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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-01-23

There now lives i'm Dakota County
Minnesota, a man who has just married
his sixth wife in St. Paul, MINI. He
was born In New Brunswick married
there, and moved TO Minnesota with
his first wife and two children-both
girls-in the year 1867 or thereabouts
At Minneapolis his wife died, and after
ward one child. Here, short time
after, he married widow with one
child, boy. Moving thence to Stearne
County, he remains until five children
are born, all girls. One dies, and after
wards his second wife. After lapse
of six or seven months he marries
again widow with boy. This woman
is Hoosier and proves to much for him.
In Jess than two years he gives her a
thousand dollars to grant him divorce.
He obtains Ii, starts for Maine, meets
with a woman separated from her hus-
band: but not divorceds falls in love(?)
marries her as soon as the divorce is
obtained-ithe extra boy coming after
ward thi- time. In year and half
she dies, leaving no children belonging
to himj Nowise discouraged, after
three and one-half years he marries
another Maine widow. Then he returns
to Minnesota, where, on the 1lth of
August last, his fifth wife passed from
earth, leaving him another girl. And
now her place is already filed by a
sixth-whether maid or widow know
not. Who will dare to be the next
If any man outside of Salt Lake City,
or at least outside the regions of poly
gamy, can show better record, let him.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-01-23
Why They Often Fail.

Young men often faIl to get on in
this world because they neglect small
opportunities. Not being faithful in
little things, they are not promoted to
the charge of greater things.
A young man who gets subordinate
situation sometimes thinks it is not
necessary for him to give it much at
tention. He will wait till he gets a
place of responsibility, and then he will
show people what he can do. This is a
very great mistake. Whatever his
situation may be, he should master it
in all its details, and perform all its
duties faithfully.
The habit of doing his work thorough
ly and conscientiously is what is most
likely to enable young man to make
his way With this habit a person of
only ordinary abilities would outstrip
one Of greater talents who is in the
habit of sighting subordinate matters.
But after all, the mere adoption by a
young man of this great essential rule
of success, shows him to be possessed
of superior abilities.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-01-23

around and around IN one direction,
from which 1 inferred that he had no
regular digestive organs, but simply
tcore out his food; that is, reduced it by
friction to a proper condition for his
sustenance.
Scarcely had got fairly Interested in
this extraordinary animal when
along came something which looked,
with its slim, arching neck, very much
like swan. Its course was so directed
that ere long it was brought into contact
with the "muskmelon," and a fight
was the consequence. 1t was short
fight, however, for neither of the parties
seemed TO relish the business, SO they
separated and struck of in opposite
directions. A little distance, aud the
"swan" met another of its own Kind
and they commenced billing and cooling
like two mated doves; but their pleas
ure was destined to be of short duration
for just at that instant large and hid
eous-loOking creature, with great horns
and glaring eyes, pouneed upon them
from a covert hard by, siezing them
both. A terrible struggle ensued, in
the course of which one of the "swans"
made its escape, but the monster grip
ped the other fiercely by its neck until
it ceased 10 struggle, after which he
settled down with it TO the bottom of
the lake, and very quietly began cOnver
ting it into meal.
About this time | noticed second
monster equally frightful in appearance
as the one just referred to, though evil
IDENTIFY of a different species. He was
moving along en- the bottom Of the lake
and unless his course were changed,
would pass very near the other. The
first monsters treatment of the "swans"
had made me his enemy, so ] was well
pleased with the turn affairs showed
prospect of taking; L desired that his
banqueting should be disturbed. And
il was. The newcomer found him, and
went in for a share of the prey. A
battle, the most frightful that l had
ever before witnessed between two
living creatures. Immediately commen-
ced. They siezed each other and rolled
over and over in a real death struggle,
for several minutes, in the course of
which they actually tore each other
limb from limb. Finally one of them
yielded up and died, after which the
other, with but two legs left out of six
dragged itself slowly away. And ano-
ther instalment of animals, some like
gigantic leeches, and Others like Orien-
tai turbans, and all effecting locomotion
by stretching and pulling themselves
into every conceivable shape, settled
down and fell to RECALLING themselves
upon the carcasses. They were, doubt
less, the vultures of this remarkable
body of water.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-01-23
AGRICULTURE.

DEEP PLOwING.-Some twenty years
ago there was mania among the agri-
cultural theorists for deep plowing.
Every farmer, it was said, had farm
under his lands of great value, where
the plow had not yet reached. No mat
ter what the characters of the surface
and the subsoils were, the plOw should
go in to its beam. But these men are
beginning to get their eyes opened. Mr..
George L. Waring, Jr., in speaking of
the results of ten years. management of
'Ogden Farm" in the Agriculturist,
says: "About six acres were some
seven or eight years ago, plOwed about
twelve inches deep. The subsoil of blue
clay, which was brought TO the surface,
was a lasting injury to the land. 1t
still shows the i'll effect of the treatment
in spite of time and manure. Certainly
in this case-and think mary other
similar instances could be fOund-deep
plowing was a grave mistake, and it
will be well for all enthusiasts who are
disposed TO follow the extreme theories
of the deep plowers, to study very eau
tiOusly the character of the subsOil
which they intend to bring TO the sur
face. l confess to having been an ad-
vocate of these theories for many years,
and have seen them sustained on GER
tain soils, but Ihave slowly come to the
belief that il is usually the safest plan
TO leave the surface soil where ma ture
made ii, and where she always keeps it
in her most fertile forests and fields.
There are some soils that would be
benefited by plOwing twelve inches
deep, but they are scarce" The rule
may be said to be: "never turn up over
one or two inches of uniertile subsoil
in one season; and when so turned up
the land should receive a dressing OF
manure"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-01-23
a Florida Lake.

Many wonderful stories have been
told of Florida, from the day when
Ponce de Leon marched thitherward in
search of the I" fountain of life" until
now. The following description Of a
remarkable lake might sound rather
" fishy," if it were not from Prof. J. p.
Steele, known as the author of several
popular and excellent scientific books.
He says:
This lake rivals the famous valley of
Sinbad the sailor. 1t is thought to av-
erage 1000 feet down to the water, all
around, The walls may be reported as
entirely perpendicular, running down
into the water and leaving no beach.
The depth of the water is unknown, and
its surface it smooth and unruffied, as
il lies so far under the SUI face of the
mountain that the air currents do not
affect it. Its length is estimated at
twelve miles and its breadth at ten.
There is a beautiful island in its centre
with luxuriant trees upon it. No liv-
ing man has ever yet reached the waters
edge, and it is not probable that any
ever will. 1t lies sie ent, still and mys-
teriOus, in the bosom of the "everlast-
ing hills" like huge well scooped out
by the giant genii Of the mountains in
the unknown ages Of long ago, and all
around it, great primeval forests "an
eternal watch and ward are keeping"
In company with an experienced
guide, reached the little lake in ques-
tion at about the hour Of ten in the
morning. How large il was l could
not tell, but judge it must be Of consid-
cradle size, from the fact that | could
not see across it, although enjoying
kind of bird's-eye view from a location
some distance above the level of the
water.
l turned my attention to the water,
and was soon convinced that | had un-
doubtedly net with phenomenon, for
it was so clear, so very transparent, that
l could see through it in every direction
with as much apparent ease as if it had
been the atmosphere itself. Presently
saw one of the inhabitants of the cake a
little creature of light brown color
looking, as it glided here and there
through the pure element, not unlike a
common chimney swallow. Then came
another, and another, and another,
until all the waters of the lake seemed
to be swarming with them. They were
very busy and very swift in their
motions, darting, whirling, and angling
with the greatest ease and the most
charming grace; the guide said that like
birds Of the air they were in quest of
their prey, feeding upon animals too
small to be seen by US from our stand
point.
Suddenly, while was gazing in won-
der upon these strange creatures, a new
actor appeared in the person of larger
animal, about the size, shape and color
of a huge muskmelon. He was quite
transparent, so much so, that could see
through and through him as plainly as
if he had been glass jar; and as he
moved leisurly about, noticed that he
was catching and devouring the little
swallows" without mercy. His in
terror, which seemed to be huge cavity
nothing more-was literally filled
with them, some still alive and SWIM
ming about in their strange prison.
The entire mass held within his gigan-
nc stomach kept up a rapid whirling
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-01-23
Making a Portrait.

"a portrait" according to Mr.. Hunt
ington, "should be a reproduction OF
the true character of the sitter. 1t
should bring out his distinguishing
traits, and should subordinate all unim-
portant matters. Titian's method was
absolutely the beau idsdl-fullness of
reality and individuality, and at the
same time breadth and largeness of
treatment. Even in his handling of
color this same method is seen-certain
very nicely Disseminated and empha-
sized tints appear in every one of his
pictures.
"Flesh," continued [ tie artist, ''is the
most difficult of all substance to repre-
sent on canvas. Very few painters have
ever reproduced it. As a painter grows
older he gets TO think so much of the
importance ofpearliness, freshness, and
delicacy in flesh, that he is apt TO lose
richness, force and warmth. He be-
comes satisfied with too little of the
latter qualities. No matter how much
love he has for them, he feels that,
without pearliness. without the delicate
and luminous effect of light in and
shading through a porcelain vase, the
picture is nothing. Perhaps the film of
the eye in old age makes things look a
little yellower than they are. AT any
rate, whatever may be the cause, it is
certain that pictures by older painters
are very often deficient in yellows.
Reynolds later portraits have this de-
feet; so have Trumbull's. But Titian's
are always incompatible. Nevertheless,
this pearliness of flesh in a portrait
cannot be too highly valued. 1t must
be preserved, whatever else is lost.
"Here" (pointing to an unfinished pic
ture of a LADY, sis a sketch of a portrait
after only one or two sittings. The
first painting of the face is a pearly
slight approximation to flesh color.
Gradually | shall deepen it till get the
tone | want; and. last of all. | shall add
warmth TO it-though, perhaps, even
after have done so, it will be too cool.
So when painting the black velvet robe
of that other figure yonder, began
with a tint considerably lighter than
that of black velvet. This tint, shining
through the one next laid upon it,
makes the latter luminous. IL is the
light in the vase effect again. Cold
colors need something to give them
warmth and tenderness. For example
before painting the green drapery Of
that picture, | rubbed some browns on
the canvass, and then used purer and
fresher green, to which the browns, by
breaking through it, give a sparkling
efect-an effect which is simply the re-
suit of an opposite color shining
through. Sir Joshua Reynolds, you
remember, found that Titian's process
was sometimes the same one that
adopted in the unfinished portrait of a
lady.;
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-01-23
The Version of 1t.

a story is going the rounds, says the
Ndrdl and Military Gazette, which is too
good TO be lost. A young sub-lieuten-
ant left his regiment short time ago
on sick leave, and put up at the best
hotel, not hundred miles from PoOnah
where he was Immediately smitten by
the attractions of lovely maiden who
was staying there. He proposed, was
accepted, and the happy day was fixed.
The colonel, however, disapproved of
sub-lieutenauts getting married, and
particularly of the one in question. AS
he happened to be a friend of the young
mans father, he thought to prevent the
union of the fond couple by sending a
peremptory telegram couched in the
following words; "JOin at once"
The son of Mars was in despair. He
with the fatal missive in his hand, and
anything but look of pleasure in his
countenance; but the lady was equal TO
the occasion. With a blush of maiden
ly simplicity and virgin innocence she
cast her eyes on the ground and remark
ed: "Dear me! I'm glad your colonel
approves of the match, but what a hurry
he is in, | don't think can get ready
so soon, but I'll do my best, because, of
course, love, the commands of your
colonel must be obeyed."
The young warrior was puzzled.
d" Don't you see, my darling," he said,
" that this confounded telegram puts
stopper on our plans? You don't seem
to understand it. He says perempteiily
join at once,'" The lady's bushes
redoubled, hut with look of arch sim
plicity she raised her lovely eyes to her
.fdncs and replied: cit is you, my darl-
ing, who don't seem to understand it.
Your colonel says plainly, 'Join at
once by which he of course means get
married Immediately. What else can
he possibly mean?"
A look of intelligence replaced the
air of bewilderment in the young hero's
classic features, and, bestowing a regu-
lar .teu de joie of chaste salutes on her
rosy lips, he accepted the explanation
and was enabled to answer the colonel's
telegram in forty eight hours afterward
in these words: "Your orders are
obeyed. We were Joined at once"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-01-23
The Parent of Insomnia.

The parent of insomnia or wskefulness Is IN
nine cases ont OF ten dyspeptIc stomach.
Good digestion gives sound 81 ep. Indigestion
interferes with it The brain and stoma h
sympathize- ON of the prominent symptoms
Of a weak state Of the ga-sric organs is a dis
turbauce of the great nerve entrepot. the
brain. Inv.sorate tn. stomach and you re-
store equilibrium to the great centre. A most
reliable medicine for the purpo-e Is Hostel
ters Stomach Bitters, which Is far 1refera lie
10 mineral -edaiIves and pow, rfu. narcotics
wh,ch. thOugI til y ma for time exert
soporIfic influence ugon the brain, soon ceass
to act, and Inv ably injure the tone OF
stomach. The B.tters. on the cJntrary, ~
store activity to the operations of that all M
pOrtant organ. and their beneicient influence
IL reflected in sound 81 ep and a tranquil state
of the nervous system. A wholesome impetus
lis likewise given to the ac on of the liver and
bowes by las u-e-
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-01-23
Olpeli,ks.


Only forty-twO Obelisks are known
to exist. At Karnah four are standing
and two PROSTATE. Nine more are pros
trate at Saan. One stands at Philae,
twelve are at ROme-the largest of them
being at the church of ST. Lateran.
Florence contains two, and Paris,
Aries and ConstantinOple one each In
England there are four-twO at the
British Museum, one at Ainwick Castle
and the fourth at kington Lacy Dorset
shire, brought over by Mr.. William
Bankes, a friend of Lord Byron. The
obelisk now on its way TO England was
the companion of one still standing at
Alexandria, to which place it was trans
ported from On. Though named after
Cleopatra, its erection at the Temple of
Caesar did not take place until the
reign Of Augustus, and several years
after the death of the Queen. Abdul
Lanteel says that the obelisk stood in
his tim e-the twelfth century.
WHY is an armchair like costly pro-
duct of Lyons and Spitalfields BE
cause il is satin.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-01-23
Vay. Things Handy.

Especially the books and newspapers.
Ten to one you will never get time 10
sit down i'm elegant leisure ana reau
through that new book you so long 10
peruse, at one sitting, but you may
snatch time for a page or two a dozen
times day, if you only think so. Keep
il at hand in the sitting room, and often
take il down in the little pauses which
come into the busiest day. Ii will cause
no loss of time and will give you some
thing pleasant to think ofas you go
about your work again. There Is noth-
ing which gives such spring 10 worA
as happy thoughts. You can toll on
almost unheeding the weary labor when
1.-THE bird in ones bosom is singing
sweetly."
In order to do this Of course, the
book should be good one, full oil
bright, stirring, CHEEKY talk. 1t is not
worth while to waste precious spare
moments over poor book, or a gloomy
book. We had far better take the time
out in good thinking. Any OF us can
do a great deal better than some book
folks write. But CHEEKY books are a
blessing to the world, and ought to be
sown broadcast. Cheering seems to De
the one great want of large army OF
weary workers.
a good magazine, or newspaper, Is
just the thing Tor a corner stand, to
catch up in odd minutes. Set one open
before you when you sit down to do
many kinds of work which demand
but little attention. You can pare po-
tatoes or apples and read paragraph
at the same time, with no detriment to
either the pairing or the sense. III you
cannot you can learn, for even blind
people can do this work very neatly.
Absolve yourself from any fear of what
Mrs. Grun1y will say, and do your
own work in your way, without asking
her leave.
Read-read at every chance you can
get, and ponder over your stories. as
that is the only way to make them
wholly your own. A bright, intelligent,
happy mother is the hest blessing that
ever falls to a home.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-01-23
The PRESIDE

With what i've intelligence the flame
CLOVIS and leaps up in spires OF fhckerlng
red,
And turns the coal, Just now so dul and
dead
To companion Not like those who came
To weary me with iteration tame
OF idle talk in shallow fancies bred.
From doleful moods the cheerful IRE has
led
Ny thoughts, which now their manlier strength
rec aim;
And like some frozen thing that feels the sun
Through solitudes of winter penetrate,
The frolic currents through my pulses run;
While fiuttering whispers soft and intimate
Out Of the ruddy fire-hght OF the CRATE
Make talk love. music, poetry in one.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-01-23

FERTILITY OF DAIRY FARMs.-In re-
futing the often expressed opinion that
the soil of dairy farms becomes poorer
by the abstraction of phosphates sold in
the milk the American Agricuiturist gives
the following figures: "One thousand
pounds OF milk contain about three TO
four pounds of phosphates, of which
nearly the whole is phosphate CT lime.
Of this less than half is phosphOric
acid; five thousand pounds of milk,
therefore. contain but seven and one
half pounds OF phOsphoric acid, which
may be taken as the yearly consump-
tion in this way, of each COW. As
wheat bran cont aims 2.9 per centum Of
phosphoric acid, it needs only that
about two hundred and fifty pounds of
bran be fed to each cow, yearly, TO
replace the draft upon the soil. There
are few dairy COWS that are fed less than
this quantity of either bran or some
food equivalent to il, and it is pretty
certain that very little, if any phos-
phOric acid is really taken from the
soil OF dairy farms. On the contrary,
to say nothing OF the natural supply in
the soil, which slowly becomes soluble,
there is good reason TO believe that
every well-kept dairy farm becomes
gradually richer in phosphates every
year.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-01-23

Efforts continue TO be made in so
many quarters to produce sugar from
homegrown crops of various kinds,
that it seems probable that eventually
sugar will become one of our leading
staples. Sugar-beet culture has been
successfully tried in California, Utah,
Illinois, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
so far as making good article goes,
but has been failure as being profita-
BILE. Cane-sugar of the old standard
kind has always been a staple crop in
Florida, Louisiana, Texas and Arkan-
sas. Molasses is freely made from the
Chinese sorghum, and maple-sugar is 4
permanent crop. From all these VEN
lures there is fair promise and a good
beginning. All that appears to be
needed is more experience and hence
greater economy in the manufacture of
sugar from beet root. But apparently
Cuban and Brazil sugar and molasses
are in no danger of formidable rivalry
in the United States for many years to
come. a great deal of the drain of gold
and silver for the past half century has
been caused by the payments for crops
like coffe, tea and sugar, for which
there were no commercial returns OF
these, sugar is by all means the greatest
necessity, and of more practical impor-
tance than both tea and coffee combined.
If we once get sugar-beet culture as
successfully established here as it is in
France and Germany, the main Difficult
ty will have been overcome. For then
capital will back the domestic sugar in
terest, as it now does cotton, tobacco,
corn, wheat and provisions. In such
an event Pennsylvania and New Jer-
sey would become self-supplying with
beet-sugar. So, too, would most of the
northwestern States.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-01-23

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The artesidn well at Pesth, which has
been sunk for the purpose of obtaining
a sufficient quantity of warm water for
the public baths and municipal institu-
tions, has attained a depth of 95l
metres, and it is therefore the deepest
IN the world. At present it discharges
l75, 600 gallons of water, to height of
30 feet, at temperature of 16l Fahren-
heit; but the boring will be continued
until the temperature is at least IFS,