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The Portland daily press., 1898-03-18
AN OBSERVATORY AT YARMOUTH

AN OBSERVATORY AT YARMOUTH
The Yarmouth road will erect an obser-
vatory on the high ledge near the Var
mouth end of the line. The tower will
be about 25 feet high and $50 from the
level of the road and it will command a
very handsome view of Casco bay and
the surrounding country including the
White Mountains. The structure will
be called Highland Park tower, and it
will mark almost the exact site of the
old First Parish meeting house. Near
the observatory is pond and a grove
and short distance away is the vane of
the old church on Gilman's rock and the
famous ''bloody footprint"
The Portland daily press., 1898-03-18
Mrs. windows soorn,nE OF syrup.

mrs WinIows SooIhlns OF syrup.
Has been used over Fifty Years by millions OF
motbers for their children while Teething
with perfect success. 1t soothes the child.
softens the gums, allays Pain, cures Hmo
Colo, regulates the bowels. and is the pest
remedy for Diarrheea whether arising from
teething or other causes. For sale by Drug
gists in every part of the world. Be sure and
ask for Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup. 20 cts
a bottle
The Portland daily press., 1898-03-18

LEWISTON STRIKE WILL CONTINUE
Lewiston, March 17.-At mass meet
ing of the Androscoggin weavers held in
the Dominican hall this afternoon, about
The Portland daily press., 1898-03-18

OWEN, MOORE & co.
The Portland daily press., 1898-03-18
pERCAL.ES.

Our line Of Spring Percales should be seen before the
assortment broken An immense variety in all the seasonaoe
coors Very popular this for shirt Two grades
Sc and IL lie yard
New line Spring dress and shifting slesight and
medium colorings and Indigo blues &C yaro
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-17

Until l came to this country" said
an attache of a European Legation to
a Washington Star reporter, II never
knew or had never heard Of the Gus
tom which prevails in this country of
dressing the dead in the ordinary cAth-
ing. The custom therefore strikes a
foreigner as very peculiar. Through
out Europe the custom is to dress the
dead in what Is called the dead gown.
loose gown, or habit, as it Is called
in some places. This Is generally mex
pensive, though, of course, there are
some exceptions, and in these the
gowns are often very costly. The com
paratively inexpensive gown, however.
prevails. Marie Teresa. the wife of
the King of Austria, according to the
legends, made with her own hands the
gown in which the King was buried.
She also cut off her hair with her own
hands to show to the world that she
was widow. In many instances old
ladies have their dead gowns made up
for years before they are called upon
TO use them. l found the same custom
prevails in Ireland and elsewhere. IT
is matter that no one should criticise.
from the nature and sacredness OF II
but l am sure the ordinary European
Will never make any change in this re-
spect, and the dead gown will ALWAYS
rGmain in use."
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-17
CUBA.S INFANT WARRIORS
Boys of Ten or Twelve Who Fight WIN
the Desperation of Men.

Boys of Ten or Twelve Who Fight with
the Desperation of Men.
There are many children between the
ages Of 10 and IA in the Cuban army,
and they fight with all the deterinlna'
ion and desperation of men. When the
uc.nent for action comes they are fore
most in the ranks to kill or be killed.
As spies they have proved OF ines
Unable value TO some of the insurgent
.hiefs. One Of Gen. Maceo's most ar
lent followers was a young muatto,
barely Is years old. He was kiSed In
The last charge of the great leader made
before he met his own death. 1t was
20 him that Maceo intrusted some OF
mis- most important communications for
Gomez, and invariably the boy success
fully eluded the Spanish troops. He
knew every hill and dale, every planta-
ton and shelter IN the western prov
inocs, and there II was that his services
were most largely called into requisi-
ton.
At Rayamo there were found on the
deld of carnage at least dozen Of these
brave little fellows, each with the ma
Ghetto still firmly gripped, heroes
whose lives had hardly begun before
the bullet of the Saniard ended them.
That the Spanish method Of warfare
Is responsible for making soldiers out
If babes Is evidenced by the records of
Spain's Carlist wars. A correspondent
recalling the story Of the last Of these
struggles writes:
Il have, on several occasions, seen
Carllst and Republican troops alike flr-
hg indiscriminately on women and
children IN the coolest Of cold blood in
many cases, while both were heroically
engaged III stanching the wounds of
those dearest to them; in fact, the de-
,criptive power Of pen or pencil would
FAIL to convey any Idea Of some Of the
atrocities l have seen committed In
Spain in the name Of glorious war
''It is as though another chapter We're
being added to the fearful tale Of Crom-
wells Fencibles who. in the sack of be-
Ieagured cities. pitched babes into the
AIR and then ordered the soldiers to
>atch them on their bayonet points"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-17
THE DRESS OF QUAKERS.
Origin of the Peculiar Garb of ThiA
Peaceful Sect.

The dress Of Quakerism-that Is &c
say. the garb and speech which have
always been traditionally associated
with the sect-may well be treated
first, though not of the highest order OF
Importance because these go to form
the first tOften the only Impressions Of
those whose knowledge is confined to
what has been seen only. The use Of
the quieteSt styles, as was common In
FOx's day, and of garments differing
widely from the fashions of later times,
was part Of the strong protest which
the early Friends felt called upon to
make against the scandalous and Grim.
inal license of the Restoration period In
England, when the whole of polite"
society. following the lead of the buf
fOOn King Charles IL. seemed deter.
mined to turn into contempt all that for
which PuritHnism had stood, It's politics
and government, its morals and relig.
ion. In these days II will be admitted
by most of the adherents of the sect
that tho protest or testimony" as to
plainneSs of apparel is to be viewed
in the light of its higher meaning.
Not long ago a man In New
York published a book descriptive OF
what he called Society" in which he
attempted 10 show that II was neces-
sary for fashionable" people, in order
to maintain their position" fully, to
spend annually sum more than
enough 10 support the families of two
hundred skilled wOrkingmen for the
same length of time. and that the mis-
trcSs Of such an establishment was eX.
pCctcd-that Is. COmpelled-to pay S10,-
0OO for dress alone in twelvemonth.
Here are rich opportunities for the ex-
erciSe of the Friendly" spirit; not nee
essarly the old idea that persons should
wear a severely plain, unfashionable,
and very conspicuous dress, or even
that there Is any especial merit In so
doing. hut that expenditures upon the
things which perish should be direct
ed by justice, deliCacy. good taste and
common sense.-Popular Monthly.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-17
WHAT The Law DECIDES

The pardon of one whose bail bond
has been forfeited is held, in Dale W.
Com. Ky.) SO L. r. A. sos, insufficient
to relieve from forfeiture.
The right of a municipality to take
land as n trustee on the dedication OF
e, church lot or for religious purposes is
denied in Maysville VS.. Wood tKy) 3s
L. r. A. o3.
Discrimination In favor of non-resi-
Tents of a town or city by partial or en-
tire exemption from penalties for al
lowing stock to run at large In the
streets. IS held, in Broadfoot VS.. Fay
atteviIle IN. O. 50 L. r. a. 245. to be
constitutional.
An implied lien for unpaid purchase
money on conveyance of land which
ioes not preserve any lien is denied. In
Smith vs. Allen CWash.) 80 L. Il. \. So,
on the ground that the common law on
this subject is inapplicable to the con
ditions existing under the recording
laws and laws permitting the sale OF
land on execution.
The common law as to riparian rights
is held. in Benton vs.. JnhncoX (NashD
50 l.. T. A. 1O7. applicable to the estate
Of settlers upon public lands who ac-
uuire title from the government, as
against subsequent appropriations OF
the water and it is held that the doc
trine of appropriation docs not apply to
lands which have become private prop
erty.
An agreement fixing the minimum
price for harrows, made by the owner
If a patent with corporation organ
iZrd by rival manufacturers to take
title to the patents and license the
former owners to operate under them
and sell only at the prices fixed, is held,
In National Harrow Co. VS.. Hench &c.
c. App. Sd c. 80 L. Il. A. 800. TO be an
unlawful restraint of competition
which is not justified by the patents.
\ car labeled powder, allowed TO
stand so near n warehouse as TO deter
the city fire department from attempt
ing TO ertinguish a fire in the ware
house, is held in Hardman VS.. Mon
tana Union r. Co. &C.. C. App. 9th c. 80
l.. r. A. 500. 10 constitute ground of
Iapllltt On tHe part oi tne TtlIrodu colh-
pany for the loss of goods in the ware
house which would have been saved II
the car had not been there, although
there was IN fact no powder in the car.
The inclosure of lands which will re-
quire railroad through them to be
fenced under a statute is held, in Kim
ball vs. Carter (Na.), IS l.. L. 4. go to
be sufficient if all the lands in the pos
| session of the same person are inclosed
by any line of obstacle sufficient to shut
| In the land and set IT off as private
| property, although the land is leased
from different persons and the separate
| parcels are not divided by fences and
the incloSure IS not sufficient at all
times to prevent stock passing through.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-17
eouooL,no OUTSIDE SCHOOLS
r.,, Students
iermanS Good Time.

Tramp Students
.ermnny's Bands OF Time.
. bicycle tour last July ,h',c urc educa-
.,;ce feature of puoiie ,.a,v
our no. Germany which might VS.
iion .,,ad - in this country. W"
be i,nl nn. day at Goslar. on tne no Ths
riveu oue =, the Harz mountains
erh eus AZ our hotel was Dusy pr
p.or .,ng for the coming OF siav w;,b
Thev arrived the next eVen ~ sccom.
.,n,r knspsacks, on foot. anu In
'hel, -. three or four teachers.
pa, panisu ,aree dining hall, after their Do 10
the ,ais hrIos addresses were maze ~
aho ~ 80 ,hev sang Justify several pa
Tito and folk songs. 1hey Nsxt
~, eI, but orderly company ,nh,ic
norn;nr they gathered IN tne i,,or,c p
'i'oi n ,.., the most ancient his'oi'
.,.,n, IN the town. The eVeh's "
Dc" ,".anast which had there transpI,eu
rocounted to them, ana o'n.
s,nrs were sung in praise Oh T.,
,n.rland. We afterward saw haod 'nI
r.rIous excursions in the neis aro
spch companies of students .,o
80, v,,h in the Harz and Id tne
,n,-,.r,an forest. We learned tna'
go ,ourneys are an important Pai'
' % SohooI life. The pupils come some
,,uas from small villages, sohle'inl'
from the larger towns. Inc piopo.
route Is laid out weeks or even ihoia' .,s as
.ofo-.bond The pupils draw maps VI
-, ragion through which they are "
no0s Its features of geographlc' Ms
go literary and geological interest
are nolnted out TO them. Ihes ~
what they may expect to see anu n'"
to see II. oo,,,y
UsuaIIv each pupil makes n weekly
oo,,,.Ihution toward the cost OF the tfIp
.;u tho amount needed Is secured VI
onursa strict economy is pracnced anu
tho e.pense Is small. Often they sleep
in harms or In large halls, covered win
straw. They are instructed as 10 'hei
outfits. and each boy carries "nat no
reouires strapped on his Shoulders
rhav divide into several groups-ohe
orouo marching as leaders, anothel
bringing up the rear, ahothei d.
scouts. and so on. They study botany
natural history, the roads ana no"
they were made, the raising ana NOV
ing of crops and many other things
They visit the homes where men Ia
nous In war. government OF literature
have lived. They learn poems asso-
c.ated with places. From such jour
ney, lasting from three days to three
weeks. they return to their own COM
munlties with many new things OF IN
terest 10 talk about and much valuahie
information. They write essays on
their travels and observations. 1hls
outdoor study In Germany is consider
ed important enough to be made the
subject of an extended report in vol
ume just issued by the English educa'
tipu office
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-17
r>w. Ont ~ Old Corka,

A dolls house can be completely fur
nished with cork furniture for girls
aud all the toy animals a boy could
wish for can be made for boys All
the materials needed are some corks,
yarn, pins, toothpicks. paste-board and
a sharp knife and matches. To make
q chair take a cork and stick Eve pins
around the edge pretty close together.
Fasten the yarn until you cover the
pins to the top. Fasten the yarn on
the frst pin. Then weave In and oat'
back and forth. and you have made the
back of your chair. To make the legs
stick four pins at equal distances from
one another in the other end OF the
cork. Begin winding the yarn at the
top of the pins and wind round and
round one pin at time I'LL you reach
the head Of the pin, then over and back
again Then cross over the next pin,
and do the same till all are covered and
your chair is made. A sofa Is made
In the same way by using larger
cork. You can make a table by using
q large fat cork.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-17
IRON HEATED IN COLD WATER.
Novel Operation in Which Old . mithy
Theories Are Reversed.

Novel ODcrat1On IN W nlCh via
Theories Are Reversed.
Few operations look more like a mira
,le than heating piece OF iron TO n
cherry hue, or an even more dazzling
lncandescent, by thrusting it into a
tank of cold water. None of Herr
mann's Illusions could be more start
ling than this feat. which. as now per
formed. is a practical reality, and not
merely an entertaining trick. Hitherto
the blacksmith has plunged horseshoe
or other product of his art into a bath
beside his forge TO lower the tempera-
ture of a piece of metal which has al
ready been heated in the fire. 1t Is now
proposed to do away with the broad
hearth, the Goals, the blaze and the bel
lows, but to retain the tank and its con-
tents. Then, simply by lmmersing the
Iron therein, 1t will be quickly brought
to the desired temperature.
Over in Newark the other day. when
tests of the device were being made, il
was found that a railroad spike fully
an inch in diameter acquired a cherry
tint fifty seconds after 1t was dipped
into the cold bath, while a half-inch
screw bolt came to a white heat in
eighteen seconds.
The general arrangement Of this won,
derful apparatus is as follows: The
tank is about as big as a kitchen sink,
and stands on four legs. 1t is a porta.
BILE affair. Two carefully insulated
wires. proceeding either from a dyna
mo on the premises or from some gen
eral power and lighting circuit outside
are led Into the room. The positive
wire is connected with the metal lining
Of the reservoir. The other wire Is Sc
cured, by welding or solder, or other
wise. to pair of tongs, whose handles
/ are covered with insulating material
The negative wire Is long enough anf
flexible enough to allow considerohI,
movement by the workman. The lat
ter merely grasps with these insulated
tongs the spike. bolt, horseshoe or otba,
object which Is to be heated and dfns +
into the liquid. That's all. When If i,
hot enough he turns to his anvil an,
hammers the thing. or drops II whar,
another workman can pick 1t up. an,
then uses his magic tongs afresh +,
handle something else.-New yor,
Tribune
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-17
Scared tie Negro Mourner..

George w. Arberry, a motorman Of
Montgomery, Ala, fell Ill of the yellow
fever, and, 1t was thought, died The
body was put into a box which two ne
groes undertook to cart away and bury
on hill. The mule team ran away and
the box was overturned and broken.
When the negroes tried to fix things up
Arberry came back to consciousness
and yelled to know what was being
done to him, which caused the negroes
to flee as fast as their legs would carry
them. Arberry managed to crawl to
the nearest house. and, although nearly
dead from exposure, he recovered
eventually.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-17


Sewsate, London, was disns""
ordinary prison. Dec a >used 1DS, as an
to n Th,an aerlves its name from the cat ne
" which was attached n sman "e gate
in 'S 1ose by ENLARGED; 1hn S One was ereet@5 nsS
r.n,, @S USED AS prison for narSoI n II
ahn nA as early as 1918, but woa a'ons OF
gu ar" TWO centuries afterwor,, .epuiit
wbosn vNeou'ors Of Sir Richard WIZ ny the
n,npo e IS, statue with a cat Stood tdG'-nSton'
the n,ehe @ rili the time of its demo1,, ou IN the
uas we great . fire of London IN l.ion 1rno by
an accumuist5n1 fiSGIn.'rgcted, IT, but bccomtnr Il!
hetwdn' hce' was pulled down ana u neon
Steh r,o,S =, It's and 1850. DIR, nu rebuilt
Cd ed h. IN l'so, the interior wos During ing the
su sta-s ny fire hut shortly of,a mas destroy
d9SEgd so~n B., In 1857 the Interior i%a!Grward T1 re
81 % The reformatory systam pran adapt
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-17

efs were provided with three sets Of
knives. any one Of which was capable
Of severing several strands of wire at
a time. The five thousand of them were
supplied Uncle Sam on rush orders by
ave big New York firms.
Strange to say. the barbed wire with
which the Spaniards constructed sup
posedly invincible barriers around their
Cuban strongholds was originally pro-
vided by United States manufacturers,
and United States manufacturers af-
terward provided instruments with
which to destroy that same barbed
wire
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-17
LEFT ALONE

IT'S the fonesomest house you ever saw,
This big gray house where stay
don't call it living at all, at all
Since my mother went away.
Four long weeks ago, and II seems year
Gone home" 50 the preacher said,
An l ache in my breast with wanting her,
An my eyes are always red.
stay ont Of doors till I'm almost froze.
Cause every corner and room
Seems empty enough to friGhten boy,
And filed TO the doors with gloom.
hate them TO call me in TO my meals,
Sometimes I think | can't bear
To swallow a mouthful of anything
An her not slttin' up there
A-pourin' the tea an passin' the things
An laughing to see mo take
Two big Jumps Of sugar instead Of one,
An more than ny share Of cake.
I'm too big to be kissed. used 70 say.
But somehow / don't feel right,
Crawling into bed as still n mouse
Nobody saying good night.
An tuclinc the clothes MP under my chin
An pushing my hair back. 50;
Things boy makes fun OF before his
cLum-,
But things that he likes, you know.
There's no one to go TO when things sc
wrong
She was always SO safe and sure,
Why, not n trouble could tackle boy
That she couldn't up an cure.
There arc lots OF women. it seems to me.
That wouldn't br missed SO much
Women whose boys are about all grOwE
MP,
An old maid aunties, an such. u
can't make IT out for the life Of me
Why she should have TO 90,
An her boy I.ft here in this old gray
house,
A-nccdius an wanting her 50.
tell You the very Iouesomcst thing
In this great big world today
Is IL big boy II ten whose heart is broke
Cause his mother is gone away.
Toronto Globe.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-17
Como FIower-N,mes

some FlOwer-N Namee.
| In the st. Nicholas there Is an article
on Flower Names" by Ella F. Moeby
The author says: There IS many a fow.
ar's name that gives us quaint bit Of
history or folklore, or flashes upon US
n charming glimpse OF Its haunts and
associates. Saxifrnse. for instance, or
stonebreaker. brings up vividIy a pie.
ture of the places-the gray clefts or
crevices of the rocks-where we find IT'S
modest white flower. Rosemary, named
from the Latin words meaning dew or
spray Of sea, tells Of salt sea-marshes
sprinkled with the pale purple blooms
Most of our authorities derive the mari
gold from "Mary's gold" and 1t is SO
named in n herbal, or book about
plants, OF the sixteenth century
Other names give some striking char
acteriStlc of the plant Itself, as phlox,
| sisnifying flame. from its glowing masa
" color; and the anemone is the wind
flower. swaying, dancing bending at
every breath Of the wind. Pliny tells
a pretty story that It's buds open at the
winds call. The wOOdbine, or wood.
bind, is named from IT'S clinging
growth. Shakespeare seems fond of the
woodbine and makes Beatrice hide hey
self in a "woodbine couverture." Plan
tain and plane-tree are from n word
meaning broad; and tulip is derived
from the Eastern word for turban, its
sllken texture and gayly colored stripes
suggesting the Oriental covering for
the head.
Tho Qlu1tnliIS 1fff1n stUnrIl 10 90 II
ed probably from its sharp. sword.
shaped leaves; and the eglantine (dt
minutive of the French aiguille). from
its piercing, necdle-llke thorns Cocoa
nut is from the Spanish caco. or bug
bear. descriptive Of the queer, imnilL
little face at the base of the hairy nut
Nasturtium, which means "nose-twist-
err" gives picture of the person smell
ing the blossom and invOlutarily con.
torting his features from the stingine
and pungent odOr. Pink Introduces uz
to a group of words that at first sight
seem very oddly Unmatched, for this
daintily edged flower gets it's name
pink from the Dutch verb pinken, TO
nick out with a sharp instrument, as q
border Is pinked In notched scallops for
decoration. Charming pictures are
given by the sun dew" with It's spar
king leaves; the Daisie. or else the
eye of the day" as Chaucer calls It
from It's habit of opening at dawn; and
the asters are the stars of the field.
The exquisite blue speedwell and the
beckoning sprays of travellers Joy seem
to fling us greetings from meadow and
hedGe-row. The bright little heartsease
breaches content. and there Is q sort of
moral In rhe rough brushwood and tan
,led vines Qabrusca) and the kindred
adjective brusque. The old word teasen
neant to card wool, and hence we get
10Th tease" which Is a rubbing up the
'ur in a wrong direction, to speak fig
lratively. and teasel. a prickly. thistle
ike plant whose flower heads, when
Try. are sometimes used for raising the
zap on woolen cloth.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-17
On. of tn. Month. of pab,e..

Mamma" said little Clara, as she
leld a flower to her mothers nose,
does dis posy nell doodW Yes,
lear" was the reply; cant you smell
~ NO. l tan't," answered the little
miss; II dess my nose is deaf"
Tommy, aged 5, was out walking
with his mother one day, when he saw
a can labeled Dynamite" Don't 60
near 1t, mamma, or you might get kill
ed" said he, with the air Of one pos
sessing superior knowledge. That's
what the miners use to blasphems
rocks with
Mamma, why does big policemen
have nurses like little childrenT asked
6year-old Daisy. They don't my
dear" replied her mother. What made
you think they did?" Because" she
enswsrsd 4 - puI.e maids taking
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-17
SOLDIERS USED PLIERS.


Rcfore Them the Spaniards' Barbed
Wires Fences Lost Their Tsrrors
American Ingenuity cO-operated with
American bravery in providing a
unique weapon by the use of which the
much feared barbed-wire fence. when
surrounded Santiago. lost the greater
part Of its terrors.
This effective weapon is known to the
mechanical world as pliers. Five thou
sand of these wire cutters were provid-
cd the American army before the bat
lie of Santiago. and when the time came
to attack the Spanish stronghold the
advance guard welded 10-inch nippers