the colored
people IN Chicago last year wss
1857 per 1000 against 1906 for the
whites
The small waist OF French women
are believei by some scientists to be
the result of heredity. Ages of tight
lac:ng, they soy, have produced n
physical pecnlisrIty in the Nation.
"A German Antarctic expedition
has been decided upon and $24O, 900 al
loted to IT. It will consist Of two YES.
sels, will last three years, and will
start south from Kerguelan Island.
The Indiana Gas Inspector say
that the pressure has diminished
throughout the gas fields about one.
third aud thst the exhaustion of the
supply 10 . matter of NO very long
tine.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-04-01

lea. And yet we little mortals upon
this atom of stellar dust regard our
penny whistle activities as of some con-
sequence. A thousand millions of years
have been occupied by the world in its
growth to its present condition. What
will have become Of 1t and its micro
scopic parasites q thousand millions Of
years hence? The thought crushes US
with humility, while 1t gives us a les
son upon the infinitely great, and the
microscope tells of almost equally inn
pressive facts in the domain Of the
Infinitely little.
The following tabular statement ex-
hibits the number Of fixed stars or suns
to the twenty-frst magnitude, inclusive,
which can be rendered visible by
telescope with a forty-inch object glass.
This calculation assumes that the ratio
of increase is the same for magnitudes
below the ninth as 1t il known to be
for magnitudes from the first to the.
ninth, which have been carefully esti-
mated by astronomers. The error, If,
any, one way or the other, in our calcu-'
lations can only be few hundred mill
ions of suns:
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-04-01
4 AFnAoMENT OF THE UNIVERSE.
One Of the Wonders Revealed by .
Powerful Microscope.

One Of the Wonders Revealed by .
Powerful Microscope.
With a refracting telescope. having
. forty-mch object glass. fixed stars to
the twenty-fr magnitude will be rem
dered visible showing not less than
165, 600, 900. 900 of suns, many OF them
vastly larger than our sun. Arc
turus, for instance, IL $4,000 times
larger than the sun, and v moving
athwart the solar system q million and
q half miles an hour, and Is moving to-
ward us at the rate of $4,000 miles an
hour. There Is little reason to doubt
that every one Of these suns has from
q dozen to hundreds of planets revolv-
ing about 1t, the number depending
upon its magnitude, and many OF these
planets may be the abodes Of intelligent
beings. To the astronomer this earth
Is only a point from which to make OBJ
servations; its diameter Of 1000 miles Is
Of too little consequence to be taken
into consideration in determining celes-
tal distances, and the diameter OF the
earth's orbit, 1S5. 100000 Of miles, is
far too short to constitute the base Of
triangle by means Of which to deter
mine the distances Of more than half
q dozen Of the nearest fixed stars. If
such an orb as Arcturus should strike
the sun 1t would transform the center
of our system into gases and vapors In
an instant, and blot out the solar sys-
tenn az you would snuff out taper. The
disappearance Of this earth from the
h off
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-04-01

particulars, and while we are observ.
ing their antics two Of them ''pitch in
to" the side of a larger form Of another
species and gnaw of a good supper
from his outer flesh. much to his ap-
pa ent horror and disgust. A curious
feature of the Rotifer which we are OBJ
serving Is his ability to withdraw an
the sections Of the lower part OF his
body Into the upper section, as the
small sections Of a hand telescope are
pushed into the large section. The
realization Of the fact that this animal
has eyes, . digestive apparatus, and
probably nervous system, and that 1t
begets and cares for its young, and
that 1t is q veritable whale compared
with the many forms Of life around 1t,
impresses the observer profoundly and
illustrates the infinitely little in organic
life, and exhibits a world Of marvellous
creations. which can only be revealed
to US by powerful instruments. We
present two pictures Of the Rotifer. one
Of them exhibiting the animals tail
extended and the other the tail largely
withdrawn into its body. and the ella
about its head sweeping food into its
mouth. Each eye Of this small animal,
too, is equipped with an Independent
set Of muscles enabling 1t to look up
ward with one eye, while looking down.
ward at the same time with the otheE
Pullman Journal
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-04-01
Richard Was Mad.

Richard Harding Davis, according
10 Vanity, is not an ardent admirer Of
Henry Irving and Miss Terry. When
one recalls his quarrel with Edward
w. Townsend over the Major Max"
article, 1t is not surprising that he
should not like Miss Terry, for On
meeting him she told him how gisd
she was to know him, how rnuch she
bad enjoyed his work in the past, and
how much she had anticipated reading
his last book, "Chimmie Eadden,"
which was so we'll spoken Of. Mr..
Irving also made q sad mistake when
Davis, at dinner given TO Mr.. Irving,
was honored by sitting next 10 him.
Davis had arrayed himself with rows
or orders and medals presented to him,
by the Sultan and the President Of
Bolivia and various other dignilaries.
These orders Mr.. Davis would NO more
travel without than - would without
his ooth-brush. 1t was with the great
est satisfaction. therefore. that he saw
they attracted the attention "f Mr.,
Irving, and all the guests noticed TINT
the actor raised his eye-giass and scan
ned them closely, and, alas, for Mr..
Davis! all the guests heard Mr.. Irving
remark: "How interesting. I always
like to see college badges!'
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-04-01
MUST PICK BY HAND.
A Law That Huckleberries Must Not BE
Picked Mechanically.

The House Of Assembly Of the New Jersey
Legislature, in session at Trenton, has just
passed a bill which prohibits the use OF ma
chinery In the harvesting of the luscious
whortleberry, known more popularity as the
huokleberry. The bog men have within late
years greatly cheapened the price Of the
berry, which In Philadelphia Is esteemed al
most as great a luxury as "scrapple," by
using . sort Of scoop In stripping the
bushes.
The same apparatus is also used in the
gathering OF cranberries, a considerable in
dustry In the State. The berries suffer great
ly by this process. and the bogmen are all
anxious to return to the old system of hand
picking, but each fears the violation by an
other Of any hand-picking agreement that
may be entered into; hence the appeal to the
Legislature by the associated bogmen. The
la Y declars it misdemeanor. punishable by
fine and Imprisonment. TO pursue the huck-
leberry, or the cranberry In its native bog
by the aid Of any mechanical device whatso'
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-04-01
Magnitude.
16S, ,1O7, ,514,OOO
Total

Total. 16S, 107, ,514, 600
Out from under the infinite and star
bespangled azure. In the glow and
beatitudes Of healthful life, out from
the pure wintry air into a quiet study,
on whose four walls stand rows Of
treasured books, the silent spirits Of the
great Of earth, the loved companions Of
a life Of solitude, IL only . step. Amid
these sacred surroundings we spend an
hour examining through q microscope
an animal which Is only one one-thou-
sandth Of an inch long. A dozen Of
them could only stretch their bodies
lengthwfse across the black line, max
Ing the widest part Of the lines com.
posing one Of these printed letters, ..
being which. It Il needless to say, is
wholly invisible to the unaided eyei
f1aying around this Rotifer Vulgaris
lthe animals name) are hundreds Of
,ther forms Of life, many Of which are
less than ono one-hundred thousandth
" an inch In length, and all this life has
ample room for its activities In q drop
II water NO largaR than . pin head. and
ths drop Il from Lake Caaumet These
Ai9Qte Easca3e Jsssabls mea.ia some
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-04-01
Mystery Of . shoe store.

A Boston man tells Of q servant gin
IN his family who recently purchased
a pair Of rubbers at q bid department
store, and, having taken them home
was astonished to find In the toe q pay
envelope containing 81. The name wal
traced to an East Boston corporation
but they said the man had not worked
for them for eight years. How did the
money get into the rubbers7 Ny friend
had an ingenious theory that the wifi
Of the laborer purchased the pair Ot
rubbers and tucked the envelope int1
the toe for safekeeping. Afterward
she must have concluded that the rub
bers did not At, and forgetting al
about the pay envelope returned then
to the store, where by some chance q
other they remained unsold for eigh
years. This is certainly . clever eE
planation and for want Of q better
will accept It. The laborer. BY tn
way. cannot be found
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-04-01
ADDITIONS TO THE ALPHABET

Two Letters Of Which Our Fore
fathers Were In Total Ignorance.
It II q fact, not % well known but
that It may be said to be curious, that
the letters ] and W are modern add.
tions to our alphabet. The letter ]
only came into general use during the
commonwealth, say, between 1649 and
1858. From 1880 to 1646 its use Ia ex.
ceedinsiy rare and have never yet
seen q book printed prior to 1662 In
which it appeared. In the century i'm:
mediately preceding the seventeenth
1t became the fashion to tail the last I
when Roman numerals were used, a. in
this example: viii. for 8 or xi1 In place
Of II. This fashion still fingers, but
only in physicians' prescriptions, be-
lieve. Where the French use ] It has
the power Of as we use It In the word
''visiOn." What nation was the first
to use it as a letter IL an interesting
but perhaps an unansweratle query.
In a like manner the printers and
language makers Of the latter part of
the sixteenth century began to recog-
nize the fact that there was q sound in
spoken English which was without a
representative in the shape Of m al
phabetical sign or character. a. the
first sound in the word "wet"
Prior to that time it had always been
spelled as wet" the having the long
sound Of u or two us together. In or
der to convey an idea Of the new sound
they began to spell such words as
wet" weather" 'web," ETC., with
Two uu's, and as the u of that date was
a typical v the three words above look
ed like this: "Vvet," weather" -
''vveb." After q while the type found
ers recognized the fact that the double
had come to stay, 80 they Joined the
two us together and made the charac-
ter now SO well known as the W. I
have one book in which three forms
of the W are given. The first is an old
double (vv), the next one In which
the last stroke of the first crosses
the first stroke Of the second and the
third Is the common W we use today
New York Mercury.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-04-01
Hunting Wild Cats.

wild cats abound In Pleasant Valley
woods, a few miles east Of Winsted,
Conn.,, and recently became SO bold that
they attacked human beings, almost
sending to death one Of the farmers Of
the neighborhood. The other day q
party was organized to hunt the felines
and five Of the latter, one of them
weighing forty pounds and looking ex.
actly like q tiger. were killed.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-04-01
IN HONOR OF FRANKLIN.
Memorial Tablet Unveiled In France to tho
Author of "POor Richard"

Memorial Tablet Unveiled In France to tho
Author of "Poor Richard"
Several hundred persons from Paris at.
tended the unveiling Of a memorial tablet
that has been erected on the site Of tho villa
at Passy. France, occupied by Benjamin
franklin from 1777 to 17S5. 1t was at this
villa that Franklin erected his first lightning
conductor.
The dramatIst, NJ Manuel, President OF
tho Passy Historical Society, presented the
tablet. NJ Fayey, a member Of the French
Academy. spoke Of Franklin's scientific re-
searches.
Tho Hon. J. B. Eustis. the American Am
bassador, acknowledged the tablet. NJ.
Roubley. director Of the Society of Fine Arts;
Moncure Conway, Henry Bacon, tho artist;
Meredith Read and many ladies were present
nt the ceremony
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-04-01

He was proposing to the Boston girl,
and in the fefvor II his plea he leaned
over her anxiously. "PAFdon me-" abe
said, 'Aare you not getting . tribe too
parpimoniousT 'Paesinonlousr he
gaspsd. 'sYes," she sasd: ''oe, - TIE
vulgar would NUT \ .tdlsoas-PAila-
AslVAia PEQaA
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-04-01
Lean In = sack.

Some years ago porter named Full
Ter, employed at Billingsgate Market.
London, made q bet that hs would
Jump from London bridge tied in .
sack, his only stipulation being that
he should be provided with Q knife
which he was not to open tin he touch
ed the water-with which to rip open
the sack. He succeeded In accomplish
ing the feat, and when picked up by
some friends In Q boat was none the
worse for his dive.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-04-01
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When her escort came up. he found her
reins, her hair falling about her in mag
nificent masses, and slinting in the sun
like autumn leaves, q hundred subtle
shades Of brown and gold.
He placed his hand upon Selim's shin.
ing neck.
The horse you trusted" he remarked.
with what he tried to make q cynical
smile, yet felt convinced was only fool
ishly tender.
Il shall never trust anything again,
declared Jane, with decision.
''Ah. you must not say that! Selim was
only rash, not vicious. 1t would not be
fair to condemn any one for single
tault."
She gave a swift glance into his face,
wondering IL he were pleading for himself
or only Selim. To avoid her scrutiny he
turned and took his horse from the ma
tive who was holding It Then mount
ing, he rode along quietly BY her side.
The winter sun that shone coldly SEEM
ed to have reserved a special radiance for
the girls bright locks as they waved
softly behind her: there was, too. Q
gleam In her hazel eyes that had not been
there before. Everything looked bright
and beautiful that afternoon. thought
Stephen Prinsep, but nothing 20 bright.
% beautiful a. his whilom sweetheart.
After Q time their relations grew less
strained, yet also less full of tremulous
delight. They were talking as ordinary
acquaintances might have talked, when
at last they reached the bungalow gates.
Then Colonel Prinsep said. earnestly.
and without connection to what they had
been saying before:
Jenny, will you do what am going to
ask? VIII you ask Mrs. Knox to tell you
the whole story about Jacob Lynn's let.
tersT
A little nervously she promised; and
then put her hand in his to say good
BY" He relinquished 1t even sooner than
courtesy might have dictated, but stood
looking at her with gentle gravity. An
almost leafess tree with graceful golden
pods waved above her: behind a group Of
banana trees-two large, milk-eyed bull
locks were working a well, and the dron-
ing whir-r-r Of the wheel was the only
sound that broke the stiffness. A woman
with her face almost hidden by a silk
embroidered scarf stood watching them
from little distance. The scene was in
tensely Indian, yet Stephen Prinsep
found his thoughts insensiSly reverting
to his English home, with its trim flower
beds and well-kept walks. In fancy he
could almost imagine that even now he
Was waking under The avenue of ehest-
nuts with his bride, pointing out to her
each familiar spot they passed.
"You won't come in p asked Jane, tim.
idly.
mo. won't come in. thank you Good.
by."
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-04-01
The Squirrel Pest.

A priEs Of e260 for q method Of inoculatin9
tquifrels With some contagious fatal disease
. offered by the Commercial Association of
Pendleton, Oregon. and 1t is believed the
organizations will add to the sum offered.
The farmers Of that region at their wits
end - to how to mitigate the plague of squir-
rela. Tons OF strychnine have been used in
the enort to exterminate the squirrels by
poisoning them, but little relief Is had from
this or any other method heretofore used.
The Cocopah volcanoes seventy-hve miles
southwest OF Yuma, Arizona, were in violent
eruption a week or so since. The larger ones
were emitting great volumes OF smoke and
some flames, and the smaller ones were
throwing out quantities of water, stones and
mud. The roar of the eruptions could be
heard twenty miles or more.
Man is never too old to love or commit
nonsense.
Some things, after all. ONE to the
poor that can't get IN at the doors Of
the rich, whose money som chow blocks
up the entrance way.
do ye unto others as We woul
that hey should do to you" was til
| original ancestor of the Monroe doc
trine.
l 4Gc Two pOWtIo III opluiDu
| constitute wiss man. are those OF
bearing and forbeariDg.
Luck evens itself up in the long
| IN.
| The right kind OF man Plways
earns something worth knowing from
I mista Ike.
Man Is the oaly animal that lies
standing up.
People in love believe everybody
else can't see.
Love and musk soon betray them
selves.
When the curions man finds out
thing he don't value it, b. cause the
/ curiosity is all taken out OF 1t.
| A great many men who haven't q
second suit OF clothes have financial
theory.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-02-21
Resolutions.

At regular meeting of Alma Lodge,
No pa. i. Il y NJ. the w Master APP
pointed a committee to draft preamble
and resolutions on the death OF our
worthy aud respected Brother Daniel Il.
Sullivan, who departed this life on
January 90, 1896.
Death is the universal doom, the
flowers Of the valley spring up, bloom
for a while in all their beauty. but per-
ish when the gray lining of winter is
thrown over the face Of nature The
sun varies not in its course each break
ing morn, each radiant noon and
shadowy eve hurrying and admonishing
Us that time knows no delay; the merry
spring. the glowing summer the golden
autumn and the chill winter all tell us
that time is rapidly fleeing 10y and that
we too shall have soon passed away.
Rs}rc9, That the brethren have each
recognized in the deceased "a worthy
and excellent brother, Il good Mason,
and generous hearted man.
Htsoitd That III token of our respect
t. his memory. the Charter Of this lodge
bee orapcd in mourning for Thirty days
HgsoIrtd. That our heartfelt Sympathics
are extended to the bereaved consort,
children and relatives Of the deceased
IN this their hour Of gloom and sadness
i'm view Of the irreparable loss they have
sustained.
Ees3'ced That Il copy Of these resolu-
tionS be conveyed 10 Mrs. Sullivan and
copies sent t. the ALMA RECORD and St
Louis Republican Leader for publica-
ton
Alma, February 10, 1896.
NJ. PoLLAsKY,
II. LEoIEN,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-02-21
THE CAST OF A BELL.
70 IL IN Interesting Process Which Few
Founders Have Mastered.

The operation of casting bell is a most
interesting ono. The flask whereon and
wherein the mold is made consists Of two
parts constructed of boiler iron Of gem
eral bell form and plentifully perforated
with holes for escaping gas while casting,
one being so much less in size Than its fell
low as TO give space for the loan forming
around the mold between the two. No
"pattern, " rs the term Is generally used,
is provided The two parts of the mold
are "swopt" by formers, accurately
finished from thin iron 10 the form intend
ed for the inner and outer surfaces of the
bell These FORMERS arc mounted and
rotated over the applied loan. Five courses
of loan and clay are successfully applied,
"swept' and baked, TO complete each
mold. Before this work is done, however,
the inner flask Is wound near the top with
Il rope made of hay. As the shrinkage IL
very great a, tho castings cool, difficulty
would be met with in getting the flask
and loan ont of the nearly parallel inside
top This "pinch' Is obyiated by using
this dcstructihe base. which permits che
collapse of the loam after the heat Of the
metal has consumed tho hay.
The five courses laid on the TASKS are:
Loan. a mixture of loan, fire clay and
manure; two successive coatings of pow
dcrcd fire clay, and, lastly, n thin coating
OF brick and fire clay combined with foun
dry facing Each of these coatings il baked
in an oven before The succeeding one is ap-
piled. The cuatngS are swept 10y the
formers, Is applied, both in the inner and
outer TASKS. by careful adjustments Is to
thickness of materials. so that when tho
exterior mold is placed over the interior a
-..f .rt.s q l.,f rtt IL ii & 4. L.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-02-21
Condensed Testimony.

Chas. Is, Hood, broker and manufact
urer's agent, Columbus, OHIO. certjfies
that Dr. Kings New Discovery has no
equal as cough remedy j. ID. Brown
Prop ~. James Hotel. f.. Wayne, Ind ,
testllies that he WAS cured of "A cough
ot Two years standing, caused by La
Grippe by DR. Kings New Discovery,
b. + Merrill, Baldw!nsville, Mass,
says hat he has used and recommended
it aud never knew 1t 10 fail and
would ather have 1t than any doctor,
because " alv avs cures. Mis- Hem
30 ng 222 +. - 81 Chicago, AWAY .
tseps II on hand and has nO fear ui
Group. because IT instantly relieves.
Free trial bottels at h 5 Webb's drug
store.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-02-21

The proposition 10 form a new terri
tory out Of the lands occupied by the
five civilized Indian tribes is superfuous
and unreasonable These lands should
be attached to Oklahoma. and Okla
homa should be admitted as state.
Then the Indian problem will be put in
the way of speedy and satisfactory
solution
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-02-21

The improvement i'm business through
out the country ought now TO be con-
tinuous. The depre- ing factor i'm the
situation was tho doubt as to thc gov.
srnment's ability To- ga the gold needed
10 brace up its demand Obligations, but
the overwhelming success of the bond
sale has removed all dread on that
point.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-02-21

Elevator Boy don see what desc
mugs is always In such hurry Ter dc cls-
yatOr fer.
Messenger Bov-Nor me, neither.
Elevator Boy wouldn't mind N dcy
bseled ter hurry, bat dcy knows just ~
well rs does dat der elevator runs all day
till O'Clock Dey gimme pain Ros
bury Gazette.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-02-21
February 10, 1896.
NJ. POLLAsKY,
+. MoNTIGEL, Com.
II. LEoIEN,

In compliance with the state law. the d l..
& y. Il. II. will put into effect March LIST new
local passenger tariff with rates made three
cents per mile on the actual distance. This
viii make great many rates end In odd cents,
and in numerous instances will raise the
S-s.2W
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-02-21

You should know that FoleJ's Honey
and tar is absolutely the best remedy
for all diseases of the throat, chest or
lungs Dealers are authorized To guar
aniee it TO give satisfaction in al
cases. sue. G.. +. MAHAN.