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Myles the Slasher."

The Enniskillen Dragons, an Irish
regiment in the English service, have
as grand a record as any similar body
of men in the world. The time of their
formation dates from 1GSS, the year of
the English revolution, when William
of Orange drove James H., from the
throne of England.
The nucleu of the regiment was first
formed of young men recruited in Fer
managh, Tyrone and Cavan, and up TO
the present time contains a majority
from those counties, and it is a singular
fact that they make the best and most
efficient cavalrymen in the British ser
vice. Their celebrated charges at the
Boyne, Waterloo and Balaklava are
matters of history. Their descendants
were well represented in the federal
army during our late war, and rode side
by side with Sheridan in many a raid
and foray.
But the most dashing trooper of them
all, the boldest and bravest rider that
ever sat in saddle or spurred to death
with shout of defiance ringing on his
2 lips, was Myles the Slasher.
Maelmora, or Myles O'Reilly, was
descended from a long line of chiefs
who had bravely batiled for the cause
of their native land. He lived in troub-
lous times, when he who could give
and take the most knocks was generally
considered to be the better man, and
when thews and sinews were held in as
much estimation as brains or genius
O'Reilly, however, was gifted with both.
He was reckoned TO be the strongest
man in Europe, and was called the
"Slasher" on account of his surprising
strength and bravery. A giant in
strength and stature, comely and fair to
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-02-27
Myths are but symbols of Truth.


As the scholar sees in the vain but beautiful
nythologies Of the ancients the embodied ex-
pressions OF the hungry human soul, blindly
cropping after the Infinite, so the physician
sees in that popular myth OF the sixteenth CEN
tury the fountain of perpetual health and
youth-an expression of the longings of suffer
ing humanity for a remedy that should forever
prevent the incursion of disease. The wiids of
Europe were ransacked for this wonderful
fountain, and Ponce de Leon sought for 1t IN
the cypress-swamps and tangled everglades of
sunny Florida Men have searched for 1t any,
where and everywhere but where it rea ly is
in the human BODY itself The blood is the
real fountain of perpetual health and youth.
When this source is corrupted, the painful and
sorrow-producing effects are visible in many
shapes. The multi farious forms in which it
manifests itself would form subjects upon
which might write volumes. But as ali the
varied forms OF disease which depend upon
bad blood are cured. or best treated, by such
medicines as take up from this fluid aud ex-
crete from the system the noxious elements,
1t not OF practical importance that should
describe each. For instance, medical autho.
describe about fifty varieties OF skin disease.
but as they all require for their cure very
similar treatment it is of no practical ut lity to
know just what name to apply to a certain
form OF SKIN disease, so you know how best to
cure It Then again. might go ON and des-
cribe various forms of scrofu. GUS sores, fever
sores, white sweliings enlarged glands, and
ulcers Of varying appearance; might oescr be
how virulent poison may show itself in various
forms Of eruptions, ulcers. sore throat, bony
tumors, etc; but as all these var ous- appear
ing manifestations of bad blood are cured by
a uniform M ANS, / deem such a course un-
necessary. Thoroughly cleanse the blood.
which is the great fountain of life, and good
digestion fair skin, buoyant spirits, vital
strength, and soundness of Constitution will
all return to US For this purpose DIR. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery and Purgative Pills
are pre-eminently the articles needed They
are warranted to cure letter, salt-rheum scald
head. St Anthony's fire, ross rash or erysipe-
las. rIng-worms, pimples- blotches, spots, erup-
tioDs, pusrules, boils, carbuncles, sore eyes,
rough skin, scurf, scrofulous sores and SWELL
ings, fever sores, white swellings, tumors old
sores or suellings affections of the skin, throat
and bones, and ulcers of the liver, stomach.
Kidneys and lungs.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-02-27

A good story is told at the expense of
two Western members of Congress,
who, having secured orders for bou-
quets from Hen. S. S. Cox, Chairman
of the committee on books and bouquets
in the House, delivered the same, and
while waiting to have the nosegays
made meandered idly through the con-
servatories of the botanical gardens.
They came upon a tree having red ber-
ries theron, and like Adam and Eve
were tempted to eat. They tasted, and
found the fruit pleasant to the mouth,
and went on helping themselves till
one of the men employed in the place
gave them the law, which prohibited
plucking fruit or flowers. The gentle
men, feeling they were privileged, paid
no attention to the remonstrance until
the man, somewhat irritated, said:
"Well, gentlemen, if you will eat you
had better select some other fruit, for
that is deadly poison"
This was lie trumped up for the oc-
casion; but you should have seen the
startled faces of the legislative raiders.
They fled in terror from the place,
without standing upon the order oftheir
going or the order for the bouquets.
They were heading for the nearest
apothecary's shop when one of them
cried:
''There goes DR.. Garnet-stop him :"
The popular physician was hailed,
heard the horrible story, and, tumbling
out his colored driver, drove the law
makers to the nearest drug store. He
roic doses of an emetic were admins
tered, and while the poor Solons were
in intense agony, throwing up their
boots, that canny Scotsman, Smith, of
the botanical gardens, was sent for
Then the fact came out that the berries
were as harmless as haws. whereupon
everybody haw-hawed but the sufferers
who hurried to their hash-houses to re-
fill their exhausted stomachs.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-02-27

RENovATING OLD TREEs.-There is a
popular notion that trees get into an
unproductive condition through ne
glect of pruning, and that thorough
pruning is all that is needed to restore
them TO healthful and fruitful state.
This is a mistake. While pruning is
usually needed, this is not the chief
want of the trees. They have been
brought to their poverty by starvation,
and their great need is food. This being
supplied, pruning, scraping and other
treatment may come in 10 aid.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-02-27

GROUND GRAIN.-The Western Farm
Journal can scarcely be in earnest when
it expresses the opinion that neither
cooked nor ground grain promotes
growth or increases flesh in animals
commens urate with the expense of
grinding; 1t also claims that there are
many cases in which the feeding OF
whole grain has given as great gain
as when meal has been used certainly
such a doctrine will not do in Pennsyl-
vania, even with an Iowa Endorsement.
The nutrimenr of the grain is inclosed
in minute sacks of partially indigestible
matter. When the grain is fed whole
many of these escape the action of the
teeth and gastric juice and are lost.
The effect of grinding is to rupture these
and render their contents available.
Steam or heat will make sure all which
may have escaped the action of the hill
stones and economize the whole. Theo-
retically, each Of these operations is en-
titled to a certain amount OF credit for
the work which it performs, and in the
final account must be compared with
the cost. If the latter exceeds the bene-
lit, proper and natural observer of
economic rules will lead to the aban
donment of either cooking or grinding
or both. After fair experiment, we are
ready to give up the former, but not the
latter. So long as the grain can be
ground for one-tenth of It's value, the
balance is certainly on the miller's
side, and We think no practical farmer
will oppose the theory that eight BUSH
els properly ground is as valuable as ten
fed whole.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-02-27

A MIGHTY PRoJEcr.-Two ladies: {:
They were talking earnestly and loudly,
and apparently great interests were at
stake.
"No," said one, "I do not approve Of
your plan. 1 should make it larger and
cover it with silk"
"That would be the rashest foolish
ness," said another, emphatically, as
she sat down her teacup with bang.
"I should follow the plan already be-
gun upon, and use velvet True, il will
cost more, but one might as well have
a thing right"
81 agree with none of you," chimed
in third party. 81 have design,
which, if followed out, would surpass
any Of those yet proposed"
Thus they talked. What are they
discussing thought the listener as he
caught now and then such words as
"plan," "design," SC. ''Can it be a
new institution of learning, the forma-
ton of a new society, or what?"
Nay, verify, they were talking about
q new pin cushion.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-02-27

In ENGLAND they are adopting a
horseshoe made OF cowhide, and known
as the Yates shoe. 1t is composed Of
three thicknesses of cowhide COM
pressed into . steel mould, and then
subjected to a chemical preparation.
1t is claimed for it that it lasts longer
and weighs only e-fourth as much as
the common iron shoe; that it will
never cause the hoof to split, nor have
the least injurious influence upon the
foot. 1t requires no calks; even on
asphalt the horse never slips The
shoe is so elastic that the horses step is
lighter and surer. 1t adheres so closely
TO the foot that neither dust nor water
can penetrate between the shoe and the
hoOf.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-02-27
Black Goods.

The best Black Cashmere imported is the
brand known as ".Drap D'Ete Cachmire-" 1t
is made of the finest and softest wool, has the
greatest weight and a uniform CO or.
1t ls sold only by b. +. Devices, 725 Chestnut
Street, Philadelphia.
This house sends samples of Black Cash
meres, or any kind of Dry Goods, to all parts
Of the country, free on application. and in till-
ing orders for any kind OF goods they always
give sa,isfaction-
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-02-27

Sylrester Zeno finds that oxygen may
be readily obtained at common tempera-
lures by the mutual reactions OF two
oxygenated compounds formed OF
several atoms of oxygen; that is to say.
by hypochlorate of lime and peroxide OF
barium; and he infers that the pheDo.
menon is due to The naturalization OF
the electric polarities of the oxygen in
the compounds.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-02-27

The Lake D,oeilers Of S,oitzerland: The
ancient lake-dwellers of Switzerland
are supposed to be of African origin.
One of the discoveries which point to
this conclusion, is the fact that the fax
found in their dwellings does not be-
long to the species now generally culti-
waited, but to that which grows wild in
Great Britain, France and the coasts Of
the Mediterranean, and which accord
ing to Prof. Heer was cultivated in
ancient Egypt. Some of the seeds of
the Egyptian flax are in the Museum of
Bulaq, and it is proposed by means of
them to clear up the doubt which still
remains on this Interesting point.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-02-27
DOMESTIC.

DRESSING POULTRY FOR THE TABLE
A French journal specially devoted to
the interest of the poultry-yard, gives
the following directions for ensuring
white, plump, and tender poultry for
the table, as obtained from a celebrated
cook in the south Of France. To get
good weight and a delicate color, only
meal from grain of last years growth
should be used in the fattening process,
and the water employed for mixing the
food should be mixed with salt in the
proportion OF ten grammes to the litre.
Further, a small quantity OF coarse
gravel should be added to the paste
thus made, so as to assist the birds d.
gestive functions. Special care should
be taken not to give them any heavy
meal for at least twelve hours before
they are to be killed, so that the intes-
tines may be empty at the time OF death,
and the acid fermentation of their con-
tents which facilitates decomposition,
NAV be avoided. Nor should We be in
too great a hurry to pluck them; If
feathers are pulled out while the blood
is still fluid, the vesicle at the root OF
each of them becomes engorged and the
skin gets spotted. A fowl killed while
digestion is going on will hardly keep
for a week. By attention to the above
directions, they may be preserved for
fortnight in mild wet weather, and for
three weeks or more when it is dry and
cold. A few pieces of charcoal put in
the inside will assist in preservation.
To boil pullet thus prepared, it should
be put into cold gravy soup, made ready
beforehand, and cooked by slow fire.
Directly it is taken from the pot 1t
should be powdered over with salt in
coarse grains, and if eaten while hot 1t
is dish for the severest epicure.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-02-27

THENuickest way to improve our pas
lures When short of manure is to top
dress them, or to pasture sheep for a
season, as these animals will extermi-
nate such weeds and grasses -as cows
will not eat. If the pasture cannot be
given up to sheep, pasture as many
sheep as cows, and it will be found that
the pasture will sustain as many cows
as when they were pastured alone,
while the fertility of the pasture will
allow an increase in cows OF at least ten
per cent. annually.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-02-27
which Am I To believes

The enormous receipts Of Northern
goods this fall, writes Texan corres-
pondent, brought with them some queer
material for local railroad agents
"Tbomas, exclaimed a newiy-ap-
pointed agent, .'how much is four times
seven?
Yhomas being hurried and somewhat
mixed, replied:
''Twenty-seven.
The agent proceeded with his per
centages. which absolutely refused 10
foot up more than ninety-nine per
cent. After two hours figuring, see
ing Thomas at lunch, he again put the
question. As the brain of the latter
was not being taxed, the answer came
correctly:
"Twenty-eight.'
With a face purple with rage, ne
roared:
"what do employ you for. To tell
me lies? This morning you told me
'twenty-seven,' and now you say
.twenty-eight.' Which am to believe.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-02-27

The magnetic power of nickel is about
equal TO that of soft iron with feeble
current, bnt when the currents are
strong its inferiority is Immediately ap-
parent. But whether the currents are
strong or weak, the magnetic power OF
cobalt is much lower than that of nickel
or soft iron.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-02-27

To DESTROY COCKRoACHEs.-Whe
bOrax and insect-powder fail to work
on cockroaches, use red waters, scatter
ing abundantly where they run-a sure
cure. A quarter OF a pound will clear
the largest house; they eat and die.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-02-27

II red lead is added to solution of the
chloride of aluminium containing free
hydrochloric acid, the oxide is dis
colored and chlorine given off; thus
furnishing a method for the detection of
that acid. But this test fails in the pre-
sehce of ferric and stannie chlorides.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-02-27
ACHES AND PAINS.

For headar he, y hether sick or n ouS rh a
matism lumbago. aims and weak ess In tn
back spine or Kidneys: pains around the lypr
pleurtsy swell ings OF he JOINTS, paius n Jhe
bowe 3 he rtburn and pains OF all tindS Rat
VS. Reaiy relief will AT mmedt y ease.
and its continue use for a few d..ys effect
permanent cure. Price 50 cents.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-02-27

All those troublesome scsly. itching. pimply,
blotchy, humid eruptlons of the skin, nom
mated letter. Erysipeias, Acne, ETC., that are
so uRsightly and annoying. are quickly and
effectually cured by the simple application Of
HieskeTs letter Ointment, 3 remedy that has
proved itself to possess wonderful healing
powers. curing hundr DIS of cases that had re-
sisted all other treatment, even that Of the
best professional talent Of the country. 1t
only needs trial to prove its virtues Sold 80
cents per box sent by mail for 60 cts
JOHNSTON. HOLLOWAY & Co.. COZ Arch St. Phila
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-02-27

To REMOVE foreign bodies from the
throat, such as pieces of meat, etc., DIR.
Beve-idge, an English naval surgeon,
recommends the plan of blowing forci-
bly, into the ear as simple and effective
mode Of relief. This is affirmed to pro-
duce powerful reflex action, during
which the foreign substance is expelled
from the trachea.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-02-27
AGRICULTURE.

IT PAYS TO KNOW How.-When a
farmer has good farm, and fails to
make . good living from it without
running in debt, the cause must be that
he doesn't know how to manage farm.
L annex an illustration from an agri-
cultural paper: "One man sows a crop
Of beets. He doesn't know much about
raising them, but thinks he will try it.
He gets barely enough to pay for his
labor, and concludes that itdoesn't paw
to raise beets. Another man knows all
about raising them. He has not him
self tried every variety, nor every kind
of manure and culture, but he knows
what others have done, and how they
have succeeded best. He adds their ex-
perienee to his own, and selects the
best seed, sows it at the proper season,
the right distances apart, and covers it
the proper depth in soil manured and
prepared in the best manner. He does
not stop here. He begins early to cul-
tivate, weed thoroughly, hoes often
and harvests seventy tons to the acre.
Does this pay fer knowing how and
doing his work in the best manner /?
The man who sows onions without
learning the best way, gets the wrong
seed, puts it in ground that is not suit
able for it, sows it at the wrong season,
doesn't SOW it thick enough because the
seed costs too much, doesn't sow it
evenly because he cannot afford to buy
a seed drill. covers it unevenly and his
crop is failure. The man who has
taken the trouble to find out how TO
raise onions, and what kind to sow,
raises one thousand bushels per acre.
So it pays in farming to know what to
do and how to dc it, and to make the
best use of the experience of others.
And what is true OF onions or Deets, is
true in greater or less degree, of all
other kinds of farm produce.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-02-27

To REMOVE THREADS FROM BRUs.EL
CARPBr.-Use clean new broom; make
it wet; then shake the loose water from
it, and rub the carpet back and forth
well with the broom. The threads will
collect on the broom. or roll in wads on
the floor, and are easily picked up.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-02-27
Kidney and Bladder
Complaints,

Urinary md Womb Diseases. Gravel. Diabrtes
Drop v SJoppage OF Water. Incuntlheuce VI
Urine Brfgh s Disease. Al uminuT!a and IN All
cases where there are briCkdust det Osits, or the
water is thick, cloudy. mixed with substances
IKE the white o. an egg, or threads Ike white
silk or there Is a murbi1. dark, bhOus pp-ar-
ance and white bIne- dust deposit and when
there Is pricKing, burning sensation v IN
passing water, and pain in the small or the back
and long the lOins- sold by druggists. PRICE
ONE DOLLAR
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-02-27

TIE EVIL RESULTS of overburlen ug the
stomach with rich food may be entirely obvi-
ated bv one or two doses of Schencks Man
drake Pills This sovereign remedy for bilious
ness, sick-headache. constip 'tion and liver
complaint i. beng universally acknowledged
as sure and harmless.
For sale by all Druggists
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-02-27

IN COOKING rice boil 10 minutes i'm
salt water; then turn off the water, and
pour in n little milk; let it simmer
gently till the rice is soft. Then let it
stand where it will not burn for ten
minutes, in order to toevaporate the milk,
so that tine PARTICLES of rice may be dry
and separate from each other. May be
eaten with fruit sauce or little sugar
or syrup, or as il Is.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-02-27
Mothers, Mothers. Mothers.

Don't fail to procure MRS. wINSLOW'S
SOOTHING SYRUP for all diseases o: teeth
ing in children 1t relieves the child from
pain cures wind collie, regulates the bowels,
and by giving relief and health to the child.
gives rest to the mother
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-02-27

A MAN in Kansas City, while feeding
a steam cornsheller, carelessly slipped
into the machinery and was torn to
pieces. The local paper deplores the
loss to his family, but says they will be
consOled by knowing that he died doing
his duty.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-02-27

CORN DODGERS One quart Of corn
meal, q tablespoonful of lard, two eggs,
a tablespoonful of salt; scald the meal,
with the lard in it, with boiling water ;
cool with little milk; add the eggs,
beaten light; beat very hard for ten
minutes; make them thin enough with
cold milk to drop off the spoon and re-
tain their shape in boiling lard; serve
hot. Have the lard boiling hot when
you drop them in.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-02-27

Perfectly tasteless. elegantly coated, for h.
cure OF all disorders OF the stomach L er. bow
Els Kidneys, bladder. nervous diSeas s. heal
ache cOnstipati1 n. Indigestion. dysp-psil bil
lousness. bill Gus fever, nfiammaitnt o. the how
Els piles, and all deran ements Of he inIerns
yfscera- " rranted 10 effect Festive cure
Price Is cents per box
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What n DIR, Saws.

It aG0rds me peasure to state that Durang'
Rheumatic Remedy gives splendid satisfaction
It is the only remedy prescribe for Iheuma-
hsm- Is never fails.
GEO. II. WALKER n. D.,
StauutOu Va
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-02-27

STATISTICS show that the American
people eat more butter than bread-at
least the value of the butter annually
consumed is greater than the yearly
supply of wheat. So says an able writer
upon the subject,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-02-27

-Laborers at Chester, ILL.,, recently
exhumed a stone image, sixteen inches
high, and thirty two in circumference,
representing man in sitting posture.
On the breast and abdomen are numer-
Gus figures and characters, and on the
head is a band with hierOglyphics- 1t
is supposed to be relic of the mound
I..;llar,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-02-27

To RID A HOUSE FROM BEDBUGs.-
Take ten cents worth of quicksilver
and the white of an egg; beat them
well together until the quicksilver is
like fine pepper all through the egg. 1t
may take one hour to beat. Do not use
an egg-beater. for the silver is poison
Gus. Then apply the mixture with a
feather to all cracks or places where
there are any bugs.