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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-10-07
A Tree Of Iron.

At a recent meeting Of the Academy
Of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia
Professor Carter gave an account of a
wonderful tree-trunk discovered In a
sandstone quarry in Montgomery Coun-
ty. Pennsylvanja- 1t is ten inches
thick and eighteen feet long, and has
been turned into Iron through q natural
process Of substitution, by which the
wood has been replaced with iron
hematite derived from the sand. This
L. analogous to thS transformation into
agate undergone by formerly sub
merged tree-trunks In Arizona and the
Yellowstone Park.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-10-07
The GLACIER Rear

A species Of bear found among the
glaciers along the Mount st. Elias range
In Alaska is regarded as being distinct
from any American bear hitherto
known. 1t has q very broad head and
4 blush gray coat. and according to Mr..
william H. Dali. 1t is more nearly allied
to the black than to the brown bear. An
attempt u to be made this summer to
obtain an entire skin and skull Of the
glacier bear for mounting.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-10-07

Paris policemen have been su
plied with electric dark lanterns,
means of which they can see one hu
dred AMI fifty feet away.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-10-07
Need fur an Anti-Boss League.

We need throughout the country
something like an antd-boss league,
which shall consolidate all the reform
forces Of the land against this public
enemy. Every moral and educational
influence should Join in this work. The
colleges and schools should instruct
their youth against him. and the pulpit
and press should attack him without
ceasing. He Is a thief and robber,
who comes not In the night. but in
broad daylight and fllches away our
rights and liberties, our national good
name, and our reputation as Il people
capable Of self-government. II We
have not the courage and patriotism
necessary to enable us to cope success
fully with an enemy Of this character,
then OUT condition is sad indeed.-Cen-
tury.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-10-07
A Lion Fight.

In his recently published book on the
"Game Fields Of the Transvaal' Mr..
r. v. Kirby describes battle. wit
messed by him, between a lion and
sable antelope, which resulted IN the
death Of both Of the cOmbatants. At
6rst sight it may appear surprising
that an antelope could kill a lion, but
the sable antelope Of South Africa IL a
powerful animal armed with strong.
sharp horn0,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-10-07

A Gigantic Buf alo.
The skeleton Of bison of an extincs
species is said to have been found re-
eently In Western Kansas. The skull
was nearly four feet long. Under the
skeleton lay q smail stone arrowhead.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-10-07
A New Gem.

Within the past twenty years a new
and very beautiful stone has been In
troducsd In Jswelry. 1t Is the green
garnet, sometimes called the "Uralian
emerald" being found in the Ural
Mountains. Mr.. George +. Kunz, the
gem expert. says Of 1t: 1T varies in
color from yellowish-green to an in
tense emerald color. and has such a
power Of rsfracting light that 1t shows
q district fire like the diamond or cir
con, and in the evening has almost the
appearance Of q green diamond"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-10-07
The Poison Of Fatigue.

The Poison OF Fat1Guo.
Experiments have shown that fatigue
causes a chemical change in the blood,
resulting In the production Of q poison
resembling the curare poison. which
certain savage tribes use for arrows.
Arrow poison, however. IL OF vegetable
origin. When the blood Of tired AMI
NAL 10 injected into the arteries OF a
fresh one. the latter exhibits all the
symptoms Of fatigue.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-10-07
OIL froaa Celery.

A new industry which is receiving
Encouragement In Germany is that Of
die -,lling a strong aromatic oil from the
green leaves Of the celery plant. A
hundred pounds Of leaves make one
pound Of oil. The oil is used for favor
ing purposes.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-10-07
Opium Smoke.

Opium Smoke.
The French chemist, MOissan, recent
" analyzed the smoke Of opium, and
found that its peculiar effects due to the
presence. OF small quantity Of NOR
;hine. The cheaper qualities Of the
drug. when burned, produce a variety
Of poisonous compounds in the smoke,
which are more injurious than the NOR
phine that characterixes the smoke Of
the best opium.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-10-07
HUsrNka.x NEXT KING.

10 Said to He SAs Wickedeet Prince
ON Earth.
The people Of Austria are by NO
means pleased with Emperor Francis
Joseph for having Oficially proclaim
ed as his heir to the throne his nephew,
Archduke Otto. When Otto's elder
brother. Francis Ferdinand, was strick-
en- Win consumption It was hoped that
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-10-07
Tho Sioux in the East,

That the Sioux Indians once lived in
Virginia and the Carolinas, and later in
the Ohio Valley, Ia the conclusion of
Mr. James Mooney. based upon a study
Of traditions and the scattered rem
nants Of Indian languages. The pres
sure Of increasing population and the
advance OF other tribes, he thinks
drove them across the Mississippi, in
search of broader hunting-grounds long
before the arrival Of white people from
Europe. 1t is interesting to be remind
ed by Mr.. Mooney that herds Of buffalo
yet roamed over the plains watered by
the Ohio until the latter part Of the
eighteenth century. Yet the genera
tion 10 not very remote In the future
which, dwelling upon the plains Of Da-
kota and Kansas, will need to be re-
minded by historical records that un-
counted thousands Of one Of the largest
and most characteristic of the wild ami
mails Of America gave fame to those
plains during the first half Of the nine
tsenth century.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-10-07

What might be described as a dou-
bic tandem bicycle. with four wheels
arranged like those Of a wagon, and
four seats for riders, two in front and
two behind, and carrying q hose reel,
rotary pump, ETC., was exhibited at the
recent bicycle show in Paris. The ma
chine II intended a. a FIRE engine. When
the scene Of tho IRE h reached the
pedals are thrown into gear with the
pump, the hose Is unrolled, and the
riders. resumins their seats. work the
pump by means Of the pedals. 1t is
claimed that this machine can outstrip
any fre-engine drawn by horses ON the
way to Q conhagration, and that its
pump u at least as effective as those
Of the hand-engines used in snall
towns.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-10-07
REV. DR.. TALMAGE
The Eminent Oivine's Sunday
Olacourss.
Subject: "The Day is at Hand. I"

Tkxr: "The Day is at Hand. Romans xi
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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-10-07

What nasty stang this new ~-d
init" ts!
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-16
VARIOUS NOTES.

The landlord counts his cash after
the last victim has staggered off to bed.
-Attila, in Lever.
THE Declaration of Independence
was not born in beer dive on Sunday
afternoon-not by long t!"-Bob
Burdette.
Why is it that town, when giving a
"write-up" of it's industries, never
boasts of the number of it's saloons and
the genial saloon keepers ?-The Pilot.
Every drunkard's ragged little boy
should be an unanswerable argument
for prohibition. What glad day it
will be for many a miserable home
when saloons are abolished.-Temper-
ance Record.
At the 18th annual meeting Of the
City of London Total Abstainers' union
it was stated that the practice of in
Producing temperance drinks among
the young people employed in city
warehouses was slowly spreading.
The saloon is the personification Of
selfishness, misery and eternal ruin.
1t stands only for selfshness, to the
sacrifice of every other interest. 1t is
Satan's great ally in crime.-Rev. j. A.
Davis
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-16
Fond of Mutton.

Coyotes are not particular as to food,
eating anything that comes in their
way, but it is said that they have
especial fondnoss for mutton. This
leads them to play havoc among the
sheep, where they are found in large
tiocks. A rancher in Oregon had a
flock of 1900 sheep, and, missing "a
large number, instituted search. On
the brink of a precipice he found three
sheep with their throats marked with
the teeth of a coyote. Making his way
to the bottom OF the canyon, he there
found the bodies of 40 sheep, on which
the coyotes had been feeding for Il week
oS more. From other incidents of like
character, it was concluded that num-
Der of coyotes had gotten into the flock
when the sheep were driven off their
bedding ground by a storm, and had
herded them TO the brink of the preci-
pice, much as let o! sheep dogs would
do. When the edge was reached the
coyotes pressed the sheep so hard in the
rear that those in front were pushed
over, and then the coyotes Toasted at
their leisure-G01den DAYS.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-16
TEMPERANCE.
BE cAREF UL OF YOUR COMPANY

A little song rings In my ear
And haunts me all day long,
And this, whichever way 1t runs.
The keynote of my song:
''Be careful of your company"
The little song runs ever,
''The down once brushed from off the peach
Returns again, ah! never!'
Youth has such wondrous glowing dreams
OF futures filled with bliss.
They may come true, but an! my dear,
1t all depends on this:
Be careful of your company,
'Tis youthful days that mold you,
And habits formed in childhood, will
In manhood's years enfold you!
30. when you dream, as youth will dream,
And weave some wondrous plan.
Remember this, dear, that the boy
Is father to the man!
BE careful OF your company,
Sins chains are hard to sever,
Who touches pitch will be Gefiled.
The stain remains forever!
Shun doubtful places, evil things,
For folly leads to shame,
Saloons don't furnish presidents.
Nor Cardrooms lead 10 fame!
"Be careful of your company
The little song runs ever,
''The down once brushed from offthe peach
Returns again, ah! never!"
Florence A. Jones, in Chicago Advance.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-16
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

Clear View.-"Papa, what is pos!
thumous fame?" at is getting what
you want after you have ceased to want
it."-Chicago Record.
-Friend-"What did you find tho
most difficult thing when you wrote
your first verses?" Poet-"To find
some one who would let me read them
to him. "-Fliegende Blaetter.
DE only trouble bout er mans be-
ing good-natured all de time" said I'M
Gle Eben, sis dat he's li'ble ter git sorter
easy and satisfied wifi 'imself, same ez
he is wifi ev'body else. Washington
Star.
.-N1amma-"I don't like the idea of
that young Harris hanging around!
Jenny so much. He hasn't cent ex-i
cept his little salary" Papa-"Youl
needn't worry. They are both too busy
talking about bicycles to have any time
for love-making. "-Indianapolis Jour-
nal. /
Pretty Housemaid-"An' so you
were at The O'Fraherty wedding? p"
Coachman-"I wor." P. Han who
was the best man?" Coachman-"It
wor Dennis O'Toole. I seen him wallop
three of the biggest chaps in the room
afore the plisintries wor over."-Nlel-
bourne Weekly Times.
"A Wonderful Memory.-''I always
like to see little children. They remind
me of the day when l was a boy myself. ~
said Judge Peterby to Miss Elderly, am
aged maiden lady. Can you remem-
her as far back as that?' asked Miss
Elderly, sarcastically. Eyes, indeed, 1
have wonderful memory, Miss Elder
ly. Why, L even remember seeing you
when you were only IS years old" re-
piled the judge.-Tcxas Sitter.
Clothed for All the Year Round
Just look at that young woman said
crusty old fellow to me this morning.
"She is dressed like a supreme idiot.
Why, she represents the four seasons.
She is practically bare headed-that is
summer; she has fur shoulder cape,
that is winter; she has silk
shirt waist-that is spring; and d
cloth skirt--that is autumn. This
combination is conducive to wooden
overcoat with silver handles; but then
some women are tough. Albany Even
ing Journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-16

ing. But a change had taken place, and
Dan was invariably good-natured now
and sober all the time, which they
couldn't understand.
He's got religion" said one. 81
thinN; Dams sick" said another, but
they laughed at this. Maybe he wants
to be stevedore," ventured another,
hut he was told to 'shut up by a man
who said he knew what was the matter.
III tell yez, boys" he said. Il heard
j. from my wimmen folks, and it's true.
too. Dan McCarthy's in love" And
that was the secret of Dams reforma-
ton.
He had always been a devil-may-care
sort of a fellow, but he had met young
woman to whom he had taken such
fancy that he wanted to marry her
right off. But she called him lush"
which stung him, AMI he had prom
Used never to touch another drop if she
would bitch up" with him.
The agreement was made and Dan
switched off, and in spite of the jibcs
of his companions he kept his promise.
Many an evening he took Mary, his
sweetheart, down along the docks after
the boys discovered what was the mat
ter and pointed out the places where he
had gambled away his earnings and the
various vessels he had helped to I'M
load. And Mary was interested, for was
he not her Dan, and didn't she love
him?
The wedding day arrived. and after
the ceremony the boys all gathered to
celebrate in proper fashion. The
''duck'' was kept on the move all the
time, and the company grew hilarious.
The newly-wedded couple were toasted
"Now, Dan, join us this once, and
drink your wife's health and your
own" was shouted at Mccarthy, but he
shook his head, saying: "No, boys;
IKE TO, but Maryland he looked over
at her, but she shook her head in dis
sent.
Just one, Mary" he pleaded, and he
filled his glass and drank it ere she
could reply. Another and another fol-
lowed. until Dan was getting full.
III fill it again" said Dan, couple
OF hours later, picking up the can ami
starting for the stairs. Mary was wait
ing for him on the landing and begged
OF him to drinl. no more.
Il won't take another drink, Mary"
he promised. "Not a single one, s'help
me, but I'll buy some for the boys" and
he staggered down the stairs, singing
as he went, He got the beer at the
corner store and was returning when
he tripped on a stone and fell with
terrible force, cutting fearful cash in
his head.
Lord ha' mercy on mel" he moaned,
as he felt a terrible pain at his hearr.
The blood from his poor head mingled
with the spilled beer, and the cold north
ern blast frozn his hand and the can in
The mixture.
Up in Dams house the fun went on.
but they were dry and longing for his
return with the fresh beer. One hour
had passed and then another, so, think
ing he might have got into a row in
the ualoon, they started out to look for
him.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-16

A dangerous acquh'ement of a pet
blue jay is told aboutYn the American
Naturalist by James Newton Basket,
of Mexico, Mo. The blue, jay referred TO
somehow learned that parlor, or pop
ping, matches would make delightful
sputter and flame if properly manipu-
lated. The bird was in the habit Of
beating much of its food against some
hard substance, perhaps for the purpose
of breaking or softening it. 1t prob
ably treated one of the parlor catches
in this way one day, and so learn Il that
they made noise. When a mat, i was
given it it would hop on a chair round
and strike the illuminate against the
wood, end on, repeating it rapidly till
the head was ignited; then it would
throw it away and watch the flame
Detroit Free Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-16
Cherry Meringue.

Make rich pie crust, third of an
inch thick, and bake a light brown.
ened literally and stewed in their own
juice until quite thick, Pour into the
pastry, and have ready the whites of
three eggs beaten as stiff as possible
with three tablespoonful of powdered
sugar. Spread this smoothly over the
cherries and let the pie bake again I'M
til it is a light brown. Serve cold
Good Housekeeping.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-16
WHEN THE AXLE BREAKS.
The Device Used on a Ponderous Truck
When 1t Became Crippled Down Town.


When 1t Became Crippled Down Town.
When a buggy wagon or other COM
paratively light vehicle breaks a rear
axle, near the hub, where aXles usually
break, the driver usually gets a plank
or a light stick of timber, makes one
end fast under the forward part of
the wagon, and let's the other end trail
to the rear, as a support for the broken
axle. 1t doesn't lift it quite to its or
binary level, but it raises it high
enough, and with the axle thus sup
ported the driver goes to the repair
shop. The other day one of those inn
mense four-wheeled trucks used for
carrying iron beams and columns APP
peared downtown with a broken rear
axles, broken at the hub on the off side
of the truck.
\ piece of plank CT light stick OF
timber wouldn't do for a ponderous
truck like this. Two heavy planks had
been set on edge, with blocks of wood
between them at suitable distances
apart and then the planks had been
bolted together with bolts running
I'LL jug "a lllC bIpthSs ut WV ljltlliho
thus held on edge were stout enough;
they were secured to the forward end
of the truck, trailing to the rear in the
usual way; the broken axle rested upon
them at pretty near its usual height.
The wheel now in disuse was slunS
witIrd chain under the long high beams
of the truck.
While the combined planks were am
ply strong to support the axle, still the
pressure upon them was tremendous,
and the square corners had been worn
off and the planlls had been worA away
on the under side until they were
pointed at the ends, thus bringing Il
long surface of wood on the under
edges of the planks in contact with
the pavement. AS the four big horses
moved on with rhe great truck there
was a faint odor of burning wood in
the air, and now I'D then little trace
of smoke flcated cut from under tho
ends of the planks, from the charming
of the wood there by friction, as the
planks were drawn along the stone
pavement with the great weight of the
truck upon them.-N. Y. Sun.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-16
What Their Duties Were,

Such thing couldn't happen to-day,
nor five, ten, fifteen, nor even twenty
years ago. 1t did, however, happen
about 25 years back, and it was told at
a LUNCHEON this spring by gray-haired
matron. 81 was then a young house
wife" she said, "and, as with all house
wives, both young and old, my main
difficulty was servants. One morning
after much encouragement in many
ways at the Intelligent office-so
called by all servants at length Sc
lected two trim-looking negro girls and
began to question them as to their
capabilities. Can you cook? Can you
wash? Can you scrub?' l asked, but
to these, and all similar inquiries, re.
ceived a blank NO Well said I, in
final desperation, what can you do?
You say that you have worked all your
lives in a Virginia family-what did
you work at?' The girls looked at me
wonderingly. Then, with much dig
nifty, the elder said: I used ter look
fur Marse Johns Specs while the
younger quickly added: An l used ter
keep de flies off'n ole miss ~. Y
Sun.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-16

Iceland otfeMs such exceptional! ad e.
vantages and opportunities to the
sportsman, the tourist, the naturalist,
the mountaineer and the seeker OF
health, that, in no distant future, it is
destined to become the tourist field of
Europe. The glaciers of Switzerland,
the fiords, the salmon rivers and the
midnight sun of Norway are all there,
and, moreover, the volcanoes, grot-
toes and solfataras of Italy, on Il grand
er scale; the pure and clear atmos-
phere of Italy, the mineral springs OF
Germany, and the Geysers, or hot
springs, of the Yellowstone park, are
all found there. Nowhere has nature
been so spendthrift in assembling
wonderful phenomena on one spot
Detroit Free Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-16
ALL TOBACCO SOPHISTICATED.
Treated with Sauces and Drugs to Suit
the Tastes of Consumers.

Treated with Sauces and Drugs to Suit
the Tastes of Consumers.
All tobaccos are treated with sauces
before being made up into their COM
mercial form. By this means they are
favored in various ways, so as to adapt
them to the tastes OF consumers. Tho
tastes of consumers vary in different
localities, and to make his goods to suit
is the business of the manufacturer.
Each manufacturer has his own secret
recipes, which are handed down from
father to son. Tastes differ even among
people of various occupations. Miners,
for instance, want very strong tobac-
co, with a scent and flavor which an
other class would not relish. Outdoor
workers in general like stronger to-
bacco for smoking and chewing than
indoor folks.
All tobaccos, in fact, are doctored.
Sometimes it is done in an illegitimate
way, for the purpose of deception. Or
dinarily, however, it is honest and even
necessary. One object of it is to make
the tobacco keep better. Without such
treatment it would become like so much
dry leaves, the aromatic properties
passing off. Niter is added to smoking
tobacco in order to make it burn well.
The leaves intended for chewing are
STEPPED in icorice or other gum, in
order that the plug shall have the
requisite consistency and sweetness.
Mucilaginous subtances in small guam
titles are added to cigarette tobacco, so
that the particles may hold together
and not fall out of the paper wrapper.
Some pipe tobaccos are heavily charged
with perfumes by treating them with
essential oils of rose, verbena, citron-
ellie, bergamot, cassia, musk and
catechu.
1t is not true that cigarettes are
commonly charged with opium and
other injurious drugs. However, they
are favored with essences of various
plants, such as vanilla, stramonium,
coffee, valerian and tea. Occasionally
few tea leaves are mixed with the to-
bacco. These tiavors are matters of
fancy, and women particularly select
their cigarettes with reference to them.
Scarcely a plant that will yield an
agreeable fiavoring escapes employ
ment by the manufacturers of tobacco.
Among those most used are the lemon,
the orange, geraniuSn, sassafras, thyme,
anise, mint and cinnamon. Honey and
maple sugar arr utilized for sweetening.
A decoction of hay is sometimes APP
piled to smoking tobacco.
The basis of sauce" is nearly al
ways some spirituous liquOr-usually
,7g.rG. Sometimes vino IS used G.ly;cer-
inc is common ingredient. More OK
less molasses enters into the compost
ton of much plug tobacco. The rum
preserves the tobacco and adds to the
flavor of the plug. The plug trade for
the United States navy is large, and it
is required by the government that the
tobacco furnished in this shape for the
use of it's sailors shall contain no for
eign substance except a limited per-
centage of licorice. Saltpcter is some
times added to smoking tobacco to make
it burn better. The tobacco leaves are
dipped into the sauce or else sprinkled
with it-BOStOn TRANSCRIPT