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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-10-04

Curious but dangerous freaks of ma
ture frequently found in the deserts of
Arizona are called Sumideros by the
Mexicans and Indians. They are mask
ed pitfalls Of quicksand that occur in
the dry plains and are covered with
treacherous crust Of clay that has been
spread over them in fine particles by
the wind and baked dry by the sun
The peculiar properties Of the soil re-
tain allsthe moisture drained into them
after the infreQuent rains and allow
Il to be filtered to unknown DEPTHS. 30
that a man or horse or COW or
sheep that once steps upon that decep-
tive crust instantly sinks out Of sight
beyond the hope of rescue. The Sunni
deros are on level with the surface Of
the desert. There is no danger signal
to mark them and their surface can
not be distinguished by the ordinary
eve from the hard clay that surrounds
them. They occur most frequently in
the alkali covered flats, and are often
fifteen or twenty feet In diameter
Sometimes they are only little pockets
or wells that a man can leap across, but
the longest pole has never found their
bottom. A stone thrown through the
crust sinks to unknown depths, and no
man who ever fell into one Of them was
rescued. They account for the myste-
rious disappearance of many men and
cattle.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-10-04
FAMOUS OLD CLOCK.
that for go Years Has Regulated the
City Of Rouen.

that for go Years Has Regulated the
City Of Rouen.
Rouen, one of the principal cities o.
france, and the great seat of its cot
ton manufacture, possesses the oldest
public clock In the world. The great
Rouen clock has held its place In that
city for SO years. and Is the pride of
its citizens. Placed In 1889. 1t has been
running without interruption from that
day to this, requiring nothing except
cleaning and q few trifling repairs Of
Its accessory parts. The great clock
had 80 accustomed the citizens Of
Rouen to look upon its exactitude as a
matter Of course. that when. in 1872,
the breaking Of a wire prevented it's
sounding 8 O'Clock one morning, the
population was in q state Of consterna.
ton. The magistrates summoned the
observation-disclosures Petit-and re.
gravely with him. Until
l712 the great clock had no pendulum.
For 323 years 1t had no other regulator
than a 'foliot," an apparatus unknown
70 the majority Of modern clockmakera
The pendulum Tn clockwork was intro
duced in 1859, but SO well satisfied were
the people Of Rouen with the time
keeping qualities Of their famous old
clock that f1fty-three years were al.
lowed to pass before a pendulum was
snbs.;tuted f0f the ;:foliot" Equipped
with this new apparatus 1t has contin.
ned to this day to strike the hours and
chime the quarters
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-10-04
THE cnALIcE OF TEARS.

His small hands bore heavy cup
Along the garden way;
It was 80 brimmed with tears, he could
Not set 1t down and play.
AOh, come! The flowers are sweet,
And other little angels wait
The coming of our feet"
He slowly shook his dropping head.
And said In piteous tone,
II cannot play; my mother weeps
Because she is alone"
Their gentle, loving eyes grew dim;
They passed along the word
From one to one, until at last
A great white angel heard.
And, soon commissioned, he took flight,
Past cloud and moon and star:
Swiftly he winged his way to earth,
Where grievous troubles are.
And In the midnight hour to one
Whose cheek still bore a tear,
While breath came sobbingly, he caused
A vision to appear.
She saw her baby, tired and sad,
His fingers clasping tight
Her cup of tears, which he had borne
For many day and night.
He cannot rest" the angel said,
Nor run along the way.
He cannot smile till you have smiled,
And bade him sing and play.
"Oh, haste!' she cried. "Oh, haste, and
take
From him that cup of tears,
Let him be happy, and I'll bear
Unwept my lonely years"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-10-04
Conversation Without words,

The traveller in a foreign land Is moi
necessary helpless because he does not
know the language. Nor was a CORE
spondent Of the Chicago Record, who
admits that when he entered Italy his
nine words Of French and fifteen words
of German were of no great use 70
him. He says:
In Genoa 1 went into a photogra.
piers shop and selected a dozen pho
tographs.-
1 poGted at the photographs and
looked at him enquiringly, which
meant, How -muchf'
He nodded his head and wrote "a
On slip of paper.
1 nodded, signifying. Il VIII take
them."s.s
He walked over to a calendar hang
ing on the wall and pointed to %; then
he Eafked back and picked d, tAs- tAs-ppfo- ppfo-
tographs and shook his head, which
clearly meant that he could not allow
would have others printed by the 10th.
Thereupon pointed to 25 on the cal
edar and said, Roma" which meant
that | should depart for Rome on that
date.
He nodded and then pointed to 80
and asked, 'Eh?" which meant, "Shau
you be in Rome until the 3OthY"
l nodded violently.
'Hotel?' he asked.
wrote my Rome address on a slip Of
paper.
''Poste." he explained.
Then 1 departed. Ordinarily a shop
per selecting a dozen photographs to
he printed to order and forwarded to
him at the next town, would spend ten
minutes or more in making inquiries
and giving directions. Our total of
eonversation was just five words.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-10-04
The Crv OF the Little PEOPLES.

The Cry or tho Little Peoples.
The cry of the little peoples went up to
God In vain:
The Czech, and the Pole, and the Finn,
and the schleswig Dane.
We ask but a little portion Of the green
and ancient earth;
Only to SOW and sing and reap in the
land OF our birth.
We ask not coaling stations, nor ports In
the China seas,
We leave to the big child nations such
rivalries as these.
We have learned the lesson of time, and
we know three things Of worth:
Only to SOW and sing and reap in the land
Of our birth
O leave us our little margins, waste ends
Of land and sea,
A little grass and a hill or two and q
shadowing tree;
o leaye us our little rivers that sweetly
catch the sky,
To drive our mills and to carry our wood
and to ripple By.
Once long ago, like you, with hollow pur-
suit Of fame.
We filed all the shaking world with the
sound of our name;
But now we are glad TO rest, our DattIe6
and boasting done,
Glad Just to SOW and sing and reap In
our share Of the sun.
And what shall you gain IL you take u
and bind US and beat us with
thongs
And drive us to sing underground In
whisper our sad little songs?
90 han ~
nursery tongue
Is this to be strong. you nations, Is this
to be strOng2
Your vulgar battles to fight. and your
shopmen conQuests to keep,
For this shall we break our hearts, for
this shall our old men weep?
What gain In the day Of battle-to the
Russ, to the German what gain,
The Czech, and the Pole, and the Finn,
and the Schleswig Dane2
The cry Of the little peoples goes up to
God in vain.
For the world is given over to the cruel
sons Of Cain;
The hand that would bless US Is weak,
and the hand that would break US
Is strong,
And the power of pity is naught but the
power Of q song.
The dreams that our fathers dreamed to-
day are laughter and dust,
And nothing at all in the world u left
for q man to trust.
Let US hope no more. or dream, or proph-
esy, or pray,
For the iron world no less win crash on
its iron way:
And nothing Is left but to watch, with a
helpless plying eye.
The kind old aims for the world, and the
kind old fashions die.
Richard lie Gallienne, in London
Chronicle.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-10-04

Promise of IN Abundance - counter.
felt Stones - Good - Any.
Manufacturers Of imitation jewelr,
aave lately met with such great sue
cess that it 10 said the sale Of genuine
Iewelry In this city Is less than ever
before, and 1t Is also said on good au-
thority that large amounts Of capital
are soon to be invested in the manu-
facture of initiation jewelry. For some
time past it has been possible to obtain
Imitation jewelry in France aud En-
gland which Is difficult of detection by
experts, but the business has never be-
fore been taken up In this country to
any great extent.
The principal manufacturers expect
TO deal in jewels Of their own manu-
.acture which are said to be extraordi.
narlly fne limitations Of the real stones
and viii have a guaranteed life OF
twenty years. The diamonds" are
composition Of glass, lead and carbon,
tipped with platinum, which Is harder
than gold. Every real stone, except
diamond. Is transparent; without the
in of platinum these diamonds" would
llso be transparent, but with 1t they
ire 1lyen an undetectable resemblance
to the genuine stone. These goods are
mounted in 14-carat gold and so arts
.ically that, when worn. the platinum
tipping cannot be seen. An Infinite va
.iety Of designs, copied from the best
real models, are shown and at a price
which is about so per cent less than
:he genuine
All the colored stones-rubies, sap
,hres. emeralds and turquoises-are
also manufactured in like way and
Ire similar, with The exception of the
turquoise, to the doublet, except that
hey are much harder and are made Of
real stone garnet and crystal. They
ire so hard that the surface can be filed
md no blemish made on the stone. AS
genuine pearls are the most costly Of
gems, 50 do the imitation pearls take
The lead in price. They are made OF
ishskin and a secret composition. The
manufacture of some especially good
imitation pearls, known as venetian
pearls is lost art, the process hav
ng been invented by poor Venetian.
whose secret died with him. There are
about 10000 of them in this country,
bought in Paris about ten years ago.
they are very hard, can be stepped on
without sustaining the slightest injury,
md will also bounce like a rubber ball
The difficulty In the manufacture OF
pearls is in obtaining the orient, or lus-
:er. similar to the genuine gems, and II
S said that very often out Of 10000
manufactured few will be marketable,
and they are almost as difficult to match
for necklaces as the real. A dog collar
Of imitation pearls, with diamond"
clasps. would cost about S250.-New
York Evening Post
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-10-04

webs was passing; some were long and
formed Of q single thread Of silk; 9TH
ers had q delicate mass of fabric at.
tached. Presently one Of them came
90 near that he put out his hand and
caught 1t.
It was a perfect balloon. and the
aeronaut-a small spider-sat compla.
Gently on its basket, a fluffy mass Of
web half an inch In length. light as q
feather, and supported by long thread
which reached away, undulating and
curving upward. Scores Of these
aeronauts passed BY. drifting up the
little canyon. borne aloft by the upward
current Of air. The stroller noticed a
number Of spiders on the leaves and
branches In singular attitudes, and
then 1t occurred to him that there was
a spider migration, and that instead Of
walking or crawling away. the insects
were going, like Andree, by balloon
More on the leaves of the wild lilac
were preparing for the Journey across
the chasm, forming, building and
launching their balloons. A spider that
had been actively climbing up branch
Of a neighboring oak now stood on an
outer leaf and prepared to make its bal
loon. 1t had a wonderful arrangement
Of spinnerets in which the balloon
making material, which II also en-
ployed to construct nets and traps, 10
stored.
Some Of the spiders have an addition
al spinning organ and q comb-like im--
p!emeat upon the hind legs, by which
they comb out the silk. making tangle
Of fne webs. Thus they are well pre-
pared to make cables for balloons, guy
ropes, net, and. by the aid Of the comb
a fluffy platform web.
Some of the spiders made little plat
forms of fluffy web as they went: 9TH
ers merely chung to the thread; but in
one way or the other scores of them
crossed the canyons and Travelled
through the air; aerOnauts in all the
name implies.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-10-04
RECENT INVENTIONS.

To close the openings in keyhoaes
when not in use an Illinois man has
patented q guard comprising fat cas-
ing nanged ON the under side. leaving
space between 1t and the door for the
Insertion Of a gravity-actuated plate.
which drops down over the opening.
violins can be held In position with
,ut tiring the player by the use Of O
new rest, which Is formed Of an infiata-
BILE pocket, with a button or hook at
:ached to one corner. by which it can be
fastened to a piece of cloth tucked In
The collar, the pad lying under the
coat
Smokers will appreciate a new cigar
lolder, which has a hollow central
needle to enter the tip Of the cigar, with
three fingers arranged around the out
side of the holder and pivOted in such
\ position that the screwing in of the
mouthpiece causes them to grip the
cigar.
BY the use Of a Michigan mans In
rention an ordinary plow can be used
as q potato digger, holes being drilled
in the rear of the share for the attach.
ment of q number of curved tines,
which extend to the rear and sift the
iirt as the plow turns a furrow through
the hills.
To allow a trunk to stand close to the
wall new lid is in two sections, hinged
at the ends Of the trunk to open and
shut In a plane parallel with Its face,
with tills hinged at the rear Of each lid
portion to swing toward the rear and
rest on the back Of the trunk when the
lid Is open.
An improved neckyoke for use on
,eavy trucks has tubular ends slotted
along the sides and closed at the tips
with coiled springs inside. rings being
set in the center Of the springs to slide
In the slots when the tongue gives a
sudden twist, thus lessening the shock
to the horses.
Stalks and weeds are easily pulleo
rom the ground by Californian's de-
vice, consisting Of q pair of levers piv.
oted togetherand mounted on a wheeled
truck, with handles on the long ends OF
the levers to grip the short ends on the
weed, when the truck Is tilted to Lii,
the weed from the ground.
A Southsrner has patented an i'm.
proved nre escape which has broad
strap for use as a seat and a narrow
one to pass under the arms, both con.
Meeting with a reel which has a crank
at one end. q cord being wound on the
reol - no a ia IA to tho vyipdoxxy M sIr,
and unwound slowly to lower the user.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-10-04

A strong-minded woman never has
to borrow a Denknife from a man.
The man who is learning by his mis-
takes will be busy student, and some
day a wise one.
Courage consists not in blindly over
looking danger, but in seeing it, and
conquering it.
II you wish success in life make
perseverance your bosom friend. expe
rience YOUR wise counselor, caution
your elder brother and hope your guar
dian genius.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-10-04
A Plant De.e. tod by Animate.

"A RANT OeteO too Dy Animals.
The castor oil plant is so universally
detested by the whole Of the animal
world that no bird, beast or creeping
thing will touch one. 1t seems to be
a Eank poison to all kinds Of animals;
even a goat will starve before biting
of a leaf, and q horse Will sniff at it
and turn his upper lip as II 1t had the
most detestable odor on the face Of the
earth. Army worms and the locust
pass 1t by. though they will eat every
other green thing In sight, and there
Is no surer way to drive moles away
from a lawn than to plant a few cas-
tor beans here and there. Even the to-
bacco worm will refuse to be fed on
its leaves.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-10-04
Modest Reqne.e.

MADAM" said the soldier of masfor-
sune, who was touring the country dis
guised as a tramp, II do not want any'
thing in the way Of homemade deilca'
cies for the interior department, but II
II isn't asking too much I would be
glad to have you do a little sewing for
me-"
every WELL" replied the kind-hearted
lady, what can do for you"
"'T1s but a trif1e," said the urecord-
ed globe trotter. ~ have q button here
that l will thank you to sew a shirt
on"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-10-04
Balloon Spiders.

he singular ravens Of Santa Catalina
Island, often give marvellous exhibit
tons Of soaring or rising into the air
without moving their wings, and when
1t is remembered that their bodies are
.educed to a minimum Of weight, and
that even the bones are filled with air
1t is almost scientifically and literally
true tn II they are living balloons. As
a stroller who had descended the bank
b. little trail. crouched low In the
shadow of a wild lilac. he saw against
the dark green bank of the opposite
canyon a cobweb afloat; then another.
drifting down the aerial channel on the
wind. Others followed-a procession Of
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-10-04

questions sullen1y ses2onded:
We'll, 1t seems you have me. fwS.-
a fool to come here. 1 demand of the
officers protection from this crowd
Protection was needed. Like quick
silver, u knowledge of the matter
seemed to have permeated the whols
multitude An innocent man was saved
ard the guilty apprehended in the mich
of time Cries of Hang the scoundrelr
Turn Devereux loose"' arose from al
sides, while the officers struggled fierce.
iy to withstand the surge of the angry
mob. There was no knowing what
might have happened had not Dever
eux's voice arrested the movement.
Let the law take it's course" he said
For Gods sake do not be too rash, J
implore you. as one who has been sc
near an ignobIe death by reason of this
awful mistake. to let the sheriff take
this man. Give him a fair trial, and
may God forgive him for what he has
tried to do to me-"
The words of no other man coult
have saved the new prisoner. Tn,
crowd gave way. The hanging of Dew
ereux was out of the question. Tht
populace would not have permitted it
and the sheriff would any how have fell
justified in srspeudirg the execution.
The mob poured up the gallows stairs
and cut the ropes that bound Devereux.
The Jail officials hurried the prisoner
10 the Jail. Once there the latter made
l full confession, which soon became
he talk of the streets. Nothing could
be done that was too good for Dever-
nux. who at first busted himself in
counseling moderation, and being salts
fed of its accomplishment, simply
asked for two things. He wanted to &C
1t once, he said. and bear the glad It'd
rgs back to his wife. For this pur-
pose he requested the loan of good
lorse and some money, request which
was enthusiastically gratified- At sun
set Devereux was miles away.
In the morning the new prisoner
spoke to the sheriff when that officer
was making the rounds of the jail.
Il think uow," he said, you had bet
Ter let me CO.
This display of assurance caused the
'heriff to think the prisoner crazy.
II mean what I say" he persisted.
send woman here, your wife. 1 am
woman. l am William Devereux's
wife My purpose is fulfilled. I have
saved his life and he is now far away.
You can never catch him. He sent me
word where would find the things you
found on me. and | used them to de-
ceive you"
1t was true. Devereux's prison man
1er, his talk. the dream. the denoue-
nent at the gallows, were all parts of
skiIlfully worked and successful plot.
The chivalrous spirit of the time and
country saved his wife from any pun
shment Devereux went to California,
changed his name. was Joined by his
faithful wife, prospered greatly, and
led not many years ago, the lending
citizen of thriving city that bore his
false name.-Waverley Magazine.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-10-04
Diplom

why did you place such n tough
fowl before me?" asked the indignant
lady patron of the waiter in a down
town restaurant
Age before beauty, always, you
know, madam" was the gallant reply.
And then, woman-like, she smiled and
paid her bill without murmur.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-10-04
Late to Bed and Early to Rise.

Queen Wilhelmina goes to bed at II
and gets up very early. Her first toilet
is a quick one, for it is merely prep
aration for a good, brisk walk in the
park. On these excursions she wears
a rough wooden 'mante" made like
those of the Friesland peasants. When
she comes in from her exercise she has
cup of chocolate in her room, and
teen makes an elaborate toilet
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-10-04
Not unrea.ou.h,e

Bachelor-What makes you think
women will hereafter fight for the flag
with greater devotion than men?
Young Woman Suffragist-The fact
that jewelers. are now making 1t Of
sapphires, rubies and diamonds.-Jew.
.ler'S Weekly.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-10-04

Failed In Sports aud sch0larship.
Lord Roseberry is said to have been
the very pink Of neatness and proprte-
ty at Eaton. He always walked very
erect and always had a smile on his
face. He used to read a good deal Of
history. and was fond Of newspapers
and parliamentary reports. but did not
distinguish himself either in sports or
scholarship.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-10-04

che little folks in picture books
Gaze out with changeless faces,
And meet the light of eager looks
And childhood's sunny graces.
They feel a love they cannot show
When curly locks fall DER them,
And eses, like violets In the snow
OF April, smile before them.
like one who listless stands and locks
AT some dull dungeon gratiky.
The little folks In picture books\
Behind their bars are waiting.
and oh, the thrill that through them goes
The sense OF untold blessing,
When Jean, as blossomy as a rose,
The painted page Is pressing!
rhe opened volume dimples where
She sets her dainty fingers,
50 soft she turns the pages there,
SO long she dreams and fingers.
The pictured iaces may not su,i'".
Their glances may not soften,
And yet they seem to say, the while,
Dear little Jean, come often!
harmed little FOLKS that dwell 80 still
Between the Dashboard covers!
10 time your placid hopes shall chill.
Or fret your paper lovers.
Wien age shall meet dear little Jean
And snow her daxk curls under,
dayhap her grandchild low may lean
To meet your gaze with wonder.
Youths Companion.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-10-04
Penny Postage Success.

As result Of the penny postage
Icheme between the British colonies 1t
has become necessary to extend the
facilities of the general postoffice in
London. The volume Of Canadian bust.
hess alone has doubled since the frs,
IF the year. .e1
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-10-04

Clean blood means a clean skin. No
beauty without it. cascarets, Candy Cathar-
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all i'm
Purities from the body. Begin to-day to
banish pmples: boiis. blotches, blackheads
Cascarets,-beau;y for ten cents All drug.
gists, satisfaction guaranteed. lOc., DC, Soc.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-10-04
An Alternative,

NO" said the conscientious candi-
late, I'D like very much to secure the
domination, but cannot tell lie."
"Oh, that's all right" answered the
,ld politician, "here is pen, ink and pa
oer-you can write it."