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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-07-21

anne Stripes but as he is not with us
this evening, l will give you little
sketch of the affair as l saw It
Brother Bob and / were up on the
Nepaul frontier, headed for the lower
slopes Of the Himalayas.
"1n place of the ducks. cranes, coots
and peiicans Of the lagoons along the
lowland course Of the Koosee We now
begun to see quail. partridges pea fowl,
norlcnn and other upland birds. In
places hidden In patches Of dense jungle
and overgrown with vines and creepers
were dilapidated temples indicating
that the whole country had at some
time been inhabited, though in the pres
ent age only ! few scattered villages
are to he found Outside Of the villages
there are here and there huts inhabited
by tie .Cwalla' or cowherd caste, and
these huts of the men of the cattle STA
tiohs are often in the heart of almost
lmpenetra BILE stretches of jungle.
"While in this beautiful region our
runs kept us well supplied with all
kinds of game. and we first and Inst
killed many wolves. jackals, lcopards
and about a dozen tigers, great and
small. The British and wealthy na-
uyes almost always Use elephants In
hunting tigers, sometimes having fifty
or more of the huge beasts in line; but
"A we uere not In position to COM
nland q supply Of elephants. we did our
work on foot, hiring score or more OF
coolies, with tom toms, firecrackers and
horns to beat through small patches OF
Jungle At first we mounted ourselves
On .mychans,' bamboo platforms, at the
podnt where we expected the game to
appear, but after we had learned some
thing Of the nature and ways of the
tiger we did not bother with platforms
but took our chances on the ground.
The gwaHas of the region were al
ways ready to bring us news Of tiger
having killed one of their cattle. nnd
when we got news of a XIII we were
soon out after the killer. Often the
ewsllas would he able to point out the
Patch of jungle to which the tiger haf
retired after making the kill and feast
ing his I'LL.
1T was here in this focthill regior
hat Brother Bob had his adventure
with a big hill tiger. A 'shekarry. g
native expert hunter, who keeps him
self we'll posted in regard to the move
nents Of game and manages hunts fol
,oth British and rich natives. one day
Ame to our camp and proposed TO give
- some sport He said that as neither
the English nor the native princes were
hunting at that season business was
very slack with him. He offered for a
very reasonable p.ice to bring out his
people and beat through piece Of jun
gle which he knew to be alive with all
kinds Of game. As part Of the bargain
Brother Bob and l were to kill as many
Wild hogs, deer and the like as we could
knock over, the shekarry saying bic
people ere all very hungry for meat
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-07-21
A CURIOUS BOAT.

travels on Land, Water, Ice, and
Snow, but Doesn't Fly.
A curious boat. which goes equally
well on land. water, ice, and snow, has
been designed by Mr. Rasmus Ander-
son. The machine was originally in
vented for Arctic exploration. as a sub
stitute for boats and sledges. but can
also be built as lifebOat and a yacht
and ocean steamer. This boat. II is
said, cannot sink or capsize under any
condition. and 1t can be propelled by
the hands or feet. As q lifeboat It
would be very practical, as 1t could Be
launched from dry land, and also run
up on any beach without injury. As .
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-07-21

''The particular piece OF jungle Sc
!ected by the old game expert to be
beaten through lay between the forks
II two large streams with high and
steep banks. A more favorably stu
ated jungle for sport could not have
been found. As Bob and l would sta
ION ourselves near the junction Of the
TWO streams nothing could pass that
way without being seen. We took sta
lions about fifty yards apart at q point
where the jungle became semewhat
thin and open. each thrusttng into the
yround a leafy branch Of paraas to
,erve as a screen or blind. After long
wait we heard family IN the distance
he sound Of the tom toms and the
shouts of the beaters as they advanced
INTO the jungle.
Presently we heard a r,lstling upon
NE stray leaves in front, and a troop
II monkeys. loudly chattertng their
alarm. came hopping out Of tho dense
Jungle.
"As vet we had seen no deer or other
iesirabl game, but the beaters were
still far away. Taking peep from be-
hind my screen. l was somewhat sur
,rised to sec large female tiger come
gliding cut Of the thick jungle. crouch
ns close to the ground as she passed
INTO the open. She was on Brother
Bob's side of the jungle and was NOV
ne straight toward him, apparently
more concerned about the commotion
behind her than afraid Of danger in
front. Bob had also seen the tiger and
had dropped 70 one knee behind his
,creen and leveled his rifle. Every mo.
nent l expected to hear the report OF
Bob's gun, as the tiger was within ten
yards of his blind and was moving
ilowlv-
Some noise iE the jungle frightened
the skulkfng beast and. after a quick
backward glance, it blindly bounded
forward. At the second bound the
tiger landed almost on top Of Bob, as he
crouched behind his fragile screen. In
stantly he fired, thrusting his rifle at
the beast without aim. Wounded by the
shot. the tiger uttered howl Of rage,
dashed aside the screen and struck Bob
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-07-21

a blow with fore paw that sent his
gun flying and left him stretched sense
less on his back.
Il rushed forward at once to BOb;s
assistance. AS 1 ran the infuriated
beast threw herself upon Bob and be-
gan tearing at him with her teeth.
Hearing a sound as Of cracking bones,
1 thought every rib in poor Bob's body
WAS being crushed. As feared to use
my rifle l threw it down and drew my
revolver. My yells. as 1 rushed on the
tiger, caused her to cease tearing at
Bob and fix her eyes upon me- But she
still retained her position across Bob's
breast while showing her teeth and
snarlin2 at me.
Il thought 1t probable that she was 40
badly wounded as not to be able to rise
upon her legs and so decided to take her
at close quarters and make sure Of her.
With my pistol in my right hand and in
my left a long bladed knife, sharp as .
razor, 1 crept forwaIA. 1 advanced
crouched almost upon my knees, as the
tigers position across poor Bob wai
such that 1 feared to fire with a down
ward range.
II had got UP within ten feet Of the
tiger when she suddenly left Bob and
leaped at me. The charge Of the beast
was a surprise, but by a backward
move 1 avoided her leap and as she
passed fired my pistol into her neck, al
the same moment plunging the knife
into her side up to the hilt She fell
and did not move from where she land.
ed, the pistol shot having broken her
neck
Seeing the tiger was in it's death
struggles 1 turned my attention to
Brother Bob, who was still stretched
unconscious upon the ground. The
beaters were fast approaching through
the jungle with great uproar and
humping Of tom toms, wild hogs In
droves both black and gray, wert
rushing by, spotted deer were charging
past and the whole Jungle seemed alive
Wild pigs almost running over me.
II was Just STOPPING over Bob wheI
| a huge male tiger bounded out Of thu
Jungle and halted within ten feet OF
where ! GOOD l had my pistol upon
h'u In an instant, and as his head WA
20 held that a bullet would not glance
| from his skull I took good aim and gave
him a shot between the eyes that
| brought him down as dead as though
he had been q sheep or an OK. Seeing
that tho shot had killed the tiger raI
down to the river, filed my hat with
| water and went to work to try to re
store Bob's sensAs. He had been badly
stunned and was breathing heavily, but
| saw he bad no bad wounds and soon
had the satisfaction to see him open hit
eyes, when It was not long before his
wits returned and he was able to sit up
The paw Of the tiger had struck him OF
the side Of the head and knocked him
sensalees. but had only slightly wound
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-07-21

ed his scalp. The weight Of the tiger On
his chest had almost stopped his breath
and he felt some internal soreness. We
found that his life had been saved by a
lucky chance. In a game bag he had
slung to his side were some quail and
pea fowl or two, and II was these the
tiger had seized upon and cruncbed IN
her blind rage. not Bob's ribs.
Bob was much astonished and he
wildered when he saw two dead tigers
stretched out alongside Of him. 1 told
him that he had gone into a sort Of de-
lirium Of rage and killed them both, and
for a time he believed nv story. He
said he had an indistinct recollection
Of having done a good deal Of fighting.
We found that his shot had plOwed
through the muscles Of the female tig-
ers left shoulder. only slightly wound
ing her. but probably paralyzfng he1
left fore leg.
when the old shekarry came up with
his crowd Of beaters he was at first
much disappointed that We had killed
no deer or wild pigs. Alas, sahibs.
crded he, no meat-no meat! He, how
ever, 0UN&1 NubocAcu Wy oAsA cS>oA eASAs
credit to himself for having said there
were tigers in the jungle. After the
tigers were skinned we went down to
the nver and killed for the old fellow
quite . lot Of pigs. We were well salts
fled with OUT prizes, the skins Of the
two ti8erA The male measured, as he
lay on the ground, eleven fest two
inches from tip to tdp and the female
ten feet four inches.
They were unusually large hill tig-
ers. which are Of heavier build than
the tigers Of the valleys, but average
les.s in length. To kill tigers with a pis-
tol was q feat before unheard Of on the
frontier. and obtained for Us great
credit for nerve. but give a tiger a
square shot in the head and he will go
down like a bullock. Many tigers are
killed by single shots from rifles, but
the man who goes after tigers on foot
must have a considerable amount Of
nerve. l could always bet ON the nerve
Of Brother Bob"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-07-21
Nervousness of Motormen.

Neurologists are watching with
great interest a new expression of
nervous malay which has appeared
since the introduction Of the Broad
way cable cars and the Brooklyn
trolley system. With the exception
Of Chicago there are no other cities
having so much street traffic as New
York. and where these methods Of
transportation are in operation. A
nervons state. unlike that which is
excited by great noise or sudden
danger. has developed In several grip
men employed on the broadway road.
and among the motormen Of the
Brooklyn trolley lines.
The constant lookout for collisions
tn the overcrowded district below
Canal street, in Broadway, keeps the
gripman In q state of extreme ner-
yous tension from the time he goef
on his car TIL he goes of. Besides
keepmg an eye open for visible trouble
are under his feet. He does noi
know where there Is to be a pool
ing Of interests between the grir
and a broken strand in the cable
which Will whisk him along the street
crashing into trucks, smashing
wagons, frightening people and exas
perating the city fathers. This nervous
strain results first in wakefulness
then in Lass Of appetite and extreme
irritabuity; after this a tremor IN the
facial muscles. At the end Of a week
says ohe medical examiner all these
symptoms disappear, and do not come
for ten days. but afterward the in
tervals are regular, about a week a
part-seven days in a state Of ner
vous terror. and seven days in G
healthy state. apparently. These
symptoms apply only to men Of ner
vous, nervo-sanguine and bilious tenn
peranents. While present in Other
temperaments. they are not pro
nomced.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-07-21
An Economical Emperor.

Emperor Francis Joseph is cuttns
down TIE expenses of his household
and putting an end to perquisites en-
joyed by court servants since the days
of Maria Theresa They had an Al
lowance of wood, wine and venisOn
with two wax candles in summer anc
three in winter. These are put an enc
70. Their liveries will no longer b
theis own. and they will not be allowed
to sell the cold victuals left from the
daiIv IN. sla nj tho State banNuots
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-07-21
A EABLED ROO
&arco Polo Tells What He Heard Of
the Monster Bird.


the Monster Bird.
The True Story Of Marco Polo" as
told anew in st. Nicholas by Noah
Brooks contains many stories about
fabulous monsters.
You must know that this island lies
20 far south that ships cannot so fur
ther south or visit other islands in that
direction, except this one and that
other Of which we have to tell you, call
ed Zanghibar. This is because the sea-
current runs SO strong towards the
south that the ships which should at
tempt 1t never would get back again
Indeed. the ships of Maabar which vis-
it this Island of Madagascar, and that
other of Zanghibar. arrive thither with
marvellous speed, for great as the dis
tance is, they accomplish 1t in twenty
days, while the return voyage takes
them more than three months. This is
beca use Of the strong current running
south. which continues with such sim
gular force and in the same direction at
| oil seasons.
'Tis said that in those other isla nds
! to the south, which the ships are I'M
able to visit because this strong cur
rent prevents their return. is found the
bird Gryphon. which appears there at
certain seasons. The description given
If 1t is, however, entirely different from
what our stories and pictures make it.
For persons who have been there and
had seen it told Messer Marco Polo
that It was for all the world like an
- Cd
so big. in fact that its wings covered
an extent Of thirty PAGES, and Its quilis
were twelve PAGES long, and thick in
proportion. And 1t is SO strong that
1t will seize an elephant in its taions
and carry him high into the air, and
drop him so that he is smashed to
pieces; having so killed him, tho bird
gryphon swoops down upon him and
eats him at leisure. The people Of
those isles call the bird rue, and 1t has
no other name. So II l wOt not II this
be the real gryphon, or II there be
another manner of bird as great. But
this 1 can tell you for certain, that
they are not half lion and half bird
as our stories do relate; but enormous
as they be, they are fashioned just like
IN eagle.
The Great Khan sent to those parts
to inquire about these curious matters,
and the story was told by those who
went thither He also sent to procure
the release Of an envoy Of his who had
been dispatched thither, and had been
detained: so both those envays had
many wonderful things to tell the
Great Khan about those strange ISL
ands. and about the birds l have men,
toned. They brought las I heard to
the Great Khan n feather Of the said
rue, which was stated to measure MIR
ty spans, while the Quill part was two
palms in circumference, a marvellous
object! The Great Khan was delight
ed with II, ard gave great presents
to those who brought IT. They also
brought two boars tusks, which weigh
ed more than fourteen pounds apiece:
and you may gather how big the boar
must have been that had teeth like
that! They related indeed. that there
were some of these boars as big as n
great buffalo. There are also numbers
Of giraffes and wild asses: and, in fact.
a marvellous number of wild beasts Of
strange aspect.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-07-21


at was Professor Schroeder Of Louis
reporter, who first ventured the
opinion that the negro never sneezed
The statement was made in reply to
4 question Of Professor Gross, the ia
nous Philadelphia surgeon. and in
whose memory a statue was recently
dedicated In this city. A smile passed
around the listeners, and Professor
Schroeder, observing that there was
some doubt about his statement, reiter
ated 1t with some force. He then ex-
plained that while there were nc
structural arrangements about the
breathing apparatus Of the colored race
that had been discovered which
prevented him sneezing. it was a fact
that the colored man did not sneeze.
though ne could he made to sneeze by
the use OF snuffs. pepper and other
lrritants. He had. he said. never made
any experiments in that connection
He also said his observation had been
confined to colOred people IN the
Southern States. Atmospheric OF
other conditions might exist elsewher.
which might cause him to sneeze. but
none existed naturally in the South.
The debate on the subject occupied
nearly an hour at a meeting of the
International Surgical Association
which held a convention in the old
Lincoln hall some years ago. Since
then. I have often spoke Of it and
asked my friends to notice, and though
have directed the attention of hun.
lreds to the subject, l have yet to
hear the first one say that they have
sver heard a negro man or woman
sneeze. BY negro l mean Il black man
or woman. l believe that mulattOet
.neeze occasionally and the nearer
they are to white the more frequent
~ they sneeze, but even they are iess
sensitive 20 influences which produces
sneczing than the people Of the white
race. II has been observed also tha'
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-07-21

The love of God does not consist in
shedding tears, nor in experiencing
sweetness and tenderness of heart, but in
truly serving God i'll Justice, strength and
humility
Whatever there is Of greatness in the
United States, or indeed in any other
| country. is due to labor. The !aborer Is
| the author Of all greatness and wealth
| Without labor there would be no govern
ment, and no leading class, and nothing
| to preserve.
No communications can exhaust genius,
no gifts impoverish charity.
| A friend is most a friend OF whom the
| best remains to learn.
The way To procure insults is to sub
nit to them-a man meets with NO MOI q
| res, ,ect than he exacts. Il
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-07-21
PHOTOGRAPHS SOUND WAVES
Another Marvel Aided to the Won
lore of the Nineteeath Century,.

Another Marvel Aided to the Won
Iers of the Nineteenth Century.
Rev. A. G. Ferguson. of New YorA,
has added another marvel to the won
ders of the nineteenth century. 1t 10
an apparatus by which he photographs
sound waves, and then, by using the
plates, reprOduces the sounds with
their original tone. He calls his ma
chine the lightOphOne, as distinguished
from the phOnograph and graphophOns
Of Berliner and Edison respectively.
The invention is distinctly new, In that
the reverend doctor has succeeded in
preserving the sound vibrations BY
mea Ms Of the Photograph and restoring
them to the air with the plates. Like
all other inventions Of this kind, the
apparatus is exceedingly simple. It
consists Of two disks, seven inches in
diameter, revolved by the ordinagy
crsnk Of mechanics. One Of the disks
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-07-21

Mrs. Snaggs-How badly the baby
behaves at table.
Mr.. Snaggs-Yes; he reminds me Of
distinguished foreign visitor.
"How is thatT'
He dimes and whines." -Pittsbur.
Chronicle-Telegraph.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-07-21
rSe Rliud in Europe.

Naltkenhoff of Geneva says there ais
All 900 blind persons IN Europe, most.
" from fevers. and that 20 per cent
would nave kept their sight had theI
been properly treated
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-07-21
Uniformity OF Size.

An evidence Of the striking uniform
fly Of size among the japanese is found
in the fact that recent measurements
taken Of an infantry regiment showed
no variations exceeding two inches in
height OF twenty pounds in weight.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-07-21
A HANDY BOAT.

iifeboat on board ship 1t can be run Of
the deck with the smallest possible
trouble. The paddles can, Of course,
he taken off and easily refXed.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-07-21
She Was In BOubt.

Benham-Well, If you want to know
It, I married you for your money.
SIrs. Benham-I wish L could tell as'
easily what l married YOU for.-Judge
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-07-21

Indians sneeZe very seldom. while
Chinese sneeZe ten times as much.
even, as the white race."-WashinStOu
Star
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-23
FROM OVER The Bic POND.
THE VERY LATEST NEWS FROM
THE land OF CROWNED
HEADS.
he Bank OF ENGLAND MEETING
At Witch silver IL Discussed-Iater-
ocean Railway-wiIIiam Wants
Grandma to Visit Him.
Fighting In India.

London. Sept. 16.-At the semi-annual
meeting of the Bank of England today the
governor, Hugh G. Smith, said:
You are probably aware of the pro-
posal laid before the government in the
summer by the United States and France
whereby this country might increase its
use of silver as contribution to an ipt-
ternational agreement, which, while not af-
fecting our gold standard, might ena Bile
the mints of France and America to re-
sumo free coinage. Among the proposals
was one asking the bank to hold the
amount of silver permissible under the act
of 1914 as against its notes"
The governor then read letter, dated
July 20, addressed to the chancellor of the
exchequer. Sir Michael Hicks Reach. 1t
was AS follows:
referring to our conversation, we beg
to say the bank is prepared to carry out
what is laid down us permissible in the
bank charter, viz: To hold one-tifth OF
the bullion held against its note issue in
silver, provided, always, that the French
mint is again open to the free coinage OF
| silver and that the price ut which silver
| is procurable and saahle are satisfactory.
Replying to the questions, the governor
| said the bank had no negotiations with tn,
| United States monetary commissioners
adding:
| "We have bought no silver, All W.
have done Is to agree, under certain con
ditions, to carry out what is permissible TN
der the act of 1874"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-23
SAN ANTONIO SUICIDE.
A Prominent BOOlxlxeeper Took His
Life on Alamo Plaza.

San Antonio, Tex. Sept. 16.-(Special)
Michael Tito. for fifteen years book
keeper in the tobacco house of X. Diaz,
this city, committed suicide In the little
flower park in the midst of Alamo plaza
last night. The shot was fired ut 1130
O'Clock last night while fully fifty people
wore moving about on the plaza. The
shot could not be located and the fash
had not been seen by any one About 4
o'clock this morning the remains of the
suicide We're found in walk of the path
directly opposite the Alamo. A note in
his memorandum book stated that he
wanted James Lasteree a salesman in
Dhz's tobacco house. to take charge of
his effects and to notify Nj. A. and Peter
TITO of his death. A note of the same
tehor, written on June 20. was found
among his effects. An hour before his
death he called upon woman at house
of i'll fame and then drove to Diaz's store
on Alamo plaza. where he got his pistol
with which he took his life in the plaza
park few minutes later. Deceased was
about 40 years of age and has son living
in New Orleans. Tito has been separa
ted from his wife number of years. Nc
cause for the suicide save possibly il
health and domestic troubles have DE-
| veloped. -