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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-09-05
VANITY.

The sun comes up and the sun goes down.
And day and night are the same as one
The year grows green and the year grows brown
And Whist is it all when all is done:
Grains of somber or shining sand,
Sliding into or out of the hand.
And men go down ships to the seas,
And a hundred ships are the same as one
And backward and forward blows the breeze,
And what is it all when all is done:
A tide with never a shore in sight
Setting stea lily ON to the night
The fisher droppeth his net in the stream,
And hundred streams are the same as one
And the maiden dreameth her love-lit dream,
And what is it all when all is done
The net OF the fisher the burden breaks
And always the dreaming the dreamer wakes
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-09-05
Supposed Discovery of the Tomb of David.

\ letter has just been received by
Prof. Osborn, of Oxford, Ohio, written
from Jerusalem under date of June 18th.
giving details of a visit TO the tomb of
David. The writer, DIR. DE Haas, L. ;.
Consul, at that place, says that the visit
was made during the recent passover.
The building is about five hundred feet
south of the Zion gate. itself the most
southern gate of Jerusalem. 1t has
long been known a. the tomb of David,
and contains an upper chamber where,
according to tradition, the Lords sup
per was instituted. The building has
massive foundations, and the upper
ROOM is constructed with heavy
groined arches. The so-called tomb i
made OF marble porphyry, covered with
a pail of embroidered cloth with the
Arabic letters in gold. 80, David,
verify thou art a sovereign prince in all
the earth" Prof. Osborn says that the
tomb was visited by a lady whom he
met in Jerusalem some years ago, and
Wltn nlucn the same results a> 10 OBJ
servations, except that DIR. De Haas has
discovered door walled up leading to
the crypt containing the tomb. This
walled-up way is supposed to lead to
the actual tombs of the kings, and the
so-called tomb is only centotaph
Sometime ago plan made by Turk
ish architect of the tombs of the Hebrew
Mosque was obtained and published by
Professor Osborn in his geographic no
tices of the city, the accuracy of which
was testified to by Dean Stanley in his
account of the visit of the Prince of
Wales. In this latter place of the He
bron tombs is also closed subterranean
passage, and the inference is, that i'm
both places the true tombs, and prob
ably the embalmed remains of the kings
and patriarchs at this tomb of David
and at Hebron, are yet unbroken, hav-
ing never been visited in the cavernous
sepulchres. Here is work to be per-
formed in opening these tombs which
will create a sensation in the archalogi-
cal world unequalled by anything dis
covered at Troy or Mycena.-Bdptist
Weekly.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-09-05

A Fertilizer from BlOod.-A French
man named Lissagaray has taken out a
Bavarian patent for making Il fertilizer
from blood. High pressure steam is
first passed into the blood so as To cause
it TO boil and coagulate the albdmen.
The coagulated blood, while still hot,
is pumped up on linen filter stretched
across frame, and the greater part of
the liquid drained of from the cOagu-
lum, which is packed in bags made of
stronger linen, piled one upon the
other, and squeezed between the plates
of hydraulic press, then dried in a
wheel divided into four compartments,
into which is passed hot air. In this
way the nitrogenous portion of the
blood is al retained in form in which
it is not liable TO immediate decomposi-
tiOn, rendering it less offensive TO
handle and transport. If the blood be
subjected 10 this treatment while fresh,
the operation should not be particular
ly disagreeable.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-09-05

sort of framework of poles resting on
the higher branches of tree. An
officer, some years ago, in Central lndis
got into tree which overhung water
course to watch for tigers de was
considerable way up the tree, but ne
did not advert to the fact that the hign
bank of the ravine behind him was al
most on level with him. In no long
time a tiger came to drink, and he hred
at and hit it, but he failed to kill it;
when the enraged brute rushed up the
bank to the higher ground behind, and,
springing upon him, dragged him out
of the tree, and bit and tore him so
frightfully that he died very soon after
he was rescued. Powerful and ferocious
as the tiger is, he is afraid of the wild
dog. A pack of these ravenous Great
ures, finding strength in their union,
will set upon, kill and devour tiger.
In the opinion of some old Indian
sportsmen, the panther is even more to
be dreaded than the tiger. He is
large, powerful, thoroughly ferocious
brute. In old age he also sometimes
takes to man-eating, but not so often as
the tiger does. Our author, however,
gives an instance ''of one in Gwalior
who had devoured over fifty human
beings, and was the terror of the whole
district" One evening, Captain Bald
win, along with friend, was perched
in tree i'm an open part OF the jungle,
near the carcass of cow, which had
been killed, as was supposed by tiger
The body was covered with birds OF
prey struggling and fighting over 1t
like so many feathered demons, when
suddenly a great commotion occurred
among the diners out, and with
whish-h-h of their heavy wings they
left their dainty fare and flew into the
trees close by, making way, as it seems,
for their betters, for very soon huge
brute approached the carcass and began |
to tear and gnaw at the flesh. "A
tiger?" whispered the Captain to his
''No; very large pan
ther," answered the other, firing as he |
spoke, but not killing the animal. In a |
minute he recovered, and springing up, |
made strait for the tree. Ii was an |
ugly situation, for although a tiger can
not climb tree, a panther can, as well
as cat. rs he approached, another
shot was fired at him, which passed be-
tween his forelegs, and he paused and
looked up. "Never," says our author,
''shall forget the devilish expression
of that terrible countenance." An aw-
full moment of suspence followed, dur
ing which Captain Baldwin contrived
To give him his Quietus.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-09-05
Social Man.

Man is by nature a nomad; nor does
he lose that character by civilization.
In primitive ages he wandered with his
kind in hordes, for pasture land, or in
canoes from Isle tOisle. This condition
of society still exists on the steppes Of
Asia or with the Indians of the West.
A. men gradually settled in cities they
still continued 10 crafty the Unborn
propensity by travelling for mutual pro
lection and society in caravans The
open hospitality which one or two
were wont To find in every tent was
necessarily inadequate to entertain sew
vansary, or choltry, or khan, the same
thing substantially, under different
names. was built for the accommoda-
ton of travellers, atfording shelter, but
generally no more, the guest being ex-
pected to carry with him bedding and
provisions. Men still travel in cara
vans, but generally not ON camels; the
steamship, the railway train, convey
multltude> from Town 10 lOWn, from
land to land, ceaseless thrOng, inf
nitely greater than ever wended across
the Asiatic wilds, or filled the numer-
ous and well constructed inns which
Marco Polo tells Us were so common in
Cathay. Inns have kept pace with the
increasing improvements in locomotion
and have gradually been subdivided
with the growing wants of society into
various departments, from the ale-house
or posada suited to the uneasy husband
only wishing To wander few rods
away from home, to the magnificent
hotel, in itself miniature city, accom-
mOdating thousands, and ministering
to most of the physical needs of the
pampered scion of these later ages
I lJ0SSiz
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-09-05

Cows TRICKS. Cows soon learn
what TO expect, and if by any manoeu-
vering on their part, they can change
their regular pT TOgrammme TO their adj
vantage, they are not slow TO do so.
We have cows in our stable, which, if
fed an inferior quality of fodder at an
unusual hour will either poke it through
the front of the manger on the barn
floor, or paw it under their feet with
all the deliberation with which spoiled
child clears its plain food TO make room
for the choicer sweets which are held in
reserve by the over-indulgent parent
but if this same fodder is given at the
last foddering at night " hen the cows
know, as they always do, that it is the
last foddering, they will take hold of it,
if at all hungry, as matter of business,
and will clean it up as though il were
a good as the best.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-09-05

!SoluJildy Of Sulphur in Acetjc Acjd.-
LieberInan draws attention 10 the fact
that sulphur is soluble to not incOn-
siderable degree in warm concentrated
acetic acid, while a trace is taken up
even by the dilute acid. If the cOncen-
trated solvent be diluted with water,
much of the sulphur separates as milk
of sulphur" if it be concentrated with
the Bunsen pump, fine long prisms of
sulphur separate; when cooled, the
liquid deposits sulphur in a crystalline
form. All notifications of this element
appear to be taken up by acetic acid.
The author points TO eases in analysis
where these changes occur, and are apt
to mislead the Wiener Aaz.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-09-05

Smoke Screens for Torpedoes. History
is repeating itself again. In his veraci-
Gus chronicle of New York Mr.. Diedrich
Knickerbocker says that, when an Eng
lish ship sailed into the harbor, and
arrogantly demanded of the primeval
Dutch, the prompt surrender of their
possessions, that portion of the phleg-
matte population which had settled in
Communipaw raised such a cloud of
smoke from their huge pipes that the
piratical British never discovered their
existence in the midst of the dense fog.
A similar plan is now proposed for the
protection of torpedo boats from the
fire of an attacked ship. Hale's rockets
are to be provided with smoke balls and
discharged from the launches Oh ignit-
ing envelope both the assaulting craft
and that assaulted in such a thick cloud
that it will be practically impossible for
the latter to use her electric light with
any efficacy or 10 sight her guns at her
concealed antagonists.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-09-05
SCIENTIFIC.

Blasting BY Electricity.-Blasting by
electricity, one of the latest practical
developments of, science, is being gen.
orally utilized. The advantages are
great saving of explosives, safety, and
protection of life,' economy of capital
and time, and overcoming obstacles
that nothing else will, such as firing
under any quantity of water, sinking
or driving in soft sandstone, granite
splitting, roofing up trees, blasting,
Stag. etc.
On Saturday, June 10, gigantic ex-
plosion was arranged in the granite
quarries of Messrs. Ellis and Evrard,
at Bardon Hill, near Leicester, by
Messrs. Atkin and John Harris, of
Nobel's Explosive Company; six holes
being put in, averaging a depth of 20
feet, each hole being charged with 10
lbs. of dynamite, and exploded with
Capt. Brains electric fuses. The ma
chine used to fire them was Capt.
Brains American Improved, most
compact and simple article, being only
some IA lbs. in weight, which may be
used by the ordinary workingmen, Civ
ing an electric spark 2 inches i'm length.
The firing of these six holes had a most
marvellous effect, the whole quarry
having the appearance of being rent as
by an earthquake. Huge blocks of
granite were tumbled out, and upon
careful examination and measurement
it was computed that IA 800 tons had
been dislodged and thrown into the bot
tom of the quarry. This practical de-
monstration of the effect of simultane-
Gus blasting with powerful explosive
in connection with quarry works was
most satisfactory TO the proprietors and
other gentlemen present, it being gen.
orally acknowledged that such success
full results had never been Known in
the district before.
The Electric Blasting Apparatus
Company, Cinderford, Worcestershire,
have also just very successfully laid
down a SET of blasting apparatus at
South Kirkby Colliery, near Pontefract
where shafts are being sunk TO a depth
of 200 yards. The advantages of the
system are so apparent in cOllieries
already using this apparatus in the dis
trict that its use is becoming more gen.
eral. At the Houghton Main Colliery,
near Barnsley, two 10 feet shafts are
each firing l6 holes at once, and raising
30 tons of debris from a shot, an increase
of 80 tons blast on the old system-a
practical demonstration of the great
of simultaneous blasting. -
Mining Journal.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-09-05

LEACHED AsHEs.-The Toronto Globe
gives the following plan of treating
leached wood ashes which is new TO us.
What benefit is TO be gained by the com-
posting we do not see. Why not apply
it directly 20 the soil? The loss from
melting of snow is probably mainly
imaginary: 1.-The best way to treat the
ashes is TO compost them with barnyard
manure. If you want TO make first
class manure add about twenty pounds
of plaster TO each load OF barnyard man.
ure, and some salt. Then draw out the
manure and turn it under as quickly as
possible. Itwould not be best to spread
the ashes on the snow, because when
the snow goes away it may carry off
great deal of the most valuable parts of
the ashes. This objection does not ap-
ply with such great force in the case OF
leached ashes as it would in the case of
unleached ashes. Applying them in
the spring would be better. From one
to two hundred bushels of leached
ashes would be good amount TO apply,
though twice the amount would be
made use of by the crops. To an orch
ard ashes are especially valuable, as
they supply many of the elements
which the fruit and trees are constantly
removing"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-09-05
Rheumatism Quickly Cured.

''Duraneis Rheumatic Remedy" the great
Internal Medicine, will positively cure any case
Of rheumatism on the face of the earth. Price
81 bottle, six bottles. So Sold by all Drug
gists- Send for circular to Helphenstine 4
Bentley, Druggists, Washington. ID. @.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-09-05
Look on the Cheerful side.

1t is a great misfortune to have fret
ful disposition. 1t takes the fragrance
out of ones life, and leaves only weeds
where a cheerful disposition would
cause flowers to bloom. The habit l.
one which grows rapidly unless it be
sternly repressed; and the best way to
overcome il is 10 try always to look on
the cheerful side of things.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-09-05
Mispronouncing Geographical Names.

In America recently, that is in the
United States, the custom has come up
of prOnouncing them rigidly according
10 their spelling. Thus we have not
only "War-wiek," and Worcester" ;"
instead of Wdr'ic and WoOster; but the
Shawangunk mountains, which in our
youth, were the !ShoRgo mountains, are
now Sha- wan-gunk, with the and the
thrust into our ears; and poor Lake
Winnipissiogee, instead of its old name,
Winipisoakie, has every syllable given
TO it that can be extorted from its let
tiers by a school-ma m. Delhi, a name
absurdly given to town in Allegheny
county, is called Dell-high, when its
real name is as nearly as possible Ddilg.
Still further west, Terre Hdute is called
Terry-Hut, an amazing conformity to
the spelling book. If an uneducated
man were to write its real name phono-
graphically Tdre HOht, he would not be
nearly so ridiculous as those who find
its name not in word, but in an as
semblage of printed signs. In the city
of New York there has been of late
years a remarkable change of name
effected by this rule of sp,lling-book.
"What, said to me an old gentleman,
a member of highly respected old New
York family, "what do these people
mean by Dez-bros- sez street? There's
no such street. The name is De Broose
street." He then informed me that the
street was named after family whose
name was spelled 'DesbrOsses" but
pronounced De BrOoSe, and that until it
appeared on the street ears it was al
ways so pronounced. This solicitude
to conform sound to letter has become
a disease among us. 1t exists in no
other country; and here it is due to the
school master, the spelling, book, and
the dictionary.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-09-05

OUNCE CAKEs.-Take the pulp, after
extracting the juice, and weigh it. AL
low rather less than a pound of sifted
sugar to each pound of pulp, press the
pulp through a hair sieve, and then
mix the sugar with it, and very little
juice just to moisten il, and stir over a
clear fire until reduced to a stiff paste.
Put it into shallow pans, and when
cold cut it into cakes.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-09-05

MOLAssEs PARKIN.-Take one pound
of prime molesses, one pound of butter,
two pounds OF flour, one ounce of
ground ginger, sliced candied orange
peel, and glass Of brandy. If not
intended TO be rich, omit the brandy
and orange, half the butter, and make
it of rye flour, household flour, or oat-
meal. The ginger too should be fresh
ground, as it loses much of its strength
by keeping. Before baking the cake,
the tin must be well buttered to make
the parkin come out, and, when done,
a fork, if thrust into it, will come out
clean.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-09-05

DEvILLED SAUCE.-Melt in saucepan
an ounce of butter with tablespoonful
of chopped shallots; fry slightly
brown, add two ladlefuls of Espagnole
sauce, one of broth, two tablespoonfuls
of prepared mustard, some Worcester
shire sauce, and red and chillies pepper
to taste; stir and boil five minutes, pass
through a napkin, and finish with
tablespoonful of chopped parsley.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-09-05

FRENCH CAKE.-TwO cupfuls sugar,
half cupful butter, three eggs, one
cupful milk, one teaspoonful soda, two
of cream OF tartar; take one-half the
butter, mix two ounces of grated choco-
late with it, and flavor to taste; then
take il so you can have alternate layers,
like jelly cake, of the chocolate and
white with cocoanut icing between.
Cocoanut Icing-One and one-half cup
fuls white sugar, one tablespoonful
corn-starch, mixed with a little water
the whites OF two eggs, without beat
ing; eight tablespoonfuls grated cocoa
nut; boil in vessel over water, and
cool before using.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-09-05

81 APOLOGIZE for saying you could
not open your mouth without putting
your foot in it," said the editor, sternly
regarding the horse-whip she held over
his head. 81 solemnly assure you that
when l said il had no idea of the size
of YOUR FOOT
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-09-05
Mothers mothers, Mothers.

Don't fail to procure MRS. wINsLOw's
SOOTHING SYRUP for all diseases of teeth
ing in children 1t relieves the child from
pain. cures wind collie, regulates the bowels
and by giving relief and health to the child,
gives rest to the mother.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-09-05

BERMULA POTATOES Ia CHATEAU
BRIAND.-Peel some Bermuda potatoes,
cut in parts, and pare the size and shape
of a pigeon egg; parboil in salted
water, drain on cloth, then fry
slightly brown in sautoir with clari-
fed butter; when done drain the butter
off, finish with an ounce of fresh butter
in small bits, besprinkle with fine salt
and chopped parsley, mingle well by
tossing in sautoir, and serve in a
vegetable dish.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-09-05
HUMOROUS.

TIE BEAUTIFUL BANKs.-Yesterday
forenoon a woman was observed skulk-
ing around the foot of Woodward
avenue as if she desired to conceal her
identity from people on the ferry boats.
She finally concealed herself behind
post, and after half an hours watching
she suddenly walked abroad one of the
boats just landing. On the promenade
deck a middle-aged man of good address
was talking to two women who seemed
TO be strangers TO him. He had been
calling their attention to the cool
breezes, playful ripples and dancing
sunshine, and was just asking them, If
the green banks on the Canada side
didn't remind them of the quaint old
ruins along the Rhine, when the woman
who had been skulking around came
up behind him and landed cuff on his
ear that made him gasp for breath.
"Pintih' out the scenery, are you!"
she exclaimed, as he reached for his
hat. LEFT home on a drunk three
days ago, your family out of provisions
and the baby sick, and find you down
here with all the style of a duke, pintin'
out Canada to strange women"
"I-I was"
"You pint for home" she inter-
rupted, "and if you even think of
dodging into an alley Tll yell murder"
and turn out the whole police force."
He gave one last, lingering look at
the Canada shore, and went down
stairs, lodged around buggy. and shot
down the wharves as if fired from a
gun.
"Never mindr' she remarked, "a she
stood upon bale of hay and watched
his fiight-she'll have to have a change
of paper collars before the week ends,
and it'll be just as delicious to get my
fingers into his hair Saturday night as
this morning! When | get through
with him he'll think the scenery around
here has run down to an old horse and
one sunflOwer ,"-Free Press.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-09-05

YoUNG LADIES in tine first stage of
love are unable to quite finish the first
saucer of ice cream. But girls who
have been engaged two or three times
will always take another dish if you
urge it, and some of them can eat two
quarts. By ice cream you may know
them.-Pittsburq DiSpatch.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-09-05

GrGcity Of Woods.-The woods which
are heavier than water are Dutch box,
Indian cedar, ebony, lignum-vita ma
hogany, heart of oak, pomegranate,
vine. Lignum-vit;c is one third heavier,
pomegranate rather more. On the other
hand, cork, having II specific gravity OF
"a, and poplar, 3S3, are the lightest
woody produce.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-09-05

CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS sat down Oh
swarm of bees early the other morn
ing, and for two hours and half they
went for him warmly. Then he turned
round and said, "'John, | think there
will be frost tonight; protect the
fruit please.r
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-09-05

"SIR, do you mean to say that ! speak
falsely?" said person TO a French
gentleman. "No, sare, say not dat !;
but, sare, say you walk round about
the truth very much"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-09-05

The foolish man seizeth on the hoe
and goeth it blind on the garden bed,
but the wise man passeth when spades
are trumps and letteth his wife make il.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-09-05

81 DON'T give very much," ingenu-
ously remarked wealthy old miser,
''but if you know how much il hnrt
me to give anything, you would not
wOnlerr -