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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-09-27

Domesticated Ostriches In the wild
state, five female Ostlichos are often
attached to one male, and they all lay
their eggs in one nest md sit on them
in turn. Mr.. Kim ea- however, only
assigns one female 10 each male. They
are coupled in July (the second month
of winter, and commence laying In
August, and continue laying for about
six weeks, after which they sit till Oc-
tober, A month or six weeks later,
they recommence 10 lay for about fve
weeks, provided the young brood are
removed. In forming the nest-a large
hole in the sand-the male bird is most
assiduous, and when all is ready the
laying of the eggs commences. From
| fifteen to twenty eggs are laid and
carefully arranged in the nest, The
male bird usually sits by night, the fe-
male morning and evening; In the
wild state the birds frequently leave
the nest untended during the heat OF
the day.
Ostricbes are, comparatively, mex
pensiveto keep. as during gthree-fo9rths
of the year they require only little
artificial food, the grass produced or
the farm being nearly sufficient fol
their maintenance during the remain
ing fourth. they only need some sup
Elemental supplies of green food, with
a little Indian corn. Each ostrich eats
about twenty pounds of lucern day
Popular Science Monthly.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-09-27
From l.. b. Herjst. Esg.. ofLe,c

From l.. B. Herbst, Esq, Of Le,oisJuTg, Pa.
''Several years since my wife was
taken with severe cold, and for two
years following was afflicted with a
severe cough and pain in the breast,
during which time she tried many diff
ferent medicines without any beneficial
result, and finally became so weak and
debilitated that for six weeks she was
confined 10 her bed, with but little hope
of her recovery. As last resort we
gave your WIsrAR's BALsAM OF WILD
CHERRY trial with the most gratifying
result. Although her cough had be-
come so violent and distressing that she
was unable to rest a single hour, vet
before she had taken the Balsam three
days she slept well all night, and be-
| fore one bottle of the medicine was eX-
hausted the cough had entirely left her.
Since then we have used the Balsam in
our family with efficacy in all diseases
of the lungs. L have recommended it
to our neighbOrs in all cases of Coughs.
Colds, &C., with the same result. i be-
lieve it to be the best remedy known
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-09-27

BosToN Brown BREAD.-Three and
three-fourths cups Indian corn meal,
two and one half cups rye meal, not
flour, two-thirds cup molasses, one
quart milk, either sweet or sour: two
even teaspoonfuls soda, dissolved in the
milk; steam in tin pudding-boiler five
hours; take off The cover and set in the
oven with the beans to remain till
morning,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-09-27

Life on the Earth.-Professor P. G..
TAFT, of the University of Edinburgh.
in his lectures on recent advances in
physical science, lately published, con-
siders the question how long life has
been possible on earth. He concludes
that ten millions of years is "the ut
most that can be allowed from the
physical point of view for all the chan
ges that can have taken place on the
earth's surface since vegetable life of
the lowest known form was capable of
existing there. Opposed to this is the
view of the most eminent modern geo
logists, that at least three hundred
millions of years have passed away
since terrestrial life began.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-09-27

The CAUSE OF CoUGHs.-An Italian
according to Les MOndes) attributes
cough to the presence of parasitic
fungus in the air passages In grave
cases, this parasite multiplies, and
reaches into the lung cells. Quinine
has the property of stopping the de-
yelopment of microscopic fungi, and is
therefore adapted as remedy in the
present case. DIR. l.. has used with
success the following powder: Chlorhy-
drate of quinine, part; bicarbonate Of
soda, part; gum arabic, 20 parts. The
bicarbonate of soda is meant TO dissolve
the mucus, the gum arabic to increase
the adherence of the powder on the
bronchial passages. The Insulation
blowing in) of the powder should take
place during a deep inspiration of the
patient, so as to facilitate its penetration
into the windpipe, which is the princi-
pal seat of the microscopic fungus.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-09-27

As TRAIN stopped for ten minutes,
and that individual who goes along tap
ping the wheels with his hammer was
passing rapidly by the smoking-car,
one of the windows was hoisted, and a
torrent of tobacco spit was elected
which completely deluged him. The
machinist paused for a moment, and
wiping some of the streams from his
person, said to the other:
sinister, what part of the country did
you come from?"
"Me?" said the splitter, puckeriDg
his lips for another expectoration. 81
come from Kansas"
II thought so," said the machinist,
''for if you had lived in Massachusetts,
or Connecticut they would have had a
water wheel in your mouth long ago.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-09-27

An old lady possessed of a large for
tune. and noted for her penchant for
the nse of figurative expressions, one
day assembled her grandchildren, when
the following conversation took place
"My Children said the old lady,
"I'm the root and you're the branches
"Grandma," said one.
"What, my childP"
81 was thinking how much better the
branches would flourish if the root
was under ground"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-09-27

NEURALGIA.-For simple neuralgia of
the face or any superficial ache, not de-
pending on any organic cause, nothing
will act so effectually as rubbing the
oil of peppermint into the part. The
old man with the gout will get relief
from it. AS a local anasthetic it will
often give relief when chlOrOform fails.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-09-27

HAIR TONIC.-The Druggists AdUertiser
gives the following as recipe for max
ing hair preparation which will be
stimulating to the scalp, and oily in
proportions; Oil almonds, sweet, two
ounce; oil bay, one dram; oil nutmeg,
one dram; oil sassafras, one dram !;
tinct. cantharides. one ounce; alcohol,
to fill, eight ounces.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-09-27

Rich APPLE PUDDING.-Take ten
ounces of bread crumbs, two ounces of
flour, one small cup of sugar, four
ounces of shred suet, half pound of
currants, one teaspoonful of salt, one
dozen sweet almonds blanched and
pounded, one wine glass of brandy, the
whites of three eggs, half a nutmeg, a
cup of milk; pare, core, and chop the
apples; mix all the dry ingredients well
together; then stir in the whites OF the
eggs well beaten and add the brandy
the last thing; boil in bag or we'll
buttered mold three hours.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-09-27

GRAHAM BUIscUTT WITHOUT YEAST CIR
SopA.-Mix your flour with warm (not
hot milk and water to the consistency
of batter, with little salt. Grease your
pan-make it Kissing hot, and pour in
your batter. Set 1t for a moment on
the range to rise, then into quick
oven, and serve them as soon as baked =,
because they fall. We esometimes sweeten
them.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-09-27

BONE meal or burned bones pulver-
lied should be offered to milch cows as
often as once week. 1t supplies phos-
phate of lime, which is being continu-
ally removed from the system in milk,
and which loss is not always fully COM
pensated by the food eaten.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-09-27

CURE FOR CUTS AND WoUNDs.-It is
not generally known that the leaves OF
geraniums are an excellent application
for cuts, where the skin is rubbed off.
and other wounds of that kind. One or
two leaves must be bruised ana applied
on linen to the part, and the wound
will become eicatrised in very short
time
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-09-27

A Dublin chemist who has been in
vestigating the subject claims to have
discovered that salt is not the cause of
scurvy, as has 80 long been the received
opinion. He considers the true cause
to be the absence of potash, which sub
stance is washed out of meat by the
application of brine, and proposes as a
preventive to add to the food of sea-
men and others using salt meat phOs-
phate of potash, to be used like COM
mon salt.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-09-27

"wHAr exquisite preserves, Mrs.
Smoothly; How do you have such
splendid luck with everything you put
up?" complimented one of the ladies
at the tea table. "What are they, by
the way?' Mrs. Smoothly is taken by
surprise, but RECEIVERS herself and calls
the servant. 81 have not tasted them
yet," she said, "and have really forgot
ten what ordered the girl to put on
for you. Bridget, what are these pre-
serves?" ''Thim, ma'am? Thorty-
five cents can; sorra the nickel less
wud the grocer take, and thin big green
things in the dish beyant is fifty cents
fur little glass JAR" Tableau of ST.
lence, and a goOd-hearted honest girl
out of job two hours later.-Brling,
ton Hd,okeye.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-09-27

FURNITURE POLISH. - Dissolve 81
grains of finely shaved stearin in a
grains of warm oil of turpentine, and
when i'm solution permit it to cool. A
little of this salve is rubbed on the fur
niture with a woolen cloth and polished,
and then rubbed with a clean and dry
cloth
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-09-27

NICE WAY TO Cook MINCED VEAL
Pick up cold veal fine, or cut into small
bits. Add half pint of milk, three
eggs, a spoonful of butter, two spoon
fuls of flour. Strew thickly with bread
crumbs, and bake in deep dish. Sea-
son with pepper, salt and nutmeg.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-09-27
SCIENTIFIC.

Musical Sand.-Mr. Frink states in
the Proceedings of the California
Academy of Sciences" that, in order
to ascertain, if possible, ''the cause OF
the sound that is produced by the sand
from Kauai, presented to the Academy
at a former meeting, l Investigated
its structure under the microscope, and
| think the facts / have ascertained
fully explain the manner in which the
sound is produced. As the grains OF
sand, although small. are quite Opaque,
il was necessary to prepare them SO
that they should be sufficiently trans
parent to render their structure VI
sible. This was effected by fastening
them to glass slide and grinding them
down until one nat surface was OBJ
tanned. Thissurface was then attached
to another slide and the original slide
being removed, the sand was again
ground down until sufficiently transpa-
rent. The grains were found to be
chiefly composed of small portions OF
coral and apparently calcareous spon-
ges, and presented under the micro
scope a most interesting object. They
were all more or less perforated with
small holes, in some instances forming
tubes, but mostly terminating In blind
cavities. which were frequently en-
larged in the interior of the grains
communicating with the surface by a
small opening.
A few foraminiter6 were also met
with, and two or three specimens OF
what appeared to be a minute blvalvt
shell. Besides these elements, eyi-
IDENTIFY derived from living beings, the
sand contained small black particles
which the microscope showed to bt
formed principally of crystals of au,
Cite, nephelin, and magnetic oxide OF
iron, imbedded in a CLASSY matrix
These were undoubtedly volcanic
sands. The structure of these grains
| think, explains the reason why sOun(
is emitted when they are set in mo
ton. The friction against each othel
causes vibration in their substance
and consequently in the sides of thu
cavities they contain and these vibra
tions being communicated to the air II
the cavities. under the most favorable
conditions for producing sound. tn
result is the loud noise which is caused
when any large mass of sand Is set II
motion. We have, in fact, milllOn
upon millions of resonant cavities, eacl
giving out a sound which may wei
swell up TO resemble peal OF thunder
with which it has been compared ant
the comparisOn-I know from Other,
who have heard it's not exaggerated
The effect of rain in preventing tn
sound is owing to the cavities In tn
sand becoming filled with water, ant
thus rendered incapable of originating
vibrations"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-09-27

How TO CLEAN RYE OUT OF WHEAT
FIELDs.-Mr. Lleweliyn Kaufman, of
Leesport, has prepared and is using a
cutter to clear rye out of wheat fields
1t consists of a scythe fastened to a
pole some eight or ten feet long, with
which rye heads are cut off before they
are i'm blossom. Farmers who desire
to have their wheat free from admix-
ture with rye should adopt the method.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-09-27

BONE meal or burned bones pulver-
lied should be offered to milch cows as
often as once a week. 1t supplies phos-
phats of lime, which is being continu-
ally removed from the system in milk,
and which loss is not always fully CON-
pensated by the food eaten.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-09-27

STEP up to a citizen and tell him that
his father and grandfather were luna
tics, and see how quickly he'll crook
his elbow. Yet, let that citizen shoot
somebody, and he'll bless you if you'll
help him prove that all his ancestors
were not only crazy, but the biggest
fools in the neighbOrhOod.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-09-27
All worms Removed Alive

E. F. KUNKEL's Worm Syrup never
fails to destroy pin Sea and Stomach
worms. DIR. KUNKEL, the only success
full Physician who removes Tape worm
in hours, alive with head, and no fee
until removed. Common sense teaches
if Tape worm be removed all other
worms, can be readily destroyed. Send
for circular to DIR. Kunkel No. 259
North 9th street, Philadelphia, Pa. or
call on your druggist and ask for a
bottle of Kunkel's worm Syrup. Price
800. 1t Never fails.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-09-27

A YOUNG lady viewing Dom Pedro in
st. Louis the other day remarked, as
she fixed her eyes on the carriage, at
isn't exactly Immortality to see an En-
peror, of course, but it's glimpse, al
least, of King Dom come"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-09-27

"wHAT have you got:" inquired a
guest of a waiter, with his neck tied up,
who waited on him at one of our most
aristocratic hotels.
"I've got a cold in my neck and
breast" was the muffled reply.
s'Then l don't want any of the cold
neck and breast; bring me some other
part of the chicken, and warm it up a
little first"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-09-27

The superiority OF man TO nature is
continually illustrated in literature and
in life. Nature needs an immense
quantity of quills to made a goose with ;
but man can make goose of himself in
five minutes with one quill.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-09-27

"WHAr do you sell those fowls for?''
inquired person of man attempting
to dispose OF some chickens of ques-
tionable appearance. 81 sell them for
profits,' was the answer. ''Thank you
for the information that they are
prophets" responded the querist, ''l
took them to be patriarchs."
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-09-27

elbow CAME you to fail in your ex-
amination?" asked tutor of one of his
pupils: 81 thought l crammed you tho
roughly" "Well, you see," replied the
student, ''the trouble was that you
crammed me so much / couldn't get it
out.n
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-09-27

Trust.-"Except ye become as little
children"
was reminded of this passage few
days ago, by one of the little every day
incidents of life, which often pass un-
noticed, yet which may bring to each
one of us a lesson if we will only heed
them.
il was an instance off little girl who
had been given the promise OF going
with her father one afternoon to spend
the night at a neighbOring village
After dinner a heavy rain set In, which
continued steadily till about the time
they were to leave home, when the
mother said:
MAUD, think you had better give
up going. 1t would not be prudent to
venture out in such STORM"
"Why, yes, / can 60" the child plea
ded, with papa"
At this the father interposed.
"But, Maud, do you see how hard 1t
is rainingf
"Yes, see," answered Maud hesita-
tingly.
"Do you think you could go in such
a storm as this T.
"Wjth uou. papa she replied.
And thought, if with such perfect
trust and faith in our Heavenly Father,
we could always be as this little child.
casting all our care upon Him be
cause he careth for u.s. why should
we murmur and complain when thorns
and hedges check our pathway Tor
grow pale with terror and alright,
when unseen dangers seem to be lurk-
ing near Tor bow our faces in despair
when storms are breaking over us
Rather, why should We not lift up our
hearts in child-like confidence. and
saw, with Thee, our Father, we are
safe, Thou wilt guard us safely to the
journeys end"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-09-27

THAT was smart boy who, when
asked by his schoolmaster TO give an in
stance of inverse ratio, replied: SIN
proportion as the sun goes up this NOR
ming, so does your collar go down."
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-09-27

A CoMPosIroR, setting up report of
horse-race, said the ''fool- sellers were
busy" instead of the ''pool-sellers."
But it did not alter the sense of the par
agraph much.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-09-27

DURING the session of County Court
in the interior, a witness was asked If
he was not a husbandman, when he
cody replied, amidst the laughter of
the court, "No, sir; Use not married" !"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-09-27

TEST FOR Observation-Disclosures
may be known by sprinkling a little
salt on the inner side, or spOngy part.
If true mushrooms, they will turn
black; if poisonous fungi, they will in
short time turn yellow.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-09-27

The death of Mr.. J. o. fettibone,
of Simsbury, Ct, leaves the class of
forty-two men graduated from Yale in
1905 without single living represen-
tatiye.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-09-27

WARLIKE young ladies-Sally-port
and Em-brasure.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-09-27

A GLASS of brandy and water is, at
any rate, not an unmixed evil.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-09-27

DISTURBING THE GRAvE-Making &
sober man laugh.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-09-27

Three requisites Of the season-a IL
nen duster, an open horse car, and
fan.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-09-27

A HABIT that ladies soon get into-A
riding habit.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-09-27

The man who carries all before him
The wheelbarrOw man.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-09-27

AN ELoQENT SPEAKER is like river
greatest at the mouth.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-09-27

The LAWYERS WIFE. - About two
o'clock Saturday afternoon citizen
climbed the stairs leading to Detroit
lawyers office, says the Free Press,
pushed open the door with an impatient
slam, and aDgrily inquired:
"Why didn't you call on me as re-
quested?"
"Call on you? / didn't know that
you wanted to see me-" was the sur
prised reply.
1 left a note on your table an hour
before noon," continued the citizen. II
was enclosed in an envelope, directed
to you, and wrote the word private
across the end"
'sThat explains it," answered the
lawyer, sinking back in his chair. my
wife came down here this morning,
saw that letter, and I'll bet she wasn'i
the fifteenth part of second putting il
into her pocket i hope for the Lord
sake that you wrote large hand and
signed your full name"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-09-27
DOMESTIC.

How TO DO UP SHIRTs.-A lady cor
respondent furnishes an exchange with
the following: To three tablespOonfuls
of common starch, well boiled in
quart of water, add lump of lard the
size of pea, tablespoonful OF LOAF
sugar and little salt. Let 1t cool until
you can use it without burning your
hands. When the clothes are thoroughly
dry, dampen your shirts in cold, thin
starch, roll them up and let them lay
an hour before ironing. When ready
to iron have bowl of clean, cold water
at hand, dip a clean handkerchief into
it and ring 1t out dry; then stretch the
shirt over Switchboard and with the
dampened handkerchief wipe off every
particle of starch that appears on the
surface, taking care always to wipe
downward. Be careful not to have the
iron too hot. The more pressure you
use on the starched surface the inner
polish you will get. have done up
shirts in this way for several years, and
know that it will procure polish equal
to any laundry work. l forgot 10
mention in its proper place that you
should never boil the starch until the
clothes are ready TO hang up to dry.
No shirt can be done up nicely without
Switchboard. The one l have is two
feet long and one foot wide-an inch
board planed smooth and covered on
one side with six thickness OF flannel,
the top one being soft white flannel;
The first five thicknesses are stretched
over tightly and tackled on the edge OF
the board, all around; the white Han
mel, outside, is stitched to the edge OF
the others so that it can be removed for
washing whenever necessary. Old
blankets or shawls that have done their
duty as such can be well utilized for
this purpose.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-09-27

"A WESTERN settler-the contents of a
six-shoOter.