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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-11-21

SHERlFF'S SALF.-By VIRTUE o" A
writ Of Levari facias, to me directed.
will he exposed TO public sale at tho
Court House, OH Market street between
Tenth and Eleventh streets. In the city
of v Wilmington, New Castle county.
Stale Of Della Ware.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-11-21

SHERIFF"S SALE.-BY VIRTUE OF A
writ of Ais, Lryxri Facias, 10 mo lircctetl
will be exposed 10 public sale at ,hs
National Hotel, at Middletown, st
Georges Hundred, New Castle County,
State Of Delaware,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-10-12

briEg HIN dom I'll ask your captain
to make a sergeant Of you five minutes
later?'
Davis advanced to a stump q few
Feet away and knelt down and sighted
his rifle across IT. We who knew his
craftsmanship felt sure that his bulle,
would speed true. He took a long aim,
and we were holding our breath to hear
the report of the rife. when he drew
back. rose up and said:
IL can't shoot that manp'
The words were hardly out of his
mouth when the man in the tree fired
again, and his bullet struck down a
, lieutenant within FIVE feet of the briga-
dier.
You idiot, but why don't you shoot p
shouted the indignant general, as he
stepped forward.
1t is cold blood, sir-cold bloodv'
whispered Davis, who trembled in ev-
cry limb. and was as pale-faced as a
dead man.
you poltroon. you cowardv ragged
the general. Here, you man-cut the
stripes from his sleeves, and you, cap
tain, see that he is reduced to the ranks
on the company roll! He ought to be
court-martialed and driven out OF the
army in disgraceW
A soldier stepped forward and with
his pocketknife cut the chevrons from
the porporars sleeves. and Poor Davis
Sunk away in disgrace. Here was O
strange thing. A soldier who did not
n tn 70 v,rpt calf
be killed could not be induced to fire
upon the enemy. His soldierly quail
ties were such that he had been taken
out Of the ranks. and yet he refused
to carry out a soldiers first duty-to
kill. We could not call him a coward
no man is a coward who will face death
but we called him strange and Won
dered what was back Of 1t all. The
men Of the company fell away from
him. and in a few days he stood almost
alone. When we followed up the enc
my after Yorktown there was some
heavy skirmishing with the rear guard
Ambrose Davis was with the company
and upon one occasion, when the hun
dred charged and captured gun, he
led us all In the rush and was the first
man to put hand on 1t. After that we
said II was a case Of nerves." or that
he had a hereditary fear Of shedding
blood, and he was looked upon more
favorably.
We saw nothing more Of the Strange
ness" of Ambrose Davis until the battle
which drove Mcclellan to make q
change Of base. For half day our reg
iment stood in battle line, waiting to at
tack or be attacked, and during this In
terval our company lost two men killed
and three wounded. 1t required an ths
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-10-12

Utah is to have 4 gigantic electric
railway enterprise before very long
the Utah American and Foreign Devel
opment Company of London having
undertaken the development of n large
section of the country, through which
they intend to build an electric road
eighty-two miles In length. This will
connect Ogden, Salt Lake City and
Provo, Utah. The district through.
which the road will run Is said to he
very rich, both agriculturally and in
the line Of mineral resources. The road
viii reach Provo canyon, which forms
the only natural outlet for railroads in
that direction, and 1t Is expected that
steam railroad extensions Will be built,
the traffic being handled electrically
over the eighty miles of the company 5
lines The power house viii be located
between Salt Lake City and Provo and
three miles from the former, so thai
the maximum distance between thr
power plant and either cnl of the line
will he fortytwo miles The plant Is
designed for q, OO-horse power. There
are said to he very extensive iron and
coal deposits along the line of the road
which can be successfully developed by
means of electric power obtained from
the trolley feeders.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-10-12
PETRiFIED BODY
OF q Woman Pound by Hunters in
Missouri.

OF Woman Pound bv Hunter. in
Missouri.
Oscar Cobb and John Shackelford,
while hunting on DR.. F. Shackelford's 8
farm, near Fayetteville, In Hazel Hill:
Township, this county, discovered the
body Of a petrified woman. While trav-
ersing a smaIl ravine one Of the boys
found under the roots Of q tree, where
the water had followed out the bank.
what he supposed to be human feet On
investigation he discovered that they
were solid stone, and attached to some
unyielding substance. Securing assist
ance the boys returned and the tree
and earth removed, exposing the bod ,
OF nude woman in a perfect state OF
petrifaction. The discovery was taken
to Fayetteville. where II Vas measured
and weighed and viewed by hundreds
Of people The mold is that Of q volup
tuous woman. 5H feet high, and the
weight 2a5 pounds. The features are
perfect, face round and full, and II is
claimed could be easily recognized II
any one were living to-day who had
known her In lifa Dr.. Shackeiford has
owned the farm for fifty yeana. and no
one was ever buried near the spot. The
tree growing Immediately over the body.
however. places the date Of the buris,
at some rem0te'period In the settlement
Of the county. II not prior DO our present
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-10-12

was stO:minS at % when Davis sud
denly lifted his musket and fired. and
the retreating man flung up his arms
whirled about and sank down. Curse.
and groans followed. and Davis threw
down his gun and hid his face In hi.
hands and sObbed.
"A splendid shotr' cried the officer
"and II were your captain you would
be a corporal tomorrow
Davis had done q strange thing. W.
looked at him and wondered over 1t
The heat Of the battle was yet strong
upon us. but the killing OF the mar
seemed little short Of cold -blooded mur
der.
did l kiil-kin him?' asked Davis oi
man beside him when he could con
troll himself.
'Yes. you shot him dead, the pool
devil. Why didn't you let him gel
away"
You have all been down on me be-
cause I wouldn't KILL" moaned the
shooter, as he hid his face again.
That night we fell back to the Jane,
River. In the darkness and confusion
commands were mixed up. and 1t wal
night again before the company rol.
was called. Private Davis was among
the missing. He had survived the bat
ue-the retreat was unmolested-ii
alive he was bound to fnd his comma nd
within few hours. And yet he never
found 1t. When the returns were made
up his name was placed among the
dead. He had been disgraced because
he would not kill. He had nerved him.
self up at last to fire upon a human
target-and them We spoke his name
In whispers after that, and said only
good words for him.-Charles b. Lewis
In Denver News.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-10-12
Useful Hints.

Grease spots on a hardwood floor
ire sometimes obstinate. A little bak-
ing soda moistened and rubbed on
with n cloth will often remove them.
Another hint of this sort Is that II oil
Is spilled on a carpet prompt covering
with Indian meal will absorb and re-
move it. 1t is well to remind house
keepers at the moment that weak
solution of chloride of lime will re-
move peach stains from linen. the
stain does not at once disappear, long
soaking being an essential.
little warm glycerine rubbed IN
to the scalp with the fingers after the
hair is shaken out counteracts the ten
dency to dryness which is common TO
some heads. After SUCH treatment
there should be persistent brushing.
This dryness of the scalp is one 0f
the most prolific scources OF dandrun,
and any treatment that secures some
oil TO the hair will have tendency 10
mitigate the other evil as well. An ex.
ceIlent wash for the hair is made OF
rosemary tea, to which may De aooeo
a little whisky.
Where ii Is pecessary tnaS SAe
should be stiffened. sponge the surtace
with a weak solution Of gum ARABIC: %
with equal parts Of beer ano WateI!
and iron while damp, on tne "Eo"s
side.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-10-12
CHAPTER NNuI

:.
Egerton found that he could not lea We
London as soon as he intended, and Col
onel Callander's return further delayed
him.
Callander constantly sought him, as con-
stantly as he avoided Stsndish. The lat
ter soon perceived this, and relinquished
his visits to Prince's Place. Kensington,
although Gala oder continued to live al
the hotel in Dover street, where he went
on his arrival.
Egerton, meantime, betrayed to Paul's
keen eyes a remarkable degree of imra-
tience to get away. He was obliged to
wait for one or two introductions to the
local authorities In that part of Spain
where he intended to pursue his re-
searches, but so soon as he obtained these
he would start. He was evidently reluc
tant to be with Callander, Standish
thought, and counted the days until he
could turn his back on London.
This was a very trying time to Stan.
dish. He had an uneasy sense Of being
surrounded and played upon by forces he
did not understand and could not con
troll.
Unless Callander was absolutely In
sane, there must be some color of reason
under his sudden and extraordinary en-.
nifty against himself, and, seek as he
might in all the holes and corners Of his
memory, Standish could not find the faint
est shadow Of a cause, even for fancled
offense. Then, although not a little
ashamed Of giving heed to the whims Of
a young creature like Dorothy, he could
not quite steel his mind against the ef
feet Of her profound dislike and distrust
Of Egerton. What could have caused it
1t was provoking Of her not to confess al
her reasons, if she had any, to him.
Finally, that somewhat tricky fellow
Dillon was playing fast and loose" with
him in an audacious manner. At any
rate. he would bring him to boek q once
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-10-12

A line to Dillon brought that willy per-
sonage to Pauls lodgings in st. James
place one evening. soon after the conver-
sation last recorded.
Standish had returned from dining at
his club In as bad temper rs his strong
selfcontrol would allow to take possess
sion of him. He had an Irritating notion
that Dillon was the worst man he could
have employed, that he had not taken any
interest In the case, and had let any
tnreaa whlch might nave iea 10 ae,ec,iOh
sip through ms nngers. he nnd haruiy
taken on MS coat ana peguh 10 LOOK at an y
evening paper wnen Dliion was ushereo
"
'well," began Standish, rather impa.
tiently. 'T suppose that, as usual, you
have no news for meT'
"No. sir-not yet" returned Dillon. Civ.
ing n quick, searching glance.
''Tell me. have you tracked this scoun
drel, Pedro, through his wandcringsY
"Yes; have tracked the murderer, and
l can put my finger on him; but there is
no use In doing that till my evidence is
complete"
"Then why did You let Egerton under.
take this Wild d-goose chase to Spain p
"Why shouldn't II" with sneerinc
smile. Its just a play for rich lille
man like him. What he'll find out is
neither here nor there. He'll not find
Pedro. and he knows 1t"
knows it?" echoed Standish. What
do You mean"
THAT Mr.. Egerton was glad to get
away from the talk and the bother of this
wretched business, just to be quit of it
all, and so he has shown you clean pair
Of heels"
"Well. then. Dillon. I am still 10 lea We
matters in yonr hands unouestioned m.
til you are pleased to reveal all you
knowr"
"Just so sir II Won't he Ionp. but 7
cannot fix a time NAV got Mt what I
v,pnt to know to.morrow or neIt dav. 7
nav not bit II on for tbrce weets or a
month: but. sooner or later. III have the
whole story clear."
"no von ernect ps m he r.st,v sur.
nr,c.,d p
"WeT. 7 would ratber NOT saw sir"
.Hsv ,ou sa.n CoIon.I C.IIonder sine.
ia re.nrn S' ~ >~
"Yes. inst once"
.He is terribly hroten"
"Av that no 10 " and sometb,nc liz. :,
pleam Of comma ssion shot across bis hard
{.ca "IJa u;lI narar ha tho Samo man
again"
.u NJ
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-10-12
TyPewriting Barred.

Typewriter manuscripts are still
barred out of the House Of Commons.
For copying quill pens aye used, and
the paper employed is the same as
that manufactured for the departments
of the Government centuries ago. The
communications made by onr Governj
mept to those of foreign countries are
In longhand, although II Mr. Blaine
had lived there would have been a
change, as he wse making arrange
ments to introduce the typewrtter. /
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-10-12

nerve the .len could work up to stand
there and be shot Mt without firing "a
shot in return, but Davis showed no
more nervousness than any Of the rest.
When at length we moved by the left
flank for a quarter OF n mile and then
dropped down to open fire and hold our
ground, Davis was the man on my left
and as l loaded my musket l noticed
that he was firing high. Five minutes
later q lieutenant came creeping along
In rear of US and warning each man to
aim low. heard him cursing Davis,
and twice after that. ere we fell back
I saw the man firing into the tree tops.
The enemy crowded us back day by
day and mile by mile. and there was
fighting over every foot of the high
ways. We had fierce grapple at Fair
Oaks, and again at Savage Station. but
all l knew Of Davis was that he was
with us. II was only when weturned at
bay at Malvern Hill that I found my
self beside him again. He had been
three times grazed by bullets, and that
soldiers work. Our regiment was sta.
toned at the base Of the hill. strung
along in the bed Of dry creek. aud the
banks gave us protection and q rest fol
our muskets. As the enemy came
swarming across the open every man
was a fair target. I had fired three OF
four times when my musket fouled, and
as l waited to clear 1t watched Davis.
He was firing over the heads Of the
enemy by thirty feet Our position waa
one which could not be carried. The
enemy realized this at last, and the
battle began to die away. On our front
we had only dead and wounded men.
as far as we could see, and all hring
had ceased. when . man suddenly rose
up from the ground about q pistol shot
away and stood staring at rs. A thou
sand men shouted at him to come and
surrender, but after a moment he turn
ed his back and began moving away.
do not know why any Of the hundreds
Of men who had him In range did not
fire, but they did not. Some were even
cheering the man, when an officer OF
artillery jumped down among rs and
shouted:
"Shoot him-shoot him-why don't
some Of you bring him DOWN.
His words were heard by fifty men.
but not gun was raised. The officer
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-10-12

civilization. Those who have inspected
the petrifaction critically say that II
Is not an Indian. The only abrasion
or marks on the body are o hole in the
right side and a protrudins arrow head
on the left, indicating that death re-.
suited from the wounds. Several cttt
zens from this city have viewed the
body and claim that 1t is as perfect as
the work Of a sculptor. the toe and
finger nails being as distinct az those o.
living person.-Warrensbur (Mo.'
Cor. St. Louis Globe Democrat
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-10-12
SINGING SOldfera

A French general has inaugurated 8
plan of permitting soldiers to sing
when ON the march, q privilege which
has beep strictly denied until recently.
1t has also been arranged that any sol
dicr who can play on any Of the smaller
musical instruments shall be provided
with such instrument at the expense
of the state.-BostOn Traveller.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-10-12

8 : "atA SOLDIERS TARGET. .apr.
sEYEKEsHgH7HH@

ACH man. as he
signed his name on
the enlistment roll,
realized that war
meant fight, and
that fight meant
kill. This idea was
further drilled into
us In camp: 1t form
ed the basis Of the
cOlOnel's address as
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-10-12

MoIcsty is a charm which no beauty
5 complete without.
We generally find the new lenf we turn
blotted through by the records pre-
ceding il.
Some men count il gain to take dis
honesty from their hearts TO put in their
purses.
The sweetest pleasure is in impari-
ing it.
War is the high-road to peace.
War is the iron crown Of peace.
In war, stcrnness is truest kindness
Heroism cannot lie estimated by the
dollar.
He who can discourse philosophy in
he simplest language is philosopher at
cart.
1t is generally the man who is striv
ing to do right, who is amazed at the
opportunities to do wrong.
Some mon like to mistake the echoes
of their desires for the voice of CON
science. ,
What we call forces are only Gods
methods and they are as secret as He is.
"No man hath seen force at any time"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-10-12
Becomiqg Converted.

He-Do you believe there u any.
thing In the theory that one becomes
what one eatsY'
She-Well, yes I'm beginning to be-
ieve that there is. have noticed that
you seem to be particularly fond Of
sQuash.-Cleveland Leader.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-10-12

When a man desires to dress up, he
gets shave and a shine. II be desires
to look particularly fine. he gets q hair'
cut In addition.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-10-12

When q man is continually talking
about his troubles. his neighbors never
trouble very much about his talk.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-10-12

Some women attract attention sim
ply because they make no effort to at,
tract H.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-10-12

Genius is never commonplace, though
t deals with the commonplace.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-10-12
Gown AID Wenrer Mat.E

Nell-Was Miss Boodlerocks gow!.
becoming?
Belle-Wcll, Il was n good match fc.
her. 1t was rich. but exceedingly plain
philadelphia Record.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-10-12

In q woman's moved the arsa should
be Inst and the last druA
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-10-12

Loud conversation Il hardly necesl
sary, and frequently annoying 70 oths
era ~
The Advocate and news., 1898-06-01
Havana Feels the Blockade.

An Associated Press dispatch from
Havana, which was transmitted to Vera
Cruz, Mexico, by the steamer Lafayette,
reached the American public Friday.
1t was written May 9. 1t says that the
provision supply is sufficient to last
five months. Business Is at a complete
standstill. Everybody who can get away
Is doing so. Every effort Is being made
to strengthen the Notifications. The
city is comparatively orderly. Many Of
the smaller interior towns are being
evacuated. Jiguni and BayamO are
among the number. At Havana the
price of provisions is very high and
none of them are permitted to go to in
terror towns. Eggs cost 10 cents each
and a glass Of milk 20 to rs cents. The
size of loaf Of bread has been reduced
one-half.
The thousands of men from the cigar
and tobacco factories are being en-
ployed as far as possible on the i'm
provement of the Notifications. Still
the large number Of idle men cause the
authorities much anxiety Rioting is
expected when the blockade progresses
to the extent that they can no longer be
fed. People are apprehensive of an in
surgent victory, as they expect that a
terrible vengeance will be wreaked on
Spanish sympathiZers. Large numbers
Of Spaniards expect Spanish victory.
Whenever a few shots are fired from the
forts on the shore the people crowd the
roofs of houses and cheer wildly when
one goes near an American ship.
The Advocate and news., 1898-06-01
Troops Sail for r1anlla.

The City of Pekin and the City Of
Sydney, together with the Australia,
having on board about $500 soldiers,
sailed from San Francisco last Wednes-
day. The start was made about 4 p. m,
and the scene was one not easily for
gotten. The soldiers on the transports
cheered, the crowds on the shore gave
them an ovation, cannon doomed and
every whistle on the Pacific coast
seemed to be blowing. Crowds on ferry
boats and other craft OF every descrip-
tion thTonged the bay.
It was shortly after o'clock when
the vessels entered the ocean and the
sun glinting over the city gave the de-
parting soldiers last beautiful view Of
the country to fight for the honor Of
which they were sailing over 5000 miles.
When last seen the transport fleet was
steaming slowly to the southwest. After
the pilots were dropped the vessels went
ahead at full speed, and in six days, If
all goes we'll, they will enter Honolulu
harbOr and join the Charleston.
The three transports carried close to
$500 men. The expedition, which is
under the command Of Brigadier Gen
eral Anderson, consists of four COmpa-
MES of regulars, under command Of
Major Robe; the First regiment Cali
fornia volunteers, Colonel Smith; the
First regiment Oregon volunteers, Colo
mel Summers; battalion of fifty heavy
artillery, Major Geary; about 100 sailors
and eleven naval officers. The fleet is
loaded with supplies to last year and
carries a big cargo of ammunition and
naval stores for Admiral Dewey's feet
at Manila.
1t is not likely that any more troops
will go for a week. Other vessels are
being prepared for service rapidly. The
transports will keep company with the
Charleston after leaving Honolulu. They
will all have coal enough to steam at
full speed from Honolulu to Manila and
will arrive there about June 20.
The Advocate and news., 1898-06-01
Funston Says insurgents Are Weak.

Funston Says Insurgents Are Weak.
A dispatch from Tampa says that af-
ter being told that the troops would
not be transported to Havana for three
weeks Colonel Funston replied
"Well, we will not need to bother
much about the reconcentrados; they'll
all be dead.
Havana" he continued, "is provi-
stoned for several months. l should not
be surprised If General Blanco had plen-
Cy of food for his soldiers, and we know
he has plenty of ammunition. The poor
Cubans, however, have nothing, and
have had nothing for months. They
have been dying by hundreds every day.
and are, imagine, pretty well gone by
this time. Two weeks more, | should
think, would clean out the whole lot of
them. Not only that, but the rainy sea-
son has already commenced, and every
day we delay in going there is adding
greatly to the difficulties we will en-
States has not sent the army there long
ago; enough troops, anyway, to hold
base of supplies and take care of the
starving people in Cuba"
In reply to an inquiry as to whether
any reliance can be placed in the CO.
operation Of the insurgents he promptly
said:
mot the slightest We might in some
at the eastern end Of the island, but
none in the west; there the Spaniards
are too strong. The insurgents have
been cut down by disease and starvation
until their forces are small and ineffec-
tive. They can keep no promise Of CO.
operation. They can arrange no definite
plans for meeting, nor can they do any
thing of Importance to help the Ameri-
cans. They are, many of them, over
confident, and therefore unreliable. The
United States has to plan the campaign
and carry it on regardless of the insur-
gents"