davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-10
New Use for Peanuts.

A new use for peanut Is developing a.
the peanut butter industry becomes
better understood. The product Of the
peanut answers in the place Of ordi-
nary butter for the table use, and is
said to be excellent for shortening pur-
poses, and for gravies, sauces. etc. In
point Of purity it is we'll designed for
the use of vegetarians who strenuous
ly object to anything animal. There is
already a considerable demand for this
butter substitute. and 1t is very prob
able there will be an enlarged market
Tor the nuts. At present the product
II the United States Is about 60O,0 900
bags annually. and that Of the world
is GOO. .0o0.0 900 pounds.-West Coast
Trade.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-10
Whore Fingers Are Clumsy.

The countries where the long finger
nail is most affected are Siam, Assam,
Cochin China and China. The ap-
proved length varies from three or four
to twenty-three inches. A SiaIlese ex-
quisite permits the nails on his fingers
to grow to such an extent that his
hands are practically uselesa. The ar
lstOcrats who affect these nails can
not write, dress themselves or even
feed themselves.
The Siamese hold the long finger nail
In the same reverence we hold the
family tree. Many of them never have
their nails cut from the day Of their
birth. On the first finger the nail is of
moderate length-three or four inches
while on the other fingers the nails
grow occasionally to two feet. The
thumb nail, which Is also allowed to
grow long, after reaching q certain
length curves around like q corkscrew.
In both China and Slam the owners
Of long nails wear metal cases over
them to preserve them, made Of gold
or silver, and jeweled. While long
udiAS 0IC AOS ACEiAOcu % ~
China, they are rarely met with except
ON fanatics and pedantic scholara
Among the fakirs In Hindoostan q
peculiar custom Is that Of holding the
hand tightly clenched and in one posi-
ton 30 long that mt last the nails grow
through the palm, emerging at the
back Of the hand and growing thence
almost to the wrist. When the wasted
muscles refuse to support the arm any
longer 1t Is bound In position with
cords.
In Nubia the long nail Is regarded as
indicative Of good breeding. The aris-
tocrats constantly subject their finger
tips to cedar wood fire to insure a good
growth.
The Inhabitants Of the MarQuesas
islands are among the most expert tat
tooers on earth. and not even the crown
Of the head, the fingers and the toes
are exempt from the needle. The
hands are ornamented with utmost
care. all the fingers having their own
pattern, so the hand would look ~
though incased In a tight-fitting glove
were It not for the finger nails Of enor-
nous length which complete the hand
edornment Of the wealthier natives.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-10

the carriage with him. Then I told the
littae fellow the story Of long ago and
Of the stewards kindness to me. "Now,
to-day" ! said, Il pass It on 10 you,
and remember. II you meet with any
one who needs a kindly hand, you
must pass It on to them"
II win, Dir, I WILL" cried the lad, as
he took my hand, and his eyes flashed
with earneStness.
II am sure you WILL" I answered.
reached my destination, and left my
little friend. The last sign had Of him
was the handkerchief futtering from
the window Of the carriage. a. II to
say: TT is all right. sir; will pass 1t
On."-Home and School Visitor.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-10
Ensiand's Ancient Wheat Fields.

England's Ancient Wheat Fields.
'The wheat fields Of England are the
oldest national industries in the coun-
try" says a recent English writer. "a
wheat feld thousand years old Is
quite a common sight In this country.
OF course 1t has not grown a crop Of
corn every year in the ten centuries.
but during that long sequence of ages.
In the fixed and abiding order Of this
land has been cultivated, with the pro-
duction of wheat as Its main object,
and 1t has remained as part Of the En-
glish granary from the days Of Edward
the ConfessOr until those Of Victoria.
Many Of the wheat fields are far more
ancient than this, but the record of
DOomsday Book is a practical voucher
for a period Of 1000 years. The custom
Of the Saxon cultivators, and the evi-
dence Of local names are proof of a
still greater antiquity Of cultivation on
some Of the best corn land; and beyond
the days of the Saxons lie the last two
centuries Of Roman occupation. when
England was the great wheat growing
country Of the west, and supplied the
population Of Rome with daily bread.
Perhaps the most interesting feature
of. our ancestral corn lands Is the small
degree in which their appearance can
have changed in course Of ten or twelve
centuries. Their area Is much greater
than In the old times. when villages
were separated by wide woodlands, and
only grouped and contiguous In natur-
ally open country. The early Saxon
times were not days in which men
cared to lay field to field. There was
plenty Of ground available, and Of this
the villagers cultivated and sowed with
corn as much as they needed fer their
years supply"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-10

A missionary at Tung Chow has in
vented a Chinese typewriting machine.
The characters number about four
thousand, and are on the edge Of wheels
about q foot in diameter. Twenty or
thirty wheels are required 10 carry all
the characters, and two keys must be
struck to make an impression. The first
turns the wheel. and the second stops
it at the required letter, which is then
brought down to the paper. The ma
chine Is complicated, but the inventor
Dr. Shemeld) hopes to make II more
simple. There are $4,000 characters In
the Chinese language, each represent
ing q distinct word. The 1000 in COM
mon use have been selected for the new
machine.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-10

Teacher-I want each of you to make
sentence, using the word delight" in
1t. Small boy (colored)--De wind come
IN de winder an blowed out de light
Philadelphia Ledger.
He-l wonder If that couple are mar.
ried. She-Certainly not. He-.How
can you tell2 she-why, they've been
talking to each other for nearly half an
hour.-New York World.
is this healthy portion of the
Slater asked a traveller In Arkansas.
wen, 1 should say 1t Is. There has
Deem nobody hung about here In three
months."-Texas Strings.
Mrs. sweet-Do you find it economi
cal to do your own cooking? Mrs.
Burnem-Oh. yes; my husband doesn.t
eat half as much as he did when We
had q cook.-Boston Traveller.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-10
aplor fora NOVEL
One offered Ready M lde for the Dee
perate Lioerator.

On. offered Ready Sf,de for the Dee.
perate Liserator.
A novelist In BostDn-do not laugh,
there are novelists In Boston, yes, ana
actually living here-ea1d to Us the
other day, 'If could only find plotr
Here is Q plot for him free Of charge
and the story IL true one:
In 1879 Q lady-a real lady-came
into Birmingham, England. with .
handsome equipage, and desired the
landlord Of the Inn to get her . hus-
band, being determined to marry some
body or other before she left the town.
The man bowed, and supposed her la-
dyship to be in q facetious humof. out
being made sensible how much she was
In earnest, he went cut In search Of Q
man that would marry . me LADY
without asking questions. After many
repulses from poor fellows who were
not desperate enough for such q ven
ture, he met with IN excise man, who
said he could not be In Q worse condi-
ton than he was" and accordingly
went with the innkeepef and made a
tender Of himself, which was all he
had to bestow on the lady, who imme-
diately went with him to one who gave
them q license and made them man
and wife, ON which the bride gave her
spouse 600, and without more delay
left the town and the bridegroom to
ind out who she was or unriddle this
strange adventure. Soon after she was
gone two gentlemen came Into the
town in full pursuit of her; they had
traced her so far upon the road, and,
finding the inn where she had put up,
they examined into all the particulars
Of her conduct, and ON hearing she was
married gave up their pursuit and turn
ed back.
Truly Q noble dame, one worthy Of .
full length postrait in the gallery con-
structed By Thomas Hardy.
Why did this noble dame offer her
self to fhe first comerf And why were
the respectable males Of the town so
Backward There was no hint Of scan
dal. Who were the pursuersf Did she
wish BY one sudden marriage to escape
one deliberately contrived and repug-
nantf Was the excise man q petty
fellow in spite of his abject condition?
DID she ever see him again7 Did she
ever regret that she had not braved
the world and lived with him? Per
haps the memory Of her apparitlOn
haunted him; perhaps It reused him to
doughty deeds. It's . pity that Mr..
Hardy has not accounted for her action
and her fate with his grim irony.-Bos.
ton Journal
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-10
AN ISOLATED RACE.
Amos Of Japan, Who Had Never Seen
Foreigner.

Amos Of Japan, Who Had Never Seen
Foreigner.
Mrs. Mabel LOomis Todd writes for
the Century. from personal observa
ton, an article entitled In Aino Land
Mrs. Todd says: In the summer Of
1896 as lay member Of the Amherst
College expedition which visited north
ern Japan TO view the total eclipse Of
the sur. l had the rare opportunity Of
seeing the absolutely primitive "hairy
Aino" Of that region. In the southern
portion Of the island, near Hakodate
and SappOro, and about Volcano Bay,
travellers have visited these shy and ST.
lent people. But several hundred miles
north are many Amos who. until TN.
summer of 1896. were strangers to the
members Of any race but their own or
the few japanese who are esta blishine
small fishing villages along the coast
The dwellers in the province Of Kitami
are too distant to be sought by visit
Ors; and a foreign woman, the Japan
ese officials Informed me, had never be
fore reached Kitami.
Skirting the rough western coast by
steamer, and rounding Cape SOya, the
eclipse party located at Esashi. which
must not be confused with another
town of the same name near HadOdate.
The news of the arrival Of strange
white foreigners spread quickly among
the neighboring villages. Walking with
stately tread. bushy- haired and beard
ed groups of Amos often passed the ex-
peditiOn headquarters, apparently look
ing for nothing unusual, and giving no
evidence Of curiosity. yet never failing
to see every foreign figure within their
range. Humbly accompanying their
lords. women and children frequently
followed. far less imposing than the
men. Somewhat larger. and apparent
ly stronger, than the japanese, al
though not taller, the older men are
actually patriarchal, with long boards,
and masses Of thick hair parted in the
middle. Many faces have a benign and
lofty expression.
Driven gradually through ages from
the south to Hokkaido, the Amos are
among the few races yet retaining, in
this Over-civilized world Of ours, an ut
terly unspoiled simplicity. Their origin
has never been satisfactorily traced.
but they were certainly In Japan long
before the present race Of japanese had
arrived. and names clearly originating
In the Aino tongue are still retained all
over the empire. Gentle and subserv-
lent to the conQuering race. 1t is evil
dent that they formerly held more ego
tistic views than now. even fancying
themselves the center Of the universe,
as is shown perhaps by an old national
song:
Gods Of the sea. open your eyes divine,
Wherever your eyes turn, there echoes the
sound Of the Aino speech.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-10
MY BAD LITTLE BOY.

O3d you ever see him, my bad little boy,
Down on the sands BY the scar
That Is his picture-my boys own self
With his big eyes smiling at me!
With his hands In his pockets, his h0
awry,
And his face all covered with tan:
Oh, he was a bad little boy-my boy,
Who never will be q mani
He kept me busy from morn till nights
lived in a Babel Of noise!
He would romp and play in the FsuShes'
way,
After the fashion Of boys-
He spilled my ink and he broke my pen,
had never q chance to write,
Till the mystical music Of winds and
waves
Had lulled him to sleep at night.
But once in a while he would come and
his curly head on my knee,
And watch the Sun King going down
To his kingdom under the sea.
And talk in his odd little way Of things
Too deep for my dulier ken
After the fashion of some little boys
Boys who will never be men,
Alas and alas for my bad little boyI
1t happened one summer day
That the light went out of the tired eyes
And the little feet Jagged on the way.
And just as the sun was going down
To his kingdom under the sea,
The angels came for my bad little boy
And took him away from me.
There is quiet now when want to write,
There is never toy on the floor.
Nobody teases the cross old cat,
Nobody pounds on the door.
Nobody loses or breaks my pens.
Nobody spills my ink:
/ have plenty of time TO read and work,
/ have too much time to think.
And l think as sit here alone tonight
In the shadowy silence and gloom
l would give the wealth of the world to
My bad little boy in the room,
To hear the rollicking ring of his laugh.
To see him among his toys,
Or playing at leap frog over the chairs
After the fashion OF boys.
l would give the world-for l miss him
To have him with me again!
My boy who has entered the silent ranks
OF the boys who will never be men.
And | think if an angel looked down to
His song would lose some of its JOY.
For all that was dearest in life to me
Is gone with my bad little boy.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-10

cha fsund Asfssk Q Df16dAse w3ehip
TIE haxxicAAe Of haS aEma.
And the banns shall b published
next Sunday" declared Tem. trtuR
phanhRy.
why such haster'
THAT may have q wife to look after
my interests At home" sald Tom, Oa1.
ing tenderly s& the sweet faes Eesfaaa
against his shoulder.
And Chancita, smiling contentedly
back at him. consented.-BoGooa Ho0k
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-10
M0.10.RkG Sold and guaranteed by all drug
sV-OoV gists TO CURE Tobacco Habit.

hassCWas that baby talk your wife
was talking as came in? Fogg-That
was mother talk; no baby 1 ever saw
indulged in such gibberish.-Bostop
Transcript
The Chaperon-You should never RIM
down your friend. my dear. The Chan.
eroned-No danger Of that: they can nil
peat me at scorching.-NewY York Even.
Ing Journal.
\ Doctor ito female patienD-You have
slight touch of fever; your tongue
naS thick coat Patient (excited.
N-oh' doctor, do tell me how it fits
Fact and Fiction.
histress-Now, you must always
weep weep Well behind the doors. Mary.
Nary-fes'm, trust me for that; IT'S the
omy way one can get the dust out of
ssht--Pick-Me-Up.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-10

Tho More Ladylike Method.
Edith-Do you think 1t wrong to ga,
'darnT
Bertha-Perhaps not, but when one is
vexed, instead Of saying darn"
think 1t more ladylike simply to knit
ones brow.-Boston Transcript
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-10
Bugs Save Lumber.

Prof. A. d. Hopkins, the entomolo-
gist ut the West Virginia Agricultural
Experiment Station. Is well pleased
with the result Of his recent trip to the
Black Forests, In Germany, where he
studied the insects to be found there,
and returned to West Virginia with mil
lions Of little beetles, which he turned
loose In the pine forests to make war
on the pine-destroying insects which
are killing the trees.
By the Introduction of this little in
sect, millions of feet Of lumber were
saved and the destructive insect was
almost extermlnated.-Pittsburg Dis
patch.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-10

One Of the most remarkable weapons
used by savage races In war or In hunt
Ing = ths boomerang Of the aborigines
Of Australia II b Of hard wood, bent
In q curve, and Ii from two feet to two
feet nine inches long by from two to
three inches broad. 1t has one side
CONVEX, the other nat. with q sharp
edes alorS the co0vexity Of the curve.
The ouxve varies greatly in different
instrumental. When to be thrown, II Is
taken In the hand by the handle (Which
has croas cuts on IT. and held up at
arms length over the shoulder. With
the convex edge forward and the fiat
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-10


He is strong who never does wrong.
Half the troubles Of life are tmaginr
ary.
wounded pride uses dignity for
salve
What will the fault-finding Christian
do In heaven2
When you let go the good work. the
devil takes hold.
The ascent Of man comes through the
descent Of Christ.
Don't Judge Christianity BY the mis-
takes Of its friends.
Cheerfulness brightens the gift and
beauties the giver.
The brothers blood stains the en-
trance to every saloon.
You can't afford to take any chances
with God and eternity.
Don't SOW your own opinions for the
wheat seed of the gospel.
Gods law for your soul is as unvary'
ing as His law for the sun.
The pure in heart see God because
they keep their eyes clean.
When He said, Follow Me-" He
meant all the way to glory.
Failing on your knees Is one way to
prevent falling from grace.
Judas Iscariot hangs out a red light
to every man who has money.
Every man you see on the street has
a soul for either heaven or hell.
Habits make ruts either for Gods
chariots or for the DEVILS wagons.
When Christ shines, others are not
seen. like the stars in the daytime.
The poorest possible use for q mans
brains Is to think forever about him
self.
1t is Just as much a sin to indulge
your eyes In intoxicating pictures as to
indulge your throat In whisky.
There is no worse fate possible for
man in this life than to be compelled
to live with a self that he does not re-
spect.
: There is that in q man which leads
even II 1t be only the compliment Of an
obituary notice.
No man is the sole architect Of his
own fortune. Even q prophet Noah
must have his carpenters to help him
In his ship building. Even q Solomon
must hire help Of Hiram.
In most lives the centripetal forces
abound over the centrifugal. Thought
and feeling revolve slavishly about the
self-center. instead Of generously tend
ing OF on lines Of sacrificing service.
Some people forget that they are bid
den to love the Lord with all their
mind. They are willing that their
hearts should be converted, but not
their wits. But God demands the
whole man.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-10

Clean blood means a clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets Candy Cathar r
tic clean your blood and keep it clean by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all
impurities from the body. Begin to-day to
Danish pimples, boils, blotches. black
heads, and that sickly bilious compile xion
by taking Carcarets-beauty for ten cents.
All druggists, satisfactioon guaranteed,
10c. .6c. 6Oc.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-10

Santiago de Cuba; the History of the
Beleaguered City" is the title Of an In
structive and entertaining article in
AINSLEE'S MAGAZINE for August,
which gives in brief the story Of Santiago
from the building of the city to the time
of our advance upon this stronghold of
Spanish tyranny and opprt ssiOn in Cuba.
The illustrations accompanying the text
are noteworthy.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-10
In de MaWufns-

De good Lawd hide me out er sight.
Fer dey got a ship th'ows dynamite.
En- blows you up laik a streak er Ieht:
En- de war won't end in de mawnip'l
De good Lawd keep me day en- night
FUN de ship dat come wild de dynamite
Or I'll 60 ter glory on a streak er light
En- de war won't end in de paawnin'i
Atlanta Constitution.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-10
Al He UNDERWOOD Ii

~ no OuQofDtOOO H
Benny" said the Sunday school
teacher, what IL your idea Of q hypo-
criter'
"A feller what pretends to think that
another feller's bike is better than HIS"
replied Benny Bloobumper.-Judge.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-10
Devotional Oxen.

In many parts Of Germany it is be
lieved that oxen fall ON their knees In
the stalls at the moment Of Christ's
nativity.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-10

rybody knows that Dobbins' Electric
Soap is the best In the world. and for 80 years
it has sold at the highest price. Its price Is
now cents. same as common brown soap.
Hars full size and quality. Order Of grocer. Adv
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-10

TalkativenesS has another plague At
tached to it, even curiosity; for praters
wish to hear much that they may have
much to say.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-10

A mans own good breeding is the best
security against other peoples ill man
ners.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-10

Most men remember obligations, but not
to be grateful; the proud are made sour
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-10

Mrs. Winsiow's Soothing Syrup for chill lren
teething. softens the gums, reducing inhAnima-
lion, alfays pain. cures wind collie, &c. bottle.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-10

Choice of Evils.
AT dinner we have to keep ND a
steady hOw Of conversation"
"Whyr
IF we don't Clara begins to recite
her graduating essay"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-10
COLUMN.
DEPARTMENT FOR LITTLE
COYS AID GIRLS.

sou.ethiag that vill Interest the Ju'
venile Nenlers Of Every 0ousehoSd
-QaaiaA Actions and Bright 6ayiags
~ May Cate and Cunnint ChilArsa.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-10
Love Changes His PIan.-

Love Chan6es His Plans.
Borchrevink, the Antarctic explorer
has Just got married to a young woman
In England and has put aside his nlans
Tor reaching the south pole for a time.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-10

Do your duty and do not sverve from
it,. Do that which your Conscience tells
yCu tO be right, and leave tie conso-
0zaoAaD T. Cd
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-10

Some astoss And the glare Of the
hsaAigAts more annoying than that 6
~ 6oodlg4tA
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-10

Never borrow trouble. If the evil is
not to come, it is useless, and SO much
waste; If it is to come, best keep all your
strength to meet it.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-10

Reading and conversation may furnish
us with many ideas of men and things,
yet it is our own meditation that must
form our judgment.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-10

Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Ysur Life Away
To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag
netic, full Of life, nerve and viger. take No-Te-
teed. Booklet and sample free. Addrea stss-
ling Remedy Co.. CHICAGO New york
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-10

Iss surprising how much q womal
can say about herself without telling
anything.