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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-07-15

A VERY remarkable account is ad-
mitted into Les Nondes, of a so-called
sno,C. .folCcT, said to have been discov-
cred by Count Anthoskoff in 1868 in the
northernmost portion OF Siberia, where
the earth is continually covered with
coating of frost. This wonderful object
shoots forth from the frozen soil the
first day of the year, and reaches a
height of over three feet, blooms on
the third day, remains open twenty
hours, and then returns to its original
elements. 1t shines for a single day,
then the stem, leaves, and flower are
converted into snow. The leaves are
three IN number, and about three inches
in diameter. covered with a kind of
microscopic ice, developed only on that
side of the stem which is turned to the
north. The flower, when open, is star
shaped. its petals of the same length
with the leaves, and about half an inch
wide. On the third day the extremities
of the anthers, which are five in num-
Der, show minute glistening specks, like
diamonds, about the size of q pins
head, which are the seeds of this aston
ishing flower.
Count Anthoskoff collected some of
these seeds, and FASTENED with them to
st. Petersburg. They we're there placed
in pot of snow, where they remained
for all entire year. but on the 1st of
January, 1864, the snow-fower burst
through its icy envelope, and displayed
Its beauties before the eyes of the i'm
perial court
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-07-15

A MADEIRA correspondent of Nature
writes concerning the damage caused to
objects of natural history from cedar
wood cases. A naturalist in Madeira,
to do his collection of the remarkable
land shells of the island more hcnor,
had made for them a case of this wood.
Unobserved for e month, the shells
were found drenched with the turpen-
tiny resin exhaliDg from the wood.
Shells covered with rough epidermis
seemed to have attracted the oil less.
Craspedopoma and the smooth fresh
water shells had especially suffered /;
semi fossils full of sand had escaped |;
all others, whether recent or semi fossil,
had suffered to such an extent that the
cardboard to which they were attached
was in many cases soaked. This oc-
CURED, however, only when the affixed
shells offered the needful point of
attraction and condensation.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-07-15

How To SELECT FLoUR look
at the color; if it is white, with a
slightest yellow or straw-colored tint,
buy it. If it is very white, with
blush cast, or with white specks in it.
refuse it.-Second-EIamine its ad-
hesiveness, we. and knead little Of it
between your fingers; if it works soft
and sticky it is poor. Third-Throw
little lump of dry -four against dry,
smooth, perpendicular surface; if it
falls like powder it is bad. Fourth
Squeeze some of the flour in your hand
if it retains the shape given by the pres
sure, that too is a bad sign. Flour
that will stand these tests is safe to
buy. These modes are given by our
flour dealers, and they pertain to a
matter that concerns everybody, namely,
the staff of life.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-07-15
A FEW GOOD REASONS .

IA Men Iarention THOROUGHLY TESTED
and secured by Letters Patent.
2.-Mskes a perfect LOCK STITCH, alike on
both sides, on all kinds Of goods.
3.-Runs LIGHT. SMOOTH, NorsrLEss and
RArID-best combination of qualities.
4-DrRABLE - Runs for Tears without
Repairs.
5.-WH do all Varisties Of Work and Fancy
Stitching in superior manner.
els AoH easily Managed by the operator.
Length of stitch may be altered while run
ming. and machine can be threaded without
passing thread through holes.
design Simple, Ingenious, Elegant,
forming the stitch ritiout the use of Cog
Wheel Gears, Rotary Cams or Lever Arms.
Has the Automatic Drop Feed, which insure,
uniform length Of stitch at any speed Has
our new Thread Controller, which allows
easy movement Of needle-bar and prerents
injury to thread
S.-CoSsTRUcIIoS most careful and Pm
IsHED. 1t is manufactured by the most
skillful and ezperieneed mechanics, at the cele-
brsted Reningkoa .drmo7-y, Xio0,
~ =. PhiIadeLpAia office, SIO
CAesfnm Street. 5-7-2m
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-07-15

WASHING WHITE MERINo STOCKINGS
The following is the way to wash
white merino stockings so that they
will neither shrink, get hard, nor lose
color. Melt q good quantity OF Mar
seilles soap (or any white soap that
does not contain soda). in as much boil
ing water as you are likely to require !;
let it stand till perfectly cold. then wash
your wooden things in it, and rinse
them in clear cold water with little
blue in it. You must neither wiring
nor squeeze them, but stretch them into
shape dripping on line, covering them
with a cloth, in a room where they will
not be under the influence of air, sun,
or fire. If your things are SO soiled as
to require washing in two waters. both
waters must be prepared in the same
way. The finest merinos, both white
and colored, may be washed in this
way; but if the color be delicate it is
well to pat the things lightly between
two cloths, in order to take off the su-
perfiuous vet. Fine silk foulards.
treated in this way and ironed while
wet, look like new.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-07-15

The noblest aim of science is to re-
lieve human suffering. Its highest tri-
umph is found in DR.. HIcKMAN's RHEU-
MATIo ELIXIR, remedy of the highest
character and standing. Acute or
chronic Rhe,matisnl, Gout, and all
aches and pains which are caused by
the above diseases, give way before it's
beneicent power. For sale by all re-
spectacle Druggists. Price 81. If your
Druggist has not got it, take no other,
but send 81 direct to the Sole Proprietor
and Manufacturer. DIR. WM. II. HIcK-
MAN. 1886 South Second St.. Philadel-
phia, Pa. Also Manufacturer of DIR.
HIcKMAN's ELECTRIC FLUID for Neural
Qid. Headache and ToOthache.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-07-15
Tape Worm! Tape Worm

Tape Worm removed in from to hours with
harmless vegetable medicine. The worm passing
from the system alive No fee asked until the entire
worm. with head passes. Medicine harmless. Can
refer those afflicted 10 the residents of this city
whom have cured. At my office can be seen hum
dreds Of specimens measuring from " to 100 feet in
length. Fifty per cent of cases of Dyspepsia and
disorg ganizations Of Liver caused by stomach
and other worms existing in the slimentary canal
Worms, a disease of the most dangerous character.
so little understood by the medical men Of the
present day. Call and see the original and only
worm destroyer. send for = circular which viii
give full descrpt IN and treatment Of all kinds Of
DIR. E +. Kunkel can ten by seeing the patient
whether not, they troubled with worms, and
by writing and telling the symptoms &c, the Doctor
viii answer by mail DIR. L. f. KUNKrL. No. 259
y. NINTH ST., PHILADELPHIA, Pa advice at Office
or by mail, free.J Sea-, Pin and Stomach worms
also removed
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-07-15
4. Agricultural.
WHY DoS'T he Do IT.-When

WHY DoN'T he Do H. When
farmer knows that gate is better, and
ss a time and labor-saving fixture,
cheaper than a set of bars and posts,
and without calling on a carpenter he
can himself make one-why don't he do
it?
When he has 10 other fastenings to
his gate and barn doors than a stone
rolled against them, and in a single
evening after supper, is able to make
better one-why don't he do it?
Or, when he sees the boards dropping
from his bare and ont buildings, and,
like heaps OF rubbish, lying in piles
around the premises, and need only
mailing on-why don't he do 1t?
Or, if he is afraid of the expense of
nails, and is always crying up the maxim
of DIR. Franklin, ''save the pence, and
the pounds will take care OF themselves,
and he knows that the same DIR. Frank
lin also said that many men are penny
wise and pound foolish, and he does
not care i0 think of the precept con-
tanned IN the latter-why don't he do
it2
II he knows that great many OF his
fields would be greatly improved by
ditchipg, and by the removal OF stnmp
and stones-shy don't he do it?
And when he knows that his pastures
would yield nearly double the feed, and
Of better quality, if the bushes were
all cut and subdued-why don't he do
it?
II he can enhance the value of his
dwelling ten fold by small expendi-
ture-wky don't he do it?
If keeping good fences make gentle
stock and good neighbors-why don't
he do it?
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-07-15

The FASTEST STEAMER IN THE WORLD.
Such is the title claimed by Messrs.
Thornycroft for a boat they have Just
built to the order of the Government of
India, for service in the Orissa canals.
The dimensions of this vessel are !:
Length, 81 feet beam, II feet; draft
of water, feet 8 inches. The speed
contracted for was 20 statute miles per
hour. The hull, the working parts OF
the engines, and the ropeller-Thorny-
crofts patent-are of Bessemer steel,
and the woodwork is of teak. The
official trial of the boat was made on
the 14th ultimo under the inspection of
Colonel Haig, Il. E., chief engineer of
the Bengal Irrigation Works, and the
results were: With tide, % 0S miles
per hour against tide, 24'15 miles per
hour; giving a mean speed of "a 81
miles per hour. In another official trial
1t was shown that the boat could keep
up speed Of y miles per hour without
losing steam. These speeds are extra
ordinary enough in themselves. but
when 1t is considered that they are
attained by a boat only 81 feet long
they become absolutely wonderful.
The value of swift steam launches as
torpedo boats is acknowledged, and
already various foreign governments
have ordered boats from Messrs.
Thornycroft's yard, near London. If
torpedo launches can be built to cam
at the rate of Is or Is miles per hour in
a moderately calm sea, the whole face
OF naval warfare may find itself changed
in very unexpected way.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-07-15

SPIsAcH.-The following is a good
recipe for dressing spinach Take
outtwopounds of good, fresh spinach,
and carefully wash it in several waters !;
put into a saucepan with just sufficient
water to keep it from burning, add a
tablespoonful of salt, press it down fre-
quently with a wooden spoon, and,
when it becomes tender, drain it into a
cullender, squeeze it quite dry and
chop it up very fine; put the spinach
into q clean saucepan, with good
ounce of butter. little grated nutmeg,
and a little white pepper. Stir the
whole we'll together, and let it be ten
minutes longer on the fire. Serve very
hot in vegetable dish, and garnish
with sippets or fried bread cut corner
wise.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-07-15
SYMPTOMS or Cafarrh.

Obstruction Of nasal passages. dis
charge falling into throat, sometimes
profuse, watery, acrid, or thick and
tenacious. mucous, purulent, bloody,
putrid, offensive. etc. In others dry
ness, weak or infsmed eyes, ringing in
ears, deafness, alterations, scabs from
ulcers, voice altered, nasal twang, Of
fensive breath, impaired smell and taste,
etc. Few only of above symptoms are
likely to be present in any case at one
time.
To cure-take DIR. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery earnestly, to correct
the blood and system, which are always
at fault, also to act specifically, as it
does, upon the diseased glands and
lining membrane of the nose and its
communicating chambers. The more 1
see of this odious disease, the more
positive is my belief that if we would
make treatment perfectly successful in
curing it, We must use constitutional
treatment to act through the blood, as
we'll as soothing and healing local sp-
plication. DR.. Sage's Caiarrh Remedy,
when used warm and applied with DIR.
Pierce's Nasal Douche. effects cures
upon Common sense" rational and
scientific principles, by its mild, sooth-
ing and healing properties, to which the
disease gradually yields, when the sys-
tenn has been put in perfect order by
the use Of the Golden Medical Discov-
cry. This is the only perfectly safe,
scientific and successful mode Of acting
upon and healing it.
So successful has the above course Of
treatment proven that the proprietor
offers $500 reward for a case he can not
cure. All the means sold by Druggists.
r. v. Pierce. NJ. D., Proprietor, Buff
falo, N. Y. l
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-07-15
HOW IT OPERATM

The eject Of the svsS,,A s,t,.r, s,-.s,,..v
the frst place, to the nerve, sf,h. l,,..,,x.
shroug hout their sntir. ,xtsp, In, ,,,,,x -.
stomach and the visesrsl ir.e,. \, ,orn,I,,s,,,.,
functions. and therefore. .s.Ord,,z "a IN. ,,,,.,
existing irregulartis. or r,nox.. s,,,,.,,,,,
rstsntions Of all had. or ,to,. p,,,,h
terry, or other .n,molou. 1,,eb,r,., a. 50.
BY regulating ths abdominal s,o,-. x-,t., a.
pend the .ourishm.nt, IL. eop,.r,, .,.,h..
velopmsnt Of the human body-sa. 49,, p,,-
ssrs invissr.tss tn. nerves .aa Ia, visa, go,
shsrpsns the senses ana th, t,,.lI,,, ,.-..,,
trembling Of the limbs the seidi'y, tia burning.
aausea ard pains OF the stomach. improves It's d.
ges'ivs faculties, And 10 an sxssllsnt hyI,ss
and Hsmsdy against nervous Irri,Abiliiy, Tl.s.-
ls<cy, cholis. "orms DrOPsy, n II taken In
double dosss, n sp@rztss - . sure spsrisa, h1, In
,,,,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-07-15

WHEN fuel is burned in an open fire.
place, at least en-eighths of the
actual or potential heat passes up the
chimney unused about one-haf being
carried off with the smoke, and one
fourth with the current which flows in
between the mantel-piece and the fire,
while the remaining loss is represented
by the unburned carbonaceous matter
in the smoke.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-07-15

CARELESS TRIcK-A paper, in telling
how little boy got drowned while in
swimming, says that after wading about
for some time he stepped of over his
head" Now that was a careless thing
to do. Little boys should be very
careful not to step over their heads,
for even if they do not get drowned
they may break leg.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-07-15

An Insurance AGENT BRATEN.-Be-
tween Kenosha and Milwaukee, says q
Wisconsin paper, an insurance agent
entered a car, and having issued tickets
to several of the passengers. approached
an elderly lady, who, it afterwards
appeared was deaf.
Madam, would You like to insure
against accidents ?" inquired the agent.
Il am going to Oshkosh to visit my
darter. who is married up there and
has got baby"
The agent raised his voice q little.
"Would you like to insure your life
against accidents ?"
"She's been married two years and q
half. It's a gal"
Agent, still louder.
''Pm an insurance agent madam
don't you want your life insured against
accidents p
80, didn't understand you." said
the old lady. "No; her name is John
son my name is Evans, and live five
miles from Kenosha."
The agent vanished.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-07-15

ABSENT. - George. a very absent.
minded man, went the other day to call
upon friend at his Office, and seeing
his bookkeeper, asked. ''Is Mr.
engaged ?" The bookkeeper replied,
"Alas he died last night" 'Oh,
never mind" said George. Il only
want to see him for a minute"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-07-15

SOME enc writes to say that recently,
in church at Allegheny City, Pa, a
crowded congregation were warned by
the pastor that the services could not
be continued, and they retired quietly
and in good order. The church was on
fire in the roof; and had it not been
for the presence of mind of the minis
ter, and of the sexton who discovered
the fire, the consequences might have
been terribly fatal. Such self-command
deserves the highest commendation.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-07-15

The teacher OF an infant school had
her attention called to one little fellow
who was listening to what she said.
She had been teaching her class the
elements of English history. and wish.
ing to see if he knew what she had been
talking about, she suddenly asked,
Johnny, who killed King Rufus p
With q surprised look, he replied.
why, didn't know he was dead 7
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-07-15
Scientific

TnEArNKyT FOR VARSIsH. - When
polish on new furniture becomes dull,
/, it can be perfectly renewed by the fol-
lowing process Take q soft sponge.
wet with clean cold water, and wash off
the article. Then take soft chamois
skin and wash it clean rinse it dry as
you can by wringing in the hands, and
wipe the water Off the furniture, being
careful to wipe only one way. Nerer
use dry Gidnaois on Tarnishsd Tork.
If the varnish is defaced and shows
white marks, take linseed oil and tur-
pentine in equal parts shake them
well in phial and apply very small
quantity on soft rag, until the color
is restored then, with clean soft rag,
wipe the mixture entirely off. In
deeply carved work the dust cannot be
removed with sponge. Use a stiff
bristled paint-brush, instead of 8
sponge. The cause of Vanished fur
niture becoming dull and the reason
Why oil and turpentine restore its
former polish, it viii be appropriate to
explain.
The humidity of the atmosphere and
the action of gas cause bluishwhite
coating to collect on all furniture, and
show conspicuously on bright polished
surfaces, such as mirrors, pianos, cabi-
net, ware and polished metal. 1t is
easily removed, as previously directed.
The white scratches on furniture are
caused by bruising the gum of which
varnish is made. Copal varnish is
composed of gum copal, linseed oil and
turpentine or benzIne. Copal is not
soluble as other gums are In alcohol,
but is dissolved by heat. 1t is the
foundation of varnish, as the oil is used
only to make the gum tough, and the
turpentine is required only to hold the
other parts in liquid state, and evapo
rates Immediately after the application
on furniture. The gum then becomes
hard and admits of a fine polish. Thus,
when the varnish is bruised, it is the
gum that turns white and the color is
restored by applying the oil and tur-
pentine. Ii the mixture is left on the
furniture, it will amalgamste with the
varnish and become tough therefore
the necessity of wiping it entirely oil at
once. To varnish old furniture, it
should be rubbed with pulverized
pomice stone and water, to take off the
old surface, and then apply varnish re-
duced with turpentine to the consistency
of cream. Use an elastic bristle brush.
If it does not look well, repeat the
rubbing with pomice stone, when dry,
and varnish it again.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-07-15

SAID pompous husband, whose wife
had stolen up behind and given him q
kiss, MADAM, consider such an act
indecorous." Excuse me-" said the
wife, 81 di Int know it was you"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-07-15

A CORRESPONDENT of a Germantown
paper writes: ION dry or wet ground
the roller is found to be salutary. Plowed
and prepared for sowing, dry land is
much helped by the roller. The blades
of grass spring up sooner and retain a
firmer hold in the earth. In q season
of drought, rolling has saved the crop,
when without it the seed would have
never sprung from the ground. In wet
and heavy ground it is believed that the
roller, smoothing and hardening the
surface, will leave the soil Immediately
beneath the surface in better condI-
ton to generate the seed. On grass
ground that has been heaved by the
frost the roller has an excellent effect in
fixing the roots. Rolling the ground is
also good when the land has been laid
down unevenly the previous year. If
the land is too dry, wait till just after
soaking rain, and it will work capitally.
1t is good idea to roll plowed sowed
ground before narrowing, as it presses
down the burrows that would turn back,
and makes the surface less uneven, ana
the harrow pulverizes it much. We
find that on an average not one farmer
in four has a roller
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-07-15

GRAPE JAM.-Boil the grapes in just
water enough to make them tender,
strain them through colander. then in
one pound of pulp put one pound Of
euga-; boil this half an hour the COM
mon Wild grape makes q nise jam.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-07-15

A RED -NosED gentleman asked a wit
whether he believed in spirits. AYE,
sir, replied he, looking him full in the
face, Il see too much evidence before
me to doubt il"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-07-15

The OPrIc NERvE.-By microscope
examination of the retfna and optic
nerve and the brain, NJ. Bauer found
them to consist OF globules of 1880 to
1-40O0 of an inch in diameter, united
by transparent viscid and coagulable
z .latinous fluid.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-07-15

In struggling to make dull-brained
boy understand what conscience is, q
teacher asked "What makes you feel
uncomfortable after you have done
wrong?" "My paps's big leather strap, 3"
feelingly replied the boy.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-07-15

Leigh Hunt was asked by q lady II
he would not venture on an orange,
MADAM" he replied. II should be
happy to do so. but am afraid l might
4 lmble of.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-07-15

A BOY entered book store the other
day, and inquired for "You Know how
it is Yourself" With some difficulty it
was ascertained that he wanted Charles
Reade's Put Yourself in his Place"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-07-15

PARADISE Doors" are to be worn this
summer. They are fiesh-colored. and
those worn by our first mother.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-07-15

"WELL," said an old gentleman, the
other day, 81 have been forty-seven
years in the business, and can say what
very few can after such experience in
all that time, my friend, never disap-
pointed but one siugle creditor.
''Bless me what an example for our
young mercantile community !" replied
the person addressed. "What a pity
that one time occurred How was it ?"
why" replied the gentleman, 81
paid the debt when il became due, and
1 never in all my life saw a man SO as
tonished -