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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-03-10

1t is good sign when a man is proud
of his own work. Yet nothing is more
common than to hear men finding fault
constantly with their particular busi-
ness, and deeming themselves unfortu-
nate because fastened to it, by tine
necessity of gaining livelihood. In
this spirit men fret. and laboriously de-
stroy all their comfort in work.
Occasionally a man fails in life be-
cause he is not in the place fitted for
his peculiar talent. 1t happens ten
times oftener that failure results from
neglect and even contempt of an honest
business. A man should put his heart
into everything he does. There is not
a profession in the world that has not
its peculiar cares and vexations- No
man will escape annoyance by changing
business, No mechanical business is
altogether agreeable. Commerce, in
its endless varieties, is affected like all
other human pursuits, with trials, un-
welcome duties, and spirit tiring ne
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-03-10

How no CARRY An Ok TO MARKET.-
This from a correspondent at hiSlere
du Loup, Canada -
When the Grand Trunk Railway OF
Canada was completed, in 1s6O, many
of the farmers had never heard of, much
less seen. a railway, but it soon got re,
ported around that passengers couid
travel BY it, and even cattle. A oack-
woodsman who was indebted to a coun-
trv merchant was pushed by the latter
for payment of the amount due, and
the only means of liquidating the DEBT
was by taking fat OK 10 the Quebec
market. For this purpose he tied ms
OK to the back of his cart, and drove 10
the railway station, distance OF nine
miles. On surveying the train and see
ing an iron railing around the PLATFORM
of the hind car, he concluded hdt was
the place to tie his OK, which he accord
ingly did, taking place in a second
class car himself himself forward.
Presently the train began to move OH
slowly. The speed increased quicker
and quicker il went. The poor man
got very fidgety, the speed still lncreas-
ing, until large drops of sweat became
visible on his brow. BY this time the
conductor had reached his ear to collect
the tickets. Nearly out of breath, the
man ran to him, exclaiming.
my dear conductor, my OK VIII
never be able to keep up to this pace
it is not possible"
''Your OK Keep mp to this pace
What do you mean? L don't under
stand you. Have you oxen on board?
Not on board, of course. tied him
to the railing of the hind car"
"You tied your OK to the railing OF
the hind car ? Who told you to do SOP
'.No one but that is the way we
always do in the country"
OF course the conductor could not
stop his train before reaching the next
station, when, needless to say, on look
ing for the OK. they found attached to
the rope pair of horns, with a small
portion of the neck.
Mr.. Bergh could scarcely call this
cruelty to animals, as it was not IN
tended.
The humane conductor made a col
lection among the passengers on the
spot, realizing a larger amount than
the OK would have brought at market.
which he presented to the erestfallen
farmer, who Immediately returned
home, vowing he would never have
oxen taken to market by railway again.
He has kept his word, and to this day
he leads his OK to market behind his
own cart.-HaJper's Magazine for
March
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-03-10

TAKE CARE OF THE TooLs-The tools
employed upon the farm are costly, and
should receive the same care which is
bestowed upon other valuable property.
There is manifested by many farmers a
kind of chronic neglect in respect to
the care of the implements of hus-
bandry. Complicated machines like
those used for moving, raking, thresh-
ing, etc. with their iron wheels, levers
and cams, are allowed to rust and decay.
so that in a couple of seasons they are
worthless. This neglect Is inexcusable
objectionable. Some farmers become
torpid, frozen up, in winter, and ap-
pear to have no active blood in their
veins. They will not take up a rake or
a neglected hoe in winter and put it un-
der cover. We have seen ladders,
forks, harrows, shovels, etc, peeping
out from under the snow in winter, in
time of thaw, and have asked why they
were not cared for. Sometimes the
reply has been, 1--WE will attend to it
Tomorrow" but that tomorrow never
came. There must be a society organ
lied for protecting farmers tools, !"
and the officers must have full power
to forcibly seize and put away all
neglected implements, no matter upon
whose premises they are found.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-03-10
Some Everyday Maxims.

''Moral Courage" was printed in
large letters and put as the caption OF
the following items, and placed in a
conspicuous part of the store of a sys-
tematic merchant in New York for con-
slant reference:
Have the courage to discharge debt
while you have the money in your
pocket.
Have the courage to speak your mind
when it is necessary that You should
do so, and hold your tongue when it is
prudent that you should do so.
Have the courage to speak to friend
in "seedy" coat, even though you are
in company with rich one and richly
attired.
Have the courage to own you are
poor, and thus disarm poverty of its
sharpest sting.
Have the courage to tell a man why
you refuse to credit him.
Have the courage to tell a man why
you will not lend him your money.
Have the courage to cut the most
agreeable acquaintance you have when
You are convinced that he lacks princi-
pie friend should bear with friends
infirmities. but not with his vices.
Have courage to show your respect
for honesty, In whatever guise it ap-
pears. and your contempt for dishonesty
and duplicity, by whomsoever exhibited.
Have the courage to wear your old
clothes until You can pay for new ones.
Have the courage to prefer comfort
and propriety to fashion, in all things.
Have the courage to acknowledge
your ignorance rather than to seek for
knowledge under false pretenses.
Have the courage. in providing an
entertainment for your friends, not to
exceed yonr means.
Have the courage to insure the prop
erty in your possession, and thereby
pay your debts in full.
Have the courage to obey your Maker
at the risk Of being ridiculed by man.
Selected.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-03-10
Claims Of Labor.

The working man, as soon as he
emerges from a condition of abject
Ignorance, demands an equitable share
of the profits of his industry. He feels
that in return for faithful and persistent
labor, and the practice of strict economy
and prudence, he is entitled to some
thing more than bare subsistence. He
should have the satisfaction and reward
of accumulation. The results of his
tolls, after reasonable length of time,
should be such as to place him in a
position of comfort and independence.
He does not cbildishly ask to be made
rich by act of legislature, but merely to
be allowed to hold what is properly his
own. The farmer wants to know, when
he brings his wheat and corn, his vege-
tables and fruits into market, why he
can get barely the cost of production,
often less than the cost, while on every
thing he buys-his tea and sugar and
cloth, his tools and implements he has
to pay a profit of from thirty to one
hundred per cent. The working men
and women are acquiring the disagree
able habit of asking why the merchant,
the banker, the speculator, who add not
one dollar 10 the available wealth of the
community. should grow rich, while the
majority of those to whose faithful toll
the world is indebted for all the wealth
there is, are put to their wits end to get
the barest subsistence. In word, why
should the creators of wealth get the
smallest share of it? This is a simple
question, but it goes to the bottom of
al
fundamental injustice. 1t is fairly
launched upon the current of public
thought, and nothing can prevent its
being carried to its logical conclusions.
1t involves a radical investigation of
and currency, of land tenures
and interest and it points to the SUBJ
stitution of some system of equitable
in place of the present
absurd and ruinous principle of compe-
tition and profits
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-03-10

The FRENCH METER.-Sir Edmund
Beckett is true Englishman, and does
not love the French measure. He says !:
"The polar axis is estimated at 7,S99!
miles, or 500 millions of inches a thou
sandth part longer than our present
standard inch. which probably only
came by accident to be what it was
when the standard was taken, and
might Just as well be a thousandth
more. True the other European na-
tions have inches too, and some of
them are rather longer than ours. The
French meter, 39371 inches, is the
worst measure in the world, because it
is inconsistent with any natural one ::
whereas our yard is the long stride of a
man of good hight, and the natural
length of his walking stick, and half
his hight or half the stretch of his
arms and the meter is not even what
it pretends to be, the 40-millionth of a
meridian of the earth, for the measure
taken was erroneous and if it were,
such standard is of no more real value
than the distance of the moon. Yet
there are people who have engaged in
the crusade of trying to force on us
this bad, erroneous, arbitrary, and
revolutionary measure of nation
which tried also to abolish the week
and make a new one of ten days, and
whose language is declining over the
world, while ours already prevails over
more regions of the world than any
other, and is evidently destined to ad-
vance more and more"
Sir Edward, we think, is about right.
The good old yard stick is better
than the meter.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-03-10

The manufacture of isinglass, gene
rally supposed to be confined to coun-
tries where the sturgeon is found in
abundance, is carried on to a consider
able extent in India, principally from
the air-vessels of several varieties of
perch and other fish. There is room
for great extension of the trade, as
isinglass, the purest known form of
animal Jelly, has, in measure, had its
consumption checked by its high price
and substitutes are employed, such as
gelatin,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-03-10

A New VARNIsH FOR METAL WORK.
A late Italian patent contains the fol-
lowing recipe for varnish for protect
ing metal work :: A paste is made of
finely pulverized quartz, carbonate of
potash, or oxide of lead and water ac-
cording to the color required. A thin
coat of this is applied with brush to
the object, which is then placed in a
mufiie, and heated to 1852 Fab. The
articles emerge covered with sort of
polished glass, which resists blows and
which does not split or scale of, while
it serves perfectly to protect the metal
against oxidation. ...
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-03-10
Vanills Beans VS.. TOnqua Beans.

Vanilla beans used in the manufac-
ture of extract vanilla cost the manu-
facture from SO to S27 per pound,
while Tonqus beans only cost from so
cents to 95 cents per pound; The low
price of the latter is an inducement to
unprincipled manufactures to use this
injurious and nauseating substitute al
most exclusively in place of the vanilla
bean. An extract prepared from Ton
qua bean has flavor similar to vanilla,
but can be detected by its odor.
Tonqua bean would make an excellent
perfume, were it not for
linen. 1t is used by tobac-
conists for perfuming snuff and cigars.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-03-10

TURKISH STEAM EEgINEERISG.- Some
ironclad ships were recently built in
England for the Turkish government,
and sent out under the care of English
engineers. On arriving at their desti-
nation these were discharged, and
Turkish mechanics substituted. Like
all other persons who undertake mat
ters which they have no fitness for or
knowledge of, these persons came to
grief at once. Being required to start
the engines of the Mahmouhdeh. much
delay ensued; the engines did not
start; they were pronounced "all
wrong" and one ofIicious party, grow
ing impatient after having moved every
movable lever, spied some cocks, which
he thought must be the right thing to
work, and went for them at once. He
was scalded by receiving a jet of steam
full in the face, which precipitated not
only matters. but himself and several
other Turkish gentlemen backward
down pair of iron stairs leading to
the fire room.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-03-10

EGGS IN WNTER.-To have plenty of
eggs in winter, the fowls must have
warm roosting and nesting places,
warm food. if possible, with some kind
of animal food at least once n day, and
water to drink at will gravel and lime
must be always at hand, and the poul-
try house must be kept scrupuiously
clean, and the fowls out of the way of
vermin and free from lice.
Lice may be destroyed by the applica-
tion of lard or sweet oil in which car
bolic acid has been mixed at the rate
of one part of acid to one hundred of
oil or lard. For poultry, the mixture
should be rubbed beneath the wings
and on the top of the head, except in
the case of sitting hens, which should
never have grease of any kind applied
to them, if the eggs are to be Matched.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-03-10

CURE FOR CATARRH medical au-
thOrity asserts that the severest catarrh
cold can be removed in about ten hours
by mixture of carbolic acid, 10 drops,
tincture of iodine ard chloroform, each
rs drops. A few drops of the mixture
should be heated over a spirit lamp in
test tube, the mouth of which should
be applied to the nostrils as volatiliza-
ton is effected. The operation should
be repeated in about two minutes,
when, after the patient sneezes a num-
Der of times, the troublesome symptoms
rapidly disappear.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-03-10

The majority of a convention of
German pomologists expressed a de-
cided preference for the pyramidal form
for fruit-trees. Disadvantages claimed
for it are the minimum of shade,
greater strength, avoidance of severe
wounding of the tree, production of
better frnit, and at the same time fewer
disadvantages from storms, weight of
snow, excess of fruit, theft, etc.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-03-10

In st. Petersburg an imperial decree
compels every householder to have his
water pipes covered with thick felt,
which effectually prevents freezing and
bursting. Certain officials inspect the
houses every winter to see that the
regulations are complied with. But in
this free country We believe the right of
every citizen to have his pipes freeze
and burst as often as the weather will
permit has never been questioned.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-03-10

WooDHUCK On.-Perhaps some far
mers who are troubled by that little
pest, the woodhuck, are not aware that
the oil of this animal is excellent for oil
ing harness, boots, shoes, and all kinds
of leather requiring a simple oil.
Several observing, practical farmers
with whom am well acquainted, say it
is equal to or better than meats foot oil
for this purpose /; and l know of my
own experience that it makes leather
very soft and pliable. 1t is also useful
for many other purposes instead of lard
oil, which it very much resembles.
There is no doubt but that it would
sell for a very fair price if its good
qualities were generally known. The
woodchuck is very fat late in the fall,
and good sized one will yield q full
quart of oil. Sometimes the oil is OBJ
tanned by baking the whole animal, but
still better way is to take off the fat,
as free from bloody and feshy parts as
possible, cut it into small pieces and
try it over hot fire then strain, bottle
up and keep in cool place.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-03-10

THE CHAMELEON CHANGES OF Color
-THEIR CAUsE.-A paper was recently
read before the Society of Biology, of
Paris, by Mr.. Paul Bert, upon the
causes which produce the changes of
color in the chameleon. These changes
do not run through quite SO wide a
range of tints as is assumed by the
disputatious travellers in Arabia in the
well-known fable. They vary from a
deep bottle green, through a bright
pea green, up to very lively yellow.
The cause producing them is purely
nervous. This has been fully proved
by various experiments in vivisectiop.
The mechanism is thus described /:
Beneath the skin of the animal there
are found all over its surface vesicles
charged with coloring fluid, which,
when Withdrawn into them, leaves the
epidermis and the tissue Immediately
beneath to exhibit their natural color,
which is bright yellow. These vesicles,
however, communicate with a network
of minute duets intersecting and inter
lacing by a myriad of ramificatiOns
Immediately beneath the transparent
epidermis, and when the coloring liduid
is injected into these the effect is to
produce a change of color IN the animal,
the intensity of which depends on the
degree to which they are distended.
The nerves act directly on the vesicles.
When these contract the fluid is ex-
PEELED when they expand it is re-
absorbed.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-03-10
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GgUBs AND TICKs.-A correspondent
writes Wood ashes, sprinkled upon
the backs of beef cattle that are to be
Kept late, will kill the grubs. so that
they will not injure the meat at all.
Put it on two or three times in the first
half of January, two good handfuls at
a time when the hair is little damp,
is the best time. When one skins the
animal, he may see where the grubs
were, but the meat will be of the natu-
raj color, and all right. l also know
that sulphur fed to sheep will drive
away the ticks. and keep them away.
A tablespoonful of sulphur to two
quarts of salt, well mixed, is about the
right proportion: and it should be
given about twice a month, while the
sheep run to grass. 1 have tried it for
more than twenty years, on focks of
from 100 to 800 in number, and the
sheep have been almost entirely free
from ticks during the whole time"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-03-10
T.. r. kunkeI's Bitter Wine Of
Iron.

Tbs truly valuable tonic has been so tho
roughly tested by all classes Of the eommu-
nifty that it is now deemed indispensable a.
Ionic medicine. Ii costs but little, puri-
fies the blood and gives tone to the stomach.
renovates the system and prolongs life
Everybody should have it.
For the cure Of Weak Stomachs. General
Debility, Indigestion, Diseases OF the Stom-
aeh, aud for all eases requiring a tonic.
This wine includes the most agreeable
and efficient Salt of Iron we possess-Citrate
of Magnetic Oxide, combined with the most
energetic of vegetable tonies-Ye elbow Perm
Wan Bark.
Do you want something to strengthen
you?
DO you want good appetite9
Do you want to get rid of nervousness =
DO you want enereyg
DO you want to sleep well ?
Do you want to build up yOur constitu
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Do you want to feel well?
DO you want a brisk and vigorous feeling9
II you do, try kUNKEL'S BITTER WINE
OF IRON.
only ask trial Of this valuable tonic.
Beware of eounterfeits, as KunkePs Bit
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tual remedy IN the known world for the per-
manent cure Of dyspepsia and Debility. and
as there are a number Of limitations offered
to the public, | would caution the commu-
nifty to purchase none but the genuine arti-
Gle, manufactured by T.. F. Kunkel, and
having his stamp on the cork of every bot
tie. The very fact that others are attempt
ing to initiate this valuable remedy, proves
ITS worth, and speaks volumes in its favors.
Sold only in 81 bottles. Sold by Drug
gists and dealers everywhere.
TAPEwORN REMOVED ALIvE.-Head and
all complete. in two hours. No fee till head
passes. Seat, Pin anI Stomach Worms re-
moved by Dr. KUSKEL, 259 NORTH NIxrH !
STREET. Advice free. Come, see over .OOa !
specimens and he convinced lie never
fails
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-03-10

a Coon REMEDY FOR GALLs.-A good
application for a gall of any kind,
whether it be on horse, an OK or a
man, is prepared and used as follows ::
Thoroughly mix olive oil, one ounce,
and carbolic acid, one drachm. Wash
the parts clean three times a day and
apply the ointment to the ulcer. 1t
frequently happens that horses feet
become bruised or injured, eausing
lameness. For injuries of this kind, as
we'll as for split hoof, great relief is af-
forded by standing the animal on wet
blue clay-even common earth is much
better than hard plank floors. "a mer-
ciful man is merciful to his beast"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-03-10

REPLANTING AN ORCHARD.-Thep plant
ing of young tree on the site of an
old one is not advised unless the ground
is thoroughly broken up, intermixed
and manured. 1t is better, where the
location, soil, ETC., is available, to plant
young trees on new sites, though it is
not necessary. Some orchadists make
it rule to extend land thus renew
their orchards annually by planting
few young trees adjoining (where prac-
ticable) the old orchard and on its out
skirts. 1t is good rule to plant annu-
ally as many trees annually die from
earlier paintings.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-03-10

DoS'T TENrOEIzE Win PILEs.-Lotions,
oIntments, eleeiuaries and all manner of
quacS nostrums are waste of time and
money The only absolutely mfiili5le cure
for these painful diseases is ANAKESIS.
discovered by DR. SrLsBEE. IL has been
pronounced by scientific men A. the happi-
est discovery made in medicine for 200
years, 1t affords instant relief from pain in
the worst eases and has cured more than
Zo'oOo sufferers permanently. All Doctors
prescribe 1T. Price 81. Sent free by mail
on receipt Of price, Depot, &c Walker ST.,
New York
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-03-10

BEARING TROUBLE. There arc per-
sons-who imerge from every afiiiction
and trouble and vexation, purified like
fine gold from ont of the furnace.
There are others-and they are the
more numerous-who are embittered
and soured, and made despondent and
apathetic. We think the latter belong
to the class that try to stand alone
during the storms OF life, instead of
looking above for aid. When one can
truly say, "He doeth all things well, 1"
the sting is taken ont of aflliction, and
courage is given to bear that the future
has in store. This we think, makes the
great difference between these two
classes.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-03-10

To SETTLE COFFEE. The best method
of settling coffee is &: GAS soon as you
brown your coffee, mix it with a beaten
egg-say one egg in pound. The egg
forms cover round the kernels, pre-
serving the aroma, and when ground is
an admirable settler.