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The Louisiana cotton-boll. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], Attakapas, La.) 1872-1883, 1874-09-30
Postnaster.

The receipt book viii be retained at
The postoffice, where the papers will be
weighed. The stubs of the receipt
book will serve as memoranda to the
postofice Of the sums paid, from which
returns TO the general department will
ba made. The stamping Of papers in
hulk will not require more than four
stamps Of different denominations to
make up the amount of postage paid
by the publishers on any package,
YhatHv chat amount may be. Even
aa a ton OF newspaper matter, on which
tho postage viii be $40, only the four
Stamps will be required to make mp the
amount OF postage paid. This stamp
system has been devised, as the act of
congress requires the use Of adhesive
stamps. The stamps will be affixed to
the stub of the receipts by the post
Office clerk and then cancelled. Thus
the publishers will be saved the trouble
OF buying and afixing stamps. After
the law goes into effect he will simply
take his receipts and hold them as
evidence that the postage was paid,
Gen. Barbour expects to save by this
system 81 payment thousands Of dollars
to the treasury department every year,
besides saving the department and pub
fishers much labor. He has exhibited
the plan to Postmaster General Jewell,
who approves it in every respect. When
the details are completed a circular
will be issued by the department ex-
planning the system, copies of which
viii be forwarded to the newspaper and
publishing houses and to the 4, 600 post
masters throughout the states, and on
the LIST Of Janury next the change will
be made-Netv York World.
The Louisiana cotton-boll. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], Attakapas, La.) 1872-1883, 1874-09-30

An enterprising reporter. in Arkan-
sas. WHO was lately sentenced to the
state prison for horse steaIing, applied
to his employers to be continued ON the
journal as penitentiary correspondent,
The Louisiana cotton-boll. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], Attakapas, La.) 1872-1883, 1874-09-30
PREPAID POSTAGE.
Stamped i'm Bulk.

The Papers that Burden.the Malls 10 be
stamped i'm Bulk
During the last days of the last ses
sion Of congress was passed law au-
thorizing the prepayment OF postage on
newspapers and other publications,
particularly periodicals, upon some
simple system to be devised by the
posE-ofiee department. In order TO ex-
pedite matters, the postmaster general
was speedily directed to prepare some
plan. The work was placed ID 6he
hands al Third Assistant Postmaster-
General Barbour, with full authority,
subject only to the revision of the post
master general. Gen. Barbour at once
SET TO work and puzzled himself for
some time before he devised a plan,
which he has now partially arranged.
While the system is completed, ali the
details are not yet finished. New
stamps have yet to be devised. The
system he. has devised is simple. It
provides for the preparation of receipt
books by the department for each pub
Usher Of a newspaper or periodical.
The form of receipt at the postoffice
will be something as follows
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-02-04
This instrument i. especially designed for the
neyfect anolicarion
crlttt dpO.ICdIION OF
DR. sscE's carasRp remEoy.

II is the only form Of instrument yet invented
with which fluid medicine can be carried high up
and perfectly applied to all parts of the affected
sal passages, and the chambers cavities CEN
nunicating herewith, in which sores and ulcers
frequently exist, and from which the catarrhal dis
charge generally proceeds. The want OF success
In treating Catarrh heretofore has arisen largely
from the impossibility of applying remedies TO
these cavities and chambers by any Of the ordi-
nary methods. This obstacle in the way of ef-
fecting cures is entirely overcome by the invention
Of the Douche. la using this instrument the Fluid
Is carried By It's own weight, mo snufne. forcing or
pumping beng requiredJ up one nostrh In q full
gently howing stream TO the highest portion Of the
nasal passages, passes into and horousily cleans
sail the tubes and chambers connected Herewith,
aud lows tof the opposite nos.r Itsuse IL pleas
ant and so simple that child can understand
il. Full and explicit directions ac-
company each instrument When used with this
instrument DR. Sage's Catarrh Remedy cures re-
cent attacks Of "Cold In the Headn by
SymPto ms of Catarrh. Frequent head
ache discharge falling into throat, sometimes pro-
fase watery, thick mucus, purulent, offensive, &c.
eyes stopping up or obstruction of nasal passages
ringing in ears, deafness, hawking and coughing
to clear throat, alterations, scabs from ulcers,
voice altered, nasal twang, offensive breath, i'm
paired or total deprivation of sense of smell and
tsste dizziness mRntal depression. loss Of appe-
tite, indigestion, enlarged tonsils, tickling cough
&C. Only few OF these symptoms are likely to
oe present in any case at one time.
Dr. Sage's Cntarrh Remedy, when
used with DR.. Pierce's Nasal Douche,
and accompanied with the constitutional treat,
ment which Is amended in the pamphlet
that wraps each bottle of the Remedy, Is a per
feet specific for mis- loatheome disease and the
proprietor offers, In good faith; $500 reward
and pleasant to containing strong or caustie
drugs or poisons. The Ca,arrh Remedy II sold al
50 cents, Douche at co cents. by all Drug
.ssssns ees, T n M On
Sole P-e'--ietof. BUFFALO. n. T..
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-02-04
Wanted to Encourage Him.

This story comes to Us from Vienna /:
A conceited actor, who was by no means
a favorite with the public, was waiting
ono evening in q "cafe," when the
waiter informed him that there was q
gentleman outside who wished to see
him. Forthwith the actor stepped into
the street, only to find himself in the
presence of noted Viennese wag and
inveterate practical joker, with whom
he was, by the way, familiarly ac-
inquiringly. "Well?" echoed the wag,
coolly. "Did you call me ?" asked the
comedian, somewhat puzzled. 81 did, !"
was the response. "What may have
beenyour motive? ?" the other went on to
say. "To encourage you," answered
the practical joker "for at the theatre
1 don't remember that you were ever
called out"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-02-04

GRIDDLE-CAKEs. WAFFLEs, ETC.-If
you have not used your griddle or waffle
iron for some time, wash it off hard with
hot soap and water wipe and rub we'll
with dry salt. Heat it and grease with
a bit of fat salt pork on a fork. 1t is a
mistake, besides being slovenly and
wasteful, to put on more grease than is
absolutely necessary to prevent the cake
from sticking. A piece of pork an inch
square should last for several days.
Put on a great spoonful of butter for
each cake, and before filling the griddle,
test it with q single cake, to be sure
that all is right with it as well as the
batter.
The same rules apply to waffies. Al
ways lay hot cakes and waffles upon a
hot plate as soon as baked.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-02-04

PERPETUAL PAsrE.-Dissolve a tea
spoonful of alum in a quart of water.
When cold, stir in as much -four as will
give it the consistency of thick cream,
being particular to beat up all the
Jumps /; stir in as much powdered resin
as will lay on dime, and throw in half
dozen cloves to give it pleasant odor.
Have on the fire teacup of boiling
water, pour the -four mixture into it,
stirring well at the time. In few
minutes it will be of the consistency of
mush. Pour it into an earthen or china
vessel; let it cool lay cover on, and
put in cool place. When needed for
use, take out a portion and soften it
with warm water. Paste thus made will
last twelve months. 1t is better than
gum, as it does not gloss the paper, and
can be written ON.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-02-04

RHEUMATIsM.-Ac correspondent in the
English Mechanic gives the following
remedy for curing rheumatic gout, Of
which he had long been sufferer. He
insulated his bedstead from the floor,
by placing underneath each post q
broken-off bottom of glass bottle.
He says the effect was magical, that he
had not been free from rheumatic gout
for fifteen yeare, and that he began to
improve Immediately after the applica-
ton of the insulators.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-02-04

OF WHAT PERFUME Is MADE.-Nearly
every article of the toilet bottle or the
sachet is made from waste, sometimes
from foully odorous matters. A Pc
culiar fetid oil, termed fusel oil, is
formed in making brandy and whisky.
This fusel oil, distilled with sulphuric
and acetate of potash, gives the oil
of pears. The oil of apples is made
from the same fusel oil by distillation
with sulphuric acid and bichromate of
potash. The oil of pineapples is OBJ
tanned from the product of the action
of putrid cheese on sugar, or by making
a soap with butter and distilling it with
alcohol and sulphuric acid. Oil of
grapes and oil of cognac, used to impart
the flavor of French cognac to common
brandy, are little else than fusel oil.
The artificial oil of bitter almonds is
prepared by the action of nitric acid on
the fetid oils of gas tar. The winter
green oil of New Jersey is artiicially
made from willows and body procured
from a distillaton of wood.
Dyes, like perfumes, are often derived
from the most repulsive sources. The
waste heaps of spent madder were
formerly a great nuisance. 1t is now
found that this hitherto waste can be
used, and at least one third can be saved
by treating it with hot acid, Prussian
blue is made from pieces of horse hoofs
or refuse woolen material by fusion
with iron and alkali.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-02-04

LEMON PIEs.-f'or two pies, take one
lemon two eggs, one cup sugar, one
cup cold water, one tablespoonful corn
starch. The rind of the lemon should
be grated to use, and the white part,
which is bitter, thrown away, after
squeezing the juice and pulp from it.
have made for invalids who could not
eat common lemon pie three good ones
from the following Three eggs, one
cup sugar, one lemon, two cups water,
two tabiespoonsfuls -four.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-02-04

THE SERvANT.-Mistress Ito new ser
want girl from the country Nov,
Eliza, make haste and dress yourself,
and make your hair tidy before your
master comes home"
Servant Girl-"Yes, M. Where shall
I find the comb, Mum?"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-02-04

The Chinese have cyclopedia which
should be worthy of its name, for when
completed it will consist of 16O. QUO vol
umes, of which rs, 40 have been pub
lished during the last century. OF
these, 1853 relate tc theology; 2127
treat of the four classical books of
China, and of music q, ,626 are histo-
rical, and Al, ,604 treat of philosophy and
science. The present Emperor has a
library of 400, 900 volumes, and he has
caused the poems written under one
dynasty to be collected and published
in 900 volumes.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-02-04

IT is proposed to construct an indi-
Gator for detecting the presence of car
Donic-oxide gas in the air on the follow
ing plan: A vessel, the sides of which
are connected with an electric battery,
is filled with a solution of chloride of
palladium. The wires are so adjusted
that, so long as no metal is precipitated,
the current is broken. As soon, how
ever, as carbonic oxide makes its ap-
pearance in the atmosphere, metallic
palladium is precipitated from the solu-
ton contained in the indicator. The
effect of this precipitation is to estab-
lish the electric current; and a bell is
rung, giving notice of the presence of
the injurious gas.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-02-04

LAUGH AND BE HEALTHY.-The physi-
illogical benefit of laughter is explained
in the ArchiU fur Psychiatrie The
comic-like tickling causes a reflex action
of the sympathetic nerve, by which the
caliber of the vascular portions of the
system is diminished, and their nervous
power increased. The average pressure
of the cerebral vessels on the brain sub
stance is thus decreased, and this is
compensated for by the forced expira-
ton of laughter, and the larger amount
of blood thus called to the lungs. We
always feel good when we laugh, but
until now We never knew the scientific
reason why.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-02-04

SwEETENED DoUGKNUTs.-One pint OF
sour milk, and seven tablespoonfuls
sour cream soda to sweeten one tea
spoonful salt one coffee-cup of sugar
one egg; one egg well beaten with the
sugar nutmeg, or other spices, to suit
the taste -four to knead well and hard.
Will make a heaping si1-quart pan OF
doughnuts.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-02-04

JOSH BILLINGS remark that 1--WE laff
at sheep bekause, when one of them
leads the way, the rest follow, however
ridikulus it may be; and I suppose the
sheep laff when they see us do the very
same thing"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-02-04

A PoIsoSoUs ANILIN CoLoR.-The dye
stuff called rosanilin which gives q
beautiful carmine color, is, as we have
stated, an arseniferous production allied
to arseniate of lime, and is soluble in
Tactic acid. 1t is used in ithography
and for painting wooden vessels, etc.
As If is very poisonous, it should never
be employed in confectionery, and
bright red sugar sticks should not be
given to children.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-02-04

81 GO through my work, reprovingly
said the needle to the boy.
''But not till you're pushed through"
triumphantly replied the boy to the
needle.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-02-04

liz order to keep up with the progress
Of the age, Time is said to have aban-
doned the scythe and hour-glass, and
purchased mowing-machine and q
watch.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-02-04

A sERIoUs-LooKING person had charge
of the grammar division of school
examination, and gave q bright-looking
boy this sentence to correct: Between
you and 1 this is good butter" The
boy shortly returned the slip, thus
marked: 'Incorrect-the lamp-post is
omitted"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-02-04

A PRUDENT. Chent-"I want effect
an insurance-six pounds week in case
of injury, and that sort of thing"
Clerk-"Railway accidents, sir?
Client-"Aw-no, Police"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-02-04

EGGED-oN.-First Little Boy-"Oh,
that eggs done now, I'm sure-it's been
in five minutes by the clock"
Second Ditto-"Oh, it amt ready yet,
then, because that clocks too fast !"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-02-04
AGAINST
TyphuS, Oriental Pest, Ship
Fever, Yellow-Fever,
ASIATIC CHOLERA.

Ths superior protscvs and sanstivs virtues Of the
svsdsh Bittsrs agatnss Malzrfous Fevers Dysentery
and CholerA ware most apparently tested in the late
v>rs By French and English physicians. who BY pre-
scr1bins the same to their respective troops.
ossdsd in reducing tbs mortality LIST af spsdsmie a.
sssss from Is 10 par cent
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-02-04

HAIR R-DYE.-The Greeks and Persians
use hair-dye make from walnut rinds.
Some one recommends that it should
be prepared by boiling the green rinds
in water and adding alum to the decoc-
ton.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-02-04

VULcASIzED RUBBER COATED IRON
TUBES are now manufactured in this
city which will bear over 800 degrees
heat, the rubber being prepared at 400
degrees Fahrenheit. The pipes can
therefore be used for either hot or cold
water. Gas and water are said to hsve
no effect on them, and the coating re-
sists sulphuric and muriatic acids and
caustic potash solution. 1t is suggested
that the process may be used for the
preservation of iron ship plates and
framing, if the rubber should resist the
chemical action of copper in contact
with iron under salt water.-Public
Ledqer.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-02-04

RUSSIA possesses valuabls coal de-
posits of enormous extent, one of black
gas coal on the river Kama being espe-
cially valuable.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-02-04
ApMoNlTIoN.

II Il known to all readers that since Dh
L. O. C. wISHART has followed the cause
and cure Of diseases, and the great value u
TAR - . curative remedy. Is directed By
Bishop Berkley and Rev. John Wesley, Asa
many have attempted to make TAR pre-
paration for THROAT AND LUNG DI
EASES. Be it known that Dr. L. q
wISHART'S
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-02-04

A STUDENT at veterinary college
being asked, "If broken winded horse
were brought to you for treatment what
would you advise ?" promptly replied,
"To sell him as soon as possible"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-02-04
DIRECTIONS

~An persons Who have TO perform long and hard
labor. and vhs doing IT. often exposed to sudden
changes Of tsmpsrsture thu draft air. obnoI
fous dusts, SMELLS or vapors should not fail to
the Swedish Bitters. - few drops Of IT, addsd to
their drink. are sufficient to preserve them In ines
mabls health and vigor. Those who accustomed
70 drink ice water during tbs summer, should never
omit 20 ,dd some Swedish Bitters TO it
G1Psrsons given to sedentsry hfs should use the
Swedish Bitters II viii nsutraliIe the bad effects Of
their want Of exercise In open air. and keep them
good health and good spiritA
U-To the Ladies' the swedish B,tters must sspeci
ally BE- recommended Because its contributes most
essentially to pressrvs the regularity Of the physioo
gcal functions peculiar to the delicate fsnals
sitution and thus proves shsctual barrier ssinss
those innunsrAbls Nervous and Blood Diseases. which
novsdays have grown 20 frequent Is to Be taken BY
many for Ewes natural inhsritancs
evBut the Swedish Bittsrs does not only secure
good health: also effects the full development Of tbs
female body and Of ts beauty by perfect forms and
fns complexion and color.
Thus the Swedish Bittsrs has become one Of the
sAfsst and most sfnci0nt
COSMETIC AND TOILET ARTICLES
0fsrmsrs and thar families. who have tried
Svsdish Bttsrs. prefer to all similar articles For
them Il proves beneficial In various vsya
In Summer. vhsn their calling requires tnem 10
often endure the intense heat Of the sun while per
forming hard work. they induced to bs not suf
Actsntly cautions In satisfying their burning thirst by
water. or In eating fruit not ripe. nc Thus farm
ing people are vsry liable TO suffer from STROKE
Hsver. Dyssntsry. Cholera. nc. ko. The regular
q ths svsdish Bitters mAfss these dangerous innu
snoss Al harmless
In wintsr. during the time Of rest, many country
people, tyns TO Indemnify themselves for past prt-
vstions very apt to often overload their s;om,chs
and thus impair their digestive orgsns-ths Of
the trs& The uss Of the Swedish Bittsrs prevents
diseases from that esusA
A matter Of course. In Of Sickness the pa-
tent shouid avoid food not agreeing with him or
such. - Il fnovn to b difcult to digest or insult
ahls to the disease IN question
Ths rule: BE mods-s,s In AL you sst drink or DO
= strictly TO Be oh.srysd
HOW TO TAKE SWEDISH BITTERS
Tie Swedish Bittsrs shah only b. sarsz IN TIE A.
ssnes Of in1ammatory symptoma
Grown psrsons take one tablespoonful three time,
per day. before Altar oeals pure or diutsd vii.
water.
Parsons andsr y y..r. -o.hirds a Tia, au.ut,sr
snahaH
snsquartss
Children from yssrs upwards, one sishta of ,hss
Quantity
Persons accustomed 70 chew tobacco. saould .n
stain from II - much A. po..ibls vn.Is main, sv.
d.sh Bitters;i thsy may substitute some Tower, Of
ensmnomle or root Of cslAmus. but thsn swallow tbs
ssaNa, in.fesd Of splitting IL away. In the same WAY
sinokns Of tobacco should only moderately Be prsc
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-02-04

PLAIN DouoHNrrs.-One pint Of rich
buttermilk one heaping teaspoonful
soda; half that quantity of salt three
tablespoofsls of melted lard flour to
kread we'll,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-02-04

WEAr an ass the fellow must have
been who made donkey-engine and
expected 70 get horse power ont of it,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-02-04

WHAT AN EAR OF CoRS WILL YIELD
An ear OF corn has been sent to this
Office, grown in Cleveland, East Ten
nessee, which measures 10! inches in
circumference in the thickest part of
the ear, has % rows, with an average of
90 kernels in a row, making ,232 ker-
nels in all on the ear. The variety is
known as the Southern Dent Corn.
These l, ,232 kernels, planted in the same
locality or anywhere within the lime
stone region Of Tennessee or Kentucky,
il all germinated and came to perfection,
would produce the first year a fraction
over 45, 600 bushels.-7uTT, Field and
Farm.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-02-04

"ELpERLY MAIDEN LADY" sound
older than "old maid II
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-02-04

THE PURIFICATIoN OF TALLow AND
LARD.-It is said that tallow and lard
can be kept from getting rancid by the
following process The tallow or lard
is first treated with carbonate of soda
in the proportion of pounds of soda
to every 1000 pounds of lard, and is
then subjected to digestion with alum
in the following manner 10 pounds of
alum are dissolved in 500 pounds of
water, and l pound slaked lime added
to the solution and boiled. This solu-
tion is stirred well with 1000 pounds
of lard at temperature of 150o or 200'
Fab. for about half an hour. The liquor
is then separated from the lard, and the
lard is treated with the same amount
of pure water again. This lard will
keep for an exceedingly long time. The
fact is that the alumina in the alum
applied acts very readily in a disin-
fecting manner upon those compounds
which are liable to give rise to rancidity.
The lime is added to the alum in order
to render the alumina more active by its
giving up some of the acid to the lime.
This treatment has also the advantages
of restoring the original flavor and of
producing lard of greater whiteness.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-02-04

"Ir is a standing rule in my church, +"
said enc clergyman to another, 'for
the sexton to wBke up any man that he
may see asleep" 81 think" returned
the other, "that it would be much better
for the sexton, whenever any man goes
to sleep under your preaching, to wake
you up"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-02-04

A CORN eXtrsctor-A crow.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-02-04

THE entire value of the stock and pro-
perty of the Cataraugus county On. "
cheese factories is s., 900, 900, which re-
turns an annual income Of 81 800, 900.