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The Newtown bee., 1878-04-11

The Roy. James Taylor left on Tues day of last week, to attend session of N. I. East Conference, which commane- sd at First Place Church, Brooklyn, on Wednesday, April 3d. It is earnestly hoped that the Bishop will return Mir. Taylor to this charge for another year, as he is universally beloved and rospect- cd in thls community.
 Mrs. Emily A. Bennett closes her Spring term of school on Friday of this week. The next quarter commences April 18th. She spends her vacation in New York and Brooklyn.
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A CARD.

l hereby return thanks to those gen. uemen who. by their prompt action and kindly assistance, prevented the robbery of my store, and rendered all necessary aid fo me op Tuesday night last.
 WH. B. 6yHTR.
The Newtown bee., 1878-04-11
THE GOVERNORS PROCLAMATION.

We take pleasure in publishing the Governor'sproelamation, calling upon the citizens of this State to observe Friday, April 10th, as s day of fasting and pray
The Newtown bee., 1878-04-11
Sandy Block.

Ono of Samuel Iiloon's horses was taken sick with the collie Saturday, and died Sunday morning. -.s-.-t% ',e Selectman Sanford has been repairin,, the culyert h the Glen, at tie 'loot Of Gulf Hill, tho past week. d.
 Mr. Patrick Crotty, on Gas Stree, k having all addition built on his hvuso, Mr. Francis hano ls doing tho work. Mrs. Benn0t's private school, and also tho district school here. and in the Glen, closed Friday for |. shorl vacation, Tho Lenten service this week Was held at the house of Mr. Jame, NJ. Blackman in tho Glen. A,.
 Little Maud" ofthe Glen, six months old has two toeth, and wcishs It l-2 ir,s. Mr. T. E. Scales took flying" visit out of town last woek, returning Mon- day evening.
 Miss Mary c. Woffcnden returned to Danbury Saturday, to resume her school duties.
 Mr. W. ". Perkins, while coming homo from church Sunday. met with q littlc accident.
 The tire to one of his carriage wheels ran off near Mir. Ed. Taylor's Hotel, where hs had to leave the vehicle, and walk home. MAsosIc.--The members of Hiram Chapter, No. l., arc particularly request. cd not bo forget the Regular Convocatioa at the Lodgs-room this evening.
 Mt. Gleno.
The Newtown bee., 1878-04-11
THE HEw D0G-LAw.

We give. In advance of It's publication in is regular order among the laws, tho new dog-law passed at the last session of me legislature. There has beon q general Inquiry for 1t from all parts of the state |: .ITimes.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-03-20
Going Through College.

Theodore Parker never received di-
ploma, though he pursued the full col
lege course at Harvard. Nor did he
ever recite a single line to professor.
His father was poor, and could not af-
ford to pay the college expenses; but
Theodore was bound to have liberal
education. One evening he said:
"Father, ! have entered Harvard
College"
elbow did you prepare?" asked the
astonished parent.
81 studied by myself evenings, after
the days work was done, ard morn
ings before work" He was then as
sisting his father on the farm.
"But l cannot pay your expenses in
college"
81 know that; mean to stay at home
and keep up with my class"
And he did more than keep up with
the class; part of the time he worked
for his father at home, and part of the
time he taught school, paying his faith
er eleven dollars month TO hire an
other hand in his place. He passed the
examination successfully, but was not
given a degree because he had been a
nonresident, and had paid no fees.
Subsequently degree was offered him,
on condition of paying the customary
fees; but money was scarce, though
energy and scholarship were ample,
and he was obliged to decline it.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-03-20
DOMESTIC.

Is GAsLIGHr 1NJURI0US.-The Prus-
sian Government has for some time past
been making q series Of close and ex-
haustive researches on the effects of
gaslight upon the eyes of those who
use it. A belief has long prevailed, that
under certain conditions the eyesight is
impaired when gas is continually used
as an illuminator, aud it was to decide
this question that the experiments were
instituted. The conclusions reached in
dicate very decidedly that where ar
rangements are adopted to protect the
eye against the direct rays of the light,
no harm can possibly result. Shades
and globes are, as a rule, found to an
swer this purpose. 1t was also ascer-
tanned that dark, opaque shades are
more injurious than useful, and in
nearly every instance where complaint
was made, it was found the Difficult y
was attributable to this kind of shade
or protection. Where such are used
the eye remains in the dark, but looks
upon a highly illuminated surface
and the sight is dazzled and irritated,
causing harmful effects. The whitish
or milk glass globes are found to be free
from the defects of the darker shades.
The dazzling light thrown out by the
gas jets is partially absorbed and diffused
by them, and reaches the pupil Of the
eye in condition that leaves it incapa-
bic Of doing harm. Care must also be
taken to keep at proper distance from
the gas jet, which, from its emitting a
very considerable, degree of heat, is
capable from that cause Of producing
headaches and even congestion of the
brain; but these can also be guarded
against by any plan that decreases the
intensity of the heat, or by removing 70
greater distance from the jet.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-03-20
Compound Oxygen,

The advertisement OF Drs. SrARKEY and PAIES
in this paper Is one to which We call especial
attention There is little doub. Of the fact
that they ha come into the possession of a
new agent Of cure for consumption, asthma
cataIrh, and nearly all ervou, and chron c
diseases. Mr.. Waldo VI. Clafflln, manufac-
turer OF Philadelphia, yes this written test
mony: Two years ago wa sick with what
wa called consumption i was too sick to at
tend to business, even to write let. er. Nv
physician got discouraged. and took me almost
by force to your office. begsn to improve
very soon, so that al nv fri -nds were eur
prised. In -wo months was able to re-ume
business, increasing in weight strength an
comfort. III there be any disease about NE
for the Ia year, the. Q is No evidence of it. -
In a recent number of Arthur Home MagaziIie
the editor, MIR. t. S. Arthur. say: I've asair
refer 70 the advertiseme mt of Drs- Starkey and
Pals1, aud In doing 30, would emphasize TIL
strong assertions Already made as TO tn
curative results. which. ia our Otra case and,
under our o,cn obsercation, have folloNed the
use of the COmpound Oxygen treatment.
Cases Of relief and cure. even more remarka-
bic taan any OF those mentioned in previous
numbers OF our magazine, have more recent
been b. ought to or notice. some of them
seeming little less than MIRACLES IL YOU a e
suffering from any ailment which is battling
he skill CT your physician, by all means Sc d
for the pamphlet Of DIR. Starkey, aud re 4d t
carefully. There can be little doubt of the
fact that he has come into the possession of a
new agent Of cure" II you or any Of your
frienis are suffering from chr mic affect ons.
which have baffied the skill of physician.
lend t. Drs. Starkey and Palen. No. IlI2
Girard street, Philadelphia. for their treatise
on Compound Oxygen, in which its nature ami
mode OF action are described, and a large
mum er of remarkable testamonisls given. 1t
is mailed FREE
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sent them here" They replied that
they had come in obedience to the orders
Of General Apudia. General Apudia
sent you, did he?" roared old Rough
and Ready. "well, I say General
Apudia is no gentleman, or he would
not have sent you here on this sneaking
errand, to spy about our camp! say
he is no gentleman The prisoners
had just began 20 understand that the
man whom they were before was the
American General, and when he uttered
this hasty opinion of their chief, they
bowed very low. General Taylor asked
them if they knew the penalty Of their
crime; il they knew that, as spies, they
ought to be shot? At once the prisoners
drew themselves up proudly, and said
they knew the penalty; bnt if they
were to die, they trusted they would
meet their fate like brave men. Their
bravery pleased the brave bluff old
soldier, and after a moments thought
he said: Well, I'll let you go this time
but If 1 ever catch you spying here
again, I'll have you shot-shot like
Mexican dogs! Now 'ramos!' 'udmos =
And tell General Apudia that when he
wants to find out about our army, he
may send delegation of his officers
here, and will escort them about my.
self, and order a review of the troops
for their especial benefit. The liberated
men scampered off briskly. Shortly
after that, General Taylor, at the head
of his victorious legiOns, marched in
and took possession of Monterey.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-03-20
Abandoned at Sea,

At all times ships of one kind or another are
floating about at sea- abandoned by officers
and crew in what seems h peIess condition.
Some are dismantled and m re hulk, some
are swimming keel upwards, some are water
logg, d. but being laden with timb r will not
sink. but are driven hither and thlther as tue
wind and waves may direct So peop'e
afflicted with catarh. bronchitis. and con-
sumption. are abandoned by physicians and
friends as incurable, yet thousands Of such
are annually restored to perfect ealth by the
use OF DIR. Sage's Catarrh Remedy and DIR.
Pierce's Golden Medic | Discov,ry The Ca
tarrh Remedy is unequal d as a soothing and
healing local application while the Discovery
purifies and ear ches the blood nd imparts
tone and vigUr to the whole system.
VDoIIA, La, April IL, 1877.
Dear Sir-I suffered for twelve years with
that most offensive and loathsome Of all dis
eas s-catarrh- My taste and smell were COM
pletely destroyed procured a supply Of DIR.
Sage's Catarrh RemeGy and your Golden Med
ical Discovery, which 1 used according to di-
rechons, and q complete and pes manent Gu q
was speedily effected / take pleasure in re-
commenting them to all afflic ed.
Ever thankfully yours.
CLARA L HuSI.
wADINa RIVER, Burlington CO.. MI,
February 2s. 1877.
Dear Slr-Yo Golden Medical Discovery
IL the best medicine for cou .hs co!ds and
consumption ever knew. 1t has saved NV
life. Respe- fully yours,
HELEN b McAssrr.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-03-20
SCIENTIFIC.

Lead and Mercury Poisoning. - The
value of iodide of potassium TO eliminate
lead and mercury from the system of
men whose constitutions, by exposure to
lead dust, mercurial vapors or other
forms of those metals, has been injured,
is not so well known as ii deserves to
be. Physicians who keep up with the
progress of their calling have long pre-
scribed this substance, the virtue OF
which was discovered thirty years ago
by Prof. Nielsen, of Belgium: while the
Paris Academy of Sciences lately
awarded him prize of $500 for this dis
covery, the valae of VIII ch has been
verified by a thirty years. experience.
The full dose of this salt is we grains
three times day in solution; but it is
better to commence gradually, with in
creasing doses. The noxious metals are
by the action of this salt, carried away
in the urine in the form of double solu-
BILE iodides. Prof. Nielsen advises the
use of the iodide of potassium as pre-
ventive in cases where men are exposed
to the effects of lead dust or mercurial
emanations. Workmen affected with
lead paralysis have been cured, and
others who were unable TO follow their
calling from their liability to saturnine
collie, have been enabled to take it up
again, fortified by a regimen OF which
a dose of iOdide of potassium formed
part. With regard TO mercurial
affections the observations have
been confirmed by those made at the
mercury mines of Idria. The work
men engaged in the manipulation of
mercury and meTcirial products at
these miners have been made the subject
of various methods of treatment, cura-
tive or preventive, and the good and
lasting effects OF the iodide are no longer
doubted.
At special hospital in Viena ample
occasion has been furnished to watch
the action of the iOdide in freeing the
body from tho presence of fixed mercury
and preventing its fixation. 1t has been
found in every case in which it has been
employed that in the presence of the
salt the symptoms characteristic of the
mercury are removed, or diminished, or
prevented from declaring themselves.
The action of the iodide of potassium
appears to be purely mechanical one.
Ii consists in determining the metal
rendered insoluble by the formation of
some albunihOus compound, to take on
soluble form by the creation of
double iodide removable per vidV urina-
ridm. Whether is the case, or whether
its action consists in determining by
destruction the evacuation of the morbid
tissue containing the fixed metal, is,
however, uncertain. But certain it is
that by this remedy the danger attend
ant upon many mining and manufac-
turing operations has been diminished,
and the sufferings of many wOrkmen
relieved and the lives of others saved.
Its efficiency is therefore proved beyond
doubt, and we hope that it may soon
be generally employed.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-03-20
Never Too Late to Learn.

Socrates, at an extreme old age,
learned to play on musical instru-
ments.
Cato. at so years of age, began to
study The Greek language.
Plutarch, when between 20 and so,
commenced the study of Latin.
Boccaccio was 35 years of age when
he commenced his studies in light liter
ature; yet he became one of the greatest
masters of the Tuscan dialect-Dante
and Plutarch being the other two.
Sir Henry Spelman neglected the
sciences in his youth, but commenced
the study of them when he was between
90 and 60 years of age. After this time
he became a most learned antiquarian
and LAWYER.
DIR. johnson applied himself to the
Dutch language but a few years before
his death.
LudOvico Monaldesco, at the great
age of ll5, wrote the memories of his
own times.
Ogllby, the translator of Homer and
Virgil, was unacquainted with Latin
and Greek till he was past 80.
Franklin did not fully commence hi.
philosophical pursuits till he had
reached his 50th year.
Dryden, in his 6sth year, commenced
the translation of the Iliad, his most
pleasing production.
We could go on and cite thousands of
examples of men who commenced a new
study, either for livelihood or amuse-
ment, at an advanced age. But every
one familiar with the biography of dis
tinguished men, will recollect individ-
ual cases enough to convince him that
none but the sick and indolent will ever
say, i am too old to learn
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-03-20
Old Rough and Ready.

1t was in the year 1916 that, upon
the banks of the Rio Grande, l first met
General Taylor. Before leaving my
home in Illinois L had heard of him.
He was the hero of the day; the whole
country reSounded with his name and
his exploits. Well, when l was pre-
sented to him, L confess was consider
ably surprised. He was somewhat
stout; in fact, was what you would call
! dumpy. He wore a straw hat; an old
linen duster, that looked as If it might
not have been washed since he fought
were large and loose, and on his honest
feet he wore coarse soldier shoes, not
very handsome, but very comfortable,
let me assure you. His face was not
handsome-no, it would have been at
first sight called homely; but there was
about 1t that which impressed one with
the grand honesty and decision of the
man. He stood upon his feet as solid
and determined as a prairie buffalo.
As have remarked, was considerably
taken back when 1 was presented to
General Taylor; but when he held out
his honest palm to me, and babe me
welcome in his hearty, off hand way, l
knew that had 'Old Rough and Ready
right before meas brave a soldier as
ever battled for his country, and as
honest soldier as ever won the suff-
RACES of the American people. That
day, L dined with General Taylor, and
upon that occasion there were also pre-
sent Colonel Bliss, and Colonel Clay of
Kentucky, a son of Henry Clay. OF
the four assembled together at that time
am, to day, the sole survivor. While
we were at dinner, a guard filed in
with two prisoners that had Just been
arrested. The men had been for two
days peddling oranges through the
camp, and by accident one of the soldiers
had discovered that under their coarse
garments they wore the finest linen.
So the two were arrested, and carefully
concealed about their persons had been
found papers containing very valuable
information concerning the American
camp, the number of men in arms, and
the best points for attack. These papers
were handed over to General Taylor,
and after reading them, he passed them
to the rest of US. They were unmistak-
able evidences that the two men were
spies. "CalI my interpreter de-
manded General Taylor. The General
could not speak Spanish. The only
Spanish word he knew was 'vdmos,' and
he used it on all occasions. Whenever
he invited the Mexicans into camp, he
said 'rdnos, and whenever he ordered
them out Of camp, he said 'Udnlos.' The
interpreter having arrived, General
Taylor said to him: "Ask them who
they are!" The prisoners replied that
they were Mexican soldiers. 'Humph |!
Thought SO. Now, ask them what their
rank is!' They looked at each other a
moment, as much as to say, "We might
as well tell the TRUTH" and answered
that they were colonrls-One of them
chief of the engineer corps at Monterey.
"Aha!" said General Taylor, $50 much
the worse. And now ask them who
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HUMOROUS.

The OLD DEcEIvKR.-It was amusing
to see the air of importance assumed by
the old fraud as he briskly entered a
Woodward avenue restaurant yester-
day. He coughed loudly, put his hand
to his breast-pOcket, and said to the
proprietor:
"Ahem-ah-I suppose you have
wines?"
"Yes, SIR"
"I suppose you have wines fit for my
Christmas board?"
81 have"
"And-ahem-you could let me taste
a sample, l suppose2"
"I can," answered the proprietor, and
he handed down a wine- bottle which
he had filled with beer-slops, molasses,
and buttermilk for just such occasions.
The old fraud took a deep '.swig," set
the bottle down, and as he drew his
mouth clear around over his right
shoulder-blade, he said:
'.That goes right to the spot! Tll call
in at noon and have you send up twelve
bottles"
When he got outdoors he seemed un-
decided whether TO hold his mouth open
or shut, and now and then he INDUCED
in hOrse-like cough. He halted and
looked into a candy store for a minute,
but his mouth didn't water. On the
contrary, his scowl darkened, and as he
turned away he said:
"Waugh! 1 wouldn't even lick a
grindstone if il was sugar coated"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-03-20

a Scientific Erperiment.-In one of a
series of lectures which Prof. Tyndall
is delivering to children, he made sug-
gestive experiment. A metal tube,
about seven feet long, had a ring of gas
burners around it at distance of two
feet from the bottom, as well as several
gas burners below it. When all the
burners were lighted, and after boiling
began, jets of water were thrown out
from the top of the tube with some
violence; the water thus expelled being
constantly returned to the tube from a
receiver affixed above it. The explana-
tion given is to the effect that the in
creased ebullition of the water above
the ring of gas burners lghtens the
water above the ring more than below
it; the boiling-point always depends
upon the pressure; when the pressure
on the lower portion of the water is
thus lightened, that portion begins it.
self suddenly and violently to boil, be-
cause of the partial removal of pressure.
The experiment might explain the
action of the geysers and perhaps other
natural phenomena.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-03-20
The Forti fications of the Dardanelles.

The straits at Gallipoli are about a
German mile broad. To the southeast
is Lamaski, on the woody Asiatic shore,
just opposite the mouth of the Egos-
poramos; little farther on the straits
gradually become more narrow up to
Sestos and Abydos, celebrated as the
scene of the story of Hero and Leander,
and still more as the place where the
army of XeTXes and that of Alexander
under Parmenion crossed to the Euro
pean shore. The first Turkish fort is On
the adjoining cape of Nagara-Burun.
The Straits then turn directly to the
south, and here is their narrowest part,
not quite TWO thousand metres wide,
between the Castles of the Dardanelles'
at Tchanak Kalessi, On the Asiatic, and
Kilid Bahri, on the Roumelian side.
The old Notifications consists mainly OF
towers and brick walls, which shortly
before the outbreak of the war were
armed with big guns of very old
pattern, some with stone projectiles. A
short time ago some of these walls were
pulled down, especially those to the
south of Tchanak Kalessi, in order to
lay down the huge Krupp guns pre-
sented by Herr Krupp to the late Sultan
Abdul Aziz. The Castle of Tchanak
kalessi commands the whole OF the
southern part of the Dardanelles up to
the Egean Sea; and it Is therefore the
central point of all the maritime de-
fences between Kum-kaleh on the south
and Gallipoli on the north.
Beside the above castle three batteries
-Medjdie, Kische-Burun and Niagara
Burun-have been recently armed with
krupp guns of various calibres and
twenty and six and thirty FOUNDERS
kilid Bahri, on the European shore,
formerly also had an imposing park OF
artillery consisting Of old guns, which,
however, were OF but little practical use.
Some of them bore the arms of the
Venetian republic, and there was an
immense quantity of stone projectiles.
These have all been removed, and most
of the cannon have been replaced by
Krupp guns, which are stated to be
fifteen in number. There are also in the
neighborhood of Kilid- Bahri three shore
batteries: Dermen Tabia, with eleven
guns (including five Krupps); Tchan
Tabia, with seven guns, and Boali
Tabia, with twenty old twelve and six
and thirty Founders.
In proceeding southwark from the
castles of the Dardanelles, one perceives
on the Asiatic side lofty and COM
handing shore, which has hitherto not
been fortified, the site of the ancient
Dardania, which has given its name to
the Straits. At the southern entrance
to the Hellespont are the two forts of
Kun Kaleh and Sedil-Bahri, the former
on the coast of the TrOad, anG the latter
at the extreme southerly end Of the
Thracian Chersonese. These forts were
erected by Sultan Mohammed Nv. in
1859, and they have now been strength
ened by several batteries on the Roume-
liam shore. Their position is not, on the
whole, so favorable from a military
point of view as that of the cIstIes of
the Dardanelles, and Sedil-Bahri, from
its isolated position, might easily be
threatened by a land force coming from
the shores of the Egean.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-03-20

Poor MANS PIE.-Mix wei, together
two breakfast cups of bread crumbs,
three onions chopped fine, little pepper
and salt, and half cup Of water or
milk. Line basin with the mixture,
reserving as much as will cover the top.
Have ready as much cold meat, minced
fine, with slice OF bacon, and seasoned
with pepper and salt, as will fill the
basin. Add a cup OF water and table,
spoonful OF ketchup. II desired, cover
with the remaining crumbs; put a
small teaplate over the top of the basin,
tie firmly up in a cloth, and boil for
two hours. This is an excellent way
OF using up cold meat.