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Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-01-17
SANTIAGO Is CELEBRATING
The Announcement Of Granting Of Complete
Autonomy for the Province.

Santiago de Cuba, Jan. 16.-Mayor
Bacardi has received a cable dispatch
from DR.. Castillo, the representative of
the business men of this city, who ac-
companled Gen. Wood to Washington
announcing that complete autonomy
will be granted this province. The day,
therefore. is practically being observed
as holiday. The city is decorated
with flags and a mass meeting has
been held at which Gen. Wood was
warmly praised. Clubs have held meet
ings for the purpose of arranging an
ovation to Gen. Wood and DR.. Castillo
Continued on page 81
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-01-17
Privileges Granted American Fishermen.

Ottawa. Ont. Jan. 16.-The permis-
sion to United States fishing vessels to
enter ports on the Atlantic coast Of
Canada for the purchase of bait. ice.
seines, lines and all other supplies and
outfits, the trans-shipments of catch
and shipping crews has been renewed
by order in council. In former years
the privilege is made contingent ON the
procuring of licenses on payment of
$1.5O per ton registered tonnage.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-01-17

Boston, Jan. 16.-Orders were adopt
ed in both branches of the Legislature.
today, for joint convocation of the
Senate and House. Wednesday at noon,
at which time the announcement will
be made of the action of either branch
in the election of United States SEN
ator to succeed Henry Cabot Lodge.
which will take place, tomorrow. Sem
ator Lodge will then undoubtedly be
declared elected. although the Demo-
Gratis also will have a candidate.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-01-17
MAINE POSTAL CHANGES.

Washington. Jan. 16.-This special
service for change is announced for
Maine:
Onawa, from Henderson. From Jan.
l6. 1890. change base of special supply
to Greenville Junction. IL ms.
Carrie f. Kimball has been appointed
postmaster at North DiNmont
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-01-17
Gov. wolcoH's representative Will Meet Part,

Boston. Jan. 16.-Gov. Wolcott has in
structed Adjutant Gen. Dalton to go 70
Park square station. tomorrow morn
ing. to meet the Dingley funeral party
from Washington and express the SYM
Iathy of the commonwealth. There will
be a floral emblem taken to the de-
pot from the state, consisting of ivy
and American roses.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-01-17
Marlboro Citizens Seek Legislative Aid.

Marlboro, Mass, Jan. 16.-!At a meet
ing of the board of aldermen. tonight. a
resolution was adopted authorizing the
mayor to petition the Legislature for a
committee to investigate the contro-
versy between the strikers and the shoe
manufacturers.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-01-17
Enormous Sale Of Ripans' rabules.

New York. Jan. ia statement is
sued by the Ripans Chemical Co. shows
that the sales of Ripans' Tabules during
the year 1898 exceeded seventy mil
lions. and the sales in January are at
a rate exceeding five hundred thousand
day.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-01-17
Paymaster General Stanton RaiIys.

Washington. Jan. 16.-To the surprise
of his physician and friends Paymastsr
General Stanton, who has been suffer-
ing with severe attack of pneumonia.
last night rallied from the desperate
he had been in for three days
and may recover.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-01-17

York. formerly of Colby University and
Maine veteran of the Civil War who
has not been in his seat before this
session, came on to attend the cere-
monies.
Capt. Boutelle stated. this forenoon,
that he should go to Maine with the
funeral party.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-01-17
Gov. mcmi,Ian Of Tennessee ln.uuur,,sd.

Nashville, Tenn, Jan. 16.-Benton
Mcmillan was, today. inaugurated as
governor. Gov. Taylor delivered his
farewell address. Mr.. Mcmillan then
spoke.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-01-17
Senator FRYE Is Better.

Washington. Jan. Ex-senator Frye.
who is suffering whit a cold. is better.
to leave for several days.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-01-17

The jewelry store of Harvey D. Lock.
Amesbury, Mass. was entered. Monday
night by an unknown man and all the
repair work taken. Mr.. Locke is un-
able to give the amount of his loss
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-01-17
Receipts and Expenditures.

Washington. Jan. 16-Government re-
ceipts. Monday. were as follows: Internal
revenues $l210.7i2; customs. $507 .2Si: mis-
cellaneous, $ll3. .425 expenditures, 81 1898 ,00)
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-01-17
MAINE PENSIONS.

Washington. Jan. 16-The following
pension changes resulting from the issue
of Jan. ). are announced for Maine
Original widows. etc.-Amelia Good
ridge. Pride's Corner, 81.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-01-17

At the annual meeting of the New
York Republican Club, Monday night.
Chauncey NJ. Depew was elected presi-
lant
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-01-17
A PUBLIC FUNERkL
Will Be Held al 10 4. NJ, Wednesday, in Pine
Street Congregational Church.

of the remains of Mr. Dingley in Boston.
on Tuesday. they will probably be brought
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-01-17
me GREAT sAr1lE
Continued from page -

who has been against them publicly M
ana
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-01-17

Has cured millions. Will help you, If suffering
from Lung, Chest Kidney. Muscle or Joint affev-
tions Price 25c. All Druggists. Refuse substitutes
OF mfrs Saabury L johnson. N.Y. ii unoht&ina.is
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-08-02
Without Wages.

In all cities numbers Of men exist
who are willing to work without W. ges
Hundreds Of foreign walters In London
work without salary, relying only on
the tips they receive from generous pa
irons. Some of these men even pay
for the privilege. and find II profita BILE
so 20 do. Many Of the tOy-makers in
the hamlets Of Hungary and Bavaria
work without wages, their toll being
remunerated by free board and resi-
dence ON the estate where they live.
Here and there In the hop gardens Of
Kent. during the process of picking
are to be found respectable families
who offer their services without re-
.siuneration. and work well. regarding
the affair merely as n healthy holiday
outing. Some Of these folk occasionally
assist tired hoppers at their work, gen
erOusly refusing remuneration Of any
kind from the income thus augmented.
Scores Of solo singers give their voices
without fees Of any kind In the hope
Of securing fame and fortune in the
future by the efforts they are putting
forth now. Not a few music-hall mr.
tistes deem II advisable to work a
while without remuneration, when they
are desirous of making a name. con-
sidering that a place ION the boards"
Is worth more to them In the present
than any agents promises concerniny
the future.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-08-02
The Largest Bible.

In 1857 MindOn-min, King of Burma.
| erected a monument near Mandalay,
called the Kutho-daw. Then he built
700 temples, In each of which there is
| a slab Of white marble. Upon these 700
| buddhist Bible, a vast literature In it
self, equal to about six copies Of the
Holy Scriptures.
This marble Bible ia engraved In the
Pail language, thought to be that
spoken by Buddha himself 500 B. O.
Photographs Of some Of the Inscriptions
have reached England, and Professor
Max Muller-perhaps the greatest lin
euist in the world-has examined them.
But, alas for all this human ingenuity
and perseverance! II his majesty, Min
| don-min, thought to perpetuate the
| teachings Of the Great Buddah by caus-
Ing 1t to be craven on the rock. he nour-
Ished a vain ambition.
The climate of Burma is moist, and
| its effects have already wrought havoc
| on the surface Of the white marble.
and the photographs show n partial ef-
facement Of some Of the Burmese char
| nctpr6 II WHICH, luc uli tCAl 10 th-
| graved.
This Is certainly the largest known
copy Of any portion Of literature. Even
the National Encyclopedia Of China, in
5000 volumes, occupies comparative
" small space. To reach the other end
Of the limits Of the printers and en-
rravers' art we need only remember the
"Smallest Bible in the World" and the
diamond editions of Catullus, Tibullus
and Propertius.
To engrave the Bible Of Buddha Oh
the marble slabs in the temples Of Ku-
thOdaw must have cost many thou
sands Of dollars, but these sermons in
stone are easily outclassed by copy
of the New Testament, which. beauti-
fully printed. can be bought for 81
cents, and If carefully cherished will
last many OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Trav-
olQP
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-08-02

"A peculiar question of ethics has
arisen between a dry goods store pro-
prietor of Racine, Wis, and one of his
clerks named Vlasdislar Altman.
Altman took in dollar of 1904 in
payment for some goods, and got
$1,000 for the rare coin from a Chicago
dealer. Now the proprietor claims
that the coin should have gone into
his till.
"A new industry is springing up in
Northern MexicO-the sinking of wells
for salt water, from which salt is man.
ufactured for mining and domestic
purposes. One company has secured
| 120, 900 acres of salt water territory at
Camaron, 100 miles south of Laredo.
and has struck water containing IL
per cent. of salt, worth from one to
| three cents a pound.
| The kissing bug" (melanolestes
picipes) has no poison glands. accord
! ing to Professor L. o. Howard. chief
| entomologist for the Federal Depart
ment Of Agriculture. THE poison from
its bite" he states, "is probably due to
| pathogenic germs, accidentally carried
upon the little serrated beak. There
| is no explainable reason why the lips
should be the only portion of the face
ATTACKED"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-08-02

The amount of water required for {,
crop is enormous. 1t is said that {
crop of corn requires 16 inches of wa
| ter during the growing season, d
large portion of which comes from be
low. having been stored in the sol
| during the winter and spring. Every
pound of dry matter in wheat requires
800 pounds of water for it's production
Corn requires $50 pounds of water fol-
every pound of dry matter and oats
500 pounds. But for the large amoun,
of water stored in the soil and made
available for plants during the CROWN:
season there would be a deficiency il
| the supply If rains were the onl'
,Ource of obtaining moisture.
Every farmer should have Il hive o.
bees on his farm, even If he attache:
but little value to the honey. The bee:
are excellent fOragers and carry poilei
from one plant to another. In commu
mites where no bees are kept, ther,
will be found orchards that do mo-
bear, the cause being unknown. Will
a hive or two Of bees in the neighbor
hood would change the conditions.
1t IL estimated that so cents should
cover the cost Of q barrel OF apple.
from tree to market. If this estimat'
| is correct-and it is given by an expo
rienced grOwer-there is profit in ap
pies IL proper selection of varieties j.
made The trees should be picked Owe
and the fruit thinned out when liz,
trees are overloaded. and when mar
keting the fruit only the best shoui'
| he shipped.
The cost of producing ensilagi
should not exceed 81 per ton. Som
| farmers now shred the green corn fCI
| ensilage, instead Of cutting 1t. and thel
also use the shredder for reducing th'
| regular crop of corn fodder. The corr
| shredder thus serves the purpose o
| shredder and ensilage cutter.
The farm appears to be the openin;
/ for laborers, and workingmen in tn
| cities are sometimes advised to seel
work in the country. The fact is tina
| good farm hands are not numerous
and the man from the city would b
entirely out of place causing more los
by mistakes than his service would b.
| worth. Intelligent, capable farm nell
is what is required. Ordinary labor
ers can be easily secured without look
| 'ng to the cities for such.
| Now that the dry spell Is past, an'
! the prospect of abundant rain is goo'
| for the remainder of the growing sea
son. the new difficulty will be weed
and crab grass. 1t will be just as es
sential to cultivate against weeds as i
| has been to stir the ground to retain
moisture. Any farm that can be KEEP
clear Of weeds for two years Will thei
be free Of them comparatively. an'
the saving Of labor will be larsi
Item on the right side.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-08-02
KEITH'S THEATRE, PHILA.
Mirth. Magic and Melody Galore.

The entertainment at Keiths, Pnlia-
delphia. this week. the favorite thea-
ire of residents of this town, will be one
of the most remarkable ever presented
in Philadelphia. It will be headed by
Ching Ling Foo, probably the greatest
magician in the universe. He created
"A sensation in the Keith theatres
in New York and Boston, his
engagement exceeding that of any
specialist ever seen in those cities. Even
magicians have been baffied by his
feats. The theatres in New York and
Boston were crowded nightly during
his engagement. In Philadelphia. where
the entertainment lasts from noon to
10. 30. he will appear twice daily and. as
some of our prominent citizens have al
ready seen the act In New York. doubt
less many from this town will go to
Philadelphia during Ching's engage
ment. Fifteen other entertaining acts
will be furnished, including Robert
Downing in 1.-The Gladiator" and bio
graph pictures Of the Columbia Defen-
der race and other highly interesting
pictures. The biograph is exhibited at
3. and p. N.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-08-02
A SWEET REVENGE
"a Condition In which She Return

Aa Condition In which Che Returned
Clarenco's Letters.
"Oh, Eleanor, am 80 glad to fnd
1ou here. went up to your house. and
your mother said you had come here
to be fitted" and us Eleanor grasped
the speakers hand the dress-maher
crowned, for she didn't want the 1T Of
the nsw gown interfered with.
well, Daisy" said Eleanor, Il am
glad, too. for see by your eyes that
you've something to tell me-"
~Yas. This morning went over to
lss Kit, and ran hight up 10 her room,
~ we always do, you know"
YES" assented Eleanor
"And she was crying. All round her
On the floor were letters. I said, Nor
-, Kit, what's the matterr Every now
and then she would make a Vicious lab
Vt a letter and appear to be writing"
''Oh, Daisyi am almost wt1di I'm
- busyr'
"'What are you doingr I asked.
"'Well,' said Kit you know Clarence
and have had quarrel-and I'm glad
Of if-and here she sobbed the glad
dest kind Of Q sob-'and-and-he sent
all my letters back - and tho silver
bookmark-and the lovely pipe I gave
him with his name engraved on it--and
oh. Daisyi can't use any o: them
how can I3-and 70 I'm getting his let
ters ready to return. Fm-Fm correct
ing them and then she laughed ana
made another jab with her Dcn.
Correcting themr gasped.
'Yes-correcting them. You know
Clarence b a terrible speller. so I have
zone over each letter in red ink, and
made him see that 1t was intentional.
HumphI I'll bet he won't tell another
man he broke It of!
81 couldn't help laughing. but wasn't
It fine revengeT"-London Tit-Bits.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-08-02

Gss village. In Burmah, however. a. else,
where, We And that q priori dangers
are largely neutralized by ypractical good
sense. The fear OF outIasing public
opinion furnishes . powerful motive to
proprie4y ef life. The salvation Of the
Durme1se woman lies In the fact that
her home-life h always the center of her
hfe. 6he recognises that there are Ger.
tain restrictions on . woman's actions
which must be observed as long as men
are men and women sre women.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-08-02
Marriage in Burmah.

Marriage has no religious element in
Durmah. There 10 NO marriage cere
nony. Just as two men 60 into part
nership in business, 20 q man and wo-
man may enter into the marriage state
without undergoing any form. Cou-
pled with this very secular nonchalant
view Of marriage is the fact that facili-
ties for divorce are very great Az
mariass 10 merely q partnership, 20
&3veyce is . dissolution of partnership.
md may b obtained on demand by
satAW q - nortieo from the elders of
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-08-02

Statistics taken in France In rela-
ton to the smoking habit show that
within the last year the use Of the
cigarette and the pipe has found al
enormous increase among the women
Indulgence In the narcotic is no longer
confined to the secrecy Of a private
room, but It is freely INDUCED In before
the eyes Of all mep.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-08-02
lI5s7e
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RvEHGp6N

Inc air 10 clear at AreQuIpa, leru.
From the observatory at that place.
$3.50 feet above the sea. a black spot
one inch in diameter. placed on a white
disc, has been seen on Mt Charchani,
. distance of eleven miles, through q
thlrteen-inch telescope.
Travellers In Australia complain tha,
almost Only the trees In the continent
are eucalyptus. and they afford little
shade. rs they have learned to turn
their leaves edgewise to the sun. The
botanical gardens In the cities are, how
over, declared to be dreams of beauty.
The United States Department of
Agriculture has by experiments found
that the force of a growing pumpkin
tons. provided the weight Is SO placed
as not to interfere with the growth or
natural Development Of the vegetable
The French match factories are now
turning out friction matches which win
lgnite on any surface. but which are
free from the objections raised against
white sulphur. No smoke or odor y
perceptible in the factories. The in
nammable ingredients Of the paste are
iesqulsulphide Of phosphorus and chlor-
ate Of potash.
The extreme delicacy of many scien-
tific processes is indicated by the re-
port. Of Dr. Martin Flicker, a German
Investigator, that bacteria are affected
iayorably, or otherwise, by the charac-
ter Of the glass containing the water in
which they are suspended. Marked
A6erences in the behavior Of cholera
germs were noted, according to the
Kind of glass composing the vessels
used. The degree Of alkalinity i'm
parted by the glass to the water Is be-
leved to be an important factor IN
lhese experiments.
The discovery last summer Of. q re-
markable asteroid. since named Eros.
which periodically approaches the
earth nearer than any other heavenly
body except the moon, has led a Ger
man astronomer. Herr J. Bauschinger.
to suggest that Mars itself should
benceforth be regarded as an asteroid.
Instead Of as a major planet The
comparative smallness Of Mars mass,
and the great eccentricity Of it's orbit,
are adduced as reasons for consider
ing 1t as a member Of the asteroid fam
ly. II the asteroids once formed Q
single planet, as some have supposed,
then possibly Mars is simply the larg-
est existing fragment of the ancient
planet, which travelled an orbit lying
between the earth and Jupiter.
According to Prof. ]. Jolly. Of Trinity
College, Dublin, a skater really glides
about on a narrow film Of water, con-
dnually forming under the skate, and
assuming the solid form when relieved
Of PRESSURE He shows that the pres
sure under the sharp edge Of the skate.
along the short portion of the stee,
curve which IL at any moment in con-
enct, b great enough to nquefy a thin
nne OF ice. and this gives the skate Its
"bite." When the Ice is very cold, the
pressure is sometimes inadequate to
reduce the melting point sufficiently,
and then, as all skaters know, II is diff
Hcult to make the skates bite. For
very cold ice. Professor Jolly recon-
mends ''hollow-ground" skates, be-
:nuse the effective pressure increases
with the thinness Of the edge.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-08-02
Proof Wanted.

Razor all right. sir7" Queried the
barber.
Would you mind letting me look a.
ltT' said the victim In reply.
Certainly not, SIR" answered the
tonsorial artist. But why do you wish
TO see itT'
"Oh, merely to see If you hadn't made
! mistake in calling 1t a razor" replied
he other. II thought perhaps II might
De a piece Of old barrel hoop"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-08-02

The greatest pilgrimage to the holy
land are undertaken by the Russians.
II has been calculated that between 3d.
600 and 10000 Russians visit Palestine
every year.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-08-02

-"Out Of the 100 men composing
the Twentieth Kansas only eighteen
are of foreign BIRTH" according to the
Kansas City Journal. Nearly the
whole are Of Anglo-Saxon blood. and
Ia good many more than one-half are
the sons Of farmers"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-08-02
CHAPTER XIV.

simon Strother springs up from nis
norcb like a jack-in-the-b and comes
down again upon the packet. slarins az
his visitor. -,
.yThe buiks! the buiks! what do ye keL
ohoot the buiks7 I was main caTfui OF
them. The fire burned the kirk, but "
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-08-02

This would be . quiet, peaceablt
werid were II not Tor the movement.
- tie under 1eW.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-08-02

The land crabs Of Cuba run with
great speed, even outstripping a horse.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-08-02
Household.
RECIPES.
RECIPES.

Raspberry Dumplings.-Make a rich
biscuit crust: roll 1t out. and cut in
squares. On each put as many berries
as possible. sprinkle with sugar. pinch
the edges together and place in but
tered pan. Steam half an hour. put in
the oven for ten minutes and serve
with q hard sauce, to which has
been added a few spoonfuls of crushed
berries.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-08-02

Raspberry Vinegar. - Mash two
quart Of berries. add one quart OF
strong vinegar and let stand for "a
hours. Strain. add another two quarts
of berries. let stand as before. strain
and repeat a third time. Measure and
to each pint add one pound of sugar
Heat slowly to the boiling point. skim
"ool and bottle.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-08-02

Sauce for the Above.-Take two cup
fuls of the cherry Juice, stir into it a
heaping tablespoonful of cornstarch,
and bring to a boil in a granite or por-
celain kettle. Sweeten to the taste,
which will probably require from a
half to three-quarters Of a cupful Of
sugar.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-16
Magnolia Park Company.

The Real Estate owned by this Company consists of
1874 acres of land lying on both sides of the Harrisburg
Shell Road the handsomeSt drive in Harris County. 1t
also has frontage of miles on Buffalo Bayou, which
will soon be the greatest Texas Waterway TO the sea
Along the Harrisburg Road this land plated in lots and
blocks and the finest locality in the County for elegant
suburban homes. The regular size of lots is oX4oo feet
but the lots between the Harrisburg Road and Houston
G1A Lawn ana Magnona PafK RaiWay are 'oXZ4o Ieel'
FOR health and beauty this tract of land is unequaed in
the Coast Country, Magnolia Park has more Magnolia
trees it than any place on earth of the same number
OF acres and is popular resort for the best class of
HouStons people for pcnics, association and club eX
cuSons, and the place of all others in this County for
days outing Buy few lots now, build you home
and be near this beautiful Park Only IS minutes ride
from Houston on the Houston, Oak Lawn and Magnolia
Park Railway. For information see
CRAIG & FULLER, 5i4 Main St. Phone ago.