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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-04-28

The Brooklyn Argus gives the fol-
lowing description of woman's way of
signing her name in a book: "She de-
posted her gloves directly on the page
where she intended to write her name,
then she turned over the leaf, and left
her muff on the next page. Not finding
place for signature, she turned leaf
in the other direction, and left her veil
as a bookmark."
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-04-28

The CHEMICAL CONSTITUTION OF THE
BRAIN.-M. Cooley has recently COM
pleted extended Investigations on the
above subject, from which we adduce
the following results: The human
cerebral substance contains about so
per cent. of water. Two albuminoid
matters are present, one not differing
from elbumen and soluble in water I;
the other is insoluble, and for this tine
investigator proposes the name of
''cephaline." The fatty substance Of
the brain is formed principally of
cholesterin, lecithin, and cerebrin, and
and also olein and margarin. The
organ contains certain salts. some solu-
BILE in water and in alcohol, others
soluble in water and not in alcohol.
During decomposition, the cerebral
pulp furnishes acid products, among
which are oleic, margaric, phospho-
glyceric and phosphoric acids.-.Scien-
tifc american.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-04-28

An FRESHMAN recently stopped at a
hotel in DesMoines, where pretty high
bills were charged. In the morning
the landlord made out the amount of
damages and presented it to Pat. After
he had glanced over it the latter looked
the landlord in the face and exclaimed
eye put me in mind of a snipe.
"Why ?" asked the landlord. because
ye're very nigh all bill"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-04-28

"Now, THEN, Joseph, parse courting,
said q teacher to a rather slow boy.
"Courtin' is an irregular active transi.
tive verb, indicative mood, present
tense, third person, singular number,
and SO on" said Joseph. swell, but
what does it agree with ?" demanded
the teacher. ''1t agrees with all the
gals in town !" triumphantly exclaimed
Joseph.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-04-28
Furniture and Bedding.

The largest manufacturing house In
this branch, in Philadelphia, is conduc-
ted by Messrs. COOPER. HALL g. Co.,
whose large establishment is located at
Ruan and Thomas streets. Frankford
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-04-28

An INTOXICATED man saw two cars
passing him the other evening, with red
and blue lights in the front and rear.
His fuddled brain comprehended col.
ored lights, and he was heard to say to
himself: "Must be pretty sick-sickly
here; they are running drug stores
round on wheels"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-04-28

81 AN so lame from the railroad crash
of last week can hardly stand" said
limping, hoobling fellow.-"Well,
then, 1 hope you intend to sue for
damages, said his friend.
No, no have had damages enough
by them. If L sue for anything, it viii
be for repairs p
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-04-28

NJ. WERDEnMAS has patented the
following process for resharpening old
files which have become useless by
long wear: After thorough was.t...s was..I.,
with a strong and hot solution of caustic
soda, the files are put in connection
with ..ae positive electrode of a battery
and plunged into a bath composed of
forty parts of sulphuric acid and one
thousand parts of water. The negative
electrode consists of a copper wire
spiral surrounding but not touching
the files, the end of the wire coming to
the surface to be connected with the bat
terry. After ten minutes of immersion, the
files are withdrawn, washed, dried, and
examined if the cut is not sufficiently
deep, they are replaced in the bath.
Sometimes two operations are required,
but rarely more. Files thus treated
have, it is said, the appearance Of new
ones, and may be used constantly for
sixty hours without losing their cutting
power. The battery employed by NJ.
Werderman is twelve Bunsen cells.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-04-28

How TO MAKE STARCH.-Either peel
your potatoes or wash them very clean,
then CRATE them into cold water. Let
them stand over night then stir them
up and strain them through a coarse
cloth /; let the water settle, then pour
it off and the starch will be found in
the bottom OF the basin dry it and it
will be ready for use.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-04-28

A CITY chap visited the Shakers at
Lebanon some time since, and as he
was wandering through the village,
encountered a stout, hearty specimen
of the sect, and thus .accosted him
swell, Brosdbrim, are you much of a
shaker ?" "Nay," said the other, mot
overmuch, but 1 can do a little that
way" So he seized the astonished
man by the collar and nearly shook him
out of his boots.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-04-28

"MADAM, you never confess yourself
in the wrong" "No, sir; but if 1 had
ever been in the wrong, 1 am sure I
should have taken great pleasure in
acknowledging il.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-04-28

BUCKwHTAT.-The cultivation of
buckwheat seems to be on an increase
among the farmers of the United States.
This is good economy, for buckwheat
will grow well ON rugged or hilly land,
where scarcely ANYTHING else Will grow.
On steep side-hills, on thin soil, on
stony ground, on land full of noxious
weeds, it will do well and have good
effect in eradicating weeds and amelio-
rating the soil, 1t is-next to clover
the best grain crop to plow under as q
manure, and often gives good crop of
wheat. Buckwheat is raised through
out Europe and Asia, and has been
known for centuries. 1t should form
a crop on every farm, either for domes-
tic consumption or market, or both.
1t is valuable for family use. for chicken
feed and pig feed when mixed with
other grain and scalded with hot water.
The crop should be sown, in this lati-
tude, the last OF June or the first of
July. The reason for late sowing is to
avoid the heat of the sun when the
great risk of the early frosts before it
is fully ripe, at which time it is easily
injured.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-04-28

A CHICAGO paper announces that the
trustees of the summary in that city
are going to put an addition to the
building, to accommodate eighty-six
students two hundred feet long.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-04-28

FoUNDER.-The term, founder, from
the foundering, stumbling gait it pro-
duces. has been applied to diseases
totally opposite, - Inflammation of the
lamina of the feet. 1t is true that a
distinction was intended by the term
chest founder for the one, and foot
are often found confused one with the
other. The absorption for diminution
of the muscle of the chest. The alb
sorption for diminution of the muscles
of the chest, and which used to be
called chest founder, is neither more
nor less than diseases in the feet (the
navicular in fact, and which, existing
in both fore feet, prevents the forelegs
being properly exercised, and conse-
quently, the muscles, from being par
tally thrown out of use, become, to a
certain extent, absorbed.
With such authority, it must be taken
for granted that no such disease as
chest founder exists, and we must look
to tine feet for the source of trouble.
Besides, by the operation of neurotOmy
which means to serve the nerve, with
the view of removing pain, through the
destruction of feeling, horse having
stood stretched out for a long time,
will, after the nerve is cut, bring his
legs completely and naturally under
him.
Contraction, again, may be produced
by long continued standing upon hard,
dry, plank floors. Thrush may so in.
iure the foot as to cause contraction I;
too great and constant pairing away the
bars of the feet may destroy their 1e-
sistence to the approach of the heels.
So the cutting of the frog nay destroy
the function of that agan as an elastic
spring to Beep the heels open. The
horse indicates the amount of pain he
-1ftfs by the short, quick step in trav-
cling, and the gentle manner in placing
his feet upon the ground. When not
in motion, he rests his feet forward,
and constantly changes them, and is
oftener found lying down in the stable
during the day than horses not affected.
Contraction is quite frequently seen in
more highly bred horses, with foot
naturally high and narrow, but many
less aristocratic have it.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-04-28

WET BooIs.-A friend writes to Eu-
rope: "What an amount of discomfort
wet boots entail, to be sure and how
well we all recall the fretfnl efforts we
have now and then made to draw on a
pair of hard baked ones which were put
by the fire over night to dry. Damp
and adhesive within, they are without
stiff and unyielding as horn. Once on,
they are short of modern stocks, de-
structive of all comfort and entirely de-
morslizing to the temper. The follow
ing simple device will rob the cold, wet
barnyard, of slushy winter or spring
evening, of half its promise of discom-
fort for the next morning. When the
boots are taken of, fill them quite full
with dry oats. This grain has a great
fondness for damp, and will rapidly alb
sorb the last vestige of it from the wet
leather. As it takes up the moisture it
swells and fills the boot with tightly
fitting last, keeping the form good and
drying the leather without hardening
it. In the morning shake out the oats
and hang them in bag near the fire to
dry, ready for the next wet night. draw
on the boots, and 60 happily about the
days work. This simple recipe, tender
footed reader, will save you much dis
comfort, and will make you a tender
hearted reader as you sit with your feet
in your soft foot-gear, looking over
your paper as you are waiting for break
fast to be prepared.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-04-28

A JEwELLER labelled some diamonds
in his shop window as being sparkling
as the tears of young widow" A
customer looked in and said he thought
under these circumstances the water
would not prove enduring. The label
is not there now.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-04-28

To TEST the quality of wool, take a
lock from the sheep's back and place it
on q measured inch. If the spirals
count from 80 to 33 in the space of an
inch, it Equals the finest Electoral or
Ssxony wool grown. The diminution
of the number of folds to the inch
shows the inferiority.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-04-28

''How DOES your brother get on in
New York, Parker ?" Every well, in
deed, ma'an, thank you. He's only
there three months, and he's already
beginning to speak the language beau
tiful, Punch.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-04-28

A SoUvENIR.-An elderly gentleman
enters the shop of a capillary artist
celebrated Co. making splendid canoes
with human hair. 81 wish to have a
souvenir from my lsmented wife. >
"Ah i"-'Yes; a small tender-looking
hair design, representing a mausoleum
with weeping willow. -''All right !;
you have some hair from the wife you
have lost ?" "Not at all. But / have
married again, and the hair of my
second wife is of the same color as that
of the first one !"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-04-28

A LEADING maxim with almost every
politician is always to keep his coun-
tenance, and never to keep his word. :"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-04-28

Par thus gave his testimony in a riot
case BE isbers, the first man saw
coming at me was two brickbats."
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-04-28

To PREPARE Coop FERTILIZER
The following home made fertilizer is
successfully used by farmers ID Ohio
and Pennsylvania
Take 1000 pounds of good mould,
sift and screen it to get the gravel out
and make it as fine as possible then
spread on floor, add 100 ponnds sui
phate of ammonia, 100 pounds common
salt, and mixed with a rake; when
thoroughly mixed, add twenty-five
pounds pearlash and % pounds sui
phate of soda, mix well then add 400
pounds ground bone, 25 pounds best
peruvian guano, and 150 pounds ground
plaster. Mix the whole thoroughly,
throw in pile for As hours and 1t is
fit for use.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-04-28

A bronze fork having been excavated
in Rome, the Romans are freed from
the terrible imputation of having eaten
with their fingers.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-04-28

Be slow in choosing a friend, and
slower to change him.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-04-28

The PHYSICAL FORCES ARE MODES OF
ETHER PRESSURE Challis,
of Cambridge University, after long
and exhaustive researches upon gal
vanic and magnetic action, concludes
that the hydro-dynan1ical theory of
action is alone correct The theoreti-
cal explanation of galvanic and mag
netic phenomena is to be sought by
means of mathematical deductions.
The author believes that the science Of
theoretical physics, laid down in New
toms "Principis," is by no means con-
fined to physical astronomy, but COM
prehends the principles of all depart
ments of natural philosophy which
have relation to physical force. His
conclusions on galvanic and magnetic
action have been reached IN conformity
with Newton's rules and principles.
The authors main conclusions. relative
to the nlOdUs operdndi of the physical
forces, to which this system of philoso-
ply seems to point, are That they
are all modes of pressure of the ether |;
that the forces concerned in light, heat,
molecular attraction and repulsion. and
gravity are dynamical results of uibra-
ions Of the ether; and that electricity
and galvanic and magnetic forces are
due to its pressure in steadv motions.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-04-28

IT is shown by scientific analysis that
guano is not the deposit of sea-birds,
but is composed of fossil of sponges
and other marine animals and plants.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-04-28

BUCKwHEAr CAKEs.-One quart of
buckwheat -four, one pint of wheat
-four, half teacupful Of yeast, salt to
taste. Mix the -four, buckwhest, and
salt with as much water, moderately
warm, as will make into q thin batter.
Beat it well, then add the yeast; when
well mixed, set it into warm place to
rise. As soon as they are very light,
grease the griddle and bake them to q
delicate brown.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-04-28

To RAISE. ONIoNs.-To raise onions
the ground should be thoroughly
plowed, made very mellow, and rolled.
1t should be made rich with well potted
fine barnyard manure, and wood ashes
make a good additional fertilizer
Thirty two-horse loads per acre would
not be too much manure for a good
crop. Five pounds of seeds per acre
may be drilled in rows nine inches
apart with a light hand seed drill.
The ground must be kept very clean
from weeds, and mellow with the hoe.
A hoe with pronged blade is made
specially for this work. The onions
may be grown as close in the row as
they will stand They may be grown
year after year upon the same ground,
if plenty manure is given them.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-04-28

This firm have now arranged for the
Wholesale and Retail trade very large
and elegant stores at No. f19 and 12l
North Second street. 1t is not to be
questioned that a firm, which has such
large capital invested. and were estab-
Iished so many years and so very well
known for its enterprise, is better en-
abled to give satisfaction to Its Gus
toners and the public than most any
other firm in this line of business Fur
niture exhibited at the stores OF this
firm leave no doubt of the solidity of
it's manufacture, as well as of Its ele-
gance. The very large amount OF sales
enable this firm to sell at lower rates
than any of its competitors See
advertisement in another column.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-04-28

A VALUABLE CEMEST.-The following
is useful cement to fasten objects of
wood to others of metal, glass, stone,
etc. Good cabinet makers glue is
warmed up with water to tine con-
sistency necessary to connect wooden
objects then add enough sifted ashes
to bring it to the thickness of varnish.
The cement should be applied to the
surface of the objects to be united when
warm, and then they should be pressed
together tightly. After cooling and
drying, the surfaces are so strongly
united as to require great force to
separatethem. Grinding stones fastened
on wood, and handles to painters
stones for grinding colors, have been
used for more than year without ex-
hibiting any appearance of fracture.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-04-28

TEA-TABLE TALKS. .-Pater Qaying down
his psper)-What is the greatest bore
of the season?
Tom-Why that big gun over in En-
gland, of course.
Mster-Has it anything to do with
drills?
Tom-Can-non tell.
Pater-Now don't ball, Tom 4: it's a
breach of good manners.
Toni shall attend to your charge,
sir; think I'm pretty well primed
already.
Mater-There now, stop talking about
guns, or shall wish you both muzzled.
Pater-Very well, my dear, well talk
about fashions. Here's the very latest
style of hair dressing.
Tilly-Ohl what is it %
Pater-Crimping pins and curl papers.
Tom-That's going ahead with a
vengeance!
Tllly-Tom, your wit is wasted.
Tom-Well, 1 don't make hustle
about the waste, you know, Tilly.
Mater-Come, come, let your father
tell me something about the Spring
fashions.
Pater-Well, here is a full account
Ladies' silk dresses are all satin this
Spring. Gloves and dresses are worn
much longer by economical ladies'.
Laces are still indispensable for corsets.
A neat thing for street suits is clothes
brush. Nantes are still made of mar
BILE. Travelling costumes have a very
jaunt-y appearance. Canes and UNI
brellas are the knobbiest things out.
Plating is very much in vogue, espe-
cially for forks, Spoons, &c. Young
ladies are seldom ruffled if they have a
new beau. What do you think of that ?
Is it satisfactory, my dear?
Mater-So much so that you can ad-
dress yourself to something else. You
may pant to invest in contemporary
themes.
Tom-That will do very well. An
in-tea-resting discussion. Suppose We
adjourn.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-04-28

PILES CAN BE CURED only by ANA
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the worst cases of PILES. Thousands
of sufferers, after trying in vain all
manner of lotions, ointments and inter
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lieved and permanently cured by ANA
KESIS. Ii is the happy discovery of
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clan, and Doctors of all schools endorse
and recommend it. Price 81. Sent free
by mail on receipt of price, AnakeSls
Depot, 46 Walker ST., New York. 10
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-04-28

The Herald of Health in its current
number has an article on "Fruit and
Food, which, the writer thinks, is far
too sparingly used by everybody. He
takes some Of the principal hotels in
New York, and compares in figures the
amount of flesh and fruit consumed
every week. Thus the amount of ami
NAL food consumed at the four princi-
pal hotels, the Fifth Avenue, Grand
Central, st. Nicholas and Windsor is
put down in round numbers at about
70, 900 pounds per week.
These are the average weekly figures,
and include fish, flesh, fowl, game and
oysters. The amount of fruit is given
as 900 pounds with 645 gallons of
canned fruit. The writer thinks this
great disparity in the amount of fruit
and flesh eaten is one of the causes of
our universal physical generalization.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-04-28
SCIENTIFIC.

The PYRoPHoSE.-M. Kastner's new
musical instrument, ''the Pyrophone, T"
was introduced last night, ssys the
Pail Mall Gazette of February II, to
an English audience, ct the Society OF
Arts, where a paper explaining its con-
struction and its capabilities was read
by NJ. Dunant. The researches OF Pro-
fessor Tyndall and other savsnts were
fully recognized by NJ. Dunant. but he
claimed for NJ. Kastner the discovery
of the principle which allows s.singing
flames" to be tuned, and made to pro-
duce, at will, all the notes OF the must
cal scale, and provides means to stop
the sound simultaneously and mechan-
ically, and thus to regulate and subdue
it as required.
In other words, while NJ. Dunant
admitted that the discovery of the pos
sibility of producing musical sound by
means of pressure on flames traversing
a glass tube had long been made, he
asserted that NJ. Ksstner had utilized
this knowledge, and had applied it in
such a manner as to produce bona
fide musical instrument with a sound
resembling that of the human voice or
of the Eolian harp. A simple mechani-
cal arrangement causes the keys of the
instrument to communicate with the
supply pipes of the flames In the glass
tubes, and on the pressure of these
keys the flames separate, and the sound
is produced. As soon as the fingers
are removed from the keys the flames
Join again, and the sound ceases imme-
diately.
Thus, in effect, Mr.. kastner has pro-
duced an organ worked by singing
flames, or rather by vibration caused
by means of the combustion OF these
| flames. The instrument exhibited last
night only gave a single octave of notes,
but NJ. Dunant stated that it could be
extended to any compass, and, as an
illustration of the uses to which the
pyrophone could be put, it was stated
that it could be made in the form of q
chandelier, so that by connecting wires
a person in one room might play upon
an instrument suspended from the cell
ing in the next.
The principal objection to the work
ing of the pyrophone is founded on the
employment of hydrogen gaa for the
kastner states, he has endeavored to
overcome by using the ordinary gas
employed for lighting purposes, and
although it is not so satisfactory, it is,
he maintains, possible to utilize it fol-
the purpose. The invention, which
! has received considerable attention at
the Institut de France, was examined
with much interest last night, and
several illustrations were given upon it.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-04-28

The HIGHEsT LAKE IN THE UNITED
STATES SrArEs.-Dr. Hardness has dis
covered, in Plumas county, California,
body of water, probably the most
elevated in the United States, the
barometer registering height of 1880
feet above the sea level.
The lake is of triangular shape having
its longest diameter about one mile and
three quarters in length. The water
during last August was intensely cold
and of deep blue color. The outlet
is into Warner Valley, over a declivity
of some 1000 feet. The California
Academy of Sciences has named the
lake, after its discoverer, Lake Hark-
ness,