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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-12-17
How to sIakesSI,OOcs

i few days ago, while 3Ir. Fred Knapp,
passenger agent of the Buffalo and South
western Railroad, was standing upon the
City Hall, Buffalo, steps conversing with a
gentleman, he noticed man standing a
short distance away, who was intently
measuring him with his eyes from head to
foot. Presently the stranger approached
MIR. Knapp, and touching him upon the
shoulder, said:
Il beg your pardon, sir: but can | have
a moments conversation with yol r
Certainly" replied Frederick, and ex-
cusing himself from his friend, he moved a
short distance and joined the stranger.
DO you want TO make 81, 900 in real
money 2" began the stranger.
You bet your life, promptly responded
the now thoroughly interested passenger
agent.
''How can we do it:"
Easy enough. You know about the
cutting of Couriney's boat at Chautauqua
Lake =
'.IeS," brea;hlessly added Fred.
''WeIl, Old Hop Bitters Soule has offered
$1,000 reward for the man who cut those
boats"
4 know il, said Fred as a shade of dis
appointment passed over his placid coun-
tenance; ''but what in thunder has that
got 10 do with our making 81, ,0O0 =
The stranger again looked Fred over
from head to foot, and said: 'sIf you can
find the man that cut your pantaloons you
have got the man who cut Courtney boats,
and you can &c; the full amount of the re-
ward. -
The man edged away and disappeared in
tie Pearl Street Rink, and Fred leaned up
against the lamp-post and seemed to be un-
happy.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-12-17
Laying Back the Ears. J..

The expressive gestures which many
animals make with their ears are matter OF
familiar observation. Nothing il more
significant than the drawing back and pres
sure Of the ears 10 the head, which indi-
Gates a savage frame of mind. Mr.. Dar-
win, IN his recent work on the means of
expression in men and animals, gives an
Ingenious explanation of this movement.
lie observed that it is only found il spe-
cies which tirht with their teeth. All tho
carnivOra do tins. end all, so far as he has
observed, draw back thui- ears when feel
ing savage. This may be cOn,inuSilv seen
with dogs fighting in earnest. or puppies
lighting in play. Cats, tigers, leOpardS and
lynIes show the same popularity. |; is
very noticeable in horses, and the vicious
expression it gives to them is unmistakable.
But cattle, sheep or goats, thought they
light, never use their teeth in fighting.
and never draw back their cars when en-
ragged. The elephant, which fights with
its tusks, does not retract its ears, but on
the contrary, erects them when rushing 81
the enemy. The connection between Bit
ing as a means Of warfare, and laying back
the ears as a sign Of anger, is so uniform,
and the exceptions are 50 few, that Mr..
Darwius 5 explanation Of the origin Of the
habits is highly probable. He says AMI
mails which fight in this way try to bite
each others ears; and reversely, being con-
scious that the ear is a weak point of at
tack, lay it back upon the head to keep it
out Of the way. This habit being deepened
into an instinct through many generations,
has become so associated with the feeling
attendant upon warfare, that the ears are
depressed even by an amount OF anger too
slight to lind any other expression. The
opposite movement Of pficking the ears
forward to express attention is so natural
as to need no special explanation. 1t IS
generally accompanied by an elevation and
turning of the head.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-12-17
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1879

yeu are worthy of her; but ] am glad, fo
your sake and hers, that am not so poo
that she will be portionless bride. Bu
you must let Minnie tell you story"
Minnie did tell him the story, and Her
belt was unspeakably delighted at the idea
that he had won the hand of the heiress Of
Dir. Arlin's wealth; but Minnie laughingly
told him that her poverty had lost her one
lover and won her another.
Herbert was also lawyer; but being
poor and without influential friends, he had
many times been nearly discouraged but
now he felt his heart become strong within
him, more because he had won the hand
and heart he had SO long desired, than a,
the prospect of a portion Of her father
wealth.
They were soon after married, and Mr..
Arlln's handsome mansion was thrown open
to tn crowd of friends who gathered to
witness Minnie's wedding.
Before the day arrived, however, the
story of Minnie's ruse had become rumored
forth in the village; and Roby, finding
himself and his selfish principles toe much
the topic of conversation, found it conven-
lent TO leave Belmont for some other field
Of labor.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-12-17
The Flying Frog.

] The flying frog is native of East India
and the islands of the Sunda Archipelago.
Several species of these frogs have lon.
/ been known, but it was not until few
years ago tiat Wallace discovered that the
skin connecting the toes Of this frog serv,
not only for swimming, but for fiving also.
| Wallace thought he had discovered an en-
tirely new species, but subsequent re-
searches have proved the identity Of this
frog with the sO-called paddle-frog pre-
viousiy known. The tees of the flying
frog are very long, and are connected by a
I skin, which is laid in numerous folds when
the animal is at rest, covers a large area
then is taken up by the body and limbs of
the animal. The Individual captured by
Wallace was altogether about four inches
long. The skin between the toes of the
hind feet measured four and a half square
inches, while the area taken up by the ex-
/ tended SKINS Of all four feet exceeded
twelve square inches. The ends of the
toes are provided with concave disks, the
peculiar construction of which permits the
frog 10 take a firm hold of the branches:
Another peculiarly of this frog in the
power to inhale and store in the body
isd ~ NOasiHtc ot aI. bE ihlS means tne
body is considerably distended, and its
weight, compared with its bulk, reduced.
This faculty and the large surface offered
by the membrane between the toes, enable
the frog to fly short distances from branch
to branch. In appearance the flying fro.
Is extremely beautiful. The back and legs
are Of lustrous green color; the belly and
,ces are yellow; the skin between the
toes L!ack and decorated by yellow stripes.
With the exception Of the folds in the web
Of the feet, the surface Of the entire body
is smooth.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-12-17
NO. 81.

tree drove Off to the camp for help. Mean
time the bear, after many Intellectual at
tempts 20 climb the tree, gave il up, and
apparently relaxed his watchfuiness by
| lying down some distance from the tree
Sutton, at this time, thought at least one of
them might escape ard broached the idea
to Cole, who objected, knowing that relief
would soon arrive. Watching an oppor-
tunity, Sutton descended the tree quietly,
without being observed, and after moving
cautiously for some distance sprang 10 his
feet and started for the cabin with the speed
of the wind. Meeting the relief party hur-
rying up to their assistance, he returned
with them 10 the rescue of Cole. Mean
while the bear had got up and moved To
the foot of the tree, when, apparently miss
Ing one OF the Ten, he renewed his efforts
to climb it. Suddenly the decayed part of
the tree fell with crash. The bear was
somewhat stunned, but fortunately Cole
was not hurt, and he started for the re-
vOlver and knife, which he secured. The
bear pursued and overlook him and hugged
him around the BODY. Cole fired, but did
not inflict a sufficient wound to make the
bear relax its hold. He fired a second and
a third shot, with no better result. But
one more bullet now remained in the pistol.
He felt softly on the bears breast to find
the location of his heart from its pulsations,
and pressing the muZZle of the pistol to the
spot fired, when the bear gave a heavy
grOan and rolled over dead, and Cole sank
exhausted 10y its body. In few minutes
seven hardy lumbermen came to his relief
His wounds, though painful, were not
serious.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-12-17
Terrible poisons.

No one needs to be told that cyanide Of
potassium, a drug largely used in photo
graphy. is a poison of the most deadly
character. Its active ingredient Is prIIssic
acid. Prlsic acId in its pure or as chem
is;s would term it, '.anhydrous form, is a
substance too dangerous to be kept, or even
manufactured. If glass capsule contain
ing a wine-glassful of pure prussic acid
were broken in the pit of theatre, those
among the audience nearest to the doors
might escape. but the great majority would
be killed on the spot. The prussic acid or
dinarily sold, and occasionally used for kill
ing dogs and cats, contains about drop Of
the pure acid to quarter of a pint Of
water. Pure prussic acid no druggist dare
keep. He might a, well compress a ton
of dynamite into single cartridge, sup
posing such package to be possible, and
then leave the deadly parcel lying on the
table. Cyanide of potassium is not, like
prussic acid, volatile. Ii is white pow
der, rather resembling flour chalk. 1t is,
however, so poisonous that mere pinch Of
it sprinkled over an open wound or sore,
will cause almost instantaneous death; that
fragment almost imperceptible to the eye
will, if swallowed, prove equally fatal; and
that its mere smell has before now produced
immediate death.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-12-17
Art Items.

About one-thlrd Of the new facade OF the
Cathedral at Florence will be finished this
month. Fears are entertained that the
work will be wholly unworthy OF Brunei
leschi's great monument, one writer goes
so far as 10 hope it may be found so hideous-
" ugly rs to restrain the iil-adyised Italian
ardor for restoring ancient buildings. y
new foundation is TO be set up in the Piazza
Venezia. at Rome, facing the Corso. In
the lower basin lion, gondola and gon-
dolier, emblematical Of Venice, will be rep
resented. Two figures above will symbo-
lie the Tiber and the Anio, while on a
third platform various figures will repre-
sent the different provinces of Italy. The
most perfect of the three statues recently
unearthed in Milo is figure of POseidon.
and is said to be in the highest style of
Greek art. The Greek Government has
purchased the statues and lodged them In
the Museum of Athens, The pictnre now
on exhibition at Munich, and ascnbed to
Michael Angelo, represents a Pieta Of the
same character as the master famous stat
lie of this name in ST. Peters in Rene, ex-
cept that two angels flank the Madonna.
The picture was for several centuries IN the
possession of family at Ragusa, according
to whom it was painted for bishop who
was friend of the artist. A letter is eX-
tant from Vittoria Collonna, which shows
that such picture once existed. Several
authorities have pronounced in favor Of its
authenticity. A competition viii soon be
held among painters in France Tor filling
with picture the panel behind the Presi-
dents seat in the chamber at the Palais
Bourbon. A subject will be chosen to rep
resent an event in the history OF France
during the last twenty-five years. Under
the monarchy of July this space was filled
by picture representing the taking OF the
constitutional oath. During the Empire
green curtain filed it. Excavations OF
Waldorf, in Germany, have brought to
light the remains of Roman villa with a
frontage of two hundred feet, Ihey lie
near the site of an extinct volcano, and
although the mosaics and wall painting
which adorned the palace. have been found
in very shattered and fragmentary state,
the existence of the large villa alone con-
firms the opinion that the volcanoes OF the
Rhine at the time of the Roman occupation
had long ceased to be dangerous.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-12-17
4 Railroad Relic.

There recently was sen. to the Philadel-
phia Office of the Philadelphia and Reading
Railroad Company a sign-bOard that re-
calls memories Of the earliest days in Penn
sylvania. The sign is on a board fifteen
wide by about two feet long, and was put
up at Phenixville in 1888. when the road
was opened from NOrristOwn to that point.
Its lettered contents sOlemnly informed all
who chose to read them that it was at the
risk of their lives that persons would at
tempt to walk on the railroad track, ''s.eam
locomotives being in constant activity there
on" and that it was especially dangerous
to attempt to walk or drive through tunnels
or over bridges belonging to the company.
The letters preserved the wood they cover
ed, while the weather has eaten away the
rest Of the onter surface of the board to the
depth of perhaps quarter Of an inch, Civ
ing the painted letters the appearance of
being made of lead or other material, and
glued or tackled to the board.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-12-17

Did you eyer hear two marued women
take leave of each other at the gate, on Il
summer evenings This is the way they
doit:
Goodbye"
Goodbye; come down and see Us right
soon"
4 will. Goodbye"
Goodbye. Don't YOU forget to come
soon.
''No, ! won't. Don't you forget to
come up
''Be sure and bring Sally Jane with you
next time
Il will. I'd have brought her this time
but she wasn't very well. She wanted to
come awful bad
''Did she now: That was too bad. Be
sure and bring her next time"
Il will; and YOU be sure to bring the
baby"
Il will; forgot to tell you he's cutting
another tooth"
''Yoa don't say. How many has he got
nowl'
'.Five. II makes him awful cross"
u guess it does this hot weather.
Well. goodbye. Don't you forget to come
down"
'.NO, won't. Don't you forget to come
up. Goodbye" and they part.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-12-17
= Fatal Shirt Button.

The death is announced al Heidelberg Of
DR.. Adolf Sander. who was formerly in
large practice as q physician IN Elberfeld
and its neighboThood One morning in
1874, while dressing, he contrived in some
way to get a shirt button between his teeth
/ [ UucousCiousiy while laughing, the button
slipped into the back Of his mouth. and
thence into the larynx. al the exertiOns
of his surgical friends TO remove ii were in
vain. 1t was ascertained that it sank into
the right lung, which soon became irrItated.
Splitting Of blood ensUed, and he was him
self looking forward to his death as not very
remote. lie removed to 4 villa he had near
FrankfOrt-on-t Main 10 pass his last days
in quiet. Here he was surprised by aviolent
fit of coughing, accompanied by splitting
of blood, in a parOXysm Of which the but
ton was elected. Ills health rapidly i'm
proved, and in a few months, regarding
himself as quite cured, he resumed his pro-
fessional work, and endeavored to gather
up the threads of his former practice. But
last year Uumistakeable symptoms mani
Tested themselves that the lung had not
fully recovered from the presence in its
substance Of a foreign body for several
months. He spent the winter in the South
Of Europe, but returned almost worse than
he went He gradually wasted away and
sank few days ago.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-12-17
A STORM AT THE SE4SHORE.

AdoWn along the pebbly shore
watched the sea gulls flying.
While way of in the distant fore
The western sun was dying.
The ashen hue-fecked clouds o'erhead
Swift through the sir went cleavins.
While on fhe oceans p.acid bed
The waves began upheaying.
Full soon the ebon hue OF night
Began the SKY o'erwreathing;
And nature seemed filed with alright.
Marked by her laboreG breathing.
Anon, bursts forth the doleful sound
Ae harbors awful meaning;
And earth, and sea, and sky-aIl round,
With agony seem groaning.
Qnick through the pail hung Ger the sky
The lightning dart is flashing:
While 'g.lnst the beach, and rocks so high,
The waves are madly dashing.
HEEk. Whist sound freaks on the air.
The ihunder's loud complaining;
While with force that comes but rare,
N torrents now-'tis raining.
The morning mists begin to break
On shore so Whitley cleaning;
While oceans stormy crested wake
With placid smiles is besming.
Above, the sun pours down each ray
Through clouds OF snowy whitenessi
While here below perfect day
Assures Us Of its brightness
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No Accommodation for Giants.

Court Officer kiernan appeared in tn,
door of the police court in the company ol
a man six feet six and one half inches tall.
who, when he walked to the railing in
front of the bench tOwe.of above all the
officers and spectators Of the room. HJ
was dressed in q checked shirt (oy. which
Z magnificent gray beard rolled down half
way 70 his waist) and pair of dark trOw-
sers- He said in answer to Justice Smiths
questions that he was Mike Sullivan. sixty
one years old, that he came to this country
from Dublin in 1918.
''Oiiicer kiernan, what's the charge
against this pris-this mani said his
honor, correcting himself and looking UP
in the direction of the ceiling at Sullivan's
face.
j arcs. came-we came here, sir,
siammered the officer His wife got an
order for him for disorderly conduct, your
honor She saws he got drunk and smashed
things ia the house
Good gracious! how tail YOU are r
queried the magistrate.
Il stand sux feet sux and half en- nv
sthockings,' said Mike in a voice that
hbuAutu AlAt il4ttlll llItI lItlItltE.
six feet six and half inches of dis
orderly conduct. / wonder how much
beer it holds when it's full, murmured the
justice. Officer, did he give you any
trouble when you arrested himl'
No, sir, was the answer in a thankful
tone.
You did not club hIm:'
NO, sir; did not, said the officer en-
phatically. and what's more, didn't even
threaten him, whispered the policeman to
t. reporter; so don't go and call this an
other case Of clubbing
Sullivan observed the court, I don't
think We have any place to put you here.
You see it would no; be right 20 keep one
man to the exclusion OF others. You are
discharged.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-12-17

but at last his quick ear detected A slirbt
rustic In the brush and an ugly brown face,
made hideous with hatred, and smeared
beneath the eyes to protect them from the
glare OF the snow, was in sight 1t was his
friend OF the preceding day. Stopping
where the trail was broken, as if conscious
that his game was nigh, he glanced wildly
abou, with his eve balls almost starting
'front.' their sockets, and his gun cooked !:
but only for an instant. There was little
white puff of smoke from behind the man
zanita cover, the print OF a human form
IN the snow-an empty vigwam on the
river. Leaving the body where it fell, Aleck
took the Indians wager, broke it ncross a
tree and flung ii into a ravine Finding a
revolver on the Indian he detached the cyl-
inder, throwing it in one direction. the
stock in another. Returning hOmewards,
the hunter jumped up several bands of
deer, but he was nervous and chilled from
his uncomfortable vigil, and he went home
empty-handed. Alexis failure was notic-
ed: but saying that the sights of his gun
had been moved, he quietly lighted his own
pipe and kept his own counsel. A wear
passed by and still Tom did not make his
appearance. Another year, and still the
ugly face was not seen at the camp. At
last one of the boys asked Aleck, ''where
do you suppose Tom keeps himself?'
''HOw should l know" was the reply.
cam l my brothers keeper' Why do you
ask" ''O, said his partner, quietly, 81
found some bones up on the mountain yes
terday, and kind o. guessed they were
Tom s." ''Well,' said Aleck. in surprise,
''What, do you think he sucided,'' ''Yes,
l guess so, made q hole dead centre
between his eyes, then busted his wager
all to flinders and threw it down
the gulch, laughing remarked his iHterrog-
atOr. Right there Aleck confessed. detail |
ing every circumstance, explaining his 81
lence as prompted by the fear of trouble /
from White Indians only, and demanded |
fair trial. Being the only witness, and
known 10 be man of the strictest veracity. |
the trial at the camp was short and the YER
the darned sneak right
Aleck still lives in Josephine County. and !
often laughs when he thinks of the little |
game where the Red tried to outwit the
White.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-12-17
PRICE 81 PER BOTTLE
Or Six Bottles for S5,

Or Six Bottles for s5,
Delivered to any address free from ooserva-
tion.
Patients" may consult by letter, receiv-
Ing the same attention as by caliinS' w
answering the following questions;
!. Give your name and post-office address,
county and State, and your nearest express
Office ?
2. Your age and sex?
J. Occupation2
I. Married or singlef
o. Height. weight, now ana IN heaitnf
O. How long have you been sickE
Z. Your complexion, color OF hair ana eyes'
E Have you a STOPPING or erect gait!
3. Relate without reservation al you
know aQout your case. Enclose one doLlat
as consultation fee. Your letter Will tnen
receive our attention. and we VIII give yogg
me nature of your disease and our Cd uuio
opinion concerning n cure.
Competent Physicians attend TO CORES.
pondents. All letters should be addressec
= Dtspensatory, 1917 Filbert treet, fhiiA
aslphia, Pa.
III. 7. HELMBOLD,
Druggist and Chemist,
Philadelphia, Fe.
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WHEN Pat Orion leaves his shop on
business he posts this ambiguous not
ice on the door Not lost but back be
4,
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Ole Bulls beloved violin 10 three
hundred and sixteen years old, and was
orce the treasure of Paganlni.
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SOLD EvERYwHEEE
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Helrnbold's Buchu
Inyigorates the Stomach,

And stimulates the torpid Liver, Bowels,
and Kidneys to healthy action, in cleansing
the blood of all impurities, and impartihe
new life and vigor to the whole system.
a single trial will be quite sufncleht 70
convince the most hesitating of Its YaluaOis
remedial qualities.
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Headache. Pain in the SHOULDERS Cough;
Dizziness, Sour stomach, Eruptions, Bad
Taste in the Mouth, Palpitation of the
Heart, Pain in the region of the hitneyS,
and thousand other painful symptoms
are the of-prings Of Dyspepsia.
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II. 7. HELMBoLD,
Druggist and Chemist
Philadelphia fes
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-11-02
GRAND MILLINERY OPENING.

The ladies of Carson are reminded that the
Misses Brothers, representing one of the old
est and most prosperous houses of Sacramento,
California, will have grand opening of MILL
merry goods On Monday next in this Adam.
House Block. The ladies deal only in goods
from first hands, and their stock, embracing
the latest styles of imported boanets, festh-
srs, French flowers, etc, is the finest over
brought to Carson. Prices will be to suit the
times. Our lady friends are advised to give
the Misses Brothers a call to norrow