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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-06-14

Was Outwitted by the Native King.
The details Of the taking OF the
lsh flag have only recently been made
public in this country, but there Is 9
vein Of humOr running through the AZ
fair that gives 1t q more than usual
amount of interest. The Tonga grouI
forms q portion Of the Friendly Isl
ands. and Is located little north Of the
tropic Of Capricorn, between 1t and the
FIJI archipelago, and southwest of Sa
moa. While the Tongas are Of no grea'
commercial value, they form a hered
itary monarchy, governed by a kina
and q legislative assembly, composec
Of thirty-One mobiles and thirty-one rep
resentatives elected by the people. Thii
little kingdom embraces three groupi
Of islands-the Tonga, Haapai ane
Eavan-coverinS an area Of 374 square
miles. with a population Of 1880. the
capital being located at Tongatabu
The islands have several of the best
harbors in the South Pacific.
For years Germany has been schem
Ing to get possession Of Tonga. Last
winter the German vice consul Mt Sa
moa. Mr.. Grune. arrived at Tonga and
presented claims amounting to 500,
900. as being due from the Tongans tt
German traders, and demanded theiI
immediate payment. but as some OF
these claims were more than twenty
!ears old the king repudiated them
When Mr.. Grune found he could nos
secure the money for his claims he de-
parted with the official notification thai
within a few months a German wsl
vessel would arrive at Vou-Vou and
enforce immediate payment, or. In CASE
Of further refusal. seize the islands.
The consul had no soner departed
than the king communicated with the
British authorities at Sydney and the
cruiser Tauranga was at once dis
patched for Tonga, arriving early In
December. The officer In command hac
4 conference with the king. and after
some three hours Of debate the sover
eighty Of the entire group was trans
ferred to Great Britain, the Tongar
government remaining a dependency OF
the British crown. The captain Of the
Tauranga turned over to the king $125.
900. and the next day the British flas
was raised with all necessary formal.
ties and great rejoicings on the part Of
the people. Great Britain guarantees
peace and order to the islands, secures
dexity of land tenures and additional
rights to foreign settlers ON the group
-Chicago Nawa
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-06-14
Ahaolufelv Ealas.

Citizen-Is there any truth In the
Morning Screecher's statement that
since you assumed the reins Of govern
ment the city's treasury has been ir-
regularly plundered by politicians?
The BOSWELL, ! should say not.
Why, the thing has been done as regu-
lar as clock work.-Philadelph Rec
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-06-14
euperstisious Fisherman.

English herring fishermen are. man.
of them, remarkably superstitious. Fo,
instance, on some fishing boats whis
Ting Is forbidden and neither milk mol
burnt bread Is allowed on board. Fur
thermore, not even the Dame Of thai
unlucky animal, the hare, may be men
toned, and a common method Of pun
lshing an enemy Is to throw a deaG
hare into his boat. Some of the fisher
men believe in luck attending an odd
numbered crew. bu. the good fortune
may be neutralized should one Of the
number have red hair.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-06-14
Straw AOrSesHOes.

In Japan most Of the horses are
shod with straw. Even the clumsiest
Of cart horses wear straw shoes, which.
In their cases, are tied round the ankle
with straw rope, and are made of the
ordinary rice straw, braided go as to
form a sole for the foot about half an
inch thick. These soles cost about one
cent q pair.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-06-14
Uae Tor Waste.

The gases from blast furnaces. which
have hitherto been wasted. are now
being used for driving gas engines. In
Germany, where the experiment has
been tried. it Is claimed that this neg
lected product is exceedingly ecOnOm-
ical and satisfactory, as 1t costs but
little to secure the gas.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-06-14

NO" he said, bitterly, Il can never
hope to be President"
"Why? You were born in the United
States, weren't you?"
"Yes, but can't go to war because
nv parents won't give their consent
and before the supply Of soldiers runs
out I'll be too old"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-06-14
DIFFICULT on,mese LANGUAGE,

Lack q lA1Dhabet and Number of Char.
actsrs Daseaa0sishing Features.
The Oldest spoken language now ex.
istent upon the earth IL the Chinese.
1t has an enormous list of words-the
estimate Of the number Of characters
ranges from 25.oo0 to 100000. The Ian
guage has no alphabet. Each character
represents q complete idea, and CORE
spends. practically. to the English
word. 1t Is written In coluEns from
top to bottom Of the page. and from
right to left. A Chinese book ends
where an English book begins. Writing
Is done with . 6ne camers-hai brush
and india ink.
The lack Of an alphabet and the mum.
Der Of characters make the labor of
learning to read Chinese burdensome
Each character must be learned by 1t.
self. When the student has mastered
5000 characters the succeeding thou.
sands must be learned In the same way.
Those which he has mastered furnish
NO assistance to learning the others
save as practice may have given him 9
certain Quiekness in perceiving the pc
culiar form which distinguishes eact
character from its fellows.
The grammar Of the language IL *
simple as to be almost non-existent
The same word serves indifferently al
& noun. verb. adverb or adjective
Moods, lenses, persons, gender and
number are lacking; there are neither
con5ugations, nor declensions. nor aux.
ilary verbs. The few Chinese who
have attempted to master the English
tongue regard its grammatical con-
suuction as clumsy and full Of pitfalls.
The Chinese characters give no clew
to the pronunciation, and no amount OF
book study will enable a foreigner te
speak the language. That ability must
be acquired from the lips OF a living
teacher. assisted by months of drill. 9
quick ear, and great fiexibility of the
vocal organs. Even the most faithful
effort falls to enable many foreigners
to speak Chinese correctly.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-06-14

Age is not to be feared. The older
a good and healthy person grows the
greater becomes his capacity to enjoy
the deeper. sweeter and more noble
kinds of happiness, which the world
affords.
Lowering list line to bring ii down
to a point in front is one of the new
features of the latest modes.
Kind words, like fragrant flowers.
are admired by all.
Happiness is not attained by making
it the chief object of life. The path to
it often leads through trials and tears.
The internal machinery of Elmer
Broadbelt, of KOsciusko County, Ind,
is oddly arranged. The X rays have
revealed that his heart is on the right
side and his liver on the left.
There are fewer suicides in Ire
land than in any other European coun-
ty.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-06-14
s,..no. Blood Pots ming.

Strange Blood Pois ming.
A schoolgirl Of Elizabeth, n. j., died
from blood poisoning. resulting from
blows on her arm playfully inflicted
by a schoolmate on her birthday.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-06-14

A woman whose hair is the color of
pulled taffy can't 60 into a drug store
without starting story that she uses
hair dy0.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-06-14
Paris Barber Reaul.e,ons.

Partisan BARRIERS are legally COM
pelled to wash their hands after attend
ing a customer and before waiting on
another. They must also use only
nickel plated combs-
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-06-14
Something to Live For.

Jimmy-Do you say prayers at night,
Billy-I do now. l don't want any.
thing to happen to me during the bal
season, you see-New JOrk Journal
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-06-14
A Little Mistake

"Waiter. this serviette Is dirty"
"Beg pardon, sir; it's got folded th'
wrong way, sir.'-New York World.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-06-14
CHAPTER Y.

There are some places in this worid Oh
.horge-a very few-which look as If they
had stood still since the day on which
they attained maturity. No modern arcni-
lecture has displaced the quaint iasl'o"
In which their first houses were b"'it; III
,ovat;ons have been permitted to super
,ode the ancient customs.
such a place is Bruges; city DeioVee VI
5evotees. refugees, and impecunious Eng
Iishmen. .ho..
II appeurs like sacrilese to make tnose
reverend archways ring with laughter
ar tho ancient stones clatter beneatn TUT
ning feet. But Gabrielle de Blois' even,
great. tall girl Of seventeen though sne
ia returning from her daily muic ,esSon
a. the convent school, has no scruples o. on
the matter. She is pretty, gyPsy-,oo
inc creature. with dark hair hanging oo~n
her hack in tangled curls. and bright eye
ruIl of mirth and mischief, ana coa,e use
straw hat pulled over her face: sne sne
."oled % AZ demure as a nun just now wnen
sha met the Reverend Able berun ano
snswered some questions he put 70 nes
resnectine her father; but, a. sne 'usn. su.I
the corner and passed under tee oA'~
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-06-14
THE TONGA ISLANDS.
HOW THEY CAME INTO ENGLISH
POSSESSION.

Case OF National Sharp Practice and
"GettinG There First" Germany,
Was About to Seize the Groups but
was Outwitted by the Native King.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-10-05
The President Goes West.

Washington. oct. 4.-Presidcnt and
Mrs. Mckinley and party. including
the cabinet. left Washington at 3
O'Clock. tonight. for a half months trip
to Chicago ana the northwest. The
President arrived at the station Il few
moments before the train started and,
with Mrs. Mckinley leaning on his arm.
walked briskly down the entire length
of the train shed. frequently acknoW :
lodging the Saiutes of small crowd of
spectators. The first stop Of the party
will be al Baltimore. where the engine
will DC changed.
The train. which will bc the home of
the distinguished party throughout the
"trip. is one Of the most sumptuOusly
equipped ever run out of the PennSEi-
Vania station. Ii consists of the pri-
vate car campaniI. occupied by the
President and his wife: the combina-
ton car Atlantic. the sleeper IXon. com
partmcnt cars Chill and Omena. the
last two for the use of the cabinet all
of whom We're on the train except Sec
retary Gage vino is in the West. and
the diner Gilsey TauriSt Agent d. n.
Bell of the Pennsylvania Road is in
charge Of the train with Pullman Con
ductor Stone in charge Of the coaches
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-10-05

In the Piscataquis 5. J. court. Wis
WolI. J.. presiding. Monday. the iurieS
Were both discharged as there was
nothing but liquor cases to he dispos-
cd of. Luther NJ. Smith of Monson.
was fined 500 and costs for common
seller. Against William N Hatch of
the GuilfOrd Exchange. there We're half
I dozen cases and he being unable to
pay the fines. was sentenced to Jail for
50 days on the indictment charging him
with keeping drinking house and tip
ping shop. 80 days on search and
seizure process and 50 days on three
other actions. Against Louis Gill, the
Greenville retailer, there were two in
dictments. $50 and costs on the single
sale and Sl00 and costs for the search
and seizure. in all $50. He paid. In
the case of Gwin. indicted for poly
gamy. bail was defaulted: the default
To be taken off in case Gwin is here
the first day of the February term of
court. The counsel for the defence in
the case of Inhabitants Of Dover VS..
Inhabitants of Atkinson have filed a
motion for a new trial. A divorce was
granted Martha +. Woodbury. from
Herbert Woodbury.. Court adjourned
finally. Monday night
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-10-05
GREAT BRITAIN PLEASED
Over Result Of Venezuelan Comms sion-Har.
rison's Work Is Commended.

L.ond0n. Oct. 1.-THE award of the
Anglo Venezuelan boundary arbitra-
tion commission is referred To bv the
afternoon papers as cmincntIy salts
factory FROM In" English point of view
hut as hardly proof Of the practica-
bili,y of universal arbitration. The pan
Gazette says:
Without douht Great Britain has
l0iIc uhcniamnnly Wen. az Is proved
~ the comments of former President
Harrison III it Were not already suf-
ficcntly obvious il is nnw made clear
thar TN, arbitration has shown the dis
position nj On" government tn hc pleas
ant and patient rather than risk sin
ful and unnatural quarrel. This must
have it's impression III America and
thus must have Sown good seed which
has already grown into 4 fluurishing
plant"
The St. James Gazette Says thc outcom,
is not the result Of arbitration but nj
friendly compromise a. stated by former
President Harrison. AYE have not Eor
all We wanted nor all 10 which We are
entitled but arbitration mas resulted In
giving British Guiana an indisnutablc
title to the northwestern districts wher
her furture lies. Everyone will gladly
Join III the universal congrat ula tiOuS -
The tribunal upon the happy results uf
difficult and delicate lahors
The Westminster Gazette says: Fhr
result is decidedly satisfactory. The eN-
IRENE contentious Vt both parties hIVv
been set aside but the substantial point
is that Great Britain gets more than. on
various oCe1slons. shv has expressed hcr.
self as WILING to Concele 10 Venezuela.
The practical feature Of the case is that
we have substantially succeeded asainS
Venezuela while vastly improving our r.
ana the rapidity with which il wa~ con
Quoted cannot fail to give strong i'm
petus 10 international arbitration
The Globe adopting its usual offensive
tone. says: For once arbitration has nor
operated to nur disadVantagr. There are
others beside the NencZueian@ who sh puIl
NOM recognize that Great Eritain will No.
suffer what she considers her rights ~ b.
subjected tp The terrorism Ht Wariik
menace. whether in one par 80 th,' y orr
or III another. Whc her NN a @4t.- !l'w,-
or u small state.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-10-05
NEWS NUGGETS
Brought by the Wires from the NoIti. Est.
South and West

The 2o.round bout, Wednesday nigh.
before the West End Athletic club of ST.
Louis. between Casper Leon Of New
York, and Steven Flanagan of Philadcl
phia. for the bantam weight champion
ship of America. resulted in draw.
The steamer Cherokee was towed
from Tarpaulin cove to Vineyard Ha
more effectually to complete the work
Of patching the bottom before proceed
ing to New York.
Seventeen Baptist missionaries sailed
on board the Leyland line steamer Vic
torian from East Boston, Wednesday.
making one of the largest parties in
many years to go from Boston to for
eign mission fields.
A. II. Gardiner. aged IL years. repre-
senting Bennett. Stoan q Co of New
York. was arrested at AndoVer. Mass,
on a capias. Wednesday night. charged
with misappropriating the funds of the
firm. 1t is alleged that nearly $1,000 is
involved.
Dr. Calvin Ellis. class of '46. who
died in 1889. and whose VIII has just
been probated. left to Harvard t'niver-
sity, S14o, 900. Nest of this sum is to be
devoted to the educa ton of his de-
scerdents and also for maintaining
thre professors at the Medical school.
Don Ignacio Mariscai, vice president
of Mexico and minister Of foreign af-
fairs at Ciudad d Porforio Diaz. cross
ed the river from Eagle Pass. Tuesday
in the magnificent presidential train.
In spite Of a heavy rain then prevailing
Vice President Mariscal was received
with a great popular demonstration
|; has been aScertained that the steamer
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-10-05
ADMIRAL ScHlGY INSTALLED
As Commander ol loyal leeioL lst Maine
Cavalfys Ride The Paper.

New York. Oct. Rear Admiral Win
field Scott SchlcN was installed aS com
mandcr Of In" i-uEal Legion. al thc meet
in Gof the order i.rd at DvlmoniCu's. 10
night. AS hr cnt"rcd the dining room.
where tn, mcmbes ; had already gathcrc,j
al the tables. he was greeted with ~
plause and ii round OF cheers. Tie fla ::
was duly presented and the oath Of ofiir'.
was then administered To the new com
mander by Senior Vice Commander Gen.
Henry l.. Burnett Tn" other officers oi
he order installed. tonight. We're: Senior
vice commander Gen. John ". tlouN :,
recorder Major a. Noel Blake: rel,istcr.
Major Alfred Wagstaff treasurer, Pay
master John FureH: chancellor. Captain
Chas. Huric: chaplain, Lieut.. y. RI. Van
Arsdalc; members of council Capt. Theo
i. Kane Col Edgar w. Bass. Mai Ihcp
*. Gibbs Mai w. J. ASch and capt. III
ward p. Neekcr. The room was deckeI
with American flags and the shades on
the candles Oh the tables We're formed 90
the national cplors About so member
and guests were present. The principal
paper of the etening. the Al \iGh.
Ride Of the LIST Maine Cavalry Volunteers
in the Rear Of the Confederate Army.
was read by capt. Joel Wilson.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-10-05
$500 Men Now al Work.

New York, Oct. 4.-Accordng to tn 2
Panama Star and Herald Of Sept. ..
Brought on the steamer Finance,
which arrived here. today. from Color,
there are now 1900 men at work on tn
Panama canal The paper character
izes a dispatch from Bogata stating
that suspension of work on the canal
would greatly injure the prospects for
extension Of tim" to complete the ur-
dertakings, as intended to injure the
interests Of the Panama canal and 9 S
one of the miscellaneous reports regular
~ emanating from the capital of Co
limbia for the purpose Of gain.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-10-05

which collided with the three -masted
schooner VIM. II. Davenport. OFF COrnfield
iight, Monday night. was the lighthouse
lender AZaiea. which arrived "a New.
Bedford, Tuesday. Her stem was twist ed
by contact with the schooner and she
was Otherwise considerably damaged
Ihe II, scnooner. which was bound from
ships and cut down the waters edge anil
narrowly escaped sinking
The steamer Newfoundland case is IN
De argued before the United States 50
lreme court AT Washing tpn on The l6th
q. y. RoWlinss. barrisfer. left Halifax
"Wednesday night, To- argue TIN. ease h.,
behalf ol The cargo owners in Montreal
During The Cuban war th- steamer was
stopped while sailing into Santiago har.
Dor, ANA her cargo wa Sold Al south
Carolina. the money brinu paid into tha
cuiirt The cargo wIS valued at about
Si5,wr The steamer. which j. owned In
Halifax. was afterwards released.
General Manager Schaaf has refuse I
To- confer with committee Of The rail-
way operators of the BIG Four system.
saying ne will only confer with the men
Individually The committee declines
To take his suggestion ana will consider
what is best To 40. The committee IL
inclined tp refer the mems request for
wage adjustment to the Federated
BOARD Of Railway Employees Associa-
tiun. over 800 ~ the IA operators in
the employ al the Zig Four are MEM
hers Of the order Of Railway Tcleg-
rapherS.
The steamer Victoria arrived at San
Francisco. Wednesday, from Honolulu.
She brings news Of the detention at
Honolulu "f the yacht Norma capt. W
J. Weaver. who is making a tour of the
world. The vessel is detained on an
attachment made by Walter Percival
of Singapore. On a bottomry bond in
the sum Of s250o. Capt. Weaver. who
was formerly commodore Of the Allan
tie Yacht club of New York. claims
that the papers served on him are
worthless. but states that he will re
main there to fight the case
The l. men belonging Ia the Warren
Line steamer Bay State from Liverpool.
Sept. %. for Boston. which was wreck
cd near cape Race. who were. Tuesday.
reported as missing. were rescued BY
the tug Greyhound. "Wednesday morn
ing. They had been adrift all night in
an open boat. their ship having gone
TO pieces. Wednesday night. a heavy
gale is raging along the coast. 1t was
hoped at first that the Bay State might
be saved. but the weather, Wednesday.
was too stormy for wrecking vessels 10
approach her. except at great risk.
Advices received at Boston from st
Johns. \. F.. Wednesday, state that the
wreck of the Warren Line steamer Bay
state stranded on cape Ballard. early
Yesterday morning. while on a passage
from Liverpool to Boston. has been
Z &bandoned to the underwriters The
boat. which was reported missing. was
the one sent to Cape Race with the
first news Of the disaster and has safe
y arrived there. All hands are now
accounted for. The American cattle
men on the steamer will probably be
sent home by the United States consul.
\. hlc the officers and crew will doubt
less embark on some steamer at St.
fohns. y. F.. for England. The wreck
If the once fine freighter is complete.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-10-05

ASSETS.
L. 5. Registered Bonds. per
cent.
L. s. Registered Bonds. ! per
cent,
New York City Bonds. 3la Der
cent,
West Shore r. r. Bonds.
st. Louis Gold Bonds,
Cash in Bank.
Cash in Offices,
Interest due and accrued,
Premiums In course Of c0llec-
tlon.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-10-05
Fighting Is Reported.

Bloemfontein. oct. THE government
publishes Il telegram from Boshof stating
that the British forces have crossed IN"
border and thar fighting has commenced. !.
Another telegram says Tie troops have
crossed the border but that no lighting
has occurred. The government discredi g
th.. rnnnlt.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-10-05

for the withdrawal of the British
troops from the frontier.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-10-05
Why Experiment on Yourself

With remedies of doubtful utility
when you can get Chamberlain Cough
Remedy, which has stood the test of
time? Twenty-Five years sale and use
have proven that remedy to be a
prompt and certain cure for colds. 1t
will cure a cold in q day if taken as
soon as the cold has been contracted
and before it has settled in the sys-
TEN. Sold by Jno. Coughlin. 177 Water
St. druggist.
tu,th, sat, If
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-10-05

Of ArOoStook honey. Best flour and
everything the housekeep"r require
for the picking season.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-13

In a grS y city like this that MANY per-
sons marx the march OF time without
referring to clock. They merely note
passing occurrences. No matter in what
section Of the city one may live he will.
after a moments thought, recall some
daily occurrence that will acquaint him
with the time Of day.
The people on Washington heights have
for years been able to tell to a dot when
1t Is IL p. N. on week days, and 70 O'Clock
on Sunday nights by the foot of a ia
miliar tugboat whistle. This tug whistles
for Watchman. A cashier in one Of the
biggest banks near Wall street never
looks at Trinity as he approaches his Of
nee He knows to a certainty whether
he is on time by the location in which he
meets shoestring peddler If the latter
be on the south side of Pine street and
Broadway the cashier knows he Is on
time. Should he be TO the north of that
point the cashier is late A woman on
West Twenty street begins to cook
breakfast every morning at the moment
that certain police officer goes by. It
is her way of telling time, and the blue
coats approach never varies a minute
Along Third avenue some of the shop
keepers tell the time by simply glancing
at the familiar face Of some passing
motorman 1t is a most interesting study
this telling Of time without watch or
clock.