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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-11-07
The Temple of Diana.

Ephesus, one of the twelve Ionian
cities of Asia Minor, was famous in an
tiquity as containing one of the seven
wonders of the world, the great temple
of Artemis, or Diana. From very
early times, Ephesus was a sacred city;
the fable ascribed its foundations to the
Amazons, and the Amazonian legend is
connected with Artemis. The first
IOnian colonists in Lydia found the
worship of the goddess already estab-
lished here in a primitive temple, which
was soon superseded by a magnificent
structure. This Grecian temple was
seven times restored at the expense of
all the Greek communities in Asia
Minor. In the year 1856 b. c., it was
burned to the ground, but again re-
built in a style of far greater splendor
than before, the work extending over 200
years. The later temple was 425 feet
long and 220 feet wide. ''The founda-
tiOns were sunk deep in marshy ground,
as precaution against earthquake"
Ntlt lNO ioN vi
columns at the sides, but the front and
back porticoes consisted of eight rows
of columns, placed four feet deep. Out
side, at the entrance to the temple stood
a basin of porphyry, fifteen feet in di-
ameter, for the worshippers to lave and
purify themselves in. The internal
decoration was of the most sumptuous
kind. The cedar roof was supported
on pillars of jasper, the doors were of
cypress. The altar was the work of
Praxiteles, and it was surrounded by
many statues, one of them gold. The
image of the goddess herself was roughly
hewed out of wood, black with age, and
greasy with the oil with which it was
customary to anoint it. When the
Apostle Paul visited Euphesus i'm the
middle of the first century, the worship
of Diana still flourished there, and the |
temple retained all its original splen-
dor. Pilgrims TO the venerated abode |
of the goddess used to buy little models
Of silver or precious stones, as
of their first visit, and as
amulets to insure to them the protec-
ton of the Ephesian Diana. The Goths
sacked the city and burned the temple |
about 200 years later, and in the reign |
Of TheOdOsius l., toward the end of the |
fourth century, the furious zeal of the
or image breakers, COM
pleted the destruction. The ancient |
rity almost entirely disappeared before
the modern era, the very site of the
temple being lost.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-11-07

Filial duty is thought Of such impor-
ance in China that profound submis-
sion of children to their parents is re-
quired by law, and, as is well known
they worship in their houses the statues
and images of their parents. Even the
Emperor of China himself, on certain
days of the year, pays his respects to
his mother in public, with great
ceremony, in the following manner {:
She is seated on a lofty and superb
throne, most richly ornamented, and
the Emperor, four times on his feet, and
four times on his knees makes her a
profound reverence, bowling his head
even to the ground.
Father lie Comte tells Us how want
of duty in this particular is punished
among the Chinese, insomuch "that if
a son should be known to kill, or so
much as strike, his aged father, not
only the criminal, but his whole family,
would be rooted out; nay, the inhabi-
tants of the place where he lived would
Dt put W bhC c"OIu, Tic pldCt llscll
razed to the ground, and its foundation
sown with salt-for, say they, there
must have been an utter deprivation of
manners in that clan or society of
people who could have bred up among
them so horrible an offender.
An instance of this reverence for par
ents is given in an anecdote of the great
Gingsong, a celebrated Emperor of
China. Being once set upon by five
brethren, who came upon him by sur
prise in order to take away his life. he
defended himself with great resolution
and slew four of them with his saber,
and while he was struggling with the
fifth his guards, coming up, were going |
TO cut the conspirator to pieces.
Hold" cried the Emperor with a
calm aad placid countenance, cat least |
let one of the unfortunate family be
suffered to live, that their poor aged |
parents may have somebody left to feed |
and comfort them"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-11-07
49,
Habit.

81 trust everything under God, " said
Lord Broughan, ''to habit, upon which
in all ages, the law-giver, As well as The
schoolmaster, has mainly placed his re-
lance; habit, which makes everything
easy, and casts all difficulties upon the
deviation from a wOnted course. Make
sobriety habit and intemperance will
be hateful; make prudence habit, and
reckless profligacy will be as contrary
to the nature of the child, grown or
adult, as the most atrociOus crimes are
to any of your lordships. Give child
the habit of sacredly regarding the
truth; of carefully respecting the prop
erty of others; of serupulously abstain
ing from all acts ofimprovidence which
can involve him in distress, and he will
just as likely think of rushing into an
in which he cannot breathe, as
of lying, cheating or swearing"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-11-07
What n Plant Did.

A little plant was given to sick girl.
In trying TO take care of it the family
made changes in their way Of living.
First they cleaned the window, that
more light might come to its leaves;
then when not too cold they would open
the window, that fresh air might help
the plant to grow. Next, the clean
window made the rest of the room look
so untidy that they used to wash the
floors and walls and arrange the furni-
ture more neatly. This led the father
of the family to mend broken chair or
two, which kept him at home several
evenings. After the work was done he
stayed home, instead of spending his
leisure hours at tavern, and the money
thus saved went to buy comforts for
them all. And then, as the home grew
attractive, the whole family loved it
better than ever before. and grew
healthier and happier with their flowers.
Thus the little plant brought moral
as well as physical blessing.-7he
,Sdnitdridn.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-11-07
FALLING LEAVES.

''One by one they fall and fade,
Some in the sunshine, some in the shade;
Some in the bright and glowing noon,
Some meath the cold and quiet moon.
One whirleth here, one falleth there,
Til the ground is covered, the bough is bare
So every field and path receives
Tht Sc fading, falling, dying leaves"
''One by one we fall and fade
Some in the sunshine some in the shade,
Some in the bright, unclouded light
Some in the cold and quiet night
One mourneth here, one parteth there,
Till the soul is weary, the heart is bare;
So every field and path receives
These fading hearts, these dying leaves"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-11-07

A lazy, tranquil village is Harfleur
dominated by its tall fiorid spire that
has something English in its look, like
Grantham, perhaps, or Newark. Times
have changed very much with it since
the days when its placid river was
crowded with shipping, and Genoese,
Portuguese, Spanish and English
thronged its quays. And that an Eng
lish king should bring an army to cap
ture this insignificant place seems quite
incredible. But if you take a stroll
round the outskirts of the village to the
eastward, you come to the old town
ditch, with remains of crumbling walls
and shattered towers, devoted now to
market gardening purposes, which show
a wide and imposing enciente. The i'm
portance of Harfleur was in a great
measure factitious and artificial. Nature
never designed it for a great port, and
the efforts of the French kings In that
direction were never very successful. 1t
was at the end of the thirteenth century
that the French king installed himself
at Harfleur, bought up all the fiefs
which hindered the full possession of
the town, and had the port dug out and
fortified. The object was to hold the
key of the mouth of the Seine, and to
keep check upon the turbulent and al
most independent city of Rouen, where
the royal power had often but feeble
hold. The same policy led to the crea-
ton of Havre as seaport in the
sixteenth century by Francis |. 1t was
as royal and sovereign port, then,
that our Henry V. attacked in the year
1415-the siege memorable to us as
Shakspeare's siege of Harfleur. 1t could
have been barely defensible, even
against the imperfect artillery of those
days, as the walls, and, indeed, the port
and whole town, are commanded by
heights adjacent. from which the Eng
ligh were able in safety to discharge
their huge stone bullets into the town.
And these stone bullets, curiously
enough, are almost the only relics ex-
listing of the English siege. You may
see some of them adorning the garden
wall of the Mairie-a delightfully."-
quaint and shady little place that is
worth visit.-LOndou Society.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-11-07

In marrying, men should seek happy
women. They make terrible mistake
when they marry for beauty, or for tai
ent, or for style: the sweetest wives are
those who possess the magic secret of
being happy under any and every cir
cumstance. Rich or poor, high or low,
it makes no difference, the bright little
fountain bubbles up, just as musically
in their hearts. Nothing ever goes
wrong with them-no trouble is too Sc
rious for them Ito make the best of il. +"
Was ever the stream of calamity so dark
and deep, that the sunlight of happy
face falling across its turbid tides would
not wake an answering gleam? Why,
then, joyous-tempered people don't
know half the good they do. No mat
ter how cross and grabbed you feel, no
matter if your brain is full of medita-
ton on ''afflicting dispensations," and
your stomach with medicines, pills and
tonics; just set one of those CHEEKY lit
tie women talking to you, and we are
not afraid to wager anything she can
cure you. The long drawn line about
the mouth will relax-the cloud of set
tied gloom will vanish, nobody knows
where, and the first thing you know,
you will be laughing. All, what bless
ings are these happy women! How
often their little hands guide the pom
derous machine of life, with almost an
invisible touch. How we look forward
through the weary day to their flreside
smiles, No one knows, no one ever
will know until the day of judgement
reveals, how much we owe to these
helpful, hopeful, uncomplaining happy
women = Warerly.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-11-07
AGRICULTURAL.

The CROP OF PoTAToEs.-Many far
mers have large crops of potatoes that
cannot be sold readily. Now what is
best to do with them? Shall they be
sold for what they will bring, or is it
best to put them in the cellars. Or in
the absence of cellar room is il better to
cover them in the field? When they
can be sold at fair profit, my advice
is to sell them in the fall; but if they
cannot be thus sold either store them in
your cellar or bury them in the field,
and trust to your chances 10 be able TO
sell them during the winter around
home, or to forward them TO a market
early in the spring, where there is
transportation by water in April.
Canals are of little benefit to potato
growers except i'm the fall, as they are
not open early enough in the spring.
A great many potatoes can be sold in
the villages and large towns during the
mild weather; and they must be sold
before they sprout much. Potatoes are
worth 70 cents a bushel TO feed to stock
raw TO cows and horses, and cooked
with meal for swine.
To bury potatoes in the field, select a
place little elevated, and dig down as
low as you can drain the excavation.
Ii may be two feet, one foot, or but a
few inches, according 10 the drain that
will command it. Suppose that you
have 200 or 800 bushels to bury, the bed
should be made about eight feet wide
and as long as necessary, with the pota-
toes four or five feet deep in the centre.
When all are in position, take long rye
straw and set it against the two sides of
the heap thick enough to shed rain.
Then throw earth against the sides of
the pile six or eight inches thick, but
none at the top where the straw meets,
as an air mole must be left open here
until the time when the ground may be
expected to freeze, when a thick cover |
ing of earth all over must be applied. |
In cold climates, as in the Northern |
States, this covering should be from l5
to is inches thick; and if the straw is
well applied, the potatoes will stand |
any weather that may be expected. |
This system is better than to put them |
into deep pits, as was the custom fifty
years ago.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-11-07

When those usually active little organs, the
kidneys, are neglectful of their duties and
grow sluggish Fatty degeneration, Bright's
disease, diabetes, and other dangerous mala-
dies are the result of neglect to remedy this
inactivity by medicinal means. When the all
important functions of the kidneys are i'm
perfectly discharged. those organs need stim-
ulating, and the best possible agent for that
purpose it performs its office without
exciting them-is Hostetters Stomach Bitters,
which, in combustion with its tonic and
cathartic properties. possesses valuable qual-
ties as q diuretic Both kidneys and bladder
are strengthened by it. and the vigor which it
imparts to them. and the gentle but effectual
impulse which it gives to their operations Is
the best possible guaranty against their be-
coming diseased The Bitters are invaluable
in other respects as well the above, since
they remedy general debility. uterine troub-
les chills and fever, dyspepsia, constipation,
gout, rheumatism, and other ailments.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-11-07
Humpback Peculiarities.

The expense of maintaing the camel
is remarkably little; a cake of barley, a
few dates, a handful of beans. will suf-
flee, in addition to the hard and prickly
shrubs which they find in every dis
trict but the widest of the desert. They
are particularly fond of those vegetable
productions which other animals would
never touch, such as plants which are
like spears and daggers in comparison
with the needles of the thistle, and
which often pierce the incautious trav-
eler's boot. He might wish such thorns
eradicated from the earth, if he did not
behold the camel contentedly browsing
upon them; for he thus learns that
Providence has made nothing in vain.
Their teeth are peculiarly adapted for
such diet. Differing from all other
Illuminating tribes, camels have two
strong cutting teeth in the upper jaw;
and of the six grinding teeth one on
each side, in the same jaw, has crooked
form; their canine teeth of which they
have two in each jaw, are very strong.
and in the lower jaw the two external
cutting teeth have pointed form, and
the foremost of the grinders is also
pointed and crooked. They are thus
provided with a formidable apparatus
for cutting and tearing the hardest
substance. But the camel is,
at the same time, organized so as to
Craze upon the finest herbage and
browze upon the most delicate leaves
for his upper lip being divided, he is
enabled to nip off the tender shoots,
and turn them into his mouth with the
greatest facility. Whether the susie
nance, therefore, which. he finds be of /
the corsest or the softest kind, he is
equally prepared to be satisfied with |
and enjoy it.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-11-07

NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL.-Of these
correspondent of the Country Gentle
man writes: at is probable that the
manurial value of most concentrated
fertilizers has been over-estimated.
They are usually put in comparison or
contrast with stable-manure, and their
value estimated by their effect on a sin
gle crop; but this is not fair test for
the stable manure. The concentrated
fertilizer is always spread in close con-
tact with seeds or roots, and has been
so treated with sulphuric acid that
most of its fertilizing elements are at
once available. The stable-manure is
usually spread broadcast then plowed
under, and the greater part of its value
remains for future crops. l am not
arguing against commercial fertilizers.
We all ought TO use them, but il is well
enough to use them understandingly.
have seen two hundred pounds of
super-phosphate drilled in with wheat
bring better crop than fifteen loads of
stable manure. The farmer who does
this is inexcusable if he does not use
the super-phosphate in his wheat. But
he need not decry stable-manure as of
too little value TO be worth noticing as
with phosphate. In the same
and i'm nearly adjoining fields,
the super-phosphate sown broadcast,
after the wheat was drilled in, produced
so little effect that il was hard to tell
where it was missed. Evidently the
main effect of concentrated fertilizers in
the first instance was TO give the wheat
a start"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-11-07

CURRIED EGGs.-Slice one large or
two small onions into rounds, and fry
in good quantity of butter until quite
brown, but not in the least black; then
add two tablespoonsful of good gravy,
well freed from grease, and, when that
has mixed nicely with the onions and
butter, add small teaspoonful of good
curry powder; thoroughly mix this
with the gravy, &C., and avoid Jumps;
let all simmer gently for ten minutes,
then put in six hard boiled eggs cut in
rounds, and let them cook till thor
oughly hot; serve either with rice
round, or, as some like it better, with
the rice on a separate dish. Salt to
taste should of course be added TO the
above.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-11-07
Wonder unnII Monder.

Giren d'rdy-A strange. mysterious and
most extraordinary Book. e titled THE BOOK
OF WONDERS" Containing. with numerous
curious pictorial illustr atoms. the mysteue. of
the Heavens and Earth Natural and Super
Natural Oddities, Whimsical, Strange Curio-i-
ties, Witches an 4 Witchcgaft, Dreams. Super
Ab-urdities. Fabulous, Enchantment,
&c. In order that all may see this curious
book, the publishers have resolved to give it
away to all that desire to see it. Address BY
posts card. F. GLEASON & Co, 73S Washington
Street, Boston. Mass.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-11-07
Japanese Proverbs.
Better aveid blame than speak praise

Better aveid blame than speak praise.
A beaten soldier fears reed.
Great men are spoken of for seventy
five days.
The lower part of the candlestick is
black. (The nearer the church the
farther from Cod
There are people who have read Con-
fucius and still have not read him.
The skill of a poor man is not much
believed in.
When there are too many boatmen
the boat climbs mountains.
Until polished the precious stone is
not brilliant.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-11-07

A Ne,o Fluorescent DyestgF.-Zurich
chemist has obtained a new fluorscent
dye by acting upon resorcin with oxalic
and sulphuric acids. 1t dissolves readi-
ly in alkali, and dyes silk, as well as
mordanted wood, red. 1t resembles
rosin in chemical properties. L. eated
with an excess of fuming sulphuric
acid, it dissolves with an orange yellow
color, which gradually turns to green
blue, green, finally a beautiful blue.
When heated to 2l2 F., it changes to a
purple red. When super-saturated with
dilute caustic soda, the solution turns a
beautiful carmine red, and exhibits
fluorescence.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-11-07

PATENT CATERPILLAR KILLER. N
DOminOu, of Roziere, France, has in
vented an instrument for killing cater
pillars, described as follows: This in
strument consists of brass tube four
feet long and about an inch in diameter,
enclosing another of the same length,
which is worked by telescope action.
To one end of this tube is affixed an
India rubber pipe of equal length, with
mouth-piece. At the opposite end is
a receptacle for oil, with fine spray
nozzle. Petroleum, being the most
deadly liquid known for the destruction
of caterpillars, is used. By means of
this pipe the nest is reached, and the
nozzle introduced. The operator places
the mouth-piece of the India rubber
tube to his mouth, and spray of oil is
blown into the nest, causing the imme-
diate destruction of the insects without
doing any injury TO the tree. This lit
tie invention has been adopted by the
French Minister of Public Works, for
the cleansing of the trees on the public
after having been tested by
the engineer-in-chief in charge of the
public thOroughfares in the Depart
ment of the Seine.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-11-07

FROSTED RICE PUDDING.-One cup of
rice boiled in one pint of milk and boil
again. Add the juice and grated rind
of one lemon, the yolks of four eggs,
and one-half cup of sugar. Stir well
together and bake slowly for one hour.
Beat the four whites of the eggs to a
stiff froth and add one cup of powdered
sugar; spread on the pudding and
brown lightly.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-11-07

DIVERSITY N FARMING.-The advan-
tages of mixed husbandry, or diversi-
fed system of farming are thus briefly
but pOintedly stated by the Rural Neto
Yorker: diversity of farming has so
many advantages that it should find
favor in the practice of every sensible
agriculturist. 1t puts on the home table
great variety, and prevents the neces-
sity ofmany purchases; distributes both
the labor and cash receipts pretty evenly
throughout the year; prevents over
stocking in any single department and
so tends to keep up prices; is favorable
to the rotation of crops. the advantages
of which all appreciate; and finally, is
an insurance against heavy loss by dis
tributing among many products the
risks of failure of one."
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-11-07

MUTTON SAUsAGEs.-Take cold roast
mutton in large slices. Make dress
ing of bread crumbs, thyme. summer
savOry, salt and pepper. Moisten them
with an egg, and put a little on each
slice of the mutton. Roll it up tightly
as possible and tie. Fry them in hot
melted butter until brown and crisp.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-11-07

CHOCOLATE MACARooNs.-B Beat the
whites of two eggs to a stiff froth. Add
gradually eight tablspoonfuls of dry
fine sugar, and when well mixed, sift
in two tablespoonfuls of corn starch or
flour in which is half teaspoonful of
baking powder. Lastly put in four
tablespOonfuls of grated chocolate; line
the tins with buttered paper and drop
the mixture from a teaspoon, at such a
distance apart, that they will not touch
in baking. Bake in a moderate oven
until well done.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-11-07

"BRIDGET, Bridget. why don't you
bring up the lemonade?" said Mrs. S.
on tho Fourth of July from the top of
the kitchen stairs. "Why, marin, ~
said Bridget, wiping the sweat from
her red face with her checked apron,
as she put her head around the parti-
tion, "Why, marin, you see the ice
put in the lemonade is so hard that il
hasn't melted yet, though its stirring it
over the fire I've been this fifteen min
utes or more"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-11-07
DIR. j. III. Sehenck.

OF Philadelphia has actually compounded 4
medicine of purely vegetable ingredients,
which is proved b. experience to have all the
good effects Of Ca omel, and none of its mis-
chievous qualities This invaluable medicine
is comprised In ScHESCE's MANDRAKE Pills.
which are found TO be a never-failIng rems DIV
for all Diseases Of the Liver. and every other
disorder for which Calomel Is usually pre-
scribed by Allopathic physicians.