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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-07

"Pa," said little Jimmie. 81 was very
near getting to the head of my class to-
day" How is that. my son ~ why,
a big word came all the way down to
me, and, if | could only have spelt it,
| would have gone clear up"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-07

SETTING POsTs.-From many expert
ments made, it appears that the upper
lends of posts, as they grow, when set
in the ground, last much longer than
the butts do. The reason is that the
pores of the wood of the upper ends,
when turned down carry out the water,
while the pores of the butts carry it into
the wood.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-07

A PLAcARD in the window of patent
medicine vendor, in Paris, reads as fol-
lows: "The public are requested not
TO mistake this shop for that of another
quack just opposite.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-07

THE French census is being taken
again and such dialogues as this are fire.
quent: ''If yOu please madame, what
is your age?" "Twenty-seven years. "
''And the age of mademOiselle your
daughter?" Twenty years. The
census-takers who are invariably very
polite, always take down such answers
without the slightest objection.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-07

SNooKs SAYS if you wish to recollect
a mans name, go security for his house
rent. For keeping your memory fresh,
there is nothing like this plan.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-07
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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-07

Cough SYRUP.-Take small handful
of hops and some old field balsam and
some hoarhound, and make strong
tea; boil down TO about one-half. TC
be taken before eating and before going
to bed.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-07

Brown FRICAssEE OF CHIcREN.-Cut
two chickens or old fowl into handsome
pieces, and parboil them in just water
enough to cover them; when they are
tender take them up and drain them
dry. Cut a pound of salt pork into
slices, and fry them brown; take up
the pork, dredge the chicken with salt,
pepper, and flour, and fry a dark brown
in the pork fat. When the chicken is
all fried, stir into the remaining pork
fat half cup of dry flour; stir this
until dark brown, then pour on it one
quart of the liquor in which the chicken
was boiled. (rhis liquor must be boil
ing.) Season with salt and pepper to
tasle. Lay the chicken in this gravy,
and simmer twenty minutes. Garnish
the dish with boiled rice.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-07

Two LITTLE BOYS were met after dark
by a fellow who demanded their money.
Said one of them, 81 have no money"
This might have been sufficient an
swer. But the other made assurance
dOubly sure by adding, "And haven't
any pocket to put money in"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-07
CHICKEN CURRY.-Make the same a

CHICKEN CURRY.-Make the same as
white fricassee, with the addition of
one teaspoonful of Indian curry to one
pint of gravy, if it is liked strong, if
not, half teaspoonful. Dissolve the
curry in a little water, and stir in.
Garnish the dish with rice. Veal and
mutton can be curried in the same
manner.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-07

SAUSAGE MEAT.-To twenty pounds of
meat add six ounces of salt, one ounce
of pepper, six spoonfuls of sage and one
spoonful of ginger. We like to have
the larger proportion of the meat lean,
but some like more fat.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-07

"MY LAND LADY," remarked a man,
''makes her tea so strong that 1t breaks
the cups" land mine," said another,
"makes hers go weak 1t can't run out of
the Dot.'
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-07

CARE dose bells ringing for fire? -
inquired Simon Tiberius. ''No, in
deed" answered TiOe, ''dey hab got
plenty of fire, and de bells are ringing
for water"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-07

JOSH BILLINGS says, ''The mewl is n
larger burd than the guse or turkey. 1t
has two legs to walk with, and two
more TO kick with, and it wears its
wings on the side of its he'd"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-07

"ASYTHISG pite youf inquired one
fisherman of another, while engaged In
angling. mo, noting at all" "Vel, "
returned the other, noting bite me
too
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-07

NEVER stint young stock. 1t is an
error 10 keep young calves, lambs or
colts short, and on poor refuse forage.
1t don't pay. They should have the
best, and as much of it as they need.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-07

To Fir fugitive colors in linens, mus
lins. ETC., soak the fabrics for an hour
in a pail of water containing a table
spoonful of turpentine.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-07

A SHARP TALKING lady was reproved
by her husband, who requested her to
keep her tongue in her mouth. "My
DEAR" she said, sits against the law to
carry concealed weapons.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-07

"MARY," said an uptown woman to a
new servant, "when you hang out the
clothes be careful to always put the
incest pieces nearest the street."
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-07

''THEsE returning boards" said Mrs.
harrington, "show that there are honest
men who return them"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-07

JCMBLEs.-One and one-fourth pounds
of flour, three-fourths of sugar, three
eggs, a little nutmeg, three fourtbs of q
pound of butter. Roll them in sugar
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-07

WHY is philanthropist like an old
horse? Because he always stops at the
sound of woe.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-07

DUELLIsTs must have their seconds
and widows are entitled to their thirds
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-07

To DESTROY rats-catch them one by
one and flatten their heads in lemon
squeeZer.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-07

PATENTEES AND INVENTORS ShOulu
read advertisement of Edison Bros. III
another column.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-07

WATER CooKIEs.-Three cupfuls of
sugar, one cupful of butter, one cupful
Of water, one egg, one teaspoonful of
baking powder and one nutmeg.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-07
TERMS PER ANNIil.
THE TIMES.

A first-Ciass Independent Morning Newspaper.
Is published every morning. Sundays excepted.
Mall subscribers. postage tree.l 80 per auuum,
or 81 cents per month. Tag TINES Newspaper
lrintlns Establishment Is tue most compete in
the Unlte1 states. anu mas the nnest machinery
the world can furnish capable OF printing one
Thousand copies OF the daily edition per minute
ana In the very best style OF the art ana It's Ia
ellltleS iOr news are unsurpassed by any JOuandl
In the Union-
NJ THE CIRCULATION OF THE TIMES
49, FAR exceeds that OF ALL the other
PhlIaGeiphlt Morning Papers COMBINED, ex-
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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-07

The ChHrchmdR tells the following
story: "A little boy, after hearing at
his own request the history OF the flood
for perhaps the twentieth time, sud-
denly inquired: What did Noah do
with the ark after the dry land came
again?' 1T was left on Mount Ararat,
was the reply. Oh rejOined Johnny.
/ should think Noah would have wanted
to make burnt sacrifice OF it,"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-07

TICKS on SHEEP.-No good farmer
who keeps sheep will allow them to be-
come covered with ticks and make no
effort to destroy them. Here is the way
successful wool-grower manages his
sheep: "Seven years ago, two weeks
after shearing, L immersed my lambs in
tobacco water, being careful to keep
their eyes and noses out. As soon as
they were dry, commenced feeding
sulphur to my sheep with their salt.
being careful TO feed soon after storm
in order that the sheep might not get
wet while the pores of the skin were
open from the action of the sulphur.
During the past seven years l have
avoided driving my sheep into a sheep
wash until the yard has been empty at
least twenty-fOur hours. l have seen
but seven ticks on my flock of 100
during these seven years, and they
were introduced by the purchase Of
rams"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-07

GIVE GOT another, my DEAR" said
Mr.. Dorkins, as he hurried into the
house. ''If you were on the top OF
Trinity Church spire on the back of a
goose, how would you get DOWN." Mrs.
Dorkins thought she'd jump down.
slide down the lightening-rod; hy down
on the goose, fall down, and then gave
it up. "why, if you wanted to get
down, you could pick it off the goose, u
said Mr.. Dorkins, exultantly.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-07

Boston has baggage-smasher
seventy five years of age, who has been
forty years at the business.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-07

A woMAN's RrGHT-A right to hus-
band, il she can get one.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-07

A PARTY met at public table. and
the conversation turned on the subject
of transmigration. Mr.. h. was a firm
believer in the doctrine, and was ex-
patiating largely upon its points. He
was interrupted by gentleman with,
''K. what do you suppose yourself to
have been before you were K?' 81 dc
not know" replied X; 81 might have
been pig, for aught | know" swell, y
rejoined his friend, ''you have not
altered much-only got upon your hind
legs"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-07

HoW Pig Became Rorse.-A lady,
who has several grown sons and
daughters, told me that when her first
born boy was very young baby. a
gentleman gave him half-a- dollar. She
told her husband that she would, with
that, provide the little fellow a horse
to ride by the time he should be twen-
ty-One years of age. With the half
dollar she bought pig. She fed the
pig with such scraps, etc, from the
kitchen, as would otherwise have been
thrown away, for she had determined
that her husband should not incur any
expense in the plan which she had
adopted to get the horse. In about
twelve months, when the pig had be-
come large enough to be fattened for
pork, she bought eight bushels of corn,
promising the neighbOr of whom she
bought it that she would pay him when
she had killed and sold the hog. So in
a few months the animal had reached
such size that he brought about four
teen dollars. With fourteen dollars
she bought a calf, using the balance of
the money to pay her husband all ex-
pense of keeping the calf, except the
grass which it ate in the fields. In the
course of two or three years the calf
had grown so well that il brought
thirty-five dollars. This amount, after
paying all expenses not before paid,
was quite sufficient for the purchase of
a colt. almost ready for to be put under
the saddle and by the time her little
boy was six years old, his horse was
ready for him; but he was net quite
large enough to take a ride Chill
dren's Friend.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-07
AGRICULTURAL.

The BEST SHEEP FOR FARMERs.-Far
mers should breed sheep that produce
heavy fieeces, and which are large, fat
ten easily, and sell readily to the
butcher. There are thousands of sheer
kept in every State in the Union that
don't shear over four or five pounds,
and coarse at that, while well-bred Me-
rinos will range from 10 to 20 pounds,
and Cotswolds often exceed these fig
ures. There is but one way to make
money in breeding sheep in these times,
and that is to sell all Of your scrubs
to the butcher at any price he will
give, and buy Merinos, Cotswolds, or
Southdowns, the latter being the finest
mutton in the world. A Kentucky stock
breeder says:
"What is true in regard to the i'm
proved breeds of sheep is also true OF
fine breeds of cattle, horses, hogs and
poultry. In the face of these indispu-
table facts the mass of the people
should not handle scrub stock, and en-
tertain an ignorant opposition TO fine
breeds. There is one supreme reason
for this. The mass of people do not
read papers devoted TO livestock inter
ests, and are wholly ignorant of the
vast progress that is being made by the
more intelligent ranks of farmers.
There are sections Of Kentucky where
the improved breeds of stock are almost
unknown. 1t is only a small lumber
of men who are alive TO il, and keep
themselves thoroughly posted in regard
to the progress of agricultural science
and the breed of the best animals,
Ia 3 fna Int ha OlI rtrrs
following after the customs of hundred
years ago. If farmers woIld elevate
their calling and render it more remu-
nerative, they must put themselves in
living connection with the intellectual
spirit of the age"
PURIFICATIoN OF HEN Houses. Adj
vice like the following, which We find
in the Lire Stock Journal, is always in
order:
As the season advances, poultry
keepers should not neglect the puriiica-
ton of the fowl houses. Proper sani-
tary measures must be taken, or health
and successful poultry raising cannot
be expected. nor is it deserved. Lime
is an excellent purifier, and, when car
bolic acid is added to the whltewash.
will effectually keep away vermin from
the walls After every cleaning of the
floor it should be sprinkled with car
bolic acid; dilution, twenty of water TO
one of acid. This is one of the best
disinfectants and antiseptics known,
and is not used as much IS it deserves.
The roOsts should be sprinkled with 1t
every week. This whitewashing should
be done twice at least, better three
times, a year. The nests of sitting
hens should be sprinkled with carbolic
acid to keep off vermin; and the coops
also, where young broods are kept for
time, should be purified in this way. II
a hen gets lousy, the dilute acid will
destroy the lice, if put under the wings,
and on the head and neck. Wood ashes
are excellent 10 be kept in fowl houses
for hens to dust themselves with. They
are much more effectual than sand; but
sand should be kept for bath. With
out proper attention TO these matters,
poultry keepers cannot expect TO sue
ceed.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-07

A NIMBLE fellow-The man who ran
up his flag.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-07

TAKE A wALK.-As a couple of ladies
were passing along the street, they
were approached by dandified fellow,
who blandly accosted them by saying
sits pleasant evening, ladies'"
The ladies did not reply, and the gen
tleman ~, nothing daunted, kept pace
with them, and again ventured TO say :
sit is a pleasant evening, ladies, to
take a walk"
"Do you really think SOP" asked one
of the fair damsels, with merry twinkle
in her eye.
"Why, of course l do" said the fell
low, smiling his sweetest.
"Well, then, suppose you take one. "
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-07

PERCHERoN HoRsEs.-This breed OF
horses, now becoming quite popular,
are managed very peculiarly in their
own home in France. During the term
of CESSATION the mares are worked con-
tinuously, excepta very few days about
the time of foaling. The colts are moved
at six months, anu put into the best of
pastures, and for year are simply an
expenGe to their owner, but receive no
extra attention, the food being almost
entirely grass and hay, with no grain.
At year and half old, the colts are
put into work under the guidance of a
skillful, patient, careful man. They
are put at light work, three or four
doing the work of one full-grown horse.
During this time they are very well
fed, because somewhat productive even
now, however, they are not fed grain /;
but the greatest caution is manifested
in their training and they are never
overworked. Thus, after Percheron
colt attains an age of eighteen months
it is employed sufficiently to pay its
board and care, and still its develop
ment is not checked, but its training
perfected and size and strength attained
in greater and better proportion than if
left to itself until three or four years of
age.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-07

AN ART easily learned - Portrait
painting.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-07

BROADCAST SowISG.-A Maryland
correspondent of the Country Gentleman
makes suggestion which will attract
the attention of every farmer who
knows what it is to pace back and forth
across the plowed field, carrying a
heavy load of seed slung to his shoul-
ders. He says: Numerous as have
been the instructions of late for pre-
serving the almost lost art of sowing
grain by hand, there remains one mode
that has escaped mention, and which,
when mentioned will probably be de-
rided by those who have not tried il. /
allude TO sowing on horseback. Sulky
rakes, sulky rollers, &C., are regarded
as useful cOntTivances for the saving OF
human labor; but none of your cores
pondents appear to have thought OF
making the horse perform the labor of
walking, and carrying the seed-b bag and
Sower 10 and fro across the field during
the operation of sowing the grain. And
yet, after long experience, the writer
has found that he could distribute seed
grain more regularly from the saddle
than on foot, and with far more ease
and comfort-as any goood scotsman
will find after short practice. Grass
seeds, however, being lighter than
grain, are best sown on foot"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-07

WHEN woman bushes and weeps,
can she be said to raise hue and cry
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-07

oTa a day a. home Agents wanted. Outat .n
Oh terms free TRUE CO., Augusta MAN
S+ly
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-07

OUR RECIPE FOR CURING MEAT.-To
one gallon of water take lbs. of salt,
= ID. of sugar, = OF. OF saltpetre, y
OF. of potash. In this ratio the pickle
can be increased to any quantity de-
sired. Let these be boiled together until
all the dirt from the sugar rises to the
top, and is skinned off. Their throw
it into tub TO cool, and when cold pour
it over your beef or pork. The meat
must be well covered with pickle, and
should not be put down Tor at least two
days after killing, during which time it
should be slightly sprinkled with pow
dered saltpetre, which removes all the
surface blood. etc., leaving the meat
fresh and clean. Some omit boiling the
pickle, and find it TO answer well,
though the operation of boiling purities
the pickle by throwing OFF the dirt al
ways to be found in salt and sugar
GeTnldntOtcR Telegraph.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-07

DpNQT0Nu-No matter how slightly Disabled.
L IuHClUNO Bounte-, Increases and suspended
claims my -pecttties Advice free. InciOse stamp.
TH0S. HcalCHAsL, Atty, 707 SAMSON ST., PalIa Pa
ll-traul
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-07

HAPPENED to mention that certain
clergyman, common friend of ours,
was about to be married. "Oh, indeed ~
said my fair young friend. SLOW long
has he been widower ?" "a widower ~
quoth |. "Why, he has never been
married." "0h, you are quite mis-
taken, | assure you" ''But, my dear
young lady, knew him at school and
college before you were born; and he
is about, for the first time i'm his life, to
part with that disgraceful title of
bachelor" "Well, all 1 can say is, !"
said the pair of rosy and pOuting lips,
.'that Mr.. Dash told me. only three
days ago, that he had got a family liriag."