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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-07-19

To CLEAN SILK.-Take a quarter Of a
pound of soft soap, teaspoonful of
brandy, and pint of gin; mix all well
together, and strain through cloth.
With a sponge or flannel spread the
mixture on each side of the silk without
erasing it; wash it in two or three
waters, and iron it on the wrong side !;
it will look as good as new, and the
process will not injure silks of even the
most delicate cOlOrs,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-07-19

A YOUNG MAN who had married a
woman with seven sisters and went to
live in the family, came out the other
day and sadly asked a neighbOr whether
it was better to cut your strawberry
beds bias with inside pleating or Pom
padour with nothing but plain insertion.
And the neighbOr was SO touched and
overcome by the evidence of failing
memory that he instantly borrowed a
silver handled fruit knife, four quarts
of beans, $3.50 in money, a clothes
horse, two buckets, and a wheelbarrow,
and would have borrowed more only
there didn't seem to be anything else
movable about the premises.-Nortoich
Bulletin.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-07-19

A SIMPLE and effectual remedy for
ivy poisoning is said to be sweet spirits
Of nitre. Battle the affected parts freely
two Or three times during the day, and
the next morning scarcely any trace of
the poison will remain.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-07-19

In A suburban school teacher gave
out the word "psalter" to a class in
spelling. 1t was "poser" to all till it
reached the foot Of the class, when a
curly-headed little fellow spelt it cor
rectly, and on being asked to define it,
shouted out, "More salt"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-07-19

The Blue Color Of the SKY and Sea-
The blue color of the sky and of the
sea is satisfactorily proven to be due
to the presence Of exceedingly small
particles of matter, that float in the air
or water.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-07-19

"WHY is it, my dear sir" said Waf-
fles's landlady to him the other day,
''that you newspaper men never get
rich ?" 81 do not know" was his re-
ply, "except it is that dollars and sense
do not always travel together"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-07-19

SAND TART.-Two pounds of flour,
two pounds of sugar, one and quarter
pounds butter, four eggs, salt; roll thin,
sprinkle cinnamon and sugar on top,
and bake on tin sheets.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-07-19
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Dull, heavy headache, obstruction Of
the nasal passages, discharge falling
into the throat, sometimes profuse, wa
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-07-19

"OH, DO come along John," said a
young person to her husband, as they
were walking through the Geological
Gardens, ''dOn't poke so dreadfully
When you have seen one you have seen
all
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-07-19

Joseph Paw-nee-no pah-she has
been elected Governor and Chetopah
has been chosen head counsellor of the
Osages.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-07-19

RICE MUFFINs.-TO one quart Of sour
milk, three well beaten eggs, q little
salt teaspoonfui Of soda, and enough
rice flour to thicken TO stiff batter.
Bake in rings.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-07-19

SIX AND a half feet of bride stood
before the altar in a Paris church the
other day, and promised to love, cherish
and obey three feet and quarter of
bridegroom; and that is the long ana
short of it.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-07-19

AN ABsENT-MINDED editor having
courted girl and applied to her father,
the old man said: swell, you want my
daughter; what sort of a settlement
will you make? What will you give
her?" "Give her," replied the other,
looking up vacantly; ''Oh, I'll give her
puff" "Take her." replied the father.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-07-19

On THE OTHER HORsE.-Mr. Filkins
is seized and possessed Of respected
grandmother aged over one hundred
years. At the early age Of two years 1t
Is firmly believed she gazed upon the
face of the noble G. w.
During this Centennial year centen-
marian grandmothers are quoted far
above par, and Filkins felt a sort OF
commendable and virtuous pride in the
newspaper paragraphs that went around
the country referring to the old lady,
and coupling his name with hers.
Filkins is also the owner of rapid
mare-just fast enough to lose. Recently
he desired to sell the animal, for he had
his eye on likely young colt, which
he coveted, and wanted to raise money
to buy. So he put an advertisement In
the village paper and calmly waited.
One morning as he was busy at ms
woodpile, two strangers drove ND TO his
gate and fastened their horses.
Their vehicle was brilliantly decorated
by the painters art, was covered, and
bore upon its side the following
words: "Great Museum of Centennial
Wonders"
The smooth-faced man who appeared
to be the spokesman, approached FIJI
kins with
"saw the notice in the paper about
your"
"You did, eh ?" said Filkins. Well,
she is high stopper and no mistake. "
Thought we'd see, this being the
Centennial year, If we couldn't get her
to take to Philadelphia and"
"Oh, yes; you want to trOt her out
down there, do you? Well, she's fast
one, and no mistake"
s'Isn't that rather peculiar language
to use in speaking of so aged"
"Aged! Why, man, what are you
talking about. Wipe off your chin!"
"Aged! Why, she's sound IN wind,
limb and stomach. Never was known
to kick or bite. She's gentle as kitten,
and as for pedigree"
"Well all that's gratifying, of course.
How about Hamilton wash"
"Hambletonian of course she's Ham
bletonian stock, her dam"
"How's her teeth?"
"Sound as a dollar; never gets 'off
her feed;' eats her four quarts Of"
"Does she use glasses, Mr.. Filkins
Does she smoke or chew? Will you sell
her or only rent her? Well take her
off your hands, and make it an object
for you. OF course, the natural feelings
of relationship must be considered, but
biz is biz, and We will pay cash down
for the old"
"What in and are you talking
about, you bald headed old reprobate?"
"Your 100-year-old grandmother, of
course; we want to buy her or rent her
for our Great Centennial Museum of
Wonders We've got an anaconda al
ready, playful little cuss, and living
skeleton who'll be amazing good COM
pany for the old woman. If you'll rent
her for cash, just trot her out"
At this moment the strangers observed
that Mr.. Filkins was carefully selecting
out a large sized club from the pile,
and "hefting" it in threatening man
ner.
They at once gave up hopes of effect
ing deal, and withdrew in haste, fol-
lowed by about cord and half of
wood-beech and maple; body wood
waited wildly after them by the irate
Filkins.
That night an unwonted tenderness
was evident in the voice and manner of
Mr.. Filkins as he tenderly told his be-
loved and aged old grandparent to
"shut her old mouth and crawl off TO
bed. budget Of Fun.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-07-19

WHAT is that which when found in
wedlock is single, yet in widowhoOd al
ways becomes double? The letter ..
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-07-19

STARTLING discovery Of little three
year-old; 'why, pa, there's hole in
your hair 70
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-07-19

To TAKE grease spots from floor,
mix red clay into paste spread upon
the spot thickly; when dry take OF and
wash with soap suds; If not all out re-
peat.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-07-19

To MAKE HORSE RELISH HIS HAY.-
Sprinkle the hay with water that has
salt dissolved In 1t, because it is pleas
ing to the animals taste and more easily
|digested. A teaspoonful of salt in q
bucket Of water is sufficient.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-07-19

A VERY greedy boy-One who re-
Gently took the measles from his little
sister.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-07-19

"SCRE, which is the entrance out?''
asked an Irishman at railway station
the other day.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-07-19

PRUNING MELON vINEs.-Few persons
practice pruning cucumber, melon and
other similar kinds of vines; still, it is
just as beneficial, If properly done, as
the annual prunings of the grape and
other woody plants. The pruning
should be confined, however, to the
pinching OF of the ends of shoots only.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-07-19

Two IRIsHMEN travelling, were robbed
and tied in a woods. One, in despair,
cried "Och, I'm undone!" Said the
other. "Faix, then wish you'd come
and undo me-"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-07-19

To REMOVE RUsT.-To remove rust
from steel, cover with sweet oil well
rubbed on. In forty-eight hours use
unslacked lime, powdered very fine.
Rub it till the rust disappears. To pre-
vent rust, mix with fat oil varnish four
fifths of well rectified spirits of turpen-
tine. Apply the varnish by means of a
sponge. Articles vanished in this
manner will retain their brilliancy, and
never contract any spots of rust.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-07-19

OLD bells can be made q good as new
ones. Old bellies can't.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-07-19

WHEN do two and two not make four
When they stand for twenty-five.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-07-19

To improre India ink for drawing
purposes, so that even the thickest
lines will dry quickly. add one part of
carbolic acid to eight parts of the ink.
If, by mistake, too much be added, the
error may be corrected by adding more
ink. If the mixture is properly made
the ink ia as easy to draw with as it is
without the carbolic acid. but dries
very quickly, and the drawing made
with it may even be vanished without
damage.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-07-19

A SLEEPS TEErH.-I often hear per-
sons disputing the age of sheep, to my
surprise, be it said. For them to tell
the age of sheep nothing is easier. A
sleeps front teeth the first year are
eight in number, appearing all of "a size.
Second year the two middle ones are
shed and replaced by two much longer
than the others. Third year two very
small ones appear-one on either side
of the eight. At the end of the fourth
there are six large teeth. Fifth year
all the front teeth are large. Sixth
wear all begin to show wear-not till
then.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-07-19

LYING in wait; false scales.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-07-19

SADDLE GALLs.-To prevent saddle
gals, the saddle should be lined with
some smooth, hard, substance. Flannel
or woolen cloth is bad. A hard-finished,
smooth rawhide lining, similar to those
Of the military saddles, is preferable.
Then, if the saddle is properly fitted to
the horses back, there will be no gals
unless the horse is very hardly used.
Calls should be washed with soap and
water, and then with a solution of six
grain of copperas or blue vitriol, to one
tablespoonful of water, which will har-
den the surface and help to restore the
growth of skin. White hairs growing
upon healed gall spots cannot be pre-
vented.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-07-19

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; boil and mash some potatoes,
and make them into paste with one or
two eggs; roll it out, with dust of flour ;
cut it round with a 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, 1876-07-19

The Visible Horizon. = A point of
some scientific interest was raised
lately in England in regard to what
was the distance as implied by the
visible horizon. 1t was argued that
the three-miles limit of territorial
waters was of modern origin, while the
idea was advanced that by the distance
was implied that exact limit which
could be reached by a cannOn-ball.
Three miles being the distance of the
Ofting or visible horizon 10 a person
of six feet, standing on the shore
and looking TO the sea, it is natural to
suppose that, irrespective of gunnery,
the distance man could see Is what is
meant by the visible horizon.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-07-19

To PRESERVE lard tor summer use it
is not necessary to salt it, it being pre-
ferable when perfectly fresh; but it
should be tried till all the water is ex-
PEELED. Cleanse your hogs bladders
and fill them with lard warm enough to
run easily. When cold close up the
mouths of the bladders and your lard
will keep perfectly sweet and clean as
long as you choose to keep it. Tin is
objectionable to keep lard in, especially
if the latter is salted, on account of the
rust.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-07-19

STAINS FROM LINEN.-To restore linen
that has long been stained, rub the
stains on each side with wet brown
soap. Mix some starch to thick paste
with cold water, and spread it over the
soaped places; then expose the linen to
the sun and air, and if the stains have
not disappeared in three or four days,
rub of the mixture, and repeat the pro-
cess with fresh soap and starch. After
wards dry it; wet it with cold water,
and put il into the wash.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-07-19

WHICH WAY SHOULD DRILLS RUN?-
An erroneous impression seems to pre-
vail in regard to the proper direction in
which to place drills, for plants cultiva-
ted in that manner. They are usually
laid off north and south, in order to get
the greatest benefit from the direct rays
of the sun. Instead of north and south,
the rows should run east and west.
Suppose q piece of ground planted in
drills two feet apart, running north and
south. The plants, by the middle of
July, having attained the height of
four feet, each row will be shaded by
the one east Of it until about the middle
of the forenoon; then from the middle
of the afternoon till night, the shade of
each row will fall on Its next eastern
neighbor.
Ii the drills run east and west, the
distance apart and the height being the
same, the shadow of any row will not
reach another row, excepting when
the sun is near the horizon, early i'm the
morning or late i'm the afternoon. In
latitude 40 deg. north the shadow of a
plant four feet high will not reach tive
feet north from its base until about the
10th of August.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-07-19

FRENCH RoLLs.-Two quarts of sifted
flour, a lump of lard about the size OF
an egg-one little larger of butter
stir into the flour, the same as in max
ing pastry. When well stirred, add
blOodwarm water, or preferaoly milk
and water; add little salt, ,haf a teacup-
full of homemade yeast or three table,
spoonfuls of bakers yeast. Mix in the
evening as for bread, and let rise; ten
or fifteen minutes will suffice if the
oven is sufficiently heated. Good bread
is made in the same way with a proper
tionately small quantity of lard and
butter.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-07-19
SCIENTIFIC.

The Antiquity of Man. Prof. Daw-
kiDs and the Rev. Mr.. Wells recently
sent q paper to the British Geological
Society concerning the traces or man
in Robin Hoods cave. 1t confirms the
views of some eminent geOloRists--
among them Sir William Guise and
the Rev. Mr.. Simonds-as to the same
traces discovered two or three sum
mers ago in the Doward Caves, near
Monmouth, and particularly SO as re-
CARDS one of them known as hing
Arthur's Hall. In these caves, beneath
the relative layers OF debris between
three stalagmitic floors, which had
been blown up. and rising also upon a
fourth, were found remains Tin excel
lent preservatiOn) of the mammoth Tin
various stages of develOpment), the
lOnghaired rhinOcerOs, the reindeer, the
Irish elk, bison, beaver, hyena. the
great cave lion, and the cave bear.
That man was here associated with
the calf animals was abundantly prov
ed by the Clipped fiints and pebbles,
the work of his hand, being found
among the remains of the monsters
Just mentioned, and which were lying
side by side with them, sealed up by
the same stalagmitic floor. Man evi-
IDENTIFY went occasionally for shelter
into the older dens used by hyenas as
a larder, wherein they kept their prey
they had dragged thIther, and there
left his handiwOrk as evidence of those
visits. These caves are now some 300
feet above the level of the Wye; but
resting upon the lowest stalagmitic
floor, mingled with the remains of ex-
tinct animals and the Clipped imple-
ments of the old stone men, were
found river silt and sand, and river
bOulders of the same character as
those to be found in the bed of the
Wye to-day. These caves, moreover,
bore evident traces of the glacial peri
cd. On the occasion referred TO, the
Rev. Mr.. SymOnds concluded an adj
dress by saying; I'VE know absolutely
nothing as yet of the lapse of time
which separates US from the cave peri
Ods, when the old men whose haunts
we have visited to-day lived and died.
The everlasting hills have mOldered
and shed vast masses of debris; the
climate has changed cities rise where
flowed the salt sea water land has be-
come sea, and brooks run where rivers
ran before; rivers have shrunk in their
beds, and the reindeer and musk OK
have retreated to the distant north
since the last hyena dragged into the
DOward caves his last morsel, OF the
last glacier melted among the noun
tains of Wales"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-07-19

The GUMs.-The daily precaution
(the use of the tooth h-brush) for the pre-
servation of the teeth. and the cleanli-
ness of the mouth, will generally ensure
healthy condition of the gums !;
though they are sometimes affected from
constitutional causes, which produce
tenderness and liability to bleed upon
pressure; cold, also, has similar effect
occasionally. Tincture of myrrh, di-
luted with little water, is, in such
cases, an excellent purifying and
Strengthening application. A few drops
of tincture of catechu in water forms an
astringent and stimulating lotion.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-07-19

Firing Pencil Lines and ColOrs on
DrdUings.-W. Z. Debenham describes
method of fixing powder and other
cOlOrs after they are applied.
81 immerse the drawing in or flow
over it solution of freshly prepared
moist gluten in alcohol, the alcohol to
be at strength of about seventy or
eighty per cent, or a solution of gelatin
or metagelatin or kindred substance
(the word gelatin will be used here
after to include kindred substances),
in water. with as much alcohol added
as the solution will bear without pre-
cipitating the gelatin. If the solution
be hot, it will bear a large addition of
alcohol. 1t is necessary that the solu
ton be very alcoholic, or the cOlOrs
will run, as they would IN an ordinary
aqueous solution. The gelatin coating
may be rendered insOluble by treat
ment with tannin or chrome alum ; the
chrome alum is either added to the
gelatin solution itself, or applied Sc
parately, and afterwards exposed to
light.
"TO prepare a photograph or draw
ing that color may adhere, l apply
either of the alcoholic solution already
mentioned, or solutions of glycerin OF
sugar, or a mixture of any of these !;
and this preparative liquid should
contain fifty per cent or more of alco-
hOl in order that it may penetrate
evenly. If the work can be colored
before being mounted, as in the case
of a photograph to be enameled, | ap-
ply the preparation liquid to the back
of the paper. The alcohol makes it
/ penetrate to the front, and the color is
taken in a very even and fine manner.
"The fixing solutions are also appli-
cable to water color, pencil, and crayOn
drawings; and l prefer to employ
gluten solution as an aqueous solution
of gelatin, if desired, as an additional
coat. or for the purpose of attaching it
to the cOllodiOnIzed glass in enamel
ing. The fixing solution itself may
also be used for this latter purpose,
and the colOring or touching is not to
be disturbed. When it is required that
the gluten solution should contain
more gluten than the alcohol will take
up, evaporate rapidly, but not to pre-
cipitatiOn. a portion of the solution,
4 Al sNx
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-07-19

Measuring Instruments. At a late
conference held at the kensingtOn
Museum Sir j. Whitworth, in treating
of linear measurements-a subject he
has SO thoroughly illustrated, stated
that fifty years ago the thousands of
spindles used in a cotton factory had
each to be separately fitted into the
bolster i'm which it worked, but that at
present all these spindles were made
70 guage and were interchangeable.
Sir j. WhitwOrth said that the founda-
ton of all accuracy in measurement,
was the production of a true plane. To
show the extreme accuracy In the pro-
cess of measurement an instrument
was exhibited which gave the differ
ences of one twenty-thousandth of an
inch. In discussion which followed
ON measurementsM VI. Tresca said that it
was desirable that instruments should
be available which would determine
thicknesses equal to one-thirtieth of
the thread of cObweb. Sir j. Whit
worth has constructed machine cap
able of giving measurements of the
One-milliOnth of an inch.
An Englishman has invented an in
geniOus cOntriyance for keeping the
feet warm. He proposes that every
mau who desires immunity from the
plague of cold feet, shall build one of
his portable heaters In the heel of his
boot and supply it with his patent fuel.
A spring in the instep operates as a
bellOws-and there's the whole thing in
a nutshell, SO to speak. The invention
does credit to the inventors humane
impulses, but we are not sure that 1t
is an unmixed good. A defective fiue
might cause a cOnfiagratiOn; the jdmbes
might become overheated and take fire
at any time or a mischievous stOker
might coal up with dynamite, and then
there'd be the expense of a new heater,
and perhaps of a new heel. A man
who wears one of these contrivances
in wet weather will run the risk of be-
ing in hot water.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-07-19

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