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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-29
She Danced in her Shroud.

Several months ago Mrs Marion Hill
litz of Richmond, Va, a highly respect
able and wealthy German lady, was
taken ill, and, in order TO receive proper
nursing and treatment, was removed to
the hospital of the Little Sisters OF the
Poor, in the western part of the city.
She was very popular with the inmates
of that institution, and during her stay
made many friends. About two weeks
since Mrs. Hillitz, who had been in bad
health, grew suddenly quite i'll. Dur
ing her illness she received every atten-
ton from the good sisters, and all that
medical aid could do to alleviate her
suffering was done. She grew worse,
however, and some of the physicians
came to the conclusion that she could
not live much longer. Last Saturday
night she died, and was laid out Sunday
night. The body was according to the
custom, shrouded and placed in the
parlor of the institution. The good
Sisters, who had watched by her bed
side so faithfully, were gathered by the
side of the corpse at midnight, when the
clock struck twelve. The Sisters did
not grow weary in their faithful watch
over the dead sister. Suddenly, as
they looked upon her face still in death
the sunken eyes appeared to flash, the
blood came back to the faded cheek
and, as though Imbued with super
human energy, the dead body rose up
from its resting place, which was drap-
ed with black pail, emblematic Of
mourning, and spoke to the affrighted
watchers saying, 'I am not dead yet,
but will die soon." The old lady then
danced around the room, sang, and
shouted in a loud and ringing voice.
The inmates were thunderstruck and
paraIized. As soon as the nurses re-
covered from their fright they placed
the old lady in bed, where she fingered
until nine O'Clock, when she again ap-
parently died.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-29
Natural Selection.

Investigators of natural science have demon
strated beyond controversy. that throughout
the animal Kingdom the survival of the lit
test Is the only law that vouchsafes thrift and
perpetulty. Does not the same principle gov
ern the commercial prosperity of man An
inferior cannot supersede a superior article.
Illustrative Of this principle are the family
medicines Of Z V. Pierce, NJ. D., of Buffalo.
n. Y. By reason of superior merit, they have
outrlvaled all other medicines. Their sale in
the United States alone exceeds one million
dollars per annum, VIII lie the amount exported
foots up to several hundred thousand more
No business could grow TO such gigantic pro-
portions and rest upon any other basis than
that Of merit 1t is safe to say that no medi-
cine or combination Of medicines vet dis
covered equals or can compare with Dr.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. for the
cure Of coughs, colds, and all pulmonary and
blood affections Ii the bowels be constipated
and liver sluggish. his Pleasant Purgative
Pellets will give prompt relief; while his Fa-
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thousand pages the Doctor has fully discussed
the principles that underlie health and sick
ness Price 81. so postpaid Adapted to old
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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-29
BRIEFLY, the end in view in milking

BRIEFLY. the end in view in milking
cows, is to empty the milk vessels COM
pletely, by means of a progressive pres
sure, exertsd first by the thumb and in
dex finger and subsequently, by the rest
of the fingers. Part of the milk will be
left behind unless good care be taken
not to strangle the nipple at its base
before pressing it, thus rendering part
of the force applied of no avail. IneX-
perienced persons sometimes think that
they get on faster by proceeding hastily
TO the alternating movements required
in milking; this is a very great mistake,
resulting in an incomplete milking to
begin with, unnecessary fatigue to the
operator and a great deal of distress TO
the cow. The mixers should always
have their nails cut short, and If cow S
teats are painful from Inflammation or
any other cause, care should be taken
not to increase her sufferings. The
teats should be annointed with some
fatty matter free from salt, or simply
with few drops of milk. Those who
exercise the greatest care, patience and
gentleness in the matter of milking
cows, will be rewarded with the best
results.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-29
Speak Gently.

\ loud boisterous tone shows a want
of good breeding. The first principle
of politeness is To make those about you
feel pleasant, and rude, coarse MAN.
ner of speaking is annoying to most
persons. \ good anecdote is related of
a man, who went by the name of
Whispering john" which was given
him in ridicule. People said he talked
as though he were brought up in a
mill One cold morning he walkedinto
a public house, and called out in his
Numbering voice:
Good morning, landlord, how are
you?"
every well, how are you?'
''Oh, Fm well, but I'm so cold, can
hardly talk"
just then nervous traveller who was
present ran up TO the landlord, ,exclaim-
ing:
''Please have my horse brought as
soon as possible"
"Why, what is the marter?" asked
the landlord.
Nothing" replied the traveller,
"only want to get away before that
man hdtrs."
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-29

Among the most remarkable features
OF the progress made in modern times,
are the new metals which have been
added to the ancient list. Gold and
silver, copper, iron, lead, &C., these have
been familiar for thousands of years,
but it is only comparatively recently that
the existence of other metals has been
demonstrated. The last discovered is
Gallium, which possesses such singular
properties as to seem enchanted. In
general appearance it looks like lead,
though it is not of so blue a color, and
might be termed exaggerated lead on
account of the extreme facility with
which it can be melted. An amonnt of
heat less than that of the hand (S6 deg.
F. reduces 1t to a state of fusion, when il
resembles quicksilver. Though subjected
TO cold down to zero, it does not become
hard again, but remains liquid metal
till touched with piece of solid gallium,
when it returns to its original condition
as if beneath the wand of a magician.
A species of alum may be derived from
it, not to be distinguished from common
alum without chemical analysis. GAL
lium is flexible, and can be hammered
like lead, or cut with a knife: but it only
becomes slightly tarnished in a damp
atmosphere. L: crystalizes in the shape
of an octabedron. At present it is a
rare metal, only about a dozen grains
having been extracted from a half ton
of zinc-blends from the Pyrenees. The
discovery is great triumph and tes-
timony to the truth of scientific theories.
because it was foreseen by three inde-
pendent observers some time before de-
monstration. Mr.. Newlands, an Eng
lish chemist, had several years before
expressed his belief In the existence of
a metal of the kind. NJ. Mendlejeff, a
Russian, predicted from study of the
atomic numbers of the elements, that a
metal would be found to fill vacant
space in the series, and actually gave its
probable specific gravity, which agrees
closely with the result of experiments
with gallium. Finally, M. Lecoq de
Boisbaudnan, following up an original
system of spectrum analysis applied to
zine-blend for this very purpose, pro-
duced the metal itself, and gave it from
France (GauD, the country in which
the discovery was made, the name of
Rallium.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-29
HUMOROUS.

A DESIRABLE MELoDY.-Four or five
gentlemen were seated in the rotunda
of the Burnet House the other evening,
chatting about wealth and politics,
when one of them spoke up and said:
"By the way, L ran against Col.
Fleming in Chicago last week, and
nothing would do but l must go home
with him."
"Did you, thought" said another.
"They say he tumbled into a clover
patch when he dropped into Chicago" :"
"Yes, so he did; made money right
from the word go, and never missed 1t
once in his speculations."
''How's he fixed?"
"Elegant. He lives like a prince in
magnificent residence out on Wabash
avenue. Got it for song. too, heard.
Nothing like being lucky"
At this juncture Sothern-whO was
just going by-paused and demanded,
with his "Crushed Trage1ian" air
"What was the name of that song !.
and where can the music be had ?"
The applause was as usual.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-29

'DoN'T tell me nothing of the kind, !"
said she, vigorously, to her husband,
who was reading the account of re-
cent cremation service to her; sit Is
only vile device for getting an ua-
fortunate wife away secretly to lonely
spot and killing her, and burning up
the remains, so that her husband can
frisk of and marry some one else, and
no one ever know nothing about the
murder. l know all about it; besides,
'tisn't possible to get furnace as hot
as they say it was" "But, my love-"
said her husband, ''here it is in the
papers, that the furnace was heated TO
a heat of l 400 degrees. "Fourteen
hundred idiots" said she, contemptu-
ously; sand any child with nOse-I
mean with an eye on in its face-could
have told you, by just looking at the
that it can't be any hotter
than 2l2 degrees ~
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-29

PAsTURINc Cows.-Cows should be
turned out TO pasture rs soon as the
Gather is mild enough for their COM
fort, and when the ground is dry enough
not to poach. Harris Lewis, the New
York dairyman, claims that cattle
which are put out at such a time will
be more profitable TO the owner than
those which are kept longer in the
barn. A cow seems to know from In
stinct when the grass has started, and
becomes impatient of delay. Besides,
the change from hay to grass is then so
gradual as to be almost imperceptible.
There is no shock to her system if the
hay rations are continued regularly for
a time, and it is best that they should
be.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-29
THE only method of destroying the

The only method of destroying the
currant borer, that we know of, is to
cut out al affected wood below the in
sects' quarters, and burn it or otherwise
destroy the borers by digging them from
the wood. Such cutting-in will tend
rather TO improve than to injure the
plants, as most people allow far too
much old wood to remain upon their
currant bushes. With the old wood
thinned out, the fruit will be larger and
better. Cut out all old or whiting shoots
as soon as discovered.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-29

Soap Bubble ErperimentS.-M. Remsen
of the Berlin Chemical Society, i'm
proves on the ordinary method of
igniting soap bubbles filled with hydro
gen, or oxygen and hydrogen as they
rise in the air, thus: At height of .
or feet in the air, is suspended from
the roof large glass funnel in inverted
position. A gas burner is fixed in the
middle of the lower part of the funnel,
so that the flame when formed is in a
horizontal plane. 1t is now only neces-
sary TO liberate the soap bubbles some
where about vertically under the
funnel. They come with certainty into
contact with the flame. If they contain
hydrogen the whole funnel is often
filled with the flame, and presents a
curious sight.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-29

DURING the recent civil war there
were 'wo volunteers lying beneath their
blankets, looking up at the stars in a
Virginia sky. Says Jack :-''W hat made
you go into the army, Tom?' "Well,"
replied Tom," 81 had no wife and
loved war. What made you join the
army, Jack?" ''Well," he replied, 81
had wife, and loved peace, so l went
IN the warv
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-29

QUEEN PUDDNGs.-SOak a pint of
bread crumbs In boiling milk, ada the
yolks of four eggs, well beaten to a stiff
froth, with four tablespoonfuls of white
sugar; put in the oven, and bake a very
light brown. Flavor with essence of
vanilla or lemon.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-29

To MAKE SlLvER-PLATE BRIGHT
Silver-plate, jewelry and door-plates can
be beautifully cleaned and made to look
like new by dipping soft cloth or
chamois-skin in a weak preparation OF
ammonia water and rubbing the articles
with il.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-29
Tho Great Spring Medicine

IA HoofIand's German bitters. u tones the
stomach and assists Digestion Is sreuses the
Liver to healthy action, and regulates the
bowels. 1t puriiies the Blood. and gives yigor
and strength to the whole system, dispelIng
sll Dyspeptic symptoms. with its loss OF apo
tite, Sick Headache, larguor and depression
1t infuses new life and energy into the whole
being. All suffering from dersnged digestion
at this time should take Hoohsnds German
Bitters They are sold by all Druggists
Johnston. Holloway & Co. COZ Arch street
Philadelphia
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-29

COOKING RIcE.-Boil fifteen minutes
in salt water, then turn off the water,
and pour in 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 evaporate the milk,
so that the PARTICLES of rice may be dry
and separate from each other. May be
eaten with fruit sauce or a little sugar
or sirup, or as it is.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-29

A wELL-KNowN bald-headed banker,
who always prided himself on being a
self made man, during a recent talk
with friend had occasion TO remark
that he was the architect of his own
destiny-that he was a self made man.
'W-w-hat did you say?' asked the
friend, who suffers. Il say with pride
that am a self made man-that made
myself replied the banker. Then
while you were m-m making yourself,
stammered his friend, why the dickens
d-didn't you p-put some more h-hair on
the t-top of your head?'
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-29

RICE WAFFLEs.-To one cupful and a
half of boiled rice add two cupfuls of
flour; mix it with milk. The batter
must be rather thicker than pancake
batter. Add a little salt; then beat Two
eggs very light, and stir them in the
last hing, giving it a good beating.
Bake tin watiie-irons.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-29

To WASH TOWELS WITH CoLORED BoR-
DERs.-To set the colors let the towels
soak in pailfui of cold water contain
ing one tablespoonful of sugar of lead !;
let them remain ten minutes before
washing; to make the colors look clear
and bright use pulverized bOrax in the
wash water, very little soap and no
soda
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-29

FRIED LErTUCE.-Chop lettuce very
fine, and, if liked, the tops of two or
three young onions; add two we'll
beaten eggs and little salt; put piece
of butter the size of an egg into frying
pan, and, when melted, pour In the
mixture; turn when of light brown,
and serve with or without vinegar.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-29

To CLEAN ORNAMENTs.-Dissolv a
little sal ammoniac in spirits of wine
and wash the gold in it: or try the fol-
lowing method: Mix some jewelers.
rouge with little salad oil and with a
tooth brush rub the ornament till per-
fectly clean. Then wash it in warm
water with a clean brush and dry it
with wash-leather.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-29

RossoLET OF COLD ROAST CHICKEN
Mince the white and good parts, warm
the mince in white sauce, well rendered !;
season with mace, white pepper, nut
meg, and, when cold, roll this up with
two silver spoons into balls the size of
large eggs; wrap these in thin paste
and fry, and serve them with fried
parsley.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-29

A COMPLETE FAILURE.-A dozen men
were sitting in saloon recently, when
a female voice was heard fLOm an ad-
jacent doorstep. Well, good morning,
Mrs. Blank. If 1 had anything on I'd
90 with you" There was a mad rush
for the door, an eager expectant crowd,
with Outstretched necks, peering over
each others shoulders in the direction
from whence the voice proceeded, and
then a return to the vacated chairs,
while one of the party asked, "What
good does il do woman TO lie in that
way, anyhow? ?'
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-29

''WHAT kind of pony have you got
there?" asked stranger of some ice
gatherers who were loading up sled.
"That's an Ice land pony" was the
reply.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-29
VEGETINE



WASHINGTON, ID. c., March II, ISL
Mr. III. r. STEVENS:
Dear Sir-I do not believe In puff1ng. nor
would iudorse humbug. but consider it no
more than real justice tO speak well OF Negetlne
believing IL 10 be an excellent mediciHe- have
used several bottles OF IL 70 my entire satisfac-
ton and great relief from an inexpiicaole Nery-
BUSINESS which had caused me great suffering
and sleepless nights; have walked the floor and
resorted TO different methods for relief. 70 no
purpose. finally thought would give Nege-
tine a trial with little faith. Will admit; but
20 my surprise ana great relief, a Few doses con-
vinced me that had got hold OF the right thing
for my difficulty. IL sent out hunor from my
blood that | have no doubt was the cause
OF the misery had endured and / found re-
lief as soon as medicine cOu relieve a uiseaSe
of that kind When l began its use seldom
got nights sleep, or half one, and my appe-
tlte was poor. and as consequence, was run
ming dow n rapidly; but. after few doses, saw
ra iical change every way, and am thoroughly
atisfed with egetine, and recommend IL TO
any person suffering as did
Respectfully, -
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-29

SIMPLE REMEDY FOR BURNs.-Common
whiting, mixed with water TO the con-
sistency of a thick cream, spread on
linen, forms an excellent local applica-
tion to burns and scalds. The whole
burnt surface should be covered, thus
excluding the action of the air. The
ease it affords is instantaneous, and it
only requires to be kept moist by Occa-
siOnal sprinkling of cold water.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-29

WASHING OncLoTHs.-In washing OIL
cloths, never use any soap or a scrub
brush. Ii will destroy an oilcloth, that
should last for years, in short time.
Use instead warm water and a soft cloth
or flannel, and wipe off with water and
skim milk.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-29

In NOTHING does the curious twist of
the Hibernian mind produce such
acutely piquant effects as in the uncon-
sciOus bulls of popular Irish piety. A
priest once chanced to hear, unper-
ceived, fierce verbal onslaught by one
market woman on another, in the course
of which every effort of rhetoric was
made TO provoke retaliation, but with
out effect. ''Go on, 60 on" at last said
the matron attacked; ''you know I'll
not answer We, because I've been to
confession this morning, and I'm in a
state of grace. But wait till l get out
of it,'
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-29

To WHITEN PORCELAIN SAUCEPANs.-
Have the pans half filled with hot
water, throw in tablespoonful of
powdered borax, and let it boil. If this
does not remove all of the stains, soap
a cloth and sprinkle on plenty of pow
dered borax. Scour ii well.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-29

IMPARTIAL.-Newc curate (who wishes
to know all abont his parishioners) ::
.'Then do | understand that your aunt
is on your fathers side, or your
mother's?" Country lad: ''Zometimes
one an zometimes the other, 'eeptin'
when fey ther wacks 'em both, sir.''
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-29

s'Durang's Rheumatic Remedy" the great
internal Medicine, will positively cure any case
of rheumatism on the face Of the earth Price
II a bottle. six bottles s5 So by all Drug
gists Send for circular to Helpenstlne q
Bentley Druggists, Washington ID. u.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-29
Reliable DIR, Goods House.

We notice that B. F. Devices, 725 Chestnut
street Philadelphia has been appointed Agent
for the very celebrated Double Warp BLACK
Silks. These goods are said to be almost ever
lasting In wear. and are very cheap Ihey
vary in price from S1.25 to S2OO, but sold
formerly at from ~ to % per yard III you
want any kind Of dry goods, write for samples
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-29
Atd late meeting of the Anthropological

Atd late meeting of the eAnthropological
Institute, London, Prof. A. Graham
Bell, the inventor of the telephone, read
a paper on the natural language of the
deaf and dumb, containing some facts
that may not be generally known.
Dumbness is always the consequence of
deafnes, the organs of speech being per-
feet, while the mechanism of hearing is
radically defective. But persons born
deaf may, by proper instruction, be
taught to speak. Prof. Bell supports
the long standing opinion that Ian
guage of some sort Is essential to
reason. Deaf-mute children, when
they think at all, do so by pictures.
Their reasoning, therefore, is of an ex
tremely concrete nature; and Prof.
Bell never found an instance of deaf
mute who bad formed conception of
the Deity. But from the early picture
speech of the deaf-mute a conventional
language is developed of limited range;
but under systematic instruction it is
capable of expressing abstract ideas.
Singularly enough, the language thus
generated has idioms and peculiarities
of collocation all its own. The object
precedes the verb instead of following
it. The cause of this inversion of the
usual order of the principal portions of
a sentence is not yet understood.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-29

PLAIN SoUP.-Save your beefsteak and
roast beef bones; cover with hot water,
and let them boil slowly all day; If the
water boils away, add more boiling
water; you can have pint or quart of
soup from this, according to the amount
of bones; any tough pieces of the beef
can be boiled with the bones; at night
strain and set in cool place, an hour
before dinner, the next day remove the
fat from the surface; add small onion,
sliced fine, a pinch of thyme, salt and
pepper, and let boil half an hour; then
add two sticks of macaroni and boil till
done. Leave out the macaroni, add
vermicilli, which requires only ten min
utes for cooking, and you haye another
soup; put in stewed tomatoes-a few
spoonfuls-with half a teaspoonful of
sugar, and you have another SOUP
Sometimes the soup will be jelly,
when cold. Do not add water to this,
it will melt.