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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-06-25
How His Trousers Got Shortcned IL.

y certain gentleman purchased a pair
of pants few days ago, which, upon
being tried on at home, he found to be
too long, That night he remarked to
his wife that he wished her to take off
about an inch of each leg, which would
make them the desired length, Being
fond of teasing her husband, she told
him that she shouldn't do anything of
the kind, and he retired without having
obtained promise from her that she
would attend to the matter. Soon after
he had left for his room, however, she
as a matter of course, clipped off the
supertluous inch, as she had been asked
to do. The family is composed of six
female members, and each one of the
five, who were in adjoining rooms,
heard the dispute between man and
W ife, and after the latter had taken off
the required inch and retired, the old
lady, desiring to 'keep peace in the
family" and not knowing what her
daughter-in-law had done, cautiously
slipped into the room and cut off another
inch. In this way did each of the five
ladies, unknown to the other, and all
with the praiseworthy object of pre-
venting any misunderstanding between
the couple, clip an inch from the legs
of the gentleman's trousers. The fol-
owing morning, all unconscious of
what had taken place during the night,
he rolled up his pants in piece of pa
per, and took them to the tailor to be
shortened to the desired length. Upon
hasty glance the latter yentured the
opinion that they were already short !;
but the owner insisted that they were
fully an inch too long. The tailor had
no more to say, and our friend retired.
On the following Saturday he called
for the pants and took them home, and
was supremely disgusted at finding
that the legs reached only trifle below
the knee. He straightway accused the
tailor. but his wife heard him and came
to the rescue, explaining that she had
taken an inch from each of the legs,
and her acknowledgment was followed
by that of each of the other five ladies.
when it was discovered that altogethe
the legs had been shortened to the ex-
tent Of seven inches,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-06-25

The Engineer gives this example oi
the value of black lead as a lubricator
"A flv-wheel shaft-bearing elght
inches in diameter and ten inches long,
carried load of nearly teV tons. Inc
bearing was supported on a box-girder,
and was lined with good brass. The
engine could not be run, as this bearing
invariably got nearly red hot after
few revolutions; various oils, tallow,
sulphur and gun powder were tried,
with most Indifferent success by
using a mixture of tallOw and sulphur
the engine could be run half an hour
at a time, and once or twice has run a
whole day, the shaft making sixty rev.
olutiOns per minute. 1t was deter
mined to haye a new crank shaft with
a longer bearing. but at the last mo-
ment the use of black lead and tallow
was suggested, package of the ordi-
nary black lead used for stoves was
worked up with some tallow, the bear
ing carefully wiped, and the grease
box on the cap filed with the mixture.
The bearing never heated again unless
oil was allowed to get access TO it. The
success of p,umbago as a lubrieator
was perfect
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-06-25
A Word to DOul,ters-

There is a good old English maxim
that teaches us to "believe every man
honest until we know him to be a viii
lain" American custom seems to have
reversed this law and appears to make
every man a villain until he has proved
himself an honest man. As with people,
so with things. Every article placed
in our markets can lay claim to popular
favor upon intrinsic merit and value
alone. Continued popularity, there
fore, is proof positive of intrinsic ex-
cellence. DIR. PIeree's Family Rene
dies are far more popular to-day than
ever before. The people have tested
them and know them 10 be genuine
remedies for the diseases they are re-
commended to cure. The Golden Med
ical Discovery and Purgative Pellets
are the best Alternative, tonic, and ca
thartic remedies that can be used in
chronic diseases of the stomach and
liver. The worldwide popularity of
the Favorite Prescription, as a never
failing remedy for Female Diseases,
would have alone secured to its dis
coverer the fame he has so richly won.
DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy, of which
DR.. Pierce is also proprietor, is recon-
mended by those who have tested its
virtues as safe and reliable remedy
for catarrh In its worst forms.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-06-25
Ii, htning at "A Funeral.

4 short time ago, a number of people
had assembled at Mr. Barnard's, in Little
Valley, Cattaraugus County, New York, to
witness the funeral of a child of his who
had just died OF diphtheria. The people
had just got together, and were about to
open the services, when the lightning struck
the house, passing down the chimney, de-
molishing the stovepipe, dividing it into
two parts One branch struck Mrs. J. b.
Munger, tearing off both shoes, burning a
hole in the heel of one stocking, and blister
ing place on the foot the size of a silver
dollar, and cutting the flesh on the bottom
of the other very badly. She was also
burned on the lower part of her limbs, and
her dress torn to pieces. She was rendered
insensible by the shock, and was supposed
for time to be dead. She rallied however,
and although severely prostrated, is now
likely to recover. The dress of another
lady was torn somewhat and other people
shocked by the bolt, but no one was hurt
much except Mrs. Munger. The other part
of the bolt passed into the room in which
the 9ody:of the child lay, and when near
the centre of the room, shivered- the floor,
and passed through, killing two digs that
were under the floor.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-06-25

He MEDUATEs OVER THE OYSTERS
1t was rather late when Mr.. Willaby
got up, and he was vaguely conscious
of confused recollection of the things,
but he didn t say much and tried TO ap-
pear as cheerful as he knew how.
Presently breakfast was announced,
and the family took their places at the
table, but Mr.. Willaby was amazed as
he sat staring at six little round wooden
boxes of axle grease ranged solemnly
in front of his plate.
"Where under the sum-" he said,
with a puzzled intOnatiOn, "what in
thunder-where did all this axle grease
come from and what is it for?"
"Oh, is it axle grease?" asked his
wife, with charming simplicity and
innocence Just trifle overdOne. '' You
said last night when you brought these
cans home that they were oysters and
would be nice for breakfast, | thought
you had better eat them right away, as
they don't smell as though they would
keep very much longer"
And then Mrs. Willaby removed the
cans, and her husband sat and looked
at the teapot and thought so long that
his coffee was cold as a rich relation
when he thought to drink it.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-06-25
The stomach Cannot he Fr.Icbted

With greater trash than a violent drastic
purgatlve- True, such medicine relieves
constipation for the time but at the expense
Of great injury to the intestinal canal which
1t both nilames and weak Ms, thus uniting it
for the performance of its proper functions
Widely different Is the action Of HOstetter's
Stomach BItters, tonic aperient which pro-
duces ELECTS prompt indeed. but never vio-
lent and convulsing. The puritF OF is botanic
ingredients, Its unohjectionable flavor its ge-
NAL influence upon the mind. and the thor
Oughness of its r, medal action in cases OF
const patton. liver complaint and dyspepsia.
q mbne to render it most desirable famIly
specific. 1t increases both physical yigor and
substance, tianquilizes and InvigOrates the
nervous system, and gives an unWOnted relish
for tue food 4 wine lass three times daily Is
about the average dose.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-06-25
The Genesis of the Mosquito.

''For several years past have no.
ticed in warm weather that my wooden
eistern, which is above ground has been
infested with peculiar looking little red
worms. have heard many other like
myself complain of these worms, and |
had taken it for granted that they were
a species of earth worm. however,
last summer | procured jar and
sprinkled the bottom of it with very
small quantity of sand and clay. /
then half filled the jar with clear fresh
water, and after putting a dozen of
these worms in the jar, | tied piece of
cloth over the mouth and placed it IN a
light, airy place. The worms were
from half TO three fourths of an inch
in length, of a bright red color, and
had rather jointed appearance about
the body. They would crawl on the
bottom of the jar, swim through the
water by a rapid bending OF the body
backward and forward and OCCASIONAL
ly come up to the surface of the water
aad float. Within twenty-four hours
after placing them in the jar noticed
they had all gone down to the bottom
and had envelOped themselves separate
ly in temporary shell made of earth
and sand. In few days after this, l
saw one of these worms crawl out of
his temporary house at the bottom of
the jar and swim to the surface of the
water. Here, after twisting about for
few seconds, lie ruptured thin men,
brane that envelOped his body, and
came out a full fledged mosquito ready
for business. / noticed many of the
other worms going through the same
performance within short while af-
terward. Some of the mosquitoes
were much larger than others, but, as |
have already stated. some Of the'worms
were also larger than Others"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-06-25
HUMOROUS.

A "GRowING - MYsTERY.-feopie
passing up High street at noon, might
have seen a yery stout citizen bending
over a mound of fresh earth in his
ward. hands under his coat tails anu
his ewes directed upon small green
sprig which had just pushed It's heau
above the earth. The stout man snooh
his head and seemed puzzled, and ne
called across the street TO neiShooi
who was trimming rose bush:
"Say, Jones, come right over mere
this minutel I'll be hanged II some
thing hasn't started 20 grow IN my
garden.''
Jones crossed over. The two bent
over the sprig with bated breaths-
surveying it from all sides, and the
owner OF the yard whispered:
.what if it should turn out to be
Trifolium repcns ?" ,.
"Can't be. Looks to me more ike
Colium emulentum, replied the other.
''It's just barely possible, however,
that it may prove to De Tritieum hloer-
mum. Let me call Mr.. Smith"
Smith, who was coming from the
grocery with a roll of butter, was
halted. He surveyed the sprig from
six different points of the compass,
tasted of the soil, shook his head, anu
finally said:
'.It's my opinion that it is speel-
men of the Celastrus scandens, but
may be mistaken. 1t may be nothing
but Thynus vulgarus."
"Oh, it can't be-" replied the owner
of the place; Pm almost sure 1t Is the
Hyproxys erecta. 1t is pretty hard 10
fool me on plants"
The three great men were looking at
the sprig anew, and Brown was about
to observe that it might, after all, tnrn
out to be Aralia racemOsa, when an OLD
man with a spade on his shoulder
leaned over the fence and called out:
"I'll bring you burdOck as big as
that for ten cents, and set it out to
boot ~
The three men melted away like gum
drops at a picnic, and the old man
rubbed his spade against the piekets
and growled:
Ten cents apiece is cheap enough
for healthy burdocks, an if they don
want 'em they needn't have 'em."
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-06-25

To the Hemorrhoidai suffering D.-.
wp Kitsren. Prin. DAYTON AcadsmsSit Aca,i,asSter 4
Co. Enclosed pleasc find one dollar. d.sS S pr. 5.
bv return mail one box OF idT ,AnsHeA Am much
silsbee's External, Pile o, he@e' ms consider il
pleased with sample sent suffering n kemorrhoda
great boon 10 Poo' Yours truly
humanity. wP. KITTRELL :,
Samples of ''Anakesis are sent Ne JMessrs. P
,sarars by the sole manufacturer
Nenstsedter & Co, Box 1916 Ne" ioiN-
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-06-25

Little Joe's "Piece" on Ol1lS.-Wen
you come TO Sc 'em close the got offle
big eyes, but wen you feel 'em with
your fingers, which they bites, you find
they have only jest got enuf meat to
hold their feathers together. Once
rheae was a man that thot he would
like an owl for pet, so he tole the
bird man to send him the best one in
the shop; but wen it was brot home he
looked at it and skeweeze1 it, but il
didn't suit, 50 the man rote letter to
the bird man, and said: "Dear sir: l
take my pen Ia hand to inform you l'll
keep the owl which you sent, tho il
ain'i like | wanted, but when it is ded
you must make me another, with little
eyes, cos | spose these is but No. 12's,
but If pay you the same for No. 6's
mebby you can afford TO put in more
nuyl ,,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-06-25
WoN,S's wIspoM.-"She insists tina

WoMAN's WIsDoM.-'Shein insists that
is more Importance, that her family
shall be kept in full health, than that
she should have all the fashionable
dresses and styles of the times. She
therefore sees to it, that each member
of her family is supplied with enough
Hop Bitters, at the first appearance Of
any symptoms of i'll health, to prevent
a fit OF sickness with its attendant ex-
pense, care and anxiety. All women
should exercise their wisdom in this
waV ''-EH
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-06-25
Cancer can be Cured

By DR.. Bonds new discovery q positive cure
for this dread malsdy-1.o knife, no cdustic, no
PAIN DIR. Bonds success ia treating Cancer
IL truly marvellous Remedies sent to any part
of the world, with full directions for successful
home treatment Send a DESCRIPTION OF your
case, or any cancer sufferer you may know of.
Pamphlets and full direct ons sent free. Ad-
dress, DIR. Ii. L. Bond. Phi!ad's- Pa
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-06-25

Raising Cream BIZ Centrifugal Force
German inventors have for some time
been attempting to accomplish the
quick separation of cream in fresh
milk with the aid of centrifugal ma
chimes as the result cf their efforts we
may perhaps soon look for quite revo-
luton in dairy matters, since what
now requires several hours may be as
well done in one hour or less. The
first attempts were far from successful; !;
but by the latest improvement the
cream is drawn off while the vessel
containing it is still in rapid motion
instead of after stopping it and waiting
till the milk had become quiet. The
apparatus is made with a capacity of
either 100 or 200 quarts; after it has
beer revolving rapidly for twenty or
thirty minutes, and is still in motion,
a quantity of skim milk is allowed to
flow in; as the vessel was already full
before, the cream is crowded out and
escapes through an opening provided
for the purpose. Thus from so to 80
per cent of the cream may be obtained
in this short space of time. We are
informed that an American inventor
has been recently working in the same
direction, and somewhat on the same
plan, and that with mis- apparatus he
has so completely removed the cream
in fifteen minutes that when the sHim
milk was set aside for twenty-four
hours, hardly any cream was deposited,
and that he made butter from the milk
within an hour after it was drawn
from the cow.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-06-25

Jack UUIdrd.-Jack Willard is only a
dog; but I'm sure you will think he is
very wise dog, when you read what
am about to tell you.
Jacks master has taught him quite a
number of tricks; and among them. he
has learned to go to the market alone,
and buy his own dinner. Many per-
sons, knowing this, give Jack money ;
and, as he always trots of to market, IL
often happens that he has a large pile of
bones, and eats more meat than is good
tor him.
Jacks master did not like this, and,
fearing that Jack might be made sick,
told the market man not to sell him
meat more than once a day, but to take
his money and keep it. Jack was very
much surprised at first, and no doubt
thought the man very naughty and
dishonest; but he soon learned that he
could get meat for his money only once
each day. Now, what do you think
Jack did?
a gentleman who was very fond of
him watched him one day, and saw him
90 to the stable yarn, where he dug a
hole near the ice-hOuse, and buried the
money. The next day Jack had no
money given to him, so he went to the
ice-h9use, and dug up the flve-cent
piece winch he had hidden and bought
his dinner. He has often been watched
since then, and always carries his
extra money to the same spot, and
never fOrgets that he has money in his
bank.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-06-25

BAKEp MACARoNI.-Break up cup
of macaroni in pieces one or two inches
long; after washing it in cold water.
add two cups of milk in tin dish and
set it in kettle of boiling water to
soak for an hour; add a teaspoonful of
butter and pour it in your serving dish !;
then add still more milk if needful, to
cover it; set it in hot oven and let it
just come to boil and serve hot.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-06-25

AMANDA, 1 wish you to put the
large Bible in a prominent place on the
centre table, and place three or four
hymn books carelessly around on the
sofas. have advertised for young
man to board in a cheerful Christian
family, and | tell you what, if you girls
don't manage either one of you to rope
him in, why I'll never try anything
again, for I'm tired out"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-06-25

MILK.-A German paper gives test
for watered milk, which is simplicity
itself. A well polished knitting
needle is to be dipped into deep YES
sci of milk and Immediately withdrawn
in an upright position. If the milk is
pure, some of the fluid will hang TO the
needle, but if water has been added to
the milk, even in small proportions, the
fluid will not adhere to the needle.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-06-25

4 rdrHish made of Canadian balsam,
dissolved In turpentine, supplys most
valuable means of making paper trans
parent. The mode by which this is
most satisfactorily accomplished is by
applying pretty thin coating of this
varnish to the paper so as to permeate
it thoroughly, after which it is to be
coated on both sidess with much
thicker sample. The paper is kept
warm by performing the operation be-
fore a hot fire, and third or even
a fourth coating may be applied, until
the texture of the paper is seen to
merge into homogeneous translu-
cency. Paper prepared according to
this process is said 10 come nearer than
any other to the highest STANDARD of
perfection in transparent paper. Care
must be used in making, as the mater
ials are highly inflammable.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-06-25

LEMON SYRUP.-Squeeze two lemons
into dish, not tin, add pint of water
and boil few moments. a pound of
white sugar should be added TO a pint
of the juice; boil it again ten minutes,
bottle and your lemonade Is made. Two
,ablespoonsful of the mixture added to
tumbler of water makes very health
ful and palatable drink.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-06-25
YOUTHS COLUMN.

Il Paper by >tOrg.-liere is a store.
AND here Is a window LA the store. But
what do you think is in the window?
Why rabbits, All as alive as can be,
and hopping about, in and out. Rsb
bits, of all sizes and colors.
wish little girl that know were
| here TO see them.
Ha, | have an ideal
III ask the man to sell me one, and
take it home to her, TO surprise her.
| In / go.
''Mr. Man, for how much will yoh
sell me one of your rabbits?'
"a quarter apiece for the smallest
ones.''
Put me up one of the pretty little
white ones, with pink eyes," | say :;
and am going TO add, "and that gray
one, too" but forget to say it, because
am astonished TO see Mr.. Man pick up
little Bunny by his long ears and drop
him, plump, INTO square paper-bag !!
'Can he Dreathe?" inquire; for the
top OF the bag is twisted together, and
tied with twine.
''Fll fix that!" Mr.. Man says. and
quickly he dabs two small holes near
the top to let in the air.
well, well, )" think. "this is indeed
the age of paperI Paper collars, paper
cuffs. paper hats, paper bags, and even
paper handkerchiefs! And now they
have got so bad that they do lire things
up in paper for you to carry home-just
like any other parcel!'
L wonder If, when a farmer buys a
COW, nowadays, he carries il home
tied up in paper-bag; or, when Bar
mum buys an elephant, he takes it to
his menagerie in huge paper contriv-
ance-like this, only bigger.
| walk along and forget Bunny, am
so busy with these great thoughts, I'M
| til he begins to bump and thump
| around, and make me think that have
/ bought small earthquake instead of a
rabbit.
Maybe he is tired or does not like his
narrow quarters. L am glad to get
/ home.
Come, little girl, guess what have
for you here in this paper bag?"
| How she hops; first on one foot and
then on another! But cannot guess,
after ALL
1 did not tell her, because | want 10
surprise her; but 1 unite the string,
and untwIst the top, turn the bag up
and gently shake-shake-sha
! But am more surprised than she,
for nothing comes!
peep i'll and she peeps in. There he
is, clinging tightly and determined not
TO let go! Staying in that paper-bag so
long has made him feel quite at home
in il.
AT last, out he comes. And while he
draws himself up into frightened,
funny, ball, his new mistress, with
many squeals and skips of delight,
hunts for basket and pops him into it,
and shutting down the cover, scampers
off to show her new treasure 10 every
one in the house.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-06-25

We HAVE, ourselves tried Dobbins'
Electric Soap made by Cragin & Co.,
Philadelphia and find it the best,
purest and most economical soap we
have ever seen. Too much cannot be
said in its favor. Try it.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-06-25

FROM THE HUB.-There is perhaps no
tonic offered to the people that pos
sesses as much real intrinsic value As
the Hop Bitters. just at this season of
the year, when the stomach needs an
appetizer, or the blood needs purifying,
the cheapest and best remedy is Hop
Bitters. An ounce of prevention is
worth pound OF cure, don't wait until
you are prostrated by disease that
may take months for you to recover in.
-BOstOn Globe
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-06-25
RHEUMATISM.

This dreadful diaease, the doctors tell Us, ID
fr the blood, and believing tbs TO be true. vs
advise every sufferer to try Durxngs Rhsu-
matte Remedy. II il taken internally and
positively cures the worst case in the shortest
hma Sold by every Druggist in town.