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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-01-03
Pretty or Not.

To be pretty is the great object of al
most every living woman, even those
who lecture upon the impropriety of
doing so.
Brautiful women spend great deal
of thought upon their own charms, and
homely women grow homelier through
fretting because they are not handsome.
Men, at least when they are young,
are very much like women in this re-
spect, though they hide their feelings
better.
There Is one comfort 20 the homely
ones however.
After you come to know people very
intimately, you do not know whether
they are pretty or not.
Their "ways" make an impression on
you, but not their noses and ears, their
eyes and mouths.
In time the soul expresses itself to
you, and 1t Is that which you see.
A man who has been married twenty
years scarcely knows what his wife
looks like.
He may declare that he does, and tell
you that she is bewitching little
blonde. with soft blue eyes. long after
after she Is fat and red, and forty; be-
cause the image Of his early love is in
his heart, and he doesn't see her as she
is to day, but as she was when he court
ed her.
Or, being an Indifferent husband, he
may not know she is the fine woman
that other people think her.
You have known men who have mar
ried the plainest women, and think
them beauties; and you know beauties
who are quite thrown away ON men
who value wife for her -uecess as a
cook.
As far as ones effect upon strangers
is 10 be taken into consideration, beauty
is valuable, and very valuable.
So, If you have it, rejoice; but if you
have it not, be content.
Take care of your heart. your soul,
your mind, and your manners, and you
will make for yourself that beauty
which will render you lovely TO those
who are nearest and dearest 10 you-
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-01-03
Transfusion OF BLOOD. 1.

Truly science has, as was said recent
ly by one Of its eminent votaries, sits
romantic side" Its history presents
not a few deeds of heroism and self
sacrifice; its results have not seldom
been attained by suffering voluntarily
inflicted, and have now and then cost
the lives of willing victims. The young
Berlin doctor who, when a deadly con-
tagious distemper was ravaging the
poorer households Of that city. thought
he had discovered method for its cure,
and, knowing that its test might be
yatal. nevertheless boldly tried it upon
himself, and who, as he lay dying from
its effects, jotted down his observations
of its action on his system until within
nine minutes Of his departure from
earth, was hero to whom Sir Philip
Sidney would have doffed his hat. A
deed scarcely less noble, as it involved
serious self-sacrifice, has just been done
at Manchester by a young English med
ical student. 1t appears that weakly
young man had leg amputated at the
hospital. which made bim so feeble that
he was not likely to recover. He was
fast sinking when the hospital doctor
declared that there was but one possible
way of saving him. Into the patients
languid veins must be transfused a
quantity OF warm blood from a vigorous,
living man. A young student, who
heard this. at once stepped forward and
offered his own blood for the purpose.
A pint of the vital fluid was thereupon
taken from him, and sent circulating
through the arm and body Of the mori-
bund youth. Within two hours he re-
vived, recognized people, and was pro-
nounced on the way TO recovery.
The young medical student to whose
unselfish heroism this good result wa
due may POSSIBLY have worked even
bettcr than he knew. 1t was long a
matter of discussion and doubt whether
this operation Of TRANSMISSION could re-
ally be performed 80 as to transfer the
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-01-03
Indians OutWitted.

Many years ago, when the white men
who had seen the Rocky Mountains
might still have been counted, and only
a very few of the prairie Indians knew
the use of firearms, hunter named
Fitzpatrick had one day got separated
from his companions, and was pursuing
his game alone in the wilderness, when
as ill-luck would have it. he was seen
by war party of Indians. who imme-
diately prepared to give chase. There
was not the smallest chance of escape
for him; but the young hunter made a
feint Of turning away, in order, if pos
sible, to gain time. He happened to
know that these savages, who ss yet
were little acquainted with the use of
firearms, had several times, when they
had taken white hunters prisoners, put
the muzzles of their rifles close TO their
breasts and fired them, by way of exper-
n.ent, to see what would come of it. He
therefore thought it prudent to extract
the bullet from his, and then continued
his flight. The Indians followed and
very soon overlook him, and then they
disarmed him and tied him to a tree.
One of the warriors, who. 1t appeared,
understood how to pull a trigger, then
seized the rifle, placed himself few
PAGES in front of the owner of 1t, took
aim at his breast, and fired. But when
the Indians looked eagerly through the
smoke toward where Fitzpatrick stood,
they saw he was safe and sound in his
place; and he quietly took out of his
pocket the bullet he had previously
placed there, and tossed it to his ene-
mics, who were all amazement. They
declared he had stopped the bullet in its
flight, that he was an invulnerable and
wonderful conjuror, and, what was
more, that some great misfortune would
most likely befall the tlibe If they did
not set him free Immediately. They
therefore cut his bonds and made Oft as
fast as possible, leaving Fitzpatrick to
90 where he pleased.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-01-03

vital vigor of one person to another. 1t
Is not at all new idea, indeed, for we
read of its having been tried on GER
tain pope four centuries ago, three
young men being compelled to sacrifice
their lives In order that the decrepit
pontiff might thus renew his youth but
the experiment failed. The experiment
has been tried many times, and In diff
ferent countries; and for the past half
century the practicability of TRANSMISSION
has been generally admitted by the pro-
fession. The difficulty is. to success
fully effect it; but 1t Is well known that
the blood of animals has been againand
again transfused to the veins of human
beings with the best physical results.
OF course the idea oftransfusion gives
rise to many amusing fancies. Can
you make an old man young, a cross
man amiable, coward brave, ner-
vous man phlegmatic, by exchanging
the vital fluid In the veinss Is there a
nodicum of sober truth In Edmond
About's funny conceit about the "nose
of a notary?" The blood of lambs is
sometimes used in the operation of trans
fusion do the doctors find the patients
thereafter more lamb-like? How graf
flying 1t would be If, by merely vivisec-
ting the gentle denizen Of the pasture,
and transferring its blood to mortal
veins, we could transform the uncom-
Portable tempers around US into peren-
NAL docility! We fear. however, that
psychological results are not to be at
tained by this very material process.
Very much will be gained, however, If
we can restore ruddiness to pallid
cheeks, and strength to tottering body;
if We can see the consumptive revive
under the circulation of healthy blood
yielded to him by the self-sacrifice of
another, as the fainting vampire re-
vived under the moons rays; and If
the effects of those horrible sudden
hemorrhages which end in abrupt
death from mere loss of blood can be
obviated by prompt TRANSMISSION. 1t
may not be that the fountain Of perpet-
ual youth Is to be found welling up
from the heart of ones neighbor; bu:
the gift of health from one mortal body
70 another has certain poetry about 1t
scarcely less pleasing to the fancy than
the ancient fable, being significant of
human self-sacrifice, noble emotion
in which the ancient fable was wanting.
ADaIefons' Tour,1I
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trap, and counted the axles that passed
on over me. Every ping and pang spoke
distinctly out In syllables: ga wretch
ed death, q wretch-ed death.' And
now something heavy catches hold Of
me! No, it is nothing yeti only
grazes me, and glides clinking its length
along over me and off, striking q cold
chill TO my marrow-it Is chain hang
ing down. But now i. comes! the
ground begins, at frs. gently, then
stronger and stronger, 20 tremble under
me; it comes very slowly. Then saw
at the side that the rails and the snow
and the rolling wheel shadows over me
grew ever redder, redder. 1t was the
engine fire shining from the ashbox.
Now felt it grow hot on my bare head
and neck. The sleepers yielded under
me; the rails gToaned and bent; the
ground shook violently; it is on me. II
strikes me violently in the back-God
have mercy on me! Then rip, crack
something on me gave way. Pang
pang! rolling! Numbering! stamping
the engine passed over me and of.
From the free heaven once more the
snow cloud plunged down upon me.
How l got on my legs I don't know.
1 stood there, shook myself, and saw
the red lights Of the engine disappear
round the curve. They looked to me
like the eyes of a veritable bodily death.
Then l felt myself to see what the en-
gine had torn loose; and, behold! the
regulation buttons were gone from my
coat behind.
went to the nearest switch tender
and got a lantern and looked for the
buttons in the snow; but when we were
sitting round the table at home, and I
was very nervous, Louise, wondering,
said:
Husband, what's the matter with
you: You tremble so, and don't speak a
word"
Then my senses and speech came to
me again, and / showed Louise the but
tons; and told her the story, and, hold
ng button 'twixt my finger and thumb,
said:
''See, within so much of horrible
death has your husband been to-night"'
l have the buttons yet, ana mean to
carry them till death comes in reality.
The old man opened his coat and drew
out two buttons stamped with the kings
arms, which he wore secured by string
about his neck.
l have told you the story because it
came mp in the talk; but don't like to
speak of it, because the agony of death
was In it, and that's something no man
calls to mind willingly.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-01-03

garden! reaching from horizon TO hor-
izon, itself tine best of bedding plants,
requiring no care or expenditure. the
greener after the worst of storms, when
August's sun blazes most fercely only
more purple and luxuriant, the home OF
all that is elevated and purifying in
heart and taste. For sit is not the writ
ten poetry which affects US most, but
the unwritten poetry of our own youth,
and mine Is all bound up with heather
ana fern, and streams flowing under
the shade of alders."-CornhiH XagG.
-ius
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-01-03
A Wonderful Surgical Experiment

English surgical and physiological
students will find in the Gazette dies Hop
iteau1 interesting details of an operation
of gastrotomy, attended so far with sue
cessful results, which has been per-
formed at the Hospital de la Pitie. by
DR.. Verneuil. The patient, a lad Of
seventeen, had Inadvertently swallowed
a quantity of the solution Of caustic pot
ash. This occurred In February, and
in spite of the most skilful treatment,
the construction at the upper orifice of
aSophagus became so complete that
death from inanition must inevitably
have ensued without an operation,
which was accordingly performed on
the 26th Of July.
The results will be seen from the med
ical bulletin Of the 10th of September,
which states that the patient is in good
health, remains up all day, and even
helps the hospital assistants in their
work; he has almost as much strength
and energy as he had before the acci-
dent. His diet is composed OF soups,
fine-chopped meat, mashed vegetables
and drink, which are injected through
large elastic tube inserted in the in
cision made i'm the stomach. Under
this treatment he gained upward Of ten
pounds in weight between the 18th Of
August and the 18th of September.
At the moment of the injection OF
food flow Of saliva In the mouth il
produced, in the election of which a
motion curiously resembling the action
of chewing is remarked; he can distin-
guish between warm and cold substan-
ces, but otherwise all are Indifferent to
him. 1t is stated this is the first time
the operation has been successfully per.
formed; the last time IT, was attempted,
but unsuccessfully, was in ls49, by N,
Sedillott, professor Of the faculty Of
medicine of Strasbourg.-London Stan.
ddrd.
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Theory of Lumtneus Flames.

DIR. Karl Heumann considers the cir
cumstances that gas-fiame does not
actually touch the edge OF burner nor
4 csndle-hame the summit of a wick,
and that a flame never comes in contact
with cold body, are due to the fact that
heats conducted away by the solid body
The flame gases are cooled for a certain
distance below their ignition point, and
the flame is consequently extinguished
within this region. The distance be-
tween a gas-hame and burner Is con-
siderably increased if the infiammable
gas or vapor streams out under high
pressure, or Is mixed with large
amount of non-inflammable gas.
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Scotch Heather.

The ''b own heath" was SCOTS IA
vorite plant, and naturally occurs again
and again in the Ettrick Shepherds
songs, perhaps never more beautifully
than In his exquisite poem 10 the sky
L. Il
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-01-03

A man twenty-seven years old has
lust been sent to the Massachusetts,
State Prison who has spent all but two
years and three days Of his life in re-
formatory and charitable institutions.
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SnuG.Taking Ladies'.

Ii is not until We come to the reign Of
Queen Anne that We find positive proof
Of masculine noses no longer enjoying
monopoly Of the piquant powder.
The feminine admirers of Sacheverell
contended as ardently for y pinch of
his "orangery," as secondhand bcaux
bad once struggled 10 dip their fingers
in Dryden's box. and carried their
idols portraits in the lids of their
boxes. \ lady writing In l7l2, de-
scribes herself as an Insignificant Great
ure, who dressed not, took no snuff and
did no fashionable things. Lady Betty
Modish, who would accept no gift from
her lover save a suuff-box, asserts,
sincerity in love is as much out Of
fashion as sweet snug; nobody takes It
now" which may account for the femi-
nine dissatisfaction expressed In these
lines:
''FrcH agate lox. the newest mode.
Her STUN Mis- Bid takes Ia a shell
Thousand times TO me shes vowed,
Ti- faint, Ills lADgu'd, has no smell"
Steele inveighed loudly against the
impertinent custom fine women had
fallen into, which performed coquetish-
ly or with a sedate, masculine air, was
in his eyes equally dissgreeable.
He describes Mrs. Saunter taking
snuff a often as salt with her meals,
with such wonderful negligence that
an upper lip covered with snuff
and sauce was presented to all who had
the honor of dining with her; while
her pretty niece made up for not Offend
ding the eye to the same degree by
startling the ear with nauseOus rattle,
as she stopped her nostril- with her
fingers. He could bear with beauties
who manipulated the snuff-box for the
sake of displaying pretty hand: but
thought Flavilla went little too far in
pulling out her box in the middle of
the sermon and Offering il to the men
and women sitting near her; as we'll as
inviting the church warden to take q
pinch as she dropped her contribution
into the plate. Sir Richard declares
how truthfully, who shall say THAT a
learned lady of his acquaintance, whom
he had vainly tried to talk out of the
evil habit, happened one day TO have
a pretty fellow hidden in her closet
when some company called. She made
an excuse TO 90 to the closet for some
thing they had been talking about; her
eager gallant shatched kiss, but, be-
ing unused to snuff, some grains from
her upper lip set him sneezing, much
to the astonishment of the visitors, who
thereby learned that profound reading
and very much intelligence could not
fill up her vaoant hours so much but
she was obliged to descend to less in
tellectual entertainments.-A the Year
Around
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SCHOOL REQUISITES,
And everything apportalning to School OUTFIT
for sale st
lrISICrICIi'S. 05 KING STREET
Alexandria, Virginia.
Just received s. largest assortment OF all the
hooks used in tho public schools Of Nlrginia; for
sslo ct prices fixed By the State Board CT Educa-
ton. Prico lists sent on application.
4 fall stock OF Blank Books, from tho largest
Lodgors and Journals down to the smallest Pass
Book; Composition Books. Chock Books on all
the banks of tho city; hundred thousand as
sorted Envelopes o well-salected stock Of
French and Irish Linen Noto Papers with En-
velopcs to match; Mourning Papers and Enve-
lopos; large assortment OF American Letter,
Legal Cap, Fools-csp, Note Paper. Flat Letter,
Flat Cap, Folio Post Letter HGads Bill Heads
Printers Blanks and Cards, Bristol Board, all
szas; Gold and Silver Paper, plain and figured /;
papctosies, all siz:s, styles and colors; Playing
cards, Visiting Cards and sthousant other choice
articles usually c!a!sod unGc' tho head OF STA
tionory. Miscellaneous Books of iinc. assort-
ment; History, Biography, Travels, new Juvcnl!o 10
Books; Bibles and Prayer-Books in grta. rarl-
city. Constantly receiving new Books.
Books and stationery mailed to any part Of
the country at lowest ra!es.
Owing TO thn now postal inv increasing Tho
postage on packages OF merchandise from half
cont to onn ccAt per ounce, tho price of lot No
|, Two qu!res, note paper, prepaid, Will 30 %
ccnts; lot No. 2. - cents lot No 3. GU conts; OF
No. i, 50 cents and 81. French quadrile samc
price. [sop 81 GEO. T.. FRENCu.
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~ BOX ES PRIME EASTERN DAIRY
lV CuKESE RI 6ceivcd this day.
scno5 w. A. JOHNSONs
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vgEaEls ANE> E.lasUO2ss.
Henry EngIohardt's Lager Beer.

(Bo.ted fer Family Uso and Shpping.)
The a.tantion of tho public is respectfully cali
Cd TO 3 very superior article of LAG Ek and
WEISS BEER, brewed from !ho best Malt and
Hops, with tho greatest csro foc lis purity, and
put up in tho most conyonicn! style with patent
shoppers.
Invalids or dolicato persons will derive much
honoiit from its uso. Orders left at Louis APP
pich's restaurant will receive prompt attention.
Country merchants and dealers supplied 81
lowest rates Delivered TO any pert Of the city
HENRY ENGLEl[ARDT,
my ; Ncs. End Brewery.
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C.M. ADAMS,
DEhIER IN
Ladies' & Gents Furn'g Goods.

LADIES DEPART MEM.
,,;J t,l,vos Hosiorv, Underwear, Corsets.
>.carfs EnlIsrs and Culls, uandkerchiofs, &c.
4ENTY DEPARTMENT..
E;ftllovos Collars and Cuffs, Hosiery, Shirts,
llandkorchieis, Underwear, Searts< 1les ana
Bows, SC.
NOTION DEPARTMENT..
Cotton, Pins. Noodles, Thread, buttons n'ag-
:nss. Zephyr Worsted, Shetland W""', German
town Wool, Ssxony Yarns. &c:
NV & g. M. ADAMS, No. 81 King ST
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G., REICHENBACH'S

PIANO WARER.O OMS,
42} Eleventh st., fow doors above Penna ave.
Washington, ID. 9.
Solo Agency for District Of Coum6Ia a ana l. al. J..
oxandria, Va, of tho celebrated hH n Abh - "
iiUS. .nd MCCAIN MMON'S favorite PIANOS
;,1 1li--tf
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EAMsIH GOODS.
fgNN THE PUBLIC
have Just rnturnod from tho North with
GIlI E,n

fEw THE ruBLlc.
have Just roturncd from tho North with {"
rull liuc OF .,,.,
hADiES, GHNTo' AND CuILpKEN'S
FANGY HOSE,
ut ..li prices; Corsets, Handkerchicf' C"lais
and Cuiis. Infants Fancy Hoods and SacqueS,
llnn,lsorno Shaws, Finn White Flannel; also
all colors If Plaid and Plain Cpora tlAnncls
Ladies' and Chdron's Mcriuo Fn-t' and t"iitS
also Gonls' Shirts and DraworS Zophyr worst
rd. ali shades also ai shades Of Cheap WorsteI.
White and Black l0c, Coored NC per oz Ba!-
morals and o.hor Yarns also great barga!ns III
Towols, Napkins, lacc, Imported B'tck SIX
'carls, nil kinds of Ncclitios and Mock ku!ling,
Buttons, Silk and Worstod Fringcs, Baby Dolls,
silver Card Board. Crlorod Mottoo3 and Frames,
fancy Pictures, Sle,l Bolts trimmings OF ali
io"crpi 'ns and othor Fancy Ariicl"a. s''!i
sop 27~U A. DlEDEL& l5G NiaE St.
NoTlCE.
~ -ojust roturnod from tho Mott. with a
i, hN. ,a, # tho following goods: Lstlns' and
a.. ,t'i me @,llo >siory from l:ic to tOt . pair hid
Gh'luroil H. -, to 81 IS per pair Handksr-
ilovos ,ro" m r;cos m Zophyr Worstoa, whit of'
colored lic per or l.. ''. 'meo Colsrs for child
lars l5c; large limo OF yurn Nsvy Blua
rrn; Corsots from 90: up; - n''lnrs ~ Mcrinn
Seal, Brown, and all tho pla!., ~ Hosrd Silver
vests and Pants Of all sizes; Ga. u Hot,o Pocket
Knnl.s %tr,J I.nrsas new style; Lac an,' ,'.,,
HrarCs: Creme Lease nn kinds oi SUN. q tLn
Inw. Euitons. Frinrns and Black Vrlyet o. -, y,
b;aa: slso Velvet Ribbons and everything N c i'J
ltno rs low AS can bo sold IN TINS or H'S
c,ty. Call and SEQ for yourselves NJ
G. G. BEKkY'S. ~ king ST.
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T5E2ssGdIEE E..

EsE e,ssaGAia. SODA sEhFEic, &c.
TeEADT FOR SUMME Eh.
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OTS'r Il itSl
FRIED, STEWED or i!A ",

FIJI EIJ, ST " ND VIs I.h ",
All. EAA Al ELS, Nj Ark EFT SPACE.
He has them fresh and good, anh always
roady IT tho call Of his customers.
E4i,- ludius' Saloon in the roar.
Don't forget, if you want to enjoy 1noAl 60
20 RAMMEBS OYSTER SA LOON, Market
n. B. Tho BEST OF LIQUORS and GIG AIRS
alwsvs on hand. sep l3-lm
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ssSssrshs AsE, ssEsrasJIsA MIS-.

SNTEA ED OYSTERS
y At AtJAGOB BOHkAllS,
NJ. E3 SOUTH ROYAL STREET.
10 has just coInpeied his new apparatus 10:
sLoAming oysters, and has ilLtod upa l!ADlF lFo
DINING rARLOE, whore oysters in every
stvlo and other deIca:ics viii. bn furnished al
tho shortest notice and ut al hours.
IMP PORTED WINES and BRAND ES'
and other choice liquors can 10 had ut tho bar.
sep .1S-lrl
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TO THE TRADE.
JOHN A. FIELD,

Fl King stract, ,-urunNO
Is Agent G,r ALLEN i co.'s RlCHMoN,p M,
GEm CluAEETTES and %tn'T !, ,r SI1I i.a KEIM I'M
rELaNEHSS ,rES &SVH2 Wili sell thcn @ at FACTORl
GThEE' ptif,FS ,sl in and 500 for yourself ap -
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Ill greatest discovery of the age a SPEEDY
and posi.ive cure for fever and AGUE and
Bilious Complaints. Just received q fresh sup
ply a! WhKFlEL q HALLo,
ol Cor. trlnc0 anu ralrlaA stS
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IsINNUs. AND OEHh Ms,

Fro.n tho most celebrated factories, for saio and
rent. Pianos and Organs sold On tho nslalment
plan on tho most reasonable terms. Tuning and
repairing promptly attended, 10 by o&poFlcncea