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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-03-29
The Two Prophets Mt Prayer.

Here is pretty story for you from
the Hddeth en- NebJee, Sayings of the
Prophet ''Two prophets were sitting
together, and discoursing OF prayer and
the difficulty of fixing the attention en-.
tirely on the act. One said to the other,
Not even for the duration of two re-
kdhs, (prayers ending with the prostra-
tion and allah dkbdr) can man fix his
mind on God alone The other said,
Nay; but / can do it, Say then two
rekdhS, replied the elder of the two; Il
will give thee my cloak Now, he wore
two cloaks-a new red one and an old,
shabby blue one. The younger prophet
rose, raised his hands to his head, said
allah dkbdr, and bent to the ground for
his first rekdh; as he rose again he
thought will he give me the red cloak
or the blue, wonder?' 1t is very stu
pid of me not TO write down all the
pretty stories L hear. Some day must
bring Omar with me to England, and
he will tell you stories like Scheheraz-
ade herself. A jolly Nubian alien told
Inc the other night how, in his village,
no man ever eats meat, except on Bal
ram day; but one night woman had a
piece of meat given her by a traveller; ;
she put il in the oven, and went out.
During her absence her husband came
in and smelled it, and as it was just the
time of the eshe, first prayer. one hour
after sunset,) he ran up to the hill out
side the village, and began to chant
forth the Tekbeer with all his might
allah dkbdr, dlldhu Gkbdr, &C., till the
people ran to see what was the matter.
''Why, to-day is Bairam," says he.
''Where is thy witness, Oman" ''The
meat in the oven. LADY Daf GordoR's
Last Letters.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-03-29
Eaue..son Among the Creeks.

The custom of those times was very
much different from these of ours, where
the greater part of our youth is spent
in learning the words of dead languages.
The Grecians, who thought all barbara
ans but themselves, despised the use OF
foreign tongues: the first elements of
their breeding was the knowledge OF
nature, and the accommodation OF that
knowledge, by moral precepts, 10 the
service of the public and private offices
of virtue; the masters employing one
part of their time in reading to, and dis
coursing with their scholars; and the
rest in appointing them their several
exercises, either in oratOry or philOsO-
ply, and setting them to declaim and to
dispute among themselves. By this libe-
raj sort of education study was so far
from being a burden to them that in a
short time it became habit; and philo-
sophical questions, and criticisms of hu-
manity, were their usual recreations at
their meals. Boys lived then, as the
better sort of men do now; and their
conversation was so well-bred and man.
ly, that they did not plunge out of their
depth into the world, when they grew
up, but slid easily into it, and found nc
alteration in their company, Amongst
the rest the reading and quotation OF
the poets were forgotten at their sup
pers, and in their walks: but Homer,
Euripides, Sophocles were the enter
tainment of their hours of freedom.
Rods and ferrules were not used by
Antoninus, as being properly the pun
ishment of slaves and not the correct
ion of ingenious free born men at least
to be only exercised by parents, who
had the power of life and death over
their own children.-DrydeR.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-03-29
-..Eers and Thinkers.

,s-, meets with a truer thing
-, The following observation by a
onaint and witty author upon what are
,ermed. lees by way of "eminenee,
perhaps, rather than ''notoriety," Great
Talkers.-ssGreat Takers not only do
the least, but generally say the least, If
their words be weighed instead of reck-
oned. He who labors under an incon-
thence of speech seldom gets the better
of his complaint; for he must prescribe
for himself, and is very sure OF having
fool for his physician. Many a chat
terbox might pass for schrewd man,
if he would keep his own secret, and
but drag-chain now, and then upon
his tongue The largest minds have
the smallest opinion of themselves; for
their knowledge impresses them with
humility, by showing them the extent
of their ignorance, and the discovery
makes them taciturn. Deep waters are,
still. Wise men generally talk little,
because they think much. Feeling the
annoyance of idle loquacity in others,
they are cautious of falling into some er-
ror, and keep their mouths shut when
they cannot open them TO the purpose.
The smaller the calibre Of the mind,
Ine greater tne Dort vi peIpciuahs
open mouth. Human heads are like
hogsheads-the emptier they are, the
louder report they give of themselves.
There are human specimens who never
think; they only think they think.
The claek of their word-mill is heard,
even when there is no wind TO set it go
ing, and no grist TO come from it.
A distinguished Frenchman, of the
time of Cardinal Richelieu, being in
the ante-chamber of that willy states
man, on one occasion, at the time that
agreat talker was loudly and incessant-
ly babling, entreated him to be silent,
lest he might annoy the Cardinal.
"Why do you wish me not to speak %
asked the chatterbox; 81 talk good
deal, certainly, but then talk WELL"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-03-29
The ZuiderZee.

Human lives, though short, are still
long enough to witness the birth, the
mature vigor, the decrepitude and death
of many plants and animals. The rise
and fall of nations and races, the foun-
dation, prosperity, and decay of cities
demand great longevity for us to OBJ
serve them in our proper persons. I'm
portant typographical revolutions are
mostly effected still more slowly. HOl-
land presents us with those events
compressed into an unusually short
space of time. The ZuiderZee is of
quite recent formation. Ii is the very
youngest sea in Europe, not having ac-
quired its full development until the
close of the thirteenth century. When
the Romans penetrated into these north
ern wilds, the present vast gulf was
covered with dense forests. Bears and
wolves disputed with man whatever
game might lurk within them. In the
midst of all was great lake, the FlevO,
mentioned by Tacitus, communicating
with the sea by a river, which was cal
led by the Romans Flevum, and which,
perhaps, is the Medemelach of the Fri
sons, but whose course it is now impos-
sible to trace. The lake, swollen by
the rivers Amstel and Yssel, Especially
after Drusus Nero had diverted into the
latter a portion of the Rhine waters
burst its bounds, converted woods into
swamps, and soon became the Zuider-
Zee.-AU the Year Round.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-03-29
The Dey and the Anfght.

A christian knight was playing al
draw-poker with the dey of Algiers for
a monarch's ransom. The fearless Chris
tian observed that the grand vizicr was
looking over his shoulder and telegraph
ing the quality of his hand TO the despot,
but repressing his indignation at the
discovery of his perfidy he dealt his an
tagonist four kings and jack and him.
self three aces and two small hearts,
having previously taken the precaution
of placing the fourth ace upon his kned
The Moslem ruler drew one card and
the Christian warrior two, taking an
early opportunity of replacing one of
them with the card on his knee, The
betting was long and arduous, but, fin
ally, the Christian, not desiring 10 pro-
long the agony of his brave opponent,
called him. What, then, was his surprise
when the dey brought forth four kings
and an ace, the ace that he had so pru-
IDENTIFY placed on his own knee, while
his own hand consisted of three aces, a
queen and the seven of diamonds. With
the remark that he would not play in a
game where cheating was going on, the
disguised Christian returned to his Eng
lish mission and salted another silver
mine.
MOral-Honesty is the best policy and
no man knows what dey may bring
FORTH
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-03-29
"know Thy Opportunity. .,'

Ihe grim monster, Death, was steal
thlly approaching. l could almost feel
ms not, fiery breath upon my forehead.
MY falthless goddess, Hygeia, had ut
terly deserted me. Only now and then
would Morpheus befriend me, but on
TINS suspicious day, he had deigned to
inoisten my eyelids with heavenly am
orosia, and slept. As slept. behold,
L had dream! 1 thought that L was
roaming upon foreign soil whittier nv
physician had sent me to recover nv
health. was in a great metropolis
one OF the grand marts of the world. In
one OF my strolls l chanced to meet a
man who had i'm his hand handsomely
bound volume, entitled 'sThe People's
Common Sense Medical Adviser" and
who said that he was an agent for the
sale of the book. The title was such a
novel one that / was impelled to give
the work casual notice. As hastily
glanced over ii pages, 1 observed that it
contained treatises not commonly found
In medical works. But | had too MANY
times been hoaxed by appearances, and
determined that l would have NOTHING
to do with it. A voice within me, like
faithful mentor, whispered, "Eno,c
Try opportunity; in that book is thy SAL
vatlon =! L began reasoning with nv
self. Although doubtful and distrust-
full, yet L put forth my hand to take the
book, and, 10! the agent was gone, |
was miserable. In my agony 1 awoke.
Great drops of perspiratiOn were upon
my brow. By my bedside was friend
who had called during my slumber to
see me. Said my friend, 81 have brought
with me book, just published, which
thought might interest you." One
glance at the work, and / was assured
that it was ''The Peoples Common
Sense Medical Adviser" by DIR. r. V.
Pierce, of Buffalo, n. Y. Surely. this
was the veritable book which had seen
in my dreams. My friend loaned me
the work, and every day, as my strength
permitted, l perused its pages. Al
though it contained very interesting
treatises on Biology, Cerebral Physioi-
ogy, Human Temperaments, Nursing of
the Sick, etc., yet, being an invalid, /
was most interested in the subjects of
Diseases and Remedies. | believed that
had liver affection, and yet more
than one medical attendant had pro-
nounced my disease Consumption, and
that L would fall with the autumn
leaves. In that book found my symp-
toms perfectly portrayed. 1 was then
confident that | had not deceived my
self. | reasoned thus: ''Any man who
can so truthfully depict my feelings,
and apparently understands my consti-
tutional tendencies, must know Just
,ehdt my physical system demands. l
will trust my ease with DIR. Pierce. l.
will take his Golden Medical Discovery
as recommended for my disease" The
result is, that after having perseveringly
followed his prescribed treatment, I
once again enjoy the blessings of health.
Therefore, would say to the afflicted,
"Know thy opportunity" and take DIR.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery.
16 GUS.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-03-29
.;,rre 70 neroe;ve how little the aband.

failure to perceive how little the aband-
onment of certain long-cMrent beliefs
depends upon mans own will, or
even upon his sum of powers, natural
or acquired. Sir Matthew Hale was not
inferior in force of mind to modern
Chief Justice because he believed in
witchcraft; nay, the more eniightened
modern who drops errors OF MS Iore-
fathers by help of that mass ei e.Pei-
onca which his forefathers alded IN ac-
cunulating. may often be, according TO
80 .ha weIi-known saying, "a dwarf on
tbs Giants shoulders" His merits may
ha tn. snail compared with those OF the gl-
on, Perhaps his only merit Is that he
has' an had tbe good sense TO get up on the
Ia, n;snf;s shoulders, instead of trotting
eontentedIy along in his shadow. Yet
this itself, surely, is something! We
have to renounce impossible attempts
to take the legendary and miraculous
matter of Scripture as grave historical
and scientific fact. We have to accus-
tom ourselves to regard henceforth all
this part as poetry and legend; in the
Old Testament, as an immense poetry
growing round and investing an immor-
tai truth, the ''secret of the Eternal" ]"
Righteousness is salvation. In the New.
as an immense poetry growing round
and investing the secret of Jesus: He
that will save his life shall lose it, he
that will lose his life shall save it,
Ndnlesc Arnold.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-03-29
The CentiPede and tn. Rarbaric Yak,

inv me centipede was painfully toll
ing over the Libyan desert he w,s an
n'ered S,Iin oy barbaric yak, who scorn-
lri 1uily asked him how were his poor feaa :
The humble creature made no repIv q,
the time, but some days later found ,ha
barbaric yak taken in the nets of a hun.
ter almost devoured by insects, which
fled at the approach of the centipede.
''Help, help, my good friendi" ex,
claimed the unfortunate beast. 1 can.
not move a muscle in these cruel tolls
and the ravenous insects have well-nigf
devoured my delicate flesh." Say you
sos" responded the eentipede. ''Can
you really not defend yourself? "Alas
how can I?" replied the yak. "See
you not how straitly l am bound ?''
"And is your flesh, then. so delicate s''
at is, though say it who should not. ~
."Ihen," said the centipede, "I guess
I'll take bite myself"
Horal-The other mans extremity is
often our opportunity.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-03-29
III OF SPRING
nr xosf ooxNErI.

y
= the earth .;ne springtime smiling
scattering leaves and flowers along.
sweeps her heart of vibrant branches
Asa the earth breaks forth IN song;y
Blue the ~ild flower clothes the hillside
Green the ivy's trailing vine
Drapes the rocks in graceful festoons'
Sunshine gilds the sombre pine
In the icy steps Of Winter.
Ferns and iowers are gay and green'
o,sr,as stresro. freed from its bondage
Bu ding willows wave and lean
Nov he bl.ckbird and the swallow
Glad voiced darlings of the Spring.
Fill the air with pleasant twifter'
Their sweet mother welcoming
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-03-29

BicdrbOnate of Soda a TOOthdche Re
medy.-Dr. DuckwOrth, of st. BarthO-
iomew's Hospital, London, has recent
ly successfully used bicarbonate of soda
as a remedy for severe tOOthache, when
applications of chlOrOfOrm, either ex-
ternally TO the cheek or to the ear, or,
placed on cotton in the decayed tooth.
failed and when carbolic acid, applied
as last mentioned, also proved inopera-
tive. Pledgets of cotton, soaked IN a
solution of 80 grains of bicarbOnate of
soda in one fluid ounce of water gave
almost instant relief. DIR. DuckwOrth
considers that very frequently the pain
is due to the contact of acid saliva with
the decayed tooth; and therefore it is
important, in cases of Odontalgia, first
to determine whether the saliva has an
acid reaction. If this be the case, then
a simple alkaline application, as above
stated, is the most efficacious means of
cure.
Cases of tOothache are such common
accompaniments to disOrdered stomach
that there seems every reason for the
truth of the above authors conjecture.
Doubtless to the same cause is due
the efficacy of ammonia, SO frequently
recommended, but which, if applied
carelessly, is liable to produce more
pain by burning the gum than already
exists in the tooth.
: Bicarbonate of soda is found in every
kitchen, and hence no more handy re-
medy could be devised, while it is des-
titute of any painful effects and the
rationale of its operation and its sim
plicity make us wonder why it has not
been thought of before.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-03-29

pprsrpvISG FODDER AND LEAvEs.-A
oorraSnondent OF the American Fdrn,er
saws that when roots or potatoes are
either frozen or in any way so damaged
.hat thew cannot keen GOOD a long while,
or when these products in the spring
hag;n tn grow or sprout. the only way
to save them without loss is to preserve
them in trenches. These trenches
ought 70 he about eight feet broad, at
last five feet deem. and of any length.
The sides ouobt TO be perpendicular, so
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-03-29

Preparation of Ebomte.-The use OF
ebonite, one of the newer preparations
of india rubber. is constantly increas-
ing, on account of its better applicable
ity to many purposes in the arts than
its near ally. vulcanite. The two sub
stances are quite similar, being CON-
posed of india rubber and sulphur,
with some preparation of gutta percha,
shellac, asphalte, graphite, ETC., al
though these latter are not essential.
In yulcanlte the amount of sulphur
does not exceed 20 to 30 per cent,
whereas in ebOnite the percentage of
sulphur may reach as high as 60. An
increased temperature is also required
for this preparation. The approved
formula consists in mixing together 100
parts of rubber, 45 of sulphur, and 10
of gutta percha, with sufficient heat to
facilitate the combination. In manu-
facture, sufficient quantity of this
mixture is placed in a mold, of a de-
sired shape, and of such material as
will not be affected by the sulphur
contained in the mass. 1t is then ex-
posed to heat of about 315 deg. Fab.
and a pressure of about 12 lbs. to the
square inch. for two hours. This is
done most readily by placing the mold
in steam pan, where the requisite
pressure and temperature can easily be
kept up. When cold, the ebOnite is
removed from the mold, and finished
and polished in the usual manner.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-03-29

Unirersal Nature.-Nature has al
ways had the credit of adapting heI
means to ends. The tenderness of heI
provision for the wants of the humb-
lest of her creatures is illustrated by
Mr.. Darwin, who says that male grass
hoppers use their hind legs to fiddle on
the edge of their wings. and that the
best fiddler first succeeds in fascinating
the females. Behold how the indus
triOus spider spins her web, and then
sucks the blood of her husband and
filings his carcass out in the back yard
Thus it is that the harmOnies of life
swell the grand diapasOn of rhe Uni
verse, as it were.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-03-29

WASTE OF LAND.-If farm of 16O
acres is divided by fences into fields OF
10 acres, there are five miles of fences
If each fence now is one rod wide, no
less than ten acres are occupied by them.
This is equal to Ga per cent. of the
farm, and the loss of the use of the
land is exactly equal to charge Of 614
per cent. on the whole value of the
farm. But nearly every fence row in
the country is made nursery for weeds,
which stock the whole farm, and make
an immense amount of labor necessary
to keep them from smothering the crops.
Much damage always results to the
crop from these weeds, and if these ex-
penses are added to the first one, the
whole will easily sum up to twenty per
cent, or a tax of one-fifth of the value
of the farm. To remedy this we would
have fewer fences, or We would clean
and sow down the fence rows to grass
or clover, and NOW them twice year.
Ten acres of clover or timothy would,
at least, supply farm with seed and a
few tons of hay every year. We would
in short consider the fence rows as a
valuable part of the farm, and use them
as such.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-03-29

Metallic Galiium.-The new element
gallium has recently been obtained in
a pure metallic state by NJ. LecOq. Its
brilliancy places it between platinum
and silver. 1t was obtained by treat
ing electrOlytically the aqueous solu-
ton of its ammonial sulphate. and the
very coherent deposit formed was sub
sequently FURNISHED.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-03-29

Cutting Glass WithOuf Didmond.-An
easy method of breaking glass to any
required form is by making a small
notch, by means of file, on the edge
of a piece of glass then make the end
of rod of iron red hot in the fire, ap-
ply the hot iron to the notch, and draw
it slowly along the surface of the glass;
in any direction you please; a crack
will be made and will follow the di-
rection of the iron. Round glass bot
ties and TASKS may be cut in the middle
by wrapping round them a wOrsted
thread dipped in spirits of turpentine,
and setting it on fire when fastened on
the glass. This process is familiar to
old campaigners, with whom glass
bottles are more plentifal than tum-
blers, and the former Is thus utilized to
supply want of the latter.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-03-29

WHEN rough, shreddy wool appears
in the fleeces, or the wool drops off in
locks, the sheep are not healthy, or the
food has been too dry and heating. Stop
the corn meal; few potatoes will be
useful if roots are not to be had. Give
salt frequently and freely. Keep nurs-
ing ewes by themselves, and give scald-
ed bran or oat meal daily. Sugar beets,
or potatoes, sliced and sprinkled with a
quart of middlings or bran, for each
eve, will produce abundant and rich
milk. Keep lambs where they will
have plenty of sunshine. Pick off ticks
by hand; this may be done very rapidly
by using a pair of small, sharp pointed
scissors; part the wool, and when a tick
is found Clip it in two.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-03-29

The VALUE OF OUR FRUIT CULTURE
+. X. Elliott, a writer on agriculture,
has been collecting certain data in re-
gard to fruit culture, and gives the
total market value of the crop of the
entire country at 100000. New
York leads all the States in amount with
81, 900, 900. California's figures are larg-
est in proportion to population, being
Sc, ,000, 900; this sum probably including
the yield from vineyards. The total
sum for New England States is put at
81, 900, 900, the individual States not
being itemized. In commenting on
those figures the San Francisco Bulletin,
which already claims that California is
the leading wheat growing State, thinks
that it will speedily stand in front as
the greatest producer of fruit, and
holds that so far from being overdone
there the fruit business is but in its in
fancy.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-03-29

BEEF TEA FOR SICK PERsoNs.-The
proper way to make this article is to
take a pound of the best beef, cut it into
small pieces, and place it in a good
sized, open-mouthed bottle-a pickle
jar is perhaps as convenient as any.
Cork the bottle loosely, and then set it
into kettle of water, which is to be
kept boiling for two hours. If the
bottle is now removed it will be found
that it contains a considerable quantity
of fluid, which may be turned off, and
the beef subjected to slight pressure to
remove still more. In this fluid we
have concentrated article of nutrlment,
and it may be given, after it has been
seasoned, either pure or diluted, accord
ing to the condition of the stomach.
Beef extract is not nearly so palatable
an article of food as rich beef tea, made
in the manner described. Ordinarily,
however, the tea is badly made, and
contains but little beef and considerable
water.-Herdld OF Health.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-03-29

ONE drop of the essence of bitter al
monds will communicate an agreeable
taste and smell to an ounce of the castor
oil of commerce, and will not at all
affect its medicinal action. Persons
taking this medicine should order it to
he thus favored