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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-03-08

Attention has been called, lately, to
the value, for flbrous material, of the
Poondi plant, or the well known hibis-
Gus connabinus. 1t is an annual, of
three to three and q half months dIra-
tion, and by the end of this time it is
ready to be cut for the sleeping process
that Is necessary for the extraction Of
the fibre, which is described as of great
length, silky and fine, and of uniform
texture.
One who has investigated the strnc-
ture and properties of this plant with
much care declares that superior tow
and hemp, as we'll as cordage of great
compactness and density may be manu-
factured from il. He describes sam
pie hank, purchased in the bazaars of
India, and prepared in the ordinary
rude manner, but recleaned so as to de-
tach portions of the still adhering bark
that it was not at first thought worth
while to remove-the hank being of
good color, from seven to nine feet long
fine to the touch, and having a remark
ably silky gloss, considering the small
amount of care bestowed on its first
preparation; in fact, had greater atten-
tion been paid to il, and proper mode
pursued in extracting the fibre from the
bark and drying it, Ii is believed that
the best of this fibre could be used ex-
tensively for first-class Dundee manu-
features and for superior rope and cor
dage, such as would equal in appear
ance that made from Manila hemp, so
much in request for yachting purposes.
The second and third kinds would also
be found useful for coarser descriptions
of the manufactures just named, while
the refuse, including cuttings, rejec-
tions, and the root ends, would prove
valuable for use by paper makers, as is
the case with jute and other material.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-03-08

In Southey's History Of Brasil, he tells
how Cabeza de Vaca WAS In agreat ship
going TO South America with four hum
dred men and thirty horses; and after
they had crossed the equator, the COM
mander discovered that there were only
three casks of water left. He gave or
ders 70 make the nearest land, and for
three days they sailed TOR the coast. A
poor sick soldier, who had left Cadiz
with them, brought griIlo, or ground
cricket, with him, thinking Its cheerful
voice would amuse him on the long,
dreary voyage. But to his great dis
appointment, the little insect was per-
fectly silent the whole way.
The fourth morning after they had
changed the ships course, the cricket.
who knew what she WAS about, set up
her shrillest note. The soldier at once
gave warning to the officers in charge
of the vessel, and they soon saw high,
jagged rock just ahead of them. The
watch had been careless, and the great
ship In few moments would have been
dashed to pieces on the ledges If this
puny creature had not scented the land
and told them Of their danger. Then
they cruised along for some days, and
the cricket sang for them every night,
just as cheerily as if she had been i'm
far-off Spain, till they got to their des-
tined port, the Island of Catalina.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-03-08

wife he will settle sccor--s with the
dragon. He constructs: Jft Of scan-
old having eight entrances, and each
opening displaying Q vase filled with
saki (rice wine). The dragon shows IT.
self capable Of fintoxication and is easily
slain. The verse of five lines In which
the god celebrates the building Of a
house for his bride is the oldest relic Of
the lyrical poetry of Japan. 1t Is not q
little curious to ind In the native myth
ology Of Nippon a prototype Of st.
George.
Passing over various demi-gods re-
| joicing in such names as Masa-ya-a-ka-
u-haya-hi-ama-no- osi-hO- mi-nO-miko-
| TO, we come to O time when the earth
was under the rule of two brothers, one
of them hunting on the hills and he
other fishing in the sea. They agreed
TO change their vOcations, but the fisher
caught no game, and the hunter lost
the fish hook In the sea. As his brother
imperiously demanded its return, he
descended in sort of cage to the pal
ace of the sea-god. There he espoused
the daughter Of that potentate, obtained
the hook, also two precious stones Of
fiux and refiux, and, with all his treas
ures, returned to the earth. His happi
ness was destroyed by a stealthy obser-
walton of his wife at time when he
had promised not to look upon her. 1t
is in effect the story Of Melusina over
again, like the fair mother Of the house
Of Lusignan, the daughter OF the sea
god disappeared into the waves, and
her husband no more beheld either wife
or child.
The chronology Of the NEUROLOGICAL
age Of Japan Is easily summed up.
There were i've generations OF terres-
trial dciIies. Tne dominion Of the gods
from the lime when they came down TO
govern the earth lasted 1892 40 years,
but as 70 the epoch OF chaos its duration
has not been estimated.
1t is easy to see that these legends are
nature myths. Daizin is the persorifi-
cation of the sun, the emblem OF fire and
light. 1he mikados are said to be de-
scended from her, pretty much, 1t may
be supposed, on the same grounds that
the Emperor Of China is said 10 be the
brother of the sun and moon.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-03-08
HAUNTED LODGINGS.

Dear love. feel your face
Oloss. close to mins. though We are far apazi
And seas between throb like some wicked
heart;
It purifles the place.
hear your low robes Gid
Nov in, now out some angel it may be
Bearing blessed memory to me;
And bright At eventide.
Those stores. which re my fanes-
Your deep, deep eyes shine in my lonely room
Gliding the airy castles Of its gloom.
And glittering on its chains
know that you are true;
These are not baseless images see;
Perhaps your dreams are reaching out to me
As my heart yearns for you
Dream on. though years go by!
Rise not, sweet love. from the unworthy
theme,
Let me be ever pleading in your dream,
And you dream ON for aye.
Graphic.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-03-08
A wonder in Glass.mak ing

An enormous glass cylindrical shade
or cover for q statue, which ia to DC ex-
hibited at the Centennial, was recently
made in Somerville, Mass. Ii was
made by the following process: A long
hollow iron tube was inserted INTO the
pot of molten glass, and by careful
manipulation about seventy five
pounds of the latter was caused to ad-
here to the tube. This was then taken
to q wooden mould of semicircular
form, in which it was rolled a few
times by three men, and thus brought
70 a white heat. 1t was then taken to
q wooden cylinder placed beneath the
floor of the factory and after it was
placed therein, the work of fashioninR
the cylinder to its proper proportion
was begun, which was done BY blowing
through the iron tube and into the bO-
dy of the glass while at the same time
two men raised and lowered the glow
ing cylinder gently but quickly until it
came forth finished, and measured five
feet in height and seventy -four inches
in circumference.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-03-08

The standard remedies for all diseases
of the lungs are SCHkNCK's PULMoNIC
SYRUP, SCHENcK's SKA WEED 1ONIc,
and ScAENcK's MANDRAKE PILLS, and,
il taken before the lungs are destroyed,
q speedy cure is effected.
To these three medicines Dr. j. II.
Schenck, of Philadelphia, owes his un-
rivalled success in the treatment Of pull
mOnary diseases.
The Pulmonic Syrup ripens the NOR
bid matter In the lungs; nature throws
1t OF by an easy expectOration, Tor when
the phlegm or matter Is ripe slight
cough will throw it of, the patient has
rest and the lungs begin to heal.
To enable the Pulmonic Syrup to do
this, Schenck's Mandrake Pills and
Schenck's Sea Weed Tonic must be
freely used to cleanse the stomach and
liver. Schenck's Mandrake Pills act on
the liver, removing all distractions, re-
lax the gall bladder, the bile starts
freely, and the liver is sOon relieved.
Schenck's Sea Weed Tonic Is gentle
stimulant and Alternative; the alkali of
which it Is composed, mixes with the
food and prevents sOuring. 1t assists
the digestion by toning up the stomach
to healthy condition, so that the food
and the PulmOnic Syrup will make good
blood; then the lungs heal, and the pa
tient will surely get well if care Is taken
to prevent fresh cold.
All who wish TO consult DIR. Schenck,
either personally or by letter, can do so
at his principal office, corner of Sixth
and ARCH STREETS, Philadelphis, every
Monday.
Schenck's medicines are sold by all
druggists throughout the country.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-03-08
How Animals Live in Winter.

Our readers know that there are two
kinds of respiratory apparatus-lungs,
which inhale air, abstract oxygen from
IL, and give in return chiefly carbonic
acid; and gills, which absorb the oxy-
gen dissolved in water, and also give oil
hiefly carbonic acid, which is more
-eadily dissolved in water than the oxy-
ger. The former apparatus Is possessed
by mammals, birds, &C.; the LATER by
fishes; and as lungs are incapable Of
taking oxygen out of water, and gills
cannot take it from the air, or in other
words, as lungs cannot breathe water
and gills cannot breathe air, animals
with lungs are drowned in water, while
fish are drowned in the air. A small
number OF amphibious animals, how
ever, possess both lungs and gills, and
can therefore breath er air or wa
ter, and thus live I'm b. III 1t has been,
however, observed that IIuskrats, and
other swimming mammals with lungs,
could travel considerable distances un-
der ice without reaching any breathing
hole on the surface, and il was for
long time problem how they succeeded
in living so long and travelling so far
without access to the atmosphere. The
DIOOlCul IDS pCCu dhc bs s1s W"
house, in work called the ''Trapper's
Guide" from which We extract the fol-
lowing:
"Muskrats have curious method Of
travelling long distances under ice. In
their winter excursions to their feeding
grounds, which are frequently at great
distances from their abodes, they take
in breath at starting, and remain under
water as long as they can. They rise to
the ice and breathe out the air in theii
lungs, which remains in bubbles against
the lower surface of the ice. They wait
till this air RECEIVERS oxygen from the
water and ice and then take it in again,
and go on till the operation has to be re-
pested. In this way they can travel
almost any distance, and live any length
of time under the ice.
"The hunter sometimes takes advant-
age of this habit of the muskrat in the
following manner:
"When the marshes and ponds where
the muskrats abound are firt frozen
over. and the ice is thin and clear, on
striking into their houses with his
hatche', for the purpose of setting his
traps, he frequently sees whole fami-
ly plunge into the water and swim away
under the ice. Following one for some
distance. he sees him come up to renew
his breath in the manner above des-
cribed.
"After the animal has breathed
through the ice and before he has time
TO take it in again, the hunter strikes
with his hatchet directly over him, and
drives away his breath. In this case he
browns in swimming a few rods; and
the hunter, cutting a hole in the Ice.
takes him out. Mink, otter and beaver
travel under the ice in the same way ;
and hunters have frequently told me
of taking offers in the manner L have
described, when these animals visit the
houses of the muskrat for prey" Nom
ufdcfurer and Bladder.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-03-08
Exploration Of the Gre.s sahara.

The intrepid French traveller, Lar
geau, has just concluded his prepara-
lions at BIskra, In Algiers, for his
second journey across the great African
desert. He will be accompanied by
three gentlemen and 8 merchant OF
Chateaudun, the latter carrying a stock
of merchandise. They will start from
Biskra for Touggourt on camels and
mules lent by the French authorities In
Algiers. They will there be Joined by
a native guide and eight native ser-
wants and camel drivers from SOuf.
These natives are all intrepid hunters,
with practical knowledge of the great
dunes or sand downs on those parts of
rhe desert which the expedition will
have TO traverse. The caravan will
probably start from Bhadames by the
route previously followed by Dorneau-
Duperri, which lies more toward north
of the Sahara, and Is more practicable
than the one previously Travelled by
Largeau. Both, however, include q
dIeary ten days journey without water
and over a soil composed of burning
sand, swept by frequent whirlwinds OF
sand dust suffocating alike TO travellers
and their beasts. The expedition starts
under very suspicious circumstances.
Since the recent capture of the robbers
and pirates who infested the northwest
of the Sahara. and the arrest Of the as
sassins of El-Arbi Mamelouck, the late
Cadi or Judge of Souf, as well as the
occupation of Rhat to the south of
Rhadames, by the Tripolitans, and the
consequent pacification of the country
of Tonareggs, this part of the great
desert has enjoyed security from rob-
bers. Danger from wild beasts is not
seriously entertained by such party
of travellers, but what they have most
TO fear is the intense heat. At Biskra
the thermometer already marked eighty
six degrees In the shade; the heat in
creasing between Biskra Ain el Quadra
and Rhadames TO one hundred and four
degrees, and rising in proportion as
one goes south. Then there are the
sudden changes of temperature at night.
While at Biskra the night temperature
is proportionate to that during the day
time, il is notorious that more to the
south the thermometer very frequently
falls below zero ar sunset. Apart from
these excessive changes of temperature
the climate of the desert is considered
perfectly healthy.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-03-08
/: Telegraph seaaie.s IN 1ia.oesa..

Several naval powers are directing
their attention to the practicability OF
establishing telegraph stations in mid.
ocean. by which messages can be sent
from any part Of the sea along the line
of the cable to the terminal points on
shore, and vice versa, 90 that commu-
nicatiOn with iron-clads, mail steamers
and other vessels when out at sea, may
be established. The invention consists
Of hollow sectional column, with Q
base plate attached by ball and socket
joint, which column 10 lowered into
the water, and anchored rigidly to the
ground. The branch cable Is coupled
to the main cable, and carried along
the column to the surface Of the wster,
to be there connected with instruments
on board the vessels. By this inven-
tion It is proposed TO control naval and
strategical movement, while . ship In
distress could communicate her exact
position, the nature Of her disasters and
thus procure assistance.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-03-08
Irrom the Ioledo Blade. !
DR.. Pierce.

"Success is never achieved without
merit. A man may make poor article
and sell IL once, and there being tO,-
OOO,OO people in the United States, the
sale to each one would be enough TO
make decent fortune. But an article
that holds the field year alter ear, and
the sales of which increase regularly
and rapidly, must have absolute merit.
DIR. X. V. Pierce, of Buffalo, y. ",
occupies our entire eighth page to-day
with his various articles. We admit it,
because we know the Doctor, and know
of his articles. We know him to be a
regularly educated physician, whose
diploma hangs ON the wall of his office,
and we know that he has associated with
him several of the most eminent prac-
titioners in the country. We know
that parties consult him, by mail and in
person, from all the States in the Union
every day, and that they are fairly and
honestly dealt with.
This grand result has been accom-
plished by two agencies-good, reliable
articles articles which, once intro
duced, work easily their own way-and
splendid business management. They
have succeeded because they ought TO
have succeeded"
Ii you would patronize Medicines,
scientifically prepared by a skilled Ply
sician and Chemist, use DR.. Pierce's
Family Medicines. Golden Medical
Discovery Is nutritious, tonic, Alternative,
and blood-cleansing, and an uneQualed
Cough Remedy; Pleasant Purgative
Pellets, scarcely larger than mustard
seeds, constitute an agreeable and reli-
able physic; Favorite Prescription, n
remedy for debilitated females; Extract
Of Smart-Weed, a magical remedy for
Pain, Bowel Complaints, ana an un-
equzled Linimeut for both human and
horse-fesh; while his DIR. Sage's Ca
iarrh Remedy Is known the world over
a. the greatest specific for Catarrh and
"Cold In the Head" ever given to the
public. they are sold by druggists.
70 YEARS A sCffERER.-crRED BY THE
GoLDLN NLDIcAL DISCOVERY.
DR.. X. v. PIERCE:
Decr Sir-Twenty years ago I was
Shipwrecked on the Atlantic ocean, and
the cold and exposure caused a large
abscess to form on each leg, which kept
continually di>charging. l was atten-
ded by doctors in Liverpool, Havre,
New Orleans, New York, and at the
hospital on Staten Island (where the
doctors wanted to take one leg off, FL
nally, after spending hundreds Of dol
lars. ! WAS persuaded to try your "Gol-
len Medical Discovery" and now, i'm
iess than three months after taking the
nrst bottle, am thankful to say I am
completely cured, and for the first time
IN ten years can put my left heel to the
ground. l am at home nearly every
evening and shall be glad to satisfy any
person Of the truth OF this Information.
am, sir, yours respectfully,
WILLIAM RYDER,
IL 81 Jefferson ST.. Buffalo, n. Y.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-03-08

EXHAUSTION OF THE Soil BY APPLE
TREEs.-The author calculates that, in
q lie OF sixfy years, an apple tree re-
moves from the soil 60 lbs. of nitrogen,
equal to IL 800 lbs of farmyard dung.
To maintain the soil In condition there
fore, about 175 lbs. of dung ought to be
annually given per tree during the fifty
years that 1t is in bearing.-L.I I. Pierre.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-03-08

1t is stated that California has a
population Of about 1000 Chinese boys.
1t would be interesting to know how
many Of them are native Americans.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-03-08
eRooMs! sRooMs
JOHN ]. REIMER & co.

363 Washfngt0n street New fsfA
Principal D~pnt N New YoTk for the b-st Bro1 -
bsctur-s in the United states
Brooms from $500 per dozen and uFFI1
Tae Lvcss prices and greatest variry 70 D
anywhere. ,t
Also an entire nsw stock Of WOOD % VI
WARE, such a Pals, Tubs, Baskets. MIS-
r,iags Wicks. b.. ug-ther with iull l,s o. }
Brisr osd and Clay Pipes, FsDey sosP-, i..I
tons, Cutlery, &c s-gss nom sl5 D. SO p~
A full line Of the best quality Of TlNNAs-
a-we cell our gvcds al prices ih~t DO d..
siy drumming On the road Orcers by nAi h
ossvs prompi strenIiUn- kstsbi shed lsoo-
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-03-08

UNPRoFITABLE SToCK.-Get rid of old
that is, unprofitable-stock which 1t
will not pay to winter. Carry this
right through from horned stock down
to hens. 1t is Improbable to depend
on old horses, and thrifty farmers usu-
ally get rid of them before they are
quite past labor. But there is often a
deep and laudable attachment between
the farmer and his old four-legged SER
wants, and We do not wish our recon-
mendation to be taken as applying to
them. Old mich cows should be fatted
as soon as they are past their milking
prime. Old ewes give weak lambs and
light fleeces; qualify them for mutton
as soon as possible.-Drorer's Joprnal.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-03-08

"SYNPATHY," says John Paul, sis
something which never withhold from
those in trouble, whether they happen
to be friends or not; there's nothing
mean about me. I find, TOO, that one
can 20 around shedding sympathy on
all sides, for weeks at a time, without
spending cent or being at much per-
sonal inconvenience"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-03-08

A TRAVELLER was once telling a
Scotchman about wonderful bsshaw
whom he had seen in Turkey, "with
three tails that came out of his hat, T"
when the Cxledouian, with a shrug of
contempt, interrupted him with the ex-
clamation; "Hoot, mon, and ha' We
no. Sir Walter (Scott) right here amang
US wi forty tales all direct frae his
head7" The traveller was silenced.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-03-08

Fowl HINTs.-The nature of fowls
requir,s their feed TO he comparatively
dry. Gram and cracked corn, when
not fed dry, should be scalded till swol-
len, and then dried. Bran and mixed
feed of every kind should be kept to
crumble, not to CONCEAL. Salt, cayenne
or blackpepper. meat of any kind, fresh
or freshened fish, and chopped cabbage
once or twice a week, should be added
to their ordinary feed for variety and
healthiness during cold weather. Feed
twice a day regularly, sufficient for
health and vigor, not more, except
while fattening the fowl. Tainted and
stale feed is never desirable. Mashed
bones, shells, and crOckery are excel
lent for hardening the shells. Sand
ashes, and common earth are each good
Tor fowls to roll in, and sulphur sprin-
kled where they roll and roOst serves to
keep away vermin. Pure water and
air, sunlight and cleanliness are always
"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-03-08

"PA, WILL you get me pair Of skates
II I prove to you that dog has ten
tails?" eyes, my son." "Well, to be-
gin with, one dog has one more tail
than no dog, hasn't her" Eyes
"well, no dog has nine tails: and If
one dog has one more tail than no dog,
then one dog must have ten tails!" He
got the skates.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-03-08

s'SIRx," said Madame de Stael 20 the
great Emperor Napolean, ''can you tell
me what Is the most curious thing In
the world" The Emperor hated the
celebrated blue-stocking, and so he re-
piled, "Yes. madame, it is . woman
who is NOT curious"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-03-08

HOGS WANT SULPHUR.-Whether hogs
require sulphur as an essential to health
or whether it is sought by them as a
condiment, may not be discovered. But
one thing is true, they levour il with
greed whenever it l. TO be found. 1t Is
for this purpose, probably, that they
can eat large quantities Of soft coal +,
which contains a large amount of sui
phur. Perhaps this is the most eco
nomical method of supplying hogs with
sulphur during winter, when they re-
quire a good deal Of carbon. But in
summer it is best to feed it to them in
substance which contains less carbon,
OH account of their producing less heat.
Mustard is one Of the best things for
this purpose, and some Of it should be
sown in every pasture into which hogs
are turned. II hogs are kept In, or are
i'm small yards, it is well to supply
them with the wild mustard that grow
i'm the fields or highways, or to culti-
vate some OF the better varieties for
them. They will eat its leaves, its flow
ers, seeds and stalks.-Home Journal.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-03-08

Lxxox JUICE will retain its odor for
seeks, and will not turn mouldy, even
II kept uncovered, II i've grains Of
salicylic acid arc added to each pint.