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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-05-02
Dead Eyes that Bear witness.

There is well-worn story of the con-
viction of murderer having been at
tanned by the circumstance that a rec.
ognizable image or likeness was found
impressed upon the victims eye, after
death. The story has been variously
told. One version places the occur
renee in Lyons, France; another in
England. 1t was probably invented
about the time that daguerreotypes
came into use and was perhaps sug-
gested by the fact that small picture
of whatever the eve is looking at is
formed in the center of the eye and is
plainly visible to other eyes. As the
story is told in one way. q dagerreo-
type was taken of the victim, and the
image of the murderer was found in
the type by painter who was making
a picture OF the murdered man
and had occasion TO study the daguer-
reotype under high magnifying power
Another version makes the image found
that of friend who bent over the
victim wien expiring the friend is of
course arrested as the murderer, and
thus the plot gains variety. The notion
that such an image in the eye could re-
main fixed after death must certainly
have seemed plausible to romancers, or
they would not have rung 30 many
changes upon it. Perhaps, however,
most readers have dismissed it from
their minds as absurd.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-05-02
Beer I'm Africa.

Under the head of Beer in Africa
French journal publishes some lnfor
nation which is rather amusing. AL
most all the people of Africa, it sp
pears, drink beer, but those who like
this drink best are the C4ffres. The
female Cities are the brewers of the
beverage, to which they give the de.
hghtful name of "utschualla. But the
beer which they make is not intoxics-
tive it contains, on the other hand,
fattening principles. As corpulency
is sign of distinction among the CAT
fres, one may imagine, says the French
writer, what vast quantity of beer is
consumed by each gallant Csffre, so
that he may rank among the dignita-
ries of the nation. Followers lower in
the social scale have equally aristo-
cratic tastes consequently, beer is an
important item in the Ceffre establish
meDt. The malt employed in the prep
aration of this beer is said not to be
made of barley. but maize and millet.
The grain is arranged for the purpose
of termination, then it is roasted. The
Catfre, we further learn, is indepen-
dent of the hop he has a substitute
of his own which acts as an effectual
substitute" 1t seems, however that
the Caffre proceeds quite methodically
with his brewing, and does not appear
to be much troubled by the phenom-
ena of fermentation. There are other
people in Central Africa-the Bdlondes
for instance-who brew, but their beer
has no ''fattening principles. Still it
has its recommendations, for We learn
that in this district beer drinkers may
be observed extended full length upon
the ground-drunk. This circumstance
naively adds the French writer. may
also be observed in European countries
and it is not peculiar to Central Africa
alone.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-05-02

Blue Glass PhOtOgrdphy.-The blue
violet glass mania abroad seems TO be
confined TO the photographers, and the
conflict over the deceptive theory i.
being waged, not on the question of the
curative powers of the light transmit
ted, but regarding the assertion that in
creased chemical action can be obtained
by glazing Photographic studios with
the ceruiean panes. NJ. Scottelari, the
blue glass defender abroal, has fallen
into the same errors as his co-believers
on this side of the Atlantic: that is, he
confounds the blue-violet rays of the
spectrum with blue violet transmitted
sunlight; while he also reaches the OBJ
vious absurdity that the violet ray,
when isolated from the spectrum, pos
sesses greater capabilities than it mad
when mingled with the other rays 1t
is perfectly true that the violet ray is
more active, chemically, than the other
rays; but the latter do not detract from
it when combined with il, and the
chemical action of white light contain
ing violet rays is precisely as great as
that of the violet rays separated and
tested alone, Hence it follows, as a
matter of course, that window glazed
with white glass transmits the whole
of the solar rays which reach ii, violet
among the rest. A window of the same
size glazed with violet glass would
transmit one seventh part of the rays
reaching il, and these would be violet
colored rays ) but il would not transmit
one single violet ray more than the
other window.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-05-02
WORK AND WAIT.
BT JOAQUIN MILLER

Forty days and forty nights,
Blown about the broken waters,
Noah and his scns and daughters;
Forty days they heat and blow
Forty days of faith, and loi
The olive leaf, the lifted nights,
The rest at last, the calm delights.
Forty days Of sun and saud,
Serpents. beasts, and wilderness.
Desolstion and distress.
War and famine, wall aud woe
Forty years OF faith, and 10,
The mighty Moses Lifts hand
And shows at last the Promised Land
Forty days to fast and pray,
The patient Christ outworn defed
The angry tempter at his side
Forty days or forty years
OF patient sacrifice and tears
Lol what are all of these the day
That time has nothing more to say?
Lift your horns, exult and blow,
Believe and labor. Tree and vine
Must fiouri-h ere the fruit and wine
Reward your planting. Round and round
The rocky walls, with faith profound.
The trumpets blew. blew loud, and To-
The tumble1 walls OF Jericho.
-I,sdepe,aderat.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-05-02
A Collection OF Facts,

Fishes have no eyelids and neces-
sarily sleep with their eyes open, they
swallow their food whole having no
dental machinery furnished them.
Frogs, toads and serpents never take
food but that which they are satisfied
is alive. When a bee, wasp or hornet
stings it is nearly always at the expense
of its life. SeTpents are so tenacious of
life that they will live for six months
or longer without food. Seals can be
trained to perform many tricks. 1t Is
believed that crocodiles live to be hum
dreds of years old. The Egyptians en-
balmed them. In South America there
is prolific honey bee which has not
been furnished with sting. The head
of the rattlesnake has been known to
inflict fatal wound after being severed
from the body,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-05-02
Eating Ae NiGAf.

A legend OF ancient times, naDdeu
down from generation to generation,
through century upon century, still oo-
tains in almost every household, to the
effect that if one eats just before going
to bed one will surely see ones grand
mother. Now there seems to be some.
thing terrible about the appearance OF
this noctural grandmother, but as We
never conversed with any one who had
been subjected to one OF her Phanto-
mic visits, We are disposed to be In
credulous, and hout the legend in the
face of the bearer. However hungry
one msy be at bed time, the tempta-
ton to satisfy the cravings of the aP-
petite is always met by the old wives
fable, and it always serves to bar the
pantry door against an evening intIu-
sion. There's no telling how much
suffering has been brought about by
this idea, and now We believe the time
has come when hungry men, be it at
bed time or meal time, ought to burst
the Legendary bonds which have thus
far bound them, and eat when they are
hungry.
To take hearty meal just before re-
tiring Is, of course, very injurious, be-
cause it is very likely to disturb ones
rest and produce nightmares. How
ever, little food at this time, il one
is hungry, is decidedly beneficial 1t
prevents the gnawing OF an empty
stomach, with its attendant restless
ness and unpleasant dreams, to say
nothing OF the probable headache, or
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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-05-02

WASHING BLACK CALIco.-A corres-
pondent in Hoore's Rural Neu Yorker,
gives the following as the best way to
wash these goods: "I do not wash such
dresses as other colors so long as it can
be avoided, but simply wipe them off
carefully with damp sponge and warm
water and iron them smoothly on the
wrong side or with a cotton cloth or
paper between the iron and the goods.
And they always look nicely and retain
their new look after being thus treated.
have worn such a dress, usually, for
afternoons for nearly year. and was
quite surprised short time age when a
friend, upon examining it, told ME she
had thought it woollen goods all the
WHILE The lining of the waist and
sleeves 1 have made so they can be de-
tached and washed as often as required.
Many omit the starch for black goods,
but have not found objectionable as a
stiffening one part of sweet milk TO two
of boiling water"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-05-02

ANTIDoTEs FOR SLEEPLEssNEss.-Th
methods recommended for the cure of
sleeplessness are numberless. Those
suffering from habitual wakefulness
had better store their minds with
remedies, and try one after another,
until something effectual is discovered.
For what will help one person may be
useless TO another. One curious method
suggested for inducing sleep is for the
patient to close his eyes and try to think
he is attentively watching a stream of
air entering and leaving the nos rils.
When tie stream seems to be visible,
sleep infallibly comes. Another plan
proposed is simply TO breathe slowly
and quietly for few moments. liz is
worth a trial. The sleepless person
should take deep, slow respirations,
initiating the breathing of quiet
sleeper.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-05-02

one may see samples of their goods,
j. L. PArrEN & Co., Of 162 William
Street, n. Y, will send handsome
pair of 6xS Chromos, and 4 copy OF the
best l6-psge literary paper now pub
iished, to any reader of this paper who
will send them two Bet. stamps to pay
mailing expenses. 3-5-4
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-05-02

MACARoNI RICE.-Put half a pound
of rice into two and half pints of cold
water, boil it gently two hours, by
which time it will be thick paste, then
add one pint of skim milk and one ounce
of strong Cheshire cheese, grated fine,
a little pepper and salt, and boil gently
for another hour.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-05-02

}nflgs and Poisonous Pldnts.-A CORES
pondent writes 10 point out that, in our
recen article entitled "A bsence of White
Color in Animals" Mr.. Darwin is
quoted as to the effect OF poisonous
plant on pigs in Virginia, with the
comment OF DR.. Ogle That there is no
proof that the black pigs eat the root
which poisons the white pigs; but, i'll
fact, the white pigs are deficient in
taste and smell, and not able to dis.
criminate as to poisonous plants, etc.
Our correspondent does not know what
plant has such effects on pigs in Vir-
ginia. but there is plant in Florida
which may be the one referred to by
Mr.. Darwin. 1t is called paint root,
and the root is a small bulb. The root
and top are used as dye by the Indi-
ans. Hogs are very fond of it, and
hogs with black hoofs fatten on it; but
those with white hoofs become lame
and the hoof drops of. If hog has
three black hoofs and one white. the
white one will fall off.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-05-02

To KEEP CRANBERRIEs ALL WINTER.
Put them into cool room, where
there is no danger of freezing, and
either spread out on cloth or SO as to
give each berry light and air, or, which
is a sure way, put them in abarrel under
water.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-05-02

RICE POWDER, which is much used by
ladies upon their faces, is said TO often
contain lead, which renders it very in
furious. If a little iodide of potash is
dropped upon the powder the presence
Of lead will be revealed by its turning
yellow.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-05-02
PONDS EXTRACT.
PONDS EXTRACT.
The Peopis's Remedy.
The Universal Pain Extractor.
Nota. Ask for Ponds EXtracs.
Take no other.

aHesr. for I Will speek Of exeeAAs
uhtngs.~
PONDS SEXTRACT-The great veGesaD ~
pain Destroyer. Has been ~ Use o,. ~
thirty ysrs ys.r.. ,i1au.s nna % cannot be eIceiled
CHILDREN. No family can anoru " oe
without Ponds Extract. Aeelons'
Bruises, Contu.ion.. NV e.,ernaf
snnlicafior Promptly relieves pains OF
Burns, scnlda, Exc orsafsons. Cns-
Gorns. eIc. Arrests Inflammation, reduces
swellipgs, stops bleeding. removes oiScoio'-
arion and heals raridly.
LADIES md it their oeSt & n1enoI enc .easi.si2 -
subIect-noIably fullness and pressure ~
tine head nausea, vertigo. &C. IL pfompey
ameli.rsIes and pernaneen.I,y ,.,.eensicns. ess
HEMOkR X HOlDS or Pills nnd Ia .n.s
Ine ..Iy immediate relief aud ultimate cure.
Nc case. however chronic or ooseinAee %"
long resist us regular use.
vARICOSE VEINS. It is the only sure euro: 10
KIDNEY DaskAsES. II has no equal iof
permanent Gu e. s,
sp. etic. IL has saved hundreds OF lives
when All other remedies failed 10 arrest
bleeding from nose, stomach, lungs
TOOTHACDE, Earnche, Neuralgfa and
kheu ssms tam all aiike relieved, ana
often permanently cured.
PH YAIClANS OF all schools VINO are &C
ouainIeu with Ponds Extract Of W1acm
Hrxei recommend IL Ia tneir practice. We
l.y,. l-tters OF CONNIE ndatiUn frvn hundreds
OF Physicians many OF whom order IL Tor
use In their own practice. In additioL 70 the
foregoing they order It's use for SWel1fngs
OF ali kinds Qutnsy, Sore Throat. hss.
0nmed Tonsfls, simple aud chronic
Drnrrh9a, lstarrh uor when II Is
spee,flJ, 1hiiblsins, frosted Feet.
ktfnEs of Insects, MusquffOes,
Chapped HANDS, faces anu Indeed All
manner vi skin diseases
TOILET USE. Removes Soreness,
kOug ghness and Smartfug; heals Cuts,
ErupliOns ana ffmpies. IL rertres, IN
r.go, ales aud ref esies while wonderfully I'm
proving the COmpIexfon-
TO FARMERS - PONDS Extract NO
stock BTeeuer, no Livery Man can auord 70
be without IL. II Is used by all the leading
Livery stables, Street Railroads and nrsr
for sprains, Harness or Saddle Cnanngs,
Surness scratches Swelings, cuts. Laeera-
tiOns, Bleedlngs. Eneum0nia, Colic, Dtar-
rhda, Chills. Colds. sc. It's range OF action
Is wide, and the relief II anords Is 50 prompt
that Il is invaluable in every Farn-yaTd as
well as In sveTy Farmhouse. Let IL De uied
once and you will never be without IL
CAUIIONi Ponds Extract has been I'M
IIated- The genuine aTIlc.o has the words
Ponds Extract blown In each bottle IL
Is prepared Ny the only persons living
who ever knew how 10 prepare u property
Refuse all other preparations OF Witch Hazel
This IS the only article used by Phy siclans,
and In the hospitals OF this country and
Europe.
HISTORY and Uses of Ponds Extract,
IN pamphlet form. sent Tree on applcatlon 70
PONDS EXTkACT COMPANY, %
Maiden Lane, New iVrk.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-05-02

MILK, dried in cakes thoroughly, and
then ground to a fine powder and
mingled in suitable proportions with
farinaceous substances, such as oatmeal,
is among the latest Of European pre-
parations for use on long voyages. The
powdered milk is said to keep, if
properly protected from moist air, al
most indefinitely. Various dishes in
which it forms an ingredient, are
spoken of as very palatable.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-05-02
PAPERINa A wHrTEwHAsHEp WALL

PAPERING A WHITEwHAsHED WALL
First scrape of any Of the lime which
may be loose or inclined to fall; then
sweep or rub off the dust; then with a
whitewash brush give the wall coat OF
glue water-about half a pound Of glue
TO three gallons of water-(this paper
hangers call sizing.) After this dries
put on the paper; the glue sticks to the
lime, and the paper sticks to the glue.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-05-02

CENTENNIAL BIscUIT.-Make a good
hasty pudding; boil till the meal is
well cooked. Set aside to cool. When
milk warm, to every quart of the pud-
ding work in flour sufficient to make
stiff dough. Then make into biscuits,
put in the bake-pan and let them stand
in warm place over night. Bake for
breakfast in hot oven and eat while
hot.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-05-02
japanese Proverbs.

If you hate any one, let him live.
Regard an old man as thy father.
We cannot build a bridge to the
clouds.
The world is just as persons heart
makes it.
The tongue three inches long can kill
a man six feet high.
Ii you do not enter the tigers den,
you cannot get her cub.
Send the child you love most on a
journey Ito save him from being spoiled
Dy indulgence.)
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-05-02

part of a lemon should never be used for
fiavoring. 1t is bitter. The globules
of oil in the surface of the rind contain
all the pleasant flavor # the peel. This
-,.oi!H De thinly pared off. Some ex-
perienced cooks rub loaf sugar over the
surface. The friction breaks the oil
ducts and the sugar absorbs the oil.
The sugar is afterward pounded fine for
flavoriDg certain dishes, such as ice
creams, etc., or it can be simply melted
in custards and beverages.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-05-02

Sa,cdust in Rough Casting.-Siehr
recommends very highly the use OF
sawdust in mortar, as s1pel ior even to
hair for the prevention OF cracking, and
subsequent peelIng off, of rough casting
under the action of storms and frost.
His own house, exposed to prolonged
storms on the seacOast, had patches OF
mortar to be renewed each spring; and,
after trying without effect number OF
substances to prevent it, he found saw
dust perfectly satisfactory. 1t was first
thoroughly dried, and sifted through
an ordinary grain sieve, to remove the
larger particles. The mortar was made
by mixing one part of cement, two OF
lime, two of sawdust, and five OF
sharp sand, the sawdust being first well
mixed dry with the cement and sand.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-05-02

FEEDING SHEEP.--Sulphur and ashes
should be fed to sheep with their salt
during the winter. Sulphur is healthy
for the sheep and is offensive to vermin.
Ashes are also healthy and are also
essential for breeding ewes. presume
that some of you have seen lambs that
when they were first dropped were
strong; their dams gave a good guam
tity of milk, yet, in few days, the
lambs would begin to droop, and finally
die. If you were to open the stomachs
of such lambs, in some cases you would
find them packed and distended with
hard curds, which were the cause of
their death. The remedy for this is to
feed the breeding ewes with some kind
of mild alkali, like ashes, for some time
previous TO their being dropped
Former and Planter.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-05-02

HoRsERADIsH SAUcE.-Grate, horse
radish into basin, add two spoonfuls
of cream, little mustard and salt. Mix
well together and add four spoonfuls
best vinegar: stir well. To serve cold.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-05-02

ONIONS are said TO be much more
palatable and healthful, il sliced very
thin a few minutes before eaten and
sprinkled plentifully with sugar.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-05-02

Platinum Pldting.-M. Dode has pat
ented plan for giving cast objects a
coating of platinum. The object as
cast. or after being enameled, is first
washed over with a brush dipped in
turpentine; a mixture of borate of lead
and oxide of copper is next applied,
and the casting dried in drying stove.
The next step is to immerse the object
so prepared in a composition of borate
of lead, German litharge, platinum in
the state of chloride, ordinary ether,
essence Of lavender, and anilic ~ acid.
Finally. the platinized object is sub
mitted to the action OF heat.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-05-02

''HAvE you any limb-horn bonnets?"
inquired very modest miss of shop
keeper. "You don't mean Leghorn r'
The young lady was brought to by
proper reslorativeS.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-05-02

The silver production Of Colorado
last year was 81 ,0O0, 600, and is expected
to be five times that amount this year.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-05-02

SNoDoRAss seeing door nearly off
its hinges, in which condition il had
been for some time, observed that when
it had fallen and killed some one it
would probably be hung.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-05-02

RETIRED citizen to metropolitan
friend: 'What 1 enjoy so much in the
country is the quiet. Now, here in my
garden. my boy, you don't hear a
sound, 'cepling the trains !''-Punch.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-05-02

Z. f. KUNKEL's WORM SYRUP never
fails to remove all kinds of Worms.
Seat, Pin and Stomach Worms are re
moved by KUNKEL's WORM SYRUP. DR..
KUNKEL is the only successful physician
in this country that can remove TAPE
WORM in from two TO four hours. He
has no fee until head and all passes
alive and in this space of time. Common
sense teaches if TAPE WORM can be re-
moved, all other worms can be readily
destroyed. Ask your druggist for a
bottle of KUNKEL's WORN SYRUP. Price
81 per bottle. 1t never fails or send TO
the Doctor for circular No. 259 North
Ninth ST., Philadelphia. Advice free.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-05-02

"WHAr is the difference between an
editor and his wifeY" zone sets arti-
cles to rights, and the other writes arti-
cles TO seL."
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-05-02

PATESTEES AND INVENTORS should
read advertisement OF Edison Bros. in
another column. 3-29-3t-e-o-w
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-05-02

SAID a member OF church to another
81 can give tive dollars TO this object
and not feel it," "Then," said his COM
paniOn, 'give ten and feel it,"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-05-02

BoARDER-"This tea seems very weak,
Mrs. Skimp." Landlady-''It must be
the warm weather. feel weak myself.
In fact, everybody complains"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-05-02

CPL SEND you my bill of fare," said
Lord B., when trying TO persuade DIR.
swift To dine with him. "Send me your
bill of company" was Swift's answer
10 him.