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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-08-22

Along comes hjdeous burden, borne
horse. whose load i hidden by i
ghastly blOod-stained clCth: il is the
itinerant butchers stall of Pera with a
stock of goats flesh and Caramanian
mutton of inferior quality: sloping
Dlanks on either side form both the
shop front and the block on which the
are butchers shops in Pera which fur
nish the tables of the better classes
with excellent meat. the beef coming
principally from Odessa, but the wan
dering meatman i the purveyor of
humble households, who patrOnize also
the trade of another individual some
what in the same line of business. the
''diighirdji," or dealer in liver and
lights. He comes forward balancing
a long pole duly garnished with dang
ling hearts and pallid lungs. The street
dogs sympathize keenly with the
national taste, and pack of the yellow
dusty creatures follow the fascinating
garland licking their lips in eager an
ticipation, but not, a yet, daring to ad-
vance to the assault: perhaps the man
will stop at that piece of open ground,
and share the treat among them, a.
animals are frequently led in this way
through the bequest of piOus Mussul-
mans: but no. he is moving onward.
The stir i'm the canine kingdom has
aroused Marco, the patriarch of the
tribe, a tawny brute, whose rough old
body shows the sears Of many a hard
encounter-They call him the liking of
the quarter" and few in dogdom ven-
ture to resist his will; he rises and
shakes himself, then moves forward
with a sublime Indifference TO learn
the cause of the emotion. ''Ah, an |,
those dangling bits look good" he
mounts little hillOck for nearer in
spection, and drop of blood falls on
his nose. 1t is too much, He forgets
himself and the dignity of his position,
springs upward and tears away a large
Sleeps heart, upon which, in one wild
moment of combined attack, the whole
of the long pole is stripped. The man
turns gently round: his merchandise
has vanished, and, without a word, he
calmly retraces his steps: it i his kis-
met ,''-Temple Bar.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-08-22
Remarkable Canine Intelligence.

Among the passengers lost on the
steamer st. Clair, on Lake Superior,
was man named Stewart, of Duluth.
He had a small English spaniel. which
swan ashore. The dog was well known
at Duluth and along the northern Pa
citic railroad, and was remarkable for
his intelligence and sagacity. His owner
was employed by the Northern Pacific
road To measure timber delivered by
contractors. The dog would take the
end of the tape-line and 20 to the end
of log, sixty or seventy feet long and
hold il at the end while his master
would hold il at the other. and do this
all day or until all the timber was
measured. His master would send Ia
the postoflice, simply saying to him,
go up-get letters" the dog would
go to the postofiice and 20 around 10
one of the clerks, look at him. wag his
tail, and was so well known the clerk
would give him the letters, which he
would carry back to his master. and in
the same way would carry letters
which his master had written 10 the
office TO be mailed. His scent was very
acute.
Coming home from the woods one
day, Stewart was met on the road by a
company of young people, who had
been at picnic, about half mile
"A nf hA 4
left her parasol on the ground. Stewart
called his dog, and pointing to the path
said, ''go find and bring here" The
dog was gone about fifteen or twenty
minutes, and returned with the parasol.
\ pile of lumber, put in Stewa :
charge, was being stolen. Stewart
called his dog, took him to the pile and
said, ''watch it and see who takes it,
Two or three days afterward the dog
came to him in the morning. and by
signs familiar to his master, told him
to follow him. Stewart took police
man with him, and told the dog to 90
on, and he led them about quarter of
a mile to 4 shanty, occupied by a Swede
ON the bank of a lake. They looked
under the shanty and saw large pile
of boards. The Swede was arrested.
taken before the justice, and Stewart
told the justice what the dog had done.
The justice at once convicted the Swede
of the larcency.
\ great many other dOings of the dog
are known to the people of Duluth and
it is to be hoped that he will fall into
good hands.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-08-22
The Strength

We must measure mans strength
by the powers of the feelings he sub,
dues, not by the power of those which
subdue him. And hence, composure i,
often the highest result of strength
Did we ever see a man receive flag
rant injury, and then reply calmly
That is man spiritually strong. Oh
did we ever see a man in an anguish
stand as if carved out of solid rock, a
if mastering himself: Or one bearing
a hopeless daily trial remain silent, and
never tell the world what cankered his
home peace? That is strength. We
too often mistake strong feelings for
strong character. \ man who bears
all before him, and whose bursts OF
fury make the children of the house
hold quake because he has his way iii
all things, we call him a strong man.
The truth i, that he i a weak man: it
is passions that are strong-he, mast
cred by them, is weak.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-08-22
The Chin.

Fortune-tellers are generally >killful
hypsiogomists. and all the features of
the human face do their share in en-
lightning the understanding of the
>eers. The chin, at the present day is
rather difficult to read, on account of
the increasing custom of wearing a
beard. 4 good chin should neither
project nor retreat much. \ very re-
treating chin denotes weakness and a
projecting one, harsh strength. united
with firmness amounting to obstinacy.
\ pointed chin generally denotes ac-
curateness. \ soft, fair, double chin
generally denotes love of good living
and an angular chin, judgment and
firmness. FlatnesS Of chin implies
GOODNESS: a small chin fear; sharp in
dentings i'm the middle of the chin point
to cool understanding. The color
and texture of the skin, and of the hair
and beard, have also direct harmony
with the features. These should be
studied more than they have been. A
facility in drawing faces is of great use
to the student of physiognomy, as it
enables him TO note peculiarities OF
features which no written description
would be capable of preserving.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-08-22

The correspondent of the London
Times gives the following account OF
the bombarlment Of GiurgevO by the
Turks:
I'VE remained about couple of hours
in the town, and in that time the street,
were torn up, the houses pierced and
ruined by the shells. At the first burst
that occurred the sleepers had awoke,
the houses had discharged their in
mates into the streets, and when shell
succeeded shell there was weeping and
wailing women. hurried rushes of sell
fish men and laughter of boys, who.
lying concealed in an archway, rushed
out TO pick up the pieces when Il shell
burst near them.
For display Of ones character moth
ing can equal the occasion of a town
stepped in sleepy sunshine, and then
suddenly bomharded. For instance. one
of my servants had directions to remain
at a particular spot till | should bring
him a letter from the tower, TO be con-
veyed at once by the train 10 Bucharest.
lie was not to be found. and only ap-
peared in the evening, with the simple
excuse, What could L do: was afraid.
| saw the people running, 50 | ran too.
lie i Bulgarian, and if there are
many like him in his country, a little
conscription and service in the army
will do the nation world of good.
AT the railway station. where |
presently went, the shells fell pretty
constantly, some of them bursting in
the air. many of them not at all. only
entering the earth with a sullep thud,
TO be dug out and played with till
they'd burst and kill somebody. During
the bombardment several persons were
carried to the hospital, but not Il single
Russian. The batteries. from which
we are debarred from entering for quite
sufficient reasons. saw the shells pass
over them or fall short, but never pro-
duce real damage to either men or
works. Four Russian batteries took
part in the fray, but it WAS afterward
reported that not a single man was
killed or wounded. On the other hand,
two Turkish batteries were silenced.
There are stories of dangers con-
fronted and hairbreadth escapes; but
all through our examination of these
ran one thought, one question which
ought TO be fairly asked and honestly
answered-Did the Turks knowingly
fire at the house which carried above it
the Red Cross? Alas for humanity,
On this point there can he little doubt.
The hospital faced south, and the flag
was all the time blown out by the
gentle air at right angles to the suns
rays; flag and building, therefore,
must have been alike conspicuous, As
the house stood by itself, and the Turks
look down on it from higher ground.
Were the shells that struck il stray ones
sent accidentally? In the moonlight |
counted fifteen places in the front where
whole shells had struck, and there may
have been more. No other house eX-
cept the telegraph Office had been 30
struck
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-08-22
Religion of the Ancient Egyptians

The ancient Egyptians, although
highly renowned for their worldly wis
dom, were most profoundly ignorant of
the true and living God. They plunged
into all manner of extravagances in the
worship OF their imagined deities, and
were among the most superstitiOus ma
tions that ever existed.
Among other gods the sun and the
moon were universally adored. Beside
these they worshipped the OK, dog, wolf,
cat and crocodile, and various other ami
mails. Particular cities would worship
Il certain kind of animal, while they
abominated those held in reverence by
some of the neighboring cities. This
matter of disae ereement in their reli-
gious opinions caused constant wars to
be carried on between the cities.
No person was ever known to kill or
abuse any animal worshipped by the
people of his city. Any person who
killed cat willingly was put to death /;
and even If they did so oaccidentally they
were surely punished in some way.
OF all animals which they worshipped
a certain kind of bull was the most fa-
nous. Magnificent temples were erected
to him; extraordinary hOnOrs were paid
him while he lived and still greater
ones after death. The whole kingdom
then appeared in general mourning.
and his funeral ceremonies were cele-
brated with great pOmp. 1t is said that
upon one occasion when one OF these
animals died, the funeral expenses
amounted to upward of fifty-five thou
sand dollars.
After the last honOrs were paid to this
deceased god the next case was to pro-
vide him successor. To do this, all
Egypt was sought through, for by GER
tain signs he was TO be known. Upon
his forehead there must be white spot
in the form of the new moon; upon his
back a figure having the form of an
eagle, and upon his tongue figure hav-
ing the form of beet. As soon as an
animal of this kind was found the peo-
pies sorrow was turned into joy, and
nothing was heard throughout the
kingdom but notes of rejoicing. He
was then taken 10 one of the principal
cities, where he was installed with a
great number of ceremonies and placed
in possession of his dignities.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-08-22

You often will meet with the state
ment in books about birds and birds :
nests, that each species goes on, year
after year and generation after gener-
alton, building it, nest in precisely the
way which has always been followed
by its ancestors. Ii i said that birds
build their nests entirely by instinct,
and that no improvement ever takes
place, but that each bird selects place
for its nest, and gathers the materials,
and goes through the process of build
ing in exactly the way which has been
followed for thousands of generations.
1t i also stated that young birds know
how to do all this without any instruc-
ton. and make their first nest a. skill
fully a those old birds which have had
experience, and have raised several
broOds of young. These statements are
made 50 often by writers upon natural
history. that it would seem a. if there
must be a good reason for them, and
vet not one of them Is true. Birds do
not always 20 on building their nests
in similar places TO those in which their
ancestors built. but whenever better
places are offered them, they soon learn
to take advantage of them: neither do
they stick to the same material for one
generation after another, but whenever
more suitable material is placed within
their reach, they often learn how to use
il, 80 that their nests are much better
than those built by their ancestors:
neither is sittrue that they never improve
the shape of their nests, nor that the
young birds are aS Skilful architects a.
the old.
You all know that only few hundred
years ago there was not a barn or a
chimney within the United States, un-
less, perhaps, those singular cliff dwell
ing people in New Mexico and Arizona.
of whom we know so little, had barns
apd chimneys. At any rate. we know
that on the east side of the Mississippi,
at the time when the white men dis
covered and settled the country, there
were no people who knew anything of
architecture. The barn and chimney
>wallC vs. were to be found here then "a
they are to-day, but of course they were
compelled to build their nests in hollow
trees and caves, or any other suitable
places which they were able TO find.
As soon as white men spread over the
country and erected buildings, these
birds, which had never before seen a
barn or chimney, soon discovered that
these places are much more warm and
dry than rotten trees and damp caves,
as well as better protected from storms;
and it probably did not take many years
for the swallows to discover that snakes
and birds and beasts of prey did not
dare TO approach such places. These
wise birds, then, improved upon the
habits of their ancestors, and gave up
their old savage life in the woods, i'm
order TO share the benefits of civiliza-
ton.
1t seems as natural now for a barn
swallow 10 make its nest in barn, as
for cat-bird to build in a bush or a
tree; but it is plain that this has not
always been the case, and that these
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-08-22
4 Few Thing, Worth Remembering.

Dignity does not consist in possessing
honors, but in deserving them.
The expectations of future happiness
is the best relief of anxious thoughts.
the most perfect cure of melancholy
the guide of life, and the comfort OF
death.
Be slow in choosing friend, and
slower to change him; courteous to all
intimate with few; slight no one oil
account Of poverty, nor esteem any for
their wealth.
Always win fools first. Then talk
much: and what they have once utter
ed they will stick to; whereas there is
always time, up to the last moment, to
bring before wise man arguments
which may entirely change his opinion.
Great talent. such as honor, virtue,
learning, and parts, are above the gen.
erality of the world, who neither pos
sess them themselves, nor judge of them
rightly in others; but all people are
Judged of the lesser talents, such as
civilty, affability, and an obliging,
agreeable address and manner, because
they feel the good effects of them, as
making society easy and pleasing
Chesterfield.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-08-22
ONE YEAR ApakIs;.-'-

Bright sun above rippled sea-
A tall sail less''ning down ths sky,
And low waves singing merrily.
With none to hear but she and /.
A few soft words, How sweet to float
Along the line Of shining shore,
And slowly. in sailless boat,
Drift on into the evermore.
"And carry there this picture fair,
The sea and sky and smiling land,
With not a thought Of toll or care;
Going like children, hand in hand
That was year ago to-day,
For her the boat has left the shore,
And now her footsteps slowly stray
The bright paths of the evermore.
And THE sun and sky and sea,
And low waves singing on the sand.
Seem saving that she waits for me
In that far of. yet nearing land
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-08-22
The Canary a Very Sensible Bird.

As general rule, you cannot give Il
bird too much fresh air. Even in the
winter time, although it is never safe
or eXpedient to hang the cage i'll the
window, ii is advisable to throw open
the window once or twice a day and let
i'm the air. Canaries are tender crea-
lures. but they will stand low tenn
perature-as low as fifty degrees-pro-
viding they be out of reach of draughts.
\ temperature not lower than 60 de-
grees is perhaps more desirable, and
this should be maintained day and night
if possible. More birds sicken and die
from diseases contracted by exposure
TO night chilliness than from any other
known causes. Again, the air of the
room should not be overheated or suf-
fused with gas. If of Il morning you
should chance to observe the same tinge
gathering on the wings of your canary
that is constantly noticeable on silver
plate i'm winter. the chances are that
coal gas has much TO do with it. On
the other hand. the odor of tobacco
smoke, instead of injuring, seems to
have the tendency to improve the
brightness of the plumage, and at the
same time to put more vigor into the
canary's song. Were | writing with
out some experience, / should Unhesi-
tatingly say, never subject your birds
at all TO tobacco smoke. But facts ap-
pear to controvert any counsel OF that
order; for my own birds, whenever
tobacco is lighted, will, if the cage
doors are open. Immediately fly toward
the smoker, and vie with each other in
getting into the densest cloud. Having
shifted the aroma, they will light upon
the shoulder, or the back of the chair,
and pour forth the sweetest harmonies
Of the day. Permit me to suggest, then,
plenty of fresh air, and even moderate
temperature and occasionally tobacco
smoke. Be sure, however, that during
and after smoking current of fresh
air is allowed to pass through and ven-
tilate the room.-APpIeton's Journal.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-08-22

To MAKE YEAST WITHOUT YEAST
On Monday morning, boil two ounces
of hops in four quarts of water, half an
hour; strain it and let the liquor cool
to the temperature of new milk. Put
in small handful OF salt and one-half
pound brown sugar. Beat up One-half
pound flour with some of the liquor
and mix well together, and let it stand
until Wednesday. Then add three
pounds of raw potatoes, grated. Let it
stand until Thursday, and bottle for
use. 1t must be stirred frequently ana
kept near the fire while making. Be-
fore using it shake il up well. 1t re-
quires no more than half the quantity
of this yeast that it does of other yeast
TO make baking of bread, and it rises
in a few hours. 1 am using yeast that
l started with this receipt more than
three years ago. The best time to make
1t Is i'll warm weather, "a there is then
no danger of its getting chilled.-N. J..
Times.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-08-22

A Magnetic IsldRd.-The volcanic
rocks composing the foundation of the
Isle of Paul are ferruginOus. Those on
the north side of the crater, which
result from the slips whereby all the
east side of the mountain is laid bare,
attract the two poles of a magnet, con-
tain per cent of iron. Those met with
around the cones of scoria situated at
the foot of the exterior slopes of the
crater. on the sea shore, are true mag
nets with two poles, containing ii per
cent of iron. The observations made
for declination indicate the local action
of the south pole toward the center of
the crater, a fact which should warn
navigators to guard against the mag
netic influence OF this isle.-A. Cain in
COlRtes Rendus
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-08-22
To Render the Liver Active

When that important secretiye gland requires
arousing. it is only requisite to resort to Hos
letters StOma h Bitters. the national remedy
for inactivity of the bilious organ, for consti-
patton, and for dyspepsia besides those mals-
rious disorders to which torpidity of the liver
this celebrated antl-bilious cordial accomplish
q curative result than mercury or any other
mineral drug used to cure liver disorders. In
fact. such med caments cannot fairly be called
remedies. since, although they may have a
Temporary effect. they eventually fail to in
tuence the system remedisly, but instead
often do IT serious injury. The Bitters. on the
contrary, are . specific of the most sslutsry
nsfure, and are likewise Q reliable and sgree-
able tonic appetizer and neryine.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-08-22

PlO,7iag ouh DyRdmite.-We have
already mentioned that dynamite has
been used for blowing: and agriculture
will derive advantage from this and
other compounds heretofore employed
in engineering. At the works for the
Exposition buildings, now going on at
the Trocadero, Paris, passers by may,
at certain hours, be startled by deep
rumbling sound. This is caused by the
springing of dynamite mines, which,
without any violent projection of ma
terials, makes the obstacles crumb BILE
away, and breaks up the underground
rocks, the fragments of which are used
for the buildings. Now, dynamite will
perform similar service in the fields.
The Duke of Sutherland, in Scotland,
and DIR. Hamm, in Austria have en-
plOyed it for clearing land and for dig
ging much deeper than any instrument
could. \ certain number OF dynamite
cartridges are buried at regular dis
tances in the soil, and connected to-
gether by electric wires. The explosion
is simultaneous; and, though nothing
is thrown up, the field is effectually
plowed.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-08-22

Telephone MuSic.-At a recent tele-
phOnic concert in Washington, it was
stated by the lecturer that the electric
waves of sound sent through a single
wireare frequently conveyed, indirectly
by other wires running parallel with ir
on the same poles, although entirely
disconnected from it. This statement
was verified in the Washington office
of the Associated Press, where number
of the tunes played in Philadelphia,
and conveyed electrically TO Lincoln
Hall in Washington, were distincly
heard on the relay used in the Press
office, which had no connection with
the wire that was attached TO the tele-
phone. The tones thus conveyed, al
though not loud, were stated to be
audible at a distance of several yards
from the instrument.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-08-22

LOOK TO Your SToCK.-A seasonab.e
reminder, it is hoped, may induce those
who have hitherto been careless about
attending to their stock at this busy
season to pay heed TO the requirements
of one of the most important branches
of agricultural economy. Let us once
more impress on all that have cows, TO
give the greatest amount of milk, should +,
during the hot weather, have an abun-
dance of good, clear water. On the i'm
portance, causes, and consequences of
this we have lately dwelt at length.
The hot sun of these days renders the
grass less succulent as il natures, and
dries up the natural supply of water,
so that il will stand the farmer in pocket
to pump liberal supply for his stock,
four, or even five times day, wherever
there is not an abundance of clean,
fresh water, supplied by natural means.
The use of surface water from stagnant
pools is at once injurious to the animals
themselves and to the milk they yield.
-Rurdl Ne,c Yorker.