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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-02-17
PeninsuIar Medals,

Coming to the great European wars
of the revolutionary period, we might
expect a great crop of medals for our
brave soldiers. But no; there are gold
medals for superior officers, but for
the die-hards OF the peninsular war,
who often, by sheer hard fighting, re-
deemed the blunders of their COM
manders, absolutely nothing. As for
the Generals, Wellington complained
that they We're too thickly hung with
medals. There is a splendid gold med
al for Mazda, the very finest Of all
our military medals, of which only
seventeen We're issued
Talavera was acknowledged In sUid
medals to commanding officers. And
Wellington suggests that only one
medal should be issued to an officer,
and that future actions should be en-
graved upon it. When four actions
had been scored, the medal should be
replaced by a cross to be worn II the
buttonhole; decorations worn around
the neck are awkward TO ride in,"
says the matter of fact commander
Frederick Of York carried out the sug-
gestion with a characteristic differ
ence. The gold cross-Maltese, with
lion statant in the center, and suspend
ed by gold laurel wreath-was issued
to be worn by general officers around
the neck; others at the buttonhole.-
All the Year Round.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-02-17

To the woman with whom the love OF
cleanliness and daintineSS is inherent
the manner in which the ordinary SER
want washes dishes Is maddening.
Glass, silver, china, are all crowded.
helter-skelter, into a dishpan full Of
warm water, a cake of soap is next add
ed, and while this swims in the tepid
suds, a greasy dishcloth Is used TO
"swab" off each article before it is re-
moved from the pan and placed on the
table to drain.
Dishes to be cleansed properly should
be washed, as 1t were, in courses. Into
a perfectly clean pan Of scalding water.
to which have been added few drops
of ammonia, go first the glasses, each
one Of which must be dried rapidly
with a soft linen cloth. Now the wash
ing powder or the soap, inclosed in q
shaker, or, lacking this, In a deep cup,
goes in the pan, and the silver is washed
each piece being rubbed to polish
while still hot. Last comes the china,
from which the grease Must already
have been rinsed As many plates,
ETC., cool the suds, boiling water must
be poured in as often as needed. The
secret Of bright and polished table
ware is never to allow a dish to drain.
Each bit Of crockery or metal must be
wiped the moment 1t is drawn from the
hot suds. Not one servant In hull
dred will follow this rule, unless con-
stantly reminded by the mistress that
she must do+sO. The price Of we'll
washed dishes is, like all other dainty
housework. the mistress eternal vigi
lance.-Harpers Bazar.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-02-17
A New Word and Its Derivation.

The next revised edition of Murray
will contain the word ''larrikin." Its
significance is peculiar and its deriva-
ton amusing. A ''larrikin' is an Aus
tralian tough boy or gamin. He is of
the peculiar strain of depravity sure
to be found in n land like Australia. the
logical offspring of the convict outcasts
and the women that follow In their
train. He Is said to have peculiarities
not to be found in any other tough boy,
and physical characteristics which
would identify him wherever found by
q student of the human race. For eX-
ample, the shape of his head Is unmis-
taxable. He is plentiful in Austraf1a.
He is depraved, lacking alike in men
tai and in moral health.
He was until lately without any indi-
vidual cognomen. but not long ago one
of the class was in court in Melbourne.
and the Irish officer who had him in
charge, being asked by the judge what
his offense was, replied: He was
larrking, yer 'onor," with such n roll
ing of the that the judge misunder-
stood for the moment and thought the
word was term applied to the boy.
Ever since in Melbourne the street
gamin has been spoken of as "larri-
kim" and the word has passed into the
vernacuIar of Australia.-Mclbour
CORRESPONDENT
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-02-17
Learn TO Laugh.

There ought to be societies formed for
the encouragement of laughter. A real
laugh Is not common, for 1t must be
remembered that a smoker Is not a
laugh.
The Puritans were inclined to frown
upon laughter as frivolous, and there
fore wicked. Life was a very grave
affair to them, an almost constant
struggle for existence, and they had no
time to make merry. The first two
centuries of their national life were
busy years. Privations were many,
and the Indians were almost continu-
ally on the warpath. 1t Il small Won
der. perhaps, that they rarely enjoyed
a hearty laugh.
Philosophers and cynics sneer at
laughter. Goldsmith (who was always
laughing) tells Us Of ''the loud laugh
that spoke the vacant mind" and the
scornful Bryon says, "And If laugh at
any mortal thing. 'tis that I may not
weep"
hany people are afraid to laugh be-
cause they think 1t common, so they re-
press their merriment with q smile.
They do wrong. Nature evidently
intended US to laugh, or children would
not know how. Laughter is healthy
and provocative Of good morals as well
as of good health. Hamlet says that
zone may smile, and smile. and be a
villain" and 20 one might; but no one
could laugh, and laugh, and be a
villain.
To smirk, grin, guffaw, or smile Is not
to laugh. A good, whole souled. hearty
laugh Is a panacea for many ills, and
worth q doctors prescription.-Gol,l-r
Days.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-02-17
Fashion NJ IS.

Plaids are also seen, but they art
likely to do better in the more subdue
and smaller combinations than in the
larger and louder patterns.
The tight skirt is in vogue for win
ter gowns; it is only wide enough to
permit walking; the heaviest fabrics.
furs, ETC., are used only, and a skirt
OF this kind requires hardly more
fabric than large pleated mantl
does; it is in great favor. as It fits we'll,
is not weighty on the shoulders, and,
then, it permits the wearing of the
jacket.
A combination of velvet will be worr
until midsummer, and even through
that time We shall see velvet belts anc
boleros for cool days and many knots
of velvet ribbon will ornament thin
gowns.
A judicious use of braidlng will en-
liven not only wooden, but heavy cot
ton gowns, as duck, canvas aud pig lie.
Separate waists of bright plaid popliu
are trimmed with SIN all gilt battons 10
clusters aud interlsced with gold cord
A lace jibot ornaments the front.
White evening waists trimmed with
deep pink have bunch of yellow roses
on the left shoulder.
Many bridesmaids gowns are now o.
white organdie trimmed with fine tucxs
Valenciepnes lace AMI ribbon anC
made over a g!ace silk lining.
Heliotrope cloth Is edged with Alssk.
sable, corselet of velvet and a whit,
cloth vest braided in heliotrope and
black.
Many white vests are worn will
iabots or appiCues of lace, but th'
most stylish show hand braiding.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-02-17
NO. 10.

laas ~ tcs thnssas of h1us a r-t tnFr,.
~ rsrshly sNyrsws NoUt hSr --o-a~ eaf 71ll
IS- s-Is. Hon. L. thr1ar- rs- aaten
ptgss wi,her, Hone, L. tl, wa-.t ,s.- in
An etrIa4gaSe struggle snl ~ oar,-l anit
Procession - ptSneSs zE1 dlrss el ~r,hrr,.--
i1.oss Let everlasting 49, r1li IN irr -ti-
Nls sweep II me- No s1rrcS. M c-siae.
10 tes-s. no death. bat home. swse, home.
home, beautiful hone. everlasting h1-us.
home With each other, hOne vith ANGELS,
lOrue with God
One might, lying on nv lounse Whea very
tired. my children all around about NJ IN
'ull romp and hilarty and laushJs--nn the
.ounge. half awake and half asleep.
ireamei this dream: l WAS in 4 far country.
II was not Persia, although mors than
oriental luxuri0nce crowned the cities IL
was not The tropics, although more UnRu
,ropical fruitfulness nllet the gardens
Il was not Italy. although more than
Italian softness filed the air. AEi { wan
iered round looking for tn Oru- AM net
les, but l found that nons Of them
grew there. and 1 saw the sua rise, and
[ watched to see II set, but it sank not
And SAW the people In holiday attire.
and / said, ''When will they put on this
and nut on workmen's gdrb and again
delve in the mine or swelter at the forge
But they never put of the holiday attire.
And l wandered in the suburbs OF the city
70 find the place where the dead sleep, and l
looked all along the line of the beautiful
hills, the place where the dead might most
olissfully sleep, and saw towers and castles,
out not n mausoleum or a monument or "a
white slab could sse And | went into the
.hapel of the great town. and / said, where
10 the poor worship, and where are the hart
benches on which they slt?' And the an
,wer was ma lie me, "We have no poor in this
country" And then wandered out to find
the novels of the destitute. and found man
sons of amber and ivory AMI gold, hut
M n 7 q POnl1 |
hear, and was bewildered, and l sat down
under the branches OF great tree aud said:
"Whera am l? And whence comes all this
5cene?" And then out from among the leaves
and up the fiowery paths aud across the
bright steams there came beautiful group,
thronging all about me, and as l saw them
come 1 thought 1 knew their step, aud Is
they shouted Thought l knew their voices.
but then they were so gloriousioy arraye in
apparel, such as I had never before wit
messed. that bowed as stranger to stranger.
But when again they clapped their hand and
shouted Welcome, welcomei" the mystery all
vanished and found that time had gone and
eternity had come and we were all together
again in our new home In heaven. AMI l
looket around, and / said; "Are we all
here?" and the voices Of many generations
responded, "All herel" And while tears of
yiadness were raining down our cheeks, aud
he branches OF the Lebanon cedars were
,lapping their hands, and the towers OF the
great city were chiming their welcome, We
all together began - leap and shout AMI
sing, "Home, home. home"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-02-17

Postmaster Sahm, OF indianapolis,
has received construction from the
department at Washington that he re-
CARDS as novel. The American Collect
ing aud Reporting Association asked
to have stamped envelopes mailed on
which the words collecting and re-
porting" appeared. On the small en-
velope the type was proportiOnately
smaller than on large one. The de-
partment holds that the largest enyel-
ope is objectionable and unmailable,
because the words are too conspicuous.
The smaller one is mailable, the de-
partmeDt says.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-02-17

time. however. Mr.. Moncrieff paid q
dying visit TO his home ia June. and then
IL was chiefly in order to arrange thar
Miss Jacky and Stella should take Molly
10 the seaside for little change of air
during the month Of July. He persuaded
Miss Jacky TO agree TO his plan, and com
missioned her to find suitable lodgings
at ST. Andrews at his expense; and then
he vanished as suddenly rs he had come,
taking BERTHE away with Lin. and leav-
ing Mr.. Kingscott free to follow his own
devices.
So it CHANGED that on one lovely day in
July. Stella was seated in a shady nook
of the castle at St. Andrews. with a book
in her hand. while Miss Jacky and Molly
had gone to the bathing place. Her eyes
had strayed from it to the great expanse
of blue water. flashing and glittering in
the sunlight. breaking with long muir
murous rolls over the rocks below, u
never-ending source of beauty and mys-
terry, of sorrow and Joy. As Stella watch
ed 1t, she was conscious of the awe, SOL
emn and yet tender, which the sight of
nature in its grandest forms often pro-
duces in us; q feeling of the limitations
and narrowness and weakness Of human
life in presence of the Eternal. Her own
sorrows seemed to die away in the con-
sciousness of q greater life enveloping
her own.
And in this mood she was found by
Alan Moncrieff.
She did not notice his approach until
he was close to her, and then she started
and half rose. He lifted his hat. els
Molly . good girlT' he asked. q smile
curving his lip beneath mis- dark mus
tache.
'Very good, indeed"
How handsome he wasi she thought as
he stood there, his face a little tanned
after his Swiss tour, with q new light in
his brown eyes, and strength and energy
in every limb. No youth. certainly; but
vigorous man, full of manliness and
purpose. She had never seen a man in
whom she had found more to admire.
John Harrington? All! the name had
almost lost its power to wound; John
Harrington was commonplace beside
Alan Moncrieff.
How is Bertiei" she said, forcing her
self to speak.
Better, thank you. And l hope-l
trust-that he is losing his fear of me-"
She was surprised to hear him speak SC
plainly. ''It Is unreasonable Of him to
feel fear of you, she exclaimed.
Mr.. Moncrieff smiled as if well pleased.
"You would not feel it, would your" he
said. and then caught himself up and
went on in different tone. HE tells me
that you have lectured him on the SUBJ
ject. Perhaps it is not fair to repeat all
that he has said. But, at any rate, he has
made me sure Of one thing: that 1 need
an interpreter to stand between me and
my children. They have no mother; and
thc-.reed the gentle guidance Of a wom-
ans nand. Therefore. after long consid-
eration-for l do not wish you to sup
pose that am speaking rashly or on the
impulse of the moment-I have come with
one purpose-one only-in my mind; and
that is, to ask you question, or rather
make a request. Will you-some day
honor me SO far as to become my wifef''
CTo be continuedD
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-02-17
Items of Interest.

There are about $50 religious sects
in England.
There are 81 temperance newspapers
published in the United Kingdom.
The census of Atlanta, Ga, just
completed, gives it a population OF
SO 900
The prison population of England
mas fallen off of late years. Odt of
l13 prisons 81 nave been altogether
closed.
1t IS said by scientific mer that the
lair from the tail of the horse is the
strongest single animal thread known.
The costliest building of oIern
times is the State Capitol of Albany,
N. Y. Over $50. 600, 900 has been ex-
rended on it,
The late President of the Royal
Academy. Sir John Millais, received an
average of IS. 900 tor each of the 800
pictures he painted.
Reports from the coffee districs Il
Mexico show that the crops will be very
heavy, and planters are going to have
a most prosperous year.
Ths biggest price ever paid for q
horse in America was 1925. 900, Civ en-
by J. Malcolm Forbe.. OF Boston, for
Leland S:anfort's Arion, a trotter.
Jacob C. Hollis, near Perrymans
Md, recently killed a large hawk
Around one of its legs was hog ring
which had been there so long that il
had worn the flesh away to the boue.
The bird was quite old.
Egyptian cotton importations have
increased from 10, 40 bales in 1890 to
60, 22O bales in 1896, aud the Sss
Island cotton growers want u duty or
the imported article. The price hal
declined from 2s cents to IL cents.
A new floating dock is about to b
constructed in the hsrbor Of Havana
with a capacity of 10000 tons. Thu
contract for the building of the struc
ture has been awarded to a BRITISH
firm.
Spades and shovels, together with
scoops, are found depicted on the WALL
of Egy ptian catacombs, and all thre
are frequently mentioned by Roman
aud Greek agricultural writers.
There are only two scarlet howen
native of England-the popy and tn
scarlet pimpernal-and both thes'
tlouris1 best on d y and sunny spots
Nearly all other scarlet flowers are I'M
ported.
The Universlty Medical College. OF
New Orleans, has determined to estab
lish a training school for negro W !,
men as nurses. Ths object is to sup
ply trained nurses who will s.rve fol
moderate psy.
A benevolent man at Charles City
Ia, has established home for tramp
where they may rest and eat. Such q
home will please them. They have nc
wood t. chop, no stock to feed ani nc
one to support.
The people of Paris are hippopha GU.
to a remarkable degree, consuming OIL
an average over 20. 600 horses and don
keys annually. Last year, accord ne
to the returns. the Parisians ate %, 80,
horses, 439 donkeys and 81 mules
This horse, donkey and mule flesh
dressed ready for the butchers blocl
weighed S79 tons, and was sold a
prices varying from sous to one fran
per pound, the latter being the pric'
paid for the best horse steaks
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-02-17
New inventions.

Ahsnly device for uss in connection
with s.da fountains consists Of raser-
voir attached to the faucet and hsv ag
plunger running through an oPeniug
IN the faucet for dischaIging q qisa-
tity Of salts into the water as IL hows
through the lancet, thus mixing the
drink as it enters the glass.
A newly-devised umbrella case has =
cloth strip attached to one side of the
umbrella top in such manner
that when the umbrella il cosed
the edges Of the strip overlap er h
other around the umbrella, lacing
hooks being fastened along the ig, D
Of the strip to be laced toge,her by "a
cord.
To assist car oilers in their work al
night new patent consists Of torch
designed to be attached to the side OF
the oil can, and having a long wick
tube running nearly to the end OF the
oil can nozzle, the reservoir containing
the oil being fastened to the side oi
the lubrica ing oil chamber.
Wheelmen with inner tube tires will
appreciate a new inner tube just pat
ented. 1t consists in vulcanIzing the
tube SO that when it is not inf s,ed it
will fold over on itself lengthwise, th1s
making it smaller aud more easily en-
tered into the outer tube, when 1t Can
be inflated and made to unfold into
the usual shape.
A novel hairpin just patented con-
81. Is of round button, to the uuler side
of which is secured piece of steel
wire, the ends of which are colled
around the edge of the button. with
the points projecting far enough to
engage the hair, when the button Is
twisted around so that the wire, enter
the hair and hold it fast.
One of the simplest -refillable
bottles recently patented has the neck
curveI beyond the length of the or
dinary neck. The cork has u metal
top, and can be pushed down into po-
sition i'll the straight portion OF the
neck, but cannot be removed without
breaking the neck of the bottle, on
account of the arch in the neck.
A new carpet stretcher consists Of
round casing to be placed in the
centre of the room and having four
arms projecting from it to the foul
| sides of the room, with teeth in cross
pieces attached to the arms to engage
the edge of the carpet, aud spreader
placed in the centre casing to force
the four arms outward.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-02-17

How many futhern and mothers
make religion such cruel thing that
their children hate it..
There are said to be peIicans with a
wing spread as far as fifteen feet.
History is mighty drama, enacted
upon the theatre OF Time, with sups
for lam. = and Eternity Tor a back
ground
The man who neve- attempted to
conduct business of his own IA tn.
one who can always tell why the other
man iailcd
The covetous person lives as If ths
world were made altogether for him.
and not he for the world.
man has no more right to CAV an
nncivii thing than to act one; no more
right to say a rude thlng 10 another
than to knock him down.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-02-17
CHAPTER x.

When Stella arrived at Torresiit
days later, Molly's greeting of her ne
governess was rapturous- She rushed at
Stella and embraced her frantically, then
danced round her with such evident de-
light that Stella was amused and sur
prised.
you dear, delicious thing!' cried
Molly. "How awfully good 1t IL of you
To teach me! i never thought that any
thing half SO good could ever happen.
Il shall be strict, 1 forewarn you
said Stella, smiling.
You couldn'tr' said Molly, positively.
'sWith that lovely golden hair and those
sweet. blue eyes of yours you couldn' t
know how"
Stella was led off by the chattering
Molly, and found 1t rather difficult to in
duce the young lady to settle down to her
books that forenoon. At twelve O'Clock
the two were to have gone for Q walk,
but dash Of heavy rain against the win
dows put walking out OF the 0uesuoI
Bo Molly proposed to show her new
friend over the mouse, some parts OF
which were very well worth seeing, and
Stella willingly agreed to anything that
her pupil suggested.
Torresmuir was partly an old and part
ly a new building. The older portion was
built of thick and solid stone: the tower
at one end was of masonry, which seemed
- If 1t would defy the flight Of time for
centuries, SO cunningly had the great
stones been welded together. This tower
was little used except by Mr.. Ralph
Kingscott, who, as Molly informed Miss
Raeburn, occupied tw~ rooms, one above
smother, in this part of the building.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-02-17

II there is grace that We are all
stingy with, it is that of giving praise,
and yet it Is one with whict We ought
to be lavish.
When q man has an engagement to
have q tooth pulled he is always polite
enough to give has place t. another
maE.
bow Is 1t that the chump who al
ways leaves the 'toor open in winter
insists on closing the door during the
existence of the hot wavep
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-02-17

study rather to fiIl your minds than
your coffsrs; knowing that gold and
silver were originally mingled with
DIRT until avarice or arbition parted
them.
T.ere Is o vast difference in ones re-
spect for the man who has made hum.
self, and the man who has only made
his money.
Half the misery OF human life might
be extinguIshed by mutual offices OF
compassion, benevolence and humanity.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-02-17

He that THINKS himself the happiest
man really is 50; tut he that thinks
himself the wisest Is generally the
greatest fool.
1t is easier to get into the kingdom
of Heaven than 1t Is to got into the
hIghtoned circles of this world.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-06-17
"GOoDKNlGnr, Fir. pRESIDENrr,
Some Firing Done at the University
Last Week by the Board OF Fire.
mems Control.

Morrantown. June u -Tbenow
Board Of Repeyts OF the University
has adjourned after mak,no the
following Appointments.
Dr.. l.. J. GOODNIGHT President
of the UniversItv. was removed
and The position will be left vacant
until tho next meeting Of tho
Board of Pegents. which will be
held ON August 4,h At The same
time the Regents will sppoipt =
Professor Of Modern Iang,,ges
which has been held for MANY
years by Prof John / uarvoy.
The new chair Of Greek Lam
guapes and Literature was given to
Prof. l.. G. Woerly. Of Des Moipos.
Iowa. formerly Professor in Beth
any College. West VirginIa
The new chair Of Mechanic, AVID
Applied Mathematics was eiven to
Prof. f.. +. Emery formerly in
charge OF the Mechanics hall here
and later in lndiunapolis. Ind
The new chair OF History and
Political Science was giyep TO SEN
ator r. T.. Fast. OF Morgantown.
Regent II. Il. Atkinson Of Buff