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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-04-21
How Cod Liver Oil is Made.

A correspondent of the New York
Tribune who has examined distillery
for the manufacture of this article, at
st. Johns Newfoundland, gives the
following During one of our rambles
on shore, we inspected cod liver oil
distillery, and the mode of manufacture
is so simple and interesting that ven
ture TO insert description of it for the
benefit of consumers of the beverage.
The hvers are first washed with fresh
water, and great care is taken to cleanse
them of all traces of gall, the gall not
only discoloring the oil, but giving it a
disagreeable, bitter taste. They are
then placed in vat and heated 10y
steam, from boiler underneath, to a
temperature of 112 Fahr., which raises
the e1uded oil to the surface, whence
it is skinned off carefully. 1t is then
filtered three times; first, through
three bags. one within the other, the
inner one made OF flannel, and the two
outer ones of muslin then through
three others similarly placed one inside
the other, bat made of stuff resembling
Canton flannel from these last bags 1t
drips into a large tin trough, and is
GrtNb on lntO puucHSOnS tniOuSh :"
faucet, over the mouth of which Is
placed screen of the finest muslin,
which excludes every trace of sediment
and DIRT. 1t is then ready for the market
and in color and general appearance.
closely resembles Sauterne wine. Our
polite but fishy host pressed me to drink
a glass OF it, but declined with all the
polite ness i could command. He
evidently looked upon my refusal to
drink as slight upon his oil, and
brought every argument in his power
to bear. te induce me to alter my de-
cision. At last he was successful, for
after informing me that ont of the ssme
glass offered TO rs, the Prince of Wales
and the Duke of Newcastle had drunk
of it, could hardly refuse. 1 found
its flavor not unpalatable, but it was al
most tasteless, with barely vestige OF
the nausetting, rancid odor of the
sPure Cod Liver Oil' sold in New York
drug stores. From being extracted at
low temperature it is said not to re-
tain its purity longer than fifteen
months, after which period it is mixed
with Ingredients to preserve its taste,
or rather to prevent its rancid haVor
from becoming too apparent.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-04-21
American Culture.

Few, persons, / suppose, will deny
that dnring our own century the Faro
peans have surpassed us in the fine arts.
Even within our own memory, what
poems, dramas, and novels have they
given us (; what statues, symphonies,
operas, and what men of science II
is great list of names, theirs of this
century: Goethe, Byron. Wordsworth
Beethoven, Wagner, Mendelssohn,
Thorwaldsen, Delaroche, Turner, Bal
FAC. George Eliot, Humboldt, Darwin
familiar names like these flow from
the pen. Not that 1 would disparage
our great men 1 make the trite COM
parison only to point out q reason,
which may not be trite, for the fact
that each of the leading nations of
Europe surpasses us in the amount of
its higher intelligence. L cannot hope
that the explanation will be received
with much favor, for 1t is not q pleasant
one it is, namelv. that we are lacking
as q people, in sensitiveness to the
things of the mind, and in consequence
that we are not full heritors of the past
culture of Europe. On the contrary,
we are out of sympathy with the past
culture of Europe-with its thoughts,
creeds, method of working, ideals, and
mental temper: nor will any mere
growth in age give these to us any
more than it will give us gothic cathe-
drals. What We may do in art is to be
done in a different spirit from them if
done at at. Our aesthetic temper was
not formed under benign star. Even
our most eminent public men in some
instances hated art, and said that they
hated it. Here is an interesting case.
In 1918 French sculptor, NJ. Binon,
wrote to John Adams, requesting per-
mission to take his portrait in marble.
This was the famous Presidents
answer: "The age of sculptor and
painting has not yet arrived in this
country, and hope it will be LONG be-
fore it does so. would not give six
pence for picture by Raphael, or q
statue by Phidias."
1t is easy to think that a civilized
person wrote these words? II they are
reported rightly, they imply defect in
humanity certainly no educated Euro
pean would have uttered them. 1t was
sayings like these that led Lamartine
and other civilized foreigners to COM
plain of "la brutalite Americaine." If
the eX-President of the United States
''would not give q sixpence" for Raffa-
ellie or Phidias, need We wonder that
his country shows something of the
same feeling ?-7he Gdidry for AprH
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-04-21
Colonial Manufacture Of Silk.

L IOm tQ6 very uTSb, uuQef tUc pOpu-
lar impression probably that the coun-
try was particularly adapted to the
production of silk, special efforts were
made in nearly all the colonies to direct
and divert the attention of the people
to this particular industry; and it is
recorded that the first Assembly that
convened in Virginia under q written
constitution, in 1921, especially occu-
pied itself with considering ''how best
to encourage the silk culture" In 1862
also the Virginia Assembly. with a view
of encouraging manufacturers, offered
prizes for the best specimens of linen
and woolen cloth, and special prize of
fifty pounds of tobacco, for each pound
of wound silk produced in the colony /;
and it was also enjoined that for every
hundred acres of land held in fee, the
proprietor should be required to plant
and fence twelve mulberry-trees. Silk
culture in Georgia also so largely occu-
pied the attention of the first colonists
that public seal was adopted bearing
as a device silk-worms engaged in their
labors; while bounties for the encour-
agement of the same industry were re-
peatedly offered by the colonies of
Connecticut, New York, New Jersey,
North and South Caroline. 1t is a most
interesting and suggestive circumstance
that this speciality of employment
which from the first settlement of the
country was particularly selected as
worthy of attention, and as such did
receive for nearly two hundred years
from the various colonial and State
authorities an amount of encourge-
ment, through special Legislation,
greater than was bestowed on any other
interest, is the riv one of the great
industries which has never been able to
attain to healthy condition of existence
on the North American continent, and
to-day only exists in the United States
in virtue of a degree of Legislative en-
couragement far in excess of that de-
msnded and received by any other in
dustrial interest.-Harper's Magazine.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-04-21

Too Much TO BELIEyE.-One day
Farmer Robson's old hen came scratch.
ing about in my meadow. and Just then
the pretty schoolma'a am tripped by with
two of her children. She was talking
to them about the fish called the stur.
geon.
''Yes, my dears," she was saying, 81
read 1t this very morning in the Popu-
Tar Science Monthly. Nine hundred
and twenty-one thousand six hundred
eggs have been found in a single stur-
geon.
my ! what lot" exclaimed one oi
the children, ''and If every egg gets to
be sturgeon, and every one of the new
surgeons lays Just as many, Just think
what heaps and heaps of grandchildren
a sturgeon must have"
The teacher laughed. They walked
on and suddenly 1 heard a sort oi
gulp.
1t was the old hen. / never in my
life saw any living creature in such a
state. She was so mad she could
hardly keep inside of her feathers.
'Nine hundred thousand eggs - she
exclaimed you would have thought she
was only trying to cluck her head off,
but Jack understood every wordD, "nine
hundred thousand eg-gug-gug gegs
Don't believe word of it ! Never was
such thing since the world began
sturgeon, indeed Never even heard oi
such bird. What'll school teachers
say next l wonder? Nine hundred
Thousand egg-gug gug-eggs indeed ]"
The last saw of that hen, she was
strutting off Indignantly toward the
barn-yard to tell the other hens all
about it.-.S. Nicholas.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-04-21
POETRY.
CarniyOrOus Plants.


BT JOEL STACY.
What's this hear,
My Molly dear,
About the new carniyorai
Can little plants
Eat bugs and ants,
Why-bless my eyes,
Who Is the great diskiverer
Not Darwin, love,
For that would prove
A sort Of retrograding
Surely the fare
OF flowers lis air,
Or sunshine sweet.
They shouldn't eat
Or do aught 30 degrading
Alas 'twould be
Sad news TO me,
To hear your own dear Fido, pet,
Had lost his breath
In cruel death,
Because, one day
In thoughtless play,
He went too near a violet,
Or, horror what
IL, needing not,
Some cruel plant carniSorous
We ventured near
Yes ,ce, my dear
And swallowed were,
With no one there
To succor or deliver US.
And yet TO die
BY blossoms,
Would call doom chromatic,
For one might wait
A harder fate
Than have a rose
End all his woes
In pain called aromatic.
All. science knows
Each flower that blows
And all its wicked habits
lis not for US
To make n fuss;
For sught we know;
The lilies grow
From dining on Welsh rabbits,
-ScJ-ibneT-'s Monthly
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-04-21
How A HORSE HELPED Hrs NE1sHBoR.

How HORSE HELPED Hrs NEIaHBoR
Not long since, i visited Q friend,
who lives on q fine farm, in q pleasant
town in Southern New Hampshire.
While there. one evening. we rode to
the village to attend q meeting, and on
our way back my friend told me the
following anecdote about the noble
horse he was driving. A few years ago
this horse was kept, during autumn, in
field close by the farm house, and in
an adjoining pasture q flock of sheep
was also kept.
One day while my friend was talking
with Q gentleman by the roadside, the
horse came running toward him from
the lower part of the field, next to the
sheep pasture, and, putting his head
to attract attention.
He took however, no special notice
of this and presently the horse turned
and ran back to the lower side of the
field.
But very soon he was again seen
rapidly approaching, and, on reaching
his master, he again spoke to him, as
horses usually speak.
1t was observed that the horse was
acting in very unusual manner but
still no steps we're taken yet to sscer-
tain the cause of the strange running
back and forth. So the pony again
wheeled and galloped away once more
towards the sheep pasture. And now,
very soon, for the third time, is he
seen swiftly returning.
1t seems that the intelligent creature,
having failed in two attempts to secure
the help he was seeking, determined to
try elsewhere this time and so, instead
of going again to his master, he went to
the farmhouse, that stood near by, and
putting his head through an open win
dow in the kitchen, he again whinnied.
My friends wife, who, it seems, had
noticed the strange restlessness of the
animal, now felt quite sure there must
be some trouble in the field or pasture,
and that the horse was trying to tell
them of this. that they might go to the
rescue.
SO she went ont where the horse was
He seemed pleased that it had attracted
attention at last, and, trctting on be-
fore the lady, he led her down to the
pasture, and, putting his head over the
fence, seemed to say ''Look, look !"
The lady did look, and there she dis
covered that a savage dog had caught a
sheep, and was holding it by the throat,
in spite of all the poor creatures efforts
to escape.
1 hope my young readers will always
try to help those whom they see in
trouble, and that they will be as perse-
vering in their efforts to do good as was
this noble animal.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-04-21
YOUTHS COLUNy.
The Beautiful spring.
By GEORGE COOPER.

81 was here drsf,~ said the snowdrop. "iook :"
Mot before me :" sang the silver brook.
'.Why," cries the grass, ..l've been here week
$50 have /, dear, sighed q violet meek,
"wen,- piped q hluebird. don't leave me out /.
i saw the snow that lay round about"
Yes" chirped a snovbird, "that may be true;
But I've seen 1t all the bleak winter through"
81 came betimes." sang the southwind. Il. :"
after me, love :" spake the deep blue sky.
"Who is IL cares :" chimed the crickets gay:
"Now You are here, let US hope you'll stay"
Whispered the sun. 10 the winters past:
Whit does IL matter who's first or LAST
SKY, brooks. and flowers. and brides that sing.
Al help to make up the beautiful spring"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-04-21

The new green, blue, violet and
prune silks are SO dark as to be almost
black, and the new black failles are
coal black, instesd Of blue black.
These, like the colored silks, are of
fine make. They are no longer heavily
corded or repped, and are decidedly
more lustrous than those worn for the
past few years.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-04-21

When a man can look upon the
simple wild rose and feel no pleasure,
his taste has been corrupted.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-04-21

When Agassiz was pressed to deliver
lecture for pay, he replied, 81 can
not afford to waste my time for money.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-04-21

TEACH children to love everything
that is beautiful, and You will teach
them to be useful and good.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-04-21

LIVED TT DowN.-An honest black
smith was once grossly insulted and his
character UNANIMOUSLY DETAINED. Friends
advised him to seek redress by means
of law, but to one and all he replied.
''No, will go to my forge and there in
six months will have worked out such
a name as all the judges, law courts and
lawyers in the world could not give me. +"
He was right. 1t is by honest labor,
manly courage, and q conscience void
of offence that we assert our true
dignity and prove our honesty and
respectability.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-04-21

A REMARKABLE Doc SroRY.-This
story is told by gentleman who says
its truth is vouched for by witnesses of
undoubted veracity: Some years ago,
while Mr.. Hamilton was fishing near
the lower rapids of the Mississippi, Just
above the keokuk, he observed below
him man bailing but a canoe, prepars-
tory to taking himself, wife, and baby
across the river. At the same time Mr..
Hamilton saw that his Newfoundland
dog was watching the proceedings of
the party. Seeming to comprehend
their intention, the dog uttered q pecu-
liar how, and passing rapidly up the
river for some distance, plunged into
the water and swan diagonally down,
landing on large rock standing out of
the water about midway Of the stream.
After shaking the water from his shaggy
coat, he again watched the party, who
in the meantime had embarked in the
canoe. just as the little boat passed
the rock, it was caught In the rapidly
descending current, and instantly cap
sized. The woman, in falling into the
water, loosed her hold on the child,
which hoated down the stream. The
man caught his wife and wsded with
her to the rock. The instant the child
fell into the water, the dog leaped In,
and in short time was seen in the still
water below swimming with the child
in his mouth, which he carried IN safety
to the shore. Friend.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-04-21

Old time rocks-rocking the cradle,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-04-21
MRS. MADELINE WEBB.
BY EVA EDEN.

"WANTED.-An elderly lady az 4 companion for
invalid. Must be intelligent refined, a ood
reader. and come well recommended. Apply mme
diately at No i05s, Grand Avenue"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-10-27
The Barre Tragedy.

1t being generally understood that the
preliminary trial of Asa S. Magoon, who
was arrested October 9TH, and taken to
Montpelier Jail, charged with the murder
of Rufus Strceter. would be held ut the
Town Hall on Wednesday last, at an ear
" hour the streets were thronged with Il
crowd of people who were anxious to gain
admittance to the Hall.
With the ten clock train came States
Attorney Dillingham; of Waterbury, for the
pclier, counsel for Magoon.
Through some misunderstanding the
prisoner was not forthcoming. and Consta-
bic G.. l. jackson of Barre was at once
sent to bring him there, and soon returned
with the prisoner Magoon.
Meanwhile officer Watson of West Tops
ham arrived with young Asa Magoon, the
son, who had been subsequently arrested
on suspicion of having had a hand in the
murder.
The young man was accompanied by
his counsel, X. NJ. Harvey. Esq, of West
Topsham.
After brief consultation, the hearing on
the part Of the Magoons was postponed to
Nov ,, at ten o'clock. A. NJ, by mutual
consent of counsel.
The crowd, though orderly and quiet,
were eager to get a good view of the pris-
oncr. and see and hear all that was
being said or done, filling the way leading
to dispense until the officer in charge of
the elder Magoon started with him for
Montpelier, although it had been previous
" announced that no trial would be had
that day.
The selectmen of Barre having made ar
engagements, an inquest WAS begun at the
Office of w. A. Il O. b. Boyce. on the
same day, at eleven o'clock, A. NJ before
Justice Carpenter.
1t was thought best by the town authori-
ties, in the furtherance of justice, that the
inquest should be conducted privately. and
during Wednesday. Thursday and up to
Friday noon, Il score or more of witno sses
had been examined when the inquest ad-
journcd for one week.
Much testimony was ad,iuccd which
tends to show conclu>ive!y that Asa 5. Ma
COON is the man that committed the awful
deed, while in reference to his son Asa no
evidence us vet has been produced which
in any way duplicates him rs being con-
npcted with the crime.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-10-27
1t has Just been discovered in Washington

1t has Just been discovered in Washington
that not one in ten of the bodies of pau
pers buried in the cemetery near the aims
house have been allowed to remain in the
grave. An extensive trade in bodies has
been built up. and from ten to twelve Il
week are necessary to supply the demand
OF physicians and medical colleges, for the
purpose of dissection. The same subject
has recently come under journalistic in
qulry in Montreal. 1t is stated on good
authority that some of the subjects bore
evidence of death by violence. and as the
condition Of furnishing them to the college
was pay and secrecy. they were subject to
immediate mutilation to prevent identiti-
cation. Such condition of things leads
to a supposition that many people have
been murdered on purpose to obtain
price for their bodies. Since anatomical
subjects are 4 necessity to the medical pro-
fesSlon, it is well worth the inquiry of leg
islators and city councilmen in this coun-
try If the system which exists in some of
the cities in Europe and which has NOM
inal existence in Montreal, and would be
efficient but for the incompetency of the Of
ticer in charge. of having an Inspector of
Anatomy appointed to examine all bodies
offered for dissection, all that have escaped
identification at the morguc and others
that would naturally 90 to the po,ter's
field for burial, would not be worthy Of
general adoption, and thus supply the de-
mands of science in a legitimate way and
for a moderate price. 1t would be likely
to end 4 CHASTITY business, and it might be
Il means of protecting human life.-.S. al
Lans Messenger.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-10-27

The stockholders Of the Burlington G.
Lamoillc Railroad have voted to mortgage
their road for $S5O.0O0. The trustees are
10. ID. Hatch, c. II. Blodgett and L. j. n
Stark
Prof. Peter Collier has resigned his po-
sitiOn as Secretary OF the Board of Agri
culturc. and Prof Henry NJ. Seclye OF
Middlcbury College has been chosen to fill
the vacancy.
The n. Y. Post says that Charles T. Dbl
linglam, with the consent Of the creditors,
has bought the stock and good will Of the
suspended firm Of Lee, Shepard & Dilling-
ham, and resumes
The Home savings bank at Boston has
actually created distrust of its soundness
by its readiness to pay six per cent on all
deposits, and has sustained quite run
in consequence
Russia has commanded the Polish mobiles
to sell their estates to Russians at prices
to be fixed by Government This com
pletcs the impovcrishmcnt OF the Polish
nobility.
\ complete and extensive line of Brus-
sells. Tapestries. Woods, Cotton Chain,
IIemps. Oil Cloths. etc. etc, Just received
at A. l.. Carlton's
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-10-27
Symp OmS of Catarrh

Dull. heavy headache. obstruction of the nasal
passages. discharges falling from the head into the
throat, sometimes prOuse, waterv, acrih, at others
timex. tenacious, mucous, purucnt bloody, and
pLtrld: the eyes are weak, watery, and unframed :;
there j. ringing IN the ears, deafness, hacking or
coughing II clear the throat, cNpectoration of
ionsWe matter, together with scaOS from ulcers;
the voice is changed and has nasal. twanG. the
breath is offensive, smell anti taste impair Ell !;
there is salon of dizziness. mental depression.
hacking cough. AMI general debility. Only few
Il the above named symptoms are, however. likely
10 be present in any case There is no disease
more common than CatarIh, and none less under
stood bv physicians.
OR. SAGt.'> CATAERII REMEDY
i, bCVond II comparison, the best preparation for
tatarrh ever discovered. Under the influence Of
rs mild, soothing, and healing properties. the
dl lease soon yIei-. Inc Golden MeGlcal DIScOy-
cry should be taken To correct The blood, which Is
ALWAYS al fault, ami 10 act specifically upon the
diseased glands AMI lining mcmbrancc of the nose
The CatarIh Remedy should be applied warm with
Or. rIeice's Nasal DOuche-the only inst umcn by
which funds can be perfectly injected to a II the
! as>3ges and chambers OF the nose fIom which
discharges proceed.
These medicines are sol by DrErrst-
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-10-27

au''c pro tunc) Dumas, who was coming
up State Street, heard the alarm and saw
the light. and as he could not cry with a
loud voice, fired his revolver, and ran for
Village Hall. where he rung the bell.
A. G. Stone. Hiland Alexander. Joseph
Meron, Mr.. Day and Mr.. Oviatt. were
the first men on the ground, and found
the fire blazing against the rear of the
wooden storehouse of Fuller & Howe,
among lot of boxes, and the clapboards
we'll lgnited. The boxes had straw in
them. but were piled in such way that
the fire must have been the work of an in
cendiary. Alexander, helped by the
others, soon pulled the boxes away and
extinguished the flames.
1t wasn't much of fire rs it was. but
had in and about it elements of growth
that would have wrought great destruc-
ton had it not been SO fortunately discov-
cred.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-10-27
Probate Court.

HARVEY TILDEN, Jul--e. Ma. CHASE, REGISTER.
The following business was transacted
in the Probate Court Of the District of
Washington, during the week ending Oct.
%.
Oct. 10. Orrin IIeath's cstate-Admn-
istrator's account allowed and decree made
A. !. Smiths cstatc-license to sell real
estate granted. Dyer LOOMS cstate-N.
A. Chase, administrators; II. W. Hcaton
and G. c. Shepard, appraisers and COM
miSsiOners.
Oct. 90. b. S. Smiths cstate-applica-
ton for license to sell real estate referred
to November IS.
Oct. 81. j. g. Smiths estatc-Commis :
sioners' report returned.
Oct. %. Mason Woodcock's estate
license to sell personal estate granted.