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Evening star., 1897-02-23
BILLIARD TOURNAMENT.

DIX Crnck Players to Meet Mt Pitts.
Durg In the. Balk Line Game.
Ine great billiard tournament for the
balk line championship opened last night
at Harry Davis billiard hall at Pittsburp
with good attendance. The money prizes
aggregate $1,000. Charles Matthews of Chi
cago has been selected as marker and
Harry Boschert of PittsbNrg sreferee.
Ihere are six contestasivs III, the tourney.
all OF them cracks. They ara Thomas Gal
iasher OF Chicago. the present short stop
champion; Edward Mclaughlin of Phila-
deiphia' Frank Maggioli of New Orleans,
Eeorse Geo % sutton: the CANADIAN 3expert: Will
liam Spinks. the California wonder.
Tne tournament will last two weeks, one
game OF 400 points being Blayed each night
me game hast night was- between Maggfoli
ana to s scausniln the former e r,s Swimming. 400
The game tonight will be bsaween spinks
and Sutton. o.
Skating Trophy Givss tGReynolds.
9. Warner. the amateur champion of New
England. and A. e. Reyijoids, Ahe amateur
champion OF the United States, were
matched to skate two-rniIe race last night
In the Clermont Avenue Ice Skating Rink.
Brooklyn The prize was a silver cup valued
at $50. Reynolds was on hand ready to
skate. but Warner failed to appear. After
waiting some tfme for Warner. the referee
time which he covered IN 5 minutes "a 1-5
seconds, and awarded him the race and
cup. ss
Asstrelfnns BAIly Wins.
The first bout Of the series- before the
California Athletic Club 1t San Francisco
last night was between Australian Billy
Smith and Charles Peppers. Smith forced
the nehtfng and was awarded the decisfon
after the bout had lasted ten rounds.
An Exciting Skating Race.
Harry Sites. champion Of the District Of
Evening star., 1897-02-23
Hammer and Anvil.

(The following poem recently read by Gen,
JnO. W. Foster In q discourse upon the authenticity
OF the Bible.J
Last eve paused beside q bIacksmith's door,
And heard the anvil ring the vesper chime;
Then looking In, saw upon the door
Old hammers worn with beating years Of time.
"IIow many anvils have you had" said /
ITO wear and batter all these hammers so7"
Just one, said he then said, with tWinkltng eye,
The anvil wears the hammers out, you know"
And SO, thought. the anvil Of Gods word
For ages skeptic blOws have beat upon;
Yet. theoGh the n0ise Of failing blows was heard.
The arvn is unharmed-the hammers gone.
JOHN CLIFFORD. DID,
Evening star., 1897-02-23
B-.i.ess Interests and tho T.rsa.

Mr.. John W. Ella. attorney Of the Ma
tiGr al Business League. BY direction Of
Messrs. Ferdinand W. Peck, Moses P. Han
dy. C. A. Gilbert and Eibridge q. Keith,
members Of the executive committee Of the
league has presented q statement to Chair
man Dingley Of the ways and means COM
mittee. praying that in the construction Of
the tariff there should be thorough inyestt-
CATION Into all matters concerning which
legislation affecting business interests IN
proposed. and that such Legislation shall be
prcmpt. along busaAess rathsr than political
hines. ana foster general rather than spe-
cial interests
Evening star., 1897-02-23
Basket Ball.

A game of basket ball will be played be-
tween the Queer Wheelmen and Company c
of the w. L. L c., this evening. at the
armory Of Company c.
Evening star., 1897-02-23

Rev. Dr.. D. J. Stafford Of this city was
at the Washington's birthday celebration
u LoutsvillA. KY. yesterday and spoke on
The American Citizen !" being introdnced
was greeted With crowded hduse ana
tremendous applause
Evening star., 1897-02-23
Asstralann BaIlx Wins.

An Exciting Skating Race.
Harry Sites. champion Of the District Of
Evening star., 1897-02-23
The G. p. o. Athletic Club.

the q. r. o. AthIetfc CIab.
The housewarning of the G. p. o. Ath-
letfc Club. an organize tion composed of en-
ployes Of the printing Office, took place last
evening at the club rooms oh North Capt.
toI street. An excellent program was rem
dered. The attendance reached 200. The
entertainment committee of the club con-
sisted of T. NJ. Ring, H b. Goodreli. Tom
Hoagland, c. s. Bastian, E. w. Patton and
J. w. Leerer. The refreshment committee
consisted of William Bailey, H. Z. Springer
and J. L. Roifer
Evening star., 1897-02-23

n, b vssy Dssr essaoag to ssdsavor 70 relisv,
alco'a BY seGiscti.s n. sAeaa ss.tis = Dr. Bsila
Cough syrup WIN cure II At once.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-05-19
SHE'LL WISH she WASN'T Msw
When her duty's manifolded;

When her dutys manifolded;
And her hours of ease are few
VIII n change come Ger the spirit
OF the woman who is "new"
When she's drawn upon q jury
Or is drafted for the wars
VIII she like her freedom" better
Than the "chains" she now abnOrs7
When she's running for an Office
And gets "lcft" and has the blues
Won't she wish that she WAS back in
The oppressed" old woman's shoes!
When the ship of state she's steering
Mid Il storm of mad abuse
Won't she wish that for the ballot
Shed ne'er thought she had a use?
When she finds that she is treated
Like a man." oh, tho she's longed
For just that. won't she be tempted
Oftentim~s to think she's wrongedf
When no man e'er gives his seat up
In car, or deigns to hold
Her umbrella when it's raining,
Won't she wish that she was 'old"1
Won't she think the men "1ust horrlds
Left to hustle for herself,
Where she's looked on as rival
In the race for power and peifF
When mans reverence no longer
Is accorded as her due.
When he treats her rs brother,
She'll be sorry that she's new!
Boston Globe.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-05-19

All sinful life is moral insanity; and
a guilty act is criminal lunacy.
The largest screen for n saloon, is to
build summer resort all around it.
Joy is the companion of Love, and
they may always be found together.
The man whose opinion is hardest to
get Is the man whose opinion is most
worth getting.
The saddest ignorance In this world
Is not to know the pleasure that comes
from self-sacrifice.
The preacher who has to go to Eu-
rope to get ideas, has not entered the
infinite field of truth.
Opinions are a good thing to have in
life, but an extra pair of suspenders is
often Of more practical value.
Calling n man hard names, is often
only another way Of saying that he
dares to differ from you in opinion.
1t Is q merciful provision of proyi-
dence that In hours Of darkest sorrow
We are not conscious Of what we suffer.
Some peoples virtues are like tho
boys fish-when the head Of vanity
and the tail Of selishness are cut Off,
there is nothing left to eat.
The mathematics of marriage-man
becomes an inteCer instead of a frac-
ton; he ''halves his sorrows, doubles
his joys" and multiplies his usefulness.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-05-19
About a Wonderful rree.


Did you ever hear Of q tree bearing
glue, towels, cloth, finder and bread?
There is just such a wonder. It Is
found on the Pacific Islands and it Is
called the bread-fruit tree.
1t is about as tall as a three-s story
house and the branches come out
straight from the tree like SO many
arms. They are covered with leaves
nearly two feet long and deeply gashed
at the edges, while half hidden among
them are the fruits, growing like apples
on short stems, but larger and having
a thick yellow rind.
This fruit is like bread, and It is In
season during eight m0uths Of the year.
the natives finding q good living in it.
They gather 1t while it Is green and
bake 1t In an oven. Scraping of its
outer blackened crust they come to the
loaf, which II very much like nice
white bread. But it must be eaten soon
after baking, else it grows harsh and
loses its pleasant taste.
AS for glue, 1t oozes from the trunk
Of the tree and Is found useful for
many purposes; the leaves make ex-
cellent towels for the few natives who
care to use them; and from the inner
barlHp the tree q kind Of coarse cloth
can be made. Besides this its dried
blossoms are used for tinder in lighting
fires, and the wood is in great demand
for building purposes.
With a few Of these wonderful trees
in the front yard housekeenin1 onoh,
to be an easy matter.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-05-19
The school ..ssow. or"

In illustration Of the way In which
teachers lessons are frequently lost on
their pupils. q Chicago teacher tells q
story Of some Of her pupils showing
or under her auspices. She had been
drilling into them one afternoon the
difference in the meaning Of the words
taught" and learned" over and over
again. In the presence Of q late visitor,
she had explained the use Of each of
the words, and had given them several
examples in which the words were cor
rectly used.
Now" she said, II think you have
learned your lesson as well as 1 have
taught it to you. Willie. will you give
me q sentence with the word taught"
In it,"
A fair-haired urchin on the front seat
spoke up promptly:
Il fought it was time for school to
let out!''
mo, no! Mamie, you may give me
an example," she said. turning to q
bright girl farther back.
Il fought it was time to 60 home"
answered Mamie, with an air as If she
had done exactly the right thing.
And though she tried several times
more, no other form of the word than
the variation fought" could the teach.
er get out Of her school
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-05-19
fhS 0rssiAS sf Africa

to to les4 scarcely more tAsa u.
edees of Africa had been sccupiod
the European powers. It was In ~.
year that Germany suddenly began !,
attempt to realize her long -cher,ah.a
aspirations for a colonial empire. N.
naturally made the attempt in Afr,cs
as the only place where it was pessih,s
to make It, and In doing 70 she starte1
all the nations in q wild race in fes,
lest their neighbors should get the A.
yaptage Of them. In this scramble y
England has been left far behind hv
some Of the others In the area Of n,
gains, she certainly leads them all n
their real value, and the prospect tAsA
the Anglo-Saxons will be the lead,p.
power in the future Of Africa is ce,.
tainly as good, II not better. than WA
their prospect for the control Of North
America in 1850. This Is surely true
we consider Egypt an English posses.
sion, and we can hardly suppose that
England will ever abandon that coun.
try, whatever depths Of sentimental
emotion may be stirred In VARYING
moods; nor. considering the enormous
benefits which result, would the world
ever consent to such an abandonment
IL 1t were not still much Influenced by
barbarian motives. 1t was a brilliant
scheme which was attempted in 1894
to obtain from the Congo Free State 4
narrow strip OF land connecting the
waterway Of Lake Tanganyika with
the British sphere OF influence to the
north, and SO to make an English high
way from the mouth Of the Nile to the
Cape Of Good Hope. Although II SEEM
ed the part OF wisdom at the time to
yield to the united objections Of the
other interested powers, It is by no
means impossible that the object
sought may be accomplished In the
end.
What is the total result7 A little
more than II, 900. 900 square miles un,
der the rule of England. $500, 600 un-
der that of the United States-togeth-
er, more than one-Quarter of the total
land area Of the globe.-Atlanttc.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-05-19
LIZARD WITH A HOOD.

its head like a hood or lowers over its
shoulders like a cape. The oldest thing
Is that scientists do not know what II
wants with either one
The fore legs Of the little creature
have no connection with the hood. The
loose folds are raised and lowered by a
special set OF muscles. The common
attitude Of the lizard is that shown in
the picture. No one knows what its
food is, and for that reason the ami
NAL will not live in captivity. 1t in
habits the trees of Australian woods.
leaping among the branches so swiftly
as to resemble brown streak. 1t is
inoffensive. and may be handled with
out fear. Some Of these lizards grow
to be more than two feet long.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-05-19

:ay, I found Sir Edward Befkies>
sthel's promised husbafd-in his bed.
room, b gibbering lunatic. I at once
secured the steel band. which was soon
destroyed. and then summoned assist
ince. With great difficulty we had him
removed to an asylum. and went back
10 break the news to his flancee. did
it. I hatter myself. well, end then left
her alone for a month. Then I gradu-
ally began once more to fAeQuent the
house, until stood again in my old po-
sitiOn. Berkley had been away for five
months. and I thought the ti.ue had
irrived to speak my mind to Ethel. l
vent one afternoon to see her. ard. II
possible. to win her. Sitting at her
side. wss Just going to speak. when I
heard a step on the stair and turned
round. and to nay amazement saw Sir
Edward Berkeley himself. Then I saw
all was over-a blind fury seemed to
seize me. In a moment l was on him.
All! ! have you now-I have you At
last"
With q hound Flint was upon me.
fought for my life, but fortunately
assistance was at hand, and, hshting,
yelling and struggling, the maniac was
secured.-London Sketch.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-05-19
Doing and Not DolnR.

"Sir," said q lad, coming down to
one Of the wharves in Boston, and ad-
dressing well-known merchant,
have you any berth on your ship? !
want to earn something"
What can you doT asked the gen.
tleman.
Il can try my best to do whatever
am put to do," answered the boy.
What have you done?"
II have sawed and split all mothers
wood for nigh on two years"
What have you not done?' asked
the gentleman, who was a queer sort
Of Questioner.
'Well. SIR" answered the boy, after
a moments pause, II have not whis-
pered in school once for a whole year."
That's enough" said the gentleman,
you may ship aboard this vessel; and
1 hope to see you the master Of her
some day. A boy who can master O
woodpile and bride his tongue must b
made out Of good STUFF"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-05-19
OLD TINS COURTESY,

OF the eoft FouMd id Orevoa When
he Was Young ami Unfettercd.
There wasn't any particular excite
ment over the hanging Of the man
pointed out and arrested at Big Bend
rs the chap who stole \ pack mule from
Colonel Whites camp. over on Fish
River. One Of Whites men, who was
over after bacon, happened to meet
the stranger and he went to Jim Red.
fern. president Of the vigilance COM
mi,tcc. and said:
Jim. is it good day for hanging?"
"Wall. tOlerably far" replied Jim.
THE kuss who stole our pack mewl
Is down in the tin front saloon"
Il see. And you want him hungT
IL don't keer no great shakes about
1t myself. but l reckon the kurnel
would be pleased"
I'm willing to obleege Colonel
White, as he's a good friend Of mine:
but do you think the critter down thar
has any Objechshuns to bein' hungT
HE don't look like q man who'd kick
about 1t. Pears more like a critter
who'd be glad to be of the airth."
"Wall. we'll take chances ON him."
said Jim, and he went to his shanty and
got a rope and asked eight or ten Of
the boys to 60 along. When the crowd
reached the tin front saloon, the stran-
ger was just coming out.
Say. we want you," remarked Red.
fern.
What fur?'
"Goin' to hang you"
"'Cause why?"
Fur stealin' Kurnel Whites pack
mewl"
wall, fire away"
He was escorted to a tree whereon a
dozen more men had been duly hanged
and. lifted upon an empty whisky bar
rel. the moose was soon placed over his
neck.
Want to say anything?" asked Jim,
- all was ready.
"Nothin' tall"
'"Then let 'er CO."
An hour later, Whites man, who had
started for home, returned to hunt up
Mr.. Redfern. and say:
"LOok-a-yere. Jim, that feller didn't
steal our mewl."
Nor"
mo. They got the feller and the
mewi over at Clay City. and hung him
this mornin'. l thought this was the
Teller. but / must hev bin mistook."
II see. Wall. he's bin hung and bur
led, and we can't help him any now.
Wen jest let the next one Of. to even
up things. My compliments to the
kurnel, and tell him l shall always
ready to Oblee:e him."-PendletoD
East Oreponian.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-05-19
a..,.h IN tl1s nursery.

..s.. nnt q bottle nipple into your
80. and then into the babys mouth
Ths three prime essentials IN tne
nursery are fresh air. GOOD iooo' ~"
,,e.nt's thirst Is not quencned oy
,,It. II needs clean water 70 oE'nA
with regularity. s, Ian.
R.pulsr habits, proper food. ana ions
..',rs or .,.eu are necessary conditions
to q healthy infant. -.
A,vavs hold a baby in your sxm'
vh.n feeding it, in about the same Ro-
sition a II nursing 1t.
Have . rule for feeding the DaDy .n1
do not vary from 1t: without res uia'''S
~. mother becomes q slave.
Lixht and loose clothing. rrequen'
bathiug. or cool sponging, are necs''
ties for the infant In hot wea1ner.
plain boiled water, given between
ree6inrs. will often aid the d1sestio"
.nd satisfy the child when restless
nnrsine mother who wsrries' OF
vhn ipdulses in excitement. may Do
come a source Of danger to her in1ant:
Al infant 10 a creature OF hasit' ano
usualIy responds to the wish OF tne
mother, II the mother has order IN ner
will. ..,.a
Feedinr at night, after the third
month. is both inconvenient ana un-
necessary; sleep at night is better tnan
food.
More infants lives are taken by over
feeding than by starvation. Never
Iiken an infants digestion or diet 10
your own. ,
Vomiting and diarrhea are inoica-
tions that the child is either sick or ap-
preaching sickness, and probably needs
q physician. =.
Do not feed the baby because II
cries: this may be due to pain, and It Is
hurtful to fill an infants stomach nj
such q time.
Cholera infantum would be OF rare
If proper attention was al
ways Given to the quantity and the
quality Of the food.
Cleanliness, as applied to the body,
the mouth, the food, the vessels, the
clothing, the furniture. the floor. the
carpets, the beds. snd the atmosphere,
should be strictly Observation-Disclosures
Medical and Surgical Journal.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-05-19
TWO JOKES.
And, Of Course, One Had to Be Fun.
nter than the Other.

And, OF Course, One Had to Be Fun
nter than tho Other.
Mr.. Giddy invited two friends to dine
with him the other evening, and when
the first Of them arrived he found the
host in a very merry mood.
Glad you got here first" he said.
1--WE got q joke on Jonesby that the
boys will tell around the Office for a
ear, and want to tell you about it be
fore he comes"
"Jonesby is something Of a Joker
himself, isn't her returned the guest.
HE thinks 80 now, but he won't af-
ter he finds out. You see. he's played
lot Of fool tricks on me that he thinks
funny, and I've been waiting to get
even. OF late he's taken to buying
lots of neckties and keeping a comb in
his desk, and the boys think he's in love
with the typewriter"
We'll, that's no joke, I'm sure"
Il wasn't sure about it myself un-
til to-day, when l saw him sneak in
and lay on her desk q big candy box,
done up in white paper and tied with
blue ribbons. If he hadn't run away as
fast as he could he'd have heard me
laughing, for 1 couldn't restrain it an
other second"
WELL" said the guest, who was Won
dering how soon dinner would be
served.
We'll, 1 knew l had him then, SO l
just grabbed the candy box and slid 1t
into my overcoat pocket, just as the
typewriter came into the room."
Did she suspectT
mo; 1 guess not. She asked me what
I was laughing at, and l told her I'd
just seen a fat old man slip on a ba-
mana peel. She smoothed her hair
down and said she didn't see anything
funny in that-she knows I'm married,
you see.'
Il see. We have typewriters at our
Office, too
Yes. Then I invited Jonesby to din
ner tonight; I brought the box of can
dy hOme-Tll bet it's good, too! Told
my wife to put it on the dinner table
I'll tell old Jonesby the joke after it's
all eaten. Won't he be mad, though?
Sh-thats him. Don't say anything.
Hello. Jonesby, old man; you're late. 1
thought you weren't coming"
Il am little late" returned the new
conner. The fact Is l stayed later than
usual at the office this evening. Fact
Is, I'd put up joke on the typewriter
and l wanted to see what she'd do"
Joke on the typewriter, eh? What
was it?' said Mr.. Giddy, winking at the
first guest.
Put a box with two mice in It on her
desk. I knew she'd think 1t was can
dy, and-what's the matter, old manT'
II want to tell my wife some
faltered Mr.. Giddy.
But Just then a series Of the most
appalling screams coming from the d.
rection Of the dining room told that he
was too lateIChicago Tmes-Herald
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-05-19

A Long fine Ago.
"Once on q time-oh. long ago.
When all the world was young.
The sea was made Of lemonade,
And the land of chewing gum.
Tho birds were built Of peppermint
And lived in sugar trees,
And there were NO arithmeticA
Or states or geog-a-phees!
A little boy and little girl
Ruled a. q king and queen
They put the old folks into jail
Whenever they were mean:
And then the boys could play all day
And stay out in the rain.
And never swallowed horrid stun,
For no one had a pain;
And no cue had to brush his haiS
Or ever wear a hat
Oh, how I wish I'd only lived
In such q time as that!
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-05-19
Easily Suited After All.

A stage manager well known in the
small towns for his ambitious demands
in regard to scenery and stage effects,
yet who was equally satisfied with the
Ing to the lessee Of a wooden booth:
I'm the first act l shall require p regi
ment of soldiers on the right. a posse
of policemen on the left and a crowd Oe
peasants on the bridges in the center
Now. how many supers have your
Two. sir" To which he cOmposedly
replied: THAT will do beautifully"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-05-19

The cause of our not being esteemed
Is in ourselves.
God pity the man who murders his
own innocence.
If there is nothing in a man, his "op-
portunity" never comes.
1t is a blessing to have opinions; Il
is a curse to be opinionated.
The one man who fails In character,
has made the greatest failure.
Gray foxes We're plentiful in Connecti-
cut during the past winter.
The delinquent Ia xes in Chicago amount
to over $4,000, 900.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-05-19

The death Of General Guadalupe
onez who died of pneumonia a few
days ago, removes one Of MexicO's
greatest generals. He was full-blOod-
ed Indian, and was considered a great
Indian fighter, coping with the savages
with their own tactics. His universal
kindness had won for him throughout
the republic the title Of Uncle Lupe."
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-05-19

Lizards with Cspes and Hoods.
How many boys and girls ever heard
Of lizard which wore either a hood or
q cape wherever 1t went? There h
such a little creature, and its home IL
in the deep forests Of Australia. It's
name is the gray lizard. but 1t is best
known as the hooded lizard" 1t gets
the name from folds of loose akin
around the neck, which 1t raises over
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-05-19
Nothing.

Pat" said Tommy to the gardener.
what Is nothing"
There amt any such thing as moth
In" replied Pat. "beca'se whin ye find
nothin' and come to look at 1t, there
amt nOthin' there."-Harper's Round
Table.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-05-19

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