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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-09-11
A Wolverine Goblin.

Quite a sensation has been created on
the Chicago and Lake Huron Railroad,
near Olivet, in consequence of singu-
lar apparition which has made its ap-
pearaIce in that vicinity. The follow
ing account of the singular phenomenon
is given by reliable party: "a spook
came out of wood pile a few nights
since, and stopped the eastward bound
train. 1t is described as a human form
robed in snowy white, and appeared on
engine. The engineer blew the whis-
tie, but the mysterious form refused to
yield the track. The train was stopped,
and a party went ahead to reconnoiter,
when the strange parsonage retired,
and when they retreated would follow
them. To all questions that were asked
it gave no response. They ordered it of
the track and 1t refused to bulge, when
they fired several bullets through its
heart, but instead of crying out il
danced horpipe on the rail and seemed
to delight at their discontinue. Fin
ally the engineer mounted his engine
and pulled the throttle, and, just as the
engine was about TO make mince meat
of the stranger, it disappeared in the
air. The news soon spread in the vi
cinity, and the next night farmers and
trackmen went TO the spot, and behold,
the stranger confronted them. They
set dogs on it who seemed to be Crap
pling with the object, but no blood was
found. The men, armed to the teeth,
went boldly forward, but it retreated,
and when they receded it would follow
to a given point. A party out-flanked
il, and came up in its rear, resolved TO
capture it and solve the mystery, but it
vanished heavenward. Not being sat-
isfied, the party went to the spot the
next day, when, to their horror, an old
man, robed in black, came out of the
woodpile and took his wonted position
on the track, as if to dispute their pas
sage, his long silvery locks and snow
white beard flowing in the breeze. To
all questions he made no reply. Dogs
were called into requisitiOn again. but
were of no avail. He wore death-like
smile throughout, and retreated at their
advance, as before, and on being sur
again vanished heavenward.
The country thereabouts is all excite
ment. The question is, has some old
man been murdered and buried there?
And is this his apparition? Certainly
it is not flesh and blood. Scores of vIs-
itors from other counties have been
there and taken observations, and all
have gone away mystitied. At last ac-
no light had been gained from
the strange apparition.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-09-11

In the evening we attended a gypsy
concert given in casino in the gardens.
There were two rooms, around one of
which was seated the audience, and in
the other, and just without the door,
were the gypsies. AT their head was
the chief or king, an "honored citizen OF
Granada" and one of the best guitar
players in Spain. To his accompani-
ment a chorus of six young girls sang
their own wild, weird, peculiar melo-
dies, keeping time with castanets, or
clapping of hands or stamping of feet.
There is no other music like it unless il
be possibly the strange Arabic strains
so dreamily Oriental and harmoniously
discordant. There is a fascination al
most irresistible, and one has a sensa-
ton of surging blood and throbbing
pulse which is heightened by the pecu-
liar tone of voice IN which this wild,
unnatural music IS sung. The melodies
and words are in measure improvised
and antiphonal, and remind one of what
Shelly calls ''profuse strains of unpre-
meditated art" Lord Byron, in one of
his letters, says OF these native Spanish
melodies, 'I have heard many of them;
some of them are quite beautiful"
Three of the younger girls of the COM
pany were strikingly handsome-real
picturesque gypsy types-and in their
blue-black hair, which was plated about
the head, the red Andalusian roses
were clustered with careless grace
not fastened in with pins, but clinging
there of their own sweet will The
women were dressed in calicoes and
muslins, not exactly in strict Andalu-
sian or gypsy costume, except that all
wore the familiar short jacket, gener-
ally embroidered. There were two
youths, whose attire was marked by the
round hat, sash and knee breeches.
Then they danced, sometimes altogether
around the room, addressing each of
the spectators with an indistinguishable
word; sometimes the boy with one or
two of the girls, when the movement
was almost entirely swaying of the
body from the hips, while the feet kept
time on the same spot on the floor, and
in this there is the same indescribable
and infatuation as in the
music.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-09-11

Hardly had start been made up the
Thames when a boat was seen putting
off from Gravesend, the waterman in
which was somewhat eXcitedly wav-
ing an envelope, the color of which
denoted that 1t contained telegram.
This proved to be from Her Majesty to
Mr.. Dixon, and ran as follows: "The
Queen is much gratified at hearing of
the safe arrival of the needle" The
receipt of the telegram was acknOwl-
edged by dipping the ensign. The
news having spread that the obelisk
was coming up the river, at nearly
every wharf and pier crowds were gath
cred, who enthusiastically cheered as
the ships passed. The various training
ships exchanged the compliment of dip
ping their flags. the boys of the Chi
chester manning yards. At Blackwell
a large number of people had gathered
who testified their good will in a similar
manner fashion to those lower down the
river. Some time had to elapse before
the obelisk could be placed in the East
India dock, as large outward bound
steamer was in course of being towed
through the dock gates, but the road
once clear she was brought round by
the tug, and hawser being passed
ashore no time was lost in berthing her
in one of the inner basins. A goodly
gathering of friends of Mr.. Dixon was
sembled on the pier, and on that gen.
tleman landing, he was overwhelmed
with congratulations.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-09-11

That wide awake paper, The Sunday School
Times. Is fast being recognized as one of the
leading religious weeklies of the country. Its
marked editorial ability, and its rapidly in
creasing circulation has caused The Inispen-
dent of New York, to pronounce 1t the best
periodical of Its class in the world, with a sub
scriptOn list which only two or three of our
religious periodicals. can profess to equal
One way IN which The Sunday School Times
has added so largely TO its subscription LIST ID
by plan which allows a new subscriber to try
the paper for three months at the nominal
price of twenty-five cents This plan was
adopted nearly two years ago, and so large a
proportion of these trial subscribers have re-
newed their subscriptions that the publisher
has concluded to keep the offer open to any
who have not vet availed themselves of IT. A
persons name and postoffce address sent with
twenty-five cents. to John ID. Wattles, Pub
Usher. 6l0 Chestnut street, Philadelphia, Pa,
is all that Is necessary to secure the trial sub
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-09-11
HUMOROUS.

PERILS OF THE IELBPHoNEs--The tele-
phone may prove dangerous matter
for some folks. One of our leading
merchants, whose hpme is not a thousand
miles from Brooklyn, N. Y, and who oc
casionally luxuriates In his leisure hours
in mechanical and philosophical ex-
periments, put up the other day an ex-
cellent telephone at his residence, con-
Meeting the parlor with the rear of the
house. On certain evening, while he
was at work at one end of the instru-
ment, there were couple of young
bucks being entertained in the parlor
by the young ladies of the family, and
one of them, whose wish may have been
father to the thought, spoke-just for
the fun of the thing, of course-at the
instrument. The quiet old gentleman
received at his end of the wire this COM
plImentary message: "Old Mr.. Watkins,
isn't it most time you went to bed ?"
The young sauce-box in the parlor
nearly jumped from the floor at the
reply that came back: "Yes, Sir; and
quite time you ,cent home, young man."
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-09-11
When We DemoraI1ze the stomach

By excesses or imprudence in eating, we can
not hope to escape the consequences for any
great lenath of time. The most robust dlges-
ton must succumb to abuses of that important
function. But suppOsing that we have been
foolish enough to enfeeb.e the stomach, Ii the
damage irreparable? BY no means. The dys-
peptIc has only to do two things to secure his
ultimate recovery. First, he should adopt an
easily dIgestible diet. Second. he should use
with regularity and persistence Hostetter :
Stomach Bstters, the leading gastric invisorant
of the age. The multiform symptoms of dys-
pepsia and the almost invariably attendant
disorders, biliousne-s snd constipation, will
assuredly cease to persecute the sufferer II
the above advice Is attended TO. Who Il at has
suffered the tOrments that chronic Indigestion
infiicts will neglect to take advantage of a
remedy which If tine most positive evidence of
the medical profession and the public Is 70 be
received with due credence, is an absolute
specific for the complaint
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-09-11
Enjoy Life

What a truly beautiful world we live in
Nature gives US grandeur Of mountains glens
and oceans and 3 Thousand means for eniov-
ment We can desire no better when in per
feet eslth but how often do the majority OF
people feel like giving t up dish be a. ned dis
couraged and wOrned out with disease, wher
there Is no occasion for this feeling as every
sufferer can easily obtain satisfactory proof
that Green August Flower viii make them a,
free from dlsease as when born. Dyspepsis
and Liver Complaint is the direct cause Of sew
enty-fiv= per cent of such maladies As Bilious
ne-s, Indigestion Sex Headache. Costlyent -
Nervous PrOstTStion, Dizziness of the Head
PalpitatIon of the Heart and other distres-in.
symptoms Three doses Of August Flower
Will prove its wonderful effect Sample bot
ties, 10 cents Try it
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-09-11
Ppop.GA11sG sHRUBBERY.-Iha have a

PPoPAGAIING SBRUBBERY.-1h have al
ways faucied that cuttings of the young
and partially matured wood would emit
roots more readily now than at any sea-
son of the year. The cuttings must not
be too hard, nor yet too tender, the
happy medium always producing the
best results. hen properly made, say
about or az inches long, with two or
three leaves at the top, and a smooth
cut at the base, but lew species of flow-
ering shrubs will refuse TO grow. In
the base of large leaves, L usually cut
away about one-half their surface, so as
TO avoid the drain upon the wood by
way of absorption. prepare shallow
boxes, and ill them with clean, sharp
sand, the latter being then pounded
quite firm. In this the cuttings are in
serted an inch deep and then sprinkled.
The boxes are placed in a cold-frame
and covered with sash carefully white
washed, to shade from the direct rays
of the sun, and the cuttings frequently,
but very lightly moistened, TO prevent
shriyeling. What they need, in brief,
is a warm, close, moist atmosphere,
avoiding dryness in the sand, as well as
too much dampness.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-09-11

WEED.-The worst thing about weeds
is that the farm OF the good cullvator
is often stocked with them from the
highways and fence rows or farms OF
his neighbors. The law in most places
provides remedy and enforces PEN
atty upon careless or neglectfnl farm
ers; but the good farmer is generally
disinclined TO go TO law, and so he SUI
iers without complaint. But there is
an unwritten law which exists among
men, which should impel every one 10
use his own property so that it may not
be made source of injury 10 that of
others. Every farser should be made
aware of the damage that arises from
weeds, the waste OF labor that is caused
in eradicatiDg them, and the robbery of
the soil by their support. If every
isrmer fully appreciated this. there soon
would be crusade against the whole
army of weeds.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-09-11

GRAZING PERMANENT PASTURES
There are men so obtuse that they can
not be made 10 see that grazing with a
variety of stock improves land and adds
to fertility. 1t is q well-known fact
that grass or any herbage does not rob
the soil until it blooms and begins to
form seed; therefore, when grass land,
having all the varieties. which are not
injured but benefited by a continual
moderate treading and cropping OF by
horses, cows and sheep pastured there
on, is kept from approaching an old
seeded stage. there is scarcely anything
exhausting to the soil. The grazing
with a variety OF animals In such pro-
portions as a stock-raising farmer, or a
good experienced grazier. ought to
know how TO keep L. each field, will
cause an even, regular biting OIL all
over the surface, and there will not be
parts untouched and other parts almost
eaten TO the roots. If farmers would
notice particularly as they walk over
their pastures, they would see the er-
ror of those who assert that close gra-
zing is wrong, for the parts eaten down
close are the best portions OF the fields.
1t is very good plan to SOW little salt
every now and then on the punches OF
grass left higher than the average, and
always 10 do this before the herbage
gets old.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-09-11
AGRICULTURE.

GRKEN RYE FOR WINTER PASTURE
Ii is about the season of the year that
farmers should begin to think of sowing
rye to furnish their stock with good,
nutritious pasturage for the winter and
early spring. In the winter season the
stock, and especially young stock, need
green, succulent food, and nothing Is
equal to rye to furnish it. Calves and
colts can be kept thriving and growing
fat If green rye pasture is afforded them,
and il is pretty difficult to keep them in
such condition on dry food. Now is the
time to sow rye in cornflelds, just as
they are laid by. 1t can be done later
if the corn is not thrown down by
storms. A man can ride on horseback,
aud scatter the seed If sown just be-
fore a heavy rain, it needs no further
attention; but if the weather continues
dry, it is better TO run the cultivator
between the rows of corn to cover the
seed. Where rye is sown on land
wholly devoted to 1t. September or DC
toDer will answer to sow the seed. A
crop OF green rye is of great value TO
the land, preventing it from washing,
and adding TO its fertility. Turned
under IN spring, il greatly enriches the
soil and is really equal TO crop of ma
nure.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-09-11
Honfiand.s German RItter..

During the warm season the nerves become
enfeebled and the whole system debihtsteI
The stomach loses its power of digestion, the
liver becomes congested and sluggish. causing
constipation or diATrhea, dysentery and chOl-
era mor0us and the prevalence Of more or
less malaria at this season engenders aSus,
bilious or typhoid fevers- often of serious i'm
port To avoid these consequences, take
night and morning. a tablespoonful of HOof-
lands German Bitters 1t IL a splendid tonic
and Alternative, that will restore the appetite
and digestion. tone the nerves. regulate the
liver and strengthen and build up the whole
system TO withstand the summer heat and all
its baneful Infuencea
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-09-11

NATURES EEMEDY. - PeopIe who,
without knowing that they were apply
ing natures remedy, have drawn in
their breath hard when they have cut a
finger or barked shin on a coal scuttle,
will be pleased to learn that they have
employed respiratory analgesia in its
simplest form. III any man will draw
breath deeply and quickly for the space
OF three minutes or less, he will thereby
lose acute sensibIlity to pain, so that he
can endure a minor surgical opera
ton without Inconvenience. Eminent
surgeons have found the process of
great advantage not only, when used
alone, but when anasthelics also were
employed, in which latter case the
quality OF the drug to be used is greatly
diminished,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-09-11

RAISING DoUGH.-Dough is placed
before the lire or in warm place be-
cause the heat increases the fermenta-
ton, and because it expands the gas
confined in the little blaiders, in con-
sequence of which the bladders are en-
larged and the dough becomes lighter
and more porous. Ii the dough becomes
cold the air in the bladders condenses,
the paste falls and the bread becomes
close and heavy.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-09-11

been discovered that beef tea serves to
check thirst better than stronger stimu-
lants after excessive indulgence in
liquor, and it is now prescribed in at
tacks of delirium tremens. The tea is
readily prepared from the beef extract.
Its beneficial effects in these cases are
chiefly due TO the readiness with which
it is digested when other ailment would
be refused.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-09-11
Mrs. General sherman

Says: 1 have frequently bought Durangs
Rheumatic Remedy for friends suffering with
rheumatism, and in eUeTy instance 1t worked
like magic. Sufferers with rheumatism make
4 note of this. and send for circular to Helph.
enstine & Bentley, Druggists, Washington
ID. c. Sold by all druggists.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-09-11
Reliable Dry Goods House.

We notice that ID. F. Devices, 1924 (for
merry of 725) Chestnut street Philadelphia
has been appointed agent for the very cele
bratei Double Warp Black Silks. These good
are said to be almost everlasting in wear. and
are very cheap. They vary in price from Sl.2
to 900, but sold formerly at from - to :;
per yard. At you want any kind Of dry goods
write for samples
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-09-11
DOMESTIC.
low TO MAKE Coon PIcKLEs.-Many

How TO MAKE COOP PIcKLEs.-Many
housekeepers are now putting up
pickles for winter use. There is nothing
SO annoying or unpleasant to the thrifty
housewife as to find, on inspecting her
pickle jars, instead Of good, firm green
pickles, that she has for her labor soft
mass of tasteless, insipid stuff, unfit for
the table, rendered SO most likely from
the use of impure vinegar containing
acids or other deleteriOus Ingredients.
Following is a recipe taken from re-
liable agricultural journal which has
been tried and found correct by an old
housewife of many years experience :
"Pour boiling salt water over the
pickles, using handful of salt TO one
gallon of water; let them stand over
night, then drain them thoroughly
and cover them entirely with cider or
wine vinegar; let them stand few
days, then scald the vinegar, pour it of
and cover them again with fresh vinegar
cold; spice TO taste; small piece OF
alum may be added to improve the
color; keep your pickle jar well covered
and you will have fine and crisp pickles
for years."
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-09-11

ut q recent meeting of the Manchester
Geological Society, Mr.. A. Sutherland
recommended new method for firing
shots in mines. He has discovered that
cotton wool will burn after having been
immersed in saturated solution of
chloride of potassium, and that the
ignition can be made more lasting and
vehement by the admixture of sugar,
the preparation giving the best results
being three of chloride of potassium
and one of crystallized sugar. This
preparation does not ignite spon-
taneOusly, and requires sulphuric acid
10 effect its ignition. This is applied
by means of an apparatus, operated
upon from distance by cord. and
having cylinders containing sufficient
acid TO fire 100 shots. By this method
Mr.. Sutherland claims that the danger
attendant upon the ordinary method OF
firing shots can be removed.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-09-11

For CHOLERA iNFANTUN.-Thc whites
of two eggs well beaten; then mix with
pure water 1--WE melt ice) add one table
spoonful of orange flower water and a
little sugar, las much is apt TO make the
bowels worse,) give a tablespoonful
every hour. 1t Will cure the worst
cases of cholera infantum, the egg coat
ing the bowels and healing them.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-09-11

A Connecticut inventor has devised a
safety lamp Tor railroad cars. A kero-
sene lamp is placed outside the car at
one end, throwing its light by re-
fiectOr into tube foot and half in
diameter, which runs alongside of the
ventIlating deck. AT intervals the tube
is slapped" for light, system of re-
Electors distributing the light through
the interior of the car. An attachment
is provided which extinguishes the
light the instant the lamp is of its
balance, so that in the event of an acci-
dent no fear of fire need be appre-
hended. The tube conducts the light
SO admirably that fine print can be
read at a distance of forty feet from the
lamp.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-09-11

NEW KETTLEs.-1o remove iron taste
from new hetIies, boil a handful OF hay
in them and repeat the process if neees-
Sary. Hay water is great sweetener
OF tin, wooden and iron ware. In Irish
dairies everything used for milk is
scalded with hay water.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-09-11
SCIENTIFIC.

The Electric Light.--One of Philadel-
phia's largest carpet manufactures has
recently put in the electric light to il
Illuminate its floors, and the device is
complete success. 1t consists of a Brush
macaine of IL coo candle
power, arranged to give four separate
currents, each running an electric
lamp of 5000 candle power. Two OF
the lamps were placed on the third
floor, and two on the fourth floor of the
immense building, and when the engine
was started up the machine started at
the same tine. and without the slightest
manual interference the lamps dashed
out their light In all its magnificence.
The effect was most brilliant. The
rooms were flooded with a pure white
light like the light of the sun, and il
streamed out at all the windows, illu-
minating houses and streets for a long
distance in every direction. The light
was very uniform and steady, free from
the -hickering. and considering the
enormous illuminating power, the light
was Unexpectedly soft and endurable
to the eyes. Estimates were made as
to the amount that the light furnished
by this apparatus would cost If used by
the carpet company as 1t was used on
this occasion, and it was ascertained
that the total cost of the whole light
from the four lamps, including the
items of consumption of carbon in the
lamps, interest in the investment, and
wear and tear would not exceed thirty
cents an hour. The light produced
was photomerrically equal to 500 gas
burners, burning five feet of gas per
hour each. This amount of gas would
cost $S per hour.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-09-11
Kidney & Bladder Complaints,

Urinary and Womb Diseases. Gravel. Diabetes,
DTOpSy. stCppage Of water, iuCOutinelce %
Urine, Brights Disease. Albuminuria, and In all
cases where there are bTfcs -uSt deposits. or The
water is IN ok. cloudy. mixed with Sutst ncrs
Ike the white OF an egg, or reads Ike white
silk. or there is a morbid. DARK, bilious appear
ance and white bOne-dust deposit aud when
there Is a pri king. burning sensation VIII
passing water nd pain n the small OF the back
and along the loins. sold ~ druggists PRICE
ONE DOLLAR.