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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-11-08
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str,n~ = not needed to tie new pa
,er no which Is square in shape ana
Re-. . niece of tim attached to one side'
with a sharp prong designed to impale
tbe other sides as they are folded wnen
the pronR b bent fiat to fasten tne
sides.
combined tent frame and cot has
been patented having cross pieces at
tached to the uprights at each end OF
the tent to carry side strips, to wnfcn
canvas sheets are fastened to form the
cot. the height being adjusted by SID
ing the crosspieces on the posts.
For melting snow and ice on side
walks q Russian has patented q hand-
propelled roller, which b formed OF
two cylinders, the inner one being per-
forated, with openings In the outer one
to admit air to the fuel chamber, 70
heat the roller as It is drawn along.
A California woman has designed q
new "tea ball'' for infusing the water
In the teapot, comprising perforated
plobe with an open neck with hoaf-
ring around the neck to keep the ball
on the surface Of the water and pre-
vent the leaves from mixing with the
tea.
Typewriter operators win appreciate
A new Indicator for use on tabular
work, consisting Of a curved finger at
tached to the base Of the machine and
extending upward to the paper. show
ing at q glance where the carriage
must be set to write In the desired
column.
To protect glass oil cans from break
age a Minnesota man has designed a
case Of wire netting fitting the can
closely, with coils Of spring wire
threaded into the netting to stand out
at right angles to the side Of the can
and receive any sudden blow which
would otherwise break the can.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-11-08

;sWhere does zeS Smith stand in his
political viewsr asked a citizen of
Brambleville, referring to q late ar
rival in the town. Ozias Rankin had
been deputed to find out the newcom-
er's politics, as was the custom Of the
place. Mr.. Rankin was the model for
all B-smb;e ale in tact and diplomacy.
"well," said the commissioner. slow
". IL call him considerable liberal In
his ideas, and yet with a conservative
bias, as you might say. His ideas on
the tariff seem to be firm. He thinks
labor ought to be protected. but says
free trade would be good thing il we
could get 1t
"He thinks COLDS the best money, but
believes In bimetalism, and don't
think we ought to ask anybody's lief
to coin silver If we want to. Then he's
all for reform I should Judge, and yet
he knows things in Washington go just
about as he'd hive 'em, at this present
time.
"In fact" concluded Mr.. Rankin, q
reckon both sides have got real fair,
open chance at that young man. But
he don't stand anywhere. He'll keep
on the run betwixt the two parties, and
IL airy one Of you can trip him up, you'll
do more'p I could."-Youth's Compan.
ION
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-11-08
Au.v.red E,s Own Letter.

A certain young railroad man who
las charge Of a department in the au-
diting branch Of his company's busi
ness had occasion recently to dictate a
letter to the head Of q corresponding
department Of another road. There
was point In dispute between the two
railroads involving money and this
young official had taken q stubborn
ground that the other official was to-
tally at fault and advanced what
seemed to him unanswerable argu-
ments to prove it A short time after
he had forwarded the letter he re-
ceived a proposition from headquar-
ters of the other railroads which he ac-
cepted, and within a few days he be-
came the head Of the department with
which he had been In dispute. The
first letter he found on file ready to be
answered was his own on the point In
question. There was only one thing to
do. lie Immediately dictated an an
swer to his own letter. refuting and re-
pudiating its argument, and wound up
by a heated insinuation that the writer
Of 1t was an unmitigated donkey. OF
course, the letter was addressed to him
self and signed by himself. but in his
enthusiasm for the interests Of his new
employer he did not mind a little thing
like that.-Chicago News.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-11-08
AFRICAN LOVE CHARM.

A new peril seems to threaten white
men In South Africa They are In dam
ger Of being cut into love charms and
used to increase the marriage rate
among the natives. The nesh Of
European is considered by the black
inhabitants Of Natal as a charm pow
erful enough to compel the love Of any
unwilling maiden. When q young
black man loves q maiden and his love
Is not reciprocated he goes to p w1f"h
doctor and asks for To- ohilt.-z..-,~r
phlters of a mi'H .ency having
beeL tried, az N still re-
naming o. sing to love
her black sui,. h doctor, as
a last resort, prescrI---. ~. flesh Of q
white man.
Murders committed for the pv,sep-
sion Of the coveted white flesh, while
not common, occur from time to time.
News has ben received from Natal Of
the hanging at Harding Of a witch
doctor and his pupil for the murder Of
a farmer named Kay. The farmer was
dragged from his bed at night, and
after being stabbed several times with
an assegai his throat was cut and his
body left on the veldt. Part Of the dead
mans neck was cut away, and subse-
Quently found In the witch doctors
bag, with other medicines" The
head devil in the murder was q
witch doctor named Umtant. With
him was associated his pupil, Siba1-
weni.
Sibalweni had not yet taken his de
gree as a witch doctor, but was study
ing under Umtanti, who considered
him a promising pupil. The two were
helped in the murder by two men, who
seem to have been simply employees Of
Umtanti's college of medicine. These
two men received life sentences. When
Umtanti and his pupil were hanged
eighty native chiefs and headmen were
assembled In order that they might see
the execution and spread the news of
1t abroad among the natives. The ma
tives have had an idea that when one
of them has been arrested for a similar
crime he has not been killed, but SIM
ply sent to some far off place, where he
eventually died. The recent execution
was intended as an object lesson. Re
Gently little child, which was stolen
from its parents in the Barberton dis
trict of Natal, is supposed to have been
taken by the natives for the same pur-
pose as that for which they murdered
Kay. Umtanti, the doctor, who was
something Of a South African Charles
Peace, confessed to other murders
which had not been brought to light,
including the Chief Umshweshwe's
sister. His face is in keeping with his
character-crafty and cruel to degree.
His pupil, Sibalweni, also had repuls-
i've face, while the other two men,
| Conf and Umbmwa, who received
life sentences, have a pleasanter ap-
pearance.
A p0lice trooper. who discovered
Kay's body lying in the moonlight, was
SO unnerved by the CHASTITY sight It
presented, with gaping wounds and
clad only In a shirt, that he was unable
to sleep or eat for some time after, and
at light awakened his comrades With
! A>.AoI-AIc.d2n-M Mail
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NOPE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD
inll;um Sells for $3,25O an Ounce
Other High-Priced Mctals.

Gnliium Sells for $3,25O an Ounce
Other High-Priced Metals.
THE majority of people, when asked
to maine the most precious metals,
usually mention gold as first, platinum
proprietor of large assay and refin-
ing establishment in New York to the
writer recently. "If asked to name
others, some might add nickel and a
few aluminium to the list. Now, let us
see how near the truth they would be.
Gold is worth about $3.50 per pound
troy. platinum $13O. and silver about
$12. Nickel is worth about 60 cents,
and pure aluminium from so cents tc
81 to the pound troy.
I'VE will now compare these prices
with those Of the rarer and less we'll
known metals. To take them In al
phabetical order. Barium, the metal
which Dacy Isolated from It's ore,
baryta. In 1908. sells for $3.50 n pound
when 1t is sold at all. Calcium is
worth S1,SOO n pound. Cirium is a
shade higher; its cost is S16O an ounce,
or $3.50 per pound. These begin to
look like fabulous prices, but they do
not reach the highest point, chromium
being $4,000. Cobalt falls to about half
thu price Of silver, while didymlum, the
metal Isolated by Masander, is the
same price as calcium. Then comes
gallium, which is worth $3.50 an
ounce. With this metal the highest
price is reached, and 1t may well be
called the rarest and most precious Of
metals.
"Glucium Is worth $3.50 per ounce,
indium $50. iridium S65S a pound, jan
thanium s175, and lithium $16O per
ounce. Nldium costs $12s per ounce,
osmium. palladium, platinum, potas-
stun and rhodium being respectively
SG4O. $4OO, $3.50, $32 and $512 per
pound. Strontium costs $12S an ounce,
tantaum $144. tlurium 50, thorium
$272 vandadium $500. yitrium $144 and
zlncOnium $3.50 an ounce.
Thus we see that the commonly re-
ceived opinion as to what are the most
precious metals Is quite erroneous,
Barium Is more than four times as val
uable as gold, and gallium more than
162 times as costly, while many Of the
other metals mentioned are twice and
thrice as valuable. Aluminium, which
cost s. and 80 a pound in 1890, is now
produced as cheaply as are iron, zinc.
lead and copper."-Washington Star.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-11-08
he kingdom,

Divine discomfort alone leads to per-
'ect content.
The place Of prayer becomes the
bosom of God.
Pain and pleasure are vibrations Of
he same chord.
He who falls before Him will be
raised beside Him.
The greatest motive forces are the
ones that cannot be moved.
To jump down a mans throat Is a
poor way to get to his heart.
If our hands would touch humanity.
our hearts must touch heaven.
A mans power with men often de-
pends on his persistentcy with God.
There is much difference between a
man of sorrows and sorrowful man.
"A man is best known by what he
does when he thinks nobody is looking
at him.
There was more dancing over the
golden calf than over the two tables
Of stone.
He who looks up may miss the gilt
ter Of earth. but he will catch the glory
Of heaven
Death is the launching Of the ship
from Its stocks Of clay to its own ele-
ment, the sea Of Eternity.
We sigh for the martyrs testings and
neglect the petty persecution which
God permits as preparation for them.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-11-08


II am glad to see you. Percy" she
said, cordially. 1T has been a long
time since you were here"
Eyes, a long time" and then Kate
hustled into the arbor and bore him ofI
to the garden.
The next few days Barbara saw very
little Of him. Kate had him in charge
most Of the time, making poor-calls
wandering about the fields and garden
chatting Of the delights Of travel and
missionary work. But on the fifth day
Kate was obliged to go to her dress
maker. to try on an elaborate costume
she was having made for the mission.
ary meeting. While she was gone the
Rev. Percy Thompson found his way
across the lawn to the arbor where Bar.
bara sat knitting. She greeted him
quietly, and made room fer him.
II have not seen as much Of you al
hoped.S he began. graveAy, az he saa
down.
There's been so much going on" she
said.
Eyes, I have been trying to get q
chance to speak with you alone. but
this is my first opportunity. Do you
remember our last conversation-before
I left?'
She did not answer, but her needles
began to click more rapidly.
"It was in this very arbor, you re-
member. twenty-five years ago. asked
you to go away with me, and you said
that your father was growing old and
needed you, and that 1t would not be
right to leave him. Barbara, will you
go back with me now? Your father is
dead, and your brother Is provided for.
No one needs you here"
The knitting work fell to the ground
unheeded, and a warm. rich color stole
Into her face.
"But am getting to be an old wom-
an now, and you are in the prime Of
life"
"Ah, indeedr' quizzically; 81 am 45,
and you are 43; just the same difference
between us as there was twenty
years ago. Will you go back with meT'
But still her conscience made her de-
muir.
WOuiu uOt yOuuSeI WOIudu udhc
you happier"
IT want you, Barbara" said the grave
voice, growing earnest and tender. 'T
wanted you twenty-five years ago.
want you now. 1 shall always. VIII
you 90 back with meT
YES"
At the supper table that evening the
Rev. Percy Thompson looked across
at his host.
II believe l have not yet told you.
Richard. that Barbara Is going back
with me-" he said, composedly.
mo? You don't mean it?" and Rich,
ard Martin looked from one to the 9th
er in incredulous amazement- Then he
rose hastily and shook each Of them
by the hand. Il don't suppose 1t will
be Of any use to object" he said, jocose-
ly. Barbara is of age, and knows her
own mind. But, really, Percy, l con-
gratulate you. She is a fine woman.
She Is a fine woman, II do say It,"
And from her side Of the table Kate
looked across at Barbara and made a
grimace, and then went on calmly with
her meal.-The Princess.
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"Oh, you needn't talk" said the indig-
nant wife; what would you be to-day
II 1t weren't for my money. I'd like to
kccwY' II really don't know, my dear"
calmly replied the heartless wretch,
"but I'm inclined to think l would be
a bachelor" News.
Mr.. Hayseed (arriving at city hoteD-
1 s'pose I kin hear the gong here when
it rings for dinner. can't II Clerk-We
have no gong. We have breakfast from
six to eleven, dinner from twelve to
six. supper from six to eleven. Mr..
Hayseed-Jehoshaph How am I to
git time to see the city7HNew York
Weekly.
"You didn't fasten your essay with
blue ribbon, as you usually do" said
the editor Of the magazine. mo-" an
swered the contributor: my sense Of
harmony wouldn't permit II. This is
an article on the management of the
war. tied it with red tape."-Wash-
ington Star.
Casey-Phat7 Yez be's q hero iv tn.
var? PLY, yez niver lift home. Hen
nessy-Thrue. When OF see thin all
a-rushin' t tn front, eyther fer glory er
fer Doodle. sez OF to mesilf. "Hinnisy,
me boy, thrue heroism consists In self
DENIAL. Twill be Z yer honor t shtay
at homo an Lit tn other fellys reap tn
rewards" An % I sthayed.-Life.
How is Reuben doing at college. Un-
lie Sir' asked a neighbor. Splendid" /"
replied Uncle 81; hes been studyin'
Scotch. and they do say he beats al"
'.Scotchy "Yes. They calls it by the
name Of golf down to college. He ad-
dressed ball the other day at golf, an,
as far as can see, none O. the other
dancers was in it."-Harper's Weekly.
Barber Cnshing for compliment)-
Did Mr.. Stubbles say anything about
his visit to my place? victim-I think
he did; he said there was something
unique about your shaving. Barber
(delighted)-Did he now? Victim-Yes:
he said that while In the chair 1t was
borne in upon you in the strongest
manner that you were being shaved:
after you left 1t was impossible to real
ize that you had been shaved.-Boston
Transcript
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CHASED ~ a TORNADO.


i;nssne Outruus the wi.d 4. . wild
Burst Of Speed.
The time was May 30, 1873. between
and z O'Clock p. IN. The place was
Jackson County. Missouri. on the Mis-
souri, Central. between Lees Summit
and Greenwood.
was fireman and "Quiet Jack" was
engineer, says a writer in the Kansas
City Star. We called him "Quiet Jack"
because he never spoke unless it was
necessary In the line Of duty. He was
sober. careful and brave, and was reck-
oned as one Of the safest men on the
road.
On this particular day he was run
ming q special passenger train with
good engine and three passenger cars,
all full. We had stopped at Lees Sum-
NIT for supper, and moved out about
FIVE minutes before 6 o'clock. Some
rain and hail were falling at the time,
but it soon ceased. We were on q
down grade and were pulling along at
a rapid rate, under q light pressure OF
steam. We had passed DR.. Dunning-
toms house and the Elm Tree crossing.
1 saw Jack pull the sand lever. Then
he opened the steam pipe, turning the
steam into the somestack. thus
creating a fierce draught through the
fire box. The fire began to glow like
the sun at MONDAY, and the coal melt
ed away Hike snow shOveled into a
river. Jack then pulled the throttle
wide open, and the engine sprang for
ward like a hound let loose In sight OF
O deer.
conscience, manw said I, "are we
not going fast enough nowY Jacks
only answer was a Jerk Of the head and
a glance backward and another tug af
the throttle.
l looked back, and there, not oveA
twenty rods behind us. l saw what
made my heart bound almost out OF
nv body, and drew an exclamation Of
fear from my very soul.
A roaring. whirhng tornado was fol
lowing us, tearing up the tracks and
whirling rails, ties and earth high In
the air. And II it overlook us 1t would
set us of the track in an instant, or,
falling in that, would tear up the track
In front Of us and leave us a heap OF
burning, broken wreckage. The race
was fairly on. The stake was 100
lives.
For the first seven seconds the roar
ing, writhing monster gained on u.s.
.ancied l could hear the hOarse, cruel
laugh of the demon of the storm, and
zee his huge arms and red hands as he
tore ND the rails and ties and hurled
them toward us.
How fast one thinks at such times!
Each second seemed an hour to me
then. The race lasted fifteen seconds,
but to Jack and me 1t seemed the half
of day.
I seized the shovel, tore open the
ire-box door. and began pillng in the
.oal, scattering 1t with turn OF the
shovel over the surface of the fire, Just
,ast enough to make the best fire and
lot smother 1t.
At each push or pull Of the mighty
arms that urged the drive wheels
around we felt a new impulse given.
It seemed as II the engine was being
urged on by some almighty power to
still a greater rate Of speed.
The first half of that quarter mile
ace was past We could feel the
breath Of the monster as. not rod Be-
hind the last car, 1t came roaring and
earring on. Five seconds more and 1t
was two rods behind, and, oh. Joy, 1t
,weryed and left the track.
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Stroteey of q spen0thrift

A good story IL told Of a young man
who, besides being Of the spendthrift
order, is a mimic and can initiate his
fathers voice to a nicely. Not long ago
the young man wanted, without delay,
some money to pay bill, and he knew
that his father would treat his request
with cold contempt. Waiting till he
knew that his father would be away he
went to the telephone and rang up the
Office, calling for the cashier. The cash
Ter was Forthcoming, and when he was
at the other end the young man imitat-
ed his sire's voice:
II say, Blank, II that scapegoat son
Of mine comes around and asks for
500. don't give it to him. Only give
him $50"
The cashier promised that he woulo
fulfill the commands. Not long after
the son called at the office and demand
ed 800. He was refused by the con-
scientious cashier. and, apparently in
anger, the young man contented him
self with the $50. When the. old man
reached the Office there was a scene.
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A Romantic Career.

The recent death In Italy Of Giacoma
Naretti ended a most romantic career.
The son Of poor Italian parents. Naretti
learned the trade of a carpenter. and
went to Africa during his cointry's
early occupation Of that continent.
There his trade stood him in good
stead. He attracted the attention Of
Emperor John Of Abyssinia. for whom
he built a throne, called the throne Of
Solomon. 1t was a modest wooden af-
fair, but 1t excited the admiration and
wonder Of the dusky King. Later for
Emperor Menelek he built a royal pal
ace, and was then made a sort Of MINI
lister of public works. He married am
English woman. got rich, and lived in a
palace of his own.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-11-08
The Laughing Plant or Arabia


The seeds of the laughing plant Of
Arabia produce the same effect upon
persons as laughing gas. The plant at
tains a height Of from two to four feet,
with woody stems. wide-spreading
branches and bright green foliage. It's
fruits are produced in clusters and are
of a yellow color. The seed-pods are
soft and woolly in texture, and contain
two or three black seeds Of the size Of
a Brazilian bean. Their favor Is lit
tie like opium, and their taste is sweet;
the odor from them produces a sicken-
ing sensation and is slightly offensive.
The seeds, when pulverized and taken
in small quantities, have peculiar
effect upon man. He begins to laugh
loudly, boisterously, then he sings,
dances, and cuts all manner Of fan
tastic capers. Such extravagance. OF
gait and manners was never produced
by any other kind Of dosing.
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Lik, Finding Money.

The use of the Endless Chain Starch
Book in the purchase of "Red Cross
and "Hubinger's Best" starch. makes
it just like finding money. Why, for
only DC you are enabled to get one
large 1Oc package of "Red Cross"
starch, one large 1Oc package Of
"Hubinger's Best" starch, with the
premiums, two Shakespeare panels,
printed in twelve beautiful colors, or
one Twentieth Century Girl Calendar,
embossed in gold. Ask your grocer
for this starch and obtain the beauti-
full Christmas presents free.
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Tribute to a window-Garden.

Tribute to a Window-Garden.
Faculty" as New Englanders call
it, is a quality that generally exacts
admiration. The Washington Post
tells of an old colored man who recog-
nized 1t even in the beauty Of a win
dow garden.
The window was a mass Of sweet
meas in bloom. The mistress Of the
house was looking carefully at the
boxes and shipping Off few dead
leaves. The old man evidently per-
ceived that she knew how" but per-
haps he wondered how SO much lowell
ness could come from simple flowers
like sweet peas.
my Lawr!' he said, as he turne.
away. "ef some pussons was to plant
a jewsharp it'd come up a pianner"
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Catsrrh Cannot be Cured

With local applications as they cannot reach
the seat OF the disease. Catarrh Is blood or
constitutional disease, and in order to cure
1t you must take internal remedies. Halls
Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts d.
rectly on the blood and mucous surface. Halls
Catarrh Cure Is not a quack medicine. 1t was
prescribed by one of the best ply yscians in
this country for years, and is a regular pre-
scription- 1t is composed of the best tonics
known, combined with the best blood purifiers,
acting directly on the mucous surfaces. The
perfect combination of the two ingredients is
what produces such wonderful results in cur.
ing catarrh. Send for testimonials, free.
FIJI. CHENEY & Co, Props. Toledo. O
Sold by Druggists, price, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
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my husband that some
thing must be done. for
I was nearly frantic with
pain. Having read of
the wonderful cures
Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound had
performed. determined
to try it. I have taken
it and am happy to say l
am cured. l recommer
to- all my friends and 4
tire of telling the bene
have derived from its us
have you alone to thanl
my recovery"
Mrs. ELLEN FLANA-
GAN, 1870 Mountain ST..
Philadelphia. Pa. writes:
"DEAR MRS. PINKHAM
Three years ago / was
a sufferer from chronic
dyspepsia, was irritable
and cross. and can say
that after taking seven
Ao<x1ae of x,dio z pink