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st Barns zip ofbanser uite al,
bpOroan Slpbets Silitano er. llouen,
Olge Nfioler er / Jig ielu life iitauo iii
at ijerne De imert.iulbe Sacr "a IL
Ilef, Der unoertioeu inoiin0er lig. Set
er nsopenoi9t at 9aa opbcrc: 9iuss
o9olten maa renies ior oens llrsubs
Der, ipreno Selbreoen fan peuoe tlls
ba9e.
6pl9enoe Srep ira Moltuc, ST., ins
oebolber en- rprenoe Yeretniro on en-
Wooers 8rspeli;r, ps buur lptfelts
bun bleu, oa ben ellfeoe lille fom ia
isjeu.
ga min 9loite Sgl par Omtrent
6 Wtaaneper 9ammel, bleu ran me9et
ips al Siertelbetenoetie % psn iaa'
falote enaelite Spse. Seq iorlp9te
aft, % raapipur9te 9 9Rser, men @ut,
ten blep rerre og pRrre. Gen enc
8lertelbplo nlDlte ben anOen i @nIias
tet, % Glnene blep iaa iu9rt an9rebnc,
at pi aiuUrlist irpgteoe for, at ban
Ifuloe bliue bliub. @iter 2 glars 9gna.
itelic % 2ioelie iii iea bore oui Ell 0tss
oicin taloet Kuriko us tjpbte en- SLATE
oeraf. Seq gap ham en- 3beite Wiprssn
og Iiten. &eiultatet ouereit lonat
mine bsleite Sorbaabninser, tbl Nnii9,
tet, iom bioinbtil bapoe paret ppipuls
met os rsot. blep MI eiterbaanben lner
% mer nprmalt, &jertelbploerne iors
ipanoi, bans Waue fpm / Sroeu iaien.
bans Sine bleu itGrtere, iaa at ben
lille, ION biolnotil life bapoe funnel
taale 9asen. MI uar iitano iii at taale
Solsns iuloe 9Ds. Spao bebiier bette?
SO. bet 6%epiier, at 81. Ieters Kuriko
uirtells err, buao ben uosiuss for at
p9re, nemlis blUorenienbe, % lea Ifuloe
paa Wenneitellastens gesne gnlfe, at
prafiiierenoe 2eser oiloe ta9e mere
Notits al benne Meoiciu.
Ilt buno ies fan iise er: sgre bare
Or. Sabrnep, ban bar siort en- itur
Gpfinoelie, Der iortjener MiQiuners
9at.
Ut o~penitaaenoe Seretnina err i at
iolut SperensitemmelIe meo bet pirfc.
lise 6Urbolo, fan uIIe mine Naboer be-
ulone. Gil Slntnins Hal jes iise, OF
les ltaar | en- flor 9utnemmeli9beoss
si9lo iii 5abrifanten al ocnne Wleoicru.
Wrs. AMANDA ilipn.
321-19tb st."
Or. Ieters Kuriko renter, olennem
SlUoet. belle SDitemet - oigr baaoe
GDru on Grrue iriifr M fnfte(;,a
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menb, allen, saar fprtioen b. aarIiss llbs
after til ariesuftninaer op til en- fans
let Gum at ca. 3200Ulinionsr ar., bOil.
let ,r en- 5orcstIit i be ioite IL adr paa
637 Min.
Tenne 3inerr,s Silitano fan life
peebIiue / 2nngben.
Men bnprlsbss Itai bet .nbe2
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Zen rige 6rt. Netterieu; "a men, sr
Premierlettnont, pi Sc osiaa oeoblips at
elite mig, naar ieg bliper aammsl % ina?
YrsmierlsitRaHt Sanisu( salanD: sSe tar
maaie blioe rIore, drster, men &c Ian umu.
Zig blius itbggers." 2siirantcu aaur enoul
% unorsr fig Ouer, at ban III en- 9urp.
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eet nOre supplO eonie iebieaao,

8 u. eagle & SO, IS % 20 8abaib Glpe..
9lsr ct i%iogartet Lt.bnO / bette SO. az Slns
Oct. 9euue9aHg CT Oct / Sin, % oeres gri.
ier 81 ma8elgt lane. alorie bar ri hort ON
ianoan 9ris paa sit Get u ct at beres
mango ggempler paa at ipare geage ior
5pIiet, i%aaoanHe iom be itnoigt atuer 9rpue
paa. Bore geiere buroe 5eHptte Qaleonin.
gen.
1ette 6Irma er Ell al DC paaliOeli9ite mail
order Sorretnings Suie. vi benIeoer Uaiao
Gpme:fiombeoen paa ceres "Smoer 5wrne"
3 Here War bar Dc icrIaHsi be laOeite @riie,
pao gipine, o. ben uil / eubper Senieenos
slpe SaiisiactioH, &c saroHterer alt. bpat
BE- isHoer no, o. bar 9e lie oeres 9o. IL
aataIos. laa ieHO eiteg en-. Get oil ipart
Ttm Ysnss.
Decorah-posten., 1897-05-14
HyoR1EDrs Man rAAR ~ srEa Won

sendH 10 Gems stamps I'll The Wat Mig CO.. 10 Il
lAlra Street cincinnati, ONO. 90 cTho.d en- ''yicio,
AifH ltnderer, IN ~ YTkeigheden den enests
pfaauske upaHcelt iT Iaa retue Maade AZ fna grow
Med hsrt iaa uFttfladen er der en- Mengde spfd
ser, SON glenneutrrugr Klsdet; oct river ikkeKisdet
lta, eher aaleieT 1et ellcr banker del del pier IN ger
larm. victor cf nrI0p, hyad A. enter lirnge RAJ
ensset o. usagesi cnhyer fainilIe len kan ssIces
tLhfrft hts og . enhFeT Bulk. Enhyer Kyinde eIlel
AiaHu-pcfsoh kan leivlndt tJene fIA - I'll 81 pr. Dag
ok atl "a pa nHaraf aEbtiie, Han0lende ktrber den
~ Agehtcr ! Du-liylS Enuyrr Laser az dctte \ lad
som NEu4le flskt 81 terr IN god Len. MA Fkriye n
hg;npauiet ~ lkre SO A--nIuren Tor ..Vtdorr.
BeIag a. sYaTe paa Fugtlsf.
Decorah-posten., 1897-05-14

6or 5orItoppelir, @aibeipae o. so.
pebpiue tas Grdp Wountain Geo. 9ils
ialgs hos ole 9ruaaiiter eler per Rui
hos MabilOn gtebicine Co., Maoiiun,
JOis
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Tag ON Barren &od1 0ipunioin
Yea. 9ilialss hos ollie 9rualiiter
eller per Soit los Mabiipu Wteoiciue
Co., Maeiicu, ISIS.
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Sano! Sano!! Sans!!!

Ser er &nm ior 80 Settlere pua ooot oo
irngtbart Yrairielano / Stecl So, Morn
9afota. YriS ira $50 til $40 pr. Slcre.
sim $50 %tontant, 5ieiten Crop Payments.
Siemis8crs Grcuriipu ganr oeruo 1soe Yiai.
gr De interesieret / 9ano, iaa Dor Sc ioaa
%tilltripe Ole Slion, aasiercr.
Nawlep, Glap So, Nfiru
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@aprc.

Gn eriaren Sarge bar iast til EN-
Meooeler / -~glitenpoiteu", at hois ri
lpiite mere SABRE, laa piloe life pore
9pire pare iaa pldsei al glesiot po
SlOoiatti9oom. iom be M er. Saprcn
er bet melt iernboloise NGrinssmieo,l
ri bar. os | ben er Sernet %tIliteoe i ben
6oym, at GorogieIi sOrgauerac fan f1a
nib Gptte al bet. &c bare paa apins
oerne / De Gsue al 9auoet, tpor 6apre
CT bet iprnemite Srppipru. "Sapres
breb. Sopreiuppe er bet beoite Wiibosl
mob Sleoioiten", ilultspe ban.
Decorah-posten., 1897-05-14

Tr. @oesb, iom bar Opbolot Ii9 en- lib
| Berlin, %ltriper, at ban uenter al pGrc til.
base 9ilnneapolis OmtrIns ben 26oe giai.
31b2
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YIN Ninpel 0atarrh.&nr.

sinr,sss. w. Vrpanolet Sntarrb heupCb femti gar M ne,
itsrsiis, psSseNafe eno noaen Sueeialii iMesicineHss ~,
erinn,t ~ ,HSrt niaa tr9oe tilboae ira attn 9raris
,riit sn nn % aureu. ION ouprnSt min SSI nri
prnne n canagtft III eilhper SGier herai, Tom Iisr1S az
Sc,fss " gS :, tarliae % moobpoeiiae EpSsrn
az moht,os ''5tsiisi sHouo, ION bet fiaar gnb5er nil
FF0l, sawrsnss. Ito gNtft a2ns It al,m nsr,
Decorah-posten., 1897-05-14

Nn RoinOs OpOircr fg iielOtn for noo.,
u'0taacH bum tar Pnnt / en- eaer ouo,r i,n'
bilot Grcmtioss gootoiBrcie.
Decorah-posten., 1897-05-14

Zen eneite p~erietts Saar.1 onic -
5ipdp MOuntain Geo. 2tlial0s hos
ale 9russliter eler per Iuit hos Ma.
lion Wieoicine Go, NiaDiion, ISIS.
Decorah-posten., 1897-05-14

Gliiop CT en- msest popular Spnoebui
blanot Rpinoernt.
Decorah-posten., 1897-05-14

Or. Seters Kuriko renter, 9lenuem
Slpoet. bele SDitemet - oisr baaoe
Sprn % Srrne iriite os lpfteliae.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-08-25
LEAN MEAT.
II Sometimes Contains ~ Much as Seven
ty-~ignt Per Cent Of Water.

II Sometimes Contains ~ Much A. Seven
ty--ig;t Per Cent Of Water.
Lean meat. it may surprise many to
learn, is much more watery than fat
meat This may be illustrated by the
statement that very lean meat may coz
tain as much ~ IS per cent CT water.
while very fat pork may contain only
10 per cert The flesh of fish is more
watery than ordinary butcher meat.
Thus salmon contains five-eighths Of its
total weight of water, cod four f:fths
ani founders six-sevcnths
Among the foods which may be cited
as containing but u small percentage OF
water, and consequently rs dry feed.
are flour and oatmeal, and sugar is Il
food entirely devoid OF it. The animal
body has often been aptly likeped to a
machine. md. like MI machines. 1t 10
gnIres tTel TO keep 1t working. Now
this fuel it obtains from the food which
we eat, and in default Of food the ami
NAL tissue itself is drawn uron. Food,
therefore, Keeps the animal body warm
and yields the muscular energy necessary
for the accomplishment Of the work
which the body Goes. In this capacity
the ihree classes Of food nutrients may
all be concerned.
The value Of n iood may be estimated
il terms of tie amount Ct heat it will
give rise to. The most concentrated food
fuel is fat. When fat ID burned, It gives
rise 10 twice as much heat as is given
by the burning Of either the aibummoids
or the carbohydrates. Fatty foods, there
fore, possess much greater beating
value than nonfatty foods. is.-Philadcl-
phia Times.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-08-25
WHAT TO Do

There is comfort III the knowledge
so often ex pressed, that Dr.. Krlmer's
Swamp Root, the great kidney rem
edy fulfils every wish in relieving pain
in the back, kidneys, liver, bladder
ard every part of the urinary pass
ages. It corrects inability to hold
urine and scslding pain in passing it,
or bad effects following use of liz Tor
wine or beer, aud over comes that uGGC
pleasant necessity of being e0Ilpvle ed
10 get up many rirres during the
night 10 uripate. The mild and the
extraordinary effect of Swamp Root
is .saon realized. I. stands the high
est for it's wonderful cures of the
most distressing cases. Ii you need
a medicire you should have the best.
Sold by druggists. price fifty cents
and one dollar You may have sam
pie bottle and pha,uphlet bottle both
sent free by mail. Mention the JUN
IATA SENTINEL AND REPUBLICAN, and
send your address to DR.. K.lmer &
Co., Binghamton, N. Y. The pro-
priesors OF this paper guarantee the
genuineness of this offer. jly.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-08-25

AT q very early period il TIE Eorth-
ern republics Of It.iy commerce and
manufacture became veg nctiTe, due III
a great measure TO the stimulus given
by the maritime supremacy of the cities
Of Genoa. Pisa and Venice and 10 tho
corresponding activity i'll traIc in such
prosperous interior cities as Milan,
Florcrce. Bologna aud Padua. Milan
and Mantua gave us EIillincrs and man
tua makers. and Leghorn attached its
name to q certain kind of hat and straw.
England, Ireland and Scotland have
given q number Of names TO fabrics
made in certain localities. of which
tweeds, cheviots and linsey wOolsey are
familiar examples. Worsted comes from
the village Of Worsted. Near Norfolk,
and drugget may LIE traced to Droghe-
da. Ireland.
Other materials nf diverse origin ore
botiste, 80 called from its French in
ventor. Baptiste. and grenadine, which
wns first made in Grenada. The deri-
vntiou Of the word jet IL quite interest
ing. II was first found near the river
and town Of Gagas, in Asia Minor,
whence Its old French name, gagate,
Jayet or jaet, which eventually devel-
oped into the English jet
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-08-25

The Republican state convention
will meet on Thursday. tomorrow at
Harrisburg.
When ]. D. Mertz, residing nesr
Red Rock School house in Walker
township, went to his barn on Tues.
day morning, August "a, he discov.
cred that some party had stolen as
near as he could tel, 25 bushels of
wheat and some oats, and he believes
a lot Of chickens. It ha rained hard
all Monday night and he was not
long in seeing in the barn yard, the
track Of a horse and wagon. The
incoming track was almost washed
away, but the out going track was
plain. He followed the track through
Frog town and around by William
Kauffman's place to Center and north
east Of Centre to Charles Stnauffer's
place. Then he came to Miffiintowr,
obtained search warrant and war :
rant of arrest, and with deputy Sher-
if Austin Calhoun, went to the Stnauf.
fer place and searched the premises.
It was late in the afternoon when
they arrived there and that gave
them little time. Stnauffer was not
at home. They arrested young man
named William Babbs and proceeded d
to search the premises. Under the
barn floor, which is constructed on
ellis near the ground they found
eOmn xbeaf oud IN q hox fonnd in a
mapger they found another lot. The
two lots amount to about ten bushels.
Night came on and they gave up the
search for that time. Stnauffer came
about dusk aud was arrested and
with Babbs brought to town and put
to Jail Babbs confessed to the steal
ing, but Stnsuffer denies having any.
thing to do with it, further than he
loaned the horse and wagon to Babbs
and so the case stands this Wednes-
morning, August rs.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-08-25
Ancient ThermOpyl0.

An officer Of the English intelligence
department reports that in spite Of the
fact, which is we'll known. that the sea
has receded since ancient times. the
strateRical position of this ancient pass
Is still immensely strong. The alterna-
tive route by Deleehi, which crosses the
hills a mile ard q half north Of the
springs by we'll engineered zigzags. is
equally capable of defense and leads in
to a country Of q most difficult charao-
ter. Either pass might be held indefi-
nitely by 5000 men. The coast road is
absolutely commanded from the heights
so that a comparatively small force
would render 1t impossible, while the
fat lOwland lying near the sea IL
marshy and intersected by dikes.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-08-25
Life OF tho Sultan,

Richard Davey, in his book, "The
Sultan and His Subjects. says:
''As to the sultan himself, his life is
Of the simplest and most arduous. He
rises 1T and works with his secreta
ries until neon, When. he he breakfasts
After th2t~ Ie takes drive or row on
the lake. within his vast park. When
he returns. he gives audience to the
grand vizies, the sheik -ul islam. and
other officials. At 8 o'clock he dimes,
sometimes alono. not infrcquently In
company with one Of the ambassadors.
Occasionally his majesty entertains the
wives and daughters Of the eInbassadors
aud other Pera potabiltties mt dinner.
The meal. usually a very silent one, is
served in gorgeous style. q Ia Franchise.
on the finest Of plato aud the most az
Quisite Of porcelain. The treasures Of
silver and tho Sevrcs ct Yildiz are hors
de ligne, both in quantity and quality.
Very often in the evening Abdul Ham,
i'd plays duets Oh the piano with his
younger children. He ID very fond Of
light music, and his fayorite score is
that of La File de Mime. Angot.' He
dresses like all ordinary European gen.
tIeman, always wearing a frock coat.
the breast Of which. on great occasions,
ia richly embroidered and blazing with
decorations"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-08-25
LEGAL.
COURT PROCLAMATION.


Whereas. the Hon. JERRNIAyo oNS,
President Jadce oe,she -CeGrt Iaters o.
Pleas, for the Porty-Pirst Judicial District,
composed of the counties of Jup,ata and
Perry, and the Honorshles WM. SWARTZ
and W. N. STERRETT, Associate
Judges of the said court of Common Pleas
of Juniata county, hy precept dulv issued
and to me directed for holding a Court of
Over and Terminer and G enc, al Jail Deliv-
cry, and General Quarter Sessions of the
Peace at Mifflintown, on the
E1rSTsuONnAy Or.s rpTvupEp 1907
pEINS THE S1YTu nav or Tur
UnNTu
N ..
1,s.;... - 49, D.. .a Co,..N IS ,ba
CMn,.. " " tna.,s .Ss. au 49, S ,hsn " na .as
,h..a =; " ,hs;. 80. aa na-. u W ~ n,.,onI
- ,h. g 1,rannop f ~ ..;, ~ ,;.h ,bo;, 20
ords, inauisitions, examinations and over
rememberances, to do those things that to
.heir offices respectfully appertain, and
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-08-25
GRAND OPENING OF NEW
URNITURE E STORE.

FERD MEYERS NOW MAKES HIS FORMAL An =
NoUNcEMENT TO THE PEOPLE OF JU.
NIATA COUNTY
That he has opened new Fcrni.
ture Store, next door, east, to bis
large clothing store. on Bridge st =,
and invites alto this opening. en- We.-
nesday. September l, 1897, where he
will display the largest and fuest as
sortment of Furniture ever shown in
Miffiintown and which can be pur
cbased at rock bottom prices. All
goods were bought from the largest
Furniture manufacturers in America,
paying the lowest cash pricee, which
will enable him to sell all kinds of
high grade Furniture at prices lower
than ever offered before in the coun-
ty. A special invitation is extended
to ell. Yours Truly,
FERp MEYERS
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-08-25
THE PORTER HIS BOOTJACK.
Struggle In n Pullman Which Inter
estcd the Car.

Z Struggle In q Pullman Which Inter
estcd the Car.
A traveller recently witnessed an
.:rusing episode on q train between
Chicago and Kansas City. A very 1c-
spectacle and we'll to do old gentleman
was in the car. When bedtime came,
he struggled with his boots. He first
put one foot on his knee and tugged.
As he was travelling his boots were new.
The boot wouldn't bulge i'll that posi-
ton, 80 he placed the toe of the other
boot against the heel and tried II that
way. The boot stuck. Then he hooked
his foot around the other leg and took
hold Of the heel and tried to work" 1t
off, but 1t wouldn't come. At last he
went in search Of the porter and de-
manded bootjnck.
"Clar to goodness, boss. amt got ono
in do cyah. Unc' George don't furnish
us no bootjacks."
SympathiZing passengers tried to
think the old man out of his troubles,
and drummer. as usual, brought forth
the best suggestion:
MAKE the porter pull them of, ;" he
said.
So the porter took of HIS jacket and
turned back his cuffs and went to work.
He tuggcd and pulled and seesawed
the boot back aud forth and perspired
and grunted, bnt tho loot wouldn't {
move. The drummer filled the breach
again.
II used to pull my grandfather
boots of sometimes when I WAS u boy. "
he said. Tell you how did it. Turn
rcund." he said 10 the darky. The
darky turned. Now take the boot be-
tween your legs. grasp tho hcel and toe
and yank. " The darky did no. The old
gentleman clung desperately to tie seat.
The boot began to move and finally slid
off. almost throwing the puller across
the car. The crowd app!auded.-Kansns
City Star.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-08-25
REDUCED RATES TO GRAN
GERS PICNIC AT WILL
IAMS' GROVE, VIA PENNSYL
VANIA RAILROAD.

For the accommodation Of persons
desiring to attend this interesting
picnic and exhibition, the Pennsyl-
vanii Railroad Company will sell ex
cursion tickets on August 81, %, "a,
25. 26 and p, good to return until
August 80, inclusive, at rate of one
fare for the round trip, from principal
stations between East Liberty and
Bryn Mawr on the Northern Central
Railway north of and including Luth-
erville. and on the Philadelphia and
Erie Railroad Division.
For information in regard to train
service and specific rates application
should be made to ticket agents. a25.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-08-25

coufse he was pretty badly Jarreo up
and good deal frightened, but be was
all right again in day or two. When
he fell, he went down feet flrst, and =
big oilskin that he wore opened ont at
the bottom and acted as a parachute.
He said the last part of his deeoent was
80 much slower than the first that he
hardly thought he was dropping at all
and half expected to remain suspended
in the shaft, like Mohammed's cof1an.
NEARLY always when q man falls
any distance he turns over, if he starts
feet downward. and finishes his plunge
head first. / have seen number OF
cases where the man fell with bis boots
on and was found barefooted when he
was picked up. 1 suppose this is because
the blood goes to the head, making the
feet smaller, and besides the pressure Of
the air upon the heel and counter acts
as a bootjack-
II had to so over to Sand Coulee to
investigate an accident in which one
man was killed and another had three
ribs broken. Speaking of Sand Coulee.
it struck ME while YVES there that II
wanted to commit suicide would so
there to do it. I don't mean that life
becomes such burden in the coal coun-
try that the tics that bind are more
easily severed than elsewhere, but that
1t affords unsurpassed facilities for a
cheap and happy dispatch. It's won-
der to me that some OF the many peo-
pic who annually launch themselves
into eternity from Butte do not take
the Sand Coulee route.
Down in the coal mines there Is
cne passage TINT is three miles long, aud
IN some Of the chambers air does not
sccm to circulate. Upon the walls
there is gathering Of moisture, and if
YOU puff ci.ur in one Of these cham
bers the smoke will seek the walls.
where 1t cliEgs with all undulnting
NOV amen like u spray of weeds under
running water. That dew ON the walls
Is white damp, and the dead aix Of the
chamber where it is found is poisonous.
In u few minutes u feeling Of dTowst-
ness steals over man who breathes It.
and before long he is asleep and dream
Ing deliciously, 80 those say who have
been resuscitated. But the sleep Is akin
to that Of the lost traveller over whose
numbed Limits the arctic SNOW eddies
and drifts. for unless help comes econ
there Is no awakening. If, however, the
venturesomc explorer Of these under
ground denthtraps realizes his danger
In time and manages to stagser out in
to the fresh air, he has an experience
to undergo which may cause him to re-
gret that he did not remain inside. Ev-
cry bone and muscle aches with the IN
tolerable poignurcy that is known to
convalescents from yellow fover. The
treatment Is simple. but effective. Be-
ing nearly dead. tho sufferer Is nearly
baried. A hole is dug III the soft earth.
and the victim is made to stand up in ii
while the dirt is thrown in around him
until only his head is seen above ground
This seems TO draw cut the soreness.
and In short time the patient has full
ly recovered. Butte Mon. Miner.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-08-25
MUSEUM CRANkS.
People Who Want to Dispose Of Alleged
Valuable He1ioa.

People Who Want to Dispose OF Alleged
Valuable Relics.
The amateur collector Of curiosities
generally hos an exaggerated idea Of
the value Of his treasures. No sooner
does he get hold Of something which he
considers unique and interesting than
he fancies that every museum IN the
country will jump at the chance Of pur-
chasing it from him. With this idea he
Is continually calling upon museum
keepers and trying to persuade them
into exhibiting his SO called rarities.
Tho curator Of a popular northern
museum has been much worried IN this
way during the last year or 30. Only
the other week white haired old man
came to him and showed him dagger
by King John in stabbing the boy
Prince Arthur. The dagger was quite q
modern affair and showed no signs Of
age, but the old man stuck to his de-
scription strenuOualy.
MY dear fellow" he said to the Gu
rator in patronizing tones, "if you are
60 blind to your own interests as to re-
fuse this dagger. it is no concern Of
mine. 1t has been in our family for GEN.
turies, and we are descended in a direct
limo from Hubert de Bourg, the noble
man who refused to allow Prince Ar
thurs eyes to be burned out with red
hot irons. I'll give you one more
chance, and II you won't have it I'll
take it elsewhere.
Needless to say, he had to take Il
elsewhere.
Another crank drove up to the mu
scum gate one afternoon Oh drsy, to
which was strapped a big, cumbersome
writing table. The curator hastened
out to meet him and was just in time
to prevent him bringing the piece Of
furniture bodily into the ball.
On being asked for an explanation.
the visitor aaid no had decided to pre-
sent the museum with priceless treas
ure in the shape Of IL writing table used
by Sir Francis Bacon. He had been pre-
serving it for long time, he said. in
order tlrat he might write its history,
which he had at last completed In q
volume of 800 sheets. The !
curator, who is, Of course, an expert,
examined the desk and declared it to
be worthless It h@A :ppareutly been
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-08-25

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