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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-02
E.glish Angli.g Matches.

An snecdote is told of q fishing
match which took place in Sussex, on
river rendered somewhat difficult to
fish by reason of the rising and falling
of the the tide, the peculiar objection
being that during ebb the recedine
waters must be followed up through
deep mud. One competitor was be-
wailing his hopeless chance of winning
the teapot which was offered as prize,
his only take being q dininutive eel
weighing a little over three ounces.
Presently some spectators, on tour OF
visits to the competitors, arrived, and
INQUIRED after the nature of his sport.
.Oh, l am completely out of it-this
small eel being all l have taken"
There we differ with you," encOurag-
ingly replied the visitors: "for this
and another eel of about the same size
are all we have seen taken to-day"
The hopes raised were, however,
dashed to the ground, for the other eel
weighed q bare eighth of an ounce
more, and took the prize. In the late
Sheffield contest, pounds Is ounces
won the prize of forty guineas. The
smallness of the take. is perhaps. to be
explained by the fact of the cOmpeti-
tors forming q line on the bank to the
distance of three and half miles, the
fish being rendered p0werless to feed
from sheer perplexity. Fancy q fi-h
coming suddenly upon an array of food
hanging in mid-wxter as far rs the eye
can reach, looking to human eye like
an endless street of butchers shops.
Fancy, say, fish coming upou such
q scene. Here q bunch of gentles at
tracts its attention but, before it has
made up his mind, lively brandlinR
wriggles itself into notice. Then a
choice piece of graves teripts the palate
only to he supplsnted by q wasp grub;
until the bewildered creature attempts
to fly the scene, but in vain. Turn
where il will, food still meets its view !;
for miles nothing but food. food. food.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-02

spacious saloon, with earthen floor and
ono oil-can window. The place Ia
shortly to be opened a > restaurant,
provided the police don't Interfere,
which they should do. The idea Of
utilizing oii-caps for building material
has been eagerly seized by other Celes-
tials, and the consequence is numer-
ous fire proof shanties. The cans
filed with earth and piled one upon
another, make q solid wall. and no bull
let Can penetrate. them-n0t . slight
consideration these times. Under
ground residences are also popular. A
big square hole Is dug into the hillside.
covered in with sticks, straw, and IN
occasional plank. The door is natu-
rally furnished by the eastern slope.
Although such trifles as light and air
are left out of consideration, the bomb.
proof character of the underground
structure has a charm for the Chinese
inhabitant. The only drawback to
such house is the probability that on
some rainy night an enemy may take
into his shaven head to dig trench
and direct the wator of the street down
the chimney
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-02

Every moment of delay makes your
cure more hopeless, and much depends
on the judicious choice OF remedy.
The amount of testimony in favor Of
DIR. Schenck's Pulmonic Syrup, as a
cure for consumption, far exceeds all
that can be brought to support the pre-
tensions of any other medicine. See
DIR. Schenek's Almanac, containing the
certificates Of many persons of the high
est respectability, who have been re-
stored to health, after being pronounced
incurable by physicians Of acknow-
lodged ability. Schenck's Pulmonic
Syrup alone has cured many, as these
evidences will show; but the cure is
often promoted by the employment of
two other remedies which DIR. Schenck
provides for the purpose. These addi-
tioual remedies are Schenck's Sea Weed
Tonic and Mandrake Pills. By the
timely use OF these medicines, according
to directions, DIR. Schenck certifies tha:
most any case Of Consumption may be
cured.
DR.. Schenck is professionally at his
principal Office, Corner Sixth and Arch
Streets, Philadelphia, every Monday,
where all letters for advice must be adj,
dressed.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-02
Chinese HabitatfOuu.

Eastern architects ma, get some hints
of things to follow or avoid from q de-
scripnon which the Virginia City
Chronicle gives of the structures errc-
ted ,y the Cinnamon in that city: Be
tween fights the Chipaman is an in
dustrious animal. just now he is
turning his eDergie, to building, and
like his fighting. some of it is contrary
to law and also shocking 10 u correct
ar. hiteclural taste. On the north
west c"rner of | and Union streets,
John has created a marv, llOus affair.
IL Is built out lar enough to Occnpy q
third of the roadway. The trout ele-
vatiou (heighf five feet) is compo-ed of
odds aud ends of stone picked up in
the beighbourhood. The one window
is formed of three oil cans-tw0 up
right aud the other laid acrUss the top.
The roof of this edifice-which has .
frontage of about twenty-five feet and
depth of ihirry or more-would make
:,andsome play ground tor . sch0ol,
as il is eif.ctiy fiat and composed of
earth. Tnr int rior, which the lepOr-
ter doubled himself up TO enter, il d.
vjded into numerous little dens and Q
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-02
Chalk.

1t is odd to think that BIT of chalk
has to be brought all the way from the
cliffs of Dover, England, before it can
make marks on your walls; but 1t 6
wonderful TO learn that that bit of
chalk is composed of the elytra, or
shells of myriads of little animals, the
gIobigerinoe, that lived and died in the
ocean, year after year, age after age,
for hundreds of thousands of years,
and then, solidifyiDg into compact
rock, were pushed five hundred feet
above the surface of the sea. The bed
of the English channel is supposed to
be of solid chalk, many hundred feet
thick, extending over to France, and
cropping up near Paris. Through
this soft material the contemplated
tunnel is TO Le bored, the bill author
izing the work having already passed
through the House OF Commons.
There is scarcely a trade OF manu-
facture, workshop ar school, that does
not find Use for bit of chalk. Great
quantities are ground up for whiting
and putty, and, though il is an humble
material, Yet nothing can supply its
place. There is little or none found III
this country all that Is used here
being imported from England, either
kiln-dIie,. OF in blocks as it is quarried
at about SO ton.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-02
~ Heal ThyselGs

The Peoples Common Sense Medical
Adviser, book of about 900 pages, IL
lustrated with over $50 engravings and
colored plates, and sold at the exceed
ingly low price OF $l.5O, tells you how
to cure Catarrh, ''Liver Complaint" F"
Dyspepsia, or Indigestion, Sick, b lious,
and other Headaches, Scrofula, Bron-
chial, Throat, and Lung Diseases; all
diseases peculiar to women, and most
other chronic as well as acute disorders.
1t contains important information for
the young and old, male and female,
single and married, nowhere else to be
found. Men and women. married and
single, are tempted to ask their family
physician thousands of questions on
delicate topics, but are deferred FROM
doing so by their modesty. This work
answers just such questions so fully and
plainly rs to leave no one in doubt. 1t
is sold by Agents, or sent by mail post
paid) OH receipt of price. Address the
author, X. v. Pierce, NJ. D., Worlds
Dispensary, Buffalo, n. Y.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-02

LEAF PHOTOGRAPHS. - Dissolve an
ounce or two of bichromate of potash in
water, making the solution as strong as
possible, turn il into shallow dish and
soak sheets of white paper in il. They
will be bright yellow color, and must
at once be put in dark pa ,e and dried.
On a thin board lay a liItle cushion of
paper. then piece of the prepared
paper, place the leaf on this and piece
of glass over the whole, and clamp them
together with clothes-pins. Carry it
into the sunshine, and in few minutes
all the yellow paper, except that pro-
tected by the Leaf, will turn brown.
Take out the picture and wash it re-
peatedly in pure water to dissolve all
the unaltered salt, and when dry the
process is complete. Little sprays Of
ferns make pretty pictures for spare
places in the album; some leaves show
the veins perfectly, and a great many
combinations can be made by cutting
letters aud placing them in little
wreath of ferns, photographing dried
butterflies, etc.-7he HouSeteeper.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-02

PRACTICAL SUGGEsTIoNS.-Ever little
while we read of one who has stuck a
rusty nail in his foot or some other por-
ton of his person, and lockjaw has re-
suited therefrom. All such wounds can
be healed without any fatal consequences
following them. The remedy is simple: !:
1t is only TO smoke such wound, or any
wound or bruise that is inflamed, with
burning wool or woolen cloth. Twenty
minutes in the smoke of wool will take
pain out of the worst case of infiamma-
ton arising from wound we ever saw.
In caring for your fowls provide them
with vessel of lime water for an occa-
sional drink. 1t is prepared by pouring
hot water over quicklime, and after the
lime is settled and the water covering it
has become clear, pour it off. 1t will
keep fit for use a considerable time.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-02
Chinese Acr0bafs.

A party of Chinese tumblers, lately
introduced into the Chinese theater,
San Francisco, are indeed marvels In
their line. 4 number of athletic Mon
golians appear, stripped to the waist,
and begin a sort of combat on the stage.
At first the fighting appears to be pro-
miscuous; but six or eight finally ally
themselves against one man and try TO
overcome him bv springing against him
and striking him full in the breast with
the soles of their feet. He meets this
curious mode of attack by standing like
a statue, while the others fall heavily
upon the floor. A number of tables are
next brought out and piled one above
the other until height of abou. twenty
feet is obtained. A performer, whose
weight is no less than 80 lbs, mounts
them, and, springing in the air toward
the floor and the stage, strikes both feet
with heavy thud upon the bare breast
of man standing about ten feet from
the foot of the tables, throwing him vi
oiently to the floor. How a man can
tand such blow is mystery. Again
the agile acrobat ascends to the top Ia
BILE, and, springing upwards, turns a
somersault, while all the tables, except
the lONtT one. dIt euuuCuif tohCh
away. Upon the only table left he falls
with a force apparently great enough
to break every bone in his body; but he
leaps up again Immediately and turns
back handsprings across the stage.
Again he climbs to the top of the tower
Of tables, while second lies down upon
table few feet from the base Of the
tower. Turning somersault in mid
air he falls upon the other body, the
two breast to breast, and bounds of
again with second somersault. Other
acrobats climbed TO various attitudes
and fell upon the stage, alighting square
upon their backs with force which
was astonishing. These feats are all
executed by men in a semi-nude condi.
ton. 80 that there is no chance for pad
ding their clothes. While the Ameri-
cans in the theater applaud, the Chinese
make no demonstrations OF approval, ,
but sit looking stolidly on. The mana
gers informed the reporter Of the San
Francisco Call that the tumblers are
trained from childhood, and become
habituated 10 the terrible conclusions
only by years of practice. He added
that many are killed in training, or
manned for life. None of their feats
are graceful, but simply indicate tire.
medous amount of strength, nerve, and
endurance.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-02
The Last Temple.

The last European temple in which
public worship was paid to the old di-
whites is said to have been that of
Apollo at Monte CasanO, which re-
mained open until its destruction by
Benedict in 500. Since then the human
mind has wandered In many mazes and
labored under dreary hallucinatiOns
without end. Who shall say, In these
days of decaying faiths, how near Vol
taire's prediction may come to fulfil
ment? Day by day the claims ofscience
to universal priesthood are urged with
increasing confidence. The old my
thology stripped of it imagery, lit may
be said,) unidea.ized and resolved into
its pristine elements, is system Of nat
ural philosophy; and modern science In
its latest phase is little more than re-
turn TO the old opinions under a new
nomenclature. 1t would he strange,
indeed, Ii the rumOr of Pans death,
promulgated so long ago, should prove
unfounded after all!-Fnaser's .hagazine.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-02

A RECENT writer on household furni-
ture says: ''The next great comfort,
apart from good bed, is well made
chest of drawers or wardrobe. Have
you ever been aggravated by badly
made furniture? L have; and | know
of nothing more vexatious and torment
ing lin small way than TO pull at
drawers that will not open, or which
come out all askew-to push at those
which will not shut-whose handles
come off-chests which creak and shrek
and totter on three legs because the
fourth is rather too short. Don't buy
chests of drawers which are badly put
together, even though they have a
tempting appearance-may be inlaid or
with superior handles, but are in reality
manufactured simply with view to
catch the eye, and afterward displease
the owner in dozen respects"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-02
DES0LAT1ON.

Ny life is like the drifting wreck.
Cast by the waves upon the shore.
Whose broken spers and floating deck
Tell Of the shipwr-ck that u o'er.
Yet from those relics OF the storm
The mariner his raft will form
Again to tempt the fsithless sea.
But hope rebuilds 10 bark for me.
Nv life is like the blighted oak
That LITE its sere and withered form.
Sczthed by the hghtninx's sudden stroke,
Sternly to meet the comm. storm
Yet round that sapless trunk ent~ine
The curling tendrils Of the vine.
And life and freshness there impart;
Not so the passion blightei heart
Ny life is like the desert rock
In the mid-ocean lone and drear.
Worn by the wild waves ceaseless shock,
That round its base their surges rear.
Yet there the sea moss still will cling;
Some flower will find cleft to spring.
And shed around its sweet perfume
For me hfels flowers no more will bloom
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-02

What is the cure for gossip? Simply,
culture. There is great deal Of gossip
that has no maligniTy in 1t. Good
natured people talk about their neigh
burs because, and only because, they
have nothing else to talk about. As we
write, there comes TO us the picture of
family of young ladies. We have seen
them at home, we have met them In
galleries OF art, We have caught glimpses
OF them going from a bookstore, or q
library, with fresh volume In their
hands. When we meet them, they are
full of what they have seen and read.
They are brimming with questions.
One topic of conversation is dropped
only to give place TO another, In which
they are interested. We have left them,
after delightful hour, stimulated and
refreshed; and during the whole hour
not neighbor's garment was soiled by
so much as touch. They had some :
thing to talk about. They knew some
thing, and wanted to know more. They
could listen as well as they could talk.
To speak freely of a neighbours doings
and belongings would have seemed an
impertinence to them, and, of course,
an improperly. They had no tempta-
ton TO gossip, because the doings oi
their neighbors found a subject very
much less interesting than those which
grew out of their knowledge and their
culture.
And this tells the whole story. The
confirmed gossip is always either mali
cious or ignorant. The one variety
needs 4 change of heart and the otber a
change of pasture. Gossip is always a
personal confession either of malice or
imbecility, and the young should not
only shun it, but by the most thorough
culture relieve themselves from all
temptation to indulge in it. 1t is a low,
frivolous, and too often dirty business.
There are country neighborhOods in
which itrages like a pest. Churches are
split in pieces by it. Neighbors are
made enemies by it tor life. In many
persons it degenerates into chronic
disease. which is practically incurable.
Let the young cure it while they may.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-02
Are ond Crime

Age materially influences the extent
and degree Of crime in both sexes. In
relation tn physical and functional de-
velopment, age exists as defining force.
1t appears to affect the criminal careers
OF the sexes In two ways; by permitting
such q degree of bodily power to be
reached rs to render possible criminal
acts In different degrees; and, the bodily
powers remaining the same, the varying
mental conditions produce changes in
the force and direction of the criminal
impulse. Each period of life, therefore,
Is characterized by degrees and qualities
of crime which belong to 1t. In other
words, certain phases Of crime are per-
petrated at one period Of life in excess
Of any other period. Theee remarks do
MT apply to both sexes equally, for
lIese periods do not correspond either
as to age, or In the nature OF the ofense,
the excess Of which distinguishes one
period from another.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-02

II has been usually supposed that in
sects of the moth ard butterfly sorts
confined themselves to food that was
accessible to a sucking apparatus,
without any aid from a penetrating
tool. The British Royal MicrOscopical
society have a slide containing the
proboscis of curious unknown speci-
men, which sets at naught the COM
monty accepted idea. 1t terminates in
sharp chitinOus tooth, above which
are several saw-like teeth, and also
some teeth set the reverse way. Mr..
McIntire vino presented the slide to
the society, says that the insect from
which he obtained this organ was "a
drab colored moth, inclIning to red
dish brown" which he bought, with
other damaged specimens, "said to
come from West Africa" As he OBJ
serves, "this instrument would pierce
most vegetable structures, and when
penetration was affected, the recurved
spines would act as hold-fasts, and en-
able the insect leisurely to obtain its
food
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-02
From The Lafayette Duly rouri,r.
A ALU ABLE WORK

DR.. r. v. Pierce, of Buffalo, distin-
guisheJ in surgery, and the general
practice in the profession he honors, has
made a valuable contribution to the
medical literature of the day, in a COM
prehensive work entitled ''The Peoples
Common Sense Medical Adviser. I"
While scientific throughout, it is singu-
larly free from technical and stilted
terms. 1t comes right down TO the COM
mon sense of everyday life. DIR. Pierce
is noble specimen of American man.
hood. He has sprung from the people !;
and, with many sympathies in common
with the masses, has sought TO render
them substantial service in this the
great work of his life. $
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-02

A TEST FOR EGGs.-Among the minor
troubles of city life is the difficulty of
procuring a regular supply OF fresh
eggs. When We cannot remove our
woes, the next best thing is TO try TO
understand them. SD we devote this
paragraph TO what will interest all out
of hearing OF the cheerful sounds of the
barn-yard. An egg is generally called
fresh when it has been laid only one or
two days in Summer, and two TO six
days in Winter. The shell being porous.
the water in the interior eyaporates and
leaves a cavity of greater or less extent.
The yolk of the egg sinks, too, as may
be easily seen by holiing it towards a
candle or the sun: and when shaken, a
slight shock is felt if the egg is not
fresh. To determine the precise age OF
eggs, dissolve about four ounces of com
mon salt in a quart OF pure water, and
then immerse the egg. If it is one day
old il will descend 10 the bottom of the
vessel; but if three days, will float in
the liquid. II more than five days old,
il will come to the surface aud project
above in proportion to its increased age.
-Er
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-02

4 New Link In Erolution.-Prof.E E. S.
Morse, of Salem, occasionally turns
from his speciality, the brachiOpOds,
and amuses himself with the study of
other recondite subjects in natural
science. Some time ago he determined
the fact that in embryonic birds there
are four tarsal as well as four carpal
bones, the presence of the intermedium
being the main point He has since
discovered that there are embryo claws
on two of the digits of the fOre-limb.
the index middle finger. Hitherto
only single claw has been known, and
that in but few cases. These interest
ing results throw new light on the re-
laIionship between reptiles and birds
which Mr.. Huxley has insisted upon.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-02

The fact il now quite cOnclusively
shown by Prof. Langley, vino has gi
ven such careful study to the solar
spots, that in the penumbra there are
not only numerous small cyclones. and
even right aud left-handed whirls in
the same spot. but probably currents
ascending nearly vertically, while the
action of the superposed approxi-
matrly horizontal currents is SO gene
raj that they must be considered per-
manent feature in the study of meteo-
rOlogy. The outer penumbra Ia, he
concludes, formed by a rupture; aud
the penumbra is ali but wholly made
up. it appears in first examination, OF
cioud-like forms. The normal dark
ness of the outer penumDra, Prof.
Langley declares, is nothing else than
the darkness of the grey medium in
which the granules float all over the
sun, though much deeper tints are here
and there found. which sometimes
make the penumbra itself resOlvable
into a ring of little spots, and he
thinks that filaments aud granules are
one and the same thing in fact, though
presenting themselves in different as
poets.