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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-11-04

How hong / slept don't know. Prob
ably about an hour. men I dreamed
that Q hideous monster was trying to
extract . rib from my side with . e.
gantic seorkscrew, while q leering imp
was smotherinS mo with an old horse
blanket dipped in . sewer by way OF
anaesfhetic. I woke with q groan at
the pleuretic panS ! suffered. and
swore with disgust at finding the dirty
socks-incasing dirtier feet, II smell II
any indication-of the man behind me.
hanging over the back Of my seat.
within six inches Of my nose. The
feet went back to their own SIDE OF
the fence suddenly. but their owner
evidently did not understand what pro
PEELED them.
All night the noise Of the train wa
insufficient to drown the chorus Of Gu
riols sounds made BY the sloepcrs, oI
those trying to sleep. The man b.
hind me. at about every Afth breath,
jerked cut the curious. suEprised piS
snort. Another would begin quietly
with something like q moan, whieh
would grow louder and deeper Will
each breath, till further centinuanea
without asphyxistiea was impossible
and then II would explode in q tunul
tuous volley Of splutter. and thea d
capo ad infinitum. II, among fairly
sober people, there 10 to be found anJ
aSsemblage more limp, forlorn, bed
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-11-04

The city Of Zanzibar, which is the
,sapital Of the territory also called by
that name, sits behind rather pretty
larbor on the coast of the island near
est the mainland It has a population
of about 100, 900 and greatly resembles
other cities Of the Orient, which the
Arabs rule in architecture and general
appearance. In this town of ZanSibar
i've some 10000 Arabs. the masters Of
the people. 1000 Hindus and East In
dians. fifty English. Fifty Germans and
c few Americans. Greeks, Armenians,
Frenchmen, Italians and Roumaniana.
The remaining city population II made
up Of negroes, most Of them slavsA
The houses slo loW and te1f-Ahe n y.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-11-04

'.Ay," he said. crossing one of his short
legs over the other. have succeeded
So far in my labors here. began my
clock as an excuse, rs n cloak to cover
any other matter that might come my
way. 1t has grown on me from day ID
day, from week to week, from month to
month, from year to year, until it has
swelled In size and efficacy altogether be-
yond my original designs or desires.
wished to have a slave that might be used
as an excuse for soiitariness and eccen.
tricity in dealing quietly in precious met
ais and precious stones, and now 1 find
myself face to face with master. Width
er will this master lead me? l do not
know. do no: care. first intended this
room rs chamber of mystery; it has be-
come a cave Of magic. My heart ought
to be drunk with Joy. My heart would be
drunk with JOY only for" He paused
and waved his hand before his eyes as IL
to clear the air before him. 'Only for
that girl. This mere girl, this mere
Edith Grace, this mere Edith Grace whom
/ have seen. What noise is that in the
street? Something out Of the common"
He caught hold Of one Of the polished
steel pillars tiat formed the framework
of the breathing machine and dropped
his chin on his misshapen chest. with
care I could now become rich-no matter
how. A fortng ght ago brought all my
arrangements to perfection. l have hit
upon a plan for transcending the won
ders Of mystery gold with its tin and
platinum and copper imposture. 1 have
hit upon a plan Of making miracle goldi
A fortnight ago l had made up my mind
to 60 on with its manufacture. am but
a weak, tickle creature, l who had been
SO firm and strong. and whole heartedl
l advertise for a companion for my poor
old mother and / see this girl, this Edith
Grace, with her airs and graces and high
notions. And now she will not have me.
she will not rest under the roof to which
am free, she flies from me as from vile
contagion, and / an driven back upon
this miracle gold. Timmons will be here
with some of 1t tonight. That is the
first step on the way down. All, there's
that noise again below. Let me see wha.
II is" =
ITO be contfnuedo
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-11-04

their windsws. with the effect Of start
ing . train of wondering thought
beGinning In my nose-as to how lons
IL would take to smother an average
man In such an atmosphere, and wheth
er the oAor would actually hasten as
phyxiation.
By and BY the windows were all
closed except mine. The baby slept
quietly. and the mother dozed, the
struggling lamplight emphasizing the
lines Of care IN her premature'y old
face. The man behind doubled HIM
self In his seat. and now and then
emitted q snort like that Of surprised
pig. The two hulking fellows across
the way lapsed into silence, nodded TIL
they bumped each others head. and
then twisted about and resumed nod
aing. Overcome by the drowsy ex-
ample. I laid my overcoat smoothly
over my satchel In the aisle end Of
the seat, and. doubling myself us. as
was easy in my youth, lay down
Bidewise, and calmly went to sleep.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-11-04

me another fellow o. the same class
sat alone and crewed tobacco with q
degree Of industry worthy q better
cause. In front, q quiet, mOdest-look-
ing little woman sat with restless
child Of perhaps 2 years Of age. Her
garments we're Of good material and
rather stylish pattern, but was close
enough to SEQ that they showed long
wear. and scrupuIous care could not
better days. without doubt Her facs
looked tired already, and she glanced
about now and then in . deprscatory
way. A. II she would much prefer 10
be elsewhere. She was painfully con
sc;ous Of the fact. Three Or four ap-
parently commercial travellers were
scattered about: half . dozen far
mer-like men occupied, each OF them,
q double seat. for the most part stack
ed full Of hand baggage Of the most
heterogeneous description, q litter
which often overdowed onto the door
and sometimes half blockaded the
aisle.
The others-for the coach was more
than half aned-were Of the type &c
often seen In ordinary coaches.
The afternoon wore away, with the
usual tramp;ng back and forth through
tho aisle BY the restless passengers
who can never be content to sit still
While the twilight was yet stroAx the
brakeman lighted the lamps, there was
q rustling Of papsr In various parts OF
the car, and then the air was perme-
ated with q most aggressive odor Of
bread and cold meat, much of 1t In an
advanced stage Of ssaleness. The de
bris Of these feasts attracted and stiu
uiated into activity q swarn OF aie=
with q habit of late hours highly rep
rehensibIe in dies. As darkness set
tied outside, some Of the men removed
their shoes and some pulled down
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-11-04
Sorry He Smoke.

Think before you speak, and even
then dcn't be too sure. This common
place, old-fashioned advice, kept a.
ways in mind. would save Us many Z
modification. Here, for example, y Z
story related in the Magazine Of Art:
Almost the last work that Sir Edwin
Landseer was engaged on was q life
sized picture Of Nell Gwyn passing
througa an archway on . white pal
frey. This picture. in which the hoFs'
alone was finished, was brought b
one of the Rothschih family, and Civ
en- to eir John MIllais to complete.
One morning celebrated art criti;
called, and was much impressed By
this work. ..
'sAh. to be sure." he said. going ~
! close and examining q deerhound
which almost bceathed, in the fore
grund Of the picture, "how easily ont
can recognize Landseer's dogs. Won
derful, isn't ,tY'
Yes, 1t h wonderful" remarked 81
John, lighting another pipe. II fnish
ed painting that dog yesterday morn
ing, and have done the whole OF 1
myself"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-11-04

rearance. The streets are narrow,
crooked, ill-smelling and filthy. Zanzi-
bar is anything but European. Here,
In this capital, dwelt the Sultanas Of
the land, and it was here that the late
eultan was killed, as is now believed,
by the usurper. Said Kbalid, whose re-
s.stance to the English protectorate
was at the bottom Of the bombard.
ment. The palace h shown In the &C.
companying illustration. It II the large,
square building to the right Of the
tower at the left Of the picture. This
Ialace was blown to atoms By the shot
and shell Of the British war ships, and
almost all the people who were guard
ting 1t, soldisrs. slavss and sttsndantR
NOeO killed
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-11-04
sIonT m A RAILWAY COACH

oi.conforts of One Who Deesu't Take
Sleeper.
Not many days ago had occasion
10 60 from New York to Chicago.
slipped into an ordinary coach and
SAT down, placing my satchel and over
coat beside me.
Across rhe aisle two hulkins fellows
sat together and swapped lies In strtdent
tones about some brummagem festivity
they had recently attended. Behind
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-11-04

|, Hope awakens courage. lie who can
implant courage in the human soul is
the best physician.
Great souls attract sorrows as noun
taips do storms. But the thunder
clouds break upon them, and the
thus form a shelter for the plains
around.
The highest ideal has strongest at
traction and influence; 50 many are
content with secondary ideals OF mind
or matter.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-11-04
Savage Warfare.

"My voice." said the one In whose
heart the fires of patriotism burned
my voicei is for war"
And l suppose that IN case Of actua,
hostilities it would be your voice you
would send" said the desiccated cynic.
mo. In such a contingency l would
send the voice Of my WIFE"
The other was also married to q mu-
steal woman. and his sympathy, though
not outspoken. was expressed by an elo
ousnt elance.-Indianapoli Journal.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-11-04
Easily Explained.

"sam, how is it that here We have two
legs. presumably on the same chicken
and yet one Is about 100 per cent
tougher than the other" s.
Sam-Always the case with chickeni
one leg has 100 per cent more work to
do dan de oder and de muscles conse-
Quently git tougher.
why. I never heard Of that. Which
one II itr'
Sam-Ds one de chicken sleeps OF
sah.-Harper's Magazine.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-11-04
CHAPTER I1.-tContrnued.,

CHAPTER II.-tConfInue6.J
Edith Grace heard the sound of Mrs.
I.eigh's invalid chair moving towards the
dining room door. the door open and the
chair pass down the hall and into Mrs.
Leigh's bedroom: and then the dragging.
lame footsteps of the hunchback on the
tiles OF the back hall.
Suddenly she heard a sound that made
her heart stand still, her breath cease to
rome. She grew rigid with terror. She
heard 4 something soft sliding over the
outside OF her door. A hand! It touched
and ratified the handle. The handle turn
tl, and with low, duh sound the door
opened!
Leigh entered the room with slow, de-
tiberate, limpinc step. She could hear
the football of his left foot and the slight,
brushing touch Of his right foot as he
drew It after the left.
"Hah!' he muttered, "how cool and re-
freshing the rain is. What is 1t I came
Into this room for? Stay. Let me think.
oh, yes! my mother asked me to put the
window down before l went upstairs. 1
will. There!'
He let the window down without any
regard to the noise. 1t smote harshly
upon the sill. Edith did not move, did
not make n sound. Leigh turned away
from the window, and began slowly re-
tracing his steps to the door, muttering:
Yes. she has run away; run away
from this house few hours after enter.
Ing it. Run away, frightened, terrified
by my ugliness. We shall see, Edith
Grace. We shall see. i did not tell my
mother the name of the girl I mean to
marry. She shall know 1t soon enough,
and not all the wilcs or force of man shall
keep me from my purpose. keep Edith
Grace from me.'
Oscar Leigh turned, fumblcd for the
aoor handle, and, having found it, went
out of the room, closing and latching the
door quietly after him. Then she heard
him toilful!y, ponderously, going upstairs.
Presently a door above was closed, and
complete silence fell upon the house. The
spell lifted from the girl, and she sank
back IN the chair with tremulous, heavy
Sigh OF relief.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-11-04

Stranded.
IT wonder" said the soubretts. II
we win be able to dy9"
I'VE ars able to ny right now" said
the pessimistic manager, hut the Ques-
ton 10 whether we can take our bag
cage along."-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-11-04
The Di6cu1ty,

"Hs u very gifted said Miss Gush-
inston. why, he can sit down and
write poetry by the yard"
YES" replied the envious rival ''The
only difficulty Is that the public reads
II by the inch. Star.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-11-04
Interested.

my family" said Miss Antique
came over with the Pilgrims on the
Mayfower."
did they, really" explained Hicks
"How very Interesting! And were yop
seasick Bazaar.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-11-04
CHAPTER ".

It was early in the afternoon the same
day. The rain Of the night before had
been general. 1t had fallen heavily In
the CITY and washed and freshened the
dusty, parched streets. Even Chetwynd
street, a third-rate thoroughfare, looked
Ray in comparison with its usual squalor.
for II had been secured clean and sweet
ened by the waters of heaven.
The two most prosperous shopkeepers
In the place were Mr.. Williams, landlord
of the public house, and Mr.. Forbes.
baker, at the opposite corner. Mr. WI
liams' house was all glitter and bright
ness on the ground floor. 1t had two
large plate glass windows, divided only
by a green and gilt iron pillar. Mr..
Forbes was not SO lavish of glass or gas
light as his neighbor. His only window
on the shop floor was composed Of panes
of moderate size. Beyond the shop door,
was another door belonging to him; the
door to the staircase and dwelling part Of
the house above the shop
For the second floor he had a most re-
spectable tenant, who paid his rent with
punctuality, and gave no trouble at all,
There were three rooms on the second or
top floor A sitting room, bed room and
Q work shop.
The tenant OF the top floor of the
bakery was Mr.. Oscar Leigh. The room
over the hall WIS his bedroom; the room
syer me store was MS sirring room; me
room looking into the street was his
work shop.
That Thursday afternoon he walked
,lowly along Chetwynd street, nodding
pleasantly to those he knew slightly, ana
exchanging cheerful greetings with those
he knew better. When he came to the
onblic house he entered.
GOOD afternoon, My. Wuliams," eald
The newcomer, wrissling up on high
sane-seated stool.
GOOD afternoon. Mr.. Leigh" es'd tho
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-11-04

Ms. Cook-They say . man can live
for q long time on nothing but bread
and water.
Mr.. Cook-It depends q good deal OF
who makes the bread.-Yonkers States
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-11-04
Woman In Politics.

sTAura never seemed to me particu-
iarly strons-minded. wonder why she
has become such q su1fragist"
"shs was converted last fall. Her
aance ran for the Legislature and was
dsfsatsd, and now Laura Ii sure that
woman II needed in politics. New
Yoxk World
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-11-04

Here" said the. clerk, is q nevel
that would b very suitAble-"
What I'm looking for" said the New
Woman, blandly. rs something un'
suita able!-Puck- t;''
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-11-04
fame Effect.

fame Eject.
Mother of the Only Boy on Earth
Aren't you going to kiss him. George?
Brother of the Mother, etc.-Why not
stick pin in him1 He'll howl Just as
loud for that as he would for me kiss
ing him.-Indianapolis Journal.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-11-04
CHAPTER III


Edith did not know how long she sat
with her face covered with her hands.
When she took them from before her
face and looked ut the window 1t was
light. Oscar Leigh had lowered the win
dow. She caught the sash and raised 1t
very gently. In n minute she was outside
the gate on the open road. She closed the
gate noiselessly behind her, and FASTENED
away.
In nve minutes she located the village.
and in al hour she was at the railroad
depot. The city-bound train was wait.
Ing. She bought ticket and went into
the rear coach. No one else was yet
aboard, and entering the last scat, she
sat far back In its dim corner. Now the
full effect OF her long walk, the reaction
from the excitement of the night and
want OF sleep fell upon her with leaden
weight of drowsiness. Other passengers
began to arrive but she did not even open
her eyes to observe them. One of the
newcomers paused as he saw her, stared
vaguely, and quietly sat down in the
seat opposite across the aisle. In less
than q minute the train steamed out Of
the station. The girl slept on with a
smile Of relief and deliverance around her
fresh young mouth.
IDe Traveller was uclOImGu
man, and carried a heavy, crooked walk
ing stick For few minutes after the
train began TO move he remained with
out moving. The girl slept heavily. sway
ing slightly from side to side with the mo-
ticn OF the train; her two gloved handa
Law plncidly on her lap. Between the
thumb and forefnger of her right hand
was the ticket she had bought, represent.
Ing all the money she had had.
When the train had been five minutes
on its way and had gained its full speed
the man leaned toward the sleeping girl
and, with infinite gentleness and care,
drew the ticket out OF her hand, keeping
his eyes on her eyelids the whole time.
Without taking his eye. off her face be
raised his right hand, thrust 1t. holding
the ticket between his thumb and finger
out of the carriage window, and dropped
the ticket into the rushing air. Then be
sat back IN his corner opposite Edith, and
sished ant smiled.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-11-04

We should manage our fortune ike
our constitution; enjoy it when good,
have patience when bad, and never ap-
ply violent remedies but in cases OF
necessity.
The seats in one of the city parks of
Memphis, Tenn, are upholstered, and
the vagabonds Of the city find them
cJmfoi table iounRing places.
A man has no more right to say an
uncivil thing than to act one; no
more right to say rude thing to
another than to knock him down. <
The man who hesitatesi before he
makes q promise is the one who is
most apt to keep it.
We want no time, but diligence, for
great performances.
A Towering plant is said to abstract
from the soil two hundred times its
own weight in water. -
History is a mighty drama, enacted
upon the theatre of Time, with Guns
for lamps and Eternity for . back
ground.
1t 10 very rare that q man at sixty
begins any new habits, or gets rid of
any old ones.
A moment Is room wide enough for
loyal and mean desire, for the outlash
of a murderous thought and the
sharp backward stroke Of repentance
Many q man owes the success he ha
achieved in this life, not only in having
lived correctly, but in having died in
good season.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-11-04

eassled, and hopeless-iooking than Q
eoachload OF people who have just
spent . night IA this way, do not
know where 1t l.. to be found.-EE
change
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(To be continued.) y
BETRAYED HIMSELF.

The Merchant's Bluff Indicated His
True Standing to HE Creditors.
"'Tis true as the book" says Maine
lawyer. "that more crimes are discov'
cred through the efforts made to pre-
vent discovery than In any other way.
The mind Of the wrongdoer is not sat
isfied with simply keeping still. 1t Is
uneasy and overcautious, and leads ita
owner pretty surely to do some act he
would not have done II innocent. In
just the same way shrewd business
men read the minds Of their debtors
Let an apparently prosperous man be
come seriously involved, and very
often he will try 10 screen his real stu
alton by doing things that imply a
solvent condition, all for the purpose
of deceIving his creditors.
"a quarter Of a century ago l was
practicIng In a western Maine village
and among my intimate friends was a
young merchant who had apparently
been doing a very successful business
| for several years. His credit was as
good as almost anytody's in the town,
To my great surprise one evening there
| came to me the principals Of two large
Portland firms, to whom my friend was
indebted, and they requested an imme'
| diate attachment Of his stock of goods
/ I protested that such q course was un.
Just and unnecessary. Then one OF
the merchants explained that day
| or two previous he had received let
ter from their debtor in which he ca
| sually mentioned some proposed actioI
! Of his which would involve a consider.
( able outlay Of money. He didn't be
lIeve the man really Intended any such
| outlay, and he asked himself. Why has
he mentioned thisP ConferrinS with
| his neiRhbor, he found the young man
had at the same time written him an
exactly similar letter. That wal
enough, and they decided TO sue. Feel
ing almost sure they were wrong.
had the attachment made so secretly
that none knew Of 1t except those I'm
mediately concerned. The young mer
chant was immensely surprised, and
| at once got friends to become his Sc
! curity on the Portland debts. But the
developments Of the next few months
showed conclusively that the merchants
had rightly read the meaning Of the
unusual letter and that their debtors
/ affairs were at that time rotten to the
( core. Only their prompt action saved
I their claims which together amounted
to something more than a thousand dol
lars."-Lewiston Journal.