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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-08
AGRICULTURAL.

PREPARE FOR WINTER The calendar
and the cool nights, says the Western
Farm Journal point to approaching cold
weather; and whatever leisure time oc-
ours between now and corn gathering
time, should be made available in pre-
pairing for winter. Whatever of thresh-
ing is yet to be located with a view of
furnishing shelter for such stocks as are
forced to remain out during the winter.
The shelter of timber, and the shelter
of the straw rick combined, are of in
estimable value, and the two should be
combined, if there is timber, natural or
artificial, upon the farm.
Where the stock Is not numerous,
the plan of building strong frame
work of crutches and poles, adequate to
sustaining portion of the straw rick,
thus affording shelter for cattle beneath
is most excellent one, and affords the
cheapest really good shelter that can be
devised.
Now is an excellent time to cut coarse
slough grass for covering, and no man
who has stock to winter. and has no
stabling already on his farm, can eX-
cuse himself on the score of inability TO
build stable room, because it is mainly
a question of labor, and not of hard
labor-nor is a large amount of this re-
quired. In the absence of permanent
building for the shelter of horses and
cattle, and the storage of hay and other
feed, the usual upright posts, eight feet
above the ground, set firmly, enclosed
with rough lumber Tapped or battened,
the whole covered with slough grass.
spread upon rafters and cross ribs suit
ably placed will afford stable room,
with proper fixtures inside, well
adapted TO horses or cattle, or both and
so cheaply made, as to furnish no ex-
cuse to any one for allowing his farm
beasts to pass the winter nights with
out protection. 1t may reasonably be
expected that the coming winter will
be none other than a cold one, and
while dry, cold winter is preferable
in some respects, to such an open
winter as the last, still, excessive cold
keeps the system upon the strain, and
it is infinitely cheaper, and humane, to
save animal heat through the means of
warm shelter than TO furnish this from
the crib.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-08

Sir William Thompson on the Centre
of the Earth.-A remarkable address
has been delivered by Sir William
Thomson in the Physical Section OF
the British Association on the subject
of the fund or solid nature of the
earth's kernel.
While not denying that certain pOr-
tions of the earth's interior are IN
molten or fluid state, Sir William
Thomson maintained. on various more
or less recOndite grounds, that no large
proportion of the earth's interior can
by any possibility be in the condition
of molten fluid. 81 may say, with al
most perfect certainty, that whatever
may be the relative densities OF rock
solid and melted, at or about the tenn
perature of liQuefactiOn, it is, L think,
quite certain that cold solid rock Is
denser than hot melted rock; and no
possible degree of rigidity in the crust
could prevent it from breaking in pie
ces and sinking wholly below the liquid
lava. Something like this may have
gone on and probably did go on for
thousands of yers after sOliditication
commenced surface portions OF the
melted material losing heat, freezing
and sinking Immediately, for growing
to thickness of few metres where the
surface would be cool, and the whole
solid dense enough to sink. This pro-
cess must go on until the sunk portions
of crust build up from the bottom a
sufficiently close ribbed skeleton or
frame to allow fresh incrustatiOns to
remain, bridging across the now small
areas of lavapOOls or lakes"
This Is a striking picture of the
growth of the round earth," which
was once supposed to have been made
from the first $50 fast that it cannot
be moved We are rather sorry to be
robbed of the belief in the central lava
ocean after all
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-08

GRAPE JAM.-Seven pounds of grapes
and three and half of sugar. Stem
the grapes, weigh, and then wash them,
put in a kettle with about n pint of
water, over a moderate fire, stirring Oc-
casionally to prevent burning; in forty
or fifty minutes or less the seeds will
slip from their skins; then rub through
a colander, and return to the kettle
with the sugar. Boil from one to two
hours, according as it thickens; stir
ring it all the while or it will burn. If
it is desired TO make sauce for cold
meats, etc., TO this quantity add two
tablespoonfuls of cinnamon, one cloves,
and half pint ofvinegar just on taking
from the fire. Any kind of grapes will
do, wild, cultivated, or green.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-08

To STIFFEN LINEN.-Such articles as
collars, cuffs, etc., which require to be
made very stiff, should be starched in
the following way: Mix tablespoon
full of starch with enough cold water to
make it smooth, then turn on enough
boiling water and boil in ten minutes !;
then add bit of white wax the size Of
a three cent piece and teaspOOnful of
alcohol. The spirit is to increase the
stiffness and help to retain it. The wax
is to prevent the starch from sticking to
the iron. If the fiat iron still sticks to
the starch rub hard soap gently over
the bottom of the iron. Put the collars,
cuffs, etc., into tin pan and place in
warm spot by the stove or range, to be-
come very dry before putting away.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-08
Science OF Gunnery.

If it takes a champion rifleman just
nine minutes and three-quarters to get
down on his back, wiggle his arms and
legs into shape, and take aim at the
mark, how many times could the aver
age muzzle- loader marksman pick of
one of these professionally is the conun-
drum we have been asked. We think
about nine and three quarters times, if
they were pretty deliberate about the
work,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-08

WE see recommended the mulehing
Of moving lands and particularly
meadows, in the fall. But it does not
always do well, and sometimes has an
Injurious effect. If the manure Is nne
and spread evenly it will answer Wen
enough; but if it is applied as we often
see il in Jumps. it is far from being
hanefieial
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-08

HAY FEvER.-A Chicago man has dis
covered the following prescription for
"Hay Fever"
Sulph. Quinia, drachm one.
Salicylic Acid, gr. two.
Sulphuric Acid, dilute, drachm one.
Glycerine, drachms three.
Water, ounces six.
Mix, and use one ounce from the
me6licament-cup of an atomizer once or
twice day. Breathe the most of the
spray through the nose.
1t is always advisable to submit any
prescription found in newspapers to a
competent physician before using it, as
typographical errors are liable to occur,
and damage may be Occasioned thereby.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-08

A GOOD CATsUP.-Boil one bushel Of
tomatoes until soft enough to run
through a sieve. Then add to the liquid
half-gallon of vinegar, one and one
half pints salt, two ounces of cloves, a
quarter pound allspice, three ounces
good cayenne pepper, five heads Of
garlic, skinned and separated, one
pound of sugar. Boil slowly until re-
duced to one-half. 1t takes about one
day. Set away for a week, boil over
once, and, if too thick, thin with vine
gar; bottle and seal as for chow-chow.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-08

HAY SCALEs.-The best time to make
hay caps is from now to November as
farmers have more leisure than earlier
in the season, and they must be made
in good drying weather. The follow
ing is the manner of making very su-
perior caps. as practiced by an Indiana
farmer: lie takes one fourth ounce OF
yellow soap, TO gallon of rain water,
boil and skim, and then soak the
muslin in this for "A hours; take out
and partly dry, and when half dry put
the muslin in solution composed OF
two ounces of alum and one of sugar OF
lead to each gallon of water. Soak the
muslin well in this and hang to dry.
He says it will make it both fire and
water proof. The caps he cuts one and
one-fourth yards long, which makes
them square, and after hemming the
ends attaches cords to them to fasten
about the hay or wheat cock. One hun
dred caps will answer for ten acres of
grass, and they will last for years. a
good many farmers do not use hay caps
but when a supply is obtained and used
few times no farmer will object to
them, as they often pay for themselves
ten times in a season in saving hay
from getting wet.-Cecl Democrat.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-08

Parchment paper is prepared by pass
ing paper made from linen or cotton
fibers through a mixture of sulphuric
acid and water, and then washing to
remove the acid. According 70 Lud-
icke, the acid works superficial trans
formation of part of the cellulOse into
a starchlike substance, forming q ce-
ment and firm union of the fibers.
There is q surface dIminutiOn of 5 to 10
per cent. The increase in firmness is
between 3.S4 and 4.55 fold. Expert
ments with parchment paper, which
was kept some time IN water, showed,
as expected, diminutiOn in tho firm
ness, the minimum being 0.6 of the dry
state. Parchment paper has a greater
power of absorbing water than raw
paper. The cotton fibers are rendered
by the treatment more MICROSCOPIC.
Less ASH also is obtained from the
parchment paper, the acid having de-
composed the ash constituents, which
are afterward removed by washing.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-08
DOMESTIC.

MANUFACTURE OF SYRUP FROM SOR-
GHuM.-The process of making syrup Is
simple. An evaporatOr fOrty-two inches
bv six feet, and twelve to fourteen inch
two or three roller mill, will answer
for a crop of not over five or six acres
of good land. Rapid evaporation Is the
idea, hence q broad, fiat surface on
which to boil is indispensable. l fancied
l could construct my own boilers SO 1
purchased copper and went to work,
but I find l am in error here, anu
see must have good first-class eva
pOratOrs made on correct principles,
and have made up my mind to use
them, now that an Alabamian has, oy
his genius, given us one at about nan
the cost of any heretofore put on the
market. Juice evaporates quickly on
broad, fiat copper evaporatOr, makes
bright and well favored syrup. Gal.
vanized iron evaporators answer good
purpose for a while, but as the galvan-
lied surface soon wears OF, L do not
advise their use. Use about one pound
of soda biscuit soda) to the one hundred
and fifty gallons of juice, for correcting
the acid in juice. Some use lime for
this purpose, but would advise, by all
means, the use of soda. Put in the soda
after the juice gets to boiling. By the
use of litmus paper, which is Redeemed
by acid and blued by alkalies when
dipped i'm the juice it may be easily as
certained when sufficient soda has been
used to correct the acidity Of the juice.
The acidity should not be entirely re-
moved. Heat up the evaporation gradu-
ally at first. After the Juice is well
boiled, thick greenish scum rises on
top, skim this of; repeat the skimmins
as often as the scum collects.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-08

PAT had been engaged to kill turtle
for a neighbor, and proceeded immedi-
ately to cut off its head. Pats attention
was called to the fact that the turtle
still crawled about, though it had been
decapitated, and he explained: "Sure
the baste is entirely dead, only he is
not conscious of it."
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-08

CORSs.-Dr Barber, says the Lyons
Medical Journal, reports the cure of the
most refractory corns by the morning
and evening application, with brush,
of drop of a solution of the perchlO-
ride of iron. After fOrtnight's con-
tinued application, without pain, a
patient who had suffered for nearly
forty years from most painful corn on
the inner side of each little toe, was
entirely relieved.-Pressure was no
longer painful, and DIR. B. believed the
cure radical.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-08

"WHAT's the difference" asked a
Centennial visitor, pointing TO Memorial
Hall, "what's the difference between
that building and vein in a young
lady's arm?" "Why, ones an Ant
Gallery and the others gal artery
They carted him off in an ambulance.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-08

JONATHAN, where were you going
yesterday, when l saw you going to the
mill?" "Why to the mill, TO be sure. y
"Wall, wished I'd seen you; I'd "a
got you to carry grist for me-" Why
you did see me, didn't you?" "Yes,
but not till you got clear out o. sight. -
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-08

CURE FOR RrNG-BoNE.-The Country
Gentleman gives the following recipe
for r;,o hona M;x we'll ono anJ ona
half drachms biniodine of mercury
with one ounce of lard. Rub this oint-
ment well in the skin daily over the
Jumps, shaving off the hair. Two hours
after each application, paint the blis-
tiers with soft BRUSH with tincture
of arnica one ounce, to water twelve
ounces. Do this daily for a week, then
once week, then repeat. This will
generally cure recent cases so they will
show no lameness, but the lump will
remain. The colt should be kept tied
so that he can not bite the blisters. No
remedy will remove the Jumps.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-08

A FACT IN VENTILATIoN.-If we re-
move air from an ordinary room, other
air will flow i'm from some source to
supply its place. If it finds no proper
entrance it will come in from or through
drains or sewers and soil pipes, or down
dirty fiues of chimneys, or from the
cellar up through floors and carpets,
bringing the dust with it. If the cellar
floor is not made impervious, or nearly
so, by coatings of concrete or asphalt,
air may be drawn directly from the
ground under the house; and it Is easy
to see that this source of supply, con-
taminated i'm various ways, may furnish
very unhealthy atmosphere. From
one place or another the new air "has
got to come" and it behOves us to
regulate its source and quality.-Jour-
nal Of Chemistry.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-08

SAUCE FOR PUDDING.-One-h half cup
of butter; one half cup of sugar; beat
these together, with one heaping table
spoonful of flour. Pour into it "a little
at time, stirring all the while), one
pint of boiling water, and let it simmer
on the stove few minutes. Add one
teaspoOnful of lemon extract, and the
luice of one lemon or a teaspOonful of
emon sugar.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-08

SCRATCHES IN TIE HoRsE.-TO cure
scratches i'm the horse, cleanse the part
well with soap and soft water; remove
soil; then dress the heels with a mix
ture composed of one part carbolic acid
and forty parts cold water; apply
three times a day. A few minutes
after using this lotion, rub the diseased
surface with glycerine. In addition
to this treatment, which is to be con-
tinued for a time after the heels have
been dried up, the same correspondent
recommends mixing with the horses
feed of grain, morning and night, one
and half ounces of liquor arsenicalis
each time.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-08
Tape Worm Removed Alive.

Head and all complete in two hours.
No fee till head passes. Seat. pin and
Stomach Worms removed by DIR. hun
KEEL, 259 North Ninth ST., Philadelphia,
Pa. Send for circular. For removing
Seat, Pin or Stomach Worms, call on
your druggist, and ask for bottle OF
kunkel's Worm Syrup, price 81. 1t
never fails. Common sense teaches il
Tape Worm be removed, all other
worms can be readily DESTROYED.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-08

YEAsT.-Take two cupfuls of grated
potatoes; one half cupful of sugar, one
fourth cupful of salt. Place these in a
pan and pour over the mixture one
quart of boiling water, stirring mean
while. Place the whole on the stove
and let it boil up once. When cool
enough (abOut blood-heat) add half a
cupful of good yeast. Set it in warm
place to rise. 1t is very light and
foamy, and does not sour readily. Like
all soft yeast, keep it in covered vessel
as cool as possible without freezing.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-08

Schlessing reasons that as with a
given tension of ammonia vapOr in the
air hot or warm water dissOlves less
than cold water, the tropical waters
must leave a larger proportion of at
mOspheric ammonia undissOlved than
waters of arctic seas. This partly ac-
counts for the greater luxuriance of
tropical vegetation, the atmosphere
being richer in this gaseous manure.
which is precipitated by cold rains or
dew.-THe Gdiary.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-08

You CANNOT convince dog with a
string OF firecrackers attached to his
narrative that the American Republic
is a complete success.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-08

A SCIENTIFIC PAPER says, "Keep you
mirrors away from the SUM-" "AnC
from the daughters also, if you can,
adds family paper.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-08

An Undiseernable Color 1t is a well
known fact that when the cOlors of the
prism are photographed there remains
outside the limits of the blue and violet
in a spectrum a distinct impression
which our eyes do not recognize as q col
or, According to Psychologists a time
will come when the human eye will be
perfected so as to discern this color as
well as the others.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-08

RYE MUFFISs.-One pint of milk,
three eggs, three pints rye flour, one
handful of wheat flour, half teacup
homemade yeast, or a penny's worth
of bakers yeast. Make over night. Set
in a warm place to rise, and bake in
rings or round tins half all hour.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-08

A MAN with a red face, and looking
rather shabby, calling at house in the
country one Sunday, asked for drink
of cider. The good lady of the estab-
lishment refused. He said that she had
better do so, for some persons had enter
tanned angels unawares. "Yes," said
she, 81 know that. But angels don't
go about drinking cider on Sunday.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-08

DANBURY Neics: 1t is the lack o
salts i'm pears which causes them I,
crack. When you hear a pear crack
start for the salts.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-08

TOMPKINs considers that brieflless
barrister ought never TO be blamed !;
''fOr it is decidedly wrong to abuse a
man without a cause.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-08

For SHow.-Reverting to the subject
of fattening stocks for shows, an Eng
lish farmer says his feeling is that
Providence never intended the animals
to be subjected to the sort of suffering
that men were now lnflicting upon
them. The way in which these ami
mails were stuffed with cod liver oil and
all sorts of things, merely to minister
to the pride of their owners, was un-
reasonable and very wrong, and ought
to be stopped.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-08

WHY should a man always wear 4
watch when he travels in a waterless
desert? Because every watch hss a
spring in it.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-08

In village not hundred miles from
Cork medical gentleman was disturbed
by repeated tappings at his door, and,
on getting up, found laboring man
soliciting his immediate attendance for
his wife. "Have you been long here!''
asked the doctor. "Indade l have y
answered Pat, "But why didn't you
ring the night bell?" "Och, because
was afraid of disturbing your honor"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-08

"MY DEAR WIFE, l wish you would
try to keep your temper" "My dear
husband, l wish you would try to get
rid of YOURS"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-08

IT Is the wife who has the making Ol
a mans home, says an exchange. True
and now and then she makes his wig
wan too.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-08

II SPEECH is silver and silence is gold,
how much is deaf and dumb man
worth?
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-08

BEETs FOR Cows.-Last year | raised
a lot of mangolds and carrots. The
mangolds were gathered first and put
in the cellar; afterwards the carrots
were gathered and corded up on top OF
them, so that when L began to feed
them to my COW, the carrots came first.
The cow gave about her usual quantity
of milk, excepting the usual shrinkage
on the accession of cold weather and
being put upon dry fodder. Fearing
that the beets would not keep as well as
the carrots, and also thinking that they
possessed better milk-prOducing quail
ties. was anxious to get at them. Ac-
cordingly L removed part of the car
rots and commenced feeding beets,
when. TO my surprise, my COW began
to fail of her milk until the deficiency
reached about one-third. Wishing to
test the matter still further, changed
back again to carrots, when her milk
increased to about the usual standard.
The quantity fed was about the same in
either case-about half bushel basket
three-guarters full. If there was any
difference, it was in favor of the beets.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-08

''PA," SAID a little fellow to his un'
shaven father, "yOur chin looks like the
wheel in the music box"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-08

SAGo SOUP.-Wash in several waters,
and float of the dirt from six ounces of
sagO; put 1t into three quarts of good
beef-broth; let it stew gently for rather
more than half an hour, and stir it Oc-
casionally, that it may not burn nor
stick to the stewpan. A quarter of an
ounce more sago to each pint of liquid
will thicken it to the consistence of pea
soup.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-08

FISH SAUCE-Boil two onions and
three anchovies in pint and half of
water till quite soft; then thicken with
flour and batter add two glasses Of wine,
claret or port.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-08

Cement for Wood Vessels required to
be uater- -tighf.-A mixture of lime, clay
and oxide of iron separately calclned
and reduced to powder, intimately
mixed, kept in a close vessel, and
mixed with water when used.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-08

The two coiors which are indiscerni-
BILE are invisible-green and blindman's-
buff.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-08

YOUNG-MAN- Who-Parts- his Hair-in-
the-Middle of the Swell-head tribe has
gone to Saratoga.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-08

HoGG WAS good writer; but he can't
be considered side of Bacon.-Com.
Adr.