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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-09-01
MONEY MAKING IN TACOMA.
Tho City Ut Destiny Once Coined It's Ow.

Tho City of Destiny Once Coined Its Own
Cash. "a
Tacoma once had a mint that coined
all of the money in circulation where
the City of Destiny now stands, and it
did not require the fiat of Uncle Sam.
the silver of Idaho or the gold of Cali
fornia to make the pieces from Tacoma's
mint pass current among the Indians
and the few hardy pioneers who were
blazing the path of civilization through
the forest on the shores of Commence
ment bay, says the Tacoma Ledger.
Back in the early seventies the Taco
ma Mill company, not being able to
handily secure gold and silver for use
in trading with and paying OF the In
dian laborers and early settlers, hit
upon the novel plan Of issuing its own
currency, and to this end set its black
smith to work to fashion for it out
Of scraps of iron and brass pieces Of
money, or, rather, tokens, which could
be used AS circulating medium. The
pieces consisted Of 40 cent and As cent
iron tokens and brass 81 pieces. The 40
cent pieces were about an inch in diam
eter and the 40 cent pieces were about
the size of the present silver half dollar.
The 81 pieces were Oyal III shape, about
y inches long. an inch wide and q
sixteenth of an inch in thickness. These
pieces were stamped with the figures
showing their value. and readily passed
current all over the country tributary to
the mill. Nearly all of this old "mill'
coin has passed away, but a few days
ago William Hanson of the Tacoma Mill
company presented set of these queer
coius to the Ferry museum. In his let
ter to the museum he said:
1.-The honesty Of the people and tho
absence of any blacksmith shop save
that of the company made the us0 of
this money possible"
Oregon has long boasted that the
Beaver" coin. minted at Oregon City
in the early fifties. was the only money
minted in the northwest in the days of
the pioneer, but here in Tacoma, long
years after Oregon's Beaver" mint
had become historical incident, WAS a
primitive mint that supplied the coin
to furnish the pioneers aud Indians with
all of the necessities for their rough
lives The coins, which are still pre-
served, are roughly made, just such as
any blacksmith with ordinary tools
might make, and as q matter of fact
during the early years of the mill COM
pany's existence formed practically the
LEGAL circulating medium of exchange.
When the Indians who were employed
in the mill Were paid for their labor.
this coin sutficed, as all the trading
they did was with the little store run in
connection with the mill. The iron and
brass pieces were, of course, passed
among the Indians i'll trading with each
supplies was purchased by them at the
mill store the pieces Were fully as good
to them Us if they had borne the stamp
Of the government.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-09-01
An Acid Proof GlCe.

The following has been recommended
as producing IA cement which will fas-
ten glass or porcelain, etc., together
firmly and will not be affected by strong
acids: Mix together two parts of pow
dered asbestus, one part of barium sui
phate and two parts of sodium silicate Of
specific gravity l. so. A still firmer glue
can be made which is particularly valua-
BILE, since it is not attacked by hot acids,
by mixing together two parts Of sodium
silicate, one part of the finest sand and
one part of finely pulverized asbestus.
II potassium silicate is used instead of
the sodium salt, the glue will harden
Immediately, but otherwise it will re-
quire about an hour to oset.-Exchange.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-09-01
MIFFLINTOWN GRAIN MARKETS
Legal.
COURT PROCLAMATION.

Whereas, the Hon. JEREMIAH LYONS,
President Judge Of the Court Of Common
Pleas, for the FortyFirst Judicial District,
composed of the counties of Juniata and
Perry, aud the HororabIes WIN SwARTZ
and ". N. STERRETT, Associate
Judges of the said court of Common Pleas
of Juniata county, ny precept duly issued
and to me directed for holding a Court of
Oyer and Terminer aud Gener al Jail Deliv-
cry, and General Quarter Sessions of the
Peace at MifIlntown. on the
FIRST MONDAY YOF::SEPTENBER, 1897
BEING THE SIXTH DAY OF THE
MONTH.
NOTICE Il HEREBY GIVEN. TO the CorOn or
Justices of the Peace and Con sta5les Of the
County OF Juniata, that thev be then and
there in their proper persons, at 10 O'Clock
IN the forenoon of said day, with their rec
ords, inquisitions. examinations and Oyer
rememberances, to do those things that to
;helr Offices respectfully appertain, and
those that are bound by recogniz ance to
prosecute against the prisoners that are or
may be in the Jail of said county, he then
and there to prosecute against them as
shall be just.
By an Act Of the Assembly : passed the
9th day of May, 1854, it made the duty of
Justices OF tho Peace of the several coun-
ties OF this Commonwe alth, to return TO the
Clerk OF the Court of Quarter Sessions Of
the respective counties, all the recogniz-
ances entered into before them BY any per-
son or persons charged with the Commits
sion OF any crime, except such cases As
may be ended before q Justice of the
Peace, under existing laws, at least ten
days before the commencement of the ses-
sion OF the Court to which they are made
reSDectiyaIy IN oil
where recognizances are entered into loss
than ten days before the commencement of
the session TO which they are made return
able, the said Justices are to return the
same in the same manner as If said Act
had not been passed.
Dated at Miffiintown. the 4tt day Of
August in the year of our Lord, one
thousand eight hundred and ninety seven.
JAMES p. CALHOUN, Sheriff.
Sheriff. Office,
Mifflintown Pa. August 4th, 1897
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-09-01
High Priced EumEle bees,

Many years ago the farmers o. Ars-
tralia imported bumblebees from Eng
land and set them free in their clover
fields. Before the arrival of the bees
clover did not flourish in Australia,
but after their coming the farmers had
no more difficulty on that score. Mr..
Darwin had shown that bumblebees
We're the only insects fond of clover nee
tai which possessed proboscis suffi-
tiently long to reach the bottom of the
long, tubelike flowers and at the same
time body heavy enough to bend down
the clover head so that the pollen would
fall on the insects back and thus be
carried off to fertilize other flowers of
the same species. According to a writer
In Popular Science News, the bumble-
bees sent to Australia cost the farmers
there about half q dollar apiece, but
they proved to be worth the price.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-09-01
His LAST Meal.

Every day some fresh source Of food
supply is discovered, says The Stamp
Collector. Adhesive stamps have not
hitherto been regarded as nutritious.
The ostrich prefers gold watches for q
steady diet, and the travelling tinker's
donkey has a reputation for consuming
any clean linen that may be handy.
A Hindoo paper, however, gives an
account of a curious incident that oo-
CURED at the residency il remote dis
trict i'll Ceyion a little while ago. Mr..
Pieris. the Office assistant, placed on
his table some judicial stamps to the
value of about goo rupees. While his
attention was drawn To something else
his pet goat was slowly but surely max
ing a meal Of the stamps. This was not
discovered until the goat had swal-
lowed some 30 rupees worth of stamps.
Immediately the goats life was de-
manded as penalty, and the stamps.
afterward taken from its stomach, were
forwarded to the commissioner.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-09-01
THE SUBJECT WAS DROPPED.
Tilt at Sanqlct Bet~e.n Two Well
known cIen.

IAnOwn Hen.
THAT reminds NE, remarked an old
pioneer tc San Francisco Post reporter,
when General Halleck 8 name was NEIL
toned, "of tie banquet we gave Hal
leck III 1865, when he returned from the
war. The people here were proud of
him, for he had more than regained the
laurels he lost at Corinth, when he per-
mitted the enemy to escape under the
cover of big battery Of wooden guns
that had been made out of logs during
the night.
Among the friends of Halleck who
met him ct the banquet was Bully
Waterman, the old sea captain. who III
early days commanded a clipper ship
plying between San Francisco and New
York. On one voyage he had laid big
wager to beat rival clipper, but when
lie found on going to sea that some of
his crew who had shipped rs ablebodied
seamen were incompetent he was so mad
he hanged three to the yard Just how
many were hanged was never known,
but Waterman was tried for murder and
acquitted.
During ono Of those silences that
will fall over the merricst of barquets
General Halleck called to Waterman,
who was AT tho other caI Of the room:
Now that you have been t-ied and
acquitted, Waterman. wont you tell us
how many men you hanged Cn that voy
age:"
'''Yes. general, l WILL responded
Waterman, If you will first tell us how
many wooden cuEs stopped you at Cor
inth.
THE subject dropped thcre."
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-09-01
MONEY TO BURN.
They Burned 1t and Later Wished Thsy
Had Kept the Fuel.

They Burned 1t and Later Wished They
Had Kept the Fuel.
when Burnside made his mud march
on TO Fredericksburg, We men in the
advance had some gay times, remarked
a veteran of the civil war. 1T was
long while before the Johnnies would
let Us cross the river, but when We did
get across we made the fellows who had
been shooting at us for the past three
hours get right up and dust for safer
quarters. The infantry soon followed US
and took up their position along the
river toward Falmouth, while we skir
mished through the town. When we
came to the Planters hotel. we just
walked in and took possession. Every
body had deserted the place and we did
Just as we pleased. In going through
one of the rooms came across three
bundles of Confederate notes. Each
bundle was labeled to contain 50, 900,
and as l held them aloft shouted to
the rest of the men that we now had
money to barn. They laughed, and 1
thrust the notes in MY pocket. The
Johnnies had taken or destroyed every
thing to eat, and, as for liqnor, there
wasn't any III the town.
After satisfying ourselves that there
was nothing further to be had Ill the
Planters hotel we sailed forth and
walked up toward the home of the
mother of cur coUntry-Georse Wash
iDgtons 5 mother. We had had no break
fast yet, and LOW it was close on to
noon. OEe OF my companions had some
coffee III his haversack, so l thought we
might have little coffee if nothing
else Well, we got the coffee out and
then discovered that we had 10 firewood.
There was some tall swearing just at
that time, for the Johnnies hadn't left
30 much as IL match behind them.
"'I've go. it!' cried, and hauled
out the three bundles of notes had
found in the Planters hotel. Ny ex-
preston was greeted with shout by
my companions and-we had money to
burn. We soon had the fire going and
the coffee cooked. Need say to any
soldier that we enjoyed our coffee at u
price which seems rather hiGh-SI5,-
00O? We We're soon through and marched
back into the town Only tn see oar men
trying to buy some tobacco without
money. How strange 1T seemed! They
lad not cert, while we had money to
burn and burned it.
-Four years after l regretted having
had this money and burned it. While
in Washington i'll the winter of 1865 l
had TIE modification of seeing al ad
vertisement for this identical package
of notes and Offering 80 per cent OH
their face value for their return. They
were Virginia state bank notes; hence
their value. Whenever l hear that u
man has money to burn l think Of my
Sl5, 900 and shed tear of regret that
burned it. New York Telegram.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-09-01

''The influence of environment upon
organisms is nowhere more striking"
says Science, Ethan in the case of ami
mails which find themselves accideo-
tally lost i'll caves ard which succeed in
accustominG themselves to tine situa-
tion in spite of its difficulties. NJ Ar
mand Wire gives some notes on his OBJ
servations III the Complies Rendus. The
principal difference III the situation
consists in the absence of light and in
tie rarity of animal prey. The eye al
ways becomes atrophied to degrees
which varies with the species and also
with the individual. There Is some-
times a difference between the two eyes
Of a single individual. The eyes are to
a certain extent replaced by other Or
gans Of sense; the antennB of the
campc,les become, i'll some individuals,
twice as long as usoGl, and sometimes
longer than the entire body The tactile
hairs with which the body is covered
obtain an exaggerated development, and
III the Crustaceans sometimes even in
wade the ocular globe. Hearing does not
seem to be accentuated, but the sense of
smell Is very acute, and bit Uf tainted
flesh becomes invaded il IA very few
minutes with "A Large colony of animals
The organs Of digestion become very
considerably modified in those species
which are naturally carnivorous, and
in two staphylins the mandibles were
found to be completely atrophied. Every
animal is muIe OF less completely de-
pigmented. but those which had no
trace Of color remaining began to have
numerous little black spots disseminated
over the whole body after they had
been kept for mouth in the light, and
these spots were particularly abundant
in those parts tantenne and claws)
which had been accidentally lost and
were in course of restoration"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-09-01
HOW TO FIND OUT.

Fill bottle or common glass with
urine and let it stand twenty four
hours: sediment or settling indi-
Gates an unhealthy condition of the
kidneys. When urine stains linen it
is evidence Of kidney trouble. Too
frt quent desire to urinate or pain in
the back is also convincing proof that
the kidneys and bladder are out of
order.
WHAT TO Do.
There is comfort in the knowledge
SO often expressed, that DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp Root, the great kidney rem
edy fulfils every wish in relieving pain
in the back, kidneys, liver, bladder
and every part of the urinary pass
ages. 1t corrects inability to hold
urine and scalding pain in passing it,
or bad effects following use of liquor,
wine or beer. and over comes that un-
pleasant necessity of being compel ed
to get up many times during the
night 10 urinate. The mild and the
extraordinary effect of Swamp Root
is soon realized. It stands the high
est for its wonderful cures of the
most distressing cases. If you need
medicine you should have the best.
Sold by druggists. price fifty cents
and one dollar You may have sam
pie bottle and phamphlet bottle both
sent free by mail. Mention the Jun
IATA SENTINEL AND REPUBLICAN and
send your address to DR.. Kilmer &
Co., Binghamton. N. Y. The pro.
prietors of this paper guarantee the
genuineness of this offer jly.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-09-01

The civil service rules that once in
Office always in office is un American,
and if allowed to coutinue in force
will build up an official class, which
OF all things the American people do
hot want. 1t will if continued a few
generations, build up an official aris
tocracy like that in Europe and othe r
old countries across the sea. If the
civil service rules are to stand it will
not take many generations to trans
NIT an office from one generation to
another, and once offices are trans
mitted in that way, it will not take
many generations till a Governor will
want TO be kept in Office under civil
service rules all his life, and SO it will
he with President. and if other Of
fees are held under civil service rules,
why not Governor and President,
and why not a Judge and members
Of the Legislature and Congress,
Few men favor such a system of
and yet the entering
wedge has been driven by the intro.
luction of the civil service rules.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-09-01

TIE coming man will not drink in
England, if the drinking habit in that
country keeps on declining as it has
done in the past century, all of which
is encouraging to the Prohibition
lists. 1t will take q good many years
however, till the last drinker disap
pears from England. In the begin
ming of the present century. Eng
lishmen in England drank ap aver
age Of 43 gallons year, which is a
good sized barrel. Now the average
is p gallons year. That is fall :.
ing off of 16 gallons per man the
past century. 1t will take a couple
of hundred years at that rate of de-
cline in drinking till the last drink
has been taken in England.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-09-01
TO CONSUMPTIVES.

The undersiaei htvi1g been restored to
health by simpee means, after suffering sew
eral years witha severe lung affection, and
that dread disease consxsspfion, is anxious
to make known to bis fellow sufferers the
means of cure. To those who desire it, he
will cbeerfuliy send (free of chargs) a copy
OF the prescription used, which they will
find a sure cure for Consumption, asthma,
Cdfarrh, Bronchitis and all throat and lung
Malddies. He hopes all sufferers will try
his remedy. ss it is invaluable. Those de-
string the prescription, which will cost them
nothing. and may prove blessing, will
please address,
REV. EDWARD A. WILSON, brooklyn,
New York. Sep. 9, '96.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-09-01

The Democratic State Convention
met at Reading on Tuesday and nom.
mated Walter E. Ritter of Lycomipg
county for Auditor General and 81.
E. Brown of Blairsville for State
Treasurer and voted Harrity off the
Nation al Committee for being q gold
b IL against YIN last fall.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-09-01
Opened tho Wrong Door.

In q letter to one of his children
Guizot tells how on his first visit to
Windsor he lost his way and opened a
wrong door and beheId for a moment q
lady having her hair brushed. The next
day the queen (for it was she) joked
him about it, and he says: II ended by
asking her leave, if ever l wrote my
memoirs, like Sully or st. Simon. to
mention how. at midnight. I opened
the door of the queen of England. She
laughingly gave me the desired permis-
ciop -
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-09-01

Mrs Eastlake-You visited Venice
while you were In Europe. hear. Mrs.
Trotter?
Mrs. Trottor-Yes, indeed, and we
were rowed about by one of the chande-
liers for which that city il noted
Harper's Bazaar.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-09-01

: HEREBY offer FOR sale a valuable prop
erty, situated in F, rmsnagh township, u
miles northeast of Mif!iintown, containing
25 Acres, more or less. acres of wood
land. The balarcs cleared and in good
state of cultivation. Buildings ordinary,
but in good repair A good spring of never
failing gravel water nearby. This property
also contains $50 pesch trees and 1000 ber-
ry plants; 80 apple trees, besides other
fruit. The above property is situated near
White Hall school house in eaid township.
For further information address.
CHARLES CoRKINs,
S-29-'96. MifiiintOwn, Pa.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-09-01
CAUTION.

TREsSPASS NOTICE.
The undersigned persons have associated
themselves together for the protection OF
Willow Run Trout stream in Lack town.
ship, :uniata Co., Pa. All persons are
strickly forbidden not to trespass npnn the
land or stream of the said parties to fish
As the stream has been stocked With trout
Persons violating this notice, will be pros
ecuted according to law.
x. II. Patterson,
T. Fl. Caruthers, J. P.
ROb't A. Woodsidc,
W. d. Walls,
Frank Vawn,
Dyson Vawn.
April %, 1885.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-09-01

The state Of Vermont seems to be dis
tinguished in many notable and diversi-
fed ways 1t transpires that the first
patent granted by the United States was
to Samuel Hopkins Of Vermont (July
81, 179O) for making pot and pearl
ashes
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-09-01
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the following
named persons have filed their accounts in
the Registers Office of Jun'ata county and
the same will be presented for confirmation
and allowance at an Orphans Court to be
held at Miflintown, Pa. on Tuesday, the
2lst day of September, A. D. 1897, at 9
O'Clock, A. VI.
1.-The first and final account of John T.
Turbett, administrator of VIM. Fl. Ruther-
ford, late Of Port Royal, Pa, deceased.
Atkinson & Pennell, Atty.
2.-The first and fiBal account of James
Mclaughlin, administrator of Henrv Arbo-
CAST, late OF Turbett township, Juniata Co.,
deceased. Atkinson & Pennell. Att y.
3.-The first and final account of P. H.
Shaded, administrator Of Barnhart Fogle,
late of Monroe township, deceased.
Keller, Atty.
4.-The first and final account of A. G..
Hornberger, acting executor of the last will
and testament of imon Miller, late of Sus-
quehanna township, deceased.
Keller, Atty.
5.-The second and final account Of John
A. Kohler. VIM. c. Jacobs and John F. ia
cobs, administrators of Benjamin cobs,
late OF Turbett township, deceased.
Keller. Atty.
6-The first and final account of samuel
r. Weimer, administrator of Mary R. Wei
mer. late of Turbett township, Juniata coun
ty, Pennsylvanis, dec eased.
Nicely, Atty.
THE first and final account of f. Mil
ton Guss, administrator of Elizabeth Guss,
late of Milford township, deceased.
Keller, Atty.
8.-The first and final account of W. W.
EercDaon administrator 0f John Ear0u
son, late of Greenwood township, Juniata
county, Pennsylvsuia, deceased.
Nicely, Atty.
Registers Office,
MImintovp, Pa. }ANsoN B. WILL,
August Is, A. D., 1897. Register.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-09-01

A HIGHER tariff will within the COM
ing 10 months give employment to
many men, who are idle in the mani
featuring districts. The manufactur-
ing establishments in many places
Will resume work, and that with the
higher price for all kinds Of farm pro
duce will make times better, which
will be just what the Republicans
tod the people would follow the cleo
ton of Republican President. Ev-
cry time the Republican party has
been turned down within the past
quarter OF a century the times grow
worse, and then it wcGld take a Re-
publican administration to again pick
pp the times.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-09-01

4 SEATTLE man is preparing TO take
200 Boston girls to Alaska. His
price for transportation is $3.50 a
p'eco He does not guarantee to get
them situations. They may get mar
ried, teach school, do tailor work,
keep bouse, do missionary work
among the Indians or engage in bus
ipess just to suit themselves He be-
lieves that in ship load of 200 at
$3.50 piece. which will be $4,000,
he can clear some money
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-09-01

The British government will wait
till next October to make reply to
the monetary commissioners from
the United States now in London on
the "silver question: 1t is believed
that the British government will say
that the mints in India shall be op-
ened to silver, If the United States
will return to the unlimited coinage
OF silver.