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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-31
SAWED Off HIS OWN LEG.
onaerful Nerve of Pioneer Gold
PrO0pOctOr.

.-onAerful Nerve of q Pioneer Gold
Prospsctor.
Few old miners have not heard OF the
'egleg mine, located in the vicinity OF
,eath Valley, which has been q legend
/ mining circles for nearly fifty years.
,umerous expeditions have been or
anized for the rediscovery Of this ia
aous lost mine. The originator Of the
tory Of q mayvelously rich mine locat-
nthe terra incognito Of which Death
,alley is the central point was Pegleg
smith. q famous pioneer lsng before
he discovery Of gold in California. In
lis earlier career his operations were
onAned mainly to the overland trail
IN which he was employed rs q freight
r and guide.
The circumstances which gave rise to
he sobriquet by which he was univer-
ally known was q most thrilling cpl
ode. While hauling a load of freight
,etween the widely separated posts OF
hat early day he was tolted from his
wagon, and falling under its wheels
lad his leg so badly crushed that 1t was
evident that his only hope Of life lay
amputatiOR. But he was alene on the
rail In the heart of the mountains, and
he nearest surgeon was at the military
,ost Of Fort Laramie, hundreds OF
niles away. He was a man Of iron
aerve, however, and did not hesitate an
instant after he had learned the extent
If his injuries.
With his jackknife and saw he per
rormed the amputation himself, ban
tagged the stump as best he could, and
in his crippled condition built himself
4 shelter and subsisted on the provi.
,;ions in his wagon until he was found
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-31
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A most curious and sluggish creature

A most curious and sluggish creature
is the tautawa, a nlne-inch lizard,
whose home is in New Zealand. The
little imitation saurian has the reputa-
ton of being the LATEST creature ever
created. He is usually found clinging
to rocks or logs along the shores OF rlv-
ers and lakes, and has been known to
remain In one position perfectly mo-
tionless for many months. How the
creature manages to exist Is mystery.
A naturalist who has given many
years Of study to some of the smaller
forms of insect life has discovered that
certain sorts of spiders are possessed OF
organs for which there seems to be no
use save to create sound. They are
mostly used when the little creatures
are alarmed. although the opinion Is
held by some that this is their means
Of calling to their mates. The alarm
idea, however has some support In the
case Of the rattlesnake, which Is pro-
vided with the means Of making its
presence known whenever an enemy
approaches. Whether the possession
Of organs for creating sound is design
ed merely as a protection or warning Is
a point to which naturalists are giving
careful and enthusiastic attention.
1T is common to hear people speak
about poisonous serpents," writes Il
zoologist. .'Serpents are never poison
ous; they are venomOus. A poison can
not be taken internally without bad eff
fects; a venom can. Venoms, to be eff
fectIve, have to be injected directly into
.he circulation. and this is the manner
in which the snakes kill. Their venom
taken internally Is innocuous. Another
popular error is the suppOs1tion that a
snake bites. Probably no creature In
the world provided with teeth and jaws
has SO little power of biting. The jaws
are not hinged, but are attached one
to the other by cartilage. Thus snake
-an have no leverage in opposing one
law to the other and could not In this
manner pierce the skin. The fangs are
driven into the flesh by a stroke, and
not by a bite. A snake Is harmless un-
less in coil From It's coils 1t throws its
head and body forward, and strikes or
books its fangs into the object aimed
at The entire work is done with the
, upper jaw, the lower Jaw having moth
| ing at all to do with It, A man strik-
ing a boathook into pier furnishes an
example Of the way In which a snake
strikes"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-31

"He had become a man OF wealth. A
the next election of deacons he was ons
Of the successful candidates. In future
we must refer to him as Mr.. Jenes. and
not as Bill.
"MY. Jones was most energetic dea
con- He introduced new members and
he persuaded old ones to attend more
regularly. He started a young mems
literary society AID a series Of Sa.ur
aay entertainments. He made the chap
el the most popular in the district; end
| then, at q New Years business meet
ing, he struck boldly for the jewels.
"The chapel was too small he said
in the couree Of an eloquent speech
site. There was but one such site IN
the neighborhood. They must secure
II before others did. He himself would
undertake the building operations
charging only what they cost him. He
would also purchase the old chapel
The net expenditure need not be very
great
"The proposal was well received
and a committee, With Mr.. Jones al
chairman, was appointed to cons'de,
the details. Their report was very
favorable, and at another business
meeting it was decided to carry Ouf
the proposal.
The necessary funds were sub
scribed or guaranteed Contracts were
made with Mr.. Jones. In the spring OF
that year the building operations were
hv "a autumn they
| were finished. The congregation re
moved to the new chapel. Mr.. Jones
purchased the old one at a high price
aud entered into possession.
And then" said, Il suppose he go
the jewels?'
BlancO Watson laughed.
NO" he said, he did not. He brok.
up the floor himself, counted the steps
due north from the tree again, ant
dug. He did not find the Jewels. Ht
counted the steps again and dug deep
er. He did not find them. Then hi
tried other places, but, although he KEEP
on until he had tried everywhere be
meath the floor, he never found the
/ jewels"
Why, what had become Of themT
Il cannot say. 1t is possible tina
when the foundation was being laid {
workman had discovered and appropri
ated them. Again, 1t is possible tina
there We're two trees Of similarly cu
rious growth, and that the one outside
the chapel was not the one Mr.. Jone:
first saw. Again"
And what has the story to do will
the public house? But l can guess"
"Of course you can. Mr.. Jones wa:
very angry with the chapel members
He considered that, by false pretenses
they had led him into buying the ole
chapel dearly and building the new on'
cheaply. He resigned his deaconship
and then sought q way to be revenget
on them. He found one. On the sit'
Of the old chapel he built a public
house-this public house in which W,
have sat so long. g."-Edgar Turner, il
The Sketch.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-31
DOG OPENED FATHERS EYES
Experience Of Man Who Had Se'
eral Growing DauGhtero.

Kxperieuce Of q Man Who Had Sew
eral Growing DauGhters.
1T Is quite interesting to be the faith
er of several growing girls" said one Of
a group of family men In the smoker
Of q suburban car.
YES" answered another one with .
shrug Of his shoulders, especially
when they all want new gowns at the
same time"
Il wasn't thinking Of that" said the
first speaker, 'but Of way they have
Of .tnkSng the wind ont - Vsur own
sails. It never occurred to mo until the
other morning that 1t was not to see me
that young fellows kept dropping In to
play cards and make themselves agree
able. tumbled at last but Il was my
hunting dog Jack thsk opened my eyes"
"Youf hunting dosr echoed the
crowd.
.Yes. l had heard Of nearly every
kind of l. plan for the communication
Of lovers except . dog. In this case
Jack became Cupid's messehser. These
boys borrowed the dog ostensibly to go
hunting, but have learned since that
tQey OlOn huOW Jun AAOAN
handle They tied Jack up over night.
and as soon as he got out In the morn
ing he made a bee line for home If I
hadn't seen the corner Of q paper stick
Ing from under his collar should never
have suspected the eagerness with
which those girls tried to head him on
from me-"
''He had letter for themr
mo, just q note asking the privilege
of seeing dear Miss Kate or Miss Sue
in the park for walk and a chat! Nice
idea Employing the dog Of the family
In q clandestine correspondence. 1 an
swered that note myself and the tive
girls haven't spoken to me since. Jack
Is tied up and I'm watching the cat
now, for I have no doubt they'll fnd a
way to circumvent me. e."-Chicagc
Times Herald.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-31
MARY LOST HER CROWN HERE.

as the knoll is called, was marked by q
throne tree and when that decayed
Gen. Sir George Cathcart, who fell at
Inkerman, replaced 1t with rough
fieldgat stone, on which he carved
with his own hands O crown. the
queens initials and the date Of the bat
tie. Later still, the Generals nephew,
Earl Cathcart, built this memorial.
which is Of red granite and repeats the
inscription Of its predecessor. It may
be that Mary's life was a failure, but
she has her recompense now. Her story
still greatly stirs the hearts Of men
and draws the sympathetic pilgrim to
such shrines as this; Elizabeth, success
full in life. is regarded afar of with
emotionless respect
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-31
For Working Men.

A winter garden l.: viii h the tired
workingman may take his ease Is
among the attractive features of the
Mills House. the handsome hotel for
the people. erected in New York by
D. O. Mills, banker and philanthrOpist.
The house is built In two parts, each In
the form Of a hollow square. with a
courtyard in the center Of each part
Each courtyard is fifty feet square and
aoored with heavy glass. which is the
skyliGht for rooms below. Palms will
lie placed about these courtyards, and
there Will be seats and tables. Above
the glass floor rise nine tiers Of win
dows, and over all Is q great skylight.
The walls rising above the courtyard
are entirely white. and at night are
starred with electric lights. There are
over fifteen hundred bedrooms in the
building, the uniform rate per night
for each being twenty cents. This in
cludes the privilege Of reading and
lounging rooms, writing tables, hot and
cold water baths, and tables where
games may be played. Each room has
at least one window looking either upon
the lhtO OhO VI tuS SOul
Windows looking on the court are
provided with grilles and lace curtains,
no window glass being used The rooms
Oh the outside Of the building have win
dows and curtains. The various floors
are reached by means Of elevators. The
rooms are just lnrge enough to contain
a bed and a chair. They are all separ-
ated, however. and are lighted over tha
partition, there being no nghts in the
rooms. Lockers in the basement allow
for the storage Of the effects Of the
guests The building Is heated through
out with steam and lit by electricity. A
laundry is provided In the house, an6
the men may, II they desire, wash
their own clothes. The dining-room II
in the basement and Is intended to fur
nish cheap meals Of good quality. Mr.
Mills wishes 1t to be understood thai
men who become guests Of the hOte
pay we'll for the accommodations they
get He declares that he expects thu
investment to pay financially. His OBJ
ject is to show that sclfrespecting mel
Of small means can be given fine accom-
modations at surprisingly low prices.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-31

Nine. Sarah Grand 10 writing . con
pie Of essays under the titles Of "Qn til
Choice Of . Wife" and ION the Ohoic
Of Husband"
A copy Of the irst eAitten u Shelley
Queen Nab" which was iheiuded l.
the Phillips collection, was sold j.
London the other day for somethin
over a hundred dollars.
Nine. Laura de MaupasssAt, who /
living . secluded and quiet life st Mic,
continually receives from authors r.
quests for permission to dranatise til
novels Of her dead son, Guy de MAJ;
passanA
Heine can have no statue at Dussei
dorf in this generation st least. Thougi
the citizens subscribed for the purpOs,-
the Emperor interfered, not caring t.
have the poet Of the revolution honore.
in his empire.
The vieafage Of Dean Prior, whers
Robert Herriek lived, has been partial
ly medernized and added to, but thu
main structure Is the same as In thu
days when the poet wrote his "Hesperi
des" within it's walls.
NJ. Jules Claretie, French academi
clan and manager of the Cemedfe Fran
caise, is writing a novel. dealing will
the Siege Of Paris. He served as Ma
tional Guard during that period. ans
his experiences will play part in tn
book.
Rudyard Kipling's new English hom'
is at rockingham, a quiet little Suisse,
village near the sea. 1t Is called "Th,
Elms," and is surrounded by beautiful
elms and lex trees. Here he leads al
active life In more than one way. TO
he is said to ride three hours ever!
morning and to walk from Ave to 81,
miles later In the day.
Sir Walter Besant proposes to har'
the first volume Of his Survey of Lon
dom ready early next year. Ever!
street In the County Council area ha
been walked through by Sir Walter q
one of his assistants, one Of them
young lady, and every building of an.
| Importance Is duly described, and .
great many are illustrated by photo
graphs.
| winston Cnurcnlll, autnoT oI on
Celebrity" has n short story in the Cen
tury, entitled by Order of the Admir-
al" 1t is described in the subtitle n
! n story of the times OH the strength, ap
parently, Of an imaginary and impossi
Bile filibustering expedition conducte'
| by an equally imaginary and impossib!
young woman. on behalf Of the suffer
ing Cubans. But the absurdity Of th
conception does not prevent the nara
tive from being racy and interesting.
/ Ibsen is not SO thoroughly welded t.
his realistic art that he has not his du.
dreams with the rest of us and han
kering for travel aud luxury. To
young lady who asked him what h
would do II he had million. he said
II should buy an elegant steam yach;
> with electric lights and all modern com
forts. with a crew Of 100 and a gran.
orchestra. Then I should invite twent.
/ good friends to travel with me. w
should visit many nne regions, but on
principal goal would be the island o
/ Ceylon, which must be, from all l hav
heard, the most beautiful spot Of
earth"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-31
OH. WOULD WE'RE A BOY AGAIN

Oh, would / were a boy again,
When life seemed formed of sunny
years,
And all the heart then knew of pain,
Was wept away in transient tears,
When every tale hope whispered then,
Ny fancy deemed was only truth,
Oh, would that could know again,
The happy visions of my youth.
Tis vain to mourn that years have shown,
How false these fairy visions were,
Or murnur that mine eyes have known,
The burden Of a feeting tear;
But still the heart VIII fondly cling
To hopes no longer prized as truth,
And memory still delights to bring
The happy visions of my youth
Mark Lemon.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-31
a FATAL SPOT.
lace Where Mary Queen of Scots
Lost Her Crown,

lace Where Mary Queen of Scots
Lost Her Crown.
Three hundred and fifty years ago on
he 13th Of May Mary Queen Of Scots
'tood on a grassy knoll near the village
4 Cathcart watching with feverisb
interest the movements Of three bodies
If troops about a mile of in the fields
-cund Langside. Eleven days before
she escaped from the castle of Lochlev-
On and now the day had dawned which
was TO decide whether she would ever
rule Scotland again. What the fates
had decreed is written at large in the
pages of history and that story throws
glamour Of pathetic romance round
the spot on which Mary learned her
doom. For many years Court Knowe," ,"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-31

The readers of this paper will be pleased to
learn that there Is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to cure in all its
stages and that is atarrh. Halls Catarrh
medical fraternity. Catarrh being o constitu-
rional disease requires constitutional treat
ment. H all's Catarrh Cure 10 taken internally,
faces Of the ystem, thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease, and giving the pa
and assisting nature In doing Its work. The
proprietors have 50 much ia th in It's curative
powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars
FOR any case that 1t fails to cure. Send for list
OF testimonials. Address
F. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75o.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-31

by some friendly Indians and taken to
IA surgeon The operation was a sue
cess, and In few months he resumed
his old calling. When the late Gov
.rnor Gilpin visited Oregon In 1870 -'43
Smith was employed to guide him. and
The Governor in his narrative records
the incident. After the discovery of
gold In the mountains of California,
Pegleg turned prospector and travelled
through the mountains from Oregon
to Arizona until he became noted as the
most daring and most thoroughly post
ed prospector and guide.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-31

Clean blood means a clean skin. No
beauty without it .Cascarets Candy Cathar-
tic clean your blood and keen it clean by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all
impurities from the body. Eegin to-day to
hanish pimples. boils. blotches. black
heads, and that sickly bilious compile ZION
by taking Carcarets-beauty for ten cents.
All druggists. satisfactioon guaranteed.
1Oc, ?5c Soc
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-31

Kase-Belle and Charley seem to bs
rather sweet on one another. Maud
sweet? why, they were out playing
golf adj the afternoon. Kate-But that
DOESN'T etgnify. Maud-It does IN their
.ase. They forgot to take the clubs
With them when they went out--Bos'
ION Transcript
4 visitor to the British Museum re-
ports that he saw n countryman stand,
ing before the bust of woman In a col
lection Of statuary. The woman was
represented in the act of co4ling her
hair, and, as the visitor came up, the
countryman was saying to himself:
mo, sir, that amt true to nature. She
She amt got her mouth full ct hair
pins. -BitA
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-31

it all troubles have gone. My monthly
sickness used to be so painful, but have
not had the slightest pain since taking
your medicine. 1 cannot praise your
Vegetable Compound too much. My
husband and friends see such a change
in me- l look so much better and have
some color in my face"
Mrs. Pinkham invites women who are
i'll to write to her at Lynn, Mass, for
advice, which is freely offered.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-31
RECENT INVENTIONS.

A handy kitchen implement is formed
OF a thin, fiat metal plate, adapted for
use as cutter with slots In the surface
to allow the passage Of vegetables
when the tool is used as a masher. n
curved handle being attached to one
end of the plate.
A New York woman has patented an
educational device In the shape of a
sand board which has flanges around
the edges and Is provided with glass
cover TO protect a design when once
trating geography.
Bicycles can be steered automatically
by new head, which has the ball race
ways slightly depressed In the front
and rear to form a seat for the cones
when In alignment and tending to re
turn them to that position when out OF
place.
Conical holes can be bored by a new
English tool, which has straight spin
die with n screw tip and pivoted
against the wall OF the hole by means
of screw on the side Of the spindle.
Sounds can be readily located by q
new instrument, which has large fun
mel pivOted on 4 frame over the head
with tubes extending to the ears tC
transfer the sound, which becomes
louder as the mouth Of the funnel turn:
toward 1t.
A new metal clothespin is formed oi
a single piece of spring wire bent into
two complete coils to form a clamI
when slipped over the line, the ends ot
the wire being formed into eyes to pre-
vent catching In the clothes.
A handy truck for moving barrel.
has a gripping plate secured to til,
front Of the truck, provided with cen
trail concave portion, which has teetl
along its outer edge to catch the barre
and prevent Its slipping.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-31
A RriendlY Warnins.

II have" said the traveller, ''pene-
trated into the very heart Of Africa's
burning desert and now 1 propose to
60 In search of the north pole"
WELL" replied his friend, ''as ar
African explorer you may be all right
but when you strike the arctic regions
you'll ind you're not 50 warm"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-31
One way Of Looking at It.

ut has been openly asserted" e1.
claimed one citizen, that that politt
:ian accepts money for bis influence"
We'll" replied Senator Sorghum,
"he isn't to blame for that. II people
choose to advertise his business for
aothing he can't help t."-Washington
star
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-31
In Italy.

Poor young girls in Italy are provided
with a marriage portion from q Gov
,rnment fund. The sum annually dis
.ributed in this manner amounts to no
.ess than $25, 900. To obtain q dowry
The applicant has to produce witnesses
Is to her good character, and she has
,lso to prove that her sweetheart has
1 trade, and that she herself has ne
means
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-31

Physician-Tw0 Of your ribs are
broken. your right arm is fractured
one Of your ears is missing and three
fingers gone.
Patiept-How Is the wheel2
without q scratch"
THANK heaven. Think OF wha'
might have happenedP
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-31
VisitOr-How's business?

lSltOT-I1OW . OucAhcco"
Boatman- Business! Why, there ain
no business since these ere bicycles
come inter fashion. Why they comes
down ERE, takes our fresh air as we'r'
celebrated for, and pumps 1t intel
blooming wheels and takes 1t ava!
with 'em.-Phil Mays Summer Annual
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-31
Unfortunate Patriotism.

Patriotism has its disadvantages. No
thistles grew in Australia till a Scots
man planted some seed out of love for
his old country. 1t was a very natural
but foolish deed. as now the thistle has
multiplied into millions, and gives a
great deal Of trouble.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-31

One of the illusions is that the present
hour is not the critical, decisive hour
Write it on your heart that every day is
the best day of the year.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-31

OF all teachings, that which persents a
far-diStant God is the nearestlt to ahSurdity.
Either there is none. or He is nearer to
every one of us than our nearest con
sCinnSnCSS of self.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-31

Life is a train of moods, like a string of
beads, and as we pass through them they
provn to be many -colored lenses which
paint the world their own hue, and each
shows only what lies in its focus
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-31

The first Of the conditions on which de-
pends our ncarness to the Deity is sin
ceTity. W. Must have hearty love for
the truth in every person and subject and
in every place.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-31

good Arabian horse can canter in
the desert for twenty-four hours in
summer and forty eight hours In win.
ter without drinking.