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, 1879-04-19

EuHhEaVbNDENCE.
Yonngster city, capt1rrtf hye of tho puzxtcs this
! two numerical onIvnias.
lisaia d y FIX. put va naSIs 70 'sa asa pS n's
| thosc at The head OF Tha Corner.
| Sphinx, city, eannot and '..plgssy" In the
ranEo u his sfaon, and therefore i;a |. unabo 10
THO sphinx III cHttt1cd tu credit for tho sanie.
Altren Jingle. Mount Fureat. ILL.,, confcssca .to
| having had hard tuaslu with tic good thin9s ID
H. Int cotmcr but can t,nly succeed with four =
with "esu.balt. " but that won't Jingle. Alfred.
1tnso slaylle, Evanston. ILL.,. shows solutions to
s!x at iho nuxslcs, putting on until tomorrow
@ @dSatardAy, what . sl's cannot 90 to-day friday.
IHe !hom6oIdt 4. F. H.. and llenldA'a s9unres
and thc ehasads from usbana, were thu uuaiscov.
erea une4
Il. r. H.. city, lakes tho twlssoss In hand a,
AZ deviation fron the t!iaesent aatho%rs % sols,,Sps %
Thu lcttur WIN rpceytd Saturday evsrfne. ma tl,s
EvntIelNsn "ss tue hFst III tho neld snaong Tie
GussseFN.
aenila, CHAMPAIGN, ILL.,. doesn't atop on tho
9ne*, Judging tron tls wofk sent IL tho Mai vt tie
i%Ih,., t9 itslsoslnx n trata l;rov1aa," he I'm
aas 7nral districts.
,fylnK to DO lasties t, the work Of discriminating
consunediy .nari onts for ,,o.a waa % ars bstIsr
@p,sted @ y, puzxio-wask .und Noah's Unsb,ld9sl.
ti1a taElufrs afu M thu fhDmbnid, TowAcal'a
square, aud 'Punch'H porclna to,nor,
Guitk. calEo, ILL.,, searched tho ''propheefrs,
and .'sxRsrlunesd" great regret that ne cnuIA NOT
md tha ',egwl. "csusc!ally during Tug '.enwl'd,"
alao e .nsaing; With tho excepttua q thoso two,
t4u fis& Bene Il 4 correct nnu. Thu Egyptian will
plea*0 accept thanks tor puzzles seAt.
Poplar, Oshkosh. Wis.,, maAu desperate attenlpt
70 Ind Tie square VI Tx. md lhp cIlarade Of III,
fnnch md It shs wera ot the othoE yhs would
prphahg use desprFutc language bUeausu shs was
~ ntnr aud yet 10 lar. Theses two were thu +a1t.
naonrs" That rrcyeAsod \ clean BcurU. Tho lady
!4aA hard and good thoR,bola In tue present uum-
bur,
1iappy Jack. city, yays he IL happicst whom ho
eaH sling lux III Rta%ut tu ten different puzzek In
thu ua,nr week. liz knowa nothing Vt TuwfIuat'u
squute w0rt, Lltlu GaaxtlIo's rhum boI vr uncI,'s
afuntes's retEeaI aud thurafoto An IL unhnppy,
Scyen Aru an."sIea according 10 b.. bust lIxLts
al.d thun hu light Aa c4aE With The corner, aud
l!sen llEhta ont "t0 stu & Man."
l'FotheF Ike South Lend, Ind, worked like q
t!1oIar IL send another cean scare anu ba t,pvY il
aluust. llls nnswur u No 71l IL not tho aulhps'y
tut u will ba seen thar It als ali tho conditions
aHd tic tiEanl ssrhual doesnt Wish to say ha niss.
e! u; 1Hstsaa OF ''p,s.tY" no Hlyes 'sold-
duss." ltsothce !ks osiasn.ly thinks Ills latter 4
u!ose usct0! asttele than tho former, sud wuult
, 1879-04-19

'.,-,,vc hour. EARLIER than II It cnmo by mail.
~. vill explain Tho no1t-nppear1sre of MY
lns M ,,o subscr!ptfor,-lst, tf'sl perhaps strvc
.],o rs cEc.lcntIais.
's T,e 1Iomo has been, ever since fta commence
-, a very welcome visitor at our llouse; bnt
ns ,.,,lr It l.as not bcen SO entertaining n" fo'm-
~. Tic interest of the contributors socIn> to
e.s aecincd. nn,l the nlatter presented appcara
nnv ,vr rsscncE 'ut!l III quantity nni IN quality,
n, he regretted, too, tint 80 murit Hcr!ns
,!al,tn ia given to tho foolish 1ustian nlch,
4s!sItaru,ci Dlck, md Eegas'uu', a' eoot writ
feIVa III wh0 cvf,tontlr, arc merely tty!ng In
e. a., om II, .brcoze" by their ridiculous TX
Fasas'iittjo ~ iittjo more sense he given us III placu
=, 81 murll norscnsc,- littlc n1uro Intelligent
oins'i,fcraion 81 OF toprs ot lntcrest, In rlheo u
Gu ,nc iu.sIg nnt! fighting over who Is Eood
WIFI II v" ~ Conductor docs give undue praiss to
,be eifu.ions Of Ffancc, TINT ncau not hlaturt'
u. ~ ~ profoundly. Afatnkca arc very common
a,1,d. y" md tlc Conductors opinion Of thai
sal'ss. ,nv bc ,nistakc. Even lii tr "Ilcy to
IT,. H. Pronunciation Df WeOstcr's UnHbrtdRcd
m1e,onary, 1ns paro 20, eLlIfnn Of l6S2 pagc pre-
n.ted viii tue utmost carc, ace quite All error,
ar oversight.
,br Viii, wsl tell Hs sulncthiux Of the origin
r ,hc tl.usc. or p!cturc, Mt tlle front OF utlr
Il snaacs, In wtci, tie slgns ot The zolnc rcler
~ s".aI "arInn narts Of tic humBtI budyf
And why will tot. while rap(taly spinning,
,,,,np Md maintain a vertical postttou, oven
so.ipss disturbance atld dc1lcctloni
ss"''' KEEPHG.
, 1879-04-19
KNITTED LACE.


IA tht Editor Of The Tribune.
u.n w,so. Mimi. April D.-Fceting certain
~ ~ .,,,ao,f 4,,crc aro lat]ies win hro in
tba1t "Nc ~ ni'e' ,.,t.. -, 49,. ~. 49,. -
want Vi pat'e'"s ~ s"..'e" 'a' W. -.
niue, which Is very PrettY. A''tt "Hlca hol'o
vEI) not be Lust, for, like jumping Joant 1rcI
H., ,hnso ,a1lcs who aro III want Ut ktnttutl l,to
u's. ''s' .,,,1 ~ tror1 ia 1,ove n mia bop,
patterns e"1'A -'S
printed. m oo ,.-.-,
knit II IN No. 60 or 100 cotton, and thluk 1t
r,ct,y.
ps ~. Al, af,oer s,,,crca and knit nctoss onco
'4s. W n ...,,daI,o,, =, .,or. E,r.t r,,r. Kn,t
to MAXI i'"aua''o!' :" esu' , '.s :.
ioar threw the tfiroatl forward and win" It
arounil tl,e ncci.1c, pcarl two together; Knit
nt,fr ,Ilt two a.itchca arc left On the jctt-lla
pp"nJ1c p ttrow thread lurwagd anu around needle
-. hcfnrc: ,learl two together.
scrnnd row; Put tl,u uol,t 6f thc ffglt.llnnd
rccttc bark Of tho tllrcNtl s,,l Eiye The ncrdie
twIsI 10 tl,a, tic ttrcad will Elu wound nrulllnl
n. nre,le with tic poi,,t bauk Of The thrual; ;
mari tWo stitches together; kllit tic u.turs
kin mil yol, CONC TO the stitch made by pl-
t,%r % ,r thtead around tic spccdlo; knit uie a,,l
rcs,l nne iu this stitch; knit the rest.
TnEni row; Knit plal, except two last stitches,
mi thread forwar, n, around needle, ami pearl
t,r+e tup tu.ctlIr ~ before.
Fourth ron: Threw thread around needle,
tsr,e "a before, tn mnkc loop; pearl two TO-
esther; knit thu rest plain.
Filth row: Knit four thread forwHrd md
a,ocnd needle, ,yuri two together, thread around
needIc aran, pearl two togcthrr; knit Til last
tun. thrn,y thrrud forward nni urol1ud nrr.Ilr.
matl ,wo toec:llrr.
Ht1sh fuw: Begin same as before by throw
, 1879-04-19


Si1d by side With thu recovery of her prosE}cr-
tty, France tlae kept In yew tI,e recovery of llcE
military postt!on. Out Ut 4 population Of 81.
DU,o0. abont 7ul, ,tDo mcn aru IN tic active
array, hf0Uo III thu reserve, bSa, ,UU IN the turrl-
torlui army, unl U15u00 III tbs territorial re.
scrye,-making total Of about 80 ,UU0 luc,I,
oil Of whom have received souns amount 0f mtii.
turY trimming. Besides illesU. tlers are about
l,U30, o0O IHcn who, though tlumillully belonging
to 1ie nrn!y and iiable u scryt In Certaill co,l.
tlnucncies, tlaYu received no ttantng. Against
tllcau figures tle nersluns hayu 10 show FL tAo
aetiyo army. 40l.DOO, In tho scscrya 6oO, ,0U0, Ia
t'!s la,niwehr bs0,thO. a!ld in thu ln,ltlsturm
,fOUW, ,-lnuk!n. III all 2, ,5tl, 100 men who layu
received BorIu amount of inllIury traiuIng, be.
stiles J.3ihtDO nun who have received no Train.
Tug. IN cavalry tllu Germans have tl!s atlyau.
ta.o, thu figures for tlIu twu countries beny
Vl,D00 men utnl 10VD0 III artillery thu nt4tnvf.
ical advantage Is With tho French, thu lgltres
being, for Fnance lila guns, nsl for uesilany
., III gllns. tbs tmmct!sr drain Of lahor which
tie maintenance Ut this Arlny must impose up-
~, Franco IL IN addition t0, not In lluu Of IL
draln Vi mOney. Thu arllIy estimates uow reach
$l4a, aV, ,0U yeurly.
, 1879-04-19

pFInco IurtsehakoiI's ,ffdts athates Is Baron
Hamburger, Pole, Ut Tchern'yoH, who years
ag0 weni t0 Ut. Petersburg as i teachxr Of latl-
Euagey. subsequently ~ entered tho AsiatIc
department Ut thu Foreign Oalce, whrTo
linguistic attaiumcata are ln arcat request, uuI
he gradually rose to uu 5rctstary Vi the Prluce.
Thu fanuua dispatch denying the claim Of tbs
Western FOwtrA tn Interfere on bchllf OF tho
Polish srbss Ia Ut,a of Als best known arhteye-
msntt. !lu has twice Wrfttcn ncarly all tho
lnuTe important dispatches lu the same clover
, 1879-04-19
THE PUZZLERs' CORNER,

[OriEtnhl contributions will be pubIshed in this
department.. Correspondents viii pleasa tend their
real names with their nohs ds n!uns Addressed to
Puzzlsra' cofncr." Answefa viii b published
the following wcsk.l
, 1879-04-19

~ A ruler. t9} A bird. IN A mnn's nan,r.
a. country In Africa. thy iicncroup. stil Au.
sh. she.utlc. t7' rMnnng and q ash. lsl Al hsru
anu u plant. ~ IT. prosecute. t1U) Part OF the
head. III To beat tl2) Al lnclosuru and phrt
OF tho body.
CMiCA4U. rrno
, 1879-04-19
SQUARE WOl.D-NO. r

a creek lIrnper n1fnc. root; tho t1tlo Of
Roman tHagiatratc; 0na who lays Kind Of pave
tuehf: to Atrnin.
EVANSTON, III. S11xA.
, 1879-04-19

NUMERICAL EN10MA-NO. Ti7.
] am composed Of fourteen letters. md An 4
Injunction that should be followed.
Ny II, i, u, IL uoze.
Ny i. Z, /. II. " to turn,
III t., =. u, Ia m Implement.
My !, III, 9, o, IL u cA.fowl,
OTTAWA, III. Two tfrrLE COUSINS,
, 1879-04-19

UfAMOND-NO. I'll.
In Coachfe; an intcrjrctIon; to elevate: a head
:fGss: nerve. three 'foussns of political party
In Vatican.
CH1GAUu. f. r. Il,
, 1879-04-19

NUMERICAL ENlGsA--No. 40.
mn composed Of twenty-five 1et,ers. and nm
proycrb.
My q. 2, ae. 10, II. 3. II. Ia to vox.
Ny &. II, II, IT, ie 10 emit.
My.. i, u. " m animal.
Ny ~, ~, Q. IL 10 speak slowly,
Ny 20, 10, u. Ia nA nnstcaly motion Of shin.
My II, l. ~, Il; ID a et!ck.
Ny II, II, 4. q. iA workman,
RKMlNoToS, Ind. Ttr
, 1879-04-19
H1IDSfBOfI)-SQ, 74Q

R1IDMBOfD-So. 740.
.AeEoss-A grave Spanish dance: n kind Of cna4e
clCAk: a Peruvian tree; an cxclkc: Il f1Cnt or
hrnshwood. jIuwn-ln SPHINX: Il rfrls nickname;
Nj unc l!sht, isnr,c.hors ychtcIc.': to sst.e
and all artctt: m uubresint,on OF took In the
hibe; phonetic f.}sehood; tn Enema
UAHioHN, Wis. porLAn.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-08-13
Poison.

The poison so freely used by the ltal-
ians in the seventeenth century was
called "aqua tOfana," from the name
of the old woman Tofania, who made
and sold 1t in small fat vials which she
called mamma of st. Nicholas, on one
side of which was an image of the saint.
She carried on this traffic for half CEN
tsry and eluded the police, but on be-
ing detected confessed that she had
been party to poisoning six hundred
people. Numerous persons were i'm
plicated by her of all ranks, and many
of them were publicly executed. All
Italy was thrown into a ferment, and
and many fled, while some persons of
distinction, on conviction, were strau-
! gled in prison. 1t appeared to have
been used mainly by married women,
who were tired of their husbands.
Four or six drops were fatal dose, but
the effect was not sudden and therefore
not suspected. 1t was as clear as wa
ter, but the chemists have not agreed
upon its real composition. a procla-
nation of the Pope described it as aqua
FORTS distilled into arsenic, and Others
considered it rs solution of crystal
lized arsenic. The secret of its pre-
paration was conveyed to Paris, where
the Marchioness de Brinvaliers poison.
ed her father and two brothers, and
she with many others were executed
and the preparers of it were burned al
the stake.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-08-13

Ndplthd and BeRzine.-We have often
been asked the difference between ben
zine and naphtha, many people want
ing TO know whether naphtha aldn |
include benZine. or whether IL wasu
the same thing under a marketable
name. A prominent refiner says that
benzlne is the first product that arises
from the process of refining crude oil,
and bears the same relation to naphtha
that distillate does to refined oil. In
other words, 5enzine is crude naphtha'
The reason il is not quOtable under the
name of benZine, therefore. Is because
il has 10 be reduced TO naphtha before
il is marketable in any extensive guam
titv. The process that benZine Is sub
iecr to, to produce naphtha, is not a
separate business, but is carried on by
the reglar oil refiners in the same stills
and retorts that the refined oil Is pro-
duced. The benzine is treated with
sulphuric acid, the resnlt Is naphtha,
which is in great demand in Europe.
especially in France. for the purpose
of aniline dyes, while il is also put TO
many other purposes. This demand 5
partiaIly instrumental in keeping up
its price, but its rapid evaporation also
has tendency in that direction, as any
large seller of it has to take into con-
sideration the depreciation that might
take place by the time he sells it on
that account, and for the same reason
buyers give no more orders than lm-
mediate necessity requires. All retin-
ers, however, do net produce naphtha,
but some of them sell the benZIne,
which is largely used for fuel purposes,
for which it is much better than coal,
as it is not only absolutely cheaper,
but gives a steadier heat.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-08-13
The Tar who PIoughs the Water.

"Avast there for bit, said John San
ders, a sailor, as he motioned with his hand
to Justice Bixby in the Market Court.
''What's the matter nowl" asked the JUS
tice, glancing over his spectacles.
"All snug now, Judge. Shiver me tim
bers if / didn't think Fde lost my pipe"
''Have you found itl'
''Oh, yes. The blasted thing was slowed
away in the starboard pocket"
s'You were waterlogged-nO, not wafer,
but beerlOgged ?"
Cant Just say now, Judge, what did
ship aboard. "
'Iying down on the sidewalk p
"Yes, l suppose | was knocked on my
beam ends, | can't just remember now,
though"
''If the officer hadn't hove in sight just a:
he did you might have gone under. p"
''No fare of that, Yer Honor; goOC
drowndin' would have no more effect upoI
me than square meal. "
''Yom port eye bears evidences Of a col
lisiOn"
''Don't mention that, Judge. 4 blacl
eye is nOthin'.'
"fhree dollars fine"
"Aye, aye, Yer Honor" and paying tn,
amount in foreign coin he hied to his ship
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-08-13
Going on an Excursion.

They had been preparing for the ex-
cursion for about two weeks. The day
at last dawned, and as the boat was TO
start early, the young wife determined
TO be on hand. The clock struck eight,
and still she was in the kitchen, her
hair down her back, packing edibles in
the basket.
Hurry up" said John, her young
husband.
"I'n be ready presently" and away
she darted to blacken her shoes and put
on a clean collar. Then she stuck her
head out of the back window to ask her
next door neighbor to lend her a
breastpin.
Hurry up, john" said she, "You
bring the basket, now Pm ready and
am going down to the boat, and say,
John, don't forget box of sardines
you'll find in the closet, and bring the
pickles and tongue, and be sure and
bring a big knife. Do you hear me,
John ?''
John reeled into the kitchen and be-
gan his work. He was interrupted by
his wife's voice from below yelling:
"John, there's can of Strawberries
in the ice-box, don't forget them. Now
hurry, We'll be fearful late, and say,
bring one or two more handkerchiefs
and a sun umbrella-or | don't know,
it looks like rain bring my waterproof
Oh, you old poke, you're going to stay
there all day. Now run back and close
those back shutters and put the cat in
the kitchen, and leave a pan of milb
for her, and say, just stop around at the
/ butchers, and tell him we won't need
any meat to day; and leave the key Of
the cellar under the parlor door-mat
/ Now hurry, John. I'm off. And DOM
forget anything. or I'll go "wildl''
lie didn't forget anything; but wher
he reached the wharf he found the boat
] mad been gone two hours.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-08-13
HUMOROUS.

HoT WEATHER SYMPATHY.-lt's' "A
minister. Poor man. He is quite
preached out. lie wants rest this hot
weather. Let us send him to Europe,
TO the Adirondacks, 10 the White
Mountains. Good. We will. Close the
church. Stop preaching. Let him go
and cool of. Farewell. oo
It is The rest of us. We are 99O,Ooo
strong. We are quite tagged out. It's
hot weather. We want rest. We want
TO 90 to Europe, to the Adirondacks, TO
the White Mountains. VIII somebody
send us? Will some country brother NIL
our pulpit?
All In the affirmative say AYE.
Negative. .sNo." No, no., no,l!
It aJudge. Salary, s15, 900. Poor
man. He's quite overworked. Sat on
his bench thirty days last year. Ism
il sad? How uRmercifully the puDiit
do work their paid servants. Get MN
off? Of course. And double his salary
Pat him on ice, poor man, Let MIN
cool off. =,
All in the affirmative say "Aye."
Aye! aye. aye!
IL is a salesman or women IN Ne"
York dry goods store. They work nj
teen hours day. Give them rest
send them to Europe, TO the Adiroh
dacks, to the White Mountains ..
No. Can't think Of it. Business L
business. Sympathy depends on Tn,
amount of salary the man gets Lool
at the poor 5000 overworked Judge
Poor man, How he suffers this no
weather. Put him on ice. Put TN
clergyman on ice. The Iaborer l
worthy of his hire.
All in favor of the fifteen-hour worke'
store clerk going for ten weeks vaca
tion to the AdirOndacks to Iish with tb
Rev. Mr.. Murray say AYE"
Contrary minded?
Nolno., nO,.,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-08-13

PLANTS AND FLowERs.-To have ros-
es bloom well keep old wood cut back;
cover the bushes in winter with straw +,
! corn stalks or loose manure and work
into the soil around them plenty of iron
Filings or filings or break up old pieces
of cast-iron as fine as possible and put
around next the roots. If rose bugs
trouble your roses put a spoonful OF
white hellebore in pail of water and
| sprinkle il on the bushes or vines. To
kill the peach tree borer, use fish brine
diluted with an equal quantity of water
"a pint poured around each tree in
spring or fall; for each small tree use
| less,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-08-13
SCIENTIFIC.

FTyiRg Fish.-1he mechanism of the
movement of the flying-iish through
the air has been described with much
detail bv Professor MOebIus, of kiel,
who concludes, from the observations
of those who have published OH the
subject and his own, that the flying
fish dart from the water with Sreai
speed without reference to the course
of the wind and waves They make
no regular flying motions with their
pectoral and ventral inns, but spread
them out quietly, though very RAPID
vibrations can be seen in the outstrecil-
ed pectoral fins. The hinder part OF
the body, while the fish moves through
the air. hangs somewhat lower than
the forepart of the body. They usual
ly fly further against the wind than
with 1t, or if their track and the direc-
ton of the wind form an angle. Most
fiying-fish which fly against or with
the wind continue their whole
course of flight in the same direction
in which they come out of the water.
Winds which blow from one side on to
the original track of the fish bend their
course inward. All fish which are at a
distance from the vessel hover in their
whole course in the air near the surface
of the water. If in strong winds they
fy against the course of the waves,
then they fly a little higher; sometimes
they cut with the tail into the crest OF
the same. Only such flying-fish rise
TO a considerable height (at the nigh
est, by chance, five metres above the
surface OF the sea- whose course in the
air becomes obstructed by vessel. In
the daytime fiying-fish seldom fall on
the deck of the ship, out mostly in the
night; never in a calm, but only when
the wind blows. For the most part
they fall on ships which do not rise
higher than two or three yards above
the water, when they are sailing on
the wind or with half-wind, and are
making good course. Flying-hsh
never come on board from the lee-slde,
but only on the windwand side. Be
fore vessels which pass between then
swimming schools the fish fly into the
air as before predaceous fish or cetac'
cans.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-08-13
A Mystery Explained.

Parlor scene: Mrs. Brown, who has
spent the summer among tue White
Mountains in searcl, of health, and who
seems to have searched the whole
mountain side without being able to
find a pair of blooming cheeks or an
inch of healthful skin Mrs. White,
who has remained at home because
her husband could not afford to go,
but whose fresh complexion and bright
eyes seem to have caught their bloom
and brightness from mountain breeZes.
Mrs. B.-Dear me, Mrs. White, how
we'll you are looking! If you will not
think me impertinent, let me ask you
how you can keep SO healthy IN this
dreadful cityf | have been to the
White Mountains, go there every sum
mer, in fact, and can't keep Oft the
doct RS list at that.
Mrs. w. (smiling).-Ill tell you the
whole secret, Mrs. Brown. You re-
member how poorly | was last spring,
some days even being confined to my
bed. DR.. told Mr.. White to send
me to the mountains, but l knew he
couldn't afford it, and l tried DR..
Pierce's FavOrite Prescription. Its
effects were so marvellous that / also
tried his Golden Medical Discovery, to
cleanse my system. In my opinion,
one bottle of the Prescription and the
Discovery is better than six weeks OF
the White Mountains for sick woman
have only been out of the city week
during the whole summer; then my
husband and l went to Buffalo and
stopped at DR.. Pierce's Invalids' and
Tourists Hotel. The baths and me.
chanical apparatus for treating patient.
were alone worth going to see. Be
sides. our accommodations were better
than we had at Long Branch last year
and the drives and scenery are superb
Let me advise you to use DIR. Pierce'i
Favorite Prescription, and try the In
valids' and Tourists Hotel next sum
mer instead of the White Mountains.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-08-13
A Remarkable somnambuu,t.

An elderly gentleman was on the
witness stand, and seemed to be exceed
ingly anxious to convince the court
and jury that he possessed uncommon
watchfulness at night, and Of being
aroused from slumber by the slightest
noise in his room, declaring that it
would be next to an impossibillty for
any one to enter or approach very near
without arousing his cat-like vigils.
One Of the attorneys who seemed to be
very much interested in the old gentle
mans recital, in crOss-eXamining the
witness asked if it were not a fact that
he was great and sound sleeper. 81
don't think | am, "was the reply. ''But
do you not sometimes fall asleep at the
dinner table 20 Sometimes when | am
tired l fall into a doze," was the reply.
but that does not prevent my going
on with the dinner, as [ know what is
going on all the time" "Well," said
attorney, "yOu are the most remarka.
BILE man that | ever heard of. | sup,
pose you sometimes sleep when you are
walking" 81 don't know that l car
say that exactly" rejoined the som.
nambulist; "but L tell you what have
done. When l was a boy and used tC
90 TO spelling school, used to get into
a sleeping fit, but would keep righ
along and spell the whole school down
in the end, "Possible ~ said the at.
torney. "Indeed it is; and many .
good nap have l had when / have beer
milking my COWS. So you see that al
though asleepit is hard work to catcl
me-" "I should say so," replied thu
counsel. 81 think we don't want any
thing more of you; you seem to know
q great deal more when asleep thai
when awake"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-08-13

"MY folks are going to the country TO
be gone all summer!' enthusiastically
exclaimed little girl, recently, as she
met another on Cass avenue. Your pa
must be awful rich, replied the second.
"Oh, no, he isn't; but if you'll never
tell anybody Il never will-hope
TO die if | do" ''W ell, then, pa was
telling ma that we'd all go out to l neie
Johns. Ma, she'll work for her board,
pa will work in the saw mill, I'll pick
berries and ride the horse to plow corn,
Brother Tom will go round with
lightning-rod man, and while you folks
are in the awful heat, We'll be putting
on airs and fixing over old clothes for
fall. Don't tell, now, for ma is saying
to everybody that she must have the
pure country air to restore her shat
tered nerves."