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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-15

THE Massachusetts Ploughman says
Every farmer has the material on his
own farm to enrich it. How shall he
apply them? How make his compost
heaps? We say, with his yard manure
and his soil mixed with it, and in the
room of ashes or lime to make it de-
compose, give us hogs nose. Writers
may talk about their chemical or min
eral agents, but give us the hogs. Yes
keep hogs, keep them in your manure
cellars, and throw in the coarse mate
rials, their noses will soon decompose a
sod than all the nostrums of the chem
isf
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-15

The wife makes the home, and the
home makes the man.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-15

Oregon is now publishing forty
five newspapers, and Washington Ter
ritOry seventeen.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-15

ONIONS sown in the fall require to be
covered with bog hay or litter, of some
kind, to keep them from being thrown
out by frost.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-15

DR.. WOODWARD, a Glasgow physician
Of the last century, had patient who
always had his fee in his hand to give
the doctor as he felt his pulse. One day
the doctor arrived only to hear that a
few minutes before his patient had died.
"Impossible!' cried the doctor; she
cannot be dead yet. Let me see him
some trance or heavy sleep, perhaps"
The doctor accordingly went to the
bedside, felt the pulse, and also couple
of guineas in the dead mans hand,
which he took quietly into his own as
honestly earned. GAY, ay, poor fell
low!" said the doctor; she is dead.
There's destiny in all things" and he
went on his way.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-15

For WHAT reason does a fisherman
blow his horn? For selfish reasons.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-15

PURE SEED.-Who that has had a
garden and grown vegetables, but has
time and again been disappointed, in
getting old worthless seeds, or such as
turn out untrue to name. There are
few leading sorts of vegetables that are
indispensable in kitchen-garden, and
to have these fail is serious matter.
TO avoid such failures, and always be
sure of such crops, there is one measure
which if put in practice is certain of
success. This is at the time of gather
ing the crop TO select few of the best
specimens of the different kinds, from
which to raise seed the following
spring. With the exception of parsnip
seed, these are good for terms of from
two to ten years, if properly kept. By
following plan of growing two or
three kinds of seed each year, a supply
can be kept up at small outlay. In
this way the constant annoyance and
loss resulting from sowing seeds not
true to ma me can easily be avoided.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-15

IT is calculated that potatoes planted
Eve inches deep will produce 30 per
cent. more than those planted two
inches.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-15

VISITORS that always come on foot
Corns.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-15

An ENDLESS source of amusement: 8
hoop.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-15
AGRICULTURAL.

How TO MANAGE CUTTINGS.
Of grape vines, currants, gooseberries,
ounces, &C., should be cut in the fall,
in November or late in October. If left
till Spring, they are less liable to grow
because the butts of the cutting require
some months Of time TO callOus over
preparatory TO sending out roots. All
cuttings should be from eight to twelve
or more inches long, to be cut off an
inch or two above the upper bud, and
square off close to the lower one, two
buds at least to a cutting. In taking
grape cuttings, wait till November.
when the vines should be pruned, and
have two buds only to each, when the
Joints are long enough to set them as
much as Six inches deep in the ground,
leaving the upper bud about even with
the surface of the soil. But when the
Joints are very short cut them with
three eyes. They may be preserved in
different ways. You may pack them
i'm boxes mixed with sand, and put in
your cellar, TO be kept moderately moist
or they may be kept in sand in boxes
out of doors all winter. In a climate
where snow usually covers the ground
all winter, with but little rain till
spring, cuttings may be laid upon the
ground in dry place in layers, and
covered with any soil about foot thick
over all, packing the earth firmly be-
tween each layer; but in a climate
where little or no snow falls, this sys
TEN is liable TO fail to preserve them,
be:-~ kept too wet from frequent rains.
In such localities the cuttings may be
set out in November where they are &c
grow, covering the upper buds ito be
as before stated, rear the surface of the
ground) with hay or straw TO protect
them. The wetness of the soil may
kill the lower buds, but that will moi
prevent their taking root the following
season. The rules for managing grape
cuttings, as regards their preservation
apply TO all others. / think, however
/ the safest way would be to set the cut
tings in November very thick, as clos'
as they can be set, in trenches tempo
rarily till spring, and then set then
where they are to grow, or the frosts o.
winter might heave them up some If Sc
permanently. The upper buds in botf
cases are to be above ground, and GOV
cred with hay or straw.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-15

DECEPTION one cannot see through
A glass eye.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-15

To DRY SWEET CORN.-When the corn
has become fit for table use, remove
all husks and silk. With a sharp knife
cut just the ends of the kernels off, and
with a knife scrape the milk and balance
of the corn, leaving the hull on the cob.
Now put the corn in pie tins, or on
plates an inch thick, and place in the
oven and just scald the milk; then
place in the sun or any warm place to
dry. When wanted for use, put in
warm water and let soak some time,
and cook slowly. When done add a
little sweet milk, a small piece of butter,
salt and pepper to taste.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-15
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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-15

A BOYS WAY OF STATING THINGS
A boys way of stating things, though
often inelegant, is generally nervous.
Example: A lad at Easton. Pennsyl-
vania, entered a drugstore, bottle in
hand, and said he wanted ten cents
worth of ''armakymony." The drugger
told him to repeat the word, and said,
Don't you mean arnica, or ammonia?"
81 dunno" was the reply.
"What is it for 2" asks druggist.
"Can't tell," said boy, starting slowly
out. When near the door bright idea.
illiumined him, and he turned and
asked druggist: "if your wife hit you
on the head with chair leg, which OF
them medicines would you git to take
the swellin' DOWN."
"Arnica."
''Then fill her in ten cents worth, :"
replied the boy; and he gazed lovingly
at big stick of licorice as the arnica
was being bottled.-Harper's Magazine.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-15
SCIENTIFIC.

Notion OF the Sun IN Spdce.-Ihe new
and interesting investigation by Prof.
Stafford cf that great problem in as
science-the suns motion
in space-is founded on the assumption
that the greater stars proper motion,
the nearer it is to us; the difficulty of
this question being that, IN order to
find that movement of the sun which
will account for as great part as possi-
BILE of the proper motions of stars gen.
orally. it is necessary to make some
as to the relative distances
of the stars considered.
Some astronomers, in these lnvestl-
cations, have taken stars magnitude
as guide to its distance: but, not on
ly has Mr.. Proctor given strong rea-
sons, based on the proper motions of
the star used, for concluding that this
is not even approximately the case, but
now Prof. Stafford has rejected this hy-
pothesis and predetermined the solar
motion from the proper motions used
by Argelauder, Galloway and Lundahl
respectively in their researches, divld-
ing the stars into groups of ten, TOR
each of which the proper motions are
nearly equal.
The suns motion being then found
from each group, on the assumption
that the distance is Inversely proper
tiOnate to the proper motion, the ac-
cordance of the results will be test
of the truth of this hypothesis, while
the amount of the proper motions thus
accounted for will give an idea OF the
reality of the result arrived at. On
both points the answer is satisfactory,
and Prof. Stafford draws the following
conclusions, namely: That in studying
the solar motion. the distances must be
assumed with reference TO the amount
of proper motion, and, approximately,
in inverse proportion to it; that the
smaller proper motions need careful
study at this time; that there is some
hope of using the solar motion as a sort
of base to advance the knowledge of
stellar distances and, finally, that the
paiailaxes of all those stars whose
proper motion is known to exceed one
second annually-about sixty in num-
ber-should be Systematically deter
mined by a cooperative arrangement.
Movements of Water in Freezing
Mr.. Wilmot III. L. Power writes to Ma
ture, London, relative to certain OBJ
served movements in water during the
freezing, or rather certain observed
data to demonstrate their existence.
Having. last winter, placed basin of
water In an clubhouse where dust fell
upou its surface, he noticed that, while
a thin lamina of ice had formed on the
top, the dust had fallen to the bottom
and was there arranged in patterns eX-
actly similar to those commonly OBJ
served ON window-panes, but familiar
on a larger scale to the habitues of
green houses. This phenomenon seems
TO show that. in freezing, water passes
through a series of fantastic move
ments, Most readers have observed
similar Phenomena on autumn morn
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-15

The FIRST HE'D HEARD OF IA
blacksmith having failed in business, a
friend, to enable him to start once more,
loaned him some iron, which creditor
attached at the forge. The friendly
owner sued in trover for his iron.
Choate appeared for him, and pictured
the cruelty of the Sheriff's proceeding
as follows: s'He arrested the arm of
industry as 1t fell towards the anvil !;
he put out the breath of his bellows
he extinguished the fire upon his hearth
stone. Like pirates in a gale at sea, his
enemies swept everything by the board,
leaving him, gentlemen of the jury, not
SO much-not so much as horse shoe
to nail upon his door post to keep the
witches off," The tears came into the
blacksmith's eyes at this affecting de-
scriptiOn. One of his friends, noticing
them, said to him, "Why. Tom, what's
the matter with you? What are you
blubbering about?" ''I had no idea, y
was the reply i'm whimpering tone
81 had no idea l had been so much
a-a-a-abusedv Nor had he, till Choate
told him.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-15

FILIAL REsPEcT.-The other day one
of the clerks in Kearny street store
found the porter crammed among the
boxes down cellar, with pen, ink and
paper on a box before him.
"Writing letter, eh?" queried the
clerk.
eyes; writing to the old man in
Buffalo,"
He handed up the half written letter
for inspection, and presently the clerk
remarked:
'I see you spell jug 'g-u-g;' that isn't
right"
''Of course not" replied the porter,
''but you see / am writing to the old
man, and he always spells that way.
If put the other 'g' to it he would
think was putting on style over him
and forgetting that l was his son. He's
good-hearted, and don't want to hurt
his feelings"
The letter went off with only one ''g''
at the end of 'gug."
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-15

MINCE- MEAT WITH TOMAToEs.-Take
cold roast or boiled meat and chop it fine
with about an equal quantity of ripe
tomatoes, season with an even teaspoon
full of pepper, helping teaspoonful of
salt; spread layer of bread or cracker
crumbs in pudding dish, put in the
mince-meat and tomatoes, spread a
thick layer of bread crumbs on the top
with little butter, and pour over a tea
cupful of water. Bake it one hour and
you will have delicious dish. Cold
gravy mixed with warm water, or a
cup of stock, are nicer for mOistening
than water. Butter enough should be
used to make the top brown, like escai-
loped oysters.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-15
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The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-06-08

The Independent GreenbacA party is
growing rapidly. The Independent: La
boz party Of New York, representing
the wo-kingmen Of that state, ;ndorse
the action OF the Indianapolis convention
and agree 70 support Messrs. Cooper and
Booth
Tue National Labor Tribune. OF Pitts
burg. the organ OF the miners and work
ln-mea g. PENNSYLVANIA speaks - III
lows
Las. ~eeA ~ delegates representing IS iis-
.eren. state, lgs- II indianapolis and naEnina-
ted Peter Cooper. = Ns~ York, for President,
and Newton Rco.a. Of California, As Vice Pres
ideni. on tie srse-esck platform which they
yroIasraieSs gi-4s QUESTION Is destined TO q
he only p3.s..~4.4 question. NosninS noss Ill
vide political rar.s-s They arr both unwilling
and unable - asall. It's question properly
Both mus. .. .GscsSsrtv dissolve, and new one
arise Il -sSeT.a - governuss. from the r~asp
a the fnouis1 zsAss Congress Is rsow made = i
chs-s.v q. p@E.ou. Interested IL .ac Sasiofz.
Banking System Issy ssY7eseu. their own
interests, 10. .aa p@oassas Interests The Load
ct def. IS as. becoming -atsarabsa The peo-
re viii b driven INTO political party against
The mogsiee powers 10 rrvssct themselves iron
utter rain. Il we2tt ssn tssx; three yer II
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-06-08
We referred the other day to

We referred the other day to the rapid
growth of the country along the St. Paul
and Pacific Rail Road main line, and
suggested shas g good deal OF this was
due to the advertising powers Of the AN
TI-MoNoPoLIsT whreupon Frank Dag
gett says:
Considerable cheek in that last paragraph
from the Anti MoNopoLlsT, which those will
appreciate who know the attitude Of the editor
OF that sheet toward this section Of the country
until last season. However. if d man will only
repent, we are bound to forgive him, cheek OF
no cheek.
Now, Franz, this is hardly fai-. When
did we ever say a word OF commit az
act adverse to the development Of ives
tern Minnesota? No member OF Con-
gress ever worked harder 10 build up q
region OF country than we did. we
were -idicuied on. Of public lite ter advo
eating legislation to encourage tree
planting on your prairles and to open ar
water channels Of transportation.
Do justice, Frank though the heaven
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-06-08

That powerful &aa s.5.e oGrnal, Inc
IRISH World, Of New York, 81 opponen:
OF contraction and friend OF the green
backs, prefaces synopsis Of Hon. Peter
Cooper's address e the Indianapolis
convention With these ringing words
The idle wor ingmen otNew York, sud tn
farmers who are paying on. their swea, in
interest upon mortgages, should see that they
as well as the Snyloeks, ar tittingly rspresen-
ted at ST Louis They shoaid send thither a
delegation .. fearless, honest men who will
support Ohio, Indiana, and l. ether great
state which are TOW SO stoutly apholding the
Peoples oaust II Ia. prod aelns classes fan to
do this, on their own heads be tie penalty. We
may here appropriately introduce synopsis o.
Peter Coopef's mastery address 10 tie Green
back Convention .. INDIANAPOLIS
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-06-08

A Kentucky legislator, with good appetite,
has invented new method Of inducing the
House to adjourn for dinner. It was already
O'Clock, and several abortive attempts to ad-
journ had been made, when our hungry friend
sent by one of the pages for a large piece Of ba-
con, which he proceeded to broil on the Goals
in one Of the large projecting fre-places Of the
House. Soon the dinner suggesting doors 0!
that broiling meat began to spread through the
House and salute the olfactories Of battling but
hungry members; and in less than five minute;
another motion to adjourn was made and car
ried like shot
An excellent plan! There should be q
kitchen attached to each capitol, with
hues running from the oven to the mem
bers' seats and the fumes turned or
whenever the members began to wran-
GLE The corrugated brow oflegislatlor
would become smooth and its scowl!
dissolve into smiles as the delicious
cdors pervaded the apartment.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-06-08
MoNoPoLIsr is CLOWN

the ANTI MoNoPoLrsT is glowing WITH en
th4slasn over the tide Of emigration into Ste
vens county. Donneliy is evidently de:erinin
ed TO do the best be can to earn the thousand
acres Of land promised him by the railroad
company tor his el-O-Tm-O us lnflenC.'
but the directors will find 70 their sorrow that II
is the poorest bargain they ever made. lrr.ng
Todd IL the Lnst..pS Gazette
You miserable, little, pln-headed lar,
We will MAKE you this proposition =
Prove your statement ina. we have re-
ceived or are entitled 10 receive one
thousand acres Que hundred acres. one
acre, O. any o.hes amount Of land from
the 81. Pau and Pacific Railroad Com
pany as "a gift, Or many other way than
bv paying TIE ,a,l market value Of the
same, ana whatever the amour; is we
will give you half Of il.
TIE books q. tie company are open
Tor your Inspection go ahead and earn
800 acres Of land. o. admit tina. you are
an impeeanioas little slanderer and liar.
You made 800 and a fas office, SIX
years ago, by selling Us out; and you
know you can't do il again but here is
chance, Il. you tell the truthD TO obtain
800 acres 81 No. ] land for nothing
Take of your NAT. you vinerlsh little pig
nv, ard Sal In
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-06-08
a figures /.
7 o.al first l3 DAYS 23s, 79a

The Philadelphia figures are IRON We'd
nes, May 10, to Wednesday, May "A.
inclusive the Vienna figures are from
Monday, May ). 1878, to Monday May
10, inclusive; Sundays excepted
That leading Republican journal the
New York Times, thinks Blaine doesn't
s.exculpats" satisfactorily il connection
with that Northern Pacific scrip. and it
observes:
I'VE have no idea thai Mr.. Blaine un-
derstood the true character Of :ne scrip
which he offered to his friends He had
evidently first deluded himself into be.
lieving that it carried with it certain val
liable privileges, before making that rep
resen;aiion to others. II Is absurd te
suppose that Mr. Blaine was deliberately
jlsing 4nuous when he wrote so grandll-
oaueuily about an interest. which was
really very trumpery affair, bot, Ger
tainlv. TO particular credit can be claim
ed on his behalf for returning money
which WAS given to him under a totally
erroneous opinion OF the purpose iol
which /. was to be invested. The irc; IS,
the letter is as much . retlsctiol on Nr
Blaiue'S ..smartness' rs it is OF the keen
ness OF his moral perceptions. /. IS net
worth while Tor Mr.. Atkins Or Of any
other sympathetic friend OF Mr.. Blaine
| 10 defend him because the proposed
transaction miscarried, any more than il
is worth while tor his enemies % asss.s
him on the theory tina. there was oelind
it any great scheme OF joooery.
The legitimate conclusions - he de-
dnced from this whole business are,
/ first. that MIR Blaine is man nucf
more easily taken n than people have
| supposed. and second. tlE. whether as q
/ chance tor making a few thousand dor
/ lars or serving friend. he was willing
20 dabble in = stock vhic.a. assuming il
| to have been all be believed II to De, ri:
public position ough-to nave declared
| him from touching in any form Ena;ev-
er Neither conclusion IS likely to i'm
prove Mr. BIaine's chances Is presiaen
| tia candidate
| The New York World mas interviewed
Mr.. t.eorse Ma-ec, 3 very p-cEiaec
and wealthy Democrat Ct Southern New
York. and gained from the .a:t-r the in
formation that T,laen is rot very popular
in that section OF the STATE Among shs
questions aud answers were the follow.
ing
R.-HAs Governor Hsnsaricks any strength
ia your secsionf
II. MI dant think ha has much perssasl
ara1gth tnere-
Rs it ysuE opinse1 tbs; there il 70 b any
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-06-08

A wliiriwlnd Of very peculiar has1ts passed
naar ClarkS vile, Hamilton county, Ind, the
other day II Travelled abou. % miles, accom-
plishnc thu lourney in an hour 1t vas hour
glass sha ped the bottom teng about 20 and
The top 80 .eet in diameter It frequently be
came detached n the middle Tut Immediately
ioinea aga.i Whatevsf il passed directly
over il sucked up through is funnel and cast
out in shreds at the top Even chickens were
entirely ie.ludea Of th.. feathers in passing
through. attic and sheep we're taken through
III the sam. manner Iii ole case . house was
gobbIed AZ o!ear TO the lowar -leor, upon which
tile family was l.ft sitting unharued -Er-
change.
Nature AS is types ard figures. This
whirlw!nd represents the Republican
party. Its Top s ois-e- than its base.
However mach It's parts may become de
taehed trey soon re-ani.e. under the
powerful. attraction Of puollc plumber
Whatever !. passes over Is sGcAed uf
through is .gna.l anu cas-. on. in SIRED,
.. the top !, has sucked up the bust
ness, tue property AMI the prosperity o
the whole country and the land is now
covered with The falling aeor.S. Ever
chickens lose their feathers ifthey ccms
IN coniac. with !. aud the geese who be
heve n i are pl1ckea clean. 1t absorbi
mans cattle. sheep and even his house
aud ref-ains from taking him and nj
family simply because !. o.au prs: them /,
nc financial profit