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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-10-31
At the End Of the Rainbow.

According to popular belief, the ex-
tremities of a rainbow always touch
streams, whence it draws water, by
means of two large golden dishes. That
is why it rains for three days after the
appearance of a rainbow, because the
water must fall again on the earth.
Whoever arrives at the right moment
at the spot where the rainbow is drink
ing, can take possession of the golden
dish, which reflects all the cOlOrs of the
rainbow; but if nobody is there the
dishes are again drawn up into the
clouds. Some say that the rainbow al
ways lets dish fall. This once hap
pened at Reutlingen, in Swabia. 1t
broke in several pieces, but the finder
received a hundred gulden for it. At
Tubingen, people used to run to the
end of the rainbow, which appeared TO
be resting over the Neckar or the Stein
ZACH, to secure the golden dish. Usually
it is considered wrong to sell the dish,
which ought to be kept as an heirloom
in the family, for it brings good luck.
A shepherd in the Swabian Alp once
found such dish, and he never after
ward lost sheep. An unfortunate
native OF Heubach, who sold the treas
ure at high price, was struck dumb
on the spot. Small round gold coins.
marked with a cross or star, are fire.
quently found in Swabia, and the peas
ants declare that these were manu-
factured from the rainbow dishes by
the Romans when they invaded Ger
many. In the Black Forest, the rain
bow uses golden goblet, which is af-
terward dropped. A shoe thrown into
rainbow comes back filed with gold.
The Servians have theory that passing
beneath rainbow changes the sex
men become women and rice rersd.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-10-31
AGRICULTURAL.

CORN As .ooD.-The Milwaukee MI.
ling journal thus compares the cost and
food value of corn and wheat 10 the dis
advantage of the latter grain: "Wheat
is the dearest food consumed by man.
kind, and when the comparative value
and cheapness of the different grains is
more thoroughly understood, the sim
gular fact will be developed that there
is as much caste in food as in the human
race that is supported by il. Scarcity
and high cost of wheat will eventually
force nations and individuals to learn
that the moral and financial elevation OF
the masses depends upon the substitu-
ton of some good material cheaper than
wheat and bearing nearer proportion
TO the reduced scale of wages now pre-
valent the world over. When the con-
ventional necessities Of life increase in
cost laborers' wages diminish, and suf-
fering and discomfort ensue. The fol-
lowing comparison will show that corn
as well as oats, is cheaper food than
wheat: Oats contain 1891 per cent.
nourishment; corn, 1870 per cent. and
wheat, IA 06 per cent. Taking the pre-
sent Boston market quotations and each
pound of nourishment from oats at 5Sl
cents per bushel cost 9.33 cents; from
corn, at 67 cents per bushel, each
pound go cents, while from wheat at
sl.07 per bushel each pound of nourish-
ment costs 20.6l cents. The corn crop
of the United states equals the wheat
| crop of the civilized world, while 40 per
cent of the latter cannot raise sufficient
for their own wants. The deficiency in
the United States wheat crop for 1876
exceeded the entire export of 1875,
while our exports of wheat in 1875 were
10000, 900 bushels less than in 1874,
showing that wheat cannot be claimed
as sole dependence for the rapidly
increasing population of the world.
Corn must, before many years, be con-
sumed as partial substitute, at least,
for wheat, and the better the quality OF
the grain, and the more perfect the pro-
cess of preparing it for food, the quicker
will come the enlarged demand. This
is In part confirmed by the fact that our
exports of 1876 were Per cent. for our
whole crop, while for the twelve pre-
ceding years they averaged only per
cent. of the corn produced.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-10-31
HUMOROUS.

MADAM, ILL ExPLAIN.-A Rochester
paper tells this story: Quite large
party of gentlemen from the city went
down to the bay and were Hospitality
entertained at the cabin of the Birds
and Worms. Among the party were
several prominent men fir present
and former official boards of the muni-
cipality-lawyers, commissioners and
other equally well known influential
citizens. No ladies were in the party,
and therefore 'the boys" went In for a
good time, everything, Of course. being
kept within safe and reasonable bounds.
After an afternoon of good sport the
party repaired TO the Newport House to
make preparations for their return to
the city. They remained there until
late In the evening, and not until the
majority of the guests Of the house
were retired to their rooms did the car
riages begin TO fill for the homeward
Journey. About this time some joke
came up, and from the circumstances
of the case one of the gentlemen ran,
the others joining in his pursuit. Dodg-
ing around the yard for a few minutes,
he escaped into the hotel, ran up the
stairs, and hid i'm one of the halls. The
tramp of feet, however, soon told him
that he was followed, and, in his great
desire to escape, he skipped through an
open door into a bed room. The pursuers
were almost at the door, and, in 4 fit of
desperation, he concealed his somewhat
substantial corporOsity beneath the bed.
His friends looked in, saw no one, and
passed on. In a few minutes they went
down stairs again, and the concealed
fugitive was just about crawling out TO
go down when a new figure appeared
on the scene. A lady entered the room,
and TO the horror of the gentleman
under the bed, began to show unmis-
taxable symptoms of her intention of
going to her nights repose. There was
but one course to pursue on the part of
our hero, and he pursued it. Sticking
his head and arms out from under the
bed, he exclaimed:
MADAM, don't be frightened. It's
all right, and I'll explain how | came
here. Don't be scared. Don't scream
beg of you. The business can all be
explained in
The emainder was lost in a wild
scream of alarm, and the rush of the
hotel force to the room.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-10-31
The Alpaca.

The alpaca is sometimef classed as a
sheep, and sometimes as goat. 1t is,
however, not properly either of these,
but belongs to the genus Llama of the
camel family, and is closely allied to the
camel. Ii is native of the mountain
Gus portions of Peru, where it thrives
upon the coarse and scanty forage
found in such situations. The animal
is valuable for its fleece, and in its ma
tive country is serves as beast of bur
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-10-31
Our Saxon Ancestors.

Mr.. Steel, the eschool-inspecter for the
Preston district, in England, tells us
this of teacher who has been in train
ing for five years "a being the dascrip-
ton he gave of the estate of England
under the Heptarchy": People had
three meals day-breakfast, dinner
and supper. They retired to rest in a
state of nudity, and laid on a bed of
straw. The Saxons were eminently So
cial; when they drank they put their
tumb;ers together, very often accom-
panying it with kiss, and tell of great
exploits of going to the theatres to see
the dancing bears"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-10-31

WEIGHT OF TURKEYs.-Farmers fire.
quently have occasion to sell turkeys
by live weight, and wish to know what
is the fair relative price between live
and dead weight. In turkeys dressed
for the New York market, where the
blood and feathers only are removed,
the loss is very small. For the eastern
markets the heads are taken off and the
entrails are taken out. This makes a
loss of nearly one-tenth in the weight.
A large gObbler was recently killed,
weighing 81 y pounds. After bleeding
and picking he weighed 291s pounds,
a loss of two pounds, or one fifteenth.
When ready for the spit he weighed
2S14 pounds, a loss of 81 pounds, which
is nearly One-tenth of the weight
When the market requires the New
York style of dressing, the price is 10
cents pound, live weight, or less, if
the labor of dress be counted anything.
In the other style of dressing, if the
price were twenty cents, the farmer
could sell for Is cent, or less. Farmers
who never tested the loss of weight in
dressing, often submit to the deduction
of three or four cents a pound for the
middlemen, who are interested in
making this large difference.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-10-31
Wonder upon Wonder.

GireR dlcdy-A strange. mysterious and
mot eXtrsnrd nary Book e titled THE BOOK
OF WONDERS" Containing. with numerous
curious pIc.oIIsl Illustrations, the mysteries of
the Heavens and Earth Natural and Super
Natural Oddities, VIII hm-icsL Strange Curiosi-
ties, Witches AMI NitchcTaft, Dreams. Super
stitions Absurditie-, Fabulous, Enchantment
&c. In order that all may see this CURIOUS
book, the publishers have re-Olte Ell to give it
away TO all that desire to see il. Address bv
pos al c ,rd. +. GLEASON i Co, 73S Washington
Sire, T. Boston. Mas.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-10-31

APPLE AND TAPIocA PUDDING.-Soak
over night a quarter of a pound of
tapiocd; pour of the water and add one
quart and a gill of boiling water; sweeten
and flavor with grated lemon peel and
the juice of one lemon. Take six or
eight tart apples, pare, core, and place
in a pudding-dish; fill the centre of
each apple with sugar; then pour the
liquid tapioca over the apples, filling
the dish, and bake in hot oven until
the apples are perfectly soft. Serve
with cold cream.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-10-31

a CHEAP APPLE PUDDING Select
two deep eartnen dishes, fill one with
tart apples cut fine, and half pint of
water or less. Cover the apples with
tender crust, then turn the empty dish
over it, and cook fifteen or twenty min
utes in hot oven. Do not remove the
cover until the moment the pudding is
to be eaten, and have it done at the
right time. Serve with cream and sugar,
or other sauce
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-10-31

CURIOSITY IN GRAFTING.-The Garden
notes the following curiosity in graft
Ing: SIN 1866 NJ. Carillet, of Vim
cennes, France, took two pear trees,
each of which was worked on the ounce
stock, and one of these, the Beurre de
Aremberg, was made TO serve as the
stock, while the other, the Beurre de
Charneu, was grated upon it in an in
verted position, having its roots fully
exposed to the air. The operation was
performed in April, and during the
summer the stock grew vigorously and
bore two fruits, while the scion threw
out buds and roots from the ounce
stock. To add to the complexity of the
experiment, NJ. Carillet grated from
pear scions on the principle roots of the
ounce, and two of these succeeded.
The sap passed from ounce roots
through Beurre de Aremberg, thirdly
through the inverted Beurre de Char.
neu, then through the ounce again, and
finally into the two varieties of pears"
The appearance of death in so good and
careful authority as the american Gar
den, seems to be an Endorsement of its
correctness; if correct, what becomes
of the theory of the valvular arrange
ment of the sap tubes of the wood? In
part of the circulation these tubes are
inverted, and if valvular as has been
supposed, would prevent the passage of
the fluid. The experiment of Humbret,
who completely inverted a willow tree,
making the roots branches and the
branches roots, is another illustration
of the same theory.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-10-31

gentleman aged thirty-six seemed TO be
in the last stages OF consumptive disease,
when he was seized with an uncon-
trOllable desire for table salt; he spread
it in thick layers over his meat and
over his bread and butter; he carried it
in his vest pocket, which was daily
emptied by eating pinch at time.
He regained his health, and remained
well for years afterwards.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-10-31
The Common symptoms

0f Liver Complaint are sallow skin, coated
tongue, costIveness. offensive breath, drowsi-
les-. headache, &c. All persons thus affected
may be speedily relieved by SCHEScKs MAN
DRAKE Pills. The symptoms Of Worms are
often mistaken for those of Liver Complaint
but the Pills are applicable to either case
the mistake Of one disease for the other will
cause no inconvenience If these Pills are
Used as the remedy.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-10-31

SoUsED MACKEREL.-Take fresh mack.
erel and boil them for few minutes
or until tender, in salted water. Take
of the water in which they were boiled
half as much as will cover them; add
the same quantity of good cider vinegar
some whole pepper, cloves and blade
or two or mace. Let il come to a boil
and pour over the mackerel. Shad, pre-
pared in the same manner, is very nice.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-10-31

AdulterdtiOn Of BeeS,rdr.-The recent
adulteration of yellow beeswaX with
rosin has led to the invention of a new
method for its detection. f.. Schmidt =
commends the following process for the
rapid and accurate detection of relative
ly small quantities of pine resin. He
heats > grammes (75 grains) of the wax
10 be tested in a flask with four or five
times the quantity of crude nitric acid,
specific gravity l-3l to l-33, until it
boils; and is kept boiling minute, then
an equal volume of cold water is added
and enough ammonia (Which must be
added very cautiously put in and
shaken TO cause it 10 smell strongly OF
ammonia. The alkaline is decanted from
the precipitated wax into cylindrical
vessel. If the wax was pure the liquid
will have a yellow color: if the wax
was adulterated with rOsin the liquid
will have a more or less intensely red
dish-brOwn color from the formation of
nitro-products. This being colorime-
tric test, it is well TO have some perfect
ly pure wax for comparison. The reac-
ton is much more violent during boil
ing if rosin is present. As little ss per
cent can be detected in this way.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-10-31

FREE, LEISURE HOURs.-A splendid 16 rage
family literary paper, full OF choice stories,
sketches. poetry. etc, ssnJ three months, with
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Lealers sell LEISURE Hours, price Ots.
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STEwED MUSHROOMS. - Wipe the
mushrooms clean and white with wet
soft cloth; cut off the stalks; use a
porcelain saucepan for cooking; have
cold water enough to cover the mush-
rooms, and stew slowly for - minutes,
salt to taste; add one tablespoonful of
butter-first mixed through little flour
for every quart of mushrooms; let
simmer three or four minutes; beat up
two tablespOOnfuls cream with one egg !;
stir this in and let simmer two minutes
longer. Serve hot.
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Mothers notu.r~ uotbers

Don't fail to procure MRS WINSLOW'S
SOOTHING SYRUP for all diseases of teeth
ing in children IL relieves the chlld from
pain, cures wind collie, regulates the bowels.
and by giving relief and health to the child,
gives rest TO the mother.
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rheumatism Quickly Cured.

Dursng's Rheumatic Remedy" the great
Internal Medicine, Will positively cure any case
Of rheumatism on the face Of the earth. Price
IL bottle, SIX bottles. 55. Sold by all Drug
gists- Send for circular to Helphenstine L
Bentley, Druggists. Washington. ID. c.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-10-31

A MAN went into a drug store. and.
says he: II wish you would give me
some Nancy soda" "Don't you mean
Sal SOda?" says the clerk. "Wall, now.
| don't know but you're right; | knew
twas girls name," said the searcher
after Sal
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-10-31

BLACKBERRY WINE.-Measure berries
and bruIse them; to every gallon add
one quart of boiling water; let stand
twenty hours, stirring; then strain
off liquor into cask; to every gallon add
two pounds of sugar; cork tight and let
stand till the following October.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-10-31

CUSTOMER Ito proprietor of a large
establishment)-''I want a mourning
suit, please" Proprieter-"What is
the bereavement, may | ask?" Gus
tomer-'Mv mother-in-law." Proprie-
tor ito distant shopman)-"Mr.B Brown,
show this gentleman 10 the light affiic-
ton department.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-10-31

PARADISE PUDDING Three eggs, half
pound bread-crumbs, three apples, a
cup of currants, juice of half lemon,
nutmeg and salt to taste. Mince the
apples, beat the eggs, and stir all
together. Rub the currants in flour and
stir in the last thing. Boil one hour
and half. Eat with hot sweet sauce.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-10-31

An OLD DARKEY fishing on a wharf at
Galveston was heard talking to the fish
he saw swimming around his line, in
this fashion: "Give me a bite, honey !;
de children am a crying down to my
house, and tell you it's fish or nothing
in dat establishment"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-10-31

Dull Headache. Costtyeness Iow sn,-,,s
anu NJ Appctlie, are $, me OF the ind car o. : M
= bLious Attack. arising from Torn liver
". Jaynes SAnative PIlIs viii soOn ,es r. mi
Liver u acti, n d. I've all symptoms OF billou
ness from the system and assist in brinotno
about regular action Of the bowels
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-10-31

Wealth, which strips the leaves from
around us, makes us see the distant re-
gions which they formerly concealed; ;
so does old age rob US of our enjoyment
only to enlarge the prospect Of eternity
before us.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-10-31

CALIFORNIA farmers are cultivatins
fig trees for the sole purpose of raising
and fattening hogs. This fruit contains
large quantities of saccharine matter,
hence it is very fattening. The fig tree,
once well started, requires little atten-
ton, bears several crops year and is
very prolific.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-10-31

"MAKE THE FACE the mirror OF the
soul, says DIR. Holland. Ii Is very un-
wise advice. If it were followed there
would be so many dreadful cOuntenanees
that all the horses would get frightened
and run away.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-10-31

LEMON SNAPs.-Two cups of sugar,
zone cup of butter, one-half cup of milk,
half teaspOonful of soda, and one OF
cream-of-tartar enough flour to work
well; flavor with lemon. Roll thin,
and bake in quick oven.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-10-31

DR. CIV. BENSON-S CELERY Il CHNNO
MEL flLlS are prepared expressly cure SICK
Headache, Nervous Headache. Dyspeptic Headac he
Neuralgia, Nervousness and Sleeplessness and will
cure case Price 5lr.- postage free. sold hy al
Druggists. Office, No. 100 Y Eutaw St, Baltimore
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al DON'T want any trashy books bout
travels" said a taxpayer 10 ''rashly.
importunate" book agent, "but il
you've got any of them cyclopedros' |
don't know but what 1 might take a
yOlum'."
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-10-31

LADY with catalogue)-"No.5 53, Eve
Tempted" Gentleman (desirOus 10
know the painters name)-''Who by ~
Lady Shocked at his ignOrance)-
"Why, by the devil, of course"
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SOSGs OF BEULAH-the new Sunday-School
Singing-book-price3 35 cts- =; go per hundred
LEE & WALLER, lib Chestnut ST. Phiad'a
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TELL not your secrets in a corn-field /;
it has thousands of ears.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-10-31

SOME people are just like a buggy
wheel-always tired.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-10-31

WHAT is the greatest want of the age ?
Want of funds.
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EXTRA NICE JELLY.-Always use the
best white sugar, either granulated or
powdered, great care should be taken
in weighing or measuring; also observe
the time closely. To make peach jelly,
use One-third of the kernels with the
peaches, which should be pared, stoned
and sliced; place the peaches and the
kernels in jar; place this jar in pot
of boiling water, stir from time to time
until the fruit is all broken, then strain
through a stout coarse bag, and to every
pint of peach-juice add the juice of one
lemon, then measure again, allowing
one pound of sugar to pint of juice !;
heat the sugar very hot by placing 1t on
pans in the oven, stirring occasionally
so that it may not burn; when the juice
has boiled just 20 minutes add the sugar,
let it come to boil, and take it instantly
from the fire; have your jelly glasses
rolled in hot water, and then fill them
with the scalding liquid; when cold
and firm put branded tissue paper on
the top of the jelly, paste a thick paper
over the glass; keep in dry place.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-10-31

A MAN always feels put out when he
is taken in.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-10-31

HONE MADE CRACKED WHEAT
Cracked wheat, which has in the last
few years become staple article OF
food, may be made at home at a much
less cost than when bought ready pre-
pared from the grocer. Use the best
wheat, which at 81. 80 per bushel would
cost two and half cents per pound.
Spread the wheat upon a white cloth,
and pick out of it all the oats, straw.
and the like; set it in some open dish
in the stove oven to dry, but not TO
scorch; when very dry run it through
coffee-mill, set so as to crack every
kernel. This will be kind Of wheat
homiDv, mixed with some fine. To
cook 1t, let the water be boiling, then
stir in the wheat and keep it stirred till
it has done settling; then very gentle
fire will keep it boiling, with an Occa-
sional stirring. A big fire will surely
burn it. 1t is better to boil it an hour
or more. This may be eaten warm,
with any kind of dressing; or, when
cold, may, like corn mush, be sliced
and warmed for use. Ii stirred when
in a cooling state, it becomes sticky,
like paste. 1t may be taken up hot into
dishes, and cut in slices, or otherwise,
when cold.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-10-31

A ROUND of pleasure-A promenade
concert.
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MIN q fi10nn invested IN Wall Street
XIII XIIIlIlI stocks, makes fortunes
WlU = WIutJu every month Book sent
FREE explaining every
tning. Address BAXTER & CO., Bankers,
II Wall Street. cew York