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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-08-29
Proof Positive.

Proof positive 10 arrived at in vart
GUS ways. One method 10 pleasantly
described by a foreign correspondent Of
kthe Argonaut.
Not for from the harbor Of Naples we
sighted a rocky islet appassntly about
two miles offshore An ehaGay man ap-
preached me on deck. and said. polite
ly:
"Do you know whether this u Mount
Vesuvius or notr'
1 replied with equal polbtsnsss: Il
don't know what It u, but DO know
that Is not vesuvius."
But" said he. with an air Of til.
umph, III you don't know what 1t is,
how DO you know that It isn't vesu.
viusT
Because" 1 replied. pinning him
with my glittering eye. because Vesu.
vius is inland and this is outland; be.
cause this rock Is three miles round
and vesuvius is about thirty miles
round; because this IL an isiand ant
vesuvius Is not; and because Vesuviu
Is a volcano and this Is not"
The elderly man shifted and With
drew.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-08-29
The First shock of Battle.

Men even Of the strongest nerves and
the most undoubted pluck, do not feel
quite comfortable when, for the first
lime, under fire. 1t Is no dishonof to
his manhood If the heart Of the young
soldier beats double quick" in his
maiden battle. This feeling soon wears
off.
During the war in the Crimea the
men in the allied army were often
heard speculating, on the eve Of con
iict, upon the probability Of obtaining
certain articles of clothing, Of which
they stood in need, from the bodies of
the Russians they expected to slay.
They never seemed to take into cOnsid-
Grafton their own chances Of being
knocked over and stripped by the Rus
slams. The cool and systematic man
per In which they provided themselves
with footgear Is worthy of note. When
b French or English soldier, on the
lookout for ''unconsidered trifles" after
b battle, deserted on the field a corpse
bf an enemy whose boots seemed likely
to suit him, down he lay on his back,
hnd putting his soles against those OF
the dead man, ascertained by tina;
mode Of measurement whether the ar
ticles were near enough to fit to be
worth the trouble of removal.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-08-29
As to Naturalization.

A person born in the United States
Of foreign parents who have not taken
out naturalization papers In this conn.
try, IL a natural-bOrn citizen of the Uni
ted States, having been born within ,ts
territory. and is therefore entitled to
all the rights of citizen. He is n m.
iive-oorn citizen, independent of tho
citizenship Of his parents. A man com.
Ing here from foreign land, having a
minor son, II he become a naturalized
citizen before the son attain his ma:
jority, that operates to make the son
citizen also and the latter need not
take out naturalization papers. If the
iather snonid not become naturaIized
however, the son could not become :.
citizen without going through the Gov
stitutional process. even thoupb h.
were but babe in arms when broroh,
over.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-08-29
WAKING At NIGHT.

WAsa wake up alone at night
feel as IL had no eyes;
{ stare and stare with all my night
But only blackness round me lies.
I listen for the faintest sound,
And. though I strain with either ear
The dark is silent all around;
It's just as il l could hear.
But il I lie with limbs held fast,
A sort Of sound comes like sigh
Perhaps the darkness rushing past,
Perhaps the minutes passing by:
Perhaps the thoughts in peoples heads.
That keep 80 quiet all the day,
Wait till they're sleeping in their beds.
Then rustic out and fly away!
Or else this noise like whirring wings,
That dies with the first streak Of hight.
Nay be the sound of baby things,
All growing, growing, in the night.
Children, and kitty-cats, and pups,
Or even little buds and flowers,
Daisies, perhaps, and buttercups,
Al growing in the midnight hours,
And yet it seems of me a part,
And nothing far away or queer.
Its just the beating of my heart,
That sounds so strange as lie hereI
I Do not know why this should be:
When darkness hides the world from
sight,
feel that all is gone but me
A little child and the black night.
London Spectator.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-08-29

There has never pesn ne ok1o0toes
Of adjusting the Alaska
dispute In . manner that
would satisfy the mining interests IN
that territory. No matter where the
line u finally established, 1t IL certain
to caIl forth vigorous protests from Ca.
madam as well ~ American miners. II
ID not probable. therefore. that the pro
test of che miners against the work OF
the international surveyors, which mas
recently been completed, Will receive
serious consideration at Washington.
This survey has been made under tne
nrovisions of the mOdus vivendi. which
went into effect last October and wPich
was adopted by our State Department
and bv Great Britain. 1t was made by
engineers representing both govern
ments. the representative Of this gov
srnment being o. H. Tittman. assist
ant superintendent OF the coast ana
Yeodetic survey bureau. The boundary
Inc established by the international
mryeyors cedes to Great Britain the
,orthern half Of the POrcupine gold
mining district. throwing much OF the
Dalton toll road leading to Porcupine
Nty into Canadian territory. This Is
q strict accordance with the instruc-
ions set forth in the modus vivendi for
, proyisiOnal demarkation Of the line.
will be remembered that the modus
dvendi when adopted last October was
considered entirely favorable to the
United States. In fact 1t occasioned
much dissatisfaction In Ottawa, where
was claimed that the British gov
rnmeut In order to maintain friendly
elations with the United States had
,eedlessly sacrificed the interests OF
canada. BY this modus viyendi the
divisional line on the west pass. By
which the Dalton trail 10 reached, was
,laced twenty-five and a quarter miles
,bove Pyramid Harbor. which was re-
,arded under the treaty as tide-water
mark. thus not allowing the Canadians
o reach any point on the Lynn Canal.
No permission was given for q free
>ort or for free transfer across Ameri-
IAN territory Of Canadian goods
,ther than miners equipments. Moro
Than this no reasonable American
.ould ask. It IL true that the modus
byendi comedies a portion Of the Por-
.upine district to the Canadians. but 1t
ioes not yield the advantages of q port
IN LYNN Canal, for which the Canadi-
ms made their most stubborn conten-
ion. The line established by the sur
yeyors is only a temporary arrange
nent under a modus vivendi. but as
inch It must be recognized by both gov
.rnments until a permanent delimita-
ion of the boundary is finally agreed
1pon.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-08-29
.di4 s5 af'stss ssss "5:s Thompsons Eys Water
HANDSOME GIRLS REVENGE.
There Was One Man Who Enjoyed II
Too.

mere w us one w no En1Oyed 1t,
Too.
AS soon as the good-looking girl
entered the car the five young men on
the opposite seat began surveying her
with critical eye and she hadn't yet
made out whether the bald d-headed man
with the medical magazine was to be
included in the lot when the conductor
came In for his fare, says the Denver
News. The girl opened her purse and
began to take out latch-keys, samples
OF ribbon and little memoranda in the
usual way, and the five young men
smiled, each after his own particular
style. ldheaded was out of it. The
girl didn't see any of the smiles but
she caught on just the same Thee
was nickel all ready for her fingers,
but when one pale-faced young man
added n giggle to his smile the nickel
was thrust aside for 81 bill. She
didn't hand it over to the conductor as
she fished it out. but leaning forward
with winning smile on her face. she
began at the head of the line and asked:
'Will You please be so kind as 10
change this bill for me:'
1t was impossible. A young man
with only a dime in his pocket has n,
sho,y to bust bill. The next one had
a quarter, but he had to decline, and 50
II went to No. 5. His hand sought his
pocket as his turn came. but 1t didn
bring mp any change. The smiles "
been replaced by shoep'sh LOOKS n
they rubbed elbows a! d trCd on ~ :
others feet in trying to look out OF tis
windows. There was a long minute OF
painful suspense. and then tie GO
looking girl handed the bill to tn II
ductor. She hadn't n word to "a, 10
the five young men who hal started Ct
In life so gaYly, but bald-headed hid-
When all was over he turned ! ali
around and growled out:
IF were you fellows l wouldn't t.y
to be SO blamed smart next timer
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-08-29

apout how far the boy had to go and II
he had any money. Learning that the
boy had but little, he gave him a piece
of gold and then went ON his journey.
Many years after the chief died ana
went to Paradise. What was MS sur
prise to find himself at once in tne
midst Of the most beautifui roses.
why have SO many rosesr ne ask
ed Of an angel near him. Ihere ars
many others who have done more good
who have not as many beautiful roses.
The angel smiled and answered:
"Years ago YOU drew q thorn from the
foot of a boy who was crying In tns
desert. That thorn has grown to Do .
large rose tree. and the roses you Pc.
around you are the blossoms from tns'
tree"
One good deed done here below u 10
turned many-f0ld In Paradise.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-08-29
Soap Grows ON Troes.

There are several trees and plantA
in the world whose berries. juice OF
bark are as good to wash with as real
soap. In the West Indian islands and
In South America grows q tree whose
fruit makes an excellent lather and
is used for washing clothes. The bark
of a tree which grows in Peru and OF
another which grows IN the Malay Isl
ands yields a fine soap. The common
soapwort, which is Indigenous to Eng
land, Is so full Of sapon1ne that simply
rubbing the leaves together In wateg
produces a soapy lather.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-08-29

easnoA Troubis IN One Family - the
Question concerning the Ages
The census has made trouble In one
tamily that lives not . dozen miles
from the State House. When the Wife
learned that the census man was the
husband Of a woman who belonged 70
her club, and whom she "tust hated
she said she never would tell him her
age In the world.
but you must. wife. or you'll have
to pay q fine or 60 to JAIL" said her
husband.
do you suppose I'd have his wire
know how old am? 1 guess not"
1T is against the law for him to tell
anybody what he learns when taking
the census. He won't tell his wife how
old you are" !.
"Yes, he will; she's just dying to find
out because look SO much younger
than she does You'll have to see him
when he comes, and tell him I'm only
no."
Now this woman is really As. and
would call herself ten years younger
IL she did not have big boy Of 2o.
The very next day the census man
came round early. before the man OF
the house had gone to work. So he was
sent to interview him, and wife hid be-
hind the door to listen to the talk. Now,
census taking isn't very funny when
one has been to a dozen houses before
8 o'clock on hot morning. 30 the CEN
sus man ratified away at his questions
and wouldn't talk politics or hardly
pass the time Of day.
When he came to ask "When was
your wife bOrn?" the man Of the house
hesitated, and then said: Il guess 1t
was in $780," down 1t went. Then
when he came to the question: when
were you married." the answer was
"ls72."
Hold on, neighbor," said the census
man. you've made a mistake some
where. Your wife must have been
more than IL years old when she was
married"
"Of course she was. I've made .
mistake in the date. told You she was
born In 1850; 1t was 1850. guess"
And his wife behind the door was 20
angry she thought she should faint, and
as soon as the census man went away
she opened on him:
ITO think you should dare to have
made me out Ave years older than l
am! He'll tell his wife I'm so years
old and It will be all over town."
She burst into tears and he prudent
fed. She hasn't spoken to him since,
and their hired girl told the next door
that 1.-The old woman was abusing that
Door man of hers, cause he told the
truth about her age to the census man"
-Roston Herald
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-08-29
ODD MARRIAGE PROPOSAL.

A Nuremburg Lover Finds HE Sweet.
heart In an Oven.
A baker In Nuremberg, Germany, re-
Gently proposed marriage to girl In q
singular manner. Minna and Henry
are their Christian names, but as to
their family names there Is no clew,
since the German papers which tell the
story considerably refrain from pub
fishing them Minna had been keeping
house for Henry for the last two years.
and gradually the two had fallen very
much in love with each other. Minna,
however, would have died sooner than
let Henry know how she felt toward
him, and Henry was equally bashful.
Finally he went for advice to an old
woman in the neighborhood who makes
q living by telling fortunes, and she
counseled him to 60 during the next
full moon into the large kitchen where
his bread was baked, and when the
clock struck midnight to open the oven
and look into 1t. She assured him that
he would then see the face of his fu-
ture wife.
Henry went home well satisfied, not
knowing that Minna had consulted the
same old woman on the previous even
ing, and had been told by her that abe
would surely obtain her hearts desire
IL she would only get into the oven in
the kitchen . few hours before mid
night during the next full moon and
keep her face turned toward the door.
Minna did 30. and, though the oven was
uncomfortably warm. she lay as still as
q mouse until the clock struck mid
night, when, 10! the door opened and
before her appeared the well-known
face Of her beloved Henry. Even then
she hardly stirred, but stared at Henry,
who. utterly amazed at sight of her,
speedily retreated. evidently under the
Impression that what he had seen was
some ghostly vision. The old wSman's
ruse. however. succeeded admirably.
and in a fortnight from that memoir
able night Henry and Minna were
made man and wife.-New York Her.
aid.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-08-29

helms women preserve
,,0ssr,dness of form, and
freshness of face be-
Cause II makes their en-
fire female organism
healthy. II carries wo-
man safely through the
various natural crises
and Is the safeguard of
,s.l,spsanIS healflss
Tho truth about this
GREAT medicine Is told In
1I,o letters from women
being published In this
napos. constantly.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-08-29

than q prayer meeting joy worked up
with q background Of everyday gro"I
He who moIds the child makes the
future.
Christianity is an experience-not an
opinion.
Cheating cheats NO man more than
the cheater.
It is never gain to die unless 1t is
Christ to live.
A toad is not transformed by being
In q gold mine.
Where there is Gods will there is al
ways mans way.
The grumbler would complain Of the
weight of his wings.
The foulest carrion birds are those
who ny to moral filth.
The most permanent safety vaults
are I'm the skies, but the depositaries are
in human hearts and hands.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-08-29
RaralyxinR Figures.

A Jesuit priest now in South Africa
trites to the boys in the New York col
tge, where he was formerly a profes-
br: mine in the blessed language Is
liheramanwanmngwahela. but this Is
lothing to 800, which Is mashumiamag-
iuamahna manwanamanagwah :
Observation-Disclosures manwannain-
kovhalea gowakadiheranamanwanam.
gwahela"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-08-29
f ight Your Liver

II vou want to. But look out, OF it Will ge'
the start Of you. If it does, you will have dys-
pepsia, indigestion, biliousness, sick heaoacne'
+ poor blood, constipation.
Perhaps you have these already. men
take one of Ayers Pills at bedtime lnese
pills gently and surely master the liver; .ney
are an easy and safe laxative for the wnole
family: they give prompt relief and make
permanent cure. Always keep box OF them
in the house.
Is cents q box. All druggists
at have raised family of eleven children all living hn
I think could keep mouse wno.
Ayers Pills them for twenty years ana ne'e
family laxative their equaI"-S Z. DAkD1S' A''
May 22, 1900.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-08-29

Eeaiistic playing: Petted daughter
THY asked me to play at Mrs. High
ups this evening, and 1 did, but"
Fond mother (proudly)-Were they not
entranced? Petted daughter-Hum.
When 1 played Life on the Ocean
Wave with variations, half Of them
left the room. Fond mother (ecstatic-
ally)lThat's wonderful. They must
have been seasick.-New York Weekly
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-08-29

Several boys in Chicago improved the
silt season with an exciting game
which they call ''stilt fighting" Nearly
every afternoon they gather in an open
lot, and the silt contests attracted no
little attention. Each boy has q pair OF
stout stilts, with the steps about eigh'
teen inches above the GROUND. Two OF
the boys are chosen a. leaders or cap
tains and they pick out their men, tax
ing turns In making the selections
Then the sides separate and line up a.
in playing pull-away or any OF the old
games. At a word of command from
the umpire they advance on each other
walking steadily on their stills. When
they get up close together they Jostie
and push one another in the endeavof
to throw the soldiers Of the other side
from their stilts without tipping over
any Of the soldiers on their own side
The moment a man falls the umpire
calls time. the man who is down goes
over to the side of the enemy. and the
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-08-29

Tho readers of this paper will be pleased 70
learn that there is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to ours in all its
stages and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
I;ure In the only positive cure known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being . constitu-
tionsi disease, requires a constitutional treat
ment II an's Catarrh Cure 10 taken internally.
actine an irectly on the blood and mucous sur
faces Of tle system, thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease, and giving the pa
dent strength by building up the constttution
proprietors have 90 much faith in It's curative
powere that they offer One Hundred Dollars
Tor any case that It fails to cure. Send for list
Of testimonials. Address
r. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists 76c.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-08-29
The Moth and the Flame.

Moths fly against the candle flame be-
cause their eyes can bear only a small
amount of light. When, therefore. they
come within the light Of the candle
their sight is overpowered and their
vision confused. and as they cannot dis
tinguish objects they pursue the light
itself and fly against the fame.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-08-29

One hundred years ago, to 60 from
New York to Philadelphia meant two
days by the swiftest stage; to-day 1t IL
done in tive houra. To ge-from New
England to Oregon 1t took Doctor At
kinson eight months, even In 1871. To
day one can 60 from New York to San
Francisco In one hundred and two
hours.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-08-29
Plans Gang A1lee.

Mrs. Brown-Mrs. Jones always said
il her husband died she would quickly
follow him. He has been dead a month.
Mrs. Smith-Yes; but you can't de
Gently expect her to follow him till she
has seen the Paris exposition, can you
There is always something to disar-
range a woman's plans, you know
Judge.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-08-29
Mushroom Culture i'm France.

The annual crop Of mushrooms in
France is valued at $2.OOO.OOO; and 1t IL
said that there are sixty wholesale
firms in Paris dealing exclusively in
them. In the Department Of the Seine
It appears there are some 5000 caves
in which mushrooms are grown; and
about 300 persons are employed in theii
culture, and rarely leave these caves.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-08-29
Haii'S Family Pills are the best.

Thought, IL translated truly. cannot
be lost in another language: but the
words that convey 1t to our apprehen-
sion, which are the image and orna-
ment Of that thought, may be so ILL
chosen as to make 1t appear unhand-
some.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-08-29
She Was Going To,

She Was OoIu8 IOs
Little Flaxen Hair-Papa, it's rain
ing.
Papa (somewhat annoyed by work in
hand)-well, let it rain.
Little Flaxen Hair (timidly)eI was
going to.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-08-29
Might BE Improved.

Don't you think you have a good
mamma to spread such nice, large slices
of bread with jam for your" asked little
Ethel's grandma. "Oh. don't know"
replied the little miss. "She'd be q
heap sight gooder If she'd let me
spread the jam myself"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-08-29
se.rchhehts Reou,-.., :,

IN order to facilitate navigation ot
the snes canal at night the COMPANY
mas ordered that no ship shall 90
through the canal at night unless
'quipped with a searchlight sufficient.
y powerful to light mp the channel a,
least 1000 feet ahead, In addition ,o
iectric lights sufficiently powerful to
iisht up a circular area around the
snip OF about 100 feet in diameter
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-08-29
Not Allowed to Talk.

Little 4-year-old Tommy was visiting
his aunt In the country not long since.
One day at the dinner table the iady
complained that a small jar OF pre-
serves had mysteri6usly disappeared
from the pantry. Each one present dis-
claimed any knowledge Of them except
Tommy, whoremained discreetly silent.
At last he was asked II he knew any
thing about the missing fruit. you'll
have to excuse me-" he replied. MY
papa don't allow me to talk at the II
hle"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-08-29

1t is only by looking an evil fully
in the face, neither magnifying nor
hiding its real proportions. that we can
obtain the requisite wisdom to avoid
1t, or the courage to vanquish 1t, or the
fortitude to endure it.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-08-29

Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot
Ease. a powder for the feet. 1t makes
tight or new shoes feel easy. Cure,
Corne. IngrOwing Nails, Itching. Swol-
len. Hot. Callous. Sore and Sweating
Feet. All Druggists and Shoe Stores
sell II. 2Sc: Sample sent FREE. Address.
ALLEN 3. OLMSTED. Leroy, N. Y.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-08-29

Who is a true man? He who does
the truth. and meyer holds a principle
on which he is not prepared in any
hour to act. and in any hour to risk
the consequences of holding it.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-08-29
FrishffnIIx Mixed.

Society is getting fearfully mixed; -
is embarrassing to meet ones landlord
At garden party"
Yes: especially IL you are behind
With the rent"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-08-29

The Best Prescription for Chills
and Fever is a bottle OF GROVES TAsTBLRss
CHILL TONIC. Il is simply iron and Quinine In
y taateless form. No cure-no pay. Price SOC