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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-06-09
An Item for Lovers OF the Weed.

The French Minister of Public In
struction has issued an order command
ing students to abandon their pipes and
cigars on pain of heing required to
make a larger than usually demanded
amount of Latin verses. The order
has, of course, evoked the inevitable
bulk of discussion, but the matter is
not at all likely to end in smoke. fit
does, there will be a deluge of Latin
verses. Apropos Of the order, there are
facts which show that at different
periods in history lovers of tobacco
have been-well, call it prosecuted, to
oblige their like of the present time.
Pope Urban " communicated any
clergyman who smoked. snufied or
by the laws of the Canton of
Berne, at one time, smoking was con-
sidered rs vile crime as adultery, and
earned the same punishment; one of
the Shahs of Persia cut off the lips of
aud the noses of snuff takers.
while Sultan Amurat " ordered the
devotees of the weed to be burned alive
on a bed of tobacco leaves.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-06-09
Animal vonuneeefA

when the sSpankers' were In the Cri-
re.-tbey were light dragons In those
Ssrs and not hussars, as at present.
Iaree dog. I don Y exactly know Of what
hrseJ. hut universally t. admired for
beauty and intelligence, aftaened ninl-
self to that particular corps. Wnenessr
the regiment marched, ne hSSr Nply
accompanied the troopers. Seseru
times he went into action, ana Was oncS
seriously wounded with the point VI
a lance. 1t would have been uhiVei,
sally regretted had poor Luffin's wounu
proved fatal. One Of the farrriers un-
dertook to dress it, so that, Win nttie
care, he soon got well again. whe.e
the dog came from, or who was MS OH,
ginal owner, nobody knew de wouia
never follow an Individual soldier De
yond the barrack gates, however kindly
he might be invited; but when the men
were in full dress, whether mounted OF
on foot, provided they went out In
body. Lufiin insisted on taking up MS
proper position. One thing was very
remarkable-he had sufficient discern
meut to enable him to distinguish
church parade from any other. lie
never showed any desire to attend pup
lie worship. ESQ a.'ri'
Atthe beginning of his military ca
reer he had TO pick up his living as best
he could. He was accustomed at meal
times to go from hut to hut, or among
the tents, when the men were under
canvas. In some of these habitations
ne met with good treatment, and sup
ply of food, but from others he was not
nnfreouentiv summarily and ignomini-
ously elected. However, Luffin, In
course of time, was allowed regular IA
tions at the regimental expense, toward
which all the members of the corps con-
tributed share, from the Colonel TO the
drummer. The noble animal must have
been aware of his promotion, for IL was
observed that he never went ''a-beg-
ging" after. One of Lutfin's marks OF
high intelligence l cannot personally
youch for, but L have been assured OF
its truth. 1t was said and generally be-
lieyed that he was in the constant habit
of visiting the sentries during the night,
especially in the Crimea, TO see If the
men were at their post and on the alert.
The reader must be told that, during
campaign, the troops are often so much
harassed and fatigued that sentries will
occasionally fall asleep as they stand
an act, however, which is looked upon
as one of the grayest of military Of
fences. If Luffin found q man asleep,
he sat before him in silence; but the
slightest sound of approaching footsteps
was sufficient to make him apprise the
sleeper of the danger to which he was
exposed. He would then trot off To the
next post, where he scarcely halted, If
com m N III xVatl I pl&l
to be able to record the fact, that his
faithful services, In due time, obtained
for Luffin the respect of every member
of the corps, 1t would have been high
misdemeanor to offer him an indignity.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-06-09
Talking out ofFashion

What is il that has sent good talking
out of fashion I-for ii is out of fashion.
We do not say that nobody talks well
nowadays: but we believe most Of our
readers, in looking out for examples.
will find them among their elder
friends. The modern system of things
is against il. Our thinkers argue rather
rather than converse. In the common
talk Of society we scarcely detect the
wish for accurate expression. The aim
is to hit upon the prevailing substitute
for it. We believe that Mrs. Malaprop's
sensible idea of a mice arrangement of
epitaphs' as an important accomplish
ment, however correctly rendered,
would sound pedanfic to our young
people: and, indeed, as appropriate epi-
taphs are scarce, We do not press the
search of them as advisable: if they
would only learn Ia do without the in
appropriate ensnarers tnat lead them TO
a point and leave them floundering
there. We believe. too, that a correct
diction is less an object with the teacher
than il used to be. There are so many
other things pressing on time and atten-
tion. The immense point made of
foreign languages may have much to
do with it, and still more the crowd of
children's books which occupy the
mind and ear of childhood in its holiday
moments.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-06-09

Educational matters in the far east
derive new interest from the discus
sion aroused by the publication of the
famous diary of the Shah of Persia, re-
eording the events of his journey to
England. The London Times, i'm re-
viewing the book, intimates a belief
that here and there the diary is
''touched up" and, i'm order to endorse
such belief, puts forward doubts of the
familiarity of the Shah with objects
like the carpenters tools Of Peter the
Great, or the boots and writing materials
of Frederick the Great, or with the
history of Ulysses and Telemachus. To
this view, the able student A. Vambery
takes exceptions.
Writing to the IimeS from Budapest
University, Mr.. Yambrey claims that
not only the Shah and Sultan, but many
6ignitaries { of Persia end Turkey are
fully conversant with subjects like
those in question. To quote only a few
Instances, he remarks thai the history
)f Peter the Great was translated and
printed several years ago in Persia and
Turkey, and is a favorite work OF the
Orientals. The same, he says, is the
case with Fenelon's ''Telemaque,'
which for long time past has been the
first reading book of the French, learn
ing Turks and Persians. There is of
the last named book an excellent Turk
ish version made by Kiamid Pasha,
the president of the Grand Council of
the Sublime Porte-a version which he
claims does honor to the original.
No European writer is better pre-
pared to speak authoritatively OH this
subject than NJ. Vambrey. Having ae-
quired his information, too, at the risk
not only of personal liberty, but of life
itself, his view will be received with
that profound respect that must ever
attach to the utterance of one who
unites in so strong a degree the enthu-
siasm of the student with the real learn
ing of the explorer. But i'm whatever
light the position and influence of Per-
sian education at this day may be con-
sidered, the time is not far distant when
the scholars of our modern nations
shall acknowledge the great debt which
the literature and learning of our time
owe to the influence of Persian eivili-
zation and letters, in what We may al
most term the prehistoric age of litera-
ture,--ipsrRdi If Education.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-06-09

Fraser's Magazine gives the follow
ing picture of a Teutonic breakfast
table: There Is no family breakfast
table as with us.where sons and daugh-
tiers gather round tine board. letters
are received and read. newspapers
scanned, and the great affairs of the
world as made known by telegram i'm
parted and commented upon. We look
i'm vain for the damask table-cloth, the
steaming urn, the symmetrical arTang
ement of plate and china, that welcome
us in the middle-class English house
hold. No trim girls in bright cotton or
well cut homeSpun gowns, no young
men, whose fresh faces tell of tubs and
Turkish towels, are here to greet us.
There may be linen cloth upon the
table (though even this detail is far
from generaD. and there will be coffee
pot, and milk-iug, and sugar basin, set
down any how and any where: basket,
either of wicker or Japan, piled up with
fresh SeRmeieR. perhaps a stray plate
or two; dIsorderly group of cups of
different colors and designs: no butter;
no knives and forks possibly a plate
with a few milk rolls. of somewhat
finer flour than the ordinary: and the
breakfast equipment is complete. The
first conner lif a lady, in dl eSsing-gown
and cap; if man, in Schldtrock and
PdntofeiR) will help her or himself to
coffee and rolls, probably eating and
drinking like peripatetic philosophers,
for there IL no Inducemeht to sit down
and make yourself comfortable" If il
be Ninter-time. the eoffee-pot and milk
jug will he placed on the table: and the
next conner will 20 through the formula
of solitary feeding, departing, as the
case may be, for the enjoyment of the
post-prandial cigar, or to supplement
the somewhat scantily represented my
steries OF the toilet The last conner
will enjoy the dregs of the coffee-pot
and the drains of the milk-jug on an
oil-eloth stopped with the surplusage
of successive cofiee-cups, and besprink-
led with the crumbs of consumed rolls.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-06-09

The Source Of .Sdt.-'rhe sea depends
on the disintegration of rocks on land
for salt. 1t does not originate in oceans
and seas. Rains wash ii and hold it in
solution as particles are liberated by
violence, decomposition and gradual
action of many natural forces. All
streamlets and rivers, therefore, are
constantly transporting salt to the seq
If there l. more than can be held il
solution, then il accumulates in masses
at very deep points. Thus the salt mines
of Portland and the vast horizontal beds
of pure salt in Texas, as well as that
mountain of rock salt in st. Domingo,
were collected at the bottom of ancient
seas, which are now dry land remote
from water. There are places in Africa
where the process of disintegration Of
salt from rock is regularly going on,
but there is not water power enough to
force it onward to the sea. Hence the
particles are spread abroad and mixed
with the soil. The negroes of Northern
Africa, having discovered its distribu-
tion where there is no water to dissolve
il in the ground, leach it. In that way
they separate the salt. Salt pervades
the earth. 1t exists in the grasses and
most vegetable products on which ami
mails feed. In that way they derive
enough in most countries to meet the
demands of their natures. They require
as much as civilized humanity. With
them salt is necessary, rs with ourselves.
for keeping the organs of vision in good
condition. Stop the supply, and blind
ness would ensue.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-06-09
L0VETIDE.

Chiseled cups of fairest flowers
Throsgh the fields are blossoming;
Summer splendor bathes the hours
In a rosy coioring.
DAYS are sweet when love is turning
Things Of earth TO brightest gold,
DAYS are sweet when souls are yearning
Heart to heart to fold and hold
Where the stream goes lesping by,
Lisping nipples kiss each shore,
Hark, the willows softly sigh
To the waters they hang DER.
Youth and maiden half forget
Scarcely heed the world without;
Hands by tender hands are met;
Lips are pressed by lips deyOut
o the paradise Of pleasure,
Whittier souls ascend in love,
Mingling rapture without measure,
As they soar to heaven above.
Stay, sweet moments, life is feeter
Than the stresmlets rushing by;
Stay, sweet moments love is sweeter
Than ali earth-born ecstasy.
-Tinsleys Magazine.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-06-09
For all Female Comnlaiuss

in young or old, married or single, at the
dawn Of womanhood or the change Of life,
DIR. Pieree's Favorite Prescription manifests
such positively remedial influence as to
call forth the loudest praise from all who
use it.
Mr. JOAN A. KINsEY, druggist, of Knob
Noster, No., writes rs follows:
"Dr. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y, Dear Sir
Your medicines sell better than any other
keep, and give universal satisfaction. The
people are especially delighted with your
Favorite Prescription, and it seems to be =
iavorite among all that have ever used it"
IL is sold BY druggists and dealers in medi-
cines- II
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-06-09
Thackeray on Dancing Parties.

The system of evening parties is n
false and absurd one: Ladies' NAV fire.
quent Them professionally with an eye
To husband, but man Is a fool who
takes wife out of such assemblies,
having no other means of judging of the
object of his choice. You are not the
same person in your white Grape and
satin slippers as you are in your morn
ing dress. 4 man is not the same in
his tight coat and feverish glazed pumps,
and stiff waistcoat rs he is in his green
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-06-09

The Independence Beige gives some
curious statistics relative to the con-
sumption of wood in France. A large
quantity of soft wood is used for making
toys, and to give an idea of the magni-
tude of this trade il viii be sufficient to
take one article alone, elrildren's drums,
of which in Paris alone 200, 900 are sold
every month. The total number made
annually i'm France is estimated at 30
900, 600, while considerable quantity
of wood must be consumed to supply
GO. .Oo0, 900 drumsticks.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-06-09

Sdring Fuchsia Seed.-"When the
seed pods are thoroughly ripened,
partly dry them in the sun, after which
cut them in halves and quarters with
moderately sharp knife, and minutely
examine each part; the old self-colored
varieties produce seed very freely, but
the choice kinds very sparingly, par
ticularly the light varieties. An abun-
dance of hollow seed will be found, but
good plump seed is about half the size
Of that of the Pansy, and easily distin-
guished and picked out"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-06-09

Rae Beef for Dysentery.-Take half
a pound of juicy beef, free from any
fat, mince it very finely. and then rub
it into u smooth pulp, either in a mortar
or with an ordinary potatO-masher, and
press it through fine sieve. Spread a
little out upon a plate and sprinkle
over 1t some salt, or some sugar If the
child prefer it, Give il alone or spread
upon buttered slice of stale bread. 1t
makes an excellent food for children
with dysentery.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-06-09

Hay Ferer.-Something that will do
good to thousands. A gentleman who
has had this hitherto incurable torment
tor twenty years publishes the follow
ing certain cure:-Get saturated solu-
tion of sulphate of quinine in water, in
the proportion of one part of quinine
to 7i0 of water, to be well shaken and
applied to the nOstrils, while lying
down, with small camers hair brush,
until it Is felt in the throat; the re.iet
is immediate.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-06-09

MdRare is best applied to plants in
pots in liquid form. That obtained
from sheep droppings or from COW
dung with a little SCOT added if it can
be had) is pref rable to that obtained
from chicken or pig manure, guaDO or
even horse drOppings; as it is less
stimulating and does not cause such an
excessive leaf and stem growth, or
produce as serious injury if incau-
tiOusly applied.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-06-09

Growing Forget Ne Not In Doors. In
the Gardeners MoRthiyis related an in
teresting incident of a lady gardener
who gathered handful of the world
renowned flower. forget e-not," and
to preserve them as long period as
possible they were put in large soup
plate filled with rain water. The flow
ers were placed near the window. In
a surprisingly short space OF time white
thread like roots were emitted from
the portion of the flower stalks in the
water, and they ultimately formed a
thick network over the plate. The
flowers remained fresh, excepting few
of the most advanced when gathered,
and as soon as the roots began to run
IN the water, the buds began to expand,
to take the place of those which faded,
and, up 10 the middle of November,
the bOuquet-if it may be so called was
a dense mass of flowers, and a more
beautiful or chaste ornament for the
in door apartment cannot be imagined.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-06-09

A .full-gro'rn man carries pound and
three-fourths of phosphorus about in
his body, enough to make four thousand
ordinary boxes of friction matches,
provided he was supplied with sulphur
TO match; but he has not enough of this
to strike fire, though most men have
magnesium enough TO make light
which would be seen twenty miles
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-06-09

10 Cleanse the Feathers for Bedding
Mix well with gallon of clear water
one pound of quick-lIme; and when
the lime is precipitated in fine powder.
pour off the clear lime water for use at
the time it is wanted. Put the feathers
to be cleaned IN a tub, and add to them
a Efficient quantity of the clear lime
Wa so as tn cover them about three
inc res. The feathers, when thoroughly
mOistened, will sink down, and should
remain in the lime water for three or
four days; after which the foul liquor
should be separate from them by lay.
ing them on a sieve. Afterwards well
wash them IN clean water. and dry them
on nets, about the same tineness as
cabbage nets. Shake them from time
to time on the nets; as they dry, they
will fall through the meshes. then
collect them for use. The admission
of air will be servicable in the drying,
and the whole process may be COM
pleted in about three weeks. The
feathers thus prepared want nothing
further than beating, to be used for
beds, holsters, pillows, &c.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-06-09

Production of lee m MID UiRteTs.-It is
suggested that, by filling suitably con-
structed sheet iron vessels to the depth
of about an inch with water, il will
soon freeze, even when the temperature
is but little below the freezing point,
and that by repeating the addition of
water as the first portions become
frozen, blocks of the clearest, ice, six
inches thick, may be formed during
night; and when the temperature by
day il suitable, a single laborer will be
able to fill large ice-house in a shost
time. BY pouring water which has
been cooled in the vessels nearly TO the
freezing point over the ice after it has
been packed, at suitable intervals. when
the temperature of the air is below the
freezing point, compact mass of ice
may be formed of more value for use
than a much larger quantity loosely
packed. Even i'm Winters favorable to
the production of ice, the above method
may be found the most convenient ahd
the cheapest for filling ice-houses.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-06-09

The Lord Forbid.-In a storm at sea,
the chaplain asked one of the crew if
he thought there was any danger. "0h.
yes,n replied the sailor, ''if it blows as
hard as it does now, we shall be in
heaven before twelve O'Clock at night.
The chaplain, terrified at ttheexpressiOn,
cried out: "The Lord forbid"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-06-09

The following conversation took place
some time ago in a London training
establishment: whats that horse ont
of !" said one of the wOuld-be smart
visitors to jockey who was riding an
old horse. which showed less blood than
bone. ''Out of !" "Yes; what's he out
off Don't you know 7" "Out Of oats"
was the smart rejOinder.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-06-09

Too Much Cdmphor.-The Scientific
Americdn cautious people against the
too fire luent use of camphOr as a
medicine. 1t says the nature of campbor
Is that of a nervous stimulant, similar
to opium or alcohol, and when taken in
large doses, it causes irritation of the
nervous system, and produces cOnvul-
slOns, often fatal in their effects.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-06-09
The yaIue Of Nourisbing Food.

Ii was owing. in great degree, to the
wretched condition of their commissia-
riat iiat the Austrians were defeated al
Ausierlitz. C'est io SDHDe q,G fat le
S"i6ot. "'Let us eat and drink, for to-
morrow we may de- i a motto which
has often been denounced, aid most
justly, by Christian moTaliSts. "Let us
eat and drink well, lest tomorrow we
die" would be good substitute. The
pleasures OF the table are not the highest
form of human enjoyment, it is true;
but for all that, an oyster pie is a good
thing when well made "a man, SAYS
Mr.. johnson, ''who has no regard for
his stomach. viii have no regard for
anything else" We fully agree with
the great moralist, and we subscribe no
less heartily to the saying of the French
gournand, who declared that the dis
cOvcry of a new dish Is moe important
than The discovery of new star, be-
cause there never can he dishes enough,
but there are stars enough already. 1t
is a mistake To suppose that only brain
less men, with full paunches and empty
pateS. have keen relish for the luNu-
rieS of the table-that, aS Shakespeare
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-06-09

A eheckered shirt and four dollars in
money qualify a South Carolina darkey
for the Legislature.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-06-09

An Irish waiter once cOmplimented
a salmon in the following manners
Faith, it's not two hours since that
salmon was walking round his real
estate wild his hands in his pockets,
never draining what a pretty invita-
tiOn he'd have to jine you gentlemen at
dinner
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-06-09

Judge Ito negro juryman)-"Wauld
you convict q man on circumstantial
evidencefn 81 dunno what dat is,
Jedge.n "Well. what do you think it
is y "Well, 'cOrdin' to my Judgement,
EarcumstaRshil is bout dis: Eff one
man shoot anudder an kills him. he
Orter to be hung for it. Eff he don't
kill him he orter go to the plenipOten-
tiary."
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-06-09

Why did you name your dog Back r.
From necessity. He is always running
away from home and how could we
help calling him Backp
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-06-09

Thaeke'dy, when speaking about
fame. would frequently tell the follow
ing anecdote: When at dinner in st.
Louis, one day. he heard one waiter say
to another, "DO you know who that
is y NO. was the reply. "That is
the celebrated Mr. Thackeray.- whats
he done f'-B lessed if know
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-06-09

We suppose that there is quite as large
an amount of craft upon the land "a
there is upon the water.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-06-09

The Duke of Wellington, in a certain
debate in Parliament, stated that two
Irish clergymen had been murdered.
A noble lord exclaimed, mo, no, one.r y
ThereupOn the duke rejOined: "lf
am mistaken. am sorry for it."