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Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1896-01-15

llrtbtiE sripurtste. r1pffen Gie!s
faate er nohmaIs. Nihts Meiteres.
D1xi Eose unb bret R6hte mid Der
arme Batter ni1t BON benz Eager feiaes
einaigen aiabes. Grebep mar niht
tpieDer 3ur 8eiinnung getnmnler. Oas
Delirium bes Giebers hatte ibn ges
ftodt unb er fannie feinen drmen, alien
@ater niht. Mber BON Sou ipra4 er
piel in feinen 1rdumen. S1r galten
bic 3Grtlihen Mprte, bic bic trDdenen
Qippen bes B1tperfranten murmelten.
llnb 2pu tpolIte ali1 ben Greunb pfles
gen unb brdngte iih an fefn Gdger.
3nar fannie ibre finblihe 0ernunft
nod nicbt bic 8ebeutung bes Spfers.
bas ibr Grebbp eebradt, unb bic
Shrednife bes Sobes eriitirten nodb
ni9t fir iie. Mber Der Water pollse
iie ni6t leiben I'm iih ettpas pie
Qab bate iid pl1bhd Ieiner umoiifters
ten 5eele bemd9tist - 9ab gegen biez
1es liebreiaenoe, fleine. untpifenoe 8e>
fb0pf, fir bas fein einsises &inb iih
in ben Sob seitiirat - benn ct fab es
iest - es CAB feline Rettung mebr fur
1ein ainb.
limb gerabe als er tpieber Der fleialen
2ou tpebrte, bic nit srpBen, balb ers
ihredten Mugen ben unbeimlthen
Mann NIT benz blei9en, iibernddtisten
@eiidt unb ben tpirren 9aaren an>
ftarrte, f9lug Der Rrante bic 4usen
auf. Gin MATES 2d1eln bes Grfen@
mems flos iber bic feinen 3iise beg
Rnaben, unb dear Lou" murmelten
feline 2ippen. Damn gins Elm 3ittern
burh ben fleinen &Drper, unb bic Ins
gen f9lofen iih.
2ou fling an gu tpetnen. Ser arme
Water aber mari ii9 por bem 8ette
nieber unb idluh5enb ftammelte er:
rSrebbb = lieber Sunge - tpte TT
Dir - Iage NAL - ertennft Ou AUDI
mih9 = Trebbb - er f9rie auf uno
padte bic 6Gnbe bes Rranten - rOu
5ouF nidt ierben Ou barfit nidt
a9!" sr bars bas Geiidt in ben
aiiien - nmein 5reobp - mein liez
bes Rinb!"
Mber bas mod einmal aufaeidenbe.
mattglimmernbe 2ebensfldmmdsn mar
erlpIhen!
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1896-01-15
Gtste altc Rla8e.

Die 8lage iiber bic alI5u groBen
0Gnembiite lift niht neuen Oatums.
S6on Dor fehsbnrbert arpb etli1en
scSubrem 9atte Meiiter sSobannes Sab
laub, ber 3iriher 56nger, bic alei1e
8eIhperoe. Cine 3eit lang 9atte en-
fih ali1 an Der I1Dnsn blnuen Dottau
dlfgebOlten lirlb an elmer Sadie be5orpz
beren WnftoB senoulmen:
Ser iite lift IN Deite-ri1
lInninaerdliA,
Dab fH0ne Groutpen
Grngerd alle 6iiet bneit.
MSan ir minrentti1en bar
Wog nam gar
'Selten seIdoutpen,
sos If Duet hant ufgeleit.
Manisen spdr biu 3it gar nnsers
brD33en,
V6d1 niasl bider If tpengelin
unb ir lisnten ougemhifl.
Man fpdRn bic buet seflosSen
9iiorlotpe nb, 10 mDhte e. i'm.
.Sn anferen belitigem Delitfh Gdbt
iib Der @toBfeifaer. dater 8eibebnlz
tusag bes Nci1aes uub m0gIihiter
G4onaang Der Jorm, ettpu foIgenbsrs
m,aben tpiebergebrn:
Die Sitte ifi In Oefterrebb
Riht frenbenreid,
DAB fh0re Gpnuer,
3ra9ert lire 9iite brett.
Dfpn Der mangen lisblih Motb,
Sur nit Notb
Jf's 3il i9auetp
@ei ber grpben 6iite Neib.
Mnnhsn mar bic Set gar inbtrs
brDTen,
@dB man bei1tr bis Mdngelsin
unb hef Mit8tn 6eIIen Ghein
Sd, apdren 5ie 9iite gefI0iTsn
Die 0cnnu 6jDob, 70 I1nnte bas
ftin
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1896-01-15
Der toote G6IoHer.

Cine alte @itte berrTat nod in ber
2ausniBer 0aibe. beren prdatige Ries
ferntpalbunaen einen Stol3 ber idhiis
I1en JorittpirtbfAaft bilben. 5tnnz
benipeit BON Der rld1iten uleni4lihen
Mobnung entfernt, Iiegt IN ienem
Walbe an einem einfamen Rreu5pege
Elm berfallenes Grab. sym 0olfsz
munbe beibt Die Stdtte Der tobte
SAloFer". Dor ettpa bunbert Sab
rem, Die 3eit lGBt iih aud aus ben
often niAt ms9r feftfteIltn, fat man
bort ben Geidnnin zines perllngliidttn
ober eri1lasenen Munnes sefunben,
Der Elm @9loHer setDefen fein ioIl.
Man perI1arrts ben R0rper unter eiz
ner Riefer, bic bon ben 0ol3fdlern feits
benz beridont iDurbe unb iebt gu einem
ettpa 200 Sabre alten Malbrieien em<
porgetpdhfen lit, befen gstDaltige
3peige bas Grub iiberIhotten. ssyrn
3aufe Der 3sit fat fi4 nm bas IeBtere
Elm Gagenfreis ssbilbet, Der nuBerbalb
Der BsbOlterung ber ndhfliegenbeu
DirRr bisber nitbt befdnnt ipurbe.
Mer einen griinen 3tpeig uuf bus8rub
fpirft, bIeibt bon &rdnfbeit uno linz
genld1 perf1ont. Od III Der bprtigen
Wasbgegenb febr Diel 6eibelbeeren unb
preiBelbesrerr apahfen, 10 tDiub Die
GtGtte i'm CONNER BON ben 5raueR
unb Riftbern Der linliegenben D1rfer
biel dnfgefuht, dber fein altes Wliit<
tsrnen unb fsin Rinb eebt an benz
Grnbe poriiber, obne einen griiner
3psig auf benTerben nieber3ulegen.
Mer an Der Muheitdtte bes ntobten
@hlDfIers1 boriiberfonntt, Der iibt
pietGtDou bieie urdlte Gitte.
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1896-01-15
WesesItsssss.

Sur btikreia Jriiblirgs5eit,
Dumb bGunn'se Nuon fdritt
ufit fliihtig leidtern tritt -
l)in cine bolDe Maib.
Sin RDrbdxn an oem Mrn,.
Has tr6git Du b'rin mein Rmhgs
Jrllg ih lie, pbne 6arnt. -
~Mein Gera!" fpridt iie geI9minb.
Limb fp0ttiId raht ibr WaurIb.
ID ihealf' es mir; nlein 2eberl
@M ib bufiir Dir gsben
UoG Sreue iebe Stunb!" -
~Msin 9era tpilIft Du2 3 Orefn!.
Gnpibert fie, i1 bin
Giir Did au fd0n lpnb fem;
laenrm rtalr bies &Orbhen 1in!"
lGs mar @p1t1pu,mergit - (
glm 9iunnel triib @eipOlf.
Olc Slunllf1ft ollie nell,
Da truf ih fefbe Matb.
Sie tnle nun often, fret
sSbr 6er5; Der bolle 8lid,
sSebt Dbne S6slmerei,
Sebnt ata1 Der 2isbe Slid.
%, ipillft Ou nod metn 9erSe
Rlmunebr 9ebOrt es Oein!" =
@o fpriht fie Qeis. = %, neir
Sept fdetnt es mir elm Sdera."
Od9t ih mir itin, ri9 bab
0er5ihtet auf bies @liid!"
Gripibere ridts = upb CAB
Oas ROrbdem tbr suriid.
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1896-01-15
~ MuH sSm Riinbidune

MuA eSm Riiabigungss
grunb. Gruu: .Denfe aralr. Die
Grni GetretGr tn, er1ttp GtD6 tat
fhon tpieber eiraen meiren Gut. tpdhs
renb iA ~ 0uusbsrr (brunmnenA}
sytnH ia, Du iolLit dap9 eiuen fubeIt.
cher Ois @efrctdrs nrlitn min am
guitea 9indns!1
Mtbi0er Minf. Nmnqiritr6
rSaebettd, So9terIebc,, uDuoem ipl
una bt1aldep Der @eurnol bon @pI
fo = Mittptr -. mad Di6
reit alar @eneuulmufi ufier,tspa, Z
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1896-01-15

G onbe rbure IDlgez
rumq. M: .Donnernefter, ilt Der
Gdine~p[ab ober 9roB!1 81: usyd,
sdiIlsr mar ober ou9 sin grober
Mdqtnl
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-05-27
The Butterny'a Tou9uA

Did you ever notice q butterfly
tongue? Perhaps you never knew she
had one. You can see 1t with the naked
eye, but you would need o powerful
microscope to examine 1t carefully
God has provided all his creatures with
bodies suited to their special needs.
Because the butterfy's food IL honey
and dewdrops. which she sips from tho
heart of the flowers, God has given
her a togune Just suited to this pur-
pose. 1t Is made of two groOved
threads, which are wound up like tiny
watch springs, on either side Of her
head, when not in use.
When the butterfly wishes to sip a
little honey, she thrusts these two
groOved threads down into the deptn
of the sweet blossom and puts them
close together. This makes a little
tube through which she can draw the
sweetness, just as you can suck water
through q straw. But the butterfly is
very particular what kind Of q plum,
she visits. All the butterflies Of ono
kind visit flowers OF the same family
and no other. The lovely swallowtail
butterfly visits the wild carrot and
plants belonging to that family, but
no other. Tho butterflies never mako
mistake, and wise men learn by
watching them to classify the plants
and TO know which belon. to the same
family.-Child Garden.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-05-27

ever annoyance she may have felt mt
this irruplon, prepared place at the
table for the "bereaved" and saw that
he was abundantly supplied with hot
fritters and maple syrup.
AT the sight OF these temporal bless
ings Simon Peter seemed inclined to
bid ''surcease to SORROW" and his coun-
tenance, heretofore the exponent Of an
interior OF unmitigated woe, became
IN embodied expression Of dutiful res
ignatiOn. He cast appreciative looks
at the fritters and at the antiQuated
yet nlmble handmaiden as she pro-
ceeded IN her deft ministrn tons, and
by the time tea was ended the glow Of
some lofty purpose was irradiating his
yisage.
The good dominic and his wife re-
garded this transforma ton rs q proof
that the old man was bowling to the
will of an all-wlse Providence, and
beamed approval at this visible sane
tification through afiliction as evidenc-
ed by this aged saint. After tea the
dominic renOunced his usual quiet even
ing with his books, and devoted him.
self TO his afflicted parishioner, dis
coursiug on the transitory nature Of
things here. the certainty Of future
reunion with our loved and lost and
the duty of resignation. to all Of which
propositions Simon Peter assented,
tipped back in his chair against the
wall
At breakfast the next morning the
''bereayed' seemed to have undergone
some wonderful transformation, and
grown years younger in the process.
The struggling locks that hung so de-
jectcdly the day before around his
.woe-legoAu I.s0ee were now brushed
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-05-27
SIMON PETER.

Simon Peter stood by the new-mads
grave of his wife. Mrs. Simon Peter
No. ..
She had been a good wife, and. re1
calling her many virtues, the bereaved,
Ike his namesake, "wept bitterly"
leaning meanwhile for support on the
marble slab erected In memory Of Mrs-
Simon Peter No. /.
1t was a cold chilly day in early
spring. Snow still lay upon the ground
and the mounded grave and q damp
ness seemed to exude from the stones
that chilled one to the very marrow.
Simon Peters thin gray locks fell
dejec-edly around his ears: his nose,
always long and always ruddy, SEEM
ed to have been heightened by his grief
md to have taken on additional rich
ness in colorlng. His meager form,
shivering In the raw east wind, SEEM
ed i'll fitted to breast the storms Of life
alone, and the good dominic who had
Just pronounced the solemn funeral
service, Dust to dust, ashes to ashes,"
felt his heart go out in sympathy to
this poor, lonely man SO broken with
turn solitary to his desolated home.
Come home with me tonight, Broth
er Simon" said the tender-hearted
dominic. you've had n hard day, and
you need n good, warm supper; como
home with me-" Simon Peter weakly
assentcd. The thought of going homo
alone was more than he could bear.
lie clambered feebly in the wagon,
pulled his wooden comforter over his
ears and resigned himself to medita-
ton until the parsonage was reached.
The good Rosina. faithful friend and
servant, who for twenty years had
reigned supreme as monarch of the
kitchen. had supper all ready. know
ing the dominic would be chilled
through. She looked somewhat as
kancc at the bereaved widower, brr,
being woman of warm sympathies |
and kind heart, she concealed what |
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-05-27

Dravely upward 10 cover the bAld spo;
surmounting his Uranium. his lanh
form had lost its detected droop and
he toothless mouth was curved IKE
IN inverted bow of promise"
And still the dominic and his wife
congratulated themselves. as never be-
.ore, on the consultations afforded BY
:eligion to the sorely afflicted.
After breakfast and prayers. and he,
;orc taking his departure to his desc
.ated freside, Simon Peter made his
way to the kitchen and CALAMITY Offer
I'd to assist Rosina in some Of her
morning duties. In the course Of an
hour he reappeared In tho parlor to
make his farewells. "Good-by, dom.
;nie." he faid. Il mus go now. You've
been awful kind to me. dominic, and
sl,an't forgit 1t right away. 1 was
f..elin' awful had Yesterday. an a-woi,-
derin' how under the sun l was goin'
to git along alone; but it's all right
meow. We shel hev a job fer you nex>
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-05-27


When the French squadron was for
q time anchored In Boston Harb0r. in
the year previous to the revolution, the
foreigners were looked upon with un-
bounded curiosity by the Boston peo-
ple. It was Incredible to them that
persons who were popularity supposed
to subsist mainly on frogs should be
90 plump and well-favored. That they
did 20 subsist was fully believed. how
ever, and according to q rumor. which
was also generally believed. they had
been discovered hunting for their IA.
vorite food In the frog pond ON the
Common.
With this last notion In his head. we
are told, Mr.. Nathaniel Tracy. who
lived In q beautiful villa at Cambridge
Tho house which was afterwn:d
WashiDgton's headquarters, and later
stin was occupied by Mr.. LongfellOw-
made great feast for the Admiral and
his officers.
Everything that could be had In the
country was furnished to orhn nieni
and give variety to the entertainment
Two large tureens Of soup were placed
at the ends of the table. The Admiral
sat on the right of Mr.. Tracy. and Mon
sieur De PEtombe on the left. L'EtombC
was consul Of France resident at Bos
ton.
Mr.. Tracy filed a plate with soup
which went to the Admiral, and the
next plate was handed to The Consul
The first time that L'Etombs put bis
spoon into the plate, he iishcd up q
large frog. just as green and perfect
as II It had hoped from The pond Into
the tureen.
Not knowing at first what It was
he seized 1t by one of its hind legs, and
holding It up in view Of the whole
company, discovered that It was full
grown frog.
As soon as he had thoroughly inspect
ed 1t, and made himself sure OF Its
identity. he exclaimed:
"Ah! mon Dieu! une grenouille."
Then turning to the gentleman neS'
to him he gave him the frog. He, IL
turn, passed it to the next man, and s.
on round the table, until reached til,
Admiral.
ter, examined the soup plates as the
servants brought them, and in each
was found a frog. The uproar was
universal.
Meantime, Mr.. Tracy kept his la,llt
going. wondering what his outlandisl
guests meant by such extravagant
merriment.
Whats the matter?" he asked: and
raising his head, he discovered tn.
frogs dangling by the legs In all direc
tions.
"Why don't they eat them?" he e1
claimed. If they knew the trouble
had to catch them, in order to trea
them to a dish Of their own country
they would find that for me. at least. il
is no joking matter"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-05-27
PARROT R.oEs 4 WHEEL


Ne Becones epeechless When Re
Sees Woman in B10omers.
A New-Yorker named J. J. Walsh has
a parrot named Don Caesar" q green
and red bird Of South American birth.
which goes bicycle riding every dayl
with Mr.. Walsh. "Don" L. q familiar
sight along the boulevards, and, accord
ing to his owner. becomes speechlesa
with rage at the sight of a woman In
bloomers. He sets up q fierce. hoarse
shrek, which he keeps up for several
minutes, at the end Of which he IL In
danger Of falling on the handle-bars.
don" does not push the pedals. He
perches In the middle Of the handle
bars, on the spot where some enthusi-
astic bicyclists place their babies.
There he stands and vociferates and
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-05-27
A Burglar Strangely Trapped.

During the severely cold weather In
January just past Tip Burbank, noto-
riOus robber. went out alone one night
to make n raid on the First National
Bank Of Fort Benton, Mont. His plan
was to enter through n window at the
rear of the building, to make his way
through the room and offices back, final
ly working his way to the vault. An
iron grating protected this window.
The night was intensely cold. and the
streets were like glass, n heavy snow
two weeks previous having melted as
1t fell and then frozen smooth and
hard. While Tip was filing the first
bar Of the grating his foot slipped,
throwing him forward violently against
the window. As luck would have 1t,
the fall jerked his mouth open, forcing
his tongue between his lips. fairly freez-
ing 1t to the Icy iron bar. All efforts
to release himself were in vain, as
nothing short Of pulling bis tongue out
by the roots would have effected this,
and he could not bring himself to do 1t.
A watchman making his rounds found
him a half hour later almost dead with
cold.
Tip is alive and safely housed in Jail
now; but his tongue will never wag
again. 1t is completely and hopelessly
paralyZed,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-05-27

ARCTIC Geese and English SWAMI
wild geese can be found nowhere 70
abundant ~ In the Arctic Ocean. on6
the Inhabitants Of Kolgner and pthet
Islands are largely dependent on Them
for food. The largest goose drive over
recorded took place last year. when
at the first catch of the season the In
habitants of Kolgner succeeded In driv-
ing 1895 birds into the nets. The na1
tives take advantage cf the moulfln1
season, when the geese are not very
strong on the wing, to make the drives.
and so capture them. English swans
are still to be found on the Thames.
but In very small numbers compared
with three and a half centuries ago.
when Paulus Jovius declared that he
never saw a river SO thickly covered
with swans as the Thames. On other
English rivers they were equally. II
not more. numerous, for when John
Taylor, the Water-Poet, rowed up tho
Avon to Salisbury. he was amazed at
the swarm of birds on that stream.
"As passed up the Avon" he snyN,
..at the least 1000 swans, like so many
pilots, swan in the deepest parts and
showed me the way"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-05-27
To Their Adysntare.

Mutual service is a system which In
carried to perfection In the Indian vii
lages. No money is used in exchange
for services. The barber attends to
the carpenter In return for repairs Of
ploughs and other wooden instruments
The washerman washes the clothes OF
the physician who attends to him In
sickness, and 80 forth. The problem
of insufficient income IL met in the
only possible way-by limitation Of
wants. The Hindoo has no furniture
rot even . hand-basin. He washes
in the river, and the sun dries him.
He has neither chairs, beds, nor tables.
He uses the floor 40 q complete sub
stituts; or, II he II dainty. he allows
himself the luxury Of Q three-half-pen-
ny mat Except for coOking-pots and
grain and a few water-jars, his house
IL a. bare a. Mother Hubbard's cup.
board.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-05-27
Tit for Tat.

Tit for Tot.
'Hullo, little girl, will you tell me the
news,
For l haven't had time to examine the
papers.
And I'm anxious to know how a tiny mite
The ubiquitous blot Of political capers.
AHas anything happened that's funny or
queer!
Do you favor thc party they claim IL
elected?
Are the words of the editor, think you,
sincere?
Has the weather come around as the
bureau expected?
rs 1t true Lobengula, the Kings really
dead?
Have the rogues of the Lib turned at
last in contrition?
And do you not fear you must stand on
your head
20 read the paper in that strange posi-
tion?'
., ess, will tell 90 the news" she ex-
claimed,
And thus from the paper inverted she
read:
"The wicked old sparrow.
VIII his bow an arrow,
Has shooted that poor little Cock Robin
dead.
Amen" she continued. ''the awfullest
fng
Has happened: you never could guess.
II you'd try;
Poor little Jack Horner
He sat in n corner,
An there wasn't u plum to be foun' In the
PIE.
PAN dis is the reason poor doggie got
Old Towser," she read, "was the victim
of theft
Tause old Muvvar Hubbard
She went to the cupboard,
An she Gated, an eated, till muffin was
left.
An little Boy Blue went wifi Little
Bopeep
To see the old lady that lived in a shoe,
VIII Little Miss Netticoat
, In her white petticoat,
n the longer she stood, why, the shorter
she grew.
sAn' Daffy-down-diily has come into
town.
m Tom, Tom. wifi piggy is off on a run;
An I'll tell 90 Il story
About Jack an Memory:
n now l dess, mister, my story il done"
fLippincott's.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-05-27
TRAMP WAS MILKING THE cow

Engineers Tale Illustrating the Nom
chalance Of tho American Hobo.
'It was away back in the '1Os," SAID
an old engineer. Il was pulling the
limited east from Council Bluffs TO
Chicago over the Rock Island. ! he
night was bitter cold. We had gone
about twenty miles out and had stop
ped ut a night office for orders. and
had started up again, when the fireman
reached over and said:
There is n hobo on the pilot; saw
him get on at the depot
"'SureT l said. Go out on the run
ming board and see IL he's there yet
The fireman did as he had been or.
dered to do and returned with the in
formation that the hobo was still there.
"'Well.' said /, it's bitter cold night.
and II he can stand II out there / am
willing he should ride with me-
"And on we went toward Chicago.
with old 211' barking like sixty at the
low joints ahead. and forgetful Of our
'head-end' passenger on the pilot, who
had ceased to have any existence for
us.
BY and by, by the faint glimmering
Of the headlight. thought l saw ahead
what seemed to be a bunch Of cattle
on tho track. As we approached 1t the
bunch seemed to grow larger. 1t now
was too late to do anything. so just
pulled her wide open, and old 211 hit
that bunch Of cattle ka bif. To para
phrase the language Of Tennyson, who
glides into raptures Of admiration over
the charge Of the light brigade at
Balaklava. there was just simply cat
tie to the right Of us, cattle to the left
Of Us and cattle in the rear Of us. but
none any more In front Of US. After It
was all over our thoughts reverted TO
the hobo on the pilot.
'''Go out and see II he Is still there
said"
''Wen," said an old shack. under
whose feet the frosts Of many winters
had cracked, as he wended his way In
the dark over many long train Of box
cars and who had been listening to the
story. "Well," said he. was he killed"
''No," replied the engineer. There
he sat as large as any hobo could sit on
the pilot with an oyster can milking
one Of those burned cows"
And the old man went on his way,
venturing something as he left about
the life Of the average American hobo
being on q par with the proverbial nine
lives Of the feline we have all heard so
often about-Dallas News.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-05-27
WOmen-Made Roads.

Ten years ago no one dreamed that
the time would ever come when women
would be directly interested concerning
tn, condition Of the public thorough
fares. But the bicycle which Ia respOn.
sible for the general stirring up Of old
conclusions has really set them ia
thinking on this very topic. And when
n woman thinks she's very likely to
act. Just one weak little woman's mo-
mentary impulse will often result in
more real purpose being accomplished
than will a three days convention of
wise old professors whose excessive
prudence is a positive prohibition to
progress.
1t is said that twenty pretty bicycle
girls of East Lynn, tired of the dis
graceful condition of the public roads
In those parts, determined to institute
a radical reform. They turned out in
fun force with picks. shovels and roll.
ers. and repaired the worst Of the road
When the bloomered beauties finished
their weeks work they pointed with
pride to the several miles Of road which
they had made fit for wheeling.
In Cincinnati recently 100 women
armed with brooms, hoes, wheelbar-
rows and shovels began early one
morning to clean the streets. From
early in the morning until sunset the
women toiled, and one Of the principal
streets Of the city was cleaned as bright
as a new dish pan. Whenever q street.
cleaning Official came along that way
ne was loudly hissed. 1t was an object
lesson which it would seem can hardly
fail to have it's effect.
If the women of this broad land Sc
fiously take up the matter Of good roads
and clean streets something definite
and immediate will be the result. be
cause woman is q determined creature
and III she will. she will; and there's
the end ont"