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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-14
HUMOROUS.

M.xop or RASGoR.-The other DAY
while Rjiah was dusting of chairs anu
growling about the near approacn "
next winter. in came man wh" iiitIv-
duced himself as Mayor of Bangor. ne
snit all over the stove hearth ana saiu
he had often heard of BiJah. ne
rubbed mis- muddy feet against the oase-
hoard and observed that he had come
five hundred miles out of his way on
nurnose TO shake the old janitor' manu-.
He had some three-cent cigars, anu =
wasn't long before he made such 80 III
impression that Bijah lent MN SIX i uoi
lars. He was TO pay IL Daeh ina.
ming. but when he was walheu lh'
about ten O'Clock, drunH as sea cap
tain, he had nothing left. lie WASH ~
even Mayor OF Bangor any longer. on
the contrary, he gave ms hahie as
Timothy O'Hale, and said ne hau Deon
i'm the soap business in Buffalo. bJan
sat down in front of him and trieu 10
convince him that he was liar nor
thief. swindler and imposter, but the
..late Mayor" had his own ideas anu
couldn't be argued out OF them
"I'Il have you sent up for ten thous,
and years,'' was the oft-repeated
threat of the old Janitor, and even
when court opened he wouldn't hnoeh
off bur one thousand years from the lhi,
pending sentence. When he steppeu
foI ward to be sworn the urtlnquireu :
"Mr. JOY, have you been natural
lied 2"
"Naturalized, Why, l was born In
this country"
"Were, eh? Have you ever been con-
victed of conspiracy against the gov
ernment?"
"Never,'
"Do you know the nature OF an
oath ~
Bijah swallwed three or four times
and he said he thought he did. :.
"Well, then, 90 ahead, but don I
wiring ih anything about Mexico
want a plain statement of facts-facts.
Mr.. JOY"
Bijah was very red in the face as ne
began his story. When he was through
the prisoner turned and denied that ne
borrowed six dollars, or that he claimed
TO be the Mayor of Bangor, and he ap-
pealed to the court 10 know if the testi-
mony of a man with such phiz on
him was any better than prisoner s
statement.
From the evidence put in | cannot
tell whether the prisoner passed him
self OFF as the Mayor of Bangor, or
whether Bijah passed himselfoff as May
or of Detroit" said the Court, and he
gave Timothy thirty days for being
drunk.
Bijah fell back with his knees as lin
Der as IA ciothes-line after four weeks
drought, and he was heard to observe
that he would resign his situation that
very morning if he didn't expect some
relatives from Chicago.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-14

As in fire the loss greatly depends
upon the time required for efficient aid
TO arrive, so the result of catarrh
greatly depends upon the speedy use of
efficient remedies. For over a quarter
of a century, DIR. Sage's Catarrh
Remedy has been the standard remedy.
The positive cures it has effected are
numbered by thousands. Each year has
witnessed an increased sale. Its repu-
tation is the result Of superior merit. If
the disease has extended TO the throat
or lungs, DR.. Pieree's Golden Medical
Discovery should be used with The Ca
tarrh Remedy. These two medicines
will speedily cure the most stubborn
case Of catarrh. See the Peoples Com
mon Sense Medical Adviser, a work of
over 800 pages. Price, 81 80. Address
the author, r, V. Pierce, NJ. D., Buff
falo, n. Y.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-14

To Cook BEANs.-The usual way
people cook beans is to parbOil them,
put them in kettle or pan, set them in
the oven to bake with piece of fat
pork in them. The grease oozes out
into the beans, causing a most unwhole-
some and indigestible mass, destroying
the flavor of the beans. The method
for cooking them (Which all who have
tried pronounce eXcellent) Is as follows /:
Parboil as usual, salt to suit the taste,
then put them in pan and place i'll
the oven to bake, putting in piece of
good sweet butter-the size of a butter
nut will do. Bake until tender and
nicely Drowned over on top. Beans
are very nutritious, and cooked in this
way are palatable, digestible, and can
be eaten by any one. If you want the
pork, cook it in dish by itself.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-14

IN SAXoNY the farmers manufacture
very good cheese from small parcels of
milk by addition OF potatoes. The po-
tatoes are cooked, then mashed, and to
eight pounds of potatoes two quarts of
thick sour milk are added, Salt is
added, then kneaded the same as bread
dough. In four days it receives another
kneading, and is separated into balls of
four pounds each, pressed with the
hand as compact as possible into small
baskets, and dried in summer IN the
shade; in winter by the fire. When
thoroughly dry the cheese is put into
tin cans, sealed up, and set by for use,
in a cool dry place.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-14
SCIENTIFIC.

Beclodlsts, astronomers and physicists
alike have hitherto been baffied in their
attempts TO set up any satisfactory kind
of chronometer which will approx
mately measure geological time, and
thus give US some clew to the antiqui-
ty of our globe. 1t is therefore worth
noting that Mr., Mellard Reade of Liv-
erpool has lately contributed to the
Royal Society very suggestive paper,
in which he endeavors to grappie with
the question by employing the lime
stone rocks of the earth's crust as an
index OF geological time. Limestones
have been in course of formation from
the earliest known geological periods,
but it would appear that the later
formed strata are more calcareous than
the earlier, and that there has, in TACT,
been a gradually progressive increase
of calcareous matter. The very exfen-
sive deposition of carbonate of lime
over wide areas of the ocean bottom at
the present Gay is sufficiently attested
by the recent soundings of the Challen-
ger. According TO the authors esti-
mate, the sedimentary crust OF the
earth is at least one mile in average
actual thickness, of which probably
one-tenth consists of calcareous matter.
In seeking the origin of this calcare
Gus matter, il is assumed that the prim
tive rocks OF the original crust were of
the nature of granitic or basaltic rocks.
By the disintegration of such rocks,
calcareous and other sedimentary de-
posits have been formed. The amount
of lime salts in waters which drain dis
tricts made up of grantees and basalts
is found, by a comparison of analyses,
to be on an average about 3.73 parts in
l00, 900 parts of water. 1t is further as
sumed that the exposed areas of igneous
rocks, taking an average throughout
ali geological time, will bear to the ex
pOsures of sedimentary rocks ratio OF
about one to nine. From these and
other data Mr.. Reade concludes that
the elimination of the calcareous mat
ter now found in all the sedimentary
strata must have occupied at least 600,-
000, 900 OF years. This, therefore, rep
resents the minimum age of the world.
The author iniers the formation of the
Laurentian, Cambrian and Silurian
strata must have occupied about 200,-
OO0 600 of years; the old red sandstone.
of carboniferiOus, and the pOikilitic
systems, another 200, 600; aud all
the other strata the remaining 20, ,000,-
600. Mr.. Reade is, therefore, led 10 be-
lieve that geological time has been
enormously in excess OF the limits
urged by certain physicists; and that
il has been ample TO allow for all the
changes which, on the hypothesis of
evolution, have occurred IN the organ
ic world.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-14
s.,,,,,,.,. the sluggish Kidneys

ss;,;or Ia its tonic and catharuc Plop !.
IN sou Io.,a,ter's stomach Bitters exercises "a
erties, ho;,es ;nfnence upon the kidneys ana
beneficial han hnnIs sbev are inactive. by stimuls-
bladder, r., Sner ne rsnexed e1ertion, thus reopen
ting snfn II we're re- suice for the escape Of i tbs
y,ss rng i whose regular channel OF enls Is
organs organs Of urination- Among these e,snts are pro-
Abnormal and infammstory e.ene .ea sxsteni IL
ductive Of irreparsble injury yJnvs ~ , and blsd-
NO. NO. tbsmselyes sn are also benefited by TINS TINS
nIna DER ,Ie a. their inactivity is usually pre-
saiin.r7 70 their disease and disorsan aaron
4pn.iy Ihan No ~ s1perience in common with other
Iart,ons of the system, the Iotent ihv.ga nso
i've effects of the Bitters, which .,1a.h
corrects disordered conditions OF 'ne s'''-''
bowels and liver.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-14

THE SCARCITY OF QUINCEs.-Within
a few years past ounce trees have
been attacked by a worm, just under
the surface of the ground, somewhat
similar in appearance and in its effects
TO the peach worm, and not being pro-
perly attended TO and the worms remOv-
ed, the trees have generally died, and
the fruit accordingly disappeared from
all our markets. The ounce can be
just as successfully grown as the peach,
If a little care is taken to head off its
principal enemy, the worm at the root,
which requires but little time and
trouble each Spring and Fall in remov-
ing the earth from around the stem of
the tree, probe for the grub III his hole
i'm the bark with stiff wire, and filling
up around the tree with wood ashes or
Stacked lime. The cheap gaslime, from
the gas-works, is a very effectual RENE
dy for worms in peach trees, and it
would no doubt answer the same pur-
pose around the ounce.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-14

To JUDGE SILKS. - There are two
ways TO judge silks. Note the clOseness
and evenness of the rib, and hold it to
the light to judge the better of this.
That shows the texture. Then crush
the material in the hand and release it
suddenly. Notise if it springs out
quickly; that is the verve, and should
leave no crease behind. The quality of
the silk is the softest in the world, and
often wanting in stiffness in appearance.
The Bengal silk is the poorest, and de-
ficient in verye. And, again, there is
great deal of silk manufactured which
is adulterated with a material called
jute, which is interviewer in the fibre
of the silk. This manufacture will be
found very deficient in yerve. 1t is
silk which, if wetted, stiffens almost
like paper.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-14

BOILING FRESH FIsH.-All fresh fish
or fresh meats must be put into boiling
water; salt fish or salt meats into cold
water. Before putting in the fish
throw in about two tablespOonsful of
salt for large fish, and a wine-glass
of vinegar. This secures the best
flavor of fish, and the vinegar does
not affect the taste at all. The
water must be boiling when the fish is
laid in, but after that it must only SIM
mer. Never boil fish. 1t is done when
it begins to crack or cleave apart from
under the gills, if whole fish; if only
a part of fish it will. when done,
spring off a little from the backbone.
Don't let it cook a minute longer after
that.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-14

Men of the world judge Us by "nA'
we do in the world. bnt the
The tongue has no ooneS' 0"'
tongue breaks bones. rortb than
n is less pain to learn IN yo"''
to be ignorant in age ,o.,,tv which
, picture cannot express. ro1s
4 straight line is the shortest 1" "
,,aII as in mathematlcs.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-14

THE GREATEST BLEssING.-A simple,
pure, harmless remedy, that cures every
time, and prevents disease by keeping
the blood pure, stomach regular, kid
neys and liver active, is the greatest
blessing ever conferred upon man. Ht p
Bitters is that remedy, and its proprie-
tors are being blessed by thousands who
have been saved and cured Ivy it. Will
you try it? See another column.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-14

To KEEP animals in good condition
or increasing in weight, should be the
object of every farmer during the win
ter season. To permit loss of weight
after the summers feeding is to waste
the food both winter and summer. 1t
costs more to get an animal fat than to
keep 1t tat.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-14

MARKING SHEEP.-This is best done
with Venetian red, cheap paint, only
few cents a pound, and one ponnd
will mark a thousand. Take pinch
of dry powder and draw the enclosing
thumb and fingers through the wool,
and draw bright red mark that the
rains will never wash out, and which,
without injuring the wool, will endure
from one shearing to another, while it
can be readily cleansed out by the
manufacturer.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-14

Never pick the teeth or clean the nails
in company.
Man is made-tier upon tier-of fac
ulties, the nature of every one of which
points toward happiness.
Never answer questions in general
company that have been put to others
"HAvE you cologne?" she asked.
No. ma am, replied the druggist. 81
have no scents at all. She said he
didn't look as though he had.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-14

A COLD SEEMS A SMALL AFFArR.-Most people
neglect IL. Who minds &? Yet a Cold may
turn % Consumption. and then follows almost
certain death. Take cold In time tn n: hat
Is, take Dr. ID. JayneS's Expectorant. the well
known standard r. medy for Cous hs. Colds Con-
sumption. Asthma, Bronchitis, and all Pulmo-
nary COMPLAINTS, and your co will disappear.
Is well as all apprehension OF danger.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-14

As soon as the teeth begin to fail the
animal-whatever it may be-is past a
profitable age. Sheep 60 down hill
fast. Weed out the fiocks, and keep
only thrifty sheep over the winter.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-14

PARsNIPs are used very much in
France Tor fattenIng meat cattle and
hogs. Steaming or boiling them is
strongly recommended, especially for
swine and poultry.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-14

a LICENSE is necessary both in mar
riage and in selling liquors. This is
because they are at first Intoxicating,
and afterwards likely to result in
fight"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-14

A Missouri woman keeps up bar in
her house for her husband to patronize
and in this way keeping him At home,
besides getting all his money.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-14

Clothes last longer when washed with
Dobbins'. Electric Soap, (made by
Cragin & Co.. Philadelphia,) because
no rubbing is needed. Clothes are worn
out more on the washboard than on the
person. Try 1t.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-14

IT HAS been said that figures will not
lie, and yet almost anyone can set them
down.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-14

If bank officer would look at a
burglar with bag of tools as severely
as he does at a poor man with small
check, many robberies might be pre-
vented.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-14

A MAN never fully realizes to what
extent he is dependent upon others
until at the barber shop he was waited
patiently for an hour and half for his
turn
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-14

A COLUMBUS man SAYS he started
thirty years ago to make 81 400, 900. He
has got the fourteen, but the ciphers
bother him.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-14

"WHAT is one mans food is another
mans poison, but that rule won't
work both ways.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-14

a LADY, joking about her nose, said ::
g | had nothing to do i'm shaping it. 1t
was birthday present."
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-14

vl.r. Worm Syrup never falls 70
- P,n sat and Stomach Worms Di-
T.'-IsI the only successful physician "no
!..-,-as T.Da Worm in two hours, alIVe W. WI"
hssd and no fee until removed on..oi
sa,se teaches il Tape Worm can % "a
ali other worms can be readily gesu 49, csn
y;.s a, office and store, free, Inc uocIoi -.
,an rbstber or not the patient has "orlns;
Tbon..pds are dying daily, with wornis, an anu
a. NOT know il Fits spasms. cramps G Sny
-, and .uffocation sallow compleNon' cnoies
around the eyes swelling anu palh .ho
stomach. restless at night grlnoing oi 80
eth nicking at the nose. cough feSer, I'cn
;.,s, :, he -es,. beaiache, foul breath the pa
tie1t crows pale and thin, tickling ana rIIta
- . ,ha snus-all these symptoms. anu
more como from worms L f. NJ -
WORN SYRUP never fails TO remove ~ spe ~
PRICE. 81 per ottle- or SIX bottles iof
IFor Tame Worm write and consult the doc'oi-l
Eo, ali others, buy of your druggists tne
Worm Syrup. and IL he has 1t not SEND 10 N Di-
p r KrSKII. 259 n. Ninth ST.. Phiadelphla
p. Adv,ce by mail, free send three-ceht
stamp.
EF. KuukeI's Bitter Wine Of Iron
Has never been known to fail IN the cure o.
weakness attended with symptoms OF ihul5Po
sitlon to e1ertion. loss of memory, dlfhcultS IN
brastbing weakness horror OF dis ase. weak'
nervous trembling, dreadful horror OF oeA'u;
,,i,,I svxeat. cold feet weakness, dlmness OF
vision. languor, universal lass tnde 91 lhe
mnsc,,lsr system enormous appetite with dIs-
peptic symptoms, hot hands, flashing oil the
bodv, dryness Of the skin. paliid countenance
and eruptions on the face, puriIythhs h ars, .no
blood. pain IN the back, heaylness IN the eye
6ds- frequent black spots flying before the
ewes with suffuson and loss OF slSht want OF
attention, &c Sold on in 81 o. botties or
six bottles for $500. Ask for Z +; hunkeis
Bitter Wine Of Iron cnd take no other ASK
YOUR druggist, and il he has It not, SEND 70
sr,et. Philsdelphis. Pa Advice free; enclose
thIee-cent stamp.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-14

WHAT sort of voice has the washer
woman? Why, soap-ranO, of course.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-14

\ COMMERCIAL advertisement for "a
man to travel" was answered by a
tramp. He said he was used to the
business.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-14

TEACHER: "What kind of verb Is
love?" Young lady pupil: Fine
night verb"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-14

HIEsKELL's letter Ointment will cure sore
Evelids, Sore Nose, BARRIERS Itch on the face,
or Grocer's Itch on the hands. 1t never fails.
80 cents per box, sent by mail for so cents
Johnston. Holloway X Co..
COZ Arch St, Phila-, Pa
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-14
RHEUMATISM,

This dreadful disease, the doctors tell Us, Is
ir the blood and believing this to be true. We
advise every sufferer to try Durang's Rher-
matte Remedy. II is taken internally and
positively cures the worst case in the shortest
tuna Sold by every Druggist In town
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-14

GRASS land is very much improved
by the consumption of oil cake, grain
and feeding stuffs rich in nitrogenous
Substances.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-14

THE occupant CT villa is not neces-
sarily villain.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-14

KEEP THE DWELLINGS DRY.-A warm
and dry atmosphere is not unwhole-
some, but when cloudy or rainy
weather brings sultry air which
dampens everything around us, the at
mosphere may be loaded with the
germs of disease, and fire is needed TO
destroy them. The walls, the ceilings
and floors of apartments should never
be allowed to become damp. Some
times, when the warmth OF the air Is
oppressive, fire is more necessary TO
preserve health than it is at another
season TO protect us from the warmth
of winter; and the rooms of dwelling
should never be left without the means
of warming and drying. Investigations
have shown that some OF the most fatal
diseases are caused by the germs of
vegetable and animal life, and that a
humid atmosphere is most favorable to
their propagation. 1t Is, therefore,
neglecIIng not TO avail ourselves of the
great discoveries of the age, and failing
TO protect ourselves from scOurges
which so fearfully aflict families, when
we ignore the dangers around us.
Apartments exposed to the full action
of the sun, may be less comfortable in
hot weather than these from which the
suns rays are excluded, but they are
more wholesome. and when contagious
diseases prevail in closely built cities, lit
is found that the inmates of houses on
that side of the street exposed to the
sun, are lessliable to be attacked; while
the greatest number of sick are always
found where there is the least exposure
to the great disinfector-the sun.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-14

For the Joining of belts, good lace
leather, if properly used, being soft and
pliable, will always give better salts
faction than any patent fastening or
hooks which have yet been invented.
In many instances, the tearing out of
to poor betting, when, in reality, the
fault lies in having belt too short and
trying to force it together BY lacing,
and the more the leather has been
stretched while being manufactured,
the more liable 1t is to be complained of.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-14

The following process of reproducing
linear drawing by the aid of photog
raphy is said to give excellent results.
The drawings to be copied must be on
cloth or tracing paper, in order that the
light may pass through it where the
lines do not occur. Under this cloth
or paper the sensitive paper, called pa
pier cyanofer, is placed, and both are ex-
posed TO the light. Under the action of
the light the ferric salt of the sensitive
paper is reduced to ferrous salt, which
is not effected 10y the application of a
solution of yellow prussiate of potash,
while those portions of the paper which
have been protected by the lines are
colered by the solution. Treating the
paper, therefore, in prnssiate bath
brings up the drawings in clear, dark
blue lines on white ground. The
sheet of reproduced drawing is well
washed in water, and then all traces OF
the protosalt of Iron is removed in a
bath acidulated with hydrochloric scid.
Color may be applied to the fac-simile
in the usual way.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-14

SwELLED LEGS IN HoRsEs.-Partial
or local debility is generally the cause
of horses legs swelling over night in the
stable. When swelled legs occur in
horse that is thin and impoverished, de-
bility must be counteracted to promote
a cure, by feeding somewhat literally.
1t is aided also by giving tonics, such as
half drachm OF powdered sulphate OF
iron, and two drachms of powdered
gentian root, mixed in the food once
daily. Smart handwriting and BAN
daging should be employed, for which
purpose strong woolen cloths of any
kind may be made use of, but flannel
forms the best bandage, when evenly
and firmly applied by means of a roller
four yards in length, and four inches
in breadth. Such a bandage may be
applied every evening, as long as need
ed. It's application should always be
preceded by smart friction of the limbs,
and instead of fastening them with
strings it is better to use strong pins.