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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-11-22

One of the most familiar substances
low ramed in industrial connections is
graphite, and its differentiated uses
md applications are really phenomenal.
Not a single iron casting. says a writer
N Bradstreet, is taken from its sand
mould without the sand being first
.aced by graphite; not a gun projectile
s cast but the steel is melted in gra-
)hite crucible; not tool, not saw Is
made But from graphite crucible steel;
,very pound Of nickel, Of copper, Of
composition metal, of brass, Is cast in
some way the metal being reduced in
1 graphite crucible. Every printing
house. for the perfection OF its electro
types. Is absolutely dependent on graph
ite; every electrician and every de-
partment of electrical work comes un.
der the same tribute. Graphite lubri-
Gates friction ways, and 1t is notably
the most enduring paint pigment; the
electric light, too, would shine much
less easily but for graphite, the pro-
duction Of steel rails has an equally
Intimate relation to this mineral
Among it's peculiar characteristics are
its immunity from any effect by heat
and cold. the highest and lowest ex
tremes of either failing to influence it
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-11-22
ONE OF THE IMPORTANT FUNCTIONS
OF HIGH.CLAss NEWSPAPERS.

In presenting interesting phases OF scten-
tific and economic problems, high-class
newspapers frequently give Information OF
as great value In their advertising columns
as In those devoted to the publication OF
the principal events OF the day, ana when
the fame Of a product Is extended beyond
its natural limits into foreign lands. and
large demand created throughout Great
Br itain and her Colonies and the principal
sea-ports and cities OF Europe, Asia and
Africa, 1t becomes q pleasant duty to note
the fact and to tell of the points OF excel
ience Oh which SO great a success Is based.
We refer to the now world famed laxative
remedy. Syrup OF Figs, the product OF the
California Fig Syrup Company. The merits
OF this well-known excellent laxative were
first made known to the world through the
medical journals and newspapers OF the
United States; and Is one OF the distinct
achievements OF the press. 1t Is now W u
known that Syrup OF Figs Is an ethical
proprietary remedy, approved BY the most
eminent physicians everywhere, because II
is simple and effective, yet pleasant to
the taste and acceptable to the system. and
not only prompt In its beneficial ELECTS.
but also wholly free from any unpleasant
after-eff~cts. 1t Is frequently referred to as
the remedy of the healthy, because 1t ts
used by people who enjoy good health ana
who live we'll AMI feel we'll and are well
informed on all subjects generally, fnciud.
ing laxatives. In order to get Its benenciai
effects, 1t Is necessary to get the genuine
syrup OF Figs, which Is manufactured py
tine California Fig Syrup Co. only.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-11-22
rns poPes MAIL.


Hov 20 Address . Letter So that the
Holy Father Wall Open IT.
I met a prelate employed In the Va
tican the other day. and In the course
of our conversation began to deplore
my hard lot in having to stay In Rome
during the heat Of the summer work.
"Oh, well" he said, you are NOT worse
OF than we nre In the Vatican. NOW
that most of the employees are away,
we who are left have to work hard.
work. 1 exclaimed. "Yes. walk In
the Vatican gardens and count the
grapes of the Pope's vineyard"
do you know that every evening the
mail brings to the bronze doors OF the
Vatican an average Of 10000 letters
and newspapers, to say nothing OF tele-
grams? All the letters have to be
opened, sorted, and classified. while
the newspapers are read, and selections
cut or extracts made during the night
to be ready for perusal by the officers
of state early the next morning"
And where does the Pope come inY'
interrupted. 'They say he also works
30 hard"
"Much Of this work is submitted to
him, and he would read all the letters
addressed, 'Sanctitati Suae Leoni
Papae XIII. feliciter regnanti.' How
ever, as the whole twenty-four hours
of the day would not be sufficient for
the pontiff to even glance over them,
he only sees what Cardinal Rampolia
thinks necessary for his inspection"
"In other words he knows only what
they chooseT
"Oh, no; there are communications
which really go direct to the holy
father, namely, those through the diplo-
matists accredited to the Vatican. Still,
the most secure way Of having letter
read by the Pope is to address 1t as
follows: To His Holiness the Pope,
Prefect Of the Holy Rome and Uni
versal Inquisition.' as any other than
the head Of the church guilty Of open
Ing a documents so addressed Will be
communicated, according to a bull
promulgated by the Carafa Pope, Paul
w."
"And letters containing Peters
pence?" asked, inQuiringly, to which
I got no answer but an expressive nod.
London Pail Mall Gazette.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-11-22
How Mrs. Pinkham
HELPED MRS. G0ODEN.
- - ~. r,NkaAx no. 1s,z,,l

f,rrrrn TO MRS. rfNkHAh ~. a>ISS1
~ am very grateful to You for your
I;naness and the interest you have
taLen in me, and truly believe your
medicines and advice are worth moro
toa woman than all the doctors IN the
world. For years 1 had female trou Dies
and did nothing for them. OF course
became no better and finally broke
down entirely. My troubles began
with inflammation and hemorrhages
from the kidneys, then Inflammation,
congestion and falling of the womb
and inflammation of ovaries.
AZ underwent local treatment every
dav for some time; then after nearly
two months the doctor gave me permis-
sion to go back to work. l went back
but in less than Q week was COM
PEELED to give up and go to bed. On
breaking down the second time, de-
cided to let doctors and their medicine
alone and try your remedies Before
the first bottle was gone l felt the eff
fects of it. Three bottles OF Lydia Z.
Piukham's Vegetable Compound and
package of her Sanative Wash did me
more good than all the doctors treat
ments and medicine.
"The first remark that greets me
now is How much better you look! and
You may be sure never hesitate to tell
the cause Of my health. ."-MRs. 4. J.
GooDEN, ACKLEY, Ia.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-11-22
LARGEST FISH IN THE OCEAN.
Backing eharks Are Veritable Mon
atere of the Deep.

R..hin. eharks Are veritable Mon
sters of the Deep.
The biggest fish that swims Is knowA
by seafaring men as the basking shark,
from its habit of lying for hours on top
of the waves when the weather is calm,
basking in the sun. Scientific men call
this fish the rhinodon. They say its
extreme length is forty feet, but there
are plenty Of old salts who swear they
have seen "baskers" sixty feet long
Huge as the basking shark is, 1t never
has been known to attack man.
One came ashore off thf New Eng
land coast some years ago. and another
was beached on the California coast
near Monterey, In 1893. 1t was plump
forty feet long, and this lends color to
the sailormen's big stories, since 1t Is
hardly probable that the largest speci-
men in existence has been caught.
There was a time when basking sharks
were termed common" but that time
passed so long ago that they now are
counted extremely rare, and the au-
thOrities of the British Museum have
long made a standing offer of $1,000
for the uninjured skin of one. Prof.
Jordan, of the University of California.
who examined the Monterey specimen,
says that offer never win be taken. In
his judgment it would require labor
equivalent to the work of one man two
whole months to fay good-sized bask.
ing shark.
The mouth of the Monterey specimen
was of appalling size. Stretched and
propped open, 1t measured ten feet
from jaw point to Jaw point, and If its
throat had been Of proportionate d.
mensions the notion that fish could
not have swallowed Jonah would
have been exploded completely. A
team Of horses wouldn't have been too
large q mouthful for the Monterey
shark. No one knows what 1t weighed,
for there were no available scales to
weigh It on, but sixty tons, or less than
an ordinary locomotive. was given as
q conservative estimate. Loaded on a
specially constructed truck it would
have taken a dozen horses at least to
haul 1t over an asphalt pavement, and
more would have been required to
transport It over an ordinary country
road.
The basking shark Is not hunted ex.
tensively. because It produces relative
ly little Of commercial value. Never
theless, the Portuguese fishermen who
captured the one at Monterey got
three barrels Of oil from its liver and
SIX barrelfuls was tried out Of the
liver Of the basker captured ON the New
England shore.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-11-22

nit. the seat OF the Pharaohs for
:early a thousand years. and at this
ime the capital of all Egypt Here
we're the splendid temples Of Isis.
serapis and Of the sun, and the throne
vas now flied with a Pharaoh who
,ad overthrown eleven other Egyptian
Kings.
He was sitting in a cool portico OF
lis palace toward evening. The GRIM
son sun was blazing low on the hot
,ands of the desert. but cool winds
ripped with light feet along the dim
bling waves of the Nile and famed
Ia ting as they passed. He arose.
walked jrto an open court. when a
great shadow passed above him.
He looked up. and beheld with de-
light and awe an cage descending and
wheeling above his head. with some
hing sparkling In his talons. He look
ID upon the bird as messenger from
he sun. He lifted his arms for JOY.
lust then the eagle few down. drop
lng the glittering treasure from MS
alons into his BOSOM
1t was Rodolphe's jeweled slipper.
The next day Psammeticus issued
PROCLAMATION which caused all Mem
,his to wonder. Whoever would find
he mate to the Jeweled slipper, whiei,
he eagle had brought to the palace,
should be loaded with riches, taken into
he service of the kind. Rodoiphe
.eard the great news. She believed
hat the eagle was indeed a messenger
II the gods to point to her her destiny
30 she came to magnificent Memphis,
answer the proclamation Of the king
With one slipperless foot she ascended
he grand porticoes of the Pharaohs,
md stood before the king with down
.ast eyes, lifting her dress just above
Ter dainty feet-a perfect vision OF
,cauty. OF course. Psammeticus I'M
nediately fell in love with her and
married her and made her queen Of all
Egypt.
There was great joy in all the daz
ling temples of Memphis when the
carriage took place. There were dane
ng and music and strewings of fow-
RS. All Egypt was happy.-Hezekiah
cutterworth.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-11-22

There is no slavery so terrible as II
grow old and be continually lamentins
it.
Love should give wings to the feet
of service, and strength to the arms Of
labor.
There are impossible people-only
God knows how to take them or to tol-
crate them.
To pardon those absurdities in our
selves which we cannot suffer in 9TH
ers, is neither better nor worse than
to be more willing to be fools ourselves
than to have others so.
Nothing more impairs authority
than a too frequent or indiscreet use
of it. If thunder itself was to be con-
tinual it would excite no more terror
than the noise of a mill.
An unjust acquisition is like a barbed
arrow, which must be drawn backward
with horrible anguish or else will be
your destruction.
When God sends darkness. let it be
dark 'Tis so vain TO think We can
light it up with candles, or make It
anything but dark. 1t may be because
of the darkness we shall see some new
beauty in the stars.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-11-22
Lost j wells.

More than SOC, ,OOO. 900 worth Of Jewels
ire lost every season at American sum-
mer resorts. The greater number of
these disappear at the seaside, and it is
believed that comparatively small
part are actually stolen. At the vari-
Gus summer resort hotels every bulle-
tin board will be profusely placarded
with notices offering all sorts of re-
wards for the finding or return of miss
ng jewels. Last year the loss Of jew
.ls frequently amounted to $4,000 in
1 single instance At some of the most
fashionable resorts. such as Newport
,r Bar Harbor. the owners of very
.ostly jewels frequently take the pre-
.aution of leaving the gems in some
,afe deposit vault in the city and send
ng all the way to town for them every
line they are needed. That so much
ewelry is lost each summeris due to
he foolish display which is made of
such valuables on hotel piaZzas, the
sands, and even in the ocean itself
Chicago News.
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-...n nave all this to

.--sefy 60, oegan, '.ef you kin hold
out 'gainst mentionin' Devy's comm.
1t will be hard work for ye, Drusilly.
but it's the only way. Do you think
you kin hold that news over prayer
meetin' and Sunday? l tell you what"
he went on. excitedly, I'VE can just
have the whole thing happen right here.
meetin' an all, if you don't tell
Mrs. Gladden's pleasant face fell.
81 wonder If it'll be fair not to tell
the rest of the folks she began.
"You see, Devy'll be expecting a big
welcome"
Asahel GLADDEN. rose up in his socks.
"Drusilly, l have jest set my heart
on managin' the whole thing. Don't
you disappoint me. l never had SO
much chance as this in all my mortal
life. l always wanted to do seech di-
rectin' and managin', and don't you
disappoint me-
"What'll folks say when they find
we held that newsY' asked his wife,
much impressed, but giving up as usual.
They'll say you've come to years of
discretion: though 1 don't want to hurt
your feelings none. Drusilly. You can
take it all out fiXin' up the spare room
and Marindy's room. 1t air lucky An
geline hain't been down here yet-an-
other clear 'pintin'. Now hurry up
dinner and write Devy letter tellin'
him he must come right here an we
won't take no for an answer. I'll hitch
up the cutter an We'll go over to town
an engage Angeline for the whole en-
durin' week"
The two were as excited as children.
The letter had to be strong enough to
suit pa and was the labor of an hour
for Mrs. GLADDEN. ere 1t suited him.
Dinner over, they tucked themselves
into a green sleigh and drove over to
New California.
We'll stop on the way" said the
small and rosy man. Il feel so anxious
to get hold of Angeline."
"Oh, you doT' questioned the wife
demurely. We'll. as our Marindy de.
clares, her pas younger'n anyone"
Angeline Culver-Angeline Porter
that was-was visiting at old Dr. Nor
mans. She and Cissy Norman had al
WAYS been close friends. She came
den She was quite dressy and had on
a pink house sack trimmed with white
lace She had tied a little white fas
cinator over her brown waves
81 was 'lowin' to go over to Dennis
Daodna's next week." she said. in hel
soft, comfortable voice. but II yor
make a point of it 1 guess 1 can pu
them off,
Pa GLADDEN. was SO anxious that his
little feet danced up and down in the
snow.
"Oh, we want you real bad mex
week, Angeline! We been waitin' an
expectin' till we're set on 1t special
Do say you'll come"
81 believe pail burst If you don
come, Angeline." said his wife, "h'
gets so set on anything.
"WeU. l WILL" assented the widow
Il used to have good times at you
house when 1 was a girl. 1 never hav'
forgotten them"
Pa went thrC sh an expressive pan
tomime behind her.
"And pail fetch you on Sunda.
afternoon went on Mrs. GLADDEN.. IT
tie snow don't stay on he'll fetch yo1
in the buggy"
Afterward Mrs. GLADDEN. declafe'
that pa spent the happiest week OF III
life getting ready for that couple to b
reunited. 1t never struck his warn
and innocent heart that anything coul
go amiss. He piled up special WOO
for the parlor, he lowered around U
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-11-22

There are spots in the ocean where
the water is five miles deep. II 1t IS
true that the pressure Of the water on
any body in the water is one pound to
the square inch for every two feet OF
the depth, anything at the bottom OF
one of the "ave-mile holes" would have
a pressure about 1t of 1920 feet to
every square inch. There Is nothing OF
human manufacture that would resist
such q pressure. That 1t exists there Is
no doubt. 1t Is known that the pres
sure ON q well-corked glass bottle at
the depth Of 800 feet is 80 great that
the water will force its way through
the pores of the glass. 1t Is also said
that pieces Of wood have been weighted
and sunk in the sea to such a depth
that the tissues have become so con-
densed that the wood has lost its buoy
ancy and would never float again. 1t
could not be even made to burn when
dry.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-11-22
How to Get Through the Winter
Without q Cold.

This idea that many people have,
that winter is an unhealthful season, is
all wrong Winter is just as healthfu.
as summer, if people will take care OF
themselves. If you want to &C
through the winter without a cold
observe these few simple rules:
Don't overhead your house, anc
dom stop all ventilation. Sleep in &
cool room, but keep warmly covered
Always take off your outdoor wraps
when you come in the house, and al
ways put them on when you go out
And, lastly, just as long as there il
snow on the ground, don't go with
out your rubbers. This last rule il
the most important of all for two
colds out of three come from we
feet. The Independent.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-11-22

Little Boy Blue awoke one morn
50 cross that he wouldn't blow his horn:
He wouldn't even pay;
The sheep in the meadow, the cows In the
corn,
Were 1.-THE hatefulest things that ever
were born
They acted JUS so every dayI
With pie too sour and with cake too
sweet
There wasn't a morsel fit to eat,
And mammals feather fan
Broke JUS because it was almost split
He couldn't touch anything even bit!
He wished he was grown a man!
And what was the use of having schools1
He hated 'rithmetic sums and rules,
And joggerfry was mean!
He'd like to be king Of Cannibal Isle
And eat up people a little while,
And play with his savage QueenI
Vow what was the matter with Littl,
Boy Blue,
That he should make such a how-de-dO3
Now what was the matter, pray3
D listen to me and I'll tell you true
lust what was the matter with Little
Boy Blue
He got out Of bed the wrong way!
How to Make "Jacob's Ladder"
Take a piece Of writing paper abou,
three inches wide and nine inches long,
fold one end three or four times as
tightly and fatty as possible (see Fig.
ID; then roll the remainder loosely
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two bedrooms, he actually had his nm
ger in every pie and cake baked. 81,
went to the village store alone once o
twice, and. after the last visit. wore n
air of the deepest mystery.
Mrs. GLADDEN. stood this until tn
hour Of retiring.
"Asahelw she exclaimed. with Z
break in her voice. "Asahel. you neve
had a secret from me In all your life
did your"
The rosy man looked as guilty AZ b
detected in a crime. He saw her kind
ewes. and his voice Quavered.
Never before" he whispered. "bu'
I'm SO afraid you can't hold this ona
over Sunday meetin' I'm bound not ID
breathe it."
One dry sob brought him to terms.
ut air." he whispered, tiptOeing ovei
to her, at air that I telegraphed Il
Devy to git here on the Sunday altar
noon express.
Mrs. Gladden's attitude toward the
world on Sunday morning was the gos
sip Of the neighborhood for weeks Sht
suddenly assumed an air Of funeral
dignity, would converse with no ona
and stalked silently out after meeting
and climbed into the sleigh trium
phantly.
you've done it." whispered her hus
band, delighted. 81 didn't credit yot
with it."
After dinner the parlor hre was nt
the table spread for company tea, and
Pa GLADDEN. wrapped himself up to g
for Angeline He was SO happy hii
wife's heart trembled.
PA" she said. don't you set to-
much store by 1t. Devah may have
other intentions, and Angeline may moi
agree"
Don't you think it," declared pa
I "Angeline air hundred times prettiei
than she war. Devy air man; that
settles it all. Now do your part. I've
/ told you Jest what to say to her
Leave Devy to me. Men understand
men,"
He brought Angeline and her valises
back in an hour. Mrs. GLADDEN. re.
joiced in her womanly beauty. She
kissed her as tenderly as II she had
been a young girl when she helped her
in. Angeline's face beamed.
How nice you've made everything
for mew she cried. 'It Is like a home.
coming" Her face grew thoughtful.
"It makes me think of old times
friends"
"Well, Just settle down and make
yourself at home" said pa, coming in.
81 have to be gone an hour or two.
You and ma can have a good old talk. "
Awhile later he was stamping OIL
the falling snow on the platform Of the
station. A tall, bronzed man alighted
from the express and pa met him. SC
eager he almost cried over him as he
shook hands.
Alas. Alas! All pas finesse and
subtle phrases were forgotten. He was
as nervous as a woman. Finally he
refined in Dolly almost in sight Of the
house.
"Devy," he quavered, 81 always feh
SO sorrowful bout you an Angeline
Porter's break-off. You war SO happy
together when you was young. Devy,
I've got Angeline here. She air q
widow; she air a finer woman n you
could see in a days travel 1t air the
desire of my heart to bring you two
together"
The man beside him grew pale and
gasped, then he wrung the mitted hand.
Good Ma GLADDEN. came out to the
sleigh. She. too. had forgotten her
part. She had been crying and broke
down.
please 'scuse Angeline," she said.
brokenly, -"she Is there In the parl0r.
Don't you want to go in. Devah?
guess you needn't s"--
=-S'he tall m~- past ner, Ms own
welded couple left
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-11-22
save the Nickels.

From saving, comes having. Ask your
grocer how you can save lsc by Investing
&c. He can tell you just how you can get
me large 1Oc package OF Red Cross"
Itarch, one large lOc package Of "hubin-
GERS Best" starch. with the premiums, two
beautiful Shakespeare panels, printed in
:weive beautiful colors, or one Twentieth
Century Girl Calendar. all for Sc. Ask your
grocer for this starch and obtain these
beautiful Christmas presents free.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-11-22
How PeItnR IL LII hted.

Peking Is advancing. So at least one
gathers from the Peking and Tientsin
Times, which announces that a couple
Of gas lamps and three petroleum
lamps now illuminate the capital Of the
celestial kingdom. This unwonted de-
parture, however, is not due to native
enterprise. The gas lights are set up
in front Of the Russian embassy, while
the three lesser luminaries shine for
the benefit to the customers Of the
Russo Chinese bank. Throughout the
rest of the city wayfarers still have to
follow their noses as soon as darkness
vets In.