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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-08

The Pursuit Of Hdt-There are a
very few moments in a mans existence
when he experiences so much ludicrous
distress, or meets with as little charita-
ole cOmmiseratIon. as when he is in
pursuit of his own hat. A vast deal of
cOOlness and peculiar degree of judg-
ment, are requisite in catching hat.
A man must not be precipitate, or he
runs over it; he must not rush into the
opposite extreme. or he loses it alto
gether. The best way is, 10 keep gently
up with the object of pursuit, to be
cautious, to watch your opportunity
well, get gradually before it, then make
a rapid dive, seize it by the crown and
stick it firmly on your head, smiling
pleasantly all the time, as if you thought
it as good joke as anybody else.-
Dickens.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-08

Produetirensss Of Potatoes.-I planted
last year q number Of the new kinds Of
potatoes, not for the purpose Of seeing
how large crops 1 could raise, but to
test them on land Of very moderate fer
tility, and without special care. They
were rather more neglected than / in
tended, and the following were the
comparative products, which Of course
vary from the results Of other expert
ments, but they may assist in forming
an opinion Of the general merits Of the
different sorts:
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-08

A senior thus describes his unsuccess-
full attempts to gain the attention of a
young lady: IL wanted to see her ever
so much, but some old fellow rushed in
ahead, and there was eliminated by
substitution"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-08

Frankness is the child Of honesty and
courage. Say just what you mean to do
on every occasion, and take 1t for granted
that you mean to do what is right.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-08
100000 ACRES
MICHIGAN LANDS
FOR SALE!


Railrosd Company are Vow offered For ssis.
They are situated along Its railroad and cou,sinl
tracts of exceilsot FARMING SndsPINE Lanta
The farming lands include some of the most s-r,a
and weli-vatsred hardw6 d lands in the State Ts
are timb-red mainly with hsrd-nAple and beech: ~
black -spdy oam. ,and pboupds in spring. Of pur.s
water Michigan one OF the least indebted snd M
prosperous States in the Union. and its srmes have
greater variety Of crops and resources than anv W.
ern State. While some Of the prairie States NAV NJ,
duce corn in great abundance they have no other ~
source and when this crop fails destiuton follow. !,
Price from $3.50 to IS per acre. send for rlussr,tsS
p>mphlef. Address o. -. BARNES
6-i4-6t-eoV Commissioners Lansing NIeh,,.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-08

Improred Clock -work Governor
order to secure perfectly regular mo-
ton in the clock applied for re-
vOlving lights in lighthouses, DIR. Hop
kinson, the scientific adviser of the
glass works of Messrs. Chance g. Co.,
near Birmingham, states that he has
introduced a simple centrifugal COVER
nor. The governor balls have to lift a
heavy weight, which is in the form of
q fly-wheel, and the circumference of
which. on being raised slightly, presses
against certain fixed pads, the friction
of which soon diminishes the velocity
of rotation of the hy-wheel and the
governors, sufficiently to allow these
latter to fall back to their original pO-
sition. He calculates that work to the
extent of 500 pounds per minute must
be done on the governor in order to &C.
celerate the clock one second per hour.
This form of governor possesses the
advantage that it checks any accele-
ration of the clock more promptly than
when friction rubbers are carried by
the governor balls, and it is also easy
to adjust.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-08

\ good life hath but few days, but
a good name endureth forever. Have
regard to thy name.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-08

In reply to q young writer who
wished to know (which magazine will
give me the highest position quickestr
contempOraryAdvises powder mag
azine, if you contribute fiery article.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-08

Plain Puddina.-One pint of milk or
water, One-half pint of mOlasses, one
tablespoonful of salt, one teaspOOnful
of soda, and one pound of raisIns add
-four enough to make a tolerable thick
batter. Steam three hours.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-08

Mosquito season is at head. and spell
lers can lay abed warm nights, and
while the air is vocal with the melody
of myriads of winged minstrels, de
lightfulily pass the time in spelling
mosquito, musquitO, maschetO, mos
Ghetto, mOsqueto. mOsquettO, ,muschetO,
muschettO, musketO. musketoe. and
musluittO, and making up their minds
as TO the proper way of spelling the
word.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-08

Sheep Better than Neot Cattle.-One
great advantage sheep have over other
stock is they never die of the contagious
diseases which they contract. They get
the scab or foot-rot or something else,
and if unchecked it gets them in bad
condition, and would ultimately, per-
haps, kill them. But the very worst
contagious diseases to which sheep are
subject give the owner ample time to
treat the affected animals, and the dis
eases are generally of character which
yield rapidly to treatment. But man
may have lot Of hogs and feed them
hundreds of bushels of corn daily. and
about the time the bottoms of his cribs
are neared and he is thinking of selling,
some disease breaks out among them
no one knows what it is or what to do
for it-one animal after another, follow
ing in rapid succession, is affected, and
the greater portion die. / have known
farmers to be well-nigh ruined by the
appearance of q contagious disease Of
this character. Sheep are happily ex-
empt from such rapid and fearful NOR
tality. Besides, when q sheep dies
and they do die sometiraes-its pelt is
sufficient to pay for its keeping from the
last shearing to its death. 1t makes no
difference when it dies, or what kills it,
the sheep never dies In debt.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-08

Smell Of Paint.-To get rid of the
smell of oil paint put handful of hay
into q pailful of water, and let it stand
in the newly painted room.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-08

Coal ashes, sifted very finely, thor
oughly ground, and mixed with oil.
make good cheap paint. Any coloring
matter may be added. ~
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-08

"A North Carolina girl l6 years old
has given birth to triplets.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-08

An Irish soldier, pretending to dumb
ness, and the surgeon of the regiment,
after several attempts to restore him,
declaring him incurable. was dis
charged. He, in short time afterward,
enlisted in another corps, and being
recognized by an OLD comrade, and
questioned how he learned to speak
by st. Patrick!,' replied Paddy, ''ten
guineas would make any man spake.n
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-08

THE ONLY POLYTECHNIC HONE SCHOOL.
ST CLEMENT HALL, Ellicott CITY. Nd
Five vacancies. owing TO enlargement Apply at once
SO q
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-08

To Crystdfi-e Grdsses.-Get one pound
of alum; dissolve in one quart of water
scalding hot; pour into a wide crock,
put your grass inside, holding the stem
for ten minutes, then turn them over
and rest or wait five or ten minutes
more; turn them again, and so on until
the water is nearly cold; then lay
them out to dry. The water can be
heated again and used in the same way
for smaller grasses. The largest should
be used firse Grasses treated in this
way and mixed with some that have
not been so treated make very nice
bouquet.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-08

Improvement in Soldeying.-Dr. A. w
Hoffman thinks it possible that oxygen
bl0wpipes or apparatus might be in
vented, whereby the soldering of me-
tails, without alloys, can be done. He
SAYS: at would be useful to turn
our attention to the aut0genous SOL
dering of metals with the aid of the
oxyhydroRen flame, principle which
has achieved such signal triumphs IN
the treatment of two essentially diff
erent metals. Should it not be pOssi-
BILE, by the same means, to solder every
metal and alloy with itself, as tin with
tin, copper with copper, brass with
brass. silver with silver, gold with
gold, and even iron with iron, just as
we already solder lead with lead, and
platinum with platinum The prOba-
bility is present, and the advantages
of such q procedure are manifest. Let
US try to conceive the neatness of o
workshop in which soldering is per-
formed, not as heretofore, with solder
ing iron at the forge. but with light
elegant gas burner. Imagine the ar
tisan no longer annoyed by radiant
heat and by the fumes of charcoal. and
able to produce in moment any tenn
perature required, even the very high
est, and again to put an end to 1t BY
simply turning q cock. Conceive the
sOlidity of the soldering which no Ion
ger depends on cementing two pieces
Of metal with q foreign matter. but on
an actual interfusiOn of two portions
of one and the same metal, and which
involves the utmost economy OF ma
terials and dispenses with all subse-
Ouent work. such "a trimming the SOL
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-08

Hardening the Constitution.-Men talk
about hardening the constitution and
with that. view expose themselves to
summers sun and winters wind, to
strains and efforts, and many unneces-
sary hardships. To the same end ill
informed mothers sOuse their little in
fants in cold water day by day; their
skin. and flesh. and bodies, steadily
become rOugher. ard thinner, and
weaker, until slow fever. or water on
the brain. or consumption of the bowels.
carries them to the grave; and then
they administer to themselves the semi
comfort and rather questionable con-
ISOLATION of its being a mysterious dis
of Providence; when, in fact,
works no miracles to cOun-
teract our fOllies. The best way we
know of hardening the constitution is
to take good care oft, for it is no more
improved by harsh treatment, than a
fine garment or new hat is made
better by being banged about.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-08

Guano 10 the Acre.-TwO hundred
pounds Of guano is the quantity usually
recommended for an acre. 1t should be
previously mixed with about four times
its bulk offinely pulverized earth-sand
will be most convenient for the purpose
and 1t may be spread broadcast on the
surface of the ground immediately be-
fore putting in the seed. 1t is sometimes
applied to gardens in its liquid state.
Four pounds Of guano are put to
twelve gallons Of water, and after II has
stood twenty-four hours, 1t is applied to
the ground by watering apparatus.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-08

The Gas Gun for rOg Signals.-A
very ingenious application has been
made by Mr.. WiRham of the explosive
nature of mixture of ordinary gas in
ar. lie establishes, at any point on
the coast where fog signal is desired,
. gas gun. 1t is simply a tube of iron,
connected with tine gas holder by the
proper pipe the latter, of course, may
be at any convenient distance. The
gas-holder is filled with q mixture of
One-fOurth air, and the remainderccal-
gas and oxygen, and this mixture is al
lowed to flow into the gas gun. when
it may be fired off by touching a match
70 the proper Oritice, taking care, of
course, to close all communication with
the holder. BY using an electric spark
instead of the match, the service of
the gun may be made still easier. The
flash from this gun issaid to illuminate
the fog much better than that from
discharge of gun-pOwder.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-08

Raspberry Lily.-Boil rice so that the
kernels will be as distinct as possible,
spread a spoonful upon dessert plate,
cover it all but the edges with ripe
raspoerries, pour over it two spOOnfuls
of sweetened strawberry or raspberry
juice, sprinkle over the whole some
white sugar, and serve cold.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-08

Madam" said a gentleman to his
wife, ''let me tell you, facts are very
stubborn things." "Dearie me, you
don't say sow quorh the lady, "what a
fact you must ben
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-08

-Chinese Immigration to California
is rapidly increasing.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-08

Blackberry Syrup.-Make a simple
syrup of a pound of sugar to each pint
of water, boil it until it Is rich and thick /;
then add to it as many pints of the ex-
pressed juice of ripe blackberries
as there are pounds of sugar; put half
a nutmeg, grated. to each quart of
syrup let it boil fifteen or twenty min
utes; then add to it half a gill of
brandy for each quart OF
syrup; set it by to become cold. then
bottle it for use. A tablespoonful for
a child, or wineglass for an adult is
dose. 20
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-08

Costlv lumber-Summer board.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-08
Meyer s Poultry Powder.

eE oC00psr aay II nome. Terms rrss. Addr.s
srISsoS I .. Portland, ~
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-08

When playful boy is sliding down
a sandpank, with heart full of careless
joy, and a pair of summer panraloons
nothing more quickly turns the current
of his thoughts than to slide on to a
brier.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-08

Mrs. POdgers detected her husband
burying an old saucepan in the back
yard, the other morning, and asked him
what he was about. Nothing mucb,n
returned Podgers, 'Only it's high time
Revolutionary relics to the Centennial.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-08

Calcium Iotlafc a Valuable Anfiseptic.
-SOnstadt has sascertained that calcium
iOdate is an admirable antiseptic. A
mOng other results of his experiments,
he found that albumen from fresh eggs
treated with 0.05 of gram of the 10
date in bottle, kept sweet six months
Fresh herring immersed in similar
diluted solution of the iOdate remain
good four days, and the peculiar ran
cid flavor of salt behring's may be en-
tirely removed by first soaking in
water to remove the salt and then i'm
mersing in the iOdate water. Putrid
rain water becomes agreeable in taste
after "a hours if mixed with enc quarter
its volume of the iOdate water. Rain
water, in which hundred thOusaDdth
of the iOdate is dissolved, cOntiBues
unchanged for a year. Fresh butter
covered with the solution will keep
three weeks, and rancid butter is i'm
proved by this treatment.
None of the above articles of food,
after being treated as described, give
any indication to the taste of the
presence OF iodate, which taken in large
doses, even to the amount of one gram,
acts like q dose of quinine and
increases the appetite, without as is
believed. producing any injurious
feet.
SOnstadt also holds thattheiOdate will
be useful in case of infectious disease
as, after exposure to foul OdOrs, he de-
tected in himself the premonitory
symptoms of q typhoid attack. which
entirely disappeared on taking o. gram
of the iOdate. 1t has also been success
fully applied for curing tOOthache
caused by the decay of the bone.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-08
|rownell's Beauty

think shall plant more largely Of
Brownell's Beauty than some Of the
others. think also have land where
all these sorts would have yielded from
twice to three times as much as on the
poor ground where they grew.-Cor.
Country Gentleman.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-08

Ladies' Position on Horseback. = A
lady's horse to be perfect should be all
over handsome, and well up on his
haunch. Ii slightly hollow in the back.
SO much the better, for it generally
tends to ease in action, and to lessen
motion in the saddle. A lady should
never be hard upon the saddle-that is,
there should be no humping noise, not
even in q trOt. She should sit SO closely,
and, when rising to the trot, possess
such elastic motion from the foot to the
knee and the waist, that her return to
the saddle should seem as light as
feather. She should sit square to the
'front.'" and her horses ear Ito speak as
a soldier) ought to dress well with the
buttons on the bosom of her habit.
Nothing is so bad As to sit with lean
to one side, and. when admirers are
following after, to let them fear that a
very little would cast her off from the
stirrup side of her saddle. Her hands
should be down, but light, and her arm
as well as every indication of her figure
should harmonic with the motion of
her steed, "a if both possessed the same
vOlition.-Grantiy Rerier.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-08

Grits Pudding nth Apples.-Take ten
apples, pared and quartered, cover the
bottom of your pudding dish, sprinkle
q little sugar and crate little nutmeg
over them, cover this with well boiled
grits, seasoned with butter (as for break
fast), then another layer of apples. and
so on until the dish is full. Bake until
the apples are well done, and eat with
sweet cream. Good either cold or hot.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-08

"fre knOw'd dat mule fur free yeahs
and don't tink dat de animile would
hurt lam, cause This blank
space indicates where the lecture was
interrupted, and the nigger forwarded
to the other side of the fence. Mules
will stretch their limbs at times, ycG
know.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-08

The Noon and Meteorological Pie
R0meHa. = The influence of the
moon on meteorological phenomena
has been investigated by March
land, who has taken a. q basis the
years 1853 to 1872, and has also stu
died the distribution of storms from
the year 1855 to 1872. With respect to
tLis latter subject he iinds that on the
10th, 14th and 18th days of the lunar
month. storms are particularly Dreva-
lent; and on the 9Th, 10th and oath days
they are least prevalent. In general
the evidence points to the conclusion
that no lunar influence is plainly per-
ceptible.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-08

Cleaning WaHs.-Walls that have
been whitewashed and need cleaning
can be much improved in looks by
passing a soft brush broom back and
forth over the surface of the wall. To
clean wall paper, tie small bag of
bran over the brush end of a broom
and pass it up and down over the wall.
Shake up the contents of the bag Occa-
siOnally, and remove the dust from the
bag by brushing with small brush
broom.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-08

Salad Sduce.-Take the yolks of two
hard-bOiled eggs, rub them into a
smooth paste with the yOlk of a raw
one. Add little dry mustard and some
salt, then take oil and vinegar, and
drop them in drop by drop, constantly
stirring. and putting quite three parts
of oil to one of vinegar. The more
slowly it is made the better; and the
more vinegar the thinner will the mix
ture become, .-.....-.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-08

Rather Inquisifire.-Ag gentleman who
recently passed over the old Central
Railway, from ROcheser TO Syracuse,
relates an amusing incident that came
under his observation before reaching
Auburn. An officer was on the train,
having in charge two cOnvicts destined
for Auburn prison. The hands of the
cOpvicts were free, and they sat op-
posite one another, with irons on their
ankles, the officer occupying the seat
with one of them. Presently gentle
man, whose hooked nose, old fashioned
silk hat and generally seedy appear
ance indicated inquisitiveuess, came
along and took the seat beside the con-
Wet, not noticing the irons. The convict
was an intelligent fellow, and eyed his
fellow passenger closely. Presently the
stranger said: Pretty slow train. this" I"
Convict 81 suppose it Is rather slow
when one is in a hurry Stranger
"Yes; you going down the road far y.
Convict mo, sir. stop OFF at Auburn:
Stranger-"Ah! Do you live there !"
Convict 81 have not formerly"
Straueer-"But you think of taking up
your residence there. do You ~ Convict
II am thinking seriously of it; yes,
sir Stranger-"What business are you
In. if may ask Z" Convict-1 expect
TO be in the employ of the State" The
stranger saw the irons and the sell
about the same time, and CALCULATED
the next car.-SyrdcUse Courier.
Studying Natural Philosophy. = Old
Keyser found Cooley's boy standing in
a very suspicious position under his
best apple-tree, with a stick In his hand,
and certain bulgy appearance about
his pockets. Having secured him firmly
by the collar. Keyser shook him up
bit. and asked him sternly what he was
doing theref
"Ain't doin' nothin'." said Cooley.
II came over yer to study"
That's entirely too thin,' exclaimed
Keyser.
"Yes, did; come over yer to study
about Sir Isaac. We had it in our lesson.
He was in an orchard and saw an apple
fall. and that made him invent the
Traction of gravitatiOn and came yer
to see III it was sO.'
ut won't do, sonny" said Keyser.
YOU'RE too enthusiastic about Sir
Isaac; and. besides, what were you
going to do with that stick r.
with this stick I This yer stick
What was goin' to do with this stick
Why. a boy gave me this stick to hold
for him while he went on an errand
for his aunt.n
"And where did that apple-core come
from there on the groundT
That apple-coref That one lying
there The birds is awful on apples
this season. saw a blackbird drop
that there, an / says to myself. them
birds are just ruinin' Mr.. Keyser's
apples"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-08

Variety Cdke.-One and one-half cups
of sugar, One-half cup butter. one-half
cup milk, two cups -four, four eggs
white of one for frOsting, one tea
spoon of cream of tartar, one-half tea
mixture % M add one-haif teaspoon of cloves,
one teaspoon of cinnamon, one-half cup
of chopped raisins, a little nutmeg.
Bake in three LAYERS and put together
with frOsting. This is very nice.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-08

A uarnish has been prepared from
mica, which promises to become use
full article to the workshop, though at
present it has been applied only to
plaster casts and similar articles. Mi
ca, calcined by fire or cleaned by boil
ing in hydrOchloric acid. Is reduced to
as fine powder as possible and mixed
with collOdi0n, when it can be laid on
in successive coats like paint, giving
the articles q silvery appearance. 1t
may be cOlored BY carefully grinding
in the required pigment. The varnish
adheres well to porcelain, glass, metal,
wood and plaster, and may be washed
without injury.