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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-12-23

wnere ne went down. Bruised and
shaken by the tumble. half conscious
from the shock, he lay there and with
the curious Inconsistency of him In i'm
minent peril, commenced a desultory
counting of the black forms whicn
plunged over him. Where his pony
was he did not know, and he fell to
speculating concerning him. On ran
the steers and still Bill lay there, his
dazed mind going through all kinds of
arithmetical problems.
Finally the last of the herd passed
and the boss, one OF the most expert
enced ranehmen of the wild West, rose
to his elbow and sent q careful glance
furiously after the cattle and suddenly
ducked again as the boys plunged over
his position. Then 1t lawned on him
where he was. He had fallen into a
natural ditch too deep to wade over and
just the right width to leap easily. This
fact had saved his life, for the first
steer leaped the ditch and all Of the
others blindly followed suit. Bill was
safe and he crawled out of his hole not
grateful for his escape, but with mind
full of wrath against "Curley," the
cause Of his downfall.
The ditch had also saved the pony
The little broEcho fell when he threw
his rider, and being deadbeat lay where
+, he fell. As he had as much sense as his
master, he kept quiet, and when Bill
arose he saw that broncho quietly
| 40 ,lyc,
still rising with undue rapidity. for he
| was very weak. Bill arose and intro
duced himself by taking the bride and
giving the unoffending brute a savage
kick. He then remounted and followed
, after the herd slowly, knowing that by
this time, the storm having broken, the
steers were willing to quit, and thai
with plenty of hard work they would
all be collected.
We'll, 1t was as he expected. He final
iy found the herd scattered about on th'
plans, some lying down and some graz
ing, but all showing evidences Of tha
wild flight from the driving storm. HI
also found those cowboys, lying abou
on the wet grass, too tired and too saw
age to care what became of him. H,
advanced on the party and swung dowl
from the saddle and stood scowling a
the men as he hobbled his pony ant
prepared to arrange for the night.
Il allow yer about the best bunch O
skunks l ever see." was his greeting
"Whatever do ye mean in stampedin
that herd? Get up an get busy, all o
We. Scatter and see that them bull
don't drift to where we all KANT fint
'em. Hear mef'
(which we do, Bill" drawled Cur
ley" from where he lay all spraw wled ou
in the ground. AN we all amt goin
to do nothin' of the sort. allow then
bulls is all right where they be, ant
they amt no use in stirrin' of 'em, non
whatever"
who's boss of this gang, me or you
We wuthless cayote? Ye done all tn
J michief with yer burned quirt. Get u
out of this or I'll sink my boot into ye.
Which ye won't do nothin' of tn
! kind, BILL" was the growing answer
as "Curley" half rose and returned tn
scowl Of the boss with interest. II al
low they amt goin' to be no booth
yere. 1 also allow I'm goin' to sta
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-12-23
An Effective Rotorr.

Few things are more useful to a pub
lie speaker than readiness in turning an
interruption to his own advantage.
Even the preacher can profit by it, as
IL shown in a story told Of the late Rev.
DR.. John B. McFerran in the Western
Christian Advocate.
In closing a speech at a missionary
anniversary at Jacksonport, Arkansas,
1856, he stated that once he was shrink
ingly timid when called upon to take q
collection, but that he had learned to
take the shirk by the throat and say,
PAY me that thou owest!"
Just then man sung out, "Yes, l
heard It said that they would put On
your tombstone, And the besgar
Aiedi"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-12-23

right yere. Eff they's goin' to be any
bootin' hereby declares myself into
the game, and SO tells you plain"
kin ye shoot?" roared Bill, unlimber
ing as he spoke.
"a leetle," said "Curley,2 rising to his
feet with Jerk and pulling his gun az
the 9th er men scattered.
The Two men gazed wrathfully at
each Other for q moment and then the
pistols blazed out. shot following shot
until all were empty. When the action
was over ''Curley" was lying still on
the ground with hole in his lungs and
Bill was nursing a badly wounded
shoulder.
Well, it was bad business, but then
none of the others felt any call to in
terfere. and the combatants were hast
ened back to the ranchhouse and med
ical aid summoned. Fortunately
neither was fatally hurt, but "Curley"
did hospital duty for the rest Of the
season and Bill took charge Of the sta
bles. He was scarcely 'fitten," as he
said, for duty with the herd.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-12-23

"Curley" saw the mischief and at
tempted to divert the enemy, but 1t was
too late. The other man had followed
his lead and the steers instead Of head
ing for the gulch We're racing in wild
scrimmage straight away to the south,
hunting solitude. Bill went with them.
He had to. 1t was his duty, anyway, a
thought that afforded him little conso-
lati0n. for It was race for life, with
the chances about fifty to one on the
bulls, with the same odds against him.
Still. being a man Of family, he gave
his pony free rein and raced as he never
did before or since. as be has frequently
said himself. 1t was all "Curley's" do
ing. as that astute cowboy charged
with undue impetuosity at an angle
calcula ted to produce the result he had
brought about.
As the cattle raced constant additions
were made. until IL seIned that the en-
tire herd was chasing Bill. He reflect
ed as he ran that he had this advan-
tage. that when the ride was over, II he
survived. he could locate all of the
herd without much trouble. Just how
long 1t would take tn terminate the
drift was the problem, as the herd was
mostly made up of young sters. full OF
life and fleet of foot. Bill was busy
particularly in his straining effort to
avoid being inclosed in the rushing
herd. lie had little the start Of them;
could he maintain it until a chance
offered 10 quarter the drive and escape
TO one side: He dug his rowels into his
pony's tanks and swore vengeance on
"Curley" as soon as the fun was over.
On rushed Bill, and on rushed the cat
tie. Behind them, with yells and shouts
squirting them to great efforts. raced
the boys. They were all pretty evenly
matched, so that there was little
change in their relative positions for a
long time. How long Bill does not
know. 1t seemed a week to him, but
nobody In his blight could measure
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-12-23

time with any degree OF accuracy. The
rain fell in torrents and the plains, now.
darkened by the fading day and the
heavy green black clouds, was f1tfully
lighted by the constant flashes OF light
ming. which mockingly Illuminated the
pathway In front of Bill, likewise the
steers. At evcry fash and every roar
of thunder Che bulls took on more
steam. and after short time Bill saw
with apprehension that they were gain
ing on him Would they trample him in
the mud? 1t began to look as If they
might, for his pony's wind was about
gone and his painting was becoming
| short, sobbing gasps.
On they plunged, rider and pursued,
making record-breaking time in coun-
try where hard riding and plenty Of 1t
is the daily portion of all. Over shelv-
ing. broken land. down into small
a.royos and out again up the steep
grades plunged and seethed that mas.
of struggling cattle. Some of the boy 4
behind noticed here and there the fallen
figure of an exhausted steer as he fell
| from sheer weariness. They yelled en-
coura cement to Bill, for this was a
good sign, and indicated that the herd
was rapidly reaching the point when it
would be compelled to stop. On they
ran, however, without wavering, pur-
sued by the storm and chasing the ny
! ing figure of the boss. Would he es-
cape death? Nobody could tell.
As the beaten pony struggled up a
| steep incline after a mad dash down
| into gulch, Bill felt the hot breath OF
the advance guard of the cattle, furious
as furnace at his back. He cast de-
spairing glance backward urged his
pony with foot and voice, and was
tossed headlong to the ground. He fell
from the stirrup. rolled about for an In
stant, and then lay still as he saw thai
mighty hse1 leapi1S .svee the spo1
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-12-23

This created laugh; but the doctor
stood silent. A tear stole down his
cheek, and in a subdued tone he broke
the pause:
DO you know what told them?
said. If you'll add the rest OF the verse,
"and was carried by the angels to Abra-
hams BOSOM" wouldn't care"
The effect was electric; money rained
into the treasury, and shouts made the
roof tremble.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-12-23
Fort Blunder.

General Miles has recently recon-
our seaports and the enlargement OF
tome Of the posts along our frontier.
One of these is Fort Montgomery, that
stands at the outlet Of Lake Cham
plain. The mentioning of this long
forgotten old fort recalls o queer fact
connected with its beginning, and long
ago forgotten. In 1S41 it was decided
to build large post at the entrance to
Lake Champlain, and work was begun
on Fort Montgomery, as 1t was called.
After a good deal of work had been
done 1t was found that the walls OF the
fort were over the lines dividing the
United States from Canada. Work was
stopped and a survey made and part Of
the work was torn down: Later on II
was ascertaiIied that part Of the walls
Of the post were still over the dividing
line. An agreement was made with the
English Government which gave to
the United States that part built upon,
and the outline of the old fort was COM
pleted, but as these mistakes had
caused so much trouble the post was
nicknamed Fort Blunder." Work was
stopped on the old post at the breaking
out Of the late war, and since that time
1t has been under charge Of an ord.
nance sergeant. Soon work will be re.
sumed, and If the recommendations OF
General Miles are carried out the old
post will be converted into the larges,
and most strongly armed post in the
country, as 1t is the intention of the
General to have a large number Of the
largest guns made by our ordnance de
partment to protect the entrance Of the
lake on which, a few miles below, /.
located Plattsburg Barracks, one OF
the most important posts on our Cana
dian frontier-Cincinnati Enquirer
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-12-23

The Gazette de France, which wa
founded in 1851, is the Oldest news
paper in the world.
When you have done kindnessi
and your ne;ghbor is the better for il
Why need You he 80 foolish as 10 looL
any further and cape for reputation
and r.quital.
When n man has an enoagemenl
to have a tooth pulled he is alway;
poli,e enough to give his place tS
another man.
Though reading and conversation
may furnish us with many ideas o
men and things, yet it ia our owl
meditation that must form our iudg
ment.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-12-23
Paving Inventions.

The idea of copper-toed shoes was
patented Jan. 8, 1868, by a Maine gen.
Ius, who made 100000 out of it. An
other similar invention which made q
great deal of money was the metal
button fastener for shoes, invented and
introduced by Heaton, Of Providence,
R. 1. At the time it was considered a
fine invention, for the old sewed but
ton was continually coming off. 1t has
gradually grown in popularity since its
Introduction in 1860. until now very
few shoes with buttons on are manufac.
tured without the Heaton improve
ments and appliances.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-12-23

Pleasure must first have the warrant
that |. Is without sin: then the measure
without excess.
lie al ercuiln test vss applied 10
139 cows tie other d,y at daIries sup
plying the northern part of New
York City. 1t was found that twenty
seven OF the animals bad tuberculo
Sis.
"A trong solution of Washing sodg
Csodinm carbonate] in lot water will
be found to be excellent as a cleansing
agent for dirty lamps.
"A company has been formed to lay
splpe | inc from the Indiana oil field
to Chicago. The distance is II
miiee, and six inch pipe Is to be
used.
A Baltimore man has invented a
device for locating sunken wrecks. IL
Is bell bu oy, which launches itself as
the ship goes down and Iemains
anchored to it.
The recent storms IN Florida are
said to have completely destroyed about
Lose, eco acres of timber and the
monetary los, to the state will ,each
81, 100000.
AT the annual convention OF the
National Sapitarv Association held IL
New York City DR.. Thomsg @. Craig.
physician at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
dyocated that consumption should
be treated like l. prosy-by isolation.
To attack a man with any weapon Is
serious matter IN Madag ,scar. It Is
punishable by death.
America has forty Hebrew week.
les.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-12-23
RECIPES.

Chicken Croquette Gut the
chicken off the bones, mince fine,
moisten with the gravy in which it was
stewed, season with pepper and salt,
make into small forms with jelly
glass, dip in egg and fine bread
crumbs, and try in hot lard or butter.
Baked Apples. the apples,
remove cores, set in baking dish, fill
the apples with sugar, put little spice
and piece of butter on each apple,
pour half a cup of hot water into the
pan, and bake the apples till tender.
Apple Show. Six large apples, two
cupiuls powdered sugar, one lemon,
juice and half the grated peel, one
pint milk, four eggs. Make Gus
tard of the milk, the yolks and one
cupful of sugar; bake the apples
with the skins on taking out the cores)
until tender; take off the skins and
scrape out the pulp; mix in remainder
of sugar and lemon; whip the whites
of the eggs light, and beat in the pulp
by degrees until very white and firm.
Put the custard, when cold, into
glass dish and pile the snow upon it.
Popovers. cupful of milk, one
heaping cupful OF -four, one egg,
little salt and sugar, butter size of
hickory nut. Bake IN gem pans in a
quick oven for 20 minutes and serve
Immediately.
Sponge Cake.-One pound of sugar.
one pound Of flour, 10 eggs, the yolks
beaten up with the sugar; the whites
beaten we'll and added last; flavor to
teste.
Fringed Celery-This is lovely dec
grated dish. Cut celery into two-inch
pieces. Cut down into both ends of
the celery in many Sits to resemble
fringe. Put into ice water, where it
will curl out in blossomy fashion.
Serve on a cut glass dish, or on Il dainty
napkin.
Velvet Sponge Cake.-Two cups of
sugar, two cups of flour, four eggs, two
teaspoonfuls Of baking powder, three
quarters Of cup Of hot water, grated
rind of lemon. Stir together until
creamy the sugar and the yolks of the
eggs; add the flour and the baking
powder. Then add the hot water; stir
we'll beaten whites. Do not have them
curded, but stiff. Flavor. The batter
may seem too thin, but will prove all
right, and you may bake it as you
would any other sponge cake.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-12-23
Inoaudescent LtRhts.

Incandescent electric lights are used
to illuminate the eyes Of mounted ami
mails, bears, tigers and lions. shown by
furriers. Here, obviously, light with
a flame would not do, while the incan-
descent light answers the purpose well
and conveniently. The wire is run
from the head down through the ami
mails body and out through one Of its
feet to a connection with the service
wire OF the store.
Incandescent lights are used in re-
frigerators, such as the Ice boxes of
the wholesale dealer In cut flowers and
the butcher. Their use in sidewalk
showcases is familiar; in dressing show
windows the flexible connection ad-
mits Of placing the light where it is
wanted with each new trimming Of the
window.
They are used In electric signs, SONS
Of which are permanent, while others
are formed Of letters that are nova
BILE, like types, SO that the sign may
be readily changed as often as may be
desired. Electric numbers are made
In the same way.
One may see q painter at work at
uight in q store. paint brush In one
hand and electric light-with the wire
trailing away back Of HMM the
other, to enable him to see the better
In some nook or Granny that he is
painting.
The incandescent lamp is used to
light sidewalk awnings. The lamps
- e%r,,DD olonU vriro hung uuNer
the ridgepole inside the awning; the
wire and lamps are simply taken in
when the awning 10. Movable bill
boards are illuminated in the same
manner.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-12-23

No man is so worthless that candi-
date Will not treat him with great re-
spect
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-12-23

No woman Is competent to handle
the kin question; she Is too symp1
thetic.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-12-23

: People are never too old to tall in
love q to fight over politics.
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Housewives HeIps.

Spots and dirt may be removed from
paintings and chromoa by using cup
of warm water to which few drops Oh
ammonia have been added.
A good broom holder may be'made
by putting two large screws-nails VIII
answer-into the val about two inches
apart. Drop the Groom between them,
handle downward.
Any woman doing her own work
may so systematic it that it will be the
easiest possible for her. She need not
follow any other persons methods, un-
less they are the very best for her own
conditions.
Polished oak furniture may be beau
tifulIy cleaned with soft woolen iag
dipped in turpentine. 1t must then be
rubbed off with dry cloth.
Hot vinegar and salt will clean cop
per like magic? If washed off then with
hot water and soap and polished with
dry flannel it will retain its brilliancy
for long time.
An easy way to clean the horrid,
sticky oatmeal kettle In which the
breakfast porridge was cooked is to
drop lump of washing soda in quart
of water and soak " the kettle on the
back of the stove fog half an hour.
The glutinous crust can then easily be
removed.
Rich cooky dough may be prevented
from sticking to the baking board, by
taking a piece # unbleached muslin,
stretch it over the baking board so there
will be no wrinkles3 dust it vel with
-four and roll out the dough. Try this
method, and making cookies will not
try the patience half as much.
1t pays well to do the mending be-
fore the article goes into the wash,
since the processes to which it is there
subjected materially enlarge the holes,
and it Is better and more agreeable to
wear if the washing follows the mend
ing.
A bread cloth should always be sweet
and clean, and never used for any other
purpose. l
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CHAPTER XXI.
On Saturday morning aboct 8 O'Clock

1lmmons was repos:ng o,I the high stvv.
at his doorway. He had bought morn
Ing paper on his way to business, and he
now glanced over it casually. Finally
As came upon the place where local news
was given. His eye caught large head
ing. Fire and Loss of Life in Chet
Wynd Street" The paragraph was, Ow-
Ing to the late hour at which the event
took place, brief. 1t ran as follows:
Last night, between half-past L and 1
o'clock, q disastrous and fatal fire broke
out In the bakery establishment of Mr..
41sbes In ChstFypd street. The teD
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-15
wITINGHAM.

Mrs Lester prse is more comfortable.
Mrs Wellms Reed is working for Mrs.
Cutler.
Mrs. John hllou is visiting at /exter
Murdocks and 4. B. Ballou's. v
Rosa Delude as gone to Wilmington to
learn telegraphyin the railroad office.
Ernest Stimpon went to Orange to work
in the shoe factry Monday morning.
All who can ire enjoying the fishing.
Clarence Plumb. speared "a suckers one
night.
Mrs. Carrie Wheeler supplied the pulpit
of the Methods church with a beautiful
bunch of nasturiums of her own raising
last Sunday.
Two trains dy each way from here to
Hoosac Tunnel, makes it possible for one
to spend the day at North Adams, fact
which is appreciated.
II. n. Brown is renovating, with paint,
paper and whitevash, one of the tene-
ments occupied ly DR.. Rising for Mrs.
Fred Gale, who will occupy it as soon as
possible,
Everybody is lpuse cleaning in good
earnest, and naturti is taking on her most
beautiful colors, fruit trees are blossoming
as if by magic, tanners are blowing and
quite a number have peas and few pota'
toes planted.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-15
WILLIAM SVILLE.
Rain wanted.

Rain wanted.
C.E. Park is in Boston buying goods
this week.
Rev. II. E. Parkerof Putney will preach
at the Methodist church next Sunday in
exchange with the piFor.
The annual meetingof the Williamsville
Cemetery association will be held at school
house hall next SATURDAY evening.
E.P. Wheeler hasthe contract for the
woodwork for the neF parsonage at New
fame. w. E. Wheeleyis assisting him.
Young Peoples Christian union meeting
ravt Sunday led by NJ. G. Winchester,
subject, "Sociability aChristian duty"
w. H. Hastings of this place has bought
IT, A. Carpenters fam. Mr. Carpenter
will occupy his house iH Newfane village.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Morse, while return
inc from their wedding trip, had the mis-
foTtnne TO lose their valuable young horse.
Mrs silas H. Moore, who has been liv-
ina with her daughter, Mrs. Eugene john
so S during the past winter, has returned
10 her Yves Dover home.
G. f. Tyler has just received two fine
now meat carts from uhe shop OF M. s.
Zach of Hinsdale. Mr. Tyler's business
hos b,osI become quite extensive, covering New
fo r1 and Brookline and portions of Towns
h " Dummerston, Marlboro and Dover
Work has been begun in earnest on the
new bridge job near our railroad station
The George Lyons Granite company art
.,t,ina in a new abutment which is neces
P ue,ind1 nv the fact that the iron bridge t.
he as'' erected is about Y feeE shorter than thu
oe ~ .'. snon A gang of workmen ar,
Porsing up the track preparatory to taklnt
away the wooden bridge which was pun
I ~ wears ago under the s9perlntendence o
H. - Va bridge is found to be as sound
IN 5ne - oru ioint as firm, a when first pu
:, n winchester of this place says h
vas not correctly reported IN the press &c
WAS nv ti,o state Prohibition conVentio
count VI when the resolutions were be
last Wee -Giored Inv the cow ention he spok
ing cons soot that they did ndpt go far enoug
to the eii1 tbe fnll responsible ity for the ruI
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-15
VERNON.
J. White is i'll.

PRS. j. White is ill.
n pr F. Putnam is adding a piazza to
81 resnoe.
lOl Mrs'etsey Leland of Orange, Mass.
Fvisit Mrs. S. d. Lee.
MRS A. Streeter is spending a few
ays lneerield and Greenfield.
Rev IN Fairman has moved to Huckle
lark. ''
MT Siers of Hinsdale has moved to
ue houof George Brooks, formerly oc-
upled tMr. Fairman.
U. F. oseley is on the road to recovery
from hisness, an Miss Eta Stebbins is
now able take short carriage drives.
quite arge number were present at
the meeti of the ladies' circle Wednes-
Jay afteron; it being the first meeting at
Ihelr roolthis season.
MIR. andrs. Chester Lee have received
news thateir third great-grandchild was
porn May being the first grandchild of
MIS- o. Mdason, and daughter to Leslie
Lee Maso who lives on Vernon street,
Bethel, Me.
About 3nembers of the Woman's Re
LEI corps I'm Mortified with the Vernon
members, cepted an invitation from
MRS: MINI Frost, their organist, to spend
Wednesdayith her at her lovely home
near Centr;Park. A very enjoyable day
was passed Id Mrs. Frost was presented
with hanome and valuable celery dish
by the ladiels token of their apprecia-
tlon OF her ervices, Mrs. c. S. Newton
making theresentation in their behalf.