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

Europeans first set foot in Japan in
1912. They were three Portuguese
sailors, who, in the language of the
Jesuit fathers, "breathed into the
japanese atmosphere the first breath of
Christianity" Missionaries soon fol-
lowed, notable among whom was
Francis Xavier, and in the course of
half a century so numerous were the
converts that one might fairly hope
that in a few years the whole Empire
would be Christianized. But the Shotgun
Hideyoshi, who had learned of the
Portuguese and Spanish conquests in
India, grew suspicious of the new doc
trines, and instituted violent persecu-
tion of the Christians, which was con-
tinued by his successors. In 1887 il
was alleged that the native Christians
had entered into a conspiracy with the
Portuguese Government TO overthrow
the imperial throne. The whole sect
was remorselessly crushed; all for
eigners were expelled from the Empire,
excepting the Dutch, who had aided the
Shotgun, and who were allowed to keep
up trading establishment on the little
island of Deshima, which they were
not allowed to leave, and where they
were, in effect, prisoners, only three
vessels being allowed once a year to
come TO them from Holland. Weary
must have been the watch of these ex-
lied traders as they placed along the
shore of their little prison, straining
their eyes in gazing over the blue
waters to catch the first glimpse of the
white sails which were TO bring them
some tidings from the world without.
From this time dates that system of
Jealous seclusion which for more than
two centuries kept Japan sealed book
from the rest of the world. Yet during
all this time the Empire enjoyed pro-
found tranquility under the system of
dual government which had in effect
been instituted as early as the twelfth
century, but had been brought to per-
fection by Iyeyasu and his grandson
Ivemitsu. The introduction of Christi
anity and its complete determination
from a thrilling episode, but, after all ,
only an episode, leaving behind it no
trace on the history of Japan and its in
stitutions s.-Hdrper's Ndgdzine.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-09-27
Anecd0te Of PalmersfOn,

After all, the cheapest and most val
liable currency is good manners f; and
we repeat an anecdote of Lord Pal
merston for the benefit of hotel-clerks,
car-cOnductors, bar-keepers, and Cen
tenDial gatemen, while admitting that
they have many annOyances to endure
daring this hot weather. A railroad
Waterman saw Lord PalmerstOn smOk-
ing his cigar at the end of station.
The venerable statesman was in deep
thought, and did not know he was viO-
iating the rules, and when the watch
man teld him he was, he did not hear
him, upon which the watchman pulled
the cigar out of the mans mouth and
threw it upon the track. The train
came dashing by directly afterwards,
and just as PalmerstOn was getting in,
a brother workman remarked There
goes the old chief of the cabinet y
The watchman. frightened to death
rushed up to London the next day
forced his way into the Premier's pre-
sence, and begged his pardon. $50
sir" was the reply, you would moi
have been so rude to me in obedience
to your orders if l had been other thar
| ami You are an Internal snOb, anC
if | treated you as you deserved
would have you removed ~ We repea
the moral, that politeness is the bes
and cheapest currency in the world
but to be of any value it must be uni
versal.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-09-27

CosT OF FEEDING.-A correspondent
inquiries what is the average cost per
day for keeping cows in a good flow of
milk, and how much less it ought to
cost after they go dry; also how much
food fattening steer will consume in
a week.
The answer in both cases depends in
some degree on the capacity of the ami
NAL, and still more on the kinds OF
feed, and the right proportion in blend
ing them. In some cases within our
knowledge the cost of feeding has not
exceeded to S cents per day for cows
not in milk, and should not in any
case exceed 9 or 10 cents until milking
commences. When the COW is to be
kept up to her best milking capacity
the feed should be nearly doubled in
amount, and the cost should range from
10 to Is cents per day. If it exceed
this limit, it proves that the mode of
feeding is defective, or that the COW is
an exceptional animal.
In the case of a stall-fed OK it would
require two and half per cent. of the
live weight per day in hay or its equiv
alent to sustain the vital functions.
Beyond this all the feed given would
go TO increase the weight. A steer of
1000 pounds would consume l75 pounds
of hay per week to hold his condition,
without gaining flesh. If 80 pounds OF
grain are fed in addition to this, il
ought to gain or 10 pounds in weight.
The more additional feed it can be made
to eat and digest, the more rapidly il
will gain flesh, and the less will be the
cost per pound for the beef made.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-09-27
A Want Supplied.

The American mind is active. lt has
given us books of fiction for the sentl-
mentalist, learned books for the scholar
and professional student, but Je'o books
for the people. A book for the people must
relate to a subject of universal interest.
Such subject is the physical man, and
such a book ''THE PEOPLES COMMON
SENSE MEDICAL ADVISER" copy Of
which has been recently laid on our Ia
BILE. The high professional attainments
of its authOr-Dr. X. " PIERCE, OF Buf-
falo, n. Y.,-and the advantages de-
rived by him from an extensive practice
would alone insure for his work cor
dial reception. But these are not the
merits for which it claims our attention.
The Author is man Of the people. He
sympathiZes with them in all their af-
| flictions, efforts and attainments. He
Derceiyes their want-d kHOlriedgs OF
| thenlselreS-and believing that all truth
should be made as universal as Gods
own sunlight, from his fund of learning
and experience he has produced a work
in which he gives them the benefits OF
| his labOrs. In it he considers man in
every phase of his existence, from the
moment he emerges ''from rayless
/ atom, too diminutive for the sight, until
| he gradually evolves to the maturity OF
| those Conscious POIrerS, the exercise OF
which furnishes subjective evidence Of
our immortality" Proceeding upon the
| theory that every fact of mind has a
physical antecedent, he has given an
admirable treatise on Cerebral PhysiOl-
ogy, and shown the bearings of the facts
thus established upon individual and
social welfare. The Author believes
with Spencer, that ''as vigorous health
and its accompanying high spirits are
/ larger elements of happiness than any
| other things whatever, the teaching now
| to maintain them is a teaching that
| yields to no other whatever" and ac-
| cordingly has introduced an extensive
| discussion of the methods by which we
may preserve the integrity of the sys-
TEN and ofttimes prevent the onset OF
| disease. Domestic Remedies-their pre-
| paration, uses and effects-fOrm prom
/ inent feature of the work. The hy-
| gienic treatment, or nursing of the sick,
is an important subject, and receives
/ attention commensurate with its impOr-
tance. Nearly all diseases ''tO which
flesh is heir" are described, their symp-
toms and causes explained, and proper
domestic treatment suggested. To re-
| ciprocate the many favors bestowed
upon him by a generous public, the
author offers his book at price (Sl.5O)
little exceeding the cost of publication.
Our readers can obtain this practical
and valuable work by addressing the
author.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-09-27
AGRICULTURAL.

How TO CRUSH OATS FOR FEED.-ln
England oats are crushed by hand in
machines, not longer than root slicer.
One large, smooth-faced wheel, with a
face about three inches wide, revolves
in close proximity to a smaller one, six
inches i'm diameter, and about the same
face as the large one. A hopper per-
mits the discharge of oats between these
two wheels, which, rolling together,
crush each grain as fiat as wafer. As
they drop from the crusher, the plump
oats are nearly circular; those less
plump eliptical, and the few false ker-
nels in the samples l examined, were
fiattened and broken, but showed no
white flour and no definite form. In
one ordinary sample, which weighed
about forty-four pounds to the bushel,
almost every oat was flattened into a
white, floury disk, nearly or quite as
large as an old-fashioned silver three
cent piece. Oats thus crushed may be
fed as they are, and not one will pass
the digestive organs unacted upon, as
so often happens with whole oats; they
may be mixed with cut or chaffed hay,
with steamed fodder of any kind. They
90 decidedly further. Those who figure
most closely, are the most positive In
their approval of them from motives of
economy solely, and uniformly assert
their superiority to ground oats, even
though they were to grind themselves.
Oat crushers will certainly find their
way to popularity among US, for with
our lightweight oats they are more
important than where the heavy oats oi
Europe can be obtained-oats weighing
forty to forty-seven pounds to the
bushel are not uncommon there, while
here thirty-two pounds is legal bushel
by weight, and the measured bushe
oftener falls below than it goes above
that weight. Many city dealers sell
ninety pound bags for three bushels
Il From the American Agriculturist.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-09-27

The Queens DicipliRe.-An anecd0te
illustrating NictOria's admirable good
sense and strict domestic principle,
writes Grace Greenwood, came to me
directly from one who witnessed the
occurrence.
One day the Queen was present in her
carriage at military review; the
princess royal, then rather wilful girl
of about thirteen sitting on the front
seat, seemed disposed to be rather IA
miliar and coquettish with some young
officers of the escort. Her majesty gave
several reproving looks, without avail.
At length. flirting her handkerchief
over the side of the carriage, she dropped
it-too evidently not accidentally. In
stantly two or three young heroes
sprang from their saddles tn return it
to her hand-but the awful voice of
majesty stayed them."
"Stop, gentlemen, exclaimed the
queen, "leave it just where it lies. Now,
my daughter, get down from the car
riage and pick up your handkerchief" 3"
There was no help for it. The royal
coachman let down the steps for the
little royal lady, who proceeded to lift
from the dust the pretty piece of cam
brio and lace. She blnshed a good
deal, though she tossed her head sau-
ely, and she was doubtless angry
enough, but the mOrtifying lesson
nipped in the bud her first impulse to-
ward coquetry. 1t was hard but it
was wholesome. How many American
mothers would be equal to such piece
of Spartan discipline
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-09-27

RYE FOR WINTER PAsTURE.-Experi-
ence proves that no kind of pasture
pays as well as rye sown for early
spring feeding. 1t comes i'm before any
other herbage, and is a real treat to
cows and other stock, after having been
kept on dry fodder and such like food
all winter, as is too common with most
farmers who fail to supply themselves
with root crops. One who has for
many years been In the habit of SOW
ing rye for the purpose indicated with
the very best results says that, if sown
in August or even in September, it
will produce an abundant yield of deli
cious heritage for all kinds of stock in
early spring, or in some quarters late
in the winter. 1t is especially valua-
BILE for the calves and colts and lambs
and milch cows, and indeed for all
kinds of stock. All you have TO do is
to plow the ground and sow the seed !;
they will pluck it. You need not har-
vest it for them. The green rye keeps
the bowels open, the blood in good
condition, and the animals growing
with great rapidity. If the corn field
is so that it can be. pastured, nothing
will pay better than to sow it in rye.
Put a man on horse with a seed bag,
and let him sow the rye. If heavy
rain soon falls, or moist weather soon
follows, the rye will come up without
running through the cultivator: but,
in case of dry weather, the cultivator
must be used to cover the seed.
There is nothing in which farmers
are more lacking than in supplying
winter pasturage to keep their animals
healthy and in growing condition, and
to save giving out so much other feed
that has been saved at considerable ex-
pense. Those raising hogs largely will
lind rye the very best Of pasturage for
winter
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-09-27
The Poetry OF the Telegraph Wire

Mr.. W. Hepworth Dixon, the we'll
known lecturer and orator, said at re-
cent dinner in London: "Looking at a
telegraph wire in the London streets,
trailing by lamp posts, crawling near
cutters, you reject the poetry that pal
pilates in that wire, The familiar is
rarely picturesque. No Venetian artist
thinks a gondola picturesque. No Eng
lish artist thinks cab picturesque, but
English artists flock to the lagoon in or
der to paint gondolas, and famous
Venetian artist has recently been in
London for the purpose of painting
cabs. Set the wire in strange scene,
and we catch the picture at a glance.
In the Syrian desert you come on the
telegraph line connecting London with
Calcutta by way of the Euphrates VAL
ley. You may find a Bedouin sheikh
standing near with carbine in his
hand, a dozen of his servants by his
side, his mare and camel in group
apart, and this bit of wire-to him Shei-
tan's messenger-running through the
wild mans country, and black-bird
perched on one of the telegraph poles,
an emblem of that Sheitan which the
untamed Arab sheikh conceives. The
wire Is poetic and dramatic instru-
ment. 1t brings the very ends of the
world together. fusing the sum of hu-
man emotions into one common senti-
ment. Can the dramatic poet in his
highest reach of tragic passion do as
much? Take the case of great battle
fought and won-Sadowa,S Sedan, or any
other typical class. L take Sedan-two
armies clash, a victory is gained an en-
caaAn1 fa Ills
Events occur in a few hours which
change the flow and custom of the
world. A crash, an onset, and a roul
Napoleon a prisoner, Wilhelm on his
way TO Versailles. The political and
military centre of Europe is transferred
from Paris to Berlin. These things are
done in dozen hours, and in another
dozen hours men are talking in theiI
breathless haste and fever of these great
events, not only in Paris and Berlin
but in the mosques of Cairo, and in the
streets of Archangel, in the bazaars Of
Calcutta and on the quays of the Rio
by the falls of the Ottawa, in the mar
ket places OF San Francisco and in tht
shops at sydney; within day the new;
is told, and at the same instant of time
every human heart is quivering witt
the shock of these great events. This i:
drama; all the corners of the earth art
Joined, kindled, fused. just as in the
theatre you, speak directly face to face
with five or SIX hundred persons, 81
that every one laughs or weeps under ;
common impulse, laughing with tn,
same wave of merriment, crying witt
the same pang of emotion; so the poeti
cal telegraph speaks to the whole work
now becomes theatre-bringing JOY
and sorrow, eXaltation and remorse Il
every kind and race of man."
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-09-27

Improring English Cloths.-Aremark-
able practice is said to have come into
vogue among some of the cloth sellers
of India. Bales of English goods are,
as soon as received, carried TO
the river and washed, the object OF
this being to thicken the texture of the
cloth. and by this means to obtain a
much higher price than that current
for them as they arrive from the manu-
factories or original sources of prOduc-
ton.
The process is very simple. The
pieces are one by one opened at the
rivers bank and washed in the run
ming water, which takes off the English
sizing; they are next re-rOlled and
beaten with wooden clubs, dipped and
beaten again and again, and SO on fol
hours the threads then begin to swell
and thicken the cloth, so that the weav-
ing appears close and tough. They
are then reopened and partly dried
dipped in a hot tub of well-bOiied rice
water, such as is used for starching
and carefully hung out to dry; when
dry, the cloth is carefully re-fOlded and
pressed. The change thus effected Ii
so great that a coarse, long, very cheaI
cloth is transformed to a aclOse-textured
fabric, rivaling the very best.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-09-27

TRANsPLANTING TREEs.-The people
of the United States spend annually
millions of dollars for trees. Fully a
half of the trees planted annually are
lost inside of two years. If a tree is
carefully dug, with plenty of fine,
fibrous roots, safely packed-if they are
to be shipped any distance-and care
fully shielded from the sun and wind !:
after it is removed from the box or
package, the roots dipped in a sort of
paste made of salt and water and, If
the ground is not in a favorable condi-
tion for planting. 'heeled in" with
care, so that the soil comes in con-
tact, with the roots, take my word for
it, not one tree in fifty will die. Moth
ing is so conducive to the growth of a
tree and protecting it from the drouth
as mulching. Half-rooted manure,
leaves, sawdust, or something similar,
may be used, and should be at least six
inches deep. A tree thus planted will
withstand almost any amount of drouth.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-09-27
THE MEMORIES OF THE HEART.

We may shred the moss-veil from the rose
The blossom from the spray;
The bloom that pearls the luscious grape
A touch will brush away;
The vine may loosen from the tree
Which once it clung to fast;
But the heart will keep its memories
Till life itself be past.
The gold must die from the sunset skies,
The purple from fair hills
The foam flowers fade from opal waves
Drought hush the bsbbling hills;
The earth grows cold and passionless
Meath Winters bitter blast;
But the heart will keep its memories
Til life itself be past.
The flush will fade from cheek and brow,
The sweet smile wane and die;
The freshness leave the coral lips,
Tears dim the brightest eye:
Youth, beauty, hope and happiness.
And love may die at last;
But the heart will keep its memories
Til life itself be past.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-09-27

How TO APPLY MANURE. When coarse
manure is applied to crop, it decom-
poses very slowly and we fail to get
the whole benefit of it for the first crop
and may lose some of its value. But
when it is made completely available
before it is applied, the first crop is en-
abled to appropriate all that it wants
and the surplus remains for the next
crop. To get the greatest benefit from
it, therefore, manure for shailow-rooted
plants, such as wheat, oats, etc., should
be applied near the surface and mixed
with the soil by narrowing, just before
the seed is sown, so that the young
plant can reach its food when it will dc
it the most good. For deep rooted grass
feeding plants, as the various roots,
potatoes, etc., the manure should be
covered with light furrOw in the
drill, and little extra fine fertilizer
be placed near the seed.-Americdn 40
riculturist.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-09-27

If your child is suffering from worm,
use DIR. WIsHART's WORN SUGAR DRops
an old and reliable remedy, that nsus,
fails in thoroughly exterminating these
pests of childhood. Being made in the
form of Sugar Drops. having neither
the taste or smell of meuic,ne, no tron.
BILE is experienced in inducing children
to take them. Sold by all Druggists al
% cents box, or sent by mail on re-
ceipt of price, at the Principal Depot
9l6 Filbert Street. Philadelphia, Pa.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-09-27

Filidl LOre.-One day some men, who
had been condemned to hard labor on
the public works for various crimes,
were occupied in replacing one OF the
streets in the city of Vienna.
There passed that way good-look-
ing, well-dressed young man; he
stopped near one of the convicts, en-
braced him affectionately, and went
on.
A State official had been at his win
dow during this scene, and was much
astonished at it. He had the young
man brought to him, and said: MY
friend, there is something very pecu-
liar in embracing a convict III the
street. What will people think OF
your
The young man said nothing for a
few moments. but soon recovering
himself, he replied: "My lord, l only
followed the dictates of duty and my
heart-for the convict is my father"
Touched by these words and admir-
ing the noble conduct of the young
man, the official hastened to tell the
Emperor what had happened. The
sovereign recognized the beauty of
his filial act, and gave the convict's s
son an important post. He wished at
once to show that the punishment of
crime should be individual, and not
general, and that nothing should inter
fere with the Divine precept, Honor
thy father and thy mother"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-09-27

Varnish for Glass.-Terquem pre-
pares a varnish for glass on which
drawings can be made, either with
India ink or with ordinary ink. Four
parts gum mastic and parts sandarac
are placed in a well closed bottle with
8 parts of 95 per cent. alcohol, and
warmed on water bath, then Uttered.
When used, the glass is heated TO from
122degs. to 14O degs. and the varnish
flowed over 1t. After the drawing is
done, it is flowed with a weak solution
of gum. The varnish is very hard, and
on warm glass it is brilliant and trans
parent; but when cold 1t is Opaque and
absorbs the ink. 1t can be employed
for putting labels on glass bottles, etc.
A thin solution of gelatin applied to
a plate of glass, which is supported
horizontally until dry, makes good
surface for pen and ink drawings for
transparencies.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-09-27

for all Lung diseases, and heartily 70
commend it to the public, feeling sura
that all who try it will agree with me y
CAUTION.
Beware appropriations bearing simi-
lar names. Examine the bottle care.
fully before purchasing, and be surs
you get DIR. WIsTAR's BALsAM OF VIM
CHERRY, having the signature of ~
BUTTS" on the wrapper. 80 cents and
81 bottle. 2e
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-09-27

Saws writer to the ChristidR Union:
ssNaie your work easy. Reduce it. Do
not expect to accomplish in midsummer
the days task OF midwinteI. hequlre
les. of yourself, your children, your
servants. If you are preacher, oini'
one service and cut the other down &c
sixty minutes. If you are a senool.
teacher, reduce the lesson one-hait. II
YOU are housekeeper, give your fami y
Simple meals that require less prepara'
ton and less clearing away. Ii you are
an editor-meu will read the newspaper
even in midsummer, and we see no hell
for you."
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-09-27

To SWEEP CARPETS WITHOUT Dust
Take coarse unsifted meal, dampen and
sprinkle in front of the broom; or
sprinkle thoroughly with dry salt; or
strew damp tea leaves latter steeping)
on the carpet before sweeping. not hav-
ing them too wet, or use dish of water,
Changing when dirty dampen the
broom in it, sweeping but little ways
at a time