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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-03-09

MONDAY, February 1S.-The Joint.
esolutlon to amend the constitution to tax
property uniformly, except places for the
burial OF the dead, was indefinitely post-
poned..... Carpenters claim was also laid
away, without opposition ...... The assembly
then went into committee of the whole con-
sidered large number of bills. and I'D.
journed. "N
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-03-09

WEDNESDAY, February 20.-The joint
resolution approving the action of Wiscon-
sin congressman, in voting for the Matthews
silver bill resolution, was indefinitely post
poned-ayes, 10; nays, 10. Prices Joint
resolution, favoring the reconciliation OF
silver and making it legal tender for all
debts. was considered at great length, and
finally concurred in..The bill incorpor-
ating the city of Two Rivers, and Welch's
resolution forbidding a longer adjournment
than from day to day, were both indefinitely
postponed.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-04-03
The Game of Euchre.

There is genuine humor in the idea
that an Arkansas man finds the most
natural expression, even of parting ad-
vice TO his son, in the language of the
card table, and the manner in which the
terms of the game of euchre are fitted
to the game, is Ingenious,
"Bob, you are about leaving home for
strange parts. You're about to throw
me out and 90 it alone. The odds are
against you, Bob; but, remember al
ways, that industry an perseverance
are the winning cards-they are the
bowers. Book larnin', and all that sort
of thing will do to fill up, like small
trumps, but you must have the bowers
to back 'em else they ait worth shucks.
If luck runs against you pretty strong
don't cave in and look like sick chick
en- on a rainy day, but hold your head
up and make 'em believe you've got a
flushof trumps; they won't play so
hard agin you.
'I've lived and travelled around some,
Bob, and I've found out that as soon as
folks thought you held a weak hand
they'd buck again you strong. So
when you're sorter weak keep on a
bold front, but be cautious; be satisfied
with pint.
'Many's the hand I've seen euchered
cause they played for too much Keep
your eyes skinned, Bob; don't let 'em
mig on you; recollect the game lies as
much with the head as with the hands.
BE temperate; never get drunk, for
then no matter how good your hand,
you won't know how to play it; both
bowers and the ace won't save you, for
there's sartain to be miss-deal or some
thing wrong.
"'Nother thing, Bob, (this was spo-
ken in low tone) don't go too much
on the women. Queens is rather poor
cards; the more you have of them the
worse for you; you might have three
and nary a trump. don't discard 'em
all; if you get hold of one that's a
trump, it's all good, and there is sartin
TO be one out of four. And above all
Bob, be honest; never take mans
trick wot don't belong to you; nor slip
cards, nor mig; for then you can't look
your man in the face, and when that's
the case, there's no fun in the game /;
it's regular cut-throat.
$50, now, Bob, farewell. remember
what | tell you, and you'll be sure to
win, and if you don't-sarves you right
to get skunked -
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-04-03
Death from the Use of Chloroform.

The almost instantaneous death of a
young woman under the hands of a
dentist in Annadale, Staten Island,
shows danger in the use of chloro-
form which has not previously been
mentioned. Her teeth were so bad that
she had to get them all extracted, and
the dentist took out five while she was
under the influence of chloroform. He
then allowed her 10 awake in order to
get rid of the blood which had accumu-
lated in the mouth. She said she had
felt the operation, and the second dose
was increased. the first having been
but half the usual dose Five more
teeth were taken out, when she sudden
ly straitened out in spasm, and in a
few minutes was corpse. The spasm
was accompanied by gurgling sound,
which showed that the blood instead Cf
running down the throat, as usual in
such operations, into the stomach, had
got into the windpipe. and on account
of the muscles of the throat being par
alyzed by the ehloroform could not be
coughed up The coroner's jury very
properly condemned the use of anes-
theties in operations on the mouth.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-04-03
The Earliest Suggestion of the Locomotive.

As early as 1859, DIR. Robinson, who
was at the time a graduate of the
University of Glasgow, and an appli-
cant for an assistant professorship
there, and who had made the acquain-
tance of the instrument maker, James
Watt, when visiting the workshop,
called the attention of the latter, who
was probably then more ignorant then
of the principles of the steam engine
than was the young student, to the
possibility of constructing a carriage to
be driven by steam, thus, perhaps
setting in operation that train of Won
derful experiment which finally earned
for Watt his splendid fame.
Watt, at very early period. pro-
posed to apply his engine to locomotion
and contemplated using either a non-
condensing engine or an air-surface
condenser. He actually included the
locomotive engine in his patent of 1854
and his assistant, Murdoch, in the same
year, made working-model locomotive
which was capable Of running at rapid
rate.
This model, now deposited in the
Patent Museum at South Kensington,
London, had fiue boiler and "grass-
hopper" engine. Its steam-cylinder
was three-Quarters of an inch in diam.
eter, and had two inches stroke OF
piston. The driving-wheels were nine
and half inches in diameter. 1t is re-
ported to have run six to eight miles an
hour, its little driving wheels making
from. two hundred to two hundred and
seventy-five revolution per minute.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-04-03

One of the first things that strikes
the visitor is the popularity of the
shoes. These are made of wood and
can be easily slipped on and off the foot.
They are always left outside the houses,
lest they should spoil the floors, and
within doors all people 60 barefooted.
As they come out they step on the
shoes and adjust them as they walk on
without stopping.
The next remarkable feature of Japa-
nese life is the mode of conveyance.
The only sort of carriage used in Japan
is small affair like an overgrown baby
carriage. This seats one person and is
drawn by a man. The men who make
a livelihood by drawing them are pos
sessed of wonderful endurance. They
will run at top speed distance of ten
or fifteen miles without showing
fatigue
The japanese method of fighting con-
fiagrations, consists in tearing down all
the buildings surrounding the burning
portion. The fire engineers are ridicu-
lously inadequate, the men being des-
perarely excited and there is an utter
want of system, but great courage and
energy is displayed, and when the
buildings are small the plan adopted
has advantages. The people are kind
to the losers by fires and will go out of
their way to buy from them so as to set
them on their feet again.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-04-03

Tourists, emigrants and mariners find that
Hostetters Stomach Bltters is a medicinal
safeguard against unheslthful influences, upon
which they can implicitly rely, since it pre-
vents the effects that an unhealthy climate,
vitiated atmosphere, unaccustomed or un-
wholesome diet, bad water, or other conditions
unfayorable to health wou.d otherwise pro-
duce. On long voyages, or journeys by land
in ATTITUDES adjacent to the equator, IT is es-
pecially useful as preventive Of the febrile
Complaints and disorders of the stomach, liver
and bowels, which are apt to attack natives of
the temperate zones sojourning or travelling
In such regions, and it Is an excellent protec-
ton against the influence of extreme cold,
sudden changes of temperature, exposure to
damp or extreme fatigue 1t not only pre-
vents intermittent and remittent fever, and
other diseases of q malarisl type, but eradi-
Gates them, a fact which has been notorious
for years past in North and South America,
Mexico. the West Indies Australia and other
countries
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-04-03

TINE FOR ECoNoMY.-A man from the
lower walks of life entered drug store
recently, and inquired the price of an
ounce of arsenic. Being informed, he
drew paper from his pocket, consulted
some figures, and said:
"That's two cents more than they
asked me in Chicago"
swell, those are my lowest figures" !"
replied the druggist.
The man took out stub of pencil,
figured for three or four minutes, and
sagely observed:
"It's time to practice economy, and l
might as well begin here. Two cents
on an ounce is thirty-two cents on a
pound. Thirty-two cents on a pound is
s32 on hundred weight, or Sc, 400 on a
ton. Great heavens! but do you think
l would recklessly throw away Sc, ,400?"
The druggist could make no reply,
and the man looked terribly indignant
as he went out.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-04-03
Making Silver Dollars.

Silver is sent from the assay office
TO the Philadelphia mint pure, or 9s9
fine, which is about as pure as silver
can be. 1t is sent in large bars, and,
when received at the mint, is melted
and alloyed with copper. Coin silver is
800 fine. After being melted and alloy
ed, the metal is cast into ingots, which
are simply bars of convenient size for
handling. The metal is then assayed
TO determine whether it is exactly of
the standard fiheness. Assaying is done
by what is known as the dry or humid
process. Samples for assay are taken
while the silver is in fused condition.
and two assays are made of every speci-
men. The silver ingots then go to the
coiner. They are first rolled into strips
and as the rolling process is apt to make
the metal brittle, it is annealed to soften
it. Silver is annealed simply by heat
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-04-03

Where did you get them tomatoes ~
asked an old Long Island farmer, last
autumn, of a neighbor whose real estate
yields product of nil and on which
there was not a tom3to vine. His
basket was full of very fine, ripe speci-
mems, which he thought he recognized.
1t was not the first time suspicion of
his impecunious neighbor's honesty
that had arisen in his mind.
"Where did you get 'em! ~ he asked
again.
'Bought 'em."
'Ah! Let's look at your hands,"
With his basket on his arm he Eeld
out both hands for examination: ''What
do you want to look at my hands for {?
There amt nothin' on to en-" The
old farmer was washing his own hands
at the same time in tin basin of rain
water, with wooden bowl of soft
brown soap before him. ''No, there
amt nothing on 'em that you can see /:
but, look a'here, etdown your basket,
ohu WASH Shh. II VIGIL CoOlln anu
your face and hands look hot.''
So saying, he emptied the basin, and
filled it with cold water, pointed to the
soap-dish, and relieved the bearer of
his basket. The first immersion and
friction of the hands in the water let
the cat out of the bag. The fluid at
once turned green and grew greener
every second, and at length turned an
intense dark green. "Here, Jim,r said
the farmer, to his tow-headed son.
"take in this basket, and empty it, and
bring it out ag'In." Then, turning to
his honest neighbor, he said: "You
hooked them tomatoes from nv patch
not half-an-hour ago. Three or four of
the top ones knew in a minute. Here's
your basket" If any country reader
of the foregoing, would test this dis
covery of theft, let him pick one Or
two tomatoes next season, separating
the vines with his naked hand, and
then wash it. There is a mysterious
something about the plant, perfectly
colOrless, that remains on the hands
until water removes it.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-04-03
Artesian Wells.

Artesian wells number 200 in Cali
fornia. OF these 300 are in Santa Clara
valley, fifty miles from San Francisco.
Most of them overflow the surface, and
the tubes average seven inches in
diameter. The local resources of arte-
sian water are now mapped out. Under
the valley runs broad river, coming
from the great lakes of the Sierras, 200
miles off. The pressure from G, 900 feet
elevation suffices to throw the water
above the surface. The depth of the
bore runs from 150 to 250 feet. Outside
the boundaries of this subterranean
river-several miles wide-no depth of
boring has struck artesian water. There
is reason to believe that every valley
in the State has an underground river,
leading direct from the same lakes, and
lying below the superficial currents
that have no direct connection with
any elevated reservoirs.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-04-03
Mining Fish Out of the Ice.

In the general freeze which has con-
verted the lake into sea of ice, Eman-
uel Bay Nevada has been frozen solid.
1t is one vast ledge of ice from the sur
face of its transparent waters TO the
bottom. More than ever is that beauti-
full bay ''gem of purest ray SERENE" !"
|crystalized as it is and firE. set within
its rock-bound shores. From some cause
best known to themselves, the fish, es-
pecially the trout, have fairly swarmed
there. When the great and sudden
freezing cameit imprisoned them by
hundreds of tons all over the bay.
There they are fixed like a bee in a
drop of amber. OF course the fisher
men of the Rubicon and its neighbor-
hood are reaping rich and novel
harvest. The present abundance of
fish in the Carson market is due to
this remarkable occurrence. Monk says
that the bay presents wonderful ap-
pearance. He says that in all truth
fulness Sailor Jack and some asso-
ciates have actually sunk a winze in
the ice between the boat landing and
Captain Dicks island, and that by dint
of tunneling and stopping in the solid
ice they are actually mining out the
imprisoned trout by the CARLOAD. The
present state of the weather seems to
guarantee a continuance of this strange
specie of mining for some days yet to
come, if not, indeed for the remainder
of the winter. This class of phenomena
occurs only at long intervals. In 1S45,
Back Cove, an arm of Casco Bay, was a
scene of such freezing as this. All
sorts of salt water fish, such as frequent
the more shallow bays and estuaries,
smelt, tom-cods, ecls and founders
were frozen in and captured by the
million. The tom-cod, when thus frozen
may be thawed out in cool water and
restored to life. For this reason this
small member Of the finny tribe is
known as the "frost nsh,"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-04-03
HUMOROUS.

A APrLeRIM.-George Green appeared
at a house at midnight, and instead Of
knocking on the door he pounded on
the side of the house until the pro-
prietor raised an upper window and
shouted:
"Who in Halifax, Nova Scotia, are
you, and what in Halifax, Nova Scotia,
do you want?"
81 want to be an ANGEL" was the
thick reply.
The householder poked about fourteen
feet of the barrel of an old shotgun out
of the window, and backed it up with
such bloou-curdling threats, that Green
walked of. He was absent about fifteen
minutes, giving the citizen time TO get
nicely settled in bed, when he returned, |,
and pounding on the house, again called
out:
"Fire! Fire!"
"whoa-what-wher is the fire?"
shouted the citizen, as he lesped out of
bed and threw up the window.
"In the Internal regions" was the
sober reply.
"See here, you old fiat-headed hyena,
I'll shoot the top of your skull of If you
don't scatter out of this J" shrieked the
indignant citizen.
"I-will-scatter Z" was the soft reply,
and Green took q walk around the
block.
The citizen was beginning to dream
when he heard that same old pounding
on the side of the house, and voice
cried out:
"Awake! Awake!"
"I'n kill that man as sure's I'm 4
sinner!" howled the good man as he
left his bed once more, but as he raised
the sash a thick voice asked:
"Didn't you say you'd shoot the top
of my skull OFF,"
eyes, did, and l hope to be sawed
in two if don't do it,"
"Hadn't you just as lief poison mel"
tenderly asked the intruder as he looked
up at the gun.
All this was known to the court, and
when Green walked out he was asked !:
"What is your business?"
"I'm pilgrim, sir" was the meek
answer.
"GOod! They want you at the House
of Correction to put the soft, tender
tints on verandah chairs. You will
please step up there for three months"
"Wouldn't-it-be- -advisable-for-
me-tO-ride slowly asked the pris-
oner as he backed away.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-04-03
The First Paper Collars.

There is good story told on Jenerson'
who wears ago kept the American
House, at Madison, Ind. and who no"
owns the omnibus line there. When
paper collars were first worn In the
East, a travelling man stopped az the
American House, and sent his washing
to the laundry of the house and among
the other things he put in hall dozen
paper collars. No person had ever
heard of paper collars out West' ana
the man put them in for aJoke. Inc
old aunty who superintended the wash
ing. was astonished to see the six collars
dissolve as completely as would so much
sugar or salt, and leave in the bottom Of
the tub a pint of white pulp. She
looked at that part of the washlng
prayerfully, and crossed herself de-
votedly. The phenomenon was beyond
her comprehension, and she took the
pulp in a washdish and carried 1t TO MT.
j efferson, with tears in her eyes, anu
told him the circumstances. He was as
much astonished as the old lady, and
was convinced that some deleterious
matter had been smuggled into the
soap, which had dissolved the cloth.
An investigating committee was ordered
but no clue could be found, and 1t was
decided that it was the work of an in
cendiary. Not wishing to offend a
good customer, Mr.. Jefferson went and
bought half a dozen new linen collars
and returned them to the traveller with
his washing, and he went away salts
fed, and the landlord congratulated
himself that he had got out of disa-
greeable sorape. About six months
afterward, paper collars became gem
orally in use, and one day it came to
jefferson that he had been sold on those
collars. This occurred eighteen years
ago, and yet jefferson may be seen look
ing at the hotel register every day, in
tently. He ia looking for the man who
played it on him eighteen years ago,
and if he ever finds him there will be
murder committed. He is bad man,
Mr.. Jefferson is, and it is dangerous 10
trifie with him.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-04-03

THS successful farmer is he who pro-
vides conveniences for the care of his
property and the performance of his
work; he counts time as an important
item in the yearly calculation and care
of all his various effects as factor in
the annual returns. When he puts his
horse in the stable there is place for
the harness where il will be safe from
weather or any other damage; his
wagons and tools are provided with
coverings to preserve them; about his
premises will be found little shop or
room where he keeps saws, hammers,
Wis IS, augurs and the various tools that
are needed to mend and put in order the
different. machines he uses. These SIM
pie articles prevent days and weeks of
delay, besides adding to the length of
time implements will last. 1t pays to
have conveniences, and also to get what
you do buy of good quality.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-04-03

STRAWBERRY BEDS. In making a
plantation or trawberry bed, nearly
any soil will answer, if water does not
stand upon it too long. Have the ground
carefully ploughed or spaded and well
enriched. In laying out the land make
the rows two feet apart for garden
plots, and either three or four feet for
field planting-placing the plants one
foot distant in the rows. Keep the
grounds well cultivated and free from
weeds, and you will be amply repaid by
the admiring glances and hearty appro
baton of any of your friends whom you
may invite to feast upon the delicious
and tempting strawberry giants that
you will have.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-04-03

SMOKY STOVES. Is a very SIM
pie way OF avoiding the disagreeable
smoke and gas which always pour into
the room when the fire is lit in stove,
heater, or fire on a damp day. Put in
the wood and coal as usual; but before
lighting them, ignite handful of paper
or shavings, placed on the top Of the
coal. This produces a current of hot
air in the chimney which draws up gas
and smoke at once. Not one out of every
fifty persons ever thinks of this.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-04-03

BRANDY SAUcE.-Put over the fire in
a clean copper or well-tinned sauce
pan two tablespoonfuls each of brandy
and white sugar and stir them until
they are deep brown; then add half
pint of boiling water, the whole thin
yellow rind of one lemon, one inch stick
and four cloves, and boil up.
Meantime dissolve one teaspoonful of
corn starch in half gill of cold water,
stir it into the sauce, and boil it fifteen
minutes; strain it into sauce-tureen
upon the juice of half a lemon and one
gill of brandy, and serve it with the
plum pudding.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-04-03

COFFEE CAKE.-One cup brown sugar,
cup molasses, half cup butter, cup
strong coffee, one egg, or yolks of two,
four even cups flour, heaping teaspoon
fourth pound citron. Soften the butter,
beat with the sugar, add the egg, spices,
molasses and coffee, then the fiour, and
lastly the fruit, dredged with little
flour. Bake one hour in a moderate
oven, or make in two small lOaves,
which will bake in a short time.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-04-03

CoLoRING CorTON BLUE.-Take two
pounds of copperas, one-half pound of
prussiate Of potash, one-half pound oil
of vitriol. Dissolve the copperas in
enough hot water to cover the goods.
Scald two hours. Take out the goods
and rinse In cold water; then empty
the kettle and put in fresh, soft water,
sufficient to cover the goods well; add
the prussiate of potash, put in the goods
and boil twenty minutes; then take out
the goods and to the liquor add oil of
vitriol and stir we'll. Put in the goods
again and let them remain until the
color is as dark as desired. Rinse in
cold water.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-04-03
A Campaign Slander.

State Sena'or, his political oppodents d b.
lished a pretended analysis Of his popular
medicines, hoping thereby to prejudice the
people against Tim. His election BY an over
whelming majority severely rebuked his ira
ducers, who sought to impeach his business
integrity. No notice would have been taken
OF these campaign lies were it not that some
Of his enemies (and every successful business
man has full quota Of envious rivals) are
republishing tiese bogus analyses. Numerous
and most absurd formulas have been pub
lished, purporting to come from high author
ity; and it is a significant fact that no two
have been at all alike-oonclusively proving
the dishonesty of their authors.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-04-03

The telephone is the reverse OF the
telephone; by using it you can avoid
hearing a chatterbox not a foot distant,
and cats may howl all night on your
ridgepole without your knowing it.
Even your neighbours cornet becomes
innoxious, and the hand organ loses its
sting.