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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-16

Hydrdted Ceilulose.-It has long been
remarked that under the influence of
acids. cellulOse becomes extremely fri
able. Paper bleached with a too large
excess of chloride of lime, and linen,
submitted to the action of sulphuruus
acid, which transforms itself into sui
phuric acid, may by the least pressure
be reduced to powder. NJ. Girard. af-
ter series of elaborate experiments.
concludes that this transformation is
due to the fixation of an equivalent of
water by the cellulose, and he has pro-
duced the hydrate synthetically. N.
Girard considers that this hydratiOn of
cellulOse plays an important part in
the economy OF nature, and that the
production of rotten wood, ulmine, and
ulmic acid is always preceded by that
of the newly discovered hydrate.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-16

PROBABLY one of the most trying
times in mans life is when he intro
duces his second wife, seventeen years
old, to his daughter, who is past twenty.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-16

Ii THE devil should lose his tail
where would he go to get another
Why, of course, to the saloons where
they retail bad spirits.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-16

GRAHAM MUFFINs.-Two eggs, one
quart of sweet milk, two tablespoonfuls
of melted butter, little salt, one-half
cup of home made yeast, or two table
spOonfuls of brewers yeast, and Graham
flour to make thick batter; bake rs
soon as light.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-16

eliza, what did Jake die wild ?''
claws honey, it was de serious-ole-
final-come- -an'-git-us (she meant cerebro
spinal meaiRJitis), and he died hard.''
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-16

Why can young lady who was too
weak to stand up during prayer-time i'm
church, dance all night without being
tired! This is conundrum.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-16

A PURCHASER of u riverside property
asked the real estate agent if the river
didn't sometimes overflow it, banks.
"Well, " responded he, lit isn't one of
those siekly streams that are always
confined to their beds"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-16

WATER CRACKERS. = One pound Of
-four, one teaspoonful Of salt, half an
ounce of soda, even tablespoonful OF
lard. Make up with sweet milk; beat
well, roll thin and bake quick.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-16

The widow of the Rev. William
Lively is preaching in the Methodist
pulpit in Braintree, Mass, made vacant
by the death of her husband.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-16

THE BEST DIsINFEcTANTs.-T are
three powerful disinfectants; carbolic
acid, but its smell is Objectionable,
chlorine and permanganate of potash !;
these last two are quite expensive.
These disinfectants act by combining
with deletriOus substances and render
ing them harmless, while antiseptics
prevent and arrest the decomposition of
animal substances. The most common
and available disinfectant and deodorizer
is copperas, crude eopperas, sold by
druggists at few cents pound, under
the name of sulphate of iron; one
pound to two gallons of water, to be
used as often as necessary to render all
OdOrs imperceptible, acting at the same
time as an antiseptic, deOdorizer and
disinfectant; and if instantly thrown
over what passes from the body in
cholera, is one of the cheapest and best
means known for preventing its COM
munication to others. The only per-
feet disinfectant, however, is habitual
cleanliness and thorough ventilation /;
next To that is a dry heat of two hundred
and fifty degrees.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-16

A SPORTSMAN thinks that because he
hooked trout three times within half
hour that fish has no feeling in his jaw.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-16

Printing Ink that can be Bledehed-
The ordinary printing ink. as our read
ers well know, is made from the finest
kind of carbon, namely, lamp black,
mixed with oil, and is proof against air
and all bleaching agents. The only
method by which it can be removed
from the paper on which it has been
printed is mechanical. In the manu-
facture of white paper from old news
papers, the difficulty of removing the
ink is considerable. We learn from
Dingler's Journal, that Kircher and Eb-
ner have invented a new kind of iron
ink for printers use, which resembles
our writing ink. Iron is dissolved in
some acid, such as sulphuric, muriatic,
or acetic. and one half of the solution
Oxidized by nitric acid, after which the
two portions are mixed and the black
prOtO- -sesquioxide precipltated by
means of soda or potash. This preci-
pitate is filtered out, well washed, and
mixed with equal parts of a solution OF
tannic and gallic acids. which produces
a beautiful blue black or pure black
pigment. This pigment is well washed
and dried, and then mixed with linseed
oil varniSh, forming an excellent ink
for letter press as well as for lithOgra-
ply, wood cuts, and steel and copper
plate printing. .--
Paper printed with this ink can be
bleached by putting it INTO a bath of
pure water to which 10 per cent of caus-
tic soda or potash has been added. 1t is
left there "a hours; then put into a rag
engine, cut fine, the pulp thrown on a
cloth and allowed to drain, washed
with clean water to which 10 per cent
of hydrOchlOric, acetic, or Oxalic acid
has been added, digested "a hours, and
again used for making paper.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-16

A RELATIVE position-Standing god
father.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-16

GREEN CORN PUDDISG.-Take twelve
or fourteen ears of corn and CRATE them !;
to the pulp add one quart of sweet milk,
a piece of butter as large as a walnut,
four eggs, and salt to suit your taste !;
stir the mixture thoroughly, and bake
one hour. Serve with sugar and butter.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-16

'.IF THERE is anything which will
make my mouth WATER" said an old
topper, Il don't want to see it,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-16

SAUsAGEs.-Forty six pounds of meat,
three-fourths Of pound of salt, three
ounces Of black pepper, half an ounce
Of sage, and tablespoonful of red
pepper.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-16

LAUGHTER" says philosopher, 'is
one of the products Of civilization. u
How ts'smiles."
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-16
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AGRlCULfURAk

APPLEs FOR THE FAMILY.-Thefe are
very few localities in the country
where a good supply of some kinds of
fruit may not be had through q large
part of the year, if not for the entire
annual circle, by taking reasonable
amount of care. 1t is true, there Is no
place where we can figure on the profits
of commercial orchard as we can on
farm; but this is no reason why every
owner of piece of land may not have
a comfortable supply. A correspondent
in the Rural Neic Yorker, gives the fol-
lowing account of what he found on
the half-acre lot Of an acquaintance at
Port Byron, N. Y: My friends half
acre lot. beside his house, with two
rods wide of grass all around, contains
% bearing pear trees, 8 large apple
trees, Z plum trees, 6 cherry trees, 6
grapevines, a row of blackcaps across
one end, a strawberry bed 20 by 40
feet, with plenty of room for flowers
and vegetables. Judging from appear
ances, fruit on the trees, on the ground
in the pantry, in the cellar, on the
table, everywhere, more fruit was
grown on this one little lot than in all
the village of -, apples excepted.
Enjoying the freedom of the place, /
rest from my writing occasionally to
sample the melting Seckel, Duchesse,
virgalieu. and Louise Bonne de Jersey
pears, too luscious for description.
We're 1 not a nursery man, l should
say that every man, whose home does
not afford such healthful luxuries,
should forthwith make out an order
for trees.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-16

Corn DROP CAKEs.-Very nice ones
are made by mixing corn meal with
boiling new milk until you have thick
batter; put in the patent pans (if you
have them) at once and bake for twenty
or thirty minutes.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-16

clergyman, who is somewhat weak in
the pulpit, relates with much good
nature how an elevated" drover whom
he met in coach did in all kindliness
try To gloss over this inferiority. "Ah,
DR.. b." said the drover, his heart
warmed by good bargains at great
market, ''ye dinna ken me, but ken
you. I'm whiles in your parish. There 5
no a better likit man Onywhere; yer
own folk jist adore We. Who cares
about preachin'."
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-16

Rev. DIR. RTcHEY, of Edinburgh,
though very clever man has met with
his match. When examining a student
as to the classes he had attended he said,
'And you attended the class for mathe-
matics 30 s'Yes.'' ''How many sides
has circle?" 1.-TWO" said the student.
"What are they?" What a laugh in
the class the students answer produced
when he said, IAN inside and an out
side" But this was nothing compared
with what followed. The Doctor hav-
ing said to this student, "And you at
tended the moral philosophy class also"
Eyes" "welI, you would hear lee
lures oil varions subjects. Did you
ever hear one on cause and effect 2"
''Yes." "Does any effect ever 90 be-
fore cause?" "Yes." "Give me an
instance" "a man wheeling a bar
row." The Doctor then sat down, and
proposed no more questions.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-16

IT Is impossible to have the last word
with chemist, because he always has
a retort.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-16

SOUR MILK CAKEs.-One pint of sour
milk, one pint Of flour, butter size of a
small egg, one tablespoonful of sugar,
one saltspOonful Of salt, half teaspoonful
of soda. Bake i'm hot and well buttered
iron-clads.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-16

LAPLANDERs.-One quart of milk, one
quart of flour, four eggs, two table
spoonfuls of melted butter, one tea
spoonful of salt. Heat iron-clads, then
butter them. Put them i'm the mixture
and bake in a quick oven.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-16

4 GENTLEMAN who has thrifty cherry
tree in an insecure place put a capital
stone imitation of a dog under it to
frighten oil boys. The other morning
he went out to find the legs and tail
broken of the image, and the body
sticking in the ground, and labelled :
''This ere dorg feels sick"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-16

00 SNOWFLAKE or DAMAsK CARDS. with nam e
Co, N. Y. I,2I-ir
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-16

The ladies of Richmond treated
their New Year callers to buttermilk.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-16

Ann week TO Agents. Old and Young. Male and
VIII Female, in their locality. Terms and OUTFIT
IN Il Il FREE Address p o. VlCKEKf CO., Au-
W gusta, Maine. lS-6m
nERMtNENT and profitable employment can bs
y secured by one lasiy in every town in the United
STATES Address J. HENRY LYMONDS 6s De-
voSsHIsE ST BOsTOS, Mass. uss-it
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-16

A SPIRITED youth--one dead drunk.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-16

The attitude of Europe toward Turkey
reminds one of the old caricature in
which the housewife is represented as
coming into the poultry yard with the
remark: MY dear chickens, | was just
thinking whether l would have you
served up roast or stewed." Whereto
the chickens respond, but we don't
want to be killed" "Ah, But my dear
chickens, y says she, ''you wander from
the point"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-16

SOME CoNsoLATIoN.-AD Detroiter got
home at midnight with black eye and
a boozy step, and as his wife met him
at the head of the stairs she ex-
claimed:-
''Why, you've been fightingr'
''Yes'm," he meekly replied, as he
leaned on the rail.
''And some one has blacked one of
your eyes!' she continued, as the tears
came.
"Don't cry, zarling," he said, in a
coaxing voice, as he put his hand on
her head; ii hadn't had Il chance to run
he'd have blacked boff of 'em.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-16

OuGHrN'r a bell-boy to be a wirey
chapI
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-16

"SHRINKAGE in molaSsesr' said Mrs.
Partington. smiling, as she heard read
the reason for the great failure in Balti-
more; ''what thing that is TO be sus-
pended for, and if all were to be served
the same who do the shrinking, there
wouldn't be gallowses enough to sus-
pend half of 'em on. Mr.. Spiggot, my
grocer, says there's a tenderness of
molasses jugs to expand in hot weather,
which settles the pint so far as he is
concerned, but it has quite different
effect on the molasses." She rather got
things mixed up, but Ike was immersed
in base bail account, and didn't ex-
plain,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-16

SPIRIT of the press-cider.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-16

Tendency to Crime in the tao Seres.-
The tendency to crime, asexhibited in
its actual commission. for males at all
ages. until sixty, diminishes at the rate
of 80. 333 per centum. For females un-
der similar conditions of age, it dimin-
ishes at the rate of IS per centum.
Keeping in view the liability to error
in search through the obscure under
lying forces which seem to regulate
human conduct in the aggregate, it
nevertheless appears reasonable to ex-
pect an explanation Of this phen0me-
non to lie in the physical rather than
the mental conditions of the sexes at
the terminal periods of life. In the
decade which was above distinguished
as that of physical equilibrium, the
governing principles seemed to be the
expression of mental forces but, on
reaching the slxtieth year of life, the
the conditions are reversed. While in
the former the conditions of waste and
repair were equal, In the latter
the repair of the physical forces is ex-
ceeded by the waste. This is q law
which applies equally to both sexes.
but with this difference in the result: !:
the occupation and the crimes which
belong iu such great excess to men are
those which require more physical
strength than the occupations and
crimes which are adapted TO the lesser
strength of women. Let us take ia
miliar illustration: after a man at six
ty years of age has retired from the
scenes of his labor in the mine, or field,
or workshop, the wife of the same age,
or older, is yet prOfitably engaged in
her lighter domestic duties. She is
yet contributing as materially to the
comforts of her family as during the
more active years Of the husbands
life. Now, while it is quite evident
that We must regard the cause of the
sudden more near equality in the pro-
portion of the sexes which presents it
self in the period of life between forty
and fifty years as due to physical chan
ges, the evidence is yet stronger that
the ratio of the more rapid decrease of
male criminals at the more advanced
period of fifty to sixty years is due to
the cause l have named-the rapid I'M
pairment of physical energy peculiar
to the periOd.-Popuiar Science Month
h
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-16

WATERING PLANrs.-Ihe Providence
Journal very correctly remarks: Seeing
the other day very intelligent person
sprinkling = not watering-a bed of
flowers at 10 O'Clock in the morning,
under bright sun, we were moved
then and now to say that not only was
the time and labor lost, but in case of
delicate plants, with surface roots,
actual injury might have been done.
The theory of watering plants is this !:
The roots are to be thoroughly wetted
without leaving any standing water !;
this, well done, will answer the purpose
for several days where the plants are in
the ground. 1t should be done on cloudy
days or at evening. The mere sprink-
ling of water on the surface does no
good; the water does not get down
deep enough, and besides, i'm hot sun
the evaporation .cools the ground so as
to threaten, if not injure, the most
sensitive plants. What is best is to
mulch plants with the short grass cut
from the lawn, or dry dust from the
street will answer; give so much water
and such protection that there shall be
no quick evaporation. So far this year
we have had no severe drought for
plants having deep roots, but in this
and next month we may expect dry
weather. 1t is below, and not on the
snrface, that water is needed and bene-
fetal.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-16
ruuoRoUx.

NOTHING TO LIVE FORA negro
piauter came to vicksburg the other
day. sold his cotton, put his money In
his vest pocket-book and started down
the river. Leaning too far over the
guards. as the boat backed out, he fell
overheard. His portmonnaie, when
was in his side pocket, hoated out anu
rode with his hat on the surface OF the
water, while the current carried tne
negro away. The yawl was Lowered,
and assistance at once started towards
the drowning man, who, percefving ms
treasure floating of, raised his voice
and shouted:
"Save dat pocket-book!"
His head went under and he disap-
peared. As he rose up again he gasped !:
"Dar's Sis in dat pocket-bookP"
Scarcely had he uttered the words De-
fore he sank second time.
The yawl came within reach just in
time to rescue the drowning African as
he came up to the surface for the last
time. As soon as the water was wiped
from his nose and mouth so that he
could see and speak, he asked:
sDid-did you save dat pocket-book!
.sNo!" was the response.
ssWell, .den." said the negro regret
fully, "what de debbil was the use oh
savin' me?' t
"WKLL." said the livery stable keeper
to the anxious young man, perhaps
can let you have team for New Years
Day, seeing it's you, though its pretty
late in the season to come round to en-
gage one." "And what'll you charge
asked the yonng man. "Well, teams is
i'm demand, and so prices is pretty high,
but seeing as it's you I'll let you have a
horse and cutter for the day for S31o.
"Jerusaleml' said the young man.
Besides" said the proprietor of the
livery stable, 'there's good deal Of
risk, for when a young fellow gets to
histing in too much of that ere chicken
salad and beef tea and sponge cake, he
may let the horse run away and smash
things. You'll have to deposit the full
value of the horse and sleigh-that'll be
$3.50" '.Thunder!" said the young
man, reflectively; ''Pll save sl23 If
somebody steals the herse. All right !;
keep one for me-"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-16

HEALTH NorEs.-lt is a cruelty to
neglect the teeth Of children.
Bodily activity and bodily health are
inseparable.
II we drink anything at meals, it
should be first warmed.
Sea voyages much Oftener accelerate
than retard the progress Of consump-
ton.
Often child bears a striking resem-
blance to a grandparent, without a
lineament of parental feature.
Many have retired on fortune, and
died from fear Of coming to want, and
from having nothing to do.
Let man initiate the brute creation,
by eating only when he is hungry, and
drinking only when he is dry.
Every grain Of sand must be taken
care of, or the universe would dash to
atoms, and so with the little things of
the body.
True progress now consists in unlearn-
ing much that is old, and in acquaint-
ing ones self with the new, In order to
be able to determine its worth.
Be assured, ye poverty-stricken, that
the necessity Of vigilant activity is a
happier inheritance than that of piles
of glittering, heart-hardening gold.
My idea of true man is, one who is
prompted to do right, when the moment
for action arrives, purely because it is
right, and he loves right acting.
All children under five years of age,
will be made the better, healthier,
happier, and more good natured, by an
undisturbed sleep of one or two hours
i'm the forenoon, rr
Never send for any other than an
educated physician, in an emergency,
for with such only are you in safe and
efficient hands; and if relief is possible,
he can give it.
The effect ofconstipation is to thicken
the blood, to make. it impure; hence
more unfit for healthful purposes. The
more impure the Blood is, the thicker
does it become, the slower is its pro-
gress, and if nothing is done to alter
this state of things, stagnation and
death take place.-DR. HALL.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-01-29

kY'Owing to great advantages l
have in purchasing gOO,ls, I nm pro-
pared To sell them at exceedingly
low pricca. Call md satisfy yourself
before purchasing elsewhere.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-07-15

TuE CENTENNIAL FouEru IN PHmA-
DELpnlA.-The celebration of the c~f,-
tennial anniversary at l'hila,lelpbia,
was one Of the most interesting cbarac-
ter, both in its literary features. TO say
nothing Of the spectacle Of the legions
oflookers on and the holiday garniturs
Of the streets and buildings. The day
opened with the ringing Of bells and
ckimes throughout tie city. and The
firing Of the national salute 10 Fairmont
Park. At SA. NJ the military parade
and review took place, followed ut 10
o'clock by ceremonies in Independence
Square, including the reading Of tho
Declaration by Richard Henry Lee, Of
Virginia.
Vice President Ferry introduced
Col. Lee Of Virginia, who read
the Declaration Of Independence. The
original manuscript Of that documsot
was brought forward BY Mayor Stok-
lev, to whose care It had 5ren entrusted
by the President VI the United StStr,.
1t was placed upon the speakers stand,
facing the vast multitude in the square.
and for Eve minutes The vicinity taihy
rang with cheers. Finally, quiet being
restored, Col. Lee read the Dcclsrsiion
in clear ringing voice. The reading
was frequently interrupted by cheers ~
some patriotic sentiment wonId 10
heard.