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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-10
SCIENTIFIC.

ihe ChrOmis Pdtertdmilids-Up to
the present time naturalists have re-
cognized very few fishes which incu-
bate their eggs in the mouth or in the
eills. Agassiz, during his voyage up
the Amazon river, discovered one spe-
cies. Latterly the macrOpOde, Chi
nese fish of very singular characteris-
ties, has been remarked to have the
same peculiarity. Both the macrOpOde
and the species noted by Agassiz be-
long to the great group of tabyrfnthO-
brdnchia; and it was the opinion of the
above named naturalist that to that Or
der alone belonged all fishes which,
through the possession of a bronchial
sac, are enabled therein to incubate
their eggs in so curious and abnormal
manner.
The recent discovery, however, of
the cLrom,s, having the same peculi-
arlty, shows that Agassiz was in error !;
for this creature has gills disposed in
simple layers, and is wholly destitute
of any special apparatus for retaining
either eggs or fry, and yet it carries
upwards of 200 young fish IN Its gills
and mouth. This remarkable incuba-
ton is done by the male. When the
female has deposited her eggs in a san
dy cavity or among the weeds, he ap-
prOaches and by an inspiration draws
them into his mouth. A peculiar move
ment then follows, the mechanism of
which is as yet unknown, but the re-
suit is to force the eggs between the
leaves of the gilIs. The gentle pres
sure on the eggs. afforded by the gill
layers, serves to keep them in place,
and there, in the midst of the respira-
tory organs. they undergo their cham
ges. The young grow rapidly, and
soon struggle to escape from their
narrow prison. Eventually they find
an exit through the opening into the
mouth of the parent, and there they
crowd together as quickly as the seeds
of pOmegranate, distending the jaws
of the old fish until the mouth is unable
to close. Sometimes the young, al
though in perfect state, remain in the
gills, all, however with their heads di-
rected toward the mouth of their pro-
genitOr. How they pack themselves
together, how the parent manages TO
feed without swallowing his offspring,
and when the latter finally escape
from the mouth, are matters still I'M
known.
The chrOmls is seven inches in length
and one inch and seven tenths in hight.
The teeth are very fine and acute, and
disposed in several series, ard are of a
yellow tinge. The scales are cycIoidal,
more broad than high. The color on
the back is an olive green, shot with
blue. The belly Is brilliant silver,
marked with green and blue. The fish
is found in Lake Tiberias, in Palestine.
near AIM tin, the site of ancient Caper-
naum. In that locality there are seve-
raj hot springs which unite to form a
mOderate-size stream which enters
the lake. The chromls is principally
met with in the hot waters.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-10

PoTATo PUFFs.-Take some cold meat,
either beef or mutton. veal or ham |;
clear it from gristle, cut it small, and
season with pepper, salt, and cut pickles !;
them into paste with one or two eggs /;
roll it out, with dust of flour; cut 1t
round with saucer; put some Of your
seasoned meat on one half, and fold it
over like puff; pinch or nick it neatly
round, and fry TO light brown.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-10

Mrs. VENEERING has discontinued a
custom originated by her of having
visitors write their names in book in
the hall i'm event of her absence. Why :
Because the milk man came and wrote
"Bill Smith called to collect bill OF
milk of long standing, and is sorry Mrs.
Veneering didn't leave the amount with
the girl, as she agreed"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-10

"MADAM," said trance medium,
"yOur husbands spirit wishes to COM
municate with you" "No matter" T"
said the widow. "If he's got no more
spirit i'm the other world than he had in
this, it's not worth bOthering about"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-10

An OLD LADY, looking at the curiosi-
ties i'm museum, came to a couple of
sea-dogs, and after gazing at them with
wonder, enquired Of a wag who stood
near, ifthey ever barked. "NO, madam, !"
replied he, "nOt now; their bark is on
the sea-
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-10

A GEOLOGIsT says that he never heard
of secondary formation without plea
sure, the ladies being secondary fOrma-
tiOns, for they were formed after the
men.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-10

If A man must marry shrew, why
should he select a short rather than a
tall one? Because of two evils it is
better to choose the least.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-10

ANGLER-'Deuced odd, Donald;
can't get fish over seven pounds, when
they say Major Grant, above us, killed
half dozen last week that turned
twenty pounds apiece!" Donald
"Aweel, sir, it's no that muckle odds
18th sawmon, but thae fowk up the
waiter is bigger leears than We are doom
here"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-10

An AUTHOR says that one of the uses
of adversely is to bring us out. That is
true, particularly at the knees and ell.
hnws
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-10

AGRIcuDrrRAL ITEMS. - Blue grass
sown ON soil adapted to it soon expels
every other species of grass. 1t should
be sown in September or October, but
VIII do very well when sown in March
or April, if the season be favorable.
That grown in open land is both more
abundant and more nutritious than
that grown on woodland like the OPEN
ings OF the West and will keep a larger
number Of stock on given area, and
keep them better.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-10

OLD PARTY (whO stammers, comes in
for some ipecacanha) :-'Oh, if you
p-please, young m-man, w-want some
ip-ip-ip- ip-" Festive Assistant Qired
by recent "reminiscences :)-"Hurrah ~
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-10

SAID young lady: 81 had my ears
bored for the benefit of my eyes," Said
another 81 had mine bored for the
benefit Of my husbands eyes,"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-10

He HAD just returned from church
and was singing, sob, where shall rest
be found" in a most cOntended frame
of mind, but when she asked him to get
a scuttle of coal he slammed the kitchen
door just as vigorously as the original
Adam slammed the gate of Eden.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-10

A CHARMING young lady, who attend
evening church service regularly, is
called ''the vesper belle" by the dis
tracted youth of the parish.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-10

"WE HAVE a great many felt slippers,
nova days." said young lady to her
octogenarian uncle. "YOu have, have
youT' responded the old man, with
great animation; swell, the slippers
were felt in my young days, too, and
no mistake :"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-10

IT Is thin excuse for young lady
to lie abed until nine o'clock in the
morning because this is sleep year.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-10

WHY is a mad bull an animal of a
convivial disposition? Because he offers
horn to every one he meets.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-10

The RULING PAssIoN.-Prison chap
lain Charged to report on convict's
religious knowledge. )-"DO you know
the commandments? PrisOner-"Yes,
SIR" Prison chaplain = ''Say the
Eighth" Prisoner (prOmptly)-''ThOu
shalt do no manner Of work; thou, nor
thy son, nor thy daughter, "etc.-Panch.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-10

A CANDY STORE window displays, in
wOrsted letters, the inspiring text,
1.-The Lord will provide" A boy who
passes daily says it amt SO, and "you
can't git no candy in there on the credit
of Providence. Nickels is the only
thing that gets them gum drops"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-10

TOMATO SAUCE.-Mix in saucepan
half an ounce of butter and half an
ounce of flour; add by degrees small
bottle of conserve de tomato and small
quantity of stock; boil 1t up and serve.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-10

-Customer-"What did
you think of the bishops sermon on
Sunday, Mr.. Wigsby?" Hairdresser-
"Well, really, sir, there was gent a
sittin' in front o. me, as 'ad his 'air
parted that crooked that couldn't ear
a word !''-Pupck,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-10

"WHAT are you in Jail for?" asked a
prison visitor of negro in New Or
leans Jail. "For bor'win money, sar.'
"Why, they don't put men in Jail for
borrowing money" "Yes, but, you
see, had to knock de man down tree
or four times afore he'd lend it to ME" /"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-10

How TO MAKE good thing last-make
everything else first.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-10

THREE excuses of the day-Drink
Rink! Ink
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-10

A rEAsPooNFuL of powdered borax
dissolved in quart Of tepid water is
good for cleansing old black dresses, Of
silk. cashmere, or alpaca.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-10
The Peruvian syrup!

Vitalizes and enriches the blood, tones
up the system, builds up the broken
! down, cures Dyspepsia, Liver Com
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-10

WHEN can a lamp be said to be in bad
temper? When it is put out.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-10

UTILITIES. - To cure scratches on
horses, wash the legs with warm strong
sOapsuds and then with beef brine.
Raw beef cut up and given to hogs
suffering from cholera is said to effect
cure.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-10

Philadelphia medical colleges sent
out this year, 5l4 doctors, druggists
and dentists, against 4S5 i'm 1875.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-10

OATMEAL FOR CHILDREN.-M. Dujar-
din, a well known French physician,
has been experimenting with oatmeal
as food for young children. He made
use of jelly prepared by soaking a
tablespoon of the meal in a glass Of
water for twelve hours, then straining
through sieve and boiling till the
whole assumes the consistency Of jelly,
and adding sugar or salt to taste. Ac-
cording to analysis, 100 grammes of the
meal contains 81 grammes Of water,
as of fatty matters, 62.5 of starch, l2.5
of nitrOgenous matters, l.5 of mineral
substances, and 6 of cellulOse, dextrine
and loss. Its nutritious value, there
fore, as food for children, in regard to
nitrOgenOus or plastic elements. and
such as are respiratory, is analogous to
that of human milk or cows milk. Be
sides these, it contains more iron than
do most articles of food. Four newly
born infants were fed with the prepara-
ton Just described, and in every case
with satisfactory results. In addition
to its qualities as food, il acts efficiently
against collie and diarrhea. 1t enters
into the composition of the syrup Of
Luther, which is said to be much used
in Germany. Mr.. Gillett, surgeon Of
the hospital of Melum, has also given
oatmeal combined with cows milk to
six children, and finds it to be valua-
Bile food in cases where the natural sup
ply of milk is deficient.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-10

The best time to get out of serape is
when it begins.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-10

FACTS FOR FARMERs.-A series of ex-
periments, instituted to test the average
loss i'm weight by drying, show that
corn loses One-fifth, and wheat one
fourteenth, by the process. From this
statement it appears that farmers will
make more by selling unshelled corn in
the Fall at 20 cents than the following
Summer at 81 bushel; and that wheat
at $l.32 in December is equal to $50
for the same wheat in June following.
This estimate is made on the basis Of
interest at per cent. and takes no ac-
count of loss from yermin. The facts
are noteworthy.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-10

A VETERINARY surgeon writes to the
Country Gentleman that his experience
with sawdust is that it is the best bed
ding to be had for horses or cattle. 1t
is superior TO straw in many respects.
1t is much better absorbent than
straw, and much cleaner. For paw
ing horse it is much better, as it dis
places the bedding only where the foot
touches the floor of the stall, while
straw, being long, is displaced generally
by the act of paving.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-10
III Bulletin: He was taken sick

NORWICH Bulletin: He was taken sick
i'm the night, and in her youthful ignOr-
ance she made two mustard plasters and
put one i'm front and one behind, and
then with hOrrid sarcasm she asked him
how he felt. But he was well-bred
man and merely said that he realized
with a tenderness he had never known
before, the true position of sandwich
in the community.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-10

KEEP coffee by itself, as its odor af-
fects other articles.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-10
AGRICULTURAL

How DEEP TO PLANT.-W. j. Beal,
Professor of Botany and Horticulture
at the Agricultural College, Lansing,
Michigan, has published the results of
planting corn and peas at different
depths, VARYING from one inch to one
foot. The land was sandy and dry as
dust at the time of planting, but the
corn planted only one inch deep came
up first and kept ahead of all the other
lots through the season, although that
planted foot deep did tolerably well.
Peas covered nine inches deep did as
well as any, and stood the drought bet
ter than those that were covered but
two or four inches. Our own expert
ence in planting on heavy land is de-
cidedly unfavorable to the practice OF
covering seeds of any kind more than
an inch deep. The present spring while
the ground was dry as ashes, of seeds
planted about an inch deep, many OF
them failed to germinate until they had
lain in the ground for several weeks, or
until soaked by a rain. During the
height of the drought we sowed a field
with millet, and fearing the seed would
be long time coming up we ventured
to try the experiment, for once, OF
working in the seed with a cultivatOr.
The result was most disastrous, as a
heavy rain followed the sowing imme-
diately, soaking and packing the soil to
such an extent that the seeds came up
very poorly, much of it failing entirely,
Most of the field and garden seeds have
come up this year in battalions, those
planted deepest coming up in good time
while those near the surface remain
dormant until after the heavy rains in
June. 1t would seem tina: no definite
rule can be adopted as to the depth OF
planting which will not require the
judgment of the planter at the time,
and even then he may widely mistake
the mark.-E6chdnge.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-10

INTERESTING FAcTs.-The number of
seeds i'm one pound of oats, 10000.
The number of seeds in one pound of
rye, $4,000.
The number of seeds i'm one pound of
buck wheat, $4,000.
The number of seeds in one pound of
red clover, 249, 600.
The number of varieties of vertebra-
ted animals is 10000.
The number of varieties of birds is
estimated at G0OO.
The number of varieties of reptiles
will probably reach 2OOO.
The number of varieties of fishes will
probably reach 10000.
There are about 25O,000 species of
animals i'm all.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-10

FANCY MATS FOR FLOORs.-Take q
piece of canvas, of size desired, such as
coffee sacks are made of. Cut quantity
of black and colOred cloth in circles of
various sizes, making sufficient, when
one Is laid upon another, to cover the
entire mat. Sew the large lower ones
down on the canvas, and the upper ones
keep in place by taking four stitches
from the center across each side, using
coarse colored cord or twine; finish by
zephyr on the top of each cluster of cir
cles, using various bright cOlors. 10
make these pass strand up through
the center, and winding quantity
around two or three fingers or piece
of card, lay the bunch across the top of
a circle, and passing the needle and
strand down through it again (near the
spot where it was drawn up), pull 1t
firmly down until the tuft is drawn to-
gether, when fasten by taking stitch
or two on the under side, and proceed
to the next circle. When all are done
clip the tufts into round half balls or
buttons. These mats may be made of
old cloth, and are not only very hand
some, but durable.
Another good mat is made by taking
a piece of Brussels or ingram carpet for
a center, then finishing with border
of cloth of any and every description,
plated together in broad bands, and
sewing this long pieced and braided
strip round and round the mat until OF
desired size. Coffee sacks, worked in
with coarse yarn or strips Of bright
cloth, making figures, flowers, etc., are
really handsome when carefully done.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-10

He WANTED MORE PoCKEr.-.Ma," !"
said Chicago boy, the other day, 81
wish you'd make my pockets bigger"
"What can my little. son want OF
larger pockets?" remarked the mother.
"Well, you see, ma" replied the in
nocent lamb, "the new groceryman on
the corner keeps lots and slathers OF
nice things round in front, an he amt
no hand at all to watch 'em."
Then that good mother, taking of her
slipper, communed with her young OF
spring upon the sinfulness of his plans.
Chicago Erening Journal.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-10

THERE is an Irishman in Toledo who
9 erved i'm the rebel army during the
wal, and is never tired of boasting Of the
valor of the boys in gray, especially OF
those in the Western army-where he
served. The boys were teasing him in
saloon the other evening, and one
said: eyes, but why did you run away
and leave Fort Henry?" "Why, be
jabers, because we couldn't take 1t along
wild u.s." and the laugh was on his side.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-10

ALL about birds-Feathers.- regu-
lar bawl room-The nursery.-How she
can get ''duck Of bonnet" cheap
By going out in a heavy shower.-The
remains of the old elm should have been
removed on a "spruce" bier, consider
ing how much of that beverage was
formerly sold under its branches
What PomerOy may well say-Fear not
Suitable music for the present month
The Centennial.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-10

TnE boys of Detroit seem to be going
down hill in their morals of late. Sum-
day one of the legion, who has always
been noted for his respectful demeanor
toward the great public. observed an
old citizen yawning and gaping :po,,oa on
not open your mouth too wide"
sWhy? ?" was the surprised query.
"There's a law agin opening a saloon
on Sunday 20 continued the sinful child
as he slid for the middle of the street,
Detroit Free Press.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-10

NUTRITIvE VALUE oE SHORTS, MID
DLINGs AND SHIP -STUFF.-In expert.
ments made at the Agricultural Exper-
iment Station at Hohemheim in Ger
many, European bran is reckoned as
worth II per cent. less than rye, and
35 per cent. more than average hay.
These estimate are based upon the
amount of actually digestible food in
gradients contained in them, certain
values per pound being assumed for al
buminOids, carbohydrates and fats.
Taking rye as the standard, and calcu-
lating what number of pounds would
contain 81 worth of these ingredients,
the same number of pounds of Euro
pean bran would be valued at 81 cents,
St. Louis ship stuff at s. cents and corn
at "a cents. Prof. Storer remarks that
the ash or bran of shorts contains an
unusually large percentage of phOs-
pilates. over 80 per cent. of the ash
being phosphoric acid.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-10

AN EASTERN young lady lately re.
ceived the following note accompanied
by "bucket of fiOurs:" 81 send you
bi the boy bucket of fiours. They is
like mi luv tor u, the mite shade means
keep dark, the dog fenil means 1 am your
slave, rOsis red, posts pail, mi luv for
shall never fale." The same young lady
remarked that she thought Dickens's
best work was Thackery, and Lothair
and "dis Really" were one and the
same man.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-10

CHIPS AND SHAvINGs FOR APPLE
TREEs.-One of your correspondents
notices thrifty young orchard, the
trees in which were mulched with the
coarse shavings from shovel handle
factory. Probably most Orchardists
have noticed that apple and pear trees
thrive best on a soil which originally
produced a growth of hard wood, and
that leaves or decayed wood from a
hard forest, afforded excellent dressing
for fruit trees. In our old ship yard
there are hundreds of loads of decayed
hard wood chips, and this rotten wood
has been used for manuring trees in
this section with much benefit. The
most thrifty trees in my orchard were
dressed with decayed vegetable matter.
have generally set out from my nur-
sery a few trees every spring and partly
to get rid of the rubbish accumulated
in the wood yard and shed, have dug a
hole two or three feet i'm depth in my
orchard and filled it about half full of
chips and bark, the cleanings of the
wood yard, and covered it with a cou-
pie of inches of rich dirt and planted a
tree i'm the centre. By the gradual de-
caying of the mass of chips beneath the
tree, the benefit will be noticed for sew
eral years. The most thrifty tree on
my premises was set out over hole
filled with half a dozen cart loads OF
rubbish accumulated in repairing a
house, consisting of old plastering,
shavings, etc. In fact there is no kind
of decayed vegetable matter that will
not afford nourishment to and promote
the growth of trees.