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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-28
The Law Of Honor.

The law of honor, as understood by
William Rufus, is the real original law
of honor; what the other man calls by
the same name is not the law of honor,
but something great deal better. to
which he would do well to give its real
name. We sometimes ask what is
meant by true gentleman" and we
get for an answer description of a
man who is morally perfect. If so, why
give him a false name? Why not call
him the honest man that he really is /?
Such portrait may be the portrait of
virtuous man in any time or place !;
II is not the portrait of the historic
gentleman at the time when gentle
men first began to be heard of. The
truth is that the law OF honor, the STAN
dard of the gentleman is, in its origin,
the law of an exclusive and overbear-
ing military oligarchy. 1t is the law of
William Rufus, and of men like Will
lam Rufus. 1t is the law which binds,
not men as men, mot citizens as citizens,
but members of an exclusive order as
members of that exclusive order. Its
standard is the opinion of that order: its
code, the law of honor, prescibes what
is deemed to be worthy of honor by the
opinion of that order. 1t prescribes
certain forms of courage, certain forms
of tTuthfulness, often such fantastic
forms as to go far toward turning those
virtues into vices.
have always specially delighted in
the story of the knight who, for love of
his lady and in discharge of his vow,
rode up and drove his spear into the
gate of the enemy's castle, and who, as
he went back, having thus glOriously
preserved his honor. was cut down by
the plebeian hand of butcher. Here is
chivalry developed to the point of lu-
macy. The manis not even rash or fool
hardy for rashness or foolhardiness
may INSIST either in miscalculation or
yielding to mere impulse of daring.
He simply goes for the sake of his
honor, 10 do thing which is the act of a
madman and of no one else. He is not
a good soldier; for the duty of a good
soldier is TO do all that in him lies, ac-
cording TO his degree, to advance the
enterprise on which he is engaged. But
the taking of the castle was in no way
advanced by the knight running his
lance into the gate. All that he did
was TO risk. and TO lose, for no pur-
pose life which might have been use
ful for the business i'm hand. This
kind of q thing is yeDuiDe rbivalrv- 1T
is the fantastic notion of honor, the
grotesque distortion of two isolated vir-
tues of courage and truthfulness, car
ried to its natural development. This
is chivalry; this is the carrying out of
the standard of the chivalrous class, the
class who go TO battle on horses and |
despise those who go on foot. We
must not have the name chivalry trans
tel red from pranks like theseto which !
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-28

NEW CURE FOR WoUNDs.-As soon rs
wound is inflicted get little stick-a
knife or file-handle will dO-and COM
menee to tap gently on the wound. Do
not stop for the hurt but continue until
it bleeds freely aud becomes perfectly
numb. When this point is reached you
are safe-all that is then necessary is
to protect it from dirt. Do not stop
short of the bleeding and numbness and
do not on any account close the opening
with plaster. Nothing more than little
simple cvrate on clean cloth is neces-
sary. We have used and seen this used
on all kinds of simple punctures for
thirty years and never knew a single
instance of wound becoming intiamed
or sore after treatment as above. Among
other cases: A cOal-raketooth going
entirely through the foot, rusty darn
ing needle through the foot, bad bite
by sucking pig, several instances of
file shanSs through the hands and num-
berless cases of rusty nails, avis, etc.,
but We never knew 4 failure of this
treatment.-Seientifc dmeUcdR.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-28
DOMESTIC.

CLEAN FURs.-Strip the fur articles
of their stufiing and binding, and lay
them as much as possible in fiat posi-
ton. They must then be submitted 10
very brisk brushing, with stiff
clothesbrush; after this, any moth-eaten
parts must be cut out, and be neatly re-
placed by new bits of fur TO match.
Sable, chinehilla, squirrel, fitch, etc.,
should be treated as follows: Warm a
quantity of new bran in pan, taking
care that it does not burn, 10 prevent
which it must be actively stirred. When
well warmed, rub it thoroughly into
the fur with the hand. Repeat this two
or three times; then shake the fur, and
give it another sharp brushing until
free from dust. White furs, erInine,
etc., may be cleaned as follows: Lay
the fur on the table, and rub it well
with bran made moist with warm
water; rub until quite dry, and after
wards with dry bran. The wet bran
should lie put on with a flannel, and
the dry with piece of boOk-muslin.
The light furs in addition TO the above
should be rubbed with magnesia, or a
piece of book-muslin, after the bran
process. Furs are much improved by
stretching, which may be managed as
follows; to pint of soft water add
three ounces of salt; dissolve; with
this solution sponge the inside of the
skin (taking care not to wet the fur),
until it becomes thoroughly saturated;
then lay it carefully on a board with
the fur side dOwn-wards, in its natural
disposition; then stretch As much as it
will bear 10 the required shape, and
fasten with small tacks. The drying
may be quickened by placing the skin
little distance from the fire or stove.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-28
How Frederick the Great Cured n
PriuA Donna.

There is 4 curious story told of the
manner in which Frederick the Great
could deal, where other men had foiled,
with a prima donna of the period who
was inclined to set too little store by
the public. This great artist seemed 10
catch a cold, which had the effect OF
rendering her hoarse and consequently
unable to sing, whenever anybody or
thing had displeased her.
One day certain opera was to beper-
self. At the appointed hour the mana
ger came forward anG said: Ladies
and gentlemen, we grieye 10 inform
you that our prima donna has a sore
throat, and that the representation an
nmnced cannot therefore take place. -
The stolid Teutonic audience seemed
no whit surprised, and was moving out
TRANQUILITY, when the King rose and COM
manded the musicians to keep their
places. The audience sat down again
and waited patiently on events.
In less than a quarter of an hour the
manager reappeared and spoke as fol-
lows: ladies and gentleman, L have
the most unfeigned pleasure in inform
ing you that our prima donna is COM
pletely cured of her sore throat and will
have the honor TO sing before you to-
night" Surely enough the famous
singer soon appeared, and never had
she sung better. Her triumph was COM
piete.
The Kings prescription had been a
very simple one. The prima donna,
having dismissed the unhappy manager,
was sitting comfortably before the fire
in her own room, and rather pleased at
the idea of having spoiled the pleasure
of several hundreds of persons, when
the door was violently thrown open.
and there entered an officer followed
by four dragons. "Mademoiselle."
quoth the officer, ''the King, my mas
ter, has sent me to ask after your
health" ''The King is very good; /
have a bad sore throat" ellis Majesty
knows 1t, and has charged me to take
YOU at once to the military hospital,
where you will be cured in 4 few days"
Mademoiselle turned pale. ''You are
jesting," she simpered; but Prussian
officers, she was Informed, never jested.
The lieutenant gave the order to his
men, who seized Mademoiselle and car
ried her out of the theatre
\ coach was in attendance; the lady
was deposited therein; the officer took
his place beside, after shouting his adj
dress to the driver, 1.-The military hos
pital;" and off they went, the Dragons
riding alongside. In a few seconds,
stay" said the lady; 81 think feel
better" ''The king is anxious, Madem-
oiselle, that you should feel quite re-
stored, and even that you should sing
tonight" II will try" murmured
the prisoner. "Back to the THEATRE"
cried the officer to the coachman. Ar
rived there, Mademoiselle began TO
think she had yielded too easily. 81
will sing, since his Majesty commands
me-" she said, ''but God knows how"
You will sing" replied the officer,
like the great artist you are" 81
shall sing like an artist with bad
cold" Il think not" "And why :"
because a couple of dragons will be
in attendance behind the scenes, and at
the least couGc they have orders to ar
rest you and carry you off again to the
military hospital" The hoarseness
was now completely gone,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-28

HoTBED SAsHEs WITHOUT Glass
Those who would make hotbeds but for
the expense of glazed sash, will find that
frames covered with cheap cotton cloth
may be made to answer a very useful
purpose, and in fact involve less care to
remove on sunny days. The frames
may be made the same size as the sashes,
or wider if desired, with cross bars one
foot apart. The cloth should be shrunk
by being wetted and dried, before tack
ing it on the frames; then paint it with
one or more coats of the best linseed oil.
The Germans, with whom this kind of
hOtbed sash is said to have originated,
make use of the following composition
for saturatiDg the cloth: Melt four
ounces of white resin in three pints of
the best linseed oil, then add one ounce
of sugar of lead, rubbed up in little of
the oil. We have used this mixture, but
prefer the oil alone, though possibly
the former may make the covering more
durable. The cloth covering may not
force the plants quite so rapidly as the
glazed sash, but it has several adyan-
tages over the latter, for the use of the
family gardener. The beds thus
covered require less attention, need lit
tie watering, and if left closed during
the hottest days, the plants never scOrch
or wither, while at night they are
warmer, less heat radiating from them.
While giving sufficient light for the
healthy growth of plants, they also af-
ford them degree of shade. 1t is ne
cessary OF course TO give the plants fire
quent waterings, whichever coverings
may be used.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-28
worms! Mormsr worm.I

Z. f. kunkers Worm Syrup never
fails to remove ali kinds of worms.
Seat, Pin, and Stomach Worms are
readily removed by Kunkel's Worm
syrup. DIR. Kunkel is the only sue
eessful Physician in the country for
the removal of Tape worms. 1t removes
them In to hours, with head and all
complete alive, and no Zee until head is
passed. Common sense teaches if Tape
Worm can be removed, all other worms
can be readily destroyed. Ask your
druggist for bottle OF Kunkel's Worm
syrup. Price 81 per bottle. 1t never
falls. If he has it not, have him get it,
or send to Proprietor, f. F. kunkeI,
209 North Ninth Street, Philadelphia.
advice ar office free. or nv mail. .)Pa.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-28
Important 10 al, invatfds I-ou I'm In.
HlOo6-

The PERUVIAN SYRUP. a protected
solution of the protoxide of iron, strikes
at the root of disease, by supplying the
blood with its vital principle, or life
element--lron. This is the secret of
the wonderful success OF this remedy
IN curing Dyspepsia, Liver Complaint,
Dropsy, Chronic Diarrhea, Boils, Ner-
yous Affections, Chills and Fevers.
Humors, Loss of Constitutional Vigor,
Diseases of the Kidneys and Bladder.
Female Complaints, and all diseases
originating in bad state of blood, or
accompanied by debility or low state
Of the system.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-28

REMEDY FOR DEAFNEss.-Drop three
or four drops of glycerine in the ear
before retiring at night; in the MORN
ing syringe the ear with warm water,
and continue this practice faithfully
for some time. The deafness and sing
ing often result from collection of
wax on the tympanum or drum of the
ear, and the glycerine has the effect to
loosen it, while the water removes it.
have known this experiment to be sue
cessfully tried on persons eighty years
old, when the hearing would naturally
be very imperfect.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-28

The following are freezing powders,
which may prove useful in hot weather
where Ice is not attainable: l. Four
pounds sulphate of soda, two and half
pounds each of muriate of ammonia and
nitrate of potash; when about to use,
add double the weight of all the In
gradients in water. 2. Equal parts of
nitrate of potash and muriate of ammo
mia; when required for use, add more
than double the weight of water. 3.
Nitrate of ammonia and water IN equal
proportions. Carbonate of soda and
nitrate of ammonia, equal parts, and
one equivalent of water.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-28

NeiC Discovery in Tanning. - Accord
ing to the recent process of Klemm of
Stuttgard. the time required for tan
ming a calfskin has been reduced to 16
hours, and that for an oxbide to %
days; but more recent method, paten-
ted by MontOisOn of Manchester, prom
ises to accomplish the same in from a
few hours TO one day. At a trial made
of it before experts, a sheep was slaugh-
tered and skinned and the wool was
removed from the hide in half an hour,
by spreading it with a chemical reagent
without the aid of seraper; and the
hide, after having been placed in lime
water to neutralize the chemical agent,
was passed through several chemically
prepared baths, which required but a
few minutes, and was then washed
and dressed in the usual way, and con-
verted into marketable leather, only
four hours having been consumed in
all, while the old process would have
required two to three weeks. and that
of klemm 16 hours. Economy of time
is not, however, its only recommenda-
ton. The wool is said to retain its soft
ness and luster, so that it is not inferior
to sheared wool. The leather is said to
be in no respect inferior to ordinary
leather
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-28

BREAD contains eighty nutritious
parts in 100; meal thirty-four in 100;
French beans, ninety-two in 100; COM
mon beans, eighty-nine in 100; peas,
ninety-threei in 100; lentils, ninety four
in 100; cabbages and turnips, the most
aqueous of all the vegetables compared,
produce only eight pounds of solid
matter in 100 pounds; carrots and spin
ach produce fourteen in the same guam
tity: while one hundred pounds of
potatoes contains twenty-five pounds of
dry substance. From a general estimate
it results that one pound of good bread
is equal to two pounds and a half or
three pounds of potatoes; that seventy
five pounds of bread and thirty of meat
may be substituted for 800 pounds OF
potatoes. The other substances bear
the following proportions: four parts
OF cabbage To one of potatoes; three
parts of turnips to one of potatoes; two
parts of carrots and spinach TO one of
potatoes; and about three parts and q
half of potatoes to one of rice, lentils,
beans, French beans, and dry peas.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-28

COOKING CRABS. A teacupful Of
vinegar in the bottom of an iron pot,
throw the crabs in; cook for fifteen or
twenty minutes; cover the crabs with
thick layer of sea-grass, so as to con-
fine the steam. When cooked, pick it,
and use as few condiments as possible
a little pepper and salt Is best; if fond
of oil, it will do no harm harm; but
don't use mustard, cream, etc.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-28

DURING debate in the Victoria
Legislature an unfortunate loyal Lib
eral, whose education had been sadly
neglected, was reading out document
to the house aud vainly endeavOring to
decipher &n obscure letter. Turning TO
his next friend, he asked, anxiOusly {:
SIS that hem or a hemp ''Oh," re-
piled his friend, "call it a. hen, and
move that it lay on the table,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-28

In painting woodwork, printing
coat followed by a dark coat, such as
chocolate or purple brown, and finished
off with a coat of common varnish. is
cheaper than, and as durable as, four
coats of common color; it looks better,
is more rapidly executed, and stands
washing well.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-28

PEAs.-Leave little Of the liquor in
which they are boiled in the pan, and
season with butter, pepper, and salt. In
spite OF French cooks, peas are not
nearly so good when dry as when cooked
in his manner.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-28

THAT was scrupulous young lady in
Boston who refused TO meet her lover
Justus his name waS-at home, because
she heard her minister say that Justus
should always be meeted out.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-28

a SUBSTITUTE FOR MATCHES.-COunt-
less accidents, as every one knows, arise
from the use of matches. To obtain
light without employing them, and so
without the danger of setting things on
fire, an ingenious contrivance is now
used by the watchmen OF Paris in all
magazines where explosive or inflam-
mable materials are kept. Any one
may easily make trial OF it. Take an
Oblong phial of the whitest and clearest
glass, and put into it piece of phos-
phOrus about the size of pea. Pour
some olive oil, heated to the boiling
point, upon the phosphorus; fill the
phial about one-third full and then cork
it tightly. To use this novel light, re-
move the cork, allow the air to enter
phial, and then recOrk il. The empty
space in the phial will become lumi-
nous, and the light obtained will be
equal 10 that OF a lamp. When the
light grows dim, its power can be in-
creased by taking out the cork and al
lowing a fresh supply of air to enter
the phial. In winter it is sometimes
necessary TO heat the phial between the
hands in order TO increase the fiuidity
OF the oil. The apparatus thus prepared
may be used for six months.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-28

LARGE AND SMALL Fowls As LAYERS.
i begin to suspect that big hens have
not all the superiority over small ones
that we sometimes claim for them. The
smaller breeds of fowls are, incline TO
think, more frequent layers. Big fowls
have large frames and tendency TO lay
on flesh. Ii we wish a large-sized egg,
then only the larger fowl can give il TO
us. l like the large breeds so well,
they are so easily restrained, they have
so docile disposition, they show up so
well on the platter as well as when Iol-
lowing the grasshopper on the now
ings, and their eggs are so large and in
viting, that | do not feel like discarding
them. Their merits are of a substantial
sort. L cannot forget, however that
during this cold season my fowls are
taking a rest from laying, that my hens
are eating their fill every day, and are
like people whe are fresh from Thanks
giving dinner, quite content 10 do
nothing; while my neighbor's Leg
horns are giving him eggs in exchange
for food and care. He gets small eggs
i get large ones; but he has more than
per hen, and has perhaps two eggs to
my one at the season when they bring
the largest price. Hearty feeding in
his case seems TO start his hens TO lay
ing. Ii they rest over few days of Il
cold spell they are soon at it again on
the return of the warm sunshine, and
their intervals of non-laying seem not
so prolonged. The smaller breeds are
endowed with higher vitality, and the
expenditure of it is seen in their more
nervous movement and in egg produc-
tion rather than in laying on of flesh. l
am not sure but that the laying hen is
something akin in her temperament to
the deep milking COW. She is one of
nervous makeup, can find out a neigh
boris garden, knows how to get into it,
and can run right smartly when the
small boy appears on the scene to re-
monstrate
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-28

''Ho, ALL ye dyspeptics :" says a
patent medicine advertisement. If all
the dyspeptics would hoe regularly their
number would be reduced amazingly.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-28

An OLD LADY from the rural districts
astonished a clerk in one of the stores Il
few days ago by inquiring if he had any
''yaller Developments, sich as they did
up letters in"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-28

Mrs. SPILKINs reading that Gen.
Crook had just captured a hundred
lodges, devOutly expressed the wish
that her husbands lolge might be
among the number.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-28

y SAILOR, passing through grave
yard saw on a tombstone: Il still live"
This was too much for Jack, who, shift
ing his quid, exclaimed: "Well, have
heard it said there are cases i'm which a
man may lie, but if was dead I'd own
il. -
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-28

'I'M sADDEST when | sing" sang a
Sunday evening warbler. "And SOS
the whole neighborhOod ~ roared an
voice from the street.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-28

To Fay OYsTERs.-Lay them in a
cloth few moments, to dry them, then
dip in sifted cracker crumbs, and fry
in just enough fat to brown them. Put
pepper and salt on them before turning.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-28

A CORRESPONDENT writes asking for
"a remedy for an appletree worm."
GLOW can we prescribe until we know
what is the matter with the worm"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-28

SCHooLMAsTER: What is the mean
ing of equinox? Pupil (who knows
something of Latin derivations) Please,
sir, it's Latin for nightmare.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-28

WHAT is the difference between base
ball and cricket, when socially con-
sidered? One depends upon the pitcher
and the other upon the bowl.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-28
Nervous Debility. Nervous Debility

Debility, is depressed, irritable state
OF mind, weak, nervous, exhausted
feeling, no energy or animation, con-
fused head, weak memory, the cOnse-
quences of excesses, mental overwork,
This nervous debility finds sovereign
cure In +. f. Kunkel's Bitter Wine of
Iron. Ii tones the system, dispels the
mental gloom and dependency, and
reJuyenates the entire system. Sold only
In 81 bottles. Get the genuine. Take
only Z. F. Kunkel's, it has yellow
wrapper around il, his photograph on
outside. Sold by your druggist. E. +.
hunkel, Proprietor, No. 259 North
Ninth Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Send
for circular, or advice free. Try my
great remedy. Get 1t of your Druggist,
six bottles for $500. 1t cannot fail. Ii
Is guaranteed to do as is recommended.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-28

\ SMART scHoOLBoY says it takes thir
teen letters to spell COW, and proves il
thus: ''See o. double you"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-28

a YOUNG LADY sent poem TO paper,
entitled, IL cannot make him smile"
The editor thinks she could if she had
sent him the poem.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-28

BREAD purchased with unearned
money is never so sweet As that which
has been earned by the sweat of ones
own brow.