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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-04-24
A Very Valuable History.

The Pictorial History Of the World en,brac-
ltg all and authentic accounts Of eueI-y nation
OF ancient and BtOdterR times Including a HIS
tory of the rise and fail of the Greek and RO-
man Empires, the gro,nh Of the nations Of
Modern Europe the Middle Ages, the CI7isddes.
the FeitdGl System. the Reformation. the dis
cOUeyy and settlement Of tie Ne,c World ETC..
ETC., By James ID. McCabe. Pub ished by the
National Publishing Co. of Philadelphia Pa,
Chicago, ILL.,, ST. Louis. Mo-, and Dayton o.
1t !s well-known fact that the great mass
Of the people are com ,jt lied TO rely for Their
knowledge of history upon the outline works
intended for the use of schools, which by
their very nature are brief and only design d
for the compre henslon # ch ldren- Tnere has
long been felt genuine want of amore elabo-
Fate History of the World, covering tue whole
period from the creation to the pr, sent day
AMI pre- -enting in a succeut and entertaining
form the history Of the various nations Of the
world This demand, we are happy to say. is
beng met III THE Pictorial His ory of the
World a work which Is dest. ned to take rank
as Standard History. 1t is from the pen of
James ID. McCabe q well known historical
writer, who has devoted years of stu " and re-
scar b to the production of this great work
The book Is literally what it processes to be-
a complete History Of the World-for it giv 8
a clear ami concise account of every nation
that has ever hourished upon the globe. The
history Of each country i, related separately
and in the clearest apd most comprehensive
m nner, and the deeds of all the grs at actors
In the events of ancient and modern history
are brought before tine reader in the NEST VIVID
style Ancient history is related in full and
the accounts Of the Middle Ages, the Cru
sadee and the great nations Of modern times
are equally mplete and interesting There
Is not dry page in the book 1t g as fasci
mating rs a romance and a, the same time one
OF the most valuable works of reference ever
published We are constantly ca led upon to
discuss the great questions of history, aud the
wars and quarreis Of the nations Of the old
world require us to be continually refreshing
our historical knowledge So many discover
les have recently been made, 90 many of the
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-04-24
Robins in the Wrong Place.

At swell wedding in the hunting
metropolis, we read of eleven brides
maids in white Cashmere pOlonaises.
trimmed with holly, mistIetoe, and
robin redbreasts-dead robin red
breasts,'
Since the time that kindly bird COW
cred the babes in the wood with leaves,
even schOol-boys' blOod-thirstiness and
roughs' recklessness have spared the
robin-the bright-eyed, fearless friend
of man-the sweet little singer of win
ter.
1t was reserued for the eleven dainty
bridesmaids-or rather, let us hope, for
her who, without their cognizance or
consent, planned their trimmings-to
rise superior TO the piety which spares
the ''llttle bird with bosom red"
May the spirits of the slain robins
not sir like the slain alhatross on the
conscience of the ancient mariner, on
the souls of those eleven bridesmaids
But we should like TO give a trimming
of our own to the unwomanly woman
who devised this cruel accompaniment
of the holly and mistletoe, emblems of
kincliness, goodwill Oh earth, and
innocent kisses.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-04-24

Locomotives without Steam.

The London papers publish an ac-
count of what is known as the Walker
substitute for coal in the generation of
steam for Locomotives or marine engines.
This plan, it appears, covers an arrange
ment by which air is converted into
hydrocarbon gas of great heating power,
and is then stored in a chamber subject
ed to considerable pressure. From this
it is forced out again, through pipe to
the perforated tubes. from which COM
bustion takes place in the furnace and
by burning hydrocarbons-with the
gas-in gaseous or much divided state
without the adjunct OF external heat to
gasify or divide them. The heavy oils,
in this divided or gasified state burn
over the CRATE in conjunction with the
hydrocarbon gas. The principle, as
thus explained, is regarded as of ex-
treme simplicity, and the practical
arrangements are said to be equally so,
insuring certainty of operation, and,
in fact, reducing the question of prefer
ence to one of cost and convenience
merely. The comparison for storage
room and economy, in this case, is
shown in the following data, namely:
that if the calorific power of coal per
pound be estimated at 5000 calorific
units. then that of liquid hydrocarbon
per pound must be taken at l3, 600 units
which gives an advantage, weight for
weight, of 6311s in heating power, to a
liquid hydrocarbon, compared with coal.
Again, in the combustion of coal, as
carried out in the usual construction of
boilers and fire CRATES, only very small
of the heat theoretically
developed can be made use of, while
by the use of burning gas and hydro
carbon, in a gaseous form, close home
to the heating surfaces, it is claimed
that much greater percentage of use
full evaporation is secured.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-04-24

A great engineering work, which was
begun by Julius Cesar, and continued
by the Emperors Claudius, Trajan, and
Hadrian, and finally abandoned as a
hopeless task, has been successfully ac-
complished by Prince TOrlonia of Rome.
The Lake FucinO is situated in the
Province of Aquila, fifty-three miles
east OF Rome, and ninety-six miles north
of Naples, and, before its draining, COW
cred the greater part of vast table
land, one of the largest in the central
part OF the Apennines, and comprising
81 $50 acres at low water, but after
heavy rains often overlooking 100, 900
acres. Being situated 1900 feet above
the level OF the sea, and surrounded on
all sides by spurs of the main mountain.
it was separated from the adjacent val
leys in such a manner as TO possess no
outlet for the discharge of water to
lower levels, and it was only by absorp.
ton and evaporation that any diminu-
tion in volume could take place. By
constructing tunnel 6,SS7 yards long
under the mountain, large enough to
discharge 1892 gallons of water every
second, Prince Torlonia has opened a
way for drawing Off the entire contents
of the lake into the river Lyris in the
valley below. a system of canals has
been constructed IN the bed of the lake,
and at the head of the tunnel is a mas
sive stone building in which is the gate.
In order TO define the boundaries of the
lake at the time of beginning the drain
age, pedestals of hewn stone surrounded
by small cast-iron statutes of the Virgin
have been placed at intervals. All of
the reclaimed land will belong to the
Prince Torlonia after paying a certain
sum TO the Government. The sale of
this land will repay in a small measure
for the enormous outlay of money to
which this public benefactor has been
subjected. Ii was in the light of a
beneIactOr, and not of a speculator, that
the work was undertaken, and there is
great rejoicing in Rome that the Prince,
'to" an oIu haH, mas peen spdIeu 10
witness the completion of the enterprise
to which he has devoted millions of
money ana twenty-five years of his life.
The entire history of this great work
has been written in English and French,
and published by Torlonia, in volume
of GOO pages, printed with elegance of
type and paper, and embellished with
fine engravings illustrating the progress
of tunnelling from the days of Cesar to
the present time.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-04-24

Weymouth was long King George
HIS. favorite resort for repose and
fresh air. He was accustomed to stroll
unattended about the the streets and
terraces of the little watering-plaee.
and he literally patronized its theatre,
indeed the good-natured monarch pa
tronized plays and players wherever he
found them. In the course of one of
his afternoon walks he had been over
taken by shower of rain, when, the
door OF the theatre standing open, he
entered, and, finding no one in attend
ance, he quietly made his way to the
Royal box and seated himself in his ac-
customed chair. The performances of
the evening it may be stated, were an
nOunced to be for the benefit of Mr..
Elliston, and his Majesty had promised
to attend and support by his presence
the efforts of the actor he greatly ad-
mired. He was trifle fatigued, per-
haps, and the dim light of the empty
theatre and the easychair induced drow-
siness. In few moments the King
was fast asleep. Meantime, Lord
Townshend sought his Royal master in
various directions, but in vain. He
had dined at 3 O'Clock, and quilted the
palace shortly after dinner; he had not
been seen since, and the Queen and the
Princesses were somewhat uneasy
about him, for it was now ) O'Clock.
His Lordship even made inquiry of
Elliston, who was quietly proceeding
to the theatre to make arrangements
for the performances of the night; but
Elliston could give no information,-
he had seen nothing of the King. Ar
rived at the theatre, however, the actor
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-04-24
SeweIs of the Crown of Scotland.

At Edinburg. Scotland some years since,
the Jewels Of the Crown were locked in q box,
that box in another, and 70 on, until they were
supposed to be burglar-proof. They were
then locked up ill tn vault of the Ca tie, tier
to rema n for one hund. ed years. the KEYS be-
ing placed in mortar and fred into the sea.
Scarce d ty Years passed by, and the modern
lock-pick ems the vault and boxes without
trouble So the science of medicine, when
studied with the aid of chemistry and the mi
croscope, becomes lain and simp.e and dis
eases that We're regarded incurab.e genera
ton ago now really yield to remedies en-
ployed by the modern and progr, ssive physi-
an. A decade OF years since. ana women
were taughs to b ieve that their pt culiar dis.
cases and weaknesses were incurable; but now
hundreds and Thousand, of once bedridden
women in the Unit-d States will testify to the
fsct that Dr. PIERCE Favor to Prescription has
effected their perfect and permanent cure.
TOLEDO. Ohio Dec. 9th, 1876
DB. R. V. PIERCE. Buffalo N. Y:
DEAR SIR-ADout five years since my fe
sas taken sick, and though We employed the
best physicians in our city, yet she gradually
grew worse, 20 that she was confined to bed.
Every remedy l tr ed or could find failed
to cure or even give relief. At ast procured
bottle of your Favorite Prescription, and to
my surprise gave almost instant relief, and
with little Perseverance an entire cure was
effected.
Ever gratefully yours.
GEO. BopENMILLKR
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-04-24
Palestine.

The Jordan Valley is a waste, on both
sides of the river. 1t is one OF the
finest tropical countries in the world
1t has numerous fountains and ways
for irrigation. All the waters of the
Jordan may may be used for purposes
of irrigation, so great is the fall' and
the valley is capable of sustaining hve
millions of souls in comfort, and even
in luxury. There are, perhaps, two hum
dred and fifty thousand in all Palestine.
Some of the ancient works OF this
country still remain, because of their
Cyclopean architecture and substantial
character. Such are Solo mons pool
and the aqueducts which might easily
be repaired, and at small cost compara-
lively. Some of the tombs which re-
main were constructed at enormous
cost.
They were the works Of princely
treasures Such are the tombs of the
Judges, fifty-fve minutes walk north OF
Jerusalem; the tombs of the Kings
lprobably the tomb of Queen Helena and
her family, converted To Judaism about
A. ID. 49,, thirty-five minutes walk
north of Jerusalem, and the tombs of
the Prophets, so called, on the south
west side of Mount Olivet, about half
way Up the side of the mount.
The tombs of the Judges are on the
south side of a road, or valley, whose
waters flow to the Mediterranean, and
they face Nobi Samwell and Rama to
the north, where the Judges of Israel
lived, and judged Israel. They do not
properly belong to Jerusalem. The
tombs are evidently older than the tombs
of the Kings, and the style of the struc-
ture is different. Ihave visited between
twenty and thirty of these tombs on the
Mediterranean side of the mountain
range, but there is one which, on &C
count of its elaborate structure and rich
sculpture, is called ''The Tomb of
Judges 1t has rooms leading into
rooms, and stairways leading to rooms
below and under the rooms just entered
by low, narrow passages, and in the sides
of these rooms are crypts, or inches, for
the reception of the dead, and places for
the Illuminating lamps and smoke on
the walls-in all, as counted sixty-one
resting places for the illustrious dead
of whom not bone nor a particle of dust
remains. Some of these tombs have
swinging doors cut out of the rock, and
forming a part of it, and others have
rolling stones, with grooves, in which
the stones, cheese-s shaped, may be rolled
from side to side, while by its own
weight on the declining plane it is re-
stored to its place at the mouth of the
sepulcher. There have been various
eras of Palestine civilization-that OF
the Phenicians, of the Jews, of the
Romans, OF the Saracens, and of the
Crusaders; and of each era some monu-
ments remain TO this day, but for hun
dreds of years, since the rule of the
Turk. :here has been no Improvement,
but on the contrary, constant deteriora-
ton. The earth is cursed for mans
sake. The state of the country follows
that of the people and depends upon it.
The upper story" of the intellectual
house, seems to be wanting.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-04-24

was not long before he discovered the
figure of man asleep in the Kings
chair. He had, indeed, entered the box
to assure himself that all was prepared
for the occupation of his Royal patron.
For moment he did not recognize the
sleeper, and he was about to disturb his
slumbers abruptly enough Fortunate
ly he discovered in time that he stood
in the presence of the King. What was
he to do? He dared not wake his Ma
jesty by touching him; he feared even
to speak to him. 1t was clear, however,
that something must be done; it was
nearly time for lighting the lamps-and
then the anxiety of the Queen and the
Princessses had to be considered. FL
liston hit upon this expedient- He
took up a violin from the orchestra, and
placing himself Immediately under the
Roya al box, he struck up, ''God save
the Kingr' The King stirred, and,
presently springing up, exclaimed
"What, what. Oh, yes, l see, Ellis
Iou. Ia lam tOOh %
seat-took a nap. What's o'clock?'
Nearly 6, your Majesty" "Six! six
o'clock cried the King. ''Send to her
Majesty-say I'm here. Stay, stay,
this wig ont do, eh-eh? Don't keep
the people waiting. Light up-lighs
up. Let 'em Inlet 'em in. Ha, ha,
fast asleep. PLAY well tonight, Ellis
ton-great favorite with the Queen.
Let 'em Inlet 'em in" At the close
of the performance, Elliston attended
the Royal visitors to their carriage,
when the King, still occupied with his
adventure of the afternoon, nodded and
smiled as he whispered to the actor,
EAST asleep, eh, Elliston? Fast
asleep?"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-04-24

A stranger called at the penitentiary
at Jefferson City, No., a few days ago,
and after some little hesitation disclosed
to Deputy Warden Bradbury that he
wanted to get certain convict's con-
sent TO his marriage with the convict's
wife. Mr.. Bradbury sent for the
prisoner, who is up for ten years, and,
after some few preliminaries, the
stranger, who seemed to be an old ac-
quaintance of the convict, made known
his errand.
"Yes," said the convict, after some
little reflection, ''you can marry her;
but what will you do with that boy of
mine?" 'Oh, I'll take care of him."
said the stranger. "All right then,
said the convict. 'You have my con-
sent to marry the old woman, but if l
find, when | get out of this, you hain't
been takin' good care of my boy, I'll
make it mighty hot for you round
there"
But the stranger received his assur-
ances, and the two men separated, both
well pleased with the result of the in
teryiew, and each impressed with the
idea, apparently, that he, himself, had
the best of that bargain
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-04-24
Heads and Hats.

A scientific inquiry lately made by
DR.. Delaunay among the hatters of
Paris offers some curious results. Ac-
cepting it as true that the capacity of
the Uranium and development of the
brain are proportional to the external
volume of the head; also, that the in
telligence is proportional to the volume
and weight of the brain, he shows,
inter ala, that certain families develop
like individuals-that is, they have a
period Of growth, then stationary
period, and period of decrease, pre-
vious to extinction. In familiesint thefirst
period the head enlarges from genera
ton to generation. The citizens who
wrought the Revolution of 1889 had
bigger heads than their fathers. On
the other hand, in families that are
nearing extinction the head grows
smaller. The sons of the present ruling
heads, according to the author, that
they require hats specially made for
them. Among certain families risen
from the common people the head in
creases from generation to generation.
The wide-brimmed hats-bolivars-
worn by the Republicans from
1880 to 1913 were very capacious.
The quarter in which are the largest
heads in Paris is that of the schools.
The hatters of the Faubourg St. Ger
main say they only fit fine heads. The
Polytechnicians have larger heads than
the st. Cyrians, and the students of the
normal school larger than those of St.
Sulpice, etc. The members of the
clergy present peculiar figure in these
statistics. ''In general" says NJ. De-
launay, "men from thirty to forty years
of age, have larger head than those
from twenty to thirty. Not so with
ecclesiastics, for their heads cease to
grow at about twenty-five. The cures,
bishops, archbishOpS, etc, have no
larger heads than the students of the
large seminarics.'
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-04-24

old IDEAS and traditions have been exploded
and shown to be mere myths and legehos, tnAs
the subject of history may be said to be almost
entirely new, and he who was well lniormeo
twenty wears ago. will find himself unable 10
discourse intellieibly upon his.orieal snbJecst
now unlesshe has kept up with the adSance
of historical research
The mechanical execution OF the book fui y
sustains the high reputation Of the publishers
II contains l26O large double-column pages
and over $50 fine engravings. embracing DAT.
ties and other historical scenes, portraits OF
the treat men of ancient and modern Tunes
a, d views of the pr ncipsl cities of the world
The engravings in this book Q genuine
works Z art, aud were made at cost OF over
s25, OCO The great number and high charac-
ter of these engrsvings make tins the most
valuable art publication of the century
prominent feature of the wo, Is a full History
Of the late War between Russia and Turkey.
This is the most complete and valuable HIS
tory of the World ever published, and agents
who take hold of it will reap rich harvest
The price is so low that every one can anoru
10 purchase a COPY. 1t is sold by subscription
only, and the publishers want Agents In every
county.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-04-24

Brook trout culture is the mother of
fish culture. The salmon of our coun-
try are being sent to all parts of the
world, and yet fish culture is only in
its infancy. In raising trout one must
nave natural advantages. First, a new
er-failing spring with a good flow of
water; second, uniform temperature of
water; third, a good fall, and fourth,
pool not likely to be washed out by
severe storms. The old custom of hatch
ing the spawn on gravel is nearly obso-
lete. Wire trays, with the wires eros
sing each other at right angles, one
tenth of an inch apart, are probably
the best for Matching trout from salmon
spawn, as the fish are thus enabled to
fall through as soon as hatched. An
other method of raising trout has been
successfully tried, by arranging the
ponds in the Fall, and selecting pairs
of ripe trout at different times, and
placing them in a pond where they
would spawn. They were then re-
iioNSh Ahu oehSi Spa"h SupSaitubeu uii-
til there were enough eggs to stock the
pond. Of 100, 900 from 80 to So per cent
are impregnated; but of these, about
) per cent. will not have strength
enough to burst the shell. Before the
sac is absorbed, about > per cent. more
will die from swelling of the sac. Du-
ring the time the fish have been feed
ing, 20 per cent. more will have died,
either from disease or from being eaten
by their companions. Now there are
fifty per cent. left. After four months,
from 10 to Is per cent. more will have
died, and, finally, at the end of the first
year, only 25 per cent. of the original
l00, 900 will have survived. Keep them
another year and there will remain
from 5000 to 10000.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-04-24

"I DON'T object" said the Quarter
master, on Sunday morning, while our
ship was running towards the Equator,
before the Northeast trade wind, 81
don't object TO prayers when it blows a
hurricane or when we are on a lee-shore.
But here we are called aft TO prayers
when the weather is as fine as ever was
made; fair winds every day; clear
sun at noon; skysails, studding sails
and everything else set; not brace or
sheet unbelayed for weeks; the ship
going ahead so steady that she could
carry a glass of sherry on that capstan,
and not spill drop of it. But prayers
it is, according to orders. Now, what's
the good of it?"