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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-09-12

What romarknble evidences 0e nine
teenth century enterprise GAyB tie
Philadelphia Can, h the fact that =
''summer theatre" ID no longer Z thing
to b summed for the double reason
that Il = too hot within the four walls
to breathe comfortably and for the 9TH
er fact, one % apparent, that there
can never b gathered In . playhouse
during the torrid days talent sum-
clently worthy to make the going worth
while. even II the temperature II toll
erable.
Mr.. Keith has killed on both Of these
scarecrows. His handsome Philade1-
phia playhouse b positively . cool re-
treat-large partiea having actually
this summer deserted the bree1e-swept
boardwalk at Atlantic City in order
to enjoy the novelties presented from
week to week by the management OF
this theatre. It 10 not surprising to
learn that the summer season has been
something Of q record-breaker. and this
IL accounted for when one considers
the bill given. for instance. this week:
and what may be seen every day and
evening this week Is but q fair sample
OF the excellence OF the usual offering
at Keith's.
Furthermore, 1t Is not any wonder
that an audience yesterday and last
night packed the house from top gall
1ery down and overflowed In the boxes
and aisles. causing a suspension Of the
sale Of seats early in the afternoon.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-09-12

rhers u no harm - u m1e1V
lar an It bsoomss alnishc'
Nisuaouary Obligation rssn nSs o.
u,pietrv. but on mAnhoo6
II you 1t consdencs slssp nov I" W"
make up foe It by and b.
WHEN ths live coal touches our nps "
matee thsm . living aamA
paa,sncs 10 ths perfume prssssd NO"
t,e erushed blossoms q 3oy.
You cannot bsal the weuno ~ ssns
mn the bullst-hols IN TIE coat
Get your wheat seed In Afse ana "
I'm choke any tarss the dsvil may sow.
The only divineay authorissd version
~ the Bibls ID its transladon into &c
ton
so long a Christ - the way 10 heev-
a. II may b dimcult. but It cannon %
dayk.
The rood Samaritan does not CARY
IN IN his cruise and vitrioa On Ms
tongue.
The church ~ an organisation makes
4 GOOD test-culturs for ths Osd-Adam
hacilli.
A mothsss apron strings are most
likely to be coupled 70 Gods leading
ltneo Of lova
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-09-12
TO sueDue FIRES
Its Use May Eventually Rat an Ent
to Great Condagrations.

Its Use May Eventually rat an End
to Great Condaxrations.
Our great commercial growth 70
quires improved and commensurate t.
cilIties for fire protection. Electricity
has been the means to meet the In
creased demands Of lighting and Of die
injecting on a large scale, Of supplying
the demands for power for Transports
ton purposes throughout a large me
tropolis: Of curing diseases and pro
longing life, and It win yet be the
agent used In preventing cOniiagrations
and subduing them when once under
full headway.
The applications o: this subtle agent
have become 90 universal that We fee
safe in even this prediction, for here,
as probably in all ether uses, It will
find its greatest utility from the eass
in which its qualities may be brought
into service from far distant points, al
well as for its other wonderful quality
Of being spontaneous in the manifesto,
ton Of its effects. These two inherent
qualities above all others make 1t better
adapted to modern uses, and, speaking
In general terms, as being superior tc
our present comparatively slow and in.
effective means Of fighting great fires.
The Hoboken conflagrat!on presented
the lamentablc spectacle Of a large
amount Of highly combustible material
of great value, closely surrounded on
nearly all sides with water, In fact an
ocean to draw from, but scarcely an
effective drop to be utilized In time,
that is, when most needed. at the com.
mencement.
The old idea Of transporting heavy In
struments over distances that take up
precious time, to be used for fighting
conflagrations, appears to US ridiculous,
when by quickly turning an electric
switch there was to be had enough
electric power on tap in Hoboken to
have almost washed instantly into the
river the burning piers with their con.
tents and superstructures. even II only
utilized from the vantage ground Of the
adjoining piers.
That Is why we say that electricity.
instantaneous in its operation, capable
Of transmitting great power effectively
over long distances. will eventually be
universally used for lighting fires
Electricity.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-09-12
Facts About RED Hair.

An eminent man Of science has re-
cently declared that red-haired people
ele rar iess apt to 60 bald than those
WIN otner colcred hair. The average
s.op On tne head OF a red-haired per.
son Is only 29.20O hairs. Ordinary
ear1 hair II tar inner, and over three
uask nam take mp the space of one
,eu one; 10000 are about the average.
Dus Iair-haired people are stin better
~ AO.OoO to 100000 are quite com
.'on number Of hairs on the scalp of
! Let-naired man or woman. This au.
,,sy snoy does not comment on the pecr.
.'..,ues ~, Of red-haired people. but 1t is
~ known that they are Of a more
cnste nature than others. and
~. ~. g : ane and sensitive disposition
49, vaef b known a. the artistic
= -Humanitnxian.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-09-12
GOVERNMENT JEWELS.
Costly Gene Gent to OMcials b. Fc
eign Rulers.

Costly Gems Sent to Ohacials by For.
eisn Rulers.
At Washington, in the bond vault of
the treasury. is a great store Of dia-
monds and other precious stones that
belong to nobody. Most Of them have
been In the custody Of the officials for
about sixty years, but some Of the gems
have been there much longer and their
history rests mainly on hazy tradition,
says the Omaha Bee.
There Is a bottle four or ave inches
long filed with diamonds. there are va
riOus other loose stones, and there are
many set in gold ornaments. The value
Of the whole lot is very variously esti-
mated. the computations ranging from
$4,000 to 100000.
Most Of these gems were sent as a
present to President Van Buren, by the
imaum Of Muscat In 1880. This Asian
potentate conceived that he had re-
ceived some service from this country
and this was his way of acknowledging
his obligation. President Van Buren,
could not accept them. for there Is a
clause In the constitution forbidding
any persons connected with the govern
ment accepting any present or decora-
don from any foreign power or ruler.
But the orientars present could not
be returned: he would look upon that
as an insult, 90 at last the Jewels were
turned over to the treasury to keep till
something was done about them, and
nothing ever has been done.
In similar ways has the entire collec-
tiOn accumulated; kings and princes
are frequently not as familiar with the
constitution Of the United States as
they should be. and government officers
Of various grades have sent here gifts
they have received and found 1t incon-
venient to return and impossible to
keep.
In the bond vault they must remain
till Congress 'ta2s action" on their
situation.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-09-12
The Rights of Newsbov..

The Judgment comes from the district
court ut the national capital that the
sale of newspapers on the streets is a
legitimate business. and that newsboys
have right to enter street cars and sell
papers to passengers provided they be
have themselves and leave the chr
when their business is finished. One
newsbOy was forcibly elected from a
car ir Washington some time ago and
had n leg crushed by a car running on
the othet track. He has just obtained
ana ward of 5000 damages from jury
under instructions to the above effect
by the judge.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-09-12

do not appear as points Of light but Of
nuite appreciable size. and to short
sighted people immense. Al . rule, In
addition to the diffused brightness
round the point. one may observe seven
or more short rays pointing out from
the center. You will probably $50 the
samo thing II you look at street light.
These rays are due to the lines which
traverse the lens Of our eye from the
center to the circumference. They are
usually from seven to ten In number,
radiating from the center like the arms
of starfish. As these lines are formed
Of lens matter slightly denser and less
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-09-12

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can't u. an teo NO - y6ur woeryin'
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.AsH I coulA hel6 it-V1th he boo,
litfIe eirl sufperfns rfkiff n my 61shti
"WeIl the months went aionr. Ar
Rodney wrote to his mother. but hs
nsver mentioned Miss Caryrs name
n eot to be I whole year. Master syt
had been on nj college for mn moutha
an Wa wa. Iookin, for hin home 10,
vacation. Well Ar. : half : day soon.
er than ne expected him IN he valkedI
That want such an awful surprisa
Of course but stalkin' r1eht behinl
him fan an, aunburneA. an MIN : full
brown beard-there was Mr. Rodney!
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ki.sed Mies Carvl inst A he slvava
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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-09-12
ELECTIONS OF PRESIDENTS.

NsthoAs that Are Adopted IN the Twen-
ty-sax RsDsblies ot the World.
OF the twsnty-siX Republics In the
world fourteen besides this country
elect their presidents. a. In theory the
United States do. BY indirect vote. The
Electoral College, in two cases. those
Of France and Switzerland. Ii the
LEGISLATURE Of the country met In Joint
session Of TIE two houses
In the case Of twelve others-Mexi-
co, Costa Rica, Argentine. Brasil. Chill.
Colombia, Paraguay. Peru. Uruguay.
Venezuela, Liberia, and 6anto Domin-
eo-as In the United States. = special
electoral body Il chosen by the people
to elect the president. Six republics
Guatemala, Salvador. Nicaragua.
Bolivia, Ecuador and Hayti-choose
their presidents by direct vote OF the
people, though suffrage 10 not In all
cases universal. and in many Of the
Central and South American republics
the popular election IL often little bet
ter than q farce.
The republic Of Andorra, lying In the
Pyrenees, between France and Spain.
has no oficer recognized as president
though there II president Of the coun-
ell, a. the little legislative body Of the
country IL called; two officers, called
viguiers, one appointed for life BY
the president Of France. the other for
three years by the Spanish bishop Of
Urgel, have some of the powers Of
president, and are at the same time
judicial officers. ~
The smallest and oldest republic Of
the world. San Marino. a little country
Of thirty-two square miles. lying in the
Apennines, has two presidents, each Of
whom exercises power for six months.
The mode Of electing these officers II
extremely curious Every six months
the members Of the chamber Of depu-
ties, which is the popular house Of the
legislature, nominate six Of their own
members; three ballots are then given
to every voter, each with the names
Of two Of these six; the polling place
IL the cathedral> Of San Marino, the
capital ~ the country. The ballot box
10 placed on the high altar and after
the ballots have been deposited q child
draws one at random from the urn.
A priest then announces the names on
the ballot and the persons thus named
become the presidents Of the republic.
The terms Of presidents vary from
six months In San Marino and one year
In SwitEerland to seven years in
FraDcs. Only one French president
however. has served his full seven
years. and he was forced to resign In
his second term Three other French
presidents were forced to resign and
one was assassinated. In the Central
and South American republics the
term Of the president IL from four to
six years. In several the same per
son cannot serve for two successive
terms. and In one, two full terms must
intervene before president can be re-
elected. In switzerland a president
cannot serve FOR two successive terms
1t is almost a fixed custom for the
vice-president Of Switzerland to be
elected president at the expiration of
his term In the former ofiice.-New
York Sun.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-09-12
What . siRh Means.

Signing II but another name for oxy-
gen starvation. The cause Of sighinE
IL most frequently worry. An interval
of several seconds often follows mo-
ments Of mental disQuietude. during
which time the chest walls remain rigid
until the imperSous demand II made
for oxygen. thus causing the deep in
halation. 1t Is the expiration follow
Ing the inspiration that 10 properly
termed the sigh. and this sigh IL simply
an effort Of the organism to obtain thu
necessary supply Of oxygen. The rem
edy 10 to cease worrying. A little phi
losophy will Danish worry at once.
Worry win do no good; It viii rob one
of pleasures when blessings do come.
as one win not be In . condition to
enjoy them.-LAdies' Home Journal
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-09-12

You will never find our DOC
tor out. He is here 70 give
advice without charge to those
who need him-t6 those who
don't, sometimes. He doesn't
always recommend the Aver
medicines, because the Aver
medicines are not "cure-alls.
Perhaps if we tear 2 Leaf a
from his correspondence It will
show you what we mean. Here
is 4 letter which came last
March.
"DKAR On. AYHl:
want your advice for my htfie ooy.
He u getting very thin. He has no ape
lite. He \ fifteen yeaTs old When he
his health was good until two years ago.
Since then he Is failing fast. The doctors
here saw he has the bronchitis. He spits.
All the time awful bad The spits are big.
thick, and white. Yours truly.
Ms. MARcAREr AUHPR1,
March 90, 1890. Kinbne' Amn-
And this is the way the Doc
tor answered Mrs. Murphy:
.DHAR MADAM:
awe enclose our book on The Throat
and Lungs, in which We trust you viii hnd
lust the information you desire.
"You should begin at once the use OF
this Cherry Pectoral for your son, giving
il ii, moderate doses. Then procure some
good preparation Of cod-fiver oil, a.
Scotia Emulsion, and give him that. a.
well. Pay particular attention to his diet,
giving him such nourishing foods a. rare
steak, lamb chops, good milk, eggs, etc.
Above all, keep him out of doom all that
the weather permits. There is nothing
that will do him more good than plenty OF
fresh air. Let him live out of doors all
that i. possible. BY carrying out these
general suggestions We shall hope to hear
soon that your SON is improving in every
way. Very truly yours,
April $ 1900. J. c. AyER."
You see, it wasn't only the
Aver medicines that we recon-
mended. The first idea of the
Doctor was to cure that boy.
The result is told in this letter:
"DEAR Dr. AVER: y
my little boy has improved 50 much
since l received your advice that want to
write and tell you how thankful 1 am.
"When first wrote you, on March
90, he only weighed 50 pounds, but now
he weighs 8a pounds; and all this gain
since the 9th of April, when hrst began
to follow your directions.
"Please let me thank you again for what
you have done for my boy.
July ~, 1900. MARGARET MURPHY
Perhaps it was the cod
liver oil; perhaps it was the
Cherry Pectoral. Probably it
was both. But, more than
either, it was the good, sound
advice the Doctor gave in the
first place. We are here to
serve you Unjust the same way,
and we will tell you the medi- |
cine for your case or tell you
what medicines to avoid.
Five out of ten of our cor
respondents need doctor
rather than a prepared medi- |
cine, and we tell them so. If
the doctors only knew it, we
are working with them every |
day.
]. c. AVER COMPANY,
Practical Chemists, Lowell, MAJ.
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very curious Illusion is due to the
fact that different wave lengths Of light
arrive at thar maximum sensation Al
d,nrerent times. Thua n a di.c he ont
ont and made into a ton nv moun,,no
II on cardboard and pushing a wooden
match through the center II win no
noticeu tna' II spun from ieIt 10 right
the outer band VIII appear red and the
innermost one blue. II the top be spun
IN the opposite erection. the colors will
be reversed This Is known as Ben
hams color top. In the same way. II
the other disc be made Into a top and
spun. the white band as 1t is spun from
left to right will appear fringed with
colors.
po.to~e stamn. Hove w.+-M...
Did you ever hold a sheet OF white
,aper 10 the lisht and notice whita Iat.
.ers or a figure or some kind in r., That
is called the water mark. Most most.
age stamps are water marked. some
with letters. some with figures. while
others have some simple little charac.
ter. Very few stamps will reveal a
water mark when held to the liRht but
a simple way to detect them is to pro-
cure an old ''tintype" picture. Lay
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-09-12

An Elephant came to the sea, meaning
to take Q swim;
He spisd . bather near the shore and
thus accosted him:
pray cAn ron tell, my little friend
am 20 big, y0u Sec
II there II any pool about that's deer
enough for mef'
A mighty Whale raised from the deep
head % huge and tall,
The pompous Elephant sunk down; he
felt exceeding small.
YES" roared the Whale; Its deey
enough for me, and 90 think
You may find room-if not afraid. WIZ
linger on the brink?"
ST, Nicholas,
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A Charmed Lin.

The scenery along the Kentucky Riv-
er above and below Harrodsburg has
been justly compared to the highlands
Of the Hudson. Towering cliffs, hun
dreds Of feet In height. impress the be-
holder In 'Historical Sketches Of
Kentucky" an incident Is told Of one of
the highest OF these.
lothian Strout was hoeing corn IN the
bottom Just opposite the ferry. when
his attention was attracted by a rat
Ting noise above his head. Looking up.
he was staggered at seeing q man tum-
bling down the fearful precipice, now
touching and grasping at twig. now
at a root, without being able to check
himself. Finally, with a crashing Of
limbs. be landed in the top Of a buck
eye tree, about fifty feet above the gen.
eral level Of the bottom.
Mr.. Strout ran to the place with all
haste. dreading to find dead man, and
not doubling he would be terribly in
jured, II alive: for the distance the man
had fallen was one hundred and sew
enty feet, and from the last point
where he had touched the rock to the
top Of the tree where he lodged was
forty-hve feet
Fancy Mr. strout's surprise, then, to
fnd the man standing erect at the foot
Of the tree. feeling Of his arms and
body.
Are you hurt ?" cried Mr.. Strout.
THAT'S what I'm trying to flnd out
my friend" was the answer. TITS my
impression that am alive. but rather
sore"
Not bone was broken. and despite q
few bruises the man seemed to be a.
sound AZ before the terrible fall.
THAT fellow bore q charmed life,"
was Mr.. strout's remark whenever he
told the story.
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AaonoosaaAasa - xo1aso posene ~
N1nseeoatA coatusys
oesxps IN se nnsland; attempe y
Marn1rse Nisholson. Aug. xJssl
again ~ James 8s<1saA Nay n as0o.
Napoleoa L; attempt by an incernaa
machine Dec. a, 1000
Paul Csar Of Russlas By nooaes'
March -, 1901.
Spencer Percival, Rrsmise q N
gland; By Bsllingham. Nay IL. liza
Gsorye ~. when reosat; assemDs
Jan. 22, 1917.
Andrew jackson. Pfssiasuf Un8ee
statss; attempt Jan. % 1oo0.
Louis Philippe e Tsancel many %
tempU: BY B1eschi. July - -; ~
AlfhAnd. June "a 1ooo; By 4euniess
Dec. n, 1853; BY Darnes, Oct -. 1s10I
by Lecomte. April II 1s4o; By Henry
July -. 1e4e.
Frederick Winiam Nv. Of Prussia; -
tempt BY sofslsse. May -. 106o.
Fsrdinand Charles III. Duke a
Parma; Magch "a. 1854.
Isabella II. Of spain; attempts by Il
Riva, May { 1sl7: by Asrino. Feb. 2
1852; By Raymond Tsuntes. NAY -
1856.
Napoleon III; attempts BY P1anAr1,
April %. 1855: BY Bellemarre. Sept =
1856: by Orsini and others Vrance9.
ian. II. 1853
Daniel, Prince Of Montensgro, Aug.
ID. 1854
Abraham Lincoln. President UnAted
States; at Ford's Theater. Washington.
By John wilkes Booth on evening oe
April II. died on April 10. 1885.
Michael. Prince Of eervia, June 10.
1893.
Prim, Marshal Of Spain, Dec. %. died
Dec. "a. 1910.
Richard, Daxi e Nayo. 0overnoe
0soscal Of India, by Shire All. IN ex-
oonviet IN Andaman Islands. Feb. 9.
iof2.
Prince Bismarck attempt by Blind.
May I. 1853; BY Kullman, June 14 1874.
Ahddl Asis. Sultan Of Turkey; June Z.
le7a
Hussein Avni and other Turkish min
istsEs; BY Hassan. q Oircassian on1cer.
June ID, 1870.
william I. Of Prussia and Germany,
attempts BY Oscar Becker. July II.
1881; BY Hodel. May II. 1873; BY DR..
June 2, 1878.
Mehemst Ali Pasha; by Albanians.
Sept. Z. 1873.
Humbegt l.. King Of Italy: attempt
by John Passananti. Nov. II. 1878.
Lord Lytton, viceroy Of India: At
tempt BY Busa. Dec. II, 1878.
Alfonso XII. Of Spain; attempts BY
]. o. Moncasi. Oct. Is. 1873; BY Fran
cisco Otero Gonzales, Dec. 30, 1870.
Alexander II. Of Russia; attempts BY
at St. Petersburg. April 16.
1888: by Berezowski, at Paris, June q.
1867: by Alexander Solovie6. April II.
1870; BY undermining a railway train.
Dec. 1. 1870; BY explosion in winter
palace, 81. Petersburg. Feb. II. 1880;
killed by explosion Of q bomb thrown
by a man who was himself killed. St.
Petersburg, March 18, 1881.
James A. GARFIELD, President United
States; shot by Charles Jules Guiteau
1t Washington. d. c., July 2, 1881: died
from his wounds Sept. 10. 1881.
Marie Francois Sadi Carnot, Presi-
lent Of France; stabbed MORALLY at
Lyons by Cesare santo. IN anarchist,
June "a. 1894.
Stanislaus Stambul06. ex-Premief Of
by four persons, July %, 1895.
Canovas del Castillo. Spanish Prem
er: at Santa Agueda, Spain. by an
,rchist Golli. Aug. 8. 1897.
Elizabeth, Empress Of Austria-H Hun
gary. by Luigui Loachini. Sept. 10.
1893.
Humbert. King Of Italy. July %.
1900.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-09-12
transparent than the rest Of the lens.
fhAx 1iva rise To fheaa rars of li1hf

transparent than the rest Of the lens.
they give rise to these rays of light.
The increased size Of the stars Is also
partly due to the fact that the front Of
the eye is never a portion Of a perfect
sphere. but IL slightly more curved In
one direction than another, the direc-
tion and degree Of the curves varying
in different eyes. This is readily seen
In the figure in which one pair Of lines
look gray and the other pair black. II
the page be held sideways, the lines
which looked gray will now appear
black. and the black lines have become
gray.