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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-06-13
The Rarer Metals.

1t is stated that four hundred years
ago bug seven metals had been dis
covered, while we are now acquainted
with the existence of fifty-one, thirty
of which, nearly three-fifths, have been
made known to us since the beginning
of the present century. The properties
of the commoner metals are so generally
known, that a statement of them would
be almost superfiuous; but as we are
always interested in what is strange,
and frequently of no practical use, we
may give brief account Of the rarer of
these unfamiliar substances.
Cadmium is white, malleable and
ductile metal resembling tin. Its sui
phide, known a scat!mium yellow, is Of
a very bright color and has other quail
ties of great value 10 artists. The metal
itself seems to J of little use.
Calcium Is yellow, ductile and
malleable metal, softer than gold. AT
red heat it burns with dazzling
white light.
Erbium is very rare metal at present
and seems to resemble aluminium in its
properties and compounds.
Glucinum is a white, malleable and
moderately fusible metal, also resem-
bling aluminium.
Iridium is very hard, white, brittle,
and infusible metal; when pure 1t is
never acted upon by any acid. The
uses to which this metal can be applied
seem to increase rapidly us it is becom-
ing more common.
Lithium is metal resembling silver
in cclor. 1t admits of being drawn out
into wire, but has very little tenacity.
it is remarkable for its extreme light
ness and the readiness with which it is
acted upon by oxygen.
Molly bdenum is asilyefy-white, brittle
and infusible metal. 1t never occurs
native, and neither 1t nor its compounds
seem to be of much pratical use.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-06-13
An Elephants Trunk.

Cuvier tells Us the trunk of the ele-
phant is composed of forty thousand or
more small muscles, interlaced in all
directions, the contraction and relaXa-
ton of which enable the animal to
shorten or lengthen its trunk, and
render it so flexible. Ii is perforated
through its entire length by double
tube, through which the animal
breathes and drinks. At the end of the
trunk is little finger-like sppendage
which serves to pick up small objects,
and also acts as feeder. With this
wonderful instrument, As with hand,
the elephant can pick up needle or
tear up tree, twist the herbage from
the ground, or strip the young branches
or leaves from the trees upon which he
feeds.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-06-13
Errors of Newspapers.

A Western school master, says the
Printers Circular, in order to sharpen
the wits of his pupils. set them to work
for half an hour each day to search for
errors in the newspapers which the
pedagogue habitually read himself.
There is no fault to be found with this
method of developing the youthful
mind. Not a few errors were discover
ed, and the teacher jumped to the con-
clusion that editors and printers were
ignorant of the very rudiments of their
callings; and be was not by any means
the first individual who pronounced
similar verdict on the same slender
evidence. 1t is a thousand pities that
some of the people who pass such sharp
and sweeping snap judgements could
not be induced TO take charge of daily
or weekly journal, just for one issue;
they would have no desire to try their
hands at second number. for they
would discover that the making of
newspaper is about the most difficult
and complicated work in the world.
They would be brought face TO face
with formidable mass of matter to be
cleaned in as many minutes as they
would desire days; they would be COM
pelled to write on topics as widely dis
similar as possible: at a moments no
tice; consult the best authorities. and
with an unerring certainty to know
where to find them. Diffiuse accounts
of important intelligence would come
streaming in upon them for condensa-
ton at the last moments. Their hand
writing would become hurried and IL
legiable, to the despair of the compost
tors. who are frequently compelled TO
put into type SO few lines of copy at a
time having not the remotest idea what
they are thus translating, and depend
ing for accuracy solely on their trained
power to decipher iilegible writing
with their eyes, while mechanically
picking up types with their fingers.
That the critical typo would become
utterly bewildered, and in despair
abandon his task before it was halt COM
pleted, is reasonably certain. And we
NAV also rest assured that one and all
of the captious critics that undertook
the labor of setting journals to rights
would arrive at the sensible conclusion
that the wonder is not that there are SO
many, but SO very few mistakes In the
newspapers
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-06-13
The Use of Terra Gotta Vases

In building appeared for the first time
in the reign of GordianO. and not in
any preceding construction Winkle-
man writes that these vases or urns of
terra Gotta were placed with the
mouths upward; then they were filled
and surrounded with little stones and
lime. Winkleman also writes that
Aristotle told of vases and urns of terra
Gotta being used in the construction of
rooms and halls for acoustic adyanta-
ges to make the voice sound stronger.
L remember. when | was at Ravenns,
having my attention directed, by read
ing in AgipcOurt, abont that time, to
the construction of the cupOla of San
Nitale,, in that city, work of Chistian
times, of the sixth century, the period
of Justinian. That cupOla is made en-
tirely of empty terra Gotta tubes placed
horizontally; one enters another; they
are fitted with such exactitude and
proportion that they obtain light weight
and great strength for the cupola.
D'AgincOurt also gives an account, with
illustrations. of the vaults of the Ro-
man Church of st. Stefano ROtOndO,
on the Celian. in which are those terri
BILE martyr pictures of PomeranciO. In
in these vaults earthen tubes are also
used. but placed perpendicularly.
This use of terra Gotta vases and the
finding of them among ruins, led
them in the sixteenth century to
believe that they had been pots
of treasure hidden away by the
Goths in the ground. In that period
there was little understood either about
Goths or Roman history. There was a
great rage for treasure seeking; the
common people dug about for pots of
money, and the mobiles for statues. coins
and medals; and in their blind. careless
excavations they did as much injury TO
the ruins as the invaders of the middle
ages. In the interesting "Memorie OF
Fiaminius Vacea,r written 1894. he
says, MANY years ago went to look up
some antiquities, found myself out
side "Porta Bastiana' (Sebastiano),
"at CapO di Bove" Cecilia Metella, SO
called at time because of the ornaments
and figures on the frieze). "To shelter
myself from a shower | went into an
0steriolor linn). While waiting
talked with the host. He told me that
some months previous a man came in
to warm himself; he returned in the
evening with three other men; they
ordered supper, which they ate in ST.
lence, then went away. This they did six
nights eonsecutively. The host sus-
pected them of some evil design; so
one night he followed them; it was
moonlight; he saw them enter the sub
terraneans of the circus of the Cara
callan (Romulus).
The following morning the innkeeper
informed the court. An examination
was Immediately made of the place.
A great deal of freshly upturned earth
was found, also a deep cave, in which
were many broken terra Gotta vases.
81 being near-the place. continues
Vacca, "went there, saw the freshly
turned up earth, and the bowls of bro
earthen vases, like large vettine (water
pipes). These were probably Goths.
who, from some ancient information
they possessed, went there TO gather
treasures
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-06-13

The controversy respecting the al
legged Information of swallows has re-
ceived a new contribution in letter
written by Sir John McNeill to hiS
brother-in-law. the Duke of Argyll.
and printed in Il late number OF Nature.
This letter, after some preliminary re-
marks, continues a. follows:
about twenty-five miles south of
Teheran, the capital of Persia, there is
village called kenara grid, near
which j. a stream of brackish water
running in deep bed with nearly per-
pendicular banks some forty or fifty
feet high. Being largely impregnated
with salt this stream i rarely if ever
frozen, and in frosty weather i re-
sorted to BY flights of wild ducks.
During a frost of unusual severity |
went from Teheran 10 kenara-gird. ac-
companied by Sir Henry RawlinsOn for
the purpose of duck->hOoting. the Sc
verify of the frost promising good
sport. Having slept al the village we
next morning followed the downward
course of the stream along the north
bank. and had proceeded about mile.
| should think. when We came to a
place where there had quite recently
been small landslip. The brink of
the bank 10 the extent Of perhaps
twenty feet i'm length, and ten or twelve
broad in the middle. tapering OFF TO
each end, had slipped, but had not
fallen down the bank. Between this
detached portion and the perpendicular
face about ten feet high, from which it
had broken off, we saw, to our great
surprise, number of swallows, not
less, | am sure, than twenty or thirty,
lying, as at first supposed, dead, but
on taking up one of them | found that
il was alive but dormant, il was warm
and its breathing was quite percepti-
BILE. / examined considerable num-
Der, and found that they were all alive
and breathing, but none of them gave
any sign of consciousness. My atten-
ton was then attracted to the perpen-
dicular face on our left, from which
the slip had broken off, and which was
perforated by a vast number of holes
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-06-13

Osmium is chiefly remarkable for its

Osmium is chiefly remarkable for its
high specific gravity and infusibility.
Palladium closely resembles platinum
in its properties. An alloy of 20 per
cent. of this metal and 80 per cent. of
gold is perfectly white, very hard and
not tarnished by exposure. This makes
it admirably adapted for scales for
astronomical instruments, but its high
price at present prevents its general
use. .-.
RhOdium Is white, very hard and
infusible metal. Ii is said that small
quantity of rhodium greatly improves
steel. As it costs considerably more
than osmium, the uses to which 1t is
applied are very limited.
Ruthenium in everything except
specific gravity resembles iridium. 1t
is rare and of little practical value.
Strontium Is yellowish, ductile and
malleable metal; burns in the air with
a crimson fame.
Thalllum is a very soft and malleable
metal. IL is not very rare, but seems
to be of very little use.
Thorium is an extremely rare metal
remarkable for its property of taking
fire below red heat, and burning with
great briliiancy. Neither the metal
nor ifs compounds are of any practical
use, but It's oxide Ia of interest for its
high specific gravity of 8. 4.
Titanium is a very rare metal, usually
obtained In the crystalline form. 1t
can be produced also as a heavy IRON
gray powder. The crystals are copper
colored and of extreme hardness.
Tungsten is hard, iron-gray metal,
very difficult of fusion. An alloy of 10
per cent. of this metal and 80 per cent.
of steel is of extreme hardness. Both
proved of value.
Uranium is very heavy and hard
but moderately malleable metal, resem-
bling nickie and iron; but for its rarity
unaltered at ordinary temperatures by
air or water.
Vanadium is present in very minute
quantities in nearly ali clays. Ii Is, as
now produced, brilliant powder.
Rubidium and caesium so closely re-
senbles platinum that no ordinary test
will distinguish which metal is present.
Indium is very soft, malleable and
fusible; marks paper like lead.
Barium, cerium, columbium, lor nio-
bium), didymium, lanthanium, tam
talum, terbium, yttrium and chromium
are all rare metals. Their properties
are not very well known.
The discovery of new metal called
gallium has been announced recently.
but we believe it has not been isolated.
-Ne,r York Mercantile Journal.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-06-13
MsNims for Young Men.
Always speak the truth.
Make few nromises

Always speak the truth.
Make few promises.
Keep good company or none
Live up to your engagements
Never gamble.
Drink no intoxicating liquors.
Never speak lightlp of religion.
Be just before you are generous.
Never be idle.
If your hands cannot be usefully rlu-
plOyed, attend to the cultivation of the
mind.
When you speak to any person look
him in the face.
Goodcompany and good conversation
are the very sinews of virtue.
Good character is above all things
else.
Never listen TO idle or loose eonyer-
satiOn.
Your character cannot be essentially
injured except by your own acts.
If any one speaks evil of you let your
life be so virtuous that no one will be
lieve him.
Ever live (misfortune excepted) with
in your income.
When you retire to bed think over
what you have done during the day.
Make no haste to be rich if you would
prosper
Never run in debt unless you see a
way to get out again.
Never borrow if it is possible 10
avoid it.
Keep yourself innocent if you would
be happy.
Save when you are young and spend
when your are old.
Never think that which you do for
religion is time or money misspent.
There are two hundred and nifty
Prnre-rant churches iu the Holy Land,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-06-13
THE WEB OF YEARS.

From out the loom Of time the yesrs
Unroll fabric all must wear;
The wool Of joy and warp of tears
Are spun BY moving hopes and fears.
And pressed BY weighty rolling care.
Whist mt asure unto each is given;
A span may guage the greatest part,
And vet the least from earth to heaven
Do reach, a. IN the quiet even [hearts
Short prayers sent up from children:
The web too quickly for Us all
Is wove- while pass the shuttles feet,
And when the threads have ceased to fall
Death throws it DER us as our pail.
Or round US as our winding-sheet
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-06-13

There are two hundred and fifty
Protestant churches ia the Holy Land.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-06-28
BASE BALL.

Owing to the cold weather on Satur-
day last the number who witnessed the
game between the Acmes of Milwaukee
and the Manitowocs was not as large as
it would otherwise have been, although
the gate receipts were more than ample
to pay expenses. The game was hotly
contested one and although the visiting
nine won it by a score of 3 to 5, the
Manitowocs have much to be proud of
in keeping the score down as well t.s
they did. At the bat our home nine
was the best, but the fielding of the
AGNES is what gave them the victory
assisted in great measure by the gross
ly unfair rulings of the umpire, one
Reinhart, of Milwaukee, whose decisions
in the fifth inning were so palpably out
rageous that it was deemed best to throw
up the game rather than submit to any
more such treatment but the matter
was compromised by Mr.. Geo. Jones
acting as umpire during the remaining
four innings, which he did with much
fairness, as usual, not giving the Acmes
an opportunity to find fault.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-06-28

SUNDAY evening as a young man
named Chas. Brandt was sitting on the
railing Of balcony in front of a third
ward residence, a companion, thinking
to brighten him, gave him slight push
which proved to be sufficient to cause
him to fall over backward and strike on
a stone step below with such force as to
break two ribs and one leg.
The dredge and two dump scows were
placed in dry dock last Sunday for
caulking aud repairs. The dredge will
probably be taken to Two Rivers after
the repairs upon it are completed and
do several days work on the harbor.
EXCURSION trains are to be run on the
NJ. L. S. & W. R. r. on the Fourth to
allow our country cousins to come in
and see the game of base ball between
the Chicagos and Maniiowocs.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-06-28

Next Wednesday, July Fourth, the
Chicago Tribune nine will play the Man
itowocs in this city, the game to begin
at P. NJ. The Tribunes have defeated
some of the best amateur clubs in this
State, and the game here will be q close
ly contested one and very interesting.
The nine is made up of employees of the
Chicago Tribune-every one a gentle
man-and will be escorted to this city
by Tom Sullivan, julie Enert, and the
whole delegation of former Manitowoc-
ians. The considerable expense incurred
in securing this nine has made it neces-
sary to advance the price of admission to
35 and 25 cts, and it being on theFourth,
nothing should prevent the attendance
of all who take any interest in the ma
tional game. Go early and secure 3
good seat.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-06-28

MENTION was made q few weeks ago
of the establishment of a new post
Office in the town of Mishicott, on the
line between Kewaunee and Manitowoc
counties, at Tisch's mills. The post
Office was first named "Carlton Mills"
Then some of the folks around there
thought they would rather have it called
'sStaus," SO they wrote to the Post
master General and he called it ''Staus."
Then some other folks thought it wonld
be nice to have it called 'tPilsner," and
the Department was duly petitioned to
cal it "Pilsner." Then Mr.. Key got
mad, and he wrote back that he
thought there was too much fooling
going on about naming q post Office
from which it was not likely they would
ever be able to collect an assessment for
campaign purposes. Besides that, it
would be more than his situation was
worth to call it Pilsner. Staus was bad
enough but Pilsner was worse. Ruth
ford, he explained, got tight once on
some Pilsner beer which Bohemian
friend of his had obtained from the old
country, and kicked over the cook stove,
Rugged the hired girl, and stood on his
head on the front stoop. On that &C
count Mrs. Hayes resolutely rsfuses to
permit any other beverage than water
to be used at state dinners ut the White
House, and the mere mention of Pilsner
as the name of the new post Office threw
her into Mysteries. A Cabinet meeting
was called, and it was determined to
discard both Staus and Pilsner and
adopt the original name, Carlton Mills,
and the President instructed the P. M.
General to write that if anything more
was said about it he would change the
name of the Postmaster, Joseph StangeI,
to John Jones, or, may be, remove him
and appoint somebody from Ohio, if he
can find anybody down that way to
whom he has not already given a gov
eminent Office. So it is settled that the
new post Office is to be known hence
forth as ssCarlton Mills. '-KeaOaune
Enterprise.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-06-28
DIR. SCHEMES PULsoNIC SYRUP.

Sea Weed Tonic, and Mandrake Plls.-These medi-
cines have undoubtedly performed more cures of
Consumption than any other remedy known to the
American public. They compounded of yege-
table ingredients. and contain nothing which can
be injurious to the human constitution. Other
dies advertised cures for Consumption, probably
contain opium, which is somewhat drug in all cases.
and II taken freely by consumptiye PATIENTS it must
90 great injury; for its tendency is to con1ne the
morbid matter in the system, which, of course,
make cure impossible. Schenck's Pulmonc Syrup
Is warrented no TO contain particle of opium it is
composed of powerful but harmless herbs which act
On the lungs, liver, stomach, and blood, and thus
correct all morbid secretons and expel all the dis
eased matter from the body. These are the only
means by which Consumption be cured, and as
Schenck,s Pulmonic Syrup, Sea Weed Tonic, Man.
drake Pills are the only medicines which operate in
this way, 1t is obvious they the only genuine
cure for Pulmonary Consumption. Each bottle of
this invaluable medicise is accompanied by fu di
rections Dr. Schenck is professionally at his prin-
cipal ottce, corner Sixth and Arch Sereets, Phila-
dephla, severy Monday, where all letters fo- advice
must be addressed
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-06-28

New devices for coin have been pre-
pared at the Philadelphia mint, and the
dies are nearly completed. The object
in view is to make the workmanship SO
fine as to render counterfeiting more
difficult than at present. The new de-
vices will not be adopted unless Con-
gress takes definite action on the silver
question. The mint is preparing a die
for $50 gold coin, which, it is said, will
be the largest gold piece ever struck in
any country. As soon as they are issu-
ed our delinquent subscribers will be
furnished with two or three of them as
curiosities upon application at this Office.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-06-28

MURDER WILL OUT.-A few years ago
August Flower was discover to be n certain
cure Tor Dyspepsia and Liver Complaint, a
few thin Dyspeptics made known to their
friends how easily and quickly they had been
cured by its use. The great merits of GREEN'S
AUGUST FLOWER became heralded through
the country by one sufferer to another, until
without advertising its sale has become i'm
mense. Druggists in EVERY TOWN in the
United States are selling it. No person suffer
aring with Sour Stomach, Sick Headache, Cos
tiveness, paIpitation of the Heart, Indigestion.
low spirits, ETC., can take three doses without
relief. Go to your Druggist t. s ]. Robinson's
or F. c. Buerstatte and get bottle for 70 cents
and try it. Sample bottle 10 cents.
so PER CENT SAVED
by using HIGGINS, GERMAN LAUNDRY Soap.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-06-28
FIRST DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL.

The exercises of the Graduating Glass
viii take place in the Assembly Room of
the First District Public School to.mor-
row friday afternoon at $50.
PROGRAMME
Music.
Introductory Remarks by the Principal.
Music.
Essay-Nature's Orchestra-Ela C. Sullivan.
Essay-Tanglsd in the Web Essie Burnet.
Music.
Essay-Annie Nicholson.
-Confidence-SarahS ibree.
Music.
Observation-Disclosures Burnet.
Essay-Night Brings out the Stars-Lizzie c.
Merrill.
Award of Diplomas.
Music.
Remarks by Co. Supt., L. J. Nash and others.
Music.
Exercises will commence promptly at
the hour named.
81. BARNS, Principal.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-06-28

Castorin Is certain TO operate. 1t does
not nauseate or grippe like Castor Oil. hut ia
pleasant to take, digests the food, regulates the
I-osSels, wInu coiic, expels worms, and
causes natural sleep. 1t is equally adapted to
adults and infants 1t contains neither Miner
al, Morphine or alchohol. Children Teething
may have health, and mothers find rest, if
they use Castoria.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-06-28
CITY AND COUNTY.
Naaait0aOoc. THURSDAY, Jmaae 20.

THIS paper is kept on in the Office of L.
f. Booth, General Eastern Agent, Chicago and
North Western Railway, Ais Broadway, New
York City. Our friends, when in New York,
are cordially invited to call in and read it at
any time. They will always be welcome.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-06-28

THE Board OF Equalization, consisting
of Aldermen Gelbke, Kemper, Wits and
White, has been in session since Mon
day. The Board will not conclude its
labors until the close of next week.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-06-28

LAST week Mr.. r. D. Smart, Deputy
Collector of Internal Revenue, took Mr..
Otto Weinschenk to Milwaukee and
gave him hearing before Commissioner
Bloodgood. Weinschenk is charged
with pedling cigars without license. He
was held in $500 bonds to appear at the
United States Court at Oshkosh on The
18th of July for trial.