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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-10-06
A Rare Bird.

The rarest species of bird now eA
;ant, and one which is almost extinct,
has its home in the jungles OF South
America. The ornitholOgical curiosity
Is known to science as the palamedra
cOrnuda. and to the common people as
the horned screamer." AS rara avis
nothing could excel the cornuda. unless
1t should be the accidental discovery
of a living moa. or an epinornis. But
few of the bird books even let you
know that such horned paradox ever
existed, let alone telling you that living
specimens of the queer creature are oc-
casionally met with. The only one now
in captivity In North America. If the
writer was not misinformed. is that
belonging TO the aviary OF the Philadoi
phia Geological Gardens. and which ar
rived In this country about three years
ago. The creature is about the size of
n full-grOwn turkey hen, and of a
blackish brown color. One of Its dis
tinguishing peculiarities is a rufile of
black and white which surrounds the
head
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-10-06
Webster and CLAY Raise tho Wina.


The recollections of John Sherman,
the tallest and thinnest man in Con
gress, do not embrace the best story
of Webster and Clay. Both were great
money makers. and both were forever
in the hardest financial straits. One
day Clay went to Webster and said:
Got any money, Dan? Iwant $3.50"
II was going over to borrow that
amount Of you," said Webster. Il am
dead broke"
"Wo: Ter where we can raise it7 We
need $500 between u.s."
They formed themselves In a commit
tee OF ways and means, and after much
thought evolved a plan.
CLAY, II you will make a draft on
me Mt thirty days I will indorse it, and
we can get the money at the bank"
The draft Is in a Washington bank
at this day. bearing both signatures
The two ''old boys" got the money and
the next day were skirmishing around
for InOre.-New York Press.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-10-06
A screechiuR Machine.

A good many boys have had a gay
line with a little noise-producer called
the "screecher." Its name Is well earn
ed. No device invented by a boy, not
even the "rooters" or the tin horns. ever
produced such variety Of outlandish
sounds. The screechers are very sim
ply made. All that is required is an
old tomato, oyster or baking powder
can, piece of stout string and a lump
of resin. A small hole is made in the
bottom of the can, the string is thread
ed through 1t and knottied In the end
so tina, 1t will not slip out. Then the
string is thoroughly resined. That COM
pletes the screecher, or string-fiddle.
To play, hold the can in one hand and
draw the string sharply through the
fingers of the other hand. OF all the
odd and weird sounds you ever heard
1t will make the worst. Big cans pro-
duce deep bass screeches and little cans
produce high soprano screeches.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-10-06

little practice tunes may be produced.
The various parts to this toy are the
metal top itself. the string for winding
the stem above the keyboard, the ~"
shaped handle for holding the stem un-
til the string is released, and the cellu-
loid cone. the point Of which Is pressed
lightly upon the keyboard. producing
the sounds desired. This little toy is
made in various rainbow tints, and is
a thing Of beauty while spinning. 1t
will spin for seven minutes or longer.
The chief novelty is. of course. the Gel
luloid cone tip with which the tunes
may be played upon the keyboard. This
keyboard Is perfectly fat above and
below, with a rim about the outer edge
and the stem extending a short dis
tance below 1t. The keyboard Is very
sensitive to the lightest touch OF the
musical tip.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-10-06

A Yankee farmer in Brazil who long
I'd for ice water has utilized a kite for
the purpose of obtaining ice. He fills
n tin can with water and sends it to
the height of three miles. where If Is
promptly frozen. After a sufficient in
terval the kite is rapidly hauled intand
the cake of ice secured. The inventor
is so pleased with his toy that It's
said he now proposes to.send up kite
15O long by a steel wire cable. Under
the kite will be suspended pulley,
over " hich runs an endless chain bear
ing cans attached to hooks. The cans
will be filled with water and the speed
Of the belt upon which they will run
will be regulated SO that the topmost
cans will be copverted into ice suffi-
ciently hard to withstand the, down
ward journey.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-10-06
Tpr DAYS GONE BY.

rnrlp home to my heart again,
20 memory of the past!
. your pleasure and your pain.
is hopes 30 bright to last!
Come from your hidden graves that lie
In the beautiful realms of the days gone
hy.
COM" from ycur glorious raves that lie
IN the realms of the days gone by!
will welcome We all again.
As once in the halls of Ed,
Welcome the pleasure and the pain
For the heauty your brief lives held!
Dreams. come out of your secret graves.
In the woodland wiids. and the dim sea
caves.
Drea ms come out of your myriad graves,
In the wilds and the dim sea caves!
Ye thronG the halls of my heart once
more,
With faces sad with pain!
Oh. faded ghosts OF the drains OF yore.
The JOY comes not again!
Go back, TO your mournful graves that lie
In the shadowy realms Of the days gone
Go backi to your voiceless graves that lie
In the realms Of the days gone by!
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-10-06
Tricks of Hor,e Trader.

There are tricks in all trades, but
aorse trades appear to have more than
their share. A new dodge in that line
Is reported from Philadelphia. The
proprietor of an uptown hotel in that
city Katronized largely by agricultur-
lists was very anxious to sell a horse to
a friend from the country, but the lat
ter had some doubt as to the animafs
speed. The two agreed upon GER
tain day for a drive In the park. and
in the meantime the hotel man had not
been idle. They were bowling along
at pace which was scarcely calcu'
lated to create any excitement when q
park guard, who had previously been
fixed" arrested the owner of the
horse for driving faster than the al
lowed 800 gate. He willingly paid his
fine of IS, and his companion was %
impressed by the occurrence that he im-
mediately purchased the horse.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-10-06
Two discoveries.

80 xrandmar' exclaimed Blanche,
breathlessly, guess what l 'scovered
up In the big pear-tree this morning."
Grandma put on her spectacies and
tried to look very wise. rs it some
thing to eat?" she asked.
Yes" answered Blanche, quickly,
part of it Is"
And Is it sweet?" continued grand
ma.
Just as sweet as SUGAR. declared
Blanche.
Then l guess it's a big bouncing
Bartlett pear" said grandma, smiling.
But Blanche shook her head. You
haven't guessed it right at ALL" she
said.
Dear, dear, mew exclaimed grand
ma, thoughtfully, whatever can 1t be!
l think you will have to tell me,
Blanche"
I'm not going to just yet" said
Blanche, "'cause maybe II tell you a
few more things you can guess 1t. Part
OF it is a house. and something lives in
it. and they can fly"
sPerhaps It's a bird" suggested
Aunt Nan.
Blanche laughed and laughed. why.
it's most as good as puzzle" F., said.
"Do YOU ever eat birds, INT Man,"
"Sakes alive, no!' exclaimed Aunt
Nan, decidedly.
"Supposing we go out and take look
at your puzzle" said grandpa, as he
folded up his paper.
So they all went quickly down the
narrow garden walk and stopped be-
side the tall green pear-tree. Don't
YOU see it7'' asked Blanche, excitedly.
THAT great gray bee's-nest. away up
near the top! And don't you see the
yellow bees buzzing and buzzing
around everywhere? Don't you see
them, grandpa"
NO" said grandpa. slowly, II don't!
There isn't a bee's-nest anywhere
around here that l can see, even with
nv glasses on, and can't discover one
single bee, either"
"Why-eev exclaimed Blanche, won
deringly, Il can see them as as plain
as anything. grandpa"
Grandpa looked amused. what
bright, bright eyes you must have" he
said, smiling.
"And can't you really 'scover any
thing, sides leaves and pears!" asked
Blanche, in surprise.
"Oh, yes, indeed" answered grandpa,
with 4 twinkle in his eye. i've discov-
cred that every one Of your yellow bees
are nothing more Of less than hornets"
"Why-eew exclaimed Blanche, in as
tonishment, And then how everybody
laughed.-Youth's Companion.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-10-06
DENSITY OF POPULATION.
ihc Most 1hickly PeOpIed spot In til
NnrlA l. In Ne~ YnrL (itv

ihc Most 1hickly PeOpIcd spot In the
World Is In New York City.
In the Century Is paper by Mrs.
Schuyler Van Rensselaer, on Places
n New York." in the course Of which
The author says: Cross the Bowery
now, and you will enter the famous
renth ward-a true tenement house
district. forming part OF the most
crowded city quarter In all the world.
As n whole, the city of New York be-
low the Harlem river Uhe Island (
Manhattan) is more densely peOpled
than any other city in the world, count
ing 1882 persons to the acre, W. -Ie
Paris counts 1852. Then one-sixth Of
The entire population Of all New York
reckoning now with the parts above
the Harlem tool Is concentrated upon
III acres of ground. Here, on the lower
East Side of our town, in the summer
Of 1894. there dwef some 324 900 souls.
averag glng 476.6 to the acre; and GER
tain section of this great area-the
Tenth ward-showed local acre aver
age Of N26.26. The most thickly peO-
pied spot in Europe is the Jew quarter
in Prague: but it Is only one-tifth as
lar.e as our Tenth ward. while It shows
a density scarcely greatelA han that
the whole of the III acres in which the
Tenth ward is contalned-4S5.4 per
acre. Nor is this the worst mat our
III acres can reveal. Sanitary District
A of the Eleventh ward bounded by
Avenue Il and Second street Columbia,
Rivingfon and Clinton streets) con-
tains 80 acres, and in the summer OF
1894 each of them bore 1854 human be-
lngs. This is the very thickest, black
est coagulation of humanity in all the
known world. No European place Of
anything like the same size even ap-
proaches 1t, and Its nearest rival Is n
part of Bombay where the average
popuia ton OSer an area OF 1906 acres is
1896.
Yet II should be remembered that,
while our acres are thus me re heavily
burdened than any others, places can
be found in European, as in Asiatic.
towns where people are more uncOm-
fortably crowded within doors. There
the houses are low. But New York
tenements are very lofty. and thus our
floor space to the acre is much more
extensive. Moreover, although we are
now more crowded tnan ever before,
our sanitary state steadily improves.
During the decade which closed with
1874 our death rate was 1927 per thou
sand; during the one which closed with
1894 1t was 24.O7.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-10-06
Tho Chinese Court.

The ceremonial of the Chinese court
is somewhat exacting. 1t used to in
clude. II 1t does not now, complete pros
tration before the throne. Last cen
tury a Persian envoy refused to go
through the degrading ordeal. Direc-
tions were given to the officials to CON-
pei him by stratagem to do SO. On ar
irving one day at the entrance to the
hall of audience the envoy found no
means of going in except by wicket.
which would compel him to stoOp very
low. With great presence of mind and
considerable audacity the great am
bassador turned around and entered
backward, thus saving the honor Of
his country.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-10-06
apurUaOn'a Stories.

Where did Spurgeon get all the good
stories with which his writings and
speeches were Illustrated? The Rev.
William Denton tells how many years
ago he used to meet a gentleman at the
British Museum searching diligently
folios Of the fathers and other ancient
books.
May l ask you." said Mr.. Denton
one day, what work you are engaged
In bringing outT'
IL. was the reply: don't you know
who 1 am? 1 am SpurgeOn's man en-
gagged In looking up stories for him in
books not generally read or familiar to
the publlc."-Weekly Telegraph.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-10-06

stantly, a: % headache, and "
was so dizzy. Ihad heart trouble, u
seemed as though my heart was In my
throat at times choking me. could
not walk around and l could not lie
down, for then my heart would beat 30
fast l would feel as though was
smothering. 1 had to SIT up in bed
nights in order to breathe. l was 30
weak l could not do anything.
l have now taken several bottles OF
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, and used three pack ages OF
Sanative Wash, and can say 1 am
perfectly cured. l do not think
could have lived long If Mrs. Pink
hams medicine had not helped me-
Mrs. JOSEPH PETERSON, 5s3 East ST.
Warren, Pa.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-10-06

Every dollar is saved that is spent to
help the needy.
1t requires industry to make. and
wisdom to save.
If the man does not show at ten. he
will not at forty.
SOciety's trouble mill is run half the
time by whispers.
The common saint is an uncommon
stranger to himself.
Aggressiveness without control is the
animal turned loose.
The gospel and the long face do not
travel well together.
miratiOn or applause.
He is safe counsellor who profits
oy his own blunders.
The best family medicine is large
doses of good example.
People are known by where they
spend their leisure time.
He Ia well balanced that will talse
advice against inclination.
LIE uldu " uO loSeS Ills AklSuOOi aS
himself cannot I've a hermit.
A dollar has more power in America
than the Ten Commandments.
The careless man wrecks his COM
fort; the covetous man his destiny
The eagle bathing her pinions in the
clouds Is but one OF Gods thoughts
materialiZed.
II your schooling does not help you
to better the world, your time and
money are both lost.
The man who thinks he knows all
there Is to know is already 100 dead to
know that he Is dying.
Scatter sunshine as you pass along.
and by and by you may gather bou-
quets of immortal gladness.
We may gain a reputation for piety
hy looking solemn. but we shll Sian.
der the Lord whike doing 1t.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-10-06
Ontaf00r1.

Until the nomination Of Franklin
Pierce for the Presidency the word
..outsider" was unknown. The Com
mittee on Credentials came to make its
report, and could not get into the hall
because Of the crowd Of people who
were not members Of the convention.
The chairman Of the convention asked
If the committee was ready to report,
and the chairman Of the committee an
swered, "Yes, Mr.. Chairman, but the
committee Is unable to get inside on
account of the crowd and pressure Of
the outsiders" The newspaper report
ers took I'D the word and used it
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-10-06
The Obstinate juror.

The latest way TO arrive at a verdict
Is to smoke out the obstinate juror. This
was successfully tried in Hartford not
long ago when eleven good meE and
true were unable to influence their COM
panion. The obstinate juror held out as
long as he could, but the volumes Of
smoke that filed the jury room from
the cigars, pipes and cigarettes Of his
ele en- companions proved more effec-
TIVE than argument, and he gave in.-
Hartford Times.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-10-06
TryGr.sn-O, Try Grain o.

Ask your grocer to-day to show you pack
age Of q rain-O tn. new food drink thai takes
the lace of coffee. The children may drink 1t
without injury well as the adult All VINO
try IL like It. GrIin-D has that rich seal brown
OF Mocha Java but II Is maze from pure
grains and the NEST delicate stomach Tecely 3
IL without distress. one quarter the = ice OF
all grocers.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-10-06
Uiuos nf the Hand

The lines of human hands are never
exactly alike. When traveller in Cbins
desires q passport, the palm Of the
hand Is covered with fine oil paint, and
an impression Is taken on thin, damp
paper This paper, officially siSned. y
his passport
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-10-06
SculDfure Under Ground.

While workman engaged in Pueb-
10. Colo, stoneyard was dressing Il
block of stone his chisel laid bare 4
round knot or knob near the surface of
the rock. A stroke of the hammer Wig
orously applied for the purpose Of
smoothing down the nodulei had the ef-
feet of dislodging it entire. An investi-
CATION proved that the underside OF the
stone knot bore a perfect model of Il
human face. Who owned that face and
in what age of the world did he live?
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-10-06

The newest thing in toys Is a phono-
graph top, u combination of spinning
top and musical instrument. with in
tonatiOn similar to the photograph.
This little novelty is entertaining for
old as well as young. 1t Is as easily
spun as any Ordinafy top. and%;th q
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-10-06
Precise.

One day a bOorish client entered a
awye,'s office and found him writing
The stranger took a seat, and after in
forming the lawyer that he had come
to consult him on a matter of some i'm
portapce, observed. My father died
and made will"
"YOu say" remarked the lawyer,
writing steadily. your father died and
made n WILL"
Yes. sir, my father died and made
1 will"
"Hrmph!" still writing and paying no
attention.
Il say, Mr.. Call, my father died anC
made will"
VERY stranger writing and not no.
ticinS his client.
''Mr. Call, l say again." taking out
his urse and placing a fee on the ta
BILE, my father made a will and died"
''Oh. now we may understand each
other" said the lawyer all attention;
your father made n will before he
died. Why didn't you say SO at first?
Well. now. go on, let's hear
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-10-06
Ton, my Scores One.

TOmmy's fathers business affairs
call him from home early in the morn
Ing and keep him until late at night to
such an extent that the two are but
slightly acquainted. Recently the old
gentleman found 1t necessary to pun
sh Tommy for some Offense, and the
oOy, with tears In his eyes. sought his
mother for consolation. "Why, what's
the matter, TOmmyY
"The m-man that s-sleeps here nights
spanked me-" he sobbed.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-10-06

Slams outspOken monarch II to visit
Queen Victoria at Windsor Castle next
summer. He will go to Europe In his
2,5OO-ton steam yacht Maha Chakri.
which was built for him in Scotland
four years ago.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-10-06
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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-10-06
DUB BOYS AND GIRLS
THIS IS THEIR DEPARTMENT OF
THE PAPER.

Quaint eayings and Cute Doings Of the
Little Folks Everywhere, Gathered
and Printed Here for An Otbsx Lit.
tie Ones 70 Read.
Her Awful Dream.
A little maid Of tender years
Had such an awful dreaml
She came to me almost in tears
Il just was going to scream,
"When both my eyes came open wide,
And, oh, l was 30 glad
To hnd 1t was q dream" she cried,
because it was SO badw
"What could 1t be, poor child p said.
Were you pursued by bears?
Perhaps your dolly broke her head.
Or did you fall downstairsY'
''Oh dear! It's most too bad to tell!
You know In school our class
Are havin' Examination. Well,
Greamt l didn't pass"
Youths Companion.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-10-06

Papa" inquired small girl at the
iinner-table the other evening. whats
millionaire? Dorothy Smith said to
me to-day, Your fathers a million
aire'"
What did you say? 2" asked the small
girls father.
'Oh. JUS said, Sos yours"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-10-06

The waters of North America are
stocked with 800 different varieties OF
fish.
Nearly 60 per cent of premature deaths
can be traced to excess Of strong drink.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-10-06

Manchester Corporation supplies both
gas and electricity. For the year ending
March last the net profit from the former
was S6s ,32i, and from the latter Slt,Sl2.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-10-06

There is more Catsrrh in this section of the
country than all other diseases put together
and until the last few years was supposed tn be
lncurable. For a great many years doctors
pronounced II n local disease and prescribed
local remedies, and by constantly failing t.
cure with local treatment pronounced it in
curahl-. Science has proven cattrrh tn be "A
constitutional disease and therefore requires
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure,
manufactured by +. j. Cheney Il Co. Toledo,
Ohio, is the only constitutional cure the
market 1t is taken internally in doses from
10 drops to n teaspoonful. 1t acts directly on
the blood and mucous surfaces OF the system.
They offer one hundred dollars for any cast,
it fails to cure. Send for circulars and testi-
monisls address FL. CHENEY& Co, Toledo, U.
sold by Druggists. .5c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-10-06

A Misuuderst0od Object.Lesson.
A school inspect0s. ondlng class hes
tatins over answering the question,
with what weapon did Samson slay
the PhilistinesY' and wishing to
prompt them, significantly taDDed his
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-10-06

N v \ KICKS It's
keeper.
Dull tools do
little harm.
Trusting G Cd
without effort Is
an a b u s e Of
sense.
1t is difficult
work to keep hid
from yourself.
Living without
G cd Is risking
the loss of two
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-10-06

There seems to be no doubt that, as far
as the British market is concerned, China
teas are gradually becoming extinct.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-10-06

check and asked: "What Is this?"
The whole class: "The jawbone Of
IN ass
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-10-06

Piso's Cure is a wonderful Cough medicine.
Mrs. w. PICKERr, Van Siclen and Blake
Aves., Brooklyn. n. Y. Oct. d. 1894.