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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-05-19

How TO Make SAFES Sate.-The follow
ing hints for the use of safes, and of
what should be put in them, are
vouched for by good authority. Avoid
fancy, colOred inks as they are more
liable to be Obliterated by heat when
the safe is under fire. The black inks
are better. Lead pencil writing will
stand the heat better than either, even
when the paper is burned biacl, Do
not put the most valuable account
books at the sides of the safe, as the
heat coming from the outside will af-
feet them first. Crowd the books from
the sides to the center of the safe. as
the heat coming from the outside will
affect them first Crowd the books from
the sides to the center of the safe, for
the purpose of making them tight to-
gether, as in this condition they Will
stand the heat much longer. Wood
drawers are preferable to iron for cash
boxes and fOI small valuable papers,
as wood is non-eOnductOr of heat and
iron a good conductor. Never use in a
safe leather wallet as a receptacle Tor
valuable papers, as boiling water, heat
212 degrees, will crisp and curl it, con-
vert it into gluey substance, and de-
stroy the papers. When safe has
been under fire, send for an expert to
open it.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-05-19

A BedHtifm Ldr.-It is general law
of nature that by heat bodies expand,
and in cooling they contract. To this
one exeo,. On exists-water. in CONTRA
distinction -lrom all other substances,
expands or grows lighter as it cools to
a certain point. Hence we often wake
up in the morning and find our earthen
pitchers broken after nights freeze,
and great rocks and blocks of iron have
been split by the same power. Nature
never does anything for mere pastime.
her freaks are not freaks, her very act
is founded on a good purpose, benefi-
cence enters into the spirit of all her
operations. In this case, the well being
of myriads of living creatures was kept
in view, for if this law did not exist on
our lakes and rivers when the water
grows cold it would sink, and the ice
forming from the bottom would fill
them, thus destroying the life existing
In them. On the other hand, the water
as it cOols rises, ana the ice forms on
the surface. leaving snug, warm home
for the creatures that inhabit the sub
marine world.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-05-19

There IS no doubt of tie benefit from
feeding crude carbonaceOus matter to
swine when they are kept in close pens.
The avidity with which hogs atrotten
wood is well known. Charcoal is but
another form of carbon. BituminOus
coal is still another form. The utility
of feeding wood and coal has long been
recognized. Some years since we sub
stituted the ordinary Western stone
coal with the best results, where 200 to
500 hogs were kept in close pens, and
kept on the refuse Ofcity hotels. Some
thing of this kind seems as necessary
to them as salt to strictly herbivorous
animals. We have known them to con-
sumo 4 pound in the course of a day,
and again they would not seek tie coal
for some time. just what particular
use the coal is in the animal economy
is not easy to answer. Swine are espe-
cially liable to scrofulOus andinflamma-
tory diseases. Carbon, in the shape of
coal, is an antiseptic, and the proha
bility is that it acts in this way i'll puri-
fying the blood.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-05-19

Preparing Chicken Feed.-POultry
dough should not be made too thin.
Many young chickens die by being
forced to take too much water with
their food, whereas, if fed propely they
might live. Giving meal too wet will
not prove fatal in the case of fowls, but
they thrive better if the food is mixed
stiff enough to crumble. The food Is
mOistened while in the crop by secre-
tiOns from glands. 1t next passes, a
little at time, into pouch formed by
the expansion of a part of the passage
between the crop and gizZard. Here
other digestive juices are secreted, also
in the gizzard, and still further on.
Now, if the food contains too much
water before it is fed, these digestive
Juices are diluted and impaired. All
healthy animals regulate their thirst
by the needs of the system; therefore
if they are always kept well supplied
with water, separate from the food,
they will drink only what is necessary
and in mixing food it is best to he on
the safe side.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-05-19

The disappearance of organic matter
from running water where exposed to
the air is well known. 1t has also
lately been shown that water running
through closed iron pipes undergoes a
similar process of publication, a re-
markable difference being observed in
the same water before and after it
passes through the mains.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-05-19

4 Rolling Horse.-If practicable, pro-
vide a loose stall, that is, an inelOsed
roomy stall not less than 1s feet square
for horse that has habit of rolling,
and use no halter, but leave him unfas-
tened. Possibly the rolling is caused
by the irritation of the skin, in which
case give an onnce of sulphur in the
feed daily, for a week, and feed braH
in place of part of the corn. At the
same time good currying and brushing
would be help. If a box stall is not
convenient. as it frequently is not, tie
the horse with a strong halter SO short
that he can barely lie down comforta-
bly,.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-05-19

4 Laundry Seeret.-The following re-
cipe for doing up shirts viii be found
of use by many housewives, Take two
ounces of fine white gum arabic powder;
put it into pitcher and pour on pint
or more of water, and then having
covered it, let it stand all night. In
the morning pour it carefully from the
dregs into a clean bottle and cork it,
and keep it for use. A tablespoonful
of gum water stirred in pint of starch
made in the usual manner will give to
lawns, either white or printed, look of
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-05-19

4 French surgeon has devised a
compound slaughtering instrument by
which cattle are more surely and
quickly killed than by the usual axe. 1t
consists of a sort of punch with a han
die, and having an annular sharp edge
at the extremity, something like the
edge of tool tor cutting gun wads.
This is held in the proper spot upon
the beasts skull, and by a blow with a
mallet is driven into the brain. cutting
a round hole into it and causing instant
insensibility.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-05-19

Ebmiiiion Of Snlpkuric Acid. -Ac
cOrding to NJ. BObierre, sulphuric acid
may be caused to undergo regular ebul-
lition by the addition of thin plates of
platinum in the proportion of ls0grains
of metal to 81 quarts of acid. The
whole is to be treated in a vessel of 81
quarts capacity.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-05-19

DE-. Barnes, when ninety-five years
of age, slept during sermon, and on
being jOked about il by a friend. in
sisted he had been awake all the time
"Well, then" said his friend, "can you
tell me what the sermon was about p
"Ies, | cam he answered-"it was
about half an hour too long
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-05-19

SUFFERERS WITH PILES should erect
a monument to DR.. SILsBEE for his
beneficent discovery of ANAkESIS, an
lnfaiiibie cure for the worst cases of
piles-a failure in 10000 cases has not
been recorded. 1t is a simple supposi-
tory, painless and easy of application,
gives instant relief, acts as an instru-
ment, poultiee and medicine, and can
not fail to cure. Lotions, Ointments
and internal remedies may fail but
ANAhESlS is infallIble. Price 81.
Anakesls Depot. 40 Walker St., New
York. Sent free by mail to any ad-
dress on receipt of price. IS
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-05-19

An inebridted stranger precipitated
himself down stairs, and ON striking the
landing reproachfully apOstrophized
himself with IF you'd been a-wantin'
to come down stairs, why in thunder
didn't you say sG, yol wooden headed
old fool, an Id come with you, and
showed you the way 7"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-05-19

Ceiled .StaJIes.-The usual method of
ventitating stables beneath barns, is
by allowing the foul air to es-
cape through the hay and grain
stored above the animals. This is OBJ
jectionable for obvious reasons. Such
stables, with poles or rails for the floor
above, are dingy, dark, and generally
festOOned with cobwebs. Besides their
disayreeable appearance, they allow
the dust, chaff, and hay-seed, to fall
upon the backs of the cattle, and these
are thus always kept unclean. Dark
stables and coats matted with dust are
not healthful for cattle, to say nothing
of the deteriorated condition of the
feed store above them, wich is exposed
to all the foul air that rises from be-
meath. We greatly prefer to have the
floor above laid with matched boards,
which Will prevent any dust falling
through, and to have the beams and
under side of the floor whitewashed.
Ventilation may be provided by spouts
through which hay or straw could be
thrown down below, and which should
terminate in grated openings beneath
the eaves.-ImeJicdn 4JrieUIfUrist.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-05-19

RS reH enough for you to name your
boy Elias,n said Aunt Hepzibah "but
for gracious goodness sake don't name
him 4 las, cause the 1liases is always
q cutting up bad. Here's Alias Jones,
Alias Brown, Alias Thompson, Alias
One eyed Jake, all been took up IN New
York for robbin' an stealin',r ~.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-05-19

Hints for PIdntiag.-The season being
here for transplanting. some facts may
be useful. Dig holes twice the diameter
of the roots when spread Out-throw
the under soil or clay aside and filing
up use the top soil, we'll pulverised,
about the roots. Before you set the
tree, make q sllall mound in the soil,
so that the roots will nicely spread ont,
and the tree be no deeper in the ground
than it was in the nursery. After the
roots are covered, wet. well, and after
the water has settled, fill up the hole.
Finish off by mGlching before hot
weather comes.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-05-19

Iihep a girl crops her front hair and
pulls it down over her forehead like a
Mexican mustang, and then ties piece
of red velvet around her neck, who can
wonder at the number of palefaced
young men that throw away their am
bitiOn and pass sleeDless nights trying
to raise down on their upper lips
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-05-19

4 young bride who had been fashion
any educated was asked 10y her fond
husband to attend to the ordering of
the dinner. as he shouldn't have time
to go to market. It is fact that she
blandly requested the butcher to send
home leg of tongue. seventeen
pounds of steak, and two halibut.r
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-05-19

Dialogue between two bachelor gour-
mands: "My dear fellow, Eve just
engaged a cook, a woman of marvellous
talent" .'is she married T. "No, and
for that reason am afraid shall lose
her." "Oh. then, you must not hesi-
tate" "What must do n Il beseech
yOu-marry her." 81. r-.-
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-05-19
AGRICULTURAL.

Concerning the Ear Marks of Butter
noted butter dairymen, of Chenango
county, n. Y. said, at the late c0nyen
ton of the New York State Dairymen's
Association, that he had found the color
on the inside of the ear to be one infal-
lible guide in the selection of a good
butter COW. If the skin on the inside
OF the ear is of rich yellow color, the
COW was sure to give good quality of
milk that is, milk rich in butter. He
said in all his experience he had never
known this sign to fail. Mr.. j. W.
North, in the Maine Farmer, gives some
further information concerning the sub
ject. He observes that cows producing
very high cOlOred butter have a large
amount of the ear secretion, in many
instances the whole internal surface
being covered with a thick, orange
colored, oily matter; on the other hand
the light cOlOred butter makers pre-
sent a scanty, thin, and pale yellow Sc
cretion, in some cases found only at
the bottom of the ear. His theory is
that every animal has the power of Sc
creting a certain amount of this yellow
pigment. If the quantity be sufficiently
large, secretion will take place freely
in the mammary glands, the ear and
skin. If, however, the production be
limited. the tendency may be wholly
toward the milk glands and ear, caus-
ing the animal to exhibit a pink hide,
or the skin may be almost the sole ave-
nue. of escape from the body, the butter
in consequence being light-cOlOred ;
or there may be so little colOring
matter evolved as to furnish none to
the skin, and very scanty supply to
the ear and milk. In selecting Jersey
cows, in order to judge in regard to the
color of their butter he recommends
that the ear beinspected. DR.. Sturtevant
in his recent address before the Con-
necticut State Board of Agriculture, al
luded to this color of the ear in select
ing cows, but he thought some caution
should be observed in clearing away
the secretion that may have aceumula-
ted on the skin, SO that the true color
of the skin on the inside of the earmay
be seen. Otherwise the accumulated
secretion, if taken for the true color of
the skin inside the ear might deceive
as it might be darker, or exhibit a
deeper color than the true skin. He
regarded the color of the ear as good
guide in respect to the color of the
butter which the COW would yield.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-05-19

DID IT ever occur to any of our
readers that it takes more feed to make
pound of beef than pound of butter?
A good COW in milk, well cared for,
will make 200 pounds of butter in a
season. worth from $50 to $40; but a
dry COW, with the same feed will not
gain as much in weight in the same
time, nor will she be worth as much
as the butter from the dairy COW, and
the milch COW is left.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-05-19

by mOistening the knife or bOrer with
a moderately strong solution of caustic
soda and potash. instead of water or
alcohol, it is said that india rubber may
be cut with as much ease as ordinary
lockwood.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-05-19

4 man in TIE Bergen funnel the
other morning hailed a fellow. laborer
with, $50 ye've got a baby at yer
house what is itf boy or a gyurl ~
"Guessi' can it's a boy" mo-
I"Well then it's a gyurl" 'Faith,n said
the delighted father, somebody's ben
telling ye."
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-05-19

"Shm your eyes and lister nit me,
said Uncle Van Heyde. 'Nell, de
first night | open store / counts de
monies and finds him nix right; |
counts him and dere be tree gone and
vat you dink | does den P' 81 can't
say ''Ny. | did not count him any
more, and he comes out shOost right
ever since"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-05-19

"Cdn have a steak for breakfast p
asked very thin man of distrustful
butcher.-"Yes," growled the slayer of
animals.-"And will you trust me until
- -"I,ust yOui Get out! You
owe me for the very meat on your
much, them" replied the individual,
looking at himself.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-05-19

men, statesmen, ambassadors, leaders
Of society ana court fsshion-but there
, is little or no pretension of manner or
carriage"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-05-19

The slim man who used to chalk his
head and attend masquerades as a
billiard-cue, or braid his legs and at
tend as a riding whip. now slips a rub
ber-tip over his Uranium and goes as a
lead-penc,l.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-05-19

!SleeplessRess.-TO take a hearty meal
Just before retiring is, of course in
furious, because it Is very likely to dis
turb ones rest, and produce nightmare.
However a little food at this time, if
one is hungry, is decidedly beneficial /;
it prevents the gnawing of an empty
stomach. with its attendant restlessness
and unpleasant dreams, to saw nothing
of probable headache, or of nervous
and other arrangements, the next morn
ing. One should no more lie down at
night hungry than he should lie down
after a very full dinner: the eOnse-
quence of either being disturbing and
harmful. A cracker or two. a bit of
bread and butter, or cake, little fruit
something to relieve the sense of
vacuity, and so restore the tone of the
system-is all that is necessary.
We have known persons. habltual
sufferers from restlessneSs at night, to
experience material benefit, even
though they were not hungry, by very
light luncheon before bedtime. In
place of tossing about for two or three
hours as formerly, they would soon
grow drowsy, fall asleep, and not awake
more than once or twice until sunrise.
This mode of treating insomnia has re-
Gently been recommended by several
distinguished physicians, ana the pre-
Scription has generally been attended
with happy results. r
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-05-19

4 young dry goods clerk, who is to
be married after Lent. says he believes
in the cid maxim, "In times of peace
prepare for war; and accordingly is
daily getting up his muscle on the
Health Lift in an uptown gymnasium
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-05-19

Codi 4shes Commended Having
thoroughly tested coal ashes | can as
sure those interested that if applied
while the leaf is wet with dew or RAIN
or if necessary sprinkled with water..)
it will prevent the ravages of the cur
rant-wOrm and also do exceedingly
good service in case the yellow and
black fly trouble the vines; viz /:
melons, cucumbers, squash, tomato,
and nofaro
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-05-19

4 Massachusetts girl has constructed
fifteen hundred words from the letters
contained in the word ConstantinOple.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-05-19

WHITE lead rubbed up with linseed
oil to the consistency Of paste is an ex-
cellent application for burns.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-05-19

Learning passes for wisdom among
those " ho lack both.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-05-19

The landlady of hotel in Boston,
entered, in angry mood. the sleeping
apartment of a boarder and said. "Now
sir, L want you to pay yOur bill. and
you must; Eve asked you often enough,
and tell you now that you don't leave
my house till you pay it," Good :"
said his lodger; just put that in writ
ing; make a regular agreement of it :
I'll stay with you as long as you like"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-05-19

We are curious to know how many
feet in female arithmetic go to a mile,
because We never met with lady yet
whose boots were not. to say the very
least, a mile too big for her.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-05-19

UHsldckied lime is excellent for clean
ing small steel articles, such as jewelry
buckles and the like.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-05-19

Hhai is tho difference between the
outer wall of bridge aid 6 eSuple OF
nice young ladiesf The frat is q
parapet, and the second are a pair OF
nets
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-05-19

Reckless of photography, an impas-
stoned swain wrOts, "Mary, | love the
WELL" She replied that shs wag glad
he didn't drink liquor.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-05-19

A gdrky saw, for the first time, a
school girl going through some of her
gymnastic exercises for the amusement
of the little ones at home after gazing
at her with looks of interest and COM
miseratiOn for a while. he asked a boy
near by if that gal had fits q? No, re-
piled the lad, eontemptuously, that's
gymnastics. Oh, tits hey? said the
yerdant; how long has she had emf
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-05-19

"UeH. Bridget, if | engage you /
shall want yOu to stay at home when
ever 1 shall wish to go OUT ''Well,
ma'am. | have no objections, providen'
YOU do the same when wish TO go ont -
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-05-19

A doctor of divinity, whose name
began with a p, lived in Boston. An
other man of the same name died, and
a Jealous newspaper reporter seeing
the death in the paper, and thinking
only of DR.. p. wrote a most enthusias-
tic obituary. A wag met DIR. p. the
next day. What. you are not dead Z"
he said. "Well. then. you ought to
be; no man can ever live up to that
obituary."
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-05-19

Wheat and Iborting Mares.-A writer
in the Prairie Farmer cites a good
number of cases where mares in fOal
have aborted. These had been fed
with wheat stepped or soaked, varying
in quantity from less than gallon to
a gallon.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-05-19

Why he was Sory.-A minister ex-
amined his schOOl-bOys thus:
What is the meaning of the word
repentant =
Please, sir, don't know
Now if had stolen loaf of bread.
what should | be?-
Please, sir, locked up
"Well, shOuld feel sorry "
Yes l-.
well, why should / feel sorryg'
Please, sir, cause you was eOtehed.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-05-19

"Here we are, within quarter of a
mile of land' was the joyful announce
ment made by the captain of an ocean
steamer to his grumbling passengers.
"Where 7" (which way is it y were
the eager ordinations which followed.
Anywhere down below there" said
the captain. pointing towards the bot
tom of the sea the lead gives us just
two hundred and twenty fathoms of
water. and the land comes slap up
against the brine"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-05-19

/. " a small boy is lad. is big bog a
ladderr