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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-01-22

vas able to follow its tracks, ana a.
shey turned back In the direction ho
was going he thought he would see the
point at which 1t entered the woods at
east. Running along, with his eyes
IN the ground. he reached the top of a
little knoll in q large neid. and. in a
:ursory way looked in all directions.
Imagine his surprise to see the deer ly.
ng under tree just . few rods be.
Fond. With another stone he gave II Q
second pelt. This time he hit ON thu
head, and must have daxed II, for II
gprang to its feet and ran directly to
ward him.
At this 5uncture the boy grew despe1
rte. and Just a. the deer sped by him
ne threw himself at It and caught 1t BY
pne Of its hind legs. Both went down
together and fearful struggle ensued
Deer and boy rolled over and over
he marks Of the combat were viewed
by many people from the village later
until finally he got his knee on 'ts
neck and held It while he drew his old
rusty penknife and cut its throat. AZ.
ter 1t was dead he carried 1t back
home on his shoulder, and IL now the
hero of the town.-Philadelphia Tele
fraph
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-01-22
-. rAaAMA CANAL
;upendcus Extravaganza and Incom.
pctence Are Xvi. eut.

supCuucUo auo 41SORA'
pctence Are kvi& eut.
1t appears that work on the Panama
anal is still In progress. Col. b. G.
Wintersmith. United States consul Al
Colon. In Colombia. reports that a thou
sand men are employed on the excava'
ions not q great distance from the
port Of Panama. They are in the en-
2loy Of the French Government and
evidently are merely occupying thu
ground. with q show Of activity. in or
Ter that French rights will not be for
cited through abandonment
The general facts stated by Consul
Wintersmith are of interest. He thinks
that the canal can be completed by ar
outlay Of 800, ,O0O. 900 under improved
methods of construction such as are
tpplied at the present time to canal
and railroad work. The entire survey.
I'd route OF the canal, from ocean to
ocean. Is forty-five miles. The cana.
1as been actually completed over about
one-half OF the distance, or, say. TWEEN
:y-two miles. A great amount Of work
'Hs been performed on other portions
u the route and the greatest difficult
les have been partially overcome.
1T appears that the De Lesseps syndi
ate expended nearly s4OO. 200, coo on
this work. at least one-half Of which
was squandered uselessly or stolen out.
light. Some Of the extravagant ex.
pendltures are described In this re-
port: Vast rows of substantially con.
'tructed tenement houses were built
or the accommodation of laborers on
;he canal. AS the work progressed q
Few miles these buildings were vacat.
ed and became worthless and new
buildings were erected. Thrifty and
considerate contractors would have
provided portable boarding houses and
barracks that could have been removed
rom point to point along the line ol
construction.
Costly residences for the governor
md superintendents, immense hospitals
and other buildings were erected. 4
mansion costing $15O.OOO was erected
Tor De Lesseps and another at q similar
cost for his son. The old man made q
'oyage to Panama and stayed four days
N the house prepared for his residence,
then returning to Paris. Young De
-esseps never saw his mansion.
As an instance Of incompetency, 1t 4,
nid that 1000 casks of a certain kind
of iron spikes were needed for a part
II the work. The overseer made q
wooden pattern for the spikes. which
we're to be Of a large size, and the order
was sent to Paris. After the usual time
LOCO casks containing wooden spikes
exactly like the model, instead Of iron
spikes. wer. received. More than soc
locomotives bought for the work are
rusting away ut various points. Other
machinery Is going to decay.
There iS no doubt that II modern ma.
.hinery and methods. explosives of
nigh power and energetic management,
Ike that op The Chicago drainage canal,
should be- employed at Panama the In.
ter-oceapic canal could ba completed
On the ov1ginal plan within a couple of
years. Probably Consul Tintersmith'a
estimate Of 500, ,OOO, 900 - the cost OF
completing the work Is extravagant.
1t might be accomplished for half th
money or less.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-01-22
Digging for Gold.

An old man entered a leading har,r
care store in Washington yesterday
and bought some blasting powder. His
white hair hung low upon his shoul.
ders. his beard dropped far down upon
his breast. He looked like a verita BILE
Rip Van Winkle just awakened from
his slumbers. 1t is not often that he
comes to town, and when he does he
leaves an soon a. his supplies are pur.
chased. Up In the mountains the old
man has q cabin where he has lived
alone for many years, raising barely
enough to sustain his existence. For
half a century he has been digging
gold, and from time to time enough has
been found In a little stream near his
cabin to stimulate his search. But
there has never been sufficient to pay
for opening up a tunnel, and the old
man has been digging one for dfty
years. He works alone, for he is
afraid to conflde his secret to any man.
From morning until night he digs, and
when a rock Is reached that has to be
blasted he buys all the powder that the
money he can raise will pay for, and
when that ls gone must wait until an.
other crop can be raised to procure a
new supply. The old prospector Will
not live to make many more trips to
Washington. and 1t will probably never
be known whether the washings Of free
gold he has secured from the stream
:ame from . vein in the mountain
where he has vainly spent his life O,
,ot.-Washington Star.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-01-22
whitess CITY In tho World.

There cannot possibly be q whittier
city than Cadiz, unless 1t be built of
mow. The best way to approach the
port Is to tnke a trip in one Of the small
steamers which ply between the ports
Of Morocco and Spain. As you near the
coast you see in front Of you a white
mass, which appears to be floating
upon the water, just as You are. The
6rst thought Of a foreigner is that he Il
In sight Of an iceberg. The white mass
glittering in the sun. and rendered
more dazzling by the blue sea and sky
looks exactly like monster ice noun
tain partly melted, 90 that the outlines
Of the castles and hills appear upon III
but only for a second does the illusion
last, for you know there are no iceberga
In that part and you are quickly in.
formed that you are looking at CadiA
No other town IN the world presents
such q magic appearance.-Detroit Ere
Press.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-01-22

"A dentists battery is among the
recent inventions. The idea is to OBJ
tain an electric battery which can be
worn in the mouth of a person for its
therapeutic effect, and also to give
strength to the plate when false teeth
are worn.
Nearly all the counties IN Colorado
placed women on their tickets for the
place of county superintendent OF
schools.
The widow of Bishow Frazer, of
Manchester, England, has bequeathed
$75O,OO0 to various religious and
charitable purposes.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-01-22
England Ha. q Female Diver,

Gravesend, England, boasts woman
Aver. She first went down instead Of
her husband. who was Ill, some years
ago, and this she did with such sue
cess and intrepidity that she afterward
fulfilled many engagements Jointly
with him, assisting largely in the con-
struction of a. pier at the south coast
watering place. She is not woman
Of great height. but of considerable
physique, and is not yet 40. She has
made as much as e. in one day, and has
chiefly worked near the mouth Of the
Thames. She confesses to no unusual
fatigue, and one of her boasts Is thai
near the Midway she brought up f7,OO
In one day.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-01-22

"A PhiiadeIpnIa merchant says that
bs employs women as clerks because
in certain lines they are more efficient
than men and will work cheaper.
-EIephants frequently live 100
sears.
The first fossil insect ever found in
the southern coal field of Pennsylvan-
ia. according to naturalist w. Victor
Lehman, of fremont, Penn, was sent
by him to the Smithsonian Instit lte.
Susan B. Anthony emphatically de-
nies the report that che is to retire
from pubic work. She is now seventy
six years old and says that she enjoys
excellent health.
The latest magnetic invention is
an improved compass. which has been
presented to the Shahzada, in which
case the needle points to the Eastern
abode. Mecca, in preference to the
North, in order that His Highness
may ascertain the exact position for
prayer.
The earthworm propels himself
along the ground or through the earth
by means Of bristIes projecting from
each ring Of his body.
Lieutenant Peary says the Eskimo
women never scold.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-01-22
Not Worthy o Wife.

The missing bridegroom is getting
numerous. The latest ones absence
from the wedding ceremony Is said to
have been due to lis excessive bashful-
ness. A man who is too modest to at
tend his own wedding doesn't deserve
q wife, and he isn't likely to get one
Boston Herald
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-01-22
Collisions.

A new invention has been designed to
prevent collisions at sea. At recent
test the force from electromagnetic
coils stationed on board a vessel sue
eessfuIly Influenced a chemically pre-
pared compass stationed some six miles
away, causing 1t to set up an instant&
assus neal Of bella
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-01-22

Killed . Deer with q Ponknifo.
Such q thing as a hunter having q
Aand-to-hand encounter with q deer
that he has wounded and has turned
On him to fight for its life 10 not un.
usual; but when boy Of only II years
catches and kills full-grown doe, with
40 other assistance than his hands and
1 rusty old pocket knife. a new marx
8 made for stories Of hunting adven
ure.
BENJAMIN F. Slower 10 q well-to-no
arpenter living in Aaronsburg and
working wherever his services are de-
nanded in that vicinity. His son, Clar-
snce, having reached his seventeenth
Vcar, is an apprentice to the trade Of his
father. The two left home to work on
job they had procured about a mile
ind half distant, and while walking
Along the road they were overtaken by
1 neighbor. Az he was alone In his bug
~, he invited the elder Slower to ride
with him, the invitation being accept
I'd and the boy left to complete his
Journey by himself.
In order to shorten the walk for him
elf Clarence decided to take a near cut
across seme fields, and had Just started
TO climb the fence at tie roadside when
his attention was attracted by light
'crunchlng hoof falls" on the frosty
ground. On looking In the direction the
buggy had taken. he was startled to Sc
full-grown deer tyotting toward him.
II had evidently como out Of the strip
IT woods In which the two men had
,een lost sight Of. Crouching down in
he angle Of the old worn" fence, the
10Y grasped . large seone and waited.
In moment the deer was directly
opposite him. and then he raissd and
threw the stone with al hiG might. Il
truck the 0eaxt1ed dear in the aide and
Nax II @AA nm IL .Yinh 03annnnA
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-01-22
An AdmiooiOu.

RectoF-Mr. Jones, am sorry to ten
rou that I saw your boy fishing las
sunday.
MI. Jones-Confound the young ras
all thought It was strange couldn't
Ind m1 AshinS sed-Lnodoa TalE
NADA
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-01-22
Eaithfulness.

At the Greyfriars' churchyard. In
Edinburgh, Scotland, there stands q
beautiful monument erected in memory
Of q dog. The statue Of the dog on top
Of 1t cost over $1,000, and this u the
story: A poor man died ana was buried
there. He was followed to his grave
by his dog. When the other mourners
went home the dog remained and Lay
down on bis masters grave. The sex
ton drove him away. because dogs are
not allowed there. Next morning the
sexton found him on the grave again,
and again drove him OF. The second
morning he found him on the grave
again, and again drove him OF. The
third morning was a very cold one.
and the sexton found the dog again
lying on his masters grave, shivering
with the cold. His heart relented; he
fed the dog. Presently the lord mayor
of the city heard about 1t and sent the
dog a collar. and q man that kept q
restaurant near by fed him every day.
1 don't know what provision they made
for kennel, but during ten or twelve
years, until he died, he made his home
in that graveyard, and much Of the
time lay on his masters grave; and
now they have built that beautiful
monument to tell future ages of the
fidelity of that DOOR mans dog.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-01-22
His Position Filled.

A class Of students, holding a grudge
against one Of the professors, tied q live
goose to his chair. Upon entering the
room the professor saw the goose, and,
calmly walking up to the desk, address
ed the class as follows:
Gentlemen, as you have succeeded
in getting an instructor 10 much better
qualified to direct the bent Of your
ideas, I beg you will pardon me for TO
signing the chair"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-01-22
CHAPTER XVII.

The mess-house Of the -th Hussan
was q very large one, and peculiarly fitted
for occasions like the present. not only
were the rooms wide and lofty, but they
were well shaped ~ well, and conse
ouently easily decorated.
They had already begun the program
~hen Jane arrived. She came In shyly
behind her father aud mother, but hold
Inc her bouqust prodply IN her hand, ~
thourh ita neoese0lap a61s kG OoAAa0oA
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-20
DIAMOND STEALING.
The Laxva Very Stringent Where
They Are 1ssned.

The laws pertaining to diamonds in the
fields Of South Africa have become very
stringent. 1t is Illegal TO own a diamond
unless one is claimhalder Or a licensed
buyer. a private Individual wishes
to purchase a stone or two for himself
he must first obtain a permit from the
authorities.
These precautions will be seen TO be
necessary, because the value of the dia-
tnond its portability. the facility with
which Il can be concealed and the uil-
certainty regarding its existence make
it d source OF temptation to dishonesty
among all classes. 1t Is therefore against
the law for anyone. even II licensed
buyer. to purchase diamond from any
one not a claisnholder unless he can
produce permit.
The law has become SO stringent and
the detective fcfce SO active that terror
has stricken the Illicit diamond boyers,
for it IS matter Of dsteen years in
prison to be convicted Of buying stolen
diamond. Before ti1is stringent law was
passed many went away from the fields
rich in / few years who could not possI-
bly, have made their fortune in any
Legitimate business in that length Of
time Men who have bsen suspected for
years but have managed to evade detec-
tscn haze been pounced upon by de-
teetives a most unexpected moments. but
the temptation Is 80 strong that. despite
the penalty, the practice still goes on.
bit to a smaller extent than before.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-20
BR00HB VS.. EIERuAN.
The Contractor Called the Mon
strosity Architect Several
Kinds Of Blank Liar.


me City aal commissioners .osa ,los
meet To-Day. inere We're TWO reasons los
y. oAe was tnat corporation SouiaSf1
Bar mas not hnlsnea ene naif-aozen q
more opinions ne mas peen caaiea upon
70 sise, islaeVs 70 the eonlpsseto4i =
Louis II. Brocnes mons trosity as nearly
! in conpliance with the sieve-like speci-
f,..+5o-s ~ o,,,t,,,+sws ,,q,,,a7 ,,,slsas
'A'o'i7 d sse Soas'1 - .4u -
i.
Broone ordered SO many changes in
+be oa,,or,l ~, - ~ t,,,,,,si. ,ytt,,o,,4
'asa = e,s
low the plans and specifications was an
,.tte,. ;,,,,ossibl;4x, yr,t,a e,,s all
~ -
Claim % nave nhlshed 1helr WORK. ana
Judge Blair it IS reported. will recon-
n,a,,d +},,. .,..,,,. ~ 40 ,,,yss,sg5 Il,
ssss !,
WITH me Understanding eHat Il y ac-
cepted as being as near complete rs It
IS nosSJf5ie to fs1alxe II s.n facA of sSt-
mo c,rc,,,,s { . ,,,sss J, = -s'ss'';S
- 49, -,s,,Ss ,....,- IS
hssa the g3azeu prrck scandal, II IS
SAID, is going to be glazed over and those
familiar with the trouble with the con-
str,,ction ~ t h,,i,,,;,,sr
= z 49,
Keen interest to know how Con1missloner
Datz will vote on their acceptance When
| a member of the old fsarn-,tss;or ha con-
ss = 49,.
-, go sA'iSe isS sssit-S D77si -
the new board ne has expressed an un-
! favorable opinion of them. Broome ii
Is said
A. =, rs
iisn pus eiein ana the latter rel uses 70
! remove them. Broome will dolF55lessf be
! able to make tha Conn n,fs=;onars sllgvs,
| the little pll he urepared for fI1e,,7s I'll.
| though 1t is bitter
| Corporation Counsel Blair is very much
worried about the roof It is ranorted
/ thai ne behaves II haas no. ~
as possible When It was inspected On
| Thursday last Contractor Kiernan showed
! the Commissioners where the q-oofs had
| sagged nearly three inches. AS a cense-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-20
ROCHAP ROBBED.
Stranger Took Three
Watches Upstairs in a Hotel
and Never Came Back.

Charles G. Rochat. the Montgomery
street jewler. was vietimized 10 the tune
Of S16T by a clever crook this morning.
About ten o'clock a well dressed man.
about 35 years old entered the store. He
was waited on by Mr.. Reehats son.
Charles, and asked 10 be shown some
gold watches Four were placed on a
tray before him. and after examining them
he selected three. and asked that some
one be sent to the Excelsior Hotel. that
he might show them to friend. Young
Rochat accompanied him
Arriving at the hotel the young man
asked Reehat to let him have the watches
and wat until he should come down
stairs again. Roclat did so.
| After waiting about half an hour he be
San to grow uneasy. He inquired about
lstae well dressed guest, but no one knew
anything about him. A search of the
hotel was made, but the man with the
watches had disappeared
The police We're notified of the occur
renee, and detectives are looking for the
thief
Chief Murphy says the watches will
probably be recovered in some New York
/ pawn shop.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-20
DHED.

JOYCE.-On Friday. July II, 1896. at her
late residence, No. 35 Sackett street
Louise, the beloved wife of Robert
1ntsrlnent at Providence. R. L. on Tues
day, July 2l-
GAUTIER-on Saturday July Is. 1896.
Francis P. Gautier. aged Y years.
tend the funeral services Si on Monday.
July 20 at eight P NJ, from No, fl
Wayne street. Heights.
Inserment Tuesday, July p. at Green
BURKE.-on Sunday, July 1s. 1895.
Francis H Burke.
Relatives and friends are respectively
invited to attend the funeral from his
late residence. No. 176 Hopkins avenue,
en- Tuesday, July 2i, at $3.50 A. NJ; thence
Sles S9 s. mss 5eseghI a SShTg Sa ghsre solemn
| CROWELL.-On Sunday July 19. 1895.
Eugene Eiling, only child Of Eugene
p aud frankie Crowell. aged two
months.
tend the funeral from IS late residence,
! No. 229 Summit avenue, Haights. on
4 Tuesday, July u. at eight P. NJ.
| DUNLOP. .-on Sunday. July 10. 1926
Georg.ana IL. daughter of James and
Eugenaa Dunlop. asea one year and
two months.
/ Funeral services on Tuesday, July q
a. two & q. j, frem 81 the gesidenee q lses
! tives and friends are invited
/ ROBERTS -On Saturday, July IS. 1896
Agnes, wife of Joseph Roberts. in he.
s7th year
/ Funeral service on Tuesday. July Il, al
p. NJ, from Calvary Church, Fifty.
! first street. Bayonne.
/ Intefment IN Jersey City Cemetery.
/ SANDER SON,--Suddenly on Saturday
/ July Is. 1896, Florence Grace sander
I son aged IS years months and
! days.
/ Services a.. he residence of her mother
4 No. Is Boyd avenue ON Monday, July %
/ st p n
! Irsermeut at convenience Of family
I THOArAS S-On Saturday,, July Is. 1875
/ Caroline Thcmass aged 81 years.
| Relatives and friends Of the family ars
! invited to attend the funeral from hel
/ mite residence No al3 Eighth street. 81
/ Tuesday. July 81: thence to st. BoAiface':
/ Church. where It 10 Al AZ. a solemn mas:
/ 81 recuiem will ne offered for the happy
/ renaSa Of her soill.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-20
FIERCE FOREST FIRES.
The Sun Hidden BY Smoke Near
Spokane, Wash. Mines
Destroyed.

SPOKANE. Wash, July 20. 1S96.-T1la
sun is hidden from view at this point
from the smoke of fierce forest fires
that are raging in the mountains Of this
vicinity. Reports from the mountains
say that miners and prcspectors are flock
ing down into the valleys by hundreds,
many of them having lost all they pos
sessed.
W. f. Kohlhauff and Frank Childs,
who have just returned from the North
Fork of the Salmon River in British Co
lumbia, say that the fires have gained
great headway there. These two men were
engaged at the Arnold mine when the
fire came down so fast that they barely
escaped with their lives. The camp with
the shaft house. tools and supplies, was
burned The fire has not yet penetrated
the thick underbrush Of the valleys. be-
ing so far confined to the mountains. Re
ports from all mining camps 10 the north
are similar IN the vicinity of Kaslo, Slo-
can and Sando cities, b G., the miners
| have been compelled to flee for their lives.
Around Rossland B. c., it is still high
on the mountains. but IS rapidly sweeping
| downward.
| The flames have gained such headway
that attempts to stop them are fruitless.
The heavy timber around Rossland and
! Trail Creek has been cut away there is
| little danger of these towns suffering, but
| the large mining plants, near the former
| place and the big sneiter at the latter
| are in danger Large crowds Of men
are fighting the flames night and day.
The railway company is having great
! trouble in running its trains on account
| of the large number OF burned trees
which constantly fail across the tracks.
/ The Calispel mountains. short dis
| tance from Spokane, are on fire and the
! flames are fast creeping down inlo the
| valley and causing great alarm among
/ the ranehers. On the ColvilleIndian res
/ e;-vation serious damage has been done,
ard the worst is yet to come.
| Prospectors coming in from that sec
| ton say that the damage to timber will
amount to millions cf dollars. A great
j t31lny pr0spectors nave lost all their
/ possessions and consider themselves lucky
| 10 get out with their lives Rain IS the
4 nslI.s none.