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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-11-02
Labor Notes.

Vanilla brings into Mexico 100000
or more per annum
Worlds annual coffee production Is
l. 500 900 900 pounds
california yields % per cent. Of the
worlds quicksilver
The cheapest bread In England Is
worth ~ cents pound loaf.
One pound of Sleeps wool Is capable
of producing one yard of cloth.
A scheme is on foot to take large
colony of Canadians. to Mexico.
This years income in Oregon from
grain, hops and wool is Sl4.OOO,0OO.
Camden, Me-, manufactures more
ships anchors than any other place In
Ninety-nve per cent. Of the railway
tracks in the country are laid with
steel rails.
ture Of pens than in all the sword and
gun factories in the world.
Last year 45 vessels Of different kinds
were constructed at Osaka. Japan. four
Of them being steel arlnored.
In Mexico two crops of corn and OF
beans can be raised annually. while
vegetables grow the year round.
Alabama produced 947,sS1 tons of pig
iron last year, while the output OF
Tennessee aggregated 272.7 730 tons.
1t Is reported that a new 5000-spindle
cotton mill will be built at Chapel Hill
N. c. T. F. Lloyd is interested.
All states collect taxes from the IL
ouor traffic. except California. where
1t all goes to the counties and munich
palities.
The American Consul at Alden says
that there is a good demand in Arabia
for clocks Of the kind costing from s
to so.
1t is reported that Paul B. Patten. OF
Salem. Mass. has a contract for the
n, pufac cfure Of cotton gins. to be
shipped to Russia
The taxable property of Oklahoma IS
given in at $40. .623 s16 in 1898. showing
an increase over the previous year OF
almost $1O.O00.000
Chiiian company is to put on n new
line of steamers from San Francisco via
Panama to South American coast ports
| touching at all the Mexican way ports
China has undeveloped petroleum
| lands covering an area Of $4,000 square
miles. and coal and iron over q 00t
| square miles. The coal formation alone
| has been estimated at 1870 miles.
All Of the air-brake appliances we see
upon the trains through the country
are manufactured in Pittsburg. One
plant has an annual capacity for turn
ing out air-brakes for $50. 900 freight
cars. 5000 passenger cars and 10000 10
comotives.
The capital stock of the California
cotton mills. Oakland. Cal. has beer
increased TO $500, 900. in order that ths
capacity Of the manufactory may bs
enlarged. The fact has been demon.
strated that cotton goods ran be
prof1tably manufactured in California
: Work has begun on the railway ex.
tension from Ameca to Tequilla Mex
the merchants Of the latter town hav.
Ing raised a bonus of $50. 900 for the
road. It is said the merchants NJ
repic will raise 800, 900 to get the road
extended to that city.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-11-02
Mental Astt<nae.sm.

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To illustrate the kind Of lapse Of rea.
sor:nG power that great inventors are
known to suffer from and which Sir
Isaac Newton was under the influence
Of when he cut one hole In q wall to let
q cat pass through and then a small
hole for the kitten to use, an old story
in the life Of Morse has been revived.
Long before he invented the telegraph,
Morse was known to the officers Of the
patent ofice as a persistent applicant
for patents. When his great invention
of distance writing" was about COM
pleted, he wanted the Baltimore and
Onio Railway Company to try 1t. To
get rid Of him the president of the road
turned him over to a subordinate. This
official was struck with the beauty Of
the invention, and became so interest
cd in 1t that he sat up half the night
discussing 1t with its inventor. At
length. Morse confessed that there was
only one thing which bafiled him- "As
long as the railroad runs" he said,
where poles may be erected. 1t will be
easy sail, but when we come to the
big bridges, what is to be done then1
We can't erect poles across the stream.
and without them the wire would sag.
and perhaps break from its own
weight. / confess l don't know what
to do. CANT you suggest way out Of
the difflculty?' "Why don't you fasten
the wires to the bridge?" asked his
companion, without moments hssi-
tation. For a moment Morse gGZed at
him with open mouth, and then ex-
claimed: "Why not, indeed. Why, l
never thought of that. It's the very
way" The layman's tip put the finish.
Ing touch to the work Of the great In.
ventor. and thus wires came to be
strung on bridges when crossing large
streams
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-11-02
HISTORY OF iCE-MAKlNG.
Unique Methods Followed by tn
Anc;entS.

Unique Methods Followed by the
Ancients.
The most ancient method Of making
ice is practiced in India. Holes are
made in the ground, dry straw is put at
the bottom of these, and on 1t, at the
close of the day, are placed pans of
water, which are left until the next
morning, when the ice that Is found
within the pans is collected. This in
dustry is carried on only in districts
where the ground is dry and will read
lily absorb the vapOr given off from the
water in the pans. The freezing, Of
course. is due to the great amount Of
heat absorbed by the vapOr in passing
from it's liquid to its gaseous form.
Another process was practiced In the
days Of ancient Rome, when the
wealthy. are said to have had their
wines cooled by having the bottles
placed in water into which saltpetre
was thrown, the bottles being the while
rotated.
DIR. Cullen, in 1865, discovered that
the evaporation of water could be
facilitated by the removal of the pres
sure of the atmosphere. and that by do
ing this water could be frozen. Nairn,
in 1777. discovered that sulphuric acid
would absorb the vapor Of water II
placed In q second vessel separate from
that containing the water, but connect
ed with it, This discovery he put to
use in 1910 by constructing an appar-
atus for absorbing the vapor Of the
hot
freeze. This apparatus greatly facili-
tated the freezing operations of n
vacuum freezing machine.
Jacob Perkins was the father Of what
is now known as the compression sys-
TEN, having invented the first machine
of the kind In 1884, and, as these ma
chimes, improved, are at the present
day more in use than any other. n de-
scription Of Perkins patent may be Of
interest. His apparatus consisted OF
an Insulated vessel, in which was in
closed a second vessel containing ether;
n vapOr pump, a worm and wormtub. q
tube between the second vessel and the
pump. another between the pump and
the worm, a third between the worm
and the bottom of the ether vessel, and
the necessary valves.
! AS afterwards constructed, the ap
paratus was made up Of a Jacketed pan.
within which was the water to be cool
ed: an insulated box, in which was
placed the pan; pump to extract the
vapor from the jacket; q worm III
which the vapOr was condensed after
1t left the pump; a worm-tub containing
cold water to cool the worm, and by
means Of the latter the vapor within It;
and pipes connecting the top Of the pan
jacket to the pump, the pump with the
upper end Of the worm, and the lower
end of the worm with the under side
of the pan jacket. The refrigerating
agent used with this apparatus was
one derived from the destructive dis
tillation of caoutchOuc. James Harri-
son improved upon Jacob Perkins ap-
paratus In 1856, and it has been fur
ther improved by many others SINCE
Cassier's Monthly.
1t is said that one pound of butter
gives a working force equal to that OF
i've pounds Of beef, nine pounds of po-
tatoes or twelve pounds of milk.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-11-02
Useful Hints-

Grease may be removed from woolen
goods by sponging it with strong cold
coffee.
Fine laces may be cleaned by being
packed in wheat flour and allowed to
remain "a hours.
If a shirt bosom or any other article
has been scorched in ironing lay it
where the bright sunshine will fall di-
rectly upon it.
Black silk may be renovated by a
thorough sponging with stale beer.
placed between peWspapers and press
ed with a hot iron.
1t is well to keep a small paint brush
convenient for dusting the crevices in
furniture. and all spots that cannot be
reached with the dust cloth.
Apply powdered alum to n fever sore.
This will prevent it from becoming
very unsightly or noticeable.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-11-02

of the nearly 1000. 900 inhabitants
of Berlin only $4,000 have an annual
income of over $3.50
1t is reported that rats climb the
orange trees of southern Italy and
suck the blood oranges.
The egg is currency in South Afri-
cas- interior.
Condensed eggs are prepared In
Passan, Bavaria. First the eggs are
dried, then reduced to n fine powder,
W hich is placed in air-tight cans. Thus
a most nutritious food is compressed
into smallest possible spo""
How fast can a bee fly? hive
On the roof of a train was carried at
the rate of thirty miles an hour be-
fore the bees were left behind.
"A novel sort of window glass has
been invented. Persons on the inside
of the house can see through 1t, but II
is OPAQUE to those on the outside.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-11-02

Observation-Disclosures never has any
mercy on itself or anybody else.
America contains $1,000 oil wells.
Since the introduction in 1894 Of
the serum treatment Of diphtheria, the
mortality from that disease has de-
cIined in Vienna from 11.2 per cent. to
only 1865 of all cases.
A whale recently captured in Arc
tic waters was found to have imbed-
ded in it's side a harpoon belonging to
whaling vessel that had been out of
service nearly half century.
While building the railway up the
Swiss Corner Graf, about 1000 feet
above sea level,it was ascertained that
the altitude and mountain sickness re-
, duced the laboring capacity Of the
men by One-third.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-11-02

American pulp making machinery
is gaining considerable headway in
Scandinavia.
Investigations made officially in IL
linois show that a pound includes g.
1S5, 600 seeds of blue grass, 1.421, 900 OF
timothy, $4,000 Of white clover. 49,
900 Of red clover and 243000 Of alfalfa.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-11-02
CALIFORNIA MINERS MONEY.

Kind of Coin. They Used Before San
Francisco Mint Was Established.
This Is a big River bit" In the
days before the mint was established
In San Francisco 1t was a current coin
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-11-02

debtors door, the latter is held guilty
OF murder. and after the manner OF the
country, the family Of the dead man
arc entitled to kill tho debtor ON sight.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-11-02
CHAPTER XXI.

1t was wild, stormy evening when
Standish. having dispatched a solitary
meal at his club, returned to MS own
abode to await the appearance of Dillon.
the detective.
He had not long to wait few min
ties after eight Dillon was shown in
"Good evening, SIR" he said, in grave
important tone.
Standish fancied there was triumph
ant gleam in his light gray eyes.
Good evening, Dillon. l an looking
forward with curiosity to your communi-
eaton. Sit down."
"Hope you'll be satisfied, sir!' said Dill
lon drawing a chair and taking out
small note book, which he laid before him
on the table. Il have done my best, but
Il has been difficult job, and did not
feel at liberty to speak until l had my
chain of evidence complete. If : u'l al
low me, I'll begin at the beginning.
We need not follow the detectives de-
,,,ls ss most of them are already known
IN the reader Coming down to his inves-
tipation Of the death chamber, he saiu
"I observed. on the outside of her door,
little splash. a mere speck, OF blood, 10"
down near the floor, and speck near the
handle which those dunderheads, the po
l;ce had not detected. You see, theJ
we're all so taken up with the notion thai
tho murderer came in from outside, tna'
tbev never looked into the interior OF tne
room itself except to search the poor ser
wants boxes, 1 believe! Besides these,
picked up, half under the bed, where, nc
doubt, 1t had been pushed by some o! lne
feet that trod there, this bit OF s'iVel
ornament" He drew It from an An''e'
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-11-02

There ere somc people 50 afraid the)
will be fooled. that they refuse to be.
NavO the truth.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-11-02

Every man is valued in this world
as he shows by his conduct that he
wishes to be valued.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-11-02

among the miners. 1t represents $50.
1t is an eighth Of an inch thick, octa-
gonal in form, its largest diameter be.
ing one and five-eighths inches.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-11-02

1t is said that one pound of butter
gives working force equal to that of
i've pounds Of beef, nine pounds of po-
tatoes or twelve pounds of milk.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-11-02
Farm Notes.

Clay makes a better stable floor THAI
planks, for it contains a little damp
ness which conduces to good feet, and
the horse finds irregularities in its
surface, and by placing the heels on
the higher surface the tendons are
relaxed, giving them needed rest, while
in plank floors the slant Is backward.
making the animal stand with the
tendons always on a strain.
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to you. you had better wait for his letter.
/ feel it very hard, Paul, to see Mrs. Cal
lander; she has embittered all OUT lives"
"She Is a mischief-making, implacable
she-deyilr' cried Standish, with energy.
"By heaven, l don't think shall ever
speak to her again! Were 1t not for you.
Dorothy, I should tax her with the In
famous slander Of myself"
'Do not mind me. I do not care to hold
with her, except for Henrietta's sake.
And. oh, Paul! Henrietta wants to know
so much what had to talk to you about.
wouN rather not tell her alP'-hesitat-
ingly. -,
"No; certainly not" promptly. II will
tell her that it was poor Callander's con-
fession of his mothers insinuation against
me that you wished 20 explain. Leave it
70 me-and, Dorothy, shall write to Egg
erton. I shall let him know that we fully
understand the dastardly part he has
played, and shall warn him that he has to
reckon with Callander."
"I think 1 heard Henrietta come in.
Will you see he- alone, Paul? do not
think I could bear to talk any more to
any one. -,
"Co and lie down and rest, then. will
see Henrietta and explain matters, as
said l would. Try and compose yourself
Remember, I am always at your service
vish I could do more for you, my sweet
ward"
"Thank YOU. Good-by for the present "
81 shall see you this evening, probably
lam not sure that I shall not go and see
Callander. 1t might be some comfort te
MIN, poor fellow"
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A sudden pattering in the trees, q
sudden darkening in big spots of the
white canvas, and down came the trop-
ical rain.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-03-31
IN COMMITTEE.
Democratic Members of Foreign Relations
Committee Endeavor to Force Action.

WASHINGTON, March 3l.-The House
Committee on Foreign Affairs ad.
journed at noon without action, as 1t
was decided it would be only fair to
the administration to give it the few
days asked, to see if the demands the
President has made will be agreed to
by Spain, before taking aggressive
action.
K Democrats of the committee at
tempted to force immediate action, but
the Republicans steadily set their faces
against having their hands forced until
Monday. They stated, if present
negotiations failed, they would be will
ing to act Monday.
WASHINGTON, March 3l.--The Sem
ate committee on foreign relations adj
journed at noon until 2 o'clock. Cap
tain Sigsbee, of the "Maine," will go
before the committee when it re-as-
sembles to give information concerning
the testimony taken before the Court
of Inquiry, The committee discussed
the acquisition of st. Thomas island,
but no action was taken. Opposition
developed to the proposition, it being
asserted that the island could not be
made available for war with. Spain.
The committee will wait upon the
Presidents wishes until Monday.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-03-31
EMINENT SCHOLARS.
Representatives of Schools, Colleges and
''--''-s-- Universities at Ann Arbor.

ANN ARBoR, Mich, March 3l.--The
greatest conference of eminent scholars
in the classical field ever held In the
west opened at the University of
Michigan today under the auspices of
the committee of twelve of the Ameri-
can Pathological association. The OBJ
ject of the gathering is to bring to-
gether representatives of the schools,
colleges and universities in different
parts of the country for the discussion
of questions pertaining to classical
study and for the presentation of mat
tiers of interest to teachers of the
classics.
At the formal opening of the confer
ence in Liberty hall an Introductory
address was delivered by Professor
Thomas Day Seymour of Yale, chair
man of the committee of twelve. The
visitors were welcomed in behalf of the
state by Professor E. g. Goddard, presi-
dent of the Michigan Schoolmasters'
club, and by acting President Hutch
ins, speaking for the university. At
this afternoons session papers were
read presenting the results of research
in problems of Interest to classical
students.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-03-31
The Question Of Peace or War
viii BE Settled Before
the Week Closes.
MORETIME GRANTED SPAIN
independence Of Cuba Pre-
requisite to Meeting De-
mands ofUnited States.
REPUBLICANS DELAY ACTION

WASHINGTON. d. c., March b.
After the President had conference
with some of his official staff this
morning, it was said no message would
be sent to congress during the day, in
all probability. Mckinley stated the
situation to congressman as follows:
The Administrator desires to avoid
undue haste. 1t is struggling for
peace, as far as the national honor and
dignity will permit. If satisfactory
conclusions cannot be reached within
the day, the Administration will still
hope for it to be effected before the
week closes,
The President expressed gratiilca-
tion aI the sentiment in Congress
favoring giving little longer time to
the Administration and cited the
necessity of awaiting the final effect of
dispatches in process of commuIica-
tion between the two governments.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-03-31
CALIFORNIA
Y SHAKEN UP.
Severest Earthquake Since the
Memorable One That Oc-
] Cured in 1868.
GREAT PROPERTY DAMAGE
Mare Island Navy Yard Tenn
porariIy Closed Owing to
the Damage Sustained.
DELAYS WAR PREPARATIONS


SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, March b.
This city and other portions Of the
state were shaken last night by the
most severe earthquake experienced
here since 1868, when several persons
were killed. This time, however, no
fatalities have been reported. Five
families narrowly escaped being buried
in the wreckage by the collapse of
tenement on Clementina street; w. F.
Howe was badly jammed by failing
timbers. Another house at Fifth and
rehama streets was thrown down.
Theagreat crane at Garrett's foundry
was sent crashing to the ground.
.Alongthe water front and among the
shIppinglthe shock was very severe.
Windows were broken, glasses and
crockery shattered i'll saloons and resi-
dences, and exciting personal expert
ences were related by many. In the
bay violent tidal wave lifted small
boats high upon its crest and threat
ened death to their occupants. The
nineteen story Claus Spreckels building
was not injured though it swayed like
a great tree in storm. At. least 100
stores south of Market street suffered
severely. The shock was apparently
confined to Northern California.
Vallejo and Mare Island suffered much
damage, the loss at the navy yard being
estimated at $4,000. The naval
hospital was wrecked and the govern
ment- saw mill blown down. In Vallejo,
just acrosy the eiianneI, the loss runs
into theFthousapds. The general direc-
tion OF the vibration was east to west.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, March 81
Owing to the damage done by last
nights earthquake, work has been shut
down at the Mare Island navy yard
temporarily, and 1,700 employees are
idle.
Z A conservative estimate places the
damage at $500000. Only two build
ings in the'nayy yard escaped damage.
The hospital is cracked, from top to
bottom. Many patients received severe
schocks. The disaster may interfere
seriously with war preparations.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-03-31
MADRID CABINET.
Spain's "Honor and Integrity Must be
Kept Invioiate.

MADRID, March 3l.-The cabinet
council today lasted an hour and half.
Nothing definite is yet known regard
ing the decision arrived at. 1t is ex-
pected it will not be revealed until after
conference with the United States
minister. The impression prevails that
Spain will not agree to the proposals of
the United States. Senior Sagasta,
premier, today declared he "would do
verything possible to maintain peace"
but added, I'VE cannot submit to any.
attack on the honor or integrity of the
country"
MADRID, March 1880 p. NJ
The conference with General Woods
ford lasted an hour. The Spanish min;
listers submitted fresh proposals, which
General Woodford telegraphed to
Washington. Their nature was not
disclosed
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-03-31
Todsy's Proceedings in Both
the Senate and House Of
Representatives.
BAILErs OPEN CHARGES
Republican Conference Commit
tee Wait on the President
to Urge Action.
MONDAY THE CRITICAL DAY

WASHINGTON, March 31.-The belief
that there would be more stirring
speeches attracted thousands to the
capitol, but the House proceeded with
the consideration of the naval appro-
priatson bill.
WASHINGTON, March 31.-An excit-
ing incident was caused in the House
by Lewis, Democrat, of Washington,
who denounced the administration,
which, rumor said, was considering a
money indemnifcation for the murder
of the "Maine's" sailors. johnson, Re-.
publican, of Indiana, replied that be
despised this cry of war. A storm of
Kisses greeted this statement. He
declared, if Congress would keep its
hands off peace could be preserved.
WASHINGTON, d. c., March 81 -
Senator Lodge reported from the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations, the bill
directing the President to purchase the
Danish West India islands of st. Croix,
st. Thomas and st. John, or any of
them for coaling station Five mil
lion dollars is appropriated for the
purchase.
WASHINGTON, d. c., March 3l.-
Senator Frye, who reported yesterday
from the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions resolution, calling upon the
President for Cuban consular reports,
requested that his resolution lie on the
table until the committee call it up.
Chandler objected. Frye then moved
that the. resolution be re-committed.
Allen. of Nebraska, said if he could
have his way he would support the
erection Of a republic in Cuba with all
the land and naval forces of the United
States and force the construction Of an
independent nation over the ashes of
Spanish sovereignty.
WASHINGTON, March 3l.-Bailey,
Democratic leader, charged that the
refusal of the Republicans to vote for
the freedom of Cubans. was to give the
President chance to compel the island
to buy its liberty from the butchers of
Spain. He declared there was yet a
chance to avert war; Within forty
eight hours, he said, representatives of
the Cuban republic had told him all
they desired was recognition, SO they
could buy arms and ammunition, and
IN few months Cuba would be free.
When, IN conclusion, he declared his
side was for freeing Cuba without war,
il possible. but with war, it necessary;
the demonstrations from the galleries
was Overwhelming.