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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-29
AGRICULTURAL.

Science on the Fdrm.-It was formerly
thought by many that if man was
scientific he was little cracked, or
at least that he put on the 'fiashy vest"
and 'sgaudy neckties" of knowledge to
make the show which his intellect was
not otherwise capable of. To certain
extent, and with some, this was proba-
bly, true; but the ''world moves" and
now it is known that science is ''knowl-
edge, learning, the comprehension or
mind. d.--Webster.
Now, who is there in the wide world
who has more pressing need Of "under-
standing facts" than the farmer? The
man whose business it is to live by rails
ing food that others may live, should
know exactly what he is about. He
must explore his farm for '.facts," and
when he finds one he should forthwith
cipher out its entire significance.
To live by any profession, a man
must make some profit; merchant is
very careful that each article he sells
yields something more than it cost. The
moment an article in his line won't pay
he discards it from his stock in trade
He is scientific man" on the subject
of cost and profit. The manufactures
is precisely the same-if an article won I
pay, he won't make it.
What is farmer but manufacturer
and merchant? He makes or produ-
ces, and sells his produce. How often
does he calculate before putting in
crop what it is going to cost him, ano
what it is likely to bring him? Doe:
he ever con over the different modes ol
producing his crbps with a view to Sc
lecting that one which will be the
cheapest, and which will yield the
these things? Because he is not "sci
entific," because he does not search fol
truths or facts, and because he would
probably not understand them If h'
found them. How then shall we maxi
every farmer scientific" man. lii
must be taught to count the cost, to lool
for facts and TO understand them, ant
draw business conclusions from then
when so found.
There is but one way 10 do this: Al
account must be kept in book will
each crop as carefully and accurately
as if with an individual with whom h
has an open running account. BY ;
regular charge to each crop of the eos
of preparing the soil, the cost of seed
cultivating, harvesting, and marketing
and credit of the actual sums receives
therefor, he will arrive at facts, and i
some of them are of an astounding char
acter, his understanding" will only b
the more perfect. He will instantl,,
become Scientific farmer;" he vii
discard some crops, or revise his mod
of producing them; he will think more
he will guess less, and his pockets viii
feel the change.-Cor. Rural World.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-29

A Title girl came into our house one
day, and some apple-parings lay on a
plate on the table. After sitting while
she said, 81 smell apples ~ "Yes," re-
piled, 81 guess you smell those apple
sparIngs on the plate.n mo, no." said
she, "'taint them | smell ! smell whole
apples" .
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-01-15
An Misunderstanding 6enla>.

In the year lS2l, in Perth, Scotlant. was
born the most remarkable animal [traine't in
the world. His name was Bisset, and in ear
ly life he became journeyman-shoemak er'
but having great fondneSs and faculty Tor
managing animals, hesoon gave himself ur' en-
tirely to this occupation. His fist sueccs in
educating brutes was with horse and dog,
whom he taught to perform many curious icatS.
lie next tried his skill upon Il couple Of
MONKEYS, who soon learned to dance on Il
rope, drink to the company, ride a nd leap
on the backs Of horses, and 20 through in
tricate dances with their equally-ac ,ompiish-
ed COMPANION. the dog. Three Young cats
were the succeeding subjects OF Bisset's tut
tion. and these were instructed to play upon
dulcimers, apparently reading from music
books before them, while they equalled Il
vocal accompaniment in three different keys,
or tones. producing altogether a chorus
whose piercing effect the musical may per-
haps imagine.
The fame of BiSset's learned animals
spread rapidly, and he was finally induced
to exhibit them in London. \ place in the
Haymarket was secured, and the " Cats
Opera" advertised. Crowded houses re-
sponded to the advertisement, aud the
horse, the dog, the monkeys, and the
cats went through their respective parts
amid great applause. In a brief time the
skillful trainer found himself in posses
sion of $1,000 as the reward of mis- novel en-
terprise.
Encouraged by this success, Bisset sought
other pupils in the animal kingdom.
Among these was leveret, which he taught
to beat the time of several marches with is
hind legs. Canary-birds, linnets and sparrows
caught the trick of distinguishing. the hour
and minutes of the day, and of spelling the
name of any person in their audience. Six
turkeyscooks were made to go through a
country dance; and in single months
time, turtle learned to fetch and carry
like dog. A goldfish came to the surface
at his call, and fed from his hand. and an
.wered, in various other interesting ways,
Bsset's call upon its intelligence.
At length the master brought his ingenui-
ty to bear on the most obstinate of animals,
the pig. He nearly met his match this
time; but, after a patient discipline Of a
twelyemonth, gertlenan-piggy was rendered
as docile as spaniel, and obeyed his teach
er's every command. This sapient creature
could spell, cast up accounts, tell the time
| of the day, kneel and make obeisance to the
spectators, and otherwise conduct himself
like gentleman of parts. Bat such extra
ordinary porcine wisdom could not be ac-
cepted rs a natural phenomenon by the igno'
rance Of the age in which it dwells, and il
began to be whispered that Bisset, who
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NUMBER 30.

daily conduct toward self, and man, and
God. OF course it is easy to err, in making
such general statements, but it is most GER
tainly safe to state, that our day needs no
revival that will lead to any ascension robes.
any contempt of fe,any physical contortions,
but that will lead to such a reform of daily
morals as will make home and street, con-
gross and church, press and pulpit, father
and child, husband and wife. nobler and
happier, revival not that will pour skep-
ticism and ridicule into the next century,
but that will flood it with righteousness
DQrid S,rin1.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-01-15

On Tabor's height a glory came.
And, shrincd n clouds OF lambent flame,
The awe struck. hushed disciples saw
Christ and the prophets Of the law;
Moses, whose grand and awful face
Vi Sinai's thunder bore the trace,
And wise Elias. in his eyes
The shade OF lsrael's prophecies.
Stood in that vast mysterious light,
Than syrian moons more purely bright,
uno on each hand-aEd high between
Shone forth the sodhke Nazarene.
They bowed their heads in holy fright,
No mortal eyes could bear the sight.
And when they looked again, behold
The fiery cloud. had backward rolled,
And borne alOit, in grandeur lonely.
Nothing was lett, save Jesus only"
Resplcndent type OF things u he.
We read Is mystery today
With clearer eyes than even obey,
The fisher saints OF Galilee.
We see the Christ stand out between
The ancient law and faith serene,
Spirit and letter-but above
Spirit and letter both was Love.
Led by the hand of Jacobs God
Through wastes Of old path was trOd
BY which the savage world could move
Upward through Law and faith TO love,
And there in Iahor's harmless flame
The GROWING revelation eano.
The O-d world knelt IN ho;na e due,
The prophets rear n reverence drew,
Law ceased its IN ssion 10 fulfill
AMI Love vas lord on IabOr's hill.
81 now, while creods yerplex the mimi
si.d Wrta@i ms inat tho weary wind,
"hcn all the air Is allied with worcs
And t.Xis That r.n- 4-A- cla-hin- swords,
stu. a. iIs rrlure. We may tuna
Where iahYr's slr rn-u- -tursr- lurn
iAe . "a. %. ant gue i-IIri sons
.-iid -"th-ae .~il rut tIf.s. a.ous.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-01-15

GRKAr WRITERS As COSyERSERs.-lt Is said
that neither Pope nor Dryden was brilliant
in conversation: the one being too 'saturine
and reserved" and the other too much afraid
of the author of the Essay on Man. Neither
Addison nor Cowper shone in society, and the
same is true of the celebrated French authors,
Descartes, Moliere, La Fontaine and Buhon.
Addison. indeed, could talk charmingly to one
or two friends, buthe WAS shy and absent
before strangers. To use his own happy met
aphor. he could draw bills for a thousand
pounds, though he had not a guinea in his
rocket Hume writings were ~ superior to
his conversation. that Horace Walpole used
to say that he understood nothing till he had
written upon it. Goldsmith was laundering
coaverser. and showed hardly spark of the
genius that blazcs through his writings.
Occasionally he blurted out good thing, As
when he applied to johnson saying, in one
of Cibber's plays, There is no arguing with
johnson, for when his pistol misses fire, he
knocks down his adversary with the butt end
ofit." But generally he talked like poor
Poll" and, when he made an accidental hit,
soon neutralized its effects by something ex-
quisitely foolish. Neither Corueille, the
great French dramatist, nor Marn ontel, the
novelist, were masters ofthe intellectual iolls.
Nicolle said of sparkling wit, g He van
quishes me in the drawing room, but sur
renders to me at discretion on the stairs.
The eloquent Rousseau, whose writings have
bewitehed thousands, confessed that when
force to open his mouth he iniallibly talked
nonsense al hastily gobble over number
of words without ideas, happy only when
they chance to mean nothing thus endeayor-
in to conquer or hide my incapacity, rarely
fail to show it. ~ The witty Charles ii, who
was so charmed with the humor of Hudibras
that he caused himself to be introduced pri-
vately to the author, found Butler an intol-
erably dull companion. He was confident
that 50 stupid a fellow never wrote the book.
The earl of Dorset, who sought an interview
with the great satirist, was similarly disaP-
pointed. Taking three bottles of wine with
hin, be found the poet dull and heavy after
the first had been drained, somewhat spark
ling after the second bottle, and, after the
third, more stupid and muzzy than ever:
% Your friend, =" said the earl. after he had
left with his introducer, 50 is like nine-pin,
little at both ends, and great in the mid
die. "
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taught animals to do all things but speak
was in league with the devil. This was
enough to rouse the spirit of persecution :;
and, one night, while the learned pig was
exhibiting his tricks in Banelagh, ireland,
the mob, headed by a stupid official, broke
into the room, destroyed the apparatus with
which Bisset worked, and assaulted him and
his pig so violently that they barely escaped
with their lives. This event was followed soon
by the death of Bissct but whether the
odium that fell upon him as a suspected nee
romaneer had anything to do with his demise,
our informant does not tell us
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-01-15

rev. l. W. Lewis in the Texas Christian Advocate.
a curious fulfillment of dream occurred
at the battle Of Prairie Grove, Ark, under
nv own eyes. \ man naued Joe Williams
had told a dream 10 many of his fellow
soldiers. some of whom had related it to me,
months previous to the occurrence which |
now relate. lie dreamed that we crossed a
river, marched over II mountain, and camped
near a church located in the wood, near
which, a terrible battle ensusd, and in a
charge, just as we crossed the ravine. he was
shot il the breast. On the memorable 1th
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-01-15
The Goat and the Horse
fible-paraphrased from the Spanish Of Yriarte /

A Goat who lent 4 rav,shed ear
fiddie's harmony to bear
Toe while uneonss:ogsiy his feet
The viu's measures saiiF beat
nto Horse VINO nea- him stood,
81 rapt he quite forgot his food
In tne sweet music Of the hour.
Aush was tho play eT's WOndruus power
ihus,-when the witchin- stains were done, -
~, a boastiul monolOsue began.
niy honest neighbor, do you know
whence came the sounds that charmed US so,
Inc 'ioi which so sweetly sings
yves al It's music TO the strings;
ana tnose same strings,-be pleased to note,
Game IRON the bowels OF a Goati-
"a mate OF mine you may have seen
With ne upon the village green.
Where, side by side. we used to play
Through many pleasant summers day1
Ana who can tell, my worthy friend,
But f-sOme happy day, may lend
lne lke assistance to the art
which has such power to charm the heart,"
True! said the Nagi but not alone
Ar are strings required 10 give the tone
me Vioi boasts; pray, DO not
from my long tail the hairs supply
with which the BoIo so deity brings
,e mhe music from the stupid strings,
Inc cost u me is surely small;
"a little fright--no pain at ALI
! hen, for the pleasure that riye
| have my pay ment while live
in conscious pride; while you, instead
Must wait for ours till you are dead :"
MORAL.
Some authors thus, who vainly strive
For fame while they are vet alive.
Write on. in hope that after death
Their works may win applaudins breath
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-01-15

''''- ''
Wa- seated With my friend B. tie
other night oa the Lack piazza p. Al house,
lu IAirty-uur;h street, ENJOYING with zc-t
tlc cool of tlc evening, and On the whole
making ], % topic Of cousIatala.ion tlat We
were back again in town. We were not
auuiul,l., however. of tic ouiovmcnt of our
summer wlnIeriug~. and we exchanged
aHr-- freely .n oar various advantages and
experiences. ln the course of orr c9nver-a-
-.-l'u. remarked urun scvcra. agreeable
acquaintance which had made. adding
tAtt r.e most intimate friendships Of my Ike
were t..,, lad happened TO form whilcon
my travels. g. was silent for a moment
'' oa raiec,.u.' Le said, presently, "
'.il1 Is has Acla the same with ne. In
.-ct, this F,sT summer made tie aclaaiut-
-uee oi q most l4-ciuatiuu person, [ shall
probably never see lcr again, and ] AN half
lae.nei 10 tell You about il" | pressed
uv friend for the narrative, aal he begun
il Was delightfully."- cool afternoon
aa11t tie middle of August that ! had occa-
sion g. ruu into New York for twenty-iour
h1ars. ! bad been ran-acking ,hc glorious
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-01-15

Tnr REVIVAL TnAr's WANrFp.-The
civilized natous are well supplied with arts,
fine and useful, quite well furnished with
railways, ships, houses, books, schools,
sciences, and philosophies. The last hun
drei years have carried all the nations along
from simplicity to plethora Of good things.
But now, we are all wanting in morals, want
ins in conscience and hcneyolence and piety.
From clergyman to editor, from merchant
prince t. his clerk, from old age to the youth
on the streets, there i 10 be seen, at least,
4 humber form OF character than that seen
in the great ideals of the New Testament.
If only some religious awakening could
come. that would pour into the immense
vitality OF this land, something OF the living
recttude and outgoing goodness OF Christ,
that would make our land a light to the
world, JOY 10 the whole earth : \ revival
that would only make narrow, mean man
transfer himself from the outside to the in
side of the church, taking with him all his
depraved qualities would not meet the wants
of day; but they would he met by rell-
gious awakening that should make the in
temperate man abandon his .cup, and the
thieying man return to honesty, and the
ard-hearted man, Mt home or among bis
fellows tnn away from his brutality. Of
reyiyals. such as once swept the land, where
people dropped to the floor, and where even
Presbyterian clergy measured their useful
ness by keeping record OF how many drop
ped down in this midnight ecstasy, the world
has had more than enough for, having
little fruits of reform at the time, they
make it difficult for the next age to defend
religion against those who say, 9 Thus do
the dervishes of Turkey and the negroes OF
Africa" The fanaticism Of one generation
always breeds infdelity in the next. All the
forms of ecstasy have been fully tried, and
it would seem high time to seek an awaken
| ing of Gospel-reiorm, an awakening of CON
| science, of love, Of faith, of hope. \ new
| love of right, new faith in Jesus Christ, a
new love Of our fellow-mcn, these would
seem to be the shapes Of soul to which the
hoped-lor revival should carry Us in its great
arms. Some of our former reyivals only
made the converts dispise the world and sill
down and wait for heaven TO come. Others
of them led To the millennal theory, and
thousands made rubes Of ascension, feeling
that next month, or week, the Lord would
come, but it would seem that no one
of all the great awskenings, since that o
Savonarola, has been aimed directly at .
reform OF the public life and character; ii
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-01-15

Livingstone selected the calomel, which he
told him to place by his side then direct
ing him to pour little water into cup,
and to put another empty one by it. he said
in low. feeble voice, "All right you can
90 out now" These were the last words he
was ever heard to speak
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-01-15
rEWELRY.

\ novelty in lieh .iewelry is a neeklet of
diamonds SCI apon velvet from the ceatre of
which a pendant is hung. This with the
earrings completes the - set" The same
designs are produced in turquoise and dia-
monds and gold and enamel. The most
popular ornaments, however, are throat.ets
OF yelvets STUDDED with diamonds or with
stars, or with diamond shaped ornaments,
with a centre piece from which cross is
hung. Complete sets are now made, con-
sisting of earring with small diamond buc-k K
les and studied with precious stones.
Pearls upon velvet are also much used
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-01-15

A young lady in this city, with a hustle OF
startling proportions, was very grievously
shocked the other day at the inquiry OF a
small boy who wanted to know if she had such
a thing as Charlie Ross about her person
Brooklyn ArQus.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-01-15

For street costumes, fur Is the most fash
ianable trimming, as it is at once the most
expensive and the most appropriate, but
velvet and matelasse, il profusely en-
ployel are considered stylish. The heaviest
garments sold early in the season still rcpose
in their boxes Mt home on account Of the
mildness of the weather, and plain woollen
suits enjoy 4 longer reign in consequence,
bat the day Of the warm wnppings must
soon come Comparatively few fur gar
ments have been sold for city wear, this
year, and even the dowagers have shown a
preference for the silk bournouses, lined
with fur, rather than for the immense capes
in which they once rejoiced. These hour
nouses arc very warm and comfortable, but
no man was ever known to look at one for
the first time without saying. That woman
has put on her cape wrong side ont" This
is humiliating for the dowagers, but the
woman who cannot rise serenely above all
masculine preildice, if she be supported by
the consciousness of being fashiOnably cloth
ed has vet to be born
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-01-15

1t had recently been discovered, says an
exchange, that the rattan exudes danger
Gus poison. Any sehool-boy who has had
his pants warmed in Conscientious, busi-
ness-like way, by his pedagogue, could have
toldyOu that long ago.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-01-15

A Californian contempory puts in good
word for the much-abused Monaghan,
remarking that no Chinaman has ever yet
become book convasser or life insurance
AGENT
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-01-15
The Ballad of Betsey Codding,on.

About two hundred years ago
When spring kissed Of the winter snow.
nder the royal law,
eeod William CoddingtOn was made,
W IN al the olden-time parade.
Rhode Islands Governor.
\ anlsome, courtly man was lie.
NcW Englant's aristocrscy.
Ana rich in gold and lands.
WIN diamond buckles, powdered cue.
Nlc2 hreeches, broad cuiied coat oi blue.
And RULES round his hands.
lie wore a biood-red signet ring,
with coat Of arms and quarterine
And old heraldic crest,
: sword with rubbed. silver hilt.
And curious northumberland uuiit
pom his satin vest.
~ IS uanrcrs, calm and di-niged.
ere tempered with a proper pride
o. -ooilie ancestry,
tils --hled, quaint Old house was known
" itl mass va chimney bu itoF stone.
For hospitality.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-01-15

" But really, now, DO you feel quite sure
it was the boy who robbed you -
" Do | feel sure Bah ,''-Rc.gri b
EimbaY.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-01-15

When Theodore Hook was on his way home
from MauritiuS, to be tried for hI' treasury
irregularities, the ship stopped day or two
at -. Helena, where he encountered Lord
Charles Somerset, on his way to assume the
govcrnorslip Of the Cape. Lord Charles,
who had met him in London occasionally,
and knew nothing Of his arrest, said:
hope you are not going home fox your
health, Mr. Hook Why" said Theo-
d1re, - an sorry TO say they think there's
something wrong in the chest In Theo-
dorc Hook garden friend, viewing Bltney
Bridge observed that be had beea Informed
that il va, very good Investment; and,
turning 10 his host, inquired il such was
the case. and if the bridge really answered.
- don't know said Hook; but You
have only to cross it. and you are sure
to be " iolled >" The Rev. Mr.. Barham.
of the " lpcobisby Legends an attached
friend Of Theodore Hook, called upon him
one dav in Cleveland Row Haynes Blyley
was there at lunch Hook introduced him ::
- Blrhaa-Mr. Blyley, there are several
of the name this Is not Old Bailey, with
whom You may one day become intimate,
but the gentleman whom we call Butter
fly Blyley" lin allu>ion to his song, I'D
be butterfly" then in the height of its
popularity. 4 mI,nomer, Hook re
piled Blrham Z" Mr. Bayley is not yet ont
OF the grab ="
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-01-15

Of December, 1862, as We moved at double
quick. to take our place in the line of battle
then already hotly engaged, we passed Prai-
rie Grove church, small frame building be-
longing to the Cumberland PresbYterians.
was riding on the flank of the command, and
opposite TO Williams, as we came in view of
the house. "This Is the church, colonel, |
saw in my dream, " said he. | made no re-
ply, and never thought of the matter again
until in the evening. We had broken the
enemy's line and were in full pursuit, when
we came up to dry ravine in the wood,
and Williams said :. Just on the other side
of tho hollow was shot in my dream, and I
will stick my hat under my shirt Suiting
the action to the word, as he ran along he
doubled it up and crammet; it in his bosom.
Scarcely had he adjusted it before MIME
ball knocked him out Of the line Jumping
up quickly, he pulled out his hat, waved it
over his head, and shouted I'm all right"
The ball raised black spot about the Size Of
a mans hand, just over his heart. and dropped
into his shoe